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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today I took my second painting class taught by <a href="http://christierepasy.com/"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Christie Repasy</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">.</span></strong> You may (hello? who doesn't?) know her from her amazing rose paintings both on canvas and furniture. The painting style she taught today is called "grisaille". It is a term used for painting in a monochromatic color scheme, usually in shades of grey. I prefer shades in sepia and taupe, today I went with taupe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had such a great time, laughing, painting and eating. The food is always so incredible at these classes, it's a wonder we finish our projects</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's Christie teaching us all about color value and light source....huh? Just kidding, she actually is an excellent teacher and knows how explain so that we can understand it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yep, that's me. But more importantly, the fabric hanging behind me is an example of monochromatic painting done in sepia tones. Love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After class was over, we hung out and gabbed for a couple more hours about the upcoming show (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vintage-Marketplace/142866075779195"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks</strong></span></a>). <a href="http://christierepasy.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><strong>Christie</strong></span></a> and <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Rita</strong></span></a> sure know how to host a show. It's hard to believe that it began with 11 vendors at Christie's home and now there's 40 of us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-24750527775811269332011-11-25T23:26:00.001-08:002011-11-27T14:17:51.618-08:00Soldering With Friends<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I got to do something I've wanted to do for SO long. I finally took a soldering class...and I LOVED it. This particular class included two projects and was taught by two teachers, my pals from The Vintage Marketplace, Rita Reade and Lisa Loria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lisa and Rita are at the top left, Maggie is at the top right, Rita and Kim are in the middle, Rita and Terry are at the bottom left and there's me at the bottom right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Did you notice the adorable cupcake stand Lisa made?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is what I was welcomed with as I took my seat in <strike>class</strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So appropriately named, it's so easy to just get lost in "creativeness" and lose all sense of time while secluded in Lisa's studio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My jewels are copper wrapped and now I'm getting ready to solder. Notice the empty cupcake wrapper...PRIORITIES!! Rita brought some homemade pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips. They were heavenly delicious! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yay! I actually soldered these! Only one minor mishap...I had no idea what to expect when I melted the solder (duh.) and a big drop of HOT melted metal (solder) dripped on my finger....OUCH! I'm pretty sure a colorful word may have escaped at that moment. Then I heard Rita ask Lisa if she had any potatoes...what? Yes, she came back with a freshly cut chunk of potato and told me to put in on my burned finger - that already had a blister. Oh, the drama of it all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But I quickly recovered and started soldering, just a little more carefully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not only did I have a great time learning to solder, they fed us a DeLicIouS lunch! Homemade cauliflour soup and a yummy salad by Lisa and some awesome homemade Italian bread by Rita.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rita snapped this shot just before we <strike>pigged out</strike> gracefully dined on our lunch. I wonder if anyone noticed how many helpings I had...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I would love to show you my finished projects but I didn't completely finish my bling baby. I did get done with my votive holder but forgot to take a picture, of course. As soon as I put the final touches on my bling baby I'll share pictures of both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If anyone is interested in taking some soldering or other classes, you can check out these links and see what they have coming up. They are both very patient, talented and fun - you'll have a ball while learning a new, creative skill!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">December 2 & 3, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-91216189319836686222011-10-17T13:24:00.000-07:002011-10-17T13:24:32.268-07:00Fall Boutique<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm inviting my followers and friends to a fall boutique. This is a smaller venue that is just perfect for this quaint gathering of about 8 local vendors. I will be there some of my fellow artists from The Vintage Marketplace as well as a few new ones. So, come and get your holiday shopping started! You'll find vintage, romantic, and industrial cottage home decor and accessories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hope to see you all there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The time is finally here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">this Friday and Saturday, September 9th and 10th</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Come down and enjoy a beautiful day of shopping the best Vintage Marketplace around. Over 30 talented vendors with incredible finds and hand-made creations. Have lunch at the famous Rainbow Oaks Restaurant and then shop some and visit some more. You don't want to miss it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I'll be bringing some freshly painted furniture and home decor. I can't wait to see what all my fellow vendors will be bringing. They always surprise and amaze me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just got back from our quick drop off that was supposed to be our full set up but we lost a few hours at the hospital where my great-nephew was born today. He was 5 weeks early and had to be air-lifted to a neonatal intenstive care unit at another hospital. My nephew was able to get a special Red Cross emergency flight from Afghanistan, where he serves in the ARMY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'll be a busy girl in the morning so if you're there, you may see me looking a little frazzled trying to turn my piles and boxes into something more presentable!</span></div>
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Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-63652169653522098452011-08-21T02:53:00.000-07:002011-08-21T02:53:58.344-07:00Giveaway at Common Ground<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's GIVEAWAY time at Common Ground! Debra is celebrating her one year anniversary of her Friday blog party, <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-inspiration-friday-51-one-year.html"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Vintage Inspriation Friday</span></strong></a>. There are so many creative and inspiring entries every week. They don't <em>have</em> to always be about actual vintage things but also "vintage inspired" things that creative bloggers make, paint, find and or display. I've joined it myself a few times and if I was really on the ball I'd join every week. Hopefully, once the girls are back in school I'll do just that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's pretty cool actually. The winner will receive the items pictured above:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">TWO of Debra's favorite books that have inspired her while decorating her own amazing home - The French Inspired Home and Romantic Style. They will also win one of Debra's beautiful Key Pendant Necklaces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, go on over and visit Debra's blog <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-inspiration-friday-51-one-year.html"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></strong></a>. You won't be disappointed! ;).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh, be sure to enter by September 3rd!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been in <em>love</em> with the color aqua for several years now. It has made its way in just about every room in our house in one way or another. It was the main color in <a href="http://chateauchicboutique.blogspot.com/2010/12/crash-into-mebaby.html"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">our wedding (here)</span></strong></a> and, well, you get the idea. I've noticed aqua has become more popular over the years and I'm so glad because I've always wanted to use it in the furniture and decor I paint and create to sell. It just never sold very well but very recently, at the <a href="http://chateauchicboutique.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-fabulous-show-it-was.html"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">last Vintage Marketplace (here)</span></strong></a> actually, I was pleasantly surprised that several customers were practically fighting over an old drawer I decked out with appliques and aqua paint. Well, maybe they weren't exactly "fighting" but let's just say that if the woman that promised to come back didn't end up buying it, I would've needed a referee for sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To be totally honest, my Husband and I loved the drawer so much I was kind of hoping it wouldn't sell - it was so perfect for our bedroom. I was actually pretty surprised</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> that so many other people shared in my love of that drawer that I decided to bring more aqua to the next show. I think I'll even add some aqua to my space at Mission Galleria. But this next piece I just finished I'm saving for the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have to say that I just LOVE the way it turned out. And again, it is just <em>perfect</em> for our bedroom! Very Frenchy don't you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">See how nicely it goes with one of our <strike>million</strike> bed pillows? OK, OK, I'm selling it, really. I even took before and after pictures this time. You won't believe how <strike>tacky and ugly</strike> different it looked before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">(I'll just apologize now just in case one of you has the before version hanging in your bedroom right now.) Eh-hem, anyway....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I loved the design of it as soon as I saw it. I immediately envisioned it painted cream and antiqued.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once I got it home I had a light bulb moment and decided to paint the ribbon aqua. I was hoping to tame the fake mirror aging but I would have destroyed the mirror trying to take the back off so I decided it looked fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here it is laying on our aqua duvet. Doesn't it just match it perfectly?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've got it propped up on our headboard here because I didn't want to put a nail in the wall just for a photo. I couldn't just temporarily switch it out with something else already hung because we're still not done with the finishing touches in our bedroom. If I put up everything I've collected for the walls, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to see the walls at all! OK, maybe too much information but I see so many beautiful stylized "photoshoots" out there I feel like I had to explain. ;).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway, that was a sneak peak of my first completed piece for the next Vintage Marketplace at The Oaks. Hope you can make it. I've got a lot more things in the works.</span></div>
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<a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-inspiration-friday-51-one-year.html"><strong><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday</span></strong></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rita Reade of Mammabellarte is having a <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/2011/07/500th-post-we-are-giving-back-i-am-so.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>GIVEAWAY</strong></span></a> to celebrate her 500th post! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Her heartfelt theme for Giving Back is "Sharing is Caring."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don't know Miss Rita, you are missing a little sunshine from your life. This little Italian is one talented and busy woman! Not only is she a co-host of the best show around, "The Vintage Marketplace at The Oaks", she makes beautiful birdhouses, signs and soldered jewelry and bottles. She also teaches classes. And her accent - adorable - I could listen to her all day.</span></div>
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<a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Mammabellarte</span></strong></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Is this an incredible giveaway or what?!?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Click </span><a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/2011/07/500th-post-we-are-giving-back-i-am-so.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> to visit Mammabellarte and learn how to enter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And just to remind you to mark your calendars for the next show...</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vintage-Marketplace/142866075779195"><strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The Vintage Marketplace at The Oaks</span></strong></a></div>
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Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-46696713634591819492011-07-27T11:40:00.000-07:002011-07-27T14:20:08.417-07:00Red Hen Home Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Korrie at </span><a href="http://redhenhome.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Red Hen Home</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> is having a GIVEAWAY in honor of her 1 year blog anniversary. I discovered her inspiring blog not too long ago and was just smitten over this awesome coffee table she hand-painted a French label on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can check out the full story </span><a href="http://redhenhome.blogspot.com/2011/06/little-french-chocolate.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. She has done a couple more since then, so just click away when you visit her blog. You'll find all sorts of cool things she creates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then be sure to check out her blog post </span><a href="http://redhenhome.blogspot.com/2011/07/late-to-my-own-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RedHenHome+%28Red+Hen+Home%29"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to get the details on how to enter to win her one-of-a-kind custom GIVEAWAY prize.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In my last post I mentioned that I'd share some before and afters of some of the things I made for the show. Well, I'm <em>sort of</em> doing that here only I discovered I actually don't have any "before" shots of it...oops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It always seems like I'm half way through a make-over when I realize I forgot to take any "before" shots. Once, at a show, I actually asked a customer, as she was walking away from my booth with her new purchase, if she wouldn't mind setting it back down and moving out of the way so I could get a shot of the really cute vintage, metal vanity chair I made over. Hopefully she wasn't too offended. I was polite about it, really.</span></div>
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Even though this is a mid-project shot, this is my "before."</div>
