tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89804047969958605282024-03-18T02:51:06.372-05:00My Heart's EaseCharlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.comBlogger375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-71549415187548454232018-07-13T15:38:00.005-05:002018-07-13T15:38:50.564-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a LONG TIME! I've missed blogging & my blog friends but, life is so different now.<br />
We are loving our house that you saw all the remodel jobs on & it's hard to believe we've lived here 5 years now.<br />
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Hubby had a serious health scare in late 2015 but, he's doing well now. He putters about & enjoy's his yard.<br />
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I've been having some teachers in to teach for my local peeps & even had some fly in from different places. I'll show you a few of the classes.<br />
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We started out with the Coin Purse Necklace first.<br />
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Then it was the Bling Bracelet....</div>
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Marie in all her finery showed in 2017.</div>
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Bunnies were next...<br />
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And Art Aprons!</div>
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So all that excitement & work is what I've been up to. We'll see how many of you are still in Blogland with how much response I get to this post. What's up in your world?</div>
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HUGS! Charlene</div>
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I have been MIA (Missing in Action) due to the remodel of the house (& a few trips for sanity sake) that we bought last year! We got a good deal on it but, it has been a TOTAL GUT JOB! We started in the Master Suite before moving in but, <u>the kitchen is what started 2014</u>! <b>Above is the finished project & I LOVE IT!!!! </b> Below is the old original kitchen. </div>
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<b>HATED</b> the honey gold shiny wood cabinets!</div>
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January 7th they came in & GUTTED the kitchen. Took out everything to the floor except a few cabinets. It was one of the coldest winters Texas has had in awhile & we had an 8 x10 foot hole cut in the wall with only a thin plastic sheet covering it. </div>
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Eventually, we got sheet rock. It was still<b> COLD!!!!</b> And dirty! We had a band of "Merry Men" show up almost everyday.</div>
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Below was the way the breakfast room looked when we viewed the house for the first time.</div>
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And below is the same area during the demo phase...</div>
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I decided I didn't need a breakfast nook as we have a <b>HUGE </b>island with stools at the end so I created a sitting area where my friends & family can sit & visit with me while I prepare food. We all really enjoy this area & those 3 windows look out into the back yard & flood the room with natural light.</div>
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Below is my old stove. UGLY is the only word to describe it!!!! Down draft that had a horrible cold wind blowing up those vents for the whole 9 months before we ripped that sucker out. And those TWO (yes you heard me right TWO) burners were not big enough for anything other than an 9" skillet. Try cooking a family meal with TWO SMALL BURNERS!</div>
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But things improved dramatically!!! I LOVE my new 5 burner gas stove top with the pot filler above! </div>
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Just wasn't feeling the love of the old oven... But, do LOVE my new double lower convection oven & convection microwave. And to add to the ease of Holidays I have a warming drawer in the center island for keeping rolls, casseroles, & other goodies warm. I've never had one & can't wait to use it.</div>
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<u><b> I'm the mother of boys!</b> </u> I don't know about girls other than my two adorable (now grown & married nieces) but, I'm getting a <b>CRASH COURSE! </b> At the end of August my friend Ginger called in a panic. She already had her Exchange Student Elma (this is her 5th student in 7 years) & there were two girls that had just arrived to the USA with the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program that needed new placement & they had 72 hours to make it happen. I feared I just couldn't handle it with all the mess from just finishing the move & remodel. As well as I thought my son & his family would be living here on weekends while their new home was being built (but, it ended up they rented a duplex in the new town they are building in). We decided that<u> we have been so blessed </u>that we just couldn't say NO. Anna is from<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Peninsula"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Kamchatka Peninsula</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </b></span></a> </div>
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which is a 780 mile peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 100,000 square miles. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east & the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. Anna's country is actually closer to Alaska than to Moscow (sitting above Japan).<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span></span> So, our Anna was no longer homeless in the USA. She came to spend the school year with us & life has changed for all of us. She is such a blessing & joy! </div>
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She was only here two days & then it was her 17th birthday. We celebrated at our favorite little bistro & she had a coconut pie instead of cake but, you can see that she loved it! Just look at that photo above & the happy glow as she is blowing out her candles. </div>
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Next, it was getting school supplies, school clothes, tennis practice outfits, calling school buses for schedules, packing lunches, running car pool. I WAS OUT OF PRACTICE! But, we've got it now. I can tell you BOYS ARE EASIER!!!!!</div>
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Elma & Anna both adore Marble Slab Ice Cream & NEVER miss a chance to try a new flavor!</div>
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Halloween is not celebrated in Russia but, Anna has had so much fun in all the stores seeing all the many choices we have for such silly fun. She came home to tell her "Pops" that she had a new skinny boy friend & a new cat....</div>
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Anna loves dressing up so she & Elma are always doing photo shoots. Below are two of my favorite shots. So I hope you'll join me as Anna has her "American Dream" come true. It is so amazing to see this happen & know that our government has such great programs for kids to come & experience our wonderful country & all she has to offer. It may not be perfect but, I think it's the best thing out there & it seems many other countries feel the same way.</div>
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A MERMAID Necklace from Joy & Laurie (found while they were at Round Top I believe). Joy put the pretty turquoise necklace part together. LOVE HER!!!!!</div>
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That AMAZING Necklace of bling was made by none other than Ms Sandy! And I adore the cabinet card of the little girl that she used to display it on. Presentation, Presentation, Presentation! </div>
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And the beautiful burgundy flower was made by Vickie Orlando as well a string of Miriam Haskle pearls (so she said). And that darling little mermaid on the left is a chocolate lollipop made by the infamous Cynthia V. She does such detailed, beautiful, yummy creations. She also made me a sand castle cake but, darn NO ONE got a photo of that. Loved it Cynthia.</div>
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These beauties were made by Diana Salvucci Smith. She & Vickie took a class from Arlene Baker & hand made/formed those flowers from velvet. Hours I'm sure. While out in California last summer Vickie took me to Arlene's house & I got to see students working in a class as well as being able to shop among all the velvet, patterns, molds, buttons, & findings. HEAVENLY!!!!! And that mirror... a vintage hand mirror that Diana use the "Laurie Mika clay technique" on. I would sooooooooooo love to learn to do this! Below you can see the crown she made for each of us using clay & the same technique.</div>
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How can I thank you girls for spoiling me this weekend & helping me celebrate my birthday? Now that it's September I can't believe it was so long ago. But, soon I'll share a post of the BDay celebration we had for Sandy in San Jose at the end of June... Never enough time for friends! Come back soon!</div>
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<b>I bet that EYE CANDY caught your attention!!!!</b> This is the studio of my friend <a href="http://freckledstar.typepad.com/freckled_star/">Andrea of Freckled Star Blog</a>. Be sure to click on the blue links to go visit the girls & see their blogs as you will be hooked on all the goodies you find there. Andrea is an AMAZING, TALENTED, FUN friend that I have been blessed to know for years. We first met through <a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Kim Caldwell</a> & her fun filled EVENTS but, through time we have been together in many classes, Antique Fairs & this June I was invited to a class by Robin Dudley Howes which was held in Andrea's AMAZING home. I didn't even take many photos of the project or any of our finished work because I was so OVERWHELMED at the beauty of Andrea's home/studio. <b> Maybe I have studio lust since I STILL don't have a studio.</b> But, what beauty... Let's go peek.<br />
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Andrea LOVES Dollies & has MANY different one to look at. Here are just a few.</div>
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The ones below were made in a class by my talented friend<a href="http://dianafrey.blogspot.com/"> Diana Frey</a>. Nice job Andrea!</div>
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And I think the bird necklace is a Sally Jean class. I need to try that one as it's really pretty!</div>
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In her guest bathroom her displays of perfume bottles, soaps, goodies abound. And MOUSE TRAPS anyone? Have you ever seen cuter ones? <br />
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Let's move on to a few more rooms in the house. Each one cuter than the next. Now anyone who knows me knows I am a beach girl & so is Andrea. Her displays speak to my heart! LOVE the starfish tree.<br />
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The jewlery nook in the corner of her bedroom... Oh she had some treasures there!!!!<br />
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This little beauty above was sitting on her dresser. A suitcase with the side cut out, a mermaid scene & fish inside. BE STILL MY HEART!!!! <b><u>Angela I MUST have one! </u></b> And last but, not least look at her little reading nook in her room. LOVE the saying... You have my whole heart for my whole life... SWEET!</div>
