tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286649492024-03-07T03:41:33.844-05:00Birds of a FeatherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-41055160973851193312011-10-16T20:31:00.004-04:002011-10-16T20:53:18.666-04:00Fairytale Magic ~<div style="text-align: center;">A little fairytale magic happened this past weekend in Asheville, NC. I am so envious that I was not able to be at my friend <a href="http://sweeteyecandycreations.typepad.com/once_upon_a_dream/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Jenn's fabulous event</span></i></a>, but I was a little part of it ~ she asked me to create these swan ornaments for each of the lucky guests! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBewCj07W6j8WXCAsrj8lrcfUFcKw0z7-Ijkddnfj7un5bMiQdfxls-wNuiD1CIquq6XxSUI02_okVIZOuB30i7RKSrgSsyJc7uHAoWwgoi7WhqNX8nvun3-aTS2bTMEZpO4lO/s1600/swan9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBewCj07W6j8WXCAsrj8lrcfUFcKw0z7-Ijkddnfj7un5bMiQdfxls-wNuiD1CIquq6XxSUI02_okVIZOuB30i7RKSrgSsyJc7uHAoWwgoi7WhqNX8nvun3-aTS2bTMEZpO4lO/s400/swan9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664252669828856594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I used the "good stuff" and had fun creating all the glittery & dyed elements </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vavPwxJ2nJv-lFW49ihRwFXzzMXZ2Ux_9MtqveV9s-lrFpOTKes7I-P59UJE3THnv0PLW9SDfEKpUqr4QObk1-yu3A3Av8SSqQPG2MEz7VJ7NcU2Keu3S3zDl5aeRP9AGGnM/s1600/swan8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vavPwxJ2nJv-lFW49ihRwFXzzMXZ2Ux_9MtqveV9s-lrFpOTKes7I-P59UJE3THnv0PLW9SDfEKpUqr4QObk1-yu3A3Av8SSqQPG2MEz7VJ7NcU2Keu3S3zDl5aeRP9AGGnM/s400/swan8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664252659948691778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Each was finished off with a tiny pearl & gold crown</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj-28GYI80aYa7HB4J28gqWgIgQzfaTL_JI2f_6JMZ_LXeygW40T9LlXPPDqo2qpX_HiAtzt06Ob_POe97BGLx0w_sz_W3JCL79PW1-xDe1f2MnAp6m-P-_Z3UnOUdTqx9o2J/s1600/swan-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj-28GYI80aYa7HB4J28gqWgIgQzfaTL_JI2f_6JMZ_LXeygW40T9LlXPPDqo2qpX_HiAtzt06Ob_POe97BGLx0w_sz_W3JCL79PW1-xDe1f2MnAp6m-P-_Z3UnOUdTqx9o2J/s400/swan-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664252654202207842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was hard to pack them up and send them on their way...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQ2pGelpcMVTm67QOYYuzb3zMZusB0Jh709KGoMucgD7_3IKYbZPiAmOh76t3wVLoAPZQSdKXZWutCcaRHYEN9fD7IlEG0etUA7m-HxFigFYfIxcciBhBrHUcWF5h366YwVW/s1600/swan-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQ2pGelpcMVTm67QOYYuzb3zMZusB0Jh709KGoMucgD7_3IKYbZPiAmOh76t3wVLoAPZQSdKXZWutCcaRHYEN9fD7IlEG0etUA7m-HxFigFYfIxcciBhBrHUcWF5h366YwVW/s400/swan-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664252651029633682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">but I'm pretty sure each and every one went to a very nice home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtnChK8gwS_lyrZCbCJ1X5rJ1a-jkzzvMVpHXSfDSyYZqJZkDCPy54o_Tw7fff1Wu9ir97AY4w-kjmPw8gVdMfLOEn4-xmbn-nlc2DULZFpFHrvJsdEXRem6FG51iY9fIFGbW/s1600/blog-name-stamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtnChK8gwS_lyrZCbCJ1X5rJ1a-jkzzvMVpHXSfDSyYZqJZkDCPy54o_Tw7fff1Wu9ir97AY4w-kjmPw8gVdMfLOEn4-xmbn-nlc2DULZFpFHrvJsdEXRem6FG51iY9fIFGbW/s400/blog-name-stamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664257445507456834" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-21758945858613867442011-07-30T06:00:00.005-04:002011-07-30T06:00:00.872-04:00Big Girl's Big Day ~<div style="text-align: center;">Today is my Big Girl's 21st birthday ~ so hard to believe!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVEjUdPx4uAgfjbggW17ooYNs6f6rIz7-fSuNhgtzRD1XKR_lBPbxHiEReMIxQmrag6brU1Bc0w2kTosZyjiXja8rGPP8jYbuQ0m3zK06vBExrlvCt-E9FO0HexaDoe5dkWvC/s1600/prize-ball.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVEjUdPx4uAgfjbggW17ooYNs6f6rIz7-fSuNhgtzRD1XKR_lBPbxHiEReMIxQmrag6brU1Bc0w2kTosZyjiXja8rGPP8jYbuQ0m3zK06vBExrlvCt-E9FO0HexaDoe5dkWvC/s400/prize-ball.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633787204778680946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Almost a year ago she announced she was moving 4600 miles away...for a year...luckily she has come home a few times and will be moving back in a few months. Always her style to leap and build her wings on the way down ~ it's kept life interesting. I love too that she is a sweet sentimental soul with a big heart. But this is what kids do, and we all know it will only be a matter of time before she moves out for good. It's hitting her that she won't be home for her BIG DAY ~ her first birthday away from home. She said she's missing all of us and all the special little things I have always done...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLofGBjk1f7GJs3XM1v9mTkIt8FaUZRazGbC8sereAqMNkknETF5xEEFC5dagkNCc4QSWIzAG5zJ_CRXR3veAENIWVYSjNErB2suGjEF1jnATZJV_-McjnBgBJilNJ-ilFXgi/s1600/a-crown.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLofGBjk1f7GJs3XM1v9mTkIt8FaUZRazGbC8sereAqMNkknETF5xEEFC5dagkNCc4QSWIzAG5zJ_CRXR3veAENIWVYSjNErB2suGjEF1jnATZJV_-McjnBgBJilNJ-ilFXgi/s400/a-crown.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633787203252892546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So a box filled with party things and a crown (made from a dollar store find, not my best but it will do,) were shipped off with lots of love. And I found a bakery nearby and ordered her favorite cake to be delivered. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDf7cyN58OjGzrap7yBZpVzJvTCHHMzT1n-ZQGAwDwejVcKwxIskx83P4dxECQP15LxzaeVrZMQshzM9ZWDTTEe2xetxAc-O-cIMoQUXVaYmXLqt1QMXpDY6JhnguOhJH9zT0/s1600/cones.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDf7cyN58OjGzrap7yBZpVzJvTCHHMzT1n-ZQGAwDwejVcKwxIskx83P4dxECQP15LxzaeVrZMQshzM9ZWDTTEe2xetxAc-O-cIMoQUXVaYmXLqt1QMXpDY6JhnguOhJH9zT0/s400/cones.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633787203918189410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love making all the fun party things myself, but I came across this <a href="http://topsmalibu.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><b><i>cool company</i></b></span></a> and thought I'd share, in case you are in need of a special gift to send and you're too busy ~ these are fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSdjeeuZqZTTAIqm20L7lXshyphenhyphenBd4xFYzcnsIZ45yQ7bR28elO36vF-6KIRvAjq2ysBAu0u_gGMVHBIztwVd6w-B0miRX7a7OG0VZmpx9pLVjmzoQpYRC8jfCue6pGerz3gxN7/s320/blog-name-stamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633790369096996642" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-5191285955055983622011-05-12T11:50:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:52:29.316-04:00Brimfield Flea ~ 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn9ig1yf55ZaBlU3XLRL0Zdwf74aeRJL52VbLtzx9CLerJYyb9WNjXIYdgnqpjFFqv9PRsBF4aeMf-H-cGo0ZbNT6JUYD5uVQqhzUeBJzyGXfGSWrkOyuGddAzvJfdLoDX6p6/s1600/IMG_0382.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn9ig1yf55ZaBlU3XLRL0Zdwf74aeRJL52VbLtzx9CLerJYyb9WNjXIYdgnqpjFFqv9PRsBF4aeMf-H-cGo0ZbNT6JUYD5uVQqhzUeBJzyGXfGSWrkOyuGddAzvJfdLoDX6p6/s400/IMG_0382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605861126954606610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The day may have started off with a drizzle, but it didn't stop us from finding lots of great treasures and loads of inspiration!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1tT2ALhEofXvmIC4Hamm4cHzDc6osaTeBXNh2k14azLgbr3UIC5gL3Cx87FoRjwsyPKPAqeX2SKkg3AlI0P8xVakhIhYwWDImZcQ4v3MpZ6M6HnSHMAt2QlE2jlnAtGX8RUU/s1600/IMG_0355.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1tT2ALhEofXvmIC4Hamm4cHzDc6osaTeBXNh2k14azLgbr3UIC5gL3Cx87FoRjwsyPKPAqeX2SKkg3AlI0P8xVakhIhYwWDImZcQ4v3MpZ6M6HnSHMAt2QlE2jlnAtGX8RUU/s400/IMG_0355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605861039226133698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My friend Tracy and her gorgeous wares in Mahogany Ridge always gets us hung up for a bit...so many great vendors in this field</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbx85hpYa_Qp1y89QNiglth52N8DVnhwKC9jxpMmuW6hi0xCRdDXxDOeFLSZBQ-T85-fcmzRfUpzkPYYJynMzPJKLkg1BzjHm0iy51ccLT_l5_FkJ7zyj5aZpgSZ7R7O_-f5Z/s1600/IMG_0360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbx85hpYa_Qp1y89QNiglth52N8DVnhwKC9jxpMmuW6hi0xCRdDXxDOeFLSZBQ-T85-fcmzRfUpzkPYYJynMzPJKLkg1BzjHm0iy51ccLT_l5_FkJ7zyj5aZpgSZ7R7O_-f5Z/s400/IMG_0360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605861034846156962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2tZw-aTGIvs4K1ublbeEOR5poFJuilvNIzk85OJGjoXd1iJyXzQLDXJFC6hdwFwoejHAZkdSGb7aXaAIaOY57y69zLziOtzQNXluXmNDhjaz1PzXu9ANAax8fGiQ-rbGoR9t/s1600/IMG_0358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2tZw-aTGIvs4K1ublbeEOR5poFJuilvNIzk85OJGjoXd1iJyXzQLDXJFC6hdwFwoejHAZkdSGb7aXaAIaOY57y69zLziOtzQNXluXmNDhjaz1PzXu9ANAax8fGiQ-rbGoR9t/s400/IMG_0358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605861026647503122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love how so many booths merchandised their wares this year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFcbPYfhMqlA78XZkP0W-XSTnswlbNIiOuVNTeu3cSsW4RvSOarfR-bjos3RPGqyNeP-kGvKwf8z0MQIXwCegBAsBj5JXtKnyf-7X48Tefgv2ty33pkZiD9LrLZKvUH6CIR5m/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwjgYblo4uSACyDrgbMl4T3ldN2bETDD27P5qm6gzaY1IArBM4Hg6OF7lwf5u_u_BjFgxZdPoYKxJQ7gQC5ldvctwijuNVstpsnZlTzq-ltt6ljizRYz-NSab6XSZnxTmqfYp/s400/IMG_0366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605860016881855570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4MbQKGo5E9o-pdXGZVho_qDHBbl1tRVxxpbWs_5FLb9i5qQP-DtFDsnUerd0BoUqoVqadmLUxwDDT3Nf8AjklJXVQFbbA_q3J3OMPvV1hu5e-uwvwvmy_8bhai2n8WfoJxfe/s1600/IMG_0367.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4MbQKGo5E9o-pdXGZVho_qDHBbl1tRVxxpbWs_5FLb9i5qQP-DtFDsnUerd0BoUqoVqadmLUxwDDT3Nf8AjklJXVQFbbA_q3J3OMPvV1hu5e-uwvwvmy_8bhai2n8WfoJxfe/s400/IMG_0367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605860011156313298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nestingonmain.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Nesting on Main</i></span></a> is one of my favorite booths for fresh home & garden inspiration</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWkrENua6rAuPhWLD57cqxt_3waPqToJ8NaqO8A-KXGOlMMsG-afMSbNA4KgO_pvtWxS_HzT_AsE7L_yFoyXZLG7rGQn0ShY7J7CC-_TJ5ojvG9X-GXzPI4nUGRJeuxwrj-Jo/s1600/IMG_0375.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pUFNu5M20uA_Oujuu0Ylqc2NSuk9bBNo9we8u7MjveJyPgGANli_Hy8VW_MaW-O48iVNK9d88ne4DwjUmMfzD-IKjQvXuAwP7wfh089LimX8-hrNNn_Szjhoe3u6dAKgPpTz/s400/IMG_0377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605859783406465826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_nCPTAv-DG8tLJfxWiTnTA0bKA8AjmHxUIyS7pfwnnqV1di_iHx9f85vlRd9V5aKIu4Tz-4jOB3McD2SJ2-He3UEynLmc3-oMXvTyOBSxTU-ywUgeumupXa5JLJvJW9EeHRW/s1600/IMG_0376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_nCPTAv-DG8tLJfxWiTnTA0bKA8AjmHxUIyS7pfwnnqV1di_iHx9f85vlRd9V5aKIu4Tz-4jOB3McD2SJ2-He3UEynLmc3-oMXvTyOBSxTU-ywUgeumupXa5JLJvJW9EeHRW/s400/IMG_0376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605859778861681938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bethhylan.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Beth Hylan</i></span></a> was on hand to chat about her beautiful jewelry made from vintage elements & mother of pearl buttons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IZxdTfqO-2L5L0R0CBxYseuTzR1EWCxxHOq0EvIrBa93UOJ0ggRrrd7K1lo1s73Df8pskUAZ9BqlU53KB51uOohQnC7YQpmDAkREIlJf3FLv9DRWgvKy-J3kfltFhMzlupkj/s1600/IMG_0379.