yay or nay: a different kind of kitchen

<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: left;">While I'll always be a sucker for white cabinetry and carrera marble... there seems to be a growing movement toward kitchens with a touch of tattered soul. I'm seeing more and more wood countertops (scratches be damned!), unfitted cabinetry and retro-styled appliances.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/15762667415527678/">This one</a></b> in particular captures the look I am talking about - almost feels like an old deli, doesn't it?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHXlMJfy-EUBVlM1Acno2323Rq46Xy6eM3iH3DXBLO6LJ7lCyOT3L1QnWdd5jZVaFQ4PeZ6yZj9BTc2X31LhrN__BLqPstXVyEA-kdNvmT_NGaBsCg2_VdhRDTgcLYkMv-8HcDiZa_ir2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-29+at+9.09.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHXlMJfy-EUBVlM1Acno2323Rq46Xy6eM3iH3DXBLO6LJ7lCyOT3L1QnWdd5jZVaFQ4PeZ6yZj9BTc2X31LhrN__BLqPstXVyEA-kdNvmT_NGaBsCg2_VdhRDTgcLYkMv-8HcDiZa_ir2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-29+at+9.09.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Loving the hits of copper, vintage fridge and scale, and all that gorgeous rich wood - although balancing my dish ware atop crates may be taking "unfitted" a bit too far :) Now, what do you suppose that saw is for?!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

yay or nay: a different kind of kitchen

While I'll always be a sucker for white cabinetry and carrera marble... there seems to be a growing movement toward kitchens with a touch of tattered soul. I'm seeing more and more wood countertops (scratches be damned!), unfitted cabinetry and retro-styled appliances.This one in particular captures…

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a typographic treasure trove

<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you like typography (and who doesn't?) I found a fantastic site last week that features the typographic works of it's members, and I thought you may like to know about it...<br /><br />Aptly named<b> <a href="http://www.typographicposters.com/">Typographic Posters</a>, </b>to date there are the shared works of 558 members, with links to their other places on the web. Prepare to be dazzled.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnJYU0hRpr_lt2uR8OrSN7A5WY4-lxWZdG7i-LQfsTWM7Iunm6P_58ByfLWcNVlLepYW28PKG1itFIFfR0qDCtRvEYQQ4rF0OfnaAxrS-CuvRmjVaDGJLsKYEua_8MyRQE6eKSbSFvQ3r/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.11.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnJYU0hRpr_lt2uR8OrSN7A5WY4-lxWZdG7i-LQfsTWM7Iunm6P_58ByfLWcNVlLepYW28PKG1itFIFfR0qDCtRvEYQQ4rF0OfnaAxrS-CuvRmjVaDGJLsKYEua_8MyRQE6eKSbSFvQ3r/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.11.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRRd4bnDzsoGFFPyxDiIiv8O6UAfqGxLMvbmmq6CqYOqMC_dqIfb0-vcoYKEYS-x0kylhLf_MkP4Cq5Tq2muHbw8Y3GFu84Qbza1CXcewF5KxqZzeeSmrXuNf6Tm7oSg-uY7gQNNu6nbv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.22.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRRd4bnDzsoGFFPyxDiIiv8O6UAfqGxLMvbmmq6CqYOqMC_dqIfb0-vcoYKEYS-x0kylhLf_MkP4Cq5Tq2muHbw8Y3GFu84Qbza1CXcewF5KxqZzeeSmrXuNf6Tm7oSg-uY7gQNNu6nbv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.22.10+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBko_n42L1QzWHkyc0cR3JfPwIT1ZZKp0-ZV2mefUH7Mvwof298x4Y6mCBVEGvQTsv2WIN_sr6sibQGKKdWzfANbq5E-DZUw91eR1SHL9qdptI8b1CL6xHDusDjBBXm84mhIeuqtaW-JR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.14.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBko_n42L1QzWHkyc0cR3JfPwIT1ZZKp0-ZV2mefUH7Mvwof298x4Y6mCBVEGvQTsv2WIN_sr6sibQGKKdWzfANbq5E-DZUw91eR1SHL9qdptI8b1CL6xHDusDjBBXm84mhIeuqtaW-JR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.14.41+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmkfAOj0QqwvgGr41z6dnKvnV2mWNnjqPvn7FAO_If8842rxs3k1uauV3ltAqTgVvD7OJyM-ylysfrHIUVr9B-bZh9UtneGBx7UKKsUTG5-jrQXCJrt8bZXjOdwgdWzON2EOqxzcbyKb9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.24.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmkfAOj0QqwvgGr41z6dnKvnV2mWNnjqPvn7FAO_If8842rxs3k1uauV3ltAqTgVvD7OJyM-ylysfrHIUVr9B-bZh9UtneGBx7UKKsUTG5-jrQXCJrt8bZXjOdwgdWzON2EOqxzcbyKb9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.24.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EvNisczwESDDCf4_vDlR4HBFvDkoBPHqKpotuDsHAB4VzYmJkk6lZ5hGKjX5eAGaiqvd_YWiDdVLm5mBe4zhrGra6wbJ5HrS4TzCx8jCWGFz8nGFZtb8NEwzuQodFsSGcIbHd_gexch5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.09.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EvNisczwESDDCf4_vDlR4HBFvDkoBPHqKpotuDsHAB4VzYmJkk6lZ5hGKjX5eAGaiqvd_YWiDdVLm5mBe4zhrGra6wbJ5HrS4TzCx8jCWGFz8nGFZtb8NEwzuQodFsSGcIbHd_gexch5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-27+at+9.09.45+AM.png" /></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: left;">Had a fabulous weekend with girls.... and was quite happy to return home again last night - nothing like being away from the family to make you appreciate them, is there?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How was your weekend? Any creative pursuits? Adventures?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

a typographic treasure trove

If you like typography (and who doesn't?) I found a fantastic site last week that features the typographic works of it's members, and I thought you may like to know about it...Aptly named Typographic Posters, to date there are the shared works of 558 members, with links to their other places on the …

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peach & the return of pastels

