4th of July on the Front Porch

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FYI- forgive my use of Southernisms. I tried to make corrections where I could. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> There are two things every Southerner wants- A big pitcher  of sweet tea and a big ole front <strike>poach</strike> porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGSg8yD3bo-Ff1qNHP-SVXbZJSf-CWMtKKcA6qU3dBqQalfYiOrfpE_t2G08kV_i-hnxtuaq33-Uw631Yxdr8qfULel88afj5b3kggWdM4CB3dnxXZWet5w2GJRjD6epZRzDkJWTkSJWr/s1600/IMG_6564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGSg8yD3bo-Ff1qNHP-SVXbZJSf-CWMtKKcA6qU3dBqQalfYiOrfpE_t2G08kV_i-hnxtuaq33-Uw631Yxdr8qfULel88afj5b3kggWdM4CB3dnxXZWet5w2GJRjD6epZRzDkJWTkSJWr/s640/IMG_6564.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A <strike>poach</strike> porch to shoot the breeze on , eat our supper on and take naps on. You see, that's just what us Southerners do. In fact we caint figure out why people don't just live on their porch.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8Xfd5nU-Msbubpq-FYKrHUQFUFnu_5bvenaWpmlinb5T-lEfGN2W-cf8HpGSu7mbvenNEfONV3uCVG5Ubh1OY99l2AQr_cMFLC0dmX-36dyl3b7gn_c9UBb1o_DWGpOwtcl5d1lti1E_/s1600/IMG_6563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8Xfd5nU-Msbubpq-FYKrHUQFUFnu_5bvenaWpmlinb5T-lEfGN2W-cf8HpGSu7mbvenNEfONV3uCVG5Ubh1OY99l2AQr_cMFLC0dmX-36dyl3b7gn_c9UBb1o_DWGpOwtcl5d1lti1E_/s640/IMG_6563.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">See, in my family, we like to entertain and more then</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> likely it will be outside on the poach.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> We built this house for that very reason.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So this year, I reckon the 4th is on the porch.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGDEVOw-Gy_TS-76HTPWvI5n1YLnLjqEyaUoJVODstRJPmfGOWQGiBM9Id4T1L4EwT9DHE-87zbAzQeKTqke_wQs90rWOKd4QFlSy2dzjCr6mlaJZoxj640MeF0708qA-ChUUT8BSH3Gm/s1600/IMG_6571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGDEVOw-Gy_TS-76HTPWvI5n1YLnLjqEyaUoJVODstRJPmfGOWQGiBM9Id4T1L4EwT9DHE-87zbAzQeKTqke_wQs90rWOKd4QFlSy2dzjCr6mlaJZoxj640MeF0708qA-ChUUT8BSH3Gm/s640/IMG_6571.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of our friends will walk on over from somewhere down <strike>yonder</strike> the road and find a seat to just sit... and sit, which is not really a problem cause every  Southern porch should have plenty of seats.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf9q9DyXc5lg5qGC8crWEZTcWpOE8ua6BRiwE3T72NgSBuciggNo0ymgOY0WI3G2FSpjPxqsi4fFleKUAObLbiZNM0vDvcbpTKUV5q513gNslEFBbK3wmLTgUQX2Yrxa67xVi-MrRZHrq/s1600/IMG_6578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf9q9DyXc5lg5qGC8crWEZTcWpOE8ua6BRiwE3T72NgSBuciggNo0ymgOY0WI3G2FSpjPxqsi4fFleKUAObLbiZNM0vDvcbpTKUV5q513gNslEFBbK3wmLTgUQX2Yrxa67xVi-MrRZHrq/s640/IMG_6578.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> With big comfy cushion and pillows-  but you wanna make sure they aint to comfy or they won't go home!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsZMm-4m3HMWAKJVm25IMYhciFDcJoZflFvaCipyqOp85y78hVJ8nr_i-l9Tg-rAurVC18aLIM2Ew-45zXvhIErGilkjDCa8eLGihQXlVARr9Cuxf34INMJZl7cA2yOInLmm2raPlorJ2/s1600/IMG_6580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsZMm-4m3HMWAKJVm25IMYhciFDcJoZflFvaCipyqOp85y78hVJ8nr_i-l9Tg-rAurVC18aLIM2Ew-45zXvhIErGilkjDCa8eLGihQXlVARr9Cuxf34INMJZl7cA2yOInLmm2raPlorJ2/s640/IMG_6580.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an example of the conversation you might hear on a Southern Porch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">" Did ya'll hear about lil Johnny causing a ruckus down over at Stans place last evening"? or maybe this </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Yall young'ns stop a-carryin on so we cain't hear each other talk." </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or when my neighbor asks  </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"How'd all them dadburned "junebugs" git on your rose bushes?"</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqYknn6APMDunpr6jE12n1zQp3u0tksFvvgSBLDvBH709qkWbPlK6jQfWBCwn_HtW4cdf8u1trB84jcIpcnwHWl5EbO3Tpb_-qhDHfkVuk0Kra_rid4A_WVPLaTCbcX2jSZjxqrs3PIDb/s1600/IMG_6576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqYknn6APMDunpr6jE12n1zQp3u0tksFvvgSBLDvBH709qkWbPlK6jQfWBCwn_HtW4cdf8u1trB84jcIpcnwHWl5EbO3Tpb_-qhDHfkVuk0Kra_rid4A_WVPLaTCbcX2jSZjxqrs3PIDb/s640/IMG_6576.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span>And then there's the little extras that help us to celebrate Independence day, like these little pin wheels tucked inside a mason jar </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHf-1Up5eM0K3UJpNmA31esnTN7hyphenhyphengemgPLOZKTtcJAVlsatfmDauhCQ3SfEz0Y1VQi91e8LRJbNv6LNJJGaqQXRRreikPF1wxKlNkptFMVy1VdR39asNkcDRYO44xEyNjR4UG3MRN1xc/s1600/IMG_6436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHf-1Up5eM0K3UJpNmA31esnTN7hyphenhyphengemgPLOZKTtcJAVlsatfmDauhCQ3SfEz0Y1VQi91e8LRJbNv6LNJJGaqQXRRreikPF1wxKlNkptFMVy1VdR39asNkcDRYO44xEyNjR4UG3MRN1xc/s640/IMG_6436.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or a stash of sparklers for the kids, although locals around this part prefer to set off dynamite as firecrackers instead </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYw_FPKjET6EERDpkTZS6cErP7L8YnkLZik1mpf2-zn2vAE0HGJjVvp3reSnUpO8pkbzh5TuSZqcXlxJSdknuO8ADjh1KRXyOea5ETVN11zCcEpVoIlwq-Hunsy4qzvbz10iQObDylBnF/s1600/IMG_6409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYw_FPKjET6EERDpkTZS6cErP7L8YnkLZik1mpf2-zn2vAE0HGJjVvp3reSnUpO8pkbzh5TuSZqcXlxJSdknuO8ADjh1KRXyOea5ETVN11zCcEpVoIlwq-Hunsy4qzvbz10iQObDylBnF/s640/IMG_6409.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And goodness gracious, don't forget to <strike></strike>serve the sweet tea. It's kinda like the law around here to drink your tea out of a chilled mason jar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUWKqZ5C1H9eVYdmq72qCCGKu6YS8PB5Ud4I5t2Lnib3s6CYrs2J6P2RKjqYwdBwU5IAmRVDWzIP2xe1oM-JIgEKGn7PXNmKatJdahdbp4UJG_F4_sA9hu5JZjPTMYgs5VsVGEJbpdIza/s1600/IMG_6412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUWKqZ5C1H9eVYdmq72qCCGKu6YS8PB5Ud4I5t2Lnib3s6CYrs2J6P2RKjqYwdBwU5IAmRVDWzIP2xe1oM-JIgEKGn7PXNmKatJdahdbp4UJG_F4_sA9hu5JZjPTMYgs5VsVGEJbpdIza/s640/IMG_6412.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Although in a town of 500, chances are the one and only police officer ( aka- po-po) is sitting right next to you drinking his sweet tea too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaXJcVWGo3pH8EZBOpygzbYnc3lcb-_xBxTIyxPNk4fkJCVIdEuU8PZlVL2D5MKaGteol6IQNagYS-FGv_fxr3lkktJPhN_AxLbW7b9Nx-DWuZPWP1gJgq6a9NhddpZkHv4f7uPdDtgje/s1600/IMG_6573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaXJcVWGo3pH8EZBOpygzbYnc3lcb-_xBxTIyxPNk4fkJCVIdEuU8PZlVL2D5MKaGteol6IQNagYS-FGv_fxr3lkktJPhN_AxLbW7b9Nx-DWuZPWP1gJgq6a9NhddpZkHv4f7uPdDtgje/s640/IMG_6573.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">  Most important is to celebrate our country's independence and enjoy the day with your family and friends on wherever your front porch is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> PS- for my Burlap summer wreath tutorial go <i><b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/06/easiest-burlap-wreath-for-summer.html">here</a></b></i> and for my Stars and Stripe pillow tutorial go <i><b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/06/stars-and-stripes-pillow-tutorial.html">here</a></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sharing the porch with :</i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2012/07/01/diy-project-parade-diy-highlights-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-project-parade-diy-highlights-2">DIY showoff</a></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Tablescaper</i></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.net/"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Between Naps on the Porch</i></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; 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4th of July on the Front Porch

