tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63370117181713142452023-11-15T23:35:59.866-08:00Country Essence EmporiumWelcome to the Life and Times of Country Essence Emporium...
Here you will find a variety of fun things from antiques, collectables, repurposed, vintage, handcrafted and DIY things...
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Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-24000975921230153502014-09-14T16:24:00.000-07:002014-09-14T16:24:19.644-07:00Awesome Week of Celebration, Creations and Thanks...Halloween, Christmas, Oktoberfest and Wedding Anniversary and Vintage Treasures...What more could a girl ask for!!!<div align="center">
<strong><span style="color: purple;">It has been an awesome week of celebration and</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">creation for me here at Country Essence Emporium...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">Did some cleaning and creating in the studio to prepare</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">for the upcoming Oktoberfest here in Brush, an annual</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">Started to create a Halloween banner with some</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">old cloth and stamps from Holtz line...I truly love</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">his products, they work so well for my creative</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">So well in fact I had to pick up a couple more on</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">my trip out of town for our Anniversary Dinner Date...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">We celebrated our 31st anniversary this week...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">I treated myself to this wonderful old</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">could not pass it up as it was in my colors...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">And of course has beautiful roses...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">had to bring her home...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">Picked up a couple of sweaters too for</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">repurpose needs...I see pumpkins in</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">my future...love the texture and color of</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">be adding in the mix in a soft orange...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">Cleaned up some vintage ornaments</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">from a previous yard sale find a couple</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">weeks ago...won't be long and will need</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">One of the high points of the week had</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">to be bringing home my cast iron bathtub...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">I have been wanting one of these for soooo</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">long...now just needs tlc and install...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">The most wonderful thing that happened this</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">celebrating 31 years of marriage...he picked</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">this pretty rose in our gardens and brought</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">it in to me the morning of our anniversary...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">I am one lucky lady to have this man in my</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">life and I thank my lucky stars everyday</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">for the blessings I have today and everyday...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">So thankful, so happy, so blessed in so many</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple;">ways...great week indeed!</span></strong></div>
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Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-79943232632081846062014-08-31T09:53:00.000-07:002014-08-31T09:53:05.828-07:00Creating with Vintage Halloween, Burlap & Chalk Paint...I Love my Job!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">As the weather cools and the children head</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">back to school, my art creations take a turn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">to the Halloween and Fall flared side. This</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">translucent orange frame, a thrifing find, seemed </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">too perfect to not use for this vintage Halloween image!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">the same vintage image for the focal point, I </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">just love her and her little black kitten!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">tulle skirting just offsets the black noted</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">vintage sheet music. Embellished with vintage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">black trim and an awesome pair of vintage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">for her new home now...was so fun to create!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">to fit her through the doorways in the house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Perfect to display for the Halloween season!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">when working with vintage images, just</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">to the project, putting together cards</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">with matching envelopes. I had to breakout</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">the Tim Holtz Glassine paper and Distress</span></div>
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school for the summer let the good times roll...</div>
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The new home of Country Essence Emporium is coming</div>
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along...progress is slow but sure in preparations for our</div>
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opening in June...</div>
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Have been busy laundering batches of linens and lace</div>
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to offer up for sale when we reopen...I love my old</div>
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washing machine tub...</div>
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I will have lots of goodies to share and will be putting</div>
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my reopening in June...</div>
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antiques, collectables and repurposed items as well </div>
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as teatime goods and handcrafted items...</div>
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I learned that my patio table outside in the sun makes </div>
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Been busy as well getting the vegetable gardens</div>
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planted and all the annuals potted and in place</div>
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to enjoy through the summer season...</div>
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Created another dishpan arrangement...</div>
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this one is for me...sold the other ones...</div>
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Have been playing with solar lights and</div>
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I really love this one...pearched on top of my</div>
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ladder in the back garden...</div>
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spinner and a special bucket...This is the</div>
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gone two months now...gosh I miss him so...planted</div>
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He loved playing in the hose and the water</div>
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when ever we were out in the yard we always</div>
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The front flower bed is overflowing with</div>
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the fuchsia...lined with good old newsprint...</div>
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reopening in June...Have not decided yet what to give</div>
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So enjoyed creating in my studio for the first time</div>
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in several months...Who wouldn't love putting together</div>
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a layout to showoff this beautiful baby girl!</div>
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This is Violet Ember my Granddaughter at 4 months old...</div>
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Took me what seemed forever to assemble some creative</div>
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supplies to get started...I had ordered some Lindy's Stamp Gang</div>
