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home and landscape design, etc.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791892774462735755noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428981338872264760.post-4297506901428255722013-12-04T08:57:00.002-08:002013-12-04T08:57:52.874-08:00Xmas 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the last week of school for my kids and it's starting to feel like summer is right around the corner.</span></div>
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Last weekend we had a dinner party for some dear friends we rarely get to see anymore.</div>
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I wanted to make the evening feel special, so I pulled out my nautical/beach inspired decor to set the table.</div>
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I made <i><a href="http://www.bellalimento.com/2011/02/18/cappesante-in-salsa-di-zafferano-sea-scallops-in-saffron-sauce/">Seared Sea Scallops in Saffron Cream Sauce</a></i> for the appetizer and they were delicious. </div>
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Thank you Paula from <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="http://www.bellalimento.com/">Bell'alimento</a> </i></span></div>
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I recently started working at Anthropology and I scored the coral table cloth the first week </div>
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I started my new job.</div>
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I had coveted it for a long time before I started working there and it just happened to go on sale the week I started. </div>
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It was meant to mine.</div>
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I picked up the placemats at Homegoods last year.</div>
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I found the square dinner plates at Target years ago.</div>
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The glass floats are from Marshalls.</div>
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The octopus tray in the background is from Homegoods.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a great evening with friends, yummy food, and good wine.</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/look-what-i-dragged-home.html">Look What I Dragged Home</a></b></div>
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<a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/goodbye-deer-booty-hello-sea-monster.html"><b>Goodbye Deer Booty, Hello Sea Monster</b></a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791892774462735755noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428981338872264760.post-31948554071004260592013-03-21T14:40:00.000-07:002013-03-21T14:43:15.723-07:00Vertical Pallet Garden Update<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Well hello my long lost blogging buddies! </span></div>
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I've been on a long hiatus from blogging and I don't have any earth shattering reason why? </div>
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I hope you have been enjoying 2013 and that Spring is just around the corner for my friends living in cold climates. </div>
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We are enjoying beautiful, mild Spring Break temperatures here in San Diego.</div>
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I thought I'd give you a little update of my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/vertical-gardening-experiment.html">vertical pallet garden</a>.</div>
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It's filled in nicely since I last blogged about it.</div>
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I originally posted back in November 2011 about how to construct a <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/vertical-gardening-experiment.html">vertical pallet garden</a></b>. </div>
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It was an experiment that went horribly wrong and you can read all about it in this post, <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/going-to-plan-b.html">Plan B</a>.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> The live succulent vertical garden turned into one big gnat farm in my house. </span><br />
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I went with a faux succulents for the indoors and remade my original one to hang outside.</div>
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Here is the<a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/going-to-plan-b.html"> Plan B</a> option for indoors.</div>
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Here is the outside pallet redone after getting rid of all the old plantings and gnat farm.</div>
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I started with small cuttings and laid the pallet flat for two weeks.</div>
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Some of the little cuttings fell out to their death before they could take root. <br />
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I screwed large hooks into my eaves to hang the pallet.</div>
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<b>This thing is incredible heavy when it's wet.</b></div>
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Mine has been hanging for about eight months and it's doing fine.</div>
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This is a north east facing wall that gets great morning sun.</div>
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Here's how it looks today.</div>
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I have since removed the candle sconce. It was getting to rusty outside. </div>
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The cuttings are filling in nicely and ready for me to trim off some of the babies to grow more succulents.</div>
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I'm off to weed my vegetable beds and get them ready to plant. </div>
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Hope your spring garden is bringing you happiness.</div>
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<i>To see more detailed instruction on how to construct your own vertical pallet garden click<a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/vertical-gardening-experiment.html"><b> here</b></a></i>.</div>
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We've been busy skiing in Mammoth and getting back into the school groove.</div>
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I took this picture with my iPhone through the car window on the way home.</div>
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Here's my family at the top of the mountain.</div>
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While I don't mind cold and stark when I ski, my house seemed empty after I put away Christmas.</div>
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I shopped the house and the garden and added terrariums to my industrial shelves.</div>
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I hung two sconces I've had for years on either side of the gold mirror for some symmetry.</div>
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My<a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/its-70-degrees-and-christmas-in-san.html"> <b>painted window</b></a><b>s</b>.</div>
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I wanted to bring a hostess gift to my friend Beth and this is what I came up with. </div>
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A Winterlicious Terrarium.</div>
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To see others I've made go<b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/winterlicious-glass-bubbles.html"> here</a></b>. </div>
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I added a faux tree, a piece of driftwood, green moss, spray painted faux twigs, and a nest with a little bird.</div>
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Hey there, today I wanted to show you the outside of my house and how it's decorated for Christmas.</div>
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It's going to be 70 degrees today so bringing the "winter" to the outside of the house can be a challenge.</div>
