Happy Holidays!

<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;">Hello lovely friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> t's been a week of highs and lows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and one that has made me realize a few things...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the first is that I need to make more time for my family right now...</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/AVvXsEi0pNLJnZ2km5Pf90mwknQWV-golqOEPcu2NVMC5dvPBh1Mc67sixKweUWobRyHa3AV39kGDeTPb2vAXdNOvjOdpuDc8GNW_z5sJFfoZvTb0GEmwwk0ZNh-A6FfDsyURG9n_vr-gYcnbqat/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-17+at+2.24.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pNLJnZ2km5Pf90mwknQWV-golqOEPcu2NVMC5dvPBh1Mc67sixKweUWobRyHa3AV39kGDeTPb2vAXdNOvjOdpuDc8GNW_z5sJFfoZvTb0GEmwwk0ZNh-A6FfDsyURG9n_vr-gYcnbqat/s640/Screen+Shot+2011-12-17+at+2.24.30+PM.png" width="532" /></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;">and that means certain things need to take a backseat... like this blog.</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/AVvXsEh284uNDc9jfYjH5fiVadqAQAj8cGPz3i4r4TfJndauZKrNS7yInNhfy7SMOcoi7m8eI6kvmcSpGSGdnHPJdxFK9ZtEK7CuqFgFdl6qcYOPa6M3_GTLEu2aQLCRHd-HFidUaREQNsy5Z7tD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-17+at+1.44.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh284uNDc9jfYjH5fiVadqAQAj8cGPz3i4r4TfJndauZKrNS7yInNhfy7SMOcoi7m8eI6kvmcSpGSGdnHPJdxFK9ZtEK7CuqFgFdl6qcYOPa6M3_GTLEu2aQLCRHd-HFidUaREQNsy5Z7tD/s640/Screen+Shot+2011-12-17+at+1.44.38+PM.png" width="430" /></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;">so thank you for sticking by me, and dropping in and reading,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>but,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to take a blogcation 'til the new year...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll come back happier and more inspired, with heaps of useful colour posts - promise!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> since I had a couple of giveaways lined up for the holidays,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> they will be here for the taking in January!</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 border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEGWY8G3jmPNo3RkdhllidGuzoVe6bHBwwf0DzbZNcPT7StGKoTy54Dvg2IvQsOqpzSoMde5E-yV1w4c80ARgviBm3pjaoaiekhE24aRtSG3q67ZiG9_4Hsr8HNLSB8HcEf2uJzjjZtw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-07+at+6.37.54+AM.png" /></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;">Also, last year we did a really cool re-organizing link-up party, with <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Great%20Clean%20Out">The Great Clean Out</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since January seems to the the time to clean up and clear out,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking about hosting another one this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've got at least six or seven spaces that could benefit from "the treatment" around here :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">We found it was really motivating to all do it together last year -</div><div style="text-align: center;">because when you really just wanted to stuff everything back in and shut the doors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you knew you weren't alone, and that all the other ladies were feeling the same thing!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You also knew you had committed to a reveal, and so you just got it done -</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it felt so great after!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, if you'd like to tackle something around your place</div><div style="text-align: center;">(anything, from a cupboard to a room!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">please email me at amezeard@10rooms.com</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we'll figure out a posting date late jan/early feb that works for everyone....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all have the Merriest of Christmases</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Happiest of New Years Eves.</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; 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Happy Holidays!

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the antler, embellished and re-thought

