New Year...new life?

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So tomorrow will be the <span style="font-size: large;">new year</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">--gasp! really? --</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and it's like a new start.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Allora, domani è <span style="font-size: large;">l'anno nuovo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>--gasp! davvero? ---</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ed è come un nuovo inizio.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Everybody writes a list of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">good intentions</span> and hink about </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">how </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">making them come true.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutti fanno una lista</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di <span style="font-size: large;">buoni proprositi</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e pensano a come </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>metterli in pratica.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEkB75JSDnVS8Zo6aE78ltl8mQfMzLj5-U9anfhZokQXPGlp1dTaneaStO5vTU3_cTXGufkx8MgSMGjyknwhS080U58EJpW1FKipNjL2H9jnmMEqlKqEzWu-YXgDq2bK2kSrtdkEsm7I/s1600/buoni_propositi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEkB75JSDnVS8Zo6aE78ltl8mQfMzLj5-U9anfhZokQXPGlp1dTaneaStO5vTU3_cTXGufkx8MgSMGjyknwhS080U58EJpW1FKipNjL2H9jnmMEqlKqEzWu-YXgDq2bK2kSrtdkEsm7I/s400/buoni_propositi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://umla.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I just want to <span style="font-size: large;">set my dreams free</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and try to realize them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">That is what I wish to every one of you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io voglio semplicemente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">liberare i miei sogni</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e cercare di realizzarli.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E questo è ciò che auguro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>anche a tutte voi!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Have a sweet 2011!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>Un dolcissimo 2011!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

New Year...new life?

So tomorrow will be the new year...--gasp! really? --and it's like a new start.Allora, domani è l'anno nuovo--gasp! davvero? ---ed è come un nuovo inizio.Everybody writes a list ofgood intentions and hink about how making them come true.Tutti fanno una listadi buoni proprositie pensano a come metter…

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Christmas trouble

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello my dearests!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How was your <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas</span>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mine was very good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I spent a <span style="font-size: large;">wonderful day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">with all my family at my new home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Salve mie carissime!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Come è andato il Natale?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Il mio molto bene!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ho trascorso una piacevole giornata</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con tutta la mia famiglia nella nostra nuova casa.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Everybody was happy about the <span style="font-size: large;">food</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(ufff!! that was my first "official" lunch with all the family!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and we spent a relaxed day together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutti erano molti contenti del <span style="font-size: large;">cibo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(uff!!! era il mio primo pranzo ufficiale con tutta la famiglia!!!)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e abbiamo trascorso una giornata rilassante insieme.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPuLbuqNoL6PuucxgaTdhM0oSolLefLzbvaVvtMjXhOOtu_pda0HXd6tsyYnSXI3oyQBDHokjJO49vGNAPmzNLpXjsPzT-UL643hfLRNVfdtDt1Ua9ytLuMcCJOHR7yT6ykh0tM83f2o/s1600/buon_natale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPuLbuqNoL6PuucxgaTdhM0oSolLefLzbvaVvtMjXhOOtu_pda0HXd6tsyYnSXI3oyQBDHokjJO49vGNAPmzNLpXjsPzT-UL643hfLRNVfdtDt1Ua9ytLuMcCJOHR7yT6ykh0tM83f2o/s400/buon_natale.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just <span style="font-size: large;">one thing</span> was wrong...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...Sofia broke my camera!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So no photos, except this one!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Solo <span style="font-size: large;">una cosa</span> è andata storta:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em> Sofia ha rotto la mia macchina fotografica!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quindi niente foto, tranne questa!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well, <span style="font-size: large;">my camera was old</span> and I needed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to buy a new one...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...so let's just say that I have to buy it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sooner than I have thought!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Bhè, la<span style="font-size: large;"> mia macchina era vecchia</span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e avevo bisogno di comprarne un'altra,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>quindi diciamo semplicemente che dovrò</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>comprarla prima di quanto</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>avessi previsto!!!</em></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/AVvXsEi4i_KpglymK9b9LEj2ow10U3usylZBT785IYy-_8kURS28kLz0qboT31zTZvCPmvGYID8uaPIOu8V40pTn30P5Q9S8karOa28ylJcO07yBgizK7uBuAsB3waEYDN-k8XJkYmhXKAspxQ8/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i_KpglymK9b9LEj2ow10U3usylZBT785IYy-_8kURS28kLz0qboT31zTZvCPmvGYID8uaPIOu8V40pTn30P5Q9S8karOa28ylJcO07yBgizK7uBuAsB3waEYDN-k8XJkYmhXKAspxQ8/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Christmas trouble

Hello my dearests!!!How was your Christmas?Mine was very good!I spent a wonderful daywith all my family at my new home.Salve mie carissime!!!Come è andato il Natale?Il mio molto bene!!!Ho trascorso una piacevole giornatacon tutta la mia famiglia nella nostra nuova casa.Everybody was happy about the …

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My art in the press....