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I have been away from Blogland for such a long while with the move/remodel & last week I posted for the first time in months. I hope that you will come back & make it a habit to visit as I want to visit many blogs each week because I have missed Blogging. Andrea did a post a few weeks back about blogging & Face Book. I think each have their own special place & I would hate to see Blogs disappear altogether because FB is eaiser! What do you think? IF you stop to visit please comment & let me know you were here. But, even if the comments are few <u>I keep reminding myself that my blog is a place for </u><b><u>ME! </u> </b>A place for me to share but, most of all it's my journal of my life & I will keep it up no matter what until I decide it's time to stop. If you're here... thank you for stopping & visiting. I hope you enjoy what I have to share. <b>Have a beautiful week! HUGS!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We bought our house back in February 2013 & ever since it's been a crazy re-model & move merry go round. In between trying to heard the goat rodeo of contractors & take care of "life" & work I've had my hands <b>FULL!!!!!! </b>In June (this year) I got a pass! "Daddy Darling" (that's one of hubby's nick names) said go play with your girls for your birthday! <u>He didn't have to tell me twice! </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the things we did while there was to do our<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Train Case Swap</span></b>. This started <b>A LONG TIME AGO! </b>Back in January<u> 2013</u> Joy Campbell came up with the idea & we all agreed. Little did we know that of the 6 that started (Cindy Craine dropped out due to having the shingles) 3 of us would sell our houses & move. <u>Not only did we move we did HUGE re-models.</u> Needless to say the Train Case became a</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> derailment! <u>18 months latter</u> we got together to exchange the cases that traveled from California to Texas to Washington state. Below is four of us with our finished cases. Vickie Orlando was also in the swap but, she was out of town at The Country Living Antique Show back east when we got together. She & Sandy had a pre-party for her to open hers.</span></div>
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Left to right is ME, Sandy Navarro , Joy Campbell & Laurie Garcia.<br />
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The OUTSIDE of the cases! We bought our own cases & decorated a little bit to develop the "theme".</div>
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The case was then sent to the next person who put at least one personal touch to the outside & then we added 5 to 6 things that the receiver would possibly use to "CREATE" with. Or something special you thought that she might like. <br />
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Since Cindy had not done a case we each gave her a few goodies & the adorable Doll Head Fur Muff was given to her by Laurie. As anyone who knows Cindy knows... she is <u>CRAZY</u> about dolls/doll heads. Laurie said she remembered having one of these as a little girl. When she went to church (she lived up north) it was one of her favorite things to have as it kept her hands warm & was a toy to play with while sitting still. <u> IT WAS PERFECT for Cindy!</u></div>
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The weekend was held at Joy's new home near Temecula. <b>BEAUTIFUL</b> doesn't even begin to describe her home & the grounds around it.<br />
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Dinner in her back yard. <b><span style="font-size: large;">Good dinner with AMAZING FRIENDS!</span></b><br />
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Above you see some of the fun.... Diana Salvucci Smith also joined us & you can see in the photo to the left we were doing chocolate cake shooters. And Cindy/Joy messing around being silly. With Joy doing a photo bomb on my case. We had sooooooooooooo much fun! <b><span style="font-size: large;">THANK YOU JOY FOR OPENING YOUR HOME FOR US & FOR BEING AN AMAZING HOSTESS!</span></b></div>
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On Friday we all took off to go to Vintage Market Place in Rainbow, CA. Our sweet friend Cynthia met us to shop & party. We also ran into Jan & her husband Steve while we were there.<br />
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This was so cute but, I bought the Mermaid & "Cocktail" sign all done in lights. I don't know why I didn't take a picture of what I bought but, I guess I took this thinking I would add this cutie to the other things later & would need a gentle nudge to remember him. I'll share my purchase when I get them hung. Not much was purchased by me but, I can say I did my share of the HUGE shipping bill in size of the items. Oh well...</div>
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Do you LOVE glass like I do? I have always been fascinated by it. This Fall I was so blessed to go visit my friend Laurie that lives in the Seattle area (there's another post about her amazing house is you click <a href="http://www.myheartsease.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-visit-to-lauries-house-gig-harbor-wa.html"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a>). And while there Laurie & a couple of my friends (<u><a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Cindy Craine</span></a></u> &Vickie Orlando) & I went downtown to see the <a href="http://www.chihuly.com/"><b><span style="color: blue;">Dale Chihuly</span></b></a> Museum (Also click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuli" style="color: blue;"> HERE</a> or on anything in blue for a link). <b><span style="font-size: large;"> AMAZING!!!! </span></b>There beneath the Space Needle sits an EXPLOSION of color & design. Anyone who love ART has to appreciate this amazing work. The pieces above & below are displayed on the ceiling in one room (much like his pieces in the Belagio in Las Vegas).<br />
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The exhibit below was in a room with dark walls & the center of the room just filled with COLOR!<br />
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Below was an almost floor to ceiling (as you can tell by looking at the people standing next to it) piece & the colors were divine. <b>This room was called Sea Life.</b><br />
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A little closer up shows the detailed sea life done in GLASS! Anyone who knows me <u>KNOWS I'm an Ocean/Sea Life/Mermaid Girl.</u><br />
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People always ask me what my favorite color is... I don't have one!! I guess that's the Gemini in me but, <u>I can't choose A favorite color. I just love color! </u> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>GREEN</b></span> is so beautiful to me so, this gorgeous swirling green beauty also spoke to my soul.<br />
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To get to the garden you walk through a huge glass hall (I bet they have Events & Weddings in here... I can just see it can't you?) Look at the beautiful glass hanging from the ceiling!<br />
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This is looking at it from the outside on the other side.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this BURST of color. I'm in the middle of <b><u>YET MORE remodel work in the house</u></b> so, I needed something happy to look/post about because right now my <u>world is workmen & dust. And no money for travel. </u> But, I can reflect on my previous adventures & dream about the future ones! HUGS!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I WISH you could have had the JOY of being with<a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"> <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cindy Craine</span></b> </a>& I when we headed south (a couple of weeks ago) to Ann Perry's Christmas Open House! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Dinning Table all dressed for the party! I ADORE the slip covers! It's like your furniture dressed up for the party! So changing the look of any room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Living was hosting beautiful flocked tree that glowed a golden glow over everything! I have been wanting a flocked tree & this was the kiss of death for Hubby. At Market this year I WILL be buying a flocked tree for next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Ann for such a magical time. I hope you'll come back soon because in a few days I'll post her feminine bedroom & some treasures from the sale! Enjoy these beautiful days before Christmas. The beauty of all the decorations & the feelings of LOVE abounds! HUGS!</span><br />
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On September 29th <a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/">Cindy </a>& I headed out to start our visit with our friend Laurie. It just happened to be Cindy's birthday & Laurie had this yummy cake for dinner after we arrived from the Seattle Airport. Her home was decorated for Halloween & I don't think I've ever seen so many adorable/interesting pieces of ART! Upon looking around I decided I couldn't choose a favorite...<br />
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These stunning blown glass pumpkins were from a company called <a href="http://www.cohnstone.com/">Cohn Stone Studio</a> & if you click on the link it will take you to their site... One more beautiful than the next!!! The colors & textures so lush! Next fall the Art Sisters are going to plan a Field Trip & I can assure you I will be bringing a few of these beauties home to Texas!<br />
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While at Rogers Garden (see my last post) I saw pumpkins designed by this same designer as those below but, I think Laurie's choice of display/colors were better than Rogers Gardens. The eyes on these pumpkins are so real! <br />
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This fellow was so cute in her living room. And he's HUGE!!! <br />
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The devil sits behind Laurie's hubbies desk. Hmm I wonder if there's a message there? LOL! He is made from fabric & all of his face is painted. So clever!<br />
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The views out Laurie's windows were divine!!!! The house looks out over Puget Sound. </div>
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The play of the water, the sky & the trees made for such MAGIC every time I looked out! </div>
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The beautiful bed & chandi that she/hubby chose/hung right out of a storybook castle! The paint on the wall behind the bed was stunning! This photo doesn't do it justice!!! It was a Martha Stewart paint that looked like silk fabric. The sheen was beautiful. Laurie said the process was tedious but, worth it indeed. First you pint the paint on the wall & then you have to use steel wool & DRAG it down the wet paint to achieve that texture! A PAIN I'm sure but, so worth it as it was AMAZING!! </div>
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Even in this beautiful room Laurie added her Halloween Art pieces! Below is another pumpkin guy with those realistic eyes & TEAL colored Cohn Stone pumpkins! Everything just seemed made for each room.<br />
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Below was the witch she had for the guest room. The velvet fabric for her dress was beautiful. And again, she was BIG & really made a statement!<br />
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In the kitchen she had some FUN felted fellows! I want to learn to felt. I need to find some good online classes I think. But, again the artists out did themselves & Laurie has such a knack for decorating & pulling it all together.<br />
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LOVED this white pumpkin below!</div>
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And I fell in love with her buffet by Hooker Furniture! I came home & told hubby I NEED THIS!!!!!</div>
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Laurie used more Cohn Stone pumpkins, leaves & gourds to do a vignette across the top of the buffet that was stunning! Don't you LOVE the colors? I DO!</div>
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One afternoon Laurie suggested we all go into the old Port Area of Gig Harbor & eat at a darling little Pub on the water. By this time some of the other Art Sisters had joined us in Gig Harbor (Sandy Navarro, Joy Campbell & Vicki Orlando)& we so enjoyed the charm of the harbor, the boats & seeing some of the other houses along the water. Sooooooo different than Texas I can assure you! LOVE THIS AREA!</div>
