He Flew on Over ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I love birds, I've never been one to incorporate "coastal" birds into our decor.  That was ... until I spotted this tall, handsome fella at HomeGoods last week:  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_9v0MvYnu0efzwYauGvhe605H0YQ8O6tNZfw64xNFCCebojVExtO1hnbUYWwU60FnGmBbJ1bu2Q9SqIGqOfMvmdIlT9jWAAxKuv9SJIsqeICY8pIuU8phnSf5wjqFEbdOBQGfqJXLg/s1600/sittingvignettebird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_9v0MvYnu0efzwYauGvhe605H0YQ8O6tNZfw64xNFCCebojVExtO1hnbUYWwU60FnGmBbJ1bu2Q9SqIGqOfMvmdIlT9jWAAxKuv9SJIsqeICY8pIuU8phnSf5wjqFEbdOBQGfqJXLg/s640/sittingvignettebird.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I let him fly all over the house, landing here and there until he found just the right spot to plant himself!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wonder if it was the crisp, white coral (from Pottery Barn) that enticed him?</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgZtnGEQAuJ7q5_h1AwWvrokTCyR3vLO0EZ1aheKFSW36DCi5zcxsA-IWTDp8qaqstxJd0RejHShqh-HDVl8AZm98wWCIR6sOhmX8tIU-N7RbLr7ZrjghU8S1wJxgin1tLhtOUHARug/s1600/sittingvignettecoral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgZtnGEQAuJ7q5_h1AwWvrokTCyR3vLO0EZ1aheKFSW36DCi5zcxsA-IWTDp8qaqstxJd0RejHShqh-HDVl8AZm98wWCIR6sOhmX8tIU-N7RbLr7ZrjghU8S1wJxgin1tLhtOUHARug/s640/sittingvignettecoral.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or, maybe it was the picture of the ship floating along that seemed familiar:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JoyxA_myCmIQAAlGym-xgAiXHiAi7Ge38u6vEKTeJBtyl5_65TGB7KFmuHYWtGdgSWia7dBpOnhHTSayVa0_p7RvGRusvKHGgYF1l6o0WmTvmB4KhD5EgdEU89LN9tg0rN0X6IdZTw/s1600/sittingvignetteship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JoyxA_myCmIQAAlGym-xgAiXHiAi7Ge38u6vEKTeJBtyl5_65TGB7KFmuHYWtGdgSWia7dBpOnhHTSayVa0_p7RvGRusvKHGgYF1l6o0WmTvmB4KhD5EgdEU89LN9tg0rN0X6IdZTw/s640/sittingvignetteship.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maaaaybee, it was this tall wheat grass as it's a good place to hide:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaLQRvoRcw8z_SjJyvqj0r4wSuzyoC7TNRtAhk7VSUsrtrlH2NZSgL8eoPkFAJrr0Xl2QMzcSNVhuNwesPY7xSDBRfvli_h0SdjoUqrm2snCoBAlvy_Nlmp_tym3ZeeMP8VaXHpap0g/s1600/sittingvignettewheat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaLQRvoRcw8z_SjJyvqj0r4wSuzyoC7TNRtAhk7VSUsrtrlH2NZSgL8eoPkFAJrr0Xl2QMzcSNVhuNwesPY7xSDBRfvli_h0SdjoUqrm2snCoBAlvy_Nlmp_tym3ZeeMP8VaXHpap0g/s640/sittingvignettewheat.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whatever the reason, this little family is enjoying his company:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72ut0Y232CH25uPHpmS-CyVhdRvBRhRwM3jPb6xClT7231G7GUqT2DIUew7JTgQkNLMJVn-_fEhCb01jwGs7gR4cAmK5-zwqowlxSjOHKZg7RjJuVxA_GjDSRXh-1M3UQx8gDj0YoQQ/s1600/sittingvignettefamily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72ut0Y232CH25uPHpmS-CyVhdRvBRhRwM3jPb6xClT7231G7GUqT2DIUew7JTgQkNLMJVn-_fEhCb01jwGs7gR4cAmK5-zwqowlxSjOHKZg7RjJuVxA_GjDSRXh-1M3UQx8gDj0YoQQ/s640/sittingvignettefamily.