tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218092807229399052024-03-14T03:36:14.700-04:00Squirrel and FoxJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-29414274837709774462012-04-27T17:10:00.002-04:002012-04-27T17:10:27.401-04:00High Five For Friday!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Linking up with Lauren from <a href="http://www.frommygreydeskblog.com/">My Grey Desk</a> to celebrate the fact that it's Friday!</div>
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So - 5 things that were great about the past week:</div>
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1. Mani Monday Party! Friends, food, gossip, and painting our nails. So much fun!</div>
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2. Seeing a great friend who now lives way too far away! </div>
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3. Getting my sewing machine back from the repair shop. Now I'm all fired up to get back to sewing!</div>
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4. Working out with my boo. Probably did more laughing than working out, but it was fun!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">5. Funny pictures that people come up with in the Draw Something App. </span></div>
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Have a great weekend!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Julia</span><br /><script type="text/javascript">
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I love when people share the things they've made. I've enjoyed her monthly backgrounds the whole year so far.<br /><br />-Julia<br /></div><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-52591877028706400202012-02-16T19:58:00.007-05:002012-02-16T20:55:02.838-05:00Whoa! One year later...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;">HELLO! </span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Oh geez...it's been a year. Time flies when you've got a large load on your plate at work...but...I'm back...and I've been pinning. Check it out </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://pinterest.com/juliajalex/">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. Here are some of my favs from Pinterest.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">For the home...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6UGhmD9YDzc/Tz2pMazGnhI/AAAAAAAABGY/w0fzMH5a4xE/s1600/atlantacatstudio.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6UGhmD9YDzc/Tz2pMazGnhI/AAAAAAAABGY/w0fzMH5a4xE/s400/atlantacatstudio.com" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709905933392846354" border="0" /></a>{<a href="http://www.catstudio.com/products/Atlanta-Pillow.html/">Cat Studio Atlanta Pillow</a>}<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wish this was my home...<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cacM_CQKXcs/Tz2weGq1XyI/AAAAAAAABGk/BIYPBTXofAU/s1600/countrykitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cacM_CQKXcs/Tz2weGq1XyI/AAAAAAAABGk/BIYPBTXofAU/s400/countrykitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709913933808492322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.miss-design.com/interior/graine-ficelle.html">beautiful kitchen</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Made this already...<br /><br /></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uBe7su5vXk/Tz2xasqjcNI/AAAAAAAABGw/1q1uTIZO2qc/s1600/doilyrunner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uBe7su5vXk/Tz2xasqjcNI/AAAAAAAABGw/1q1uTIZO2qc/s400/doilyrunner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709914974800015570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://ishandchi.blogspot.com/search/label/projects">doily runner</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yep...<br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zw_v4xtj0-0/Tz2yr1uHa6I/AAAAAAAABHI/AWz0SSOjX5M/s1600/readbooksimage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zw_v4xtj0-0/Tz2yr1uHa6I/AAAAAAAABHI/AWz0SSOjX5M/s400/readbooksimage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709916368800279458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://windandwhale.tumblr.com/post/10348743986/pretty-much-exactly">yes please</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Well, that about sums it up. I should be back more regularly now.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Toodles. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /></div><br /></div><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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I'll probably just leave it blank... Luckily I was already planning on heading to the <a href="http://www.lakewoodantiques.com/">Lakewood Antique Market</a> next weekend so I'll just add "random pieces of wood" to my list of things to look for, along with something to put my TV on and a bus or car seat for work...<br /><br />Toodles,<br />Julia<br /></span><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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My last two trips to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://kudzuantiques.com/">Kudzu</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> were in search of a new TV stand, which I'm still looking for, but I found a few other kooky, cool, fun items I thought I'd share with you.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >1. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Flour, coffee, sugar, and tea canisters. I almost scooped them up to replace the red-checked ones we have now, but left them because they would take up a bit too much space in our tiny, tiny kitchen.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCuND9eahI/AAAAAAAABEM/iEbRGGYCJBg/s1600/IMG_1288.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCuND9eahI/AAAAAAAABEM/iEbRGGYCJBg/s400/IMG_1288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571144278481988114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >2.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Child sized stove, mixer, and blender</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >(not pictured)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">! Where were these when I was growing up? I had to use my imagination...though I have to say, it's a little scary that the stove has an electrical outlet plug. Maybe it just made noises and lights go on? Anyone have one of these when you were growing up? Oh, and it says "Suzy Homemaker" on it. Ha!