FYI- forgive my use of Southernisms. I tried to make corrections where I could.  There are two things every Southerner wants- A big pitcher ...

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Happy Friday (Haven Recap)!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately you won't see an album of photos that I took from the Haven Conference on my blog. Nope not any. The excitement and anxiety of attending the event got the best of me and I left the my camera at home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYnl4nFxSx4LxG8cUK3CLx-ZKmjEoQjxXKGXg-xA46ZbHPjTU1-kCpTxEWc1RaSYawg4EnXCpozO_bNgrT9-7cmoguQnT-ISXkgj9kRWU2MJRwKCp4Zx-gR6ks2IpW132CtBGd8bPFVAg/s1600/IMG_6345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYnl4nFxSx4LxG8cUK3CLx-ZKmjEoQjxXKGXg-xA46ZbHPjTU1-kCpTxEWc1RaSYawg4EnXCpozO_bNgrT9-7cmoguQnT-ISXkgj9kRWU2MJRwKCp4Zx-gR6ks2IpW132CtBGd8bPFVAg/s640/IMG_6345.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have  the after party shot- the slew of amazing memories and the knowledge that I took away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oZmT9qpO9m9ajW3U1CU2OtQftODkftSH3_k4E1xMDFj3HIoI2HcVizfJRGmCXVWFBQKK-VdfPxYjX5AKtWNKg4OUgTJrsHbHxEBVzse9De57tCAqpt0hHrQte3O7yzvdi40NKRXNneKi/s1600/IMG_6353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oZmT9qpO9m9ajW3U1CU2OtQftODkftSH3_k4E1xMDFj3HIoI2HcVizfJRGmCXVWFBQKK-VdfPxYjX5AKtWNKg4OUgTJrsHbHxEBVzse9De57tCAqpt0hHrQte3O7yzvdi40NKRXNneKi/s640/IMG_6353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I want to say thanks to the gi<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">rls in the "tribe" who were more fabulous in person then I could have imagined. I want to say thanks to the bloggers I did not  know prior to the event, but have since come to appreciate. And I want to say thanks to my family for giving me some time away, holding down the fort and watching the kids, just so I could do what I love to do- Blog!</span>  If you are really disappointed that I did not bring my camera, you can go <i><b><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/haven-high/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+southernhospitalityblog%2FPQqu+%28Southern+Hospitality%29">here</a></b></i> for other Haven recap's and pics. </span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am over at <i><b><a href="http://stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com/">Stardust</a></b></i>  today visiting with Olga and her readers  and talking about some of my favorite room makeovers. I would love for you to stop by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PS- Getting the front porch ready for a 4th of July celebration!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Happy Friday (Haven Recap)!

