tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18713137014406428942024-03-05T08:53:01.311-06:00The Painted StudioA little bit of my life....family, diy, crafts, sewing, cooking...and whatever else comes my way.THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-50911700721161464452015-02-10T11:53:00.001-06:002015-02-10T11:53:17.347-06:00Things are going to start up again!I have been wondering what do I want to write about in my blog? <br />
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So many things interest me and time dictates what I am allowed to divulge in. Projects take time, blogging takes time, parenting takes time, being stylish takes time and so on. <br />
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I have decided that I will share with you a little bit of it all. Crafting, Painting, Re-dos, Style, Kids, Family and Finances. I am excited about it all. See you back here tomorrow. <br />
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THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-44502004873334244852011-10-14T09:32:00.000-05:002011-10-14T09:32:53.533-05:00Wishlish or To do List<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not sure if I should call this my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">wish list</span> or <span style="color: #741b47;">to-do list</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Does anyone else feel like that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVwd5eQ98eHZWDs59oKuUi0oBdMq_RVAYN1yPSUGeAujsZwlygk4k7Fz4iWki6lgwdlkXtg7CD4X0-TO3K1fvpZnW6bdT2Pvvqon1vrCurYgmxm1i6qnSlzojBvFbyhBH-QUkRyTEiKU/s1600/todo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVwd5eQ98eHZWDs59oKuUi0oBdMq_RVAYN1yPSUGeAujsZwlygk4k7Fz4iWki6lgwdlkXtg7CD4X0-TO3K1fvpZnW6bdT2Pvvqon1vrCurYgmxm1i6qnSlzojBvFbyhBH-QUkRyTEiKU/s640/todo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-26697502983654973302011-10-04T13:54:00.000-05:002011-10-04T13:54:58.779-05:00TV Time Wasters<div style="text-align: center;">I<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> must confess....I have the TV on all day long.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You see, I work in an office and the TV stays on most of the time for background noise. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This fall since new shows have come out, my TV stays on ABC all morning. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Cheryl</em></span></div><div align="left"></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-54138818282156821512011-09-13T14:25:00.000-05:002011-09-13T14:25:48.979-05:00What I'm Loving Wednesday!<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My dear friend Megan over at </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://jaggersmom.blogspot.com/">More Sweet Tea Please</a></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">links up to </span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I thought I would share my Lovin' Wednesday with you too.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I'm <span style="color: magenta;">Loving</span> paper plates. They are not PC, I know. But right now I do not have a working dishwasher and paperplates saves me lots and lots of time.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.callrapido.com/store/images/paper%20plates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rba="true" src="http://www.callrapido.com/store/images/paper%20plates.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>I'm <span style="color: magenta;">Loving</span> my exerices classes in the mornings. A group of women from my church have been meeting at 5 a.m. three days a week and we have been getting our workout on!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t66/MrDevin7/old20sporty20woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rba="true" src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t66/MrDevin7/old20sporty20woman.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I'm <span style="color: magenta;">Loving</span> watching these three monkeys grow up.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0h8r0T-KMNdfJjvlWDF3i5AbdhPf_iZ1XtUQeRigdxQINBGcjt2dJMagyssCIWGy9VRdoW9Ro5s-8T3XJPoT85jWruNgbvtgEYd4xMIwkXxLGkQEb58ovxrAekspfGbShAHK5hNvMsM/s1600/Brothers+%2526+Sisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0h8r0T-KMNdfJjvlWDF3i5AbdhPf_iZ1XtUQeRigdxQINBGcjt2dJMagyssCIWGy9VRdoW9Ro5s-8T3XJPoT85jWruNgbvtgEYd4xMIwkXxLGkQEb58ovxrAekspfGbShAHK5hNvMsM/s320/Brothers+%2526+Sisters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Cheryl</strong></em></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Today I have been looking around blog land and I have found two sites that I have looked at from front to back.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">First you need to go check out</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thefancyfarmgirl.com/">The Fancy Farm Girl.</a></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed the simplicity of these sites. I find comfort at places like these. I hope you do to.