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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How was your weekend?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ours was a blissful blur of family and friends..</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Managed to take a few pics in between brunch and dinner on Sunday</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to show you some of the bits I made this week.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So inspired by this palette right now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThF_u3w1fleEneGSOBTN1kxLLFXUTs5u75VyWB-KvxvcwdqOeJbApL6AUd18xybJ-ObRPwPKSJ5MCvczgPwRdtpt1ZfiUvSp0-7vhqSzl2llmWGYcoOyzxknc0Ncl-0fJ0xJk3tvw7ELz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.02.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThF_u3w1fleEneGSOBTN1kxLLFXUTs5u75VyWB-KvxvcwdqOeJbApL6AUd18xybJ-ObRPwPKSJ5MCvczgPwRdtpt1ZfiUvSp0-7vhqSzl2llmWGYcoOyzxknc0Ncl-0fJ0xJk3tvw7ELz/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.02.55+AM.png" width="560" /></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;">I added glitter to some eggs we had decoupaged last Easter, a la Eddie Ross.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love how they turned out, but let me just say,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you plan to break out the spray adhesive spray adhesive and glitter at the same time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> be prepared to have a sparkly home :)</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/AVvXsEjFhtjdm1gGaeYtyucb51aczVThXAjsy5ePKasOUjDp53ZEOmKu91zQvLXM2z1UCKfMXmfsb8BYP8v4Uz5bsBROHBsf8UIwmPzhRvcYWwtbtQgcBraY02qSkej422NwYRi02uM6Jn3NKQnk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.04.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhtjdm1gGaeYtyucb51aczVThXAjsy5ePKasOUjDp53ZEOmKu91zQvLXM2z1UCKfMXmfsb8BYP8v4Uz5bsBROHBsf8UIwmPzhRvcYWwtbtQgcBraY02qSkej422NwYRi02uM6Jn3NKQnk/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.04.55+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ric rak trimmed linen napkins turned out really well, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they were a lot of effort but now we have a huge set</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that will work whenever we have everyone over together, which we do quite a lot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fell in love with some napkins rings at Pier One inspired by vintage brooches, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but at five dollars each, buying 34 wasn't going to happen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead, I bought some silk flowers, separated the leaves, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">added a pearl to the centre of each petal (on fishing line) and strung them on some gold ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a similar feel for $3.00, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and all the girls collected them later and wove them into their hair :)</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/AVvXsEgkPTYhDKzoof-ADt7czoULAx9FldBbBnEXn2LaJpV-4juXUZZYAXQ6F9V7QAFx84w855dKFZgQUiSWiaODuryXlyv9YCqRYI17rdnpDE8jTQ51RUOt6nVHZ3VwhwpHCE_9YQOQMOw9mnOU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.07.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPTYhDKzoof-ADt7czoULAx9FldBbBnEXn2LaJpV-4juXUZZYAXQ6F9V7QAFx84w855dKFZgQUiSWiaODuryXlyv9YCqRYI17rdnpDE8jTQ51RUOt6nVHZ3VwhwpHCE_9YQOQMOw9mnOU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.07.28+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">D. brought home a few dozen roses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(he is such a sweetie)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and so they were all throughout the house - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it smelled amazing!</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/AVvXsEiJq9ezMgRhEi7rpFYAmfKpRrfFlx03h_Lsazunqpw1M7lvAgG6JRPn5WA64NHZEVsUGOaWU1HKJbamNaDn5nQvC2plmGUWd6-G8AaLoocnJgrV0bfOmC0a_Jg5zhpqErji8H5oWpVi9DVf/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.09.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq9ezMgRhEi7rpFYAmfKpRrfFlx03h_Lsazunqpw1M7lvAgG6JRPn5WA64NHZEVsUGOaWU1HKJbamNaDn5nQvC2plmGUWd6-G8AaLoocnJgrV0bfOmC0a_Jg5zhpqErji8H5oWpVi9DVf/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.09.28+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natasha enlisted her cousin to help her decorate cupcakes with sprinkles and peeps -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and since we had all gathered here, we celebrated her upcoming twelfth birthday as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did I just say twelfth? One more year til there is a teenager living here :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has been a big year of change for Tash,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am beginning to see the woman she will become and couldn't be more proud of her.</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/AVvXsEj7A9inBeZz3spU1cFTUmRSa3T3cPDRZ4hPAKPGkxlA926YEjSWL-4xlNlsjTKeDaGq6P0djF4RhR9cUDGiDD0zb1O6-EllmztHURikWch5OTMR_07SeiwlhLq7KB5by4FRdy_yP6r43GNi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.11.