tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71224860024455215552024-03-14T11:19:52.066-07:00Our Southern NestOur life with three boys, two dogs, and one old Victorian houseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-3207229593947026882012-02-28T03:24:00.000-08:002012-02-28T03:25:41.125-08:00Ideas and Inspiration- A Pinterest Addiction<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just like many of you, I am addicted to Pinterest. I was looking at my boards this morning and decided I needed to organize them better. While trying to streamline my pins, I was reminded of <em><strong>another</strong></em> (when does it end...)pin I ran across a couple of weeks ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I found this picture while I was cleaning up my boards.</span><br />
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I love the colors and the textures. I think this would make a great painting. Hopefully, I will follow through and actually paint this one day soon. :) If I do, I will let you know how it turns out!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My son and I made these Valentine's Day goodies for his class this year. I saw the idea on Pinterest and knew that this is what we would do for his party. I think they super cute and not girlie, which is very important to an 8 year old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My friend, Kari, has a little one in my in son's grade, and she and I decided to go in together to order labels for their Valentines. Kari found the cutest shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaisleyPearInvites" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Paisley Pear Designs</strong></span></a> by Amy Pearson. You can also view her website at <a href="http://www.paisleypeardesigns.com/"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">www.paisleypeardesigns.com</span></strong></a>. She offers invitations for every occasions, birth announcements and note cards. I just love how the Valentine's turned out and I don't think I will ever go back to the prepackaged kind again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That is why I LOVE Pinterest!! There were so many great ideas for Valentine's Day that I created a new board for future reference and below you will find a few of my favorites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our oldest son was 6 months old for his first Christmas. Jim and I were living in Florida and we were trying to be "creative" with our Christmas gifts to our parents. I was racking my brain one day about what to buy them when the idea came to me to paint his hands and feet to make a reindeer. I bought two canvases, painted a red border to make it look like a frame, and then put his handprints/footprints in the middle. The grandmothers loved it and a new tradition was born! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I would paint his hands and feet for the next six years and give them to his grandmothers. We made reindeer, Santas, angels and Christmas trees over the years. We soon added our niece, nephew and our second and third sons to the collection. I would also make one for myself and my sister-in-law. I wish I had a picture of the very first one so you could see how they have evolved over the years. I love displaying them each Christmas and the boys like seeing how much their hands and feet have grown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have painted them for many friends and have enjoyed creating these keepsakes for their families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Below you will see my latest collection. I was inspired by a plate that I saw on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/253679391480147989/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">Pinterest</span></strong></a>. This is my version on an 11"x14" canvas. I created the garland border with four shades of green and then added white highlights at the end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are some examples of what I have done with my boys over the years. Every year I display them somewhere different. One year I hung them on my cabinet doors. Another year, I had them hanging on the staircase wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is a very easy project for anyone to do, and your children will love creating it with you. It would be cute with just a solid color background. I am sure you could use scrapbook paper somehow to make it even more interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope this give you some inspiration. If you decide to give it a try, please send me a picture! I would love to see what you come up with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I did this quick and easy centerpiece last Christmas and decided to do it again this year. Here is what you will need:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First, you will want to layer a few cranberries at the bottom of the vase. I like to see the red cranberries throughout the arrangement. If you do not add some to the bottom, all of the cranberries will stay at the top. (I used two bags of cranberries for three arrangements.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next, you will add a couple of sprigs of greenery and then the citrus fruit. I alternated between the greenery and the fruit. I put an orange in first to help keep some of the cranberries at the bottom and then added two limes and a lemon. I then added some more sprigs of greenery, an orange, one lime and two lemons. I like to use an odd number of lemon and limes.</span></div>
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<em>(*A note about the greenery- You will need very little greenery. If you use too much, you will not be able to see the fruit. You can either clip it from your live Christmas tree/garland, or you can use what you have in your yard. If you do not have access to either, you can go to Home Depot or Lowe's and ask them for some of the clippings from their Christmas trees. They usually have a big bin with a pile of greenery that has been cut from the bottom of the Christmas trees they have sold. It is <strong>FREE</strong> and I will usually go a couple of times during the holidays to replenish my greenery throughout the house.)</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last, you will want to fill the vase with water and top it off with a floating candle. You can find the floating candle at most craft stores. The arrangement will usually last 5-7 days. You will notice the water will start to become murky. I will drain the water when this happens and replace anything that is starting to look bad. You can also do this arrangement without the candle and it is still just as pretty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The best place I have found to purchase the vases is TJ Maxx. They are super inexpensive and they will have a variety of sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I do another version of this arrangement without water. I layered another vase I purchased from TJ Maxx with gold ornaments and greenery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you would like to see more pictures of our home during the holidays, please click <strong><a href="http://oursouthernnest.