tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64589983060463376862024-03-15T20:09:11.896-05:00Our Creative LifeDarlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-24629817297297359562016-12-18T13:23:00.000-06:002016-12-18T13:23:35.003-06:00 New Flocked Christmas Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Have you seen or should I say drooled over all the blogs showing their flocked christmas trees? Well, I can say I drooled...just a bit over them! So much that I deceided I HAD to HAVE one too! I bought mine from King of Christmas and it is a beauty. Check it out...</span></div>
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It even looks good naked! </div>
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Now, it's all dressed! </div>
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It's not exactly the look I was going for, but wanted to just use ornaments & decor I had without buying anything new. I think it turned out pretty nice.</div>
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I had some leftover tartan plaid fabric left over from some Christmas shams I had made for my daughter so I ripped it up to use as ribbon on the tree. I think I will buy a bit more of the tartan fabric next yr to add a bit more.</div>
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I just love my flocked tree from <a href="https://www.kingofchristmas.com/" target="_blank">King of Christmas</a> I bought the <a href="https://www.kingofchristmas.com/product/7-foot-prince-flock-artificial-christmas-tree-led-lights/" target="_blank">7ft Prince Flock Tree with 400 warm led lights prelit.</a><br /><br />And here is just some other photos of my other Christmas decor.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> My talented daughter Callie was incharge of creating the chalkboard art. She did great!</span><br />
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This yr I had hubby mount the vintage sled on the wall and I like it! What do you think?</div>
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Have I said how much I love this flocked tree?? I'm dreaming of a white Christmas! Even if it doesn't happen at least it looks snowy in here!</div>
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This just says cozy to me. All that is missing is a fire in the fireplace!</div>
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This Ninja Coffee Bar was a too me from me gift, heehee! LOVE it! Oh and by the way I let the whole family use it, lol. Goodbye Keurig!</div>
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<br />Thanks for visiting! Don't forget to grab a sugar cookie and come back to visit again soon!!<br /><br />God Bless You!<br />Darlene<br /></div>
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We bought our home in the summer of 1992 and our upstairs bathroom was just never designed correctly. We decorated it the best we could, but the space planning was just NOT good. I actually hated the upstairs bathroom and never used it. I knew it had to be gutted and completely reconfigured.<br />
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So, I came up with a space plan and we began gutting the bathroom in November of 2015. Hubby and I descided the new bathroom would be our Christmas gift to each other. Well, it wasn't finished by Christmas, so actually became our Valentine's day gift to each other. We love it so much! I think it is my favorite room in the house now!<br />
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Without further ado...let me show you the 1 before photo I found, some construction photos and then the reveal.<br />
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We use to open the bathroom door straight into the toilet. Wasn't a very good focal point, lol. To make the space workable we had to close off the window and move plumbing.</div>
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We gutted the whole bathroom because plumbing had to be moved as well as elecrical. Hubby installed the can lights over the shower & where both sinks were going.</div>
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This is where he is preparing the area for the walk in shower.</div>
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Tile guys are installing the tile in the shower & on the floors. I chose a wide tile for the shower so I would have fewer grout lines which makes the space appear larger.</div>
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Pebble & Aqua Sea Glass tile for the shower floor & accents is my favorite and probably the most expensive item per sq ft. </div>
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We found this media cabinet at Home Goods and thought, "this would make a beautiful vanity" Those are the bowls we found that we made into sinks.</div>
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This photo I took at Lake Louise in Alberta Canada last summer and it was the color inspiration for the bathroom color scheme. I just love the pebble & sea glass shower floor! Wait till you see what we have planned for that framed photo.</div>
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This husband of mine is such a gem! He truly is a keeper!! I design and he builds whatever I come up with.</div>
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Ooh yeah, it's starting to look like a bathroom again! We had Crema Marble installed for the countertop. See those awesome sinks.....they were found at Home Goods, but they were not sinks. They are italian handmade bowls that we bought on clearance for $12 each and had our marble guy drill the drain holes in them. Voila...it works great!! </div>