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPENP7wib0Ces4vLzwoFh1u1FLh6x_2Rztd_njUWyNvBjvilB-f1v2SIdPHSFpa5vFrS8mXdwGxz33KoPfCpRNpbfbyr2QLIHwAmtlHeQEVza_a9PnnI3iCipR-QK4uGc2Adjw/s400/IMG_0387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605857961864285250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We always bump into some fun friends ~ <a href="http://www.elementsjillschwartz.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Jill Shwartz</i></span></a> stopped to chat for a bit(we did see <a href="http://www.tinseltrading.com/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Marcia Ceppos</i></span></a> & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><i><a href="http://www.wendyaddisonstudio.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Wendy Addison</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">, but decided not to interrupt their scurrying around as they picked up their treasures.)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JgOBtuPQC0Myrid8oPVC05feX9Ezt_wg32My84SWPwASXYPSDkHYKd2ovG-395_lK94XPsJ-5Y_uzidP5BRJTMHj7EsAMlvaeJapBGB8llc1WuChCYNL5g9zPZgNm634m1e_/s1600/photo-66.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JgOBtuPQC0Myrid8oPVC05feX9Ezt_wg32My84SWPwASXYPSDkHYKd2ovG-395_lK94XPsJ-5Y_uzidP5BRJTMHj7EsAMlvaeJapBGB8llc1WuChCYNL5g9zPZgNm634m1e_/s400/photo-66.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605862372295342530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa, Me, Jill, Janet & Paula </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Paula and I met at the <a href="http://hkwdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/friends-aprons-in-nyc.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>WWC even</i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">t</span> and recently moved to MA, glad she joined us!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHV50NxbVB2QRyhVl_2dijEv_V5vfjXN6R1Yt0oJRnIuq_30oNBa5AZxD32GqlwpBv6noZdvfFOSd6zuMIAOOIFehCo-q968PhZz0xYxrLfSr5AdQfxvTiX8eCAOt-P3upeMBL/s1600/IMG_0395.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHV50NxbVB2QRyhVl_2dijEv_V5vfjXN6R1Yt0oJRnIuq_30oNBa5AZxD32GqlwpBv6noZdvfFOSd6zuMIAOOIFehCo-q968PhZz0xYxrLfSr5AdQfxvTiX8eCAOt-P3upeMBL/s400/IMG_0395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605857955524206882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As we were leaving <a href="http://www.lesliemueller.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>Leslie Muelle</i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">r</span> stopped us for a little interview ~ fun</div><div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://hkwdesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/flea-market-picnic.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i>annual picnic</i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><i> </i></span>did happen, although I did not get any great pics, sorry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Join us next year, and bring the sun!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWPpl_OQpEF98GHaQU97k__Z2yIFD6MpwGabgx8wS4D1CmjkB9TqmPTFiHQsVD-0S0AUghzWTthXDUSiLoWN7oSA79VPRuWCCq5Py4DHlmW7m5mrBV8A6E8iigPU3bp4Ac38U/s1600/blog-name-stamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWPpl_OQpEF98GHaQU97k__Z2yIFD6MpwGabgx8wS4D1CmjkB9TqmPTFiHQsVD-0S0AUghzWTthXDUSiLoWN7oSA79VPRuWCCq5Py4DHlmW7m5mrBV8A6E8iigPU3bp4Ac38U/s400/blog-name-stamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605870504769493794" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-89556423987415087302011-05-02T10:13:00.046-04:002011-05-02T18:14:56.352-04:00Sneak Peek ~<div style="text-align: center;">Coming Soon ~ </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How to Make: <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">PAPER RUFFLES</span></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Using a Home Sewing Machine & Crepe Paper Streamers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDQEQlS1c7NxI4dBzQnFX0SWGNQw5fKxIUeu1Pv5VX3ZCCdk4NjSQ5ufh3Gyx0SZ0EA4niqjw-sebcjZC-Z265o3YQi_0wSitfNW1bbmn7V5dEBnsY6IX8g1Hr6WLpj5gvhl-/s1600/Book-Cover-FINAL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDQEQlS1c7NxI4dBzQnFX0SWGNQw5fKxIUeu1Pv5VX3ZCCdk4NjSQ5ufh3Gyx0SZ0EA4niqjw-sebcjZC-Z265o3YQi_0wSitfNW1bbmn7V5dEBnsY6IX8g1Hr6WLpj5gvhl-/s400/Book-Cover-FINAL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602235162794847362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little project of mine has been in the works for a while now, as some of you already know and have been patiently waiting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything you've ever wanted to know about how to create pretty ruffled crepe trims; sewing, dying, applying and more! I give you all my tried and true sources, tips and techniques. This is a no holds barred tell all which takes the little secrets and frustration out of creating these lovely trims. You {barely} even need to know how to use a sewing machine ~ you'll be a pro right from the start!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This will answer all your burning questions like ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Can I sew paper ruffles just like yours? </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Are all crepe streamers the same quality?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Will I really be able to make beautiful flowers?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and oh so much more</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's going to be wonderful, you'll see...and guess what, not only will you be able to get a hard copy in your hot little hands, but you'll be able to view it on <i>ANY</i> digital or PDF reader, even your iPad ~ I know, <i>so</i> exciting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be in touch soon with all the details on where you can get one ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSavC4O9FKBTPaXFOonQAkjJCBy8SbcgR5ayLuddwBzoouNBeImANNlxYAr2yeobsthbWP4JfnUtKZVexUKfPH1wcHphnnrPIQo2X81D-IDHGi8UkoJAAV_DqpMfuPuJC550u/s1600/blog-name-stamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 59px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSavC4O9FKBTPaXFOonQAkjJCBy8SbcgR5ayLuddwBzoouNBeImANNlxYAr2yeobsthbWP4JfnUtKZVexUKfPH1wcHphnnrPIQo2X81D-IDHGi8UkoJAAV_DqpMfuPuJC550u/s200/blog-name-stamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602136715030226994" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-519994939135198742011-03-04T16:35:00.003-05:002011-03-04T16:48:14.844-05:00Shop Update ~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z1qf8l5b-XDl9CBJWgqpHhr4kEpUaclGI_Flyx9odSHbAhbhU8HBscp9rP23GMoYDyZkMbxlqzs-WoQyzHMv0sogCPU-XB55Kj5Tt3JPzmwJMK_Pt5NcLgDouj8MRRN-FHkq/s1600/marie-cufflette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z1qf8l5b-XDl9CBJWgqpHhr4kEpUaclGI_Flyx9odSHbAhbhU8HBscp9rP23GMoYDyZkMbxlqzs-WoQyzHMv0sogCPU-XB55Kj5Tt3JPzmwJMK_Pt5NcLgDouj8MRRN-FHkq/s400/marie-cufflette.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580341779966718322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This kit was a big hit at the Marie event this past weekend, and since some have emailed to ask if I'll have more...the answer is yes! I've listed one kit in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69350685/queens-notion-box-cufflette-kit"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">the shop</span></b></i></a>, it's sitting there all alone, but I have a bunch more and will re-list until they're gone! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOWeFxBWqBQgrFLyH2WfEV0_SqSacbHWUVj1P8b4B40yRJqx_WIVfRSweTRV-LNeiPxO9PVqjAIgcqCmvvbSYrW4HtGETy_l2TAlZ81Ljgkj4VsuBTIRVIaDsf0DVDyW3EF56/s1600/cufflt-kit-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOWeFxBWqBQgrFLyH2WfEV0_SqSacbHWUVj1P8b4B40yRJqx_WIVfRSweTRV-LNeiPxO9PVqjAIgcqCmvvbSYrW4HtGETy_l2TAlZ81Ljgkj4VsuBTIRVIaDsf0DVDyW3EF56/s400/cufflt-kit-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580341776944696850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are all packaged up pretty and filled with lovely little vintage bits; glass buttons, ribbons & laces ~ oh my! And the finished cufflette looks super pretty on too! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">xo Heidi</span></i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-49653436383360856582011-03-02T13:54:00.008-05:002011-03-04T13:15:26.887-05:00Webster Flea ~<div style="text-align: center;">Monday morning, our last day in FL, <a href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i>Tiffany</i></span></a> and I rented a car and headed out to the <a href="http://www.websterfleamarket.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i>Webster Flea Market</i></span></a> ~ it was amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9Yqqc7-Jg9fOMMK2waQS-ryXfs_yEFFSLblFPlJbfeoTkOffzNI8qfBseyca69SeASsBdnJdTEp2Wus-GmwHNLtK3MnxYrhp1HIEs7rLKsEdOsLGU7qNapiQDiv9YjdPB1ti/s1600/m-flea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9Yqqc7-Jg9fOMMK2waQS-ryXfs_yEFFSLblFPlJbfeoTkOffzNI8qfBseyca69SeASsBdnJdTEp2Wus-GmwHNLtK3MnxYrhp1HIEs7rLKsEdOsLGU7qNapiQDiv9YjdPB1ti/s400/m-flea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580289498212671042" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso6MqVJT8KuYQgAV64_CMJQ-FpF-aQ1XEpKXPclneNPvRbc__mZZ4ozmhcA189HAsvRJbFOljX2jSNMONYhjpPn8_sURmGcdpz5ZF1h5xPbBi34AsgdQiJez4SepQCYnezAbH/s1600/m-flea.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of ladies from the event went also, but we didn't bump into too many - this market is huge, and only open on Mondays! We were in search of vintage tiny bits to add to our creations, which was all we could fit in our already stuffed luggage!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IFmgf3v3RsiYbFgueIhyQPjMqtY2_Td1e7MnN-u8w7GiJ3fFgrK5ypi1HWCPUAMGooynS8YjR73SqMKqLZz5vX4EGT5CKOEjN_QMcEaow0bZrpNZbmeXybW8qVhJLyeLoIDq/s1600/m-flea-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IFmgf3v3RsiYbFgueIhyQPjMqtY2_Td1e7MnN-u8w7GiJ3fFgrK5ypi1HWCPUAMGooynS8YjR73SqMKqLZz5vX4EGT5CKOEjN_QMcEaow0bZrpNZbmeXybW8qVhJLyeLoIDq/s400/m-flea-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579558325655964178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A little Show & Tell in the parking lot on our way out. We met up with these ladies ~ our kind of girls, they had a vintage doll head on the dash of their car ~ hysterical!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Cassandra for a wonderful weekend with old friends and new, the memories we'll treasure forever!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-54241223418046578562011-03-02T13:08:00.006-05:002011-03-02T13:43:47.771-05:00Marie Class ~<div style="text-align: center;">Sunday we gathered together for a day of creative classes, and eating of course!