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A9inBeZz3spU1cFTUmRSa3T3cPDRZ4hPAKPGkxlA926YEjSWL-4xlNlsjTKeDaGq6P0djF4RhR9cUDGiDD0zb1O6-EllmztHURikWch5OTMR_07SeiwlhLq7KB5by4FRdy_yP6r43GNi/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+4.11.32+AM.png" width="550" /></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;">Had planned to take some pictures of the buffet we set up because there was massive amounts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of delectable goodies (for dinner and dessert) but it was a bit mad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can show you pics of the new dining room curtains I sewed up..</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 /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfPA07uxCGnenU8lfJB67PT3FqwbyaV88z8Dqb7krdOIaXzCsFuYXX5LFiq4KfEIKwC3v73zXMTUOIAxcP8KUtIe6K336Rk3kA3SCCDfkIGsPkyHNgqdNG8dYbOXKUqAMyMPZ_RVP60kh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.42.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfPA07uxCGnenU8lfJB67PT3FqwbyaV88z8Dqb7krdOIaXzCsFuYXX5LFiq4KfEIKwC3v73zXMTUOIAxcP8KUtIe6K336Rk3kA3SCCDfkIGsPkyHNgqdNG8dYbOXKUqAMyMPZ_RVP60kh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.42.37+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that fabric to die for?</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A major splurge, </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this window is the first thing you see entering the room and it needed some love!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This room is next on the list to be finished.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxLT-tsWtXeYeIhB_H-rvHfgIHBz1PkvxuneWQyFsnwMFVxAERxg6R2sUPT61yJ0cwtRPOBMaXDPOEPrrQgK8fffxZHcbsyrhdxWTd3IpI2p5Z0hwsYDrKZrQ165VqAjEQPsL5RXFfIC1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.41.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxLT-tsWtXeYeIhB_H-rvHfgIHBz1PkvxuneWQyFsnwMFVxAERxg6R2sUPT61yJ0cwtRPOBMaXDPOEPrrQgK8fffxZHcbsyrhdxWTd3IpI2p5Z0hwsYDrKZrQ165VqAjEQPsL5RXFfIC1/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.41.06+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chairs got new cushions - I was going to custom make some but went to Wal-Mart </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(yes, you read that correctly - WALMART!!!)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to buy the pillow forms and found these - </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">perfect size, durable cotton linen-look fabric, tufted, piped box cushions for $10 dollars each!! Score!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Scouting out art for a gallery wall in the next couple of weeks </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but since we had cleared out the previous display, and needed something up here for Easter,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I framed a really beautiful bit of silk that I fell in love with recently.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(couldn't leave the store without a metre, although I had no idea where it was going to end up!)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The frame came from the thrift store - </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bought it for the original figural pastel inside, which is going to be re-framed and hung somewhere...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The frame was in good shape, so a lick of black paint and it works for now.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What would we ever do without black and white paint?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZ0C9GRdsN5BQf14oubF0DvMdMiInaB4FZwu7kxNIbiU9ENTGr6UA034_Vi6Behj6ob27EldxvNcoQKQ5WUC5oLju70ml7abTmBDg7ai5mTpym4089TBUa9GvjCMAhOSf6STnNsAXxbv6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.38.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZ0C9GRdsN5BQf14oubF0DvMdMiInaB4FZwu7kxNIbiU9ENTGr6UA034_Vi6Behj6ob27EldxvNcoQKQ5WUC5oLju70ml7abTmBDg7ai5mTpym4089TBUa9GvjCMAhOSf6STnNsAXxbv6/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-25+at+8.38.45+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of white paint,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been reading about a fellow bloggers struggle to find the right white paint this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it is such a common struggle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thinking that perhaps a post about how to get white right might be helpful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll try to get it up this week :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to hearing (and reading) about how all of you spent your weekend...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3sf-mbQDJdLO3h1v8_LV5-CGnoZNkxA4cmm0FRspkbNQw2WS-Jvi_XuagPj38xdrb48E4EA8-VhAVPmdjV8Ate1RE5Ie1PM83tBVgDkJkvpTkOD324gLyw5dbBgsdQjilvWYlih6wuLj/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3sf-mbQDJdLO3h1v8_LV5-CGnoZNkxA4cmm0FRspkbNQw2WS-Jvi_XuagPj38xdrb48E4EA8-VhAVPmdjV8Ate1RE5Ie1PM83tBVgDkJkvpTkOD324gLyw5dbBgsdQjilvWYlih6wuLj/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Projects and Parties

How was your weekend? Ours was a blissful blur of family and friends.. Managed to take a few pics in between brunch and dinner on Sunday to ...

