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HAPPY NEW YEAR~ 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR~ 2014

Love and best wishes for a BLESSED and FABULOUS 2014!!!! Yvonne xxoo

5:09 PM

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>2 0 1 4</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">IS</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">GOING</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">TO </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">BE </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">BETTER!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEobPOFAZFbcBtTze4B90Y9A2ZNJnWSrGcQahuqQqMmGVDQa5i7iGWLINfPCWTrHIJ1DdtJ-ql6VIfCK8jPgEqUTgZy8b-8viX8K-YuO2nT3oDkOHDyD3dcHg1jqdp-ti9vb0Ipj2n4M3j/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-30+at+2.35.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEobPOFAZFbcBtTze4B90Y9A2ZNJnWSrGcQahuqQqMmGVDQa5i7iGWLINfPCWTrHIJ1DdtJ-ql6VIfCK8jPgEqUTgZy8b-8viX8K-YuO2nT3oDkOHDyD3dcHg1jqdp-ti9vb0Ipj2n4M3j/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-30+at+2.35.33+PM.png" width="513" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />no matter what</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />___________________</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br />

Here's to 2014!

2 0 1 4 IS GOING TO BE BETTER! no matter what ___________________

4:00 AM

THE SCOOP #99

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-q_m5Dd2kR8aPuykMbt5PI1O5Y9lLT6PAjwXcUrhMkTu9syBvZeNk-AqG2LklrPf6IbPfouehBvX0GQXQBcj77_g2cfutDmazwoEdOXs_tsf9adIDUK9Vu08hpZh4fy4W9hYsi6eFqS0d/s1600/READER'S+SURVEY-Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-q_m5Dd2kR8aPuykMbt5PI1O5Y9lLT6PAjwXcUrhMkTu9syBvZeNk-AqG2LklrPf6IbPfouehBvX0GQXQBcj77_g2cfutDmazwoEdOXs_tsf9adIDUK9Vu08hpZh4fy4W9hYsi6eFqS0d/s400/READER'S+SURVEY-Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">HI FRIENDS! </span><br /><br />Before we get "SCOOPING" I want to remind you to take a quick<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/12/first-ever-stonegable-readers-survey.html" target="_blank">STONEGABLE READER'S SURVEY</a></span>. NOW it's YOUR turn to help me build a better blog in 2014. I want StoneGable to be the blog you LOVE LOVE LOVE to read everyday!<br /><br />Thanks, Bunches!!!!<br /><br /></div></div><div align="center"><b>Welcome back to The Scoop...</b><br /><b></b><br /><a name='more'></a><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><div align="center">The weekly linky party featuring <i>the scoop</i> on the best posts from around the web!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwDmwoJVpvR5poVEL4n73sBKaf771DWhcrBeSnIhdgFgPrlfngPbkMOgnQMcKw6JpLj1QRWgGWlfWoPLfOj2Oaz9HKpe-ZQWxlzKITs1deblZTCPqhSEpuv-YEBRYXe2-mOyFcjqrm6Pw/s1600-h/The%252520Scoop%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="The Scoop" border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UD6oHIJ_d2Ct5n9maI9xVlOJj5NtkVbfoAYCcDeUuH6AhSIpgxh6TGJ6LrUJgGIUUEuQs9CmKdOMgvtI1YsS2D5kQracL-p1ubuJkanoKDeMbh-TXjUs8grmgdOcJe64Z4eOAAhTdXhZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="The Scoop" width="220" /></a>  <br /><br /></div><div align="center">More exposure + less time = win win!  <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eDjBH8RnLPywz86iBgeT6zAOKDA_SWOLNhai2W3HWevRawfh_cu-aqzLSCqoyBY9b2v9LVoLZs-SXsuwHNGsrte83OuyCqKAcKZeDGozwzWpdIuwgifxFVzc9LASOCi-jJby2M04BBU/s1600/Scoop+Banner+Dec+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eDjBH8RnLPywz86iBgeT6zAOKDA_SWOLNhai2W3HWevRawfh_cu-aqzLSCqoyBY9b2v9LVoLZs-SXsuwHNGsrte83OuyCqKAcKZeDGozwzWpdIuwgifxFVzc9LASOCi-jJby2M04BBU/s1600/Scoop+Banner+Dec+2013.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">We are  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Anita from <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/">Cedar Hill Farmhouse</a></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Debbie from <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Plate Addict</a></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.whitelacecottage.com/"></a>Barb from <a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/">The Everyday Home</a> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Yvonne from <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/">StoneGable</a> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and Suzy from <a href="http://www.worthingcourtblog.com/">Worthing Court </a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILAfCY0EnBbBhwrDHWu27WWACkYkkpr4M7lyPKUprBkqgl6mmRnsQ_NoDuP1ZRF41G0oScW5X7l8obECeISaSGnLmrcP86LKkqCFRX0_mcEAt7n6TUiI8QABvOUEsFMU5Lvao7UPguZk/s1600/Debbie+at+Confessions+of+a+Plate+Addict.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILAfCY0EnBbBhwrDHWu27WWACkYkkpr4M7lyPKUprBkqgl6mmRnsQ_NoDuP1ZRF41G0oScW5X7l8obECeISaSGnLmrcP86LKkqCFRX0_mcEAt7n6TUiI8QABvOUEsFMU5Lvao7UPguZk/s1600/Debbie+at+Confessions+of+a+Plate+Addict.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />  Hi! I'm Debbie at <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Confessions of a Plate Addict</span></i></a> and I am excited to be your host this week...and the final host for 2013!<br /><br />Next week will begin a new year with lots more fun and inspiration and<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">our 100th Scoop!</span> <span style="color: black;">Please be sure to come back to visit because we have a treat planned for you!</span></b></span><b></b>  <br /><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjwICUfslgR6yNNk1ZsLOmgOjQ4_kCRitUM3PrC9sjlwsPLDEga5rpoo5FC_Cy8RfBjaaAEGLtyFx8ZXbiZzzu1BIETueiRh9LxFuGWe0xw16QL7q3rAH_ROfRecvWUPCenTqSbbocq4/s1600/CONFESSIONS+OF+A+PLATE+ADDICT+Top+10+Posts+of+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjwICUfslgR6yNNk1ZsLOmgOjQ4_kCRitUM3PrC9sjlwsPLDEga5rpoo5FC_Cy8RfBjaaAEGLtyFx8ZXbiZzzu1BIETueiRh9LxFuGWe0xw16QL7q3rAH_ROfRecvWUPCenTqSbbocq4/s1600/CONFESSIONS+OF+A+PLATE+ADDICT+Top+10+Posts+of+2013.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Also, once you have linked up and checked out all of the fabulous inspiration here at the Scoop, be sure to head on over to my blog where I am sharing <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-most-popular-posts-from-2013.html"><i>my readers' favorite posts from this year</i></a>...with some fun and inexpensive projects for you to try!<br /><br /><br />  <b>But now...let's get this party started! I am excited to introduce our guest host...Kirby from <i><a href="http://www.kirbycarespodi.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Kirb Appeal! </span></a></i></b><br /><b><br /></b><b>If you have never visited her blog, be sure to head on over because you are in for a treat!</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Hi!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">My name is Kirby and I’m an…oh, wait.  Let me start again.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">My name is Kirby and I blog over at Kirb Appeal.  I am thrilled to be here at The Scoop, and here’s the scoop on me:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">I am a wife (of DL, my partner in crime) and two grown (when did that happen?!?) children.  I also teach high school English to at-risk students and have a small furniture and home décor business.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="color: black;">In terms of blogging, I am pretty much just ridiculous.  If you want to read some of my silliness, here’s a post I wrote<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.kirbycarespodi.com/2013/09/it-is-always-sad-when-someone-leaves.html">about decorating for the holidays.</a></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">   </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rjwJGPhv-iU/Urtyk-JOiHI/AAAAAAAAHeI/50EfY6mXohs/s1600-h/aunt-kirby8.jpg"><img alt="aunt kirby" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nbU4CFXZPOQ/UrtyliOnqQI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/j5HOVZwyLqk/aunt-kirby_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="aunt kirby" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">It was definitely a treat to look at all the great projects and recipes this week; I managed to check out all the posts (no school this week) and everyone did a wonderful job!  I have had fun choosing a few to feature.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">First, as you may have predicted, <i>Home Is Where the Boat Is</i> had me at<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2013/12/20/making-spirits-bright-candy-cane-vodka/candy-cane-vodka/" target="_blank">candy cane vodka!</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MNQ4z7-dTKY/UrtymRfuREI/AAAAAAAAHeY/7_RrEmZ9KDI/s1600-h/candy-cane-vodka%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="candy-cane-vodka" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JW6es9hFGYc/UrtynN08_rI/AAAAAAAAHeg/CHHc_-52NF8/candy-cane-vodka_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="candy-cane-vodka" width="351" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Next, I fell in love with the buffalo check curtains, awesome backsplash, and holiday touches that</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://creativeideasandtips.blogspot.com/2013/12/kitchen-holiday-home-tour.html" target="_blank">Patty has in her kitchen.</a></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tZK1E3RYQkM/UrtyngjQUUI/AAAAAAAAHeo/jXk0_dydfWc/s1600-h/DSC_0063kitchen%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0063kitchen" border="0" height="412" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iN6ZpdfAPas/UrtyoXWMkDI/AAAAAAAAHew/wKSPRINyDSU/DSC_0063kitchen_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0063kitchen" width="644" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><i style="font-size: xx-large;"><a href="http://justnotthecakes.blogspot.com/2013/12/banoffee-pie.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Just Not the Cakes</span></a></i> <span style="color: black;">had a yummy-sounding recipe for something called Banoffee Pie.  Yes, please.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1kfMhOF7JOw/UrtypEZQozI/AAAAAAAAHe4/mGcNpiT0rpI/s1600-h/IMG_2891%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2891" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vSH52yYTa5U/Urtyp48DQyI/AAAAAAAAHfA/8mUvXOQZsiY/IMG_2891_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2891" width="324" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><span style="color: black;">And I love that <i>Shopgirl</i> gives us directions for a</span> <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://shopgirlmaria.blogspot.com/2013/12/diy-boxwood-square-wreath.html?showComment=1388015134696#c2418944331379721479" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank">DIY boxwood wreath!</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6AqHQzxeAAM/UrtyqrIjQBI/AAAAAAAAHfE/LYd2ZbO-s5A/s1600-h/DSCN2994%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN2994" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Yjzamezb9oY/UrtyrWAYgxI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/2HPfAubGMKM/DSCN2994_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN2994" width="364" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Finally,<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i><a href="http://chateau-chic.blogspot.com/2013/12/red-transferware-inspired-mantel-2013.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Chateau Chic</span></a></i> </span>was just that with touches of red!</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5YZLouVcCdg/Urtyr1ApkCI/AAAAAAAAHfY/MfS1HKP32IQ/s1600-h/P1100555%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="P1100555" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HBo4BUb9LP4/Urtysoaoi3I/AAAAAAAAHfg/zwgRiShWiPU/P1100555_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="P1100555" width="365" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style;">Thanks so much to the ladies at The Scoop for asking me to participate…it has been fun checking everything out!</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thanks for joining us, Kirby! </b></span> </span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div><div align="center"><b>Thank you for linking up, friends! </b> </div><div align="center"><i>Please read the guidelines before participating:</i> </div><ul><li>Follow and/or subscribe to your host blog.  </li><li>Be sure to include THE SCOOP button or text link to in your linked post...mandatory to be featured!  </li><li>By linking up you are agreeing that the photos are yours or that you have permission to use them, that we may use those photos to feature your project on a blog post, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog, of course. </li><li>Please go to the source of a photo to pin it to Pinterest so that the originator of the post gets the credit.</li></ul> <script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=215024" type="text/javascript"></script> </div>