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Waterfall faucets by Dela. LOVE!</div>
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OK, so now without further ado I will show the completed bathroom pics....</div>
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Hubby made the barn door and all of the metal hardware except the rolling wheels which we purchased through Amazon.</div>
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Isn't she lovely?!</div>
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Just love how it all came together!</div>
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I love the rustic wood door and distressing on the vanity with the upscale classiness of the marble & high end fixtures.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> I'm a total bubble bath girl, but I think with this new shower I may just become a shower girl!</span><br />
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I designed a tall cubby for times we have those super tall bottles of shampoo. </div>
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Love the cottage charm a beadboard ceiling adds!</div>
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Oh my, that aqua sea glass.....be still my heart!</div>
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Love the flow of the floor into the shower. With it being the same color/same tile it makes a small bathroom appear larger. I bet the pebble/sea glass tile would look awesome as flooring for the bathroom as well...but it would be quite pricey!<br />
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Hubby is building me a couple dark wood shelves to go above the toilet. I will post pics of those later.</div>
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No bathroom door is complete without a lock, right? Not according to my 19 yr old daughter anyway. lol<br />
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Ok, so that is it! Hope you enjoyed the photo tour. We hired a plumber to move all the plumbing and a tile guy to install all the tile but we did everything else. All total we spent approx. $7700. I'm sure if we would have had a contractor do everything it would have been over $20,000.<br />
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<br />Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-58550733155209552662015-06-10T10:26:00.000-05:002016-06-14T20:52:53.788-05:00My Creative Hubby Built A Vehicle From The Ground Up!<script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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This is a post to brag a bit on my talented husband. However before I get to that...let me tell you the story.<br />
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Back in the early 90's we made a move from Southern California to Arkansas, bought an unfinished new home, and pretty much lived paycheck to paycheck. We had 1 child, a mortgage and a house without flooring, without a kitchen, and without cabinets in the bathrooms. Oh my! Our credit was shot so could not get a loan to finish the house, so I started working as a waitress in the evenings to make the extra money to finish our home. It took quite awhile!<br />
Hubby has always LOVED cars, not the new cars, but old cars, better known as hot rods. It shouldn't have surprised me when he came home one day with a rusty old cab from a 1946 Chevy. He informed me that he was going to build a hot rod. WHAT?? I thought how in the world are you going to build a car from that rusty piece of junk and how can we afford that? He assured me that he could do it. I had never seen a person build a car. I didn't know that was possible. Many arguments & tears resulted from the "hot rod". In fact, I was jealous of "the hot rod" because I felt he loved it more than me. I really began to hate that hot rod. Don't judge. At least I admit how I felt.<br />
Finally around 2011 hubby completed the hot rod! Woo Hoo! I have to say when I witnessed him drive it down the street I was IMPRESSED! My hubby built a running car and started from a rusty piece of metal. He is talented! I was also relieved that no more arguments would occur because of the hot rod now that it was finished.<br />
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Now, after many years of hubby building this and 3 years of having it completed, he is selling it. We will all be sad to see it go (even me) because it has been part of our family for so many years! But, he has another hot rod he is building & other goals to make come true. And this time I know he CAN DO IT!<br />
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Check out the Video we made here <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575127798&toolid=10001&campid=5337706460&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FChevrolet-Other-Pickups-Standard-Cab-2-Door-%2F181770646079%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMESE%3AIT" target="_blank">For Sale 1946 Custom Hot Rod</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575127798&toolid=10001&campid=5337706460&customid=&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" />Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-66447642157404520732015-06-04T13:20:00.000-05:002015-06-04T13:20:25.225-05:004th of July Decorating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is only 1 month until one of my favorite holidays...Independence Day! Our 4th of July usually consists of spending the day on the lake and then coming back to our home for a BBQ, flag cake and then going back on the boat to see the fireworks on the lake...it is magical! Unfortunately my daughter & son in law have to work on the 4th (they are both nurses) and my brother & sister in law that usually come down from TN have other plans this yr. So it will be a very different 4th this yr as it will only be hubby, our 18 yr old daughter & I.<br />