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddfHgm-fxi65XDEOMGYJL1M3fnP9qt_kaJWOyOin9JVL1O-ni8H8vQmmdjWn9rN9uuEN5EYL7QG0x17RhEDpFXywUWZ9yci1LQTh7K0LmNGsNNWwdJkTOJo2qHXp55upVshc3/s1600/m-class-11-A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddfHgm-fxi65XDEOMGYJL1M3fnP9qt_kaJWOyOin9JVL1O-ni8H8vQmmdjWn9rN9uuEN5EYL7QG0x17RhEDpFXywUWZ9yci1LQTh7K0LmNGsNNWwdJkTOJo2qHXp55upVshc3/s400/m-class-11-A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579547501887921218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This amazing paper doll was brought in by one of the students. I found the Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RhondasOriginals?ref=seller_info"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i>here</i></span></a> if you'd like to take a peek ~ so amazing! In her pocket there's tiny silverware</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNo4OHJmJ2J6lmuvsLaUy4l1Xs_Hw6r3UaRpIEIPDzJA_tfhUldJ0qFs6NXEGmpsaXQ4RWY9ETYqEXCTA-n96XimeS3WF8MHldJPUdnPBQlApjIzdbLI9MSNxiBYaI3cUhlyg/s1600/m-clas-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNo4OHJmJ2J6lmuvsLaUy4l1Xs_Hw6r3UaRpIEIPDzJA_tfhUldJ0qFs6NXEGmpsaXQ4RWY9ETYqEXCTA-n96XimeS3WF8MHldJPUdnPBQlApjIzdbLI9MSNxiBYaI3cUhlyg/s400/m-clas-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579547020475127554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone busy creating ~ fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidTb_fCuLViofw_f4a2Xfu1aoksiXEHpHCQXGbTTRKRQmmmesBlcM2CFfiDOfD3ouGytKTWRZkAg62tiOvoD1nhtxj_DDOnVvgbfgFegsazIR-e2Pd6SlctGSiBO71sCcdCB7/s1600/m-class-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAHI5Oq-95xCC9b9adYq7x7_-yREV8HV53IrIV0JSwpuLMYrZXBfAYjc806njIkMdj4YeXnB5mDisqPhNXf2QRC3VFdQsbxTvPhsnjP-UQiDQUGMn_FR_serl_YQrm3XalXPS/s400/m-class-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579546667484838594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mR90H6p5L4uzuOdoJha_IM-3j2ZAXGuWGhBsKd5nUC851rLbtJS-FUkKWJPCkJrtX8nDE6gI8mk2dYbC6GpG4OtODBf6wsK0fdQYi3_cjLQobwu3RQEqQusm5s9NPe37ckYw/s1600/m-class-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mR90H6p5L4uzuOdoJha_IM-3j2ZAXGuWGhBsKd5nUC851rLbtJS-FUkKWJPCkJrtX8nDE6gI8mk2dYbC6GpG4OtODBf6wsK0fdQYi3_cjLQobwu3RQEqQusm5s9NPe37ckYw/s400/m-class-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579546663359153346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love seeing all the different ideas and takes on the original project, I think that's what I find most fun about teaching, that and meeting all the wonderful ladies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GenVNiTDNIPccolpKzcFi0iBDTawGgOuo-2b6dPkbxn3TZadaOTwmzIC4ICRSpzC4RxuiUTx_MoOPZYW70pzpZaLViw4iI4SYQCx60C86P4ylIrmr0bRmEj2Nj2DiiFrYR_r/s1600/m-class-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GenVNiTDNIPccolpKzcFi0iBDTawGgOuo-2b6dPkbxn3TZadaOTwmzIC4ICRSpzC4RxuiUTx_MoOPZYW70pzpZaLViw4iI4SYQCx60C86P4ylIrmr0bRmEj2Nj2DiiFrYR_r/s400/m-class-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579546660583853922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsNubCNHnyzbWBiivbjhhd5V4dqaSy3c-sbyjqZuDZOSPqNOBkqoWy3I3GUey54lKcAxW7ssmLWY2UgyuOw_L_MNtz1g8lUImycDM25iUxTgC5z1u_n4YC291rHt5hisQfCZc/s1600/m-class-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsNubCNHnyzbWBiivbjhhd5V4dqaSy3c-sbyjqZuDZOSPqNOBkqoWy3I3GUey54lKcAxW7ssmLWY2UgyuOw_L_MNtz1g8lUImycDM25iUxTgC5z1u_n4YC291rHt5hisQfCZc/s400/m-class-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579546654697463522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A great group and everyone had a good time!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-56788927467359590872011-03-02T12:48:00.008-05:002011-03-02T13:42:16.968-05:00Marie Ball ~ Girls just want to have fun<div style="text-align: center;">Cassandra hosted the Grand Ball out on the patio by the fountain ~ it was a gorgeous night, music playing, and the champagne was flowing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3cPKduFb2w4bNhUz250s43DEuj18KS4GsPOPuGcTSHgVCZ2ZdQ_cBHgLI1_HdTPkxRzaK1YdTq6grZ-VpfNP2Q6wpdiSpfEPmdTdjagFx6J4o3UPpDbBsF-0yvY3rmc0e9WM/s1600/m-ball-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3cPKduFb2w4bNhUz250s43DEuj18KS4GsPOPuGcTSHgVCZ2ZdQ_cBHgLI1_HdTPkxRzaK1YdTq6grZ-VpfNP2Q6wpdiSpfEPmdTdjagFx6J4o3UPpDbBsF-0yvY3rmc0e9WM/s400/m-ball-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542612376937538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tiffany Sherry and Jenn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenn's wig and outfit were amazing, as you can see ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">all the different takes on Maire were fabulous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKusIrbDedxTKgkmhM3UmbHECNt4nOZPqXjOIb3zXAvojy7IWP48NQuAzRzkwz_dO0DlIz2jt2QzdrTNjTZhkTNt-i86eL364GCxjeNd6xcsnu8zaNKuh2Omj0FfDY2Y72BWJn/s1600/m-ball-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKusIrbDedxTKgkmhM3UmbHECNt4nOZPqXjOIb3zXAvojy7IWP48NQuAzRzkwz_dO0DlIz2jt2QzdrTNjTZhkTNt-i86eL364GCxjeNd6xcsnu8zaNKuh2Omj0FfDY2Y72BWJn/s400/m-ball-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542607478690546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Marion Cassandra Bryanna and Joanna</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVuiPY08Ydfg9857DsjdVo0Zw5CyXZHUaeNDDNKhGmgTbBzhRCD5ZBoFFysOdwFtjKB48oM2my54VfMjKBDZx-JiOrjMyqJun_VAAOeyUqDwssql85TpblUT_0RJjRxw5TB4F/s1600/m-ball-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVuiPY08Ydfg9857DsjdVo0Zw5CyXZHUaeNDDNKhGmgTbBzhRCD5ZBoFFysOdwFtjKB48oM2my54VfMjKBDZx-JiOrjMyqJun_VAAOeyUqDwssql85TpblUT_0RJjRxw5TB4F/s400/m-ball-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542400765017954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a little fashion show and Sophie, who is from France, won for best costume ~ it was amazing, every little detail was carefully researched and executed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU6Br5e_xqxVXR2OimuHl0A9xFQ5YbctDjq5xj7JHdy576qLhIjzy9Ditfsfqv6slKc92lrBqZO8UzQ3awheFN87FR8EOWsXEpV3ex4C2R3WHixwE7YUnRpQOF8Dd0iAQXfQo/s1600/m-ball-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU6Br5e_xqxVXR2OimuHl0A9xFQ5YbctDjq5xj7JHdy576qLhIjzy9Ditfsfqv6slKc92lrBqZO8UzQ3awheFN87FR8EOWsXEpV3ex4C2R3WHixwE7YUnRpQOF8Dd0iAQXfQo/s400/m-ball-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542401432338722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the ladies did creative swaps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t6uIk9RaVfmDGfQoxEEzoWqLnPgphhNT9KFTCvGI-SpGTaTmQ1cIKm-jSJMj9hmYqkQJuwJQ0Yas8NSdIV_183oxdvtIMQw5zzTIh67YE7Y9rsHfogt1-fUMRLNBoznoeTeK/s1600/m-ball-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t6uIk9RaVfmDGfQoxEEzoWqLnPgphhNT9KFTCvGI-SpGTaTmQ1cIKm-jSJMj9hmYqkQJuwJQ0Yas8NSdIV_183oxdvtIMQw5zzTIh67YE7Y9rsHfogt1-fUMRLNBoznoeTeK/s400/m-ball-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542397073879186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...of course things got really fun as the night went on</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnmQkQraIXR9Ey8c3WpCdDJO19N3Ay1Z2MoNeLEgd4wgeq3nV71ND_Zvk_47H66TtpZ62cz_1EzFIKDEuk_7l8EELEDTQV1JUs1QWFmyIKH9R0ipzz4CDvDU9ixgULO_0ZZDb/s1600/m-ball-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnmQkQraIXR9Ey8c3WpCdDJO19N3Ay1Z2MoNeLEgd4wgeq3nV71ND_Zvk_47H66TtpZ62cz_1EzFIKDEuk_7l8EELEDTQV1JUs1QWFmyIKH9R0ipzz4CDvDU9ixgULO_0ZZDb/s400/m-ball-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542394200089794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A bit reluctantly I'll show my costume...I was the country Marie, after the height of her opulent period when she retreated to her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i><a href="http://www.chateauversailles.fr/domaine-marie-antoinette">petite country estate</a>. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4UkVXTQ7hERdi7dlIxmzqUgpcOJ4bgH62WoLLczGBReTOtxavwPOFtWrMAlcCrAl_SGTFudDZHN2Gozamzm6nhiIAdMW1JOMWd7qPw6mn8s-SFnXkM2RDwq_lESoXZ_4t-V0/s1600/m-ball.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4UkVXTQ7hERdi7dlIxmzqUgpcOJ4bgH62WoLLczGBReTOtxavwPOFtWrMAlcCrAl_SGTFudDZHN2Gozamzm6nhiIAdMW1JOMWd7qPw6mn8s-SFnXkM2RDwq_lESoXZ_4t-V0/s1600/m-ball.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4UkVXTQ7hERdi7dlIxmzqUgpcOJ4bgH62WoLLczGBReTOtxavwPOFtWrMAlcCrAl_SGTFudDZHN2Gozamzm6nhiIAdMW1JOMWd7qPw6mn8s-SFnXkM2RDwq_lESoXZ_4t-V0/s400/m-ball.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579542387592687362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Girls just want to have fun and we certainly were!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-64317258365396911182011-03-02T12:43:00.006-05:002011-03-02T13:36:09.789-05:00Marie Tea ~<div style="text-align: center;">Cassandra took a group of us out to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i><a href="http://www.camelliarose.com/"> tea </a> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">at this beautiful tea room in Plant City</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcuAc6ledGIJ4-xV_QVAQQ8xeoTGEDop70t9Y0cEEF8B0OwK3NtORkBwRrE-5heNB4280B9dSEqxWqfe0Voiv3jenhVYaC1Kat8bh5rpWCJj3qcfrmVlpkRxfmBYgIlbuaDc5/s1600/m-tea-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcuAc6ledGIJ4-xV_QVAQQ8xeoTGEDop70t9Y0cEEF8B0OwK3NtORkBwRrE-5heNB4280B9dSEqxWqfe0Voiv3jenhVYaC1Kat8bh5rpWCJj3qcfrmVlpkRxfmBYgIlbuaDc5/s400/m-tea-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579539968446238274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Potato soup, scones with clotted cream, finger sandwiches and petite desserts ~ yum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJma7y5XsvE6PzxI5ze3jxJ7VHVwkGnHskVzZ2kogN7N9fCUYDHY6UUv9VPZvkrb-lC0eEF0xpKcPuECTCqAhWL78JfHX3U5ft7AaLczwK6r6-eeZfhD0evMNaQrVvHGVB2_7Y/s1600/m-tea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJma7y5XsvE6PzxI5ze3jxJ7VHVwkGnHskVzZ2kogN7N9fCUYDHY6UUv9VPZvkrb-lC0eEF0xpKcPuECTCqAhWL78JfHX3U5ft7AaLczwK6r6-eeZfhD0evMNaQrVvHGVB2_7Y/s400/m-tea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579539963702369874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Strawberry cupcakes light as air</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXlHz76kVoMN5I8XkYzFCTEZTst1s6geqcTetXpiLoscj1vpa0e7LSZMFdNj3taFN2Zw6wgIoVvfbYIJd_6jCJDg6VJZ1ib9Eb0nzAKSLHP-AkvJicokxbUxxHdGn_L8KGWKX/s1600/m-tea-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXlHz76kVoMN5I8XkYzFCTEZTst1s6geqcTetXpiLoscj1vpa0e7LSZMFdNj3taFN2Zw6wgIoVvfbYIJd_6jCJDg6VJZ1ib9Eb0nzAKSLHP-AkvJicokxbUxxHdGn_L8KGWKX/s400/m-tea-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579539960561070258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Heart shaped cucumber sandwiches ~ my favorite</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWQPqNxnLKuAUh6egrGWgZB-XnBme7BhjI4mU00J5DEtj1cehmZzNeKP6rnthoWummZ7oSBP70_oqU3ylCVY_dktNiGeA7m9EeHyfvL_ClTUw0uTvwHnbDniMJCCoIKPB1R7k/s1600/m-tea-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWQPqNxnLKuAUh6egrGWgZB-XnBme7BhjI4mU00J5DEtj1cehmZzNeKP6rnthoWummZ7oSBP70_oqU3ylCVY_dktNiGeA7m9EeHyfvL_ClTUw0uTvwHnbDniMJCCoIKPB1R7k/s400/m-tea-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579539955655158130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage hats for all to wear</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL6M1b-NouXwYS6Fkbk4UhDRcu2tToqeEopmAg4XVWlV2uyPDJ2Ffywke6CKYJz26YsRXODpuRaIJTq-hLqvbbxIfqmJxt-kury5kZrRlDSiOiN1UprlD9Bdp-pYGf56QplYH/s1600/m-tea-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL6M1b-NouXwYS6Fkbk4UhDRcu2tToqeEopmAg4XVWlV2uyPDJ2Ffywke6CKYJz26YsRXODpuRaIJTq-hLqvbbxIfqmJxt-kury5kZrRlDSiOiN1UprlD9Bdp-pYGf56QplYH/s400/m-tea-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579539952036829090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous silverplate</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also hit a bunch of great antique shops for a little treasure hunting!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-78721307014029079012011-03-02T12:23:00.006-05:002011-03-02T13:30:19.485-05:00Marie Danse des Fleurs ~<div style="text-align: center;">What a treat to leave cold and snowy New England and land here in warmth and sunshine!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sent my family this shot by the pool and my son commented that that constitutes as child abuse! With six feet of snow, it's been one crazy winter! I wish they all could have come ~ they certainly would have enjoyed it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpbV-f3c1ffFOLI4-DSDz0afKWSbm0UtZxuOxudD9VxKfRrSlNj1Nq43l-OvC8t0ZGIVPtyCNph27uY19l-iWm5oQpQoPXPC9tlT7mFOtEDxGsuOkNFI-FBJMnT2oSBbOhCuZ/s1600/m-pool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpbV-f3c1ffFOLI4-DSDz0afKWSbm0UtZxuOxudD9VxKfRrSlNj1Nq43l-OvC8t0ZGIVPtyCNph27uY19l-iWm5oQpQoPXPC9tlT7mFOtEDxGsuOkNFI-FBJMnT2oSBbOhCuZ/s400/m-pool.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579535531317274194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right before I left I got the new iPhone :) Only problem was that I didn't know how to use it and took all the photos this first night in video - grrr!