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My husband and I recently ripped out the ten year old Blue Point Junipers on either side of our front door. </div>
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As much as we tried to stake it and straighten out, it just wasn't working. </div>
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This year I moved two of my urns and pedestals to either side of the front door. </div>
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I added faux greenery, sticks, and Christmas balls to the urns.</div>
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I can change out the urns with each season.</div>
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I also painted my windows and the entry mirror with a DIY stencil for the third year in a row.</div>
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This year I used a simple deer head design.</div>
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I used water based craft paint to stencil the windows.<br />
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I added some faux wreaths to the windows and attached them with suction cups.</div>
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The house is ready for Christmas. </div>
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I showed you my<b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/winter-mantle-deer-booty-decor.html"> mantle</a></b> in my last post. </div>
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Today I'm showing you the opposite side of the room.</div>
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Here is the newly <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-little-painting.html"><b>painted wall</b></a> opposite my fireplace. </div>
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To see how this side of the room was decorated last year go <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-buffet.html">here</a></b>.</div>
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Here's what the shelves looked like when I first made them, before I <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-little-painting.html">painted the wall</a></b>.</div>
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I've scaled way back for this year, only using them in a couple of places.</div>
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The chandelier is blinged out with faux greenery and Christmas owls.</div>
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I added some little houses this year.</div>
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I've taken a break from coaching to spend more time with my family.<br />
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This little house lights up and changes colors.</div>
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I had to do some rearranging of furniture to accommodate my Christmas tree. </div>
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I moved my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/vertical-gardening-experiment.html">vertical pallet</a> faux planter, my desk, and my <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-metal-hanging-light.html">DIY metal planter hanging light</a></b> to the wall next to the dining room table.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> More little houses under my </span><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-glass-lamps.html" style="text-align: center;"><b>DIY glass lamps</b></a><span style="text-align: center;">. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I perched them on a candlestick for added height.</span></div>
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Christmas has been fully decked out in our house for the past few weeks. </div>
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It's an Ugg boot day around here so I'm staying home catching up on stuff around the house.</div>
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My DIY Sharpie and ballpoint pen deer on painter's drop cloth is making it's second Christmas appearance. </div>
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We call him...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Deer Booty</i></b> </span></div>
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To see how I made him last year click <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1428981338872264760#editor/target=post;postID=5153310392426378308">here</a>.</div>
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I styled my Deer Booty mantle with a small forest and some pine cones. </div>
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The only new piece I added is this deer head wreath on a stick from Home Goods.</div>
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Deer Shish Kabob to go with Deer Booty.</div>
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I made the stockings last year out of some old sweaters taking up space in my closet.</div>
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Now if I could just get them to all face the same direction for a picture. </div>
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I swear Christmas stockings are harder to take pictures of then pets and babies. </div>
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I winterized my firewood basket.</div>
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To the right of the fireplace is my Great, Grandfather's chair. </div>
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He was a doctor and it sat in his office waiting room. </div>
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I draped the chair with a Flokati coat and a little tree. </div>
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I've had this coat for over 20 years and never wear it. Believe me I've tried.</div>
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My parents got it for me on a trip to Greece when they lived in Italy.</div>
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It's way too big and I look like the Abominable Snow Man when I wear it, really I do. </div>
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Instead of me wearing it, the chair gets too.</div>
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To see how I decorated for Christmas last year go<a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html"> here</a>.</div>
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My Thanksgiving and Christmas trees have been up since right around Halloween. <br />
I know weird, I always put my trees up early because I just love them.<br />
They stayed like this for awhile just with lights in their urns.</div>
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The Thanksgiving tree is decorated with elements from nature.</div>
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It's in the <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/man-cave-reveal_26.html">man cave</a></b>.<br />
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I used owls, birds, feathers, white pumpkins, and mushrooms.<br />
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It coordinates nicely with the dark green velvet Ikea drapes.<br />
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A couple of years ago I started a tradition in our home of a <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/im-in-mood-for-gratitiude.html">Gratitude Tree</a></b>.<br />
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We read all of them during the Thanksgiving meal.</div>
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I found a King palm husk while walking Piper and drug it home with me.</div>
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I decided it might make some interesting front door decor for fall.</div>
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I picked up a faux pineapple and cut off the back with a hack saw. </div>
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A little hot glue, faux magnolia leaves, mushrooms, succulents, and wheat.</div>
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The pineapple is a symbol of welcome and hospitality so it's perfect for front door decor.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09791892774462735755noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428981338872264760.post-18415616911649990262012-11-10T16:58:00.001-08:002012-12-03T21:03:20.013-08:00A Little Painting<div style="text-align: center;">