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-christmas-candlelight-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a></strong>. This is a link to the 2011 Candlelight Tour post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last night we opened our home for the Candlelight Tour benefiting our local hospital auxiliary. There were five homes being featured in our neighborhood. It was a beautiful night and we had a wonderful time. I would first like to say thank you to my husband, family, and friends who helped me pull it all together. I could not have survived without them. I would also like to thank all of my friends who attended the tour. It was so great to see everyone of you and I wish we could have had more time to visit during the night. You will just have to come back again before Christmas is over! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So here we go! I will just be posting pictures (tons of them), but if you have any questions please feel free to email me. I will try to post some how-to's at a later date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I would like to mention that the fabulous paintings in my keeping room and dining room were done by local artists, David Boyd Jr. and his sister Bonne Boyd Beddingfield. I wish I could say that we owned them, but alas, they were on loan for the evening. David and his wife, Julie, are great friends of ours and we are forever grateful to both of them for helping us out. You can view David's work online at <a href="http://compelledtopaint.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Compelledtopaint.blogspot.com</strong></span></a>. You can also find him on Facebook. Bonne is also a sweetheart and is not only a talented painter, but makes the most beautiful cakes you have ever seen. You may remember that she is the one who made the fabulous pirate cake for our youngest son's</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> birthday. You can view her work at <a href="http://dreampainter.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">dreampainter.blogspot.com</span></strong></a> or at<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://fondontopia.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"><strong>fondontopia.com</strong></span></a>. Thank you Boyd family!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So there you have it! Sorry for all the picture, but believe it or not, I still have more I would like to share. I will try to get to it later this week. I hope you enjoyed your tour! :)</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I finally pulled the trigger and started reupholstering the two wing back chairs in the dining room. I feel certain that I have read all the tutorials ever written in blogland and watch all the videos on YouTube. I have even read a book or two on the subject. However, I have been very afraid to begin. What if I can't do it? What if I start and then cannot finish it? What if the chair is ugly? Ugh!!</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then I jump in with both feet and just started. I heeded the advice of many and took pictures as I took the chair apart and then I labeled and numbered each piece of fabric. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In my opinion, taking the chair apart was much harder and labor intensive than putting it back together again. Don't get me wrong, there have been some tricky parts. For example, I had no idea how to do the bottom front corners of the chair. The original fabric had seams sewn in the corners. I tried to match it but my seams did not match. If any one has any suggestions for me, please let me know. Here is my first attempt.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I did try it again, but I did it my way. I will try to get pictures of that later. It may not be the correct way to do the corners, but again, please leave suggestions in your comments or email me. I will be ever so grateful.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was my stopping point last weekend. I ran out of fabric and there was this big football game on Saturday night. You might have heard about it, especially if you love SEC football. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope to finish the chair this weekend! There are tons of tutorial out there and I will list a few at the end of the post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This weekend we went to the Country Living Fair in Stone Mountain. This was my first time to go to the fair and I was so excited! I had read many blogs about the fair last year and couldn't wait to see it all for myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It was a beautiful day and there were many in attendance. I will have to say I was somewhat disappointed. I saw many things that I loved, but nothing I just absolutely had to have that day.(There was the tunic that got away because I hesitated. :() I also thought that I had seen many of the things before either in stores or on blog land. My favorite part of the fair was the creative displays the vendors came up with to show their wares. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">However, I am so glad that I went and I am looking forward to next year! Here are a few of my favorites from the fair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let me just say that I love <a href="http://pinterest.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Pinterest</strong></span></a>! A friend of mine introduced me to it this summer, and I have spent countless hours searching, admiring and dreaming of projects ever since. This morning,as I browsed Pinterest,I found the most wonderful blog. If you are a fan of Annie Sloan chalk paint (and I know you are) you must go check out </span><a href="http://www.hueology.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Hueology</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. MJ and Trish are the women behind Hueology and they have done some pretty amazing projects.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They have a great color chart with an explainations of each shade. Click <strong><a href="http://hueology.blogspot.com/p/colors.html"><span style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a></strong> to view it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The girls also teach classes from beginner to advanced and a few special projects inbetween. If you are in the Summerfield, North Carolina area you should go see them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you would like to see more photos of their work, you can find them on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hueology?sk=info#!