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Let me at least give you a mental visual of the actual before (without my feet of course). This started out as your typical French provincial, dark stained, double bed. Yes, I had the headboard, footboard and side rails. So why did I not just keep it as a complete bed? Well, as you may or may not be able to relate....we had soooo <strike>much junk</strike> many treasures that some things had to be stored on my Mom's back patio and the footboard sustained a little damage from the elements. (of course I haven't thrown it out, I'm sure I can still do <em>something</em> with it!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My first plan was to just fix up the headboard with some paint and appliques figuring someone would buy a headboard by itself. Then when I saw my friend, Margaret, make a chalkboard from a headboard for her daughter's wedding I was so inspired that I had try it and of course take it a few steps further. ;). I can't just keep it simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I began by very carefully taping off the curvy frame part with blue painter's tape. I used a flat black spray paint as a primer before I spray painted it with 2-3 coats of chalkboard paint. When I was ready to paint the rest I removed that tape, then taped off the chalkboard part this time (see pic above). I wanted the painted frame to have a crisp and clean edge around the chalkboard so I didn't want to take any chances without the tape. I'm just picky like that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I then whipped out my trusty, crusty can of the now famous, Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Old White. When I originally sanded the headboard months ago, I didn't know about this paint. I'm not a cheesey sander, I really get in there and do it right when the piece calls for it. Trust me, I would NOT have spent all that time sanding, especially the curvy parts, had I known it would not be necessary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We added a shelf and trimmed it with nice, detailed moulding. I went back and forth on either adding appliques or hand-painting some words since there was such a large blank spot under the chalkboard. I decided appliques would appeal to more customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There are all sorts of Chalk Paint techniques on different blogs and you can even go directly to the Annie Sloan web-site as well. But for some video tutorials, check out <a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #073763;">Mustard Seed Interiors</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For this project, I just painted it on with a cheap brush, followed by a smaller, nicer brush for painting around the taped areas. It does dry pretty quickly so you can actually sand and distress it the same day without it rolling up and peeling. After some distressing, I rubbed on a clear wax with an old terry cloth washcloth. A tip I can offer - make sure you are watching carefully that you do not miss any spots with the clear wax. I have made that mistake and it makes the dark wax look really muddy and grayish brown everywhere you missed. The paint just soaks it up and it doesn't look pretty, trust me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can see how I left it a little heavy in the corners and around the applique where a piece would naturally get sort of grimy over the years. You just have to work with it yourself and do what you like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A great tip I learned from Miss Mustard Seed - to avoid "burning" words on your new chalkboard, you should always "prime" your chalkboards. You do this by taking a piece of chalk on its side and rubbing it all over the chalkboard. Wipe it all off afterwards of course but don't worry about trying to make it perfect. After all, it's meant to be used, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I like to have fun and write on my chalkboards when I put them out to sell. I think it helps people visualize the use they can have in their homes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jack likes it, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, there you have it. An almost before and after of my chalkboard headboard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2011/07/white-wednesday-109.html"><span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Kathleen from Faded Charm for White Wednesday,</strong></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2011/07/transformation-thursday-gaggle-style.html"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursday</span></strong></a>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It was better than I imagined.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">In fact, it was my best show ever! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If you missed it, you sure missed out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Christie and Rita out-did themselves again. Everything was great - the beautiful weather, the food from Rainbow Oaks Restaurant, my fellow vendors, and of course the customers! The Lord really answered many faithful prayers and it was truly a blessed weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<strong></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I got pretty emptied out the first day, which was great but I felt it was a little sparce for Saturday. This show I really tried to <strike>save money on gas and get more sleep</strike> plan things out better to be more effecient by staying the night out there rather than making the 100 mile round trip three times. I didn't stay the first night (set up day) because I really, really need my Husband's help to set up. On the first day of the show I did plan on staying the night at my BFF/SNL's house near by. But when I sold so much the first day I felt I had to come back home for more stuff. But my Husband absolutely forbade me to make the drive. He knew I needed the sleep (since I had only gotten 4 hours in the last 2 days) and as far as not having much for the second day of the sale? "That's what's supposed to happen - you're there to sell your stuff!" He was so right, I know I would've stayed up way to late getting more stuff ready - and it was sooo nice to get some much needed sleep that night. In fact, I overslept almost an hour! If he hadn't called to see how I was doing I would've probably slept all day! Well, maybe not <em>all day</em> but at least all morning. ;).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway, enough of that, let's get to the fun part. Here's my space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UTq9_D_wkus/Te8mD71hpeI/AAAAAAAABJA/AfXOlyuUQxA/s1600/2011.06.05023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UTq9_D_wkus/Te8mD71hpeI/AAAAAAAABJA/AfXOlyuUQxA/s400/2011.06.05023.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqj4jw-ZnrI/Te8mMccvKiI/AAAAAAAABKU/_4Y6Cejg6Io/s1600/2011.06.05033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqj4jw-ZnrI/Te8mMccvKiI/AAAAAAAABKU/_4Y6Cejg6Io/s400/2011.06.05033.jpg" t8="true" width="201" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rt0D2dzEqmY/Te8mM8Kve1I/AAAAAAAABKc/OKGSF7IR1qI/s1600/2011.06.05034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rt0D2dzEqmY/Te8mM8Kve1I/AAAAAAAABKc/OKGSF7IR1qI/s400/2011.06.05034.jpg" t8="true" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the second vintage vanity stool I've made like this and they never make it back on the truck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dZwf3M4RbQk/Te8mNwVrhlI/AAAAAAAABKk/jXYQr18tsXA/s1600/2011.06.05035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dZwf3M4RbQk/Te8mNwVrhlI/AAAAAAAABKk/jXYQr18tsXA/s400/2011.06.05035.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I still have my folding screen I painstakingly covered with vintage sheet music. Yes, I'm whining about it - it was a lot of work! I don't just throw it on, I really do spend a lot of time choosing the sheets and arranging them by their varying shades and lyrics. OK, I'm done now, I can move on....really.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd take it home and keep it for myself but unfortunately my son colors every surface in our house with anything he can get his little hands on....I'm so not kidding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2JEeOf0Kek8/Te8l0S_k-ZI/AAAAAAAABH4/GkyVNltJwYw/s1600/2011.06.05014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2JEeOf0Kek8/Te8l0S_k-ZI/AAAAAAAABH4/GkyVNltJwYw/s400/2011.06.05014.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The white chaise went pretty quickly to a customer that couldn't wait to lay out and relax on it at home!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qs6cPsL47x4/Te8l5RQjuzI/AAAAAAAABIA/WP6CR8n9-9c/s1600/2011.06.05015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qs6cPsL47x4/Te8l5RQjuzI/AAAAAAAABIA/WP6CR8n9-9c/s400/2011.06.05015.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first time I've ever brought a folding table to put my stuff on. I kind of like how easy it made some of the set up but I really did because lugging heavy furniture on and off the truck is so hard! Furniture is what I love to to fix up the most but larger pieces rarely sell at these types of sales. Customers can't just stick them in the back of their cars like a chair or small table. Although I prefer to display my smaller items on the furniture I refurbish, I may be able to live with the covered folding tables. Now that I think of it, it sure saved me A LOT of time, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iTJ8jvCMPL4/Te8l_OqmjrI/AAAAAAAABII/dxokcXhGToM/s1600/2011.06.05016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iTJ8jvCMPL4/Te8l_OqmjrI/AAAAAAAABII/dxokcXhGToM/s400/2011.06.05016.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I LOVE the way this little box with drawers turned out. I plan on showing the before and afters of some of these creations later.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TdXpBFbu1ng/Te8mA4FDXEI/AAAAAAAABIY/KazCPcuUrqw/s1600/2011.06.05018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TdXpBFbu1ng/Te8mA4FDXEI/AAAAAAAABIY/KazCPcuUrqw/s400/2011.06.05018.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is my absolute favorite project I did for the sale. Aqua is one of my favorite colors and I always hesitate painting anything that color because I don't know how likely it will sell. My Husband loved it too so I told him if it didn't sell we'd keep for our bedroom, it matched perfectly. Well, surprisingly enough it was a big hit! I was sad to see it go but happy so many people were lined up to buy it and the other boxes and drawers as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SRCoy-67NqA/Te8mB8BYVAI/AAAAAAAABIo/Y922jKiNNUg/s1600/2011.06.05020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SRCoy-67NqA/Te8mB8BYVAI/AAAAAAAABIo/Y922jKiNNUg/s400/2011.06.05020.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This little curio was a labor of love but didn't sell at the show so it will be going in my booth this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3d5IJNJmNdY/Te8mCeb4ogI/AAAAAAAABIw/bGtSXkx86t4/s1600/2011.06.05021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3d5IJNJmNdY/Te8mCeb4ogI/AAAAAAAABIw/bGtSXkx86t4/s400/2011.06.05021.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also came back with this large wall shelf so it, too, is going in my space at the Mission Galleria.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1BKzK712iQo/Te8mFBjID4I/AAAAAAAABJQ/8xhAfOH3GhM/s1600/2011.06.05025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1BKzK712iQo/Te8mFBjID4I/AAAAAAAABJQ/8xhAfOH3GhM/s400/2011.06.05025.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pretties will be available in my space, too. I finally added the rest of the sheet music crystals to my chandelier. These seem to sell pretty quickly so I'm sure it will be gone soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This chalkboard headboard was such a fun project for Wayne and me to create together. I'd say we make a pretty good team. He is so supportive of everything I do. I have to say I'm pretty blessed. ;).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kEICqgHwzkk/Te8lxmHFOmI/AAAAAAAABHg/ZfFVnnI1omQ/s1600/2011.06.05011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kEICqgHwzkk/Te8lxmHFOmI/AAAAAAAABHg/ZfFVnnI1omQ/s400/2011.06.05011.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little magazine table went home with a happy customer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOh15ypMWmg/Te8mH_ItzlI/AAAAAAAABJo/2LjI7dg2MAg/s1600/2011.06.05028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOh15ypMWmg/Te8mH_ItzlI/AAAAAAAABJo/2LjI7dg2MAg/s400/2011.06.05028.jpg" t8="true" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sheila from Tattered Goods had her eye on the chalkboard door.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QASQWccgB8w/Te8lm-Sv0dI/AAAAAAAABHI/-mI5KrLTObc/s1600/IMG_2561.CrusingOverSixty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QASQWccgB8w/Te8lm-Sv0dI/AAAAAAAABHI/-mI5KrLTObc/s400/IMG_2561.CrusingOverSixty.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ended up trading my ceiling tin mirror for a one-of-a-kind, custom necklace by a customer named Denise. I going to email her as soon as I decide what I want it to say!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i9_1zouhces/Te8mTrbBmuI/AAAAAAAABK4/XESTygsM7aQ/s1600/2011.06.05037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i9_1zouhces/Te8mTrbBmuI/AAAAAAAABK4/XESTygsM7aQ/s400/2011.06.05037.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OQaK9EPtbJk/Te9LbvMHAvI/AAAAAAAABLc/ybkjsx6AWtM/s1600/event+3.GOTART.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OQaK9EPtbJk/Te9LbvMHAvI/AAAAAAAABLc/ybkjsx6AWtM/s400/event+3.GOTART.jpg" t8="true" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">this photo courtesy of Sherry at </span><a href="http://gotart4u.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace-at-oaks.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">GOT ART</span></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">That's what I got of my space. I did manage to take a couple of photos of this amazing mannequin created by Denise of White Horse Relics. You just won't believe it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f-8sqcaAKFE/Te8mUcrLhrI/AAAAAAAABLA/DsvUhhqSNTo/s1600/2011.06.05038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f-8sqcaAKFE/Te8mUcrLhrI/AAAAAAAABLA/DsvUhhqSNTo/s400/2011.06.05038.jpg" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kTAErN5IDIQ/Te8mVHQbaaI/AAAAAAAABLI/Bh3uCMempnw/s1600/2011.06.05039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kTAErN5IDIQ/Te8mVHQbaaI/AAAAAAAABLI/Bh3uCMempnw/s400/2011.06.05039.jpg" t8="true" width="245" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is that not crazy? Denise from White Horse Relics is so super talented. I just love her stuff. You'll have to check out her blog - I added a link below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajMz6tS0MxQ/Te8mVoTaiUI/AAAAAAAABLQ/lwklDpNyEqk/s1600/ClaireBrocato.251210_159217914144011_142866075779195_361215_5040972_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajMz6tS0MxQ/Te8mVoTaiUI/AAAAAAAABLQ/lwklDpNyEqk/s400/ClaireBrocato.251210_159217914144011_142866075779195_361215_5040972_n.jpg" t8="true" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, that's me in my space. The sweet and lovely photgrapher, Claire Brocato, made her rounds snapping up photos of us vendors. You can check out a lot more at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?closeTheater=1#!/media/set/?set=a.159210944144708.41026.142866075779195"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">The Vintage Marketplace on Facebook.</span></strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>There are also a ton more photos and posts about the show....</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Hostesses with the Mostesses:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sweetmagnoliasfarm.blogspot.com/2011/06/hardwork-and-giving-thanks.html"><span style="color: #e06666;"><strong>Christie Repasy of Chateau de Fleurs</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace-at-oaks-best-show.html"><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Rita Reade of Mammabellarte</span></strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And some of my Favorite Vendors:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sweetmagnoliasfarm.blogspot.com/2011/06/hardwork-and-giving-thanks.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Sara and Abbey of Sweet Magnolias Farm</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blossomsvintagechic.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace-at-oaks.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Debbie of Blossoms Vintage Chic</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagebliss.typepad.com/vintagebliss/2011/06/the-vintage-marketplace.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Tricia of Vintage Bliss</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagebliss.typepad.com/vintagebliss/2011/06/the-beauty-of-tin-and-betty.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>more from Tricia here</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://underthesunwithme.