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCu24-LTQI/AAAAAAAABEU/ZUpWiUd3EZ4/s1600/IMG_1289.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCu24-LTQI/AAAAAAAABEU/ZUpWiUd3EZ4/s400/IMG_1289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571144997086645506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >3.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Hoof ash tray...ewwww! Need I say more?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCv8m53veI/AAAAAAAABEc/InFDHgE_Mh4/s1600/IMG_1290.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCv8m53veI/AAAAAAAABEc/InFDHgE_Mh4/s400/IMG_1290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571146194827591138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><br />4. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Super cute pie cabinet. I'd use it in a bathroom to store extra towels and glass jars filled with cotton balls, q-tips, and other pretty white things....a girl can dream of a bathroom that big, right?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCwcKaeh1I/AAAAAAAABEk/2so34BxwX84/s1600/IMG_1291.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCwcKaeh1I/AAAAAAAABEk/2so34BxwX84/s400/IMG_1291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571146736935536466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >5.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Amazing, industrial furniture. The pictures don't do justice to the pieces, but they are incredible in person. The bike wheel artwork was massive - at least 5 feet wide. Clearly these aren't antiques...but gorgeous nonetheless. Definitely out of my budget, but not too insanely priced...something to save up for.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCxQzqd4hI/AAAAAAAABEs/lItslR7pxuU/s1600/IMG_1292.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCxQzqd4hI/AAAAAAAABEs/lItslR7pxuU/s400/IMG_1292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571147641361654290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCynXf6o7I/AAAAAAAABE0/-ZX5jFzPQ-I/s1600/IMG_1293.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCynXf6o7I/AAAAAAAABE0/-ZX5jFzPQ-I/s400/IMG_1293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571149128449827762" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCzB8EIhKI/AAAAAAAABE8/jiMVmst4hgc/s1600/IMG_1294.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVCzB8EIhKI/AAAAAAAABE8/jiMVmst4hgc/s400/IMG_1294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571149584942007458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A few items came home with me that day, but I'll post pictures of them later. They've been added to the living room mantle, but I need something 'new' (to me) up there to tie into the vintage/homey feel of the room. I've had a cool print above it, but it's a little too modern for the room, so it'll be moved somewhere else in the house. I'm thinking about something along the lines of these pieces:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVC1tI57tyI/AAAAAAAABFE/A8KXiKm2iec/s1600/hopesugarboo"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVC1tI57tyI/AAAAAAAABFE/A8KXiKm2iec/s400/hopesugarboo" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571152526146516770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{Image from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.sugarboodesigns.com">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {Available </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://store.heliotropehome.com/hoisthbysude.html">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVC2cxkc-WI/AAAAAAAABFM/I59hg1I9tp8/s1600/remebersugarboo"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TVC2cxkc-WI/AAAAAAAABFM/I59hg1I9tp8/s400/remebersugarboo" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571153344516127074" border="0" /></a></li></ul><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> {Image from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="www.sugarboodesigns.com">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {Available </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://store.heliotropehome.com/rewhbbysude.html">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Enough for now. I'll be back soon with pictures from my trip to the big apple for the New York Gift Show. That city is a blast, but I'm always ready to come back home... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /></div></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-28153063663830801542011-01-19T21:48:00.006-05:002011-01-19T23:47:11.711-05:00Wanting something pretty...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...to put my TV on. Currently it's sitting on an old Ikea-like desk that I got from a friend. It's a light wood finish and it's got some crayon scribbles on top from the younger days of her cute daughter. I made a curtain to cover the cords that hang down the back, but I'm getting bored with it and want something new...different...cool...antique-y...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is what it looks like now:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTe0heTdW2I/AAAAAAAABDk/5uuleBmV43w/s1600/TVstand.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTe0heTdW2I/AAAAAAAABDk/5uuleBmV43w/s400/TVstand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114351802899298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I was a little too lazy to hem the curtain to the correct length...but I also made it around midnight the night before I hosted my step-mom's baby shower, so I was a little rushed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Anyways, last weekend I took a little trip to Kudzu Antique Market to look around and see if I could find anything. {I love Kudzu!} Here's the first piece I thought about:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTei57YsuyI/AAAAAAAABDc/UwxSaZ9Lyuk/s1600/IMG_1226.