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He's a fun, new addition to the "coastal-themed" vignette on the accent chest in our sitting room, for sure:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvyIYGe4QO6HWx_yUsjoxMjK5XrCabzBcrKU6hGqIFX26eF18Q2qFNdx_qRpeNVjSzXI8YTfqK6TxZ_J2jUMYkMgkaxUB8lc-klMTAjMzeuOsjplmImjREvhlBs_II5blQqSxWBqZEA/s1600/sittingvignetteoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvyIYGe4QO6HWx_yUsjoxMjK5XrCabzBcrKU6hGqIFX26eF18Q2qFNdx_qRpeNVjSzXI8YTfqK6TxZ_J2jUMYkMgkaxUB8lc-klMTAjMzeuOsjplmImjREvhlBs_II5blQqSxWBqZEA/s640/sittingvignetteoverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQFd7U0vo8ZtWFeLTh_4QyWMe44Wi7K1StmkitjDop_8j_XGp5SJGJ8hA0IxWnDo89nwo9m1fCmPi88pBdm_1k9Km9UzGzo3_40f6BHkpH6ftAu9bDAjc9GI1eE3dvnxvb7Z6o-uSyQ/s1600/sittingvignetteclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQFd7U0vo8ZtWFeLTh_4QyWMe44Wi7K1StmkitjDop_8j_XGp5SJGJ8hA0IxWnDo89nwo9m1fCmPi88pBdm_1k9Km9UzGzo3_40f6BHkpH6ftAu9bDAjc9GI1eE3dvnxvb7Z6o-uSyQ/s640/sittingvignetteclose.jpg" width="426" /></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/AVvXsEhu9jGK2XvmFn0gWKD4afe4Ai8V6ngAhao6C2533pZMg6ERWZMt8RCpROEIRsrOUtfGmLl_zSIPDAhJOQP0ImUGa-sOsvQUH_vkbuqWbd5n5eN1fIuXa9TICkewO6MmGEbPoAaVKT0gKQ/s1600/sittingvignetteside1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9jGK2XvmFn0gWKD4afe4Ai8V6ngAhao6C2533pZMg6ERWZMt8RCpROEIRsrOUtfGmLl_zSIPDAhJOQP0ImUGa-sOsvQUH_vkbuqWbd5n5eN1fIuXa9TICkewO6MmGEbPoAaVKT0gKQ/s640/sittingvignetteside1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, speaking of additions to our sitting room ... these beautiful chairs from World Market have joined the gang, too!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwWInlHAcdJekeTuaDxdBiYELbMXNsx55lPgZ0k-uvBzLXS50Q7-pisWr7K5b1nOKSke-17wbYTtg1LEr36P5Ueil_cW1Jy2cyU0jABS9puYZ9W6JWnFPZsOtn_WPNtQDVosFMqZXDA/s1600/FBchairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwWInlHAcdJekeTuaDxdBiYELbMXNsx55lPgZ0k-uvBzLXS50Q7-pisWr7K5b1nOKSke-17wbYTtg1LEr36P5Ueil_cW1Jy2cyU0jABS9puYZ9W6JWnFPZsOtn_WPNtQDVosFMqZXDA/s640/FBchairs.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As has more bling!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGsIaL1ylXk80nBhxh7U-i-PC9NMPow8I7hm_6uMMrxym-fwkGiTIFmXY9c12V4uvYYoC-TWslrtGEVjD5Bp9ZtCHRKOsrITpjfsKvdm__8l-5STjrg2im536dI5mLa8_AagrO5Vlsw/s1600/FBnewchandie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGsIaL1ylXk80nBhxh7U-i-PC9NMPow8I7hm_6uMMrxym-fwkGiTIFmXY9c12V4uvYYoC-TWslrtGEVjD5Bp9ZtCHRKOsrITpjfsKvdm__8l-5STjrg2im536dI5mLa8_AagrO5Vlsw/s640/FBnewchandie.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will share completed pics soon ...</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, friends!</span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

He Flew on Over ...

While I love birds, I've never been one to incorporate "coastal" birds into our decor.  That was ... until I spotted this tall...