/Hueology?sk=wall"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> on Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I decorated our courtyard in red and black. You might recognize this concept from last year's Halloween decorations. I changed the colors from orange and black to red and black and viola! You have a pirate party! To see the Halloween version, please click </span><a href="http://oursouthernnest.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween"><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I do apologize for some of my pictures. I was running out of time and did not have the food on the table. I had every intention of having it perfect for the blog, but what can you do?! The Peg Leg were chicken wings, and the Cannonballs were sausage balls. I got the recipe for the sausage ball <a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/09/cream-cheese-sausage-balls-football.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and they were delicious!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I asked my neighbor's daughter and her friend to help me out with the party. They were in charge of the tattoo parlor and games in general. They were a HUGE help! Thanks Girls!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They also had a great time digging for buried treasure. The children search for pirate Silly Bandz, gold coins, diamond rings, beads, and pirate earrings. I purchased these items from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dozen-Pirate-Rubber-Duckie-Favors/dp/B000UIGVLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316373472&sr=8-1"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Amazon</strong></span></a>, <a href="http://www.centurynovelty.com/detail_256_163-1064.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Century Novelty</strong></span></a> and <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/pirate-tattoos-a2-39_1856-12-1.fltr?Ntt=pirate+tattoo"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Oriental</strong> <strong>Trading</strong></span></a></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wish I had pictures of the courtyard at night! It was beautiful when the sun went down. I had so much fun putting the party together. I will be completely honest and tell you that I did not do everything I had intended. If I had more time, each child would have had a treasure map to follow to each activity. We would have stamped their map after they completed each activity and they would have been given a prize. I had also planned to do an art project with them, but they were having so much fun playing that I decided not to do it. However, I feel like I must share this with you so you will know that I am not perfect. The important thing is that our little one had a great birthday with his friends, and I had a wonderful time hanging out with mine! It was a wonderful day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you have not found Pinterest.com by now you need to check it out. I created a board just for this party. It was a huge help in giving me ideas and keeping me organized. Click <strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/suzanne_markel/party-ideas/">here</a></span></strong> to see my board!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our little one will soon be three and we are planning a pirate party for our captain. This weekend I finished ordering all the goodies for the pirate adventure and started making a few of the decorations. This buccaneer is almost ready for the big day. He will be welcoming our pirates and princesses to the party with a sign hanging from his mouth. The sign is still drying but I couldn't wait to share him with you. I will post another picture when he is completely finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This summer we started replacing the picket fence in the front yard. We were left with a pile of picket fence panels that were....um, perfectly aged? I thought to myself, "What to do, what to do, with all those panels?" Then the idea hit me! I could make distressed picture frames!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We had purchased a few painting from a local artist, David Boyd, Jr. I have mentioned him before in one of my posts, and if you have not had the chance to check out his work, you should. You can view his work on his blog, <a href="http://compelledtopaint.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Compelled To Paint</strong></span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We watched a few videos on youtube.com and then just winged it. I hope to make more in the future. I do like them as is, but I also plan to sand and paint a few in different colors. The hardest part about the project is removing the pickets from the panel, and finding pickets that are not warped.</span></div>
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have heard of <a href="http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/paints.html"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Annie
Sloan Chalk Paint</strong></span></a>. I first heard about it from <a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2011/03/mystery-paint-revealed.html"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Miss
Mustard Seed</strong></span></a> a while back. I had been dying to try it ever since I read her
post. Then many other blogs started writing about it as well. I just knew I
had to try it but I didn't want to order online. I wanted to see the colors in
person, but I didn't have a retailer in my area....or so I
thought.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Imagine my
surprise when I discovered a store in my area that sold Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
while I was at Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta. <a href="http://www.colormefrench.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Color
Me French</strong></span></a> is Georgia's only stockist of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. They are
located in <a href="http://www.twistonmain.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Twist On Main in Senoia</strong></span></a>,
Georgia. They offer workshops where you can learn about all the beautiful
things you can create with this paint.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So the first thing I needed to do was decide
what I was going to paint. I decided I would paint the little nook in our
kitchen. As you can see, it is not very attractive. The formica table top
totally clashed with our granite and the pew that was repurposed into bench
seating was not that attractive. However, the boys love eating here because
they feel like they are eating at McDonald's. This is not quite the look I
wanted in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now that I decided on what to paint, I hopped
in my car and headed to Twist on Main. The ladies where very helpful and
knowledgeable when answering my questions about the application of the paint.