Morning all! I thought I'd pop in to let you know that I've been featured in an article written by Paddy Hintz, a journalist at The Courier Mail newspaper here in Brisbane.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbnktZFvWeIDkwUemIKZ2iFCKWjdYSJkOQ6MGzEW-N-lvv9YLXLIq062iiERmXUCpGka8eL-7HHffuBSIuRLVgbRls6RifaW-NYJr_sglLkGwysi1m2g8t88NwJsgYcULBd4QaWtpOxk/s1600/courier+mail+article.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbnktZFvWeIDkwUemIKZ2iFCKWjdYSJkOQ6MGzEW-N-lvv9YLXLIq062iiERmXUCpGka8eL-7HHffuBSIuRLVgbRls6RifaW-NYJr_sglLkGwysi1m2g8t88NwJsgYcULBd4QaWtpOxk/s640/courier+mail+article.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can check out the full article <a href="http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/trend-shopping-on-facebook/story-fn6ck8la-1225976695401">here</a>. Thanks so much Paddy for the feature.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We had a lovely day, shared with family who joined us here for lots of food, a drink or two and the traditional Singstar challenge which lasted well into the wee hours. I'm sure our neighbours thank their lucky stars we live on acreage, as none of us could remotely be described as singers, but what we lack in talent we more than make up for with enthusiasm! Today the crew have braved the dismal weather and headed off to Noosa, which leaves me with the whole day to myself. I'm looking forward to doing nothing more than mooching around, enjoying a good book and a dvd or two, and after the frantic lead-up to the big day, I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope Santa was kind to you all, and I'm looking forward to catching up with your news over the next few weeks. I have lots of exciting plans for this little blog of mine, and I can't wait to share them with you all. I love the start of a new year - so many exciting possibilities!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

My art in the press....

Morning all! I thought I'd pop in to let you know that I've been featured in an article written by Paddy Hintz, a journalist at The Courier Mail newspaper here in Brisbane.You can check out the full article here. Thanks so much Paddy for the feature.Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We had a l…

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Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I'm busy with the Christmas preparations,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I want to wish to all of you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a <span style="font-size: large;">fantastic Christmas</span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sono impegnatissima con la preparazione</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>del pranzo di natale, ma volevo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>augurare a tuute voi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>un <span style="font-size: large;">fantastico Natale</span>!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcDTkkldqUJh73v5boGZKACuotxmf_vYFeCwXrpG8W0GY15GlIZSDqDye5KkLkQRMhfdywK7Xy2avnkjhjsPqHJPkpfYMI7Oc1Z64i8s1867VqWlJ44TOrym-8BFBMsAZkiwLqwTOgi0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcDTkkldqUJh73v5boGZKACuotxmf_vYFeCwXrpG8W0GY15GlIZSDqDye5KkLkQRMhfdywK7Xy2avnkjhjsPqHJPkpfYMI7Oc1Z64i8s1867VqWlJ44TOrym-8BFBMsAZkiwLqwTOgi0/s640/1.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.mirabeau-versand.de/">credits</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are some of the elements</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of my <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas table...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Queste sono alcuni elementi</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>della mia <span style="font-size: large;">tavola di Natale</span>...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiQVpeZk60-dDw3_08nfvWnYCf4j4Z-SE6XWQ322D1KwJwAi1ClkUynV10FkwjJuIB2c79nqlb4R4H0IyyYadEJn3VheyT__wK9T1bYmZxNwTXPqvEVSRmL4zUiQ2y8vzDMnFJGdiKeavc/s1600/decorazioni1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVpeZk60-dDw3_08nfvWnYCf4j4Z-SE6XWQ322D1KwJwAi1ClkUynV10FkwjJuIB2c79nqlb4R4H0IyyYadEJn3VheyT__wK9T1bYmZxNwTXPqvEVSRmL4zUiQ2y8vzDMnFJGdiKeavc/s640/decorazioni1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Have yourself a merry little Christmas...