<br /><br /><br />Packing up for a rare girls weekend away (first time using that Missoni luggage!), nothing like skiing and celebrating with old fiends, is there? I hope you all have a wonderful few days.. and here's a little pretty for you... x<br /><br /><br /><br />We couldn't talk about orange without moving on to peach, could we? I think pastels are poised for a major comeback (but that's another post:) as we move toward blonde/greyed/limed wood tones. Defining peach is difficult - ask a thousand people to show you the colour peach, and you'll receive a thousand different colours.<br />But somewhere between orange and white, pink and yellow, lies your perfect peach.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoT95lnW3-dEvUdxSuC8r5w3x4xvDGBsgk57LMy3RDU2TZbTEkW70VJUhYBqz0k81tbisjc-4OgIHFpwbobo9J2QkiH3jq0P3tlT7fqgQOAG1dATqParE7MteCBQW5jVh_RnY-aQrHC_x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.32.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoT95lnW3-dEvUdxSuC8r5w3x4xvDGBsgk57LMy3RDU2TZbTEkW70VJUhYBqz0k81tbisjc-4OgIHFpwbobo9J2QkiH3jq0P3tlT7fqgQOAG1dATqParE7MteCBQW5jVh_RnY-aQrHC_x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.32.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYDBneCFd1NnbVDHJAqd1h4d-3H_8J5jMyAeN2mS3m3uUK50DV1lbaNqb3QHFzXh4o5ghxIuLVqFb9k-N6R3BtHXWzDtM2P9gwGAKZxDGH-o4TraQerpgOrYjdOmyLkEBb9SfzDkvknI8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.37.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYDBneCFd1NnbVDHJAqd1h4d-3H_8J5jMyAeN2mS3m3uUK50DV1lbaNqb3QHFzXh4o5ghxIuLVqFb9k-N6R3BtHXWzDtM2P9gwGAKZxDGH-o4TraQerpgOrYjdOmyLkEBb9SfzDkvknI8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.37.05+AM.png" /></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: left;">We tend to think as peach a a very soft, airy hue - but as shown on these walls, an entire room of saturated peach can be fairly intense - you really have to love it! If you are going this route, an accent wall or half walls may be the best option.  (that bottom room may actually be pink, I'm realizing now, but with the lighting it appears more yellow, so I'm leaving it in, lol)</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOwHW7yW_5wXJSt8u8MT4H5_2UA8C8PMFnRsCclVmKYYy8SyeWK8K65g0KMI1-Q4uIebtiI-7fkLuREsmmxZE4BMqXsp0lQSk9gX1IhlGJ9jJINhLZYfzYrbpNSsQCLbK9UoOY9if_3Vc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.38.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOwHW7yW_5wXJSt8u8MT4H5_2UA8C8PMFnRsCclVmKYYy8SyeWK8K65g0KMI1-Q4uIebtiI-7fkLuREsmmxZE4BMqXsp0lQSk9gX1IhlGJ9jJINhLZYfzYrbpNSsQCLbK9UoOY9if_3Vc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.38.29+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The more white you add, the more subtle the glow... a very pale peach almost reads as a neutral here.<br />Below, this is saturated colour well-done - painting a partial wall allows the ceiling to open up for some visual relief.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xxQh4gSHjC11eblZqSvM38Hu6CUG50pnHkz24LPtBxIkoxCtsKiyuz8yS3p1DtS-5TfCKCyOh4pElAtgshrfLvCVWA5WLI8cFtct5ZBH1vowEzFxjv_8pOSvGkrX02lS3_2aFPpI8XEL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.40.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xxQh4gSHjC11eblZqSvM38Hu6CUG50pnHkz24LPtBxIkoxCtsKiyuz8yS3p1DtS-5TfCKCyOh4pElAtgshrfLvCVWA5WLI8cFtct5ZBH1vowEzFxjv_8pOSvGkrX02lS3_2aFPpI8XEL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.40.40+AM.png" /></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;">Placing any peach tone against blue-greens creates a dynamic, complementary scheme.</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjez7jA5ZhwAj4Op7K-Sr1FtGelhzZ0Z64hR7XqHqLQktC6tkZvOONZY5dX9i9MYmeIXqD62yKi-Z9QnTUBlyNnE4c03I9cANLtJkvMjjdzig6FKjLKAIfcnX2YynIq43_ECzIn9X_93Kdc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.44.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjez7jA5ZhwAj4Op7K-Sr1FtGelhzZ0Z64hR7XqHqLQktC6tkZvOONZY5dX9i9MYmeIXqD62yKi-Z9QnTUBlyNnE4c03I9cANLtJkvMjjdzig6FKjLKAIfcnX2YynIq43_ECzIn9X_93Kdc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.44.10+AM.png" /></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;">Here, hits of peach work well with warm-toned neutrals.</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg3KFnTVPwR7SK-3KGuOqAvPQdmwbkjSQmwAlrkgmCQl_pWKqbzqFynUyPEZauZ2kUXRHbbsugIMcewg7uglkmMPv6sf9ygNJBUOKHjSh2T2gMyMZQzSfHfGX1Gi3gecFrYQ-ZVypWt6J/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.54.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg3KFnTVPwR7SK-3KGuOqAvPQdmwbkjSQmwAlrkgmCQl_pWKqbzqFynUyPEZauZ2kUXRHbbsugIMcewg7uglkmMPv6sf9ygNJBUOKHjSh2T2gMyMZQzSfHfGX1Gi3gecFrYQ-ZVypWt6J/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.54.10+AM.png" /></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;">If you don't want to make a huge commitment, add just a few pieces....</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPnCROIpFamaAeTqHVo7uh7fgDpzre1bkOkxyMQaNVbwLgONuFp6MKESysSS6W73N46GhueuzQKBwS1s_v1nCcvFNwe3Z_R7-I6ovpe0ne5B4X8rOOmvLZ_Ldtx0QPHvjXx-wWUzlKVrX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.54.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPnCROIpFamaAeTqHVo7uh7fgDpzre1bkOkxyMQaNVbwLgONuFp6MKESysSS6W73N46GhueuzQKBwS1s_v1nCcvFNwe3Z_R7-I6ovpe0ne5B4X8rOOmvLZ_Ldtx0QPHvjXx-wWUzlKVrX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.54.45+AM.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_Dop2otdZksDC7J5aZZXKpD-Dc4NV7gggJlb_XKm_HRkZNBb5do4h7urm3lzWaj5xgNDDG5ISFoJreia7hGlg9MbEOw2nRdiX36XGlSyaLhJRFl7rsny9xZt5VLUnMAm1SpKztkmLy0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.55.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_Dop2otdZksDC7J5aZZXKpD-Dc4NV7gggJlb_XKm_HRkZNBb5do4h7urm3lzWaj5xgNDDG5ISFoJreia7hGlg9MbEOw2nRdiX36XGlSyaLhJRFl7rsny9xZt5VLUnMAm1SpKztkmLy0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.55.43+AM.png" /></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: left;">When you are working with pastels, the concern is that they can look sweet very quickly, and the easiest way to keep your space looking sophisticated is to ground them with greys and blacks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(I discussed this in my post on <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/03/move-over-turquoise-theres-new-girl-in.html">mint green and black</a></b> as well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last room, above, accomplishes this, and the last room, below, is my all-time favourite peach look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEjY2WexYNLiSanGUnnPiqeaWLDphOCnsIuYpKtS32Bz1mHMv7ppKimRIVSPQRLh5UPYid_CQaVumBR7BNKPlPbfBibFNuq1eZ7NiS-ZCwCQCPA3_NJB4ngvroh1saoxJzJrM7pE1GB1Kxt3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.56.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2WexYNLiSanGUnnPiqeaWLDphOCnsIuYpKtS32Bz1mHMv7ppKimRIVSPQRLh5UPYid_CQaVumBR7BNKPlPbfBibFNuq1eZ7NiS-ZCwCQCPA3_NJB4ngvroh1saoxJzJrM7pE1GB1Kxt3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.56.51+AM.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1uGMQwUS2Yapibo6ewABwgPxWMOqSS-wUqPRtMVVJr5gJ7u1e49MGPkc3_VdCqOiT9cyWkzx7XjJegKiNfZWDv7gRLufSBwVdiTCMKtUilSRf2sTB5W-xobOwGaFrzcQpBb-XZn9T32T/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.57.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1uGMQwUS2Yapibo6ewABwgPxWMOqSS-wUqPRtMVVJr5gJ7u1e49MGPkc3_VdCqOiT9cyWkzx7XjJegKiNfZWDv7gRLufSBwVdiTCMKtUilSRf2sTB5W-xobOwGaFrzcQpBb-XZn9T32T/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-23+at+9.57.21+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Très chic, non? What's your take on peach?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>photo links: <a href="http://www.people.com/people/cameron_diaz/photos/0,,,00.html#20966369/">cameron</a><a href="http://danceabletragedy.tumblr.com//"> boa art</a>  <a href="http://theglitterguide.tumblr.com/post/7971783939/via-oh-so-lovely/">caravan </a>  <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/215398794647313995/">table </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54857790/coral-monochromatic-pleated-silk-clutch"> clutch</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/59320920061256614/">chevron</a>  <a href="http://reasonstobreathe.tumblr.com/page/81/">bicycle</a> <a href="http://decor8blog.com/2008/12/11/inspired-by-skona-hem/"> hall view</a><a href="http://rowhousenest.com/2011/07/15/cocktail-glamour-the-peach-sangria-inspired-home/"> greige living</a> <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com//">sleeping nook</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/194217802649839204/">bedroom</a> <a href="http://www.thedecorista.com/2011/01/office-space-of-day-fun-and-femme.html/">office</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/96194142010348781/">vignette </a><a href="http://roombyroom.tumblr.com//">bedroom curtains</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/236439049156439228/">dining room</a> <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/images/decorate/living_rooms/194867-9-06Thomas.jpg/">ottoman</a> <a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/browse-by-color/peach-browse-by-color/my-peach-and-pink-painting/">artwork</a> <a href="http://cuteandcompany.com/">table</a>  <a href="http://greenlikebathwater.tumblr.com/page/29/"> turquoise cup</a> <a href="http://classy-in-college.tumblr.com/page/4/">moroccan bedroom</a> favourite <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/154529830933654494/">hair</a><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=64474&vid=1&pid=558112&scid=558112002/"> shirt</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/151011393724762620/">art</a></i></span>

