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BAR CART MAKEOVER

<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/AVvXsEgWoQ0gylH8fwx1EOYzcore-jUbXNtSRoREwgIj5OpvpEdkaS3XZOYBPR8cl7avddUQ7TTu1QrGf6Mtos0cUVLjPpYGf6h7nefEH8i2NRa4KizvLcjtsDYOv0GmnYNkJNxvb7Uxtw41Auzk/s1600/Bar+Cart+Makeover-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/AVvXsEgWoQ0gylH8fwx1EOYzcore-jUbXNtSRoREwgIj5OpvpEdkaS3XZOYBPR8cl7avddUQ7TTu1QrGf6Mtos0cUVLjPpYGf6h7nefEH8i2NRa4KizvLcjtsDYOv0GmnYNkJNxvb7Uxtw41Auzk/s640/Bar+Cart+Makeover-Title+Page-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm thrilled that bar carts are back in vogue. I have always loved them. There is something so chic and "James Bond" about them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I have the perfect corner in the dining room for one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But have you priced bar carts lately? The can be very expensive for such a small piece! I've looked for bar carts on ebay and overstocks.com and nothing excited me. Then I found one on <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-wood-and-brass-finish-bar-cart/-/A-14556506" target="_blank">TARGET.COM</a> </span>that had potential and the price was right. It has an antique brass base, although I was not fond of the wooden shelves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I had an idea for the shelves... and the saga began...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the before...  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">nice cart but blah shelves!<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/AVvXsEjdZf9XhV2RyXoAVdpAxGjOiUGnZ0QA0Qsz4XznbJvn7eF2WodrEbsH3OML_2v0iZqbbKyM7bydSjnDxtW_tCT_su3qcupSbqASf_PnuyYz1kuS2LkTiX8REScVSWPChC1oR2K_dexXHmVi/s1600/DSC_5197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZf9XhV2RyXoAVdpAxGjOiUGnZ0QA0Qsz4XznbJvn7eF2WodrEbsH3OML_2v0iZqbbKyM7bydSjnDxtW_tCT_su3qcupSbqASf_PnuyYz1kuS2LkTiX8REScVSWPChC1oR2K_dexXHmVi/s640/DSC_5197.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Here is the corner the bar cart calls home...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7KIE660fLLM0-eV-At7MGzfmETLl5HQJBhZ2Js8QhpTWdWxBvXbxLoiOOBLz9gzvET6nTY-vVjE-BkfpqExinmCLuD9U_z6P-6RuBMp63H7pDXA5pj0irIRlHwvHCem4i6CJ66Dy3ni/s1600/dining+room+bar+cart-stonegable.blog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7KIE660fLLM0-eV-At7MGzfmETLl5HQJBhZ2Js8QhpTWdWxBvXbxLoiOOBLz9gzvET6nTY-vVjE-BkfpqExinmCLuD9U_z6P-6RuBMp63H7pDXA5pj0irIRlHwvHCem4i6CJ66Dy3ni/s640/dining+room+bar+cart-stonegable.blog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><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;">Here is the after...<br /><br />unique shelves<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPMGmVecsthIW119-j1ZGcXm9ocXz_cCAxhVEstMVzu5zUHzX2k4xMsFit4ufQavt2RR4OszoQDnT4yX8tcCYSvvrm0jkt1hl_lNc42ato0I_BcwXci6XLld7sSwjCy7qGd6DRXd4Pi3_/s1600/bar+cart+in+front+of+window-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/AVvXsEiwPMGmVecsthIW119-j1ZGcXm9ocXz_cCAxhVEstMVzu5zUHzX2k4xMsFit4ufQavt2RR4OszoQDnT4yX8tcCYSvvrm0jkt1hl_lNc42ato0I_BcwXci6XLld7sSwjCy7qGd6DRXd4Pi3_/s640/bar+cart+in+front+of+window-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At first I decided to paint the bar cart shelves and use decorative Frog Tape to make a chevron pattern on them.  As I was looking through all the paint chips at Lowe's, collecting piles of them to choose two contrasting paint colors... inspiration struck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not use the paint chips and Mod Podge them onto the bar cart shelves? Making a Mosaic-like pattern. That would be very unique and different and hopefully pretty!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I began stuffing colored paint chips into the pocket of my purse. Lots and lots and lots of paint chips!!!! Any chips that I thought would work well with my dining room found their way... in multiples... into my purse!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Feeling quite guilty about this, I bought 2 samples of paint, more Frog Tape and a can of chalkboard spray paint. I thought that might defray all my paint chip hoarding!<br /><br /><br />These are just some of the paint chips on the ho-hum wood.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7DjleVShTCpt7GDT2T5dYQoZUXRoyB-85kTouQ_sUHGCtQv1Bs825reL5LTy0hmXVe71Bxsw-Vo0bddMDyAp_hr9A_uhqjhE2dwDWklxOV428XfXwvcWdpejh2x25daNSCiiJHAuyqUD/s1600/paint+chips-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/AVvXsEjF7DjleVShTCpt7GDT2T5dYQoZUXRoyB-85kTouQ_sUHGCtQv1Bs825reL5LTy0hmXVe71Bxsw-Vo0bddMDyAp_hr9A_uhqjhE2dwDWklxOV428XfXwvcWdpejh2x25daNSCiiJHAuyqUD/s640/paint+chips-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I really did not know where to begin! I've only ever Mod Podged one other thing in my whole life!<br /><br />To see my aged map using Mod Podge, click <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/07/aging-map-tutorial.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTtHMwI_XQM0syU5601-UY6FDHwCdZdSc_nRciJhH7ip-mIE-1rb_I2p1B6CHLCs_tDqGWpO8kfU05bOYRIa8H18W4gib9VawwYm4R6XGwZuyI7G_TiulIp8wT1shaYAu3xEivM-s5lra/s400/Aging+A+Map+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG+1.jpg" width="266" /><br /><br /><br /><br />I decided the bottom shelf would be my "practice piece". Thank goodness! I made a few mistakes on the shelf and overlapped  some mosaic paint chips to cover them up!<br /><br /><br />For the top shelf I decided to not worry about some tiny hairline gaps in the mosaics.  Because most of the mosaic will be covered up with bar gear and bottles.<br /><br /><br /><br />I had no real method of making the pattern... I just cut the chips with a Fisker's cutter and ruler, Mod Podged the back of the chips and pressed them down of the shelf next to one another.