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTei57YsuyI/AAAAAAAABDc/UwxSaZ9Lyuk/s400/IMG_1226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564094980717067042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The piece is massive! I have no idea what it was once used for, but it was old, on wheels...big, red, and beautiful! Unfortunately the price on it was a bit out of my budget (not sure what the budget was, but definitely out of it). It also didn't really have a good spot for a dvd player to reside, so I left it there for someone else to find.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is what I really, really wanted to bring home that day:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTe2kZQ-YzI/AAAAAAAABDs/5OMdgidWk2I/s1600/IMG_1227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TTe2kZQ-YzI/AAAAAAAABDs/5OMdgidWk2I/s400/IMG_1227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564116601013166898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I think it's an old school cart of some sorts...but I'm probably wrong. Painted green metal with a few rust spots, the doors open out and would be a great place to store books, dvd's, odds'n'ends, etc... I'm a sucker for old metal things {which explains my metal basket collection}. Unfortunately, this piece was even more outside my budget than the first one, so it stayed at Kudzu. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I wish I still had the Scoutmob deal for Kudzu. Maybe they'll do another one? Anyone have any suggestions on other places to look for cool pieces of furniture? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-63317881809805748432011-01-09T23:33:00.010-05:002011-01-11T23:10:40.114-05:00SNOW!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It snowed the day after Christmas in North Carolina and was pretty much the "perfect snow". It covered the ground, but didn't stick to the roads or sidewalks. That was the first white Christmas I remember...ever. Pretty cool thing to experience as a Southerner. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqMYFVlHHI/AAAAAAAABCs/t6MLMDyvqkU/s1600/DSCN9541.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqMYFVlHHI/AAAAAAAABCs/t6MLMDyvqkU/s400/DSCN9541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560411035319737458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">{tree at my grandmother's house}</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqMgbOtLwI/AAAAAAAABC0/3X0TzplexrE/s1600/DSCN9546.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqMgbOtLwI/AAAAAAAABC0/3X0TzplexrE/s400/DSCN9546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560411178635439874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">{throwing snow in the air}<br /><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now, it's snowing here in Georgia and we're all freaking out! The grocery store shelves are empty, restaurants only have frozen {read as fry-able} food left, and we're going into our third day off from work/school...except for me because I live a mile from work and can walk there. Anyways, the snow was absolutely gorgeous Sunday night when it was coming down. So light and powdery. The roomies and I went for a walk that night and it was so neat to only hear the snow falling. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqM5_qSNrI/AAAAAAAABC8/fGL9bNMuS0U/s1600/100_1972.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSqM5_qSNrI/AAAAAAAABC8/fGL9bNMuS0U/s400/100_1972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560411617911518898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">{late night walk through the falling snow}</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TS0jxpjCxEI/AAAAAAAABDE/pltjRHRKxNA/s1600/DSC_0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TS0jxpjCxEI/AAAAAAAABDE/pltjRHRKxNA/s400/DSC_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561140450745828418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">{snow building up on our back staircase}</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TS0j7An2rJI/AAAAAAAABDM/WCWQx4B8Zec/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TS0j7An2rJI/AAAAAAAABDM/WCWQx4B8Zec/s400/DSC_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561140611558845586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">{people sledding in the cemetary}</span><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Snow Day 1 was filled with snowball fights, sledding, walking into town to the local pub, and snuggling up on the couch. Snow Day 2 involved working a little bit, going to the pub, working a little more, snuggling up on the couch at home. I'm hoping that Snow Day 3 gets back to normal. I can only take so much free time. Apparently I'm better at getting things done only when I have a million other things to do.<br /><br />Oh, and cookie sheets work really well for sledding down driveways and hills, but be careful because they go really fast on ice and you might not be able to use them for cookies after you're done.<br /><br />Happy Snowpocalypse!<br />Julia<br /></span><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-16086549317430886782011-01-06T23:29:00.005-05:002011-01-06T23:39:13.066-05:00Calendars<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This year I bought the Snow & Graham write on calendar for me and the roomies to use. The images for each month are so beautiful and the little squares on the bottom half will hopefully enable us to keep up with each others schedules.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSaXXwnO0_I/AAAAAAAABCc/71F1Sd_ctcA/s1600/snowgrahamcal"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSaXXwnO0_I/AAAAAAAABCc/71F1Sd_ctcA/s400/snowgrahamcal" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559297224477692914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...but this one has me totally rethinking that choice! Using chalkboard paint to make a calendar on your wall. Such a cool idea.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSaX7s3L1nI/AAAAAAAABCk/GVbFgIdI1fI/s1600/chalkboarbcalendar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSaX7s3L1nI/AAAAAAAABCk/GVbFgIdI1fI/s400/chalkboarbcalendar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559297841946154610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{image found </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2547167/">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Roomies...how about it?? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-3833671310695687412011-01-03T20:20:00.004-05:002011-01-03T20:28:23.834-05:00Pumpkin Waffles<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">With a leftover can of pumpkin puree I was able to spice up my Saturday morning waffles and boy were they tasty! I used Aunt Jemima pancake/waffle mix and made a batch according to the directions. After that I added in about 1/2 a can of pumpkin puree, a tablespoon or so of cinnamon, and about a 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Mix it all together and you're good to go. The aroma of the cinnamon and brown sugar was so amazing. After the waffles were done I topped them with some leftover cranberry relish and they were good to go.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSJ3PgbqZ1I/AAAAAAAABCE/VG5T7bMdbYg/s1600/IMG_1127.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TSJ3PgbqZ1I/AAAAAAAABCE/VG5T7bMdbYg/s400/IMG_1127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558135998416316242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">{Then I had a little too much fun editing the photo with the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pictureshow/id324243655?mt=8">PictureShow</a> iPhone app}<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Enjoy!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-35488681691953156392010-12-13T20:10:00.007-05:002010-12-13T20:40:18.712-05:00Holiday Crafting<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">All the blogs I've been looking at have some great holiday craft ideas, but this tutorial for felt ornaments from<a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/"> MADE </a>is one of the only ones I've had time to try yet. It's simple, quick, and cheap. All the things we need in our life right now!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here are the ornaments I've made so far. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TQbIo9Dg6QI/AAAAAAAABBY/o8mwGcK40xg/s1600/DSCN9468.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TQbIo9Dg6QI/AAAAAAAABBY/o8mwGcK40xg/s400/DSCN9468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550344196690340098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">K for my friend Katie and M for her cute pooch Mason. </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">All you need for the project is felt, embroidery floss, hot glue gun, thin ribbon, and some batting. -Cut two circles out of the felt. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-Cut out your letter and glue onto one circle. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-Sew a loop of ribbon onto the other circle of felt so that you can hang the ornament. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-Start sewing both circles together. Sew around 3/4 of the way, stuff the ornament and finish sewing the circle closed. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Easy as pie!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-77312550469687335992010-11-29T22:14:00.005-05:002010-11-29T22:21:37.651-05:00Fall<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The leaves have just started changing color over the past two weeks here in the south. I always forget how pretty they are against a blue sky. The red leaves on this tree were amazingly bright and vibrant. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPRsq0V6UzI/AAAAAAAABAo/qscYqKAjWIo/s1600/IMG_1097.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPRsq0V6UzI/AAAAAAAABAo/qscYqKAjWIo/s400/IMG_1097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545176524060775218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{taken with hipstamatic}</span><br /></div><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-38593436871534717952010-11-28T18:38:00.008-05:002010-11-28T19:44:47.860-05:00Thanksgiving Dinner<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Oh man, I am still full from Thanksgiving dinner! Cooking for everyone wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Things ran pretty smoothly...nothing was burned, the food was hot, and it was all super tasty!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLp7vB7lrI/AAAAAAAAA_4/FPlaqDx7R_o/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLp7vB7lrI/AAAAAAAAA_4/FPlaqDx7R_o/s400/DSC_0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544751303692621490" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The table set with my regular dishes and some really cool, vintage glasses from my great grandfathers general store.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLq3XVDkJI/AAAAAAAABAA/ms6W9FweicE/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLq3XVDkJI/AAAAAAAABAA/ms6W9FweicE/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544752328122536082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Fresh cranberries cooking down with sugar and the juice from two, fresh squeezed oranges. So simple and tasty and way better than anything canned. The fresh, tart taste was a great compliment to the heavy flavors of all the other dishes. And...while the cranberries were cooking down I could hear them pop open in the pot. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLtkj5mvsI/AAAAAAAABAY/M2oVanoTjtM/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLtkj5mvsI/AAAAAAAABAY/M2oVanoTjtM/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544755303614430914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Caramelized onions for the stuffing. Mixed with chunks of Italian bread, fresh chives, and thyme. I forgot to take pictures of the other main dishes, but take my word that they were tasty. My 10 year old brother-cousin ate a few brussel sprouts, scarfed down turkey, stuffing, and rice, tried the sweet potato casserole {which he loved}, and then proclaimed that it was the best Thanksgiving ever {yay!} ... and he said all that before dessert!