THE SCOOP #99

HI FRIENDS! Before we get "SCOOPING" I want to remind you to take a quick STONEGABLE READER'S SURVEY . NOW it's YOUR tu...

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FIRST EVER STONEGABLE READER'S SURVEY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5jN0egrShARFNkOeY3vOVOy-YY1N8KbmP2Y9ycZdWD3VIOexlJXCKClW7jrCXrOtTUtop9jmqcH_ccTgUQTyil8yM7TIxcvCxY18NwBhYgdcgI-FdiXUxYoS-5SBRa8nlBb8Ul3EDsfX/s1600/READER'S+SURVEY-Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5jN0egrShARFNkOeY3vOVOy-YY1N8KbmP2Y9ycZdWD3VIOexlJXCKClW7jrCXrOtTUtop9jmqcH_ccTgUQTyil8yM7TIxcvCxY18NwBhYgdcgI-FdiXUxYoS-5SBRa8nlBb8Ul3EDsfX/s640/READER'S+SURVEY-Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br />HI, STONEGABLE FRIENDS!<br /><br />I've been thinking a whole lot lately about my blog, StoneGable... and ways to make it better and smarter and more reader centered and more inspiring and a place you can't wait to visit.<br /><br />I want StoneGable to be the blog you go to when you open up your computer in the morning...a place that feeds your soul and your mind and creativity!<br /><br />I need your help. NOW is YOUR chance to tell me how I am doing! Would you please take this short survey. I need everyone reading this today to take the survey. I want to hear from you... be honest and don't hold back...<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I want to make positive changes with YOU in mind! I want to post more of what YOU love to read... more of what makes YOU smile... and more of what makes YOU want to visit everyday!<br /><br />Also, you can leave any comments, suggestions, likes and dislikes in the comments AFTER you take the Reader Survey!<br /><br />Thanks a bunch! You are the BEST!!!!<br /><br />I'll let you know what I find out!<br /><br />(Position your mouse over the survey and scroll down to answer all the questions)</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dePOL6zcckncpDE4dmdMdtqo6QEIQOjqZz4k2e2NNSI/viewform?embedded=true" width="760">Loading...</iframe></div>