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THANK YOU Laurie for a very special time in your very SPECIAL home. I love all the beautiful touches you have added. It is like a Show Home & we were all so lucky to see your MAGIC! I hope you enjoyed the<u> beginning</u> of the tale of this visit to the northwest. <u> I have soooooooo much more to share.</u> Next post will be about the visit to the Dale Chahuly Art Glass Museum & downtown Seattle. </div>
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After my trip to Morrow Bay, California (this summer) I had Halloween on the brain. I bought a cute witch (sorry I'll share her later) a few cute canvas's & a darling little pumpkin girl named EEK! Hubby & I love this garden shop named <a href="http://www.thegardengalleryinc.com/" style="text-align: center;">Garden Gallery</a> right down on the waterfront.</div>
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The photo above is of a witch named Minerva. She was a cutie. Short, fat, wearing red & purple but, she didn't come home... My witch is named Clarice.</div>
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This cutie above is my little pumpkin (EEK) girls brother. Looking in a mirror... I thought that was a darling decorating idea! Shows front & back for sure.</div>
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When we went back south to visit our friends (Vickie & Ray Orlando) we went to <a href="http://rogers%20garden/">Rogers Garden</a> which is an amazing treat. It is GARDEN STORE on steroids!!!! The doll above was found there. She is a cage doll & if you look closely her skirt is a cage holding a Halloween creature.</div>
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The designers used old computer parts, black lights, lab equipment & skeletons to create this display.</div>
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My friend Laurie Garcia has some of the pumpkins (like below) & I thought this was a clever way to display them. The eyes on these pumpkins look soooooooooooo real. They made shelves for their heads to sit on & then they used vintage clothes/shoes to make them look like a pumpkin family standing there.</div>
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Some of the designers found these huge ceramic/chalk busts & painted them like Day of The Dead. Every single one of them were sold.<br />
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It was a lot of fun & just fueled the Halloween fire. Sorry I'm so late in posting but, it's been crazy busy. We were in California most of the summer & then we came home for 3 weeks. Of course we just moved into our house May 24 so there are boxes galore & I can't find a thing. But, I knew the good fairies weren't going to be unpacking the house so... off we went to escape the heat. Once I came home for the 3 weeks there was so much stuff to catch up on with our business no unpacking took place either. At the end of September I took off to visit with my Art Sisters up in the Washington/Oregon (Terry Brush Art Camp for a long weekend). WHAT FUN WAS THAT!!!! So, I'll try to get my act together & start posting again on a regular basis. We'll catch you up on the summer adventures & Art Camp. But, for now I need to go get the candy ready for all the little spooks! Have a fun & safe Halloween!<br />
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Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-49152847566435441172013-08-29T11:47:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:46:05.339-05:00California Dream’n<br />
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Back in June 2012 I was reading my new Romantic Home Magazine & came across the article about this enchanted cottage in Laguna Beach California. I was totally mesmerized by the story & wrote to the owner via the email address given. That is the beginning of my love affaire with Summerland Cottage & my friendship with her owner Paulette Adams. Click <a href="http://summerlandcottagestudio.blogspot.com/2012/05/romantic-homes-magazine.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></strong></a> to see the article on Paulette’s blog that opened that magic door. <br />
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That studio full of ceramic shells & other beauty…<br />
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A cottage on a hillside soooooooo very near the ocean. A brick & rock wall with little pieces of magic stuck here & there by the Fairy God Mother (Paulette) herself.<br />
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A courtyard so beautiful & special. And….. did I mention that Paulette has a B&B right there on the property? YES, YOU COULD BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STAY THERE TOO! Go to her web site (<a href="http://summerlandcottagestudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #0080c0;">HERE</span></strong></a>) & check it out if you think that might speak to your heart.<br />
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Beside being a talented ceramic artist, a painter & a million other things I could list off… she is a designer. The photo above shows her on the set of stairs that she designed to go up to her bedroom. The cottage is tiny & she needed something other than a ladder to access the space so this staircase is what she came up with. Go<strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong><a href="http://summerlandcottagestudio.blogspot.com/2013/07/one-of-my-all-time-favorite-designs.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></strong></a> to see the post about this. Imagine my big ole size 12 foot on those tiny little stairs!!!!!111 But, it was so worth it! Because when you get to the top…<br />
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Her beautiful bed in a bay window with the breeze from the ocean (yes, you can see it from there) blowing the vintage lace hanging in the window frame. <strong><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: medium;"><em>Stunning!!!! </em></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: medium;"><em>Magical!!!! </em></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: medium;"><em>So very special just like Paulette who created & shared it!</em></span></strong><br />
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The photo above is of Paulette & I after a dream come true tour, lunch, shopping & promises that Vickie/I will return to play in the studio & make lots of little ceramic shells & treasures. <strong>PINCH ME…….. I think I’m dreaming!!!!</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: small;"><strong><em>HUGS! Charlene</em></strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-63163483878220660002013-08-19T16:29:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:46:34.385-05:00Jack Daniels Shrine? Daddy Jack… And A Visit from Tiffany Marshall<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bg8oTmMV16s/UhKOAM9OvDI/AAAAAAAAKcI/LgTCRAGO-Z0/s1600-h/DSC078464.jpg"><img alt="DSC07846" border="0" height="517" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-g6BOB7W-l84/UhKOA0cxDtI/AAAAAAAAKcQ/x-j8iyqD-r4/DSC07846_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07846" width="769" /></a> <br />
Another chapter in the remodel story of our new house… <br />
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<u><strong>This is how it was…</strong></u> An office painted BRIGHT RED. All the way up to the second story.<br />
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A wall of windows are pretty but, when the painting began it wasn’t a pretty sight!<br />
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Two coats of KILZ to cover the red & two coats of paint(how would you like to climb the ladder to paint those tall ceilings?). But, when it was done it looked so fresh & clean! The room is TINY! I think it may be taller than it is wide but, hubby didn’t want this to be our office. He wanted it to be his “Daddy Jack Shrine”. He wouldn’t call it that but, he LOVES his vintage bar (with the keg holes still drilled in the top of the chippy finish) & his Jack Daniels collection is one of his pride & joys. He chose to office out in the workshop & I went upstairs. It’s kind of nice for each of us to have our own space now. Before, we shared an office, which makes telephone calls difficult when you are both on the phone in different conversations. <br />
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I am sorry the lighting in these photos ARE NOT GOOD but, I was in a bit of a rush…Here’s the lamp he made out of large Jack Daniels Bottle. LED lights are in the bottle… He drilled a hole in the back of the bottle with a glass bit. He then cut the wire, crammed the lights in the bottle with the cord out the hole & then he splices the wires back together. A lamp kit is put in the top. Now, the light can be lit from the bottom (like a night light) & the top a regular lamp. A few black & white patches bought while in Tennessee at Jack Daniels on a tour & the bourbon bottle Christmas ornament Vickie & Ray got him from Rogers Garden last year. You can see his collection of stir sticks that followed us home from Daddy Jack’s too.<br />
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This is one of his PRIDE & JOYS! A Jack Daniel’s mirror. I found it at a Flea Market & it was a horrible light pine color. He took out the mirror, sprayed it black & added the pretty trim on top (& some dental molding on the mirror top). Now it hangs behind him on the wall behind the bar. I want to have a big picture of the rock & creek which is the main water source for the Distillery. We used to have his shot glass collection on the wall beside the bar in the other house but, I was afraid he might hit it with his shoulder if we hung it behind the bar. <br />
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Here’s a “shot” of his shot glass collection. His clock (Jack Daniel’s of course). The frame holds his certificate declaring him a Squire. He owns 1 X 1 inch of property which makes him a squire. At times he gets funny letters saying “there is a cow wandering on your land”. I think it’s about the bragging rights & the 10% discount when buying “Jack” supplies & collectibles in Lynchburg, Tennessee. <br />
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This case is FULL of his “TREASURES”. The collage has kind of crummy lighting. Sorry but, I really wanted to show you how many unusual things he has. Shot glasses, a bar set up tray for cherries, limes, & such. A cool piece of a barrel made into a bottle holder. I can’t figure out how that doesn’t fall…. No support just balance (bottom right photo). A Jack Daniels ink pin, flasks in different sizes, carriers… Everybody has their own thing right? Me, Mannequins & Bling Him… Jack Daniel’s STUFF. Does two wrongs make a right? NO!!!! <u>It makes a house full!!!!</u> But, now we both have a place for our treasures. I wanted to share all of this remodel stuff with all of you regulars but, I also wanted to share this with everyone on this <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/creating-a-small-sun-loving-perennial-garden/" target="_blank">238th Metamorphous Monday at Susan’s wonderful blog Between Naps on the Front Porch.</a> Hope all of you enjoyed the visit.<br />
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<strong>Speaking of TREASURES & VISIT’S.. Is there anything more treasured than a friend?</strong><br />
<strong>I Don’t Think So!!!!!</strong><br />
The photo above is of my beautiful friend <strong><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: small;"><em>Tiffany Marshall</em></span></strong>. She is an amazing artist & that is her blog banner for her MAGICAL BLOG! She has created many of my banners that I like to switch for my blog (not the princess one but, the one with the little French Girl & the Fall/Halloween). CLICK <a href="http://wwwbeyondthevintagepath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></strong></a> to go visit her blog as it is beautiful.<br />