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Do You Have Rules ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By now, I hope all of you are starting to see true signs of Spring!  We've been enjoying a bit warmer weather (except for today), and I <strike>think hope</strike> *pray* the pollen is just about gone!  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, while I should be playing outside ... I find myself INside, *tinkering* with another little vignette ... this time, on our sofa table.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me just say that I truly admire all of you who can crank up the tunes and throw a vignette together without a care in the world!  My crazy mind doesn't usually allow that to happen because of my *OCD self-inflicted decorating rules!*</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You see ... when I start on a vignette, usually I have to start with the center of my vignette and work my way out because, if I don't, *bad* things will happen!  Because of that rule, this little guy got to stay: </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3gRZodaV5LBid8HWTZgVuhCQBYrA54Po-NiPuqY6MM9uRT01bt3KOaqOSq3TQpZb6HOOrU3PMzzNEQApXhIliBG9LcieeOOn6x_ahnBSHfvohsH_wl-9_1_EWmH74qygF3JESJANbg/s1600/sofatableboat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3gRZodaV5LBid8HWTZgVuhCQBYrA54Po-NiPuqY6MM9uRT01bt3KOaqOSq3TQpZb6HOOrU3PMzzNEQApXhIliBG9LcieeOOn6x_ahnBSHfvohsH_wl-9_1_EWmH74qygF3JESJANbg/s640/sofatableboat.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To balance the height and colors of the ship, I then brought in a lantern from the porch:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAIoXv0TXYGzDlY1U5RK5LgeLXWhCM7ttfIp7KFkI3ZuB_V7s1q851m4p5iGsuQI0T0iAbCc07um1L2NPQgbJoIKJ2Vi0aBAVk_TdwXL_OWIgQk9uDJUqbxprGvXFEqHVC8QYQXbXWA/s1600/sofatablelantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAIoXv0TXYGzDlY1U5RK5LgeLXWhCM7ttfIp7KFkI3ZuB_V7s1q851m4p5iGsuQI0T0iAbCc07um1L2NPQgbJoIKJ2Vi0aBAVk_TdwXL_OWIgQk9uDJUqbxprGvXFEqHVC8QYQXbXWA/s640/sofatablelantern.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, because a large meteor would strike if I didn't add another coastal element to tie in with the ship, I then </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">placed a battery operated candle inside the lantern and wrapped it with nautical rope (that they now sell at Michael's ... perfect length, too)!</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/AVvXsEh5-E0LiXhJOMIEZM4KMvAsdnT0ax8gO8yDRFUuwrhrNn566Rpv7IKzjVQEL-RENDbXBs9SEAL2fzflQxU9iK9IjFOWhNa-cZ0QdAcU5y2UXv9Et5h3ktIWtJJVTis_HmsYO2-dhmPB3A/s1600/sofatablerope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-E0LiXhJOMIEZM4KMvAsdnT0ax8gO8yDRFUuwrhrNn566Rpv7IKzjVQEL-RENDbXBs9SEAL2fzflQxU9iK9IjFOWhNa-cZ0QdAcU5y2UXv9Et5h3ktIWtJJVTis_HmsYO2-dhmPB3A/s640/sofatablerope.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, to keep with the feeling of Spring, I added not one, but TWO of my IKEA faux plants side by side ... while they're both in cute urns from Michael's, I placed one on top of a candle holder to give it a bit of height over its twin:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1rVEzCxCmbJkr-9hl8D2kUAkJBQoSFhLiuZTA70NkBTep9zEpC5oUvOX8FQvifJ6mk-2sYJhoiBSLShV1OhCLd1hOjjFj9EtAGA_aJQrCtBdFBUBIJ45SQ7Lg0YfOsJTuDEYUPqSLw/s1600/sofatableplants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1rVEzCxCmbJkr-9hl8D2kUAkJBQoSFhLiuZTA70NkBTep9zEpC5oUvOX8FQvifJ6mk-2sYJhoiBSLShV1OhCLd1hOjjFj9EtAGA_aJQrCtBdFBUBIJ45SQ7Lg0YfOsJTuDEYUPqSLw/s640/sofatableplants.