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Guest Cottage Tour (on Dog House Lane)

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to our Guest Cottage on Dog House Lane.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgUrt0JBIbBKLHFr7OW9memFJnvvEy9S6a5QWZz6noTlRp47bjYjFchlmOyu6-w9rDvf4zdMtkDxGDBR3l1q582pZDbtUy9OgkqLkpuizc02DFnfZobsELs20p8wLZ6v7rZrpcaQItcA8/s1600/IMG_6250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgUrt0JBIbBKLHFr7OW9memFJnvvEy9S6a5QWZz6noTlRp47bjYjFchlmOyu6-w9rDvf4zdMtkDxGDBR3l1q582pZDbtUy9OgkqLkpuizc02DFnfZobsELs20p8wLZ6v7rZrpcaQItcA8/s640/IMG_6250.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Go down the dirt road 1/2 a mile, pass the old school house,take a left at the sign, and you're there</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWb9bdbcv_0HEg28B25Nn9WVGbAgkjswoJwAOm1DIeiP-hIikplCRkqp8sSnmETb1FyQCGGqnXb5DgTc1NPaERASVa5q1IxXtp0JkaMvWk0l4UMpSYdqBnMvoR7KvlV_o8g4VetBzV7X7/s1600/IMG_6245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWb9bdbcv_0HEg28B25Nn9WVGbAgkjswoJwAOm1DIeiP-hIikplCRkqp8sSnmETb1FyQCGGqnXb5DgTc1NPaERASVa5q1IxXtp0JkaMvWk0l4UMpSYdqBnMvoR7KvlV_o8g4VetBzV7X7/s400/IMG_6245.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our guest cottage, is a place that was built for family and friends to come and stay a while, to relax</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgzL6Jbqricdl3puv1HEYYtgU-85xFe7_EAoA2tiI9HEK66csor7zZcbBLaM0iYh0PaE5fNwhPCInIUjMq3Pen2xIaAPE5bgzCgPSEdzSTmy6TNEcwPJSwzsmy75PPC2L5mi2jhzogfUacy/s1600/IMG_5472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL6Jbqricdl3puv1HEYYtgU-85xFe7_EAoA2tiI9HEK66csor7zZcbBLaM0iYh0PaE5fNwhPCInIUjMq3Pen2xIaAPE5bgzCgPSEdzSTmy6TNEcwPJSwzsmy75PPC2L5mi2jhzogfUacy/s640/IMG_5472.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">and enjoy beautiful country living</span></div></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ievS9WepClU/T85j7sZVfBI/AAAAAAAAVFo/k-Lyktg7a5Y/s1600/IMG_5400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ievS9WepClU/T85j7sZVfBI/AAAAAAAAVFo/k-Lyktg7a5Y/s640/IMG_5400.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The cottage is special to us because my husband and I built it ourselves ( everything except the concrete slab) and lived in it while our own home was being built</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjuTGCXqA7QcXj29_foj6AItjOEJX4dQr1kZq0Kg1eOaRWSBMw9TyhP7mJoz_z5KyZLAt5VOQ_Edkwe2BwfscrJVr46znxpe-_rkUBFWNxWn7aB-mbV9n0lZC7jK2MKAHt7Y7ZKU5RM0h/s1600/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjuTGCXqA7QcXj29_foj6AItjOEJX4dQr1kZq0Kg1eOaRWSBMw9TyhP7mJoz_z5KyZLAt5VOQ_Edkwe2BwfscrJVr46znxpe-_rkUBFWNxWn7aB-mbV9n0lZC7jK2MKAHt7Y7ZKU5RM0h/s640/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+004.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is special because it's where our DIY skills were realized, and painted floors got their start- click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-paint-floor-and-love-it.html">here</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></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/AVvXsEj-GEkF9rcSw_m0aRw4ntXKzD5bVI2RpOG_2Q0pKeiPRTmH8SmSvpeSdDA0E0tfcOp8xbuL0eVXRqkx9c8ryTpKbwaGYW7PxCvkQT6zyMRllmyfKe13qSYMCTMCwXBJx_l6s1pP9pVBcW_0/s1600/IMG_5553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GEkF9rcSw_m0aRw4ntXKzD5bVI2RpOG_2Q0pKeiPRTmH8SmSvpeSdDA0E0tfcOp8xbuL0eVXRqkx9c8ryTpKbwaGYW7PxCvkQT6zyMRllmyfKe13qSYMCTMCwXBJx_l6s1pP9pVBcW_0/s640/IMG_5553.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Special because we got to design and build a kitchen</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2013/01/cottage-kitchen-renovation-on-dog-house.html"><i>here</i></a> for Kitchen renovation </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivWC2_d5maJ2EXQWeJuaSAs3YYhtkye_Dz8-70GqN3PGXxJRjjEonMakC3SYRoHsEpgsPljb8LJB7-fZgbWqDODyL6zuN0rEHw8TCO78bUL6Z2IcSv0YliR8pBvAk5mkFpXAHYfYFTjKb/s1600/IMG_5174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivWC2_d5maJ2EXQWeJuaSAs3YYhtkye_Dz8-70GqN3PGXxJRjjEonMakC3SYRoHsEpgsPljb8LJB7-fZgbWqDODyL6zuN0rEHw8TCO78bUL6Z2IcSv0YliR8pBvAk5mkFpXAHYfYFTjKb/s640/IMG_5174.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Special because we learned how to tile and create a cottage style bath</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfIlV5MyQSyzqr2uCtA2Y0BanD0moDRTX8RIuB3bNMGY98FDUtM5HBE5nuy2PTLA2RDwAOZ7kosfo_bU87A6U3WR5a9Fs_vqJfk-OgpNsEs0BpC0gcjhQ9nBE4fflIH62DHMsMQsEeBkh/s1600/IMG_5170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfIlV5MyQSyzqr2uCtA2Y0BanD0moDRTX8RIuB3bNMGY98FDUtM5HBE5nuy2PTLA2RDwAOZ7kosfo_bU87A6U3WR5a9Fs_vqJfk-OgpNsEs0BpC0gcjhQ9nBE4fflIH62DHMsMQsEeBkh/s640/IMG_5170.