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The Blinds Are Finished!

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">If you've been reading for a while, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">you know that I've been working on my home office/craft room.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicApZeMdzOo09E9kJIoj63wJ3WqxLXkTAV7pLsibGYMedBdvc25TziDTz3jP-L1D-k8rjqesAF1gwTbfsLBZ1itYAa6fNHnWYps5LM7mSlaqNUVwAfXwbH02wbL-OIsLYeEpIwwph1aV4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.25.50+AM.png" width="640" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">After <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/01/well-ladies-i-made-it-there-was-just.html">organizing the craft supplies</a></b> a while back, it was on to the next project.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3KD5_MD6Cfc64uxyedt9LTBBDllrUBdUcNphCyDOy1aDXhaH_R4AjQPBOOumJg4BH0xqvkF01w4hVWbLCuugUqvHwHy61mAtJGGJwFWJlr5P3KOeZRRURWqdqB_Qy9PfoGYBZ4z4r8/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+2.13.19+PM.png" width="135" />      <img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM31UAyrmE2C-vBIsKgs89_dI1i2PdZ74c1lcSwe6qoMDT729NZenayRPWQeSVII8KEgkK9F-GInozakgtZY1ozZzSlwTWUR2ocmesDtbG1r2aA-DzWlT1ZTII54WaFVDpHqC2MbBDL94/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.44.53+PM.png" width="110" />    <img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOLvTBnEijdvzi9VDXCU4mLdRXGP-b-1J76sDuINESo1ZnbjncbOeFURAcJ_wTuqzD0TAF4ZOs03nR-gKndfBWATVjkIQ5HkV9moCxsvChfrl7pygbgpR4yAohkiTrDNiZtShvgWmEus/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-23+at+1.52.41+PM.png" width="166" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This room faces west, and although it's partially shaded by the roof of our front porch,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">the afternoon sun can be overwhelming some days.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It needs a window treatment.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The fabric I planned to use was the end of a roll -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">three precious metres!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdRglGdFciIu6FnrOXxXCU_nJsgILWrm8axjRRIvLweXUpheZXhiH6ctxlBmiq28r-qq3S2162OKbj8LG6r72WwEeRDNRBDzjGXH7Q1Qi0ixRrf_tQ2cM8vKTmWMxkvKP7KfIqm7l_Rc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.29.48+AM.png" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I searched for a way to make it work back in this <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/02/cast-vote-on-office-curtains.html">post</a></b>, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and you all encouraged me to make roman blinds,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">thank you!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B2SwPMNPfKwZOdri-JGrmTyc4LdtzeuB9bNozFrSDmy1CCuZV_YFDlmNvZGi3AMX99SaoSr1yPp60PYytkt9UQJ_U6NRx07tr4YXRAR84_zqswwZlLCGWHg3ckWvpT8n_cgymci59D0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.43.49+AM.png" width="640" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I looked into Martha's instructions for sewing Roman Blinds,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and although they would have been perfect, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">it began to seem a bit daunting </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(her projects are always done properly and always have a million steps, don't they?)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I admit it, I was looking for they easy way out!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com/">Jennifer</a></b> from Rambling Renovators had suggested roller blinds..hmmm..</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">using roller blinds and laminating my fabric on top,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">a la <b><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/06/sewing-101-roller-blinds.html">Design Sponge</a></b>, seemed simple enough and I liked the clean look.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jbckHumH3crhSgXqvMVbw39BgrPexUN4k6ZifSpemOhNjpErGoiZwEE3vYk-oYdDy_BPXc7ngN37tYFp44hh0Y1uE7ViAPMm0lbJR0mwfhGYM69vPsbx_PaHShvNXOBZjrqC0Aoik2k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.58.