</span></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Have a cup of coffee and enjoy your day.</span></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Cheryl</span></em></span></span></strong></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-14017747573449498252011-08-08T12:56:00.000-05:002011-08-08T12:56:01.748-05:00$3,008 in Prizes<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">$3,008</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That’s the grand total of all the prizes up for grabs! CRAZY right!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Go over to <a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/">Blue Cricket Design</a> and see the awesome <a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2011/08/come-back-giveaway.html#comment-52142"><span style="color: #7f6000;">giveaway</span></a> she is having. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Here are just a few of the prizes:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-59212540275800500912011-08-08T10:29:00.001-05:002011-08-08T12:39:20.784-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kirklands.com/"><img border="0" naa="true" src="http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/photo/351/351187-Kirkland_s.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been holding onto a gift certificate from <a href="http://www.kirklands.com/">Kirklands</a> since Christmas and a couple of weeks ago I was able to go shopping with it!!! I made my first trip ever to Kirklands and it was FANTASTIC. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This store had wonderful beautiful items for your home. I had a hard time picking out just want I wanted to buy because I loved it all. The prices were reasonable and more than half the store was marked down. (I just love getting a good deal.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures of some thing I did purchase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_yDNKmjHrxGkXFt9AfGDAl50ciC1j9yeqtsvhgQ9VWXFe9MsJV55CVmwb3N_2KrRHHZykESiU0stEgUlc_OSLqdzyfm_S2IcQ0ZcXiqxYo0Cqtf2lWDzvAlnvrIJ_vBEOZAinN90t0M/s1600/Kirklands.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_yDNKmjHrxGkXFt9AfGDAl50ciC1j9yeqtsvhgQ9VWXFe9MsJV55CVmwb3N_2KrRHHZykESiU0stEgUlc_OSLqdzyfm_S2IcQ0ZcXiqxYo0Cqtf2lWDzvAlnvrIJ_vBEOZAinN90t0M/s400/Kirklands.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you haven't check out Kirkland, you need to. Stop by and see what they have to offer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buyer beware...you will find something you HAVE to take home with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-52878005173275661262011-07-11T09:13:00.000-05:002011-07-11T09:13:51.061-05:00Another Chalkboard<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all love chalkboard paint! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made a HUGE new chalkboard for my den.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had kept my eye out for a really big picture or painting that I could turn into a chalkboard and I found one at a yard sale for only $2.00. I thought the details of the frame were perfect.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had forgot take a "before" picture. The frame was a gold leaf and I had already started spray painting the painting before I went to grab my camera. Here is what I started with.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am in LOVE with how it turned out. This is also my first time using a glaze and I think it all works together nicely. Please ignore the notty pine...I have plans to change that. Just give me some time.</span></td></tr>
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</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-39822742331581098982011-07-11T01:18:00.003-05:002011-07-11T08:28:49.940-05:00Creativity<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you been told since you were little that you were creative? Did you grow up with creativity being encouraged? I believe we all are creative and that sometimes we just have to believe in our ideas. No matter what creative talent you have, it might be writing, photography, DIY, painting, gardening, crafts, what ever it might be...keep at it and the more you use your talent I believe the more it will grow. </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Photos courtsey of me. :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on one's face. ~James D. Finley</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ~George Smith Patton, <i>War as I Knew It</i>, 1947</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them. ~Pablo Picasso</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ~Lewis Carroll</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Monday!