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Tiffany called & wanted to come see my new house. I assured her that is was a<strong><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: medium;"><em> MESS</em></span></strong>!!! I think there was 4 or 5 phone calls & a few visitors (my son, the guy to repair the French Doors & Hubby came home & had to input) during the time she was there. She said “<u>Wow, it’s kind of Grand Central Station here”</u>. Yes, that is why I can’t get much done… <strong>GRAND CENTRAL STATION!</strong> She brought me a beautiful box with MANY treasures wrapped in book paper & stamped with some really sweet images. <strong>THANK YOU Tiffany I love it all! But, most of all I LOVED our visit.</strong> I have missed seeing you. Now, it’s my turn to come see your new house. <br />
I hope you enjoyed the visit of the Jack Daniels Room & a peek into the progress (Or lack thereof) of our new home. New to us yet soooooooooooo many things to be redone. Come back & see what’s next. <br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong><em>HUGS! Charlene </em></strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-82601379617173559512013-07-05T00:26:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:46:50.957-05:00Happy Birthday America or 4th of July Huntington Beach Style<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R4FoteeMiYU/UdZYSTEAELI/AAAAAAAAKQQ/kzxxuB8kNJI/s1600-h/DSC079313.jpg"><img alt="DSC07931" border="0" height="440" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OgyEmPNVd7Y/UdZYTe2BGlI/AAAAAAAAKQY/q87tBVfwsBw/DSC07931_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07931" width="646" /></a> <br />
Today was a beautiful day for a Parade to celebrate America’s Birthday! Cool breezes blew, crowds gathered & fun began. We are so blessed to have come out to escape the horrible Texas heat & to be here in Huntington Beach, CA. Our precious friends Vickie & Ray are the best hosts in the whole world!!! THANK YOU for opening your home & sharing your city. Friends are staying at our Texas home so we can escape & enjoy a bit of R&R after all the remodel work(oh there is so much more to do).<br />
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We got there plenty early to claim our seats on the bleachers. Vickie told us that Huntington Beach has the biggest 4th of July Parade west of the Mississippi. I can tell you our little Texas town has nothing to compare to this!!!!<br />
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The crowds came. On Bikes… With Babies… In costume… A real mix of personalities! People watching at it’s best!<br />
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This fellow just cracked me up!!! <br />
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Personalities Bigger than Life!<br />
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Pets of all kinds.<br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lKzTcXXkOfs/UdZYdGQg72I/AAAAAAAAKSA/z0wPLtO3mhI/s1600-h/DSC07915Cropped3.jpg"><img alt="DSC07915 Cropped" border="0" height="430" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-E2LsJERVD9k/UdZYdqr6eNI/AAAAAAAAKSI/fkkwQ4mGbb8/DSC07915Cropped_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07915 Cropped" width="249" /></a> But, I’ve never seen anyone bring their parrot to a parade before!<br />
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All methods of transportation was represented!<br />
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Police, Fire & Beach Lifeguards are all such important hero that protect us every day. RED & WHITE it’s true… THANK YOU!<br />
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The sky had planes doing fly overs!<br />
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Bands…<br />
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Floats!<br />
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Floats with music groups, skate boarders, gymnasts. <br />
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Hero’s from every war…<br />
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A HUGE THANK YOU TO VETERANS OF ALL WARS & THE ONES THAT KEEP US SAFE EVERY DAY! And to their families for the days, weeks & years they miss those special souls. Below is a message we ALL need to REMEMBER…<br />
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FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!!!!<br />
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Cars! So many amazing cars from every era.<br />
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You couldn’t be in a beach town without some great old woody’s!<br />
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And the Shriner’s had to make a showing with their fun little cars. And they were crazy!<br />
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Horses of all shapes & sizes!<br />
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Representing all the era’s again… Well’s Fargo with the horse drawn wagon.<br />
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Beautiful each & everyone of them….<br />
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It was a wonderful day & a wonderful way to celebrate! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong><em>HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!!</em></strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-41291205406517671402013-06-24T18:02:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:47:05.543-05:00Moving is HARD WORK!<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eujoXlPenLg/UcjP5ySzJ1I/AAAAAAAAKOI/WaEXK5jDQcA/s1600-h/DSC07893%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07893" border="0" height="436" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3eDMSA4vM-w/UcjP6scYUlI/AAAAAAAAKOQ/L_itL8C7j14/DSC07893_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07893" width="638" /></a> <br />
Welcome to my Entry Hall today. Soooooooooo many of you have wanted to know about the move & see some photos. So, I thought I’d start the tour. <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>WE ARE FAR FROM DONE!</strong></span> But, I’m done for now. We started this “journey” back in January. Hubby had never adapted to the smaller lot that our last house was on. We had down sized yard when we moved out of Arlington 14 years ago. Thinking we wanted less yard to care for. He just never adjusted. You know what they say… You can take the boy out of the country but, you can’t take the country out of the boy.<br />
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Here is the entry on the day we looked at the house in January. That’s our Realtor's little girl running through.<br />
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We didn’t like the “honey” colored wood on the stairs or any of the cabinets. <strong>And we really hated the pink tile floors with wide dirty grout!!!! </strong><br />
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<strong>That is all gone now.</strong> We had beautiful neutral colored tile put down (I wanted Travertine but, I didn’t want the up keep of it). The front door was repainted on the inside. Down the road it will be replaced. There is no decor on the sideboard but, hey…. I’m working on it. A promise I made myself is to not rush & do things I’m not happy with.<br />
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We painted the entire house. Upstairs & down. All the walls & all the trim. 3 hard workers for 7 days!<br />
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We wanted to rip the dirty carpet off the stairs & put wood on them. But, as you made the bend at the landing… the stairs became very narrow & were dangerous. I knew we didn’t need stairs that you couldn’t place your entire foot on as that was waiting for someone to fall down them. There were 4 contractors called in & each had what they thought they could do. But, contractor #4 had the right answer. <strong>The stairs had to be rebuilt</strong> (the others wanted to place wood on top but, we feared when you stepped on the edge it would break). So they were ripped out, rebuilt with solid hardwood & stained. Our painter was able to sand & stain the ugly “honey” colored banister.<br />
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And now they are beautiful!!! And safe!!! There have been soooooooooooooo many projects. Not one room is left as we found it. We still have boxes everywhere & hunt/seek is our favorite game (well, maybe not). But, it’s a process. I told my friend Laurie when she was telling us her moving woe's “Enjoy the process”. Well, that’s bit me in the backside when I sang my woe’s to her. She reminded me to ENJOY THE PROCESS! And I am. We’re making it ours. We still have a long way to go but, I wanted to share the progress. <br />
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Above is a dirty little Ms Elle telling each of you to come back for more tales of the move. I miss all of you my bloggy friends. <br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene </strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-46605525063046561342013-06-11T19:14:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:47:40.185-05:00Where Does Time Go?<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7icCSiXzGq8/Ube9JsgOqTI/AAAAAAAAKJg/s3gHl5Xe42U/s1600-h/Mandy%252527s%252520Wedding%252520Photo%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Mandy's Wedding Photo" border="0" height="606" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AxplsZvmMWw/Ube9KXRz4TI/AAAAAAAAKJo/j3im4xIR41w/Mandy%252527s%252520Wedding%252520Photo_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Mandy's Wedding Photo" width="415" /></a> <br />
In the middle of a HUGE move & remodel (as well as the selling of our home) what could make us take a week & go back to California? That beautiful Green Eyed Princess above! She’s had me wrapped (& her uncle too) from the minute I saw her. We had boys & I soooooooo wanted a girl but, blue we had in fold. So, when my friend Cindy had Amanda I walked in the hospital room, picked her up & said “thank you for having her for me”. I loved & spoiled this beautiful girl for MANY years & when the invitation came last year we said YES!!!<br />
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This is me (yes, I KNOW the glasses are horrible but, that was then…) & my baby girl! I bought her that little pink outfit & many other things through the years… When I saw the sign below I knew I had to get that for her too…<br />
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When I saw her Engagement Photos… I KNEW this was the one for her. He was a smart man as they’ve been friends since High School. He’s seen her through MANY broken hearts & relationships. Always the friend who had a shoulder to cry on… And then they grew up & they KNEW! Young love is such a beautiful thing.<br />
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We flew into Orange County Airport & were whisked away by our dear friend Vickie. That night she & her precious hubby Ray went with us to Downtown Disney to have dinner with the wedding couple.<br />
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We had such a fun time with everyone & were amazed at the Legoland store. My Hubby hammed it up with The Hulk!<br />
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Look what they can do with Lego’s! The first one is the Beast from Beauty & The Beast. HUGE!!!!! And look at Aladdin, the magic carpet with the kids on it… Hanging from the ceiling. The detail in the carpet was astounding.<br />
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The dragon on the roof over the front door! LOVE IT!!!! All Lego’s!<br />
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We had time to enjoy eating hamburgers at Ruby’s on the pier in Huntington Beach. Seeing the surfers is always a trip & just loving the beach. Vickie & Ray know all the great spots!<br />
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The wedding was held at The Disney Grand Hotel. We loved the beautiful beams, fireplace & decor in this hotel. “Baby Girl” chose well!<br />
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Her Momma helped with her dress & her Daddy walked her down the isle. Exchanging the rings & sealed with a kiss.<br />
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They look so happy!<br />
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First Dance…<br />
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Cake! She tried to make his face a mess & he just couldn’t do the same to her but, with one dip/kiss…. She was covered in cake too. I LOVE that they can laugh & play with each other. That makes marriage a LOT easier don’t you think?<br />
