Dresses by Victoria B....

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What do you think of Victoria Beckham's range of dresses? I don't want to like them, but, I actually do - lots. And, when she wears them... Well they look even better. Anyone else agree? xx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560589301087842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XT2qjnVJf_lLwdU7gSpSJbwghNcFTTZkJtxl-YiQoY0xtPLSecRKazJl6kVs3XFSI4EXFyl2EpK3IdRF_PCp25IFYXjKioYyIpsrZ-7e8GoTKUYi5aWlZQgZPHY98RPKejfcYVTccP9Y/s400/Victoria+A.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 400px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceXnRALXWvd5FQyGB9tLh85U9qDWxzA-HwW_mWA2Y2OTo2WL6hb5R6onHfcYf_py1WAn02FvxD_eSuIEXU0iVuCADAmDC99sM61rHtkWD2apTm5ZMcsYIQ4GuyTac0JFexwfGwjhp8-WI/s1600-h/Victoria+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560599958021522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceXnRALXWvd5FQyGB9tLh85U9qDWxzA-HwW_mWA2Y2OTo2WL6hb5R6onHfcYf_py1WAn02FvxD_eSuIEXU0iVuCADAmDC99sM61rHtkWD2apTm5ZMcsYIQ4GuyTac0JFexwfGwjhp8-WI/s400/Victoria+2.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoW7gy_iuJXJ6t4xM4dkcSthVB4455X23sh4BroTIkVvYvz4txn6WB4m1exr-DrvDQULwpYt13mTwA-R5BzDmASZ3VrJsr2zB4TDy9YgnbssC6uReCNMLF8v64gM57B04NvAhpju7fcmK/s1600-h/Victoria+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415560595408022578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoW7gy_iuJXJ6t4xM4dkcSthVB4455X23sh4BroTIkVvYvz4txn6WB4m1exr-DrvDQULwpYt13mTwA-R5BzDmASZ3VrJsr2zB4TDy9YgnbssC6uReCNMLF8v64gM57B04NvAhpju7fcmK/s400/Victoria+3.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoW7gy_iuJXJ6t4xM4dkcSthVB4455X23sh4BroTIkVvYvz4txn6WB4m1exr-DrvDQULwpYt13mTwA-R5BzDmASZ3VrJsr2zB4TDy9YgnbssC6uReCNMLF8v64gM57B04NvAhpju7fcmK/s1600-h/Victoria+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> All dresses from </span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Victoria_Beckham/All"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. x</span>

Dresses by Victoria B....

What do you think of Victoria Beckham's range of dresses? I don't want to like them, but, I actually do - lots. And, when she wears ...

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New things in our house!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Look at our new goodies...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Gorgeous new plantation shutters- yipeeeee!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Pretty cushion from <a href="http://www.blackandspiro.com.au/">Black & Spiro</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Lily warming up Molly's new bed in preparation for her arrival on Saturday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415356425748220706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdINi1974zYUGc_k1QpuKmg3BDX9pGfoaAjv_ItERPoocNlWUzV42dSW_QpWjvf73UyyGB2AHMV3ZXxTToAhF09LpunCHJ8WfTuUi3NjSwIVTGgGKnYz0IPdW54rZQEiUZvFoBBPjcE-n/s400/lily1.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415356449756539330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwnkCenN92xX4gCVYcpNmyoVNQ5ad2OgnbYUNlu7XDuqSRAqfuWl2TvihagZxJTz2B3xq70siOZ2rbLTPNYmjNyaw3r_pWMEWlhig9zs1N9w5Kf4k3Dh0EGTz-MRkGYAE1CXIEm9Lu3Yw/s400/lily2.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415356445702773890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvGcUTafKDE-H9CPtFvJ33sy_HybSwij24WmIi0mBirtkq6jEb0bPOh714zia9CmHOTPLyl-4Zhyv1cMWjlUoLCY3omH8RSF_iKpWbyWyhNAYESmJKX2egn_r2bBIJgRfng5vEjf6sin_/s400/lily+3.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>

New things in our house!