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I played in the sun outside to spray...</div>
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spraying...works great!</div>
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I love how the Coredinations Black Magic Collection</div>
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with Violet's outfit...</div>
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The Prima flower and vintage white eyelet were</div>
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both sprayed with a combination of Lindy's to get the</div>
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Down the Rabbit Hole and</div>
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Love how they blended...</div>
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Used some Recollections Boutique Fleur bling swirls...</div>
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I love the ease of application...<br />The words are clippings from Graphic 45's<br />Botanical Tea Collection sheet titled Just Because...</div>
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The base page and torn element are musical note paper</div>
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from The Paper Studio...need to learn more on the distress</div>
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and rolling of the edges of tattered papers...I love the effect...</div>
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Love how it all came together in the end...</div>
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took me a while to get the mojo on and get into</div>
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my groove...had been soooo long...</div>
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Baby Violet's TuTu Cute layout for the March</div>
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Artsy Addicts Color Challenge Radiant Orchid...</div>
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Done and I love it...so glad to be back in the studio</div>
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once again!</div>
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More to come...much more!</div>
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So as of March 22, 2014 I will be closing shop</div>
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in downtown Brush, Colorado and relocating</div>
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Country Essence Emporium llc. to my residence</div>
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located at 311 Cameron Street to reopen in June 2014.</div>
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This little collector loves to shop and create things</div>
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of beauty to sell...over the past year in running a</div>
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shop I have had so little time to create and or shop</div>
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so I have become to realize being a shop keeper is</div>
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not for me so I am revamping my business to better</div>
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suit the lifestyle I love...</div>
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This little 3 tiered tray is one of the very few things I</div>
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to wither and die without the time to be creative and to</div>
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shop for "stuff"...</div>
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Ran on to this old barn door a few days ago and this will</div>
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now be my new workspace table in my art studio...</div>
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It matches the woodwork at the bay window where</div>
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I am setting up my studio...</div>
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It is a whopping 32" wide and 72" long and will give me</div>
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plenty of room to spread out as I work and area to set things</div>
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These make wonderful gifts premade with photos</div>
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These little jars are vintage and work perfect to hold</div>
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<br />Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-10447922185096399862013-04-03T14:21:00.000-07:002013-04-03T14:21:25.820-07:00Waiting for the Warmth and Sunshine of Spring...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My vintage bunnies and I think that Spring is</div>
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repurposed to serve a new purpose...Love It!</div>
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she is delighted to have won and has already</div>
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New vintage tupperware container filled with vintage</div>
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Until 2013...Bye Bye for now!</div>
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Made some great additions to the basket today...</div>
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Pretty buttons and tea time place cards added as well as a</div>
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sweet little embroidered doily too...</div>
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Some sweet additions to the basket...it is getting pretty stuffed</div>
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win and "Like and Share" my Facebook with your friends too</div>
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Finished getting ready for the Easter Bunny today...</div>
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a few pansies to grace our doorstep...</div>
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how I love the smell of dirt!</div>
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Made a quick little wreath for the front door...</div>
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Its another sure sign of Spring when the bunnies</div>
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WELCOME SPRING! </div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-27194743969783471812012-03-28T11:34:00.000-07:002012-03-28T11:34:32.115-07:00Vintage Crochet Trim and Bling...Recent Thrift Finds for Art Studio!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just love creating with vintage and used items...</div>
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these are some recent finds of mine...</div>
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All of this vintage crochet trim...some still attached to</div>
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the spools of fine thread it was being created from! I use</div>
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since I moved from the spare room into the den area..</div>
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See the silver vintage brush to the right...comes in really</div>
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handy to brush off the desk before I begin working as my cat</div>
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Puff really likes to use my desk as a perch to see outside</div>
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while I am not using the studio...Love the little mini tags...</div>
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Look at the amazing details on this brush...I just love</div>
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this kinda stuff!!!</div>
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Bling to take apart and repurpose...way cheaper</div>
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It took someone along time to make these!</div>
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Lookie at all this crochet trim...I'm thinking maybe</div>
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some flowers with the addition of some lace and old</div>
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and finally the day of delivery came!</div>
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Paper Mache box delightfully decorated </div>
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with all my favorite things...Love the</div>
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Inside more surprises...</div>
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Make time to smile...this is something we all need to</div>
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the special moments that make us smile!</div>
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Little beaded treasure chest held a friendship bracelet...</div>
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more...Thanks so very much Tanya and I look forward to an Artful Exchange</div>
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To all the great people that took the time out to check</div>
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out my blog and leave a comment I Thank You so</div>
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very much!!! You were all included in the little drawing</div>