</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrW8JtqidzcsGyAf7Mi4h9hJprC_h5-dEiGppfeZ7a0nT8Z-a2yVTd6PCDqZUoJf-TRPFNZQn-6EpHGjiGEwAudBBMdbCH-UXAQDJDrajQMyX1UbnFJW1CclE2iwkY4Si6KOX9s2Hx1c/s1600/cheryl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrW8JtqidzcsGyAf7Mi4h9hJprC_h5-dEiGppfeZ7a0nT8Z-a2yVTd6PCDqZUoJf-TRPFNZQn-6EpHGjiGEwAudBBMdbCH-UXAQDJDrajQMyX1UbnFJW1CclE2iwkY4Si6KOX9s2Hx1c/s1600/cheryl.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-91386447376097307602011-07-08T07:15:00.000-05:002011-07-08T07:15:48.806-05:00Vacation is Near! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have spent a lot of my time at a place like this lately.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The paperwork has been never ending lately as well.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I also have been busy watching this guy play t-ball....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">...and this little girl play softball.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have been busy running this one where she needs to go.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and now very soon....my family will slow down enough to get to go on vaction to a place like this.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-55103694562107903372011-07-07T14:30:00.000-05:002011-07-07T14:30:22.771-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you missed me because I have missed you. I have missed being a creative. I have been really busy with work and life. I will be back posting regularly when it slows down a bit. I have so many things that I would like to accomplish in my home and I will share each step with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today as I was looking around blog land, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stumbled across <a href="http://www.pinkandpolkadot.net/"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Pink and Polka Dot</span></a> blog by Kristi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that I have settled into my new house I am really wanting to make it look like me. I have been on the lookout for things that inspire me. So I have put together a few things that I would like to re-create in my living room. : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWj7LNqwChOjQqj5oCAFjh2pTC0lZmbtzpzklW3NlCAjm7QBzBe_pHt__9-GJBm2TRuqK5JHcvgZuWtpTPYdNRf-uTEHrLYziFNtv0nQ9fC5wOt63msZ0CNf1jFKv9UUDi2sCTs0Ki90/s1600/LRI.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWj7LNqwChOjQqj5oCAFjh2pTC0lZmbtzpzklW3NlCAjm7QBzBe_pHt__9-GJBm2TRuqK5JHcvgZuWtpTPYdNRf-uTEHrLYziFNtv0nQ9fC5wOt63msZ0CNf1jFKv9UUDi2sCTs0Ki90/s640/LRI.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-46199679603577661342011-05-27T03:04:00.000-05:002011-05-27T03:04:00.365-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this photo in blog land and cannot locate who it belongs go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, don't you love the look of it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do and it makes me want to paint my table this weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKcipg3UG6zW0Xsu3Ik7psdu_vEXM_s53Nmvy7kMxHX91iZof6cyt9gCnVKWqh2JF174U3wftK7WynYdQnfv4Wf_ImTFUQORePhEArgr23gg26lh1RaMn4C0AKowtc9hSaO7ErCbaNJI/s1600/clip_image001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKcipg3UG6zW0Xsu3Ik7psdu_vEXM_s53Nmvy7kMxHX91iZof6cyt9gCnVKWqh2JF174U3wftK7WynYdQnfv4Wf_ImTFUQORePhEArgr23gg26lh1RaMn4C0AKowtc9hSaO7ErCbaNJI/s400/clip_image001.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a picture of my table. It is similar to the table above and I think it would look fantastice painted out! This table is now in my front living room and we use it like a game table. So, if I mess it up...no biggie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq9vUxj-9rUb9Gzv5LlrdXj6s6MwIGVtHAABa8PvxrOV4GycI8oWOJDxHNUwDvWkb_AKU9nSUoYz2waqcd8MS0e2e09mJVUqtX96Obssgcjh6WFIIKN6vW6FQFAViDQDzNHS56kaAF4A/s1600/DINNING+ROOM+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq9vUxj-9rUb9Gzv5LlrdXj6s6MwIGVtHAABa8PvxrOV4GycI8oWOJDxHNUwDvWkb_AKU9nSUoYz2waqcd8MS0e2e09mJVUqtX96Obssgcjh6WFIIKN6vW6FQFAViDQDzNHS56kaAF4A/s320/DINNING+ROOM+1.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-12577810619047400122011-05-26T12:32:00.000-05:002011-05-26T12:32:47.654-05:00Things I find Inspiring<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Image from <a href="http://www.wscottchester.com/">http://www.wscottchester.com/</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of our cats that loves climbing trees.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made this over at <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can make one too.</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-39495454066949242832011-05-02T13:41:00.000-05:002011-05-02T13:41:41.179-05:00Wanting to Update my new house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikogbI7TZnb-Zh0I0pfm7G0K_WwqCh-TbeECCpemmuh4dhVuGBubaH81lAYN18LJTIsVzf4rdGi024TiiOFbZoxQ-pV8YOAOKcpOBAHBhU9U1zSyJVeruHfMElhgdKqIXzxMXWpTIcWbw/s1600/13818420483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikogbI7TZnb-Zh0I0pfm7G0K_WwqCh-TbeECCpemmuh4dhVuGBubaH81lAYN18LJTIsVzf4rdGi024TiiOFbZoxQ-pV8YOAOKcpOBAHBhU9U1zSyJVeruHfMElhgdKqIXzxMXWpTIcWbw/s400/13818420483.