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLsKcr4yWI/AAAAAAAABAQ/d-sLHFOJAFs/s1600/DSC_0073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLsKcr4yWI/AAAAAAAABAQ/d-sLHFOJAFs/s400/DSC_0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544753755489618274" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Speaking of dessert...flourless, chocolate cake...mmmmmm. So tasty with a scoop of homemade whip cream, but soooo not good for you at all. I won't tell you how many sticks of butter are in the whole cake. Trust me, you don't want to know {but if you insist, here is the <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/flourless-chocolate-cake-00000000044848/index.html">recipe</a>}.<br /><br />I hope you all had a lovely dinner with your friends and family. My day was quite relaxing and calm, even with all the cooking. I enjoyed spending the day with part of my family, missed the rest, but am thankful that I have them in my life.<br /><br />Julia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TPLtkj5mvsI/AAAAAAAABAY/M2oVanoTjtM/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-5859451259247287182010-11-24T14:50:00.003-05:002010-11-24T15:02:44.167-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've got a lot of cooking to do today and tomorrow! I'm staying in town this year and having my dad, stepmom, stepmom's mom, cousin-brother, and baby brothers over for Thanksgiving dinner. It's my first time cooking the whole meal by myself, but I'm super excited about it! Here's the menu...which had to encompass vegetarians, meat eaters, and gluten free diets. That's a lot to think about for one meal!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tofurky - no, it does not taste like turkey, but it does taste good in a fake meat way... </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">carmelized onion and herb stuffing {find it </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/caramelized-onion-herb-stuffing-00000000045057/index.html">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">roasted brussel sprouts</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">sweet potato casserole with gluten free cornflake and pecan topping</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">wild rice</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">cranberry relish </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">flourless chocolate cake {find it </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/flourless-chocolate-cake-00000000044848/index.html">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">cherry pie</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">vanilla ice cream with cranberry compote {find it </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/bourbon-cranberry-compote-00000000044527/index.html">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Enjoy your day with family and friends!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-17149586564720099692010-11-15T22:07:00.009-05:002010-11-15T23:09:34.964-05:00ICE - Indie Craft Experience<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Indie Craft Experience happens this weekend! I've missed it the past few years because of the craziness of work around the holidays, but this year I'm determined to make it. I can't wait to check out all the great handmade art, jewelry, hair accessories, clothes, paper goods, etc, etc.... Some of my favorite local artists will be there:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TOIAGM0rtVI/AAAAAAAAA_w/kgf3CdLJZvA/s1600/iceimages.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 434px; height: 462px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TOIAGM0rtVI/AAAAAAAAA_w/kgf3CdLJZvA/s400/iceimages.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539990598140540242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TOH2F0ycMqI/AAAAAAAAA_I/ZAr5RQJkR0U/s1600/icetalulah.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.talulahb.com/">Talulah B.</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GlakLove">Glak Love</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.loveyourmama.com/">Mama Bath + Body</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/juneshin">June Shin</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">} {</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/blueeyedfreckle">Blue Eyed Freckle</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Indie Craft Experience is happening this Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm at Ambient Plus Studio</span>. <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">$5 admission at the door. I'm also looking forward to trying out <a href="http://kingofpops.net/">King of Pops</a>. Haven't made it out to their popsicle cart on N. Highland/North Ave. yet, but definitely looking forward to trying out one of their tasty flavors...<br /><br />Enjoy the week!<br />Julia<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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"https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-73402727730838366892010-11-04T20:24:00.005-04:002010-11-04T20:45:31.447-04:00And Even More... Freezer Paper Stenciling<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I had to get a little crafty this weekend and make my little brothers some outfits! Simple freezer paper stenciling to make Halloween onesies:</span> <br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TNNQG9MYvsI/AAAAAAAAA-w/LIduY7nTTPc/s1600/IMG_1008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TNNQG9MYvsI/AAAAAAAAA-w/LIduY7nTTPc/s400/IMG_1008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535856447404424898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;">And some monogrammed onesies since they have names now:<br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TNNRcbmJvjI/AAAAAAAAA-4/t1UoTfiSO2Q/s1600/IMG_1006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TNNRcbmJvjI/AAAAAAAAA-4/t1UoTfiSO2Q/s400/IMG_1006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535857915854437938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Freezer paper stenciling is soooo easy. I've used it on a couple different projects and need to start doing more with it. You can draw your own shapes or print out images to trace. After that, all you need is an iron and permanent fabric paint. Look <a href="http://squirrelandfoxblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/freezer-paper-stenciling.html">here</a> for full instructions. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Toodles, </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-86020464479078768162010-10-31T17:29:00.006-04:002010-10-31T17:46:53.923-04:00Happy Halloween!!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3gdstoGrI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/M3Pqg87gHAk/s1600/IMG_0935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3gdstoGrI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/M3Pqg87gHAk/s400/IMG_0935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534326317931567794" border="0" /></a>{creepy, wart-covered pumpkins}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3gNUeJOPI/AAAAAAAAA-I/XKHNK_atS5k/s1600/IMG_0934.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3gNUeJOPI/AAAAAAAAA-I/XKHNK_atS5k/s400/IMG_0934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534326036546271474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{pumpkin patch}</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3guSzyOnI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/be70Z5Fm0fE/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3guSzyOnI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/be70Z5Fm0fE/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534326603035851378" border="0" /></a>{pumpkin carving parties}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3hHEqUjNI/AAAAAAAAA-g/09HE2fcSV08/s1600/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3hHEqUjNI/AAAAAAAAA-g/09HE2fcSV08/s400/IMG_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327028734790866" border="0" /></a>{my first pumpkin...that rotted in the GA humidity}<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3hcKYfovI/AAAAAAAAA-o/5QgkASwRPtw/s1600/IMG_0998.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TM3hcKYfovI/AAAAAAAAA-o/5QgkASwRPtw/s400/IMG_0998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327391047885554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{second pumpkin with a little mustache}<br /><br /><br />So glad that the fall weather is finally here.<br />Hopefully it stays so that my pumpkins don't rot!<br /><br />Julia<br /></span><br /><br /></div><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-49270184013723028722010-10-30T14:33:00.004-04:002010-10-30T14:52:22.721-04:00Halloween<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here's my Morton Salt Girl costume! The yellow t-shirt is from Target and it happened to perfectly match the inner layer of a skirt I had on my donation pile, so out came the scissors. After cutting the outer layer off I sewed in some elastic and was set to go.<br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TMxlO9d2dyI/AAAAAAAAA-A/eCWg6lcYRu4/s1600/halloweencostume.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TMxlO9d2dyI/AAAAAAAAA-A/eCWg6lcYRu4/s400/halloweencostume.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533909349823837986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> The yellow shoes were spray painted...and I have to tell you that I picked the WRONG shoes to try and spray paint. I don't know why I though fabric flats with little sequins on them would be easy to paint over. After about 7 coats of paint {that just kept seeping into the fabric} I just left them splotchy. Luckily you couldn't tell unless you got really close...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">All in all a successful Halloween costume.<br /><br />Hope you all have a good weekend!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TMxlO9d2dyI/AAAAAAAAA-A/eCWg6lcYRu4/s1600/halloweencostume.jpg"><br /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-26943237421684995632010-10-19T11:05:00.003-04:002010-10-19T11:16:08.112-04:00<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My little cousin/brother turned 10 years old on 10/10/2010....how cool is that?! For his birthday party my roomie and I made him a baseball themed birthday cake in the shape of a 10. We're pretty sure he loved it. :)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TL21mzfUV6I/AAAAAAAAA9k/OTtpYJsV_eM/s1600/cake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TL21mzfUV6I/AAAAAAAAA9k/OTtpYJsV_eM/s400/cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529775595742058402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Toodles, </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-34252730073760233482010-10-13T17:57:00.006-04:002010-10-13T22:55:28.144-04:00Halloween Costume<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TLZghceMfhI/AAAAAAAAA9c/oyI-XHynKDM/s1600/blackflats.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My Halloween costumes have gotten a lot more inventive over the past years, but I took the lazy way out last year and was a cowgirl...boring! So, this year I'm putting last years idea into action...Morton Salt Girl here I come!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TLYrpQgNmhI/AAAAAAAAA9U/6SEV-NxGGXw/s1600/morton_salt_girl_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TLYrpQgNmhI/AAAAAAAAA9U/6SEV-NxGGXw/s400/morton_salt_girl_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527653580448569874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've got the blond hair and the umbrella, so all I need are the yellow shoes and dress. For the shoes I'm going to spray paint these cheap, Target flats below. Spray painting shoes? Oh yes, it's nowhere near as scary as you may think. I did it two years ago when I needed gold boots for my She-Ra costume and it turned out really well! I found a good <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2010/05/yellow-shoes.html">tutorial</a> on <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/">MADE</a> that explains how to paint your shoes. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TLZghceMfhI/AAAAAAAAA9c/oyI-XHynKDM/s1600/blackflats.