Two weeks ago my Monday morning beach volleyball got canceled because we couldn't get a fourth player so I avoided working out all together by painting a wall in my family room/great room.</div>
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I had left over paint from Henry's man cave ceiling.</div>
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Before this wall and the rest of the room was painted </div>
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Benjamin Moore 3/4 White Sand HC 170.</div>
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My industrial shelves have wheels so it was easy to just roll the whole thing away from the wall to paint.</div>
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I was lazy and didn't take the heavy mirror down. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope all my friends out on the East Coast get a reprieve from Hurricane Sandy and enjoy some trick or treating tonight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've used this Salmon recipe for years that I got from Sunset 2004.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We all know we're supposed to eat more fish to get those essential fatty acids into our diet. </span><b style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/how-essential-fatty-acids-benefit-the-body.html#b">Here's</a></b><span style="text-align: center;"> some more info. on why essential fatty acids are important to the body. </span></div>
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Most of you have probably heard why you want to choose wild salmon over farm raised, but if you haven't read this great article, <a href="http://www.purezing.com/living/food_articles/living_articles_7salmon.htm">Seven Reasons to Avoid Farm Raised Salmon</a>. </div>
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I love the mango sauce the recipe calls for drizzled over the salmon.</div>
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It's nice because you can make it ahead of time and heat it in the microwave right before serving.</div>
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I quickly heat chopped mango with a little sesame oil.</div>
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Put it in a food processor or blender and add the vinegar and white wine.</div>
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1) The recipe calls for wasabi powder, you can also use wasabi paste, no biggie.</div>
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2) THE BEST change I made is to mix the wasabi paste and the honey with a half a stick of melted butter because the salmon came out to dry when I followed the recipe directions. Just brush it on while it's cooking. </div>
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I love the warm spice of the wasabi glaze combined with the tart sweet mango sauce.</div>
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my family loves it too and it's good enough to serve to special guest. </div>
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<a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/seared-wasabi-glazed-salmon-with-forbidden-rice-10000000600535/">Seared Wasabi-Glazed Salmon with "Forbidden" Rice.</a></div>
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I did this fun little project a couple of months ago.</div>
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I originally made it for my husband's<strong> </strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/man-cave-reveal_26.html"><strong>Man Cave</strong></a>, but I ended up not using it for the space. <br />
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I picked up an old suitcase on the same day I bought the steamer trunk back in April. It was marked for $20, but since I was buying several items, I got them down to $15.</div>
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To see the steamer trunk makeover go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ghosts-and-vintage-steamer-trunk-turned.html">here</a></strong></div>
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I found an old World Atlas and a Jacques Cousteau whale book at another thrift store several months later.</div>
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The books were 50% off and I paid under $5 for the pair. </div>
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I didn't know at the time that I bought the books what I was going to do with them, I just liked them.</div>
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I used four new unfinished furniture legs from Home Depot. <br />
They were about $20 for all four.<br />
The legs come in several lengths so measure the height of your suitcase before you buy your legs to determine the finished height of the table you want.</div>
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I started by cutting pages out of the Atlas. <br />
At this point of the project I felt VERY guilty.<br />
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I expected the Librarian Police to show up on my doorstep and revoke my Library card at any moment.</div>
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I found this map of Martha's Vineyard and at a garage sale for $2. <br />
This map became the base of the suitcase. <br />
I cut it to fit all the sides and the top and Mod Podged it on.</div>
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I had so many pictures to work with from the two books that I have extras for other projects.</div>
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Don't know what I'll make next with them?</div>
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I love seeing California Gray Whales migrating south in the winter and back up the coast with their babies in the late summer from the beach I play volleyball at.</div>
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I glued the pictures on top of the map base with more Mod Podge.</div>
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I added a couple more thick coats of Mod Podge to the top for extra durability.</div>
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I used vinegar and steel wool to stain the legs. </div>
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It's the same technique I used on my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/diy-industrial-shelves.html">DIY industrial shelves</a>.</div>
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I screwed four leg bracket holders to the bottom of the luggage.<br />
They cost under $2 a piece at Home Depot.</div>
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The maps looked a little too new for me. <br />
I antiqued them with an old toothbrush and some shoe polish.<br />
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I have been using shoes polish for antiquing for as long as I can remember.<br />
It's inexpensive and it works great. <br />
I used it to add some antiquing to this Craig's List dresser I painted.<br />
To see how I did it go <b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-re-finish-furniture-quick-and.html">here</a></b>.<br />
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Shoe polish is always handy in our house since my husband uses it to polish his dress shoes for work. <br />
Shh, don't tell him I steal his shoe polish for my DIY projects.</div>
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I added some shoe polish to darken up the legs too.<br />
Here's the table with the legs attached.</div>
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Ok Piper, just one picture since you are such a good little project helper.<br />
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I'm not the first to decoupage old maps onto vintage luggage.<br />
There are <strong>many</strong> projects out there using old maps.<br />
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Nor am I the first to add furniture legs to one.</div>
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But I haven't seen any whale, map combos with legs yet?<br />
Maybe because I'm the only one that likes it.<br />
Oh well, it's definitely a "unique" piece and I had fun making it.<br />
What's the saying?<br />
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Here it is in it's new home.<br />