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's when I reminded myself of my *self-inflicted decorating rule* number 10,289 ... that if I have something on one side, I HAVE to have something similar, if not the same, on the other side because, if I don't, I won't be able to sleep!  Thankfully, I had another plant from IKEA on hand ... I placed this one on a little dessert stand:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U6kOWKtiO-M3md5CKSIy_s7tt5HZ-4HY8jndPo9j25lLxtZR-l-xRNLCfJAEnbOjN4M17ilnqUxX2NfNZ6xppw3sKYIe6fz_n2Ia7GVYoU0XDdVsYZMUslnYxT0suCVYVnmfBrOnUw/s1600/sofatableplant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U6kOWKtiO-M3md5CKSIy_s7tt5HZ-4HY8jndPo9j25lLxtZR-l-xRNLCfJAEnbOjN4M17ilnqUxX2NfNZ6xppw3sKYIe6fz_n2Ia7GVYoU0XDdVsYZMUslnYxT0suCVYVnmfBrOnUw/s640/sofatableplant.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, then as a finishing touch (you know, because I *have* to have a finishing touch), I added this little sign in front of the boat:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKRaurW6ddJ7Httl0Ja0xi43j5oOVch9xhS5nkNXMKFr2WebflkYYrpXRWfWEDwhVoOL_hZfKDBpcX7XtTyA2TOtyj1SIlwUthR1sN5WMV4N54m_bYr4FLyyw3_QB-v5bTq8DXhk7QQ/s1600/sofatablesign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKRaurW6ddJ7Httl0Ja0xi43j5oOVch9xhS5nkNXMKFr2WebflkYYrpXRWfWEDwhVoOL_hZfKDBpcX7XtTyA2TOtyj1SIlwUthR1sN5WMV4N54m_bYr4FLyyw3_QB-v5bTq8DXhk7QQ/s640/sofatablesign.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All together, it looks like this:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9s-HnNuxsyi48G4LBqGJzwqCeuXWHX0K9ELCWWTuzfO1u64rzKJTJ1MgQaz7aVsUoKaorYRme0DdSqIov_KZL2MjK_BHgTGDd7-gkOInTFBkcVd43lXkomjvXpW5kz8Sapco4Yuvew/s1600/sofatabletop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9s-HnNuxsyi48G4LBqGJzwqCeuXWHX0K9ELCWWTuzfO1u64rzKJTJ1MgQaz7aVsUoKaorYRme0DdSqIov_KZL2MjK_BHgTGDd7-gkOInTFBkcVd43lXkomjvXpW5kz8Sapco4Yuvew/s640/sofatabletop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, as I look at it, I realize that the lantern needs to be higher to balance better with the lamp ... seeee ... here comes the OCD again!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I fix that AND find a perfectly narrow basket or trunk to go under the table, I'll be done ... for the moment, anyway:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvLv-lO_13N4YZbdGY_nfI8vEV2FI78i4S_Uc2tVtCXhlAiQHmLQ5mfFeDtf0O58dKD17JOy74G4PeNYhSaoWUC_O2Dprqcc91B9vjC1OX0jQr84VmPP5Yzu9mHHcuxWDH1-TtBye2A/s1600/sofatableside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvLv-lO_13N4YZbdGY_nfI8vEV2FI78i4S_Uc2tVtCXhlAiQHmLQ5mfFeDtf0O58dKD17JOy74G4PeNYhSaoWUC_O2Dprqcc91B9vjC1OX0jQr84VmPP5Yzu9mHHcuxWDH1-TtBye2A/s640/sofatableside.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ONE of these days, I'm going to throw caution to the wind and not care about symmetry, balance OR my decorating rules!  Wanna take a bet how long that will last?  LOL</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Partying over here ... come play:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Stroll Thru Life/<a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/04/161th-inspire-me-tue-frenchyfarmhouse.html">Inspire Me Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-131/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-131">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/04/wow-us-wednesdays-115.html">WUW</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DIY by Design/<a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/swing-into-spring-its-party-114.html">Swing into Spring</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