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NH0qYvhHZH06b4My9H0v5BJk3DlDU-Uun36KYe0AOI28MOyFCCtygEeB9oLVM-dI8PK42R3Zy1ES8C6ueOUrYrbFpGLM6NctK3URC0gkwYt1SUWEnD6RPX29CzuavtG35MpE/s1600/m-vend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NH0qYvhHZH06b4My9H0v5BJk3DlDU-Uun36KYe0AOI28MOyFCCtygEeB9oLVM-dI8PK42R3Zy1ES8C6ueOUrYrbFpGLM6NctK3URC0gkwYt1SUWEnD6RPX29CzuavtG35MpE/s400/m-vend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579535418548069474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Vendor Night ~ I had some wonderful ladies stop by for my <a href="http://hkwdesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-cant-believe-this-week-has-finally.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><i>Make & Takes</i></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByQjF7cr7cGSfylxAS5oO_v6s3poCZWXJbKe-5t7Pesbz8uMWZUc_Grn5BKsyRM-cYaaBzBrx6tZ6cjWhRpdVAuE3mwdb30RK_VZ2B1CSH2ZGB9LpzLCrIlG3EwBTJqe-mF3W/s1600/m-vendor-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByQjF7cr7cGSfylxAS5oO_v6s3poCZWXJbKe-5t7Pesbz8uMWZUc_Grn5BKsyRM-cYaaBzBrx6tZ6cjWhRpdVAuE3mwdb30RK_VZ2B1CSH2ZGB9LpzLCrIlG3EwBTJqe-mF3W/s400/m-vendor-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579535415765749506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gfxtnSl-id7HyiY9BnYyEEs6glM7e_LfsDNotI4LOoxfvX7DbvgwY3YI2Vfz2VQpINX9BF4jayVOxZM_2MxWeKuAdTRPg_06_ZOlNKM__C3j-5lhbqBTcZH35illuBOj2Zaz/s1600/m-vendor-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gfxtnSl-id7HyiY9BnYyEEs6glM7e_LfsDNotI4LOoxfvX7DbvgwY3YI2Vfz2VQpINX9BF4jayVOxZM_2MxWeKuAdTRPg_06_ZOlNKM__C3j-5lhbqBTcZH35illuBOj2Zaz/s400/m-vendor-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579535411323119650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A very fun night shopping, creating, and even a shoe fashion show. Cassandra decorated everything amazing! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-1982533711530325892011-01-20T15:52:00.004-05:002011-01-20T16:02:24.620-05:00...and the winner is ~<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I said I would announce the winner at noon ~ sorry ladies I did not expect to be out all day! So, here are the winners ~<br /><br />The winner of <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">Where Women Create</span> magazine is ~<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.everyday-cookies.blogspot.com/">Heidi</a><br /><br />and the winner of <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">Where Women Cook</span> magazine is ~<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://downtothedarlingdetails.blogspot.com/">Angela </a><br /><br />Ladies please email me your addy's so I can get these right out to you!<br /><br />Thanks so much to all who joined in - wish I had one to send to each of you!<br /><br />Hugs ~<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-29181543104139124072011-01-12T10:18:00.007-05:002011-01-12T11:21:33.347-05:00Snow Day Giveaway ~<div style="text-align: center;">Well, the weathermen sure did predict this one ~ we are snowed in! I'm happy to just stay put ~ hubby just came in after shoveling and he looks like a snowman!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrc-j1XFGw_xHNr2IQPj267I2zD9w-BfikAymJt-XdcEBfqleAX7y_bvaPEg3PChZ8wQGSxNIZlHki3tp_P80UUxWEW6XnznChbfRPkli7MFRyDTD4iidIrpQIj9GVfgEaeQv/s1600/c-cakes+172.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrc-j1XFGw_xHNr2IQPj267I2zD9w-BfikAymJt-XdcEBfqleAX7y_bvaPEg3PChZ8wQGSxNIZlHki3tp_P80UUxWEW6XnznChbfRPkli7MFRyDTD4iidIrpQIj9GVfgEaeQv/s400/c-cakes+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561325912706562946" border="0" /></a><br />There's something so inspiring about being holed up, I feel the creative energy pulling me in a million directions; creating, baking, knitting, stitching, rearranging furniture...and of course sitting by the fire sipping hot cocoa and reading some inspiring books and magazines...<br /><br />I know you are wondering when am I ever going to get to the <span style="font-style: italic;">GOOD</span> part...well, this is a bit embarrassing...I won <span style="font-style: italic;">TWO</span> contests; one from Where Women Cook for <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://hkwdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/friends-aprons-in-nyc.html">my apron</a>, and one for Where Women Create <span style="font-style: italic;">12 Days of Christmas</span>! I know, I thought I was on a roll so I played the lottery ~ didn't win!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT97PcI794qBNuuZpYjPT-6luxmr_cRGp2soBOQIZLy3JT9sgzmBFq8Iu_Ybrz6H80jy8wmNvKwl90JzWlEE5fmi2SqQju86LqyKC_u2tgJSI8z61NBY5vCHuIKbUOcBDfCgz/s1600/c-cakes+173.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT97PcI794qBNuuZpYjPT-6luxmr_cRGp2soBOQIZLy3JT9sgzmBFq8Iu_Ybrz6H80jy8wmNvKwl90JzWlEE5fmi2SqQju86LqyKC_u2tgJSI8z61NBY5vCHuIKbUOcBDfCgz/s400/c-cakes+173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561325901141541602" border="0" /></a>So I'd like to share a bit of my good fortune with you my sweet readers!<br />I'm giving away one copy each of the latest <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://wherewomencook.com/">Where Women Cook</a> and <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wherewomencreate.com/">Where Women Create</a> magazines! All you have to do is leave a comment and answer the question:<br /><br />If you could spend the day with one creative person who would it be?<br /><br />I know that's a hard one, especially since there are so many! <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.magnoliapearl.com/">Robin Brown of Magnolia Pearl</a>, who's featured in the latest issue of WW Create ~ just to spend a day with her, in her home, sit and eat a delish organic salad, and touch all those amazing fabrics, and study every tiny detail, would definitely make me feel like a bohemian princess for a day!<br /><br />Contest closes January 18th at midnight EST, and<br />Winners will be announced January 19th at noon EST<br /><br />Best of luck!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-70733438673106266992011-01-05T21:47:00.007-05:002011-01-05T22:56:02.553-05:00Friends & Aprons in NYC ~<div style="text-align: center;">This is a long overdue post from our fabulous day spent at Chelsea Market for the launch & book signing of <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://wherewomencook.com/">Where Women Cook magazine </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgupMYhCW2J_ty97FDyGSRp14qQKvS-TDI5yQWBk2GTGxgWWD5jSsE1xRg_1VgGxWMioSwdm70eWimn-uXiAMA93IGBZEo8kA5Nu-kwNbRLit_IYaKAkn7llBO32BoxBXtRaE/s1600/c-cakes+047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgupMYhCW2J_ty97FDyGSRp14qQKvS-TDI5yQWBk2GTGxgWWD5jSsE1xRg_1VgGxWMioSwdm70eWimn-uXiAMA93IGBZEo8kA5Nu-kwNbRLit_IYaKAkn7llBO32BoxBXtRaE/s400/c-cakes+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558904448971092162" border="0" /></a>A memorable weekend spent with my girlies ~<br />so glad they got to meet some of my creative friends!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI_S8q5xKtYsVuXT8QcJhtz1lqYghmKiDQD-MIP7FKanq8DwPBXGM_wqyVLoEa9d2gXzguUAhJ0QOCfANH5BNBPtlQcLVDmxBbqcgxBFJXgc9B9paFbn5_sptks3KC-XbcEya/s1600/c-cakes+021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI_S8q5xKtYsVuXT8QcJhtz1lqYghmKiDQD-MIP7FKanq8DwPBXGM_wqyVLoEa9d2gXzguUAhJ0QOCfANH5BNBPtlQcLVDmxBbqcgxBFJXgc9B9paFbn5_sptks3KC-XbcEya/s400/c-cakes+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558901580521251890" border="0" /></a>Kecia & Jane<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlreFPSIS8vOShaGYX5qlOsbmn2-iBgMwNdlFPQHINaYFLb7evkDJYCOG_cvZwxtmgD9wgja4YSyADilLKJuBcX3rqhHIxuzp2BDjd3wu0qsANncUZLPZ3LBkpuO_unDx2LRb/s1600/c-cakes+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlreFPSIS8vOShaGYX5qlOsbmn2-iBgMwNdlFPQHINaYFLb7evkDJYCOG_cvZwxtmgD9wgja4YSyADilLKJuBcX3rqhHIxuzp2BDjd3wu0qsANncUZLPZ3LBkpuO_unDx2LRb/s400/c-cakes+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558901578829453682" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://thevintagedragonfly.typepad.com/">Danielle</a> & <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://passionatedetails.typepad.com/about.html">Meleen</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMSwvo8fJVYa72viYMBr5hV4oDrrFxORz1GcoLpYvu_w7PzVmINQhErCJonTpCUgF_1vgyvBuLYZeazl69EyNrdSVkGRtBzz2MqRyCYiDQi-aNn1rLgE_S6yxcXsv5VRGl8-P/s1600/c-cakes+025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMSwvo8fJVYa72viYMBr5hV4oDrrFxORz1GcoLpYvu_w7PzVmINQhErCJonTpCUgF_1vgyvBuLYZeazl69EyNrdSVkGRtBzz2MqRyCYiDQi-aNn1rLgE_S6yxcXsv5VRGl8-P/s400/c-cakes+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558901567715264338" border="0" /></a> <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://besottment.com/besottment/">Hope</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmeq5BIDojT4c1SlEiovvegYw0-zuYT92BSr4HVMPVlEWnU6elMZtxFfVQ38QXiDlJ0awmZkXrGe7pZkY3lhH8Pw09XKTesq4ZsTSRu9_UphM27sI2DM4c1DEm3A8yHCBr_WA/s1600/c-cakes+027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmeq5BIDojT4c1SlEiovvegYw0-zuYT92BSr4HVMPVlEWnU6elMZtxFfVQ38QXiDlJ0awmZkXrGe7pZkY3lhH8Pw09XKTesq4ZsTSRu9_UphM27sI2DM4c1DEm3A8yHCBr_WA/s400/c-cakes+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900901632734450" border="0" /></a>Missing are <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.com/">Jenny & Aaron</a> and <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.beeserendipitous.blogspot.com/">Marlene</a> ~ where did they go!?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRZB29GsvUfkN2o7IkHjlWioc_9kHnCmH-_pSumqTcGwfmI1itFtXGLEsRXRfnUlHVxc7am7QqjiGZ2PZ0d_gu4c20S93A3dJk9joze_qo43CRPEsyKzQfz_3nD3mBjbHByMO/s1600/c-cakes+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRZB29GsvUfkN2o7IkHjlWioc_9kHnCmH-_pSumqTcGwfmI1itFtXGLEsRXRfnUlHVxc7am7QqjiGZ2PZ0d_gu4c20S93A3dJk9joze_qo43CRPEsyKzQfz_3nD3mBjbHByMO/s400/c-cakes+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900896678880994" border="0" /></a>The <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://chelseamarket.com/jinglereturnstochelseamarket/">Jingle Market</a> was just a bonus. I had a very hard time choosing one of Jill's fabulous pieces ~ had to break out the specks for closer inspection ~ love her work!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gwLBBh_A6j6li2axcI06RZ09vU_Ae8vlxrKxTZfqRdslT-U3pTgPZGWL4NuZGv9VksRldUofgnu1_p3P1AiP1zH-3Vy-TqkYybAYxsOcbeThkDXQU1xRet5_D2clpfkdGBvM/s1600/c-cakes+045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gwLBBh_A6j6li2axcI06RZ09vU_Ae8vlxrKxTZfqRdslT-U3pTgPZGWL4NuZGv9VksRldUofgnu1_p3P1AiP1zH-3Vy-TqkYybAYxsOcbeThkDXQU1xRet5_D2clpfkdGBvM/s400/c-cakes+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558904460817223330" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.elementsjillschwartz.com/">Jill</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsyaNgOE6hCuXukcs1srlunT6n3sKmlQ-WwbUvA336CXo7JbU_Q2HQ8cqlNEQwi-YLXZjjRlrFnwdvStPmoKTlCwQlGvb-RFBj0DpcD_BbMVxE015ZHi7-ENxgZli7duDSs_A/s1600/c-cakes+048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsyaNgOE6hCuXukcs1srlunT6n3sKmlQ-WwbUvA336CXo7JbU_Q2HQ8cqlNEQwi-YLXZjjRlrFnwdvStPmoKTlCwQlGvb-RFBj0DpcD_BbMVxE015ZHi7-ENxgZli7duDSs_A/s400/c-cakes+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900886606946978" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.whathappensnext.typepad.com/">Debbie</a>, <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/">Tiffany</a>, <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.whathappensnext.typepad.com/">Shea</a>, <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.lemoncholys.blogspot.com/">Kecia</a>, <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://pixie-gypsy.blogspot.com/">Jane</a> & Moi<br />and that's <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://graceinthepinkcity.