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At 4:00 sharp Mandy made the announcement that the wedding reception was over & the bride/groom with their guests would now go to Disneyland. We changed into casual clothes & away we went. Above we were in Cars Land & on the CARS ride. <br />
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Wonderful World of Color Light/Water show ended the night. What a perfect day! A tired but, happy newlywed couple. Thank you Mandy & Aaron for creating such a magical day for everyone. I wish you all the love your hearts can hold. Love is a dream your hearts makes.<br />
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I wanted to thank Tammy Love Photography, Mandy & all her friends & families that helped provide photos for this journey of memories for me to share with you. Now, your Auntie is back to work with the move. Check back soon to see our progress. Note: MOVING IS HARD WORK!<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>Hugs! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-36298318641036198482013-03-25T23:53:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:48:05.168-05:00Vintage Case Round Robin<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-drz5VsYAluI/UVEpxCEZJhI/AAAAAAAAKHA/pA6oyWL4Bgg/s1600-h/DSC07776%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07776" border="0" height="645" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7rR2t-Q2voM/UVEpxtHTVLI/AAAAAAAAKHI/3APLp_9SvJQ/DSC07776_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07776" width="441" /></a> <br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">The last thing I needed was another project</span></strong> but, I COULDN’T SAY NO! When I was out in California in January, all the girls were at dinner in Pasadena after being at the Bead Show & Joy threw out the idea of a vintage train case/suitcase round robin. I knew we’d just signed on the new house but, thought SURE why not! It sounded like so much fun! <u><strong>What was I thinking?</strong></u> <u> I didn’t need anything else on my plate but, I found a little time to work on my case</u> before boxing it up & sending it to Gig Harbor, Washington! These cases will be well traveled when it’s all over! I really thought the OLD American Airline tag on the handle was cool. This is back when travel was glamorous!!!! Do you love the crocodile embossing on the case? I DO!<br />
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Sorry for the shadows but, it’s so hard to find good light…<br />
I found the case last year at The Urban Barn when <a href="http://smndesigns.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Sandy</span></strong></a> & I were shopping on one of my MANY trips out to California. I LOVED IT & knew I wanted to do something with it. Joy’s idea was to do a bit to the outside & as it went to each of the girls they would add something to the outside & then put 4-5 treasures inside! I LOVE the color of the inside of this case. It was in such good shape. Ms <a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Cindy</span></strong></a> stuffed the goodies she had collected for me in a couple of the pockets. A beautiful tea died sleeve (with pearls, lace & beautiful buttons) & other goodies all packaged up so pretty. <br />
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The trim on the outside is chocolate brown & a soft blue (with crystal like beads hanging from it). <br />
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And the image that I used was a Blog Banner my friend <a href="http://wwwbeyondthevintagepath.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Tiffany Marshall</span></strong></a> designed for me a few years back. I’ve always loved it (& I think I need to use it again soon so, MAYBE when I get back from Round Top I’ll change the current Princess Elizabeth on here now for this one). Love the sweet little vintage coin purse with the white hankie peeking out. <strong> It has a long way to go (literally) & I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it returns. </strong><br />
<strong><u>Back to keeping reign on all the contractors at the house. </u></strong><br />
<strong>IT’S LIKE HERDING CATS!</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>Hug! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-76694697397153501992013-03-18T22:48:00.001-05:002013-10-17T10:48:24.916-05:00Quick Catch Up<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ByByYBx61rg/UUff_KL8fqI/AAAAAAAAKF4/oRH88ZhuOFM/s1600-h/DSC07779%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07779" border="0" height="416" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d04HXVlP4J8/UUff_qhmCsI/AAAAAAAAKGA/ij5VlnUC_R0/DSC07779_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07779" width="608" /></a> <br />
So many of you tell me all the time…. “Charlene I envy you all the travel & places you go”. And I do travel & go a lot but, lately… the photo above shows my life. My traveling has been between my houses.<br />
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<strong><u>Seven long days</u></strong> & three wonderful painters we hired are done with the painting! <br />
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The SCREAMING RED room has been tamed (see the little peek of what was left of the red). The GREEN rooms toned down too. I went with a nice neutral color to just let things be calm & then I’ll decide how & what each room will be. <br />
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The window above is in my Master Bedroom closet. <u>See the huge gap on the left side?</u> That’s as far as it shuts. All the dirt, moisture, mess from outside just BLOWS right in. Needless to say I’m not putting my clothes in that closet. Have you ever priced windows? SIT DOWN WHEN YOU GET THE BID!!! I about passed out. But, we’ve ordered some. More than I wanted to pay for I can tell you but, it will be wonderful when it’s done. <br />
So far completed:<br />
Dead trees & bushes pulled out.<br />
Weeds treated (oh we had some beauties… healthiest dandelions I’ve ever seen).<br />
Entire house painted inside (every wall, closet, piece of trim, wall paper gone…).<br />
New doorbell & smoke detectors (yellowed plastic is not my favorite).<br />
Water Softener installed (to save our new things as we have well water & need I say more?)<br />
Windows ordered (well the broken ones anyway & there are still plenty with broken seals but, that will have to wait). <br />
French Double Doors ordered & a new back door too.<br />
New jetted tub ordered & due here on 4/9<br />
New refrigerator…. <br />
Packing, Packing & some more Packing! WHERE DID ALL THAT “STUFF” COME FROM?<br />
See why I haven’t been around? But, while I wait for the next step (yes, that’s the bathroom remodel) I am thrilled that my gal pals from California are coming out to go to Round Top with me.<br />
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These sweet girls (PLUS MS SANDY) are heading out here for some Texas fun. We’re hoping Ms Cindy gets well & will be with us. The shingles have knocked her for a loop. So stay tuned for more tales…….. ROUND TOP here we come! And I’m leaving Hubby (& his horrible sinus infection… geeeeez I pray I don’t get sick from all his hacking) here to wrangle the contractors.<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-43323453622870308912013-02-17T16:33:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:48:46.684-05:00A Busy Time…<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3qAaGtAG2rs/USFaop_0vzI/AAAAAAAAKCo/lVe1QlE-ffM/s1600-h/Downton%252520Girls%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Downton Girls" border="0" height="461" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MYujIpBMAhI/USFapFxtnZI/AAAAAAAAKCw/rR3kEHZakco/Downton%252520Girls_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Downton Girls" width="637" /></a> <br />
Can you believe that tonight is the last episode of the season???? Downton Abbey is my all time FAVORITE thing to watch right now. I ADORE the settting, the clothes, the hats, the characters'… all of it. But, darn it only started back up in January (here in the US). SEVEN Shows in all…. <u>Come on PBS you can do better than that.</u><br />
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I wish I was Cora sitting there having tea. Not a care in the world but, I’m busy as a bee. If I can grab a cup of coffee I’m doing good. I’m packing like a fool. We sign on the new (well new to us) house on February 22 & take possession on the 27th.<br />
What am I most excited about?<br />
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Not a very glamorous photo of the new workshop (that’s hubby & the architect heading out to check things out.<br />
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And right now…. the current owner has this full of boy toys <strong>but, that will change!!!!</strong> LOVE the sky lights with all that natural light. This will be an amazing workshop/studio. I will have room to spread out! I will have room to set up places for sooooooooooo many of you to come play. I have soooooooooooooooo many plans, dreams & ideas.<br />
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The back yard has plenty of room for the expansion of another connecting building… And although the grass is dormant since this was taken in January… I have so many plans for all this space. It’s 2.5 acres in all. It’s not Downton Abbey but, I can’t wait to start making it look & feel like home. And believe me… <strong>THERE IS MUCH TO DO!</strong> I’ll share before & after photos as we go. Have a great week.<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-58824625461636268002013-02-12T21:35:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:49:21.183-05:00Forever Yours Class with Ruth Rae!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHmLtGPBGJmYTeEfrprMo2hTHWUVqcoNCEnGWVL5iQ-FNxyalNLy5eU4O98tb0LF2R28l8FMovBUOah1a0npe-4H84GzOsY1yyUezFny7yKlm3iV_MHL5NAmLsuFFzoqdutKJky00i7OW/s1600/Untitled7.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHmLtGPBGJmYTeEfrprMo2hTHWUVqcoNCEnGWVL5iQ-FNxyalNLy5eU4O98tb0LF2R28l8FMovBUOah1a0npe-4H84GzOsY1yyUezFny7yKlm3iV_MHL5NAmLsuFFzoqdutKJky00i7OW/s1600/Untitled7.jpg" /></a><br />
I borrowed the photo above from <strong><a href="http://ruthrae.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0080ff;">Ruth</span></a> </strong>as mine seemed to come out dark in class… But I am so excited to share my time at Ruth’s Class <a href="http://ruthrae.blogspot.com/2012/12/sew-romantic.html"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">Forever Yours</span></strong></a> held at <a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Kim Caldwell’s</span></strong></a> beautiful home. Please click on the pink Forever Yours to link to Ruth’s post about this beautiful project. The project was also in Somerset Sew & Kim knew the minute she saw it that she HAD TO have Ruth come play with us.<br />
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I have been to many of Kim’s AMAZING EVENTS but, never to a small get together at her home & I was so excited to see where the Queen of Creating Artistic Bliss lived. The day was a little dreary (as was the weather much of my visit in January) but, Kim’s table was cheery & sweet.<br />
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Flowers, candy, Valentine treats…. what more could a girl ask for?<br />
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Her kitchen is DARLING!!! All that natural light spilling in the windows.<br />
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The cutest darn decor… I mean the little petticoat covered drink bar was 2 DIE 4! Ok girlie… I may have to copy that one as I LOVE IT!<br />
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Alright… I’m off track so back to the class. All the girls started arriving & here you can see <a href="http://www.insidethebubble.typepad.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Cheryl</span></strong></a> passing out her Valentines(we of course had an exchange). <a href="http://terryfrias.typepad.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Terry</span></strong></a> is doing a little kitchen duty, Susan & Erin are setting up their stations. <br />