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/06/the-vintage-marketplace.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Sandra of Under the Sun With Me</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://whitehorserelics.blogspot.com/2011/06/fabulous-weekend-at-vintage-marketplace.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Denise and Ashley of White Horse Relics</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theblackroostercottage.blogspot.com/2011/06/unbelievable.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Amber of Black Rooster Cottage</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thefurniturequeen.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace-at-oaks.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Robin of The Furniture Queen</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tatteredgoods.blogspot.com/2011/06/show-and-tell-part-1.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Sheila of Tattered Goods</strong></span></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Awesome Customers:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cruisinoversixty.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Cruisin' Over Sixty</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://trulytattered.blogspot.com/2011/06/chateau-de-fleurs.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Truly Tattered</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gotart4u.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-marketplace-at-oaks.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Got Art</strong></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be adding more links as I come across them. There are so many amazing and talent vendors at this show. Christie and Rita (and Dean) are just the BEST! I am so blessed to be a part of this show. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the best show ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to join us again in September.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a super blessed week everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Missy</div></span>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-49197522636635749342011-05-19T02:55:00.000-07:002011-05-19T02:55:49.041-07:00Happy Anniversary White Wednesday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Can you believe Kathleen at Faded Charm is hosting her 100th White Wednesday post?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so thankful to her for so faithfully hosting this "blog party" each and every week. Although I haven't always been able to link up every week, I do enjoy browsing all the amazingly beautiful posts. I've found some of my most favorite blogs, ideas and inspirations there. I decided this time for my WW post, I'm giving my best shot at a photo collage, all whites of course. Hope you enjoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-65742163566372320822011-05-08T18:58:00.000-07:002011-05-08T18:58:19.617-07:00Make Room for Mom<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For my Mother's Day post, I'm finally going to share some before and afters of my Mom's new place. We decided to call it "Grandma's Cottage". It just happens to be located right in our own backyard so it's pretty easy for the kids to visit Grandma whenever they want, hence the name.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Like many of you, our family has been affected by the struggling economy. A couple of years ago we moved our drywall business home after our office and shop lease expired. We still had our little office out back so it worked out fine until work just kept getting slower and the insurance costs, etc. weren't worth it anymore. That's when we had to make some difficult choices. We closed our business which unfortunately put family members out of work. It's not easy to tell your sister-in-law (who also happens to be my best friend of over 30 years) and your own Mom that they no longer have a job. It's been a difficult road but the Lord is good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Eventually, my "hobby" of painting furniture and having fun creating things turned into a needed additional income for my family. I was going to turn that little office into my studio. But the Lord had other plans. One day my Mom faced her own reality and knew she didn't have many choices. So the plans for my little studio were put on hold while new ones were made for Grandma's Cottage. Come with me as I take you on a little tour...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1KTH7T14nQY/TYY_MfS9TjI/AAAAAAAAA4U/NlMzt0H_p3w/s1600/2011.03.08.242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1KTH7T14nQY/TYY_MfS9TjI/AAAAAAAAA4U/NlMzt0H_p3w/s400/2011.03.08.242.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq3-O_FM6kI/TYY_NMbHd0I/AAAAAAAAA4U/lspd_JGfVpQ/s1600/2011.03.08.243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq3-O_FM6kI/TYY_NMbHd0I/AAAAAAAAA4U/lspd_JGfVpQ/s400/2011.03.08.243.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's our little office behind our home. I'm sure I have a picture somewhere without the pergola started but that was probably before I had a digital camera so I'm not hunting for it. ;).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6QPBkrD5qc/TYY_TSLc3iI/AAAAAAAAA4U/fo-OV5MKw-I/s1600/2011.03.08.263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6QPBkrD5qc/TYY_TSLc3iI/AAAAAAAAA4U/fo-OV5MKw-I/s400/2011.03.08.263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The entrance has always had french doors and sidelights. Well, except for when it was really orginally built, it had a roll up garage door prior to transforming it into our home office when we first started our business</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUZz9r58KtQ/TccrpuTsnOI/AAAAAAAABFs/W23xL3VmG7E/s1600/2011.01.24021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUZz9r58KtQ/TccrpuTsnOI/AAAAAAAABFs/W23xL3VmG7E/s400/2011.01.24021.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That's what it looked like right before we took out the custom built-in cabinetry.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eXTNix-nC_I/TYY_RTEfqlI/AAAAAAAAA4U/cCbcn6xyyVE/s1600/2011.03.08.252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eXTNix-nC_I/TYY_RTEfqlI/AAAAAAAAA4U/cCbcn6xyyVE/s400/2011.03.08.252.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AtRklc_1A-s/TYY_O7LUlrI/AAAAAAAAA4U/IntLEbYvRvk/s1600/2011.03.08.251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AtRklc_1A-s/TYY_O7LUlrI/AAAAAAAAA4U/IntLEbYvRvk/s400/2011.03.08.251.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZBzWS-mtog/TYY_OelEJzI/AAAAAAAAA4U/5Zkn6-zWm1Q/s1600/2011.03.08.245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZBzWS-mtog/TYY_OelEJzI/AAAAAAAAA4U/5Zkn6-zWm1Q/s400/2011.03.08.245.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ysH7e1P5Zio/TYY_Rn1aTGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/VrOhu902Eeg/s1600/2011.03.08.254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ysH7e1P5Zio/TYY_Rn1aTGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/VrOhu902Eeg/s400/2011.03.08.254.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can see that my Husband had to do a ton of patching after removing it all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8Y4Hr7001c/TYY_YRhcGoI/AAAAAAAAA4U/bvAhUbMzITk/s1600/2011.03.08.205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8Y4Hr7001c/TYY_YRhcGoI/AAAAAAAAA4U/bvAhUbMzITk/s400/2011.03.08.205.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aaaaaah, much better! With a little drywall, mud, new paint and carpet - it's all new again! </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mind you, we only had about 2 weeks to get all of this completed. In the middle of it, my 3 kids and I came down with that awful flu. We did ALL of the furniture moving and decorating the same night she was coming to stay so you may notice a few things that aren't quite perfect. (Like wires and a leaning mantle.) While she was tirelessy trying to finish cleaning her rental {with a sprained ankle :(. } my Husband and I were cleaning windows, moving in furniture and hanging pictures, plates and chandeliers.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My Mom obviously knew we were fixing up the old office for her but she had no idea I had been sneaking things out here and there as we were packing for the storage unit. She had no idea how much we were actually doing to make it really special for her ~ especially for her first night here.</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And did I mention that my Mom also has 3 adorable miniature schnauzers (Spencer, Sophie and Bella) that were coming with her? We also had to build a picket fence and gate just for them. I'll share those photos in a minute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We were on a super-tight budget so we saved every where we could. I was so excited when I went through our moulding pile we salvaged from job left-overs and found we had exactly enough baseboard for the room! The carpet was the end of the roll at Lowe's so we got a big discount, less than $50. for the entire room. Sure we had cut and patch but it worked. The room already had can lights, window casing, crown moulding and french doors so we started off a little ahead of the game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxZ83RBY_AA/TYY_YpYrjBI/AAAAAAAAA4U/Y70tsTp5fxA/s1600/2011.03.08.207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxZ83RBY_AA/TYY_YpYrjBI/AAAAAAAAA4U/Y70tsTp5fxA/s400/2011.03.08.207.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had the satellite company run a cable to the cottage and my daughter spent the whole day programming all her shows to record on the DVR.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HswL_7QHFsU/TYY_ayetOGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/-XYe7w4OXWQ/s1600/2011.03.08.186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HswL_7QHFsU/TYY_ayetOGI/AAAAAAAAA4U/-XYe7w4OXWQ/s400/2011.03.08.186.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is the view from my back porch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DCKDaNflf60/TYY_bbVBJPI/AAAAAAAAA4U/7wpXF0eku6A/s1600/2011.03.08.187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DCKDaNflf60/TYY_bbVBJPI/AAAAAAAAA4U/7wpXF0eku6A/s400/2011.03.08.187.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the first view my Mom was going to see as she entered the side gate to her new home, Grandma's Cottage.</span></div> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vv3tuFFo0R4/TYY_bzCqgrI/AAAAAAAAA4U/jrFnGTau1TE/s1600/2011.03.08.188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vv3tuFFo0R4/TYY_bzCqgrI/AAAAAAAAA4U/jrFnGTau1TE/s400/2011.03.08.188.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is where my Mom was crying. ;).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y5TsX4umwMA/TYY_ds7QEvI/AAAAAAAAA4U/DA4eCzcaVpg/s1600/2011.03.08.191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y5TsX4umwMA/TYY_ds7QEvI/AAAAAAAAA4U/DA4eCzcaVpg/s400/2011.03.08.191.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CTE0REsPUU/TYY_dMDW1_I/AAAAAAAAA4U/YtexDfxm5x8/s1600/2011.03.08.190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CTE0REsPUU/TYY_dMDW1_I/AAAAAAAAA4U/YtexDfxm5x8/s400/2011.03.08.190.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eeLwPOMGESE/TYY_fH3lduI/AAAAAAAAA4U/lvRULSz_7sY/s400/2011.03.08.196.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We painted the walls the same color I had used when I surprised her by painting her living room at her old house. It's Taupe by Dunn-Edwards. I just LOVE their paint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xIAi8qyOeM4/TYY_g8uuSBI/AAAAAAAAA4U/KS7_d6y4Tkk/s1600/2011.03.08.199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xIAi8qyOeM4/TYY_g8uuSBI/AAAAAAAAA4U/KS7_d6y4Tkk/s400/2011.03.08.199.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bhaBO0z8khg/TYY_hTC9vkI/AAAAAAAAA4U/pyyoXPKZF8w/s1600/2011.03.08.200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bhaBO0z8khg/TYY_hTC9vkI/AAAAAAAAA4U/pyyoXPKZF8w/s400/2011.03.08.200.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now for my disclaimer...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">you may notice the little heater next to the sofa, the dark rug with tulips (not the light pink and green Rachel Ashwell area rug with roses), the air conditioner in the window, the mini-kitchenette in the mirror's reflection, and what may seem to some people as a bit of nick-nacky clutter. This tiny cottage is an actual living space, my Mom's home, not just a pretty place to take a nap or sip some tea. She has to spend most of her time here and I knew she would want some specific, special sentimental things set out that warm her heart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">She is living with her 3 dogs, getting dressed, putting make-up on, watching tv, sleeping, paying bills and cooking her frozen dinners in her tiny microwave. Not that we don't let her in our house, but you get the idea. After all, the only thing she doesn't have is her own bathroom. We could only squeeze so much in there and not to mention that all that plumbing did not fit in the budget.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think I'll save the picket fence before and afters for next time. This is getting to be a lot of work. Ha-ha!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thanks for taking the tour with me. It was actually nice to go back and look at all the photos of all the work we (mostly my Husband) did. But believe me, I can work an electric sander that nobody's business. Sixty-something rough and splintery pickets don't scare this girl!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day, whether as a Mom, with your Mom, or someone that serves as your Mom. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy Mother's Day to you all! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And most of all, Happy Mother's Day to YOU Mom. I love you and it's been nice having you around.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-84302277988294117662011-04-26T01:08:00.000-07:002011-04-26T01:08:30.427-07:00A Show in Huntington Beach and a Reception in Riverside<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just wanted to let you all know that we'll be in Huntington Beach this Saturday selling our latest furniture and decor. Please join us and many other super talented and creative vendors at the:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Vintage and Handmade Marketplace </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">hosted by <a href="http://behindthepicketfencemarketplace.blogspot.com/">Behind the Picket Fence</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This Saturday, April 30</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9am to 3 pm</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">at Old World Village</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Huntington Beach, CA</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It ought to be a great time, hope to see you there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I'd better get back to work. I'm afraid I got a little behind while I worked on a wedding reception the last couple of weeks. It turned out beautifully but boy was it A LOT of tedious labor, more than I had anticipated. I'm leaving you with only a few pics I took of the decor set up on my patio because I'm waiting for the professional photos that my good friend, Michelle (Shellie) of <a href="http://broaddivisionstudios.com/"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">Broad Division Studios</span></strong></a>, took. She's almost done editing. It'll be worth the wait, she's an amazing photographer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a blessed week everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Missy</div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-72542687103575744182011-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:28:15.692-07:00Sweet Anne from Fiona & Twig<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi all! Just a quick post to share a giveaway offered by the sweetest and most humble blogger I know, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anne Lorys from <a href="http://fionaandtwig.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-romantic-country-magazine-feature.html">Fiona & Twig</a>. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure most of you already know that she has a fabulous blog but one of her most recent accomplishments is that of a professional photographer. Her work was just published in Romantic Country magazine! I haven't gotten my copy yet but Anne has posted the beautiful pages and as a special treat, she is also posting many more amazing photographs from the shoot that weren't published.