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Grace</span> </a>taking a pic, sorry Grace!<br /><br />We're all oohing & ahhing over everyone's creative pieces ~ loving Tiffany's knee socks with bows & Jane's Magnolia Pearl bag!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-vTOvl8mEPJ_eQlRuDesAvOZgFGpEvvmWhDzO8EZ38x39JLnVKZQvQYVYYQ5aKVl6HETbjec2OWE-n68Fl55uPCR1bqXZ7Zu0sZ300EN0PRryBAZWoC0yGxg6YGHbJ-6Aoll/s1600/c-cakes+052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-vTOvl8mEPJ_eQlRuDesAvOZgFGpEvvmWhDzO8EZ38x39JLnVKZQvQYVYYQ5aKVl6HETbjec2OWE-n68Fl55uPCR1bqXZ7Zu0sZ300EN0PRryBAZWoC0yGxg6YGHbJ-6Aoll/s400/c-cakes+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900882873254898" border="0" /></a>My Birds of a Feather apron<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxJtij4JxuIEYevhxW5DGMCOq2Bnb8SGAO321KE9B7_NMj0iIdCeD2PkgzmIDhCb0ISHTx0-7ISUuIDatBFn618YbhzbJC1ONO3ixd3KYuM-6361TP6om3qpPDx9jO0i9ftar/s1600/c-cakes+054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxJtij4JxuIEYevhxW5DGMCOq2Bnb8SGAO321KE9B7_NMj0iIdCeD2PkgzmIDhCb0ISHTx0-7ISUuIDatBFn618YbhzbJC1ONO3ixd3KYuM-6361TP6om3qpPDx9jO0i9ftar/s400/c-cakes+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900878723751010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-rLO8WOTLFR6rfLzjZ-VpfCUGFU24sWS_A9y9UveB2jKONXRtBN0G8sqX52WQb7CL_-JPPbBsHQT1JmSu0RBdMJcgPKEIbLvsa70o1bVNCLfFINRHdF9S63dK0LseVbLL0YC/s1600/c-cakes+064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-rLO8WOTLFR6rfLzjZ-VpfCUGFU24sWS_A9y9UveB2jKONXRtBN0G8sqX52WQb7CL_-JPPbBsHQT1JmSu0RBdMJcgPKEIbLvsa70o1bVNCLfFINRHdF9S63dK0LseVbLL0YC/s400/c-cakes+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900168829960082" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.whathappensnext.typepad.com/">Shea </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQoxKISJCCJ2E_QQO6eJVILKbEn0vqhrJ2EDd66r2qnlHDwgH_6DFLnYWGq-gOIuOhhPhvvov329B2-eU854TA5LEiIpFN6lVIekSSHs-l7-fuLMRWCDc69F_QGAPGlDRqMlv/s1600/c-cakes+075.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQoxKISJCCJ2E_QQO6eJVILKbEn0vqhrJ2EDd66r2qnlHDwgH_6DFLnYWGq-gOIuOhhPhvvov329B2-eU854TA5LEiIpFN6lVIekSSHs-l7-fuLMRWCDc69F_QGAPGlDRqMlv/s400/c-cakes+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900166011051442" border="0" /></a>Tiffany ~ not sure why I thought she was photographing the event...nope, she's in the magazine!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhCIQVmCsRit7MlYnjA7b7P_kOQaERm7804VaC58-oKd7d0qoLgtv6-hTaaxEdlMW0hhhK5mzC0tvskqkN328vOynqBwksL9cuCwH83KCA2tApg0lh31eUqj6A5Pm3UZeNruW/s1600/c-cakes+077.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhCIQVmCsRit7MlYnjA7b7P_kOQaERm7804VaC58-oKd7d0qoLgtv6-hTaaxEdlMW0hhhK5mzC0tvskqkN328vOynqBwksL9cuCwH83KCA2tApg0lh31eUqj6A5Pm3UZeNruW/s400/c-cakes+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900162956427458" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">Ree</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNGQ-cZhE34guXqbuC1DGgUlxhniRjBc2TlYAEMfcdMRiPUGt6a5jTNmZyc9f_CSQS6vW4Ykq3UWAlEEaMVJx9iciTE8Ozfy6nVYRm7f88eUG8Tx__wXIiWg7v-alorNvmdWz/s1600/c-cakes+078.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNGQ-cZhE34guXqbuC1DGgUlxhniRjBc2TlYAEMfcdMRiPUGt6a5jTNmZyc9f_CSQS6vW4Ykq3UWAlEEaMVJx9iciTE8Ozfy6nVYRm7f88eUG8Tx__wXIiWg7v-alorNvmdWz/s400/c-cakes+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558904450864450898" border="0" /></a>The lovely <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.jopackham.com/">Jo </a>& <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/">Mary Jane</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA1QBfNVmfUc50OgIsErij4C4M-OrR7g90NeMEymmadKTpPV1RjA6b_yEYDiPwVY747JCH4X82IAUKAioi4X6yeY3N76rYPqAgCGM3HH3WrLeaRCmqGV8UOJzwjNKlLF4cXbR/s1600/c-cakes+079.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA1QBfNVmfUc50OgIsErij4C4M-OrR7g90NeMEymmadKTpPV1RjA6b_yEYDiPwVY747JCH4X82IAUKAioi4X6yeY3N76rYPqAgCGM3HH3WrLeaRCmqGV8UOJzwjNKlLF4cXbR/s400/c-cakes+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558900149610262930" border="0" /></a>As you can see it was a fabulous day!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-54423824509033382242011-01-02T16:20:00.003-05:002011-01-02T17:28:02.721-05:00Grounded ~<div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess what this is...if you guessed a crying shame you'd be right<br />~ it's also my studio!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdIMXyznrBPNeJdTm2Y31CbMXLLyYukSQjPydHziUZDfN1sfmVLKUlmkkYgur8ztIaIJ-f97gAia1558qqZkR7E_LCKX_6sBwo-UMk33q91k6pkR11E66DpEwrgiyqNke1uzo/s1600/studio-mess.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdIMXyznrBPNeJdTm2Y31CbMXLLyYukSQjPydHziUZDfN1sfmVLKUlmkkYgur8ztIaIJ-f97gAia1558qqZkR7E_LCKX_6sBwo-UMk33q91k6pkR11E66DpEwrgiyqNke1uzo/s400/studio-mess.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557701593467475474" border="0" /></a><br />No wonder I find myself creating in my wonderful, serene, and <span style="font-size:100%;">clean</span> dining room it's more my studio than the above spot, but I have to haul everything downstairs and pack it all up again - it's not really working - nothing gets put back in it's place - this is when things started getting out of control. Hopefully exposing my dirty little secret, I'll be shamed into taking action - there's only so many times I can close the door on this mess...not to mention I cannot find things!<br /><br />There was an attempt about a year ago to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> get organized</span>...really, but I have a problem - I keep buying more treasures and my organization systems haven't kept up. I know, it's hard to believe I could call them "treasures" when I'm treating them this way! Did I mention that I can't find things (aka treasures,) I know they're in there, somewhere...<br /><br />Everything in their place makes for a happy space, right? That would do my heart good right about now! I guess I've just given myself a little intervention, and you are all witness', no more denial...things have become <span style="font-weight: bold;">unmanageable</span>...I'm not one for New Years resolutions, but with deadlines coming up this is priority #1<br /><br />So I'm officially <span style="font-weight: bold;">grounded</span> until I clean up this big mess!<br /><br />Alright, I'm setting the timer for one hour and I'm heading in - that's a start! I'm not sure when, but I will post a spiffied up space soon...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-13001895327735343722011-01-01T15:07:00.002-05:002011-01-01T15:17:44.269-05:00Happy New Year ~<div style="text-align: center;">My daughter asked if the years really do seem to go by faster when you get old...first I reminded her that I am not old, and yes!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7dAJF5OXxrV08zJXqNSCPCZjLhK0prRl0kK7AHbaq6hab7WTbK6R1vD8kopUFvoxDRaBjneqrcJGOd9CSCvnJ36YsetP9nx3WsUi0_qINMV96vTXomaAP7o1jdW-divQNPg5/s1600/french+corucopia.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7dAJF5OXxrV08zJXqNSCPCZjLhK0prRl0kK7AHbaq6hab7WTbK6R1vD8kopUFvoxDRaBjneqrcJGOd9CSCvnJ36YsetP9nx3WsUi0_qINMV96vTXomaAP7o1jdW-divQNPg5/s400/french+corucopia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557311854093927394" border="0" /></a>Wishing you all Peace, Love, Joy & Prosperity in the new year...and hopefully it won't go fleeting by!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-58554574686150544242010-12-30T09:30:00.005-05:002010-12-30T09:50:53.122-05:00Dreaming ~<div style="text-align: center;">The weather outside may be frightful with snowbanks over my head, but I'm dreaming of a lovely winter getaway to sunny Florida...and you can join in the fun too!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtlVQ1Mbd2xqhAa24zDuXZsghGBBbOt0T-PUYt0zvdIxY-dVX_oMg8H5YqnqrCnrvtQg_8Wk-qA0Iowo7epQ8qIg9fOCRwHc1s6zvvmtKYeOX5TH_HP7ZOL9gqSpBIJNx_DK9/s1600/button.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtlVQ1Mbd2xqhAa24zDuXZsghGBBbOt0T-PUYt0zvdIxY-dVX_oMg8H5YqnqrCnrvtQg_8Wk-qA0Iowo7epQ8qIg9fOCRwHc1s6zvvmtKYeOX5TH_HP7ZOL9gqSpBIJNx_DK9/s400/button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556483740029348450" border="0" /></a><br />There are a couple of seats left for Cassandra's Marie Antoinette inspired creative event, <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://mariesdansedesfleurs.blogspot.com/2010/03/maries-danse-des-fleurs-art-event-and.html">Marie's Danse des Fleurs</a>!<br /><br />I'll be back after New Years to fill you in on some more fun details, but for now if you've been thinking about joining us, now's the time ~ it's going to be over-the-top fun!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-77705065372272673782010-12-25T21:42:00.003-05:002010-12-25T21:44:33.467-05:00Peace Love & Joy ~<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F_5k13AWqaZvjqjTKH3l7354k1Y-BH7Z0a7Jr2X6iMc5K9Te6LGANOzNMphViRBmLrOzEj-1pSVsNfqaZj1XnFYHG5zmMMPgpaPu-PJhPMg3aOiNGUakzvx2hYOPDrui4m-6/s1600/1225102038b.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F_5k13AWqaZvjqjTKH3l7354k1Y-BH7Z0a7Jr2X6iMc5K9Te6LGANOzNMphViRBmLrOzEj-1pSVsNfqaZj1XnFYHG5zmMMPgpaPu-PJhPMg3aOiNGUakzvx2hYOPDrui4m-6/s400/1225102038b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554815906239219442" border="0" /></a><br />Wishing you all a very merry holiday!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">xo Heidi</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-71912102162827048782010-12-02T12:29:00.005-05:002010-12-02T13:35:04.310-05:00A Little Love ~<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oExzw1mGwki18Dh0IVfngXgxa9_xk85phD_z3n61wmd8lKZENTJVjJ-nFvKEXii3mbR3NAu6QKU4s6pmc8wwqwUewyEgkfMJTsiKvOQAg0z9lTKtFBcrZu3lRxAjtYbmRGZg/s1600/CVR_WWK1210_xlg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oExzw1mGwki18Dh0IVfngXgxa9_xk85phD_z3n61wmd8lKZENTJVjJ-nFvKEXii3mbR3NAu6QKU4s6pmc8wwqwUewyEgkfMJTsiKvOQAg0z9lTKtFBcrZu3lRxAjtYbmRGZg/s400/CVR_WWK1210_xlg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546140534011138418" border="0" /></a><br />Hello all ~ I know it's been a while...OK a long while since I've blogged! We have had on going computer issues ~ I'm still recovering! Anyway, I wanted to share some fun news...<br />My apron was chosen by the <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.stampington.com/wherewomencook/">Where Women Cook</a> team for their <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://wherewomencook.com/events-2/">launch party</a> next week in NYC! Do you think that<a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/"> Ree</a> or <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/">Mary Jane</a> may twirl around cooking in my apron ~ that would be fun to see, I'm huge fans of both. Ree has been a new obsession of mine, this summer I read her <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Heels to Tractor Wheels</span>, a true love story and loved every minute of it! She has been my go to girl for all things yummie lately. Last night I made <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/12/cleta-baileys-toffee-squares/">these sinful goodies</a> ( I can't add a pic because I'm-still-not-<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">there</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>-yet, but soon!) And Mary Jane, I couldn't help but think of her and be inspired this summer as I grew my very first organic veggie garden.