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jbckHumH3crhSgXqvMVbw39BgrPexUN4k6ZifSpemOhNjpErGoiZwEE3vYk-oYdDy_BPXc7ngN37tYFp44hh0Y1uE7ViAPMm0lbJR0mwfhGYM69vPsbx_PaHShvNXOBZjrqC0Aoik2k/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.58.16+AM.png" width="458" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">A little research, however, revealed that the narrow width of the windows</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">would have required custom roller blinds to the tune of $60 each.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Onward.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://recycledconsignanddesign.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a></b> of {Re}Cycled Cosign and Design had mentioned mini-blinds diys,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so the googling began.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Found the<b><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2009/02/make-shades-out-of-mini-blinds.html"> Little Green Notebook</a></b> tutorial, which seemed to be the original,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and has spawned heaps of copycats.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">That must mean it works, right?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG_qb39PBIImIEILFi__lNTTX9Byr1AMAgRlpQCYwzeoUVCMxCAeSojeidcUikYrhyY5p6YgGIrxZr2S7ux3gdeb9yBD5hQMcAFybn77tBlN4AbWoROEtaiOfdhcslZoz0USJk4RKVDA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.59.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG_qb39PBIImIEILFi__lNTTX9Byr1AMAgRlpQCYwzeoUVCMxCAeSojeidcUikYrhyY5p6YgGIrxZr2S7ux3gdeb9yBD5hQMcAFybn77tBlN4AbWoROEtaiOfdhcslZoz0USJk4RKVDA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.59.29+AM.png" width="434" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Off to the store to buy mini blinds for $1.80 each (how do they manufacture them for this price?)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and fabric glue, which I have never used before, being a sewer.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">All set to begin cutting, I realized each blind needed to be 21" wide,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and my pattern repeat was only 17", and the print would not be centred.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So what, you say?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This is the window that I look at every day as I work at my desk,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and I knew that would drive me bananas... </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(trying to overcome mytype-a tendencies!)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qI4Ssou3xNFzptQPFmr7RYQ_XSkVKmx1get9tbDN2UnwRurhy-5t2foE63lIwFsr85m8hEVtJ8UzSCWtvwfpqzgg1t_qq_8KO-bg9bkRutfx4w8WSDr9dHnG9RNh9CYxoFSYa7lXq5U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+11.09.57+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qI4Ssou3xNFzptQPFmr7RYQ_XSkVKmx1get9tbDN2UnwRurhy-5t2foE63lIwFsr85m8hEVtJ8UzSCWtvwfpqzgg1t_qq_8KO-bg9bkRutfx4w8WSDr9dHnG9RNh9CYxoFSYa7lXq5U/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+11.09.57+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so off to the fabric store to buy navy linen,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">which was going to serve as a liner and border,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">which, as a bonus, also meant these would hold up to the sun a bit longer.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Now, the original tutorial is super-easy -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">but of course I made it more complicated with this lining/border business..</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I measured the window, adding 8" to the width</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(3" for each border, 2" for seam allowance)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and 5" to the length</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(3" for the bottom border, 2" for seam allowance).