...I'm busy with the Christmas preparations,but I want to wish to all of youa fantastic Christmas!!!!Sono impegnatissima con la preparazionedel pranzo di natale, ma volevoaugurare a tuute voiun fantastico Natale!!!!creditsThese are some of the elementsof my Christmas table...Queste sono alcuni eleme…

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Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

As I write this post this morning, I've spent a little time looking back on the past year, and what a year it was. After years of lurking in blogland, religiously devouring all of my favourites each day, I finally took the plunge and started my own little blog. I thought I'd find decorating inspiration and some great ideas, which of course I have, but I've found so much more than that. I've found a wonderful, supportive community of like-minded people, who are so generous with their time, energy and friendship, and it's been an absolute pleasure to meet each and every one of you. Thank you for being so wonderful, for your sweet comments, funny quips, great advice, fabulously inspiring projects......but most of all, thanks for making the last ten months so fantastic.You really are the best.<br /><br />To end the year, I thought I'd revisit a few of my favourite pics - after all, what better way to wrap up things up than with some serious eye candy?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ExEGXG9yjRphAvdgWoVRgQLIBSpGBBGZCfbRgMe69kazPmV7hVh5MWbM507TzGv5DPcmtsPqJhM61yCWjgvi45JTVKYJUDl4ApPgRbunrUUA8iRU3SlzjNH3Vm3r_wsNhV0Sjfd6za8/s1600/roundhill.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ExEGXG9yjRphAvdgWoVRgQLIBSpGBBGZCfbRgMe69kazPmV7hVh5MWbM507TzGv5DPcmtsPqJhM61yCWjgvi45JTVKYJUDl4ApPgRbunrUUA8iRU3SlzjNH3Vm3r_wsNhV0Sjfd6za8/s640/roundhill.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a little <a href="http://roundhill.com/">Round Hill</a> magic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGi51SpBnzGuuCajSy1px-UaCO6GLb6GqxcgV-GT3Vq0BJVmFGw87mxF07LgmIFITlANSSPQy3GNP7e3aYMj0g9g5tA5aaBC97ZxR1Z7d4uZBEuWLm9G2YSSxNvFqm0QGNTxfZmilcLI/s1600/turquoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGi51SpBnzGuuCajSy1px-UaCO6GLb6GqxcgV-GT3Vq0BJVmFGw87mxF07LgmIFITlANSSPQy3GNP7e3aYMj0g9g5tA5aaBC97ZxR1Z7d4uZBEuWLm9G2YSSxNvFqm0QGNTxfZmilcLI/s640/turquoise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">just because</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUmPtOtX2VAChfwJvqqLmKArGb63gcxsRWvFIQnE8PJbHlEL80dYU0W8ozhRQ_YIC_qyGWvjhbFt5x544OyWZe-mC1JukG8nV3pHXbs_IAGZSwEn4RTeBacdVhCHVtlE-BZGAd-9RICE/s1600/velvetlinenstudio4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUmPtOtX2VAChfwJvqqLmKArGb63gcxsRWvFIQnE8PJbHlEL80dYU0W8ozhRQ_YIC_qyGWvjhbFt5x544OyWZe-mC1JukG8nV3pHXbs_IAGZSwEn4RTeBacdVhCHVtlE-BZGAd-9RICE/s640/velvetlinenstudio4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">my dream art studio courtesy of the uber-talented <a href="http://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/">Steve and Brooke Gianetti</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FSdoNeJrjMGtCL8sRd1iGS2Fs-sa4XAFJHZa4FAc5K69D5tWpsaDuVCVeARsYEDXL8GoGAAbnHIpYD36wGCf-ZLzUEbroT3lZBf7zR8BxAGOXP6sXawW6LP3ZWZJ83ai-os3MYNtKoE/s1600/verandah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FSdoNeJrjMGtCL8sRd1iGS2Fs-sa4XAFJHZa4FAc5K69D5tWpsaDuVCVeARsYEDXL8GoGAAbnHIpYD36wGCf-ZLzUEbroT3lZBf7zR8BxAGOXP6sXawW6LP3ZWZJ83ai-os3MYNtKoE/s640/verandah.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhrKRg9hXTmvRvFb9udYHows2coYIC7PjRrsLHuFInT52GRIUH-FAT5e8ZUkdqV4NwfZtsJJcTV0SiyEJnjvEEQtv8uru_1I0_jaClh1dZ6-e_XezK6PElTuFMyR1KTbGCil2NtZrsKlQM/s1600/verandahcoastal+living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKRg9hXTmvRvFb9udYHows2coYIC7PjRrsLHuFInT52GRIUH-FAT5e8ZUkdqV4NwfZtsJJcTV0SiyEJnjvEEQtv8uru_1I0_jaClh1dZ6-e_XezK6PElTuFMyR1KTbGCil2NtZrsKlQM/s640/verandahcoastal+living.