<br /><br />The supplies...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X-zedwB-zMqJROUXCtZC6nD0RkmwnLb8l-bsBnhxD8nfehkvKG3ZNEuvQL24o_CY6Bpi2S3NbalXRudAA7EknDERYYKlmh682Vc5hR1WDIyHchO4Iqyb3BMJMUzE39NYrUA2PI_IfFVp/s1600/BAR+CART+supplies-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/AVvXsEj0X-zedwB-zMqJROUXCtZC6nD0RkmwnLb8l-bsBnhxD8nfehkvKG3ZNEuvQL24o_CY6Bpi2S3NbalXRudAA7EknDERYYKlmh682Vc5hR1WDIyHchO4Iqyb3BMJMUzE39NYrUA2PI_IfFVp/s640/BAR+CART+supplies-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />When all the chips were laid down I used a small foam roller and painted 2 thin coats of Mod Podge over the entire top of each shelf, making sure the surfaces were dry between coats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ta-Da!<br /><br />I think the tops of the shelves have an abalone look. Too bad most of it will be covered up with bar paraphernalia!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrLEtDMpKIHsIgQ3_40LjemF0z3ZNF-6U6n8-jteWZ4z5tIcvMqgDJsagRYUuivGdDkiOftRPf2QhMHBMosCg2J4fC6AK0BiAj6oXsGjRYNadZCRQsDuYKJLZlNu-KZMtSI0CW8yAqcvw/s1600/Finished+bar+cart-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/AVvXsEhzrLEtDMpKIHsIgQ3_40LjemF0z3ZNF-6U6n8-jteWZ4z5tIcvMqgDJsagRYUuivGdDkiOftRPf2QhMHBMosCg2J4fC6AK0BiAj6oXsGjRYNadZCRQsDuYKJLZlNu-KZMtSI0CW8yAqcvw/s640/Finished+bar+cart-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />This bar cart cost nothing for me to makeover... excluding the guilty buy of sample paint, Frog Tape and chalkboard paint!<br /><br /><br />What could you cover with paint chips?<br /><br /><br /><br />Stop back tomorrow when I'll share my favorite way to keep cozy this winter!<br /><br />I'm part of a Tour called...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">CREATING A COZY HOME</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div>Enter the giveaway below for a chance to win one of two $100 <a href="http://blinds.com/" rel="nofollow">BLINDS.COM</a> Gift Certificate. 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BAR CART MAKEOVER

I'm thrilled that bar carts are back in vogue. I have always loved them. There is something so chic and "James Bond" about the...

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ANTHROPOLOGIE INSPIRED TUFTED WOOL WREATH DIY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjwt5LxgZDVmLJ5ljh1wSPV_nNkuIVDfzyUqowui08DGQiZuzIqLpHHQZ4qDCB4PQke56zi3DngJ63HuKKAvsD55DTHpPBn10yhToQTFnjuBfkSv3nNbwGjgRiPA7pRj4DWlT9ort-VpQmu/s1600/Anthropologie+Inspired+Tufted+Wool+Wreath-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt5LxgZDVmLJ5ljh1wSPV_nNkuIVDfzyUqowui08DGQiZuzIqLpHHQZ4qDCB4PQke56zi3DngJ63HuKKAvsD55DTHpPBn10yhToQTFnjuBfkSv3nNbwGjgRiPA7pRj4DWlT9ort-VpQmu/s1600/Anthropologie+Inspired+Tufted+Wool+Wreath-stonegableblog.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you ever see something and can't get it out of your mind? Something that speaks to you and begs you to take it home?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw a Anthropologie  tufted wool wreath last year and it was love at first sight... but it was love with a price! A big over $100.00 price.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I decided to make my own "tufted" (pom-pom) wreath. The wreath is fuzzy and warm and tufted and lumpy and looks like a sheep... a perfect wreath  for wintry weather!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This wreath was sooooo easy to make and really fun. Even if you are not a crafter, this is a diy for you...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><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/AVvXsEhg0DwNK65Vp6kkeRUDKexiQmxg6GGzywXDH5hS3CR80UDxr1Umwf2lK-QVUSe4_yCe3P2pnF2lTok6Ze_eljeoGlMC7FeBf6KB5EMSuPH_Rtp73ZszzGoC2Xiz8NrPnXGj8SPJLxfQSCEw/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath+on+shutter-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/AVvXsEhg0DwNK65Vp6kkeRUDKexiQmxg6GGzywXDH5hS3CR80UDxr1Umwf2lK-QVUSe4_yCe3P2pnF2lTok6Ze_eljeoGlMC7FeBf6KB5EMSuPH_Rtp73ZszzGoC2Xiz8NrPnXGj8SPJLxfQSCEw/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath+on+shutter-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ANTHROPOLOGIE INSPIRED TUFTED WOOL WREATH DIY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2 skeins Red Heart Light And Lofty Yarn in Cafe' Au Lait or any fuzzy wool</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clover Pom Pom Maker (click <a href="http://www.joann.com/clover-pom-pom-maker/9814278.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>  for resource)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 straw wreath, leave the plastic wrapping on</div><div style="text-align: center;">hot glue</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/AVvXsEjx9dDPIfkth20Emla8OF2qobZoQqdn5Bx6kJ3sWt67vHTtt8L8qwSUmVWt03pqeGc0CXboAD2HhyGheCrCvYOU7M89h2Is0ZXmasfarNgq9-B64hOj984vndGQKYPVz1NR5asmXYUV9_sD/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath-instructions+1+to+3-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9dDPIfkth20Emla8OF2qobZoQqdn5Bx6kJ3sWt67vHTtt8L8qwSUmVWt03pqeGc0CXboAD2HhyGheCrCvYOU7M89h2Is0ZXmasfarNgq9-B64hOj984vndGQKYPVz1NR5asmXYUV9_sD/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath-instructions+1+to+3-stonegableblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 and 2. Make pom pom's using two skeins of yarn. I make the pom-poms using a Clover Pom-Pom Maker. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Trim any straggly ends off the pom-poms and put wreath and pom pom's on a covered work surface</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMuPXzM9ys-nCnz3EsNRB416lSFRvcwhKAgrpeDS4iP0e4IXOf0dgZ7aP1kBVOtJ3fLL8RUHo1xLfeLqbiCFNuH3KVCbVoAdxgdiGus1h4sqimHOxpoAHm1wOW9hfftyQGo2Y0IrbdbST/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath-instructions+4+to+6-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMuPXzM9ys-nCnz3EsNRB416lSFRvcwhKAgrpeDS4iP0e4IXOf0dgZ7aP1kBVOtJ3fLL8RUHo1xLfeLqbiCFNuH3KVCbVoAdxgdiGus1h4sqimHOxpoAHm1wOW9hfftyQGo2Y0IrbdbST/s1600/Pom-Pom+Wreath-instructions+4+to+6-stonegableblog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Glue pom-pom's in a close but random pattern, covering the wreath.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Add an extra pom-pom here and there to make the surface of the wreath lumpy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Pull on the yarn so it gets fuzzy and fluffy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's it! 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NO- SEW SNOWFLAKE BUTTON PILLOW

