tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258232026415277282024-03-13T09:26:13.630-07:00zoom inTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-37131712250058791212022-11-27T17:16:00.001-08:002022-12-13T18:27:11.404-08:00Small Storage Containers RECYCLED<p> With the way grocery products have skyrocketed this past year, it has somehow made the containers they come in seem more valuable. To be transparent, I have always saved glass jars from jam, pickles, and spaghetti sauce.=) You know, small, medium and large. I also saved yogurt cups, sour cream containers, etc. When I was painting furniture and mixing colors, the small containers came in handy. This past summer I got a good laugh when I found a stack of yogurt containers in the back of a cabinet in my studio...at least 60! Needless to say those made it into the trash. More recently I have collected a fair amount of plastic containers with lids that are similar to the food saving containers you buy for that purpose.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoKO6HB72E7nv8UEUxWsA9aRYGXML8LDqboSfrW8qlqIB3bKnkT4JlDXsOXSyxGtL3YL7ymNVDYUA4IoPPZqB7fkxmNkqVUQsIGRn_u2wXYVhccldXyST4fG40oEz8qjgs3bO8L-MfoVdJa646_xjG8J9DszxhtSBj2tKGF-1r4BLZFK3iwvT16YN-A/s4061/IMG_1321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4061" data-original-width="2967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoKO6HB72E7nv8UEUxWsA9aRYGXML8LDqboSfrW8qlqIB3bKnkT4JlDXsOXSyxGtL3YL7ymNVDYUA4IoPPZqB7fkxmNkqVUQsIGRn_u2wXYVhccldXyST4fG40oEz8qjgs3bO8L-MfoVdJa646_xjG8J9DszxhtSBj2tKGF-1r4BLZFK3iwvT16YN-A/w293-h400/IMG_1321.JPG" width="293" /></a></div>These are fairly large, about 5x7 inches and approximately 3" deep. They are great for leftovers but also good for storing a multitude of other smallish items. The bottoms are see through which makes them perfect for organizing hobby/craft and workshop items.<div><br /></div><div>But once again, does anyone need sixty of these taking up space only to be found five years from now in the back of a cabinet? Of course not. And yet, you know I wasn't going to just pitch them. With the holidays on the horizon, I had the thought to give them to my neighbors, friends, and even some of my relatives for Christmas. NO, not empty! I'm not sure yet what will be inside but they would be good for homemade granola, fudge, peanut brittle, brandied fruit, cranberry salsa, candied pecans, bite-size cookies... the list is endless.</div><div><br /></div><div>The contents are to be determined. For now I needed to make the outside of the container look more inviting. I hit several stores looking for those small decorative picks that were a cluster of three or four complimentary items and sold for 79 cents. Now one skimpy sprig of artificial greenery is marked $1.79. I was pretty sure I had better looking materials in my storage bins at home.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had to do some digging but I came up with a few items that included wrapping paper, ribbon, buttons, sequins, beads, small ornaments, stickers, and some old Christmas cards. With those, a pair of scissors and my glue gun, I set to work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb3NRnDBR-BcffBB9JltiEwlor5MBc8QlaxXEV2aByZJxJ1brm2y0cvDHhshnmhCVow0gEmu5VZvN__B_dwKMC7qlJWUs7fWocCs8DfYSp-kcb1Z0IYYHfT0ZO9giLZamiD5YCNxCrC3bvs1j7d8VoOFp1RxaR3ZG850X7AHzGGtHVnCuzlvRAGpyUw/s3645/IMG_1329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3033" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb3NRnDBR-BcffBB9JltiEwlor5MBc8QlaxXEV2aByZJxJ1brm2y0cvDHhshnmhCVow0gEmu5VZvN__B_dwKMC7qlJWUs7fWocCs8DfYSp-kcb1Z0IYYHfT0ZO9giLZamiD5YCNxCrC3bvs1j7d8VoOFp1RxaR3ZG850X7AHzGGtHVnCuzlvRAGpyUw/w333-h400/IMG_1329.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This project became a challenge to see if I could decorate 12 lids from items I could scavenge from my own closets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcanV-W8Ren5JPGFy7CC9QzkXJ1W9PHlkCMR5BrMgJqb2MqIUdxnl7-utZPUj-mXUu94ySFO_8Hmob-D-qrtPXwPzfE8X1WvYxvNAFLNI03Yd0eTxzjjzIJqeDgP7cllVc15rxZdoPfqiz024ZtIT1UlOMgDqDSiz85GXB55vN652gZ1entj6MeixPg/s3709/IMG_1335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="3709" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcanV-W8Ren5JPGFy7CC9QzkXJ1W9PHlkCMR5BrMgJqb2MqIUdxnl7-utZPUj-mXUu94ySFO_8Hmob-D-qrtPXwPzfE8X1WvYxvNAFLNI03Yd0eTxzjjzIJqeDgP7cllVc15rxZdoPfqiz024ZtIT1UlOMgDqDSiz85GXB55vN652gZ1entj6MeixPg/s320/IMG_1335.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Not because I was trying to be frugal, but rather because I didn't see anything in the stores that appealed to me and was worth the price.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPMhSBcwYukwM7TY_L5IiWSO_FayPJ5QsPOSJ15v3g7UFcKb0gTr0cIGUMFefWALz2JMH1MLnk-CexhXJrrMxsGXjSTaQvy8QJXVTdKgtXe7ZyrJE8VmUERglFqldxmdR0OL9Z1SM3MP07FxJVIWPjA5NMwXjuxWWkiXXxiT068We6JbnnHxjmfJiwQ/s3081/IMG_1336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="3081" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPMhSBcwYukwM7TY_L5IiWSO_FayPJ5QsPOSJ15v3g7UFcKb0gTr0cIGUMFefWALz2JMH1MLnk-CexhXJrrMxsGXjSTaQvy8QJXVTdKgtXe7ZyrJE8VmUERglFqldxmdR0OL9Z1SM3MP07FxJVIWPjA5NMwXjuxWWkiXXxiT068We6JbnnHxjmfJiwQ/s320/IMG_1336.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I save Christmas cards that I think I might recycle in some way. I was happy to add some sequins to this one and finally use it.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVluNAk-ykFHXgozr2U6MReHJkv66LRBF05sUn2xwHSTlRvgBdOpvSA_Q4XBwYdkI9p1A-LryflHCcn3yRaxXvs1yzltkmYJ9jGg0SFdQAVEovV-8iM85ZPMYoxrh9Sooeie3_DW1sE7zQV0TzHBZEG1aTwg8XN74MV6JO1j63piFUI6nSDcjvCebegg/s4102/IMG_1331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4102" data-original-width="2842" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVluNAk-ykFHXgozr2U6MReHJkv66LRBF05sUn2xwHSTlRvgBdOpvSA_Q4XBwYdkI9p1A-LryflHCcn3yRaxXvs1yzltkmYJ9jGg0SFdQAVEovV-8iM85ZPMYoxrh9Sooeie3_DW1sE7zQV0TzHBZEG1aTwg8XN74MV6JO1j63piFUI6nSDcjvCebegg/w278-h400/IMG_1331.JPG" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'm sure my friend will know this one wasn't lying in a drawer for a year or more. It in fact came in the mail yesterday. I couldn't resist putting such a cute little snowman to good use. She repurposes too so I doubt she will mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbdDyY-gdfoydG61IFvrglMMqPXY5orCMUzLviuKFI-d_zvnc7xtQ2migUU5KDX2hAVLvbDJuphrf0Rnzv1loXsDVvWo-_clOHDGK_JLVqwXHzxghgbuve_MBaYngLMS_1SlnhOSLCyrBxt45wwjIyKznpo6QdQrQ-XSru8h9iMOx56uUOwJdHm1-AA/s4389/IMG_1333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="4389" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbdDyY-gdfoydG61IFvrglMMqPXY5orCMUzLviuKFI-d_zvnc7xtQ2migUU5KDX2hAVLvbDJuphrf0Rnzv1loXsDVvWo-_clOHDGK_JLVqwXHzxghgbuve_MBaYngLMS_1SlnhOSLCyrBxt45wwjIyKznpo6QdQrQ-XSru8h9iMOx56uUOwJdHm1-AA/w400-h278/IMG_1333.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The little metal circle layer on top of the striped circle says JOY.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOgk3rHtQvejOgV_jA3lAwIsNFlSNWQ7BVDlS7J3OQELz1F6EXNojLn82dhBKw_ROjNciomW_mjogr584lSoeofWuCsr9x6WcOvxMbIxcFyzbqzHl010zQxwPZqCMj4HZnjZNgMHw6M3kTdJUix-YDnfYs3EskTXtHUgsmm4bvdnZmGA6TkDEKQ_WLA/s3189/IMG_1323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="3189" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOgk3rHtQvejOgV_jA3lAwIsNFlSNWQ7BVDlS7J3OQELz1F6EXNojLn82dhBKw_ROjNciomW_mjogr584lSoeofWuCsr9x6WcOvxMbIxcFyzbqzHl010zQxwPZqCMj4HZnjZNgMHw6M3kTdJUix-YDnfYs3EskTXtHUgsmm4bvdnZmGA6TkDEKQ_WLA/w400-h343/IMG_1323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this label says Santa Claus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny4EQiSgfizz7Ue3Z7JE_6jiObGYV1RX1qZ_5FcsfB6klWN_ZQsnx-WhYFCT1yQeXC809u0zdPePv35D8j4dDneozHK4kG9Ferbqq2H9MVITw9g1lj3FJor7dVETliTIiSRRbWghcz1Z5IH2TNH6mL8GKcL_SRWphrdPNQy2O-J29jN-tdmghyxMkPQ/s3626/IMG_1341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="3626" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny4EQiSgfizz7Ue3Z7JE_6jiObGYV1RX1qZ_5FcsfB6klWN_ZQsnx-WhYFCT1yQeXC809u0zdPePv35D8j4dDneozHK4kG9Ferbqq2H9MVITw9g1lj3FJor7dVETliTIiSRRbWghcz1Z5IH2TNH6mL8GKcL_SRWphrdPNQy2O-J29jN-tdmghyxMkPQ/w400-h325/IMG_1341.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I don't really need all these so my plan is to give some to my daughter. She always gifts her neighbors with a little treat of some kind.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dq08ljzMoKS4trg87Jit_x7VIIypbypfpBHElVnJz9YzZFMSWd0pPq_CVl_hGcw-J9WkEvgcGlj82dVp71c6nWWQ1UAxwASBiVPpDzZJ2YVuYAaDUeRBeR_TO9U2Du-43of-UqSx9ctOJ7fj3XGmilVR-_zAAddJVbN3fPX0OPy0q33C5cPVeTXCAA/s3434/IMG_1325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dq08ljzMoKS4trg87Jit_x7VIIypbypfpBHElVnJz9YzZFMSWd0pPq_CVl_hGcw-J9WkEvgcGlj82dVp71c6nWWQ1UAxwASBiVPpDzZJ2YVuYAaDUeRBeR_TO9U2Du-43of-UqSx9ctOJ7fj3XGmilVR-_zAAddJVbN3fPX0OPy0q33C5cPVeTXCAA/w285-h400/IMG_1325.JPG" width="285" /></a></div>And now the only thing left to do is fill them with something tasty.<br /><div><br /></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-22658183968827259512022-10-19T19:15:00.027-07:002022-10-23T06:33:56.551-07:00Longest Wait on the TO-DO List.<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRljsq78NuPvvkRfeauMxWsPteg_Upijih2PIulW1Gei2EoaMsFeRpxI6S3ZV0n6JskPrkdDLZZ1s6gh5dOHlQVIuI5kJIefP1hP1BCHLnrc-CAORkm7FJpoH0ZzLvM6IW3loMsDExau6f5-6UkgPom8OMAVGdHlEx_qVuao3jWaPVn70jGPEQ4EZg1w/s4608/IMG_0901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRljsq78NuPvvkRfeauMxWsPteg_Upijih2PIulW1Gei2EoaMsFeRpxI6S3ZV0n6JskPrkdDLZZ1s6gh5dOHlQVIuI5kJIefP1hP1BCHLnrc-CAORkm7FJpoH0ZzLvM6IW3loMsDExau6f5-6UkgPom8OMAVGdHlEx_qVuao3jWaPVn70jGPEQ4EZg1w/w300-h400/IMG_0901.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>In the past 45 years there have been enough to-do lists related to this house to fill a room from floor to nine and a half foot ceiling. Some projects have been repeated again, and again, and again, like three major kitchen remodels, complete bathroom remodels more than once, as well as a two story addition, a new studio/garage and complete redecorating of ten rooms over and over. But there is one thing that was old when I bought the house, and yet, it has never been touched. Why, you ask? </p><p>Two reasons: It looked good in spite of it's age and I liked it better than any replacement on the market. Season after season it stood in place doing the job it was meant to do. It was on the "list" and I kept an eye out for a good replacement, but it was still standing and I hadn't found one yet. This year, I asked my brother, Dan, to put in a few screws to buy a little more time. He made an attempt to extend it's life but his assessment was that it was pointless. And then it happened! On my way home from the grocery store, I spotted something that appealed to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRMdRPyzDxWFK4lA1XyO1byY9_9Dk0MkpX9fu0yoLgTld6vwsTsRPHyHp8cGz_dJBTlab3F_MyohMN5mqo6ip0R3cHfw935XMUyictBs9i52rx3VcLKSL7d6CIRyUWgWCuu3yE42Y8pzkQXZuPZqQvJEV-uEjWjKdT6hRptM77xwndqtmnyceFTmRcA/s4608/IMG_9365.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRMdRPyzDxWFK4lA1XyO1byY9_9Dk0MkpX9fu0yoLgTld6vwsTsRPHyHp8cGz_dJBTlab3F_MyohMN5mqo6ip0R3cHfw935XMUyictBs9i52rx3VcLKSL7d6CIRyUWgWCuu3yE42Y8pzkQXZuPZqQvJEV-uEjWjKdT6hRptM77xwndqtmnyceFTmRcA/w300-h400/IMG_9365.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Those two things started the ball rolling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVswf7d9wNwi4tbYn1nu7_1ev4NsOKI7JvPny4mMBLAujHdaZdqpqJeM4QwEXfb0Mny2ms4xftCKx1FLtelOoyiukVeHAbEUrR5WW1ZT5bmkNB5IRmJ4nWiDfsLoyIidT3UMfSHMrIvHOZndhC4pErxw-I7MZd0XT_p9-aP5SXpI6cWGW5AH2Mo1yoKw/s1280/fence%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVswf7d9wNwi4tbYn1nu7_1ev4NsOKI7JvPny4mMBLAujHdaZdqpqJeM4QwEXfb0Mny2ms4xftCKx1FLtelOoyiukVeHAbEUrR5WW1ZT5bmkNB5IRmJ4nWiDfsLoyIidT3UMfSHMrIvHOZndhC4pErxw-I7MZd0XT_p9-aP5SXpI6cWGW5AH2Mo1yoKw/w400-h300/fence%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>First the good-by photos.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWpYS6OEUfX5PRN6zEWhQxM3jcOR1aUefAr5ihqtgOMe7b3A2Y6PYXP3gcr8xmUPyGpur-i14V9mMCEt0UkDSzUDpSDmryTClAEguTBcNip6MQSjcIZKdhsgQEGCLq_2gwzwVbfdc0KN0IHiPsUdw6iWr_hK8ohDZ_QsSkMnWnhBWVeSTa9XboLLufA/s1280/fence%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWpYS6OEUfX5PRN6zEWhQxM3jcOR1aUefAr5ihqtgOMe7b3A2Y6PYXP3gcr8xmUPyGpur-i14V9mMCEt0UkDSzUDpSDmryTClAEguTBcNip6MQSjcIZKdhsgQEGCLq_2gwzwVbfdc0KN0IHiPsUdw6iWr_hK8ohDZ_QsSkMnWnhBWVeSTa9XboLLufA/w300-h400/fence%204.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMiLpWxVtbyK-Pgm-FxihPfkY6pS9fYsOHN9_W1JiSVXdWc0_DGL75kIPRGODhEU9PA8QV9x93O7uZskjpMGHDMiRaBZNR7iTJbovkz-zFjFRgfekpFdLffskFFW3mF1R2GFbgC6OWKldVmyAb5I9k_DXUO2B2noWEOavwgxa_uG_psVy5mrCTKgndQ/s1280/fence%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMiLpWxVtbyK-Pgm-FxihPfkY6pS9fYsOHN9_W1JiSVXdWc0_DGL75kIPRGODhEU9PA8QV9x93O7uZskjpMGHDMiRaBZNR7iTJbovkz-zFjFRgfekpFdLffskFFW3mF1R2GFbgC6OWKldVmyAb5I9k_DXUO2B2noWEOavwgxa_uG_psVy5mrCTKgndQ/w300-h400/fence%203.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSLUCZTJNqGCS1u87AGKMLdEuc-pnRLfp_KQlwbPudTATVzeRJSMUP4vSH91Y6dL6NCF7T-5xfNFa0xDn8qbqzHbu-qWg-cz56T0CfiXNHSm21HBJoxuR5PpV2YqiHi1IuQzQHR0SfI4gnbL0z3f8HaziIThpeSU4k8wxfyFezRUkckytHhjBbrhEbA/s1280/fence%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSLUCZTJNqGCS1u87AGKMLdEuc-pnRLfp_KQlwbPudTATVzeRJSMUP4vSH91Y6dL6NCF7T-5xfNFa0xDn8qbqzHbu-qWg-cz56T0CfiXNHSm21HBJoxuR5PpV2YqiHi1IuQzQHR0SfI4gnbL0z3f8HaziIThpeSU4k8wxfyFezRUkckytHhjBbrhEbA/w300-h400/fence%206.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>My neighbors loved this rustic old fence too and even asked if they could have it to put on the other side of their yard. I think they doubted the soundness of that decision as they were taking the panels down and moving them across their lawn. <div><br /><div>That part of the dismantle was swift and easy. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmfIOlYAWDivGwCsHSWzZxyutlb9N48E30dj_q0RpOSLtgdZMU_oc9MkmGZ8cloTH4LBDLdl0FgnhzbzAw9ViD2AQxygJstdk9VYa_-xerWJMduiHUMH-AcWaIz0XMEkYjIoJMe9eaYJ3ZFbv4LnVYKFVRAx0BKCRKV_LYaex8HugTM9G_3GHayueRA/s4608/posts%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmfIOlYAWDivGwCsHSWzZxyutlb9N48E30dj_q0RpOSLtgdZMU_oc9MkmGZ8cloTH4LBDLdl0FgnhzbzAw9ViD2AQxygJstdk9VYa_-xerWJMduiHUMH-AcWaIz0XMEkYjIoJMe9eaYJ3ZFbv4LnVYKFVRAx0BKCRKV_LYaex8HugTM9G_3GHayueRA/s320/posts%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Removing the posts was another matter entirely. Brother John and his helper, Tony, took over that tough job.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96KgJuiSBkpkqwtv8MbXJgogF0JqkvyH4Fwgzq5etk-jSb2oOXXaBQ5ynP_KNfq4arpwGTJWUzytnvfClefZPFc1ykmeyCjlWXFmQtL0uOJBWvRT52wcpz0exCdv9H9K2o0NI0fjZddmj8DCEP4jscA80XNMMS5Tl3joicZJAFR5Upgyu1KMa3yx_Cw/s4608/post%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96KgJuiSBkpkqwtv8MbXJgogF0JqkvyH4Fwgzq5etk-jSb2oOXXaBQ5ynP_KNfq4arpwGTJWUzytnvfClefZPFc1ykmeyCjlWXFmQtL0uOJBWvRT52wcpz0exCdv9H9K2o0NI0fjZddmj8DCEP4jscA80XNMMS5Tl3joicZJAFR5Upgyu1KMa3yx_Cw/w400-h300/post%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Tree roots were a major issue.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXObQ_PGM8_EkqJ4uvJSCmwqvXykHvksDdpoFZoEQWeID9iGLWJreshim_3T1YziaNK3r1wo4Oi5XE-ZEZW1UEVsa3nOy6wqXhXgVZy2nvpp2Kd_ipl5Tt7dw4UNCbvrfeYL9Gskfogil02Z3Yy-cUrA9XnGHB2mPJjJx5_2LeCN2uoxP6yaMlrq7gA/s4608/post%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXObQ_PGM8_EkqJ4uvJSCmwqvXykHvksDdpoFZoEQWeID9iGLWJreshim_3T1YziaNK3r1wo4Oi5XE-ZEZW1UEVsa3nOy6wqXhXgVZy2nvpp2Kd_ipl5Tt7dw4UNCbvrfeYL9Gskfogil02Z3Yy-cUrA9XnGHB2mPJjJx5_2LeCN2uoxP6yaMlrq7gA/w400-h300/post%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And for this one an even bigger issue.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5vnyCWwyrmPhxAHGaksyBB9xatyfSTouucYd7CW8cfJiisa5aGcyJUIueS_tle9EJF6utvPMJRl2MLwRsEk35_Z40qhYk2hi3t3QWq8dvoiFy79Y1ULofbR-JvblYSATwPljXMmQTfajsw4P3_hK1IECHZGUEs-_JZ_TILRkWQwMLfHa6tQp3RSNCg/s3188/p0st%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="2934" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5vnyCWwyrmPhxAHGaksyBB9xatyfSTouucYd7CW8cfJiisa5aGcyJUIueS_tle9EJF6utvPMJRl2MLwRsEk35_Z40qhYk2hi3t3QWq8dvoiFy79Y1ULofbR-JvblYSATwPljXMmQTfajsw4P3_hK1IECHZGUEs-_JZ_TILRkWQwMLfHa6tQp3RSNCg/w369-h400/p0st%203.JPG" width="369" /></a></div>It took some ingenuity and a fair amount of manpower to get the job done.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBU1JuLRNqucYwYVE258kaCL_ENLNyBk892LbH2i2EmQVAzywJot5gAaJWFcmIaGrBLJbANRLWiQLCS3jdYEIUinj1fU9zduqHMZNtQgGO6j4JGnsYfPc1IF0fBm_JqbGGFWXoDLQvRNJ4HPED9Z2ZxKYF5hnDzCa1bdwPBvO25PjW7BUkzQEM8q9wQ/s4608/post4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBU1JuLRNqucYwYVE258kaCL_ENLNyBk892LbH2i2EmQVAzywJot5gAaJWFcmIaGrBLJbANRLWiQLCS3jdYEIUinj1fU9zduqHMZNtQgGO6j4JGnsYfPc1IF0fBm_JqbGGFWXoDLQvRNJ4HPED9Z2ZxKYF5hnDzCa1bdwPBvO25PjW7BUkzQEM8q9wQ/w300-h400/post4.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>There were two posts that were not part of the fence but had been installed later to hold a decorative beam over the statue that you will see in some of the pictures. They had some massive footings as you can see here. Thankfully John disposed of all the posts and concrete for me.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2eGSI_Azn0ITqGJubCljsBbfv3m2dZ6Pyb5nG6pysmAGFFeRn0sl2-orKp9rkt9aJT_VCBncKz9MMubsXnqqFLwTSyHZfRVt-3uDX7LfEJv8paAyqhIsG0SBsn9M_M60My7G--Q5Q7uGhoJ4OOuyG1KP8CbOgKCDy5n-oOKvE3D4hMC40S9VH3lFWA/s4608/fenceless.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2eGSI_Azn0ITqGJubCljsBbfv3m2dZ6Pyb5nG6pysmAGFFeRn0sl2-orKp9rkt9aJT_VCBncKz9MMubsXnqqFLwTSyHZfRVt-3uDX7LfEJv8paAyqhIsG0SBsn9M_M60My7G--Q5Q7uGhoJ4OOuyG1KP8CbOgKCDy5n-oOKvE3D4hMC40S9VH3lFWA/w400-h300/fenceless.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After all the posts, big and small roots, and miles of ivy runners had been removed, I experienced for the first time what it would be like to have no fence. But, with minimal spacing between houses in the city, everyone has a fence. </div><div><br /></div><div>Those patio blocks were in the area on the back side of the studio/garage. The plan is to replant them now that they have had a good cleaning.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RIYSDhrL1xgy0iwR7BHrcQzPaRGP7DY4OUnD29vxF1_EzkzICYbJoVEPL6-fgjPHwMtUkggRGi21gXLl9fYS0udgb8uiu41QnIEVW3nMADnbGxRqGCPT76tBjkPKAfhX9u27fG0IY165yRVlGoYISlf1Rnk1IzuIfZCL2Yo8cPFSgnbtm29elKRUJQ/s4608/statue%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RIYSDhrL1xgy0iwR7BHrcQzPaRGP7DY4OUnD29vxF1_EzkzICYbJoVEPL6-fgjPHwMtUkggRGi21gXLl9fYS0udgb8uiu41QnIEVW3nMADnbGxRqGCPT76tBjkPKAfhX9u27fG0IY165yRVlGoYISlf1Rnk1IzuIfZCL2Yo8cPFSgnbtm29elKRUJQ/w300-h400/statue%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This statue is extremely heavy but it had to be moved somehow.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_mNxfiwmlei045KZ41mb_ashZtTx0c0oCaHT3QdoZkpJ5DtghzKA6mYLbz-VQppMn1BamGvUjhmiHaOv2jKr5jTqCRUynLJT9ko7btsP1Ek2SXsKt3WLKlNhBWYHZ7L0R__K8qnuaNw-tFVW07-2jWhCyTDe-5QytW_h7AInfKfCruhAU7s2PLv8fA/s4608/statue%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_mNxfiwmlei045KZ41mb_ashZtTx0c0oCaHT3QdoZkpJ5DtghzKA6mYLbz-VQppMn1BamGvUjhmiHaOv2jKr5jTqCRUynLJT9ko7btsP1Ek2SXsKt3WLKlNhBWYHZ7L0R__K8qnuaNw-tFVW07-2jWhCyTDe-5QytW_h7AInfKfCruhAU7s2PLv8fA/w300-h400/statue%206.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The guys tried this method but that didn't work well. Plan B was to slid it onto a dolly and move it into the yard.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SH0xUedBDGR04iIfGjL3l9P_CVL-IZC7Sn3HspZh-BawdJW_P5YMN5yZEcLnpdG7dVNsFOUYiMJh5x9TItdXO0LNdMCSYxp3-Gf3fW7yPoMneODLLO6cQk8ex5g_aGgJSsV_tpG_-vdHP_xIA7Y6TPQqiiOWzFYJJEw90LX6EaeXmoeI-doln1IXwQ/s3463/powerwash.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="2762" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SH0xUedBDGR04iIfGjL3l9P_CVL-IZC7Sn3HspZh-BawdJW_P5YMN5yZEcLnpdG7dVNsFOUYiMJh5x9TItdXO0LNdMCSYxp3-Gf3fW7yPoMneODLLO6cQk8ex5g_aGgJSsV_tpG_-vdHP_xIA7Y6TPQqiiOWzFYJJEw90LX6EaeXmoeI-doln1IXwQ/w319-h400/powerwash.JPG" width="319" /></a></div>Tony gave it a thorough power washing and then came the difficult part of getting it to it's new location.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsN9b-BY8R-VxMLyGDpDtyqmLaBWDo39x5-MsSciLWevFg29eBNhwEoGRY-A3kjptj4vc51YUPESyoTNKOEQVLX6ZMqr7BFEWJ3AcnNTV__HLE_srVeQNT2tNSGhXjwsVaWxnWXn1fiFgnlSB-mSXRax8dBUcrGbG-8_OlXiTKXeB-h85b2N5eN0RkQ/s4608/statue%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsN9b-BY8R-VxMLyGDpDtyqmLaBWDo39x5-MsSciLWevFg29eBNhwEoGRY-A3kjptj4vc51YUPESyoTNKOEQVLX6ZMqr7BFEWJ3AcnNTV__HLE_srVeQNT2tNSGhXjwsVaWxnWXn1fiFgnlSB-mSXRax8dBUcrGbG-8_OlXiTKXeB-h85b2N5eN0RkQ/w300-h400/statue%205.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>It could not be lifted into place so they put it back on the dolly and ran it up a ramp. I was too busy crossing my fingers to get a picture of that.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zw6Z1ZFCQU-kwPOeDVQRtN_-cOAObgXpVshHEpk8bE8r5bXFv-2uzW8KXy91yWu3KAbIAXaFpaq2oovYdjqkRG_QvNZirJ146IPdIot9CVgMAZYu3StFVh67jZbwJe5fgoc97LDk8xIyltyKD99P6LrV7jguJDpJUzCzJGZCOqdnGAPhW-V-CTbvxw/s3456/statue%207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="3456" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zw6Z1ZFCQU-kwPOeDVQRtN_-cOAObgXpVshHEpk8bE8r5bXFv-2uzW8KXy91yWu3KAbIAXaFpaq2oovYdjqkRG_QvNZirJ146IPdIot9CVgMAZYu3StFVh67jZbwJe5fgoc97LDk8xIyltyKD99P6LrV7jguJDpJUzCzJGZCOqdnGAPhW-V-CTbvxw/w400-h360/statue%207.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Not a great shot but it gives you a better idea of what they were up against. I think I will surround statue with ferns in the spring. This space gets minimal sun so flowers do not do well here.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMjrTEEpcCkLwFlFyeImEzdXdU1xVWBatg3V_RWxj4XnmMzYzifnYBkJjgT95ynjazHTkmOELIyoifEXDdjnYSgU1IfenpLZOyAGkc1RBONHAjYCDYhEWt-YqJL8nRj7IkDR_3MkzD1MkQfvIs4PhMb9Bmyf6lEKzuHgMCIEH_3ynBoXRZRRogDmI9w/s1280/statue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMjrTEEpcCkLwFlFyeImEzdXdU1xVWBatg3V_RWxj4XnmMzYzifnYBkJjgT95ynjazHTkmOELIyoifEXDdjnYSgU1IfenpLZOyAGkc1RBONHAjYCDYhEWt-YqJL8nRj7IkDR_3MkzD1MkQfvIs4PhMb9Bmyf6lEKzuHgMCIEH_3ynBoXRZRRogDmI9w/w300-h400/statue.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>She spent many years up against the old fence but I think the change will work out well.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJscn5qZ7ER_LG3FRd2qt1elC08DCQ7yk3F52aQE5Y3-Eq3sy63Q3400TxEkEsZd5fOF8Z5Zn-OAYsuRS8_pAmk8Nihe7Em-PLCZk4STXrHmhc7-tmGZoZ9M_bY5qoCD5O3swFGWa3F2dSBftx-vmsSZk_HPWiFMVwuVzbeNr1a6oRXt34xKMyTM8Mw/s4608/fence%20install%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJscn5qZ7ER_LG3FRd2qt1elC08DCQ7yk3F52aQE5Y3-Eq3sy63Q3400TxEkEsZd5fOF8Z5Zn-OAYsuRS8_pAmk8Nihe7Em-PLCZk4STXrHmhc7-tmGZoZ9M_bY5qoCD5O3swFGWa3F2dSBftx-vmsSZk_HPWiFMVwuVzbeNr1a6oRXt34xKMyTM8Mw/w300-h400/fence%20install%201.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><div>Dan finished up another project and came to this one for the install. The new fence required some very specific measuring for the post holes. To eliminate any major mishap, Dan didn't take any risks and double checked the distance between posts, the depth off the holes and kept the level handy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h0sueOo25EASS90xpXY9xsl2EKkc5-TQGEmCat7IiphEjzpz3uJ4XuYWXI8llWksEiz4n5uFk2ENJ4JWa3f2ZSqwvifYIAb9NANXrtFtz5Dp2n9o7xkcKgr-3OxQ2MQ4DiWoknWWtsS3-wXwqsy27RThDup0HFhb0gTwIYdcW6Q5gsj4nZNhMGLAlA/s4608/fence%20install%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h0sueOo25EASS90xpXY9xsl2EKkc5-TQGEmCat7IiphEjzpz3uJ4XuYWXI8llWksEiz4n5uFk2ENJ4JWa3f2ZSqwvifYIAb9NANXrtFtz5Dp2n9o7xkcKgr-3OxQ2MQ4DiWoknWWtsS3-wXwqsy27RThDup0HFhb0gTwIYdcW6Q5gsj4nZNhMGLAlA/w300-h400/fence%20install%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The fence panels slide into the grooves in the sides of the posts with little room to spare. If you look carefully you can see the guide line with the little level on it. This was one of those times when, "You can't be too careful." was the theme of the week.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzkVaPKz8RJwo-vndyuOKrqn5KLjPyvGGBLpVTuP_n-jwdfKCbv2qf6u_HhxGWaVD8Jj0KcSoeLduQmujky7Ia6lYq-xROcL-Q1HLUie2GCU0Yxql_xUpiGnCjid-_8q7NvOh_8ezckQ9euQ8LO1ACU_itZVNzA7R7kxLVHugKP94OS6OXnAh3tTMbA/s1280/fence%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzkVaPKz8RJwo-vndyuOKrqn5KLjPyvGGBLpVTuP_n-jwdfKCbv2qf6u_HhxGWaVD8Jj0KcSoeLduQmujky7Ia6lYq-xROcL-Q1HLUie2GCU0Yxql_xUpiGnCjid-_8q7NvOh_8ezckQ9euQ8LO1ACU_itZVNzA7R7kxLVHugKP94OS6OXnAh3tTMbA/w300-h400/fence%207.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>First panel in place! This picture is taken from my neighbor's yard as there is just a walkway between my porch and the fence.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40sa1VGYicLuwQXHYKyPu3cc5H6g2BK_48U4A1w2U65lpaJ0IOrsETT2f1xWak1iI3jjaXyxZyQ9Z6n5I5yQ9KZ8807-GOcSDIrI8Xq3huqpoHisae8BsoQzLiC-ZcSUTppDgVdAbcowdAphTlMRzMsBGqb9c7s_6LbbAuAKI3oonW7TnmBhF5hWGoA/s3812/IMG_1168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="3812" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40sa1VGYicLuwQXHYKyPu3cc5H6g2BK_48U4A1w2U65lpaJ0IOrsETT2f1xWak1iI3jjaXyxZyQ9Z6n5I5yQ9KZ8807-GOcSDIrI8Xq3huqpoHisae8BsoQzLiC-ZcSUTppDgVdAbcowdAphTlMRzMsBGqb9c7s_6LbbAuAKI3oonW7TnmBhF5hWGoA/w400-h338/IMG_1168.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Putting the panels in place is relatively easy if you have enough guys for the job.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE8AjdL979EZTaXpg6NLXS-LaZBqfSfWUwuvn8B7Z0VQrErtFMIEfBKo2UKwa4rUXRV5Ow9AlFAr4bo7FwJno5a7hjm-glNDpWDmeU3YAu2ALC16GoZffGiosIraGpn0P1fCBUirZRkiqYro2c2wHwoRnArUBZsLlcF76WjLaEOAmL3pGvrq4lJeKOg/s4608/IMG_1171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE8AjdL979EZTaXpg6NLXS-LaZBqfSfWUwuvn8B7Z0VQrErtFMIEfBKo2UKwa4rUXRV5Ow9AlFAr4bo7FwJno5a7hjm-glNDpWDmeU3YAu2ALC16GoZffGiosIraGpn0P1fCBUirZRkiqYro2c2wHwoRnArUBZsLlcF76WjLaEOAmL3pGvrq4lJeKOg/w400-h300/IMG_1171.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Once the panels are raised high enough they just drop into place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnkKdIbUIZA9Tq7LWbIK48pH2gsf_KCejlENcaAR9wYouQj8aEvaDCStPWUSqt_teuXrdrrsyVhp7FyjAslYBYBdcZAZmNapx2HXlUg7_gAeidzAMhhvAW5ihbtqwE2BR00VwKY5BNw8g2S-24Fob7zcQeLYo31xSSByBYwozoJWIO-HIpKQZ3oiAzg/s4608/IMG_1175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnkKdIbUIZA9Tq7LWbIK48pH2gsf_KCejlENcaAR9wYouQj8aEvaDCStPWUSqt_teuXrdrrsyVhp7FyjAslYBYBdcZAZmNapx2HXlUg7_gAeidzAMhhvAW5ihbtqwE2BR00VwKY5BNw8g2S-24Fob7zcQeLYo31xSSByBYwozoJWIO-HIpKQZ3oiAzg/w400-h300/IMG_1175.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The one thing I didn't get pictures of was the setting of the posts. As I mentioned it required precision measuring, Once the hole was dug to the precise 30 inches and two bags of concrete were added around the post, it had to be quickly adjusted so that it was in alignment and perfectly straight.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L-wBgl9fX8o9LZjQe6yfQPoLg_8IETShxDyQ0eKJDbBBM15Od1XBbx2YjPVCwJPd0fEHizv1tEqNOPJSq5N7lNzkyJsS454fntJnPDB1URg_VX0lC7eLYpdxuYwR0rLOg7mO8gN4Z_Jbh7rfs_F0kcaAFPtVyEPIuRTMjDGPKCEsPDWu9ZshWBhafA/s4608/IMG_1203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L-wBgl9fX8o9LZjQe6yfQPoLg_8IETShxDyQ0eKJDbBBM15Od1XBbx2YjPVCwJPd0fEHizv1tEqNOPJSq5N7lNzkyJsS454fntJnPDB1URg_VX0lC7eLYpdxuYwR0rLOg7mO8gN4Z_Jbh7rfs_F0kcaAFPtVyEPIuRTMjDGPKCEsPDWu9ZshWBhafA/w300-h400/IMG_1203.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This section required the cutting of one of the panels to fit.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswbJbVxdtV9Xu0jSff9GEYobF-DXLSl4-xYCS7oQs7EgagkG2ruVjTKDdMz7q3BUxHPgyx6FkDJVoey2xUtQ3OpLJQAp7c1wyVc493g8SWMzplf6np2GeZdTC1eHN6QsV9iknmToCPWYtKjC18iI6B1FbYJ_82xOQWXbPoUhabxIASJgnXMfl5iU_JA/w300-h400/IMG_1233.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the opposite side he cut the short piece needed here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22gnTXAyn9GPPETcnwsR8i2iZ0ucgXC68Rrw5kS6hgS8pTP3V09DzvZYOMI_h6aGZipzmoNRwsdGzKE2bGqe29PmuZJpQhTXTrq5ZwYUFy0IOXOc-hcgg1D0nRG7EFPWeEcJPaFsiK7VyA7uqyMrSlsuBXesjazdE2J3yOMHwR64VDEDwEIQk66JpHQ/s4607/IMG_1210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4607" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22gnTXAyn9GPPETcnwsR8i2iZ0ucgXC68Rrw5kS6hgS8pTP3V09DzvZYOMI_h6aGZipzmoNRwsdGzKE2bGqe29PmuZJpQhTXTrq5ZwYUFy0IOXOc-hcgg1D0nRG7EFPWeEcJPaFsiK7VyA7uqyMrSlsuBXesjazdE2J3yOMHwR64VDEDwEIQk66JpHQ/w400-h240/IMG_1210.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>That left this short piece in middle as the only waste. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Not sure when this was taken but it was probably thirty years ago. Obviously it was already aged considerably by then.