FIRST EVER STONEGABLE READER'S SURVEY

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3:30 AM

PARIS GREY BUFFET TUTORIAL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Qp-CrSMpqhuPfNrPzWyQBkzFlmd3gtlkf3YYGKRrcfIVsJWYR6HAI2FS3UXCDqdevJvIfcy_rRFZwMWFtjr-saruJM9NJXZsAN9-ACqq9tR2FzCJDQ-HmSo_06jnEvu9O1wcF_Fcw5z/s1600/Paris+Grey+Painted+Buffet+Title+Page+-+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Qp-CrSMpqhuPfNrPzWyQBkzFlmd3gtlkf3YYGKRrcfIVsJWYR6HAI2FS3UXCDqdevJvIfcy_rRFZwMWFtjr-saruJM9NJXZsAN9-ACqq9tR2FzCJDQ-HmSo_06jnEvu9O1wcF_Fcw5z/s640/Paris+Grey+Painted+Buffet+Title+Page+-+BLOG.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are just some jobs that I love to do!!! We were in DC for a work weekend at my daughter home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They live in a 90 year old town home on Capitol Hill... the house has such great bones, and they have been breathing new life into it for the last 3 years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This weekend Bobby helped Jonathan install real wainscoting in their dining room and I helped Jacqueline transform an old buffet into a beautiful "grey lady"...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is how the buffet looked before we let the paint and brushes do their magic...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great lines, but very tired!  We had already removed the doors, one drawer and hardware.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjehmvjzqA0jT4NBAHJggwuiWmBgxmRzeiDXFKney9HoxoKT7EfZ3tvvha4heJRklvBuY912Z3COT1ClrQIxzmeTXrn9GdsbbmnLJYh5nbbdAOnI8a6of_40EIfOxWEDPAR5IQM1-HTLV/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjehmvjzqA0jT4NBAHJggwuiWmBgxmRzeiDXFKney9HoxoKT7EfZ3tvvha4heJRklvBuY912Z3COT1ClrQIxzmeTXrn9GdsbbmnLJYh5nbbdAOnI8a6of_40EIfOxWEDPAR5IQM1-HTLV/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We began by giving it a good scrub and cleaning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we turned it upside down on her dining room table to paint it. It is so much easier to paint chairs and tables and buffets like this upside down. We were painting while the boys were working in the same area... now that's what I call togetherness!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPmQqRX9aZMzTsDSC-vVYOLtocrn5MYJ7lCT8-sa6hAU_AWNHiEc5Tt1r0oUN1dMX1FpwGq31U6cQ6sYqXUq15NPaNRGIJuu1WjlNldca3j00JNnPLILRriNcjQQYt9Jxo__X6Robwrn-/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPmQqRX9aZMzTsDSC-vVYOLtocrn5MYJ7lCT8-sa6hAU_AWNHiEc5Tt1r0oUN1dMX1FpwGq31U6cQ6sYqXUq15NPaNRGIJuu1WjlNldca3j00JNnPLILRriNcjQQYt9Jxo__X6Robwrn-/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3367.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the first piece Jacqueline had ever painted. It was so much fun to instruct and help her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After two coats of Annie Sloan Calk Paint in Paris Grey we gave the body of the piece (not the drawers or doors) a light coat of clear wax and massaged it into the paint with 320 grit sandpaper.  I learn this technique and I almost always use it. It leaves such a gorgeous finish on a piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our work station was a the end of the table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqRUtP8vyHvz10BpV9hk0HTROwG0W0bA7JR8_0sFlFTHwjqRYWvjMYuIblKaTwnCIcPPM8ZFTMV4JmElZrejtmELmVvR2qcKYjeFhLBeLSPzTdTU4nK2XHfS6Agd3lrYYxwXPaeuU_jtQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqRUtP8vyHvz10BpV9hk0HTROwG0W0bA7JR8_0sFlFTHwjqRYWvjMYuIblKaTwnCIcPPM8ZFTMV4JmElZrejtmELmVvR2qcKYjeFhLBeLSPzTdTU4nK2XHfS6Agd3lrYYxwXPaeuU_jtQ/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3368.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doors and drawers were also given two coats of ASCP in Paris Grey and left to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOrwzex6wgV7qafrGYezt34rmC1my7GnyFBt4mhUrqcC6vRS6M4_iwg_NZES1cKO_VG8MNKWIk-1Pcn5nTyvN8Hzw6M9Dn_PVwWKKxmnMqyv0NnEMJUpkKAdOCS4zn3tTG86UbcNYEmg2/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOrwzex6wgV7qafrGYezt34rmC1my7GnyFBt4mhUrqcC6vRS6M4_iwg_NZES1cKO_VG8MNKWIk-1Pcn5nTyvN8Hzw6M9Dn_PVwWKKxmnMqyv0NnEMJUpkKAdOCS4zn3tTG86UbcNYEmg2/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3371.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we put an ASCP Pure White wash over the Paris Grey and wiped it away with cheese cloth.  This leaves a striped/grainy look. This is my favorite technique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When everything was dry we put a thin coat of clear wax over the doors and drawers, and messaged the wax into the wood with 320 grit sandpaper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqGDciGFBW9eeukiodSIi6H9OYVzt9XTs3947YBLm4Kz-r5aEMjvT0Xc0M409gAz8Nf37kkgZ40fV4vwIb_kNM5VzdVxXuriVrSylL9joR84UK8zvu2G2KiTIuSJquMrRnz65GxVaOmcU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqGDciGFBW9eeukiodSIi6H9OYVzt9XTs3947YBLm4Kz-r5aEMjvT0Xc0M409gAz8Nf37kkgZ40fV4vwIb_kNM5VzdVxXuriVrSylL9joR84UK8zvu2G2KiTIuSJquMrRnz65GxVaOmcU/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3377.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YmAAeti4zx97t_kZVXZ4Gr6rr_rblmahbGzWh4UpTOtDNza8L9ggWqNh89JMI_0oFt0fev3ZCPFx-0Ub4hCzMUEyER222Oce_ns0M6N2n0XUQdaHjt44xBZIWh6MKbvUHTn6AwxUh_sw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YmAAeti4zx97t_kZVXZ4Gr6rr_rblmahbGzWh4UpTOtDNza8L9ggWqNh89JMI_0oFt0fev3ZCPFx-0Ub4hCzMUEyER222Oce_ns0M6N2n0XUQdaHjt44xBZIWh6MKbvUHTn6AwxUh_sw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_3416.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

PARIS GREY BUFFET TUTORIAL

There are just some jobs that I love to do!!! We were in DC for a work weekend at my daughter home. They live in a 90 year old town home on ...