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qpgrmyYp4zmsudWqFVuI4j1jUkPEluGnJ7FMEPrcGgxFd6_B87PxeDRvWEHzeYrGbfoaUmDd0p6uBzZet7aWvAAwNITk_iDYyl5f2L0HQPyAv1fCNyiJm3rLByPGhIVlM-7podewbA17/s1600/Snowflake+button+Pillow-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/AVvXsEh3qpgrmyYp4zmsudWqFVuI4j1jUkPEluGnJ7FMEPrcGgxFd6_B87PxeDRvWEHzeYrGbfoaUmDd0p6uBzZet7aWvAAwNITk_iDYyl5f2L0HQPyAv1fCNyiJm3rLByPGhIVlM-7podewbA17/s640/Snowflake+button+Pillow-Title+Page-stonegableblog.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What does a girl do on a very snowy, snowed in day? When the wind is howling and the temps are flirting with single didgits?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a snowflake pillow. And the best part... it's made out of BUTTONS!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This project was so fun. It took just over an hour from picking out all the white buttons from my button jar till I stuffed the pillow cover with an insert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even if it's not snowy where you are... this pillow will bring a little winter white to your decor...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEhl7Er9SQK2kzkr48yLvzUUzE6ijeOJLJSMJ3Q-JWEt9kEXpAYeWuhFGXDvGsaxN9bMxfAVtKckzMX0gGPbGVVWOV-rxfQFW_szM1DPVWkgGQ56hkQ3I8uQ3MKBnZBIhklAiAMPFlYI1xr4/s1600/Button+Snowflake+Pillow-on+sofa-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/AVvXsEhl7Er9SQK2kzkr48yLvzUUzE6ijeOJLJSMJ3Q-JWEt9kEXpAYeWuhFGXDvGsaxN9bMxfAVtKckzMX0gGPbGVVWOV-rxfQFW_szM1DPVWkgGQ56hkQ3I8uQ3MKBnZBIhklAiAMPFlYI1xr4/s640/Button+Snowflake+Pillow-on+sofa-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;">I'm participating in </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">NO-SEW WARM AND COZY HOME</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The link to all the other warm and cozy no-sew projects are at the bottom this post.</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/AVvXsEgZ9Vb74M-VTMzVAPDXn33CGfeEg33V97XVdZmxJBU1MyGsIsDvYf2_TNxZ_3De6n5F28t6Yvan2hzL4OLXV4HagR0YDJasgNRacsQKoPEXsFoSrcvYopkJIuL2jX9lks5UwMK9kBAR4V3c/s1600/1524753_10152705019585288_299275655_n+-+SIDEBAR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9Vb74M-VTMzVAPDXn33CGfeEg33V97XVdZmxJBU1MyGsIsDvYf2_TNxZ_3De6n5F28t6Yvan2hzL4OLXV4HagR0YDJasgNRacsQKoPEXsFoSrcvYopkJIuL2jX9lks5UwMK9kBAR4V3c/s320/1524753_10152705019585288_299275655_n+-+SIDEBAR.jpg" width="320" /></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;">The Button Snowflake Pillow has to be one of my very favorite projects I've ever done. I just loved going through all those pearly white buttons and making something out of them. Some of the buttons were my grandmother's.</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/AVvXsEipeYLd3_iYDUOjcnim9fN_s3pADM4uHaocd9ucPby09ArceWHvLcpFXbbEv-ozWTv0TD5N9qmm7cnlg_0fgZOXX-4DkJpFK48_iORLNmD_ILLg37zD7yqhJxrVs7H2u3VFLbfAxZVdjL_o/s1600/Button+Snowflake+Pillow-close+up-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/AVvXsEipeYLd3_iYDUOjcnim9fN_s3pADM4uHaocd9ucPby09ArceWHvLcpFXbbEv-ozWTv0TD5N9qmm7cnlg_0fgZOXX-4DkJpFK48_iORLNmD_ILLg37zD7yqhJxrVs7H2u3VFLbfAxZVdjL_o/s640/Button+Snowflake+Pillow-close+up-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />Here's my inspiration... the snow from my living room window just before sunset...<br /><br /><br />BRRRRRRR!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1xC6LulA5_ESjFmPCuQhq0s6KGut45bwO99xFvq9UtAwq4ZTSKqVLzstBGvZJzx5tj0o2lSV4wl7TPPNKWNKsHKJb7IuuqpWwhHSXfnVyodz2kXFFBdavHvCxJ18uhRCQieY28Bz-wuq/s1600/snow-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/AVvXsEis1xC6LulA5_ESjFmPCuQhq0s6KGut45bwO99xFvq9UtAwq4ZTSKqVLzstBGvZJzx5tj0o2lSV4wl7TPPNKWNKsHKJb7IuuqpWwhHSXfnVyodz2kXFFBdavHvCxJ18uhRCQieY28Bz-wuq/s640/snow-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><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;">STONEGABLE NO-SEW BUTTON SNOWFLAKE PILLOW</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">white buttons</div><div style="text-align: center;">pillow cover</div><div style="text-align: center;">hot glue gun</div><div style="text-align: center;">pencil</div><div style="text-align: center;">ruler<br />pillow insert</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/AVvXsEiddq1hlWuEsIWMKktCR2zfA_AWIZxDD-oXSsH5kkA0GxR74Dr4UgbM1vFKLNSnoKXW_CwcZqI3luRbX9AgWHR_WLhqBz2S_7wT92bGg-nQ1pMp26vM7o7XK27lLpUcCK21_gAj-G0t4kPw/s1600/Button+snowflake+Pillow-instructions+1-3-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddq1hlWuEsIWMKktCR2zfA_AWIZxDD-oXSsH5kkA0GxR74Dr4UgbM1vFKLNSnoKXW_CwcZqI3luRbX9AgWHR_WLhqBz2S_7wT92bGg-nQ1pMp26vM7o7XK27lLpUcCK21_gAj-G0t4kPw/s640/Button+snowflake+Pillow-instructions+1-3-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;">1. Gather buttons and put them on a large plate. This makes them easy to pick through.