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVVU4AzbkNxJM_ldqI6raU667bW0M0RZn-VU2wklcJfx5rOo-0tA5KCXyjFWEtqe9cBE_x9AyxBzjy0NdgAkSxNABpjC2vyVSZzrcpvGW7DRyRWlXcjXAZVhV3DzJoxo7QghTe2WXqJrJOrjB6EaQD3CojmennNtLO3oPY0Y0YUAnsp-Xy8K7AQGZQw/s3739/IMG_1214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3739" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVVU4AzbkNxJM_ldqI6raU667bW0M0RZn-VU2wklcJfx5rOo-0tA5KCXyjFWEtqe9cBE_x9AyxBzjy0NdgAkSxNABpjC2vyVSZzrcpvGW7DRyRWlXcjXAZVhV3DzJoxo7QghTe2WXqJrJOrjB6EaQD3CojmennNtLO3oPY0Y0YUAnsp-Xy8K7AQGZQw/w400-h295/IMG_1214.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This photo shows the fence in 1999 when I was preparing to to put in a new retaining wall. As you can see I had not started on my new studio/garage yet but that came shortly thereafter.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOc9gkrGNG0o1UzDMOHyckI8NEinrK9nRvtPgyBjfdgKvN5zlzvqCZlbngcmw82oCfIDI12OTKbgr6i7k16RNi1zC1gFtS7QgTy54pTu00zB3cuDPq9pV7CUfH21B-wcmBMbi4b8B5yImbYQTW21AJmj6SrIRAXv-2QaqcqScNzrzKBeSmKaoQSehpQ/s4608/IMG_1229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOc9gkrGNG0o1UzDMOHyckI8NEinrK9nRvtPgyBjfdgKvN5zlzvqCZlbngcmw82oCfIDI12OTKbgr6i7k16RNi1zC1gFtS7QgTy54pTu00zB3cuDPq9pV7CUfH21B-wcmBMbi4b8B5yImbYQTW21AJmj6SrIRAXv-2QaqcqScNzrzKBeSmKaoQSehpQ/w300-h400/IMG_1229.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7_ROzrEAYKdwUztCiX_rfVSpiQU6pSAYJkr12y0abYvQuNSe2xXPeYGq3D1-LFo7xreGW3LxhkbSYQ_pizJ9gXaoJ7514h9WRYTS_3NlyXNhT2-5uMK-zdIvIbk3pkbN5hHun8cC0xyt0SXNsM2G4lKQB6NEnEIm3cPIHyIJ1C5u-cVAGMg87hM4ZA/s1280/Sand%20and%20levels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7_ROzrEAYKdwUztCiX_rfVSpiQU6pSAYJkr12y0abYvQuNSe2xXPeYGq3D1-LFo7xreGW3LxhkbSYQ_pizJ9gXaoJ7514h9WRYTS_3NlyXNhT2-5uMK-zdIvIbk3pkbN5hHun8cC0xyt0SXNsM2G4lKQB6NEnEIm3cPIHyIJ1C5u-cVAGMg87hM4ZA/w300-h400/Sand%20and%20levels.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div>I have not forgotten about the patio blocks. They are being put back in place as I write this. </div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8bhbmaVYCCaNINvdDrLmoGrVH0tAB1qIHJLFYVlrpeLKVdSc4Q06uUc5H29spMQFykbCckaVOZt3QfVo2PJ5hEs4r0QiKa0Z1atKKINIo-8nFkLUZI4clymASR6ub104t1r_ZV5pSIQgyut0PJUCOKLXCnL21g9MWK4SRxpOGBqRcGxgCAGCyBhXFg/s4608/IMG_1231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8bhbmaVYCCaNINvdDrLmoGrVH0tAB1qIHJLFYVlrpeLKVdSc4Q06uUc5H29spMQFykbCckaVOZt3QfVo2PJ5hEs4r0QiKa0Z1atKKINIo-8nFkLUZI4clymASR6ub104t1r_ZV5pSIQgyut0PJUCOKLXCnL21g9MWK4SRxpOGBqRcGxgCAGCyBhXFg/w400-h300/IMG_1231.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This is not very exciting for a final photo, but it will have to do until spring since it is now almost the end of October and the type of planting I want for this area will have to wait until then.</div><div><br /></div><div>PS: Just had to add a couple more photos. It has only been a week since this post was published but the leaves have started to turn and I wanted to include these shots.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLcjGxbV_0ZWyJ6EaEQs-uJ4PK7cc9sl05PC35t8Bu-QqYoFL96CZgMNtjR-DJg4JQ0ZLHEbUBSmdiD5eIOPAK7tsMiIyxRtq4781XaKpuUGTQ8Y_LCTEFWPEBlwt2Qrc01z18JBzSmJCMSTbAFiqVU0tkdyAvaNqYMchw7onryGDUarRfZ3aK7mQ6w/s4608/IMG_1241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLcjGxbV_0ZWyJ6EaEQs-uJ4PK7cc9sl05PC35t8Bu-QqYoFL96CZgMNtjR-DJg4JQ0ZLHEbUBSmdiD5eIOPAK7tsMiIyxRtq4781XaKpuUGTQ8Y_LCTEFWPEBlwt2Qrc01z18JBzSmJCMSTbAFiqVU0tkdyAvaNqYMchw7onryGDUarRfZ3aK7mQ6w/w300-h400/IMG_1241.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHxfw3651pnu2tazTkzBhrVoHYRD7aOWkXBy3TG_S6SYEJxhwknd4TlFChS16yYp8wwL6kGgQR6CmAv3u9ZAeNMlnwl_vttb3LCC8Sg7Z3PhXae7K7BU5xTBgM8mWLLVrUGXs5PpXP2BfGtRTb31tsmNoCKwz0OK-j6EHdyIjqZQTgL_7lOHeu8vfTg/s4608/IMG_1240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHxfw3651pnu2tazTkzBhrVoHYRD7aOWkXBy3TG_S6SYEJxhwknd4TlFChS16yYp8wwL6kGgQR6CmAv3u9ZAeNMlnwl_vttb3LCC8Sg7Z3PhXae7K7BU5xTBgM8mWLLVrUGXs5PpXP2BfGtRTb31tsmNoCKwz0OK-j6EHdyIjqZQTgL_7lOHeu8vfTg/w300-h400/IMG_1240.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-63551472954271235642022-06-12T19:46:00.001-07:002022-06-12T19:50:46.037-07:00A Mini Project<p> About a year ago, I helped a friend with a moving sale and I was the recipient of some of the left overs. One was a clear glass container shaped like a very large and very short canister. The question was, "What do you do with it?"</p><p>Then a few days ago I was reading a design blogger I follow and saw the idea this container was meant for. (Okay, maybe not, but it was it's fate now.)</p><p>I forgot to get a picture of it empty, but here it is after I added some fine sand and a few pebbles I had on hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZkAvAki6au5CKPkYiRdXyfk8fDRXwbQsL_bErvWNJZANbrxyjWtKiLdM9VND0nMkZ5LyB-A66zEX55-VZ0foaHf1RwpQ0mxxa4UlnVAPZYhDFHKH08b59Ws4EgmTH0A3BlZAfOD9sLbKn09DgPZofFvmZyHU_IaGDbqgANgPg0U1rOqO34OdSzAwKw/s4608/IMG_0927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZkAvAki6au5CKPkYiRdXyfk8fDRXwbQsL_bErvWNJZANbrxyjWtKiLdM9VND0nMkZ5LyB-A66zEX55-VZ0foaHf1RwpQ0mxxa4UlnVAPZYhDFHKH08b59Ws4EgmTH0A3BlZAfOD9sLbKn09DgPZofFvmZyHU_IaGDbqgANgPg0U1rOqO34OdSzAwKw/w300-h400/IMG_0927.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I remembered seeing some small shells at Bricoleur, a wonderful little antique, art, camera, lamp, and the list goes on shop nearby. I was there shortly after they opened today and I came home with exactly what I needed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEcNg1kLgrFRTjOFmDqZSKfgz6jbDiXmSwLkp5vGRElpsAyXdWLvASfxvyzPK3EIYuuq_A7_NJ9GtmA1hjDMerk5bLU6TX2cmXKL58wrtrdw0OsgOCAf0BmakssGQ4lzua1tiGqm7OkTcMJKxbRNsKMUFRF3xi6C8HxnF7GiYCwZ5Fcmi-wUpxYEWEQ/s3145/IMG_0926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="3110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEcNg1kLgrFRTjOFmDqZSKfgz6jbDiXmSwLkp5vGRElpsAyXdWLvASfxvyzPK3EIYuuq_A7_NJ9GtmA1hjDMerk5bLU6TX2cmXKL58wrtrdw0OsgOCAf0BmakssGQ4lzua1tiGqm7OkTcMJKxbRNsKMUFRF3xi6C8HxnF7GiYCwZ5Fcmi-wUpxYEWEQ/w395-h400/IMG_0926.JPG" width="395" /></a></div>I added these to the container and finished the shortest, easiest project ever.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DkZkHaBPtVXgH4ZeU0ETB0r59eAcx6gShHE68skeizp9qCVaU0-yq4WuNoJvFE9TnI20sScF1X8tVMmPw0LzJqRytQdOmzJjm5UB7jkuD1U1bJ-MfM3BRY_WELavKGvZT86XOzCpSiDYTeiunR_qEd8_rg2ZiUjQwsUqCHcBs_wjx18h4bfirGl0Qg/s3927/IMG_0930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DkZkHaBPtVXgH4ZeU0ETB0r59eAcx6gShHE68skeizp9qCVaU0-yq4WuNoJvFE9TnI20sScF1X8tVMmPw0LzJqRytQdOmzJjm5UB7jkuD1U1bJ-MfM3BRY_WELavKGvZT86XOzCpSiDYTeiunR_qEd8_rg2ZiUjQwsUqCHcBs_wjx18h4bfirGl0Qg/w353-h400/IMG_0930.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPRHSyRIj3jhbat7kxvCJPArQMq0Ye1z1FDnXl9sDMLPlE3uRvcXPLvtYE_3g1tZuH7eVgHMYINJOfDNqHpbgtGSbHcQVKIMPewbKlpjnAZdyEwyI7yS_DODdq8g6wf1ITvgZ-fmBv3qMvxeE7oJt4aUxd6RAIN_UN6-DiuqrYjBez5IqZ4c9p9zzaA/s4073/IMG_0931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4073" data-original-width="3455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPRHSyRIj3jhbat7kxvCJPArQMq0Ye1z1FDnXl9sDMLPlE3uRvcXPLvtYE_3g1tZuH7eVgHMYINJOfDNqHpbgtGSbHcQVKIMPewbKlpjnAZdyEwyI7yS_DODdq8g6wf1ITvgZ-fmBv3qMvxeE7oJt4aUxd6RAIN_UN6-DiuqrYjBez5IqZ4c9p9zzaA/w339-h400/IMG_0931.JPG" width="339" /></a></div>The only thing left to do is place it somewhere in the house. I am thinking the coffee table in the living room might be just the place.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_OBM5FwsN6wIqDdu1FvdCB44dL5sPfSXcE_0_gpBBaeCQYihuxxy_6Vi99qIxs2sanCNHBYWk6hZM5J4HkcN3DxFz7ZQGFg9g2KwHe7UxoHxpTJixUJSPT697FMWKTP_ClZH0tTz2CayYArojz1aESkBOCCxJ4MLtgrHGxrZSXR15Z6UXmDuhHBJYQ/s4608/IMG_0934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_OBM5FwsN6wIqDdu1FvdCB44dL5sPfSXcE_0_gpBBaeCQYihuxxy_6Vi99qIxs2sanCNHBYWk6hZM5J4HkcN3DxFz7ZQGFg9g2KwHe7UxoHxpTJixUJSPT697FMWKTP_ClZH0tTz2CayYArojz1aESkBOCCxJ4MLtgrHGxrZSXR15Z6UXmDuhHBJYQ/w300-h400/IMG_0934.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Next to my VERY large dictionary, it looks smaller than it really is. The glass container is actually 9 1/2 inches wide and so is the dictionary. The dictionary is 3 inches thick and the container is slightly over 3 inches high not including the knob on the top. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNXV8GlcelTT5YfZl7EXRNKDnR6Zeu5ie46tLq0nCOVmI-Hr21c9k4tYTsXT98ZBN-BWiHlSrFt7-mc9baFYdc8WXkQKaGRvdZznl35y1e6k_zP1Lan_I8J-1RUrOuS6tnqvDhmO5K3PFtxKmiQMXLlHBbeq6AwGFlfVU2C8N9WUHgqwJsWgZrSaHmQ/s4608/IMG_0932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNXV8GlcelTT5YfZl7EXRNKDnR6Zeu5ie46tLq0nCOVmI-Hr21c9k4tYTsXT98ZBN-BWiHlSrFt7-mc9baFYdc8WXkQKaGRvdZznl35y1e6k_zP1Lan_I8J-1RUrOuS6tnqvDhmO5K3PFtxKmiQMXLlHBbeq6AwGFlfVU2C8N9WUHgqwJsWgZrSaHmQ/w400-h300/IMG_0932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This gives a better perspective.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-19462422956800302992022-05-22T10:15:00.001-07:002022-05-22T10:42:50.544-07:00Follow-up on Eclectic Embroidery<p> Since the previous post about getting back into embroidery in a whole new way, I have experimented with a coloring book, a couple postcards, a copy of art from an old book. This kind of embroidering has very few similarities with the dish towels I used to embroider when I was fifth grade. Consequently, my attempts were not a roaring success. Floss and paper don't jell like floss and fabric. Piercing paper/cardboard with a needle most often requires a pre-punched hole or the paper bends and creases. Another variable is that with paper some paper is pushed through when creating the hole and forms a little ring around the hole. Sometimes the floss will cover this but never at the starting and stopping points. Depending on the color of the photo or postcard, it is possible to hide some of these white spots by touching them gently with a marker in a matching color. Obviously that isn't always possible. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PRrOLMBMcR74YZvtrlQk2E2mfHEmtXB4X2wQhkFeND85SA3NAzPF4i_SPWsbgd3a1rTd33uNAYHkcXcgxNoFpVwiqQ8FAmhywKYKx6DBUu04uckaB3X28st_PgtA3D2IAsvIy0xh2rQJMfWwgWLQK34Z61IEyk_H_m8sD6MCTXuLIrGMHq_RPRKmiw/s4261/IMG_0813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4261" data-original-width="3032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PRrOLMBMcR74YZvtrlQk2E2mfHEmtXB4X2wQhkFeND85SA3NAzPF4i_SPWsbgd3a1rTd33uNAYHkcXcgxNoFpVwiqQ8FAmhywKYKx6DBUu04uckaB3X28st_PgtA3D2IAsvIy0xh2rQJMfWwgWLQK34Z61IEyk_H_m8sD6MCTXuLIrGMHq_RPRKmiw/w285-h400/IMG_0813.JPG" width="285" /></a></div>For example: I bought this postcard with plans to embellish it. It is a painting of Johanna Maria Lind, 1820-1887 painted by Eduard Magnus. I thought she probably wouldn't mind if I added a halo effect behind her with embroidery floss. The edges of the card were a little dinged so, before I took a picture of it, I touched up those spots with a black marker. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NRvwi32bnthBfoDiW6e6zsZ1bkZc-F8uAwDr_QKmbKuUT9_JSeCQQS4U4x7MtkFW_qcLDFxVRkPMr2wx0TkEMq-7RCVDX6XMep-SqCUDLYvDCqfV11bRNZgVg0s1OoQL7JbkQ1x_l_UkKxUSyx00TU7pk7ntKb1_6NzFYWLfwCI3wzpXJxQ5OdGmDg/s4439/IMG_0877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4439" data-original-width="3316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NRvwi32bnthBfoDiW6e6zsZ1bkZc-F8uAwDr_QKmbKuUT9_JSeCQQS4U4x7MtkFW_qcLDFxVRkPMr2wx0TkEMq-7RCVDX6XMep-SqCUDLYvDCqfV11bRNZgVg0s1OoQL7JbkQ1x_l_UkKxUSyx00TU7pk7ntKb1_6NzFYWLfwCI3wzpXJxQ5OdGmDg/w299-h400/IMG_0877.JPG" width="299" /></a></div>When I finished stitching, I employed the same method for covering all those places where the white paper pushed through to the front of the card.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgvEpkOMXU9GRJA32nqm45_aThFQv67T3lXd74jZSblXHuf6A0UNihMpODQjl-Ae9mjOPAvckeT5Mut7pGfbwpqWcJ3ryKgu7pcwcKM-7TIgncBTCUH3kxuL-gxNHh7Z92F4PsYTD2OcyeHyO3K4kTuw0g2TWRIRmh1XucuSR-EmDZbDrc8itB-mTBA/s4608/IMG_0880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4608" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgvEpkOMXU9GRJA32nqm45_aThFQv67T3lXd74jZSblXHuf6A0UNihMpODQjl-Ae9mjOPAvckeT5Mut7pGfbwpqWcJ3ryKgu7pcwcKM-7TIgncBTCUH3kxuL-gxNHh7Z92F4PsYTD2OcyeHyO3K4kTuw0g2TWRIRmh1XucuSR-EmDZbDrc8itB-mTBA/w400-h226/IMG_0880.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>My plan for this postcard was to stitch a rainbow in the sky. Although you can't see it in this picture the sky higher up is blue with some scattered clouds. Getting the exact color of blue with a marker would be pretty difficult. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc67iceVZAj84hTCFbBfZnAcMEKxOjVgibs7TYXskBKRMFt8RxLNWS-GRxxcS9gOBnLPZol1b5hBl9YcUnvWZ8rTN9dDJFcPyK66FzDmNPVIkBdqaZMJub8L4KyN50IIEOokGj3vHMFXbfG8Cbjo-G7pDfQCLNg6PZ0w80EyEsPKose_V4pHNFTtTBLA/s3991/IMG_0878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3991" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc67iceVZAj84hTCFbBfZnAcMEKxOjVgibs7TYXskBKRMFt8RxLNWS-GRxxcS9gOBnLPZol1b5hBl9YcUnvWZ8rTN9dDJFcPyK66FzDmNPVIkBdqaZMJub8L4KyN50IIEOokGj3vHMFXbfG8Cbjo-G7pDfQCLNg6PZ0w80EyEsPKose_V4pHNFTtTBLA/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>Obviously I had other issues with this endeavor, mainly due to lack of planning. I didn't take into consideration the telephone poles when I started stitching. I could easily have started a smidge higher and avoided chopping off the post as I worked my way down. (These projects are all about learning what not to do, so I forged ahead with little remorse.) But back to covering the pushed through paper. As you can see, where there rainbow meets the roofs, it is a bit messy.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX4Psi1f1VEjF5d5MK3rAOY7sg_3rYT29KV6s9Li1QnAZ2xbOIXOpydSQRzLaDu7KBihDlsH7EgyhUdZQXrbaSfghPeTa1gqQSePzsAxVows4QjMoMocOOsBlbQu8SdgCuyl80pGracGX3LfJEG5fMTL4UzYX0N8pWsOEonyooLh-p6jfg3rRRKW2og/s3454/IMG_0884%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3081" data-original-width="3454" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX4Psi1f1VEjF5d5MK3rAOY7sg_3rYT29KV6s9Li1QnAZ2xbOIXOpydSQRzLaDu7KBihDlsH7EgyhUdZQXrbaSfghPeTa1gqQSePzsAxVows4QjMoMocOOsBlbQu8SdgCuyl80pGracGX3LfJEG5fMTL4UzYX0N8pWsOEonyooLh-p6jfg3rRRKW2og/w400-h356/IMG_0884%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I used a fountain pen with black ink to smooth the edge along the rooftop. But this particular project had more issues. Sometimes when piercing the paper, the needle gets a little too close to a previous hole and suddenly you have a pothole that just gets worse every time you get close to it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcnho9jM_LtDNx1CqBmWtaNSe3IhAEv4UzJ9OcDpvAJrewAqs1IjDycHlK2aXidDg36_r-5OvWWOUVwQadKQE9DPyE86tkvBKXsc-heHkoXIRT8aDIENJBzqG4kIBmRjEVmOvkzWmDo2UAn95KqYYDMRqkj8v4eF8VC5_Zq9_ozcXKHjY4-pVAxyemA/s4608/IMG_0881.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcnho9jM_LtDNx1CqBmWtaNSe3IhAEv4UzJ9OcDpvAJrewAqs1IjDycHlK2aXidDg36_r-5OvWWOUVwQadKQE9DPyE86tkvBKXsc-heHkoXIRT8aDIENJBzqG4kIBmRjEVmOvkzWmDo2UAn95KqYYDMRqkj8v4eF8VC5_Zq9_ozcXKHjY4-pVAxyemA/w400-h300/IMG_0881.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It is a bit harder to keep the stitching uniform when you are making holes for the needle to pass through rather than using the needle to find just the right spot. If you get slightly off the mark on cloth, it's easy to back the needle out and try again. On paper, any attempt to put another hole where you really wanted it to be will most likely become a disaster.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-7SR8nHLmJPnd7SlVxKRA_qJadpUOzsPHQ1FEi5FEGz2AoG6L4yx5QFKJFtBnyhiM-1ST5P4ILdBTmJgJog3N7ppIkZDiNdNbZKwII6czcA8yHHinlW4QfY7ad80VhDpfeFb7GkkZAhqSwRMNSrO2A0Bqxg9Ot0tNwVZekqZpTdfIWAN-109LKFxmQ/s4608/IMG_0815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-7SR8nHLmJPnd7SlVxKRA_qJadpUOzsPHQ1FEi5FEGz2AoG6L4yx5QFKJFtBnyhiM-1ST5P4ILdBTmJgJog3N7ppIkZDiNdNbZKwII6czcA8yHHinlW4QfY7ad80VhDpfeFb7GkkZAhqSwRMNSrO2A0Bqxg9Ot0tNwVZekqZpTdfIWAN-109LKFxmQ/w400-h300/IMG_0815.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This one is taken from an adult coloring book. Because the paper was fairly thin, I didn't want to make too many holes so I did a combination of markers and thread. Here I colored the background and then added French knots with embroidery floss.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5G5JkeDHiT68xMimxDMsELg_lhTGtTzp2wfNX4JySym-dDFU3q02wPgM3DIpIvdiE0-BFKCzdjCMLu67-dzvCJZBZ82g2N4CbQRWkzfxT2vgREWnAxOGyEmNO6WoN9j8LZQMS5stiV9OwbxvD2RoIkD27ZZmp6SsincM-EncSGnMhAK0NTa9e2Earw/s4008/IMG_0839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="2651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5G5JkeDHiT68xMimxDMsELg_lhTGtTzp2wfNX4JySym-dDFU3q02wPgM3DIpIvdiE0-BFKCzdjCMLu67-dzvCJZBZ82g2N4CbQRWkzfxT2vgREWnAxOGyEmNO6WoN9j8LZQMS5stiV9OwbxvD2RoIkD27ZZmp6SsincM-EncSGnMhAK0NTa9e2Earw/w265-h400/IMG_0839.JPG" width="265" /></a></div>These designs are all from one page of the coloring book so each flower is on a three inch square.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcxIXhEVy7KYp-yYqJ48SEmAb6Ai29uB2pud0ugkk86oLk3lFVRBWR-eckg0wPKv9M1XXAbbO8-QQkN6GG0DGPX8Gg6cqxo-66iEbaYxCdmZFdxFbHQfIgA-HoPdP1xPCFcsXCSxjVT7ccmc4lZW31nghJq_3k5YmUuD5bRceSadP4Fxb6UOfO3tHwQ/s2237/IMG_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="2237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcxIXhEVy7KYp-yYqJ48SEmAb6Ai29uB2pud0ugkk86oLk3lFVRBWR-eckg0wPKv9M1XXAbbO8-QQkN6GG0DGPX8Gg6cqxo-66iEbaYxCdmZFdxFbHQfIgA-HoPdP1xPCFcsXCSxjVT7ccmc4lZW31nghJq_3k5YmUuD5bRceSadP4Fxb6UOfO3tHwQ/s320/IMG_0838.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I ran into some trouble and had to improvise on the stitching. There were just too many stitches and the paper would not hold together. I did the best I could to somewhat salvage the design. In the process, any hope of attractive stitches went to hell.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkyf4UwGAtI1yywIhrBHzq_W-Izm8--sfNVUbNJT5s731B46hwt6-VBYXYbmRCx9Otz1jexN-St6JfAd9cADQckibKLc6g_zLzQT7G7Z1udiRcavrqocqemi97cNNwihoMNG62O81YNm73G-cSXGUBLXPkqKlKJuy5TIkEzRn4OEdm4Ne6MPRpgqr4Q/s3552/IMG_0887.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3552" data-original-width="2924" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkyf4UwGAtI1yywIhrBHzq_W-Izm8--sfNVUbNJT5s731B46hwt6-VBYXYbmRCx9Otz1jexN-St6JfAd9cADQckibKLc6g_zLzQT7G7Z1udiRcavrqocqemi97cNNwihoMNG62O81YNm73G-cSXGUBLXPkqKlKJuy5TIkEzRn4OEdm4Ne6MPRpgqr4Q/w329-h400/IMG_0887.JPG" width="329" /></a></div>This is a page from an old book so the paper is brittle. Not the best choice, but remember, this is just an experiment. I chose to use silver (2 shades), bronze, (2 shades), and black floss using only three strands. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOVCS86u1HTKltsABLDPLzzGn5zzo5M8RtLXNgSpMk9aljpEbdrtOkaxgW9IcJNVUSziPBinzAa4tH7wXKHdtXo-K8uobKlU4ZuMpnOXB4mexJM-wwiYQ75NPYlOdT4kz06eL6NWP8CDrWiyCj1LpOk3msmMO8xNv6KaAfye6geLzsIhqbeMzhuEEEw/s3919/IMG_0890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3919" data-original-width="3209" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOVCS86u1HTKltsABLDPLzzGn5zzo5M8RtLXNgSpMk9aljpEbdrtOkaxgW9IcJNVUSziPBinzAa4tH7wXKHdtXo-K8uobKlU4ZuMpnOXB4mexJM-wwiYQ75NPYlOdT4kz06eL6NWP8CDrWiyCj1LpOk3msmMO8xNv6KaAfye6geLzsIhqbeMzhuEEEw/w328-h400/IMG_0890.JPG" width="328" /></a></div>The two shades of silver on the wings of the standing angels appears blue here, but the inside lines are actually a very dark gray, and the outside lines a lovely silver. Even though the edges of the paper were torn and brittle, making holes as I stitched did not cause any problems. I was careful to hold the needle at a 90 degree angle when piercing the paper and I believe that was the key to a clean, precise hole. Even though this paper is old, I am guessing the quality of the paper is very different from something I might find in a recently printed book. All, I know for sure is that any paper should be tested with a needle prior to starting the project. <br /><div><br /><br /><div>I certainly have not "solved" any of the issues that arise with embroidering on paper products. The one lesson I have learned is to keep it as simple as possible and use long stitches to create a design rather than trying to fill-in an existing pattern. I did rescue a merging of holes in the angel art by putting a small piece of Scotch tape on the back side and stitching through that. On a very small piece that might not work as well. I have considered taping the backside of something before starting to see how that works. Guess I just named my next project.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-59582427178570167652022-04-22T14:30:00.008-07:002022-04-24T07:50:05.905-07:00Combining Photos and Floss<p> A few days ago I came across some creative uses of embroidery floss on Facebook and was intrigued by the possibilities. I searched a bit online and found a book, <u>From Thread to Needle</u> by Charlotte Vannier, that had some interesting ideas. I checked the library, but no luck there. They did offer to order it from another library and I'm still waiting for it to arrive. In the meantime, I checked Pinterest and that led me to some YouTube videos.</p><p>I watched a few and gathered some tips. That was enough to motivate me to give it a whirl. I found an old photo of my dad's brother, Bill, when he was a young man. It was somewhat damaged so if I ruined it completely, it would not be so terrible. The photo came to me from my dad's sister, Helen. She even wrote a note on the back apologizing for the damage. At least I had evidence that proved I didn't destroy it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GOLKo9X9fdxyvrTnfZYTiIMbsH1_VFo4_We_-sxR72ztec9CSb6YSVh4LrAO5lMi9Cuyy-_eSOVwj6RdZ85pAo2v8F5goQqHexgGIy-hotxrsx1YYPj7x7fsEE6chF4eC2K271514IdqT83G0J4RtVYbVqndx8X9OzkdYgqqICYNNu8AiacKsG8Dcw/s3973/IMG_0765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="2686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GOLKo9X9fdxyvrTnfZYTiIMbsH1_VFo4_We_-sxR72ztec9CSb6YSVh4LrAO5lMi9Cuyy-_eSOVwj6RdZ85pAo2v8F5goQqHexgGIy-hotxrsx1YYPj7x7fsEE6chF4eC2K271514IdqT83G0J4RtVYbVqndx8X9OzkdYgqqICYNNu8AiacKsG8Dcw/w270-h400/IMG_0765.JPG" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The </span><span style="text-align: left;">point of 'doctoring' this photo was to hide the damage and practice the methods of my new-found interest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrPapLegcyS3GovmiRodIu5NvtidfnnZixvwRBH4BZ42W0p0HNouSIFNC7rc0ZUHuRdopPrska9bt_lc6203yw6fjWOIwlXbpJcBn_HP09f8V3xn_SxDUr5dj0BbfLSPXwEX1nnvFv5ZvFIkcCNjiBcSemOOzc2NaJ2aY3pjBVo76EWIDJajedR41pA/s4527/IMG_0764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4527" data-original-width="2965" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrPapLegcyS3GovmiRodIu5NvtidfnnZixvwRBH4BZ42W0p0HNouSIFNC7rc0ZUHuRdopPrska9bt_lc6203yw6fjWOIwlXbpJcBn_HP09f8V3xn_SxDUr5dj0BbfLSPXwEX1nnvFv5ZvFIkcCNjiBcSemOOzc2NaJ2aY3pjBVo76EWIDJajedR41pA/w263-h400/IMG_0764.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Obviously some sort of plan was first on the agenda. I knew I couldn't draw on the photo so I laid tracing paper over the photo so I could outline the shape and from there, develop my idea. In several pieces of work I saw online, the artist had covered the faces in the photos completely with floss. Others added elaborate stitching around the heads and some did a web-like stitch over the faces. That seemed like a place to start.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ea35DccuyjQ3ovt2qLIudwPPMHNhTYWgyxvX0eQhB-L86WYSnFBpKSu6hmTEinCXFFJUIdVC8rNvyjO2mIDTgK_ytn0Has4ZQSinfD8KGV583jvu5O1cXJVn_MQaBDnUKmBtzoVcyMt7vbDa75IDrqxWyOP57CZRtyby5DXmXDDsBB9zk3rDU5fw8g/s4608/IMG_0766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ea35DccuyjQ3ovt2qLIudwPPMHNhTYWgyxvX0eQhB-L86WYSnFBpKSu6hmTEinCXFFJUIdVC8rNvyjO2mIDTgK_ytn0Has4ZQSinfD8KGV583jvu5O1cXJVn_MQaBDnUKmBtzoVcyMt7vbDa75IDrqxWyOP57CZRtyby5DXmXDDsBB9zk3rDU5fw8g/w300-h400/IMG_0766.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Some parts of the design did not work out the way I intended so there were changes in stitching placement as I went along. As with most creative projects, it took on a life of it's own.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7xmqku40m4E1IiB-mqC_vr-9V5ooao-kk3j0fLpVadvCtN5olymrDYN_FRb7yNb1Vwbp6Zw-OSkhZ043SWxx1Vg02nnKFMYstdGNVn-d3fFgU3ektkDxpcPyXhvug7OuOaAlr6jPG1tHb-NE_nJZ9OKVKoF2vGP5bbo2EUpU96EyiEd-4r0F4XBPCg/s4008/IMG_0767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="4008" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7xmqku40m4E1IiB-mqC_vr-9V5ooao-kk3j0fLpVadvCtN5olymrDYN_FRb7yNb1Vwbp6Zw-OSkhZ043SWxx1Vg02nnKFMYstdGNVn-d3fFgU3ektkDxpcPyXhvug7OuOaAlr6jPG1tHb-NE_nJZ9OKVKoF2vGP5bbo2EUpU96EyiEd-4r0F4XBPCg/w400-h331/IMG_0767.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>For this trial project I didn't think it was necessary to stock up on floss. I just used what I had on hand. I considered some the the fancy stuff wrapped on the flat cardboard on the left, but once I got into it, I knew that was not going to work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pnYrgfEVwAWM_mYR0imSw67uDKniikhoArt72Jv7S8fmKyTbTODzRdoOFAXA4gAO-OCxVFcjSfeEiz6FPcWkg_nDjGD-gCLdcoQDDt6oI47BfFInt2cCalGfMoeuOimd4vf6LrSLZ0EBQndPcFnSlfIzNm3elYCpoOGqQPbS3QWyPwVSM2mpIpQMIw/s4147/IMG_0777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="4147" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pnYrgfEVwAWM_mYR0imSw67uDKniikhoArt72Jv7S8fmKyTbTODzRdoOFAXA4gAO-OCxVFcjSfeEiz6FPcWkg_nDjGD-gCLdcoQDDt6oI47BfFInt2cCalGfMoeuOimd4vf6LrSLZ0EBQndPcFnSlfIzNm3elYCpoOGqQPbS3QWyPwVSM2mpIpQMIw/w320-h188/IMG_0777.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>I used this little tool to punch holes for the needle to pass through. From what I saw on YouTube, the holes can be made with the needle, but it all depends on the thickness of the paper. This method worked fine, however, I could not create all the holes at one time and then be able to figure out what-was-what when I removed the tracing paper. I will research a better system for my next one.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-O32koSGN6fk_s2m6WfinPVTKfy84K3nNBSpHAuHSt8YA9Knhv_7qVhxbRhagIjzgytZuSRXrFTB0ZTIrh7_x7rrCRTjw6KANevNwLy-UOG9HBiC2HRjUmkWq81zccgZ5u3I8Az4OS3dcaGNnpDJZsmbZEWK5rgYMEYFhtNhcYfo4pKdsZh_3MCBkQ/s2649/IMG_0771%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="2083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-O32koSGN6fk_s2m6WfinPVTKfy84K3nNBSpHAuHSt8YA9Knhv_7qVhxbRhagIjzgytZuSRXrFTB0ZTIrh7_x7rrCRTjw6KANevNwLy-UOG9HBiC2HRjUmkWq81zccgZ5u3I8Az4OS3dcaGNnpDJZsmbZEWK5rgYMEYFhtNhcYfo4pKdsZh_3MCBkQ/w315-h400/IMG_0771%20(2).JPG" width="315" /></a></div>So, still recognizable but decorative rather than disfigured.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ObjQghFlQvA1xfZqo8Z6leMDWN3lKQkRg721oH9LppUlSoO7Q2SLm7unGDeEXljD2V26tLnWo9AVKIWXWKL2hIn-EFq4rLr38jja3YzJp8sR5d4qiY4tVc1Mq5AtwZGcYCQxRyTP8uiiTMl4PucItzswqyo3WyxYjRZNEGg5U-21E1DvMH6rzUvpLQ/s4527/IMG_0764.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4527" data-original-width="2965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ObjQghFlQvA1xfZqo8Z6leMDWN3lKQkRg721oH9LppUlSoO7Q2SLm7unGDeEXljD2V26tLnWo9AVKIWXWKL2hIn-EFq4rLr38jja3YzJp8sR5d4qiY4tVc1Mq5AtwZGcYCQxRyTP8uiiTMl4PucItzswqyo3WyxYjRZNEGg5U-21E1DvMH6rzUvpLQ/s320/IMG_0764.JPG" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p>Because of the smudge in the bottom right corner, I decided to add Wilfred's initials there to somewhat camouflage the discoloration.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh8GS3xskckelxp7LMaWaAs0-balkF762yKPF11kMCJS7lYSwX3xd6eYrSvtXYtWHm6I46wYLN1z8VWr4ZtZavRnZ_spYa3v1WM8qSIB7A_z66qZfO8pq_TUxZi2kjRIG_bro6p1BJ9UfSYeBAAJp2HMkLtw-tWoXCESi4BDOBDbQbwaPdNTlxcwgDA/s2457/IMG_0773.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="2147" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh8GS3xskckelxp7LMaWaAs0-balkF762yKPF11kMCJS7lYSwX3xd6eYrSvtXYtWHm6I46wYLN1z8VWr4ZtZavRnZ_spYa3v1WM8qSIB7A_z66qZfO8pq_TUxZi2kjRIG_bro6p1BJ9UfSYeBAAJp2HMkLtw-tWoXCESi4BDOBDbQbwaPdNTlxcwgDA/s320/IMG_0773.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Obviously the smudge is still visible but now it looks like it's part of something.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMPjbdYi0hpu02LjVri6R5tzqhePB3i2NPuBRbNNLnydSSyBvjP42pH_aycdQzikJb4I-r0Ai8lJIHE-e5K-_OsUG1UeII4VkB0eUGbl8O8ZL7JJTUiqHoHVSbwRsamqaZAqte3PH3HoYJR20TMO4ULBxuykFNcTZwhT3FfUO4UBXY4ODoqhnKTrjPg/s4310/IMG_0778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4310" data-original-width="3391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMPjbdYi0hpu02LjVri6R5tzqhePB3i2NPuBRbNNLnydSSyBvjP42pH_aycdQzikJb4I-r0Ai8lJIHE-e5K-_OsUG1UeII4VkB0eUGbl8O8ZL7JJTUiqHoHVSbwRsamqaZAqte3PH3HoYJR20TMO4ULBxuykFNcTZwhT3FfUO4UBXY4ODoqhnKTrjPg/w315-h400/IMG_0778.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I improvised a frame for this post because who knows when or if it will get framed. But, one thing is certain, I'm not finished experimenting with embroidery floss.