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Special because we learned how to create a bedroom for our guests to have a good nights sleep</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyXXdmpHXXZguDUXTMtd5_GPpq8-0kA483XZpBcHNfHDuLKe4YnLEkxK-E5a4F53NECmsA5JsNX8wMPCTgDPmVJjgxwoY3YPLfpFiZiGOjk5UL-Ff11P9IwBPOXwxga-xJ29jmZHdy5Sy/s1600/IMG_5146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyXXdmpHXXZguDUXTMtd5_GPpq8-0kA483XZpBcHNfHDuLKe4YnLEkxK-E5a4F53NECmsA5JsNX8wMPCTgDPmVJjgxwoY3YPLfpFiZiGOjk5UL-Ff11P9IwBPOXwxga-xJ29jmZHdy5Sy/s640/IMG_5146.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And a space to sit and chat</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3x_lkguLory6heTxMcVNnFBaCK0Xp_BOEUY8HkivpSvybHEMOawtxyt-mlvOwoVK7K_sQfS-a2AHNvBk3j7iZot83himjfDRe_5yI1YFyoi6NHn4qWc6gXTxqTmJjhjhsbVuGpp9Jt2b/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3x_lkguLory6heTxMcVNnFBaCK0Xp_BOEUY8HkivpSvybHEMOawtxyt-mlvOwoVK7K_sQfS-a2AHNvBk3j7iZot83himjfDRe_5yI1YFyoi6NHn4qWc6gXTxqTmJjhjhsbVuGpp9Jt2b/s640/IMG_5172.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo0vcjeu98HPD4kMVlinCBpo0NIV64tFaeLEQz64vwHg88cSqXZdtuz7GnnajCThivMefTyralrCKg2taC8dlXnqcLo3axYFrwD5HjBvy8YlId4epXDmgCOZmLSdf5Rd1WLkaH_dmhMO0/s1600/IMG_5173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo0vcjeu98HPD4kMVlinCBpo0NIV64tFaeLEQz64vwHg88cSqXZdtuz7GnnajCThivMefTyralrCKg2taC8dlXnqcLo3axYFrwD5HjBvy8YlId4epXDmgCOZmLSdf5Rd1WLkaH_dmhMO0/s640/IMG_5173.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Special for the little touches that make it warm and inviting for others</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdRbsGQvcJwQeeaf9TCeekpoYDKy9z5nVTuP3shzgwIprKbivzsBoXe6XqrIXxEwK_9Kzc0aFtVwHaoEAAj35YwLz-SbafAz_4N7jHzWl_8abq5oebi4GAD0MmBEp84yvh4mJ72gM4i1S/s1600/IMG_5437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdRbsGQvcJwQeeaf9TCeekpoYDKy9z5nVTuP3shzgwIprKbivzsBoXe6XqrIXxEwK_9Kzc0aFtVwHaoEAAj35YwLz-SbafAz_4N7jHzWl_8abq5oebi4GAD0MmBEp84yvh4mJ72gM4i1S/s640/IMG_5437.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl2lbge0Q5rrtq0eXYh3ZJoecZrCD2phZKrPyLPNnyxGquNMduaSd87RWopQzQDnfTwTFa7C_g27YkkTAj6SBQyZwEdFlM1zoCzDqC8S0nBB67742Ix-X0gmRW7080vhHYN6cziCyqXU1/s1600/IMG_5433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl2lbge0Q5rrtq0eXYh3ZJoecZrCD2phZKrPyLPNnyxGquNMduaSd87RWopQzQDnfTwTFa7C_g27YkkTAj6SBQyZwEdFlM1zoCzDqC8S0nBB67742Ix-X0gmRW7080vhHYN6cziCyqXU1/s640/IMG_5433.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Special because it's got our heart and soul in it. It was a labor of love, that represents who we are and what we love to do.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37MSTqe4urX5BJescKh-dqHj5_Qoduw3_vHXfdhK2ZuVIPObV6oZFiCm7B4yqDOpBaFsSyktGuuQaUEDhSoBAJELLo0pngXlkMghs5zXDCylDF_K5WIoPvUIo-8GM6sMt61z3LqlPMyWP/s1600/IMG_5423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37MSTqe4urX5BJescKh-dqHj5_Qoduw3_vHXfdhK2ZuVIPObV6oZFiCm7B4yqDOpBaFsSyktGuuQaUEDhSoBAJELLo0pngXlkMghs5zXDCylDF_K5WIoPvUIo-8GM6sMt61z3LqlPMyWP/s640/IMG_5423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Down the road I will take you on the journey of this "first project of it's kind". First time framing, putting dry wall up, tiling a floor, installing plumbing, wiring, renovating a kitchen, painting a floor, you name it- this was a first!!</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We hope you will come for a visit one day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">For More of My Home Tour click </span><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/welcome-to-my-home.html" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>here</i></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">     Want Top This Top That delivered directly to your inbox?</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #6a6969; line-height: 20px; padding: 13px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It’s easy!  Just enter your e-mail address.</span></div><br /><div><form action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TopThisTopThat', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; text-align: center;" target="popupwindow">Enter your email address:<br /><input name="email" style="width: 140px;" type="text" /><br /><input name="uri" type="hidden" value="TopThisTopThat" /><input name="loc" type="hidden" value="en_US" /><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><br />Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></form></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Guest Cottage Tour (on Dog House Lane)