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Cut the navy linen fabric, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">using a framing square and chalk to make sure everything was cut straight</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(there's that type-a again :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Then cut the suzani fabric,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">17" wide (pattern repeat) and the length of the window.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yZ_OxF8R5qOS5xdHIPNRdE-xbHWYjdR7y1ee5hMjuXwef23GwbTLudM2AteWoYd6rzwSc0zbxiBNwgUhjv8tNWQKeeTwJRjcczHhMy6T5vn3heKvy-i9fElw8H3GbnO3hQpfF95BPnY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.32.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yZ_OxF8R5qOS5xdHIPNRdE-xbHWYjdR7y1ee5hMjuXwef23GwbTLudM2AteWoYd6rzwSc0zbxiBNwgUhjv8tNWQKeeTwJRjcczHhMy6T5vn3heKvy-i9fElw8H3GbnO3hQpfF95BPnY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.32.16+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Ironed all the seams into place, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">using a guide cut to the border width,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and mitring the corners.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This took the longest of any step, but DON'T skip ironing,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">this is how you get that crisp finish that makes your finished product looks professionally made.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Placed the patterned fabric inside and sewed them up.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I6KdQ996C9IhCDpVTnRgwGRtFxAH9XKFXWq9Yn0dfxcRM5AopknFB6XIwn_B65P9LEI8RYqin84lbYdj-fUqghrJiK_OHpVktYR46De79j-_pMSumOYYNcq31u7T9VMSDjR5nmX-PnQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.30.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_I6KdQ996C9IhCDpVTnRgwGRtFxAH9XKFXWq9Yn0dfxcRM5AopknFB6XIwn_B65P9LEI8RYqin84lbYdj-fUqghrJiK_OHpVktYR46De79j-_pMSumOYYNcq31u7T9VMSDjR5nmX-PnQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.30.03+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The Little Green Notebook tutorial has all the additional steps,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">which involve removing the majority of the slats from a set of miniblinds,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and literally gluing the remaining few to the back of the fabric.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Because I used two layers of fabric, there was A LOT of glue used, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so that it not only adhered the mini blind slats to the fabric but also to each other,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">ensuring they would hang properly.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">They dried for a day and, voila - </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypbKdatHmizGlIJq2puUMiBPWKwsUZt5oVW_urqKCavxgWwF8uCmyXYdhmlASYjP2I0N78i6Hf0_YCumOja1klJ9FMZwvrfW-NVcn-MMbbjt5lhehoa2MDwi41ydkHbxc8nSEt33bSuA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.28.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypbKdatHmizGlIJq2puUMiBPWKwsUZt5oVW_urqKCavxgWwF8uCmyXYdhmlASYjP2I0N78i6Hf0_YCumOja1klJ9FMZwvrfW-NVcn-MMbbjt5lhehoa2MDwi41ydkHbxc8nSEt33bSuA/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+10.28.50+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Perfect little spot for sewing now, isn't it?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This is a great method to create some more attractive window treatments</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> if you already have those dreaded miniblinds in place.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I know that the sun will take it's toll on these and I will be replacing them every few years, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so I didn't mind doing it the easy way -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> but if you are making roman blinds to last a long time,</div> I would say bite the bullet and use <b><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/make-your-own-roman-shades">Martha's</a></b> method.