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Anyway, I will still decorate & make my home look festive!<br />
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Last year hubby & I traveled the coast of Maine and saw so many homes with patriotic bunting on them. It was so beautiful and hubby & I mentioned how the American Pride really showed! Maybe because they were the original 13 colonies.<br />
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I have lots of 4th of July decor but I don't have bunting so I am buying some this year.<br />
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Now for indoors decor...I love using these signs <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/234773177/large-24x36-american-pride-4th-of-july?ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">Find them HERE</a> There are other designs as well.<br />
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Or if you want something smaller, these prints are awesome. Add them on the table with your 4th of July food, hand a collection up on your wall. Celebrate our country's birthday! <a href="https://jane.com/deal/95988/8x10-chalkboard-style-american-pride-typography-prints?c" target="_blank">Find the 8x10 prints HERE</a><br />
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I will also do a post soon on festive 4th of July foods so stay tuned!<br /><br />Have an awesome day!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How is everyone? Sorry I have been away for so long. Our business has kept me super busy! I do miss blogging and all my blog friends so I am going to try to post a couple times a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">About 1 year ago hubby finished our stone fire pit with deck surround and I right away knew I wanted the classic Adirondack chair for the seating around the fire pit. They are just so perfect....they are classic, laid back, and stylish!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What is so awesome about our Adirondack chairs is the bottom pulls out so provide an attached ottoman.... Like this: <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575127798&toolid=10001&campid=5337703850&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FAstonica-Folding-Wood-Adirondack-Chair-with-Ottoman-Cedar-Color-%2F121119799801%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26hash%3Ditem1c334d79f9" target="_blank">Adirondack Chairs</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575127798&toolid=10001&campid=5337703850&customid=&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Just wanted to share another amazing deal with all of you on this Gorgeous Lace Dress/Tunic....it's a dress if you are 5'2 and under and a tunic if you are taller. Either way it looks great!! Perfect for Spring & Summer! It will be here before you know it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am loving this Aztec Cardi! It's lightweight so perfect for spring!<a href="https://jane.com/deal/58250/aztec-geometric-soft-knit-cardigan" target="_blank"> <span style="color: red;">Check it out....it's on sale!</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Decorate with these adorable 8x10 chalkboard style Christmas & Winter Typography Prints. With 37 designs you are bound to find designs for every room in your home!</span></div>
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Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-90656971614329148732014-10-27T10:28:00.000-05:002014-10-27T10:28:43.442-05:00AMAZING DEAL ALERT - Designer Inspired Crochet Lace T-Shirt Top<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Have you seen this adorable shirt on Pinterest?? It has gotten so many pins but no body knows where to buy it. I heard it was originally from Antropologie and sold out....but you can get it... <a href="https://jane.com/deal/43425/designer-inspired-crochet-lace-tshirt-top#" target="_blank">HERE IT IS</a>. You can order it Today & Tomorrow ONLY on Jane.com at an AWESOME Price! </span></div>
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Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-56158650467696594902014-09-09T17:14:00.001-05:002014-09-09T17:14:53.047-05:00Fall is in the air....so let's Decorate!<br />
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I'm ready for sweaters, boots, scarves & of course bonfires in our new firepit (see previous post to see our new firepit hubby built) But weather is not quite ready for that yet, so instead let's decorate our homes! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been making chalkboard style sign boards for about a year now & made some especially for fall. I'd say that really helps to bring a bit of fall into the home. Look at all those great fall activities to look forward to in this fall bucket list! I have about 6-8 designs for fall, but this is the best seller.</span></div>