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One style of Valentine I did for the girls was a 1930 Image that I transferred to fabric. I then stitched it (zig zag) on red felt that had pinked edges. I then did a trapuntoed heart (you stitch around the heart interior & then make a tiny cut in the back & stuff the heart) which made the heart dimensional. I then used white fabric paint to replicate the lace around the outside of the heart. Final touch was hand sewing the tiny pearls on the heart. I thought it turned out very sweet.<br />
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This little cupid was my second style. Again fabric transferred image sewn on to red felt. I slit the fabric to be able to slip 2 tiny feathers in to become her wings.<br />
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Vickie made me this sweet pillow style Valentine stuffed with a mixture of the most delicious VANILLA fragrance pellets along with ground walnut shells (which sharpen needles when they are put into the pin cushion). I don’t think I could stick needles in this beautiful face. Vickie loves pom poms & I will never see another pom pom without thinking of my sweet friend. All the girls made beautiful Valentines which we exchanged & are going to place in our finished books.<br />
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Here is Ruth’s book bag sitting at my space. The piece on the bottom is the book bag with all the beautiful EXTRA’s that have been stitched on layer by layer. And on top of it sits a bundle of vintage letters tied with a beautiful pink bow & a little hand made bauble for decoration. Again, click on the pink link at the beginning of the post to see Ruth’s photos (or Somerset’s which have much better lighting).<br />
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Before the class Vickie & I took the Somerset Sew magazine & followed the directions in it for some of our hearts & pockets (or envelopes) to be made ahead of time. In the magazine she stated the envelopes should be made from 12x12 pieces of fabric. In the class they used 8x8 so ours were a larger scale. AND Vickie had some beautiful/fancy fabrics that we played with. Above is my red crushed velvet heart (the back is a lush vintage sweater sleeve that was used). Vintage millinery pieces decorate the front.<br />
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This shows the heart & the envelope I made to put it in. Also, you see a smaller pink one done with hand dyed Velvet Vickie had created before. And on the left (back) is a piece of fabric that she sewed using free motion (with a product that shrinks when steam ironed) & this created that wonderful puffy heart design. I think I may put that on the back of my bag. <br />
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Here’s a little piece that will be layered onto some part of the book. I did this piece in class. I love how Ruth had us gather the under fabric adding a layer of gathered & stitched hymnal paper & hand stitch X’s holding it all down with a twinkle from a crystal bead & sheen of a MOP button. <br />
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This is Ruth’s & I think I like the look of the less formal fabrics for this project. I love the textures she has used on all the different pages & pieces. I may do two different styled books as I really like both.<br />
<strong>I NEED TO LEARN TO DO FREE MOTION SEWING!</strong><br />
That was everyone's goal/wish that day. I was sharing a machine between Vickie & Andrea but, I can say that I need practice to even begin… And I need to see if my dinosaur will even do free motion. Let me share a few of the treasures that Ruth had for sale that day. You will see really great examples of Free Motion Sewing.<br />
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Above is 4 photos showing all the work & detail of a belt that Ruth had for sale. Oh to be a size 8!!!!! It was a soft belt that wrapped low on the hip worn over a cute silky puffy sleeved Magnolia Pearl top (worn by Ruth’s helper Kelly).<br />
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I <strong>ALMOST</strong> bought this darling little dress but, I had to remind myself that I would simply have to have it packed away for a LONG while during our moving/remodeling process & didn’t think that was the right thing to do.<br />
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Look at this vintage treasure with the tiny heart banner & some of Ruth’s jewelry.<br />
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Another dress COVERED in free motion. I think this was a little too free/covered for me!<br />
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And last but, not least was this scarf which was covered with beautiful free motion writing. I didn’t take it off the manni but, I think it was a poem. WOW! And how long did that take? Hope you enjoy this little snippet of one day of 10 spent in California this past cool rainy January. Check back for a sneak peek of Kim’s house. Back to packing….<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-1485526301413819502013-02-01T18:19:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:50:11.593-05:00California AGAIN!!!!!!!<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R032bdRUGv0/UQxbU2YrO5I/AAAAAAAAJz8/EguFBeMn3IM/s1600-h/DSC076153.jpg"><img alt="DSC07615" border="0" height="424" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wVmoUT07A5M/UQxbVsx73rI/AAAAAAAAJ0E/3-Pz9PKkiN4/DSC07615_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07615" width="621" /></a> <br />
I promised to be better about my blogging. <u><strong>AND I MEANT TO BE!!!!!</strong></u> But, January started off with a BANG & I headed back to California for multiple reasons… But, while there I was so lucky to spend time with some of my Art Sisters. I flew into Orange County Airport & Vickie whisked me away. That weekend we hooked up with <a href="http://smndesigns.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Sandy</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: blue;">,</span></strong> <a href="http://joycampbell.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Joy</span></strong></a>, Laurie (plus we saw Cynthia) at the Pasadena Bead Show. <strong>It’s the “BOMB” Best bead show I’ve ever been to.</strong> We had a ball & spent WAY MORE $$$$ than we should have. Dinner in downtown Pasadena was a blast & we all put our heads together planning our trip to Round Top this Spring (<a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Cindy</span></strong></a> & I already have soooooooo much planned & I had to pin these girls down so we can start making reservations for the side trips). <br />
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While there we also had a chance to head to <a href="http://matildasmouse.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Matilda Mouse</span></strong></a> Antique Show. It only happens once a month (Friday & Saturday) & I had always dreamed of attending (& had my first chance in December while at<strong><span style="color: #0080ff;"> </span></strong><a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Kim’s</span></strong></a> Winter Wonderland). Well, this time the theme was LOVE & Valentines…..<br />
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The day was wet & cool but, we headed south anyway. There’s the back of Vickie making a MAD DASH for the front door. The sale is held in the old barn on the Betty Crocker Estate.<br />
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This is not the greatest photo (it was very hard with the overcast skies making it grey & dark (once inside it really got difficult & a flash just made it all weird light). But, I showed you this so you could see the check out counter & all the great old architectural stuff in the barn (as well as the great bone structure of the barn itself). It was cold & damp inside but, beautiful in a sort of rustic way.<br />
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Beautiful OLD treasures everywhere.<br />
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Such darling displays!<br />
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Outside nature had dressed in her finest…. the pyracantha berries bursting on this bush. So pretty. I could just imagine the birds joy when they see this.<br />
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And Matilda (she’s a Wirehaired Fox Terrier) made an appearance!!!! The show is named after this sweet dear. She is very OLD & it is difficult for her to attend now but, her “Daddy” brought her down for just a little while. She’s so cute. My friend Cynthia tells me she has always been dressed for the occasion (or theme…. one year at Christmas she was dressed like Mary in the Manger). Here she’s sporting a vintage pink something for Valentines Day. She lays up on the counter while “Momma & Daddy” run the cash register. WHAT A LIFE!<br />
Also, while there Vickie & I drove north to Nipomo to deliver Christmas gifts to friends of hers. Since her sweet Hubby had surgery right before Christmas she hadn’t been up there to “play Santa”. This gave us a chance to spend a couple of days with our dear friend <a href="http://dianafrey.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0080ff;">Diana Frey</span></strong></a>.<br />
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With tears in our eyes we had to say good bye WAY TOO SOON but, there was much talk of our plans to be together this summer! <strong><u>And… right before I left for California….. As if I didn’t have enough already going on, we signed a contract on a new house here in Texas.</u></strong> I saw it right before I left but, jumped on that jet plane only to be signing more papers via email once in California. Looks like I might not be enjoying that beautiful new Master Bathroom we just finished remodeling this past fall. Here’s a sneak peek at the house….<br />
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So, forgive me for my delay in starting my Blogging year out but, it looks like another busy year…. Stay tuned for house news & more photos from California.<br />
Thank you to all my Art Sisters that I got to visit with. I LOVE MY TIME WITH YOU!!!!!Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-47673474817489813222013-01-01T14:09:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:50:32.837-05:00Happy New Year & Round Top Spring 2014!<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z1nsF97BICI/UONCdYFlHQI/AAAAAAAAJx8/rrtLsQqbaTA/s1600-h/New%252520Year%252520from%252520Lisa%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="New Year from Lisa" border="0" height="662" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GBiPY59dZoU/UONCd1wF0AI/AAAAAAAAJyE/nTpNDLeL7VA/New%252520Year%252520from%252520Lisa_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="New Year from Lisa" width="426" /></a> <br />
Here’s wishing you & yours a very <strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR!</strong><br />
This past year I have been so blessed to have traveled to AMAZING ART EVENTS! I have seen friends that I have met through these venues. <u>They are precious sisters of creativity. Each one a joy & blessing</u>. <strong>I have found souls that truly SISTERS OF MY SOUL!</strong> I hate that I am so far away from so many of them. But, I am blessed that I can travel back & forth to spend time with them & they are always welcome here! This year there are plans to have 6 of us together at Round Top Antique Fair! I am so excited to share the fun with my California Sisters (& Cindy, from here in Ft Worth). There are 6 of us that have had this planned for almost a year now. Can you imagine you have to have reservations that far in advance?<br />
Have you ever wanted to go to Round Top Antique Festival? I have been planning & putting together ideas to do a bus tour in Spring 2014. If you are interested please email me at <a href="mailto:giftcottagehe@aol.com">giftcottagehe@aol.com</a> & title your subject line Round Top 2014. I will see the response & then have a better idea the size of the group. It will be amazing fun. <br />