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNwrhQ_-M8-Gn1ffAQuAo0dMU_BVvYKwwr5lKtrcklums3BXcAjOgXJPoqM3myvFMgCpFY5BpzaQ0aezIp7AjXd3byovVozim0WWwWL6mx-SLwk1mQz-JtnARUARv4rxu78IrEPTj96Y/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+11.13.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNwrhQ_-M8-Gn1ffAQuAo0dMU_BVvYKwwr5lKtrcklums3BXcAjOgXJPoqM3myvFMgCpFY5BpzaQ0aezIp7AjXd3byovVozim0WWwWL6mx-SLwk1mQz-JtnARUARv4rxu78IrEPTj96Y/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-04+at+11.13.18+AM.png" width="251" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />1 project down, 3789 more to go :)<br />next I'll be tackling a desk update, and a really cool wall display...<br /><br /><br />Hope you all have a wonderful weekend,<br />and please pop over to Project Gadabout for my<br /><b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/projectgadabout/category/glamorous-gadabouts">Glamorous Gadabouts</a></b> bits.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17_h2mHbZgZ3_R6P7t_clfz7A7gdWqcHt21WFqEvaSVD0uS73HPEI5ttzLOiVMKu9raMFfccEAA3dpFXSpbLAN55rIfPU9D93XoOQKHhmnACRw39I-rTR6dGKm2-5-p_whPPYKiwpX6Y/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+1.42.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17_h2mHbZgZ3_R6P7t_clfz7A7gdWqcHt21WFqEvaSVD0uS73HPEI5ttzLOiVMKu9raMFfccEAA3dpFXSpbLAN55rIfPU9D93XoOQKHhmnACRw39I-rTR6dGKm2-5-p_whPPYKiwpX6Y/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-02+at+1.42.45+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />I can never get over how gorgeous Poppy's blog is!<br />Yesterday she created a fantastic post with my<br /><b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/projectgadabout/2011/3/3/glamorous-gadabout-cocktail-party-must-have.html">Secret Cheese Fondue recipe</a></b><br />(D. and I are fondue junkies! Even the kids get into it now, lol)<br />So many people have tried to get that recipe from me over the years,<br />and it's yours for the taking!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUPXdLOAIng4v1dnQq8z4FlDd8CCfj-qTymwgW2Xz2-B6DS6EMqdcAaYeT-APxHf6TCwZGG1U-DMAldytMyVscaRXRo_OOJG7woS72wWFy0vFU2cjnx6CAUbkf9hyVPjDW0vzu5snrcM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUPXdLOAIng4v1dnQq8z4FlDd8CCfj-qTymwgW2Xz2-B6DS6EMqdcAaYeT-APxHf6TCwZGG1U-DMAldytMyVscaRXRo_OOJG7woS72wWFy0vFU2cjnx6CAUbkf9hyVPjDW0vzu5snrcM/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div>

The Blinds Are Finished!

If you've been reading for a while, you know that I've been working on my home office/craft room. After organizing the craft suppli...

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Cast a Vote on the Office Curtains...

<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you all so much for your well-wishes for the girls night -</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was a blast, of course,</div><div style="text-align: center;">We stayed up far too late remembering old stories and sharing new ones.<br />And laughing.<br />Hope you all had a good weekend :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday I drove around to several locations of a fabric chain we have here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">because I have a dilemma.<br /><br />This is my office window.<br />It's missing a window treatment, right?<br />(Please excuse this photo,<br />the glaring light from the sixth foot of snow outside (LOL) threw of the camera wee bit!)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicApZeMdzOo09E9kJIoj63wJ3WqxLXkTAV7pLsibGYMedBdvc25TziDTz3jP-L1D-k8rjqesAF1gwTbfsLBZ1itYAa6fNHnWYps5LM7mSlaqNUVwAfXwbH02wbL-OIsLYeEpIwwph1aV4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.25.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicApZeMdzOo09E9kJIoj63wJ3WqxLXkTAV7pLsibGYMedBdvc25TziDTz3jP-L1D-k8rjqesAF1gwTbfsLBZ1itYAa6fNHnWYps5LM7mSlaqNUVwAfXwbH02wbL-OIsLYeEpIwwph1aV4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.25.50+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Remember the fabrics for the office?</div><div style="text-align: center;">See the third one down, that fantastic-take-on-a-suzani-with-the-exact-colors-of-my-space?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it while buying something else, but could only get three metres.