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">seriously stylish coastal style</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/AVvXsEiZ7T_07-GHC6UnqPhSFsXt2rxEvi9hmSMxlIcEQMxMfiroghADTopZvfZhBzcNPfhL3V_STQeTqtAOSwsGlbIZ6vNZGGXiHOzaKKZcKh3BDHLipwU3IC42nZeuNFdyQaJ16QFcwsAD3u0/s1600/1-kitchen-otm-main-0408-xlgw.housebeautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7T_07-GHC6UnqPhSFsXt2rxEvi9hmSMxlIcEQMxMfiroghADTopZvfZhBzcNPfhL3V_STQeTqtAOSwsGlbIZ6vNZGGXiHOzaKKZcKh3BDHLipwU3IC42nZeuNFdyQaJ16QFcwsAD3u0/s640/1-kitchen-otm-main-0408-xlgw.housebeautiful.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRQ1RYfVSvk1BYp7V9M3i8MHdHDU064EronWV5UUWvpNhgwVCOvYthC9i_PbDA4ko4PzgEh_5GHE59c6ZM6kLDxdMvzXEOEEiHrg8cqSCNcCY3stln4xyUJa6clgIfDWRaH2mFQFyv-4/s1600/a.kitchen1+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRQ1RYfVSvk1BYp7V9M3i8MHdHDU064EronWV5UUWvpNhgwVCOvYthC9i_PbDA4ko4PzgEh_5GHE59c6ZM6kLDxdMvzXEOEEiHrg8cqSCNcCY3stln4xyUJa6clgIfDWRaH2mFQFyv-4/s640/a.kitchen1+-+Copy.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finally painted my <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-big-planthe-kitchen-makeover-at-last.html">kitchen</a> white</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI1iEgOW9K8wUMJ5PhhPcDpAjM0mYWCHjgNYlFcUVtmlNvPD7vgHrUnPSzp86y16HeaNgpcyg_I0XFr6QKnjU_h16PZe7BbN6oTLoN9F6GID0caulWgCc7zDasmoVM1_axnXBHWv7rz0/s1600/Beams-livingetc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI1iEgOW9K8wUMJ5PhhPcDpAjM0mYWCHjgNYlFcUVtmlNvPD7vgHrUnPSzp86y16HeaNgpcyg_I0XFr6QKnjU_h16PZe7BbN6oTLoN9F6GID0caulWgCc7zDasmoVM1_axnXBHWv7rz0/s640/Beams-livingetc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the inspiration behind the makeover of my<a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/06/ceiling-update-and-sneak-peek.html"> timber ceiling</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihELraclyJgtssleGEBScEaVKa4UKT2h7k3-NaQ3QMYRPmOjlHbXEvc4QHtrGsAtzT5leykt7hnRoh4oJ37yNqL-Yu0JQBPOpSxdV-OtxYeojfbNaR0Z5YHAgl-qck_E1xKGkRBMRPdsY/s1600/bedhead+coastalliving-megbraff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihELraclyJgtssleGEBScEaVKa4UKT2h7k3-NaQ3QMYRPmOjlHbXEvc4QHtrGsAtzT5leykt7hnRoh4oJ37yNqL-Yu0JQBPOpSxdV-OtxYeojfbNaR0Z5YHAgl-qck_E1xKGkRBMRPdsY/s640/bedhead+coastalliving-megbraff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some <a href="http://megbraff.com/">Meg Braff </a>magic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CGxQCi1icG62QGncxIrjF3EkWFh6icH_y6_qhG1rBUUxFodw4qlgZGa9WjdhF6_H6XY_ph_0n8KqR_G8LY_XO6X8dtZc-5NryjLDyxBcnzdY3VDBUCjBwf8Vl-IWG_zvrM8Oe_mpns4/s1600/kaspar2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CGxQCi1icG62QGncxIrjF3EkWFh6icH_y6_qhG1rBUUxFodw4qlgZGa9WjdhF6_H6XY_ph_0n8KqR_G8LY_XO6X8dtZc-5NryjLDyxBcnzdY3VDBUCjBwf8Vl-IWG_zvrM8Oe_mpns4/s640/kaspar2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the gorgeous home of Maggie Tabberer </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOig4xR2LL_QkJk_zQB2hSkEqC4gykDpGJRhvFbXsaU98v_lEpS1HpElERcsQ813bJ8MlwmPNJXAiwhBAhF_Q2W5nxKF9N90s4udCZU8bny0jXHlmy08iUEolqmqhJlh7mo8EHdIBRNiU/s1600/Christmas_Decorations+ralph+lauren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOig4xR2LL_QkJk_zQB2hSkEqC4gykDpGJRhvFbXsaU98v_lEpS1HpElERcsQ813bJ8MlwmPNJXAiwhBAhF_Q2W5nxKF9N90s4udCZU8bny0jXHlmy08iUEolqmqhJlh7mo8EHdIBRNiU/s640/Christmas_Decorations+ralph+lauren.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">...and I'll leave you with some festive season decorating Ralph Lauren-style</span></div><br /><br />So, from my family to you and yours, have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season. I'll be taking a little blogging break, but I'm really looking forward to catching up with you all again soon. See you in 2011!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