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Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-80974426765414217802014-08-17T15:30:00.000-05:002014-08-17T15:30:10.213-05:00Stone Fire Pit with deck surround is DONE! Ready for S'mores!<span style="font-size: large;">Hi!<br />Long time since I last posted, but wanted to share our latest home project with all of you. I wanted a stone firepit with decking surrounding it. I found some inspiration pics and showed my hubby. He said," I can do that!" I thought he could get t done in a couple months. Boy. was I wrong! The project took longer than both he or I imagined. He started creating the concrete block base August of 2012. Then summer of 2013 he worked on completing it. Just now finishing up the painting of the railings.....just to remind you it is August 2014. Of course, we didn't wait to test out the firepit. As soon as the mortar was cured on the stone we lit a fire...that was in Jan of 2014.We LOVE it and have enjoyed many s'mores since Jan 2014, I don't think I have ever bought more Hershey's candy bars, graham crackers & marshmallows as I have in the past 7 months!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hubby almost finished with the concrete block base. Getting ready to fill with cement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deck railings are almost done! Adirondack chairs which I ordered are being assembled & weatherproofed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first bonfire! Complete with hot dogs & s'mores.Yay!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All we have to do now is paint the railings & build stairs from the top level deck to this deck, but a spring snowstorm put a stop on that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are really enjoying our firepit on the cool, crisp spring mornings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And time to paint the railings. We used Restore textured deck paint by rustoleum. It really is a great product!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a little added touch.....a s'more roasting stick holder!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed looking at the process of building our firepit! It was alot of work, but oh so worth it! We have all enjoyed it and looking forward to this fall's bonfires!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE decorating and my favorite holiday to decorate for is Christmas. Last Christmas I created this sign....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have had my home decorated for fall for about 1 month but just got around to taking pics. So thought I would show you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love my wood carved owl! Got this at a flea market a few yrs ago for $15. He comes out every fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Soup Tureen - so perfect for fall soups & stews!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just got an old scrabble game at a garage sale for $1 this past weekend-just for decorating!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My cloche is another one of my garage sale finds from a few yrs ago. The pumpkins inside are actually salt & pepper shakers...got those at a flea market for $3.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I keep the table decorated for fall just because I like it! Ceramic pumpkins from the dollar store a couple yrs ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and just thought I would also show you the firepit hubby is working on. A deck will be surrounding it. (you won't see the concrete blocks - the deck will cover that part)<br />Can't wait to sit by the fire in adirondack chairs and make s'mores!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are enjoying fall too!</span></div>
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It's basically a personal clothing shopping service.<br />
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Have you ever wanted your very own personal stylist?? </div>
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This time I scheduled my Stitch Fix I told my stylist that I wanted clothes for fall. I didn't get photos of everything but here is what I did get pics of.</div>
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This is Maise 3/4 Sleeve Front Gathered Top by Tea & Rose</div>
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The Huron Reversible Magnetic Tote by Street Level<br />
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I didn't keep the top or the tote as I have lots of black tops like this and just don't like boxy totes without any structure. These went back.</div>
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I was really excited when I saw this chevron coat, but wondering what you think of it? </div>
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So, should this stay or should this go??<br />
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Now, just want to say I think this is a great service for people & super fun for a once in awhile treat (like for your birthday or a special occasion) but not something I would do every month.<br />
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Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-6304375848382422302013-02-14T11:20:00.000-06:002013-02-14T11:24:29.795-06:00Secret Message Valentine CookiesHappy Valentine's Day! <br />
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If you all still need a Valentine gift for the loves in your life....consider making these fun Secret Message Valentine Heart Cookies! I made some yesterday! <br />
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You will need 2 heart shaped cookie cutters, with 1 smaller than the other.<br />
After mixing up your shortbread dough, refrigerate it for easy handling. Roll out dough and cut out 3 large hearts, now take your smaller heart shape and cut the smaller from the large heart. See photos for better explanation.<br />
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Put your melted chocolate (I used chocolate almond bark) in a bag and cut a tiny hole off the end to use as a piping bag.</div>
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Now pipe some melted chocolate onto the edges of your smaller heart outline (hope that makes sence) and place on large heart. </div>