There were also different pieces painted throughout the store that I used as a
reference when deciding which colors to purchase. I absolutely loved all the
color choices and had a difficult time deciding what colors to go with. I
finally decided to use Cream as my table top and Duck Egg Blue for the benches.
Then I used the dark wax to glaze the benches.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I started painting the table top first. On
the first coat, I used a brush to apply the paint and I had visible brush
marks. I knew I would have to do another coat and I wanted an even coverage.
The second coat gave me 100% coverage and I was satisfied. I did sand lightly
after the second coat dried before applying clear wax to the table
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For the benches, I did use a brush and had to
apply two coats. I knew I would be distressing the benches so I didn't mind
brush strokes this time. Let me just tell you how easy it was to distress the
benches using this paint. It is a dream!!! I remember all of the times I had
to use tons of elbow grease and/or an electric sander to create a distressed
look. This paint is an answer to my prayers. All I had to do was lightly sand
where I wanted to wood to show through, and in no time at all I had a finished
project. After I sanded the benches, I clear wax to them before applying the
dark wax. The ladies recommended doing this step so it would be easier to apply
the dark wax. If I had skipped this step, the paint would have soaked up the
dark wax making it harder to work with.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have already started another project using
this paint and have three more on the to do list. If you have not tried chalk
paint yet (and I am sure most of you have), you should try it. And if you are
in the Senoia area go check out <a href="http://www.colormefrench.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Color
Me French</strong></span></a> in <a href="http://www.twistonmain.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Twist On Main</strong></span></a>! They
will take good care of you.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Also, check out the video from the blog, <a href="http://www.perfectlyimperfectblog.com/2011/06/chalk-paint-faqs.html"><span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Perfectly
Imperfect</strong></span></a>. She gives you some really great tips about how to apply the
wax.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thanks for stopping
by!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our Southern Nest</span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-57772262647253403572011-05-24T18:22:00.000-07:002011-05-24T18:27:37.754-07:00Getting Ready For The Beach<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nHmTbYh32XQ/TdxYaLbPaaI/AAAAAAAAA5E/siO-0y2JOic/s1600/beach+picture+to+paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nHmTbYh32XQ/TdxYaLbPaaI/AAAAAAAAA5E/siO-0y2JOic/s400/beach+picture+to+paint.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We are counting down the days until we head to the beautiful beaches of South Walton. I can't wait to put my toes in the sand and watch my little ones play in the waves. While I was browsing through Etsy, I found the cutest beach bags from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lucyjanestudio"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lucy Jane Studio</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. As a mother of three, I can appreciate a stylish beach bag that is large enough to hold four towels and various water toys. The bonus for me was the reasonable price!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After you visit Lucy's Etsy shop, you should visit her blog. You can read it <a href="http://lucyjanestudio.com/"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">here</span></strong></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our Southern Nest</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-87323147026094069162011-04-23T12:38:00.000-07:002011-04-23T12:38:20.429-07:00Here Comes Peter Cottontail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GrQCsLfFzb0/TbMloFpPXDI/AAAAAAAAA4U/UjdBhBa6eRg/s1600/Easter+2011+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GrQCsLfFzb0/TbMloFpPXDI/AAAAAAAAA4U/UjdBhBa6eRg/s320/Easter+2011+047.JPG" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today Mac and I went to an Easter Egg hunt that was hosted by our church's youth group. Mac had a wonderful time and found tons of eggs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whenever I see the Easter bunny and I always remember</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> what our son, Owen, asked me when he was 4. He said, "Mommy, when the Easter bunny comes to our house will