Look at our new goodies... 1. Gorgeous new plantation shutters- yipeeeee! 2. Pretty cushion from Black & Spiro 3. Lily warming up Molly...

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Something else interesting in the blog world...

<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The lovely Amy sent me this </span><a href="http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, it's fascinating and the </span><a href="http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">writer is 13 years old</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Love the pictures of her, I trawled through her blog last night looking at the self taken pictures. Perhaps it has evoked the nosiness in me. xx</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPU-0b39J0I8jL9bxn9LVe2qV1bnyAXImghTHT87VJs2WkoU8kgSC1S2Sw2_w-sym_LRIjmHb891TPU-I0pgY32ba5HeIDA9S6ay5sCWgaKNbnOHMmDGPlzvlej4cpt0pPPGxlgG9iUvJw/s1600-h/rookie+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415196579373847010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPU-0b39J0I8jL9bxn9LVe2qV1bnyAXImghTHT87VJs2WkoU8kgSC1S2Sw2_w-sym_LRIjmHb891TPU-I0pgY32ba5HeIDA9S6ay5sCWgaKNbnOHMmDGPlzvlej4cpt0pPPGxlgG9iUvJw/s400/rookie+1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" /></a>

Something else interesting in the blog world...

The lovely Amy sent me this blog , it's fascinating and the writer is 13 years old . Love the pictures of her, I trawled through her blo...