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Her giveaway is a SIGNED copy of the latest book by FIFI O'NEILL, Romantic Prairie Style! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Click <a href="http://fionaandtwig.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-romantic-country-magazine-feature.html">here</a> to enter!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And be sure to visit Fifi's <a href="http://fabulousfifi.typepad.com/chez_fifi/">blog</a> to learn more about her fabulous book </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and Anne's <a href="http://fionaandtwig.blogspot.com/">blog</a> to see just how wonderful she is (regardless of the giveaway!).</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have a super blessed week everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">P.S. I promise I'm not a COMPLETE loser, I haven't forgotten about MY giveaway I promised! I just have some serious disorganizational (that's a word, right?) issues to conquer. ;).</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-85487393359522804882011-03-25T12:22:00.000-07:002011-03-25T12:22:43.817-07:00Spring Shows!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I just wanted to let you all know where Chateau Chic Boutique will be this spring:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://behindthepicketfencemarketplace.blogspot.com/2011/03/few-more-vendors-youll-see-at-our-show.html"><strong><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Behind the Picket Fence...Vintage and Handmade Marketplace</span></strong></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saturday, April 30th from 9am to 3pm</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm new to the show and I'm very excited to join them. Many of the talented and creative vendors from Chateau de Fleurs will be there as well. It ought to be a great show with over 50 vendors selling their vintage and handmade items.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Speaking of Chateau de Fleurs....there are some exciting changes in store for the next show. Christie and Rita have always worked so hard behind the scenes to make this a unique and charming show for our customers and for us vendors as well. They have done such a great job making this show so successful that we've outgrown Christie's property! Well, these incredible women have found a wonderful new home for the show at Rainbow Oaks CountyPark. It's on the outskirts of Fallbrook and easier to find. I am joining several of the vendors this weekend to check it out and have a potluck at Rita's. I'll be sure to post pictures and more details about it next week. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the meantime, please take note that </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the show will now be known as:</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><a href="http://chateaudefleurs.blogspot.com/2011/03/lots-of-good-changes.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">"The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks</span><span style="color: #e06666;">"</span></a></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Friday and Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">June 3 and 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">9am to 5pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope to see you there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have a blessed weekend,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-17647425845805104052011-03-22T04:11:00.000-07:002011-03-24T12:19:32.617-07:00Another Chateau de Fleurs for Chateau Chic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello everyone! I know I've been away for a while but I'll do a special post about all that fun stuff later. For now, I'd love to share some pictures from the latest </span><a href="http://chateaudefleurs.blogspot.com/2011/02/once-again-its-countdown-time-for-our.html"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Chateau de Fleurs</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> on March 4th & 5th. I just love doing this show. It's like a family reunion - great fun visiting with all the regular dealers, meeting new ones, and GREAT food! I gotta show some feta burger and salsa love for Dean, Rita's Husband. If you haven't had one of his burgers, you are SO missing out. When you've got a bunch of women selling and shopping for 2 days straight, we've gotta be fed! And Deano never disappoints.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now for the pictures....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--An8wbCWjZE/TYAYpcA-yYI/AAAAAAAAAuM/oWB--tHahrs/s1600/2011.03.08.008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--An8wbCWjZE/TYAYpcA-yYI/AAAAAAAAAuM/oWB--tHahrs/s400/2011.03.08.008.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've sold at Chateau de Fleurs three times now and I've been in a different spot each time. I have to say I haven't really ever had a bad spot.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The first time I was in the back of the driveway near the pool, which isn't far from the entrance at all really.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0FGr5-B4nc/TYAYz1k3OnI/AAAAAAAAAuM/r2Qo-_I1Np4/s1600/2011.03.08.018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0FGr5-B4nc/TYAYz1k3OnI/AAAAAAAAAuM/r2Qo-_I1Np4/s400/2011.03.08.018.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The last two times I got spots closer to the front, underneath the trees. It's such a nice environment and very unique for a show. It's part of the charm that I love about Chateau de Fleurs.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've owned this vintage patio set for a long time, I just love it. I've brought it to the sale a few times but it hasn't sold. I actually spent WAY to much time on a transfer technique recovering the seats. I'm planning on doing a separate post about that. For now it has returned to my back patio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you ever been so excited about a make-over project that you loved so much you thought everyone else would love it as much as you, and wouldn't be able to resist buying it? I mean, it would just be snatched up the minute you set it out? Well, that's what I thought about this chair. I didn't have time to finish it for the first day of the show. I hardly had any sleep as it was that week, I didn't even go to bed at all the night before. I knew I had to catch up on my sleep for day two. But I was so determined to bring this fabulous, impossible-to-resist chair, I stayed up <em>way</em> to late to finish it because of course it took <em>way</em> longer than I had anticipated. (Let's just say that as a mother of 3, I actually thank God that someone invented those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers!) It originally belonged to a dining set I had. It was originally one of four, the only one with arms and then one of the other chairs got broken. I debated forever over separating this chair from the "set" of three but when I came across this awesome vintage style fabric I bought years ago (for a duvet I never <strike>had my Mom make</strike> made) I knew it would look fabulous on this chair. Well, I guess I'm the only one that thinks it's that fabulous. After it didn't sell at the show I took it to my space at Mission Galleria, we'll see how it does there. But that's the great thing about doing what you love - if it doesn't sell, it's going in my bedroom <strike>for clothes to piles up on</strike> to look pretty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZzqU5OEnIAY/TYAY7trrrZI/AAAAAAAAAuM/OoKrlCqYxbE/s1600/2011.03.08.026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZzqU5OEnIAY/TYAY7trrrZI/AAAAAAAAAuM/OoKrlCqYxbE/s400/2011.03.08.026.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Here's a little peak at that fancy $25. font I told you about. Someday it will actually be on my blog!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dEnY0SmI_0E/TYVkGn7DXCI/AAAAAAAAAvk/XyLtYOammTc/s1600/IMG_7316+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dEnY0SmI_0E/TYVkGn7DXCI/AAAAAAAAAvk/XyLtYOammTc/s400/IMG_7316+-+Copy.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so glad so many of the vendors go around taking pictures of everyone else's stuff. I, on the other hand, was only lucky enough to quickly visit everyone at the very end of the show while they were packing up. :(.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But my point is that Sara from <a href="http://www.sweetmagnoliasfarm.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><strong>Sweet Magnolias Farm</strong></span></a>, actually is so good at this and got pictures of my space the first day before I sold this adorable old sewing cabinet I only finished the night before. I remember after it sold first thing on Friday, I thought, oops, I forgot to get a picture of the after...again. But thanks to Sara, I have a great picture now!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, that's it for the show. There are some links in my post so you can see more posts and pictures from other vendors, some of them (like <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Rita</strong></span></a> and Sara) get all fancy and have slide shows. I'm too tired to try something like that right now. I should have been in bed 4 hours ago as it is (not to mention I should've done this post 2 weeks ago, too!) I hope you all enjoyed it regardless!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have a blessed week everyone!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Missy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Update: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I joined Kathleen's <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/white-wednesday-92.html"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">White Wednesday at Faded Charm</span></strong></a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">with my post so</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy White Wednesday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">and be sure to check out all the lovely posts!</span></div></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-44466105284191086392011-01-19T22:20:00.000-08:002011-01-19T22:24:05.923-08:00Let's Get Outta This Funk and a Giveaway Tease...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello ladies! I've been dreading a new post, my first of 2011. I can't really explain why. I guess I've been in some kind of funk and haven't figured out how to escape. For some weird reason I put all this unncessary pressure on myself to be BIGGER and BETTER this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, all that did was put me in a paralyzing rut! I've had plans for so long to give my blog a makeover. Nothing super spectacular but it would be nice to use the font that took me 384 hours to decide on and cost me $25.00. Yes, I know, it didn't brake the bank but it's a pretty penny for some scrolly letters that no one will notice, but me, how special the capital C's and B's are and how the little q swoops rather than points.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also would LOVE to sport a fancy new header with the same cute curvy shape I got for punching my price tags. And of course pictures of my stuff in the background and matching dividers and titles and a personalized signature and.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, how could I dare start off the new year <em>without</em> all that cool stuff? Everyone's blogs are getting makeovers and mine still looks the same from day one, minus a few cute buttons and the super cool damask background I got for free. Don't get me wrong, I love those buttons and the background totally fits me and my stuff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TGuJ0DUZsAI/AAAAAAAAAO4/2YWJGAaC8Xc/s1600/DSC04437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TGuJ0DUZsAI/AAAAAAAAAO4/2YWJGAaC8Xc/s400/DSC04437.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">AND...could I dare announce or even post a TEASE for my very FIRST GIVEAWAY ever without all that either? Well, you know what? I'm doing it anyway...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chateau Chic Boutique is SO very pleased to announce that I now have over 100 FOLLOWERS! For <em>me</em>, this is HUGE. I want to celebrate this acheivement with all of you, my awesome followers, by doing a GIVEAWAY!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That's right, a giveaway. I'll be giving more of those details soon. If you want you can subscribe to my new posts by entering your email address in the box to the left. Whenever I have a new post it will be sent right to your email inbox. I LOVE those things, it makes it so easy for me and I don't know about you but in my crazy, busy life, anything that will make my life easier, I love!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, here's to escaping my rut and just going for it without trying to be perfect!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I pray you all have a super blessed day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(and stop worrying about being perfect, too)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-65980548151966548272010-12-21T17:39:00.000-08:002010-12-21T17:41:43.963-08:00White Wednesday #9<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been many years since I have visited <a href="http://www.rogersgardens.com/"><span style="color: #274e13;">Roger's Gardens</span></a> at Christmas time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I really don't have a reason except for the fact that every December</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">is the craziest, busiest month for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The girls' dance performances - there's 3 of them, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">not to mention the extra rehearsals.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The millions (OK maybe not millions, but it might as well be)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">of Christmas parties and family gatherings,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">our anniversary,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and everything else that goes on during Christmas time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But ever since I saw this picture of this awesome decked out tree,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I knew I had to see it in person.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We also have been meaning to take the kids </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to see the GINORMOUS Christmas tree they put up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">at Fashion Island every year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And we also wanted to watch the boats go by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">at Balboa, all lit up with their Christmas lights.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And even thought it has been POURING rain,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">we decided to still make the drive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, get ready...here's the awesome tree...</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIh2qV0XI/AAAAAAAAApU/c-hj5Yc0GTU/s1600/2010.12.20163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIh2qV0XI/AAAAAAAAApU/c-hj5Yc0GTU/s320/2010.12.20163.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Isn't it just BeaUtiFul?!?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I told you it was awesome!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wait till you see the price tag...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">NOT so awesome.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you can't see it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure you're thinking what I'm thinking...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I can sooo do that myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And for MUCH less money, to say the least.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But it still is beautiful, and to be fair,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">it probably stands about 4 feet tall I'd say.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I have no idea how many pieces of rhinestone jewels</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">adorne this tree but most of the time I can find</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">nice ones for about a buck a piece.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If there were a thousand or so on it,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I guess that would cost a pretty penny.