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Cafe Mochi Expansion

I have been sitting on this post for a really long time and there is still one thing left to finish but...I don't want to leave this hanging into the New Year so I'm publishing now even though there is still a wall that needs stencilling. Back in April I showed some before pictures of the " soon-to-be " expanded restaurant called Cafe Mochi.  As with any project this size, there are some surprises and delays along the way.  Soon-to-be, turns into, when-the-hell are we going to be finished?  But, I am happy to announce, we are nearing completion. The original restaurant occupied the new construction which was completed about two years ago.(the part of the building that extends from the back of the property out to the sidewalk.)  Gaining additional seating required expanding into the first floor of the original structure and coverting about 3/4 of the first floor to more table space. This is where the stairs now break through from the restaurant into the older p

It's a winner!!

Thanks to all who voted for the Bed Spring Christmas Tree.  You were all part of making it the winner.  I appreciate the time you took navigating the voting process. It is exciting to have won the prize money and also very encouraging to read your comments.   Robyn Story announced it on her blog this morning along with the comments that helped my entry to win.  You can read those comments here .  My post about the tree was titled "Creative Challenge" and was posted Dec. 13, 2011 on my blog, Zoom In.

Votes needed for Bed Spring Tree

I was just reminded that I need to post voting information for the contest I entered.  My entry is the Bed Spring Christmas Tree that I posted about here . To vote for this entry go to the link listed below and follow the directions for voting.  IMPORTANT:  Voting ends Monday Dec. 26th.  Hopefully after all the festivities of Christmas are over and in between carrying torn paper and boxes to the trash, you will find a few minutes to cast your vote. http://robynstorydesigns.blogspot.com/ Thanks for voting!

Happy Holidays

I want to take the opportunity to wish my followers a joyous holiday.  Relax and take in the festive atmosphere for soon you will be packing away all those ornaments, garlands, and decorative holiday finery.  And so, from my house to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Just for the record, this is what my house looks like for Christmas 2011. I switched out the shades on the chandelier from burnt orange to silver.  I had some in black so I sprayed them silver for the season. The paper around the candle holder was faded so I rewrapped them in silver and turquoise from a wallpaper book I had on hand.  I just realized my pictures are a little on the dark side so I started searching for better ones.  I'll insert one here. I added a few ornaments and called it complete. White candles and glass holders was all the fire box needed. I kept the mantel really simple with three white pillar candles and a little silver sparkle at the bases. Symmetry defined the buffe

The challenge is Contagious

In my last post I detailed my entry in Robyn Story's contest to create a holiday decoration from a found object.  I enlisted my brother's help with some of the mechanics of constructing my entry and guess what happened to him....he caught the fever.  The brainstorming bug just couldn't be squelched and he came up with his own entry. His starting point is this old bucket from a wheelbarrow he received as a Christmas gift many, many years ago.  It was slated  for the dump until Dan got the idea to recycle it for the contest. He also had an old pair of skis he thought he might use some day.  Are you getting the picture?  See the piece of wood held in place by the wood block?  He weighted this piece down to form it into an arc and attached a piece to each ski. Another block of wood was cut to form the support for the bucket and the sleigh that it was to become started to take shape. Dan's wife got involved too.  She painted the inside of the bucket black and the