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Does this picture make you think of 1970? This is how my house looks today. With a little bit of help, I hope update the look of it. I plan on taking out the evergreen's in front of the house, putting up new post under the front porch and painting the shutters. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">What do you think?</span></div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-1866691263740939692011-05-01T17:43:00.000-05:002011-05-01T17:43:56.480-05:00Worn out and a bit overwhelmed<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am finally in my new house and I would say that I am about 95% unpacked. My house was move in ready. The bathrooms had been remodeled and the rooms had been painted out white. Now, I just need to add my own touches to each room. So here is my wish-to-do list:</span><br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paint the knotty pine in my den. I'm not sure what color though.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Change the door handles out. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Change the knobs on my kitchen cabinets and if I don't like that change, then paint the cabinets black.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get rid of the ugly evergreens that line the front of my house.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is my list for now. I could add more but these are the ones at the top of my list. When to do this....that is the challenge. Time isn't something I have a lot of these days. I'll keep you posted on any progress I make.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Cheryl</em></span>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-86689034625639966642011-04-29T07:52:00.000-05:002011-04-29T07:52:30.224-05:00Royal Wedding<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have not been blogging lately but trust me, it is NOT because I'm doing nothing. :) I am still settling into my new home, I would say 90% of the boxes are unpacked and now I need rest a bit before I start making over my house room by room. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have not been that caught up in watching the Royal Wedding these past few weeks but today I have tried to see the highlights. I do love Kate Middleton's dress. It is just perfect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX1HvWKDLrYpqWt30-wN5ewaFihMOD2Cjw6mInPcwFVYM5jZQecYickEAUwKJkCErgSh2GXq4xzBSl_Hd8v_i8DxFae_kN9Odizz0lA2wqW_dAPOBylm31-0OVuKHKJ9K5_gAPXr5bVQ/s1600/600_kate_dress_4_110429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX1HvWKDLrYpqWt30-wN5ewaFihMOD2Cjw6mInPcwFVYM5jZQecYickEAUwKJkCErgSh2GXq4xzBSl_Hd8v_i8DxFae_kN9Odizz0lA2wqW_dAPOBylm31-0OVuKHKJ9K5_gAPXr5bVQ/s400/600_kate_dress_4_110429.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is Princess Grace Kelley on her Wedding Day. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her dress also has the lacy long sleeves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTb-sOe-BW3-pO7_0mDjtoebIjo7GJAL8z-Vfsh9U4d8tjDv6DlrDp7C4B-7edp-vxB9K_Vy7U6QBfhGNF1YpJxkIXW1yPhNtsJic720GvLgV9um_8dCEi7vA4ydciHYWlc-Qfcn23tLg/s1600/princess-grace-kelly-wedding-gown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTb-sOe-BW3-pO7_0mDjtoebIjo7GJAL8z-Vfsh9U4d8tjDv6DlrDp7C4B-7edp-vxB9K_Vy7U6QBfhGNF1YpJxkIXW1yPhNtsJic720GvLgV9um_8dCEi7vA4ydciHYWlc-Qfcn23tLg/s320/princess-grace-kelly-wedding-gown.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>THE.PAINTED.STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444770720825660070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871313701440642894.post-51365925642042161852011-04-04T02:59:00.010-05:002011-04-04T02:59:00.564-05:00Wish List from ESTY<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From time to time I look around </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/?ref=so_home"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ESTY</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and see what kinds of great things are out there. I really enjoy vintage items and all the handmade things on this site. So here are a few of my picks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71104884/vintage-russian-mechanical-alarm-clock?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_query=clocks&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.231596153.jpg" width="287" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like the very simple lines and vintage look to it all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66627148/vintage-turquoise-fan-fine-art?ref=sr_gallery_25&ga_search_query=vintage+fan&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.211112313.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I might be one of the few bloggers out there that doesn't have one of these bad boys yet but I still hope to one day. I really like the color of this fan. This one could be mine for only $38.00.