<div style="text-align: center;">Okay.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a much discussed topic, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I've found some unique antler art that is making me re-think the whole antler thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This look has been around a while...</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/AVvXsEi4Wb-qrjFOSJztUhhPxlhTzeDIp5kvNyrsh_nUFSwnaXTkr_LlA1oahTkQPVQWRQWEFbDfOxBqbXsGPT7y8zlJiMIf8gziFVu4wULIv4GHGknjL9g-zarAwxUWgoK9fmSVdOgkge_8Iz2C/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.41.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wb-qrjFOSJztUhhPxlhTzeDIp5kvNyrsh_nUFSwnaXTkr_LlA1oahTkQPVQWRQWEFbDfOxBqbXsGPT7y8zlJiMIf8gziFVu4wULIv4GHGknjL9g-zarAwxUWgoK9fmSVdOgkge_8Iz2C/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.41.34+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://remodelista.com/posts/hotels-lodging-and-restaurants-the-elk-in-the-woods-london">1</a><a href="http://blog.foundstyle.net/"> 2</a> <a href="http://perowhateva.blogspot.com/2011/04/tutorial-for-my-roommate.html">3</a> <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">4</a> </span></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;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And of course the last few years have brought countless faux versions</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> that have been witty and clever, but are fairly common now.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(and there it is, that dirty word - COMMON :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I do love this <b><a href="http://www.lukebartels.com/">branch</a></b> version!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV_Kn88GuAXCiqG0y1TfdbJOX68SkrR1kpY1HqKHkO4TpnWVBoTa9N7TG0-2rAIUnv9sxwu4TNjDwJDLmgwrCk6GLKLMZYMqR17znz0OWvJqfbzdEYA4jW49-k1l4jz1ZLqRxBvIyoxFA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.45.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV_Kn88GuAXCiqG0y1TfdbJOX68SkrR1kpY1HqKHkO4TpnWVBoTa9N7TG0-2rAIUnv9sxwu4TNjDwJDLmgwrCk6GLKLMZYMqR17znz0OWvJqfbzdEYA4jW49-k1l4jz1ZLqRxBvIyoxFA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.45.23+AM.png" /></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;">But....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">what if they weren't hanging on a wall?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What if they were separated, embellished in a slightly glam, tribal way,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and used as sculpture?</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/AVvXsEjZX8x3-FLb3FuIChkaCtcpqmT8sLiOiTBHeXVXr0PiIJd8y8zQSfzxVg8r5RegvyKCXRxGmgm4QDHDpZsLpGPuAhfiiBc6cFrX9d10rpgqeDCxa0aOxdVvy47tKrw8ZaVL3A-ZKpcU8-df/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.29.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX8x3-FLb3FuIChkaCtcpqmT8sLiOiTBHeXVXr0PiIJd8y8zQSfzxVg8r5RegvyKCXRxGmgm4QDHDpZsLpGPuAhfiiBc6cFrX9d10rpgqeDCxa0aOxdVvy47tKrw8ZaVL3A-ZKpcU8-df/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-12+at+9.29.38+AM.png" /></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 found those on <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MadeByCassandraSmith?ref=seller_info">Etsy</a></b> a while back, and can't stop thinking about them...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can picture a gold and black version lounging atop a pile of art books</div><div style="text-align: center;"> on my future shelving in the family room....</div><div style="text-align: center;">this visualization skill is how I manage to convince myself that I need something :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">do you do that?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Anyhow</i>....what do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you have one of these in your home?</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;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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;">( BTW - if you're interested in this as a DIY, as I think I am, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but don't happen to have any extra antlers lying around, </div><div style="text-align: center;">surprisingly<b><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=antler&_sacat=0&_odkw=antler&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"> Ebay</a></b> is a good source for antlers!)</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>

the antler, embellished and re-thought

Okay. This is a much discussed topic,  but I've found some unique antler art that is making me re-think the whole antler thing. This loo...

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Novogratz Event at The Foundary

<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;">Set your clocks - in a few hours <b><a href="http://shop.thefoundary.com/designers_gallery.html">The Foundary </a></b>will be hosting a special shopping event,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with items hand-picked by the <b><a href="http://www.thenovogratz.com/">Novogratz</a></b> duo.</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/AVvXsEja8bteAZCoGfjzlIfLtQD8Gr4HL31e4256O8h0RbpiyZcnMF3xe7aEHRAn8eIcHo6O5HAyOM9HiiBuBH2j6sf6BiJfYV83q5fVy6BrYXyzxCI7VprEYmpbpbPSorpb5nGN_1Q614uq9tCj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-08+at+8.27.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8bteAZCoGfjzlIfLtQD8Gr4HL31e4256O8h0RbpiyZcnMF3xe7aEHRAn8eIcHo6O5HAyOM9HiiBuBH2j6sf6BiJfYV83q5fVy6BrYXyzxCI7VprEYmpbpbPSorpb5nGN_1Q614uq9tCj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-08+at+8.27.45+AM.png" /></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 over at The Foundry all the time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">run by Hayneedle, it's a constantly rotating sale of a wide selection of goodies,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you won't believe some of the deals you can find.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Novogratz have SLIGHTLY eclectic, unconventional taste, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so I have a feeling this one is going to be good :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See you there!</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 border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Novogratz Event at The Foundary

Set your clocks - in a few hours The Foundary will be hosting a special shopping event, with items hand-picked by the Novogratz duo. I'...