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Find the center of your pillow and lightly draw a long vertical line intersecting the center (mine was 10 inches on each side), a long horizontal line the same size intersecting the center and even on both sides.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make a 2 diagonal lines even on both sides (mine were 7 inches) intersecting the center not as long as the vertical and horizontal lines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will have 8 spokes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The horizontal and vertical spokes will be longer and the same distance from the center.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And 4 diagonal spokes all the same size but smaller than the horizontal and vertical spokes.</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;">3. Glue one large button to the center of the spokes. Follow the diagram. Glue 2 big button to the vertical line, as shown, #1 and 2.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glue 2 other big buttons to the horizontal line, # 3 and 4.</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/AVvXsEhgyPkMt4mpfVtTN6NRm5og9B3vYs_dRZf389xYrAkQfbx3nCMkBltcULXLuMU8WjQYKmkCyzK5BDmHxylxOYtkrrNBl4qSMoqxfUJFFbriv-q1UE27ulCvmZySrY2w-pCHvnUT-J8pmrMP/s1600/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+4-6-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyPkMt4mpfVtTN6NRm5og9B3vYs_dRZf389xYrAkQfbx3nCMkBltcULXLuMU8WjQYKmkCyzK5BDmHxylxOYtkrrNBl4qSMoqxfUJFFbriv-q1UE27ulCvmZySrY2w-pCHvnUT-J8pmrMP/s640/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+4-6-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;">4. Add button to diagonal lines, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.  See diagram.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Glue buttons to the vertical line. Use different hues and sizes of buttons.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Glue buttons to the horizontal line. Use different hues and sizes of buttons.</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/AVvXsEhvrAgeNVx2qxR1lGJR4t4SM8bOqZuZIdufT0J_EdMginqRimeXMYyZGz96jtLv7sHMqR1MTLHopRwV75pWBlq_USWPVhsBDDr91J3Iu-j-G81JRwWVVboWR79gBe4LMbw0K8bqG4WJ4-ed/s1600/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+7-9-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrAgeNVx2qxR1lGJR4t4SM8bOqZuZIdufT0J_EdMginqRimeXMYyZGz96jtLv7sHMqR1MTLHopRwV75pWBlq_USWPVhsBDDr91J3Iu-j-G81JRwWVVboWR79gBe4LMbw0K8bqG4WJ4-ed/s640/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+7-9-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;">7. Glue buttons to diagonal spokes, 5,6,7 and 8. See diagram.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Draw small spoke lines 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. I made mine 5 inches long.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glue small buttons to spokes 9-16.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Add buttons 17-22, according to the diagram, on the vertical and horizontal lines 1,2 3 and 4. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Add 3 buttons 23- 25, according to the diagram, on diagonal lines 5,6,7 and 8.</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/AVvXsEinVmoutk6epLnnZ8pzDzvOSfx4LbK4wrfEfGxRkF_m1fm3NjPAcSpqBjrWOIbl1DBnQgTTpRYaZIjq-_gN56e-UHginvsMJFAuJPbfRux8mKwlDU6mHvZTHDcejLGgw6wwnwdNQkhe_eyW/s1600/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+10-12-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVmoutk6epLnnZ8pzDzvOSfx4LbK4wrfEfGxRkF_m1fm3NjPAcSpqBjrWOIbl1DBnQgTTpRYaZIjq-_gN56e-UHginvsMJFAuJPbfRux8mKwlDU6mHvZTHDcejLGgw6wwnwdNQkhe_eyW/s640/Snowflake+Button+Pillow-instructions+10-12-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;">10. Measure a circle around the snowflake centered on the center button. Mark a light dot between the spokes, as shown.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">11. Find a button that will fill that space and glue buttons 26-41 into place. It's okay to vary the size of the buttons to make them fill the space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">12. Finished snowflake pattern.</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;">Iron pillow cover and stuff with a down pillow form.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My pillow cover came from the Pottery Barn Outlet. 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color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi Everyone! Hope you are decking your halls and Fa-la-la-ing as you work like busy little elves to get ready for Christmas... and in all the frenzy I hope you stop and take time to remember the reason for the season!</span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week at StoneGable I'll be putting final touches on all things Christmas and setting my Christmas Brunch table and filling up the coffee bar... I want to be ready for my very favorite day of the year... Christmas EVE!!!</span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the calm of that morning and the bustle of family coming home in the afternoon and going to a candlelit service in the evening, and giving all the kids (who are way too grown up, but oh well) their night-before-Christmas-pajamas under the lit tree and staying up late to watch It's A Wonderful Life with my hubby, Bobby!  Yes, Christmas Eve has been my favorite day of the year for decades!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make sure you stop by StoneGable this week for all the fun Christmas posts!</span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's what you can expect this week at StoneGable...