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I assumed I'd be able to pick up more at another location, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sadly, none of the SEVEN stores I checked have any. At all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Most likely because it has been discontinued and was being cleared at a whopping $4.00 a metre!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdRglGdFciIu6FnrOXxXCU_nJsgILWrm8axjRRIvLweXUpheZXhiH6ctxlBmiq28r-qq3S2162OKbj8LG6r72WwEeRDNRBDzjGXH7Q1Qi0ixRrf_tQ2cM8vKTmWMxkvKP7KfIqm7l_Rc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.29.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdRglGdFciIu6FnrOXxXCU_nJsgILWrm8axjRRIvLweXUpheZXhiH6ctxlBmiq28r-qq3S2162OKbj8LG6r72WwEeRDNRBDzjGXH7Q1Qi0ixRrf_tQ2cM8vKTmWMxkvKP7KfIqm7l_Rc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.29.48+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />So.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the dilemma.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Planned to make two panels for either side of the window framing a tortoise-shell blind.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So love the look of these blinds,<br />and the texture perfectly picks up on all the baskets I have here for storage<br /> and the wood tones in the room.<br />The large patterned panels would give some presence to this side of the room -<br />it's the first thing you see upon entering and it needs to balance<br /> the busy bits of my desk and shelves on the other side.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoVddr1wClGNUqXhuNLrCQG5sfPaXtr_v5RP7jcBq3hZXoXU4w6ZOkds317CD0d6v4A9mxeCMUZcGSlgfle_45cSILwfxMJKNYTjpTZ7UMB0zASJvBtMiLtX-zn4FUWbutI5DaS598Dw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.34.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoVddr1wClGNUqXhuNLrCQG5sfPaXtr_v5RP7jcBq3hZXoXU4w6ZOkds317CD0d6v4A9mxeCMUZcGSlgfle_45cSILwfxMJKNYTjpTZ7UMB0zASJvBtMiLtX-zn4FUWbutI5DaS598Dw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.34.09+AM.png" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2JVasoLpEKmkRamXtEOlpAvXijWxQGZm7V32YkiAzoeS56zBpCICVs3aXwhZ6JmfAxeKaqX1ibp9_Jkl24oQMNfTD9jDDKdvJbXM5_3-vdvlyzMLBYwlhyphenhyphenyjVjU-fF0WJ23e9fYTeoU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.09.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2JVasoLpEKmkRamXtEOlpAvXijWxQGZm7V32YkiAzoeS56zBpCICVs3aXwhZ6JmfAxeKaqX1ibp9_Jkl24oQMNfTD9jDDKdvJbXM5_3-vdvlyzMLBYwlhyphenhyphenyjVjU-fF0WJ23e9fYTeoU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.09.14+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, since I have limited fabric, I am considering a few other options<br /> and I am hoping you will weigh in on the one you like the best :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Option #1</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I could simply use the navy stripe (bottom fabric) that I bought as back-up for the panels</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> and go ahead with the tortoise-shell blinds. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The suzani fabric would work for some other items in the room, possible inspiration board cover, etc..</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This is my least favorite option because although it would frame the window out nicely,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> I really want to bring this area to life with some pattern (namely my fabric :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo90BD0oJTuOPcBoCIpWGclBbpGUL7PsXfsBX6eHvEdweRWgJsQFNQE_viNEDI0ujmSnKqRCwzWutQiL2BrZcR0vzS9E4LdmJLdeHbuvXn0OCxJIKiC2Lx4RunlIPElO2ozH-j5Hx5Qs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.30.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Option #2</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Keep some pattern by using oatmeal linen for panels and</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> sewing bands of suzani along the bottom,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> but this feels a bit tired to me - you?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MsZHv1SJZx_-31km9k7LD4UfStI9Wtr6gFFSdi93My-_tVsJle6YRh_HgCffESFT1HKj5NPMKqFskZDSUiQg-JyGoNEcSUMZ4hezp7x2MMwZXBH2lcVCS_iE9ql5ENGw_Z81gjpcv-o/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.37.