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Tech, design and eye candy :)

<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/AVvXsEjUUuyn-mRMPVFChyphenhyphenMVLB3ggtmtDeU5W5PfW5COuWD5Twatiqr0KQful0am0OnLTYQ1RKFa8MkUPb-jXMff6m-ve6SY9IDLB3PXUNAhjhQL1J-nPVTEtxUzsWG-tgHtK1563hf2E4eZPmiu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.48.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUuyn-mRMPVFChyphenhyphenMVLB3ggtmtDeU5W5PfW5COuWD5Twatiqr0KQful0am0OnLTYQ1RKFa8MkUPb-jXMff6m-ve6SY9IDLB3PXUNAhjhQL1J-nPVTEtxUzsWG-tgHtK1563hf2E4eZPmiu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.48.05+AM.png" /></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;">A few years ago I had no idea what blogging was all about.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No twitter account, no linked in account, and my Facebook was checked monthly, if at all.</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/AVvXsEiO1Hb9qhWVF3r6utMZTMCwvFO0xgKG2NJdBxyRgaTWP_rwPGHmyrStsEtJUFj9dG79sJsQrfpyY-owu4jDS5zJA3TDJ4_9c3eQzjIs2oUvolWiksYPcvcltAAS33QIGtF7bFqtxyOpbzKw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.51.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1Hb9qhWVF3r6utMZTMCwvFO0xgKG2NJdBxyRgaTWP_rwPGHmyrStsEtJUFj9dG79sJsQrfpyY-owu4jDS5zJA3TDJ4_9c3eQzjIs2oUvolWiksYPcvcltAAS33QIGtF7bFqtxyOpbzKw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.51.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, how life changes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After three years of refusing to pay huge amounts of cash, I finally got the dot com for 10 Rooms - success!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was checking each day to see if it became available, and one day, poof - there it was...</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/AVvXsEjtcgycdBKJd6hfLRNHnyxsNANFjPMB3XJ7jG1-QkZxJQIuq3JvuuZxznVYNr31TiGBw5Y1RABM5Q3Nb6jtHLEjfT57FtYDpgsejcskVWU56M1XtC0BGKXw9yY07L1k455v71B20-rawtZA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.19.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcgycdBKJd6hfLRNHnyxsNANFjPMB3XJ7jG1-QkZxJQIuq3JvuuZxznVYNr31TiGBw5Y1RABM5Q3Nb6jtHLEjfT57FtYDpgsejcskVWU56M1XtC0BGKXw9yY07L1k455v71B20-rawtZA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.19.45+AM.png" /></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;">I'm going to set up a wordpress site, and am trying to decide if I should move the blog over there, as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thoughts?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think an integrated site and blog are more effective?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think the less clicks to a destination, the better!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, a blog format will certainly be easier to update, and add portfolio pics to....</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/AVvXsEiyfvxYb75G_yfb0TiiZz8tMPNBMg80aeDUTMULI7b6vJv3VYRaYHkEBBA5x3DstKm7p-wAMnriuVeGLBL14kOsvYMsSRxg09igySSLZhmwubRGE8lPsKCA5I6xV-hx_LNKtCNE8fnMwor6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.40.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfvxYb75G_yfb0TiiZz8tMPNBMg80aeDUTMULI7b6vJv3VYRaYHkEBBA5x3DstKm7p-wAMnriuVeGLBL14kOsvYMsSRxg09igySSLZhmwubRGE8lPsKCA5I6xV-hx_LNKtCNE8fnMwor6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-07+at+9.40.04+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://theglitterguide.tumblr.com/post/13464432114/via-style-file-new-years">1</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/208738013/">2</a> <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/2011/10/decor-inspiraton-beautiful-details.html#axzz1cHZtoiz7">3</a> <a href="http://pixie-cropped.tumblr.com/post/11191537398">4</a> <a href="http://blog.freepeople.com/">5</a> <a href="http://www.the-brick-house.com/2010/09/4255/">6</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42591863@N00/5994093457/in/faves-creature_comforts/">7</a><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/602734906/"> 8</a> <a href="http://inspired-design.tumblr.com/#12">9</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61998739/letterpress-print-wasted-time">10</a></span></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;">In any case, I have today off, and am spending the day learning wordpress - </div><div style="text-align: center;">which will require a few hours of shopping and be-sparkling of some objects around the house</div><div style="text-align: center;">to decompress, I'm sure....</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;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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>