peach & the return of pastels

Packing up for a rare girls weekend away (first time using that Missoni luggage!), nothing like skiing and celebrating with old fiends, is there? I hope you all have a wonderful few days.. and here's a little pretty for you... xWe couldn't talk about orange without moving on to peach, could we? I th…

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yea or nay: the orange movement

<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Orange.</span> No other colour does happy so well. Yellow likes shout and be the centre of attention, and pink always want to bring love into it, but only <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">orange is happy for the sake of being happy.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtTUsmdj83kUFpNWU2I2PyfN3sRBwijxPPieuKxDsBy0__XU2UYUjvAVhvkbr9D8bHlLKdsBEVhf363B547nNbqV96GVutX-R8SJtokU3reUv8Eqm_X-wXRACwDtEUsg37GC60SwLc8CV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.01.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtTUsmdj83kUFpNWU2I2PyfN3sRBwijxPPieuKxDsBy0__XU2UYUjvAVhvkbr9D8bHlLKdsBEVhf363B547nNbqV96GVutX-R8SJtokU3reUv8Eqm_X-wXRACwDtEUsg37GC60SwLc8CV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.01.05+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For many years, orange was my favourite hue. I once had a bedroom with walls the colour of tang :)  It was the most wonderful room to wake up in. In our last home, every room had at least a splash of it - even my kitchen chairs were orange!<br /><br />Pantone has chosen Tangerine Tango as their colour of the year, and while I don't agree with people using a colour just for the sake of being trendy (covered that in <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/12/weekend-color-pantones-color-of-year.html">last years post</a></b> about the colour of the year) , this warm orange is quite fitting for the times.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebUWjkszQtUDunBr4waZHY-qnlMEAxUnFDFL4pcwMzPB-qHPGbKXS7QkDW9Qa6nXJVBQvCF6Ferj6erIvrRrHq9nCv1hiGEVIKjqbsfDf6XAHQ2o3ruJloc3PevgFQMmmOCsz0c-pWvRM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+8.52.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebUWjkszQtUDunBr4waZHY-qnlMEAxUnFDFL4pcwMzPB-qHPGbKXS7QkDW9Qa6nXJVBQvCF6Ferj6erIvrRrHq9nCv1hiGEVIKjqbsfDf6XAHQ2o3ruJloc3PevgFQMmmOCsz0c-pWvRM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+8.52.44+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Tangerine Tango skews toward red, and all that warmth is as enveloping as red, but without any aggression. While people around the globe are trying to put their lives back together after a tumultuous few years, we could all use a little extra warmth and happiness, right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1F13TJGHrn_1Q5hQCpq_rVKIMilgV5GCpDJOLPlwrMN5vJMgDt4QTw05slM8zRGpHrj6oy8q6ifB8IKJ4ApmD1e8mHCrUUg4eeuDThapHupghezYf1PWSaRv9n3FtwNJVcEm8IHPsBw0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.07.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1F13TJGHrn_1Q5hQCpq_rVKIMilgV5GCpDJOLPlwrMN5vJMgDt4QTw05slM8zRGpHrj6oy8q6ifB8IKJ4ApmD1e8mHCrUUg4eeuDThapHupghezYf1PWSaRv9n3FtwNJVcEm8IHPsBw0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.07.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWLoxrrbfw6pUbpWNR7uPHkW2ow9FhzCvvHs7ZzH-zeWM4Ds54_Eu5LsDahElT5TBo5EQsTNrLB9KtUFlhHADdkPJJF_wbCpXdddgG8zhikXBHMTgkI-47-wToFQvB__9jdxqGOViQw9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.08.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWLoxrrbfw6pUbpWNR7uPHkW2ow9FhzCvvHs7ZzH-zeWM4Ds54_Eu5LsDahElT5TBo5EQsTNrLB9KtUFlhHADdkPJJF_wbCpXdddgG8zhikXBHMTgkI-47-wToFQvB__9jdxqGOViQw9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.08.08+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> I have always liked orange best when it was clean, perhaps containing a bit more white, or flirting with yellow, rather than red...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-40UU8j2LLwlbaw-KTFTxQ9my4lNMs7boJBeTn0OqVl9cP5KpHREsooiMgceoGOgjQLrF1QbaMvOeAGsbWyATScIU9lJqn97kxB1Ww1j4hOC0vWFRnbzvW7SBmPjeeUfq0S1HoZvP5uht/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.12.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-40UU8j2LLwlbaw-KTFTxQ9my4lNMs7boJBeTn0OqVl9cP5KpHREsooiMgceoGOgjQLrF1QbaMvOeAGsbWyATScIU9lJqn97kxB1Ww1j4hOC0vWFRnbzvW7SBmPjeeUfq0S1HoZvP5uht/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.12.36+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4z0BHPWF6Nn-o-iOkZMs9QGjPPd4pzLAIj-B7gbr0OjilKPAfJFUAuzwE0r8nZSItsMHgja5R_04r6oPJ6NblEHf3CYunPBfL_kHS5VQanxNgXop5Jx1_0uYLBiJXwVrtsF_QJZKI3lt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.13.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4z0BHPWF6Nn-o-iOkZMs9QGjPPd4pzLAIj-B7gbr0OjilKPAfJFUAuzwE0r8nZSItsMHgja5R_04r6oPJ6NblEHf3CYunPBfL_kHS5VQanxNgXop5Jx1_0uYLBiJXwVrtsF_QJZKI3lt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.13.03+AM.png" /></a></div><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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EyQWQX-jnnkb0IA7Yo0b0X6cTkK93jpryMtdbiBilCkl8jdpRepc75GQgFn0Oj5IoKjssYbdkkxPCrebIb02quzYlgGuZLf5ofpeATXIf-LZ6MuEbjiPsQhYzwbPDpX-FHuWoNaTU1xz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.26.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EyQWQX-jnnkb0IA7Yo0b0X6cTkK93jpryMtdbiBilCkl8jdpRepc75GQgFn0Oj5IoKjssYbdkkxPCrebIb02quzYlgGuZLf5ofpeATXIf-LZ6MuEbjiPsQhYzwbPDpX-FHuWoNaTU1xz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-21+at+10.26.35+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />but right now, the softer side of orange is on my radar.... (that's thursdays post :)<br /><br /><br /><br />What do you think? Is there a place in your home for these exuberant orange hues?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/3180321602/">pots</a>   <a href="http://mollyalone.tumblr.com//">dress</a>   <a href="http://southofmarket.biz/post/1685">mirrors</a>  <a href="http://www.bhg.com/decorating/color/schemes/warm-color-schemes/?sssdmh=dm17.545062&esrc=nwdc082411a&email=2961950363#page=7/">sofagreywalls</a>   <a href="http://kirtsy.com/2011/08/17/kitchens/?kp=YToxOntzOjE6ImkiO2k6MTM1NTt9/">kitchen</a>   <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/cesas-recycled-wonderlandhouse-117155">boholiving</a>   <a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2010_06_09_archive.html">outdoor dining</a>   <a href="http://furniture4world.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html">sofa&drapes</a>   <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/109564203404155024/">espresso kitchen</a>   <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/135389532517327635/">stools&lights kitchen</a>   <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/93660867219963153/">cabinet</a>   <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/34128909645645235/">wall</a></span></i>