As I write this post this morning, I've spent a little time looking back on the past year, and what a year it was. After years of lurking in blogland, religiously devouring all of my favourites each day, I finally took the plunge and started my own little blog. I thought I'd find decorating inspirat…

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Swedish red and white

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm really busy with the <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas menu</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the table setting,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I want to show you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">these incredibly images.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sono impegnatissima con il <span style="font-size: large;">menù di Natale</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">e la disposizione della tavola</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ma voglio mostrarvi </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">queste meravigliose immagini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbzZ8t3LnARct6ygS7XYi5TdROxTdTLe9gb8sGbk5OFFj3moQ3zRRMJBVfLFIZoWmKCvc5cdzo3owSSnJ6S4UBR4sEwhh7QzF_EuuMvwNfe1evuVWz0oZUjSgAZrfUjjSalInjXYQ-Ek/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbzZ8t3LnARct6ygS7XYi5TdROxTdTLe9gb8sGbk5OFFj3moQ3zRRMJBVfLFIZoWmKCvc5cdzo3owSSnJ6S4UBR4sEwhh7QzF_EuuMvwNfe1evuVWz0oZUjSgAZrfUjjSalInjXYQ-Ek/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, I think I could <span style="font-size: large;">buy everythink</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Bhè, penso che riuscirei a <span style="font-size: large;">comprare tutto</span>...</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.nyblomkollen.se/">credits</a></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBG7z-KghsaopCNoqxu4L0sgiv9k-_RkogTiFkraI8_jBXo66iDvH2ZTG1IirxwZDLjz9UZej7SZ_wbqv5P80_UKIuZUaLVA4q9b3yqdNiyH0mgMcLblqMq2YpvbPPMSDBt86Yfw-I-g/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBG7z-KghsaopCNoqxu4L0sgiv9k-_RkogTiFkraI8_jBXo66iDvH2ZTG1IirxwZDLjz9UZej7SZ_wbqv5P80_UKIuZUaLVA4q9b3yqdNiyH0mgMcLblqMq2YpvbPPMSDBt86Yfw-I-g/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div>

Swedish red and white

I'm really busy with the Christmas menuand the table setting,but I want to show youthese incredibly images.Sono impegnatissima con il menù di Natalee la disposizione della tavola,ma voglio mostrarvi queste meravigliose immagini.Ok, I think I could buy everythink...Bhè, penso che riuscirei a comprare…

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Last chance!