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So maybe next year I'll try to do one a tad bit smaller.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIgIRlAEI/AAAAAAAAApI/ceqF6Qo8TpA/s1600/2010.12.20166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIgIRlAEI/AAAAAAAAApI/ceqF6Qo8TpA/s320/2010.12.20166.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They also had many, many other brilliantly, sparkling ornaments on several trees.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIfJEIXVI/AAAAAAAAApE/08ikqmsfMSY/s1600/2010.12.20167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIfJEIXVI/AAAAAAAAApE/08ikqmsfMSY/s320/2010.12.20167.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also loved all of these glittered out girlie ornaments and crowns.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Aren't they so sweet?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIW8LAcqI/AAAAAAAAAoU/LM4V3D4pFVs/s1600/2010.12.20189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIW8LAcqI/AAAAAAAAAoU/LM4V3D4pFVs/s320/2010.12.20189.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These huge cherubs were also completely covered in </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">a creamy, sparkly glitter from head to toe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIYEbFajI/AAAAAAAAAoc/r1Lzk0Ifh8o/s1600/2010.12.20187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIYEbFajI/AAAAAAAAAoc/r1Lzk0Ifh8o/s320/2010.12.20187.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIY6uvGHI/AAAAAAAAAog/Y8i6Wc_S1dg/s1600/2010.12.20186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIY6uvGHI/AAAAAAAAAog/Y8i6Wc_S1dg/s320/2010.12.20186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And yes, these gigantic, life size reindeer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">also covered in that glitter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIXjE5QuI/AAAAAAAAAoY/RGCezxIKAbA/s1600/2010.12.20188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIXjE5QuI/AAAAAAAAAoY/RGCezxIKAbA/s320/2010.12.20188.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIhZj7O7I/AAAAAAAAApQ/XFR_WGIg5n8/s1600/2010.12.20164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIhZj7O7I/AAAAAAAAApQ/XFR_WGIg5n8/s320/2010.12.20164.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I really, really, really loved this huge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">decorative oval piece.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I didn't even bother to ask the price.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIZw5MRCI/AAAAAAAAAok/tFbR9UFTsdw/s1600/2010.12.20182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIZw5MRCI/AAAAAAAAAok/tFbR9UFTsdw/s320/2010.12.20182.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIamWnIAI/AAAAAAAAAoo/siR4XCUt50c/s1600/2010.12.20181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIamWnIAI/AAAAAAAAAoo/siR4XCUt50c/s320/2010.12.20181.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIbe1f9vI/AAAAAAAAAos/VnTgmVZ4KCQ/s1600/2010.12.20180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIbe1f9vI/AAAAAAAAAos/VnTgmVZ4KCQ/s320/2010.12.20180.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIcLs3iTI/AAAAAAAAAow/YOLPBD2e1qM/s1600/2010.12.20179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIcLs3iTI/AAAAAAAAAow/YOLPBD2e1qM/s320/2010.12.20179.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aren't these just so super pretty?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Other than the decked out $4000. tree,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">These soldered creations were my favorite.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've been wanting to learn to solder crystals for a while now</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and I think I'll be getting my chance very soon.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIWEnQECI/AAAAAAAAAoM/6MwT-zozlBw/s1600/2010.12.20192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIWEnQECI/AAAAAAAAAoM/6MwT-zozlBw/s320/2010.12.20192.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Even through the trecherous rain,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">we did make it to the HUMONGOUS tree at Fashion Island.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIUK0cQZI/AAAAAAAAAoA/eitrpuWde0A/s1600/2010.12.20196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIUK0cQZI/AAAAAAAAAoA/eitrpuWde0A/s320/2010.12.20196.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIVvqadvI/AAAAAAAAAoI/XEWZ7SPlkjY/s1600/2010.12.20193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TRFIVvqadvI/AAAAAAAAAoI/XEWZ7SPlkjY/s320/2010.12.20193.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unfortunately, we didn't make it to see the boats and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">even though we were all completely soaked,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the kids had a great time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy White Wednesday everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Be sure to check out all the fun whites at <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Faded Charm</strong></span></a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thank you again Kathleen for faithfully hosting WW!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If I don't get a post in before CHRISTmas,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm wishing everyone a wonderful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh, I also have a little tease...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I see that I am gently approaching,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">dare I say,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">100 followers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm thinking a GIVEAWAY would be appropriate </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to celebrate my humble accomplishment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I know there's lots of blogs out there with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">hundreds and even thousands of followers but</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am truly, truly grateful and exicited to reach 100!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">More details on that later.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Go and have a Merry CHRISTmas and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy New Year with your loved ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hold them tightly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And remember, JESUS is the reason for the season.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sincerest CHRISTmas blessings to everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-12575024978522793592010-12-16T18:10:00.000-08:002010-12-16T18:19:23.403-08:00Crash Into Me...Baby<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Four years ago....</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">my Baby crashed into me.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or maybe I crashed into him.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXEXAzmvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/ACYbwdTg_h4/s1600/2010.12.16018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXEXAzmvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/ACYbwdTg_h4/s320/2010.12.16018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And 5 1/2 months later we were married.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was a cold and rainy day, much like today.</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXK1K403I/AAAAAAAAAnk/s2ZRkbv2qQk/s1600/2010.12.16003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXK1K403I/AAAAAAAAAnk/s2ZRkbv2qQk/s320/2010.12.16003.JPG" width="161" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As the girls were dancing and playing,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">our poor guests were shivering outside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Macy was 5</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXKHodnGI/AAAAAAAAAnc/Gb20OKreN3E/s1600/2010.12.16005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXKHodnGI/AAAAAAAAAnc/Gb20OKreN3E/s320/2010.12.16005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and little Grace was just 2 years old.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXLZTq1rI/AAAAAAAAAno/PF39U9BU5W8/s1600/2010.12.16002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXLZTq1rI/AAAAAAAAAno/PF39U9BU5W8/s320/2010.12.16002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXJbzETmI/AAAAAAAAAnU/qofjGVhCj2c/s1600/2010.12.16007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXJbzETmI/AAAAAAAAAnU/qofjGVhCj2c/s320/2010.12.16007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">My best friend, Tina, of 25 years</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">was about to become my sister-in-law.</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXI3_Xp4I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/Yj8Ug6gDIMQ/s1600/2010.12.16008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXI3_Xp4I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/Yj8Ug6gDIMQ/s320/2010.12.16008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dad and Mom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXKbif1EI/AAAAAAAAAng/uTlKbKhLNfM/s1600/2010.12.16004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXKbif1EI/AAAAAAAAAng/uTlKbKhLNfM/s320/2010.12.16004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Laughin' it up with my Dad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXJ8V9pLI/AAAAAAAAAnY/Gr3HKGQ6Nek/s1600/2010.12.16006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXJ8V9pLI/AAAAAAAAAnY/Gr3HKGQ6Nek/s320/2010.12.16006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Still Daddy's little girl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXIXzp-AI/AAAAAAAAAnM/rBVclFcrk6Q/s1600/2010.12.16009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXIXzp-AI/AAAAAAAAAnM/rBVclFcrk6Q/s320/2010.12.16009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I couldn't wait see my Man </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXIHJz1UI/AAAAAAAAAnI/oAkLkrxuf_g/s1600/2010.12.16010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXIHJz1UI/AAAAAAAAAnI/oAkLkrxuf_g/s320/2010.12.16010.JPG" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">as he patiently waited for me in the freezing cold.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXHh37VlI/AAAAAAAAAnE/AP0nuhSpX9g/s1600/2010.12.16011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXHh37VlI/AAAAAAAAAnE/AP0nuhSpX9g/s320/2010.12.16011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Almost there...</span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXHOhmQsI/AAAAAAAAAnA/Z95P13TktO8/s1600/2010.12.16012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXHOhmQsI/AAAAAAAAAnA/Z95P13TktO8/s320/2010.12.16012.JPG" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Finally.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXG2G4HqI/AAAAAAAAAm8/9wQXwBjnH2g/s1600/2010.12.16013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXG2G4HqI/AAAAAAAAAm8/9wQXwBjnH2g/s320/2010.12.16013.JPG" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXGAg-b4I/AAAAAAAAAm4/q0OaWVErpzw/s1600/2010.12.16014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXGAg-b4I/AAAAAAAAAm4/q0OaWVErpzw/s320/2010.12.16014.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Right where I want to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXFh6hb7I/AAAAAAAAAm0/6kcmHHWTp80/s1600/2010.12.16015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXFh6hb7I/AAAAAAAAAm0/6kcmHHWTp80/s320/2010.12.16015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Always my favorite shot of any Bride and Groom,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">after the I Do's, it's official.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We did it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We are Husband and Wife.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXFawbznI/AAAAAAAAAmw/qiaUQHeostg/s1600/2010.12.16016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXFawbznI/AAAAAAAAAmw/qiaUQHeostg/s320/2010.12.16016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My girls have a Daddy again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That loves them with ALL his heart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXDYrRMxI/AAAAAAAAAmg/y2S37QCdQ5k/s1600/2010.12.16020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXDYrRMxI/AAAAAAAAAmg/y2S37QCdQ5k/s320/2010.12.16020.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXDDiDyXI/AAAAAAAAAmc/J8Er3xK6tNc/s1600/2010.12.16021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXDDiDyXI/AAAAAAAAAmc/J8Er3xK6tNc/s320/2010.12.16021.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXCn_s1fI/AAAAAAAAAmY/QW8vyDEWh7w/s1600/2010.12.16022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXCn_s1fI/AAAAAAAAAmY/QW8vyDEWh7w/s320/2010.12.16022.JPG" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Duffy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXCACOjMI/AAAAAAAAAmU/5UkLtJFYw-k/s1600/2010.12.16023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXCACOjMI/AAAAAAAAAmU/5UkLtJFYw-k/s320/2010.12.16023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXB-4GbyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/xZYI-U8zSd4/s1600/2010.12.16024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXB-4GbyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/xZYI-U8zSd4/s320/2010.12.16024.JPG" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now I've got my ball,</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've got my chain,</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">tied to me tight,</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">tie me up again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXAjgjv8I/AAAAAAAAAmI/_CqpjEeUzOs/s1600/2010.12.16026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXAjgjv8I/AAAAAAAAAmI/_CqpjEeUzOs/s320/2010.12.16026.JPG" width="228" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXBJdeUXI/AAAAAAAAAmM/zmh-GhVy9h8/s1600/2010.12.16025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXBJdeUXI/AAAAAAAAAmM/zmh-GhVy9h8/s320/2010.12.16025.JPG" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sweet like candy to my soul,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sweet you rock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and sweet you roll.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lost for you, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm so lost for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">You come crash into me,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and I come into you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I come into you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">in a boys dream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW_qD3h1I/AAAAAAAAAmA/f6HE2QySw20/s1600/2010.12.16028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW_qD3h1I/AAAAAAAAAmA/f6HE2QySw20/s320/2010.12.16028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW_Ck4oHI/AAAAAAAAAl8/GI6n7WU642c/s1600/2010.12.16029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW_Ck4oHI/AAAAAAAAAl8/GI6n7WU642c/s320/2010.12.16029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now this is unconditional love of family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gary's Mom and Sister,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">so happy for me and with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXABizzmI/AAAAAAAAAmE/SQyEJHDBkKI/s1600/2010.12.16027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXABizzmI/AAAAAAAAAmE/SQyEJHDBkKI/s320/2010.12.16027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW9UIKYgI/AAAAAAAAAlw/57Ore_E5Ie0/s1600/2010.12.16032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqW9UIKYgI/AAAAAAAAAlw/57Ore_E5Ie0/s320/2010.12.16032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Off we go under the sparkles!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXEXAzmvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/ACYbwdTg_h4/s1600/2010.12.16018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TQqXEXAzmvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/ACYbwdTg_h4/s320/2010.12.16018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I certainly did not think</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">after what I had been through,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that I could be so happy again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was actually me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that crashed into him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes, <em>I</em> made the first move.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was a young widow that thought</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was perfectly fine on my own</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">with my 2 girls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then the Lord opened my eyes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to someone I'd known for over 25 years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Someone he had saved for me, just me and my girls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He's always had a dream of the marriage and family he wanted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But he didn't think he'd ever have it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He had just made an agreement with God that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">he would be happy staying single rather than "settle".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's when I crashed into him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hence, our song...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When you come crash </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">into me, baby</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And I come into you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In a boys dream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In a boys dream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy 4th Anniversary Baby!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mis</span></div><br />