It's perfect to place a drink or a book on and it provides a little extra added storage.</div>
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Have you tried using old suitcases or maps to create interesting pieces for your home yet?</div>
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If you can cut and paste, this is a totally easy, fun, DIY project. </div>
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Keep your eyes open for old suitcases and interesting books next time you're in your favorite thrift store.</div>
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The temperature is working it's way up to the 90's today here in beautiful San Diego. <br />
I decorated my house last month as if we were enjoying cooler Fall temperatures, but they have yet to show up and I'm tempted to turn on the air conditioner again.<br />
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I showed you my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/fall-entry-2012.html">Fall mantle</a> in a previous posts.<br />
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and my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/fall-entry-2012.html">Fall entryway</a> in the last post.<br />
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Here is the roundup of the rest of the house. </div>
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These are the cabinets you see when you come in the front door.<br />
I'm not a big orange person, so I use it sparingly in my Halloween decor.<br />
I group most of the orange I have here. </div>
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Here's how my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/diy-industrial-shelves.html">DIY industrial shelves</a> are decorated for Fall. </div>
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I am reusing the same Fall decor I've had for years, mostly white and metallics. </div>
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Here is how I used the blue pumpkins last year.</div>
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The crows are perching above the fireplace this year.</div>
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I painted the pumpkins blue and gold last year. </div>
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You can go<strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/feeling-blue-its-good-thing.html"> here</a></strong> and check out how I did it and see other blogger's blue pumpkins that inspired me</div>
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Here is one of my velvet pumpkins surrounded by coral, shells, starfish and my<strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/stud-pumps.html"> painted gourds</a></strong>. </div>
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I love a good cloche and put EVERYTHING in them. </div>
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If my dog would stay still I'd probably put her in a cloche, I love them. </div>
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Just kidding, Piper is too big to fit in a cloche.<br />
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Here are some of my velvet pumpkins that I made last year. </div>
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To see the tutorial I used go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/velvet-pumpkins-and-thanksgiving.html">here</a></strong>.</div>
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I combined them with some starfish and put them in a cornucopia basket.<br />
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I added some of my magnetic skeleton and crystal drops to the candle holders. </div>
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To see how to make these go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-performing-lobotomies.html">here</a></strong>.</div>
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I changed out my <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/spring-in-bubble.html"><strong>glass bubbles</strong></a> for Fall with miniature frosted pumpkins.</div>
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And a few to this glass vase. <br />
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Here's how the table was decorated right after I painted it black a few months back.</div>
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To see the before and after pictures go <i><b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/newold-entryway-mirror-and-table.html">here</a></b></i>.</div>
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It was part of the <b><i><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/man-cave-reveal_26.html">man cave makeover</a></i></b>.<br />
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I added my white embellished pumpkins, a feather boa, and this black orb to one of my urns.</div>
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I took off the stem of the pumpkin and changes it out for an embellished Fleur de Lys fence post topper. I attached it by sticking bamboo skewers into the foam pumpkin. They create a base to hold the heavy metal topper in place.<br />
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I set the small side lamps on feather boas and added my little<b><i><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/stud-pumps.html"> stud pumps</a></i></b> around the base of the urn. </div>
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I already had everything so this change up was free.</div>
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I decorated for Halloween and Fall a couple of weeks ago,</div>
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<b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/flock-is-flying-coop-but-some-cant.html">The flock</a></b> is back with a new favorite nesting place.</div>
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They're keeping my<b><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-owl.html"> DIY owl art</a></b> company.</div>
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The skeletons are blinged out.</div>
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I changed out the finials on the curtain rod holding my owl art. I added some faux branches by drilling a hole in the branch and screwing it in to a double sided screw.</div>
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After removing the existing finial I attached the branch for the flock to perch on.</div>
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A little costume jewelry stuck to my foam pumpkin's eye sockets adds some sparkle to inexpensive skulls.</div>
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Dripped red candle wax adds a little gore.</div>
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Big lots skulls in a cloche with added pearl necklaces help complete the look.</div>
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I'm finally finished with Henry's room. </div>
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It's been six months since I started the<strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-space-for-my-man.html"> <em>man cave makeover</em></a></strong>. </div>
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Most of the room has been done for quite awhile, I was just waiting on the couch. </div>
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I ordered a love seat/chaise combo couch about a month ago. </div>
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I picked up the couch a week ago, but only half of it made it home with me. <br />
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The room used to look like this.</div>
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I did many DIY projects along the way of completing this room. <br />
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I <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/henrys-room-update.html"><em>painted</em></a></strong> the walls <br />
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My brother<strike> helped</strike> did the <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/making-cut.html"><em>crown molding</em>.</a></strong> </div>
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I made a <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/restoration-hardware-rope-planitarium.html"><em>Restoration Hardware knock off light</em></a></strong>. </div>