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day of the 20% off sale in my <a href="http://driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a>. Last orders will be posted tomorrow, and then I'll be taking a break until the 18th January. Thanks so much everyone for your overwhelming support, and I can't wait to share all my plans for the new year. I finished my very last original painting yesterday - a new addition to my blue and white Chinoiserie series:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiwIlDEK85M_BIYoNM3uf6uVQ4hRH0MXp670Q4SP11fQgsm6Q4XTwYJD_2e1giDfkBqftYmWmty5siJCSIIYCpEFd8Vku7p_i6x-ElCyq-tCcoNqNsJtD4_m8hqRcQTeI0qpSPyRRpHU/s1600/fuze+ginger+jar+in+cobalt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiwIlDEK85M_BIYoNM3uf6uVQ4hRH0MXp670Q4SP11fQgsm6Q4XTwYJD_2e1giDfkBqftYmWmty5siJCSIIYCpEFd8Vku7p_i6x-ElCyq-tCcoNqNsJtD4_m8hqRcQTeI0qpSPyRRpHU/s400/fuze+ginger+jar+in+cobalt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_497307804">'Ginger Jar in Cobalt'</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/driftwoodinteriors">original watercolour on paper</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right, I'm off to finish decorating the house, ready for Christmas day. Thankfully, the pool is now finished and ready to go, and although the forecast is for rain, rain and more rain, it's actually a beautiful day here today. So I'm going to make the most of it and get the place looking all pretty and festive,  and play with a few ideas I have for zhushing up the table. In general, I plan to enjoy one of the only summery days we've had in ages! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all have a great day, and I'll catch you all soon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div>

Last chance!

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day of the 20% off sale in my Etsy shop. Last orders will be posted tomorrow, and then I'll be taking a break until the 18th January. Thanks so much everyone for your overwhelming support, and I can't wait to share all my plans for the new year. I finishe…