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TLZghceMfhI/AAAAAAAAA9c/oyI-XHynKDM/s400/blackflats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527711720338652690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As far as the dress goes...I'm trying to figure out the best/cheapest/easiest way to do it...so if you see and cute little yellow dresses out there, let me know! I'll probably see what I can find at the thrift store and merge a skirt and shirt together...can't wait to see how it turns out! I post pictures along the way. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Toodles, </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-33796014495280301902010-10-03T22:09:00.008-04:002010-10-03T22:55:21.442-04:00Etsy Love<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I wanted to get my sister a little something to remind her of home while she's in Paris. I opted out of the "</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.fibers.com/shop/design/i-love-atl.D3383/mens-ringer-t-shirt.P758?SSAID=204502">I Heart ATL</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">" t-shirt because while she's over there she should probably pretend she's Canadian. What I found instead is something much more subtle, pretty, and doesn't scream "I'm American!".<br /><br />Here it is:<br /></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKk8dE1ZIcI/AAAAAAAAA88/Dide_QI3_0M/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKk8dE1ZIcI/AAAAAAAAA88/Dide_QI3_0M/s400/IMG_0864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524012888158183874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Awww, it's the state of GA! I found the necklace on </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/etsy.com">Etsy</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> in a shop called </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/truche?ref=top_trail">tru.che</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. She does most of the states, as well as a bunch of countries, and can place the heart in various spots of the state/country. It's made from fine silver and handmade/hand-cut when you order it. Since I ordered a couple at once it was neat to see the slight variations in both necklaces. Here are some of the other states/countries:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKk_7xbI-aI/AAAAAAAAA9E/BEIjC4rXqt8/s1600/italynecklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKk_7xbI-aI/AAAAAAAAA9E/BEIjC4rXqt8/s400/italynecklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524016714058627490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{image </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57299333/i-heart-italy">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKlAHKEHCDI/AAAAAAAAA9M/_um6hHgc0y8/s1600/califnecklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKlAHKEHCDI/AAAAAAAAA9M/_um6hHgc0y8/s400/califnecklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524016909651478578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">{image </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57972928/i-heart-california">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">}</span><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Aren't they sweet! Perfect for a going away present. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yay for the Etsy!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-3770825536273918462010-09-30T13:31:00.003-04:002010-09-30T13:47:51.533-04:00In the Kitchen<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now that the weather here in GA is finally starting to cool off I've been inspired to do some baking and cooking with "fall ingredients". First up on today's agenda are Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins. I found a </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pumpkin-Muffins-350633">recipe</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> on Epicurious and plan on altering it just a bit - no raisins or pumpkin seeds and adding chocolate chips and walnuts. Why keep the healthy stuff when you can add chocolate to the recipe?!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKTJnHW1sUI/AAAAAAAAA8s/t4YeRg8T13w/s1600/Canningbook.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKTJnHW1sUI/AAAAAAAAA8s/t4YeRg8T13w/s400/Canningbook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522760716889993538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm also really excited about this book: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Canning-New-Generation-Flavors-Modern/dp/1584798645/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285868328&sr=8-1">Canning For a New Generation</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, by </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://pieandbeer.blogspot.com/">Liana Krissoff.</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> We had her in the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="www.heliotropehome.com">store</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> the other night to do a book signing and tasting with some of her homemade goodies and oh my gosh they were good! She is also super sweet and has the cutest little girl. I've already decided that my first canning attempt will be her recipe for Spiced Apple Butter. I'll also be making homemade biscuits to put the Apple Butter on. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Have a lovely afternoon, </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKTJnHW1sUI/AAAAAAAAA8s/t4YeRg8T13w/s1600/Canningbook.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-47064479388320750222010-09-28T22:23:00.009-04:002010-09-28T22:49:46.581-04:00Oh Orla, I love your work.<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKjjCUT2aI/AAAAAAAAA8E/nk7iWREGt9o/s1600/orlakielybus.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKjjCUT2aI/AAAAAAAAA8E/nk7iWREGt9o/s400/orlakielybus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522155915422456226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">{image <a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/09/10-things-i-love-sunday.html">here</a>}</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Can I please have this bus?? Why don't we have them in the US? Oh London and Orla Kiely...how I love you...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Speaking of, her fall line of bags is spectacular!