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I added jute rope to the existing <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/4-jute-light.html"><em>entry light</em></a></strong><em>.</em> </div>
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I made this <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-leather-studded-stump.html"><em>leather studded stump</em></a></strong> for a side table.</div>
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I added industrial wheels to this thrift store <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ghosts-and-vintage-steamer-trunk-turned.html"><em>steamer trunk</em></a></strong>. </div>
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I originally planned on using it as a media console, but I think the scale works better switching to the dresser.</div>
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I painted my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/newold-entryway-mirror-and-table.html"><em>entryway</em></a></strong> mirror a more masculine black.</div>
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Here is the finished room reveal.</div>
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I did it on a tight budget spread over several months.</div>
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The green velvet drapes and the cowhide rug are from Ikea. <br />
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The silver floor lamp is a family hand me down that I painted silver and distressed.</div>
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The media dresser has been in my family for years.<br />
The white chair is a thrift store find that I had reupholstered years ago.</div>
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I changed out the white blinds for woven ones from Lowe's.</div>
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So, let's get back to the story of the couch. <br />
I searched and searched for the perfect couch for many months. <br />
My husband and I are tall and needed a deep couch to accommodate our height. We tend to keep our couches along time so I didn't want to skimp on quality, but it still needed to be budget friendly.</div>
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The room is small and it's the first room you see when you walk in the front door. Going too big would have over whelmed the space. I found the perfect solution at a store in Solana Beach called WE-R-Fabrics. They make custom high end furniture for very competitive prices. <br />
I will definitely buy furniture from them again.</div>
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Now, here is where my nice little couch story gets scary. </div>
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I picked up the couch on a Friday afternoon, but only the chaise part of the couch made the trip safe and sound to my house. </div>
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I watched helplessly through the rear view mirror as the love seat did a back flip out of the back of my truck on to the freeway!<br />
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I am very lucky to not be facing a lawsuit or dealing with the guilt of causing someones untimely death due to a couch collision on the freeway.</div>
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The lesson I learned that day is <b>NEVER</b> trust someone when they tell you the furniture is "secure" in the truck.</div>
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<b>CHECK IT YOURSELF</b></div>
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The couch miraculously landed right side up and only received a minor tear that has been seamlessly fixed. <br />
More importantly, no car accidents occurred as a result of my flying couch. <br />
I should have bought a lottery ticket that day.<br />
It could have been really bad, I was very lucky that no one got hurt. </div>
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A week later the chaise and love seat are happy to be reunited again.</div>
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It's perfect for my tall husband and the chaise is lined up with the TV for comfortable, ideal TV viewing.</div>
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The picture on the left is of New York City where my husband is from. It was on clearance for $30 at Homegoods. The other map above the TV and the blue print picture to the right were also great buys from Homegoods.</div>
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Most of the accessories I found shopping the house. <br />
I picked up a few extra old books at thrift stores. The globe was on clearance at Homegoods and well as the large black metal urns with the pointy finials. </div>
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My husband is really happy with his new room. </div>
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Now if we can just keep the girls out if it.<br />
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The Halloween decor has been out in stores around here since August. <br />
I just got my summer decor out. <br />
Where has the time gone?<br />
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<em>(This is an edited re-post from back in 2010. </em><em>It has some tried and true Halloween party and decor ideas so I'm re-posting it.)</em><br />
<em>To see my 2011 Halloween post go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/flock-is-flying-coop-but-some-cant.html">here</a></strong>.</em><br />
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In the past my house is decorated for Halloween by the second week of September. <br />
I can't help the compulsion to pull out my skulls and skeletons as soon as I start seeing the stuff in the stores. <br />
The last couple of years I have only put out about a third of my Halloween decorations. <br />
We used to have a huge Halloween party and I still have a lot of creepy decor stored away in boxes from those party days.<br />
We always included kids at our party, so I didn't ever go over the top with scary or gory decor.<br />
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Here are some cost saving tips that have helped me get my Halloween on.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>1)</strong> </span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Use what you have in new ways.</span> </strong><br />
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I added costume jewelry that I already had to Halloween skulls.<br />
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I like to embellish my skulls with costume jewelry, feather boas, and snakes.<br />
The cloche keeps the snakes from slithering off.<br />
<em>Cloche and pedestal- already had</em><br />
<em>Ceramic skull- Big Lots</em><br />
<em>Rubber snake- Big Lots</em><br />
<em>Costume Jewelry- I already had from Grandma</em><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">2) There is no reason to spend a ton of money.</span></strong><br />
Most of my decor was picked up on sale at places like Marshall's, Big Lots, the dollar store, and Target.<br />
This candle holder is a cheap foam skull with a hole cut out in the top for a candle. I embellished it with some costume jewelry and dripped red candle wax down the sides. The eye sockets are embellished with post earrings just pushed into the foam. The right eye looks like it's crying jewels.<br />
<em>Foam skull- Big Lots</em><br />
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<strong> <span style="font-size: large;"> 3) Think multiples for a bigger impact.</span></strong><br />
<strong> </strong>Sometimes it's better to buy 20 of the same thing than 3 of this and 2 of that.<br />
I usually buy 2-3 crows each year to add to the flock. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">4) If you are having a Halloween party, think BIG.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Decor doesn't show up outside at night unless it's slightly "gaudy" by day.</span></strong> <br />
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This is a picture of our bar table for our 2006 party.<br />
The chandelier is dolled up with orange and black tulle, zebra stripe ribbon bows, and purple and orange painted light bulbs. The ceiling is draped in more tulle and old curtains. <br />