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Time for a Small Change ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends.  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, tell me ... when you're ready to create a new vignette, where do you go for inspiration?  Do you go visit your favorite blogs ... logon to Pinterest ... pick up your favorite magazine and thumb through the pages ... or, just play, play, play until you get it semi-right?  If you're like me, you'll probably say "all of the above!"  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such is the case with the new, simple vignette I created on the counter in our kitchen.  If you've logged on to Pinterest even just *one* time, you've probably seen this absolutely amazing image from Heather Bullard's fabulous kitchen (source: http://heatherbullard.com/2012/03/kitchen-corner-shelf/):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5mR8_QzYv_sybCY2KECoDvSO-1psNoK4JofclDBzfZ0H3axFsfTp5yJEukFtl4ujRxwGb3SpmYuilN4br4lP0rLR3rnEoOUxZ2iGPXKaCdSkZHU5s7YRs2vWpZnbJ_xAmj1BiBgbwA/s1600/vignettekitcheninspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5mR8_QzYv_sybCY2KECoDvSO-1psNoK4JofclDBzfZ0H3axFsfTp5yJEukFtl4ujRxwGb3SpmYuilN4br4lP0rLR3rnEoOUxZ2iGPXKaCdSkZHU5s7YRs2vWpZnbJ_xAmj1BiBgbwA/s640/vignettekitcheninspiration.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love everything about it ... the brightness ... pops of color AND the fact that there are already a few common elements between hers and mine, such as the bead board backsplash and white, wooden shelves.  I love the vignette she created in her beautiful woven basket ... I knew I wanted to do something similar:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started with a pretty woven basket I had on hand (from Home Goods):</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/AVvXsEjmg0MxJCZov8gZxyQI7ZULY9pIcvBrXGH-CdWPBeGo2Oi-wBfB7Cpoadw0IhD0kI4tFOlzjfHJVa7i4lxi_0W6Z7z7dKNgpTky0JryHHwp6ncmOUosblKhs7w07n0IEBsZ3D3AZRGK_w/s1600/vignettekitchenbasket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg0MxJCZov8gZxyQI7ZULY9pIcvBrXGH-CdWPBeGo2Oi-wBfB7Cpoadw0IhD0kI4tFOlzjfHJVa7i4lxi_0W6Z7z7dKNgpTky0JryHHwp6ncmOUosblKhs7w07n0IEBsZ3D3AZRGK_w/s640/vignettekitchenbasket.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, while I wish I had Heather's awesome collection of bread and cutting boards to layer in the back, um, I don't.  So, the ones I had on hand will have to do ... for now, anyway:  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tTVlDeaE62TeJkKjNW1MvdhETIsn4Whgt5lv9a91rakJ2AJp_4q6EG05bof24dn3BEq0UCNvco0gSMWJrSiKLspPQPEVqbrk88phxuEyYUhxT7vghfWufp90SxKuqnNIfR4oAZyq1A/s1600/vignettekitchenboards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tTVlDeaE62TeJkKjNW1MvdhETIsn4Whgt5lv9a91rakJ2AJp_4q6EG05bof24dn3BEq0UCNvco0gSMWJrSiKLspPQPEVqbrk88phxuEyYUhxT7vghfWufp90SxKuqnNIfR4oAZyq1A/s640/vignettekitchenboards.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added a couple of coffee cups with a pretty beaded detail ...</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/AVvXsEhbIIbZXjVxPWOWwQvGRylKUOXxbS1mGD2h582RCnx6ZCVX4PqQHqoz4W1Pd8QJ2xjnUm7rtG8A7KR3iQCAFFyA9VHBOPzRxb0sg8gN7uZQ6gYAAFLNAtynQxzsRc_XjMY1Df0AeACEFA/s1600/vignettekitchencups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIIbZXjVxPWOWwQvGRylKUOXxbS1mGD2h582RCnx6ZCVX4PqQHqoz4W1Pd8QJ2xjnUm7rtG8A7KR3iQCAFFyA9VHBOPzRxb0sg8gN7uZQ6gYAAFLNAtynQxzsRc_XjMY1Df0AeACEFA/s640/vignettekitchencups.