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Now you will dip the whole 3 layer cookie in melted chocolate and roll or sprinkle with your choice of sprinkles.</div>
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Place on wax paper and let it harden.</div>
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Put in a basket or a pretty valentine box and your all set to WOW your Valentines!</div>
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This is how I wrapped up one cookie to surprise my daughter in her school lunch.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ingredients</span></strong> 2 cups butter, softened</div>
1 cup white sugar<br />
4 cups all-purpose flour<br />
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<strong>1.</strong> Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well. (add food coloring if desired to get colored dough)<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> Separate dough into 2 halves and wrap in plastic wrap then refrigerate for 1 hr.<br />
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<strong>3.</strong> Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).<br />
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<strong>4.</strong> Remove half the dough from the refrigerator and roll with a rolling pin until ¼" thick. Using your 3.5" cookie cutter make 24 hearts.<br />
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<strong>5.</strong> Using your 2.5" cookie cutter, cut out a smaller heart in the center of 8 of the large hearts. These will be your center cookies. All remaining 16 cookies will be your base and top. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes until very slightly browned.<br />
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<strong>6.</strong> Once your cookies are cool you will want to melt ½ your chocolate in a glass bowl at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from the microwave and stir in remaining ½ of the chocolate chips. Stir to combine until all chocolate is completely melted. You just tempered your chocolate. Now pour ¼ of the chocolate into a small piping bag with a tiny tip. Pipe a small amount of chocolate onto the BACK of the middle cookie like pictured above.<br />
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<strong>7.</strong> Now stick it to the top of the base cookie. You should have no chocolate squirting out the sides if you did this correctly.<br />
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<strong>8.</strong> Fill your cookie with candy hearts, sprinkles, and little notes then start piping a thin chocolate line on the top edge of the middle cookie like pictured above.<br />
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<strong>9.</strong> Now take your third cookie (and best looking cookie if some aren't fabulous) and put this one on top of the piped chocolate. Refrigerate for 2 minutes so everything is secure before your put chocolate on everything.<br />
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<strong>10.</strong> Spread the remaining chocolate all over the top and sides of the cookie. If you don't want to use chocolate you could also use a simple pink icing. Refrigerate for 5 minutes until firm.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I created a Hot Cocoa Station in my dining/living room for the Christmas season and I am loving it! It came out so cute. Hubby & I love having our hot cocoa in the evenings. Sometimes we add some coffee to our hot cocoa for a mocha coffee...yum!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The homemade cocoa recipe I used can be found </span><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/hot-cocoa-recipe/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up with </span><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Rhoda of Southern Hospitality for her Christmas Vignette Party</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">My GIVEAWAY is almost over, so if you haven't entered please HURRY!<br />Winner will be selected tomorrow evening!</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tis the Season for Decorating</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I always love trying something new to decorate my home for Christmas and this season I had the opportunity to try SnoWonder. Thanks to Richard Bayer of the SnoWonder company YOU too get a chance to try this amazing product!</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.snowonder.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>SnoWonder</em></span></b></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"> is the most amazing
fake snow on the market! <b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WHEN YOU ADD WATER TO THEIR 'Magic' POWDER,
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IT ERUPTS INTO ARTIFICIAL SNOW IN A FEW
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.sno-wonder.com/faq.asp#faq3"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Artificial Snow Is Environmentally
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SnoWonder has been used in many movies, commercials, photoshoots, kid's snow parties and any where they need Snow when the weather won't cooperate.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am giving away 12 packages of SnoWonder to 12 lucky winners!<br /><em><span style="color: lime;">(contest closed)</span></em></span></b><br />
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<strong><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;"><em>Lucky winners are:</em></span></strong><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><em>johnandmarysouth<br />MaryEllen<br />Maureen Wyatt<br />mississippi artist<br />ferdigal54</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><em>Congratulations! Please contact me with your address and I'll get your SnoWonder shipped out to you!</em></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">11 WINNERS will each receive a small