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW_A7NemDWWHTnKDFGeRolCpT5856eT5dLHgpLKW3xs4FuHtyIqRE1aRkefns5HQiKgI_QwIcwqqb_nDdNek_7xJ-TMX3g8Fm9JbvHHun9PrJfNfA3O5r0-h2xXOBmX_vOnhC/s1600/SB-09+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW_A7NemDWWHTnKDFGeRolCpT5856eT5dLHgpLKW3xs4FuHtyIqRE1aRkefns5HQiKgI_QwIcwqqb_nDdNek_7xJ-TMX3g8Fm9JbvHHun9PrJfNfA3O5r0-h2xXOBmX_vOnhC/s400/SB-09+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546140382138953138" border="0" /></a><br />Last year as I flew to <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://teresamcfayden.typepad.com/">Silver Bella</a> I whipped up this apron for the event ~ I think that was the first moment I had to actually sit and get peaceful with a needle and thread in hand. It's made from a vintage petticoat, complete with stains, and I embroidered a "Birds of a Feather" design on it using bits of French fabrics, old lace seam binding and buttons. <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://www.jopackham.com/">Jo Packham</a> was the guest speaker at the event and her generous loving spirit and kind words had the whole room in tears! If you have the opportunity to get a hug from her, you will feel blessed ~ she's a very special lady<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7NQX1kqVDot7nwB2uphj99gaiMXvR4Z-EqLQiomioW10rA_KyePtBVV4iUYxawG46R28hXyOS13_4blSFAL7XRoZpvM8m0qyHQ-WlntHQuYAP42XIH7LBu_TzbtJjg4pcDNj/s1600/SB-09+051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7NQX1kqVDot7nwB2uphj99gaiMXvR4Z-EqLQiomioW10rA_KyePtBVV4iUYxawG46R28hXyOS13_4blSFAL7XRoZpvM8m0qyHQ-WlntHQuYAP42XIH7LBu_TzbtJjg4pcDNj/s400/SB-09+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546140246686620050" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a very dark pic of me at the Silver Bella Vendor Fair...can you believe it's all I have. I was so torn over sending it, you know how we get attached to things we create (it would not be returned,) but glad I listened to that little voice as I stood in the post office that said send it!<br /><br />Anyone heading to the launch? I am going to see what I can do to re-work my schedule so I can go! My sweet & amazingly talented friend <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/">Tiffany</a> will be photographing the event, one more reason to head to the Big Apple!<br /><br />So, like food we create for those we love, this post is really about all the generous women who share so much of themselves, and have touched me in so many ways. I'm thrilled that a little piece of me will be shared and I hope that whoever sees it will feel the love that I put into it<br /><br />Thanks Jo and the Where Women Cook team!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-60308864173494690752010-11-22T12:57:00.005-05:002010-11-22T13:26:02.459-05:00A Creative Gathering ~<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6pQOiJm6iQT1OBhKwmtBrPYe-C75N_yvhRnENqZnA1G55Eh12GgOuVjVUhIildYM4ukXmHyqfVG7RNCVmMOBFSeWsB9ee_CVPpX46HGQ7p4RsrFSM81cmvR1d0p8MhAo6NCf/s1600/holiday-house-10%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6pQOiJm6iQT1OBhKwmtBrPYe-C75N_yvhRnENqZnA1G55Eh12GgOuVjVUhIildYM4ukXmHyqfVG7RNCVmMOBFSeWsB9ee_CVPpX46HGQ7p4RsrFSM81cmvR1d0p8MhAo6NCf/s400/holiday-house-10%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542438493638721074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Sunday December 5th 1:00~5:00</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Danvers, MA</span><br /><br />Come gather for a creative afternoon decorating a papier mache<br />house in whatever style you wish, sweet & sugary, woodland,<br />vintage chic, retro...one thing's for sure there will be plenty of<br />glitter and yummie crystal mica!<br /><br />All basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any bits<br />to inspire your creation!<br /><br />This will be a small gathering with plenty of time to embellish<br />your project without feeling rushed ~ hope you can join us.<br /><br />Please RSVP by email by 11/28 ~ hope you will join us!<br />hkwdesign@verizon.net<br /><br />Peace love & joy ~<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-26721749506895626612010-09-15T09:00:00.005-04:002010-09-15T09:02:08.003-04:00Chaumière de Poule ~<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Good morning and thanks for stopping by for the <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Co</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">op Tour</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hzDYKQRjzzRYqPmCjgOCjxXAler-Cww1kIAcO21q4JG2ZVXZPRWDuqk93LjonFqJ51nO6Wrr-sTd6sstueB-vwtdhD0OaS5ri7XFwhDc-gRvOjkiEvJC1Bs_4emD2DvD__FD/s1600/9-13-10+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hzDYKQRjzzRYqPmCjgOCjxXAler-Cww1kIAcO21q4JG2ZVXZPRWDuqk93LjonFqJ51nO6Wrr-sTd6sstueB-vwtdhD0OaS5ri7XFwhDc-gRvOjkiEvJC1Bs_4emD2DvD__FD/s400/9-13-10+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516520103967866786" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">We've named the coop <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Chaumier de Poule</span> ~ the Hen Cottage</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> ~ </span><span style="font-size:85%;">no roosters here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7skHL-GejFFc3nKG_8Xo2UpegbDsZs7PHjKmIbqJVb6rC3OgBXlgK4TCT0N6GzOwO-DCtZ1lu0LqrSVDPP5jikR-mCQXtKcJQJzAzutPbzhP08VJmWrGbIFizMNSMJlFtgvi/s1600/9-13-10+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7skHL-GejFFc3nKG_8Xo2UpegbDsZs7PHjKmIbqJVb6rC3OgBXlgK4TCT0N6GzOwO-DCtZ1lu0LqrSVDPP5jikR-mCQXtKcJQJzAzutPbzhP08VJmWrGbIFizMNSMJlFtgvi/s400/9-13-10+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516521844166681906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >The Girls enjoying some clippings from the garden<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr-eJ-Ohp1PLFSjG898qPj7wJoT015f4KZ3ZgUWjMSzFh3jSSW2y_Za8yi0jtR4bvD39JtUWt45KCg7faFYeB1tOBfVO00M46Ztpa4Bpix9ryuTx4Nw4MB5l7UfAAIarnAfd3/s1600/coop-window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr-eJ-Ohp1PLFSjG898qPj7wJoT015f4KZ3ZgUWjMSzFh3jSSW2y_Za8yi0jtR4bvD39JtUWt45KCg7faFYeB1tOBfVO00M46Ztpa4Bpix9ryuTx4Nw4MB5l7UfAAIarnAfd3/s400/coop-window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516890411609866754" border="0" /></a>a peek through the roost window<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8TV3MH2tYQ9Pm3vWc75lVc5WORfLE7B6lAKiMe9Oy136poy8xDxVylwWg5wegxXvBpEKef-9zgqo3ikfxka88JvH4FbcLOF8yPFHMbq6VRQuwC0iGYclizy3TNaIc8YGPGpc/s1600/coop-pen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8TV3MH2tYQ9Pm3vWc75lVc5WORfLE7B6lAKiMe9Oy136poy8xDxVylwWg5wegxXvBpEKef-9zgqo3ikfxka88JvH4FbcLOF8yPFHMbq6VRQuwC0iGYclizy3TNaIc8YGPGpc/s400/coop-pen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517090402148515458" border="0" /></a>we're free, we're free!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">As a kid we had chickens and we did have fun collecting the eggs and riding them around on our bike handlebars, but for the most part I wasn't too thrilled about them. Back in March (after a friend started a flock) I got the idea to start my own. We ordered some Bantam Buff Brahmas<span> </span>(Pearl & Daisy) from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/My%20Pet%20Chicken">My Pet Chicken</a> and the rest were purchased from our local feed store - Fiona (Barred Rock,) Blue Bell & Little One (Araucana,) Buttercup (Buff Orpington,) Goldie (Golden Laced Wyandotte,) and Speckles (Speckled Sussex,) I know real original names!</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPJKGoRddREqaphx2iqbX-OOEXKx4A_CkAck2MoJOyi9FBwch1lWWuW4X5-RnFulQO_H9VvSijcAaxw-GHQ1VL9qFf3hhyphenhyphenNgONOoHToX8hdn02vb_3vBa8v9gIYgMxMcymoIS/s1600/9-13-10+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPJKGoRddREqaphx2iqbX-OOEXKx4A_CkAck2MoJOyi9FBwch1lWWuW4X5-RnFulQO_H9VvSijcAaxw-GHQ1VL9qFf3hhyphenhyphenNgONOoHToX8hdn02vb_3vBa8v9gIYgMxMcymoIS/s400/9-13-10+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516520124793993106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">they own this place<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span><br /></span>As far as chickens go we have been so lucky to have a very harmonious coop, all get along so well<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHe9YtpYs7bVr7KEuSRa4MD4KbrExD65WAHTUV0TVWjCQC9rZ7Qk9G9eqEXDglZUpx76tsri1Z3QD2ekdCVPcUYBvX8ikUmQ8_MO-K9sYwDvB7bRu-LBI7aVWsikvrRUOgCVu/s1600/9-13-10+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHe9YtpYs7bVr7KEuSRa4MD4KbrExD65WAHTUV0TVWjCQC9rZ7Qk9G9eqEXDglZUpx76tsri1Z3QD2ekdCVPcUYBvX8ikUmQ8_MO-K9sYwDvB7bRu-LBI7aVWsikvrRUOgCVu/s400/9-13-10+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516520131729383410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> nesting box & basket are in the potting shed<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">So for the coop ~ we were fortunate to have an existing large shed - one part is an old outhouse, now covered ove,r where we store our firewood, and the other is a small stable, I always dreamed of turning into a potting shed, but never thought it would share space with chickens! It all blends and works out so well. Aside from most of the wood and chicken wire, everything else we had on hand from my flea market adventures</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDO5oI_8ruFCK4PHrj5a8_dJlA1sdNjmgEU7qZlZNP0Uw6hm7YyUntOxPVkRdViqwjuyauDjP5Mr6IcMxVA8nSFqI0d-eKe8jdqJypJzwYg01WGC_HXYgG9AIB1wFLDvqrSkB/s1600/9-13-10+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDO5oI_8ruFCK4PHrj5a8_dJlA1sdNjmgEU7qZlZNP0Uw6hm7YyUntOxPVkRdViqwjuyauDjP5Mr6IcMxVA8nSFqI0d-eKe8jdqJypJzwYg01WGC_HXYgG9AIB1wFLDvqrSkB/s400/9-13-10+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516520146152901010" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">The nesting box I made from an old cabinet top found on the side of the road, and after a few modifications, voila, a sweet nesting box. So far only 4 of the girls are laying - the bantams like to use the nesting box and the big girls like the basket ~ go figure!</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1123nfSjDPXkn6Ft_9ZHrpKJIHs58TyyT4d_YJoWDAbgph5z5CCb2Ik2jJlM44tT2JYcEyOZhTUAwJ3LS7k2Wc2Ilx5f7TVZhZZYH9Qc04SIyC4Lbiw6GNo5ok-CsdyCzz9TW/s1600/9-8-10+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1123nfSjDPXkn6Ft_9ZHrpKJIHs58TyyT4d_YJoWDAbgph5z5CCb2Ik2jJlM44tT2JYcEyOZhTUAwJ3LS7k2Wc2Ilx5f7TVZhZZYH9Qc04SIyC4Lbiw6GNo5ok-CsdyCzz9TW/s400/9-8-10+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516521444539913826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Pearl & Daisy ~ got an egg yet?<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhkwWVM68wFNXv4yNmW7rV4nVovzcBEK7KQxdh5uKWzKoejv1m3ZosPxrNFjcn-LQu6M47QoGGcaQMlUJoQB1kKXCfMgQhdrJbSLrOhYq-54zNrlxsADx3KVLQJzMqDpOizS-/s1600/9-13-10+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhkwWVM68wFNXv4yNmW7rV4nVovzcBEK7KQxdh5uKWzKoejv1m3ZosPxrNFjcn-LQu6M47QoGGcaQMlUJoQB1kKXCfMgQhdrJbSLrOhYq-54zNrlxsADx3KVLQJzMqDpOizS-/s400/9-13-10+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516523781141134402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">it's so exciting ~ the first eggs</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6ZOge7MsDpR4PPJEHLJ31LD6me-HfeBDmO2OpO0V5AuxeO-6Btu_5XbgeFXKlG5qpuiVBXoUO2dFFnXPZD1NJr_jSv2UeBAshboGNrlgjrPfke5Mrs6-tZH_OWY9uLU5C8FN/s1600/9-8-10+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6ZOge7MsDpR4PPJEHLJ31LD6me-HfeBDmO2OpO0V5AuxeO-6Btu_5XbgeFXKlG5qpuiVBXoUO2dFFnXPZD1NJr_jSv2UeBAshboGNrlgjrPfke5Mrs6-tZH_OWY9uLU5C8FN/s400/9-8-10+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516521431604763362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Fiona on the nesting basket<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span><br /></span>The chandelier I bought many years ago on a trip to Colorado. It really was the piece that decided the decorating direction, that and the old dark bureau ~ it's all very French Country don't you think?