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ON THE MENU ~ WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEbUL-Su7zL_OkluGsAzTC1E4tWNHqiLPPRM2fUmzhPXbGvjTwcmQ9RtLgZGWyD6XRaHlGpAjfPnHN0yN_uQ1sQaW-Hle-XI9TbIYmt_c93ZP34uSQTbhZZ0TmMFzxfIT2wtuoPJVZxFU/s1600/OTMM+12-30-13-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEbUL-Su7zL_OkluGsAzTC1E4tWNHqiLPPRM2fUmzhPXbGvjTwcmQ9RtLgZGWyD6XRaHlGpAjfPnHN0yN_uQ1sQaW-Hle-XI9TbIYmt_c93ZP34uSQTbhZZ0TmMFzxfIT2wtuoPJVZxFU/s640/OTMM+12-30-13-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Since my double knee cap surgery I have put on a few unwanted pounds! This is especially disheartening because over the last 18 months I have lost 90 pounds!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of yummy meals from friends, Christmas goodies and inactivity have not been good to me... and let's not even get into lack of self control!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But now that I am somewhat feeling better, and am going out for my first test drive by myself today since surgery... I'm getting right back on track and continuing my lo-carb lifestyle...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully, I'll be able to knock off those extra pounds in a few weeks. I just may dip my toes back into the pool this week too. Swimming is my favorite activity and I try to get in the pool 3-4 times a week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, here's what's on the menu this week...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">MONDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/ham-and-cauliflower-hash-with-cheesy-crust-topping" target="_blank">HAM AND CAULIFLOWER HASH</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Raspberry, Red Onion and Butter Cup Lettuce with <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/06/salad-dressing-primer.html" target="_blank">CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKddijqO4N40Sj1WWc0DJpUu506s2S7p2-aprBKatwsmGmzE1CUZ3RNWGOXKWqJ9VWvSqker16LnxUu2ZqKeFIlm_hCN1dK5C1gZwBxG_gG-RgBpphh3wXOt6dNzoXenKYmkBiQm41F68/s400/Copy+of+IMG_8805.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TUESDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/kim-rice-chicken-enchiladas" target="_blank">KIM RICE'S CHICKEN ENCHILADAS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/mexican-explosion-salad" target="_blank">MEXICAN EXPLOSION SALAD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEDNESDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/02/steakhouse-dinner-for-two.html" target="_blank">DELMONICO STEAKS </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(cooked in a cast iron pan)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/wedge-salad-from-stonegable-s-kitchen-1" target="_blank">WEDGE SALAD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/06/salad-dressing-primer.html" target="_blank">BLEU CHEESE DRESSING</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS_8KwFZGABc3AF_Rs5EQVEu7BnQFDi-Lb7BlRdj1s3qQb7G_p095CGsYhUt9pD7DxOI6yJ1sWwBb9lH7_RCFQFCOGawbeO6TN8TIIY9HHIZ_7y1JkyeyBrNBHlklm3Pd8c_xiMewWNl-/s400/Copy+of+IMG_3744.JPG" width="266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THRUSDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/chicken-paprikash" target="_blank">CHICKEN PAPRIKASH</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rice</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/roasted-carrots-from-the-kitchen-of-stonegable" target="_blank">ROASTED CARROTS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/09/stonegable-killer-fajitas.html" target="_blank">KILLER FAJITAS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fixins'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMkoFHAVjehNmq3aareOS_MUjpJ6hNZ_r43EYMWVQwIjVsYPcfy3ctdrwSino2x2wl7rT42xhzDn_FkVp4rt8obmBIsbb4W5XA_3i5uG1xg-pZWwk39Ifp2HINH7AAh6gONYr9nWJquO1/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0169.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SATURDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/grandma-lobianco-s-italian-no-fail-meatballs-from-stonegable-s-kitchen" target="_blank">GRANDMA LOBIANCO'S NO FAIL ITALIAN MEATBALLS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Over Spaghetti</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://caprese%20salad/" target="_blank">CAPRESE SALAD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0JNX9a_5npinOgx4Fy2HOwTdXT9PeUISkJ9MO8Ax5PIN-NzrBZHjsScY4GPrz-LfGAZqJDXeEY0o7Lxz0LY_EBMvgoBhi1mbsck4zw6N_OKYZ546sN2UMHc3YrXqxcZatAWjnT3oMvE/s400/Copy+of+IMG_9033.JPG" width="267" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SUNDAY~ SLOW COOKER DAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2009/10/slow-cooker-broccoli-cheddar-soup.html" target="_blank">BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Crusty Bread and Cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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ON THE MENU ~ WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 2013

Since my double knee cap surgery I have put on a few unwanted pounds! This is especially disheartening because over the last 18 months I hav...

8:20 AM

Honey We're Home 2013 Year in Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy weekend everyone!  It's felt like the weekend all week and I'm ready to get some things accomplished today.  I'll be heading to the gym and then starting to clean house, make our food menu (we need to start eating healthy again!) and maybe hit an after Christmas sale or two.  I haven't left the house except to work out since Christmas! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, I've collected some of my favorite and most popular posts from 2013 to share with you.  I was updating my project gallery yesterday and was seeing how far this house has come over the years- not to mention my blog. My photos have improved tremendously and I've learned so much about blogging and how to put better posts together.  I just took the Decor8 Blogging with Intention e-course and am excited to incorporate what learned from Holly and her co-teachers in 2014. I have so much appreciation for my readers and especially those that have been there from the beginning- over 3 years! We are connected like family and you've literally seen my son grow up through the years.  I love sharing these things with you and I'm wishing you all a wonderful 2014!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI_tWChfiyaUYnUSbQQFhz8Qydo2eLriKIvYJUV1e0tr3jYvuydEzcO-2hUYpIzDfXCLEq77ZXA41ffVM1tMk0ogblG7fWFlNdK7Bx8jjZnCt-9b52Sl80epopnorfnJVY6T70lbpr2Eg/s1600/Honey+We're+Home+Year+in+Review+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI_tWChfiyaUYnUSbQQFhz8Qydo2eLriKIvYJUV1e0tr3jYvuydEzcO-2hUYpIzDfXCLEq77ZXA41ffVM1tMk0ogblG7fWFlNdK7Bx8jjZnCt-9b52Sl80epopnorfnJVY6T70lbpr2Eg/s640/Honey+We're+Home+Year+in+Review+2013.jpg" width="425"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.honeywerehome.com/2013/12/honey-were-home-2013-year-in-review.html#more">Read more »</a>

Honey We're Home 2013 Year in Review

Happy weekend everyone! It's felt like the weekend all week and I'm ready to get some things accomplished today. I'll be headi...