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</div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-50198912612049450302010-12-08T03:56:00.000-08:002010-12-08T03:56:28.296-08:00White Wednesday at Chateau de Fleurs....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's the</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> gang at Chateau de Fleurs!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP85WS203uI/AAAAAAAAAjw/22iur71txlM/s1600/Chateau+de+Fleurs+December+2010+157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP85WS203uI/AAAAAAAAAjw/22iur71txlM/s320/Chateau+de+Fleurs+December+2010+157.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://chateaudefleurs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;"><strong>Christe Repasy</strong></span></a> is the lovely blonde on the left.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The crazy, adorable Italian, <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Rita Reade</strong></span></a>, is kneeling on the right </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">in the grey sweater.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm right behind Christie on the left.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(I'll name each of these fabulous artists and vendors soon.)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was a great show! Really...it was!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I started this post the other day and now since it's Tuesday night,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I thought 'Why not make this my WW post?'</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Since at least half of my stuff was white,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that should qualify right?...umm..right Kathleen?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, any-hoo, here's some shots of my space.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP80Q7-FWiI/AAAAAAAAAjk/ml64J6XGenE/s1600/cdf.2010.Dec002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP80Q7-FWiI/AAAAAAAAAjk/ml64J6XGenE/s320/cdf.2010.Dec002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please excuse the grainy photo on this one, I took it with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">my phone to send to my Husband and it ended up </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">being the only one </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that showed the entire space!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP801nGhwII/AAAAAAAAAjo/PdhP2s_9vmE/s1600/cdf.2010.Dec003+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP801nGhwII/AAAAAAAAAjo/PdhP2s_9vmE/s320/cdf.2010.Dec003+-+Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Another cell phone shot, even more grainy because I zoomed and cropped it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I really had to get the best possible picture of the nightstand, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">there on the left,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">that I painted black and covered in sheet music.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm so glad I already had a drawer pull for it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We just painted it black and bent it a little to fit the holes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It had sat stripped and unfinished in my FNL's living room for years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was a find from his late wife but </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">she just never got around to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">finishing it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He's not a fan of old junk and he knows I LOVE it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">so he was pretty happy to donate it to my cause.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I think he'll be proud of the after,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">especially because it sold first thing Friday morning!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP8xdTC6eQI/AAAAAAAAAjU/iVEsNf7KSQ8/s1600/2010.12.05.10059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP8xdTC6eQI/AAAAAAAAAjU/iVEsNf7KSQ8/s320/2010.12.05.10059.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sSUoLubI/AAAAAAAAAis/IDQ6-0vXdGI/s1600/2010.12.05.10042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sSUoLubI/AAAAAAAAAis/IDQ6-0vXdGI/s320/2010.12.05.10042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I finished this vanity to match -</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">vintage sheet music and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">painted black.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just love the contrast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It really complements the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">varying shades of the old pages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I love the way it looks against the floor screen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I keep debating on painting the frame to it black.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What do you think?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uE-fUslI/AAAAAAAAAjA/rtyrQzITEd8/s1600/2010.12.05.10053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uE-fUslI/AAAAAAAAAjA/rtyrQzITEd8/s320/2010.12.05.10053.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Don't you just LOVE the ornate hand-carved back on this chair?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uK1NqzLI/AAAAAAAAAjE/07LLHatCuqw/s1600/2010.12.05.10055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uK1NqzLI/AAAAAAAAAjE/07LLHatCuqw/s320/2010.12.05.10055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uWfj5g9I/AAAAAAAAAjI/qhcUYwE28JQ/s1600/2010.12.05.10056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6uWfj5g9I/AAAAAAAAAjI/qhcUYwE28JQ/s320/2010.12.05.10056.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm really loving old silver pieces,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">they go with just about everything.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sLX6SWZI/AAAAAAAAAio/4DfW5Cd-g8o/s1600/2010.12.05.10041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sLX6SWZI/AAAAAAAAAio/4DfW5Cd-g8o/s320/2010.12.05.10041.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do I spy a white, chippy chair,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">some white milk glass,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">a white, chippy basket</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and an old white linen?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yay, I told you there were whites!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sZtjVdQI/AAAAAAAAAiw/KQBD8pdvliU/s1600/2010.12.05.10044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6sZtjVdQI/AAAAAAAAAiw/KQBD8pdvliU/s320/2010.12.05.10044.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although they are displayed amongst a bit of black furniture,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">there are some more whites to be found!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6tkG3bh1I/AAAAAAAAAi4/kLTxGgo4ZMM/s1600/2010.12.05.10047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6tkG3bh1I/AAAAAAAAAi4/kLTxGgo4ZMM/s320/2010.12.05.10047.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6t-Xu3pnI/AAAAAAAAAi8/iAI3KyUhJaU/s1600/2010.12.05.10052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6t-Xu3pnI/AAAAAAAAAi8/iAI3KyUhJaU/s320/2010.12.05.10052.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love those big, ornate, white globes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since they didn't sell, they're now in the window of my booth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP8xjs37nEI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ksAjLo3xe7k/s1600/2010.12.05.10060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP8xjs37nEI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ksAjLo3xe7k/s320/2010.12.05.10060.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP80MPw9dTI/AAAAAAAAAjg/fD1KUxmr2QU/s1600/2010.12.05.10061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP80MPw9dTI/AAAAAAAAAjg/fD1KUxmr2QU/s320/2010.12.05.10061.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I really love the way this petite vanity turned out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Of course I didn't take any before photos - darn it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But it was one of those shiny, fake cherry pieces </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">with an awful, tapestry type fabric on the seat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Of course I had to load it up with appliques and these</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">smaller, delicate ones were just the right match.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6qsXLOkvI/AAAAAAAAAiY/OAkFhV2xBxo/s1600/2010.12.05.10037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6qsXLOkvI/AAAAAAAAAiY/OAkFhV2xBxo/s320/2010.12.05.10037.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6qzNN3WtI/AAAAAAAAAic/DAwh8dDHtU8/s1600/2010.12.05.10038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6qzNN3WtI/AAAAAAAAAic/DAwh8dDHtU8/s320/2010.12.05.10038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6q3wMenCI/AAAAAAAAAig/qZmXsyjOdqU/s1600/2010.12.05.10039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6q3wMenCI/AAAAAAAAAig/qZmXsyjOdqU/s320/2010.12.05.10039.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6rPWUaKeI/AAAAAAAAAik/ylAcjJjgANQ/s1600/2010.12.05.10040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP6rPWUaKeI/AAAAAAAAAik/ylAcjJjgANQ/s320/2010.12.05.10040.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This feminine little tree was another fun project </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">my Husband and I whipped up the night before.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He actually re-routed the wiring to the lights through</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the lamp base so it works just like a lamp.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was quickly picked up by the same adorable person</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that bought my chalkboard door at the Redlands sale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Her and her daughter are so cute, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I wish I would've gotten a picture of them with their new tree.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am so bad a remembering to take pictures!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Fortunately, Rita isn't. That's how I have this awesome picture of</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the gang at Chateau de Fleurs.</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP85Z3m86NI/AAAAAAAAAj0/NxhzECtHnOM/s1600/Copy+of+Chateau+de+Fleurs+December+2010+157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TP85Z3m86NI/AAAAAAAAAj0/NxhzECtHnOM/s320/Copy+of+Chateau+de+Fleurs+December+2010+157.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My last <strike>black and</strike> white.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please skip on over to see tons of more appropriately described whites</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">at Kathleen's White Wednesday at <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2010/12/white-wednesday-77.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Faded Charm</strong></span></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Blessings to all of you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-26303144922098916062010-11-28T10:57:00.000-08:002010-11-28T10:57:39.447-08:00Chateau de Fleurs is Almost Here!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It's that time again!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Chateau Chic Boutique </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">is a proud vendor at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">presented by <a href="http://chateaudefleurs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Christie Repasy</span></a> and <a href="http://mammabellarte.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #660000;">Rita Reade</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">THIS Friday and Saturday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">December 3 and 4, 2010</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">You don't want to miss it!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Join us for </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">two days of shopping and fun with</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">over 20 fabulous vendors</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">bringing you their beautiful vintage finds</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and awesome creations.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">See you there!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Christmas blessings to you all,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-37644885754409447632010-11-28T03:58:00.000-08:002010-11-28T04:03:26.283-08:00Giving Thanks and The Lighting<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had hoped to do a special post to show my sincere gratitude </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">for each and EVERY one of my blog friends and followers....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but I got a little too caught up in preparing for </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the crowds that the lighting brings, that it just didn't happen.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is, of course, no reflection of my gratitude for all of you.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I honestly, really do appreciate all of you and the time </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">you take to add comments. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It means a lot to me, really.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, what's this lighting all about?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, here in Riverside, CA, is the Historic Mission Inn Hotel and Spa.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It is a beautiful place that's been here forever</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(well, maybe not forever but a very, very long time - </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that's why it's "historic")</span><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway, each year there is a big celebration </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">the day after Thanksgiving.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Huge, and I mean HUGE crowds fill the streets to witness</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the lighing of the Mission Inn.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(which just happens to be directly across the street from </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">the Mission Galleria, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">where my humble little space resides.)