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My kind of candy cane!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So dreamy and pretty! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414982962406670002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7pZgor7Eyt9_oqe_pnmYOqvJanKK1eui9BN-vY7XCIiwdNad-iCp3-tkTznpQelwtqclqVrErcMGUv3vqNNHICVyBSLasu8Vr2_6M_KeQuTHa-t_bhLB15cXoHaUOk-gNwH-j1S4w6Mc/s400/diy8.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8Ry0-Dj52KVuTGu5WjYbnYRe-dYW1xFxVY3xy7SQS2SsPbgFQX4aaaMUXPwanZ25AkbHX1DHg9VkRQzVGSzu6uayEjEuC9_aqV-H6SFjPxjKQQcsCvvnvR7mhMx7krG53NbQ0WLbysfM/s1600-h/diy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Firstly, choose the prettiest candy canes you can find...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8Ry0-Dj52KVuTGu5WjYbnYRe-dYW1xFxVY3xy7SQS2SsPbgFQX4aaaMUXPwanZ25AkbHX1DHg9VkRQzVGSzu6uayEjEuC9_aqV-H6SFjPxjKQQcsCvvnvR7mhMx7krG53NbQ0WLbysfM/s1600-h/diy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983151494772818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8Ry0-Dj52KVuTGu5WjYbnYRe-dYW1xFxVY3xy7SQS2SsPbgFQX4aaaMUXPwanZ25AkbHX1DHg9VkRQzVGSzu6uayEjEuC9_aqV-H6SFjPxjKQQcsCvvnvR7mhMx7krG53NbQ0WLbysfM/s400/diy2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Then, break off the tops...</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5OHs1YFygzKfuNPMcJV0Jpt25xvo_jRd8crsWZOfBlKTxUhpy79f2DzLmh6RijsYvmSl6gt8vyiTSO19eF8f-E70WcL3dkcSWCkpDrXZS71FxFnPjFYAV8_KdZ8uQC_M6LwK80pHUzRQ/s1600-h/diy3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983140640734034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5OHs1YFygzKfuNPMcJV0Jpt25xvo_jRd8crsWZOfBlKTxUhpy79f2DzLmh6RijsYvmSl6gt8vyiTSO19eF8f-E70WcL3dkcSWCkpDrXZS71FxFnPjFYAV8_KdZ8uQC_M6LwK80pHUzRQ/s400/diy3.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqaw8ZISzdoIONYDOeZRDyNOtLvvtA4-1bkpZj1KgfRPgw___y_lGHxkN666RFj_EbbSbWk6AqzoCrXbXvwY_lbyJhwnwgE-C9L-ho6KRJc6Iu8KGfgiEeI514kAQaxkXsc0FcsfPgUGM/s1600-h/diy4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414982987810706914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqaw8ZISzdoIONYDOeZRDyNOtLvvtA4-1bkpZj1KgfRPgw___y_lGHxkN666RFj_EbbSbWk6AqzoCrXbXvwY_lbyJhwnwgE-C9L-ho6KRJc6Iu8KGfgiEeI514kAQaxkXsc0FcsfPgUGM/s400/diy4.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtzGQTJ2I07bTHmesL1sYgJ8fggsYdhpKzNBc8hwGzfh5ivbyrVDFfmECXzG5R4ugkjVZI0KbHbt5F_vBo97BK77MhugR-zpKKcOEK21f42t-LEIxQSar6y_tHyjBHZn6S4JQyyneuDcg/s1600-h/diy5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414982977871831570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtzGQTJ2I07bTHmesL1sYgJ8fggsYdhpKzNBc8hwGzfh5ivbyrVDFfmECXzG5R4ugkjVZI0KbHbt5F_vBo97BK77MhugR-zpKKcOEK21f42t-LEIxQSar6y_tHyjBHZn6S4JQyyneuDcg/s400/diy5.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); line-height: 25px; font-size:13px;">Next, melt some white chocolate (milk or dark chocolate would be delicious, too). Then, dip each stick in the melted chocolate and then immediately roll them in some pretty nonpareils.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); line-height: 25px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39_0oul3EcZZj8xpdh77puDFNLc6gBYUxXxtbwSaqbs-Ot0A8krJbi7W0dP-Mbfm3KVEtc0qS45ysTQEIpOKRo_gtD1fBrtVwcz9a7A6Mdu8yZ3Vjtr1DBZfCSvwKNElqUFtXLQmAAcjU/s1600-h/diy6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414982977151576002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39_0oul3EcZZj8xpdh77puDFNLc6gBYUxXxtbwSaqbs-Ot0A8krJbi7W0dP-Mbfm3KVEtc0qS45ysTQEIpOKRo_gtD1fBrtVwcz9a7A6Mdu8yZ3Vjtr1DBZfCSvwKNElqUFtXLQmAAcjU/s400/diy6.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); line-height: 25px; font-size:13px;">Simply place them in cellophane bags and tie them with some lavender ribbon. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL2AEwJjQ4Uxf2In3yp0Oi0G7Piw1fs5KnVn7QfHPniAW1b5Hk0QBUKHBum-k0ZoBf6GXeLEgUCMbQGH8wbz27Akt2Ha7bzzQyIjysHFhOsDJWzFkAmdYmnt9EugTaVRSzR9nYaeW_KjT/s1600-h/diy7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414982967473687234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL2AEwJjQ4Uxf2In3yp0Oi0G7Piw1fs5KnVn7QfHPniAW1b5Hk0QBUKHBum-k0ZoBf6GXeLEgUCMbQGH8wbz27Akt2Ha7bzzQyIjysHFhOsDJWzFkAmdYmnt9EugTaVRSzR9nYaeW_KjT/s400/diy7.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 540px;" /></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL2AEwJjQ4Uxf2In3yp0Oi0G7Piw1fs5KnVn7QfHPniAW1b5Hk0QBUKHBum-k0ZoBf6GXeLEgUCMbQGH8wbz27Akt2Ha7bzzQyIjysHFhOsDJWzFkAmdYmnt9EugTaVRSzR9nYaeW_KjT/s1600-h/diy7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></a></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This fabulous find is from </span><a href="http://suchprettythings.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> xx. </span></div>

My kind of candy cane!

So dreamy and pretty!  Firstly, choose the prettiest candy canes you can find... Then, break off the tops... Next, melt some white chocolate...