9:50 AM

5 BIG DECOR MAKEOVERS OF 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqI-7w4ffu41hvd2Z7vUMaGZ7vPYQNIpe1W-FanWDoPWIJnmGOp7PNZtOZbTa06PwVdSQN7A-w3sgsHgAQTHcFjULNuo99cfBLNOfAp5hk-A_5Ngy0SPQRZ8zISbsPk9McAK_vuogsaA_/s1600/5+BIG+DECOR+MAKEOVERS+OF+2013-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqI-7w4ffu41hvd2Z7vUMaGZ7vPYQNIpe1W-FanWDoPWIJnmGOp7PNZtOZbTa06PwVdSQN7A-w3sgsHgAQTHcFjULNuo99cfBLNOfAp5hk-A_5Ngy0SPQRZ8zISbsPk9McAK_vuogsaA_/s640/5+BIG+DECOR+MAKEOVERS+OF+2013-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2013 was a HUGE year for decor makeovers at StoneGable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After living large at StoneGable for 18 years... much of our home needs a facelift... a makeover... or a total gut job. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are five BIG home decor makeover projects from 2013...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">MAIN STAIRS MAKEOVER</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our latest makover started this fall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our main stairs were a blur of golden oak and they desperately needed to be updated. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tore out the old runner, painted the stair risers white, painted the railing glossy black, took off the old marbleized wall paper tiny bit by tiny bit, painted the walls Benjamin Moore Sonnet, painted the trim Benjamin Moore Atrium White, added a natural runner, bought a large mirror for the wall and painted it Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Graphite, and made a wall art display about our family (that is still a work in progress).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHShaGmAojwpIEjx_j83qxtgdtzDbyU1y0vHdR5nujCUncY8v9RWU4uivoMABquZxVTf2l-LiDN-Xvh-t1FPw_280z1FJznPB3iicOOrr_41ZSU_zuXTUlpDi0YqJEBtV-3xOXpNpLQA4D/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHShaGmAojwpIEjx_j83qxtgdtzDbyU1y0vHdR5nujCUncY8v9RWU4uivoMABquZxVTf2l-LiDN-Xvh-t1FPw_280z1FJznPB3iicOOrr_41ZSU_zuXTUlpDi0YqJEBtV-3xOXpNpLQA4D/s640/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RWx2XJUmgK-pdtgC8-BMkuQk_P8PQIsNBobqyDdTukvvlVhF6tQMxidADEHEn9HNHKMh_j3s8pMS4Bo3UhVajvUXE0aCYckZEvm0OwprLDY0RLFmi29HTB3Umreqw3NGLhOVq0ThgVg8/s1600/Main+Stairs+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RWx2XJUmgK-pdtgC8-BMkuQk_P8PQIsNBobqyDdTukvvlVhF6tQMxidADEHEn9HNHKMh_j3s8pMS4Bo3UhVajvUXE0aCYckZEvm0OwprLDY0RLFmi29HTB3Umreqw3NGLhOVq0ThgVg8/s640/Main+Stairs+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see more of our stairs here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/11/main-stairs-reveal.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">MAIN STAIRS REVEAL</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LIVING ROOM GUT AND MAKEOVER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This project started in Nov. of 2012... and is still a work in progress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We totally gutted the living room taking out the old carpeting and installing hardwood floors, adding new baseboards, painting the walls Benjamin Moore Sonnet, painting the trim Benjamin Moore Atrium White, buying new/ upcycling  furniture and accessories and making and hanging the curtains.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvnYi4kYa6gWNzbpUmQLkiATDCs1aewVA1N3CEwmcs1o00e2tueySYCFaj41PX7SxhG48x7lLYkPN31931mgW5bhFjcjOwzetCBxU4eA925OjwkLqSHvIP38q0Cbw7-gspX322aGSwQo9/s1600/Living+Room+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvnYi4kYa6gWNzbpUmQLkiATDCs1aewVA1N3CEwmcs1o00e2tueySYCFaj41PX7SxhG48x7lLYkPN31931mgW5bhFjcjOwzetCBxU4eA925OjwkLqSHvIP38q0Cbw7-gspX322aGSwQo9/s640/Living+Room+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dq5jBKBvDYXSLGRccIGmkiK8tL3yPHDE9ojc4lm8rLB-PhlvlEtz1kRDJHP3ktbGm46vZKX1aVaP_OqWTIhRXR3Jn5lopH_3k_YH5OLzudgs9aWPHMICirGgtRbqBaCKBTBBcPjVy5oa/s1600/Zebra+Pelt+in+the+Living+Room-Title+Page-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dq5jBKBvDYXSLGRccIGmkiK8tL3yPHDE9ojc4lm8rLB-PhlvlEtz1kRDJHP3ktbGm46vZKX1aVaP_OqWTIhRXR3Jn5lopH_3k_YH5OLzudgs9aWPHMICirGgtRbqBaCKBTBBcPjVy5oa/s640/Zebra+Pelt+in+the+Living+Room-Title+Page-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am still on the lookout for the perfect arched hutch, and I have to paint and upholster a Chinese Chippendale side chair. And we still need to install and paint crown molding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a look at the room right now with our new zebra hide rug...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/12/going-wild.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">GOING WILD</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">DINING ROOM GUT/MAKEOVER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we start a project we "go big"! At the same time we installed our living room hardwoods we also installed the floors in the dining room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This room was another total gut.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We ripped up the carpet and laid the hardwood flooring, painted the wainscoting and trim Benjamin Moore Atrium White and the wall above it Sonnet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted and reupholstered the 18th century mahogany chairs (a HUGE project), painted the buffet, bought/upcycled existing furniture/ bought a new chandy and made and hung the curtains.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am still looking for 10 decorative soup tureen lids to hang on either side of the mirror and I would love to have a metal bamboo bar cart to add to the dining room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i8I_5M6k0gXOVficpLw9quwfziLP6mlB2ielAnJf-lIaxim1oW7kqHSiIukevo5-brgCBE6S-YO-xRzE45Z__SDg0GYDACeTqOiLkgpk6q8oKVrLSD8mL0tchoFzUB9OoyfrgM0zhrXs/s1600/Dining+Room+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i8I_5M6k0gXOVficpLw9quwfziLP6mlB2ielAnJf-lIaxim1oW7kqHSiIukevo5-brgCBE6S-YO-xRzE45Z__SDg0GYDACeTqOiLkgpk6q8oKVrLSD8mL0tchoFzUB9OoyfrgM0zhrXs/s640/Dining+Room+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RKV1GeCi-pEkMQkqDXR8MhBuO1-wSmSJ8n-bZiGvIKNH7CzpR0vvOMtwvtvxd25a8uPIbF6hCrwRyxQYAF32UIA_T8gqzZRmiYiscYVOQ0nOSmebjmxzQeiYNgdtKCEDtcMM7W_ZZeqa/s1600/Curtain+in+the+Dining+Room+Title+Page+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RKV1GeCi-pEkMQkqDXR8MhBuO1-wSmSJ8n-bZiGvIKNH7CzpR0vvOMtwvtvxd25a8uPIbF6hCrwRyxQYAF32UIA_T8gqzZRmiYiscYVOQ0nOSmebjmxzQeiYNgdtKCEDtcMM7W_ZZeqa/s640/Curtain+in+the+Dining+Room+Title+Page+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the most current update of the dining room...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/10/dining-room-curtains.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">DINING ROOM CURTAINS</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can read the saga and tutorial of painting and upholstering the dining room chairs here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/04/one-painted-and-reupholstered-dining.html" target="_blank">ONE PAINTED DINING ROOM CHAIR</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">MANTEL MAKEOVER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are currently updating our family room... installing hardwoods in January and at some point adding a wall of window's and transoms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stared this makeover with our mantel... after all it is the focal point of the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The before picture shows the dated green tile and the brass accents on the fireplace.