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 WINNER will receive a large packet of SNO
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">10
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1.) Leave me a comment on this post</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Now, for even more chances to win...</span></span></b> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on any or all of the following:<br /> your facebook page, blog, website, instagram, twitter, and/or pinterest.</span></b></div>
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</b></b>the<b><b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SnowonderFakeSnow">SnoWonder Page on facebook
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><b><span style="color: red;">and post on their wall that Darlene at Our Creative Life sent
you!</span></b></b><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that you have 'shared' the image & tell me where you shared.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The more you share and come back to this post to tell me where you shared the more chances you have to WIN!!</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Comments will be numbered and winners will be chosen by a random number generator</span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">11 winners will receive one small packet each to make 1 gallon of SnoWonder</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 winner will receive one large packet to make 10 gallons of SnoWonder</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I will announce winning comment numbers along with winner's names on Tuesday Dec. 11th, 2012</strong></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b> I am linky to the following blog parties:<br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/">http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/</a></span></b><br />
<a href="http://christyscuties.blogspot.com/2012/12/tip-toe-thru-tuesday-link-party.html">http://christyscuties.blogspot.com/2012/12/tip-toe-thru-tuesday-link-party.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Market Yourself Monday </span></a>at Sumo's Sweet Stuff<br />
<a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Making the World Cuter Monday</span></a><br />
<a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">The DIY Showoff Project Parade</span></a><br />
<a href="http://thegirlcreative.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Just Something I Whipped Up</span></a> at The Girl Creative<br />
<a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Made by You Mondays</span></a> at Skip to My Lou<br />
<a href="http://sarahndipities.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Make Something Monday</span></a> at Sarahndipities<strong></strong></div>
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Tuesday<a href="http://imtopsyturvy.com/"><br /><span style="color: #009bc2;">Topsy Turvy Tuesday</span></a> at I'm Topsy Turvy<br />
<a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Get Your Craft On</span></a> at TCB<br />
<a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Tip Me Tuesday</span></a> at Tipjunkie<br />
<a href="http://craftedition.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Take a Look Tuesday</span></a> at Sugar Bee<br />
<a href="http://thecreativeitchboutique.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Sew Cute Tuesday</span></a> at Creative Itch<br />
<a href="http://www.notjustahousewife.net/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Show Me What Ya Got</span></a> at Not Just a Housewife<br />
<a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Tuesday Tutorials</span></a> at The Kurtz Corner<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong><em> </em></div>
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<strong><em><a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Look What I Made! Day</span></a> </em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.mygirlishwhims.com/2012/12/your-whims-wednesdday-88-and-features.html">http://www.mygirlishwhims.com/2012/12/your-whims-wednesdday-88-and-features.html</a><br />
<a href="http://lilluna.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Lil' Luna Link Party</span></a><br />
<a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Whatever Goes Wednesday</span></a> at Someday Crafts<br />
<a href="http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Cast Party Wednesday</span></a> at Lady Behind the Curtain<br />
<u>S</u><a href="http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">how and Share</span></a> at Southern Lovely</div>
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<strong>Thursday</strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Transformation Thursday</span></a> at The Shabby Chic Cottage (Wed. night)<br />
<span style="color: #009bc2;"><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/12/clay-filigree-ornaments-link-party/">http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/12/clay-filigree-ornaments-link-party/</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Hookin' Up Party</span></a> at House of Hepworths (Wed. night)<br />