</span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IUjyawToZzmgxL8BIcQUcC22Pb5RYUoUjcSzmD-ueF6cUfKxjvlUrPRl59OdS6dqi4NEWfbKACLNcRVUnEQR4F8s-iuJpxVHo_Baii0Fynl_-iGig7hQd8BYnvKQTwS91f0eUZsABkOj/s1600/Upcoming+Posts+12-15-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/AVvXsEh3IUjyawToZzmgxL8BIcQUcC22Pb5RYUoUjcSzmD-ueF6cUfKxjvlUrPRl59OdS6dqi4NEWfbKACLNcRVUnEQR4F8s-iuJpxVHo_Baii0Fynl_-iGig7hQd8BYnvKQTwS91f0eUZsABkOj/s640/Upcoming+Posts+12-15-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm so thrilled to introduce our guest host this week... the talented Kristen from<br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SOPHIA'S DECOR</a><br /><br />Kristen has a beautiful blog, filled with gorgeous images and lots and lots of creative and brilliant ideas.<br /><br /><a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SOPHIA'S DECOR</a> is loaded with ways to live and create beautifully without spending a fortune... it only looks like she did! I have been following <a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SOPHIA'S DECOR</a> since it started and I always leave so inspired! I hope you will too!<br /><br />Now let's meet Kristen...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn7aZJZYPbts6q_J_nz_5_50Qsmp2fqv0qVi0z5J4lzY-I9pF_3frGSYufKOE0hhcijugOkGlFX7pMD69EyLaQCd9FmCa8xgW5zIWfOlPc0svBXzJ7rY-DvvULiDTPX00yBGQFe27VxQ3/s1600/IMG_1267_t450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn7aZJZYPbts6q_J_nz_5_50Qsmp2fqv0qVi0z5J4lzY-I9pF_3frGSYufKOE0hhcijugOkGlFX7pMD69EyLaQCd9FmCa8xgW5zIWfOlPc0svBXzJ7rY-DvvULiDTPX00yBGQFe27VxQ3/s320/IMG_1267_t450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi everyone!  I'm Kristen from <a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sophia's Decor</span></a> and I'm so excited to be here guest hosting "The Scoop" this week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">    <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvmZIFYfFoKvIMn6-Jdg1rIaqvwtLBlHvVE6VuMuq4GqJgo_pcycKS9Z97Mc-PICSlZoJ98yKKTKyJq7M-k-t5_1H2nCTfKomCUpzlMJl45vUwv7610GjHfxt0kYq0Juw82ReekW0fxcd/s1600/SophiasHeaderFlat_Aug2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvmZIFYfFoKvIMn6-Jdg1rIaqvwtLBlHvVE6VuMuq4GqJgo_pcycKS9Z97Mc-PICSlZoJ98yKKTKyJq7M-k-t5_1H2nCTfKomCUpzlMJl45vUwv7610GjHfxt0kYq0Juw82ReekW0fxcd/s640/SophiasHeaderFlat_Aug2012.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;">I'm a farm girl from Washington State and now a mother to three girls.  I started re-habbing/painting furniture and selling my creations and vintage goods at local shows about seven years ago, but began blogging about two years ago after relocating to North Carolina.  I blog about decorating on a budget as well as sharing furniture painting tips to jewelry-making.  I'd love to have you stop by and say "hello"!   It's getting closer to Christmas and if you are still looking for decorating or baking ideas, there is so much inspiration and talent out there.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can honestly say that it was very difficult to pick 5-6 favorites from hundreds of great ideas and beautiful projects from last week!  I hope that you find inspiration from some of these features that caught my eye.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First up, take a look at Mallori's Christmas Home Tour from <a href="http://repurposedvintagefinds.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-home-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage Finds</span></a>. I love the fresh greenery and classy look that she's added to her home for the holidays.   </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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftSPIdNeVofzXykbhOqbO7vwH_yEDHvmwrVmaBAWq3N2KacjVQL2eex7oKz-bzZubA0He_yXBYQHW9jxRpHF2VV0OhqMfc-cDbq9lkJ3YPTm6lQB_6RdsB0M9qytKG0SRsx1lMANwVKTD/s1600/Vintage+finds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftSPIdNeVofzXykbhOqbO7vwH_yEDHvmwrVmaBAWq3N2KacjVQL2eex7oKz-bzZubA0He_yXBYQHW9jxRpHF2VV0OhqMfc-cDbq9lkJ3YPTm6lQB_6RdsB0M9qytKG0SRsx1lMANwVKTD/s1600/Vintage+finds.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Next up, these adorable Gingerbread Cookie Trees from Maria at<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://shopgirlmaria.blogspot.com/2013/12/gingerbread-cookie-tree.html" target="_blank">Shopgirl</a> </span>make me want to get baking!  What a creative way to use a set of stacking star cookie cutters!   <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJ97K9wJxiUmX6eQCCfsEMKm9ITCU9lZBJ1zKpRFtqkk5MBI-W9BpiMWiwC-iofDld_GyPTQYyAZrrPFwrqmiv4X0qfJ7UjoEBqVGlNxpVj30qeBYiAWnVMR9riZ2-oiq3oJQSS9yZNxo/s1600/gingerbread+tree+cookie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJ97K9wJxiUmX6eQCCfsEMKm9ITCU9lZBJ1zKpRFtqkk5MBI-W9BpiMWiwC-iofDld_GyPTQYyAZrrPFwrqmiv4X0qfJ7UjoEBqVGlNxpVj30qeBYiAWnVMR9riZ2-oiq3oJQSS9yZNxo/s1600/gingerbread+tree+cookie.JPG" width="480" /></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;">Need an idea for a small gift for co-workers, teachers, or friends?  Shannah from <a href="http://www.justusfourblog.com/2013/12/scents-season-dried-fruit-potpourri/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Just us Four</span></a> shared her recipe for Scents of the Season made from various dried fruits, etc that can be packaged up for the perfect little gift.  I can almost smell it through the computer screen...   </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;"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMsQ8suACxGjGz1rNoEh8JN7KRj04QyjSWK9IToURmBnCZvHv9n4r6j53l4zVxL1urwdyDx7n0IPslb_jX46hYjZBWjMgDuDJENPKzaRgl9oNboTqoDhMYk0bfneWOivXH5sLbEv85dUb/s1600/Dried-Fruit-Potpourri-on-wood_wm-1024x636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMsQ8suACxGjGz1rNoEh8JN7KRj04QyjSWK9IToURmBnCZvHv9n4r6j53l4zVxL1urwdyDx7n0IPslb_jX46hYjZBWjMgDuDJENPKzaRgl9oNboTqoDhMYk0bfneWOivXH5sLbEv85dUb/s1600/Dried-Fruit-Potpourri-on-wood_wm-1024x636.