</span></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-6277558619487536642022-04-02T15:38:00.013-07:002022-04-26T11:45:47.145-07:00The Puzzle Gallery<p> A gallery wall that I started a few years ago is finally coming along. I hung a few things after finishing the bathroom project and then it all went dormant. One thing or another took precedence including not really being in the mood. </p><p>I did complete a few more puzzles in my chosen category of minimal color with a transportation theme. But I wasn't motivated to get them glued and ready for hanging. Puzzles are generally not in standard frame sizes so actually framing them means custom and we all know what that means.</p><p>However, recently I got the bug to get them off my dining room table. Well, truth is, I haven't had anyone over for a couple years due to Covid so they just hung out like we all did. Now that the virus seems to have tapered off, I am planning to have a small gathering for Easter. Consequently, all those things I have put off doing now have a reason to get finished.</p><p>Mind you, I have also gotten a couple years older during that time and the sedentary lifestyle hasn't improved my flexibility. I won't go through all the details of what it took to prepare the puzzles for hanging. Suffice it to say, it was a bit of trial and error, but they are now hung and I pray they stay on the wall.</p><p>Here are the three latest additions:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXul81IrPJj7rYpqz17DHJUljBEhv-pVgcha4Ql-9NYwr8yOeYmPCtiMXKW4SjD4WNKaZQBYmHClLqtQ6ZWX8-GcmirWCA2NeYnyicx_Jicdw6dllLaDcwZ0V-M5L1Ca93M-v-w39AG6k74t_X7PzXAMPS9FRhcH2yKp5D3ZjPVJEeH7lWiIQs0fj-Ag/s4488/IMG_0393.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3236" data-original-width="4488" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXul81IrPJj7rYpqz17DHJUljBEhv-pVgcha4Ql-9NYwr8yOeYmPCtiMXKW4SjD4WNKaZQBYmHClLqtQ6ZWX8-GcmirWCA2NeYnyicx_Jicdw6dllLaDcwZ0V-M5L1Ca93M-v-w39AG6k74t_X7PzXAMPS9FRhcH2yKp5D3ZjPVJEeH7lWiIQs0fj-Ag/w400-h289/IMG_0393.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The puzzle itself does not have those rays of sunlight. That happens to be how the sun fell on the puzzle as I took the picture. This one is quite large and needed some reinforcement on the back to keep it from collapsing. Besides the glue I added a layer of cheesecloth so it was safer to move it around. That's a whole other story. ( I foolishly tried to flip this one to glue it and it ended up on the floor in a heap. So I have actually assembled this one twice.) I attached a board in the center to allow it to stand on end without folding. I really didn't want to add a board to the entire puzzle because that would make it quite heavy. So the rest of it is duck tape and cardboard strips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xx1e9w9pg_Qdc0hp-t3mW3NPi6w5Q_sXJ3nKP3Ny8mnIUjcvaaMkK_aI_uJ8-tOoQF2J_V2s3bgVVIMPEChItZrZA9z47y6H0tCnZa2KNa0wulXDirb4RQe8SKXHpDZt1KyQ2bi2UOxy1rAwrGxYbVv-qbrc3iijf6qVHUbL2hFfnd3NAkIKR8B5A/s4607/IMG_0699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="4607" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xx1e9w9pg_Qdc0hp-t3mW3NPi6w5Q_sXJ3nKP3Ny8mnIUjcvaaMkK_aI_uJ8-tOoQF2J_V2s3bgVVIMPEChItZrZA9z47y6H0tCnZa2KNa0wulXDirb4RQe8SKXHpDZt1KyQ2bi2UOxy1rAwrGxYbVv-qbrc3iijf6qVHUbL2hFfnd3NAkIKR8B5A/w400-h281/IMG_0699.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fingers crossed it holds up. There was probably a better way but an engineer I am not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgqfLN27rQYvZLgNbhYM_jhSIcz_PxMot08ZoSrO70mSnOSfFGZp6oo3EyzS6mmxOYDKFJfKouezDuyvIgqYNv2FRVaQyxw11343xw0foYf06XTSQKc4cvvN5o0V_k3JyPvRcfV5XyvCJevi6N8yR-GpM1VMXuazLqQo9veCznSq4AP0013CFh9Y85g/s4410/IMG_9580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="4410" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgqfLN27rQYvZLgNbhYM_jhSIcz_PxMot08ZoSrO70mSnOSfFGZp6oo3EyzS6mmxOYDKFJfKouezDuyvIgqYNv2FRVaQyxw11343xw0foYf06XTSQKc4cvvN5o0V_k3JyPvRcfV5XyvCJevi6N8yR-GpM1VMXuazLqQo9veCznSq4AP0013CFh9Y85g/s320/IMG_9580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This one is just glued and has a layer of cheesecloth on the back. I did rest this one on a rail rather than figuring out some way to hang it.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTW85jto2_J1vAJuxqSX9pp8uA1peowYp5UCJ1wutDI8cf8rAYgtGKdy7ubHlDptPc8oI89D9IQzrXRdofdUF1JBvRFvnzGwve5D6JcFwU8w1RahiBrBrBAPZUCYQp9uqohzbE9CWqPJzn1d9AJdxqCRk_Xyu-EhxKMXji2S7xJNAS_eIEcKjt2_OIg/s4487/IMG_9531.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3271" data-original-width="4487" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTW85jto2_J1vAJuxqSX9pp8uA1peowYp5UCJ1wutDI8cf8rAYgtGKdy7ubHlDptPc8oI89D9IQzrXRdofdUF1JBvRFvnzGwve5D6JcFwU8w1RahiBrBrBAPZUCYQp9uqohzbE9CWqPJzn1d9AJdxqCRk_Xyu-EhxKMXji2S7xJNAS_eIEcKjt2_OIg/w400-h291/IMG_9531.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With this one I did experiment with some of those little cloth pieces that have a little grommet opening. You glue the cloth to the object and then hang the piece the piece on nails.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are the three pieces I managed to hang over the last two days. There was a lot of measuring and remeasuring involved. And I must admit, the removal of some nails to adjust for some miscalculations. There is one that I plan to raise up about an inch but I thought it best to leave that for another day. Right now I am just grateful they are on the wall and I can move on to something else.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here they are in the second floor hallway. There are three bedrooms and a bath off this hall and also the stairs leading to the third floor.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooE3ML1wObpBwPkug-z_r5XtSjRXXT3gK4csDA9V8P2BisfZ-Xup69FTqAPTm30HtKIS-POirErIeXwpTwJQUR4_9-42KNIF_DVg1Q2_Gad_O50uDR_5AR8cAukkah6Ka8c5R23WcLK0VVDwwtZV---fPbU9DmQiTbpno4I0-N7_bED7Lsj3fwIcLeg/s3883/IMG_0701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="3883" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooE3ML1wObpBwPkug-z_r5XtSjRXXT3gK4csDA9V8P2BisfZ-Xup69FTqAPTm30HtKIS-POirErIeXwpTwJQUR4_9-42KNIF_DVg1Q2_Gad_O50uDR_5AR8cAukkah6Ka8c5R23WcLK0VVDwwtZV---fPbU9DmQiTbpno4I0-N7_bED7Lsj3fwIcLeg/w400-h333/IMG_0701.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PtZjeWmL9pg_YfshRHhKZNllOXvndW_b1_StbnC1rgpRJD_9ypYiQNhC7JqKDNhqrNUMnULUR2nUsSZzzspZ1fKArVsH0nxZrfUwM3tGWN3Y_kCzCz-7nYXRpFomCyNIJ1aB89871_WL9vfen4sWMdDSXuzy2HJps-CFAoRMZfCBn3-0GdcZINYXcA/s4608/IMG_0702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PtZjeWmL9pg_YfshRHhKZNllOXvndW_b1_StbnC1rgpRJD_9ypYiQNhC7JqKDNhqrNUMnULUR2nUsSZzzspZ1fKArVsH0nxZrfUwM3tGWN3Y_kCzCz-7nYXRpFomCyNIJ1aB89871_WL9vfen4sWMdDSXuzy2HJps-CFAoRMZfCBn3-0GdcZINYXcA/w400-h300/IMG_0702.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbAxbJ8u7nsVHzOqDe4YIFDrk7ED86MrVoKOInFaJPUaYOvoNEqIHUbVpQTuJ_sK-JB_IPMcMolC56qhGggLUSoeefN3KVja0WYh0mkEvp-tiPCfAljBE0k4lTyVNaHWikVHyFI7XeBy5B1_EK1NiqLPDazv_oTPwrGMcLQY7_iG-5RlzbETZEwLudw/s4608/IMG_0706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbAxbJ8u7nsVHzOqDe4YIFDrk7ED86MrVoKOInFaJPUaYOvoNEqIHUbVpQTuJ_sK-JB_IPMcMolC56qhGggLUSoeefN3KVja0WYh0mkEvp-tiPCfAljBE0k4lTyVNaHWikVHyFI7XeBy5B1_EK1NiqLPDazv_oTPwrGMcLQY7_iG-5RlzbETZEwLudw/w300-h400/IMG_0706.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84XWEOm8cQUnORhXkE-xlnFCiVm70EzyVh_xUogVcdIUHcgtoli6bVy9Q8DjJq14INsVpTgBqmSd32ahdVUrta3YDhH7z4bQBJ4ncdJUAOhWlCsjDHnVGTZBCYnxzQWiZMGBiEyzI-HpjfB7uBcPEP0FPzN8AS9m7qBFdg9x91Bwb8Omv0-Ee71Kx9g/s4608/IMG_0703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84XWEOm8cQUnORhXkE-xlnFCiVm70EzyVh_xUogVcdIUHcgtoli6bVy9Q8DjJq14INsVpTgBqmSd32ahdVUrta3YDhH7z4bQBJ4ncdJUAOhWlCsjDHnVGTZBCYnxzQWiZMGBiEyzI-HpjfB7uBcPEP0FPzN8AS9m7qBFdg9x91Bwb8Omv0-Ee71Kx9g/w300-h400/IMG_0703.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2EPoinlUE7xwEa32FYdMMG2-8mOvEqxkms2CuSA7HIRqqrFLInAz4moNa7xCa9Kfis-v2ZzcJVVUsZ-R1xiTH3ir3Z8M9kSN0AlF12rUPRj_RUi2S3xnrkXY62mrMWwvuZJpheDtbfSsO6hkv6fe7Gjf5bSs3l8f41k0yTXYXCtWbn6pgyfjlYP9_Q/s3658/IMG_0705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3658" data-original-width="2986" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2EPoinlUE7xwEa32FYdMMG2-8mOvEqxkms2CuSA7HIRqqrFLInAz4moNa7xCa9Kfis-v2ZzcJVVUsZ-R1xiTH3ir3Z8M9kSN0AlF12rUPRj_RUi2S3xnrkXY62mrMWwvuZJpheDtbfSsO6hkv6fe7Gjf5bSs3l8f41k0yTXYXCtWbn6pgyfjlYP9_Q/w326-h400/IMG_0705.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50ZJ3U0AIeLPbwEnZONHSiTqrQeppXeonciUzT3t2JJs2_ECPi9fFJo0ZmcPq77YlijnY5ZBHuAGSj8HqHFJGnG-7ihYDQjjV-NDAf8-4YHKJ2N0ilCScPFxNmZousdMtZ04aVtxHOWYBjG6RW6ARWJT6zOGZ0F1o9zdsQT9NLZ8Y8mN77mfMmGJs5Q/s4270/IMG_0710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4270" data-original-width="3455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50ZJ3U0AIeLPbwEnZONHSiTqrQeppXeonciUzT3t2JJs2_ECPi9fFJo0ZmcPq77YlijnY5ZBHuAGSj8HqHFJGnG-7ihYDQjjV-NDAf8-4YHKJ2N0ilCScPFxNmZousdMtZ04aVtxHOWYBjG6RW6ARWJT6zOGZ0F1o9zdsQT9NLZ8Y8mN77mfMmGJs5Q/w324-h400/IMG_0710.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><div>Not everything in the gallery is a puzzle. Here are some closeups of everything else in the grouping.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4eM2y36NYFDiiNmXoMsyiYqwQgQmOehW6xhdxvNWOB32R2C0YQJptNSr3plG1Ou1l55nFEdfDhmidIO_n8ugQybP8CTyVUNO-iRM4VGIh2-iUYA50xZE5cI2RkL1KzqbGJMhBbky6i7jvBcmHlVFmeGQgYQ933HBbti3Ki9-X6L5lD_yQx_tuakRqg/s3847/IMG_0716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="3847" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4eM2y36NYFDiiNmXoMsyiYqwQgQmOehW6xhdxvNWOB32R2C0YQJptNSr3plG1Ou1l55nFEdfDhmidIO_n8ugQybP8CTyVUNO-iRM4VGIh2-iUYA50xZE5cI2RkL1KzqbGJMhBbky6i7jvBcmHlVFmeGQgYQ933HBbti3Ki9-X6L5lD_yQx_tuakRqg/w400-h325/IMG_0716.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7VWYEwV7rNVxx8zaeufcIMllDsCT5WHMWKN5PoVmcb2GF4TM2WZRFwyHLcEFycktpuSYbz5COudg4fZ4D7C6e-tuepAaa8jhTsRNUtPY_nrEaIoaMdTKolLnbBjCyb9OjDSlWGvIgUQc4PTnX0QHJfQNkmNnz8e2-vBrREl9cLB3TC5RbUT4zkwg1g/s4264/IMG_0714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4264" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7VWYEwV7rNVxx8zaeufcIMllDsCT5WHMWKN5PoVmcb2GF4TM2WZRFwyHLcEFycktpuSYbz5COudg4fZ4D7C6e-tuepAaa8jhTsRNUtPY_nrEaIoaMdTKolLnbBjCyb9OjDSlWGvIgUQc4PTnX0QHJfQNkmNnz8e2-vBrREl9cLB3TC5RbUT4zkwg1g/w324-h400/IMG_0714.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuVBhePJ_eYhlxX7lrXRRjrMmmzFB9t0HVqhZAPb8tIgYbKCpPr9QcRPdrjpbmjrb4v0UmIUl6bgG6fuogejnzADtSDx81UocV4S1PlyLnZAgykiU1ooNpl8KwEyAEoRLnul50t5npfz_vqVoRzdRfwznmeN9aao9ihnza-gqcLrwFUL2kTaQCL_bgw/s4334/IMG_0712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4334" data-original-width="3292" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuVBhePJ_eYhlxX7lrXRRjrMmmzFB9t0HVqhZAPb8tIgYbKCpPr9QcRPdrjpbmjrb4v0UmIUl6bgG6fuogejnzADtSDx81UocV4S1PlyLnZAgykiU1ooNpl8KwEyAEoRLnul50t5npfz_vqVoRzdRfwznmeN9aao9ihnza-gqcLrwFUL2kTaQCL_bgw/w304-h400/IMG_0712.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumvOWAtymAwgDMmEZ8xQcoDmGYCZy4CtMTFZWzEwxsQAQAgBExZwrYlWB5U4CcFfM3zRAd_ZP4AYZ43-xvHUrIftc6GjuCQFgVHOQFTz6DXJ_R8a7f7q0V4dqKnEzCOp4V7ELD-goTnoR4XS9Ls1pNrN2FqARR8qX28oOK3X23hAQfkzzJ8nQ4zp60w/s4239/IMG_0713%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3262" data-original-width="4239" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumvOWAtymAwgDMmEZ8xQcoDmGYCZy4CtMTFZWzEwxsQAQAgBExZwrYlWB5U4CcFfM3zRAd_ZP4AYZ43-xvHUrIftc6GjuCQFgVHOQFTz6DXJ_R8a7f7q0V4dqKnEzCOp4V7ELD-goTnoR4XS9Ls1pNrN2FqARR8qX28oOK3X23hAQfkzzJ8nQ4zp60w/s320/IMG_0713%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I did my best to avoid the glare on these but this one picked up a reflection from somewhere.<div><br /></div><div>So that's it. A little "off-the-wall" for some but it suits me just fine.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-22390633024457613032021-11-21T14:51:00.004-08:002021-11-23T05:04:55.679-08:00A Shade Tree for Christmas<p> I started thinking about Christmas early this year, specifically decorating for the holidays. Maybe because my grandson started talking about it in October and was begging to get that decorating process started as soon as we turned the calendar to November. Actually, my thoughts were more about whether I would or wouldn't decorate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnpbat14dMn-ilyziNd8LxzNVP_ZLgj_Fyl2CtvZ2KE409Rg_ytuLYRpj3nZ6Yu6Dt4dfWUA9Ljif792tCM9KbuALsKiXfSJDHGtu_RIkE5G_qCcXq4yclSWu7yvr5cx068A98Z_6iK5I/s3804/IMG_0325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="3804" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnpbat14dMn-ilyziNd8LxzNVP_ZLgj_Fyl2CtvZ2KE409Rg_ytuLYRpj3nZ6Yu6Dt4dfWUA9Ljif792tCM9KbuALsKiXfSJDHGtu_RIkE5G_qCcXq4yclSWu7yvr5cx068A98Z_6iK5I/w400-h294/IMG_0325.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (This was my Victorian tree approximately 40 years ago.)</span></div><div>I have decorated a lot of trees in the past 60 years and the thought of pulling out all the trimmings this year, when I knew I would not be entertaining, seemed a little pointless.</div><p>But, then I had an idea of something I wanted to try and that got the ball rolling. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStWb3ga4xw-RgdwstWBfYRavTmhkLWBgig6-ZdlkDbn7HDNKfpA9Qv9xBT-9gNp3e7Q5slx3RzsiiCD8Zc87RjkNc-vzi2Uc0StdDg8I00iC-wWQhO9eWp8pVsASW4YRI1cWegO3F5DXj/s800/tree+red+and+gold+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStWb3ga4xw-RgdwstWBfYRavTmhkLWBgig6-ZdlkDbn7HDNKfpA9Qv9xBT-9gNp3e7Q5slx3RzsiiCD8Zc87RjkNc-vzi2Uc0StdDg8I00iC-wWQhO9eWp8pVsASW4YRI1cWegO3F5DXj/w300-h400/tree+red+and+gold+4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Many of my trees have been quite traditional.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-3_KInqeiFvYXxCA_EyzcxHgkXLETAXvdJ1vxMsXyOaVf-VpNTU3AODNPUXDlHNOQ_L_pcTdhqIHEhqkplbEFUSKyzxeHJv-PgwfkmPO5NdMu5FL4-QCjaK_ewNAHP0Pk683kJAufiw/s800/tree+red+and+gold+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB-3_KInqeiFvYXxCA_EyzcxHgkXLETAXvdJ1vxMsXyOaVf-VpNTU3AODNPUXDlHNOQ_L_pcTdhqIHEhqkplbEFUSKyzxeHJv-PgwfkmPO5NdMu5FL4-QCjaK_ewNAHP0Pk683kJAufiw/w300-h400/tree+red+and+gold+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Here is one in the holiday colors of red and green. I opted for an angel rather than a star as the tree topper, and I did choose to set it up on the back porch. That location might seem a bit strange, but I am on a corner and have a sidewalk that leads from the side of the house up to the back porch. It is the entrance used by anyone who knows me. Plus, when the tree was lit, it served as "outdoor" decoration for the neighborhood,<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p1oKRUeDd8z3VSwpcjSJkuMwr_WTbdp-w3YAQ6IHR7icTj7MDSq_wtSwH7QhTcN6yXKhfw3gKpFkrk3jJ6KdJKUE8s_ftaQictGFLQVfJm_Z-qmXtp70cylQcH-z3KWBsCyoB7L7_Qv4/s800/tree+with+pink+lights.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="449" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p1oKRUeDd8z3VSwpcjSJkuMwr_WTbdp-w3YAQ6IHR7icTj7MDSq_wtSwH7QhTcN6yXKhfw3gKpFkrk3jJ6KdJKUE8s_ftaQictGFLQVfJm_Z-qmXtp70cylQcH-z3KWBsCyoB7L7_Qv4/w225-h400/tree+with+pink+lights.JPG" width="225" /></a></div>Mother nature assisted with the actual outdoor decoration one year. (The evergreen eventually lost it's luster and had to be removed, so a repeat performance is not an option.)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI92_CUM3KRa6GyoJFAgZ_M7v3M4VjHwtUhUzVdmCCnANFUojrKn3rQIboENFT60Hkw9oOYJlzwVHuOjZ7TQCeYkfGQb3VEK-q9SmZ7Sx-R3mJlmXeyb-au3siNoAOYG_Q2IvQDO7tYX5/s800/edited+silver+and+pink+tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI92_CUM3KRa6GyoJFAgZ_M7v3M4VjHwtUhUzVdmCCnANFUojrKn3rQIboENFT60Hkw9oOYJlzwVHuOjZ7TQCeYkfGQb3VEK-q9SmZ7Sx-R3mJlmXeyb-au3siNoAOYG_Q2IvQDO7tYX5/w300-h400/edited+silver+and+pink+tree.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>At some point, I tired of the green tree and found a silver one at a going-out-of-business sale. This started a trend of picking one color to go with silver and sticking to the theme. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SJXlpOd09scPOkqsemJw7GHqpeKrv77aO5BlIkC5z-P-C66Gz9Ei6QgORDzGlJ-fnDQdZfDkg5H9A2SsLkOIFnCHhVSeXw-1jTx3JfKx2MpAB1G_8J7Vb3UIiHiuv75TM-q0nDsenwGb/s800/teal%252C+silver%252C+black+2013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SJXlpOd09scPOkqsemJw7GHqpeKrv77aO5BlIkC5z-P-C66Gz9Ei6QgORDzGlJ-fnDQdZfDkg5H9A2SsLkOIFnCHhVSeXw-1jTx3JfKx2MpAB1G_8J7Vb3UIiHiuv75TM-q0nDsenwGb/w261-h400/teal%252C+silver%252C+black+2013.JPG" width="261" /></a></div>Each year meant buying some new ornaments in a different color, so I have acquired quite a collection.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZZF6opaRnuF82Z8N7GqJ-gfNlBLo7vXfMcN1_CqxnTdaqKlPxCbEWgLO1aA607UUzBQkDYPLZMB4DoKZUZulmhTE5KiyoKDolRGLXiTp0imM5zNYGG8QK_KAZA5mm3qSvUtQQg8n3VBH/s800/mod+tree+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZZF6opaRnuF82Z8N7GqJ-gfNlBLo7vXfMcN1_CqxnTdaqKlPxCbEWgLO1aA607UUzBQkDYPLZMB4DoKZUZulmhTE5KiyoKDolRGLXiTp0imM5zNYGG8QK_KAZA5mm3qSvUtQQg8n3VBH/w300-h400/mod+tree+2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One year I went for the mod look<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQHKW94Kl1ugcTmeyOOAyiNx-mIOFggzRGtHEU5TwbueQ2pcIDnhrqOY281gr7wbgNBi6g6U01q6kNrzio5fWMHdgvfmyRTeCC8s__eIGMZtqzKRxeoF6HRh5CqwN84esFDWdZiEg6sIu/s800/mod+tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQHKW94Kl1ugcTmeyOOAyiNx-mIOFggzRGtHEU5TwbueQ2pcIDnhrqOY281gr7wbgNBi6g6U01q6kNrzio5fWMHdgvfmyRTeCC8s__eIGMZtqzKRxeoF6HRh5CqwN84esFDWdZiEg6sIu/w300-h400/mod+tree.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had a bright fuchsia ornaments in the mix but it seemed a bit much so I removed those and stuck with teal and lime.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbmrBf5Ak_55fML6Jm21dKDBlKUmFzs67TI0MYcxgJFP0-NwzGWP4VZ6xT0hT3bDKYPwog_Ati0v6N2lF6TSs8lUCVYwOY1b0H7Wc_qyBJV6bkOX6hqytTXDqhMhBhElExY_y8yYpV7Cu/s4608/niche+in+garage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbmrBf5Ak_55fML6Jm21dKDBlKUmFzs67TI0MYcxgJFP0-NwzGWP4VZ6xT0hT3bDKYPwog_Ati0v6N2lF6TSs8lUCVYwOY1b0H7Wc_qyBJV6bkOX6hqytTXDqhMhBhElExY_y8yYpV7Cu/w300-h400/niche+in+garage.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I carried those same colors outdoors.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfVGbiQLh2ep0b7UtW6__f4aVlqDrKr2rR84_s7BNbj1_-aYFkGXwH8zXs2u75foDtLN3lyST396VuSKwIcDCTg-dha9qS8b99W1O1xu8oLbUWNAe3P9WBP_DrzOxQeitevg_Lb-b-tO1/s4608/wreath+on+garage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfVGbiQLh2ep0b7UtW6__f4aVlqDrKr2rR84_s7BNbj1_-aYFkGXwH8zXs2u75foDtLN3lyST396VuSKwIcDCTg-dha9qS8b99W1O1xu8oLbUWNAe3P9WBP_DrzOxQeitevg_Lb-b-tO1/w300-h400/wreath+on+garage.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>We had a lovely snow and it helped to make the colors stand out.<br /> <div><div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtO2BN_dot9uF8vkpOo2gNFVVnG6PDiJT2iRPwj2aALY-BkMX25yPrBXgjY6_66Q4i3SIlGrwSOavUPP_Ly_KwVnWmRGpSNq3zRPZMCgGTkhqu5d9ekBsCzvWYy3PqUi207fFxBzurBxt/s4608/tree+black+and+gold+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH9_yHCm7StrHjiUOBCdFotP5xyWvcxaNACLM2VJzXSJauIE5FMnK2LYqfShu3TS4-EgoxpyBXNS_4zwsqY3s4IIhPkYfa4ILfFd06VBS8MCTpI8KUV48O0iQVN5X6V4jEgNCNsTwInKW/s800/mini+tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH9_yHCm7StrHjiUOBCdFotP5xyWvcxaNACLM2VJzXSJauIE5FMnK2LYqfShu3TS4-EgoxpyBXNS_4zwsqY3s4IIhPkYfa4ILfFd06VBS8MCTpI8KUV48O0iQVN5X6V4jEgNCNsTwInKW/w258-h400/mini+tree.JPG" width="258" /></a></div>Occasionally I go for a miniature tree and spend just as much time on it as I would a full size tree. Most of my time on this one was spent shopping the antique malls for ornaments.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5vCx7CQAuXpu3oktoSs5AOWaW2hDjEYicMDnLxytpNIdt_xxeMw3up5s_7b1O3gcbR_I9StcM13QyLzW4py225f4AumZaNXRWLZpQPKdce-_r6VRqy3RqVCrChJQ16th9NyTmzULV-Hs/s800/tree+mini+candles.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="577" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5vCx7CQAuXpu3oktoSs5AOWaW2hDjEYicMDnLxytpNIdt_xxeMw3up5s_7b1O3gcbR_I9StcM13QyLzW4py225f4AumZaNXRWLZpQPKdce-_r6VRqy3RqVCrChJQ16th9NyTmzULV-Hs/w289-h400/tree+mini+candles.JPG" width="289" /></a></div>Lighting for trees is often the trickiest part. In this case it also required constant monitoring.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7wR0eGeiGx0YQtSFTntowAupEqkt8NgyqOhSvxnachtWXFtvMlPKC6-0c22NMh3fhciqJ6PYY1HIc0baL7eiIV5uyghgQ4WOjRLkcs0SWraVJal7sjqqSTlHFqVdVgu40cih8G9FS6Rm/s4496/jewelry+trees.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4496" data-original-width="2864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7wR0eGeiGx0YQtSFTntowAupEqkt8NgyqOhSvxnachtWXFtvMlPKC6-0c22NMh3fhciqJ6PYY1HIc0baL7eiIV5uyghgQ4WOjRLkcs0SWraVJal7sjqqSTlHFqVdVgu40cih8G9FS6Rm/w255-h400/jewelry+trees.JPG" width="255" /></a></div>This set of small trees I found at Gringo Jones one year. They came with the burlap, the base, and the star on the top. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUD0TZPj5sOe6lZkrsDckVHmnp6gOD4xY_f3WKaqbFGnH8j-Pbf-DDQunDNrc6amhoOLn9dr8pG0PEU2jKhc1UUIA6bG-m9CZi8bq4TXPBI7lZVsHTOkkey4p7s4pZ1-Mm_c8ng-7g2fV/s4608/portion+of+jewelry+tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUD0TZPj5sOe6lZkrsDckVHmnp6gOD4xY_f3WKaqbFGnH8j-Pbf-DDQunDNrc6amhoOLn9dr8pG0PEU2jKhc1UUIA6bG-m9CZi8bq4TXPBI7lZVsHTOkkey4p7s4pZ1-Mm_c8ng-7g2fV/w300-h400/portion+of+jewelry+tree.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>All I had to do was add the jewelry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Not all were that easy. One year I entered a contest for creating a Christmas decoration from recycled material.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuSUS_h_LoLYd1XYuyppjU2hyphenhyphenvuSOn3UnZYx1DP3dy8fEitCw8Pb4I-ikZhbL1__UwjM1Zx60iNc9IwnY1VtJSOjlLdmKLAV26luibhveFuQYZ_ni5socLQGwCVxql2gWKcryL8GeEoKt/s800/tree+springs+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuSUS_h_LoLYd1XYuyppjU2hyphenhyphenvuSOn3UnZYx1DP3dy8fEitCw8Pb4I-ikZhbL1__UwjM1Zx60iNc9IwnY1VtJSOjlLdmKLAV26luibhveFuQYZ_ni5socLQGwCVxql2gWKcryL8GeEoKt/w300-h400/tree+springs+2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Bedsprings were my inspiration.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NjvNq7bPs4s2SmsS6WYkkjMwECiVxzv9UisJTbfPsWpOv2z9ipnpGnn_iiwb0PGtUvzdwoERmm2FWtyBPT6biKMAmylMCUAmg8ORPRYcnDmEEKfhgv2uMxcxLgttKT9skWr47FUznK7/s800/tree+springs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NjvNq7bPs4s2SmsS6WYkkjMwECiVxzv9UisJTbfPsWpOv2z9ipnpGnn_iiwb0PGtUvzdwoERmm2FWtyBPT6biKMAmylMCUAmg8ORPRYcnDmEEKfhgv2uMxcxLgttKT9skWr47FUznK7/w300-h400/tree+springs.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The ornaments were made from folded paper, and wrist watch faces. Wrapped presents continued the theme.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dMbiVy8B4QoaaapvgpOjloN9GhUjalZLVCXLXaTUtvqk2lP-vrBLphBb1OVWbyX9dawyJl3JYpNeHqalTkfYlCxcbXKDeKi4ti5ibcvpW1rmpFXXbDRZWCyBLM6SMgxS1QjRZrqjHqsm/s4608/tree+bronze+dress+form+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dMbiVy8B4QoaaapvgpOjloN9GhUjalZLVCXLXaTUtvqk2lP-vrBLphBb1OVWbyX9dawyJl3JYpNeHqalTkfYlCxcbXKDeKi4ti5ibcvpW1rmpFXXbDRZWCyBLM6SMgxS1QjRZrqjHqsm/w300-h400/tree+bronze+dress+form+4.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Another "tree" that didn't fit the traditional theme was one using a dress form. I wrote a post about this one which you will find <a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2017/12/tree-skirt.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>But my inspiration for this year was a grouping of lampshades that have been hanging in my garage waiting for their turn to "be something" other than a lampshade. Why not a shade tree?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b1wCiVzdqODOiCFdEZpMpA-gS_9kRfvD498lDfd1F8KEIqWeD_7Y8ZsCK4pgBRms9Ll73chtADEPOOT4siFKTv6RD_RyFG2zfM1cGEW17BLIwR6iolmI-hq514FmXrwkFr975RN8AdeH/s4288/IMG_0239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="4288" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b1wCiVzdqODOiCFdEZpMpA-gS_9kRfvD498lDfd1F8KEIqWeD_7Y8ZsCK4pgBRms9Ll73chtADEPOOT4siFKTv6RD_RyFG2zfM1cGEW17BLIwR6iolmI-hq514FmXrwkFr975RN8AdeH/w400-h228/IMG_0239.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The first step in making these into a tree was to establish a trunk. That turned out to be a threaded rod from the electrical department at Home Depot where they were nice enough to cut a 10' piece down to 7 1/2 feet. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BkclOHoQEnt3FEl3ycQw4NeKXaFigqSpAUCZsNsOjvDveY-ROR4WqTVgyiK2j8Gjn0fZ3ma39ZC17V944ZdSZYPuOsqgklPjdHqzdIWxEfFyQ6PypghrdoQhDUs7dMOkho_Exl3JSQy6/s3862/IMG_0326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3862" data-original-width="2807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BkclOHoQEnt3FEl3ycQw4NeKXaFigqSpAUCZsNsOjvDveY-ROR4WqTVgyiK2j8Gjn0fZ3ma39ZC17V944ZdSZYPuOsqgklPjdHqzdIWxEfFyQ6PypghrdoQhDUs7dMOkho_Exl3JSQy6/w291-h400/IMG_0326.JPG" width="291" /></a></div>My brother, John, created the base for me by cutting a piece of plywood into a circle and attaching metal tube that allowed me to drop the threaded rod into it for stability.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLch-TZjGyFChWRYEcAmtIxoOOi-SCfcTJvyWnf361HdXuYZ8yIa0uhAAbV62yIAuI5M-ZfmbXZXEY_VZnstHio_Ooj3J8t-IXX-ru9SH8iyJ7FHbDCIitsFCchgPB2n_oWAuHpbslGFjF/s3456/IMG_0327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="3456" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLch-TZjGyFChWRYEcAmtIxoOOi-SCfcTJvyWnf361HdXuYZ8yIa0uhAAbV62yIAuI5M-ZfmbXZXEY_VZnstHio_Ooj3J8t-IXX-ru9SH8iyJ7FHbDCIitsFCchgPB2n_oWAuHpbslGFjF/w400-h326/IMG_0327.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>He also provided me with this piece that screws on the very top of the rod. This will be attached to a hook in the ceiling. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpDOfmM2xvcG_ECy1QAlbT0Ed0I4Igd-r_E0OPyXJt6JKJOF5dhTmpCr8mC-7STESxQXt9LbqI4cb-s63QL2GsGqNQcArzU9NqD9FuDiBunNZJnkWTEv7B_RTq4pPrKYuhvtzpkSsdyO8/s4608/IMG_0332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpDOfmM2xvcG_ECy1QAlbT0Ed0I4Igd-r_E0OPyXJt6JKJOF5dhTmpCr8mC-7STESxQXt9LbqI4cb-s63QL2GsGqNQcArzU9NqD9FuDiBunNZJnkWTEv7B_RTq4pPrKYuhvtzpkSsdyO8/w300-h400/IMG_0332.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This shows the threaded rod inside the the metal tube. I stuck floral picks around it to fill the gap. However, the rod itself is not rigid, therefore attaching the very top to a hook in the ceiling will keep it from leaning.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK6WWutX6_C2-7i7KufJgvnZUiNN4Ms2Iuq1z8roZ45_wfmw3KEgcNxEMGhrkdRk2phsztKDHImMOHyGBZ5ykXQbvByGF-c0tLMJ1mCbvJUMUKwiNWhJDvy3aDTWWaPohOUEVZXUZd2fh/s4608/IMG_0323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK6WWutX6_C2-7i7KufJgvnZUiNN4Ms2Iuq1z8roZ45_wfmw3KEgcNxEMGhrkdRk2phsztKDHImMOHyGBZ5ykXQbvByGF-c0tLMJ1mCbvJUMUKwiNWhJDvy3aDTWWaPohOUEVZXUZd2fh/w400-h300/IMG_0323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I chose five shades of various sizes and sprayed them gold with any leftover paint I had on hand.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk-QUCgPebb1ZA8fXWm7m0nV2Oj1H2tZDZxg2zYhxGc7_Nn8v7Gj4zOCygWQzZmD6vWybkV4-pjGd4ANt9usrXKaFGxwI_cte8b-ptVfMxYfVovbft1-hhJ4h5omE8_PvQK9492n81DkP/s4608/IMG_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk-QUCgPebb1ZA8fXWm7m0nV2Oj1H2tZDZxg2zYhxGc7_Nn8v7Gj4zOCygWQzZmD6vWybkV4-pjGd4ANt9usrXKaFGxwI_cte8b-ptVfMxYfVovbft1-hhJ4h5omE8_PvQK9492n81DkP/w300-h400/IMG_0329.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I spaced all five on the rod using nuts and washers to keep them in place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCTKkj4UzBhBaHSyT2jP86nte8iS8_i8-G6Gqbtw-W4XYplFDITJyfY1_AqRU0idCpth5ThRTQaXEVQOPOtYcRjDucVsnIwwaBaPeWxefpchZboPQreK0zUsrwHUNuipVC9us8rK04C_6/s4608/IMG_0328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCTKkj4UzBhBaHSyT2jP86nte8iS8_i8-G6Gqbtw-W4XYplFDITJyfY1_AqRU0idCpth5ThRTQaXEVQOPOtYcRjDucVsnIwwaBaPeWxefpchZboPQreK0zUsrwHUNuipVC9us8rK04C_6/w300-h400/IMG_0328.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>That concludes the easy part.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpcPYPE1b9YZ7DUpM9cQ9nxtejfBG2Ekg2j51aSbbQo0iHochPAUXMvSpfsKnmkBBvBDjq3JgvJmbcx9a-U1thfiRegs3Ep-vLP1BQY77Nlt6XEUYoXB4IrUTm3rZAn2XyNY4CRyOXIF_/s4608/IMG_0337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpcPYPE1b9YZ7DUpM9cQ9nxtejfBG2Ekg2j51aSbbQo0iHochPAUXMvSpfsKnmkBBvBDjq3JgvJmbcx9a-U1thfiRegs3Ep-vLP1BQY77Nlt6XEUYoXB4IrUTm3rZAn2XyNY4CRyOXIF_/w300-h400/IMG_0337.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I could not come up with a plan for stringing the lights. It was more of a, <i>jump in</i> <i>and see what works and what doesn't</i>. And speaking of jumping, I will leap ahead and tell you that the cords take up a lot of room and are in the way of the hanging ornaments no matter how well thought out your plan might be.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRTllJn0ST00ekcXhP58XNKTUbzymtbmd7qQXGWqXr-Nht0gM1npFkZdEo9rfxJ8t-J-o1F96NZgERMTNnglNdzsxQhfOhzaNfdO707iHLzFjiXN8FLOir9P_jsSPVN4Z9OUDilgznrJE/s4608/IMG_0340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRTllJn0ST00ekcXhP58XNKTUbzymtbmd7qQXGWqXr-Nht0gM1npFkZdEo9rfxJ8t-J-o1F96NZgERMTNnglNdzsxQhfOhzaNfdO707iHLzFjiXN8FLOir9P_jsSPVN4Z9OUDilgznrJE/w300-h400/IMG_0340.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This is 600 lights and a big crazy mess. I refused to rethink how I might have done this better and forged ahead with decorations. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaeBktPW7O-2A8ve_QYaH3sH10b7WQrnny5F95L12PFU3uAuDkTTHyvEOpj-dwaf6G3EegXEWJSk4JnZiHATwarmTlaXs-n5cIyhee2Rv0CC_pfnFMn9t21HbUlRiSah09b56nVeH1bNp/s4608/IMG_0340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaeBktPW7O-2A8ve_QYaH3sH10b7WQrnny5F95L12PFU3uAuDkTTHyvEOpj-dwaf6G3EegXEWJSk4JnZiHATwarmTlaXs-n5cIyhee2Rv0CC_pfnFMn9t21HbUlRiSah09b56nVeH1bNp/w300-h400/IMG_0340.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Once again, I didn't have a plan and that was probably a good thing. What you think will look perfect on one part doesn't always work out that way. My method was to find something that looked good on a specific part of the tree and then find something that complemented it. If I tried something and didn't like it, I would move it to another part of the tree. I have to say that worked pretty well. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHieM_Uo9urgujxXvRacPOLYFxkopy1Sme3WU4vhmO6R2eEDlasfwRWNV_1_VigQ3uLw2EkapyK4aByK5ZJWjMYyLuTRZM6FuPn5nc2cLuqxup62iN0cmDV8eH4q2gth2lK3gdqlrcwdA/s1280/beginning+ornaments.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHieM_Uo9urgujxXvRacPOLYFxkopy1Sme3WU4vhmO6R2eEDlasfwRWNV_1_VigQ3uLw2EkapyK4aByK5ZJWjMYyLuTRZM6FuPn5nc2cLuqxup62iN0cmDV8eH4q2gth2lK3gdqlrcwdA/w300-h400/beginning+ornaments.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you notice that the whole structure looks a little wonky, it's because I didn't have the nuts very tight in case I wanted to raise or lower them. My brother, Dan, stopped by one day and got them all nice and tight. One other issue with a shade tree is finding a spot to attach the ornaments so that they are not lined up with the rim of the shade. The balls are attached with fishing line, some of which is tied to a spot three shades up the line. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkDqi527IFBj8uPuO6rN3ZrlAoe7SEg1kywSWJGYX-AmdQPzcZWFl-UhseojU2dukCDrmpSyYJ6u-jTW9RHjfTcNbfacNllcTZViZYt5Dc33BpbmogMfoVfs5Wru-LY9jrSExU8ctW8Tl/s4608/IMG_0387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkDqi527IFBj8uPuO6rN3ZrlAoe7SEg1kywSWJGYX-AmdQPzcZWFl-UhseojU2dukCDrmpSyYJ6u-jTW9RHjfTcNbfacNllcTZViZYt5Dc33BpbmogMfoVfs5Wru-LY9jrSExU8ctW8Tl/w300-h400/IMG_0387.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Because this will displayed on my second story balcony, I needed color that would show well from a distance. I chose to go with red and gold for that reason and because I already had some ornaments in those colors. I did buy the gold balls with the red jewels for the color impact and for the light reflection off the glittery surface.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYxC3Yo7YpwPMpbEhnQHl7QOmebfw2dYR2paC_SxEveFWUX0lPUyV4k93Ueatc_5xwtHsIctp5ssiIx_kkt5laG0iZsBW8pobWaMa7fP6_qr8cu2gdU8_LTvDDniMGg-U4ClwmKKWHCDH/s254/closeup+bulb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYxC3Yo7YpwPMpbEhnQHl7QOmebfw2dYR2paC_SxEveFWUX0lPUyV4k93Ueatc_5xwtHsIctp5ssiIx_kkt5laG0iZsBW8pobWaMa7fP6_qr8cu2gdU8_LTvDDniMGg-U4ClwmKKWHCDH/w394-h400/closeup+bulb.jpg" width="394" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Big Lots had this ornament and the one show above that were a bit on the gaudy side, but "stand-outs" were exactly what I was looking for.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q4d6SSSvrOjS9xGYAe57JR3GLZT73Z9pGcK10XqCPt8jLMgT3cCku5_iKMvia3jvRWvDYxCxUNcveRHpZqeFRRWsW4BNM5skpFY4FWHh4jKVRgPajfX-7v6FtxRMxH4JY-xx9W1NseT9/s1280/shade+tree+10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q4d6SSSvrOjS9xGYAe57JR3GLZT73Z9pGcK10XqCPt8jLMgT3cCku5_iKMvia3jvRWvDYxCxUNcveRHpZqeFRRWsW4BNM5skpFY4FWHh4jKVRgPajfX-7v6FtxRMxH4JY-xx9W1NseT9/w300-h400/shade+tree+10.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I put this together in the room right off the balcony in hopes that getting it outside would not be too tricky. More on that later.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8Bxk6ZXPzxX9eY-IlELJl4Xl8qG2byC3MproFyPR21trN9N87vxlsXzUivQBgD5ga2i1xVrSUl9vVfP-YC0_URAVIZir5eMB4oD34FBV2V2DLqGyYg5_xO4pmFF_bHREYI5VTBktGGlU/s907/closeup+bead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="907" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8Bxk6ZXPzxX9eY-IlELJl4Xl8qG2byC3MproFyPR21trN9N87vxlsXzUivQBgD5ga2i1xVrSUl9vVfP-YC0_URAVIZir5eMB4oD34FBV2V2DLqGyYg5_xO4pmFF_bHREYI5VTBktGGlU/w400-h169/closeup+bead.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I hit one snag that did not make me happy. See the gold beads? The ones I thought I had more of than I could possibly use? Turns out I didn't have as many as I thought. No problem, just about anywhere that sells Christmas decorations will have these. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH9kuAUai_DvXTEs6yLOuHHLLhVzvEiBQbtdyKriy4C2pDOpQbjh3SxGEIdoyuNtsh07sW4NL5UPC2GA0jIgy1spGxB0vyTOFecrdldfz2w_K32zIxFJK96R-KLfz2v9kCtY3PHKrfnij/s4608/IMG_0384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH9kuAUai_DvXTEs6yLOuHHLLhVzvEiBQbtdyKriy4C2pDOpQbjh3SxGEIdoyuNtsh07sW4NL5UPC2GA0jIgy1spGxB0vyTOFecrdldfz2w_K32zIxFJK96R-KLfz2v9kCtY3PHKrfnij/w300-h400/IMG_0384.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Well, not this year! Someone decided that this champagne color would be the new "gold." Believe me, I searched around and then caved and bought three strands of these. They looked closer to a match in the store so I was disappointed, but...I needed to keep moving on this project. (They do look like pearls in this photo. In reality they are not as "white gold" as they look here.) </div><div><br /></div><div>I was a little worried about how this would survive being tipped over to make it out the door and onto the balcony. Turned out that was the slickest part. My brother, Dan, moved it for me and made it look easy. I had visions of the ornaments getting tangled up, but no issues! He also attached it to the hook in the ceiling with a piece of study wire to keep it from leaning. (Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the move.)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_y94XMNBjfxhg2q_nQrX__o-0TRjlaZRLVfv9R15DaazZSv5CMClRgtOQetSKM0UHxQE4Kq5mrVVYJR9IkldfhJPG0KUIpy2Z9ZIgws10YgaPmiF8-j2ziBrf3HO084A2YSh4cWIvOU7/s4608/IMG_0401+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_y94XMNBjfxhg2q_nQrX__o-0TRjlaZRLVfv9R15DaazZSv5CMClRgtOQetSKM0UHxQE4Kq5mrVVYJR9IkldfhJPG0KUIpy2Z9ZIgws10YgaPmiF8-j2ziBrf3HO084A2YSh4cWIvOU7/w300-h400/IMG_0401+%25281%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For the topper I bought the bundle of red balls early on along with some gold sprays. The gold sprays didn't really work so I went back for another bundle of the red balls and...they were sold out. So, I chose the red and gold poinsettias instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6pRMIfHZIHAaCeFPPEtG3Z2o5ekwOTCxgbxSuW8OvNyEH503eQSYAb3kQztUSRE9GXzpGrgEzrcaBjmsIVtsKZwa5tTZc3a3tqtlHaY4cSYPfmOkjgdhpJzxB7d_0RINCaS1Fs6pUsCC/s4253/IMG_0400.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4253" data-original-width="3045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6pRMIfHZIHAaCeFPPEtG3Z2o5ekwOTCxgbxSuW8OvNyEH503eQSYAb3kQztUSRE9GXzpGrgEzrcaBjmsIVtsKZwa5tTZc3a3tqtlHaY4cSYPfmOkjgdhpJzxB7d_0RINCaS1Fs6pUsCC/w286-h400/IMG_0400.JPG" width="286" /></a></div>I bought a little remote switch so I don't have to go outside to turn the tree on<br />and off. Last year I didn't have that luxury. I had lights on the railing and having to plug and unplug them was a nuisance.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA-iQnaCY_o4kyxtDpeWZtkN2nc3b6J19fO6cYzB_NLvokFvGNdWm3o-tVwjtsl_oTL1bbsXvtL2FnBmBYMldd0a7okXjuDUwcn1JjBfIUDC_-hic0DR39f3M1cTmiiL3dMVZaSAVz-6l/s4449/IMG_0399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4449" data-original-width="3337" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA-iQnaCY_o4kyxtDpeWZtkN2nc3b6J19fO6cYzB_NLvokFvGNdWm3o-tVwjtsl_oTL1bbsXvtL2FnBmBYMldd0a7okXjuDUwcn1JjBfIUDC_-hic0DR39f3M1cTmiiL3dMVZaSAVz-6l/w300-h400/IMG_0399.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Those gold sprays I couldn't use on the tree worked fine for the wreath I made for the other side of the doors.<div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIReCHIuJ3cJu7GWHBl6BgOLO9Zx1Avtew_YmOViBxtgUWPqiVbbWrTOLfRqqTziTEpyiy_ANeB1SAWsh6DcReexPyE3du0QaFdnXhnnSrIOFVCyB0Hs1LyCXJZgJTmKsiFxh3njZpn6H1/s4608/IMG_0419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIReCHIuJ3cJu7GWHBl6BgOLO9Zx1Avtew_YmOViBxtgUWPqiVbbWrTOLfRqqTziTEpyiy_ANeB1SAWsh6DcReexPyE3du0QaFdnXhnnSrIOFVCyB0Hs1LyCXJZgJTmKsiFxh3njZpn6H1/w300-h400/IMG_0419.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I also wrapped a few boxes to round out the vignette.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOgMN7wZcyJCtUNmBlZgEwRIMGrTSknZtJvFQgEREeZuAPkPfYR9zhfmCouRHfpM7yBZsX0lVYQ75S7n5aZRWNjcl4FeWkh-ZOdTc-paLTOA1yPzYbx7vbsxWBVm5bOUU_HDGQWWMIKqH/s4608/IMG_0402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOgMN7wZcyJCtUNmBlZgEwRIMGrTSknZtJvFQgEREeZuAPkPfYR9zhfmCouRHfpM7yBZsX0lVYQ75S7n5aZRWNjcl4FeWkh-ZOdTc-paLTOA1yPzYbx7vbsxWBVm5bOUU_HDGQWWMIKqH/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I had to check it out with the lights on at night. That's actually when it looks best as all the cords from the lights disappear.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRdlnKP13Ch4em1_82YECKAV5QbyCYKDlLzaafjLTy46cUpemK_sqjmfix_ZFlJLM_B6_dcWeXR3SWA-3sk_XJCE_1bijtWsQW8m8iCQXj781qLHB8ZatbJsmbno0oPbElTf7GPoiLEbI/s4608/IMG_0403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRdlnKP13Ch4em1_82YECKAV5QbyCYKDlLzaafjLTy46cUpemK_sqjmfix_ZFlJLM_B6_dcWeXR3SWA-3sk_XJCE_1bijtWsQW8m8iCQXj781qLHB8ZatbJsmbno0oPbElTf7GPoiLEbI/w300-h400/IMG_0403.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Not up close, of course, but looking up from the sidewalk they are hidden by the glow from the lights.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEazwX5uxmRMbpMmck2OfWKO9eHwsAttgPofokSuFWllOgG-dcyy3ZmgoLdHcK9YhR1BLj2fEaKspQzIY5B5sQpQqtKuZxbCRM87Kjh2IQnCz8Gho6WjuKuCKYRLzKSFVKmcd799xrd0t/s4608/IMG_0409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyZVRjQsAG7Kex0r4Znxh6fGNzKad6U7yOmjxHpsl6NRjuH2Uwezxs-PE3-oPuhpCt7pzI2xDkFCJ_haWJUQn3AfUAXcp9DwwYcZOwBG2Rjzq1SRAlB_ObWh7JBh3FZ6TnvcWuRgLe3Tb/w309-h400/IMG_9420.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><p></p>I have admired Young Girl in Green by Tamara de Lempicka since I saw Michael Chippendale's version of it on The Stencil Library <a href="https://designinspiration.typepad.com/design_inspiration_planet/chippendale-morris/">blog</a> of April 10, 2013. His reinterpretation is done by painting the image on thousands of dots. When completed the image looks abstract up close but is recognizable from a distance.<p></p><p>When I saw the puzzle shown above at the Puzzle Warehouse I snapped it up immediately.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8r6CxcledkuTspP-0Ypm-M6TXgtY-DLVcbEsvm9e-htvFkjC9MW4l0YWEwiLgyRdyaTq6ryOJy4-Jcr4cioXLhNgHXR5S0ceTiOrbTftfIoRxksiNW2Mgv3ujyB6DV1-XfDr0_miLExw/s4144/IMG_9372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4144" data-original-width="3121" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8r6CxcledkuTspP-0Ypm-M6TXgtY-DLVcbEsvm9e-htvFkjC9MW4l0YWEwiLgyRdyaTq6ryOJy4-Jcr4cioXLhNgHXR5S0ceTiOrbTftfIoRxksiNW2Mgv3ujyB6DV1-XfDr0_miLExw/w301-h400/IMG_9372.JPG" width="301" /></a></div>After completing the puzzle I knew I didn't want to toss it back into the box and store it on a shelf. The only other option was to brush a thin layer of glue to the back side. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyJgXwx6fbJigTFEH4qfKj_GH39LwpYIl-H9djxzEHBfFkZCQm2n5LcqWnLXcL_OWyXrCoRJurxpQQaGJbbiEprWVv9pv8Yn5qfGlJXN3CpWdThQDOdatbX-Ey8CgVb8JpOPEk8cn4cmE/s3866/IMG_9374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3866" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyJgXwx6fbJigTFEH4qfKj_GH39LwpYIl-H9djxzEHBfFkZCQm2n5LcqWnLXcL_OWyXrCoRJurxpQQaGJbbiEprWVv9pv8Yn5qfGlJXN3CpWdThQDOdatbX-Ey8CgVb8JpOPEk8cn4cmE/w358-h400/IMG_9374.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div>I found a frame in the garage that was close to the right size but not perfect. So I painted a small border over the existing painting. It needed to be approximately 3/4 inch down each side and about 1/4 inch at the top and bottom.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyi17KQtIU5QCCqpRZOaI6vKACN3O2VFmtqGXmHnKDmDrRhyphenhyphenNbfJRLV8jsCAaTGl8Y1JeSPbonFU7rP-lDTOjJXHYbwlKcN3-NeLA0b93YyE5gRnKZya6OYwWIeF64Q9b5H5bo6iSFHdf/s4608/IMG_9373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyi17KQtIU5QCCqpRZOaI6vKACN3O2VFmtqGXmHnKDmDrRhyphenhyphenNbfJRLV8jsCAaTGl8Y1JeSPbonFU7rP-lDTOjJXHYbwlKcN3-NeLA0b93YyE5gRnKZya6OYwWIeF64Q9b5H5bo6iSFHdf/w300-h400/IMG_9373.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Once that was dry I brushed a layer of glue onto the painting inside the frame and quickly positioned the puzzle inside the border I had painted. By having the glue on the back of the puzzle it was easier to move without it falling apart. However, once it's down flat there is very little time for adjustments. I used regular white Elmer's glue that I thinned a bit with water.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPQh4_ElgAfx9LyyZW8MI3ChX6KlxOvCfFdogDOFsVG-97ZG7BHQmXOQC5JCgWbOKY5KcNhTO-q6jqiBBstOadCnD-Wfbzsgr1n-jQLfkB5LYvzLypoyrcpRn58Ll6NA3lxShTduCsrum/s3929/IMG_9375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3929" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPQh4_ElgAfx9LyyZW8MI3ChX6KlxOvCfFdogDOFsVG-97ZG7BHQmXOQC5JCgWbOKY5KcNhTO-q6jqiBBstOadCnD-Wfbzsgr1n-jQLfkB5LYvzLypoyrcpRn58Ll6NA3lxShTduCsrum/w351-h400/IMG_9375.JPG" width="351" /></a></div>The next question is, where am I going to put this? Well, I did give that a little thought and decided the foyer would be the best spot. <div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU45Se5aXa5ptYCb_I0fnlD3Gd7Iy3whBr1zB5dD1s_WvZboYS_ntbGuJDJxKfi2JtELUl5ATauLZZ6iUMGrW8wjhiX599drnnscBbm_5ynwb3hG5ozpbelLStecmem9Exl91n-zJw6-2/s789/mirror+in+foyer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="789" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU45Se5aXa5ptYCb_I0fnlD3Gd7Iy3whBr1zB5dD1s_WvZboYS_ntbGuJDJxKfi2JtELUl5ATauLZZ6iUMGrW8wjhiX599drnnscBbm_5ynwb3hG5ozpbelLStecmem9Exl91n-zJw6-2/w400-h211/mirror+in+foyer.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>These bookshelves actually go all the way to floor with two more shelves on each side. I was able to lay my hands on this particular photo rather quickly and rather than search way back in the archives for another one, I'm going to use this one. Just know the arrangement on the right was changed some time ago. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYbc0O-ih_PsCUqw8C6RALiWn3WTXzsgijaLrvJci_eiqkFvwXg4uV13Xjauhb0mfcbLRW_yLiGmkO3W2yUw4kSusD3-m34pFlJ9YUDOa2-EAmaWWcptY4smu12275tsYEjqvPoOvN5G6/s3588/IMG_9380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYbc0O-ih_PsCUqw8C6RALiWn3WTXzsgijaLrvJci_eiqkFvwXg4uV13Xjauhb0mfcbLRW_yLiGmkO3W2yUw4kSusD3-m34pFlJ9YUDOa2-EAmaWWcptY4smu12275tsYEjqvPoOvN5G6/w385-h400/IMG_9380.JPG" width="385" /></a></div>I decided this framed puzzle needed to go on the top shelf on the left side because the top shelf is the only place it would fit. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnWqPwrzL_8sgktoM63wT7Q4s5wD6MylqaeTLjpI9lGwRdcz9121HuGTsqQeomIFBrSZzmMBW2_5-bggmsZmx9t7N-ozKH-hoT7UxMvJUwFUmrcyWZxYOX_fmnxjctTz8pZRljzDEOLga/s4449/IMG_9377.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4449" data-original-width="3010" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnWqPwrzL_8sgktoM63wT7Q4s5wD6MylqaeTLjpI9lGwRdcz9121HuGTsqQeomIFBrSZzmMBW2_5-bggmsZmx9t7N-ozKH-hoT7UxMvJUwFUmrcyWZxYOX_fmnxjctTz8pZRljzDEOLga/w270-h400/IMG_9377.JPG" width="270" /></a></div>I think I prefer the frame to sit on the shelf and lean against the wall rather than hanging it.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfEmqhHxyT_MqbrA4CvfGs28cMMOrXk9LuMiRbOmEdkJ9xg9ifsTafa_9dyYKWTYu1PN6u_pGJcvpU0hUFFhZl6uXN70XsTSVL30UMWNazOo4mnVOV9dsQPL8cmcJTybnBKLCFyEsveA-/s4608/IMG_9379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3191" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfEmqhHxyT_MqbrA4CvfGs28cMMOrXk9LuMiRbOmEdkJ9xg9ifsTafa_9dyYKWTYu1PN6u_pGJcvpU0hUFFhZl6uXN70XsTSVL30UMWNazOo4mnVOV9dsQPL8cmcJTybnBKLCFyEsveA-/w278-h400/IMG_9379.JPG" width="278" /></a></div>This is how the right side looks now, but that will have to change. Much as I love the painting on the top shelf, it will not work with the puzzle on the left. Although, it will definitely find another place in the house.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoGBVQqG-lZzbQLPu_mEjewEUM8EXPQc56dJ0o7mAw05A1m6XnUPKNY_TWekL3EUXivA5Q5tRdEBVQQRvUxAF3iBRV13T8Rqm2ztktjxvxs4Md_TiNEew_sdMQs97Wn0VGbcFqy80IUgg/s4375/IMG_9378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4375" data-original-width="3082" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoGBVQqG-lZzbQLPu_mEjewEUM8EXPQc56dJ0o7mAw05A1m6XnUPKNY_TWekL3EUXivA5Q5tRdEBVQQRvUxAF3iBRV13T8Rqm2ztktjxvxs4Md_TiNEew_sdMQs97Wn0VGbcFqy80IUgg/w281-h400/IMG_9378.JPG" width="281" /></a></div>The lower shelves will also have to be freshened up to complement the changes at the top. It's almost impossible to make one significant change in a room without upsetting the balance. Sometimes a change in one room can lead to changes in adjoining rooms as well. I know this, but sometimes it's the motivation I need to switch things up.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGGbZJEje7Yk49ONci6QCEHy6_RWnHrfdTfaDDzJ_Vo03wPdNunVfyY4X_vxU266ON5OWgIGv9yO3wXtH1SBHcUfHiQHBpVE5SH3P4SwcSP-UT39accJZwpCBEMmxO9T4vID57LTb-V2y/s4487/IMG_9386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4487" data-original-width="3365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGGbZJEje7Yk49ONci6QCEHy6_RWnHrfdTfaDDzJ_Vo03wPdNunVfyY4X_vxU266ON5OWgIGv9yO3wXtH1SBHcUfHiQHBpVE5SH3P4SwcSP-UT39accJZwpCBEMmxO9T4vID57LTb-V2y/w300-h400/IMG_9386.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Usually there is some work to do before changing things out. Unless you can cover it up which is what I did in the previous go around. The command strips didn't give out behind the big LOL, but the paint did. One letter was pretty damaged so I switched to the painting you saw above. That covered the the big mess on the wall so that was good enough for me. That, however, was not going to work this time.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEvKXtbVAYtGxCSGJWA-W4zILUuT1n4nqCvQXGdu-4PPjzZo32Er5DElkwea-TKlJdRMaos9fjt6KxCjpP3q605plEFZ5V4lm9IpDNHMOtPMI7CgODwnso-hldtAXXr_nSgNFtPwYRbsf/s4608/IMG_9407.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEvKXtbVAYtGxCSGJWA-W4zILUuT1n4nqCvQXGdu-4PPjzZo32Er5DElkwea-TKlJdRMaos9fjt6KxCjpP3q605plEFZ5V4lm9IpDNHMOtPMI7CgODwnso-hldtAXXr_nSgNFtPwYRbsf/w300-h400/IMG_9407.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>So a little patching and repainting was in order.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what's going in this spot? That's a bit of a story in itself, but I'll just say I finally convinced myself to go for a wall sculpture I found at the Antique Market on the Hill. It took me three trips back to the Market before I actually bought it. I discovered it was made by Curtis Jere and when I found the same piece on First Dibs for three times the price, I decided, even with some chipped paint, it was worth it. I touched up the chipped areas and now that the spot is ready I can reveal my five piece band.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdv40YHI_lvy2GPjKboyret8hnpkY57ClIcKBQyTd3K-1s8duzU92UM7OHmT90HeGXRFzGLaxWGDn6AE7h6ycek32MKaoMUBmjV0VJrKlX0lpCMwYuPVAhX4_KBGh8NkzYdzxYMO__vI1/s4315/IMG_9409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3212" data-original-width="4315" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdv40YHI_lvy2GPjKboyret8hnpkY57ClIcKBQyTd3K-1s8duzU92UM7OHmT90HeGXRFzGLaxWGDn6AE7h6ycek32MKaoMUBmjV0VJrKlX0lpCMwYuPVAhX4_KBGh8NkzYdzxYMO__vI1/w400-h297/IMG_9409.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I think it was meant to be here.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj1byIkvshb66e58BRNVMVjR5YiRks0tgBmAqv9iP37P3MmbQi2W3MTt291kLWQ3xwdi75ZkrMARcf05Uf0jBtfgKrWT0n8PRUyBQQ_QmgtfXhqicRoyW848q9jtl0MOF_nVDU68WMbci/s4072/IMG_9411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="4072" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj1byIkvshb66e58BRNVMVjR5YiRks0tgBmAqv9iP37P3MmbQi2W3MTt291kLWQ3xwdi75ZkrMARcf05Uf0jBtfgKrWT0n8PRUyBQQ_QmgtfXhqicRoyW848q9jtl0MOF_nVDU68WMbci/w400-h324/IMG_9411.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>And, it's a good complement to the Young Girl in Green.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGEb7rmvckt7afHp732phZSk5_Hy2B23_gCfbjBffoTwyRDd6L7S8O5RFtz_e7dARzAfsLs6mIDuxj9aDP-pxoPbwoYLkSXL2BsiOYBLOXMnXrwrUpydqYEhsweIegh5gsq71HQH17Ig6/s2787/IMG_9410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGEb7rmvckt7afHp732phZSk5_Hy2B23_gCfbjBffoTwyRDd6L7S8O5RFtz_e7dARzAfsLs6mIDuxj9aDP-pxoPbwoYLkSXL2BsiOYBLOXMnXrwrUpydqYEhsweIegh5gsq71HQH17Ig6/w320-h400/IMG_9410.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>STRIKE UP THE BAND<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-66302834998652545242021-03-06T11:04:00.002-08:002021-03-06T11:09:36.850-08:00This Bed Needs Pillows<p> After buying a new quilt for my bed, I had to figure out pillows that would go with it. It was advertised with matching shams but they were a bit much for me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQZRYB4rs9x3ymPJWqeSPzY68eyogaRcxKB81_h_JY-K0yhqlhXRljv3fMYeoTP7cjduzpu4Gdkh-A52wmxvUbVtS0lfz-8a8Xa33e5r4UqKrfez5qhXeJz0uVUkFz8wzEOxC5C4AkbvP/s4608/IMG_9059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQZRYB4rs9x3ymPJWqeSPzY68eyogaRcxKB81_h_JY-K0yhqlhXRljv3fMYeoTP7cjduzpu4Gdkh-A52wmxvUbVtS0lfz-8a8Xa33e5r4UqKrfez5qhXeJz0uVUkFz8wzEOxC5C4AkbvP/s320/IMG_9059.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I thought the best way to do this would be to find fabric and make them myself. I scrolled through a few fabric sites online and ordered three samples from three different companies. Then I waited, and waited for them to arrive. This was in December and the post office was overwhelmed, so the wait was understandable...to a degree. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic92Zz8jlQvV5nR0Qc-r5Dm_FN_bMadC0SYfL1bKOf0r58Zkn-flNdPnvgXjVfLDUTp7k5sMDOGd00i2dAKiEARZm1rOo3zZ8vDeCqImgR-8UKBFAgikj2qSZST8ebh3Mp8GUTXkE9x8Kj/s3393/IMG_9216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="3393" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic92Zz8jlQvV5nR0Qc-r5Dm_FN_bMadC0SYfL1bKOf0r58Zkn-flNdPnvgXjVfLDUTp7k5sMDOGd00i2dAKiEARZm1rOo3zZ8vDeCqImgR-8UKBFAgikj2qSZST8ebh3Mp8GUTXkE9x8Kj/w400-h346/IMG_9216.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Finally all samples did arrive but none of them were right for the project. I had no idea how difficult it would be to find fabric in black and creamy white. I considered tea staining one of samples to take the background from white to creamy white. I gave that a few days to rumble around in my head. While trying to figure out the best method, I began to wonder if the result would really be worth the effort. That's when another idea struck me. I realized I had some very nice quilted shams in green and maybe it would be possible to bleach the color out of them and they </span><i style="text-align: left;">might </i><span style="text-align: left;">turn out a creamy white. I immediately tried a little bleach on the back side of one sham and it seemed like that could work, although the fabric on the backside was lightweight and not quilted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVJYiOPcTYl9_nKojZ9xidyA2TiFwHC7qNk0TUjiGsmgR6dPa2faG4dgPKHvUj3GOUYzQR8YsihJjxQjHtIIUZ0wu73jvzBHFvtX36bsEQNwfMsukAM614EoK47xDRK7zzmzyQ7VSZG2o/s3383/IMG_9064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="3383" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVJYiOPcTYl9_nKojZ9xidyA2TiFwHC7qNk0TUjiGsmgR6dPa2faG4dgPKHvUj3GOUYzQR8YsihJjxQjHtIIUZ0wu73jvzBHFvtX36bsEQNwfMsukAM614EoK47xDRK7zzmzyQ7VSZG2o/w400-h390/IMG_9064.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The color is slightly greener than it looks here. I bleached the tie on the left and overbleached the area above the tie. This idea could work but....</div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I thought I better take a better look at the backside of the quilted fabric. When I turned the sham inside out I was pleasantly surprised to see that the backside was not green but a very light creamy color. Suddenly this project got easier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBsuv4VDBLrpPJpbXvEc8Za17HKaatBvCl0PgsnS6R32LUc8UQx05Ynjnk5LJ7rj0US-AQ7hLM8epcg-bnauniBqK7Kjy20RwPcYWBLiYvsw21cPvfWq6sbkv5R7MidNvUhyphenhyphenfDpjGfwbC/s4366/IMG_9218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4366" data-original-width="3239" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBsuv4VDBLrpPJpbXvEc8Za17HKaatBvCl0PgsnS6R32LUc8UQx05Ynjnk5LJ7rj0US-AQ7hLM8epcg-bnauniBqK7Kjy20RwPcYWBLiYvsw21cPvfWq6sbkv5R7MidNvUhyphenhyphenfDpjGfwbC/w296-h400/IMG_9218.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">With that problem solved, I now needed smaller pillows to place in front of these to blend everything together. Since I had already been down the road of "finding fabric," I decided to try another route. I grabbed my mask and headed out to Hobby Lobby. Why Hobby Lobby? I don't really have an answer. I have learned not to question the thought that just pops up. This is what I found.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yi92cw87DnmDJXDJQjb-SAHDrZIn-cAkEPkdsa5nICZ_xGILCfXfb2_9cJbqUwVSrFMDkWCN-vJ3uGP2pIlnjcx0XNzj5CN9n4g63Ku6VcwAsMy5r2mhpUYsFOHLP89Z7N0W5zWzgvzx/s4326/IMG_9213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="4326" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yi92cw87DnmDJXDJQjb-SAHDrZIn-cAkEPkdsa5nICZ_xGILCfXfb2_9cJbqUwVSrFMDkWCN-vJ3uGP2pIlnjcx0XNzj5CN9n4g63Ku6VcwAsMy5r2mhpUYsFOHLP89Z7N0W5zWzgvzx/w400-h246/IMG_9213.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now, not ideal, but I figured I could find a way to make them work for me. I thought about removing the muslin rectangle which would have been a piece of cake. It was attached with long stiches. One pull on the thread would probably have it off in seconds, OR I could turn them around and use the backside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENaiNCQw20Y-pn7WSWg8QeYQfdb5ybMo7mrXlqFB4VOmm33n6WOm4JXYVIBfUAGZO7BcqAMoBnyFeeWfQPfu7xteNafbOhfevHl_PxvPrUpObJQXskxPFK0hdblrg_gpj2TC6U22dWDhm/s4351/IMG_9214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="4351" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENaiNCQw20Y-pn7WSWg8QeYQfdb5ybMo7mrXlqFB4VOmm33n6WOm4JXYVIBfUAGZO7BcqAMoBnyFeeWfQPfu7xteNafbOhfevHl_PxvPrUpObJQXskxPFK0hdblrg_gpj2TC6U22dWDhm/w400-h233/IMG_9214.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">I wanted to repeat the black circles on the quilt in some way. But I needed a very faded black. Turns out faded black fabric is not trending right now. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F2AVptn1b_QgBXfTnsOB2vmfMaBJGaYdEH-y_bV9D_iBu_OYCYkotQwUKlL9OCrYx3GNXfy7xHbxJrzZRXUOqid5R8Dlo2Vbo6X65ow3L1AeiFemfv7vQ2cfqa-0ZEPp6mDVP8TEESdx/s4608/IMG_9079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F2AVptn1b_QgBXfTnsOB2vmfMaBJGaYdEH-y_bV9D_iBu_OYCYkotQwUKlL9OCrYx3GNXfy7xHbxJrzZRXUOqid5R8Dlo2Vbo6X65ow3L1AeiFemfv7vQ2cfqa-0ZEPp6mDVP8TEESdx/w300-h400/IMG_9079.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"> That forced me to Plan B. It occurred to me that a thrift store might have an article of naturally faded black clothing that I could tear apart. Once I latched on to that line of thinking, I realized I might have some FBF in my own box of paint clothes <span style="font-size: x-small;">(A lot of my clothes accidentally become paint clothes.)</span> By turning a very paint spattered pair of pants inside out, I had the fabric needed for circles. </span></div><p>Now, I just needed to determine the size and the number needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqa-yEc8uaL-kANLl1T7YfkniCIDI69hKRbBtQOEfzw4HlIMDYvYRUBTcxJynt2GOIyDIN9_JiPpis34LEmCNrX7qlbP6pm8_fAI-DxqxoWwwkEz_m0wb35AJH4yUvhN1ErKKZcy2aFgh/s4608/IMG_9076.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqa-yEc8uaL-kANLl1T7YfkniCIDI69hKRbBtQOEfzw4HlIMDYvYRUBTcxJynt2GOIyDIN9_JiPpis34LEmCNrX7qlbP6pm8_fAI-DxqxoWwwkEz_m0wb35AJH4yUvhN1ErKKZcy2aFgh/s320/IMG_9076.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNF3VQZ5sRNZj_78dZG2zUfkgvSdTin86n5_fpTiN2oN_uXMzCKv6P1_ICQJXQeo0dc9b17NOTR4I9JwQjtacrXFvj3yweLtswaXtpKOqGlmWfun3C4_7hHgMe-jc8mgTPcErWTcc4CaR/s4608/IMG_9077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNF3VQZ5sRNZj_78dZG2zUfkgvSdTin86n5_fpTiN2oN_uXMzCKv6P1_ICQJXQeo0dc9b17NOTR4I9JwQjtacrXFvj3yweLtswaXtpKOqGlmWfun3C4_7hHgMe-jc8mgTPcErWTcc4CaR/w200-h150/IMG_9077.