</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfMuslGPI/AAAAAAAAAdo/-tLjhu5CjdI/s1600/2010.11.27018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfMuslGPI/AAAAAAAAAdo/-tLjhu5CjdI/s320/2010.11.27018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And since there are HUGE crowds, that means TONS of people </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">coming through my space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, my loving and devoted Husband went earlier in the day</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(poor guy had to park far, far away, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">since the streets were blocked off)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to bring in my fireplace mantle and some other pieces.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then, we switched off so I could bring in the rest off the small stuff.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIy0GZH9_I/AAAAAAAAAg8/El9mkbEaDtg/s1600/2010.11.27011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIy0GZH9_I/AAAAAAAAAg8/El9mkbEaDtg/s320/2010.11.27011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIzZLQ6awI/AAAAAAAAAhA/lxV1xIkqcZU/s1600/2010.11.27007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIzZLQ6awI/AAAAAAAAAhA/lxV1xIkqcZU/s320/2010.11.27007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Our usual routine is that I go down to spruce up my space,</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">then he comes down later with the kids </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">so we can meet up and watch the lighting.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI7K-m_vrI/AAAAAAAAAiI/aGF5ACRU6z8/s1600/2010.11.27017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI7K-m_vrI/AAAAAAAAAiI/aGF5ACRU6z8/s320/2010.11.27017.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We get all bundled up because it's absolutely FrEEzing!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(OK fine, so 50 degress may not be freezing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">where some of you are from</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">but for a California girl, that's pretty stinkin' cold!)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This time, little man, Jack was asleep in the stroller </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">so we stayed inside </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the Galleria to watch the show because</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">it gets pretty loud with the fireworks and all.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5IrIrbOI/AAAAAAAAAhk/6ItzDSBO3e0/s1600/DSC01477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5IrIrbOI/AAAAAAAAAhk/6ItzDSBO3e0/s320/DSC01477.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, fireworks! I told you it's a big deal!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5bWBBoFI/AAAAAAAAAho/PEe7N8YqvZk/s1600/DSC01482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5bWBBoFI/AAAAAAAAAho/PEe7N8YqvZk/s320/DSC01482.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI6RHWEOZI/AAAAAAAAAh8/TS40DFFhe_k/s1600/DSC01493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI6RHWEOZI/AAAAAAAAAh8/TS40DFFhe_k/s320/DSC01493.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Notice the crowds??</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5zJyp79I/AAAAAAAAAhw/wk7bgzPDuwI/s1600/DSC01489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5zJyp79I/AAAAAAAAAhw/wk7bgzPDuwI/s320/DSC01489.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5-czRsII/AAAAAAAAAh0/omaNLUNCrdQ/s1600/DSC01491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI5-czRsII/AAAAAAAAAh0/omaNLUNCrdQ/s320/DSC01491.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI6Hput-aI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Hg_NrU0q0yI/s1600/DSC01490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI6Hput-aI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Hg_NrU0q0yI/s320/DSC01490.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have to be honest and tell you that all of these pictures,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">except the family photo and my space,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">were taken last year when we were able to watch from</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">the 2nd floor of the Mission Galleria.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This year the owner held a dinner for $20. a person,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">which was a little too pricey for a family of five,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">so my Husband fought the crowd so the girls could still see</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">while I stayed inside with Jack </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">since he was asleep. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, I couldn't get any pictures of the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, back to my space....</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIe4JWX-VI/AAAAAAAAAdg/RAICU2Kwz0A/s1600/2010.11.27020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIe4JWX-VI/AAAAAAAAAdg/RAICU2Kwz0A/s320/2010.11.27020.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfVzQ4J9I/AAAAAAAAAds/cDD6hmeU-Vg/s1600/2010.11.27016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfVzQ4J9I/AAAAAAAAAds/cDD6hmeU-Vg/s320/2010.11.27016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfB_eURnI/AAAAAAAAAdk/AJgy4pung50/s1600/2010.11.27019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfB_eURnI/AAAAAAAAAdk/AJgy4pung50/s320/2010.11.27019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm sooo glad I went down early, sooo many people came through my little space.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I sold the sweet child's table and chair set </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">my Man brought in 2 hours earlier.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The cutest couple bought it for their daughters.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">They almost didn't know it came with TWO chairs </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">since I was sitting in one of them while </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was writing out my price tags...oops! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We all got a good laugh out of that one!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfgOSa1EI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Z95h451BP8g/s1600/2010.11.27015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIfgOSa1EI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Z95h451BP8g/s320/2010.11.27015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIziS-eTXI/AAAAAAAAAhE/6p_Whhvmhw4/s1600/2010.11.27078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIziS-eTXI/AAAAAAAAAhE/6p_Whhvmhw4/s320/2010.11.27078.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI0QQ-JKjI/AAAAAAAAAhM/VbEILnvjmo0/s1600/2010.11.27074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPI0QQ-JKjI/AAAAAAAAAhM/VbEILnvjmo0/s320/2010.11.27074.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then a very nice woman put two items on layaway.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">She loved the fireplace mantle we just brought in and</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the black chandelier I did with vintage sheet music.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">She got it for her granddaughter, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">how sweet it that?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A few more things made their way to the check out as well.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm so glad the Lord blessed me with good sales that night.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm that much closer to my car payment, yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, I hope you enjoyed learning a little more about Riverside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No black Friday for this family!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's so over-rated, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">full of love gratitude and love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-63924099531061568592010-11-27T23:30:00.000-08:002010-11-27T23:30:07.781-08:00Shanty 2 Chic Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just wanted to let you all know about a terrific </span><a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2010/11/silhouette-machine-giveaway.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">GIVEAWAY</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">from an awesome blog, </span><a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shanty2Chic</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Whitney and Ashley are two sisters that craft constantly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and post all the how-to's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don't already follow them, you're missing out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What are they giving away you ask?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A Silhouette Machine!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIELSl-iEI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/YfIjm4Qu1xM/s1600/Silhouette.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TPIELSl-iEI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/YfIjm4Qu1xM/s1600/Silhouette.bmp" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'd REALLY love to own one, so by posting this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I get one more chance!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Be sure to check out their blog </span><a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shanty2Chic</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and their giveaway post </span><a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2010/11/silhouette-machine-giveaway.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hope you all have a great weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Blessings,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Missy</span></div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-42206282184879005462010-11-19T23:27:00.000-08:002010-11-19T23:54:39.537-08:00The Armoire - 8 Years in the Making<div style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you ever bought something and had grandious plans </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">to make it into something beautiful?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then never got around to actually </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">bringing those plans to reality?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure if many of you took a quick look into your garage, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">patio or storage unit, you can totally relate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For those of you who are so organized and disciplined that </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">your projects are completed before </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">even a speck of dust </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">has tim e</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">to settle on it, first of all, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">there <em>has to be</em> something wrong with you....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm kidding of course....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'd LOVE to have that <strike>problem</strike> trait!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway, this post is about one of those pieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I bought this old armoire EIGHT years ago,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">when I first started in this business of junkin'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">At that time I was slightly over-buying.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I seemed to have a <em>serious</em> lack of self-control.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(Some of you may relate to this as well.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I actually bought two entire old bedroom sets,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that included <em>three</em> armoires.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I know, I know...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">but I already told you, I had no self-control!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I could literally picture each one of them completed,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">each with their own set of beautiful, ornate appliques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The other two have sold long ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But for some reason, the one I had the biggest plans for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">just sat and sat....and sat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Eventually it ended up on my Mom's rear patio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">There it sat some more - 8 years total!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcsM14oT1I/AAAAAAAAAbk/gXjZJMA4h24/s1600/DSC04920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcsM14oT1I/AAAAAAAAAbk/gXjZJMA4h24/s320/DSC04920.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, here she is.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A little weather damaged,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">which I'm sure many of you can relate to as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcsfh9Nc4I/AAAAAAAAAbo/otCX_2ODcp8/s1600/DSC04921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcsfh9Nc4I/AAAAAAAAAbo/otCX_2ODcp8/s320/DSC04921.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh, I'd say about a second or so after snapping</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">this photo, she decided to fall forward </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">off of the platform.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thank goodness my Husband was there to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">jump in and save her.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcs3vdPNPI/AAAAAAAAAbs/IKpJaO8jDUk/s1600/DSC04922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcs3vdPNPI/AAAAAAAAAbs/IKpJaO8jDUk/s320/DSC04922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sad, isn't it?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Poor neglected armoire.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">She was so loyal, sitting there, patiently, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">for eight long years.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I had to make it up to her so I hunted around</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to see what we could do.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOctiHMwuqI/AAAAAAAAAb0/IU1IQBscdgs/s1600/DSC04932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOctiHMwuqI/AAAAAAAAAb0/IU1IQBscdgs/s320/DSC04932.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now that's better!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOct5eTHxSI/AAAAAAAAAb4/zj4YIm-tXTU/s1600/DSC04933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOct5eTHxSI/AAAAAAAAAb4/zj4YIm-tXTU/s320/DSC04933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcwNWhCMCI/AAAAAAAAAb8/gRgDXVLwNgQ/s1600/DSC04934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOcwNWhCMCI/AAAAAAAAAb8/gRgDXVLwNgQ/s320/DSC04934.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With a little moulding and some glue,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">she's good as new, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">or even better actually!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After a TON of sanding,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">we went through 4 cans of Kilz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then I started to play with my appliques,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">trying to find the best combination.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This is pretty much what I had envisioned </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">all those years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdjAXOMReI/AAAAAAAAAcE/bRpGmao3aiY/s1600/DSC05029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdjAXOMReI/AAAAAAAAAcE/bRpGmao3aiY/s320/DSC05029.