</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I have a few of them on my wish list for sure. Maybe I'll win the lottery...but that means I would have to start playing and I don't really know how to pick numbers on lottery tickets. So maybe they'll just stay on my wish list. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKlT-JAs6I/AAAAAAAAA8U/v_1VQSnuBCk/s1600/orlaacornbag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKlT-JAs6I/AAAAAAAAA8U/v_1VQSnuBCk/s400/orlaacornbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522157855626539938" border="0" /></a>This would be my weekend bag.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{get it <a href="http://www.popdeluxe.net/acorn-cup-orla-kiely-betty-bag.html">here</a>}</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKmCxG-QrI/AAAAAAAAA8c/zko27K7v0zk/s1600/orlatote.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 368px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKmCxG-QrI/AAAAAAAAA8c/zko27K7v0zk/s400/orlatote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522158659582182066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">This would fit my laptop just perfectly.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{get it <a href="http://www.popdeluxe.net/textured-tonal-stem-lg-tote-ochre-orla-kiely2.html">here</a>}<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKmuSxNuRI/AAAAAAAAA8k/K46YKfgogpE/s1600/orlatreebag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TKKmuSxNuRI/AAAAAAAAA8k/K46YKfgogpE/s400/orlatreebag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522159407352101138" border="0" /></a>This could would be a great fall handbag.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{get it <a href="http://www.popdeluxe.net/alpine-forest-shoulder-fern-orla-kiely.html">here</a>}</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A girl can dream. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Goodnight. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-18736653839620232822010-09-24T18:32:00.006-04:002010-09-25T15:46:31.427-04:00Pop's 'stache<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJ5O2Va-bzI/AAAAAAAAA70/2puzJDNK9dI/s1600/popstache.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJ5O2Va-bzI/AAAAAAAAA70/2puzJDNK9dI/s400/popstache.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520936888572997426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Check it out!! How hilariously awesome is this product?!? It's a mustache that fits on your bottle of pop. {as a southerner it feels so weird to say pop! it's coke...} Anyways, I can see these being a great conversation starter at a party and oh the hilarity that would ensue when you bring out a camera. Check out the story behind the Pop's 'stache at <a href="http://flatlabdesign.com/Home.html">flatlab design</a>. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJ5P_jbrQOI/AAAAAAAAA78/aomDM0qTous/s1600/staches.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJ5P_jbrQOI/AAAAAAAAA78/aomDM0qTous/s400/staches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520938146464481506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The scuba diver? Yes, please! Which one would you pick?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Julia</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script><script type="text/javascript">try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15761727-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}</script>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227830247526417131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121809280722939905.post-60018495180097290482010-09-19T16:00:00.010-04:002010-09-19T23:54:57.838-04:00Au Revoir Sister<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My sister leaves for Paris tomorrow! {Sad face}<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJbS5Nf66-I/AAAAAAAAA68/NRSYiC2a1bw/s1600/3-08+249.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJbS5Nf66-I/AAAAAAAAA68/NRSYiC2a1bw/s400/3-08+249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518830273707043810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >{photo from the last time we were both in Paris}</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm going to miss my little sister soooo much!</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> It's amazing how much more you start to like your siblings as you get older. There were times when we were younger when I thought we'd never get along. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I used to jump out from behind doors and scare her {over, and over, and over again}. She used to pick at me while I was reading, just for the fun of "pushing my buttons". I used to be so annoyed that she like the same music as me. She used to get so frustrated that I wouldn't listen to her, but most of the time it was because I was reading and didn't realize she was talking to me. We really used to get on each others nerves...but then one day I went to college...and then we became friends. Our relationship has only gotten better since then and she has been a great support system for me - especially this summer.<br /><br />This summer has come at me with panic attacks and anxiety, a breakup, and the death of a great boss - all in a the course of a month and a half. She's been there through it all {along with so many other great friends/family members}, so while I'm so excited for her, it's hard to think that one of my greatest support systems will now be 9 hours and a really expensive plane ride away. I'm sure I'll make it through because I know I can't rely solely on her, but I sure have appreciated the wise words and hugs she's given me this summer.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJbaA_qH5BI/AAAAAAAAA7c/vgN84gGaZJw/s1600/DSCN7148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4F_wlHcO3Aw/TJbaA_qH5BI/AAAAAAAAA7c/vgN84gGaZJw/s400/DSCN7148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518838104012088338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I love you sister!</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />-Julia<br /></span></span><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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