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for the Embellishment Jar sets I am giving away...</div>
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I had my husband do the draw of the two winners for</div>
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me and the winners are...</div>
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Brini and Juliana of I Luv Vintage Scrap.</div>
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Thanks again to all who visited and please</div>
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come visit my blog again as I continue my</div>
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creative journey in the blog world!</div>
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Ladies your jars will be shipped either this</div>
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Friday or Saturday and Congratulations!!!</div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-91827486423461381402012-03-13T19:04:00.000-07:002012-03-13T19:04:16.942-07:00Box Swap for Secret Sister...Hope She LOVES IT!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This little acrylic box is filled with lots and lots of hand</div>
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dyed embellishments as well as some little butterflies</div>
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and crocheted flowers and vintage velvet ribbon from</div>
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my vintage stash....</div>
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The box is wrapped with Tim Holtz Tissue Paper and</div>
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Tissue Tape around the bottom and I have used Scrabble</div>
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tiles and Prima Pearls and Prima Rhinestones to decorate the</div>
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box itself...Top view shows my little embellishement jars</div>
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I have made and filled with lots of goodies...</div>
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green rolls in between are the vintage velvet ribbons...</div>
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They are a perfect size for a title on a 12 x 12 page...</div>
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I encased pretties in the lids of the glass jars</div>
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(I am making sets of these little jars to sell on Etsy)</div>
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the embellishment jars are filled with the </div>
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embellishments that I have hand stained. </div>
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There is ribbon, lace, doilies, stamped tags and Prima flowers</div>
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that all match and are inTim Holtz Distress colors </div>
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Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint and my latest favorite Broken China.</div>
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This if my latest craze color combo...I love them together and</div>
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they coordinate perfectly with the </div>
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Graphic 45 double sided paper Once Upon a Springtime...</div>
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The Prima flowers were also kissed with a touch of</div>
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Ranger Rock Candy Distress stickles to make them sparkle...</div>
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some other pics of some of the items included inside</div>
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my Swap Box. This was great fun and is the first</div>
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swap that I have ever participated in hope to do it again one day!</div>
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I hope that my Secret Sister will love this box as much</div>
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as I loved creating it for her!!!</div>
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~*~ EnJoY ~*~</div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-4633462210301456192012-03-08T20:09:00.000-08:002012-03-08T20:09:35.020-08:00New Tim Holtz Distress Markers and Lost and Found Paper Stash....Whoo Hoooo!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had a business meeting in the big city today so</div>
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took the opportunity to stop by Archiver's on</div>
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Finally got some Distress Markers and the Paper Stash</div>
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collection Lost and Found to use for the March 12 Tags butterfly.</div>
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I can't seem to stop playing with the Distress Stains</div>
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and stained up some more Prima flowers, some </div>
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doilies and more ribbon, I really am liking the</div>
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Distress Stains! Went to my business meeting today</div>
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with some pretty funny looking inky fingers! I always start</div>
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out with a baggie but somehow it always ends up not on</div>
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my fingers...oh well...part of the experience...gotta love it!</div>
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Once I get the flowers stained up the way I like I am</div>
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also adding some Rock Candy Stickles for added</div>
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sparkle and charm...the best part of this is how</div>
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perfectly it all matches the paper collection from</div>
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Graphic 45, Once Upon a Springtime!</div>
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I can't wait to work on a layout with all of these</div>
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embellishments I have created with the Distress</div>
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Stains. It is so cool to be able to make your own</div>
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embellishments in what ever color you like</div>
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from the Tim Holtz collection of inks! I have been</div>
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really stuck on this color combo which is</div>
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Broken China, Spun Sugar and Peeled Paint</div>
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Lovin' It!!!</div>
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You can take any beige, ivory or white lace (even </div>
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polyester) put some Distress Stain down on your</div>
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Craft mat and just mix them up and spritz with water</div>
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until you achive the color you want. I have an old</div>
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bulletin board I have been using to pin up the wet</div>
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items for drying but you can also use your heat tool</div>
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to speed up the process if you like.</div>
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Remember to leave a comment on my blog to win</div>
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a set of 3 embellishment jars. I will be doing the</div>
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drawing on March 14th and two lucky people will</div>
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be chosen as winners. I will also be including some</div>
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embellishments (May be different than shown)</div>
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so it is a great giveaway...just comment</div>
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here on the blog for your chance to win and</div>
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<strong>Good Luck!</strong></div>
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<u><strong>Please share with your friends!</strong></u></div>
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<br /></div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-26424828811060419312012-02-29T15:54:00.001-08:002012-02-29T15:54:56.013-08:00Studio Play with Tim Holtz Distress Stains from Ranger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am sooo in love with the </div>
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Distress Inks from Tim Holtz and Ranger...</div>
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You can custom color all of your elements for your art</div>