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My kitchen...work in progess!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Monday my dearests!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How was your <span style="font-size: large;">week end</span>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Busy trying to buy the last gifts?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I've showed you my <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-kitchen-is-arrived.html">kitchen</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when it arrived,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">now I want to show you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as it is right now...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...still a <span style="font-size: large;">work in progress</span>!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Buon lunedì carissime!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Come è andato il <span style="font-size: large;">week end</span>?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Impegnatissimo per correre a caccia </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>degli ultimi regali?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Dato che vi ho mostrato la mia<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-kitchen-is-arrived.html">cucina</a> </span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>quando è arrivata,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ora voglio farvi vedere a che punto è...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...ancora un work in progress!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUueVfbc73ljUb5MHBlimU-89E3mgkxycp3on3yhtfAOrs2Z5JhjriNX24YN8rt9VVs9GLZU8YmIL037vYNEZgOYRt9uxVbAQ0Kenx9cqX4W3k6q4x8aATJylHvXa4Lpwf1TCAUmf-aNw/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUueVfbc73ljUb5MHBlimU-89E3mgkxycp3on3yhtfAOrs2Z5JhjriNX24YN8rt9VVs9GLZU8YmIL037vYNEZgOYRt9uxVbAQ0Kenx9cqX4W3k6q4x8aATJylHvXa4Lpwf1TCAUmf-aNw/s640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, I want some <span style="font-size: large;">shelves</span> there,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">similar to these (of course in white):</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Voglio delle <span style="font-size: large;">mensole</span> lì,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">simili a queste (naturalmente in bianco):</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7UueWAILc1JoxFlCNkdIik7trQGT8BylBcqCtvZvYj6jrUfXfIXzy1l4H0-N24GgAJkwcr8ZYsKswbZcRYqfFm_HHxZcefVSXg27csu9qWswwnUMAsEeC4yzjPHkTaVv5bjmeemMras/s400/9.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And above the table there's what I call now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...the <span style="font-size: large;">enormous white</span>!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E sopra il tavolo c'è quello che io chiamo ora...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="font-size: large;">l'immenso bianco</span>!!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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_VlphxqEIACKr4VMhrQF2bq6sMPlhbLP2ZC94bE3TP7HMZ1VC2eVNR9Vt5c-GYQSPN9GgsJeUKAC-ayoD_ruTUYq6lnbIqnUQ8U0te59Vw-BrXuyoQS_HqRPRiU6Q7WLX2h-V8c8Iy08/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VlphxqEIACKr4VMhrQF2bq6sMPlhbLP2ZC94bE3TP7HMZ1VC2eVNR9Vt5c-GYQSPN9GgsJeUKAC-ayoD_ruTUYq6lnbIqnUQ8U0te59Vw-BrXuyoQS_HqRPRiU6Q7WLX2h-V8c8Iy08/s640/2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, it's even more impressive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">on picture!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, of course I don't want to leave it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as it is.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've already <span style="font-size: large;">buyed something</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Wow!!! E' ancora più impressionante </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in foto!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>bhè, naturalmente non voglio</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>lasciarlo così.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ho già <span style="font-size: large;">comprato qualcosa</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHiLcI4hHRjJxVBWnKbyd3mPLSixE7tinO6KCjNwcGIdxsS-kXlbPf0sZHQU2CNxOnhhDq9kQ8KfbNsk6ptb1j1l0AGdtIM9txURNF0WoO1EBMu3mfPVGdXCj3WYC1xh3quwPRKnpTHQ/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHiLcI4hHRjJxVBWnKbyd3mPLSixE7tinO6KCjNwcGIdxsS-kXlbPf0sZHQU2CNxOnhhDq9kQ8KfbNsk6ptb1j1l0AGdtIM9txURNF0WoO1EBMu3mfPVGdXCj3WYC1xh3quwPRKnpTHQ/s640/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqoz24g6F1c5M5hjOflTgMoIrHpFTrPendxlFUC5pdJxAm5Saafv2ZNDaG6mbr5dt9FHT6kjBXF4ew_lcBieD1XWHLXAQWN9O8hb4yuhTcdvQpAUwBqIz4WS8oDkQq9mlKtxf4wDJMKU/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqoz24g6F1c5M5hjOflTgMoIrHpFTrPendxlFUC5pdJxAm5Saafv2ZNDaG6mbr5dt9FHT6kjBXF4ew_lcBieD1XWHLXAQWN9O8hb4yuhTcdvQpAUwBqIz4WS8oDkQq9mlKtxf4wDJMKU/s640/12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbDC1uqmZzqbhUFCNu_iq4kByydXbcp7eZn-zd4wY_F2D7HXg47JasoRLOaw9EYlkV9BiNQ8ZuFRlp8VkCYTqB-SmHsWGTvO9sxqHPrTwvzuVOgU8MSuSQ4kWlZv9hixtnSEAbthrrXQ/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbDC1uqmZzqbhUFCNu_iq4kByydXbcp7eZn-zd4wY_F2D7HXg47JasoRLOaw9EYlkV9BiNQ8ZuFRlp8VkCYTqB-SmHsWGTvO9sxqHPrTwvzuVOgU8MSuSQ4kWlZv9hixtnSEAbthrrXQ/s640/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday we (me and Max) went to Padova</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for a day out shopping...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and found out that there were</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the <span style="font-size: large;">antique market</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I saw it I <span style="font-size: large;">felt in love</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and tought it would be perfect</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the kitchen!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ieri noi (io e Max) siamo andati a Padova</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per una giornata di shopping...</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...ed abbiamo scoperto che c'era pure</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>il <span style="font-size: large;">mercatino dell'antiquariato</span>!!!</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quando ho visto questa mensola</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">me ne sono innamorata</span> ed ho pensato</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che sarrebe stata perfetta</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in cucina!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi891Kdms4sgpqyHj8p3wOEbTu7gRZmuRPJL8aoEvd9jJ8IPoBB-rBj01Cs7oil3tVj9HOpXscwr9yZCwM4WASnrCEj438cvhifkZi9XzLYU_Lmql-fQ4pn1HAufcs-3SsWZ3J9yNE5Ld8/s640/10.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to put it on!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Non vedo l'ora di attaccarla al muro!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My kitchen...work in progess!

 Happy Monday my dearests!How was your week end?Busy trying to buy the last gifts? I've showed you my kitchenwhen it arrived,now I want to show youas it is right now......still a work in progress!!!Buon lunedì carissime!Come è andato il week end?Impegnatissimo per correre a caccia degli ultimi regal…

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Thinking of Jane

For those of you who also have Jane in their thoughts today as she undergoes surgery, you can pop on over to <a href="http://jellyshane.blogspot.com/2010/12/fingers-crossed.html">Martha's blog</a> to send a message to her.<br /><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/AVvXsEgakIiRSYrjv66rLMSNBWF3xXCxzV6nAenmdJgKHZnJ9RamWW4uuu5c2-8abJ4obJ0fG8CcghZYuuBcjuMWkDfmII-TSU6ubEkMledu7l9vjXG2qolYpG_TtxvoJaHztNZBhpdPOmFWgIE/s1600/jane+flower+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakIiRSYrjv66rLMSNBWF3xXCxzV6nAenmdJgKHZnJ9RamWW4uuu5c2-8abJ4obJ0fG8CcghZYuuBcjuMWkDfmII-TSU6ubEkMledu7l9vjXG2qolYpG_TtxvoJaHztNZBhpdPOmFWgIE/s640/jane+flower+2.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's hope this wonderful, generous community can help her support her through this.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">just a little watercolour painting especially for Jane</span></div>