My blogging friends are also a blessing beyond belief. I have connected with beautiful friends all over the world. Their blogs, stories, creativity, & friendship has blessed me in so many ways! I look forward to what 2013 has in store for all of us in Blogland & the Art World. Thank you for reaching out to make the connection wherever our paths have crossed. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hugs! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-30090597453373817492012-12-20T19:22:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:51:00.046-05:00Winter Wonderland<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B_QNQiibGl0/UNO5viL79kI/AAAAAAAAJuc/mobyrT6z70U/s1600-h/DSC07269%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="SONY DSC" border="0" height="555" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5n58QGLNJZU/UNO5wEuaZkI/AAAAAAAAJuk/cn-FQ22nI_c/DSC07269_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="SONY DSC" width="648" /></a> <br />
There is no better way to start the Christmas Season than to go to an Art Event created by the AMAZING <strong><a href="http://www.artisticbliss.typepad.com/"><span style="color: #0080ff;">Kim Caldwell</span></a></strong> of Artistic Bliss! An Art Event completely created around everything Christmas! No detail was missed! Above you see the Candy Bar that kept us all “HIGH” the whole weekend. Below… the magic of the room where it all took place.<br />
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Kim (& her Elves) made all the table decor, gifts & the chair covers! She never misses a detail!<br />
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When you walked up to the registration table to get your name tag & table assignment…<br />
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Beauty!<br />
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My friend Jo Ann went with me for her very first event & was AMAZED at the splendor!<br />
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Each Place had treasures to enjoy!<br />
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The sparkly box full of ribbons & lace, a silver tray, white chocolate snow flake all so pretty. The sweet snow globe with the Wonderland Mascot smiling through the snow…<br />
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Beautiful table centerpieces. Five in all. Vickie & I were the first to ask Kim if we could buy them after the event. Being the sweet, giving, sharing person she is YES was the answer the next day. Poor thing didn’t even get to keep one due to a misunderstanding. I almost felt bad but, loved them so. And darn it we were first!( Hee Hee). The bad news is that my centerpiece had to stay at Vickie’s house (which she says absolutely makes her dinning room table sparkle) as things would never have made it with American Airlines “kid glove" service (YEAH RIGHT)! But, <strong>Ms Vickie that will be coming home with me this summer when I’m out there in my van!!!!! </strong><br />
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<strong>Do you have visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? I did!!! </strong><br />
Well, as of today the packages are wrapped. The groceries stored away for the weekend through Christmas Day. Hoping to not see the grocery store again (until after Christmas) as it’s a crazy place. Are you finished? Are you ready? Hope you’ll come back to see some of the AMAZING creations for some of the swaps from our Winter Wonderland! <br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-1998917279735856012012-12-17T14:43:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:51:34.542-05:00It Feels Like Christmas On A Visit to California!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-agAkabLvrBw/UM-DiWzEimI/AAAAAAAAJoM/1INeg6GeSUA/s1600-h/002%252520Tree%252520in%252520Mall%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="002 Tree in Mall" border="0" height="646" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XCrOKE937bE/UM-DjFoE0KI/AAAAAAAAJoU/UrvXxwH6haU/002%252520Tree%252520in%252520Mall_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="002 Tree in Mall" width="491" /></a> <br />
We landed at the airport in Orange County all excited for the time together & going to Kim Caldwell’s Winter Wonderland Event. But, first stop… to pick up Vickie’s computer at the Apple Store. The mall was decorated with this wonderful display in the center.<br />
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It was HUGE with 2 Santa’s over looking a vignette made of Doll Houses & a train set. Santa was sort of scary looking.<br />
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It was really darling. A burger at Ruby’s & we were off to Vickie’s to sleep off the plane ride & get ready for more adventures.<br />
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The next day we wrapped all the goodies for our stocking swap (as we knew TSA would open/destroy the packages if we did it before leaving home). A lot of laughing & silliness took place in Vickie’s living room & then we were off to Rogers Gardens to see the amazing gifts, trees, & flowers. You can see <strong><a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0080ff;">Cindy</span></a></strong> & Vickie goofing around in front of the Gilded Life Tree.<br />
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Such beauty! Cindy bought me one of the angel ornaments & gave it to me saying “You’re my guardian angel”. OMG I thought I was going to cry.<br />
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A lace tree on their display table was really pretty.<br />
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I couldn’t pass up this little treasure shown below. Hubby agreed that I needed it for one of our trees at home. JUST LOVE HER FACE!<br />
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Night shots are hard to get… with the lights glowing in the garden…<br />
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Look! It’s the elves! Maybe not!!!! But, it is the Art Sisters all hamming it up. Ms <strong><a href="http://smndesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0080ff;">Sandy</span></a></strong> joined us after work. On the left is Ms Vickie (the hostess with the mostess), then Sandy in the back & Cindy in front of her. Next, myself & my friend Jo Ann who joined us all the way from Tennessee.<br />
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The flowers were beautiful! Poinsettia Baskets hanging from all the trees.<br />
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All colors.<br />
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A darling Herb Box…<br />
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And another darling train in an outdoor setting.<br />
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Hope you’ll check back for more adventures! I will tell you that traveling to California <strong><u>twice </u></strong> in the month of December (each time I stayed a week) really puts a girl behind in Holiday preparations. But, I LOVED every minute!<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-56692334596083240802012-12-12T09:19:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:52:06.032-05:00Framed Class by Riki<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0SRDNAK-atw/UMqedHIpfRI/AAAAAAAAJmI/GZ6tRYeiTq8/s1600-h/Group%252520Photo.jpg"><img alt="Group Photo" border="0" height="392" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KaCL9xn4Uno/UMigT2w1Z_I/AAAAAAAAJmQ/Y2hjFIBuaMg/Group%252520Photo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Group Photo" width="605" /></a> <br />
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">There's nothing better than being with like mined souls……</span></strong> Friends from classes of the past, <a href="http://artisticbliss.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Kim Caldwell of Artistic Bliss</span></strong></a>(amazing Art Events that I love to go to) & some of our friends from that Art Scene joined us.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QeFMaF_p3NU/UMigUhc_Y6I/AAAAAAAAJmU/ZJA1NkKqQsU/s1600-h/Frames%252520%2525232%252520%252520from%252520Riki%252527s%252520Class%252520at%252520Joy%252527s%252520Nov%2525202012.jpg"><img alt="Frames #2 from Riki's Class at Joy's Nov 2012" border="0" height="450" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PuV4qmkCSmc/UMigVafoTMI/AAAAAAAAJmY/T00gH9eZHYo/Frames%252520%2525232%252520%252520from%252520Riki%252527s%252520Class%252520at%252520Joy%252527s%252520Nov%2525202012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Frames #2 from Riki's Class at Joy's Nov 2012" width="591" /></a> <br />
Taking a sheet of metal, cutting your shape & adorning the whole thing with bits & baubles of goodness. Above is the finished projects by all the girls. The little opening (for a photo) is only 1 inch.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aQ7FUSlpBuQ/UMigV4AuSoI/AAAAAAAAJiA/oUcFJW2-IQE/s1600-h/Riki%252520teaching%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Riki teaching" border="0" height="476" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FMfcdWRPO18/UMigWv_kCFI/AAAAAAAAJiI/j__t7Z9t-q0/Riki%252520teaching_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Riki teaching" width="626" /></a> <br />
My buddy <a href="http://rikijewelry.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Riki Schumacher</span></strong></a> is a great teacher (click on her name & you can go visit her blog) & we all had soooooooooooo much fun being together to learn & play.<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7chv6QOitMk/UMigXVO2ZqI/AAAAAAAAJiQ/5zDqlNkbBeE/s1600-h/My%252520Frame%252520cropped%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="SONY DSC" border="0" height="477" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wmLO_J8-Kis/UMigX6Zo_9I/AAAAAAAAJiY/C78G7uy6rJU/My%252520Frame%252520cropped_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="SONY DSC" width="429" /></a> <br />
Here’s a close up of my finished piece. I am ready to find just the right photo to put inside. But, you could also use this concept (without the hole) to make a necklace focal piece.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7OQDBg_uKVEim-7WC7WJ4z6kEniPF-EaLZFvPxantfz44dNBzfDARp0_NFp7Eygz27lcWzN3lxzJs-rAOuKPSc7D5Kxy44XUkJGbGGZabMECt0yGR2jwNysKK9z5v-h3vskvQe70sjA/s1600-h/Diana%252520Salvuchi%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Diana Salvuchi" border="0" height="383" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q8398v0EZUk/UMigY5WKTDI/AAAAAAAAJio/k0JWKmIesbc/Diana%252520Salvuchi_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Diana Salvuchi" width="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-au3jrWgI3vA/UMigaMa635I/AAAAAAAAJiw/6sGxEc9deA4/s1600-h/Susan%252520Hunt%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Susan Hunt" border="0" height="404" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zb5eIx8Bm34/UMigawXyawI/AAAAAAAAJi4/H9y5J3tspYw/Susan%252520Hunt_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Susan Hunt" width="307" /></a><br />
I got to see my friends Susan Hunt & Diana Salvuchi & it brought back fond memories from the very first jewelry class back in 2009. Both these sweet girls were at my table at that class. And I have been blessed to be able to see them now & again at other classes.<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QIoJBz06lp4/UMigbw9oDUI/AAAAAAAAJjA/EEyhDwb199U/s1600-h/BFF%252527s%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="BFF's" border="0" height="600" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2CAtJq6bWrY/UMigcogPIoI/AAAAAAAAJjI/nTjzoLWf1yA/BFF%252527s_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="BFF's" width="622" /></a> <br />
There’s NOTHING BETTER THAN BEING WITH BESTY’S! Where the heck is Joy & Laurie in this photo?<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HHarqAP8BU4/UMigdA-YnvI/AAAAAAAAJjQ/xvUKbRLWXtk/s1600-h/Joy%252520hard%252520at%252520Work%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Joy hard at Work" border="0" height="413" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hfkM6NPcSBA/UMigdtL9dJI/AAAAAAAAJjY/1WV8GkwRqHI/Joy%252520hard%252520at%252520Work_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Joy hard at Work" width="314" /></a> <br />