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Leslie at <a href="http://gwenmossblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gwen Moss</a> shared her beautiful "White Christmas with Red Accents" and it is stunning!  I love her attention to detail and all the little touches she incorporated into decorating her dining room for Christmas.  She has a beautiful blog and I plan to spend some more time exploring it!   </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrq5TlZIaUuF6-IKDR3GkIXWFsQHhYx079RLRGvH-0OkIZjWrz14vcQIVccRVd2DRGMRadLlz-DHg_r1Dm4dYCN5yE9onayU40YGqm-rRDbel77B8wTNaUAgwpxLTgE0qyySgSTiqK_O8/s1600/White+chrismtas+red+accents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrq5TlZIaUuF6-IKDR3GkIXWFsQHhYx079RLRGvH-0OkIZjWrz14vcQIVccRVd2DRGMRadLlz-DHg_r1Dm4dYCN5yE9onayU40YGqm-rRDbel77B8wTNaUAgwpxLTgE0qyySgSTiqK_O8/s1600/White+chrismtas+red+accents.jpg" width="482" /></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;">Another Christmas home tour that knocked my socks off was from Doreen at <a href="http://www.hymnsandverses.com/2013/12/2013-christmas-home-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Hymns and Verses</span></a>...  Every room (from her kitchen to her porch) is perfection!  Make sure you visit this one...   </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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalxv2yNL47jH9-1NFjttBhCuardhyphenhyphendR7ttfD-EFxrFoTN94vCnw_g3-YZGDWWIDVbgsJvRfE5AlecTGKYs09Zt_fF8kSkJZpS8qzpG_RUrRNpimiQ-zCO63OBtsvi9u4zIh-H5E3Oj81V/s1600/Christmas+Reindeer+Canvas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalxv2yNL47jH9-1NFjttBhCuardhyphenhyphendR7ttfD-EFxrFoTN94vCnw_g3-YZGDWWIDVbgsJvRfE5AlecTGKYs09Zt_fF8kSkJZpS8qzpG_RUrRNpimiQ-zCO63OBtsvi9u4zIh-H5E3Oj81V/s1600/Christmas+Reindeer+Canvas.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;">Lastly, Mary from <a href="http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2013/12/05/decking-the-halls-in-the-potting-shed/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Home is Where the Boat</span> is</a> has the most wonderful potting shed that she decorates for the seasons.  Check out how she "Decked the Halls" of her potting shed this year...beautiful!   </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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_nTs-zs2OXupwscFby9XU-lUbDQABiC6UcGCN3n02YlhNpicND6dYWKdiBOTYPoyjr6eGXhvYcGoTwVhaCdJfFrRimQ6WTDoXGeBtaIvxzJT8ttcSD0toYR5SUl5hhJdbB1cDZZ_Tqae/s1600/potting+shed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_nTs-zs2OXupwscFby9XU-lUbDQABiC6UcGCN3n02YlhNpicND6dYWKdiBOTYPoyjr6eGXhvYcGoTwVhaCdJfFrRimQ6WTDoXGeBtaIvxzJT8ttcSD0toYR5SUl5hhJdbB1cDZZ_Tqae/s1600/potting+shed.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />It's been fun being part of "The Scoop" this week!  It's been an honor to select features from such talent!  <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much for hosting with us this week, Kristen!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Please read the guidelines before participating:</i></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Follow and/or subscribe to your host blog.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be sure to include THE SCOOP button or text link to in your linked post...mandatory to be featured!</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">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 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=215022" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

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THE SCOOP #94

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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/AVvXsEgPYj6Bww1Qc6f1r2fBYLQYXtC_8lRsVPM1HDvJemEh8zE1S8QgUGq5hlxy1h-1ilZiCG9wyxNAGhz5ZKQDFTd5vTrKxjfQG3IZ0mIJ65-lnNgv11WUy-uepzI8KeHAavZqUzC_o4I8cN5f/s1600/The+Scoop_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYj6Bww1Qc6f1r2fBYLQYXtC_8lRsVPM1HDvJemEh8zE1S8QgUGq5hlxy1h-1ilZiCG9wyxNAGhz5ZKQDFTd5vTrKxjfQG3IZ0mIJ65-lnNgv11WUy-uepzI8KeHAavZqUzC_o4I8cN5f/s320/The+Scoop_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi friends! Welcome to </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THE SCOOP #94!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is me....</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/AVvXsEgbFyjHjlCHRlqzCLHPxFmQLcdo-mENGhY3BK9JCXxyulXyJ7an45gNn_5xS5NF7fQRJWngULI8wyKgLGhl3UulEm8s-_EHVfvvr5FxSJeMUcy8eKUgdjuknKMHvgnuzyj4ENKIOJ-I8H2D/s1600/DSC_2990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFyjHjlCHRlqzCLHPxFmQLcdo-mENGhY3BK9JCXxyulXyJ7an45gNn_5xS5NF7fQRJWngULI8wyKgLGhl3UulEm8s-_EHVfvvr5FxSJeMUcy8eKUgdjuknKMHvgnuzyj4ENKIOJ-I8H2D/s640/DSC_2990.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see I am recuperating from double knee cap surgery. The good news in NO MORE CRACKLING KNEES... the sorta bad news is that it's taking a village to run my life right now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for all your well-wishes, prayers, love, cards, flowers, help, meals and support!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm on the mend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div align="center"><b>Welcome back to The Scoop</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 /><br /></div><div align="center">More exposure + less time = win win!  <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEi9-zdvYhvYjSrud8jX6Nc-RY1PL4vSWJkoNoFwNO-MOCwvCLPF4gmWtrIsNksqeqlpq1LqV4ADxvqx27RTeKy2KbRW6rJ_qI25G3pBPDD3A0QnNDi-EWuE6njVY8fFC_Pkx34eVp6U-54/s1600/Scoop+Banner+November+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-zdvYhvYjSrud8jX6Nc-RY1PL4vSWJkoNoFwNO-MOCwvCLPF4gmWtrIsNksqeqlpq1LqV4ADxvqx27RTeKy2KbRW6rJ_qI25G3pBPDD3A0QnNDi-EWuE6njVY8fFC_Pkx34eVp6U-54/s640/Scoop+Banner+November+2013.jpg" width="640" /></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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We are  </div><div align="center">Anita from <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/">Cedar Hill Farmhouse</a></div><div align="center">Debbie from <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Plate Addict</a></div><div align="center">Anne from <a href="http://www.whitelacecottage.com/">White Lace Cottage</a> Barb from <a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/">The Everyday Home</a>and Yvonne from<a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/"> StoneGable. </a> Our host this week is Debbie from <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Plate Addict<i>.</i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtDRWclZLIX33lR04UuN32HAIdYniquDo6DyHsRWprsLGByTojcmbo6Dw_-U_LpmRumrh5Hi7YiJyMXWbFrzeLJs4FetooVggjxg-FmLw4r-rpSc1ufMbn1Xy1T4SBHphphvj2eG3HwM/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/AVvXsEjDtDRWclZLIX33lR04UuN32HAIdYniquDo6DyHsRWprsLGByTojcmbo6Dw_-U_LpmRumrh5Hi7YiJyMXWbFrzeLJs4FetooVggjxg-FmLw4r-rpSc1ufMbn1Xy1T4SBHphphvj2eG3HwM/s1600/Debbie+at+Confessions+of+a+Plate+Addict.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanksgiving is nearly here and I am sure you are all preparing for that special day with your family, so we really appreciate your taking the time to join us here at The Scoop! It's been a busy time for all of us! Just in case you missed it, we hosted a blog tour giving you <i>"the Scoop" on creating fall vignettes! </i>You can find a summary with links to all of the beautiful fall goodness <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/2013/11/lots-fall-goodness.html"> <span style="font-size: large;">here</span>.</a><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEj6H_C1MCnuMh5pUcG1nvBFPTHx6q1vMSOQajnwbrmpId0MMb2iZCMXFqfZ3PuXNVdFLlkzoICduDG0FzLOEtPp8FTVMgYlJ1q83V-TN2-jVhBpuhzCta0GeEW-deSi07PhRFevP4frFyI/s1600/The+Scoop+on+Creaating+a+handmade+Chhristmas+Button+500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6H_C1MCnuMh5pUcG1nvBFPTHx6q1vMSOQajnwbrmpId0MMb2iZCMXFqfZ3PuXNVdFLlkzoICduDG0FzLOEtPp8FTVMgYlJ1q83V-TN2-jVhBpuhzCta0GeEW-deSi07PhRFevP4frFyI/s1600/The+Scoop+on+Creaating+a+handmade+Chhristmas+Button+500.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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now we are excited because we are bringing you another blog tour and this time we are giving you "the Scoop" on creating a handmade Christmas! A group of 25 talented bloggers will inspire you with lots of wonderful Christmas ideas so that you can create your own handmade holiday!</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;">Here's the schedule for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Scoop on Creating a Handmade Christmas:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Friday December 6</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sophiasdecor.blogspot.com/">Sophia's </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/">The Everyday Home</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehappierhomemaker.com/">The Happier Homemaker</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagenewsjunkie.com/">Vintage News Junkie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/">Domestically Speaking</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Saturday December 7 </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitelacecottage.com/">White Lace Cottage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maisondepax.com/">Maison de Pax</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/">Our Southern Home</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.athomeonthebay.com/">At Home on the Bay</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunday December 8</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.onsuttonplace.com/">On Sutton Place</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lilacsandlonghorns.com/">Lilacs & Longhorns</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Plate Addict</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.town-n-country-living.com/">Town and Country Living</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hymnsandverses.com/">Hymns & Verses</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Monday December 9</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/">Stone Gable</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.topthistopthat.blogspot.com/">Top This Top That</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.serendipityrefined.com/">Serendipity Refined</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.plumdoodles.com/">Plum Doodles</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shabbyartboutique.com/">Shabby Art Boutique</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tuesday December 10</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/">Cedar Hill Farmhouse</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.unskinnyboppy.com/">Unskinny Boppy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://botanicbleu.blogspot.com/">Botanic Bleu</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/">Atta Girl Says</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://diohomeimprovements.com/">Dio Home Improvements </a><br /><br /><br /></div>And now we are very excited because we have a very special guest host joining us tonight<i>...<a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Christy from Our Southern Home</span>!</a></i> If you have never visited her blog, then you are in for a treat! I love her style! Be sure to head on over...and make yourself a cup of hot cocoa first because you will want to spend some time visiting with her. <i>Now...here she is! </i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">Christy from <a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/">Our Southern Home</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blog-profile-pic.