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8TvMULUrceD5ATVj6CDL0r3XTYxYoV_IQ4WsZ9XJMdJnFBbDfnwYedEvHohCFCw1lndMs72zzFsxqU0qPK8BEQL6O6O9MyF3cNn5MfmGzS7l9bBpNoS6vXt7pqKZL_g4UtPdohOvcJmQ/s4608/IMG_9078.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8TvMULUrceD5ATVj6CDL0r3XTYxYoV_IQ4WsZ9XJMdJnFBbDfnwYedEvHohCFCw1lndMs72zzFsxqU0qPK8BEQL6O6O9MyF3cNn5MfmGzS7l9bBpNoS6vXt7pqKZL_g4UtPdohOvcJmQ/w320-h240/IMG_9078.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Experimenting a little convinced me I wanted to use the muslin rectangle that was already there if I could cover the word "Family." I settled on two circles for each pillow. A little closer to having a plan pushed the project forward.</p><p>I cut double the amount of circles I would need for two pillows.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEmvVXaeFhaeAl4DPUspq1mj53NCTGnveRmwGz3auyI1S5791-CoVsOK4cseOspBmBQFUQXUfkGV-rtKby3m3SDM_U-ucKbT2EH84CA0JyhBnaS2DLdn7X_8oiDz2Mb-jxsCzfp6yrKgz/s4312/IMG_9215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="4312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEmvVXaeFhaeAl4DPUspq1mj53NCTGnveRmwGz3auyI1S5791-CoVsOK4cseOspBmBQFUQXUfkGV-rtKby3m3SDM_U-ucKbT2EH84CA0JyhBnaS2DLdn7X_8oiDz2Mb-jxsCzfp6yrKgz/s320/IMG_9215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Two circles held together with a blanket stitch in embroider floss gave them a little body.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I needed the extra weight of two layers because the plan...</span></div><p>Yes, now I had a firm plan.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi341CqeRtajHL_PEsEZIjvBnY9l5oVolYtYOjJ5_bxYb_JxLJXhrcfTMd7V9M8c1480eLBOHH32IOsDevtqH15PWGYl9zjOrazvcMHWJaKm9tyub_ii2r9HmLDkE0byt-raVPgE9wHDRoR/s4285/IMG_9221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4285" data-original-width="3287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi341CqeRtajHL_PEsEZIjvBnY9l5oVolYtYOjJ5_bxYb_JxLJXhrcfTMd7V9M8c1480eLBOHH32IOsDevtqH15PWGYl9zjOrazvcMHWJaKm9tyub_ii2r9HmLDkE0byt-raVPgE9wHDRoR/w306-h400/IMG_9221.JPG" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And that plan was to use a few of the thousands of buttons I have collected over the years. I'm just showing the whitish ones here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But first I had to find the right font on the computer, enlarge it to fit the size of my circles, and then trace my selections onto the fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR3WOtN6byFo5wju4NHJo_aiI5I21k2LUvoyyOr9vFAXVHxxBxJo3qGFScVjtbJZ_X0XlIX4SC1j8IEsCZPY-0Ls9uHdL6RXittUMqFIF5ghYxNJBfuikSXmBw4FzHqsiLE-g1e1HPKGj/s4608/IMG_9102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR3WOtN6byFo5wju4NHJo_aiI5I21k2LUvoyyOr9vFAXVHxxBxJo3qGFScVjtbJZ_X0XlIX4SC1j8IEsCZPY-0Ls9uHdL6RXittUMqFIF5ghYxNJBfuikSXmBw4FzHqsiLE-g1e1HPKGj/w300-h400/IMG_9102.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Next it was time to sort buttons to find the right color and size that would fit nicely within the borders I had traced. I selected white for obvious reasons, but not bright white and not any with a yellow tone. In this case variety was also important.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKXOyJpEVGs2ptHJ1UiO8YxEIcu-Ir32NeqU3lIce9Gl97eDuwhzy0xLIugRPdK9a2_fjdPeuHddO84CJgPPLKpDp3QJfo4JcC0XLtbX6AR3Bz3jQ5wGpUEl65dLgY4sbQ-z-HLy_BEQa/s3884/IMG_9219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3884" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKXOyJpEVGs2ptHJ1UiO8YxEIcu-Ir32NeqU3lIce9Gl97eDuwhzy0xLIugRPdK9a2_fjdPeuHddO84CJgPPLKpDp3QJfo4JcC0XLtbX6AR3Bz3jQ5wGpUEl65dLgY4sbQ-z-HLy_BEQa/w400-h288/IMG_9219.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I will point out that most of the buttons I actually used for this project still had the wire that had held them to the button card. Some had thick layers of thread left from cutting them off a garment. Needless to say that slowed things down a bit and added to the buttons that hit the rug. While removing the wire, I actually broke the bridge on two really small buttons. Drat! I was so eager to use those tiny ones because they fit so perfectly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HcTc-ecZ9umoIsDY_EQumfxMkRsQvsLpcoX-s7nkXNTgZDP2MYrIgp7rCopioMKcfC-VGTFUZfoswNWMlVrf3dp4qRCCypRnuS3dfkLSXuhQan2tfwh8JzcP3p9U5S1JPg0codMfP4G3/s4608/IMG_9136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HcTc-ecZ9umoIsDY_EQumfxMkRsQvsLpcoX-s7nkXNTgZDP2MYrIgp7rCopioMKcfC-VGTFUZfoswNWMlVrf3dp4qRCCypRnuS3dfkLSXuhQan2tfwh8JzcP3p9U5S1JPg0codMfP4G3/w400-h300/IMG_9136.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The secret slipped out earlier. And it is numerals, not letters that I used. <div>Then came the job of sewing each of these little buttons in place. That many buttons is a job by itself, but holding onto some of the smallest buttons ever made while trying to secure them to the fabric proved to be a little frustrating. There were times when the same button popped away from me two or three times before I succeeded in stitching it in place. There were a few times when I reached for another similar button to avoid crawling under the table to retrieve the runaway one.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZAnoCh2y-Dfo8jvrLIoIQ1dKsGtzfyOsCxfFQ4nZ0UNUx2CuTYrql9dV9H9g1X-_l127RpJWq0GC0LUYvjREzABAlZloRe101OtA7yXlbJetastmCDLBcgsmT9UdHVryc5xXWgd5GRpF/s3782/IMG_9110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3782" data-original-width="3426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZAnoCh2y-Dfo8jvrLIoIQ1dKsGtzfyOsCxfFQ4nZ0UNUx2CuTYrql9dV9H9g1X-_l127RpJWq0GC0LUYvjREzABAlZloRe101OtA7yXlbJetastmCDLBcgsmT9UdHVryc5xXWgd5GRpF/s320/IMG_9110.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One down, three to go. I admit this took some time. I really needed to do it in the daylight because even my eyes are aware that 2020 is over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I hung in there and the sewing of the buttons is now finished.</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD364Q69tWQ2ZqpqiriKNPV4aHiQcmL4gtT3FMAeotSIOhl_bDZvckNietkdSf1auQbhk1kp61QxaW6qZtq4i48Vus3yuG7Zub7HGjFWrDk6J68e9IPzWN_i8tzdqeDEU0WB0y5Twth6Lf/s3859/IMG_9153+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="3859" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD364Q69tWQ2ZqpqiriKNPV4aHiQcmL4gtT3FMAeotSIOhl_bDZvckNietkdSf1auQbhk1kp61QxaW6qZtq4i48Vus3yuG7Zub7HGjFWrDk6J68e9IPzWN_i8tzdqeDEU0WB0y5Twth6Lf/s320/IMG_9153+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The circles are not yet attached to the pillows in this photo. I got sidetracked by some other projects. I will wrap this up shortly and end this post.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBcrhYjnbAJjQnZstrbJaXglF8B8p6r7kyHrXOR6PJKVkQqzCcitvbcmXnKFHdBWoBGKsb0EqlHrluxok6fBxKl7AIuqrcjn3-6yRpiG3KxTUqfq7anP6ktk3v99Z1FeXANdw8ogDfB9y/s4608/IMG_9261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBcrhYjnbAJjQnZstrbJaXglF8B8p6r7kyHrXOR6PJKVkQqzCcitvbcmXnKFHdBWoBGKsb0EqlHrluxok6fBxKl7AIuqrcjn3-6yRpiG3KxTUqfq7anP6ktk3v99Z1FeXANdw8ogDfB9y/w300-h400/IMG_9261.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The circles are attached in this photo, not that you can see any difference. No real reason to rush this project, and consequently, these took longer that necessary to finish.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtbA-KhCzvrbZdOLA32nCTYwrhrbJ_R-iqa2iq27fFPgJ5E-7GKBolOTkOVDI_M37MNa6EeTs0TBlT8KgEcsr6Eu6ndpQjfo4BazGEDzIqZG4AtlE9t5zD_v9WxdyVvHc0iXL_nEXQsv0/s4608/IMG_9251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtbA-KhCzvrbZdOLA32nCTYwrhrbJ_R-iqa2iq27fFPgJ5E-7GKBolOTkOVDI_M37MNa6EeTs0TBlT8KgEcsr6Eu6ndpQjfo4BazGEDzIqZG4AtlE9t5zD_v9WxdyVvHc0iXL_nEXQsv0/w400-h300/IMG_9251.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are still a few more details around the room that need attention. I have only one thing hanging on the walls, so that's my final goal for this room.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3WVIV_AUxnnBHMTXcjhRWwT1in5fAKaz_kXeinLt0WnBmzC5NiqUzKDoYZMn38f3zX3q5sQKG1bV-TtJ7TjBOqDU6xIkwYPpeLhIHlXv_SJ17zqXAXE7atro28TxmP6_PeExEu9UWCt5/s4608/IMG_9256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3WVIV_AUxnnBHMTXcjhRWwT1in5fAKaz_kXeinLt0WnBmzC5NiqUzKDoYZMn38f3zX3q5sQKG1bV-TtJ7TjBOqDU6xIkwYPpeLhIHlXv_SJ17zqXAXE7atro28TxmP6_PeExEu9UWCt5/w400-h300/IMG_9256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Happy to move into 2021 which is proving to be a much better year.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjClqAPPc25aFPKGbQMIZ9kJTjoT2-f_hHXVRzukqUQgB3YIM2fpj3edqPcN3R3Vu_vhGpOTftFXDXZimgm-XB-nD21onHYChUwBbosAtpS1pGUzjwBT5BxeHxuDAEwExVwphbW2zOXS/s4608/IMG_9258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjClqAPPc25aFPKGbQMIZ9kJTjoT2-f_hHXVRzukqUQgB3YIM2fpj3edqPcN3R3Vu_vhGpOTftFXDXZimgm-XB-nD21onHYChUwBbosAtpS1pGUzjwBT5BxeHxuDAEwExVwphbW2zOXS/w400-h300/IMG_9258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A little late but....HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-26351650878180923142021-02-12T16:41:00.002-08:002021-02-12T16:41:31.016-08:00A Catch up Post on the Bedroom<p> It has been a very slow crawl getting the finishing touches completed for the bedroom. It's to be expected under the circumstances, but it feels a bit awkward trying to write a post now when the momentum has waned for so long.</p><p>I'm thinking by starting a post, I might get things rolling again. Let's see if it works!</p><p>Here are a few things that have materialized over the long gaps. I did see a headboard pictured in a yard sale ad that I thought would work for my bed. I showed up early, said I wanted the headboard without looking at anything else, paid, and went to my car. The seller carried it to my car and put it in the back. That went quite well. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIHfyxlQxZCN6EZGrOayrCvzJo4ydPSvenw9pzG6TY9ztoz9cNJhuuL5RAQhChFP2f6N4VcTN3ak4HUrdpZDKxK9mNhpSI7EAuWN6yYi6d8EsbFPhMxgwXbHLcSWKxgBctziPo5Ruk9vK/s4427/IMG_8195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="4427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIHfyxlQxZCN6EZGrOayrCvzJo4ydPSvenw9pzG6TY9ztoz9cNJhuuL5RAQhChFP2f6N4VcTN3ak4HUrdpZDKxK9mNhpSI7EAuWN6yYi6d8EsbFPhMxgwXbHLcSWKxgBctziPo5Ruk9vK/s320/IMG_8195.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I cleaned it, primed it and painted it Dorian Gray, a color from my stash. Attaching it to the bed was not a simple matter since my mattress sits on a metal frame. Consequently I had to wait until my brother could make some adjustments and get it in place. One other small hurdle: It had to cover an electrical outlet that is centered above the bed. That took two tries but it is now in place.<div><br /></div><div>I also managed to sell the dresser that I had been using in my bedroom because it was no longer suitable. With the new arrangement I had in mind, it was just not the right size for the wall. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUI3q3v47lecXgngmVXHCVpYc24FWpWF47jvSQJv0eqUz9-i-eAGR7NTl5jafgtKmM6cYeyTcEtWMBoPkjfS4RFUXnmuTra-UhHagKrWUWtpECFvGEV1mE7ylCD4j47WZNYlghpwkdQ9E/s4167/IMG_8185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUI3q3v47lecXgngmVXHCVpYc24FWpWF47jvSQJv0eqUz9-i-eAGR7NTl5jafgtKmM6cYeyTcEtWMBoPkjfS4RFUXnmuTra-UhHagKrWUWtpECFvGEV1mE7ylCD4j47WZNYlghpwkdQ9E/s320/IMG_8185.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Plus, I had painted it three tones of green of green when I bought it a few years ago and the finish was still looking great. I thought someone else might enjoy it. There was a daddy out there that thought it would be perfect for his little girl.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I had put everything from the drawers in see through bags and lined them up in another room. My plan was to find a more suitable set of drawers sometime, somewhere. Eventually I gave up on that idea and decided to use a chest of drawers I had been using for storing items in my studio. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUwRgf0b0HWVIvJ6xLty4tNXx7RevfTPvtqz8QeU2ugErU8YJPNWjLzUzAoOQKXa0c-JCbRUDVNd200mq_cmzta5_JBLl6sBDXM9LrNey4rThIBoxy7EzBpMcVXeEMCsWapH64SRt3zF1/s3962/IMG_8392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUwRgf0b0HWVIvJ6xLty4tNXx7RevfTPvtqz8QeU2ugErU8YJPNWjLzUzAoOQKXa0c-JCbRUDVNd200mq_cmzta5_JBLl6sBDXM9LrNey4rThIBoxy7EzBpMcVXeEMCsWapH64SRt3zF1/s320/IMG_8392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I forgot to take a picture before I did the sanding so this is what you get. There are a total of four drawers that are made to look like ten. That translates to: lots of hardware.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E0iZFBFohANpqIrT4v114HDk5eCctCyDTOzwWSzmPlhv8fa4i0BO7mojUaaugLQ2jQ-w7Yc1JscMYKL4ugMUuUScbDeXzGRaJIdQ9OJeBHaGx4Cwuv27jDuzY-rUEAsbbQAZZaMH-Urr/s4608/IMG_8393+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E0iZFBFohANpqIrT4v114HDk5eCctCyDTOzwWSzmPlhv8fa4i0BO7mojUaaugLQ2jQ-w7Yc1JscMYKL4ugMUuUScbDeXzGRaJIdQ9OJeBHaGx4Cwuv27jDuzY-rUEAsbbQAZZaMH-Urr/s320/IMG_8393+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The top drawer had two knobs and two missing knobs. All the hardware for the bottom three drawers was intact but I was not particularly fond of it. The 2" center set of holes already drilled in the drawers, as you probably know, is not a standard item these days. There were a few, but not anything close to what I had in mind and the least expensive one I found would have cost about $70 for twelve. I was not about to spend that for something I didn't even like. I did find the exact hardware I already have for $10 apiece. Somehow knowing they were worth $120 made me pause. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-3NmkIS4qwr5nXA1X6P49XWtcZrh55NHpwRnryJoGS4yayM4bb6rOAzHXCPA7xoTIjOZnVcE8C1COLOdSwIXlS2uHmwDLkSq1h_i6XecYuRNhwNQI-VlIMeoJGx_tyuS553KRIzJsbbm/s4608/IMG_8396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-3NmkIS4qwr5nXA1X6P49XWtcZrh55NHpwRnryJoGS4yayM4bb6rOAzHXCPA7xoTIjOZnVcE8C1COLOdSwIXlS2uHmwDLkSq1h_i6XecYuRNhwNQI-VlIMeoJGx_tyuS553KRIzJsbbm/s320/IMG_8396.JPG" /></a></div><div>I threw in the towel and decided to clean and paint the current hardware and change it out later if I found something better. You know how it goes. At some point you just have to pick your battles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aECbiLBUKjcClQShYg8tGqtAH0QKLBa8xWOi6mPUUsSKd0tGV-3Rvc1VEYsqBhxBaoBqGAL6VEnHwU2pWB-Xzt7LJKnyAELxeTylt0hQZ7e3glajh-B0hjqhmWfO_xLhYuCf7NfzHFCP/s4608/IMG_8473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aECbiLBUKjcClQShYg8tGqtAH0QKLBa8xWOi6mPUUsSKd0tGV-3Rvc1VEYsqBhxBaoBqGAL6VEnHwU2pWB-Xzt7LJKnyAELxeTylt0hQZ7e3glajh-B0hjqhmWfO_xLhYuCf7NfzHFCP/s320/IMG_8473.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxpdDeea_bMOYK9rJVP_RHdlwzo9EV9i0VBW3wZ5_Wi8GLmfDl2Odavbq9nf5tLezmQsIZn7QjAHL5mEmpFX2SgJ0xIv3sU0FVV6ULI2pkEGsaocHo1NaozJixj0vw8mhMWf3_PSctLDe/s2830/IMG_8474.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="2464" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxpdDeea_bMOYK9rJVP_RHdlwzo9EV9i0VBW3wZ5_Wi8GLmfDl2Odavbq9nf5tLezmQsIZn7QjAHL5mEmpFX2SgJ0xIv3sU0FVV6ULI2pkEGsaocHo1NaozJixj0vw8mhMWf3_PSctLDe/w174-h200/IMG_8474.JPG" width="174" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I found four matching knobs that I had removed from another piece of furniture and used those for the top drawer. Yes, I know, I could have filled the holes and drilled new ones to fit any size hardware, but this was a temporary solution to get my undies out of plastic bags and into drawers. Keeping it simple had become my mantra.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then there was the bench at the end of the bed. My sister-in-law alerted me to a pile of discarded furniture in her alley and that's where I found the bench that was perfect for my Chi Machine. I cleaned and painted it and used it for a few years. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7VBFQPQ-dAQ8YfNRzp9LSh9Q77N3gOJut7BYWFYN6xHVCyZUln3AGboJnbPdmgxILsTJk1t7iHL09EVOIeVHdAcD9277yozqw-aHFVhEU6o4C3U5ZDZflFN5iYLY_lxgSH30ja6bxIhI/s4608/IMG_8446.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7VBFQPQ-dAQ8YfNRzp9LSh9Q77N3gOJut7BYWFYN6xHVCyZUln3AGboJnbPdmgxILsTJk1t7iHL09EVOIeVHdAcD9277yozqw-aHFVhEU6o4C3U5ZDZflFN5iYLY_lxgSH30ja6bxIhI/s320/IMG_8446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>However, the color was not going to work now that I was changing the color of the walls and all the furniture in the room. I thought about painting it Peppercorn like the chest of drawers but....<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFEzQ-sNYCBF4Vr5T8keYoQpM8iaTd8lrT6HG0shgqDe32K9yQYeeTbwmeOmaRR5mQhvTO5Wxdf5ZFkukdw4UPu8bff7Z0wmDep-XUkWyBaoQC0tqJI2xBAgHuTgXs5VwXPimIVNq3aj6/s4608/IMG_8462.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFEzQ-sNYCBF4Vr5T8keYoQpM8iaTd8lrT6HG0shgqDe32K9yQYeeTbwmeOmaRR5mQhvTO5Wxdf5ZFkukdw4UPu8bff7Z0wmDep-XUkWyBaoQC0tqJI2xBAgHuTgXs5VwXPimIVNq3aj6/s320/IMG_8462.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I went for French Beret instead. It's the color I used on my window frames in the kitchen and dining room and the two 15 pane doors that lead into the dining room. Believe it or not, it looks black on those windows and doors which is what I was expecting to achieve. Either this was a mislabeled can of paint or I had added some white to it for some reason at some point. Regardless, it won't do. I will figure out something to get it darker.<div><br /></div><div>I ordered a couple things online which is a risk for me because I like to be able to touch and check out most things with my eyes on the actual object. However, both turned out fine. One was a small rug to put in front of the large cabinet I use to house the TV. It was described to be multicolored in green, blue and black. One review described it as camouflage. That threw me a curve, but I had already ordered it. You be the judge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mt_rEL81YKYY6_yDPtChXdtSS8upEPsphASgX-B5gjkXYcJlI2O0PucVHffaITJXZkFzrpCXYXsFKh5Am2tv-LQJGsehy2PdQZ9AClU3G84m6qAPBDFxg5LCRvUEU6coVaGlwdSoo8wb/s4523/IMG_8930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4523" data-original-width="3391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mt_rEL81YKYY6_yDPtChXdtSS8upEPsphASgX-B5gjkXYcJlI2O0PucVHffaITJXZkFzrpCXYXsFKh5Am2tv-LQJGsehy2PdQZ9AClU3G84m6qAPBDFxg5LCRvUEU6coVaGlwdSoo8wb/w300-h400/IMG_8930.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I was happy that it picked up both the wall and trim color and the color of the green cabinet. There really is very little black in it, but it's fine.<div><br /></div><div>The other online purchase was a quilt for the bed. I have a queen but ordered a king so that it would hang down the sides. It does do that but it is also A LOT of extra cover when used for sleeping. On the plus side it is super warm without the bulk.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g5XJFoSMWEWZox2ZiC58PTNFrsbKf8ZCvW-Ce9SJ_uq-NZAlOT2b8mQrw6KWuJesM2gQ0H-ek494rAH18Y12xQW1sX2_lnPziYx4HNpyqWIiHS3uvU_iffot0mCFSnEZVRQF_8u9FyGJ/s3746/IMG_8791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2346" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g5XJFoSMWEWZox2ZiC58PTNFrsbKf8ZCvW-Ce9SJ_uq-NZAlOT2b8mQrw6KWuJesM2gQ0H-ek494rAH18Y12xQW1sX2_lnPziYx4HNpyqWIiHS3uvU_iffot0mCFSnEZVRQF_8u9FyGJ/w250-h400/IMG_8791.JPG" width="250" /></a></div>Here is a glimpse. I didn't want the matching shams so that sent me down another rabbit hole. I will save that for the next post. I promise it won't be that long. I have been working on an idea and they are almost ready.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-49402960411544223792020-12-14T06:21:00.000-08:002020-12-14T06:21:35.829-08:00Jazzing up a Gift of Money<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVb4Ve6Rfxz5x301kSwQf2qBt5smj3s_do0FBmz18zCgXc8_pHv-dhn6sDjRQqScMV4YQU-v1W8UZUQBOEm0Cs94WU8UE6lXaOJRmD1Acwke8LgLEHebtrBzJIHgb_unN0CVSETravG9Qo/s4608/money.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVb4Ve6Rfxz5x301kSwQf2qBt5smj3s_do0FBmz18zCgXc8_pHv-dhn6sDjRQqScMV4YQU-v1W8UZUQBOEm0Cs94WU8UE6lXaOJRmD1Acwke8LgLEHebtrBzJIHgb_unN0CVSETravG9Qo/w400-h300/money.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Even though monetary gifts might sound like the easy way out, that's not quite true. This year I'm calling it the safer way to gift. Safe because I don't have to risk shopping in a crowded store or picking something online that might not be quite what it looks like on my screen. My grandkids range in age from 8-27 (two girls and two boys.) Knowing exactly what they wish for at any given age is often a blind guess. Giving them money sort of feels like a cop-out, like maybe I didn't put enough effort into it. But this year it feels like just the thing to do. </p><p>I started by looking for ideas on Pinterest and saw a five-pointed star made from bills. It was for sale on Etsy so there were were no directions. However, I found those easily on youtube. </p><p>I decided on two stars for each grandchild so that meant I would need 40 bills to complete the project. A trip to the bank drive through took care of that. Here is where I messed up by forgetting to take any pictures of the process. So, for my purposes here I folded one bill (1/5 of one star) to show you how it looks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9_cXk0Q8dLnfmzZtEDpRZu6z4W8XvvRPKYz_tFbB2NpP2fbmNTNuYkMX0D9apZR64octGrR_zXBk3GOkka0YOmaQSARcGQVWo18_rETruJ6o5rMOiqQdVW8nyCU9_lCwPp3WsYqy7ehJ/s4608/IMG_8849.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9_cXk0Q8dLnfmzZtEDpRZu6z4W8XvvRPKYz_tFbB2NpP2fbmNTNuYkMX0D9apZR64octGrR_zXBk3GOkka0YOmaQSARcGQVWo18_rETruJ6o5rMOiqQdVW8nyCU9_lCwPp3WsYqy7ehJ/w200-h150/IMG_8849.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>This photo shows how the front of each bill looks when finished. The tabs will not show when all five bills are connected to form the star.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The photo below will be what you see on the backside of the star.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXoXQKjRYnxgX6A2O3msBTtWCBoJu0Ss6RTINFPfoSOfZr_25hDnc0IUYBCwvqU9dD1Xok-HNqrNgwC6qwVhBxCbvViRiPmXcuevX_CvfH-_Xcb_WRebrQO1TsrOciWZlr84obLdwnWEJ/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3079" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXoXQKjRYnxgX6A2O3msBTtWCBoJu0Ss6RTINFPfoSOfZr_25hDnc0IUYBCwvqU9dD1Xok-HNqrNgwC6qwVhBxCbvViRiPmXcuevX_CvfH-_Xcb_WRebrQO1TsrOciWZlr84obLdwnWEJ/w200-h148/IMG_8848.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div>The dark green blob you see near the tip in the first photo is not what you see on my completed stars because I used a $5 bill on my completed stars and a $20 bill here. (Not that it matters a lot which denomination you choose but you should be consistent on each group of five bills.</div><div>The folding I spaced out over a few days. Nimble fingers could easily complete it in one sitting, but it also takes precision and, although it is 2020, that does not apply to my vision. So I paced myself to days of bright sunshine and flexible fingers.</div><div> </div><div>Once all eight stars were folded and assembled they look like this:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV_UD2lgIRn8xHRTUnC5Ynni99ZaV6sa1ATWcRzuZ_fKbpSu94BUAb5GxvOqo4vnglmCudKu_Mi0nufanC7n8aQqNgTLAyjZ3GADAiBG_5RpzkcaX0RC7kW1jQYwaby1zkpDWYFLiUQlR/s2048/two+stars.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1281" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV_UD2lgIRn8xHRTUnC5Ynni99ZaV6sa1ATWcRzuZ_fKbpSu94BUAb5GxvOqo4vnglmCudKu_Mi0nufanC7n8aQqNgTLAyjZ3GADAiBG_5RpzkcaX0RC7kW1jQYwaby1zkpDWYFLiUQlR/w250-h400/two+stars.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Notice how you get a consistent pattern on each point of the star. You may have also noticed that someone wrote some initials on the bottom bill. Just another thing you need to be aware of when choosing bills to be folded. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div>Next I gathered a few small items to "accessorize" the stars. I had a piece of, what could be called, a miniature garland. Actually is was a string of greenery from an artificial tree that would normally be used to wrap the stem of the tree to hide a possible bare spot. I cut that into four equal lengths and wired two stars to each strand. Yes, a dab of hot glue would have been easier and faster but these are currency that needs to be unfolded before using. I didn't want to cause any problems in that department.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used small decorated boxes rather than wrapping paper on plain boxes. Instead of the standard tissue paper cushion, I used batting that I stretched gently to get a filmy, cloud like effect. That served to get a little hold on the garland and keep the whole piece from flopping around in the box.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN5AyQerN5RyU8l_gudvexc1P9qZyKW4hGM7NO7myqawWjX3imav_MoNhjki2sZeM9Vy-loTR5_MCe467cXsvrUatKK-iq-mhjyH8zizDIL62g6J8horOq9tcx_IMzxJUc_A9xI0XbMa0/s4608/IMG_8822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN5AyQerN5RyU8l_gudvexc1P9qZyKW4hGM7NO7myqawWjX3imav_MoNhjki2sZeM9Vy-loTR5_MCe467cXsvrUatKK-iq-mhjyH8zizDIL62g6J8horOq9tcx_IMzxJUc_A9xI0XbMa0/w300-h400/IMG_8822.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This one has a couple tiny ornaments with some tinsel and berries on the ends.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJJS_iixGphrj3xPMmX0wCbBr-MFtjmlcCYiG9XOiI8ruVx1_L-YKFUlaluHDGJm3nvF41cinJr__pVbMNdx1w44r-xsjcx_CAGVB9960QZaKcTewC0fNJsf50C8-usWrzXl1-S1bU8oF/s3974/IMG_8839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3974" data-original-width="3186" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJJS_iixGphrj3xPMmX0wCbBr-MFtjmlcCYiG9XOiI8ruVx1_L-YKFUlaluHDGJm3nvF41cinJr__pVbMNdx1w44r-xsjcx_CAGVB9960QZaKcTewC0fNJsf50C8-usWrzXl1-S1bU8oF/w321-h400/IMG_8839.JPG" width="321" /></a></div>I added a bit of ribbon to keep the lid on and used a photo of my grandson, G, when he was much younger. You probably can't see it but he does have a little snowman on his sweater and we were viewing the Christmas display at the Botanical Gardens the day this was taken.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBQLcwSW_HitB-9b9OuvrjiZ7GUtD1SZ9BTgVPYqv56lzm_5QvIm2yaqykvuVLpvEeyjrzwJqPfTVf2xlqP9OqFFPNnrRCZzIgC46vVd0z3irx35wgSXJ9S8TZq1wTKGk1bDmAgERh6k2/s4608/IMG_8834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBQLcwSW_HitB-9b9OuvrjiZ7GUtD1SZ9BTgVPYqv56lzm_5QvIm2yaqykvuVLpvEeyjrzwJqPfTVf2xlqP9OqFFPNnrRCZzIgC46vVd0z3irx35wgSXJ9S8TZq1wTKGk1bDmAgERh6k2/w300-h400/IMG_8834.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This one got a little jingle bell, some dainty red ribbon and some little red flowers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSNaVhADA2XrHntBLeSIxzMlmfpbu_JVZHpkC3D_sOV7MxU300lcx1nvrZgnafd1jeClS3ucXmLQB6PKmqUcWX9Of0z3o9RSuGFri_pb4dBESNrg4X5GrlDm9MBOVjXNTqNVj0saNFglm/s4123/IMG_8835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4123" data-original-width="3409" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSNaVhADA2XrHntBLeSIxzMlmfpbu_JVZHpkC3D_sOV7MxU300lcx1nvrZgnafd1jeClS3ucXmLQB6PKmqUcWX9Of0z3o9RSuGFri_pb4dBESNrg4X5GrlDm9MBOVjXNTqNVj0saNFglm/w331-h400/IMG_8835.JPG" width="331" /></a></div>I also used a sepia tinted photo of my other grandson. Since they are brothers I tried to keep things similar.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw750Q_l4TAHTl4t5v1yFFS2vvVYSbHtQoIJ4MVwEbYlZlO8jIBWC6cPvFMPPJ5y0FugzWYlB1XLFWXmI7hGXemoUx7IcH5nDYlUsMU8ROEUPgPRU6tn7K4T509ASboKruWT7aFAQVP9k/s4608/IMG_8836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw750Q_l4TAHTl4t5v1yFFS2vvVYSbHtQoIJ4MVwEbYlZlO8jIBWC6cPvFMPPJ5y0FugzWYlB1XLFWXmI7hGXemoUx7IcH5nDYlUsMU8ROEUPgPRU6tn7K4T509ASboKruWT7aFAQVP9k/w300-h400/IMG_8836.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This is N in the photo, also from an earlier time. He is looking at a Christmas card while standing in front of the stockings hung on the fireplace.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiT3dth6RToCJdtArP-RRlr7GVhr6crwovzLTootnkskWatWlkp6P6Q-IzBMfqAFSEM-5-c77cKPFwDy_bpoPaLbaS4c2RR1InD4fslKL20lJB8IVr3JWA8Qd4txc9PKRIW8SyKT5-pMn/s400/IMG_8823+Taylor.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiT3dth6RToCJdtArP-RRlr7GVhr6crwovzLTootnkskWatWlkp6P6Q-IzBMfqAFSEM-5-c77cKPFwDy_bpoPaLbaS4c2RR1InD4fslKL20lJB8IVr3JWA8Qd4txc9PKRIW8SyKT5-pMn/w300-h400/IMG_8823+Taylor.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Some berries and a top hat finished off this one for one of my granddaughters.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHmzFwVanHwJbZAS5TeIHcFEZQunFIfGNOmnC_A_3viTw8KOt-nRS25BJGOhsKxf4Rf0xWEElIEXf_KJwQcK0jFOivbHyQ-ae1-XaKKvDLvEdg9y1KXFkr0GT50phP7-xgz9TksAICe00/s4608/IMG_8842+closed+box.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHmzFwVanHwJbZAS5TeIHcFEZQunFIfGNOmnC_A_3viTw8KOt-nRS25BJGOhsKxf4Rf0xWEElIEXf_KJwQcK0jFOivbHyQ-ae1-XaKKvDLvEdg9y1KXFkr0GT50phP7-xgz9TksAICe00/w300-h400/IMG_8842+closed+box.