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE1Lwl0rNoH6xOe0EOHFFaUaMSqRMB9_7BjQZBetWhxE06GiPtNBuTuZsZe5XEbfFUQ2Pk6a5NI8AFz8QWL6ruHvzvyL_Scv1piPLvWOhf5ZDTS1grcPuYnkppCKaphyphenhyphenrFkwB/s1600/coop-chandi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE1Lwl0rNoH6xOe0EOHFFaUaMSqRMB9_7BjQZBetWhxE06GiPtNBuTuZsZe5XEbfFUQ2Pk6a5NI8AFz8QWL6ruHvzvyL_Scv1piPLvWOhf5ZDTS1grcPuYnkppCKaphyphenhyphenrFkwB/s400/coop-chandi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516891750356995730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">cherries!</span><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">We decided to go all organic, so everything we feed the girls is pesticide free. Every day they get yogurt which they go <span style="font-weight: bold;">crazy</span> over ~ it's like ice cream to them!</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg571UE5iKo2pvTw_KMhvC450bdwJ5lgjxISUbUmfkm-VaK92okg0PFhQKygOdGAduiUu75OKHvdXLyxDDM9lF1z0GXmJIpWIpa6MxTbv1kZ-xhozVuuU-H6BfdgCz57a3lqh6t/s1600/9-13-10+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg571UE5iKo2pvTw_KMhvC450bdwJ5lgjxISUbUmfkm-VaK92okg0PFhQKygOdGAduiUu75OKHvdXLyxDDM9lF1z0GXmJIpWIpa6MxTbv1kZ-xhozVuuU-H6BfdgCz57a3lqh6t/s400/9-13-10+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516523481082230658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />From noon on I let them out to free range, after (most) have laid. I have noticed a couple of layers suddenly skipped a couple days here & there, hmm, I'm curious if they are laying in the yard - so far I have not found any hidden nests</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ebuKtvvCEnS9q_wrsDCHDoWfA1igOEggIRWUCqIaE40PSj9LRkBoTdFfunQInui0iJH-vTlM1mxY6MIVd-8OYekzIRYEAn_vsCSjCXbK85QABf655AcIG-wGcoCsh70GLr8/s1600/9-13-10+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ebuKtvvCEnS9q_wrsDCHDoWfA1igOEggIRWUCqIaE40PSj9LRkBoTdFfunQInui0iJH-vTlM1mxY6MIVd-8OYekzIRYEAn_vsCSjCXbK85QABf655AcIG-wGcoCsh70GLr8/s400/9-13-10+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516524132052699266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">very happy & well loved girls<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span><br /></span>One of our favorite things to do is watch "Chicken TV,' better than real TV - they are just so funny! People ask all the time if the chickens will run away (since we're only partially fenced in) funny thing about chickens are that they kind of know their parameters, once & a while they go just over the neighbors stone wall, but haven't ventured farther, and they all return to the coop to roost when the sun starts going down - it's amazing!<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed visiting my coop ~ please stop by the rest of my chicken loving peeps coops ~ they're amazing!</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Tiffany ~ <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/">The Fancy Farmgirl</a><br /><br />Lorraine ~ <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://paperbird.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Paper Bird</a><br /><br />Kelly ~ <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://secondhandchicks.blogspot.com/">Second Hand Chic</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">And Rosalyn-Sue is going to share some fun & interesting chicken ideas, come take a peek over at<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://thepatriotgirlfiles.com/?cat=1">The Patriot Girl Files</a></span><br /><br />If you are looking for info about raising your own flock, or fabulous coop ideas - the help & ideas are endless over at <a href="http://www.backyardchickens.com/">Backyard Chickens</a> ~ just about all I know I've learned from sweet peeps over there! Scan the various categories in the Forum, and check out the endless styles & ideas in the Coop section<br /><br />If you have a coop and you missed out on this Coop Tour, please leave your link in a comment so others can come visit!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by ~</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">xo Heidi</span></span><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-32692860810491763882010-07-04T05:00:00.002-04:002010-07-04T05:00:00.322-04:00Wishing You a Happy 4th ~<div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to share these amazing photos my <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://robkipp.com/">Dad</a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> </span>took ~ this one won<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"Best of Show"</span></span> ~ isn't the color gorgeous! All are of Old Town Marblehead, MA<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x9p6xhcCjA07Ue31M_mCw-bg3txaWUi5FqQcD13Gb9WypnX1FPPQGuPjjj52-BJ0xqiiglcsN9f9Ca4AWwKGVB5oXf-licDahMg4bKufS0SSxIYB13IRfMPr22TkzxqueuBQ/s1600/state-st.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x9p6xhcCjA07Ue31M_mCw-bg3txaWUi5FqQcD13Gb9WypnX1FPPQGuPjjj52-BJ0xqiiglcsN9f9Ca4AWwKGVB5oXf-licDahMg4bKufS0SSxIYB13IRfMPr22TkzxqueuBQ/s400/state-st.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489411764738538482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">State Street</span></span><br /><br />For inquiring shutterbugs ~ he's using a new digital software called HDR (High Dynamic Range,) an involved process that plays on the light ~ you can read more about it <a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/marblehead/fun/entertainment/x1609341658/Transfixed-and-transformed">here<br /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAURWKog-HrZK4h0Ty871VLGRoKG1YBSUduw92NRnyzYV0inNCuK5bHXR-7EKqlqO52Z-yfiBeKb5Ho6Tq4E9QVSRQFbqVYAGzG26QMPxXpeSWVhzeEsAXic56KBopn6vsPcxh/s1600/d-town.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAURWKog-HrZK4h0Ty871VLGRoKG1YBSUduw92NRnyzYV0inNCuK5bHXR-7EKqlqO52Z-yfiBeKb5Ho6Tq4E9QVSRQFbqVYAGzG26QMPxXpeSWVhzeEsAXic56KBopn6vsPcxh/s400/d-town.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489411753183348578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Washington Street</span></span><br /><br />This is where we'll be today, for the annual <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;" href="http://www.marbleheadfestival.org/">Marblehead Festival of Arts</a> and to watch the fireworks with the family<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrMD2I72O5Y0CB7IlV17quBDJ3ET77T6aEFwKa-rXo-mN3GwBSEvfuaICXOtuncmkfQHFd1fiCqryQvkMxpXpOUFgR_c7nYyaKnDbjtgqksWll1fEQAz3PGT5czVADSxrLRpT/s1600/old+town+house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrMD2I72O5Y0CB7IlV17quBDJ3ET77T6aEFwKa-rXo-mN3GwBSEvfuaICXOtuncmkfQHFd1fiCqryQvkMxpXpOUFgR_c7nYyaKnDbjtgqksWll1fEQAz3PGT5czVADSxrLRpT/s400/old+town+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489411736765638258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Old Town Hall</span></span><br /><br />If you're local, stop by and check it out, and when at the Photo Exhibit, be sure to say hi to my Dad!<br /><br />Peace, love & joy ~<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >xo Heidi</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-46288912342686950092010-06-22T08:05:00.008-04:002010-06-23T10:09:03.429-04:00Coop Tour {Postponed} ~<div style="text-align: center;">Hello all ~ I know you're stopping by to see the<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> Coop Tour</span>, and I'm sorry to say we had to postpone it. Some needed a bit more time and really wanted to be included, so rather than only show you a few, I've decided to wait because the coops are just too amazing, and I know how much work & love goes into creating them. The new date will be <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">September 15th</span>, so be there ~ anyone else want to join in, just let me know!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnQTq8aAp1O49zENkcvUI7AUwx-nrXgtsdWCp7E_7igxJ31WKYz_Rk5o6ELHHXUiVNzRxcnQYgHws73aofWJkihsgP1eMemlX8X67ppVSkwAhU3jAjE26toQO3G5U_RjwprpO/s1600/coop-reno.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnQTq8aAp1O49zENkcvUI7AUwx-nrXgtsdWCp7E_7igxJ31WKYz_Rk5o6ELHHXUiVNzRxcnQYgHws73aofWJkihsgP1eMemlX8X67ppVSkwAhU3jAjE26toQO3G5U_RjwprpO/s400/coop-reno.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485968902018571602" border="0" /></a>What I can show you are little snippets of our coop reno,<br />and I have a winner for the raffle<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwhyphenhyphenU4H9cIxhtBuEVn3kJ7M0PrfKNV8E9sRJIf6Vxf606AKWd9JwjfAItpR3ae_gTCMmMMUMEHFCPaQoJWBjmhq4b2OHfoOI-oMYn_9UIZDJnp0YD5HgaChsjKzacghf8XITv/s1600/6-23-10+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwhyphenhyphenU4H9cIxhtBuEVn3kJ7M0PrfKNV8E9sRJIf6Vxf606AKWd9JwjfAItpR3ae_gTCMmMMUMEHFCPaQoJWBjmhq4b2OHfoOI-oMYn_9UIZDJnp0YD5HgaChsjKzacghf8XITv/s400/6-23-10+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485952735335486626" border="0" /></a>Hubby busy sawing and making lots of noise<br /><br />When we started this whole <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;" href="http://www.backyardchickens.com/">backyard chicken</a> project we knew we would use the shed off the back of the house. I have to give my hubby so much credit here ~ he was the muscle behind it all, not only that but he has donated 6 weekends to this project...not sure why we thought renovating would be a snap!? Thanks honey, you're a peach & a keeper!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYL5CaVF2XsiBYJzL64bZigh83obo2kxmS632KstzEJz0Uv8ChSm-eN8atWnf3Hb40CmEwLTT89xk8sg7ayHos4_XOSVzf5mmosir60BiAvDrGpQr8UanPnSpKjI7uZklFBYr/s1600/mum-day-10+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYL5CaVF2XsiBYJzL64bZigh83obo2kxmS632KstzEJz0Uv8ChSm-eN8atWnf3Hb40CmEwLTT89xk8sg7ayHos4_XOSVzf5mmosir60BiAvDrGpQr8UanPnSpKjI7uZklFBYr/s400/mum-day-10+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485952741037100594" border="0" /></a>The girls were just babies when we started<br /><br />Guess that's what he gets for being my "yes" man ~ he's good like that. He does not like me to take his picture though ;) I was beside him every step of the way, a real bonding experience; nailing, painting & decorating. One thing we discovered was that we speak different building languages, in the end we realized we meant the same thing ~ it was hysterical. Finally he knows what I mean when I say I need a banger thingie, and I'm not talking about a hammer<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF4kqZ-A14sP5XVs_5ruCmpazvOfUselv8lIEQduJoquwUntqcLUdyVMyl2dMgQ5KW-247Q_crTX14o1VSyQ3L5clBOiZ7w7L06xs9qiAbkZn5Afu_uvcy1et-VeZ4PGhxccO/s1600/6-23-10+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF4kqZ-A14sP5XVs_5ruCmpazvOfUselv8lIEQduJoquwUntqcLUdyVMyl2dMgQ5KW-247Q_crTX14o1VSyQ3L5clBOiZ7w7L06xs9qiAbkZn5Afu_uvcy1et-VeZ4PGhxccO/s400/6-23-10+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485952725925601682" border="0" /></a>The pen in progress<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xTsbie6xogegodF2LIbtCD6hePYaeOewE2tbtobpn_bsf9p4snDdJYlQ1TXA6x6s4GLmYIzYF7PYzU0-F1w672QfzPsjyE09aYFeh7LW_QqjtLBYdnIUsA-0gacLasZUeVvK/s1600/pot-shed-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xTsbie6xogegodF2LIbtCD6hePYaeOewE2tbtobpn_bsf9p4snDdJYlQ1TXA6x6s4GLmYIzYF7PYzU0-F1w672QfzPsjyE09aYFeh7LW_QqjtLBYdnIUsA-0gacLasZUeVvK/s400/pot-shed-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485960036255521410" border="0" /></a>I've had this mag cover since '05, and knew someday it would be the inspiration for my potting shed, little did I know that it would also be shared with a flock of chickens!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y2MS-N9GTE6I_Kt2dEUEAW6pIQFv3aayr7ISyGKNekvTDn2eKuPkRqzB79uo73VZjpBw8k4K0KSDi4kS036WnNKDVPFEnsZtk6Lf1BaNxhf6T-X4KZE0-9GuqrYV7vTnLVh9/s1600/6-23-10+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y2MS-N9GTE6I_Kt2dEUEAW6pIQFv3aayr7ISyGKNekvTDn2eKuPkRqzB79uo73VZjpBw8k4K0KSDi4kS036WnNKDVPFEnsZtk6Lf1BaNxhf6T-X4KZE0-9GuqrYV7vTnLVh9/s400/6-23-10+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485952722687614194" border="0" /></a>Now that they're older we let them roam the yard a bit ~ they love it, and it's so fun to see them pecking about ~ they're great little weeders too!