<a href="http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/2012/12/creative-things-thursday-features.html">http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/2012/12/creative-things-thursday-features.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2012/12/treasure-hunt-thursday-84-highlights.html">http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2012/12/treasure-hunt-thursday-84-highlights.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Catch as Can</span></a> at My Repurposed Life<br />
<a href="http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2012/12/delightfully-inspiring-thursday-party.html">http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2012/12/delightfully-inspiring-thursday-party.html</a></div>
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<strong>Friday</strong></div>
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<a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Frugal Friday</span></a> at The Shabby Nest (Thursday Night)<br />
<a href="http://www.whipperberry.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Friday Flair</span></a> at Whipperberry<br />
<a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Show & Tell</span></a> at My Romantic Home<br />
<a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Weekend Wrap-Up</span></a> at Tatertots and Jello<br />
<a href="http://www.soyouthinkyourecrafty.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">I'm Crafty</span></a> at So You Think You're Crafty<br />
<a href="http://justagirlblog.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Show and Share Day</span></a> at Just a Girl<br />
<a href="http://cookienut.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Friday's Feature</span></a> at Cookie Nut Creations<br />
<a href="http://www.craftionary.net/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Friday Fun Party</span></a> at Craftionary</div>
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<strong>Saturday</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Saturday Seven</span></a> at Positively Splendid<br />
<a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Overflowing with Creativity</span></a> at It's Overflowing<br />
<a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Show and Tell Saturday</span></a> at Be Different Act Normal<br />
<a href="http://iamonly1woman.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #009bc2;">Check Me Out Saturday</span></a> with A Vision to Remember</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have decided to change my Christmas decor some this year. For years I have done Christmas in gold, bronze, white, and leopard colors. This year I'm going for more of a rustic traditional color scheme of red, white, and black. Ok, so black is not traditional..but it's goes in my home. The pashmina scarf on the fireplace mantel inspired the color scheme.<br /><br />I needed a large focal point on the mantel this year so I created a sign with the lyrics of O Holy Night. Just finished it tonight and have to say I LOVE IT! What do you think??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am now offering these on my </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/116445469/large-christmas-carol-song-typography" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">etsy site</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for sale. I can do the sign with any Christmas song you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">By the way...I'm having a GIVEAWAY!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the season! Remember it's not the presents...but his presence that matter most!</span>Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458998306046337686.post-57602411965966032102012-09-04T22:42:00.006-05:002012-12-30T17:34:10.301-06:00The Finished DenHope you all had an awesome summer! I have been busy and unfortunately haven't had time to blog. I hope you all will still come visit my blog though! If you were a reader of my blog you will remember that my oldest daughter moved out and got married last year. Well that meant I had her old bedroom to transform. I decided to make it into a den/guest room. We don't have many guests so I didn't want a guest bedroom. Instead we chose to make the room into a den with a sleeper sofa for the occasional guest.<br />
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This was my inspiration pic<br />
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And here is ours.... (click on pics to enlarge)<br />
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I did it moatly all with garage sale & flea market finds. The sofa is a sleeper sofa. That was from a flea market...although not my favorite but it had a brand new mattress in it and for $400 figured it was a bargain. Someday we may reupholster it. The chair was also bought at the flea market. It was $200. The items on the shelves were from garage sales. Oh and my talented hubby built the shelves. I designed them...he built them. We are a good team! He also installed the swing arm lamps. See those wicker lamp shades?? Those were actually wicker planters that I had bought yrs ago that I had in a closet just waiting to be used. I just turned upside down and voila! Love the look! The mirror over the sofa was an actual old window we bought at Habitat for Humanity and sprayed the glass with "Through the Looking Glass" spray paint by Krylon. It made it look like an old mirror. The shaggy rug was free (we are in the rug biz). The ottoman I had to buy brand new...but got a great deal on Overstock.<br />
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I have linked this post up with Southern Hospitality's <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/top-diy-projects-of-2012-party/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">Top 2012 Projects</a> Darlene - Our Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772878459044831715noreply@blogger.com5