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yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Received an email from <b><a href="http://piecesinc.com/lucite-hoop-chandelier">Pieces</a></b> over the weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking over to the newest fab finds on their site,</div><div style="text-align: center;">(oh, how I'd like to go on a shopping spree over there - </div><div style="text-align: center;">have you seen their burled wood and lucite desk? Love.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this chandelier really caught my attention.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><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;">It's lucite. Not lucite trying to be crystal or glass, but lucite reveling in being lucite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucite doing things that glass and crystal cannot easily do, massive arcs sweeping in perfect curves...</div><div style="text-align: center;">massive arcs that are lightweight enough to be hung from a standard receptacle.</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/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+AM.png" /></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;">Want some of this clean-lined glam vibe? Check out 1st Dibs <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=535831" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a><b> </b>and<b> </b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=566793" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about the classic waterfall or tiered styles?</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/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+AM.png" /></a></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/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/vanessa-traina-apartment-pictures-1110">1</a> <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">2</a><a href="http://design-crisis.com/?tag=david-hockney"> 3</a> <a href="http://larkinstreet.tumblr.com/post/4179071727/such-a-cool-lucite-chandelier">4 </a><a href="http://ostimusic.com/blog/studio-cribz/">5</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find them on <b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?subSearchKey=lucite&maincat=B&subcat=B1&periodselect=-1&sprice=-1&eprice=&solds=1&m=F&st=0&type=2">1st Dibs</a></b> as well,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but a quick kijiji search almost always reveals one around here...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and way below budget.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(right now you could pick<b><a href="http://barrie.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-garden-Beautiful-Chandelier-W0QQAdIdZ334338131"> this one</a></b> up 15 minutes from my place for $50!)</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;">With all the seventies/eighties swish happening right now, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is a lucite chandy on your wish list?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you feeling the love? Yay or nay?</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;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

Received an email from Pieces over the weekend, linking over to the newest fab finds on their site, (oh, how I'd like to go on a shoppi...

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what are you wishing for?

<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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes when I ignore a question or an issue around here D emails it to me...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">is that weird?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like, hey, would you PUH-Lease get on this!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So today I received an official request for Christmas gift ideas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You'd think after 15 years he'd know it's all about art and jewelry!</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 sent him back three links. </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;"><b><a href="http://www.littlepaperplanes.com/product/3365-crystal-poster">this.</a></b></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/AVvXsEji6XwoBNqLewW1FNikC-t1kS9T3KKXVSHQysY3Tgw5ivvhPzaCUmPpCM4LBchTk8XvM5Irai38WDcMjYPCXsrsKUmp-ZfKnAjsaXfO-Ui-lo8p5y7f9lbCQNdUg_7nvfPIIKoJrZHKB8ZO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-11-30+at+9.18.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6XwoBNqLewW1FNikC-t1kS9T3KKXVSHQysY3Tgw5ivvhPzaCUmPpCM4LBchTk8XvM5Irai38WDcMjYPCXsrsKUmp-ZfKnAjsaXfO-Ui-lo8p5y7f9lbCQNdUg_7nvfPIIKoJrZHKB8ZO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-11-30+at+9.18.59+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><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;"><b><a href="http://www.carlywaito.com/Carly_Waito/PAINTINGS.html">this.</a></b></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/AVvXsEgo7E9R6W1kaghw9KP73WJGXkTDIImZotZvOpuqDZQs0yTAH6HeVA4fyU8bmAT7G0cTHsiL1oDda1Z65AJEs2xic8Vxb4s3uBfFYWja5zJx_PCeZn1J5jjqcZgSvG5lVPsE7PH-tkYUoI4Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-11-30+at+9.25.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7E9R6W1kaghw9KP73WJGXkTDIImZotZvOpuqDZQs0yTAH6HeVA4fyU8bmAT7G0cTHsiL1oDda1Z65AJEs2xic8Vxb4s3uBfFYWja5zJx_PCeZn1J5jjqcZgSvG5lVPsE7PH-tkYUoI4Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-11-30+at+9.25.43+PM.png" /></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;">and <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kateszabone?ref=top_trail">this</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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what are you wishing for?

Sometimes when I ignore a question or an issue around here D emails it to me... is that weird?! It's like, hey, would you PUH-Lease get ...

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