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>A little curly ribbon secured this cover to the box. I will attach a name tag to this one too. Just haven't quite decided what to use on such a cute and colorful design.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul4zT0XulM89CWPtaaWBuAIUsllPTV0IzIbIbpzD4xjpCDYVuPWASw0-eE1_9CdZ4UkVJJHULxW6oDsfbcO4l5pmRAdDbE6rvLecMbx6HzkLKNc6k0q2hhP4aJfe0vzVkFH_IB4AmcFqu/s4412/IMG_8831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4412" data-original-width="3443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul4zT0XulM89CWPtaaWBuAIUsllPTV0IzIbIbpzD4xjpCDYVuPWASw0-eE1_9CdZ4UkVJJHULxW6oDsfbcO4l5pmRAdDbE6rvLecMbx6HzkLKNc6k0q2hhP4aJfe0vzVkFH_IB4AmcFqu/w313-h400/IMG_8831.JPG" width="313" /></a></div>This one has a little gold filigree ornament in the center and a thin ribbon with some berries here and there.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHN6NF7xuVI6KrsBQaz59XQTIw1FrlIUhyWb4y-EAv1RAOuddixgsNhE1Hfa_9ZH7Rp86T24DuUqDH_h7bnLSMqiKrpPo-9tf4NtiDzmO4cXC2WAOcWesILGVkIBxsGbUYVwwwaMNZsvt/s4608/IMG_8841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHN6NF7xuVI6KrsBQaz59XQTIw1FrlIUhyWb4y-EAv1RAOuddixgsNhE1Hfa_9ZH7Rp86T24DuUqDH_h7bnLSMqiKrpPo-9tf4NtiDzmO4cXC2WAOcWesILGVkIBxsGbUYVwwwaMNZsvt/w300-h400/IMG_8841.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I added a little cutout snowflake with a sparkly center to the cover and secured it with iridescent silver ribbon.<div><br /></div><div>Full disclosure: 2020 is not the first time I have gifted money to my grandkids but I have found that, as long as I present it in something other than an envelope, they are delighted. I suspect an envelope would work well for them too, but I'm all about the presentation of everything be it food, table settings, decor, or even my garage sales.</div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEak_x0Yqddi7OIDfLif1A7Yhh0RHvToQSlDH2Nmtu-aLFBYqUheMtwoEV6Qt98BMo5UMdgLrkQdF3t_SK1XTdfK8rSbgyhmz_KeijUNnuXlVPNGRA0uSCHFhDMj3TM4w5fPLzuZE7x6v/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEak_x0Yqddi7OIDfLif1A7Yhh0RHvToQSlDH2Nmtu-aLFBYqUheMtwoEV6Qt98BMo5UMdgLrkQdF3t_SK1XTdfK8rSbgyhmz_KeijUNnuXlVPNGRA0uSCHFhDMj3TM4w5fPLzuZE7x6v/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEak_x0Yqddi7OIDfLif1A7Yhh0RHvToQSlDH2Nmtu-aLFBYqUheMtwoEV6Qt98BMo5UMdgLrkQdF3t_SK1XTdfK8rSbgyhmz_KeijUNnuXlVPNGRA0uSCHFhDMj3TM4w5fPLzuZE7x6v/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEak_x0Yqddi7OIDfLif1A7Yhh0RHvToQSlDH2Nmtu-aLFBYqUheMtwoEV6Qt98BMo5UMdgLrkQdF3t_SK1XTdfK8rSbgyhmz_KeijUNnuXlVPNGRA0uSCHFhDMj3TM4w5fPLzuZE7x6v/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEak_x0Yqddi7OIDfLif1A7Yhh0RHvToQSlDH2Nmtu-aLFBYqUheMtwoEV6Qt98BMo5UMdgLrkQdF3t_SK1XTdfK8rSbgyhmz_KeijUNnuXlVPNGRA0uSCHFhDMj3TM4w5fPLzuZE7x6v/s3079/IMG_8848.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCeG3fWxCYeJZ9W22cCtbyisL5kQV5XDo6geDPwfwvLXaFbc85qbg9AqRNJm30jLP6oMnlXcr1YW-QPkO8j75yDts53se4FWcW-Rb2OzKvLLqFhH3VTjcXupSxLNshhKp8exdkZRtFnco/s4608/IMG_8823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVB-D8OcVnByodz3ccI-bx5-4NJaPMWPEtZtQGCe3ZpnnTbmSjOq-waUFg3y3b1YJQW9CkRHB5Ea82C17lHUkg_2zRqLNRGpGq4Bzm6g3SrfP0ayaD6b86Nu9WqvD610UGGh3KWAsFEeG/s4412/IMG_8831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4412" data-original-width="3443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVB-D8OcVnByodz3ccI-bx5-4NJaPMWPEtZtQGCe3ZpnnTbmSjOq-waUFg3y3b1YJQW9CkRHB5Ea82C17lHUkg_2zRqLNRGpGq4Bzm6g3SrfP0ayaD6b86Nu9WqvD610UGGh3KWAsFEeG/w313-h400/IMG_8831.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-68295925409736626672020-11-29T17:01:00.013-08:002020-12-14T06:19:45.912-08:00Christmas 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Since I have no plans for Christmas this year, due to the COVID crisis, I didn't see much of a reason to decorate. It's a lot of work when I'm the only one who will see it. But, with the nice weather that continued into late November, I didn't have an excuse not to decorate outside. Exterior decorating has always been my least favorite project for a couple of reasons. Number one is the difficulty of getting cold hands to manipulate tangled wires and attach things in a way that can sustain wind, rain, and snow. Number two is really part B of number one. Securing outdoor decorations usually involves a ladder on either wet and soggy or frozen ground. Bottom line, I'm not much of an outdoorsy type. </span></div><p>But, nice weather and the idea that maybe some colorful lights might be nice for my neighbors to see when they look out their windows, or drive by, gave me incentive to step up and brighten my corner of a 4-way stop intersection. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1tHf4qD2RuQUruIj2FIuH_LOWAR_w9bKp4qPTuoj5ABcIR4iZa09GL1pO0Y-Rg2Mf_yfUxT3CH-lklM6CdQfWcnt0Z4OEOeSUZH9Gt03Y_CvkqyMJid2gr6KH8WKgFejTLE8QsfVJYK5/s4608/IMG_7476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1tHf4qD2RuQUruIj2FIuH_LOWAR_w9bKp4qPTuoj5ABcIR4iZa09GL1pO0Y-Rg2Mf_yfUxT3CH-lklM6CdQfWcnt0Z4OEOeSUZH9Gt03Y_CvkqyMJid2gr6KH8WKgFejTLE8QsfVJYK5/w400-h300/IMG_7476.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">(photo taken prior to completion)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I decided to start with the new balcony on the back of the house. I needed about 18' of garland and I didn't have that length in matching strands. Determined not to check the stores during this time, I went against my better judgement and ordered online. I detest looking at a screen to evaluate the quality of merchandise, and this order confirmed why. The garland was the right length. That's about all that was right about it. Skimpy on the branches and lacking in fluffiness is a kind description. At that point I made two decisions. First I </span><u style="text-align: left;">would</u><span style="text-align: left;"> carry on, and second, I would do it with whatever I had on hand and stop when that was no longer doable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCcuRv0f5iGz0lth0oetX0i8_lOatP3F1DaYkJpHdYeovVhY7obAZBe_W5Lo5TDEux4aVm8t0F4mzwci028wgUdl3ks1Cb3gfGXx_MmoCt9Jr8Bi5EhkejLZyH2U3fauMcU-7C-50nJbI/s3645/IMG_8670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="3645" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCcuRv0f5iGz0lth0oetX0i8_lOatP3F1DaYkJpHdYeovVhY7obAZBe_W5Lo5TDEux4aVm8t0F4mzwci028wgUdl3ks1Cb3gfGXx_MmoCt9Jr8Bi5EhkejLZyH2U3fauMcU-7C-50nJbI/w400-h373/IMG_8670.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I had one strand of white lights that worked and three strands where half of each strand would light. I used the working half of one strand along with the full strand to get me to the end of the railing and then doubled back with defunct section by keeping it on the backside. I had one strand of red lights that just made it from one end to the other.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidntAQrH64Hp3PcayIddgBqY1re1lueAAjsCVs2k1KG_X67C1BLRSrvY7oR-XnflHfShT_0a9zvI5F5GhwQncg7pTsu1CEP3A_1MB3h_am-8xnaNGV4-RaMpH0b_JQwET035g2EEucNBig/s4608/IMG_8745.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidntAQrH64Hp3PcayIddgBqY1re1lueAAjsCVs2k1KG_X67C1BLRSrvY7oR-XnflHfShT_0a9zvI5F5GhwQncg7pTsu1CEP3A_1MB3h_am-8xnaNGV4-RaMpH0b_JQwET035g2EEucNBig/w300-h400/IMG_8745.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I alternated some icicle type ornaments between the uprights and came out with a couple extra gold ones. Whew! A few strands of red beads and I had something I could deem finished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2ewYW-dBeK3e-s_clU7mAiEDl336HIGGgri4U_9nTc-JBvW8nNH3qo8388n9iMvUPgvY5AxDUEG_fOZPw1bH6yBdYFf6LIu1KRL0XfATkQp_-doomJTCSRuDIRo4rsrwdh8Q6Dvgemhs/s3295/IMG_8665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="2801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2ewYW-dBeK3e-s_clU7mAiEDl336HIGGgri4U_9nTc-JBvW8nNH3qo8388n9iMvUPgvY5AxDUEG_fOZPw1bH6yBdYFf6LIu1KRL0XfATkQp_-doomJTCSRuDIRo4rsrwdh8Q6Dvgemhs/w340-h400/IMG_8665.JPG" width="340" /></a></div>A pair of coach lights flank the double doors and I kept the same color scheme going with the red beads and one red reindeer on each one. The greenery was part of an old artificial tree. I had trashed the tree a while back but for some reason still had the bits that were used to hide the trunk between layers of branches. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43XCsKSK500V6zlhDqHOaDZ8cPHNyHL0KbsjhGuHNdKGOZhRVj6kGOtCe-E8aII_fLJIoPTq4o-y436Sg0Xe7yscs-0rzoxfiA9HPrX0jVrnrjoR7i2DeAGWoRyVWMkIrKMD-u2qDGVI1/s4350/IMG_8662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4350" data-original-width="3427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43XCsKSK500V6zlhDqHOaDZ8cPHNyHL0KbsjhGuHNdKGOZhRVj6kGOtCe-E8aII_fLJIoPTq4o-y436Sg0Xe7yscs-0rzoxfiA9HPrX0jVrnrjoR7i2DeAGWoRyVWMkIrKMD-u2qDGVI1/w315-h400/IMG_8662.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div>The next part was easy. This was a wreath I had used on my front door last year.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqLe6Oi7o_Z309zkzbx6VROY0jzF5Nmhfx2_02ZYc0wTUzihp8vmeEoYV3XyjQhuZi7_jlX0GAYdg4L4-Xir7pakWNIEsJQ-oRDketcKQkMJTq45JL5_O7A9Bu0DHuIKu7omRF2tFaIrn/s4503/IMG_8746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4503" data-original-width="3377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqLe6Oi7o_Z309zkzbx6VROY0jzF5Nmhfx2_02ZYc0wTUzihp8vmeEoYV3XyjQhuZi7_jlX0GAYdg4L4-Xir7pakWNIEsJQ-oRDketcKQkMJTq45JL5_O7A9Bu0DHuIKu7omRF2tFaIrn/w300-h400/IMG_8746.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I hung it on the garage door and walked away. I would love to put two urns where you see those circles on either side of the door, but the urns still have beautifully blooming geraniums in them and they are pretty cozy inside the garage. No other options came to mind that didn't require purchasing so I let it be.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Now for the front of the house:</b></div><div>Last February I came across a metal spiral at an antique mall. I bought it thinking I would find a use for it eventually.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTt29g0CXae5SIxvVgH9oo6VgmzS6LQWwlUwQG91vkdlIz4Qq6SkhbJgJD_DhdAohlv_2SxG8pieaUFXvrxnjp7pO-0smDhlrGx3YoLRxaMiVggQ0bz-fcWl-Qo6ZM5aJrYwmMs9twMSU/s3617/IMG_7817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="3411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTt29g0CXae5SIxvVgH9oo6VgmzS6LQWwlUwQG91vkdlIz4Qq6SkhbJgJD_DhdAohlv_2SxG8pieaUFXvrxnjp7pO-0smDhlrGx3YoLRxaMiVggQ0bz-fcWl-Qo6ZM5aJrYwmMs9twMSU/w378-h400/IMG_7817.JPG" width="378" /></a></div>This is how it was displayed and they were happy sell it with the ornaments and the glass cups.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLU5RkvHUq0ie1oV165-tFBI1j4PunL1euzhlUE1pDQI8imXGsCkbiqwRqJ-D35S8rlcPGmhDbTZdi3QhD6iBxdJUYgs09oTWm5R1Wp8nabZQjsddQbgN-6050NI1UZ-zmmFMt1_RXxA1/s4608/IMG_1549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLU5RkvHUq0ie1oV165-tFBI1j4PunL1euzhlUE1pDQI8imXGsCkbiqwRqJ-D35S8rlcPGmhDbTZdi3QhD6iBxdJUYgs09oTWm5R1Wp8nabZQjsddQbgN-6050NI1UZ-zmmFMt1_RXxA1/w400-h300/IMG_1549.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Because my grandsons are now way past this age, and the swing is not the hit it used to be, and because it needed to be refinished if I was going to keep it, I took it down...at least for now.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3twV9OoCyLb6YI14TxHhoCgCoFCYHmr_oWQIqPiu8quTZPfRSbH199JnYeDqirHLNdwSaX93Y2TOiYnABlMPSSvlm4VyQ1qEkwne66z6XlirPSxXeZCjSZUDE9AJ9TelYambU3RTALOpa/s4608/IMG_1750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3twV9OoCyLb6YI14TxHhoCgCoFCYHmr_oWQIqPiu8quTZPfRSbH199JnYeDqirHLNdwSaX93Y2TOiYnABlMPSSvlm4VyQ1qEkwne66z6XlirPSxXeZCjSZUDE9AJ9TelYambU3RTALOpa/w300-h400/IMG_1750.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The metal fleur de lis that hung above and behind it also came down...for now. It might need a little maintenance check before it goes back up, but for now this is going to be home to the metal spiral. (Long way around getting to that, but here we are.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BLR08_pFEwmEu-YFvE9OH3nyJtp4IAlvYdcSWSvjNlco_fKEVy-F1HOtm_AUCqurvfm4JBNg2hPSa8kNtfwVCFgH8q7fC_GlvVGD7EPxhuWBIlogVm6xp7-GcMhzrYjxvtEAWmT4lqO3/s3877/IMG_8760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3877" data-original-width="3038" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BLR08_pFEwmEu-YFvE9OH3nyJtp4IAlvYdcSWSvjNlco_fKEVy-F1HOtm_AUCqurvfm4JBNg2hPSa8kNtfwVCFgH8q7fC_GlvVGD7EPxhuWBIlogVm6xp7-GcMhzrYjxvtEAWmT4lqO3/w314-h400/IMG_8760.JPG" width="314" /></a></div>There are some tiny battery operated lights that you can see in the next shot.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-gEAtX4oFpb_tL7nSt_zsWCE2Ks54jIzvJTeWg8sjWMEc_PUWLq4h060E5bXu2EedJvj1i0jjW6eyMNgZ-hiaPQj0VsldC2gompwNZ-_frOp0rvMAiEawIZ8NHlemuq405DfkK7q6Fhd/s4608/IMG_8764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-gEAtX4oFpb_tL7nSt_zsWCE2Ks54jIzvJTeWg8sjWMEc_PUWLq4h060E5bXu2EedJvj1i0jjW6eyMNgZ-hiaPQj0VsldC2gompwNZ-_frOp0rvMAiEawIZ8NHlemuq405DfkK7q6Fhd/w300-h400/IMG_8764.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>They do show up a bit better after dark.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnJWkjU0Zk0Jsvbf_eM33t9MIQzer1C9dCL3QzlNOgP5tl_Cef5B5sOSC6WuJuJEvbkQkOQiUB50GbplctKTofsRqB7hvo9tmFLXMJqRxnjQ97eQy7yQ1SRhv6tVAYmJMfXg5RpcKZQfH/s4221/IMG_8718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4221" data-original-width="3086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnJWkjU0Zk0Jsvbf_eM33t9MIQzer1C9dCL3QzlNOgP5tl_Cef5B5sOSC6WuJuJEvbkQkOQiUB50GbplctKTofsRqB7hvo9tmFLXMJqRxnjQ97eQy7yQ1SRhv6tVAYmJMfXg5RpcKZQfH/w293-h400/IMG_8718.JPG" width="293" /></a></div><div>My brother has almost completed the refinishing of my front door. Therefore, I chose not to distract from how lovely it looks and kept the decoration there simple. I took this shot with the door standing open so there would be less glare and also because the brick mold is yet to be put back in place.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWO2RhOpUU90VxPMFiSDz0QWgPc9Qc_QE1rAv4HSniEAkIGdVY8Ddm9OIRKIY_5IEIk7s2o3fyXCyRRcYM7J7fM2UhzDScZLt0dje0uP5gXO66zQXWRA_eiHl6jUBjMwVpSrYZWEzputD/s4261/IMG_8747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4261" data-original-width="3439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWO2RhOpUU90VxPMFiSDz0QWgPc9Qc_QE1rAv4HSniEAkIGdVY8Ddm9OIRKIY_5IEIk7s2o3fyXCyRRcYM7J7fM2UhzDScZLt0dje0uP5gXO66zQXWRA_eiHl6jUBjMwVpSrYZWEzputD/w323-h400/IMG_8747.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><div>Two little garlands grouped together with a string of Tibetan bells seemed to be just enough for the door. However, the front porch needed a little balance and more color. (Careful what you wish for applies here.)</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrghco6bl9vdLm26Hz2ZmlfbYW2T2YssWxbFHTWQFFNbX_sgOtMrVSPyCkFWy6tUqO_osn89BvHqTjGJdlSXLcugS-AbezXTHEnb0wHQZofP0zp8T2NG8ZrWcWkmd4oDluLRiFdVL-IdN/s3404/IMG_8757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3404" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrghco6bl9vdLm26Hz2ZmlfbYW2T2YssWxbFHTWQFFNbX_sgOtMrVSPyCkFWy6tUqO_osn89BvHqTjGJdlSXLcugS-AbezXTHEnb0wHQZofP0zp8T2NG8ZrWcWkmd4oDluLRiFdVL-IdN/w400-h355/IMG_8757.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I wanted to drop a swag across the stone of the porch. The problem is I didn't have one. Sticking to my plan of only using what I have on hand, I opted to wait a few days. That's all it took!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzxUt0BCnasnLFT8CIs9vvnihH62zncPdJqa3MyyxdySAmC3ijD6sciZD3rJtEirDsmxpBqa-_H3Jydr1QgaLdx-uysWDnKxFgds-IFw2tAFB1f8B6CUlNvcVFZdefH8gEcbstPs71ZYM/s4608/IMG_1464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzxUt0BCnasnLFT8CIs9vvnihH62zncPdJqa3MyyxdySAmC3ijD6sciZD3rJtEirDsmxpBqa-_H3Jydr1QgaLdx-uysWDnKxFgds-IFw2tAFB1f8B6CUlNvcVFZdefH8gEcbstPs71ZYM/w300-h400/IMG_1464.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">(I searched for a photo of this tree. It is a shot I could not take today. Now that I have enclosed the second story of the back porch that westward view is no longer available to me.)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The house two doors to the west of me, has this huge pine tree in the yard. You can see it's at least two stories high and one of the branches almost covers my next-door neighbor's yard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO0kWaSqA0YFwLcVT2Ib8gW3trBj9LJPR1H9MsNgvwZ9S7nQXlhZUQYng88BgwnewLHfHVI-y9kpUPT80D9OiLHzWm4cz6qBMAjnx_ya2FuvHkrhsxTN0pZTzV7Mm0FFqMzgMiS5dn1_6/s4608/IMG_8726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO0kWaSqA0YFwLcVT2Ib8gW3trBj9LJPR1H9MsNgvwZ9S7nQXlhZUQYng88BgwnewLHfHVI-y9kpUPT80D9OiLHzWm4cz6qBMAjnx_ya2FuvHkrhsxTN0pZTzV7Mm0FFqMzgMiS5dn1_6/w300-h400/IMG_8726.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Well, as luck would have it, my neighbor next door decided to change that after putting up with it for a few years. And, he chose to do it just when I needed pine boughs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJy_zJdLuGTm-85hgLcNhkx4hCMGzjCJ_OwFGSj5ri6jOKyLEZt5jzY3nuyVuRmk8fT3KSZCv6h03_qyMkT9KI5sCr4EkGbWQ_kcdzBkmeE5uDwh2dtf5wwa5RwYn1mXaqA4FBKrS_k1g/s4608/IMG_8756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJy_zJdLuGTm-85hgLcNhkx4hCMGzjCJ_OwFGSj5ri6jOKyLEZt5jzY3nuyVuRmk8fT3KSZCv6h03_qyMkT9KI5sCr4EkGbWQ_kcdzBkmeE5uDwh2dtf5wwa5RwYn1mXaqA4FBKrS_k1g/w286-h400/IMG_8756.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><div>I thought I could wire them together and have the swag I needed. However, that didn't go exactly to plan. To actually get it to hang and still hold together for a month would have required some serious construction. I just wasn't up for that. So I compromised and, with a little wiring and some bricks to keep the whole thing on the ledge, I have a blanket of pine boughs stretched between the columns.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBT3yQyRaGQwBP9u3duqzb1jQQeWMEuqlhN5j0bZpc-g0ALqCEoupIpwi0F7U9VXjHm84HtzAGamOOxSeNs2K2eaRI3vyXdR_ouseNkeFIblPW3d9okCBSTVzriJE086wDJv1etzmvq9L/s4608/IMG_8783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2925" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBT3yQyRaGQwBP9u3duqzb1jQQeWMEuqlhN5j0bZpc-g0ALqCEoupIpwi0F7U9VXjHm84HtzAGamOOxSeNs2K2eaRI3vyXdR_ouseNkeFIblPW3d9okCBSTVzriJE086wDJv1etzmvq9L/w254-h400/IMG_8783.JPG" width="254" /></a></div><div>The lights are something I purchased ten years ago for an indoor tree. As you can guess, they were overpowering everything else on the tree. So that year, after the tree was fully decorated, I took them off and restrung the tree with tiny white lights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv5xYS-zDtg7rqWUNFTusoBkSYdK4yOlsX_HCvqVz_wyVqYKfgPo5HBBO7dYyuDgoYj9eSUFf_Orro9Z8ph9l6pq_xoZD7Am_V-i5vsNWnbhHqzaifT9NaaBpTHrf88XMNer-svmW7QjA/s800/tree+with+pink+lights.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="449" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv5xYS-zDtg7rqWUNFTusoBkSYdK4yOlsX_HCvqVz_wyVqYKfgPo5HBBO7dYyuDgoYj9eSUFf_Orro9Z8ph9l6pq_xoZD7Am_V-i5vsNWnbhHqzaifT9NaaBpTHrf88XMNer-svmW7QjA/w225-h400/tree+with+pink+lights.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div>I did use them that year on an evergreen tree I had outside next to the porch. Luckily we had a heavy snow and they looked amazing surrounded by all the white snow covered branches. From that Christmas forward they have been waiting for their next chance to shine and the COVID year happens to be their opportunity.</div><div><br /></div><div>This <u>should be</u> the end of the post. I completed the outdoor decorating. Finished. <b>Mission accomplished!</b> But... I still had more pine branches. I might as well do something with them. The back porch seemed like the logical place. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i_sdFFhDEHUNF3t9Vnml1w5W1jB4u8K2vSIT58iJ3vaUtmovzhBCWQNkRBaJiCl9bcdOfcTXKp5T6rzeZR6iRhuDN5KAzYVq4Nve1HwnI4gQV2pAEVh6J8e6oByJU86F8eDfzhCqYi9a/s4608/IMG_8782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i_sdFFhDEHUNF3t9Vnml1w5W1jB4u8K2vSIT58iJ3vaUtmovzhBCWQNkRBaJiCl9bcdOfcTXKp5T6rzeZR6iRhuDN5KAzYVq4Nve1HwnI4gQV2pAEVh6J8e6oByJU86F8eDfzhCqYi9a/w300-h400/IMG_8782.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I dug a little deeper and pulled together some things from the basement, the third floor, and the garage, and then added the pine branches. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDedtKrzwCprCmCZCX_7bPA74_LoJPVONwcFTq7oWEtt54lSm2PAJg58Y5YIsvqyfiO48mLNDv9jQ-c865Na9f94bewWJuKd3nI9FKj9QU9yeTlzsYzS_ikqtkFD129aY-8PwUgWnHFwDg/s4608/IMG_8733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDedtKrzwCprCmCZCX_7bPA74_LoJPVONwcFTq7oWEtt54lSm2PAJg58Y5YIsvqyfiO48mLNDv9jQ-c865Na9f94bewWJuKd3nI9FKj9QU9yeTlzsYzS_ikqtkFD129aY-8PwUgWnHFwDg/w400-h300/IMG_8733.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>It all looked a little lonely so I kept going.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBfW_oZ08VdNkKpsEnKE3vE_AJ6uhoC_h6KIXqT_G91S6P5IVHNGzZK6NdVdM7SY1VoEbWp4hd5dn4w0GTMC03-n-9w03RxduoOF4H1RIq0LUZg2_S53I6q7ShwC1pm8p5ihGLCQFWYM1/s4191/IMG_8773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4191" data-original-width="3437" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBfW_oZ08VdNkKpsEnKE3vE_AJ6uhoC_h6KIXqT_G91S6P5IVHNGzZK6NdVdM7SY1VoEbWp4hd5dn4w0GTMC03-n-9w03RxduoOF4H1RIq0LUZg2_S53I6q7ShwC1pm8p5ihGLCQFWYM1/w328-h400/IMG_8773.JPG" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The lovely candelabra had been hanging in the basement for a few years and this seemed like a good time to put it to use.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Technically this still qualifies as exterior decoration.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, of course, in the process of digging though my stuff, I found some things that could not be used outdoors. Why not give the rooms on the first floor <i>just a pinch</i> of holiday cheer?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDCSEW9wzYxFrk7MQ54Gg7apkGpuL6E11uFwevE3sKPIyplwFPDc1FQjq3Vsbq_mZBywPjzHvSh_gjO59G1j4ZijaZXhAoyrPKwOCspJGgEq4WCEfh3Flxp7OSXAgBgQGlRqBHSRXBv3U/s4154/IMG_8436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="4154" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDCSEW9wzYxFrk7MQ54Gg7apkGpuL6E11uFwevE3sKPIyplwFPDc1FQjq3Vsbq_mZBywPjzHvSh_gjO59G1j4ZijaZXhAoyrPKwOCspJGgEq4WCEfh3Flxp7OSXAgBgQGlRqBHSRXBv3U/w400-h280/IMG_8436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The coffee table in the living room got a bowl of beaded fruit and some pinecones. The bowl is actually part of a light fixture that broke in half during shipping. The company replaced it. I glued the two pieces together, turned it upside down and "voila!" a great bowl. (And, no, I don't have that fixture in my house. We hung eight of them in a restaurant project I was working on at the time.)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VVi9i0KtExgYghrm2Ezmk34wmCZOddTmT1EyGtRqSFeSstpY_IyhwrGOKvbhP5BCjHGcLq1qHm29rLTUTxmqFuGLXMb1TuKx4Ec2t9rWPQ8yvPprQZEK8pj55affoJlMnBg0NwaUfgYY/s4007/IMG_8683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4007" data-original-width="3124" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VVi9i0KtExgYghrm2Ezmk34wmCZOddTmT1EyGtRqSFeSstpY_IyhwrGOKvbhP5BCjHGcLq1qHm29rLTUTxmqFuGLXMb1TuKx4Ec2t9rWPQ8yvPprQZEK8pj55affoJlMnBg0NwaUfgYY/w311-h400/IMG_8683.JPG" width="311" /></a></div>I put a tiny little Santa on the bookshelf in the foyer and...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2XC8awr4h52dMFr8v7ikikSlJZqMJ-gxUvYA79gmCMd0zfbRXzfOa4BKEo5-7gODUCvHyabke9EcZIEe3VnLuLsjcSyt0mOOz8REaIDfAXvWBEbAOaNs-mGzZuCNBlS0MCZNQcNBd8ID/s3456/IMG_8684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2XC8awr4h52dMFr8v7ikikSlJZqMJ-gxUvYA79gmCMd0zfbRXzfOa4BKEo5-7gODUCvHyabke9EcZIEe3VnLuLsjcSyt0mOOz8REaIDfAXvWBEbAOaNs-mGzZuCNBlS0MCZNQcNBd8ID/w394-h400/IMG_8684.JPG" width="394" /></a></div>propped some silver stars on the mantle.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVfGAf-F1IpFyVuMYlFgfZ1nW8auiQQ_EMAsm_OXqFlxJHR-fBAObDJiWdhcmuG9YY2BeP1HLkK0g1FFyEvThCwAjrQVP5EwyCbUCgwdGHUrTp_3Y0lP94UrJRdnzkSgLyxD5OMEU9idS/s4479/IMG_8681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="2772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVfGAf-F1IpFyVuMYlFgfZ1nW8auiQQ_EMAsm_OXqFlxJHR-fBAObDJiWdhcmuG9YY2BeP1HLkK0g1FFyEvThCwAjrQVP5EwyCbUCgwdGHUrTp_3Y0lP94UrJRdnzkSgLyxD5OMEU9idS/w248-h400/IMG_8681.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simple was the goal for the interior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18XXhHkmE_9E6sGawB4-QN70AXO8uwKtIIlTpiMACK_6s4oGYLlnmQeTOP4hrJMKJtIAt_THp5nHAaPMGYXpaIJBjLF-QA0nVn-uHgLq0Bhl9qJxUL1iVJu7A7FdSe1faSBGUoBJJRhvZ/s4608/IMG_8686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18XXhHkmE_9E6sGawB4-QN70AXO8uwKtIIlTpiMACK_6s4oGYLlnmQeTOP4hrJMKJtIAt_THp5nHAaPMGYXpaIJBjLF-QA0nVn-uHgLq0Bhl9qJxUL1iVJu7A7FdSe1faSBGUoBJJRhvZ/w300-h400/IMG_8686.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The kitchen received the burlap theme. These poinsettias are a favorite of mine and I have used them several years in a row. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B5NWBkj15J8aS2iq80mjilVUdb0AZDJQCZpG5rP0aehJisYWpeOq7jporQ08mt1Ss94LM3tHmBFPRvEB1nZ9NMlWcsXq6OLXySCug3NuWOiA0Crzj5dzwqvd_b-PYA_I-DyzGR6s1U7y/s4037/IMG_8678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4037" data-original-width="3439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B5NWBkj15J8aS2iq80mjilVUdb0AZDJQCZpG5rP0aehJisYWpeOq7jporQ08mt1Ss94LM3tHmBFPRvEB1nZ9NMlWcsXq6OLXySCug3NuWOiA0Crzj5dzwqvd_b-PYA_I-DyzGR6s1U7y/w341-h400/IMG_8678.JPG" width="341" /></a></div>Because this window has obscure glass it's the perfect place for a wreath. There's no distraction from the outside and it begs for a display of some kind.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqAZabrCkTI_2_i-icMy1glzdXsFX594FQrKvrFDGPMBFi50EXJo5tAH3XoGww1HLeJC_zWnJz7lUeStBZgKph7NADgBHb3OSO909ItxXgIlTlqVfz-CWloS5Lsa9G91lpFcUaDO1eqLm/s4608/IMG_8688.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqAZabrCkTI_2_i-icMy1glzdXsFX594FQrKvrFDGPMBFi50EXJo5tAH3XoGww1HLeJC_zWnJz7lUeStBZgKph7NADgBHb3OSO909ItxXgIlTlqVfz-CWloS5Lsa9G91lpFcUaDO1eqLm/w240-h320/IMG_8688.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_YTlNYEwFmpFDzki29oKZZ40wg2U05MxrxOzvYbu8bCZtRphSfaaJnvAA8pR1llRwDWsqdY2z8hhDSsRFFsp7IVt1l5iVkgl0sRRu9x4cMQqSbEBtDE3VoJbJGr4pti2uBaxfFOptOMA/s4608/IMG_8691.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_YTlNYEwFmpFDzki29oKZZ40wg2U05MxrxOzvYbu8bCZtRphSfaaJnvAA8pR1llRwDWsqdY2z8hhDSsRFFsp7IVt1l5iVkgl0sRRu9x4cMQqSbEBtDE3VoJbJGr4pti2uBaxfFOptOMA/w240-h320/IMG_8691.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />The window is fairly deep so it allows for a small vignette there too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbWlFIE-Yq_mWe1cmlwxkVXNM84rcmwM8OjszVhydcYge56jLqcNu701jN33WHblzUFUEMpci4e8roReG80EfTfN7vh-ntQE3rL4427mOGqCProPSjIxGFnO_oi7aGSJeZLua2N8imheO/s4496/IMG_8667.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4496" data-original-width="2864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbWlFIE-Yq_mWe1cmlwxkVXNM84rcmwM8OjszVhydcYge56jLqcNu701jN33WHblzUFUEMpci4e8roReG80EfTfN7vh-ntQE3rL4427mOGqCProPSjIxGFnO_oi7aGSJeZLua2N8imheO/w255-h400/IMG_8667.JPG" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Two burlap trees with broach ornaments rest on the other window sill overlooking the back porch. I'm thinking of wrapping some tiny presents to put under them. That's it for the kitchen.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFYkHAbZ2MWKAsiSi-Yqan1h626A0MNUmAuAx7XWIzpql8fBh0qOowEQeos8IsGwhfMaApSorfKZTbHwwFybmkAGTch0MCmiUB2IS3kf5pLoM7AVK5NYoJX4pN-q-Iyj0RZHTzcDRXlSb/s4608/IMG_8750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2819" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFYkHAbZ2MWKAsiSi-Yqan1h626A0MNUmAuAx7XWIzpql8fBh0qOowEQeos8IsGwhfMaApSorfKZTbHwwFybmkAGTch0MCmiUB2IS3kf5pLoM7AVK5NYoJX4pN-q-Iyj0RZHTzcDRXlSb/w245-h400/IMG_8750.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">Between the kitchen and the dining room, in what was a butler's pantry, I have a petite secretary. It's probably the most used piece of furniture in the house and I thought it deserved some attention too. Finding, refreshing and installing this little gem is quite a story in itself. If interested you can find out all about it </span><a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2012/09/five-shades-of-grey.html" style="text-align: left;">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-57oOxOLSjobpBtF7ZozNSGGsKFW39bs4Ulag7ssCnqGvK7i7hnZVLVfdyw53VpveCi4hDTV1wiPNmxZyzqNN52201xoiZiSI95HKa5Egne_6klBCVFrr7X_r3w0Xaaxnbc57XofpSTsc/s4608/IMG_8717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-57oOxOLSjobpBtF7ZozNSGGsKFW39bs4Ulag7ssCnqGvK7i7hnZVLVfdyw53VpveCi4hDTV1wiPNmxZyzqNN52201xoiZiSI95HKa5Egne_6klBCVFrr7X_r3w0Xaaxnbc57XofpSTsc/w300-h400/IMG_8717.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>In the dining room I used a small string of battery operated lights and some place card holders to decorate the inside of the firebox on the fireplace.