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-3536"><img alt="blog profile pic" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3536" height="275" src="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blog-profile-pic-300x275.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">I am so excited to be guest hosting The Scoop #94 with this amazing group of inspiring ladies!  I've been a long time follower of this party even before the name change!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">I just had the pleasure of participating in the very first The Scoop on <a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/2013/11/create-fall-vignette.html">Creating Fall Vignettes</a>.  I will also be in the upcoming The Scoop on a Handmade Christmas. Exciting!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">Let's get to all the fun! There is just so much eye candy here this week that I am blown away! It was quite the challenge to pick just a few from The Scoop #93! You are a creative group!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmAqEUJgjNiL2c1Zi8sJjFodG7aBi1gYTJJ60mymRoLn62rSI8ssqfFnwva_AuXdyAhyphenhyphenFlGfHrLNswKrxEXS6hFSdUTVq9LhQ1wouStYe4O48RQmAbDuWz9hhgLgq9TUIAyiie-D0Og8/s1600/dsc_1234-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmAqEUJgjNiL2c1Zi8sJjFodG7aBi1gYTJJ60mymRoLn62rSI8ssqfFnwva_AuXdyAhyphenhyphenFlGfHrLNswKrxEXS6hFSdUTVq9LhQ1wouStYe4O48RQmAbDuWz9hhgLgq9TUIAyiie-D0Og8/s1600/dsc_1234-001.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><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"> It's not too late to plan a fabulous Thanksgiving tablescape! From the amazing view to the beautiful linens, I am just smitten with what Mary from <a href="http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2013/11/12/gathering-together-for-thanksgiving/">Home is Where the Boat Is</a> has created. Note to self....be on the look out for a neutral, plaid throw!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Easy DIY Large Reclaimed Wood Sign at thehappyhousie" class="aligncenter" height="738" src="http://thehappyhousie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Easy-DIY-Large-Reclaimed-Wood-Sign-at-thehappyhousie-779x1024.jpg" width="561" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">I am loving signs right now.  Making your own is such an affordable way to decorate your home. Krista from <a href="http://thehappyhousie.com/?p=5780">The Happy Housie</a> has a great, easy to follow tutorial. The entire TV vignette area is fab!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xYxDjaltkqovoDWEweAcb80_Ueyocp2KRMlA42IyMzoZeW8xMnz_biaabDzJ-USCJQbYH9Tl8TXruS2FCdgzHQUODNPKZ2MfbsiP-rs9b0ROkY1S81Ik3_7hRkFFCe8cg3YxSvCL7PEK/s640/piano+rm12.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">Cindy from <a href="http://diybeautify.blogspot.com/2013/11/pianoroomreveal.html#axzz2l77823Nn">DIY Beautify</a> has inspired me in a big way!  Her Piano Room Reveal on a budget is full of ideas and inspiration. Aren't those slip-covered chairs beautiful? I am now ready to try my hand at sewing slip covers! Thanks, Cindy!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtunbHIR6cwsA6mWmHLjK1x2XDjxoePSSl-XPfZuRIGkGJLr9T5QpFdes9CS0BZRQjXtap_HJEBclsKjy9rgefHYnheUQsCWTr5o83DUP69br1gRkUTWboMwoIGS6m5aAofDXBPpkzvI1N/s640/Creamy-chicken-florentine-pasta-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">I love to cook and this looks so yummy! I am all about one-dish meals </span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">during the school year. I know my family will love this pasta dish from Nici from </span><a href="http://www.posedperfection.com/2013/11/creamy-chicken-florentine-pasta.html" style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: large;">Posed Perfection</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Make-a-Sweater-Stocking-for-Christmas-Recycle-AnExtraordinaryDay.net_.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-3537"><img alt="Make-a-Sweater-Stocking-for-Christmas-Recycle-AnExtraordinaryDay.net_" class="aligncenter  wp-image-3537" height="801" src="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Make-a-Sweater-Stocking-for-Christmas-Recycle-AnExtraordinaryDay.net_-690x1024.jpg" width="540" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">I have been wanting to make these for a while from our old sweaters. Diane from <a href="http://anextraordinaryday.net/make-a-sweater-stocking-for-christmas-the-week-at-a-glance-1116/">An Extraordinary Day</a> has a wonderful tutorial. The one pictured here is just beautiful! Use your own old sweaters or go check out your local thrift store!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">Hosting The Scoop was such fun! Thanks for all of your wonderful ideas and for linking up! I'd love for you to visit me at <a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/">Our Southern Home</a>. I'll be sharing lots of holiday inspiration on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OurSouthernHome">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/oursouthernhome/">Pinterest</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/oursouthernhome">Instagram</a>. Come join me as we celebrate the upcoming holiday season. I wish you all a beautiful Thanksgiving!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;">Christy</span></div>Thanks so much for joining us, Christy! </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=215019" type="text/javascript"></script> </div>

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