Welcome to our Guest Cottage on Dog House Lane.   Go down the dirt road 1/2 a mile, pass the old school house,take a left at the sign, and y...

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The Best Banana Pudding Cheesecake (Ever)!

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Banana Pudding Cheesecake? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkv2v-47phd98tIP59CY5sru_Ey5dOmaqno_RqIGGBE1POjsx008K8qdrVAS5tZsGjJZHA5fNdjgaPHlqMXuJ0sdEWRMUs3cgyBSQIOllU-0Dy7fvY-tZzs3qP5mnvY6a3_uZ69BXhPDJ/s1600/IMG_5557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkv2v-47phd98tIP59CY5sru_Ey5dOmaqno_RqIGGBE1POjsx008K8qdrVAS5tZsGjJZHA5fNdjgaPHlqMXuJ0sdEWRMUs3cgyBSQIOllU-0Dy7fvY-tZzs3qP5mnvY6a3_uZ69BXhPDJ/s640/IMG_5557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">  Really? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqviz2A4AolGIRxR_rsOIs62OASiokfwsY7yXP_-JFQmLxTL-phFI5UYD9fyss4QINjPQBbcYMNvbpUYfMSeHEs6mdv7qiVF7qjzuyS66HgsE8O0XUO0OQisO7azEvUEF7K4svKZ_Ikdt/s1600/IMG_5559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqviz2A4AolGIRxR_rsOIs62OASiokfwsY7yXP_-JFQmLxTL-phFI5UYD9fyss4QINjPQBbcYMNvbpUYfMSeHEs6mdv7qiVF7qjzuyS66HgsE8O0XUO0OQisO7azEvUEF7K4svKZ_Ikdt/s640/IMG_5559.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That sounds kinda....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj7fbYAdXFeJazre2Zy1ZIBAddJ67ZNqHm_I5zaZTSzgp4Q5IOv9EWWl-uC31tXdA2wvfGJ6lCLAonF9x6-I8_fSro5QjyuEBSJ-oMwJqMx05Iref7l5WhY1Su52iNOm0INsqMhO_I3V0/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj7fbYAdXFeJazre2Zy1ZIBAddJ67ZNqHm_I5zaZTSzgp4Q5IOv9EWWl-uC31tXdA2wvfGJ6lCLAonF9x6-I8_fSro5QjyuEBSJ-oMwJqMx05Iref7l5WhY1Su52iNOm0INsqMhO_I3V0/s640/IMG_5561.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well alright, I'll have a piece</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLX1RSVUry8oh2Kk5BQzkpNtWT7NdifIVc5tNcvfy_6H4eVP7DFwTT79270afLKgayKFvoj6YNsW0nJbxAf3cd0mBz7x8V4QxE_BFQBvNxg1GveGVcdiOTY59hlhAVfrH6KpI-ePUBSCR/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLX1RSVUry8oh2Kk5BQzkpNtWT7NdifIVc5tNcvfy_6H4eVP7DFwTT79270afLKgayKFvoj6YNsW0nJbxAf3cd0mBz7x8V4QxE_BFQBvNxg1GveGVcdiOTY59hlhAVfrH6KpI-ePUBSCR/s640/IMG_5564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh My- That's Delish.Can I have another!</span> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Click <i><b><a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/banana-pudding-cheesecake-50400000119918/">here</a></b></i> for the Southern Living recipe for Best Banana Pudding Cheesecake you will ever have. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a great week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Best Banana Pudding Cheesecake (Ever)!

Banana Pudding Cheesecake?    Really? That sounds kinda.... Well alright, I'll have a piece Oh My- That's Delish.Can I have another!...