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Just like a shirt

<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I saw this bathroom in <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/">Lonny </a>and adored it. So bold and stylish. Whenever I go shopping for clothes for my husband, I am drawn to striped shirts of any kind. Seems I have the same attraction with interiors! xx</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_j3roZ2ZT2WwMFT6OreW_u1B8C89gbwAzSJ87x9WipIdspRzlXLiMj6FsmGqBuVJVzoF2e2_4Fvu9qXbmUyX_cEPDUXQ78uBZjjl1ciFemUGVSpuV6F7qGZaO8rJLzw-7A7g4Doq7KNy/s1600-h/bathroom.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_j3roZ2ZT2WwMFT6OreW_u1B8C89gbwAzSJ87x9WipIdspRzlXLiMj6FsmGqBuVJVzoF2e2_4Fvu9qXbmUyX_cEPDUXQ78uBZjjl1ciFemUGVSpuV6F7qGZaO8rJLzw-7A7g4Doq7KNy/s1600-h/bathroom.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414825812120700770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_j3roZ2ZT2WwMFT6OreW_u1B8C89gbwAzSJ87x9WipIdspRzlXLiMj6FsmGqBuVJVzoF2e2_4Fvu9qXbmUyX_cEPDUXQ78uBZjjl1ciFemUGVSpuV6F7qGZaO8rJLzw-7A7g4Doq7KNy/s400/bathroom.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /></div>

Just like a shirt

I saw this bathroom in Lonny and adored it. So bold and stylish. Whenever I go shopping for clothes for my husband, I am drawn to striped sh...

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Pom pom beauty!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I do love a good pom pom and was delighted when I saw them over </span><a href="http://www.oncewed.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">! Wouldn't these be delightful over the Christmas table... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471757416435394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPJEX5WP9ZUPX0cJ7H8i5UlkLhpip0hXJP3Sdhr08uugDT7y6-aS1fxTsNLJGpZZiIigQ8N0Ji56OoeFliqp-jAxyRuaCqt0EeaxuGRiey6LV-Phttmn9n2vIpFtAuPzoGt3IsGUsEzkQ/s400/pom5.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyUt1zb-BPzvz5b40JydvTZAxa9dnoMg8IpBH8aNvsWE_jLmPcyZnfF6obLNVw_EeObkM1Xik54ax9SI5gCGUiFuTdO00XgPAkDHnRMEPdcwkCc7YhlXqSBXPdFYKewUwfRV6SPYGmEJ7/s1600-h/pom2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simple instructions are as follows:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 13px;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(73, 73, 74); line-height: 18px; font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 1: Cut circles out of fabric.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 2: Fold the circle in half and put a little hot glue on the center, then fold over to secure.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 3: Apply more hot glue to the bottom of the folded circle.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 4: Press the bottom of the folded circle with the hot glue onto the chinese lantern.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 5: Repeat these steps until the whole lantern is covered. Once finished, attached some fabric to the metal frame of the lantern to hang.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And wall-ah!! x</span></span></p><p></p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyUt1zb-BPzvz5b40JydvTZAxa9dnoMg8IpBH8aNvsWE_jLmPcyZnfF6obLNVw_EeObkM1Xik54ax9SI5gCGUiFuTdO00XgPAkDHnRMEPdcwkCc7YhlXqSBXPdFYKewUwfRV6SPYGmEJ7/s1600-h/pom2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471774281509282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyUt1zb-BPzvz5b40JydvTZAxa9dnoMg8IpBH8aNvsWE_jLmPcyZnfF6obLNVw_EeObkM1Xik54ax9SI5gCGUiFuTdO00XgPAkDHnRMEPdcwkCc7YhlXqSBXPdFYKewUwfRV6SPYGmEJ7/s400/pom2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOrGSE3Xf8pzMZwmjluc-nTYSzWiJYyTcfRwxQwmFNZo-3cPVQ4mkufBuKh2Uxh4VtiLrrizzMCA-1sSCY5PALTxgsaFW1JZzwmJtIcPrBrC2AGtyFw6D_LoVz_Q-iDVPLtyTqpAcn6aE/s1600-h/pom3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471772480060562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOrGSE3Xf8pzMZwmjluc-nTYSzWiJYyTcfRwxQwmFNZo-3cPVQ4mkufBuKh2Uxh4VtiLrrizzMCA-1sSCY5PALTxgsaFW1JZzwmJtIcPrBrC2AGtyFw6D_LoVz_Q-iDVPLtyTqpAcn6aE/s400/pom3.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOrGSE3Xf8pzMZwmjluc-nTYSzWiJYyTcfRwxQwmFNZo-3cPVQ4mkufBuKh2Uxh4VtiLrrizzMCA-1sSCY5PALTxgsaFW1JZzwmJtIcPrBrC2AGtyFw6D_LoVz_Q-iDVPLtyTqpAcn6aE/s1600-h/pom3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjUIbsMEONLy6GYNRh_Xk9c46lha_Xj-a5VhWcLZzbsiPZ5038cRQSlxjPsR7c_d3jIddSCerBtzSRkEnwjBuSLRYtgyst2SCSR2OaNJDnCSeoB8Nir9JkmQywQbLPUeOF7Vl5hk3x1PA/s1600-h/pom4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471765633997442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjUIbsMEONLy6GYNRh_Xk9c46lha_Xj-a5VhWcLZzbsiPZ5038cRQSlxjPsR7c_d3jIddSCerBtzSRkEnwjBuSLRYtgyst2SCSR2OaNJDnCSeoB8Nir9JkmQywQbLPUeOF7Vl5hk3x1PA/s400/pom4.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBHadeX6agiMTlZa9wQJWivIRUFEAbs2cPcJfrIycIjQaffzM72l_jOrZpn94MkoLYLsf9IhKxtPclDvgVlaX0KmsB1F0GZX80DliB-HDP-v4uKaHbrzgG8LT75TckHsF3JZjV6Fajtso/s1600-h/pop1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBHadeX6agiMTlZa9wQJWivIRUFEAbs2cPcJfrIycIjQaffzM72l_jOrZpn94MkoLYLsf9IhKxtPclDvgVlaX0KmsB1F0GZX80DliB-HDP-v4uKaHbrzgG8LT75TckHsF3JZjV6Fajtso/s1600-h/pop1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471747900543986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBHadeX6agiMTlZa9wQJWivIRUFEAbs2cPcJfrIycIjQaffzM72l_jOrZpn94MkoLYLsf9IhKxtPclDvgVlaX0KmsB1F0GZX80DliB-HDP-v4uKaHbrzgG8LT75TckHsF3JZjV6Fajtso/s400/pop1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From </span><a href="http://www.oncewed.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> via </span><a href="http://www.dolciodille.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></div>