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdjMQBNnaI/AAAAAAAAAcI/__6Ok81nljw/s1600/DSC05030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdjMQBNnaI/AAAAAAAAAcI/__6Ok81nljw/s320/DSC05030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My next step was to add a lighter primer </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to all the appliques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Kilz is much too heavy for the ornate </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">detail of the appliques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdmXqDOuHI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/CrPiuOTOEgM/s1600/DSC05179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdmXqDOuHI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/CrPiuOTOEgM/s320/DSC05179.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here's what it looked like after my Husband </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">added a couple coats of paint with our </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">HVLP sprayer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">After looking at it for a few days,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I realized I didn't like how bright it looked.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I debated on "shabby-chic-ing" it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(You know, sanding edges and such)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But then I decided to antique it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I played around with some glaze and stain but </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">it kept separating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdmqiRjKvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/uVnB7N23ePM/s1600/DSC05181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdmqiRjKvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/uVnB7N23ePM/s320/DSC05181.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So then I thought I'd try something new.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I just used the walnut colored furniture stain alone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and dipped a rag in it and started to rub it on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnfTqLlfI/AAAAAAAAAcw/lBWA6u4wZd0/s1600/DSC05192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnfTqLlfI/AAAAAAAAAcw/lBWA6u4wZd0/s320/DSC05192.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After quite a while of fine tuning,</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was very happy with the results.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">You may have noticed the fan in one of the pictures.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That was because the stain was so oily,</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">it kept settling around the appliques.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was taking FoRevER to dry so I actually brought</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">the fan outside and parked it right in front </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">of the armoire <em>all night</em>!</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Finally it all dried and ended up looking really cool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnoeHoD8I/AAAAAAAAAc0/smbSfwQMjSs/s1600/DSC05215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnoeHoD8I/AAAAAAAAAc0/smbSfwQMjSs/s320/DSC05215.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So there it is in my space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The matching dresse/vanity is next to it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnxWXKMxI/AAAAAAAAAc4/Rhj56bxqV68/s1600/DSC05220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdnxWXKMxI/AAAAAAAAAc4/Rhj56bxqV68/s320/DSC05220.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdn7-2BSUI/AAAAAAAAAc8/KxNWJ72xnO0/s1600/DSC05221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TOdn7-2BSUI/AAAAAAAAAc8/KxNWJ72xnO0/s320/DSC05221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here are a couple of close-ups of it all done</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and in my space at Mission Galleria.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you have any questions about it,</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">just email me or post a message.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> I was hoping to link up to Marian's blog party</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">but I missed the deadline, darn it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But thankfully I'm able to make it to</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Debra's <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/vintage-inspiration-friday-12-jewelry.html"><span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Vintage Inspiration Friday</strong></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> blog party </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">at Commom Ground! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yay!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've been wanting to participate for quite a while now</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and am finally doing it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please drop by and check out all the other</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">lovely bloggers' Vintage Inspiration.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">AND I'm linking up to Terrell's blog party</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://froufroudecor.blogspot.com/2010/11/fabulous-friday-finds-party-time_18.html"><span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Fabulous Friday Finds</strong></span></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">at </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Frou Frou Decor!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Missy @ Chateau Chic Boutiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246111122535455747noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674787370762734323.post-70486100049610962102010-11-17T00:21:00.000-08:002010-11-17T00:21:45.290-08:00White Wednesday #8<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi friends!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This week's White Wednesday is going to</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">feature pictures from my last show,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tell Me About the Good Ole Days.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We all had a great time.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a great group of ladies, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">a lot of us also do Christie's show,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Chateau de Fleurs.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'll share the pictures of their beautiful</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">spaces in another post.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(by the way, the next show is coming up quickly...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">December 3 & 4th)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">OK, back to White Wednesday.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, here come the whites...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONvBMn87sI/AAAAAAAAAaE/8Z81nH-pE-0/s1600/2010.11.12013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONvBMn87sI/AAAAAAAAAaE/8Z81nH-pE-0/s320/2010.11.12013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is a small shabby dresser that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I really debated on whether or not add appliques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But I'm so glad I did!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I really like how it turned out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">When I started using appliques,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(which was almost 9 years ago)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I always saved them for certain nicer pieces,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">partly because they're so costly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">But now I choose pieces based on the character</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I think they'll show once they're</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">all dressed up with a pretty applique (or 2, or 3!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwGS3rZrI/AAAAAAAAAaU/ghS88KcRE-U/s1600/2010.11.12025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwGS3rZrI/AAAAAAAAAaU/ghS88KcRE-U/s320/2010.11.12025.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love this little table,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">it's so dainty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I love the criss-cross pieces</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that brace the legs at the bottom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwQL4-gYI/AAAAAAAAAaY/SVcFpBnhrgw/s1600/2010.11.12026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwQL4-gYI/AAAAAAAAAaY/SVcFpBnhrgw/s320/2010.11.12026.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Those tiny chairs are actually place card holders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I picked them up at Michael's years ago and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I finally got around to painting and antiquing them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">They started out with a super shiny silver finish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I had two sets and another dealer bought one of them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">to hold her business cards at her shows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">They look so cute with her jewelry displays.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwjLtDIZI/AAAAAAAAAag/IwQr4qt-_X8/s1600/2010.11.12027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwjLtDIZI/AAAAAAAAAag/IwQr4qt-_X8/s320/2010.11.12027.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This started out as an old cabinet door and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">was </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">really not cute at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I added one of my favorite appliques, a basket of roses,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> and that tiny beaded trim...yes, I painstakingly added</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">it in LOTS of small pieces. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Those darn brittle pieces just kept breaking!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then I kept painting, sanding, and antiquing until</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I finally was happy with the finish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Sometimes it takes me a while to get things</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">just how I want them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's what is so great about transforming things,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">you just keep working with it until you like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And it's only paint right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How many times have you painted something or</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">recovered the same piece...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">over and over and over again?!?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwoe7MZwI/AAAAAAAAAak/bGTfwn5oOcI/s1600/2010.11.12028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwoe7MZwI/AAAAAAAAAak/bGTfwn5oOcI/s320/2010.11.12028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This used to be a funky sort of candle sconce.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I pulled the weird miniature shelf thingy sticking out of it,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that held the little wooden candle cup.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then I added the applique, a large glass knob for a hook</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">had my Husband counter sink holes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(see how there's a little hole that is sunk down into the bigger hole?)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that way, when you put screws in the hang it,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">they will "sink" into the hole and be flush</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">with the surface rather than protrude out.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then you just touch up the screws with a little paint</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and they just about dissappear.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwy1tl63I/AAAAAAAAAao/4jXA1NFoQUA/s1600/2010.11.12036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONwy1tl63I/AAAAAAAAAao/4jXA1NFoQUA/s320/2010.11.12036.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love the legs on this curvy table.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The mirror is something I found as is.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a little on the heavy side but I love the curves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and the the rose etchings on the glass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONw4Q6WXtI/AAAAAAAAAas/rzSAhlHn7kE/s1600/2010.11.12037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONw4Q6WXtI/AAAAAAAAAas/rzSAhlHn7kE/s320/2010.11.12037.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">These are some candle holders I made out of</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">old wooden post pieces.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">You can see their transformation <a href="http://chateauchicboutique.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-white-wednesday.html"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONvyGqPknI/AAAAAAAAAaM/DgnN1ghxNlM/s1600/2010.11.12023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONvyGqPknI/AAAAAAAAAaM/DgnN1ghxNlM/s320/2010.11.12023.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is a little children's table and chair set</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I did a while back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONxdIjN4qI/AAAAAAAAAa0/KavYMgx3k2U/s1600/2010.11.12022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mvIHr7IlD3Y/TONxdIjN4qI/AAAAAAAAAa0/KavYMgx3k2U/s320/2010.11.12022.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now here's another bunch of lovely whites for ya'!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's the chalkboard door my Man made.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just kept bringing him junk to add to it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">and he found a way to make it all work!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">You can't see it very well but there's an old ceiling tin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">that fit just perfectly in the bottom panel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We had so much fun creating this together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The cutest couple ended up buying it as we</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">were packing up on the last day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I hope they enjoy using it as much as</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">we did creating it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, I guess that just about does it for the whites.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'll close out this post with this cute little piece</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">made from another old cabinet door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Love you all!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now go check out all the beautiful expressions of whites</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">as Kathleen hosts another fabulous White Wednesday at </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2010/11/white-wednesday-74.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><strong>Faded Charm</strong></span></a>!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hope everyone has an awesome week.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Isaiah 1:18</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Missy</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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