yea or nay: the orange movement

Orange. No other colour does happy so well. Yellow likes shout and be the centre of attention, and pink always want to bring love into it, but only orange is happy for the sake of being happy.For many years, orange was my favourite hue. I once had a bedroom with walls the colour of tang :)  It was t…

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a spot of summer...

<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DBtIyJDjauNhyxJp2yZanBzqoitQQa6kMkzKilNY21VVP1y8IFJzpY4a_FhjzeZeYelWQPlOUJaEi4JqGwpGFAOrjadABlANWfXeuMOaMuMed6Honx2yvgFuPZYHcHW6e81EtF4G78Ip/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DBtIyJDjauNhyxJp2yZanBzqoitQQa6kMkzKilNY21VVP1y8IFJzpY4a_FhjzeZeYelWQPlOUJaEi4JqGwpGFAOrjadABlANWfXeuMOaMuMed6Honx2yvgFuPZYHcHW6e81EtF4G78Ip/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over at <b><a href="http://www.veranda-interiors.com/2012/02/in-ten-anne-marie-from-10-rooms.html">Veranda Interiors</a></b> today, guest posting while the lovely Melissa frolics in Maui... smart girl, she heads to the beach for a little sunshine while her house get's a whole new look! (and what a house it's going to be - check out<b><a href="http://www.veranda-interiors.com/2012/02/altadore-i-update-deep-breath.html"> this post</a></b> where Melissa shared her choices in finishes... can't wait to see the pics!!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRmswhlCKF4rymf-VRU2zMjY164gdFNMHFolSdCXawEJX0ASt8U1EKoVqohl3tLSBvHiFikfj8kOQ32x-WNxqDycfG3Er6J7Z0jk5GVWq8b3ZWLS74waC_CPQ4nikxci8Y9LbDqUKmydg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRmswhlCKF4rymf-VRU2zMjY164gdFNMHFolSdCXawEJX0ASt8U1EKoVqohl3tLSBvHiFikfj8kOQ32x-WNxqDycfG3Er6J7Z0jk5GVWq8b3ZWLS74waC_CPQ4nikxci8Y9LbDqUKmydg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42PdubmyapuOUN-rbl8QyBGRj19w46_2_sWDEH1y5Ezg9R0fMdYhfAwapqo_vyTsT6itVZYLkV-cx_G4Y8SGThvWxgHQpDITyuZMn-HP6dZrWb-XyIR2oqp9YvyTvFcLt5GCPevmXd7Pm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.35.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42PdubmyapuOUN-rbl8QyBGRj19w46_2_sWDEH1y5Ezg9R0fMdYhfAwapqo_vyTsT6itVZYLkV-cx_G4Y8SGThvWxgHQpDITyuZMn-HP6dZrWb-XyIR2oqp9YvyTvFcLt5GCPevmXd7Pm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.35.08+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dying for a bit of summer? Then pop over... there's some eye candy and a completely fabulous recipe for a sugar body scrub you have got to try - I'm addicted :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzu4s66VuKcZwgLEUeVyTmz3LsJIyQBwRtWggpL2SQe3kEcz2L6f76YBBFxVlJA7WgMrFpSEKjE76B5cLlmaPeORaZ6tKlZmB3gkFyw0qzmkC7kBREo8cwezMjFAPjBTVVmTsN6gwC_F6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzu4s66VuKcZwgLEUeVyTmz3LsJIyQBwRtWggpL2SQe3kEcz2L6f76YBBFxVlJA7WgMrFpSEKjE76B5cLlmaPeORaZ6tKlZmB3gkFyw0qzmkC7kBREo8cwezMjFAPjBTVVmTsN6gwC_F6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-17+at+9.33.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy friday, all - x</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

a spot of summer...