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mantel itself is timeless and very classic... so that stayed the same.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We resurfaced the surround of the fireplace with a neutral brick, painted the brass accents on the fireplace a heat resistant oil rubbed bronze, repainted the family room Benjamin Moore Sonnet, painted the trim Benjamin Moore Atrium White, replaced the mirror with a huge clock, repainted the lamps and added new shades, and added antique black chippy shutters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxQ1frB3CIHT7RNFmtcevJwUG9EI1jUFbcpm0RTChTAeBgfLNNhrOs-AVuyHzHinSYnPTwMM1c-v4MoKmdAb9N0uqFuKdbIBV8auw0piajz889a03ohrFPVSKNmfNCeQEM5c_G_FZQyLO/s1600/Mantel+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxQ1frB3CIHT7RNFmtcevJwUG9EI1jUFbcpm0RTChTAeBgfLNNhrOs-AVuyHzHinSYnPTwMM1c-v4MoKmdAb9N0uqFuKdbIBV8auw0piajz889a03ohrFPVSKNmfNCeQEM5c_G_FZQyLO/s640/Mantel+Makeover-stonegableblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVviNIyVmPOvLY3HPGjkafWzybRFMNYJIF2lCW8eBSNRqXiv4tQfRjIBYhUhZfCTFjV3zLzxyongU2ORiSI9mvAJp3ZR8FejGcirE338oV58o8HxDmbpT3TEXqB5-93nDMr3s9yRNEJI_a/s1600/Shutters+on+the+Mantle+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVviNIyVmPOvLY3HPGjkafWzybRFMNYJIF2lCW8eBSNRqXiv4tQfRjIBYhUhZfCTFjV3zLzxyongU2ORiSI9mvAJp3ZR8FejGcirE338oV58o8HxDmbpT3TEXqB5-93nDMr3s9yRNEJI_a/s640/Shutters+on+the+Mantle+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see updated pictures of the mantel here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/06/shutters-on-mantle.html" target="_blank">SHUTTERS ON THE MANTEL</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">J AND J GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making over my daughter Jacqueline's girly room into a guest bedroom was another total gut job!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We ripped up the carpeting, installed hardwood floors, steams and scraped wallpaper off the walls, painted the walls a soft creamy white (I forgot the color), painted the trim Benjamin Moore Atrium White, bought all new furniture, bedding and accessories for the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This makeover was started in 2012 but really did not get going until 2013! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacqueline and her husband Jonathan now have a cozy room at StoneGable when they come to visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv6oR6GShIp6tEaCuq5L-jF4SSH_R0r2CGrdXtGgvI8oh3URSoDT2q4mr-SMEB5PaS9ftwWLjpZpveur12QJWuNUOSSJcFWphIkKlMy3diMpwOxgqOqEMVKSkyrCOS3HlStZBz_hN73nS/s1600/J+&+J+Bedroom-stonegablebleblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv6oR6GShIp6tEaCuq5L-jF4SSH_R0r2CGrdXtGgvI8oh3URSoDT2q4mr-SMEB5PaS9ftwWLjpZpveur12QJWuNUOSSJcFWphIkKlMy3diMpwOxgqOqEMVKSkyrCOS3HlStZBz_hN73nS/s640/J+&+J+Bedroom-stonegablebleblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXGB_DyA7DDKUsqGJxdHApJsCBUqTl61KHfYzmor8Rwml23F0JHM9oaytE6orPUr3tb94XVE2SsRF2POfsa6tnzm2fs0BsjAmYzArds5SH55wKNSPYZIzeDAh6JyUsy1qyiZUR5IwHzvN/s1600/How+To+Make+A+Cozy+Bed-+Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXGB_DyA7DDKUsqGJxdHApJsCBUqTl61KHfYzmor8Rwml23F0JHM9oaytE6orPUr3tb94XVE2SsRF2POfsa6tnzm2fs0BsjAmYzArds5SH55wKNSPYZIzeDAh6JyUsy1qyiZUR5IwHzvN/s640/How+To+Make+A+Cozy+Bed-+Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the latest update here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/11/the-making-of-cozy-guest-bed.html" target="_blank">MAKING A COZY BED</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This just makes me tired reading about it! Although it was a whole lot of work... it was also fun! Bobby and I work well together and we spend lots of time scheming and dreaming and getting the jobs done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what we will be making over in 2014.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing we are doing is installing hardwood floors in our family room. I can't wait!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDSFbLS10uQydUAT65FtUMS5envVlKZ7Vj-IDUbSc69YD6bv6m6VD_n6m_G8rBDMhWalYbiqbRipIla94N47u47kAxhABjeQFCckwTeATAaWIwWwLXrIFryxbciBJ8mI6TDlkwRC18MMf/s1600/Bookshelves+summer+2013+stonegableblog.com+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDSFbLS10uQydUAT65FtUMS5envVlKZ7Vj-IDUbSc69YD6bv6m6VD_n6m_G8rBDMhWalYbiqbRipIla94N47u47kAxhABjeQFCckwTeATAaWIwWwLXrIFryxbciBJ8mI6TDlkwRC18MMf/s640/Bookshelves+summer+2013+stonegableblog.com+10.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our patio is very small and is beginning to sink in the middle.  We plan to enlarge our patio and make it two levels with a built in fire pit.  We will be CONTRACTING OUT this job! Hopefully it will begin in late March!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a snippet of the patio taken at Chris and Abby's Northern wedding reception.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB25RcDixmp7KZN_UKDurGM_ub0Ff3n-wHTs0ntUlrqL9_SqBFLPp7zWrwPJhKf63sv6qSCjcxNkHSprPOwq9ehsBuD5A-O46bvC2tFXGOED7mJPoiY9DnPTS7sKEr2fPmWcYfI76JvZE/s1600/IMG_6846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB25RcDixmp7KZN_UKDurGM_ub0Ff3n-wHTs0ntUlrqL9_SqBFLPp7zWrwPJhKf63sv6qSCjcxNkHSprPOwq9ehsBuD5A-O46bvC2tFXGOED7mJPoiY9DnPTS7sKEr2fPmWcYfI76JvZE/s640/IMG_6846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would also like to install glass in the upper cabinets in our kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivenK1epFiDtVSUNz47-EwyxxNlCTH2vcUGDf_Z2Qxu3JZBC8gzSc9OHZbRAvuMyltPErHjLVEAxr-HrYtW46VcoFEpYeWej2bVpGJIz8j8box-hAauvQlhWJgNW9ArP6mEG6y8Qy3enCK/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivenK1epFiDtVSUNz47-EwyxxNlCTH2vcUGDf_Z2Qxu3JZBC8gzSc9OHZbRAvuMyltPErHjLVEAxr-HrYtW46VcoFEpYeWej2bVpGJIz8j8box-hAauvQlhWJgNW9ArP6mEG6y8Qy3enCK/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1203.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I am now working on decorating a second guest room that was my son's Christopher's room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHz08cknrd2aU0zggwYLtqSUZ4F1-_n1VzLxet95BVVwX_nr5J3L6NQP7V9bWGUUYpWCqdasx_ej-XirDIXgqe1yPnrUS5l2lojXfiDmYQHMYOxaUzK1JGTuJpjjXvHFgJp8J4-QoyAqM/s1600/IMG_1488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHz08cknrd2aU0zggwYLtqSUZ4F1-_n1VzLxet95BVVwX_nr5J3L6NQP7V9bWGUUYpWCqdasx_ej-XirDIXgqe1yPnrUS5l2lojXfiDmYQHMYOxaUzK1JGTuJpjjXvHFgJp8J4-QoyAqM/s640/IMG_1488.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So far we have ripped up the carpet and laid hardwood floors, repainted the walls with a fresh white paint and Bobby made a headboard from old shutters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be starting the French Blue buffalo check curtains next week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />Partying with:<br /><a href="http://www.decoradventures.com/2013/12/2013-year-review.html" target="_blank">DECOR ADVENTURES~ YEAR IN REVIEW</a><br /><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/12/wow-us-wednesdays-150top-projects-2013.html" target="_blank">WOW US WEDNESDAY</a><br /><a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/2014/01/be-inspired-171-link-up-your-top-posts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/bCGJMl%20(Common%20Ground)" target="_blank">BE INSPIRED</a></div></div>