<br /><br />Oh, <span style="font-style: italic;">I so want to show you my coop</span>...but I will wait ~ so come back, okay!?<br /><br />Now for the winner of the little giveaway is ~<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Alisa Logue</span><br />She has no blog and no email ~ so Alisa if you're out there come claim your prize girl!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and thank you for your interest in our little Coop Tour ~ trust me, it will be worth waiting for!<br /><br />xo Heidi<br /><br />P.S. I'll leave you with a couple of pics ~<br /><br />The girls all tucked in ready for bed, they like to snuggle<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9TSQDvKNcw2yRUTA0qDngca2fAqgGrOWAcWHI01CRGu-nnFAzlUjOiNgeXeWfPA40B295WRXy68eND0iE6aDiG15Mc3oMm4rkNuk8gzORtcNguMU5shfDN-ULHHuW-wbrRVV/s1600/chicks-10+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9TSQDvKNcw2yRUTA0qDngca2fAqgGrOWAcWHI01CRGu-nnFAzlUjOiNgeXeWfPA40B295WRXy68eND0iE6aDiG15Mc3oMm4rkNuk8gzORtcNguMU5shfDN-ULHHuW-wbrRVV/s400/chicks-10+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485968899510790978" border="0" /></a>The coop at night when the chandelier first went in ~ I've decided it's a bit French country<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmsUfrw_zXSZ_p1Oplxhns8qZju2-1miPw8J3DmBubQj3lqupGwK7qYEQzYaKqwMscPuGq0swdhgpOnB3ZRUL213UB-HFtA47U2khdSBpCHaPYO6sZXyLXWt-XA7K6uPfOJVd/s1600/6-23-10+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmsUfrw_zXSZ_p1Oplxhns8qZju2-1miPw8J3DmBubQj3lqupGwK7qYEQzYaKqwMscPuGq0swdhgpOnB3ZRUL213UB-HFtA47U2khdSBpCHaPYO6sZXyLXWt-XA7K6uPfOJVd/s400/6-23-10+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485952713863321410" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-41782023843932896292010-06-14T11:03:00.004-04:002010-06-14T11:48:08.745-04:00Create & Mingle ~<div style="text-align: center;">Calling all locals...come join us for some fresh creative fun this Summer!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">~ Create & Mingle</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> ~</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">105 Elliot Street</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >, Rt 62<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Danvers, MA</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, July 20, 6:30 to 8:30pm -<br />Upcycled Story Bracelets: </span><br />Using vintage, contemporary and recycled bits from your studio and jewelery box, create a lovely new treasure that tells your story! Basic supplies will be included ~ $20<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, August 24, 6:30 to 8:30pm<br />Mixed Media Inspiration </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Journals:<br /></span>Create an inspiring creative space for you to dream and plan a special project or idea. Make a unique journal using new and vintage papers, paint, rubber stamps and other fun supplies and ephemera. Bring any bits you'd like to personalize ~ $20<br /><br />Along with my creative friend, Mindy Tsonas, we'll host these two evenings filled with artsy inspiration, yummy treats, laughter and togetherness. It's a wonderful opportunity to spend some time getting crafty and to meet new (and old) creative friends, so don't be shy.<br />We'd love to see you!<br /><br />Please email us to register ~ space is limited<br />You can also register and pay on-line at the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://wishstudio.com/events/">WishStudio</a><br /><br />See you in the Studio ~<br />Heidi & Mindy<br />hkwdesign@verizon.net<br />mindy@wishstudio.com<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-34211656904616275412010-06-09T10:06:00.006-04:002010-06-09T11:26:40.942-04:00To Haiti With Love ~<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday this little pixie came to visit, isn't she sweet ~ so gentle, curious and happy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRFaHTcbhN12n-R_3fd1n7QrgvJMDMqCgXrQk5SzLuHiza3Z2l3Oc6vJpP4ca320pqWuwGpz2UNIN7ANFRtwyGqlaVGw1r52ftk-SzdvNSvdVlgOZDg9nBONu05f3g1FnieDk/s1600/avah-6-10+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRFaHTcbhN12n-R_3fd1n7QrgvJMDMqCgXrQk5SzLuHiza3Z2l3Oc6vJpP4ca320pqWuwGpz2UNIN7ANFRtwyGqlaVGw1r52ftk-SzdvNSvdVlgOZDg9nBONu05f3g1FnieDk/s400/avah-6-10+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480776658166781842" border="0" /></a>We checked in on the vegetable garden ~ she loved the pebbles, dirt & bugs, not a fan of cilantro or onion stalks though<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnxAlQG2wbDg1ASmNEe9Qc3Zx7J4myDAobaRaM0pp7LzdZzv903jR267IryIeZEQvTLGlbbf7MXw8oqzoLz5gsN8Wv16Wqwj3RcdkGfambzGtEfHagCGYrYE6bc2Whq6_Bbdu/s1600/avah-6-10+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnxAlQG2wbDg1ASmNEe9Qc3Zx7J4myDAobaRaM0pp7LzdZzv903jR267IryIeZEQvTLGlbbf7MXw8oqzoLz5gsN8Wv16Wqwj3RcdkGfambzGtEfHagCGYrYE6bc2Whq6_Bbdu/s400/avah-6-10+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480776649219397730" border="0" /></a>What perfect timing to have a <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> baby to model one of the baby quilts I made for <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;" href="http://tammygilleystudios.typepad.com/tammy_gilley_studios/2010/02/quilt-haiti.html">Quilt Haiti </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb5tm5bywlmHjEN6X0U4buN2qlg29E5ncztcp9jHzSxlVnOOZADm7uBXUFSd9Hlr7d90PlLzNvM2ZVKvn428JFmc9jfpD4GNtjLbjru2uf2qn4ptDnRME885EaGFNsV5wmONy/s1600/avah-6-10+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb5tm5bywlmHjEN6X0U4buN2qlg29E5ncztcp9jHzSxlVnOOZADm7uBXUFSd9Hlr7d90PlLzNvM2ZVKvn428JFmc9jfpD4GNtjLbjru2uf2qn4ptDnRME885EaGFNsV5wmONy/s400/avah-6-10+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480776637241830690" border="0" /></a>I think she liked it<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwvfoEJkvr3KLIkH7V8SVgFbHx9HPguLvZbbl_M1xm5WlOd41d8ioI6l6mcJQAVttgJkk3GbTZEqKlNIBSLPT3gytDHZNJqVwr4vDpdz_LSoCnCTC1rgKUrggC5j8nYZueVC8/s1600/avah-6-10+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwvfoEJkvr3KLIkH7V8SVgFbHx9HPguLvZbbl_M1xm5WlOd41d8ioI6l6mcJQAVttgJkk3GbTZEqKlNIBSLPT3gytDHZNJqVwr4vDpdz_LSoCnCTC1rgKUrggC5j8nYZueVC8/s400/avah-6-10+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480776631152458034" border="0" /></a>I'm hoping it will make the little ones who get these quilts smile just like this<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLl7MxTJ1867wusria8YSPkGleYSb-QhTvoyCaMEFNBm_2mu3Mm3mTuhbrCY8tSZxv-u64O3daJw6LIRUg2jLA6nwlG8UxjnYbZelSmRhemwnWcq0nTAsPrMBWb6FMU0JvVdx/s1600/avah-6-10+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLl7MxTJ1867wusria8YSPkGleYSb-QhTvoyCaMEFNBm_2mu3Mm3mTuhbrCY8tSZxv-u64O3daJw6LIRUg2jLA6nwlG8UxjnYbZelSmRhemwnWcq0nTAsPrMBWb6FMU0JvVdx/s400/avah-6-10+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480777280901482338" border="0" /></a>They were just simple 5" squares; using 5 different patterned fat quarters (look at me talking like I know quilting lingo - lol!) Some muslin that I stamped with foam alphabet stamps & fabric ink (they were bigger & cheaper than regular stamps - I found them in the stencil/paint section at Michael's.) It's not really a "quilt" because there is no batting on the inside or topstitching, just cozy cotton chenille on the back<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p4_Xqw6J1MhdQh3HMvPCiPr0Wd5G1vSdyeYkwWrvpye8Ybcgj_lRujX0Ny7RDHoQukjOp8Os5jtjHMaOtQmBPi-oCSli7nyy2PNOZKzwSDFmMzYSRg8DoAznilkjIJR2eOit/s1600/avah-6-10+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p4_Xqw6J1MhdQh3HMvPCiPr0Wd5G1vSdyeYkwWrvpye8Ybcgj_lRujX0Ny7RDHoQukjOp8Os5jtjHMaOtQmBPi-oCSli7nyy2PNOZKzwSDFmMzYSRg8DoAznilkjIJR2eOit/s400/avah-6-10+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480778693449342818" border="0" /></a>Sending kisses & love to Haiti from Pixie Girl, Clementine & me!<br /><br />If you'd like to make a quilt to send contact Tammy at<br /><a href="http://tammygilleystudios.typepad.com/tammy_gilley_studios/2010/02/quilt-haiti.html"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tammygilleystudios.typepad.com/tammy_gilley_studios/2010/02/quilt-haiti.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeoFDRW4mBMbVyaYQNOGP9IIomoGbL1fYp9vTMo_0E8cj_aJ6sw_e6gHPrcYVShdYyFF4JxtrXzXEqhXPzkR1-e_lr0FXzc0y4QSmM0CNKgJNkGOnSWKO5hniw9Scdqk1GcE3/s320/6a00e54fa42eca88330120a857d56b970b-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480785868507076098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664949.post-85534790563018410532010-05-24T14:30:00.011-04:002010-05-25T10:38:17.762-04:00You're Invited ~<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6fKPwvX1wcGoz4xcvDNw_sID7X8_WsN12Dslv5KoglbWrX18SBgGG8_C6bDixePUR5EfmD-X2L7Ge49IJFq1I8iK-QFag7y-g57x_OPCc3mTMtRcKxVh9PvCqnWGfUf6FqSm/s1600/coop-tour-img.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6fKPwvX1wcGoz4xcvDNw_sID7X8_WsN12Dslv5KoglbWrX18SBgGG8_C6bDixePUR5EfmD-X2L7Ge49IJFq1I8iK-QFag7y-g57x_OPCc3mTMtRcKxVh9PvCqnWGfUf6FqSm/s400/coop-tour-img.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474905911925815986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hen Party & Coop Tour</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">June 23rd<br />12:00 noon EST</span></span><br /><br />If you'd like to be included on the Coop Tour here's what you'll need to do ~<br /><br />~ Leave a comment on this post with your blog link<br />(you'll automatically be entered into the drawing)<br />~ Post about your coop on June 23rd at 12:00 EST (or earlier)<br /><br />We'd love to take a look around and meet your chicks<br />If you're feeling really festive you can offer a sweet giveaway too!<br /><br />Here's what a lucky winner will win from me ~<br />plus some other goodies too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3Ix-abspnLg2wjZLAlMJyliJ1dXGK_rqrcKBRTxujpUk6HawECkUanwIAKx2YP7Z5YQb_9ngETM2scrOaLbgH7wv8TCTXScZ3blbwUlAaSTC-pQ6wn3IMsGQNHanU1-HMApO/s1600/5-25-10+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3Ix-abspnLg2wjZLAlMJyliJ1dXGK_rqrcKBRTxujpUk6HawECkUanwIAKx2YP7Z5YQb_9ngETM2scrOaLbgH7wv8TCTXScZ3blbwUlAaSTC-pQ6wn3IMsGQNHanU1-HMApO/s400/5-25-10+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475214628722301602" border="0" /></a><br />My girls have been in their new coop for a few weeks now, but construction continues. I'm sure they are as excited as we are for this project to be d-o-n-e!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ_8sRkdf7Ex_K_TFdk1M_qQXmrSx66skwFZZzMMrRTTPk41VmuWfTJPJuTtqlJemwUwZoaasQi8fiAA5ojgp8cfpf8JY3w3lU1u4Debe9Qsw_mGtoK2PpsIW3fHEbRwIzpbO/s1600/5-25-10+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ_8sRkdf7Ex_K_TFdk1M_qQXmrSx66skwFZZzMMrRTTPk41VmuWfTJPJuTtqlJemwUwZoaasQi8fiAA5ojgp8cfpf8JY3w3lU1u4Debe9Qsw_mGtoK2PpsIW3fHEbRwIzpbO/s400/5-25-10+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475214625431586370" border="0" /></a>Here they are enjoying their favorite treat ~ yogurt<br /><br />The push is on because I'm having an <span style="font-style: italic;">actual </span>Hen Party with some of my creative friends. On the 23rd I'll show all the fun we had and the sweet project we made. Can you say over-the-top prize ribbons!? We're going to award ourselves blue ribbon winning chicks ~ because we are!<br /><br />Want to be entered in the drawing ~ leave a comment on<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> this</span> post<br /><br />Hope you'll join in on the fun ~ tell all your chicken crazy friends ~ tell all your crafty friends!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >xo Heidi</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21