Over at Veranda Interiors today, guest posting while the lovely Melissa frolics in Maui... smart girl, she heads to the beach for a little sunshine while her house get's a whole new look! (and what a house it's going to be - check out this post where Melissa shared her choices in finishes... can't w…

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thank you, and you're it!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBkPAUFhSHsQmFURLc0ayhkUh5AGXWDYitmrJjaWE7Jcr4WrpkvaJTAOC1zWE6kYkLX-3TBR4MtC8lKZu3L2OF2NPKEVr1nUSTm_FNzEeGyillCBOG3AqZohAzJiETL6oopttrzXFiKUe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+8.30.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBkPAUFhSHsQmFURLc0ayhkUh5AGXWDYitmrJjaWE7Jcr4WrpkvaJTAOC1zWE6kYkLX-3TBR4MtC8lKZu3L2OF2NPKEVr1nUSTm_FNzEeGyillCBOG3AqZohAzJiETL6oopttrzXFiKUe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+8.30.50+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">a big huge thank you to</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Janelle of <b><a href="http://janellerambles.blogspot.com/2012/02/award-what.html">Ramblings of a Redhead</a></b> who gave me the</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kreativ Blogger award last friday -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm honoured to be in such good company :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and once I read that you were a fellow leftie, I understood why we get each other!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">also</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">the ever-sweet Carol of <b><a href="http://thedesignpages.blogspot.com/2012/02/tag-youre-it.html">The Des</a></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;"><b><a href="http://thedesignpages.blogspot.com/2012/02/tag-youre-it.html">ign Pages</a></b> has tagged me in a game</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"> where you answer 11 questions about yourself... </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">wish we lived closer because I think we'd get on quite well in real life...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">The rules are simple, post answers to the 11 questions Carol laid out for me, then tag 11 other bloggers, </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">and give them 11 questions to answer (and let them know they were tagged, of course!)</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">We all get to learn a bit more about each other this way..</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">______________________________</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 26px;">____________________________</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1.  What did you do last Friday night?</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I picked up my parents and brought them up to our house for the weekend </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">(it was Cam's 10th bday, and we had 3 parties :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Along the way we took a wee detour to Ikea</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> to pick up a couple of the new <b><a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20201682/">Storsele</a></b> chairs for the family room.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">A bottle of red wine, prosciutto and cheese was shared over cupcake decorating....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fN_uaDbVZQj9MtkMwBmpf0v39vI4Tl_Ze9k6BvwQiiuvIOwekFZdm14PU12CDPQC_r6EXomo6J6U4EDLVQdrXvgw92LW9Ht4p3opv7vpd5q3SJnPcLBfwjRcxktNDUxwBuWXrUthfTSz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.23.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fN_uaDbVZQj9MtkMwBmpf0v39vI4Tl_Ze9k6BvwQiiuvIOwekFZdm14PU12CDPQC_r6EXomo6J6U4EDLVQdrXvgw92LW9Ht4p3opv7vpd5q3SJnPcLBfwjRcxktNDUxwBuWXrUthfTSz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.23.37+PM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">2.  What is your specialty in the kitchen?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Well, my real love is baking. Cakes, pies, squares, cookies, basically anything that qualifies as a sweet!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Since I've been told that you can't live on pastry alone (although I'm not sure if it's true),</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">one of the goals for this year is to get more creative with dinners -</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">the kids may just stage a revolt if I serve them chicken, rice and broccoli again :)</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLI3_uBcgr0hYEYRYOWfYieahRnxlsS_f17ujBxXAg5QYg7RiUaE2hp6WoXxy0ieCJ_vf9fS8oLK7TfyNLy4JP4q3ACF2kAcKyf7RWsjSiqn6H-nueMDe1YrKyu29eVqL0HEEPGyc4AF9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.35.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLI3_uBcgr0hYEYRYOWfYieahRnxlsS_f17ujBxXAg5QYg7RiUaE2hp6WoXxy0ieCJ_vf9fS8oLK7TfyNLy4JP4q3ACF2kAcKyf7RWsjSiqn6H-nueMDe1YrKyu29eVqL0HEEPGyc4AF9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.35.14+PM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">3.  What is your favourite nail polish colour?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Only clear on my fingernails, because I am constantly working with paint, or glue, or a staple gun....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">my toes, however get done each week, usually in the most saturated colours I can find!</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img height="375" id="il_fi" src="http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionables/nailpolish100726_560.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="560" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">4.  Dogs or cats?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Oh, dogs, always dogs. We have two of the most mental chocolate labs you'll ever meet! Truly mental.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y_Hz1YO4jpkjaXBsQ7qIWSp5Ky9yx-BCleONIcpamOueluOieeOvlIbzl31RLG536sk8ry64E9WU7JhJEj8w4Nv_Ti9Gh3J1uWvEgS-9ATLrjvtIYZZw0DV11r-8gxbqT4_o0qY5cZn4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+7.30.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y_Hz1YO4jpkjaXBsQ7qIWSp5Ky9yx-BCleONIcpamOueluOieeOvlIbzl31RLG536sk8ry64E9WU7JhJEj8w4Nv_Ti9Gh3J1uWvEgS-9ATLrjvtIYZZw0DV11r-8gxbqT4_o0qY5cZn4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+7.30.46+PM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">5.  What is your favourite computer or phone app?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">hmm... I use the Carpenter app all the time, but my favourite app's are Etsy and Pinterest.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Etsy may cost more, but I get lost in pinterest. For a long time. Must. Exit. Pinterest.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g359/jetah16/pinterest.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">6.  Who inspires you the most?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">My clients. I love finding that unique solution that works for each particular client,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">it's like fitting together pieces of a puzzle, and that moment when it comes together is sweet perfection.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">7.  If you and I were going to spend a weekend together what would you plan for us?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> When I read your answer for an ideal sunday, Carol, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I thought, "hmm, break out the hunters!" because that's pretty much my ideal sunday as well!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">(sleeping in, cruising markets for vintage finds)</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">We may have to add in some type of craft - </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">you're a diy wonder and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I'd like to learn some of your tricks :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> And some patio time - nothing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> like an evening on a patio in the summertime, is there?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49WfAhGB2IeRURDrAwBQ2hMq0l1Ok7PnnfIJ68FMG6PgyjDc7WfksnhNRYIWrlPtv8LhcbI5SeBULbja82jew4Gz5UAGC3_f-4qRLljIXRLPEA7PNlbqEOCJkgdA7wNAiEzWVdhwumFZT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.57.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49WfAhGB2IeRURDrAwBQ2hMq0l1Ok7PnnfIJ68FMG6PgyjDc7WfksnhNRYIWrlPtv8LhcbI5SeBULbja82jew4Gz5UAGC3_f-4qRLljIXRLPEA7PNlbqEOCJkgdA7wNAiEzWVdhwumFZT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-15+at+6.57.49+PM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">8.  What was the best book you read last year?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">It's a bit old, but I finally read Memoirs of a Geisha. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The strength of this woman throughout her struggle to control/accept her life was inspirational.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">9.  What's your biggest accomplishment of 2012?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I got my on-line consultations going, and it changed my business completely. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">It's brilliant to be able to work with people I have gotten to know through blogging.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">10. Do you like to dance?</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">That's our family mantra around here!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">One day it struck me that our initials spelled out D.A.N.C.E,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">and right now I'm working on a piece of art for the house that says,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">"there ought to be more dancing".</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">One of the first things we do every morning is put on some music...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">and then it's a common sight to see someone <a href="http://sheralyn.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/dancing-in-the-kitchen/"><b>dancing in the kitchen</b></a> :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5932" src="http://sheralyn.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/oie_954149bpzh7yhj.gif?w=529" title="oie_954149bPzH7yhJ" /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">11. Which is your favourite, must read blog? </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I don't think you can beat apartment therapy for fantastic original content,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">and I love design sponge for diy.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">But the main reason I read the blogs I do is because I have made a personal connection to the bloggers, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I try to get in a visit to the all the blogs on my blogroll at least every couple of weeks, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">just to see what everyone has been up to.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Personality trumps content every time.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">_____________________________________________________________</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">So... now the fun begins...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tag! You're it!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://adelightfuldesign.blogspot.com/">A Delightful Design</a></span><br /><a href="http://becauseitsawesome.blogspot.com/">Because It's Awesome</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.cardiganjunkie.com/">Cardigan Junkie</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/">Chattafabulous</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://inspiredlines.blogspot.com/">Inspired Lines</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/projectgadabout/">Project Gadabout</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com/">Rambling Renovators</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://becado.blogspot.com/">The Crafty Bee</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://theenchantedhome.blogspot.com/">The Enchanted Home</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://thefabulousdesignfile.blogspot.com/">The Fabulous Design File</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Here are your questions...</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1. What is your day job?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">2. Why did you start blogging?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">3. What is the best thing that has come from blogging?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">4. How and where do you find inspiration?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">5. If you could live anywhere, where would you be?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">6. Who is your favourite artist?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">7. What's playing on your iPod?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">8. How do you spend your day off?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">9. Who would you most like to meet?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">10. Best childhood memory?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">11. What is your favourite colour?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">You know I had to throw in that last one! Looking forward to reading all of your posts - x</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><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" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 26px;"><i><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/20688479507719001/">wine</a> <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=beautiful+food&start=28&num=10&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1087&bih=948&tbm=isch&tbnid=WuvYx7tNeaBBwM:&imgrefurl=http://www.yourownchef.co.uk/default/index.php/about-us/beautiful-food&docid=VZ9DCwDczZ3a1M&imgurl=http://www.yourownchef.co.uk/default/images/stories/food/iStock_000001059848XSmall.jpg&w=425&h=282&ei=ej88T9DxF7Pr0QHKw6XOCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=625&vpy=71&dur=1889&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=120&ty=203&sig=116282097662280456066&sqi=2&page=2&tbnh=140&tbnw=189&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:23,s:28">food 1</a> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/victoria-northern-territory/9047485/food-wine-victoria-northern-territory-australia.html">2</a> <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/01/ten-important-things-ive-learned-about-food-photography/">3</a> <a href="http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-bit-country.html">boots&sofa</a> <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/hunter%20boots%20antique%20market/giia_photos/giias%20TONIC/Outfit/GiiasTonic_Outfit_073_00.jpg">market umbrella</a> <a href="http://jewelrybrief.com/tag/antique-jewelry-shows/">sign</a></i></span></span></div>