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to be the same colors...</div>
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Today I colored tags, cotton ribbon and </div>
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paper flowers from Prima...</div>
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Then when I was all done I realized that these colors of Distress</div>
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Peeled Paint, Broken China and Spun Sugar go perfectly</div>
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with my paper from Graphic 45!</div>
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Yep...I feel a springtime layout in the making!!!</div>
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<br /></div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-11274506612065612932012-02-29T15:38:00.000-08:002012-02-29T15:42:59.113-08:00Giveaway for Scrapbooking Embellishement Jar Sets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are some of</div>
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the little jars that I have been working on</div>
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for the giveaway...</div>
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This is what they look like with </div>
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embellishements inside...</div>
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I have decided that I will be including some embellishments</div>
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with the jar sets but they will be different that what is</div>
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shown in the pictures here...</div>
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Remember to leave a comment if you would like to</div>
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be included in the drawing for one set of 3 jars...</div>
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Drawing will be held March 14, please share</div>
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this with all your scrapbooking and crafting</div>
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friends!</div>
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH</div>
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and</div>
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GOOD LUCK!!!</div>
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<br /></div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-32608761019623298432012-02-28T19:15:00.000-08:002012-02-27T18:16:45.150-08:00Scrapbooking Embellishment Storage Jars Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The jars are nearing completion now so take a peek</div>
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and leave a comment for a chance to win a set of 3</div>
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jars...</div>
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There are scrabble tiles, bingo markers, butterflies, </div>
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flowers and buttons concealed within the lids of the</div>
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glass jars...</div>
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They turned out really cute and I LOVE using glass</div>
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for storage of my art items for that visual effect in</div>
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the art studio...</div>
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They stand approximately 3 3/4 " high and are all glass...</div>
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some have irridecent flakes like the butterflys below.</div>
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This one is a crochet flower with irridecent flake...</div>
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Metal butterflys with irridecent flakes...</div>
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Pink butterfly with rhinestone center with irredecent flakes...</div>
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I love them all!!! Post your comment for a chance to win</div>
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one of two sets of three to be given away. Winners will be</div>
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randomly chosen on Wednesday, March 14.</div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337011718171314245.post-63076164569106766002012-02-26T17:15:00.000-08:002012-02-26T17:15:35.180-08:00Papercraft Scrapbooking Embellishement Giveaway in the Making...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pretty little papercrafting embellishments...</div>
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Flowers, butterflies and vintage scrabble tiles</div>
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mixed in with a little sparkle mica flakes</div>
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from my little vintage dog storage jar...</div>
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Add a little magic and what do you have...</div>
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a scrapbooking embellishment storage jar giveaway!</div>
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You must post your comment on my blog </div>
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for your chance to win one of two sets</div>
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of 4 jars to be given away. (Jars Only No Contents)</div>
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fill the little jars once they arrive at your home...</div>
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they are sooo cute...</div>
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as the magic continues...</div>
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This was the sweet note my hubby left for me to find yesterday...</div>
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he is the love of my life forever and ever!</div>
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That awesome little plate I found at the Goodwill looked great</div>
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along with the chocolate dipped strawberries...</div>
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they were very YUMMY!!!</div>
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The chocolate cream pie from carnation was</div>
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all good once I resolved the issues I had with finding</div>
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little black specks in the milk and spending 30 minutes</div>
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on the phone with their customer service people...</div>
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and of course the special stawberry went to the special man</div>
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in my life when we had our dessert after dinner.</div>
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I dipped some of our fav Oreo's, the peanut butter one's</div>
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in chocolate as well and placed them on the vintage</div>
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chocolates plate that was also a Goodwill find, has</div>
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beautiful flowers in the center (you can see more pictures</div>
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of my Goodwill finds in a previous post) yes it was a</div>
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very sweet day at our home!</div>
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Overall lovely dessert spread for the sweetest man ever...</div>
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he loves chocolate...and of course I had to help him eat </div>
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some!!!</div>
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This is the poem I recited to him while we were waiting</div>
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on the chicken to grill. It was found in an old Ideals</div>
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Magazine and was written by Grace E. Easley...</div>
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beautiful fitting words for our day!</div>
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This is the boquet basket I was surprised with </div>
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when I came into the living room to recite the poem</div>
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...he had placed it on my seat on the couch for me</div>
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to find...Yes I have my keeper for life...</div>
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The man of my dreams whom I would be lost</div>
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without, I hope we have many, many, many more</div>
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Valentine's Days to come.</div>
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I love you Randall J Pfeiffer and</div>
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I am so glad to be "stuck" with you!</div>Country Essencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898594256723523420noreply@blogger.com0