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with a few matching dishes, including these pretty bowls (all from Tuesday Morning).  And, like in my inspiration picture, I just *had* to add a few  lemons and limes for the perfect pop of color (although, mine are fake ... surprise, surprise, right?):</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1bw4UokusLc7ZbYcbvE_GC0iHhs5V4uqa4QCHQA7hEb5eHrhgCKHExV4cpm1QCIOsp83jnPqzumPzSNM17zlqLfqshJLXM5R9pzFGFhe3ZG4i5GwmHa7JJvGsVnWsFxk7OC5KyaXlw/s1600/vignettekitchenlemons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1bw4UokusLc7ZbYcbvE_GC0iHhs5V4uqa4QCHQA7hEb5eHrhgCKHExV4cpm1QCIOsp83jnPqzumPzSNM17zlqLfqshJLXM5R9pzFGFhe3ZG4i5GwmHa7JJvGsVnWsFxk7OC5KyaXlw/s640/vignettekitchenlemons.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also moved the pitcher filled with utensils on over from beside the stove:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteCb7bs7GB9u5gdxhpsqf-ltwNlJfOdU3yW2RUVHlA1u8oqVQ0OsL1ToyD9Lw64waM6wU_ncGGDS15BOSXfKocrZYgQi_EKwORt9IIVwMyan2mz_6_NZXDnL1kkQWCEB_aUu1zzleGQ/s1600/vignettekitchenutensils.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteCb7bs7GB9u5gdxhpsqf-ltwNlJfOdU3yW2RUVHlA1u8oqVQ0OsL1ToyD9Lw64waM6wU_ncGGDS15BOSXfKocrZYgQi_EKwORt9IIVwMyan2mz_6_NZXDnL1kkQWCEB_aUu1zzleGQ/s640/vignettekitchenutensils.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, here's what it all looks like:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HlvR_sf7YezBLHYSYi0KH7YHAK3NfyeRljmoARvSFUOdogtzhyphenhyphenMKiSAXMIu1Su4x_VwRr0XcYMJZlFcyMtLHjr13Fr-wqa5o8JBv3Npz6L-mquUyGDrauviHpwW_oQ0OmhQvptHNag/s1600/vignettekitchenoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HlvR_sf7YezBLHYSYi0KH7YHAK3NfyeRljmoARvSFUOdogtzhyphenhyphenMKiSAXMIu1Su4x_VwRr0XcYMJZlFcyMtLHjr13Fr-wqa5o8JBv3Npz6L-mquUyGDrauviHpwW_oQ0OmhQvptHNag/s640/vignettekitchenoverall.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQFUw7OMrBzNZf08XLujj0LwWpy9xwonkDBYcIXezX-8vbn_exUR72kuPVgU_xt9xQfbehdudWRkLOZuhMqdQQh8-zJ-AWECiEcm0N8WRZBIHT9lqFrFJdJlGGrXEmU0nYUEx80fc_w/s1600/vignettekitchenclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQFUw7OMrBzNZf08XLujj0LwWpy9xwonkDBYcIXezX-8vbn_exUR72kuPVgU_xt9xQfbehdudWRkLOZuhMqdQQh8-zJ-AWECiEcm0N8WRZBIHT9lqFrFJdJlGGrXEmU0nYUEx80fc_w/s640/vignettekitchenclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, as a side note ... once I finished my little vignette, I decided to bring out three extra glass canisters I wasn't using ... love how it all complements each other:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-ird3MNo1svCmrhtrmrmNECkgK3F4fF2_6JEOEmjA1ZGmisWHqBKgZPQ0P_4N8AYuPKSZtQWIqjfu51bLZxF4hxltbZuoQFb_1jGDBbFZwvZ6s-vDa5i_eGV1T_qSCQeeEzdfu9BLQ/s1600/vignettekitchencanisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-ird3MNo1svCmrhtrmrmNECkgK3F4fF2_6JEOEmjA1ZGmisWHqBKgZPQ0P_4N8AYuPKSZtQWIqjfu51bLZxF4hxltbZuoQFb_1jGDBbFZwvZ6s-vDa5i_eGV1T_qSCQeeEzdfu9BLQ/s640/vignettekitchencanisters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until the "next" vignette starts to unfold ...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day and thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Time for a Small Change ...

Greetings, friends.   So, tell me ... when you're ready to create a new vignette, where do you go for inspiration?  Do you go visit your...