he come in my room?" I replied, "I don't think so honey." He said, "Good, because the Easter bunny really freaks me out Mommy." I thought to myself, you know he is right. It would be scary for a giganic rabbit to enter your house while you were sleeping. Thanks goodness he brings goodies or Owen would be setting traps for the Easter bunny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our Southern Nest</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-33822553063673694202011-03-15T16:28:00.000-07:002011-03-15T16:31:20.778-07:00Hollywood Comes A-Knocking Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cQNqNDgThks/TX_zvyFacdI/AAAAAAAAA3E/grGgmIpTTlI/s1600/20110315-Movie-3256_w550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cQNqNDgThks/TX_zvyFacdI/AAAAAAAAA3E/grGgmIpTTlI/s320/20110315-Movie-3256_w550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our town has been busy the past few weeks. A movie starring Shia Labeouf just finished filming and a Disney movie has just begun. The house in the picture above is where the Disney movie will be filmed. If you click on the link below, you can read the article from the local newspaper. It mostly tells about road closures and traffic detours. Oh, the price we pay for fame! :)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Filming-begins-on-Greenville-Street-46575">Filming begins on Greenville Street - The Times-Herald</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-51618194865546977162011-03-08T04:13:00.000-08:002011-03-08T04:13:34.986-08:00Happy Mardi Gras<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Mardi Gras Everyone! If you do not live in a town that celebrates Mardi Gras, you, like me, might be dying to say "Throw me something mister". Or that could be just me. :) Any who, I decided to browse Etsy this morning to get my "mardi gras" fix. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lesse bon temps rouler!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And if you would like to start your very own Mardi Gras parade in your hometown, you can buy a lovely crawfish float at this Etsy seller's shop. Just be sure to invite me!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-19755527033644234902011-03-01T14:24:00.000-08:002011-03-01T14:24:16.278-08:00Etsy Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XpRj3w7sHcQ/TW1t6-gglNI/AAAAAAAAA10/graPtbxLI08/s1600/giardino+pillow+covers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" l6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XpRj3w7sHcQ/TW1t6-gglNI/AAAAAAAAA10/graPtbxLI08/s400/giardino+pillow+covers+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love blogs! I love bloggers even more! They are always sharing their latest ideas or their best finds. I was recently reading a post from <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://brynalexandra.blogspot.com/2011/02/etsy-gem.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Bryn</span> <span style="color: magenta;">Alexandra</span></a></span>. She found these amazing pillow covers on Etsy. They are made from hand block print fabric, and I have not stopped thinking about them since I read the post. The name of the shop on Etsy.com is <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/giardino?ref=seller_info">Giardino</a></span>. The designer uses stamps to create wonderful designs on linen fabric. I thought I would share a few of my favorites from her shop. I also found a few other pillows from different designers and thought I would share those as well. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can find their stores by clicking the names under the pillows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our Southern Nest</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-45787715874375162652011-02-17T17:09:00.000-08:002011-02-17T17:09:38.349-08:00Hollywood Comes To Our Hood<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For past few days a filming crew has been getting the house across the street from us ready for a movie. As I type, Miss Dolly Parton and Miss Keke Palmer are filming scenes for the movie <em>Joyful Noise</em>. Last night, we were able to watch as Kris Kristofferson and Dolly rehearsed a dancing scene outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are some pictures of the crews setting up for the film. They will be here for three days so hopefully I will be able to share more. That is if I can sneak a picture here and there. They were not too keen of me taking pictures while they were filming or while the stars were outside.</span><br />