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFyEhfcOPtszmvgDAvGstFaqk-xMAkM9Iulte8DoFbwkuvyEmZmz6k9h5FGIbsBp6oo2wIit7UWZaW9n4haAFMzZiLAuW49YbUHz8TQdfJKq17t1MNFZ0a57owTMjYdsNi8-b2Gs1nfwE/s4070/IMG_8712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4070" data-original-width="3421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFyEhfcOPtszmvgDAvGstFaqk-xMAkM9Iulte8DoFbwkuvyEmZmz6k9h5FGIbsBp6oo2wIit7UWZaW9n4haAFMzZiLAuW49YbUHz8TQdfJKq17t1MNFZ0a57owTMjYdsNi8-b2Gs1nfwE/w336-h400/IMG_8712.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><div>I added a few wrapped boxes that I keep from year to year thinking they might come in handy again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIKAiQB8UekmHzD5ytsGyZCUBzBD3jP2k-yKxAsXBZUwjRYVOF236N9us2CKuEyqrOD8LeP9BB4a7_FbJA1xfEIjD2xOGegYMz2hYU1Rmc4caAPgPGS4WX9jQbtroDmJCOztgiZ5OIuzd/s3456/IMG_8699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIKAiQB8UekmHzD5ytsGyZCUBzBD3jP2k-yKxAsXBZUwjRYVOF236N9us2CKuEyqrOD8LeP9BB4a7_FbJA1xfEIjD2xOGegYMz2hYU1Rmc4caAPgPGS4WX9jQbtroDmJCOztgiZ5OIuzd/w365-h400/IMG_8699.JPG" width="365" /></a></div>On the opposite wall I brought down a deer for the buffet. It's another item that seems to find a place somewhere in the house every year.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwo0R5KyJrJinn80Yu6tOb9hwJG8f5DJlahb00vL9abY8eRX_Or2H8QfXdwtKPyh0D8d0Z4fhf7H7Jx52g8Yo3ejy3YhGeTbW_ka6g8wRGld7DUlpzUBq-W2sDvIMTP4oBrfrhWs1FDlB/s4608/IMG_8696.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwo0R5KyJrJinn80Yu6tOb9hwJG8f5DJlahb00vL9abY8eRX_Or2H8QfXdwtKPyh0D8d0Z4fhf7H7Jx52g8Yo3ejy3YhGeTbW_ka6g8wRGld7DUlpzUBq-W2sDvIMTP4oBrfrhWs1FDlB/w400-h300/IMG_8696.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The greenery is similar in color to blue spruce and that works really well with my colors in the living room, dining room and foyer.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzr38q5hcgIdIO5I_HG_0X2Ql7gdR8_4lg6nCVh0IneNdTvLrnK1xw8t_v2WyDiyTn0vxsnX_qKghzoc9WUjI17WMiExY0lWLvu1eGzXdISYkICCU3ZPLTdH2wrCpI9wuy_Vn43hoSlvO/s4022/IMG_8697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3269" data-original-width="4022" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzr38q5hcgIdIO5I_HG_0X2Ql7gdR8_4lg6nCVh0IneNdTvLrnK1xw8t_v2WyDiyTn0vxsnX_qKghzoc9WUjI17WMiExY0lWLvu1eGzXdISYkICCU3ZPLTdH2wrCpI9wuy_Vn43hoSlvO/w400-h325/IMG_8697.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A few Christmas balls, a couple candles, some silver pine cones and the dining room is festive enough. Actually, the table might get a little something later. Right now it's a mess of all things Christmas and then some.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbnoI5XiHlEPq6LVQj86FgkRAphefLq6gro3dvwOyKMFL_0S7IGP2YloDRbLM_473pIuuxXi9W222hGZm2y-r5aFTtUh4WXwKq8AEsuqhED-f0yTv1sFJbJLQBadf-6QpRh8xpywCkaEc/s4608/IMG_8864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbnoI5XiHlEPq6LVQj86FgkRAphefLq6gro3dvwOyKMFL_0S7IGP2YloDRbLM_473pIuuxXi9W222hGZm2y-r5aFTtUh4WXwKq8AEsuqhED-f0yTv1sFJbJLQBadf-6QpRh8xpywCkaEc/w400-h300/IMG_8864.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After living with this for a week, I decided it needed more gold ornaments so I added a few. <br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXU78tneQpHtl0LJFntIjcPzYP1HcH5P6nClfticlkdUHDmn9t9ZFzILJ-y4RQ0i-5JJt7MG5p_ECbWXnKG4XTu7qt0Oox5uIT_tbyv_2WOz4tMGWZ69Dn-7PNUlTj9XfMnpIS1AeGI8m/s4608/IMG_8692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXU78tneQpHtl0LJFntIjcPzYP1HcH5P6nClfticlkdUHDmn9t9ZFzILJ-y4RQ0i-5JJt7MG5p_ECbWXnKG4XTu7qt0Oox5uIT_tbyv_2WOz4tMGWZ69Dn-7PNUlTj9XfMnpIS1AeGI8m/w300-h400/IMG_8692.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>As I looked out the window today (Nov. 28, 2020) I found it a little hard to believe I was actually getting ready for Christmas. The weather has been beautiful.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPjxSVpW3GCeCXD_PqnkBLqJxcEu-_UQxYRIZvB7ZmKckvAnvvzSVa7Aci6AdttfzUBWxnI3evCj5GUXUihLXMc7YVMBxgbX_QnB_y-pwp9Lfvw49rgdWqvk_NLqGTOxD-FxIuwU0D0ca/s4608/IMG_8694.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPjxSVpW3GCeCXD_PqnkBLqJxcEu-_UQxYRIZvB7ZmKckvAnvvzSVa7Aci6AdttfzUBWxnI3evCj5GUXUihLXMc7YVMBxgbX_QnB_y-pwp9Lfvw49rgdWqvk_NLqGTOxD-FxIuwU0D0ca/w300-h400/IMG_8694.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This tree right outside the dining room window still has many of it's leaves, although they have faded some.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDUXtMlACPavfJsrmGxbn0z-N4HxvwWE6aiKQVuTA7kEG8VW8XuBUyQUnOMYOkco38ghoKuTCZbQknCygG70vZ88YfOIIy6xqQVb5CjEgtKHRPVIFASpmWEKMb4wdmISbVdQg73MJ4z-X/s4411/IMG_8728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4411" data-original-width="2313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDUXtMlACPavfJsrmGxbn0z-N4HxvwWE6aiKQVuTA7kEG8VW8XuBUyQUnOMYOkco38ghoKuTCZbQknCygG70vZ88YfOIIy6xqQVb5CjEgtKHRPVIFASpmWEKMb4wdmISbVdQg73MJ4z-X/w210-h400/IMG_8728.JPG" width="210" /></a></div>Another Bradford Pear tree through the porch window is equally lovely. The balmy temperatures have definitely made this task much more pleasant and now I have festive surroundings to help me through the colder days that are surely coming soon.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-62617993808594416372020-06-16T13:23:00.001-07:002020-06-16T13:23:59.100-07:00My Covid 19 Project The first couple weeks of solitary confinement went by quickly. I had puzzles to keep me occupied and I was enjoying the slower pace. But then...I started to think about things I could do around the house.<br />
One big project that was on my "hire someone" list was the painting of my bedroom. Because it's a big room and there is lots and lots of wood trim that has never been painted, it was more than I wanted to take on. But as the days went by, it was obvious I would not be having a painter in my house anytime soon. At first I told myself I would just do the doors so I could see how I liked the color. Then when the pandemic is no longer a threat, I would hire a painter to do the walls and the windows.<br />
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Before I go any further, let me show you the room.<br />
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<b>North wall:</b> Door on the left is the entrance to the bedroom from the hallway.<br />
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<b>East wall: </b> Notice the two radiators under the windows. Behind the radiators there are wood panels from the sill to the floor. The purplish paint behind the bed is not a test sample. There was a bit of a flashing problem on the chimney and that wall had to be repaired. Since I didn't have any matching left over paint, I just painted it a color I had. I knew I was going to change the color of the whole room so it really didn't matter.<br />
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<b>South wall:</b> The room juts out once it gets past the bay window. The first door is to a small closet that was added years ago. Originally those two doors were side by side and the closet was only about 18-20" deep. The inside of the closet protrudes into the bathroom and still does. It's deeper now and the AC drops from the third floor down through this closet to the kitchen.<br />
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<b>West wall: </b>With the door open you can see into the newly remodeled bathroom.<br />
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And here is a shot with the bathroom door closed.<br />
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Here you see the rest of the west wall including the doorway into the hall.<br />
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Obviously I was not exaggerating about the amount of wood trim. (three doors, jams and casing: three windows with panels beneath them: eight inch baseboards and a picture mold around the room next to the ceiling.) Daunting for someone about to turn 75, but I told myself that whenever I decided I had had enough, I would just leave the rest for the painter.<br />
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I didn't take pictures when I first started sanding the closet door. This is actually the window next to the closet, but it is what has to happen to all the wood trim. This is followed by a good wet wipe down and a prime coat.<br />
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I caulked after the primer and once again after the first coat of paint.<br />
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And in some cases, again after the second coat which required some touch up painting. It is impossible to see all the places that need it on the first try. Plus, I get anxious to move on to the next step and hope the paint will seal some of the gaps.<br />
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Several days have elapsed with me working three to four hours a day, which is about the max I can handle and still be able to go at it again the next day.<br />
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The window next to the closet with a coat of primer.<br />
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And then two coats of paint. In between these two steps...<br />
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...there was patching, and...<br />
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... plenty of caulking. Although caulking is well worth the effort, sometimes the effort seems a bit ridiculous. Try getting a caulk gun lined up properly between the radiator and the wood panel and you will agree.<br />
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As you can see I'm doing the baseboards as I move along.<br />
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I'm also doing the picture rail next to the ceiling in stages. It's easier for me to do it this way than to keep moving the furniture. Notice how different the paint looks on the two walls in the corner. How the light hits this particular paint makes a big difference in this room. I'm hoping I can get some true color photos when the room is finished. It really is a calming green. It is Illusive Green by SW #7059, although, not exactly. When I had the paint mixed I got the satin for the woodwork and then went back for the wall paint later. I started painting the walls and realized there was quite a color discrepancy between the two.<br />
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When I took the two gallons of wall paint back to have them adjusted to match the wall paint, I realized the trim paint was not really a perfect match to SW 7059 either. But too late on that score as a great deal of the woodwork had already been painted. The only thing to do was to match the wall paint to the trim paint.<br />
Normally I would not have ever had this problem. But because of social distancing I was calling the order in and picking it up at the door. Therefore they did not do a color match in front of me and, <i>my bad</i>, I didn't do one when I got it home. However, I'm fine with the color, but I don't have the formula for it either.<br />
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This section is a bit tough for someone of my height to reach, but I'm pushing myself to figure out a way. Of course, I won't be able to tape off the ceiling so whatever I do will require a steady hand.<br />
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I taped my paintbrush to a hammer to do the cutting in next to the picture mold. However, the molding is a satin sheen and because I am going to have to be extremely careful not to get it on the ceiling, I am going to give it a try with a smaller brush. It will all depend on how steady I can hold an outstretched arm standing sideways on a stepladder. Add to that the fact that, although I still have decent distance vision for my age, it's not 20/20.<br />
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I'm inserting some pictures here to show that I have have now painted the molding at the top of the wall over the closet. (sorry for the blur)<br />
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I used a smaller brush with a long handle but I still needed a longer reach, so I taped it to a screwdriver.<br />
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Under the two windows in the bay are radiators with wooden tops on hinges. I padded and covered them with fabric a couple times over the years, but I would like something different going forward.<br />
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They look good without anything covering them but they did come in handy as I basically used them as nightstands.<br />
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It is impossible to get a ladder up close enough to be useful on the bay windows because of the radiators, so I have been using the scaffold. However, to reach the ceiling I have to position the walk boards on the top rung. (up one level from what you see in this picture) Needless to say, I don't feel real secure working at that level.<br />
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To make it even trickier, the marble slab under the radiator is slightly wider than the legs of the scaffold so one wheel is on the marble and the other on a book while....<br />
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...the other two legs are resting on the floor.<br />
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Painting the wood panel behind the radiator requires one to be a bit of a contortionist. There is a bit of room to reach in behind the radiator from the right side.<br />
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But the opening is almost non existent from the left . Obviously, it can't be seen so the paint job doesn't have to be perfect but it still needs to be done.<br />
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You can see here I removed the recessed sash lifts before I painted.<br />
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It has probably been 118 years since this has wood has seen the light of day.<br />
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The lift hardware will need a good vinegar soak to clean it before and gets painted and screwed in place on the sash.<br />
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One more window, one more radiator and about 14 feet of baseboard to go. (Not sure if the pink cast was created by the overhead light or something else.)</div>
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I did get an assist from brother, Dan, to push the huge pink piece of furniture away from the wall so I could get to this section of baseboard.<br />
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That final window has now been sanded, cleaned and primed. I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel but still so much more to do.</div>
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Finally, the walls are painted. I wasn't sure I would make it this far.</div>
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I'm still working on the furniture arrangement. I moved the pink piece from the west wall to the east wall (by using my back and pushing with my legs) and am living with that for a few days to see how I like it. It probably won't stay pink but I'm waiting to see how things go with some of the other elements. There is still much to do. The chandelier needs to come down so I can paint it. All the hardware needs to be painted.</div>
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As I refresher, I will attempt to dig up some old photographs. When the decision was made to remodel the second bath and make it the master bathroom, this is what you saw as you walked from the bedroom into the bathroom.<br />
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To the right there was a doorway leading to the hallway and to the left a door leading out onto a second story open deck.<br />
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This armoire housed the sink and bathroom necessities.<br />
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.. the size of the entire room without the armoire. No walls were changed in the remodel. However, the doorway to the hallway on the right was changed.<br />
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From the bathroom looking into the bedroom through the door on the right and into the hallway through the door on the left.<br />
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From the hallway looking straight ahead into the bathroom.<br />
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This shot from the bathroom side shows what was the door to the hallway. That opening was widened to the full width of the hallway, and a wall was constructed a few feet into the hallway.<br />
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This is how it looks from the hallway side.<br />
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And this is how it looks today.<br />
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Obviously the demo was in progress here but I wanted to show the same perspective as the completed shot shown earlier. That was impossible to get with the armoire/vanity in the way.<br />
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Also note that the window shown here has been covered over. It didn't make sense to have a window looking into another room and it was a must to put a regular tub in that location.<br />
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This shot shows the right end of the clawfoot tub and the location of the toilet which stayed in almost the same location for the new bathroom. There were some issues with joists and close quarters to relocate pipes. It would have been costly to have the toilet moved although I would have loved to have it a little further away from the tub. Sometimes compromises need to be made.<br />
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The one angle left to see is the doorway that led out to the second story deck.<br />
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Of course, this is the before shot. You can see the corner of the armoire on the right. This door is what now leads to a lovely room. The whole enclosing of the porch can be seen <a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2020/02/closet-update.html">in this post.</a> More about that <a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2019/12/today-is-friday-13th-of-december-and-im.html">here</a>. And even more <a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2019/11/restart-button.html">here</a>. What can I say? It was a project that went on and on.<br />
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But, that's a story for another post. The doorway here stayed the same but the door itself was pushed out to make it flush with the walls of the addition.<br />
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It's a new door, by the way. And this is how it looks pushed back from the original casing.<br />
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And the "after" shot.<br />
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The details have been covered in other posts and some are still not finished. But for now, this is what I have to show.<br />
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Curtains hang on either side of the tub from floor to ceiling. I intend to hang the same curtain material on the door leading to the addition. They came 4 panels to the package. I used one panel to extend the tub curtains so that they reached the floor.<br />
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I found this little cabinet at Quintessential Antiques. I painted it. If you want to see what it looked like before, go to this <a href="https://zoomin24-7.blogspot.com/2019/09/after-couple-tries-light-fixture-is-up.html">post</a>. I'm still looking for something to go over the cabinet.<br />
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As I said, finishing touches to come. When things get back to normal and it's safe to leave the house, I will find the decorative items I need to call it complete.<br />
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<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-46796929524958626282020-03-15T11:44:00.002-07:002020-03-15T11:47:43.780-07:00Recent Resale FindsRecently I have been scouting out some things for a friend and in the process found a few things for myself.<br />
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Green Shag Antique Mall had this interesting free form <i>wreath, </i>and now I have it<i>.</i><br />
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I was lucky enough to talk to the woman who made the wreath as she was working at the mall. She said she removed it from her front door after a bird built a nest in it. Guess that was not working out too well for her, but I was glad she left the nest right where it was built.<br />
I was testing out a pale pink flower on it here.<br />
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As you can see here I followed through with the flowers.<br />
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I love the asymmetrical look. Obviously it's a little hard to snap a picture without a reflection.<br />
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I tried again but the red pickup got in my way no matter what I tried. And since then it seems to like being in the reflection either on one side of the street or the other.<br />
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I will have to be satisfied with a closeup.<br />
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And the view I see most often and enjoy from inside the house.<br />
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<b>Moving on to find #2.</b><br />
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I saw this serigraph while browsing at Bricoleur on Cherokee Street in St. Louis. I didn't think I had a place for it, but after I left, I keep thinking about it. So the following weekend I went back and got it for $10. Because I came back for it, they knocked it down to less than half price. Such a deal!<br />
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It came with this certificate of authenticity. However, there was a slight problem. The certificate listed the title as, "Lady's Portrait." I'm no sleuth, but something seemed a bit off here. So I googled Anatole Krasnyansky and found many of his works in two very different styles.<br />
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There were a slew similar to the one I bought. This one was priced at $269.99.<br />
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And this one was marked $325.00.<br />
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Ebay has this one for $1495. Granted this one is larger than mine<br />
which measures 6" x 7 3/4".<br />
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I found several I really admire, like this one for $899. Let's face it, I have a thing for old buildings.<br />
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I did find one the exact size of the one I bought. It is titled "Prague-Icy Reflection" and is tagged $98. Good eye if you recognized it as the scene in my new acquisition.<br />
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Talk about mood swings.<br />
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Not that I don't admire these as well. And not that my mood doesn't change. It's just that I'm not in this mood right now.<br />
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I do like looking at the color combinations and I must say this style is starting to grow on me.<br />
One last one coming up.<br />
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Not my favorite, but I had to show it because this is the one called, "Lady's Portrait." Makes me wonder how or why the certificate of authenticity for this piece was attached to the one I bought. Just because they are by the same artist, I guess. (What's better: misinformation or no information?)<br />
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But back to the one I now own. I decided it would look good in my powder room, but the frame would not. So, I dug through some old frames and found one that was just the right size.<br />
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It did need a slight adjustment. It took a little work to yank the easel off the back, but at least there was a proper hanger to mount it on the wall.<br />
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Here it is in the new/old frame.<br />
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I like the way it looks against the wallpaper in the powder room.<br />
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Some might not think it would be an honor to have their work hanging over the toilet, but Anatole will never have to know.<br />
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happens to be something else I picked up at Bricoleur on my first visit.<br />
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Unlike the serigraph, I knew exactly where I wanted these to go.<br />
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However, they have to hang on the wall and I still have to figure out a way to do that. And, yes, I did get them both for $5. The shopkeeper suggested I drill a hole in the lip on the back with a ceramic bit and pull a wire with a loop through the hole. That seemed like a fine idea.....for someone else. I might as well just smash them on the sidewalk and be done with it.<br />
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I found these tabs in my junk drawer and thought maybe they would work even thought they might be 20 yrs. old. According to the instructions you moisten them well and apply to the surface of the object. (Yah, well that glue, if there really was any, had long dissipated.) So, I had to come up with a Plan B.<br />
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I have no idea how old this adhesive is, but it is supposed to stick to just about everything, so I gave it a try. Instructions recommend letting it dry for 24 hours, and even though patience is not my strong suit, I did follow orders.<br />
I couldn't use the other tab with the eyelet on drywall. As an alternative I tried this picture hanging gizmo.<br />
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I won't go into what I went through trying to find the right nail length, with big enough heads not to slip through the holes but yet with a small enough diameter to slide in up to the head. It's a verrrry long story so be glad I'm sparing you.<br />
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The little decorative saucers weight about a quarter of a pound. I wasn't sure I trusted this method and thought about how I might give the saucers a soft landing just in case it failed.<br />
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However, because these were another "over the toilet" wall decor, it was a little difficult to soften the fall without padding everything they might come in contact with on the way down so I'm taking my chances.<br />
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A half day's work and one small step closer to a finished bathroom.<br />
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I did pick up a couple more things but they will keep until later. This post is long enough and I'm not ready to show them just yet. Oh, what the heck. I will show you what they are and save the "where-they-go" for later.<br />
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The first one is a framed poster I found at Big Bend Antique Gallery. I intend to use it on a gallery wall in my second floor hallway.<br />
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I already have four other framed pieces and a bit of a triple theme going. Can you figure out any of the themes from this one alone?<br />
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The other item I bought on a whim.<br />
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It caught my attention and the price was reasonable. I also knew someone who would probably want to buy it if I decided I couldn't use it. Have I now justified a really random purchase?<br />
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This is how it was displayed at Treasure Isle Antique Mall. The price included the Christmas ornaments and the 4 glass pots. Versatile, right? I still haven't decided if it's a keeper or not, but I will be making that decision soon. Once I do, I will report back on both of these finds.<br />
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<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-70085206507479156792020-03-08T08:16:00.000-07:002020-03-08T08:16:33.960-07:00I'm PuzzledTwo puzzle posts in a row! Have I become addicted? Yes, it's true, but that happened a long time ago. I remember working on a Huey, Dewey and Louie puzzle when I was quite young.<br />