5 BIG DECOR MAKEOVERS OF 2013

2013 was a HUGE year for decor makeovers at StoneGable! After living large at StoneGable for 18 years... much of our home needs a facelift.....

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STONEGABLE'S 10 TOP RECIPE PICKS FOR 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cR3u94NXmSyiCcnNl54of8Q7jBeX2sjSqXHMc3Qc1vQ3PYQTx-jxnYZNQyUo1CsgJIqbdXWHIpttuJOS2RwMI921dj9flh6tC1IXHv8beKuqe-cufsMxgOYxvbawGkYIVR03ZR6uYGI6/s1600/The+10+Best+Recipes+of+2013-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cR3u94NXmSyiCcnNl54of8Q7jBeX2sjSqXHMc3Qc1vQ3PYQTx-jxnYZNQyUo1CsgJIqbdXWHIpttuJOS2RwMI921dj9flh6tC1IXHv8beKuqe-cufsMxgOYxvbawGkYIVR03ZR6uYGI6/s640/The+10+Best+Recipes+of+2013-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my Top 10 best recipes for 2013. All are BIG family favorites and very delicious! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Give these yummy recipes a try... I bet they will be your favorites in 2014...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You don't have to grill to use this scrumptious<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/06/magic-bbq-rub.html" target="_blank">MAGIC RUB</a></span> ! It can turn a plain chicken breast or thigh into a delicious meal... just bake! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once you make it you will be hooked! It tastes great on chicken, pork and beef. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make a big batch and keep it in a mason jar in my pantry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxOxmIqshC31eA1V7cU-ZM1rMKIjq6Wx-wS4wslttcP_CGMy6XCSuhZbATMLmshrN3zgoGu4bW6zyRMtOpFn8IqjU73MR8lhqWEjwVRqoeeoUkfqBXPyX7TwLZrSqPahZPokBZT41NjI1/s1600/BBQ+Rub+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxOxmIqshC31eA1V7cU-ZM1rMKIjq6Wx-wS4wslttcP_CGMy6XCSuhZbATMLmshrN3zgoGu4bW6zyRMtOpFn8IqjU73MR8lhqWEjwVRqoeeoUkfqBXPyX7TwLZrSqPahZPokBZT41NjI1/s640/BBQ+Rub+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+blog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/06/cherry-pie-in-jar-with-stars.html" target="_blank">CHERRY PIE IN JARS WITH STARS</a></span> is a sweet and fun dessert! Swap out any berry or fruit to have a dessert that you guest will oooh and aaah over!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw4JrejfJYGke6SrS2ebNke3GKhFrr323wJ1NQrWOQAa-SXtRSBqZkarCkjg4gshkEDXZzI3s8IN2vMRPe_8VgNvYuv0n0H9ZpXTIUw4YFP0eNZAWo5MXvWdBw2j9wDoVl8PVz_38iBDA/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.comTITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw4JrejfJYGke6SrS2ebNke3GKhFrr323wJ1NQrWOQAa-SXtRSBqZkarCkjg4gshkEDXZzI3s8IN2vMRPe_8VgNvYuv0n0H9ZpXTIUw4YFP0eNZAWo5MXvWdBw2j9wDoVl8PVz_38iBDA/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.comTITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I DO love food in jars! Here's a great idea for the upcoming Super Bowl!<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/05/chili-and-cornbread-in-jar.html" target="_blank">CHILI AND CORNBREAD IN JARS</a></span> won 2nd place in <a href="http://mizhelenscountrycottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MIZ HELEN'S</a> TEXAS STAR CHILI COOK OFF this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ovDiMNYKeMg27RekYH0FUcJe8lE2wUBBeUXM6rIb_eitNCT0C-melHGL4Q2sGLERqMqABDP6d-gq4OAm6tTq4zQv5Sa12u7c23YqGK1Y1spEIf5_3GzMA1f6GD6B_I3PHq8MwesHS0U/s320/Chili+Badge.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKB9whCmWYdeFUOmEeCVetb3K3QTy3zFFnRghXVwaCMZvOQ5g8ZnbSjwOjHebGL3loASQaOyaC6K0nsPhLhvDFyd2UzujEG9eh5kcm3qPeyEVfVALH_hUvLcdjS9TRap1Tn2BrYqkZbBi/s1600/Chili+and+Cornbread+in+a+Jar+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKB9whCmWYdeFUOmEeCVetb3K3QTy3zFFnRghXVwaCMZvOQ5g8ZnbSjwOjHebGL3loASQaOyaC6K0nsPhLhvDFyd2UzujEG9eh5kcm3qPeyEVfVALH_hUvLcdjS9TRap1Tn2BrYqkZbBi/s640/Chili+and+Cornbread+in+a+Jar+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, YUMMY! <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/08/mexican-train-flan-with-kahlua.html" target="_blank">MEXICAN TRAIN FLAN</a> </span>is one of my very favorite desserts. A creamy custard with a sweet Kahlua sauce built right in!<br /><br />We eat this whenever we play a competitive game of Mexican Dominoes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip98QxfJZdtDtNuQ1qqLgrgtYsOcsYVX_0J-1UBlO0iX1rNjZOVFaTzl47GIenL40SmyxHILjQ7dATfwjj875VFPN0HHRY4K6v7rVyro3S22w5cj-9ZrZguPTrEsOG3RsExTmRzrfi_vGc/s1600/Mexican+Train+Flan+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip98QxfJZdtDtNuQ1qqLgrgtYsOcsYVX_0J-1UBlO0iX1rNjZOVFaTzl47GIenL40SmyxHILjQ7dATfwjj875VFPN0HHRY4K6v7rVyro3S22w5cj-9ZrZguPTrEsOG3RsExTmRzrfi_vGc/s640/Mexican+Train+Flan+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/01/the-best-stew-i-have-ever-eaten.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">GNOCCHI WITH VENISON STEW</span></a> (or chuck roast for the faint of heart) is one of the best things you will ever eat!<br /><br />It is warm, SCRUMPTIOUS and lick-the-bowl-and-ask-for-more good! If you don't have venison in the freezer make it with chuck roast!<br /><br /> This is a gotta-try recipe!