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The Easiest Summer Burlap Wreath

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Remember when my Rock Star Burlap Wreath went on a Springtime Tour?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUZbLWJtV3CFWz1zPsTMvEdMRVU2jnt6FIscU7s0UJHZtihZU5_d1iO2oXUTKxr35dGtv7gihxYjWQR3np9-G7bOEvBMoirx0w2pYg6DPDupXPu6ZuS96MxRujDuuX-YUJA4wA_YU208m/s1600/IMG_2038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUZbLWJtV3CFWz1zPsTMvEdMRVU2jnt6FIscU7s0UJHZtihZU5_d1iO2oXUTKxr35dGtv7gihxYjWQR3np9-G7bOEvBMoirx0w2pYg6DPDupXPu6ZuS96MxRujDuuX-YUJA4wA_YU208m/s640/IMG_2038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You know, the Rock Star Wreath that may have more twitter followers then</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Lady Gaga</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe more facebook friends then Mark Zuckerberg</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I am thinking more stage props and dancers then Celine Dion in her Las Vegas shows?</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, my rock star is going on a summer tour with a little help with the folks at <b><a href="http://bit.ly.plaidmodpodge/">Plaid</a></b> and some mod podge products.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzRR5OO4sZXPdRPwwIY_E3UWrDRNz6QiBBkctlhm3MNxuXXBzNDzUaGnRD894BQLIVSc4rP1lxwEoBsbKmGFM8gFJYJ9Ukn5yvHRZd2bzYXpMJwj0HwFT10zhgh5ZtZwPVCGNNmL5sn4Z/s1600/IMG_6048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzRR5OO4sZXPdRPwwIY_E3UWrDRNz6QiBBkctlhm3MNxuXXBzNDzUaGnRD894BQLIVSc4rP1lxwEoBsbKmGFM8gFJYJ9Ukn5yvHRZd2bzYXpMJwj0HwFT10zhgh5ZtZwPVCGNNmL5sn4Z/s640/IMG_6048.JPG" width="426" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To get me started with an appropriate costume change, I received these amazing new Mod Podge products from <b><a href="http://bit.ly/PlaidModPodge">Plaid</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMuWwPUcaeg/T-KDwhGg68I/AAAAAAAAVSY/WK2NxDU66tw/s1600/IMG_5909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMuWwPUcaeg/T-KDwhGg68I/AAAAAAAAVSY/WK2NxDU66tw/s640/IMG_5909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> With all this amazing stuff, creating the new look was easy.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the spirit of summer I decided to add some stars in traditional summer fabrics - red bandanna and cream color burlap, and mossy butterflies. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my stars, I created a star to use as a template and traced it on to the fabrics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCdavHQFRg7U_vPn_hNKa8q3geKgooF9D8MXwh05fJ9jxwS1XD61v5lfuGjfsPcCKghH1cdz8-T63TcAkJP1a3NyHZaKJXTzaQwNequxVjHHXGB01jd2nb5gSAmmY13YFpMipMkPB7SVO/s1600/IMG_5919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCdavHQFRg7U_vPn_hNKa8q3geKgooF9D8MXwh05fJ9jxwS1XD61v5lfuGjfsPcCKghH1cdz8-T63TcAkJP1a3NyHZaKJXTzaQwNequxVjHHXGB01jd2nb5gSAmmY13YFpMipMkPB7SVO/s640/IMG_5919.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used my Mod Podge scissors to cut and this little tool to spread out any creases on my fabric once I applied to the top of the Mod Podge solution.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EIvs8DFOoJs/T-KJkXr9x0I/AAAAAAAAVUE/PaNkH-I_PdQ/s1600/IMG_6060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EIvs8DFOoJs/T-KJkXr9x0I/AAAAAAAAVUE/PaNkH-I_PdQ/s640/IMG_6060.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">I applied the mod podge solution to the stars, put the fabric on top and applied a second coat of Mod Podge. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Applying the solution was so easy because I used the applicator that you screw on to the top of your mod modge bottle. The applicator was also very easy to clean up after use.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wmEGyAWEOa8/T-KD9Bo3SwI/AAAAAAAAVSo/7SUyKcQVqGQ/s1600/IMG_5922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wmEGyAWEOa8/T-KD9Bo3SwI/AAAAAAAAVSo/7SUyKcQVqGQ/s640/IMG_5922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> When the the stars were dry, I used the 3D  Adhesive Mounts to stack and secure the stars into position on the wreath</span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e-dcGKmZ9BI36K2Zw4J_BhJ4pPrKtlaeuHf5_JWHYUk2GTE5Wz4A18uDHIGbMtPtlsIGSjUIxwmtZz1eDxo1TpTgg6Jbq1ZA2jxUsh2xki23bci8R2_yaxyu5e7y1fwhEFGH34uTc4nP/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e-dcGKmZ9BI36K2Zw4J_BhJ4pPrKtlaeuHf5_JWHYUk2GTE5Wz4A18uDHIGbMtPtlsIGSjUIxwmtZz1eDxo1TpTgg6Jbq1ZA2jxUsh2xki23bci8R2_yaxyu5e7y1fwhEFGH34uTc4nP/s640/IMG_5933.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the stars were completed, I wanted them to have their own "dancer" and created a mossy butterfly. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I applied the Mod Podge clear acyrlic sealer over the butterfly to help restore the look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyMaaTnDaG6tCZEQ1-4Jp-Q2cJTvfkFjb8jFGBBH1AUwZsbnws5a8Dy2d-C9_OxLW_8OUP6xUnb9NL8-wq5FM2wHVrENkzhEmVUj7fw21gYJdrmGVwYxUfpgZ9IbZ2OFpiQdYB7vcXKKw/s1600/IMG_5928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyMaaTnDaG6tCZEQ1-4Jp-Q2cJTvfkFjb8jFGBBH1AUwZsbnws5a8Dy2d-C9_OxLW_8OUP6xUnb9NL8-wq5FM2wHVrENkzhEmVUj7fw21gYJdrmGVwYxUfpgZ9IbZ2OFpiQdYB7vcXKKw/s640/IMG_5928.