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a big huge thank you to Janelle of Ramblings of a Redhead who gave me theKreativ Blogger award last friday -I'm honoured to be in such good company :)and once I read that you were a fellow leftie, I understood why we get each other!alsothe ever-sweet Carol of The Design Pages has tagged me in a game…

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the colours of l♥ve

<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;">from the palest of blushes to the deepest of merlots...</div><div style="text-align: center;">these hues speak the language of the heart...</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/AVvXsEgJM2jIPmCRTwog-O0VP7C32jc4hIFP7sFYGmZc0NvySjlZUN9dqN-c7m7Fpr6eIaDVeAlnoEzJxxEIRCmOBrknstwDPgPpEzjdyHuOEU4ZJuefKKrEwznaAmnv4rfX2PP9FpXx9K3B698w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.07.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM2jIPmCRTwog-O0VP7C32jc4hIFP7sFYGmZc0NvySjlZUN9dqN-c7m7Fpr6eIaDVeAlnoEzJxxEIRCmOBrknstwDPgPpEzjdyHuOEU4ZJuefKKrEwznaAmnv4rfX2PP9FpXx9K3B698w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.07.12+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieeGrM-T_QSMVoyCHR6saumalpnzS8ZnqABWMb6lySqKk51S-foZtLOhQnC5rUonoz3vH1jjN2x3_ww7MVP4qEqpCODP8XMQe8F2eJGzq9aFt9QefceQ_fUEVATtHQvxTFh7cVHCRaTN9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.12.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieeGrM-T_QSMVoyCHR6saumalpnzS8ZnqABWMb6lySqKk51S-foZtLOhQnC5rUonoz3vH1jjN2x3_ww7MVP4qEqpCODP8XMQe8F2eJGzq9aFt9QefceQ_fUEVATtHQvxTFh7cVHCRaTN9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.12.24+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwlc0THFR2PyM1The8FrGVj11tkTO6-aQEvGco_n-3bnVY0AoPIyblDs1TpiEezQl6areUMB6WEbLKw1hAQLsydbckD4lKeFX66b0FDJeGXqdN_qpjPpIyeM8AlPdaspa75XRKiXJjDuZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.14.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwlc0THFR2PyM1The8FrGVj11tkTO6-aQEvGco_n-3bnVY0AoPIyblDs1TpiEezQl6areUMB6WEbLKw1hAQLsydbckD4lKeFX66b0FDJeGXqdN_qpjPpIyeM8AlPdaspa75XRKiXJjDuZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+10.14.39+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZZv2zhaKibKMmwBSZg_hmBkGHOeBvuJ34mkFUE5EWzP80I3hvOAsr6RtVL2tkiw_t6yLx2U7QCR8u5zJ2Pb9oLyENHwTKChvS43YaB3U3P2hLPzvaX46LF81jfPuwWSKNDDuCYe3c2pj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+9.56.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZZv2zhaKibKMmwBSZg_hmBkGHOeBvuJ34mkFUE5EWzP80I3hvOAsr6RtVL2tkiw_t6yLx2U7QCR8u5zJ2Pb9oLyENHwTKChvS43YaB3U3P2hLPzvaX46LF81jfPuwWSKNDDuCYe3c2pj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-13+at+9.56.08+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which one makes your heart flutter?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you a few days of amour....x</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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60613405/valentine-sale-photography-print?ref=sr_gallery_22&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=valentines&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">ladybird print</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85149843/cupids-arrow-necklace-valentines-day?ref=sr_gallery_17&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=valentines&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">cupids arrow necklace</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91985789/valentine-sale-20-off-3d-wall-birdsset?ref=sr_gallery_25&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=valentines&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">wall birds</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92261714/kissing-couple-figurine-set-kitschy?ref=sr_gallery_3&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=valentines&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=14&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">kissing couple</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89840718/red-face-original-watercolor-and-ink?ref=sr_gallery_5&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=red&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">red face painting</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89922536/mini-ruffle-scarf-in-deep-red?ref=sr_gallery_20&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=red&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=7&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">ruffle scarf</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71710533/thunder-in-our-hearts-tote-blush-dip-dye?ref=sr_gallery_39&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=blush&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">thunder tote</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90992436/tissue-tassel-garland-electric-love">tassel garland</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90585126/pantone-807-bright-pink-glass-tile-ring?ref=sr_gallery_2&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pink+glass&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">pantone ring</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91231052/striped-blanket-pink-tangerine-orange?ref=sr_gallery_34&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage">striped blanket</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89273484/pink-rotary-phone-western-electric-model?ref=sr_gallery_33&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage">pink phone</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91337539/vintage-pink-pendant-hanging-lamp-light?ref=sr_gallery_40&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=20&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage">pink pendant</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72648893/vintage-bathing-suit-1960s-hot-pink?ref=sr_gallery_39&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=25&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage">vintage bathing suit</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89062262/ampersand-screen-print-neon-pink?ref=sr_gallery_6&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=neon+pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=">neon ampersand</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87259495/leg-warmers?ref=sc_4&sref=sr_ed3564ebdd348e7a57af1fed1fb273524ecdec5d83cb2c61009d82a2f49126d6_1329143188_14137235_neon_pink">neon leg warmers</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89970363/neon-pink-geo-faceted-adjustable-ring?ref=sr_gallery_5&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=neon+pink&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=">geo ring</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/168533211025036615/">blushing</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/3307399695848328/">pink hair</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/190769734185171201/">daybed entry</a> <a href="http://furbishstudio.com/">flamestich pillow</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/146226319120669946/">garden party</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/278801033151435866/">red&yellow living room</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/47287864806883951/">red frames</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/45599014946660788/">gallery living</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/185140234650932903/">red bookcases</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the colours of l♥ve