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MsZHv1SJZx_-31km9k7LD4UfStI9Wtr6gFFSdi93My-_tVsJle6YRh_HgCffESFT1HKj5NPMKqFskZDSUiQg-JyGoNEcSUMZ4hezp7x2MMwZXBH2lcVCS_iE9ql5ENGw_Z81gjpcv-o/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.37.12+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ypw8de7_jCyHrEYDLmjV6yaT1NbM9CT8Yb8ME9AByMNr-sw1XMeX_LVXTYwcx0GjcgPM0mT6J4KtZVzFtkEWhYueekTZa3_8_Q0_sIFa2_Wr_f_Yczt5VH4LT0mS19ZP2BbiXl4sXks/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.55.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ypw8de7_jCyHrEYDLmjV6yaT1NbM9CT8Yb8ME9AByMNr-sw1XMeX_LVXTYwcx0GjcgPM0mT6J4KtZVzFtkEWhYueekTZa3_8_Q0_sIFa2_Wr_f_Yczt5VH4LT0mS19ZP2BbiXl4sXks/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.55.09+AM.png" width="518" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Option #3</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Create roman blinds of my beloved suzani for each window section and skip the panels.<br />Clean and tailored, and I have just enough fabric to pull it off!<br />This will give the area the boost it needs without overwhelming the space.<br />I think it's my best option.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B2SwPMNPfKwZOdri-JGrmTyc4LdtzeuB9bNozFrSDmy1CCuZV_YFDlmNvZGi3AMX99SaoSr1yPp60PYytkt9UQJ_U6NRx07tr4YXRAR84_zqswwZlLCGWHg3ckWvpT8n_cgymci59D0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.43.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B2SwPMNPfKwZOdri-JGrmTyc4LdtzeuB9bNozFrSDmy1CCuZV_YFDlmNvZGi3AMX99SaoSr1yPp60PYytkt9UQJ_U6NRx07tr4YXRAR84_zqswwZlLCGWHg3ckWvpT8n_cgymci59D0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.43.49+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoXXvh_9TuU2Ul3coxc-gDXdJs8yrx2SnC_O2Xw-yi_e9rGx7C0KW8i6UAsdCwtoozueC8muolA4PAVU7M_lRqLUnyxghgm2JquX8rhwCM3_Qt25Gr06ciPWc8GtGdsULHrWCgdQEuZc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.25.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoXXvh_9TuU2Ul3coxc-gDXdJs8yrx2SnC_O2Xw-yi_e9rGx7C0KW8i6UAsdCwtoozueC8muolA4PAVU7M_lRqLUnyxghgm2JquX8rhwCM3_Qt25Gr06ciPWc8GtGdsULHrWCgdQEuZc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.25.11+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Option #4<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could sew up simple blissfully patterned cafe curtains </div><div style="text-align: center;">(which would mean never having to fuss with any window treatment)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Like this becauseit also gives me a lick of privacy if I am working in the evening.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXv-KHbC2sm-QFijmLMLocN3806yzstikGrspD8Qowrlk9CzGxvwVCo-t8NyVESt6Xq4f_HlArujBqGQVNB4nGMx53XtoFu4kAmL6jyyLZMy-ACWNNlBfjZUznmddhYmI1nUcSyLyz5Ro/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.46.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXv-KHbC2sm-QFijmLMLocN3806yzstikGrspD8Qowrlk9CzGxvwVCo-t8NyVESt6Xq4f_HlArujBqGQVNB4nGMx53XtoFu4kAmL6jyyLZMy-ACWNNlBfjZUznmddhYmI1nUcSyLyz5Ro/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+10.46.56+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43ONDyGs6XaW7-dzMI8CnExtU6HXLz7o_0w4kihEGdgl_2qPQq3GGy-0DY0MvKjxjQPZiacCv6j9-xyVeXaD9sNEl5BL4cnUEoXn8cf1wccLUxN6gDBS8q6MLIUGnMC4RhTbJTxNpiA4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.30.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43ONDyGs6XaW7-dzMI8CnExtU6HXLz7o_0w4kihEGdgl_2qPQq3GGy-0DY0MvKjxjQPZiacCv6j9-xyVeXaD9sNEl5BL4cnUEoXn8cf1wccLUxN6gDBS8q6MLIUGnMC4RhTbJTxNpiA4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-07+at+11.30.12+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So what do you think?<br /><br />I would really appreciate your thoughts, all you talented ladies out there!<br />This is a busy week for me, but going to try and get started on these in the next couple of days..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOZdxYgWOxgsauUPbjBuY4AvGNzHsGxg_p4bH-m268U62tHIofgoyX8e5bry7UvlDqY9EGzSbrv4VAunGcA0n2E1RS17gdftF85hdmB2qBnjMxvIJEj3NhDtP2YQ6dUYnT4ADkzGceqs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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