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stars also got a coat of sealer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mmGLSM9f1lTlg1p48cSHXiX6Aq2BRAr4DRn_HmzCtrMbOMF6AEx9-5vYkyAPrvjkFziD9f17oig590Z1R7VgT4OPijqxzvQuoeD56upuFVxvV13wx4GRGmHvWfkxxWoiPe_9IeLoJFIy/s1600/IMG_5947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mmGLSM9f1lTlg1p48cSHXiX6Aq2BRAr4DRn_HmzCtrMbOMF6AEx9-5vYkyAPrvjkFziD9f17oig590Z1R7VgT4OPijqxzvQuoeD56upuFVxvV13wx4GRGmHvWfkxxWoiPe_9IeLoJFIy/s640/IMG_5947.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Awesome show , ugh?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" 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/AVvXsEixWPkJUu-FXhTu8oP1pF5jVBA9lPtDaiPpxniVlW6Cus4m_X1i6LOaQaokQl6JDsZWsMCDr8KBpCi-QFeR1MEJZgtUdPy1vHNcLWL_1l4uLioeGM2ATZVSOAHBe4KsKPSiSWBH5Xf5wWc5/s1600/IMG_5837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWPkJUu-FXhTu8oP1pF5jVBA9lPtDaiPpxniVlW6Cus4m_X1i6LOaQaokQl6JDsZWsMCDr8KBpCi-QFeR1MEJZgtUdPy1vHNcLWL_1l4uLioeGM2ATZVSOAHBe4KsKPSiSWBH5Xf5wWc5/s640/IMG_5837.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" 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/AVvXsEjfHXx3NPxUCsC1zSfb7U4kqjWyKvuogABd00egKGFsUwsyWU_W5t1ABTT1yMo6WfSL6WteiJSuxr8ppHIUYVz35jGwJVhaykUremrr2E-yoine-4M5oMTnAJTwpBZOWyd3rahkShr6cpWo/s1600/IMG_5944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHXx3NPxUCsC1zSfb7U4kqjWyKvuogABd00egKGFsUwsyWU_W5t1ABTT1yMo6WfSL6WteiJSuxr8ppHIUYVz35jGwJVhaykUremrr2E-yoine-4M5oMTnAJTwpBZOWyd3rahkShr6cpWo/s640/IMG_5944.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for an encore....</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI8MwHnqi2mfCrssCl9y2oEeqcjSW5hur45Zr1qzGKTvP-xUvR6hNZDZimtw5w8mC-o1Otn4Vd3awSMvotkrwFcychHVkC9f_xx9R6YFR7DXYl3PpQ1EC7kOxYg2HcapP4RB4ri6CXtly/s1600/IMG_6018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI8MwHnqi2mfCrssCl9y2oEeqcjSW5hur45Zr1qzGKTvP-xUvR6hNZDZimtw5w8mC-o1Otn4Vd3awSMvotkrwFcychHVkC9f_xx9R6YFR7DXYl3PpQ1EC7kOxYg2HcapP4RB4ri6CXtly/s640/IMG_6018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eat your heart out J Lo, but I think my dancers are hotter!</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To get a ticket for this show, click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/03/easiest-burlap-wreath-you-will-ever.html"><b>here</b> </a>for the wreath tutorial, <b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/how-to-make-mossy-butterfly.html">here</a></b> for the butterfly tutorial and head to Michaels for the latest Mod Podge products that I used. </span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for more amazing ideas using Mod Podge visit</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plaid on <a href="http://pinterest.com/plaidcrafts"><b>Pinterest</b>,</a> on <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/InspiredByPlaid">Facebook</a></b> and <b><a href="http://twitter.com/plaidcrafts/">Twitter</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" 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/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU3OKzyOdHaopD2CWBcFnFbtYcjCxCewkNd9YMxjX6k14Y2ZWnsAuFZ_jGHuTdreqXrPAJkxBUdMnSi0aaUcIQjytTkdT_-DsIYbtGCL_su-kVksQse5yag2Wq-6MwPT55-qyDVohdVG2/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid Crafts and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are  just my own.</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing over at:</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/06/overflowing-with-creativity-623.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ItsOverflowing%20%28Its%20Overflowing%21%29">It's Overflowing </a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2012/06/24/diy-project-parade-outdoor-13-diy-highlights-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-project-parade-outdoor-13-diy-highlights-2">DIY Showoff</a> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-91/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-91"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia  </span></span></a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/2012/06/tutorials-tips-link-party-66.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20thestoriesofa2z/Visw%20%28Home%20Stories%20A%20to%20Z%29">Homestories AtoZ </a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/wow-us-wednesdays-72.htm">Savvy Southern Style </a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2012/06/uncommonly-yours-link-party-34.html"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Uncommon Designs Online</span></span></i></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/06/tutorial-tips-and-tidbits-2-and.html">StoneGable </a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">52 Mantels </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/06/transformation-thursday-no-158.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20theshabbychiccottage/QsxK%20%28The%20Shabby%20Creek%20Cottage%29">The Shabby Creek Cottage </a></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tip Junkie handmade projects" border="0" src="http://www.tipjunkie.com/images/TipMeTuesdayButton1.png" /></a><br /><br />

The Easiest Summer Burlap Wreath

Remember when my Rock Star Burlap Wreath went on a Springtime Tour? You know, the Rock Star Wreath that may have more twitter followers then...