Totally tacky, but it really worked at night to create a festive mood.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> 5) Lighting can make or break the party atmosphere.</span></strong><br />
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Make sure you try out all your plugged in electrical lighting, your landscape lighting, and any other outdoor electrical devices that will be used on the night of the party way<u> in advance</u> of the real thing. Do a dry run to make sure you don't blow any fuses. <br />
You might need to get a generator or try different outlets to avoid having a "dark" party. <br />
Duct tape any extension cords down that go across walkways to prevent tripping.<br />
Your guest might already be sight impaired due to elaborate costumes. <br />
Make sure pathways are well lit for walking, but not so bright and glaring that the creepy mood is ruined.<br />
I used dollar store white plastic pumpkins and drilled holes all over them to create lanterns. I added paper lanterns to light this dark pathway down the side of the house.<br />
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I used battery operated candles for safety.<br />
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My cheese cloth ghost light up too. <br />
I bought inexpensive white paper lanterns and covered them in cheese cloth.<br />
The heads illuminate at night with battery operated tea lights.<br />
I made the faces with glued on felt. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> 6) Embellish your existing lighting.</span></strong><br />
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My chandeliers get blinged out with skeletons.<br />
To see how to make these go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-performing-lobotomies.html">here</a></strong>.<br />
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More magnetic skulls for a quick change to my metal hanging light.<br />
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This light fixture gets a twig, spider web, and crow makeover.<br />
Twigs are free and spider webs are cheap.<br />
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Hanging skulls add to the creepy effect.<br />
I picked this one up at Big Lots.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">7) Get creative with elements you can't move out of your yard for your party.</span></strong><br />
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What do you do when you've got an unattractive basketball hoop smack dab in the middle of your patio? You make it part of the decor. I took a metal curtain rod and duct tapped it to the top of the hoop to make the curve of the ghost head. I slip covered the hoop in two white sheets sewn together. I spray painted a happy face on the sheets. The hoop is covered with ghost arms made from another sheet and stuffed with plastic grocery bags. I set a large pumpkin on top of the basketball hoop to make it appear as if the ghost is carrying the pumpkin. Then I hung a chandelier on the hoop for an added light source for the table below. Sorry I don't have any good night shots, but he was the hit of the party. This is obviously a daytime shoot. <br />
Remember your guest will not see all the imperfections at night.<br />
The basketball hoop was completely disguised at night.<br />
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<strong> <span style="font-size: large;"> 8) Create an entrance to set the mood.</span></strong><br />
There is little doubt you are entering a Halloween themed party when you come to our front door.<br />
One year I glued spiders on the door to spell out "Boo." <br />
I used the wrong kind of glue because it took the paint off when I removed the spiders. <br />
Oh well, the front door needed to be re-painted anyway.<br />
This is not my idea, I think I saw it on Martha Stewart?<br />
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I used an inexpensive plastic skull from Big Lots and some spray painted branches to great the guest.<br />
"Good Evening"<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> 9) Don't forget the garden and landscaping.</span></strong><br />
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I re-purposed my urns and columns for a make shift graveyard. </div>
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All the pumpkins light up at night to enhance the party atmosphere.</div>
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The columns and cross are from Target when they used to have a garden center.</div>
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I covered this garden arch with purple lights and orange tulle. <br />
Again, gaudy and tacky by day, but totally cool at night.<br />
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I painted my plastic skeletons with glow in the dark paint for a creepy nighttime effect.<br />
This is a cheap plastic skeleton, but at night he looks great floating next to the pond.<br />
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The gargoyles always show up at Halloween.<br />
This one is from Target.<br />
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Annuals are removed from my urns and replaced with more ghoulish landscaping.<br />
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Here is another version of the birdbath next to the front door.<br />
Succulents and a faux white pumpkin.<br />
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The kids liked the card playing skeletons that I put in the planter next to the front door. They are flanked by foam grave stones.<br />
After one of our parties, our skeleton "grew" a mustache?<br />
I think it was a parting gift from one of our guests.<br />
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I liked the mustache and let my skeleton wear him the following year.<br />
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<strong> 10) Decorate hallways and transitional spaces.</strong></div>
A small hallway is a great space to add hanging elements like this caged skeleton and spider webs.<br />
Just make sure it's high enough so tall people don't get bonked in the head walking under it.<br />
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Here is the rotunda that leads from our family room into our Master Bedroom.<br />
Spider webs and plastic spiders give a big impact for little money.<br />
Although my house has been painted a different color since I took this picture back in 2006, I still like the Halloween decor I used back then.<br />
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<strong> 11) Add stick on decals to existing mirrors and pictures.</strong><br />
Our family photos get stick on eye ball decals.<br />
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I added a removable vinyl sticker to the mirror behind the twigs.<br />
My skeleton looks scared.<br />
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More glued on spiders. <br />
These pop right off the ironstone.<br />
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This is my home made version of Medusa from a few years back.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>HAPPY HALLOWEEN!</strong></span><br />
<strong>Have you started decorating yet?</strong><br />
<strong>I haven't, but I'm getting excited about it.</strong><br />
<strong>I know yesterday was Labor Day, but it's never to early to start thinking about Halloween.</strong><br />
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I haven't, even when I've gone camping, I got a cozy sleeping bag and the protective bottom of a tent liner. <br />
The picture of the family below has only ever known sleeping on cardboard boxes on a dirt floor. <br />
This post is about my recent trip to Mexico.<br />
<em>My journey gave me back so much more then I could ever give to this family.</em><br />
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I was one of 24 people that helped build a home for this hard working family trying to make a better life for children.</div>
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I like nice things, clothes, Egyptian cotton sheets, a new car, vacations, etc. <br />
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All the luxuries and non-necessities are nice, don't get me wrong, but this trip was <em>another</em> reality check of just how incredibly lucky and blessed I am.<br />