Ahhhhhh Ms Joy is working on her project!<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-knaIXOjE5V8/UMigeJIWcVI/AAAAAAAAJjg/Vz0l2qtLGT0/s1600-h/Joy%252520in%252520her%252520studio%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Joy in her studio" border="0" height="574" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-z6U5HAdSZew/UMige0Ab_eI/AAAAAAAAJjo/IhixlkjvxgU/Joy%252520in%252520her%252520studio_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Joy in her studio" width="436" /></a> <br />
The whole event was hosted at Joy' Campbell’s beautiful home. This is a photo of her in her adorable studio. She is indeed an amazing hostess. The food & presentation was over the top!<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PwHZ6rwEYuk/UMigfenQ2pI/AAAAAAAAJmc/CWfdFvP4CSQ/s1600-h/DSC07222%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07222" border="0" height="408" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E2JmOFg6n6A/UMiggaQs4QI/AAAAAAAAJmg/gXPcFFBWc_0/DSC07222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07222" width="594" /></a> <br />
The day before class Joy, Laurie, Vickie, <a href="http://lillyslace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Cindy</strong></span></a> & I all went downtown Claremont to enjoy a really fun alfresco lunch.<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dfRdiDSQXqE/UMighPecL-I/AAAAAAAAJkA/QnfeW01HLFc/s1600-h/Riki%252520at%252520Flea%252520Market%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Riki at Flea Market" border="0" height="440" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ywTg3hOkQ6Q/UMigh0qCDGI/AAAAAAAAJkI/Ds_kBmzFKEM/Riki%252520at%252520Flea%252520Market_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Riki at Flea Market" width="579" /></a> <br />
And on Sunday after the class a few of us went to a great Flea Market to scoop up some treasures. The jewelry, dolls, bits & pieces all found there way into our bags (or boxes shipped home). <br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pDi_CUzK_50/UMigiWNAUzI/AAAAAAAAJkM/F5j-6h8NW2s/s1600-h/Joy%252520%252526%252520Laurie%252520at%252520Flea%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Joy & Laurie at Flea" border="0" height="524" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7AHha3Zl-WA/UMigjLkWxJI/AAAAAAAAJkY/XR1O5_oMVjM/Joy%252520%252526%252520Laurie%252520at%252520Flea_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Joy & Laurie at Flea" width="369" /></a> <br />
Here’s Joy &^ Laurie with proof of the treasures! Look at Joy’s buggy it’s full & Laurie is toting a BIG sack of goodies. Thank you Joy for the hospitality & having us all together. And thank you Riki for coming to teach us & share your talent & fun spirit. And thank you to all my friends who make my life so much more meaningful. I love you each so much! <br />
I’m sorry I am so very behind in all my posts & I hope to do a better job going forward but, I have been traveling so much & the make up at work is over whelming when I return. So…. my poor blog has suffered. I really hope to do better in 2013. Thanks for hanging in there with me. I love to know you’ve stopped by so leave me a comment to say hello. And thank you Riki for letting me borrow some of your photos for this post!<br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980404796995860528.post-87183541127399871442012-11-17T18:31:00.001-06:002013-10-17T10:52:24.694-05:00Chattanooga Part II<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XJgJ6NtUMNU/UKgsIhOi2_I/AAAAAAAAJbM/R8hWZmlmLmc/s1600-h/IMG_03603.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0360" border="0" height="487" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NEFSg7gY4-Q/UKgsJcOtg1I/AAAAAAAAJbU/I3wVr4qUXQ8/IMG_0360_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0360" width="645" /></a> <br />
Well, here is the color on that same mountain side I shared in the last photo. 2 weeks later. Joann just sent me this as a comparison of color from our trip out to Chattanooga. DARN!!!! Guess we’ll just have to go back another year. <br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZL1uzZk338Q/UKgsJydRiHI/AAAAAAAAJbc/fFn50At7QRU/s1600-h/DSC071463.jpg"><img alt="DSC07146" border="0" height="448" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oRPgkwZBQIc/UKgsKoResSI/AAAAAAAAJbk/ANcN-lZwWF0/DSC07146_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07146" width="655" /></a> <br />
We got to see some pretty color though… you can see the tree behind us (with the Civil War cannon) here at the visitor center for the Chickamauga Battle Ground.<br />
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The park is covered with miles of markers for different battles, remembrances from different states.<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ADQn7tPTEc4/UKgsMbrhqII/AAAAAAAAJb8/c6jo2mFagFg/s1600-h/MonumentsCollage3.jpg"><img alt="Monuments Collage" border="0" height="629" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Vm8pt9AKadM/UKgsNSrqFCI/AAAAAAAAJcE/3GTajuC9ehY/MonumentsCollage_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Monuments Collage" width="629" /></a> <br />
So beautiful & yet so sad!<br />
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Imagine marching days upon days to come to an area you are totally unfamiliar with. To sneak around in woods like these never knowing who you will meet. <br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-x2kgjxAzNVs/UKgsPa2ABiI/AAAAAAAAJcc/Q4eRMBIdJR8/s1600-h/DSC071503.jpg"><img alt="DSC07150" border="0" height="593" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EHowW90al1s/UKgsP0bnGNI/AAAAAAAAJck/XqxRsEgJucI/DSC07150_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07150" width="405" /></a> <br />
Thousands of men dead. Dying…. Wounded…. Brothers fighting brothers. Family killing family. Over ideas, over maintaining life as they knew it. SAD! Thank God we haven’t had that here in this country again. <u>Thank you Mike for sharing your vast knowledge of this subject. </u><br />
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Just a tiny bit of personal family history… My Grandmother’s Great Grandfather (on Daddy’s side) was a much decorated General in this battle & there was a lot of information we saw while there at the battle grounds. His name was William Rosecrans (click <a href="http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=general+rosecrans&v_t=clpromo1.a&b=image%3Fs_it%3Dclpromo1.a%26ncid%3Daolsea00010000000041%26q%3Dgeneral%2Brosecrans%26oreq%3D0f5716a49f854d74856b93c91a32700f&img=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F15%2FGenWmSRosecrans.jpg%2F220px-GenWmSRosecrans.jpg&host=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWilliam_Rosecrans&width=61&height=86&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-partners-tbn.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRouclxyOC_QcTWDTkfTopMVqv9i8BW5qqbnXJisUp5_2KPP-5DlSX2pOs&imgWidth=220&imgHeight=311&imgSize=14488&imgTitle=general+rosecrans"><strong><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></strong></a> to learn a bit more about him). When I go out to Manhattan Beach for one of Kim Caldwell’s events & stay at The Belamar Hotel, I always marvel at seeing Rosecrans AVE knowing it is named after someone in MY FAMILY!!!<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kBlOE9Bu4rc/UKgsQfrIsdI/AAAAAAAAJcs/VuSBqekd8jM/s1600-h/DSC071623.jpg"><img alt="DSC07162" border="0" height="412" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_SSs0Ldb92k/UKgsRKoGQGI/AAAAAAAAJc0/z0dSwQXg3BE/DSC07162_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07162" width="602" /></a> <br />
Next on the agenda was a ride on that boat you see docked on the Tennessee River. It is a jet speed boat (that hydro foils at 56 miles an hour) called the <a href="http://www.tnaqua.org/RiverGorgeExplorer/RiverGorgeExplorer.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">River Gorge Explorer</span></a>. It goes so fast that it planes up OFF the water when it is cruising. Click the blue name/link above to go to the site to get more information.<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2le0KFVJxUA/UKgsRuTCDxI/AAAAAAAAJc8/axxyS0S9yx4/s1600-h/City%252520River%252520View%252520Collage%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="City River View Collage" border="0" height="350" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TlwW67At9EA/UKgsSCU-RlI/AAAAAAAAJdE/od7LQMIZapg/City%252520River%252520View%252520Collage_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="City River View Collage" width="675" /></a> <br />
Leaving port we saw the city views from the river.<br />
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Once we reached the Tennessee River Gorge we saw the multi million dollar homes off Signal Mountain.<br />
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Here’s a beautiful shot of some of the homes down on the water & if you look very closely at the top/middle of that largest mountain… that’s the signal point. The Union soldiers would watch Lookout Mountain & signal to the troops on the ground the points of interest to help them win the battles taking place in that area. The photo below is taken with a telephoto lens so it helps you see the “look out” better.<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-H-byQ8AoZVc/UKgsU5yPNjI/AAAAAAAAJds/e5Iv8g7-PL4/s1600-h/DSC07178%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07178" border="0" height="460" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NhaZxHG3X0Y/UKgsVVs5bHI/AAAAAAAAJd0/7gQyKxaqVzg/DSC07178_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07178" width="668" /></a> <br />
And the photo below is of “The SUCK”. It is a fast moving stream coming out of the mountain & before they built the series of damns to help to control flooding on the river (& raised the level of the river over 30 feet), this place was the scene of some terrible river disasters. In fact, a large paddleboat sits at the bottom here (about 130 feet below now). It all looks so calm & harmless. Modern technology is truly amazing. But, just below this point in “Hell’s Kitchen” there have been 2 sinking’s recently (barges heavily loaded & unable to maneuver the twist & turns).<br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AgdE3P3cTSc/UKgsWAt3XgI/AAAAAAAAJd8/PzV8RtPGHDk/s1600-h/DSC07180%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07180" border="0" height="461" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CR9Ehpoj-a8/UKgsWpfuNTI/AAAAAAAAJeE/CoiW8roCSIQ/DSC07180_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="DSC07180" width="675" /></a> <br />
Hubby & I LOVED the house below. We could see ourselves living there with our deck boat in the boat house. Coffee in the morning on that deck… & a glass of wine watching the sun set. What this Texas girl won’t do to escape the heat…<br />
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Speaking of houses…<br />
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A YACHT…The second little photo shows it coming up behind us. WOW It’s name was Freedom. Our captain said it had multiple luxury staterooms on board, a hot tub, & a full staff. Now that’s the way to travel in luxury! Where were they going? The Tennessee/Alabama College football game that was to be played the following weekend. Mike says that they don’t tailgate for this game they all come in on their boats & they cookout & party on the boats. People mooring out in the river & crossing from/through one persons boat to the next to get to shore for the game.<br />
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Right behind him came a HOUSE BOAT flying the Alabama University flag.<br />
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You can see the shadows are starting to fall over the mountain & the homes along it’s bank so it’s time to head back to Chattanooga.<br />
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The lights on the pier are so pretty when we get back.<br />
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We drove down river to one of Mike & Joann’s favorite places to eat & had a wonderful table on the outside patio. Thank you for two marvelous days. So much history & so much natural beauty. Tomorrow… we’re off to Lynchburg for a tour at Jack Daniels Distillery. Hope you’ll come back in a few days to see a few shots of that. <br />
<span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy; font-size: large;"><strong>HUGS! Charlene</strong></span>Charlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371413656909981870noreply@blogger.com5