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Just Messing Around ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TGIF, friends !!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I *should* be working on a list of productive things that I've been putting off long enough ... like, painting my son's bathroom ... working on his playroom ... cleaning the layers of pollen off of our porch ... and, cleaning out my closet, somehow, I find myself creating new vignettes around the house today.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A new *pinterest-inspired* vignette in the kitchen:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLfaL534Fgo-WM8x1lfznqSZ08741SMw36aOKSFvbwR2cnm5U8x7N72LDJDJCObHXA1dGISQ7Cnm8bHyZgtqqg4YVvz98HA4te2BPDbLjnIV40QmIbqh_1woAE0gPp2dsUtcIbTtjVg/s1600/FBlemons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLfaL534Fgo-WM8x1lfznqSZ08741SMw36aOKSFvbwR2cnm5U8x7N72LDJDJCObHXA1dGISQ7Cnm8bHyZgtqqg4YVvz98HA4te2BPDbLjnIV40QmIbqh_1woAE0gPp2dsUtcIbTtjVg/s640/FBlemons.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Garden balls on candlesticks, anyone?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbukaq9dLw2FLO9uxqBmUPWbXN0kyzzjdsdIgdWeiTfnabrVngqH0V3m3NsutXmu2X-GVMp7EDWOMXa58PtvE9HVJhVL3OvYQWKlpuvbxy7bIeVW4ry1i2POk0-CNPEf-M9bf56DuFQ/s1600/vignetteball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbukaq9dLw2FLO9uxqBmUPWbXN0kyzzjdsdIgdWeiTfnabrVngqH0V3m3NsutXmu2X-GVMp7EDWOMXa58PtvE9HVJhVL3OvYQWKlpuvbxy7bIeVW4ry1i2POk0-CNPEf-M9bf56DuFQ/s640/vignetteball.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will never make "bean soup," however, I'll be the first to buy a bag of it to add color to my kitchen.  Yes, I have issues!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH4ksFPso8hfuy2Hml8BF0ta9JDbI5ODaR545sEVApGB8qFmNIWYHCy1XimQnUi_jKJFyuDiss1469_HVJkf7nOGuBKwOXJRPRfkNTfYT_rCDIQUHgSriZTQ8rWsiFWnre8IWNlOqPA/s1600/vignettebeans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH4ksFPso8hfuy2Hml8BF0ta9JDbI5ODaR545sEVApGB8qFmNIWYHCy1XimQnUi_jKJFyuDiss1469_HVJkf7nOGuBKwOXJRPRfkNTfYT_rCDIQUHgSriZTQ8rWsiFWnre8IWNlOqPA/s640/vignettebeans.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IKEA x 3:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xrObYZVwy5yOE5vr5c5prpWCQPx0Sp-_ZJy3Adi8uSP8cbq08I6kCO5VwflfVKHYhuq1BB9sjoJTtVCAgrsBRDSNgHd0YiUZAXpCYvtUbQuYl4grw-RN8SPhrGKzwIX_SKQ2-X2ROA/s1600/vignetteplants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xrObYZVwy5yOE5vr5c5prpWCQPx0Sp-_ZJy3Adi8uSP8cbq08I6kCO5VwflfVKHYhuq1BB9sjoJTtVCAgrsBRDSNgHd0YiUZAXpCYvtUbQuYl4grw-RN8SPhrGKzwIX_SKQ2-X2ROA/s640/vignetteplants.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnd, a new roo admiring fancy, faux apples.</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/AVvXsEhOFfWt-EUp8RI6358MP53nxP-h6zOFqz_7tpMH1KVa43-dR7ZzZwIOlBArs3Vivbe_oYOoJwHFBLgdG7mObCsGYg2w-YLVQAifSzt78AQQ2c0xKJs2NEm20cfiKlwak-a1L9eLCYWTOg/s1600/vignetteroo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFfWt-EUp8RI6358MP53nxP-h6zOFqz_7tpMH1KVa43-dR7ZzZwIOlBArs3Vivbe_oYOoJwHFBLgdG7mObCsGYg2w-YLVQAifSzt78AQQ2c0xKJs2NEm20cfiKlwak-a1L9eLCYWTOg/s640/vignetteroo.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know I'm not alone in choosing to do things that I *want* to do over things I *need* to do today!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you all have a wonderful *non-productive* day ... like me!  LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Just Messing Around ...

TGIF, friends !! While I *should* be working on a list of productive things that I've been putting off long enough ... like, painting my...

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