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Ready 4 Summer - Home Decor

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just because I am not hitting the shore this summer, doesn't mean that I can't be<b><i> <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/06/bring-thought-of-sea-into-your-home.html">reminded</a></i></b> of my families favorite pastime in our home.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And just imagine, if the family changed our minds,  I would have my  directional sign that I made out of salvaged wood, stenciled letters and leftover Grey paint, to help lead the way</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHqLZLni0mZ12cAa359_O1MFz4ILYyCBKBKi8bvNauTwK3bBV4GsCDLeY5Qnwz7OlNgM5pLg2fJDQ-DmSDhyphenhyphen4rHqsQt0t3VXJz3uSrzuTfwtfJ68s1I6jGL1r4T9gRq78ScEO46eRMISq/s1600/IMG_5794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHqLZLni0mZ12cAa359_O1MFz4ILYyCBKBKi8bvNauTwK3bBV4GsCDLeY5Qnwz7OlNgM5pLg2fJDQ-DmSDhyphenhyphen4rHqsQt0t3VXJz3uSrzuTfwtfJ68s1I6jGL1r4T9gRq78ScEO46eRMISq/s640/IMG_5794.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I thought that if  I needed help marking the shallow ends of the water, my orange wooden antique water buoys could help</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0veFBBONtjwcgdPp0ftChGShCChzBjwKCmHrkAzTPH3A3zoAPbFkTFNkKdkF34KkepsM6LokIlpVYK94MWTI8ix-Clmf3KY5WEaTcfsUaAAZJXbOznka3_wc3mp3Z9SK3pO5VQ9ALB8Nv/s1600/IMG_5790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0veFBBONtjwcgdPp0ftChGShCChzBjwKCmHrkAzTPH3A3zoAPbFkTFNkKdkF34KkepsM6LokIlpVYK94MWTI8ix-Clmf3KY5WEaTcfsUaAAZJXbOznka3_wc3mp3Z9SK3pO5VQ9ALB8Nv/s640/IMG_5790.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then there is this old wooden paddle that I can use,with repurposed decorative balls that I painted in beachy colors and sprinkled with sand, to paddle my way out to ride the biggest, most awesome waves </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz3QVTCK7ZgOnlc6xXd46v6lOSr_83Y5cSDR9KA3xP3htkWvgkDImp8fvCnW0HMk-tGlOe0wmFMtv010fS1oOz8QdEIuK1-fnJp4fmBsdx-h4lMCmMtNEPfcm7Y-AbEAUk2GR-KpBF1rO/s1600/IMG_5515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz3QVTCK7ZgOnlc6xXd46v6lOSr_83Y5cSDR9KA3xP3htkWvgkDImp8fvCnW0HMk-tGlOe0wmFMtv010fS1oOz8QdEIuK1-fnJp4fmBsdx-h4lMCmMtNEPfcm7Y-AbEAUk2GR-KpBF1rO/s640/IMG_5515.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And I can even use this candle to see if it is dark before I get back to the shore</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8j7wGfWqd_xdedp_R2kvfAXWLmHUZSFMl0p7Pi0ckWL6VOkXvl5DQ8BOFpdJgU6fEeBXNMtr7JfEKmruxI680uXKObafiZeuYsO7dKyln6NTW3cSUbXJCUdbmnXXTvkJc-GjGNOn2Lbr/s1600/IMG_5802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8j7wGfWqd_xdedp_R2kvfAXWLmHUZSFMl0p7Pi0ckWL6VOkXvl5DQ8BOFpdJgU6fEeBXNMtr7JfEKmruxI680uXKObafiZeuYsO7dKyln6NTW3cSUbXJCUdbmnXXTvkJc-GjGNOn2Lbr/s640/IMG_5802.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But then reality sets in and I realize.....</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8NxXpM4OmT-cxsK8tNIH9Xf2o_77EeX2MHxiS4rHjGFuQdY5ATbDkxTeYqzZNplzVIseG2ajhTt-XQ1eiDiAPGWesyvbYGn9boMONX1dAP98IvD5tDb7skq3m7XitdKE17BFC8zCqK_r/s1600/IMG_5789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8NxXpM4OmT-cxsK8tNIH9Xf2o_77EeX2MHxiS4rHjGFuQdY5ATbDkxTeYqzZNplzVIseG2ajhTt-XQ1eiDiAPGWesyvbYGn9boMONX1dAP98IvD5tDb7skq3m7XitdKE17BFC8zCqK_r/s640/IMG_5789.JPG" width="426" /></a></center><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that the arrow on my sign points to the backyard and not to the beach!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Click <b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/coastal-candle-holder-tutorial.html">here</a></b> for a tutorial on how I made the coastal candle holder. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Ready 4 Summer - Home Decor

Just because I am not hitting the shore this summer, doesn't mean that I can't be reminded of my families favorite pastime in our ...

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