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_UzO1jP3cyhVcQKQupna7nAL2aHw0Qi7uTl-pN8gKDHIeox7D56Eyi1bVsFUWsSjKE1h-_vnRcDAyEmG5H-MCjJ239nnYVbFZJOPEYwUP4K6jVLGt8d5_5pfkaBKeLvHFvQ8jQHM5GQQ/s1600/Gnocchi+with+Venison+Stew+Title+Page+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_UzO1jP3cyhVcQKQupna7nAL2aHw0Qi7uTl-pN8gKDHIeox7D56Eyi1bVsFUWsSjKE1h-_vnRcDAyEmG5H-MCjJ239nnYVbFZJOPEYwUP4K6jVLGt8d5_5pfkaBKeLvHFvQ8jQHM5GQQ/s640/Gnocchi+with+Venison+Stew+Title+Page+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />The most requested recipe at StoneGable is <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/09/the-best-mac-and-cheese-really.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">AUNT SUE'S MACARONI AND CHEESE</span></a>! It really is the best Mac and Cheese you will ever eat! No kidding!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU-02TBY88BJnJBOEE_kEzNUYvX7QCgsoTaic0rSkwqaPMiIaRzUGoQOD9RXgkEui6ylvl6cod13QyAZ2Riw-ij2SeT-IzaNoRK8yyXG5y9Xf-eBpzvr7G_Z6Ohoya4txArJbTh6WOp40/s1600/BLOG+Macaroni+and+Cheee+Title+Page+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpU-02TBY88BJnJBOEE_kEzNUYvX7QCgsoTaic0rSkwqaPMiIaRzUGoQOD9RXgkEui6ylvl6cod13QyAZ2Riw-ij2SeT-IzaNoRK8yyXG5y9Xf-eBpzvr7G_Z6Ohoya4txArJbTh6WOp40/s640/BLOG+Macaroni+and+Cheee+Title+Page+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />It doesn't need to be summer and you don't need a garden to make these crunchy sour and garlicky refrigerator pickles! Crazy easy and puckery good <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/08/easy-garlic-dill-refrigerator-pickles.html" target="_blank">GARLIC DILL REFRIGERATOR PICKLES</a> </span>are good any time of year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe48Sp4XVb4cucmPWwiV1Rc67N1P5ZXyT11SBtvKoXkTFmxMNcQlZ0WM9hDV_Tqc1TPD1uBNhla2yoPKCu_ks_0uP2fWTvoBTLP7jU_MVQcTHpIHF9Ai9B3MGgJWshsY3_UufOvolej9d8/s1600/Garlic+Dill+Refrigerator+Pickles+Title+Page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe48Sp4XVb4cucmPWwiV1Rc67N1P5ZXyT11SBtvKoXkTFmxMNcQlZ0WM9hDV_Tqc1TPD1uBNhla2yoPKCu_ks_0uP2fWTvoBTLP7jU_MVQcTHpIHF9Ai9B3MGgJWshsY3_UufOvolej9d8/s640/Garlic+Dill+Refrigerator+Pickles+Title+Page.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />I was introduced to <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/09/stonegable-raw-apple-cake.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">RAW APPLE CAKE</span></a> the first year I taught, many moon's ago... and I still make it. It is moist with a crunchy top and is perfect when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! YUMMY!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrIV2gwbqczVQ9aPF4Hnqtdo0PXiiHRnjq0npluzAoCmNlHrFzW_449ns3X9BSEg679f5WQN5pxxC4KDwtDaX4SbmLgHtns4lBavsgC2HIUG1x3c1yb46op2Wsvnt5uyS0g-2fB2wN7o0/s1600/Raw+Apple+Cake+Title+Page+stonegableblog+-+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrIV2gwbqczVQ9aPF4Hnqtdo0PXiiHRnjq0npluzAoCmNlHrFzW_449ns3X9BSEg679f5WQN5pxxC4KDwtDaX4SbmLgHtns4lBavsgC2HIUG1x3c1yb46op2Wsvnt5uyS0g-2fB2wN7o0/s640/Raw+Apple+Cake+Title+Page+stonegableblog+-+BLOG.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Once you make your own salad dressing and see just how wonderfully simple and heavenly from-scratch salad dressing tastes, you won't go back!<br /><br />Here is a <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/06/salad-dressing-primer.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SALAD DRESSING PRIMER</span></a> with tons of ideas and helpful hint for making tasty dressings!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4FkQLW3Q-DqVQqqbEfjoECcYfsiedTyYPzN2BNa4Xsf1cP5eFuILhvc0Yr07D6zejORXtK8BpPxnp9XDpJfcc3ixBQImj3ne0AXk8fqXkvVoxe8sAabREsyPVndmwGTr0pF2-0hT_fn9/s1600/Salad+Dresing+Primer+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4FkQLW3Q-DqVQqqbEfjoECcYfsiedTyYPzN2BNa4Xsf1cP5eFuILhvc0Yr07D6zejORXtK8BpPxnp9XDpJfcc3ixBQImj3ne0AXk8fqXkvVoxe8sAabREsyPVndmwGTr0pF2-0hT_fn9/s640/Salad+Dresing+Primer+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love the <i>idea</i> of this as much as the taste of  <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/07/summers-best-salad-in-jar.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SALAD IN A JAR</span></a>. This salad is portable and mouthwatering and can be tweaked so many ways!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX-xBA_uYIiBGFHarXzWgW7BRoMtucdxQYv8RD6IfMeKfZUrpCGl_G2MAVb_Q5U33ZYbG9zlbKZJYklyxe4WQzX5HSf8ZMUxONZFGf8R0TIlR727yT_gzBBxnxRFXNeRkI0XuiA_Nmlhi/s1600/Summer+Salad+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX-xBA_uYIiBGFHarXzWgW7BRoMtucdxQYv8RD6IfMeKfZUrpCGl_G2MAVb_Q5U33ZYbG9zlbKZJYklyxe4WQzX5HSf8ZMUxONZFGf8R0TIlR727yT_gzBBxnxRFXNeRkI0XuiA_Nmlhi/s640/Summer+Salad+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+blog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />So, there you have it... my TOP 10 RECIPES FOR 2013!<br /><br />Yummy!<br /><br /><br /><br />Look for these recipes and others at<br /><br /><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/2013/12/foodie-friday-december-26-27.html" target="_blank">FOODIE FRIDAY</a><br /><a href="http://mizhelenscountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/12/full-plate-thursday.html" target="_blank">FULL PLATE THURSDAY</a></div></div>

STONEGABLE'S 10 TOP RECIPE PICKS FOR 2013

Here are my Top 10 best recipes for 2013. All are BIG family favorites and very delicious! Give these yummy recipes a try... I bet they wil...

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