This one required way less time to complete and was a delightful change of pace from the blue butterfly puzzle in my last post.<br />
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First of all it's small, only 251 pieces and when completed measures 8" x 12 3/4". But the big difference is, it's a wooden jigsaw puzzle made by <a href="http://www.libertypuzzles.com/">Liberty Puzzles</a> and the pieces are so unique.<br />
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There are no in/out tabs on Liberty pieces. Instead they are perfectly cut in shapes that fit together like a hand in a glove. Above are some examples of those shapes.<br />
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I didn't take photos during the process because this one went rather quickly... four hours and 15 minutes to be exact. The completed puzzle, named German Butterflies, is a pretty little scene once all those unusual looking pieces fall into place.<br />
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The pieces that are really intriguing are the human shapes. They are made to interlock with so many other parts of the puzzle that they become a puzzle of their own. About the only way find where these belong is to find pieces that fit into them vs trying to find where they fit into the puzzle.<br />
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I removed a few of them here so you can see how many other pieces touch these shapes.<br />
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A closeup gives a better idea of how this looks. This one touches 13 other pieces of the puzzle.<br />
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Here little twinkle toes has been plucked from the puzzle.<br />
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And here she is back in place.<br />
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This one shows the human figure raised above the spot where it fits.<br />
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Because a wooden puzzle is thicker than a cardboard puzzle, the pieces have to be lined up perfectly and dropped into place. Sometimes it takes some patience to get all the edges lined up correctly, but when it drops in it's so sweet.<br />
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It's easy to see how the shapes fit together to form this yellow butterfly. Not so easy when it's just a pile of yellow pieces.<br />
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This is another Liberty puzzle I worked on recently.<br />
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This is a closeup of the table in the center of the puzzle.<br />
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This pic shows the tablecloth as it was being assembled. It's clever how there is another story going on with the pieces that then turns into something else when all the pieces are in place.<br />
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Obviously Liberty puzzles cost a bit more than the average puzzle but the quality is superb. There is pleasure in handling such well designed pieces and there is that element of surprise and delight when you figure out how these puzzles work. But never think you have them figured out because each puzzle seems to have it's own challenges.<br />
<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-33969439118132976892020-02-09T06:08:00.001-08:002020-02-09T06:10:12.574-08:00A Challenging PuzzleMy sister-in-law gifted me with this puzzle at the end of December. She had started working on the border but decided it was too hard and gave up. Knowing I like puzzles she thought I might be up for the challenge.<br />
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I too started with the border but found that there were a few missing pieces. I didn't let that stop me. This was clue #2 that I ignored.<br />
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The next step wasn't too bad, but yet somewhat challenging.<br />
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If this was challenging, then clue #3 was: maybe the rest of pieces would be way tougher to fit together.<br />
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Normally sorting is a good place to start, but even that was somewhat daunting.<br />
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This was definitely not the final sort. Over time I learned to recognize small discrepancies and resorted again and again .<br />
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Slowly I was able to build around the monarch butterfly but then I hit the point of asking myself if I really wanted to continue. It was getting harder and sometimes more than an hour would pass without finding a place for one new piece.</div>
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This was about the point where I had to make a decision. Should I give up or had I invested too much time to stop now.<br />
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It really should be getting easier by now...but it's not!</div>
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Resorted to grouping the pieces by shape. It's not getting easier so whatever it takes.<br />
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Completed except for the 3 missing border pieces that I knew were missing from the start. It took 40 days and about 175 hours. Obviously I didn't document the number of hours spent on this, but trust me when I say 175 hours is a very conservative estimate.</div>
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<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-50555470382912772702020-02-04T08:12:00.000-08:002020-02-04T08:12:06.389-08:00Closet UpdateI left off on the last post with the tapering off of mild weather and the work Dan was able to accomplish on the exterior. I will continue here with what we have been able to accomplish on the inside since then.<br />
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First off, it was time to get the heating/cooling unit in place, not only to be comfortable, but also to be able to get the paint to dry and the flooring to lay flat.<br />
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The space for the unit has been sitting like this for some time because there was no urgency. With temperatures dropping, this moved up on the priority list.<br />
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Temperature control is now just a click on the remote.<br />
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Final coating of the walls and ceiling and the finishing of electrical details was knocked off the list.<br />
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Then came the flooring. Would you believe it took four boxes with 19.39 sq. ft. per box.....plus <b><u>one strip</u></b> (about 2 sq.ft.) from box five. So if anyone is in need, I have 17 sq. ft of natural oak warm gray vinyl plank flooring left over.<br />
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This shows what was left to do on doors and windows.<br />
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Here you see the trimmed out double doors and a bit of the door into the bathroom.<br />
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Window sills were made and installed.<br />
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Window trim is waiting for the final coat of paint and blinds are on order.<br />
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Both thresholds were a bit tricky. The transition here was uneven. Dan did everything he could to reduce the difference in height, but some of the existing construction was rigid. As a solution, Dan constructed a beautiful oak threshold that bridges the tile and the laminate floor and creates a smooth transition.<br />
Of course, I forgot to get a picture of it before I started my part of the job.<br />
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The oak piece in it's original color was going to stand out in a room of gray and off white. I experimented a bit on the underside, as you can see here, to make it blend with it's surroundings.<br />
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Then flipped it over and jumped in with a coat of Light French Grey. I left that for about one minute and wiped off what had not penetrated the wood. (the picture shows the wiped down step) Next I used a stain I had on hand and wiped that on with a rag. I gently wiped it off again and then added more and wipe it again until I was satisfied. I used a Tonetic brand custom mixed stain and I have no idea what I had used it for previously. Not much, evidently, since the quart was about 99% full.<br />
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This is the result. We were quite pleased to have it match the flooring so well. It was left to dry and then installed. The final step was to give it a coat of polyurethane.<br />
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And, one more thing to cross off the list.<br />
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In between all this Dan rearranged a few things on the wall in the hallway. I have lived for 42 years with a wall sconce that had a little turn switch on the fixture. It wasn't the easiest thing to grab onto and impossible to turn if your hands were damp or if you had just applied hand lotion. It was way past due for a change.<br />
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This picture goes back to when the wall was first constructed to close off the hallway entrance to the bathroom. It shows the old wall fixture. Just below the thermostat is a switch that controls the overhead light in the foyer on the first floor. An additional switch was added and these three objects were re positioned slightly.<br />
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Dan kept the mess to a minimum and did his magic.<br />
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After patch plastering it was ready for primer and paint.<br />
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The new light is in place and so is the thermostat and new dual switch plate. I just haven't taken a photo. As you can see I added a large picture on the new wall. I'm working on getting other items hung and I'll show the entire hallway when everything is in place.<br />
I chose this fixture because it resembled a street light and I have a bit of a transportation theme in mind so I thought that was fitting.<br />
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On that note, I'm closing this post. I'm pretty sure the next post will be the FINAL on this project. Just not exactly sure when it will happen. Soon, yes, I'm sure. Soon, real soon.<br />
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<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-80993138975028380922020-01-25T09:14:00.003-08:002020-01-25T09:14:37.021-08:00Weather BonusSeveral days of above average temperatures has been very beneficial in moving the porch project along.<br />
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Dan started working on the half column so we would have an exact measurement before ordering the railing for the deck.<br />
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The column got a few coats of paint. Unfortunately, the pigeon poop didn't get power washed off the brick. That may have to be done in March or April.<br />
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Dan also put the trim around the doors and I gave the doors their third coat of paint.<br />
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Dan also got the band board on the edge of the decking.<br />
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Thanks to good weather, we were able to paint the trim. I got busy and forgot to document all this as it was happening. Can you believe it's January and we keep having above normal temperatures? That is certainly working in our favor or much of this would have to been put on hold for a couple months.<br />
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Dan decided to captilize on the nice weather and get the ceiling on the open deck. As we were making some final decisions on the layout, an unexpected delivery took precedence over our plans.<br />
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The deck railing arrived much earlier than expected.<br />
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This section of the railing was about 1/2 inch longer than it supposed to be, but Dan made some quick adjustments to the columns and saved the day.<br />
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Then it was back to working on the ceiling.<br />
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Looks a little crazy right now but stay tuned<br />
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There are trim pieces that will be added.<br />
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In case you missed an earlier post, these are cabinet doors Dan saved thinking some day he would find a use for them. This is that day!<br />
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The strips of wood that form the transoms on the first floor windows are on the inside of the windows. They were painted green to match the siding of the porch at the time they were installed. Now, with the color change of the siding, we are adding strips to the outside of the window in a color to match the siding.<br />
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Back to the ceiling for a moment or two. Dan and I were quite busy this week and I got a bit behind on the blog post.<br />
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But catching up now. Here's Dan painting that terrific looking ceiling.<br />
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It's hard to get a good shot of it without zooming in. I'll try to get a finished picture from below to end this post.<br />
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The strips across the windows are up and taped to hold until the silicone dries. This was absolutely the last good day we had so we took advantage and washed the windows too.<br />
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Just because I have it, here's a shot looking out at the new railing. Once again I'm behind on posting so I'm pressing the PUBLISH button and starting a new post on what has happened recently. More to come soon.<br />
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My niece is good at scouting out gifts that suit the receiver and fit that person's taste. According to her, this one fell into her lap. One of the hats she wears is "rehabber" and one day in early December she was having a closet painted on one of her projects. When she arrived to check on the job she saw my Christmas present scattered on the floor. What luck! She scooped them up and added a personal touch before she presented them to me.</div>
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Those vintage wooden hangers are now patiently waiting for the rod they will hang on to be installed.</div>
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Some of them even reveal their origin.</div>
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Stephanie personalized them with an appropriate quote tied to each hanger. I'm planning to display those quotes in my new closet as I think they are delightful.</div>
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As you can see, the closet was not quite ready for them in late December, but lots of progress has been made since then.<br />
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As of today, the drywall is up and painted as shown in this shot taken inside the closet (not that you can tell, but look for a follow up post on the closet by the end of the week.)</div>
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Dan worked on closing the gap between the first and second levels.<br />
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See how tight that gap is now. Thanks to some real decent weather for December, Dan got most of the structure painted.<br />
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He also got all the wiring for the lighting and the AC and heating unit completed.<br />
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Holiday activities took over and I let the blog post take a backseat. It's now Dec. 31st and I'm determined to close out the year with this post. Here is what has been accomplished from where I left off.<br />
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Insulation and drywall after the electrical inspection.<br />
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Dan had a little help with the ceiling but managed the walls himself. I negleted to get a picture of him strapping the drywall and pulling it up to the second level.<br />
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A visit from my grandsons to check the progress. The other grandson is taking the picture so not in the shot.</div>
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given a first coat of paint.</div>
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Exterior lights are hooked up on either side of the double doors.</div>
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These are the same fixtures that were on the open deck...just a fresh coat of spray paint and good as new.</div>
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Met with Randy the railing guy and showed him the railing design. So getting this half column completed is on the top of the list to be sure we have accurate measurements before the construction of the railing begins.</div>
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I couldn't resist a bit of holiday decoration even though it had to be taken down several times to allow Dan room to work.</div>
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New gutter and downspout installed. And that's it for this year. So long 2019.<br />
<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-92089055577185160632019-11-24T16:02:00.000-08:002019-11-24T16:02:32.456-08:00Back On AgainI'm running out of titles for the roller-coaster ride of the renovation project that started in July. But, Nov. 20th marks the forward motion once again.<br />
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This is about where we left off.<br />
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Then came frigid temperatures and an early snow.<br />
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When balmy temperatures returned, I took the opportunity to try out my paint colors.<br />
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The steps make it hard to use a ladder to paint any higher. It might have to look like this until spring unless we have a mild winter.<br />
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Then, some good news. A sunny day in the low sixties<b> and </b>my nephew, Ross, and his helper, John, were available to work on closing in the second story. But, even better, my brother Dan spend the entire day on the job doing what he could, even though it has been only 14 days since he broke two ribs in a fall.<br />
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Dan had painted some of the siding before hand so we are seeing the painted side on the left.<br />
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Two sides covered. One to go.<br />
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They also picked up the doors that were on hold at Home Depot.<br />
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Here my nephew works to seal the doors.<br />
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And this is how they look from the outside.<br />
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The inside will get some attention once the outside trim work is finished.<br />
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With a few more days of good weather we just might get the windows trimmed out and the glass installed.<br />
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It's now Nov. 24th and I guess I jinxed it by saying the trim would be finished soon. The weather cooperated but other things got in the way and no one was available to work. Tomorrow will be 64 degrees and sunny but it isn't looking good for any hands on deck. <br />
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I'm closing out this post and will pick up when the renovation resumes.<br />
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then the restart button did what a restart button does, and we were off to a fresh start.<br />
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With three guys on the job, the project was in third gear.<br />
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The decking boards came off and insulation and plywood went down in it's place.<br />
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Scaffolding was set for the next phase.<br />
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Framing of the south wall was secured in place and the window openings approved.<br />
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That was a Friday, so here we are waiting in place for Monday to arrive.<br />
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Monday turned into a half day because of rain overnight.<br />
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The roof got some extra support.<br />
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All those cross pieces on the pergola...<br />
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ended up on the ground.<br />
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The roof was ready for plywood.<br />
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As you can see here, the roof is now covered and the east wall has been framed. Going into a six day wait for available crew to proceed.<br />
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Dan moved forward on his own as the six day wait for a crew turned into a 14 day wait.<br />
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He framed the opening and installed the door. Yay! No more plywood blocking the opening.<br />
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In the meantime I started thinking about how the exposed portion of the porch ceiling should look. It's really the first thing you see when you look up from ground level and the thing most people see walking or driving by the house. I felt it deserved a little something extra. Still have to run this by Dan to see if there are any reasons why this can't be done.<br />
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GOOD WEATHER report for Monday. Can't wait.<br />
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Yes, good weather for a trip to the dump. Dan loaded his pickup truck to the max and we got rid of the large pile of lumber in the yard. The rest of the crew got tied up on an emergency job so it was a short day. Sad to let the beautiful weather slide by but it is what it is.<br />
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Tuesday Dan showed up with a suggestion for that porch ceiling shown above and a pile of kitchen cabinet doors.<br />
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I spent a little time making another drawing and then laying it out on my dining room floor.<br />
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Each door had one screw hole that had to be filled and they all needed to be sanded. A beautiful Sunday afternoon allowed me to get that completed. And...<br />
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washed and primed too.<br />
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I also spend two days chasing from one big box store to another in search of composite decking boards and vinyl flooring, I checked out 4 different Home Depot locations only to come away empty handed. <br />
I did find something I liked at Outdoor Living. I will find out tomorrow how long it will take to actually get it. Seems like the company is moving their business from one state to another and there might be some delay. I haven't given up on miracles and could really use one. No decking means another slowdown and November can be rather unpredictable weather wise, so...not good.<br />
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A lot has happened since that remark about November weather being unpredictable. By that I don't mean a lot was accomplished on the job. Remember Mercury is in Retrograde from Oct. 31 to Nov. 20th which explains some of the confusion but not all of the craziness. I did find out the decking boards would take two weeks. However that is of little consequence at the moment. On Nov. 7th my brother was setting up a narrow scaffold to fit in the space between my porch and the fence between my property and my neighbor on the west. He fell from the top of the scaffold into the neighbor's yard and cracked two ribs falling onto an urn in their yard. We are all very grateful it was not something worse, but cracked ribs are extremely painful and the recovery takes a long time.<br />
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My nephew and his workers will be able to get the siding up so that the structure is enclosed for the winter. In fact that was the plan for yesterday until...<br />
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we went from 66 degrees on Sunday to freezing rain and 2 inches of snow on Monday. Top that with frigid temperatures and here we are on Tues. morning at about 19 degrees. I'm signing off until there is good news to report.<br />
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<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084869100122598249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525823202641527728.post-21352481005049228442019-10-16T15:04:00.000-07:002019-10-16T15:04:38.325-07:00Second BeginningsIt's a new beginning on an old (seems long ago) project that could not proceed without the proper permits. So one architect and five trips to city hall by my contractor, Dan, gave us the green light.<br />
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It took a lot of effort on Dan's part to get this far. He is responsible for most of the drawings which will help to give you an idea of where we are going with this project.<br />
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This is the current view from of the east side facing Spring Ave.<br />
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This is Dan's drawing of how the second story will look. Although it is not obvious here, the enclosed second story will start about 5 feet back from the east edge of the lower level. This will provide a balcony area overlooking the lower deck.<br />
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Current view of the south side.</div>
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The drawing shows how far back the balcony (railing) will go and what the rest of the south elevation will look like.</div>
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The west side will not have any windows and is not visible from the street.</div>
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My minor contribution to all this hoopla on drawings was the plot plan, which means nothing to the construction but is part of the requirements for a permit.</div>
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You can barely see the APPROVED stamp in the photo, however, it's proof I contributed something.</div>
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But what sealed the deal was the architectural drawing showing the stability of the structure.</div>
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Well almost. It turns out, even that did not quite satisfy and Dan was sent home to execute one more drawing.</div>
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But, the barricades are behind us and the railings are down! </div>
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(It is now two days since this picture was taken and that lovely sunshine you see here disappeared shortly after this picture was taken. I am waiting patiently for the rain to stop and the clouds to part so work can commence, I can take a few more pictures and finish this post.</div>
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The sun is back and so is Dan. Oops, where'd he go?</div>
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I'm taking these from ground level and zooming-in. So look for the red headband. He's there.</div>
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And he is by himself so every task requires a little more thought.</div>
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