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Now just to be clear, the boys and I have enjoyed our "snow week", but it is time to move on. (Actually, I should name it "ice week" since we received more ice that snow.) During our time off the boys have enjoyed sledding around the neighborhood. We have consumed enough cookies, brownies, and hot chocolate to satisfy our sweet tooth for the next three months. I have managed to paint a few things in Tripp's room, install a new light fixture, organize our pantry, and drive Jim insane with a new updated "honey-do" list. Maybe I should wish for one more day home. Who knows what I could do tomorrow!<br />
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Stay warm everyone!!!<br />
Our Southern NestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-12285128896602303542010-12-19T13:41:00.000-08:002010-12-19T13:41:41.340-08:00Houzz Holiday Idea Book<script type="text/javascript">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are many ways to make a bow to attach to your gift, but I will share how I do it. First, I make a loop and gather the ribbon in between my thumb and forefinger.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then I make a second loop and gather the ribbon again in between my thumb and forefinger.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfKxt0WACI/AAAAAAAAAw4/mYwQTwFuDUE/s1600/Christmas+wrapping+party+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfKxt0WACI/AAAAAAAAAw4/mYwQTwFuDUE/s320/Christmas+wrapping+party+044.JPG" width="213" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I continue to make loops until the bow is the size I would like it to be. I like to have an odd number of loops on each side of the bow. Next, you will need to take a pipe cleaner or piece of raffia to secure the bow in the center. You can see I am using raffia to secure my bow.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfK6Ix0gcI/AAAAAAAAAw8/mxaB3uNCX84/s1600/Christmas+wrapping+party+045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfK6Ix0gcI/AAAAAAAAAw8/mxaB3uNCX84/s320/Christmas+wrapping+party+045.JPG" width="230" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wrap the raffia around the bow a couple of times and then tie it in a knot. I like to leave the end of the raffia long because I will then tie the bow to the present.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfK9vFDQ1I/AAAAAAAAAxA/MjF4VtVZmKw/s1600/Christmas+wrapping+party+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfK9vFDQ1I/AAAAAAAAAxA/MjF4VtVZmKw/s320/Christmas+wrapping+party+046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will now attach the bow to the present by looping the raffia around the ribbon and tie it in a knot.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfLc0gcdCI/AAAAAAAAAxU/pFsGl5nPhb4/s1600/Christmas+wrapping+party+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2wLgOwcEBYk/TQfLc0gcdCI/AAAAAAAAAxU/pFsGl5nPhb4/s320/Christmas+wrapping+party+054.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next I have made another bow, but this time I use red raffia. Once I have made the red bow, I place it on top of the green bow. I use the green raffia to attach to red bow to the larger green bow. Then I gather red shredded paper in the center and secure it with the green raffia.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxnV4x_P4SqZTurzQloPUQgDrAcC_5IoO701w4KBmJXERDV9a1ROKD5P964MQ2EnmHb_as0alV5lqqn7re9tioHpeRr5qLCM87zmg4z9aB2CIpEzpxh3qtdwxXe6eJd6PbXHGWZawQmA/s1600/Christmas+wrapping+party+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxnV4x_P4SqZTurzQloPUQgDrAcC_5IoO701w4KBmJXERDV9a1ROKD5P964MQ2EnmHb_as0alV5lqqn7re9tioHpeRr5qLCM87zmg4z9aB2CIpEzpxh3qtdwxXe6eJd6PbXHGWZawQmA/s320/Christmas+wrapping+party+061.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Most of the gift wrapping paper I have used has either come from Hobby Lobby or from <a href="http://www.nashvillewraps.com/?adword=g_nashvillewraps&gclid=CMDoy8nj7KUCFY9l7AoduU2_rA"><strong><span style="color: red;">Nashville Wraps</span></strong></a>. I ordered all of the Wraphia ribbon, floral ribbon and shredded paper from Nashville Wraps. I love that company! I usually receive my order within two days of placing my order! The large ric rac ribbon that you see on some of the packages came from <a href="http://www.mayarts.com/"><span style="color: red;"><strong>May Arts</strong></span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">There you have it! Now you can host your own gift wrapping party! If you don't have time this year, put it on your to-do list for next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thanks for stopping by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">PS- I would like to say "Thank You" to Kari over at<a href="http://u-createparties.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;"><strong> UCreate Parties</strong></span></a>! She most graciously shared my post with her readers. I have mentioned her before and if you haven't visited her blogs you are missing out!</span><br />
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