Mostly, I'm just lucky that I was born in the United States and not 100 miles south. </div>
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I thank God everyday for the roof over my family's head, </div>
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but I thank him a little more after this recent trip.</div>
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John Rose, the Pastor of our church <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rancho-Vista-Church/362554609973#!/pages/Rancho-Vista-Church/362554609973">Rancho Vista</a>, started an organization called Baja Bound many years ago. The mission of Baja Bound is to build homes for the working poor of Baja California. John is a husband, father of two, baseball and softball coach to his kid's teams, and somehow he still finds time for this worthy cause. <br />
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He and his non- profit volunteer organization take church groups from all over the United States down to Mexico to help the poorest of the poor locals in need. </div>
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It was our church's turn and I was privileged enough to get to go this time. </div>
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Ensenada is about an hour and half drive south of the San Diego.<br />
I haven't been down to Mexico in years.<br />
I forgot how beautiful the coast line is. <br />
Think La Jolla minus all the buildings.</div>
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We stayed in two large, "rustic," dorm style houses just south of Ensenada.<br />
Another reminder of how good I have it back home.</div>
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The family we built the house for are field workers. <br />
They have saved for seven years to buy a little plot of land to call their own. <br />
Grandma uses a walker, but still works in the fields picking vegetables.</div>
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The family lived in a 15' x 15' home constructed of cardboard boxes. <br />
The floors are dirt and the roof is a paint tarp. </div>
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I can't even imagine what it's like to live in this when it's cold and raining.<br />
This is their outdoor kitchen/living/bathing area.<br />
There is no running water, electricity, or plumbing.</div>
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Working hard to provide for their families.</div>
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You can't imagine their joy at being chosen to get a new home.</div>
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The children were ready to help paint.</div>
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They took pride at being able to help with the building process.</div>
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The family picked the paint colors. </div>
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They have four little girls, so pink was the perfect choice. </div>
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Most of my contribution took place on the roof.</div>
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That's me on the far right.<br />
Not my best look, but all for a good cause.<br />
I met some incredible people on the trip. <br />
You form a quick bond all working for a common cause</div>
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My feet kept sliding off the tar paper so I stretched out on my belly while someone braced the ladder for my feet from below. </div>
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The father joined in with the construction when he returned after picking vegetables in the field all day. <br />
Here he is on the ladder handing up the tar shingles. <br />
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The mom and her darling little girls watched expectantly as their new home was constructed.</div>
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Their local Pastor led the house dedication and blessing. </div>
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The family was so appreciative and grateful for their new home. <br />
They made us a huge meal as a "thank you" for all our hard work.<br />
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There was no better sound then hearing the children giggling and playing in the loft after we had finished their new home<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">No more living in mud when it rains. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">No more drafty, cold, winter nights.</span></strong> </div>
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This is a new beginning for a very deserving family.<br />
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We are going back in September to add insulation and drywall. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can't wait to go back and bring my girls this time.</span> </span></div>
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After I added my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/goodbye-deer-booty-hello-sea-monster.html">blue octopus</a></strong> over our family room <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/fireplace-makeover-2-its-finally.html">fireplace</a> and <em>summerized</em> the mantle I thought I was "done" with this room until fall.
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While my family thinks the octopus is pretty cool, their one critique is that I needed to add more blue around the rest of the room. <br />
Even my husband, who doesn't like change and always thinks our house is "fine" they way it is, (he doesn't get my need for constant change) commented the room needed more blue. <br />
Off to the fabric store and Home Goods for a blue makeover.<br />
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Here's what I did.</div>
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I made some pillows. <br />
The fabric feels almost like a beach blanket. It's thick, textured, and sturdy.<br />
Don't notice the brown couch the pillows are sitting on. <br />
I don't like it, but it's comfy, in great shape, and paid for, so it's staying for now. <br />
I have steered away from the Tuscan look, but some furniture pieces like this one still haunt my house.</div>
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I slip covered my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/ottoman-transformation.html">ottomans</a></strong> with coordinating fabric. </div>
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I sewed the seams inside out for a more casual, beachy look. </div>
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I picked fabric that is very durable because my kids like to throw the pillows on the floor to watch TV and my husband likes to ball them up to stick under his legs when he stretches out on the couch. </div>
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I took the gray velvet <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/slip-cover.html">slip cover</a></strong> off my other couch for now.</div>
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I don't think I showed you this Ralph Lauren jute rug I picked up at Home Goods for a steal a few months back. </div>
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It's very soft and comfortable for bare feet and floor lounging kids.</div>
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I like the texture it adds to the room. </div>
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I can change out the accessories whenever I get bored. <br />
Pretty much any color works in this room.</div>
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I think she likes it.</div>
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I picked up the blue glass float from Home Goods.</div>
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I found the Cabinet of Natural Curiosities book on clearance years ago at Anthropologie for $25.</div>
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I added my new pillows to my $10 Craig's List <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/craigs-list-wicker-chairs.html"><strong>wicker chairs</strong></a>.</div>
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To see how I made my vertical succulent wall go <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/going-to-plan-b.html">here</a></strong>.</div>