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68269494/van-halen-vinyl-record-bowl-vintage-lp?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_query=vintage+van&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><img border="0" height="297" r6="true" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.217871606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like this one for two reasons:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. It is a Van Halen Record.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. What a cool looking bowl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68838269/1950s-black-rotary-dial-wall-phone?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_query=wall+phone&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.222125791.jpg" width="254" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am one who still has a home phone....so to have something pretty hanging on my wall would be so nice. I really like the simple look of the old vintage black phones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63739796/vintage-avon-victorian-cameo-comb-brush?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_query=vintage+avon&ga_page=5&ga_order=price_desc&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.199693452.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seeing these one ESTY just made me smile. My Grandma has sold AVON for over 50 years now. She has this brush and mirror to go with it in her bathroom. As a little girl, when I stayed at her house, I used her brush just like this one to comb my hair. Those fond memories make me smile.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She starts with a basket of make-up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Most of us have our make-up in a basket, drawer, or bag too)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kP65ZsqVSyVElqUhEh0CsxuGh0K1uY4bmpXYnaGNUxg8w7IiVFG86jWgmFzbl6EcaaKvVBUy0JErw4Jc___0ISMiZhIHFxaFCXPSWNzCVlaui5v3ArW_o30x2Y5qoRCNBT4MCI9k8lid/s1600/01-03-2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kP65ZsqVSyVElqUhEh0CsxuGh0K1uY4bmpXYnaGNUxg8w7IiVFG86jWgmFzbl6EcaaKvVBUy0JErw4Jc___0ISMiZhIHFxaFCXPSWNzCVlaui5v3ArW_o30x2Y5qoRCNBT4MCI9k8lid/s400/01-03-2011+012.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She found an old picture at the Salvation Army.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPaFFf1VPIzGJY61TnIwMHPlbbyl1oeDZd4wuu3Mv7DJKCXft8CQKGTz1wr5etYeCN5AJwdvqczI9-iy6WojOKSHa3CAUtTZk8zW8qGXzyRhUEoA1CfH8FbSIiwDplLfop7lLQmvJOOF5/s320/01-03-2011+007.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She made a few changes to the picture & frame wouldn't you say?</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After painting the frame, she picked up some metal from the hardware store and fit it inside the frame. To make it pretty, she used spray adhesive to attach some fabric to the metal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTyK2JDyxxXKtTt8EcXUgTL3gmQRvfdQqmKi-e_7UA90s8carx40RYX6fkIU9CEtCyfHSBW8T74OQUaCmBtzHR9P5Gcypfs3-YHV397-JIESnUc_EAHhX4qSSp5EVhqnXGzdxLUoOHeMW/s1600/01-03-2011+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTyK2JDyxxXKtTt8EcXUgTL3gmQRvfdQqmKi-e_7UA90s8carx40RYX6fkIU9CEtCyfHSBW8T74OQUaCmBtzHR9P5Gcypfs3-YHV397-JIESnUc_EAHhX4qSSp5EVhqnXGzdxLUoOHeMW/s320/01-03-2011+026.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Added some magnets to the back of her makeup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz88Hc8mJZ5nWFSEawIKnq2lbdGqx_z6QjB7uKG0IarcW5r8j3uoz1GtvGe-4C3XJ-0BWk_5biqioUYgQX-51gPk3fsVrgRza1C1HB4DbcwDUJXuqFVt-r1O_gGte4AyiL7WpzZYDs2j85/s1600/01-03-2011+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz88Hc8mJZ5nWFSEawIKnq2lbdGqx_z6QjB7uKG0IarcW5r8j3uoz1GtvGe-4C3XJ-0BWk_5biqioUYgQX-51gPk3fsVrgRza1C1HB4DbcwDUJXuqFVt-r1O_gGte4AyiL7WpzZYDs2j85/s320/01-03-2011+019.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She also added containers to store her brushes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b71bCE9rdKc5AqT6Jscc9L2TxIF0gBACfa8_QeLYuXQFfnBWRtYObmpl01QG28Kq6yPl6hDx_GieeptZd-Wg3tkOXeMwMCJ03rwWMOa0F2mivExykkp9U-Ym_34ZR8XopDnRO89vz7Zj/s1600/14-03-2011+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b71bCE9rdKc5AqT6Jscc9L2TxIF0gBACfa8_QeLYuXQFfnBWRtYObmpl01QG28Kq6yPl6hDx_GieeptZd-Wg3tkOXeMwMCJ03rwWMOa0F2mivExykkp9U-Ym_34ZR8XopDnRO89vz7Zj/s320/14-03-2011+019.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></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;">Now, don't you wish you had thought of this too! It is very clever and cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For all the details, go check out </span><a href="http://laurathoughts81.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-up-magnet-board.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">her blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm sure Laura will love that you stopped by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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