from the palest of blushes to the deepest of merlots...these hues speak the language of the heart... Which one makes your heart flutter?Wishing you a few days of amour....xladybird print cupids arrow necklace wall birds kissing couple red face painting ruffle scarf thunder tote tassel garland panton…

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my blog review - the good, the bad, and the ugly!

<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;">Do you read the blog <b><a href="http://www.inspiremeheather.com/">Inspire Me Heather</a></b>?</div><div style="text-align: center;">If not, you may want to add it to your reading list - </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heather is a creative diy girl, a great writer and truly gracious, </div><div style="text-align: center;">featuring diy projects from around the blogosphere regularly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the moment, Heather has a new feature that's designed to improve everyone's blog,</div><div style="text-align: center;">called <b><a href="http://www.inspiremeheather.com/2012/02/project-blogging.html">What I Like About Your Blog</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The premise is simple - </div><div style="text-align: center;">by signing up, you agree to review two blogs, and likewise two fellow bloggers review your own.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The results are private, only shown to the bloggers participating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, one of my reviews is in, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it makes me realize there are some areas of the blog that really need improving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Want to see the review?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about I mix in some eye candy?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionbook.onsugar.com/tag/whimsical-charms" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK04BVtL_zfYTu_qAiGQXT4vvShR943fLaghzKGMUDsFZCZ3WNNE4qsk1oy2DI1rlx4gKjNkVt2fccO5Ef66wQm2WeFshI8kzCKByhFSDQCDY6nUyqu3CVMzS7XTCEG_3hyLV4LufWwu7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+9.52.10+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">What I liked about their blog: I love all the white. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">It makes it look clean, and it makes the images really stand out. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I LOVE the large photos. They are so inspiring and it is nice that they are easy to see. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I like the frame around the buttons -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> that that theme carries over throughout the whole blog (including photos). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I like the brevity of words. The author does a great job at describing what she likes without going on and on. It is the perfect combination of great pictures + great words. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">**blushing** thank you very much... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I was thinking about making the buttons smaller, and simpler -</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">but still using the frame.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Perhaps in black and white.... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I'll try some better versions out shortly.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">And I'm wondering if you like the way the text reads - centred.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Is it more difficult to read?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I know<b><a href="http://hodgepodge-babselou.blogspot.com/2012/01/random-bits-of-loveliness-and-guest.html"> Barbara's</a></b> reviewers covered this one (that's where I first heard about Heather's feature).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I like symmetry, and having it all off to one side just feels so unbalanced,</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">but I'll change the alignment if you would prefer to read it another way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlII72_FONBHtTyRUibnpw2xcr2mYCgKp9bS-KKCyfHxSkdgC5XbB-xktxYv3yNZdTYn0QVPdsvoMpXcevGc4KneTm98gFvJ2yB_34x45DYJtrjl89d5srD4Hl-GBbV8OgXfz0ULdC2Uk2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+9.57.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlII72_FONBHtTyRUibnpw2xcr2mYCgKp9bS-KKCyfHxSkdgC5XbB-xktxYv3yNZdTYn0QVPdsvoMpXcevGc4KneTm98gFvJ2yB_34x45DYJtrjl89d5srD4Hl-GBbV8OgXfz0ULdC2Uk2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+9.57.05+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LOVE the header - but I wish it were centered over the whole blog instead of over the posts. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">me, too! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I made it the right width, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">but I think I need to decrease the height (does anyone know?) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">because blogger keeps shrinking it like that :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I love that she has inspirational blogs to read - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">it would clean up the sidebar if she made that a page instead of links on her side bar. Not a big deal though. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">need to share love for the people that inspire me - I can move it down, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">but many of these people have become friends, and there's always room for friends, yes?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">She does not link back to the original sources (or at least the pinterest pin where she found) of the photos. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">That is a huge no no.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, this one surprised me, because I actually work hard to include links in my posts.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But it's pretty serious, because I don't want people to think that I don't give credit - I think it's really important.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I usually do a source "line" under the last image of the post, where the links are presented as numbers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I used to link under each image individually, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">but it seemed that placing links under each pic is visually distracting, and I usually do photo collages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's the second time someone has said this to me, however, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and so I'm thinking that what I am doing is TOO subtle -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">thoughts?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What about listing links at the bottom of the post under the signature?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Would it be better to skip numbering and present them as words, such as, "pink vase", etc...?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNeljSlSPqa4DC_gzYOOqcXX5FGF99mqFbnEXA-Pl8XkfMpcNfoyVSlIFtEU0g8xwqMmcFKc1weUm4QPsL9FRBgmoG4Jb6rxud50miln-KZchRJO4YYOsfS2jxAnKzSoBl-Ds7XQrYXYj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+9.59.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNeljSlSPqa4DC_gzYOOqcXX5FGF99mqFbnEXA-Pl8XkfMpcNfoyVSlIFtEU0g8xwqMmcFKc1weUm4QPsL9FRBgmoG4Jb6rxud50miln-KZchRJO4YYOsfS2jxAnKzSoBl-Ds7XQrYXYj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+9.59.07+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I don't like the shadows around the images. They seem a little much, and sort of distract from the photos. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have actually been feeling the same way.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Frames will be going....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I don't like that the followers widget + subscribe, etc. are all the way at the bottom of the page. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was trying to keep down the sidebar noise, and I don't like the number of followers to define a blog -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">there are so many great undiscovered reads out there!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">That said, maybe I can work these back in - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I agree they feel a bit awkward down there.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVFH227IWE8ksF5ze90_FJdLVZSIfdfZDm7iNib7yxZuPVKd37VCovlefapcgDos79AZjyrWZYDwyuHiYEON9oNqx25jkbN-nw_5N-1WkkBmCbliQFJQ4PpKEgWM-wtxjW_enms2W9czR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.07.23+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVFH227IWE8ksF5ze90_FJdLVZSIfdfZDm7iNib7yxZuPVKd37VCovlefapcgDos79AZjyrWZYDwyuHiYEON9oNqx25jkbN-nw_5N-1WkkBmCbliQFJQ4PpKEgWM-wtxjW_enms2W9czR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.07.23+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The font is just a little bit too small. Maybe up the page font size by 1 or 2. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I don't think it's the size, but more what a light font it is -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to keep it,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but I could move it up in size a little -</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">is that better?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">It feels a little big.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqMXyATAcs5B7ecuW1jrfgqXWhwUGjL4izabfdDXjt0QkAEGav_ljoCMp1w5BVMq-4jQ4imbPew2zkNiJgrcEq7IPPJ2ug996Z7UsI7-sbf0JffP6CgS-wr4V0gHF4HWSrCcb6o1brhSL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.10.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqMXyATAcs5B7ecuW1jrfgqXWhwUGjL4izabfdDXjt0QkAEGav_ljoCMp1w5BVMq-4jQ4imbPew2zkNiJgrcEq7IPPJ2ug996Z7UsI7-sbf0JffP6CgS-wr4V0gHF4HWSrCcb6o1brhSL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.10.16+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">** can't help it - must interrupt just for a moment - I NEED THIS BAG!!!.... okay, back to the review.... **</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Move the photo of Anne Marie above the text that begins with "Colour Consultant" - I'd like to see her pretty face as soon as the page loads. Would like to see some pages - especially about who she is. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Will add pages. And I'd like a new photo, in colour - that one doesn't feel very happy, does it?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">There are three buttons - "Crushing on Color" "Palm Beach Week" and "The Great Clean Out" - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">you don't really know what they're for. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">When I clicked on them I was kind of surprised they were labels for her content - they didn't seem to fit the rest of the blog. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(I thought they were "I've been featured" buttons for someone else's blog.).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I know. That needs to be re-worked somehow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> The Crushing On Color series is one of the best parts of my blog. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I really enjoy catching that glimpse into all you talented lovelies.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe just a button for that one, lose the other two, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">use the same scalloped frame I use for my logo, a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">nd placed up higher, with the other buttons....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Also, how about a my house tour page? Would that be something you'd be interested in seeing?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F-1DVmsGl5kPGxnzya_WZm38SJ6-MSFQEXt3DxmMMHjKmiCmfJF4roT4DlyOWpW_RKTKciV2GvCg3v2xTOueoryprM4Sir7EGqyXwWglo3D5mjgDpCBX8CtBZ58NVAqwigdcXG9uvNbD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.01.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F-1DVmsGl5kPGxnzya_WZm38SJ6-MSFQEXt3DxmMMHjKmiCmfJF4roT4DlyOWpW_RKTKciV2GvCg3v2xTOueoryprM4Sir7EGqyXwWglo3D5mjgDpCBX8CtBZ58NVAqwigdcXG9uvNbD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-08+at+10.01.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Overall, not too painful!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you very much for being gentle, mystery reader.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I'm hoping you all will share your thoughts in the re-do process...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> Then I'll get on with it -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">design and colour, more pics and less talk, that's what this space is all about.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Thank you!  x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">(now go over there to Heather's and sign up, and get your blog looking it's spiffiest!!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><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" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i>***update***</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><br /><i>okay, I've figured out how to make just the links to other sites open in a new page, rather than all links opening to a new page - because it drives me crazy when I get a zillion pages open from one site - you?</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Just go to your blogger overview, click template, click add new gadget to your footer, choose the HTML/JavaScript gadget. No title, just copy and paste the following code into you gadget, save, and voila - link magic :)</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Just be sure to change the xxxxxxx in the code to your blog name, without spaces - for example, I substituted 10rooms. Let me know if it works for you!</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- code for turning all non-blog links to new page links --><br /><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"><br />   var arr = document.getElementsByTagName("a");  //get all links in the page<br />   for(var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)<br />   {<br />      if(arr[i].href.indexOf("XXXXXX.blogspot") < 0 //not links that are 'inside' blog<br />         && arr[i].href.indexOf("javascript:") < 0) //not javascript links<br />         arr[i].target = "_blank";<br />   }<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i>that's it, and yes, I'm having fun....</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i>photo links: <a href="http://fashionbook.onsugar.com/tag/whimsical-charms">bracelets</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/62417144805463188/">feather necklace</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77835800/cleopatra-turquoise-ring-band-beaded?ref=sr_gallery_11&amp;sref=&amp;ga_search_query=ring+&amp;ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_ship_to=GB&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade">mint ring</a> <a href="http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/sea_of_shoes/2010/04/packing-for-tokyo.html/">packing</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/206602701625472734/">hair</a> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23701766&catId=ACCESSORIES-BAGS&pushId=ACCESSORIES-BAGS&popId=JEWELRYACCESSORIES&navCount=14&color=000&isProduct=true&fromCategoryPage=true&isSubcategory=true&subCategoryId=ACCESSORIES-BAGS&templateType=subCategory">bag</a> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div>

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Do you read the blog Inspire Me Heather?If not, you may want to add it to your reading list - Heather is a creative diy girl, a great writer and truly gracious, featuring diy projects from around the blogosphere regularly.At the moment, Heather has a new feature that's designed to improve everyone's…

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