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I changed out my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/spring-in-bubble.html">glass bubbles</a> </strong>with sand, coral, and shells.</div>
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No blue, more beach.</div>
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Piper follows me around where ever the photo shoot is happening. </div>
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Her brother and sister are grand champions.</div>
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Maybe she wants to be a supermodel too.</div>
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I used the left over pillow fabric and jute webbing to make a runner for the <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-re-finish-furniture-quick-and.html">dresser</a></strong> behind my couch. </div>
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This dresser stores all my craft supplies.</div>
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I took the leftover glass from my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/restoration-hardware-rope-planitarium.html">DIY Restoration Hardware Rope Planetarium Chandelier</a></strong> and re purposed it as a mini green house.</div>
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I added blue ribbon to my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-glass-lamps.html">DIY glass lamp</a></strong> shades.</div>
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I added some blue accessories to my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/diy-industrial-shelves.html">DIY industrial shelves</a></strong> on the other side of the room. </div>
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The candles are from Home Goods. I already had the Fleur Di Ly's plaque and I just gave it a quick spray with blue paint. </div>
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Here is a sneak peak of my latest DIY art, </div>
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My "Sea Monster."</div>
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I made the pen artwork of a <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-winterlicious-mantle.html"><strong>deer for Christmas 2011</strong></a>. </div>
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While I loved it for the winter, it really didn't go with a San Diego summer.</div>
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After I hung it up, my husband wanted to know why I painted deer booty?</div>
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I love that man.</div>
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This week I replaced my deer with a blue octopus.<br />
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For inspiration I pinned some octopus to use as subject matter<br />
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The pictures just didn't have the detail that I needed. I ended up using the octopus I painted in my daughter's bathroom. </div>
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To see the rest of the underwater scenes I painted go <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/kids-ocean-i-mean-bathroom.html">here</a>. </div>
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I took a picture to refer back to and used him as my subject matter for my newest artwork. </div>
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First I sketched the outline of his body on painter's tarp. I used the same tarp for my deer and my owl. To see a more detailed explanation of how I create my artwork and my owl go <a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-owl.html">here</a>. </div>
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For this monochromatic project I used a blue colored pencil, a blue Sharpie, and a blue ball point pen. I free handed my octopus, but if you aren't artistic you could achieve the same thing with an overhead projector. </div>
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I got caught up on my taped Olympic Beach Volleyball while I worked.</div>
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Way to Go Misty and Kerri!</div>
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No Sea Monsters on the volleyball court.</div>
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After I hung him up, I accessorized my mantle with a beach theme and added some red. </div>
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The great thing about having a neutral pallet is I can bring in just about any color accessories for a change. </div>
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I added a hand painted seahorse pillow I made years ago to the chair below.</div>
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I painted a stripe of blue on my <strong><a href="http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/look-what-i-dragged-home.html">found buoy</a></strong> and added it and a starfish to the basket we store firewood in.</div>
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daughter Casey is in love with all things British. This started way before the Olympics and the latest British Boy band invasion. She's saving up her money for a graduation trip to London when she finishes High School. <br />
In the mean time, she asked me to give her room some British flair.<br />
I call it my British Bubble-Gum Dresser. <br />
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It's painted with a Union Jack, but in soft pastel colors.</div>
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If you follow me on <a href="http://pinterest.com/shannonnem/">Pinterest</a>, I'm sure you noticed my Union Jack pins. <br />
Here's my inspiration for the project. </div>
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<a href="http://cute-clocks.com/2012/02/pink-union-jack-clock/"><img alt="Pink Union Jack Clock" height="200" id="fancybox-img" src="http://cute-clocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/PINK-UNION-JACK-CLOCK.......png" width="200" /> Union Jack Clock</a><br />
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This project was free because I used what I already had.<br />
I started with this dresser. </div>
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It has been in my family for years and was already living in Casey's room. </div>
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It was my dresser growing up and my very first furniture distressing project from way back. </div>
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My mom remembers having it when she was a little girl living in Japan.</div>
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Here is the stamp on the back. </div>
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The Ballman-Cummings Furniture Co. was established in 1894. </div>
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From what I can tell, the dresser is over 100 years old. </div>
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It's solid and very well built. <br />
Yes, I know, I probably devalued it by painting it way back when, but the finish had seen better days.</div>
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I used paint I already had and painted the base a soft blue, Benjamin Moore, Barely Teal. </div>
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Then I measured and taped off the stripes. </div>
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I custom mixed the pink and the lavender stripes with old paint. I ran out of my favorite green Frog Tape and had to finish up with yucky orange tape because I was too lazy to run to the store. To get clean edges, paint with the base coat over the tape before you paint the contrasting colored stripes.</div>
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I distressed the whole thing with lots of sanding and topped it off the top with a coat of polyurethane.</div>
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It's as solid as the resolve of Queen Elizabeth,<br />
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with a little more girly freshness of Kate.<br />
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Her room is getting a makeover and I'll show you more later.</div>
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