Thinking of Jane

For those of you who also have Jane in their thoughts today as she undergoes surgery, you can pop on over to Martha's blog to send a message to her.Let's hope this wonderful, generous community can help her support her through this.just a little watercolour painting especially for Jane…

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For Jane

One of the most wonderful things about blogging is the sense of community it engenders. I received an email from the lovely Martha over at <a href="http://jellyshane.blogspot.com/2010/12/urgently-needed-girl-power.html">Just Martha</a> this morning, asking me to join with her in sending some love and support to Jane over at <a href="http://mypeartreehouse.blogspot.com/">My Pear Tree House</a>. Of course, I'm only too happy to help in any way I can, and I know there will be many others who feel the same. So if you'd like to send some positive thoughts to the gorgeous Jane, I'm sure she'd appreciate it, and you can also pop on over to Martha's blog for more on how we can do our little bit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW6jz2iXIE1gAk6BW0NuGOb7gZ-Ej9PjbB1nFquUN9Kdn3ykoDFxHu2ZkD_uWy9hB-5G9wDIoGvo42aDSogFdg1IGpmTlwHLAXUDVNCpLrmNGlTi0Hs__1faNMBB_qn-eMqU4QpapPgE/s1600/chis+chun.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW6jz2iXIE1gAk6BW0NuGOb7gZ-Ej9PjbB1nFquUN9Kdn3ykoDFxHu2ZkD_uWy9hB-5G9wDIoGvo42aDSogFdg1IGpmTlwHLAXUDVNCpLrmNGlTi0Hs__1faNMBB_qn-eMqU4QpapPgE/s640/chis+chun.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a little bit of lovely for the lovely <a href="http://mypeartreehouse.blogspot.com/">Jane</a> - courtesy Chris Chun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

For Jane

One of the most wonderful things about blogging is the sense of community it engenders. I received an email from the lovely Martha over at Just Martha this morning, asking me to join with her in sending some love and support to Jane over at My Pear Tree House. Of course, I'm only too happy to help i…

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CHRISTMAS DECOR: Natural Sparkle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHEW!</span> </span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Done, at last</span></div><br /><br><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />Bit by bit the Christmas decorations have been going up at my house.  In between working on client's homes and other seasonal projects - at long last I'm done..... or, mostly done.  I still plan to put a little holiday cheer into my son's room who will be home from college in a few days, and there's that little tree I wanted to decorate in the family room, and I need to come up with something for place settings for the family get-together.  Seems once I get started, I can't stop.. Someone help me!<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Please!</span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />I have to admit I rearranged furniture a little this year to make room for the tree and accommodate my holiday decorations. Sometimes the 'stuff' in our house gets in the way of our Christmas decorating, but most of it looks better with a little Christmas touch or two and that very 'stuff' can become part of a beautiful holiday focal point.</div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br><br /> <br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z6uh_D5rxTOgOATIZle5EV0psEZfc4TGWgRNLG6rEra4wvr7BG7GjWFoZY0NCq0bIr0Yy5yzlJCAWjPXH2oVHvl1rKre7A6voGRW6e8BTnvAYL1tUnMYcke4AD8xZbOVcfGDPekz9LQ/s1600/IMG_1031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z6uh_D5rxTOgOATIZle5EV0psEZfc4TGWgRNLG6rEra4wvr7BG7GjWFoZY0NCq0bIr0Yy5yzlJCAWjPXH2oVHvl1rKre7A6voGRW6e8BTnvAYL1tUnMYcke4AD8xZbOVcfGDPekz9LQ/s640/IMG_1031.JPG" width="444px"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>vintage trophy with holiday greens and berries</em></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-decorating-natural-sparkle.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS DECOR: Natural Sparkle

WHEW!  Done, at lastBit by bit the Christmas decorations have been going up at my house.  In between working on client's homes and other seasonal projects - at long last I'm done..... or, mostly done.  I still plan to put a little holiday cheer into my son's room who will be home from college in a f…

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