Pom pom beauty!

I do love a good pom pom and was delighted when I saw them over here ! Wouldn't these be delightful over the Christmas table...  Simple ...

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Pretty as a picture

<div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Another family Christmas party today. Because of the distance between each other, we often see the family once a year. Feels as though the number of children multiplies each year. And, I seem to feel older and older every year! </span></div><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then I have to race home, to check out my shutters that are being installed as we speak. Very, very excited about it as you all know. See how patient I am, we only the called the suppliers about 50 times when the delivery date (of intially 8 weeks) blew out to 16 weeks... Bet they will be delighted to have us out of their hair. We can't help it if we are excited about them though... Kellie xx</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3-l2XL9QUM1F6UM3qr5_4nBKjNasq69uu7QCX7kKvmObN8WrNZlyqyG8MWCcDVrz5mnIcBZyToDJz9UE1btGk6KlEO1bEwSvqIJ_y2TjX_6l8BE6UhIoHg14GRtLviBzmvsTKdE1YTQ1/s1600-h/flower+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414099411652053762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3-l2XL9QUM1F6UM3qr5_4nBKjNasq69uu7QCX7kKvmObN8WrNZlyqyG8MWCcDVrz5mnIcBZyToDJz9UE1btGk6KlEO1bEwSvqIJ_y2TjX_6l8BE6UhIoHg14GRtLviBzmvsTKdE1YTQ1/s400/flower+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikr__kX5kcrLWzNEuZfuT4sbzVpF7Uwbjdt07KweKrOVhAMgRwKae_6e9d9rItH4vdKJV8-HEti4UVJ3UCAfkor01QDoULMBbzkPUizZY7VlHIUIcd_QbEJCMQXqFhiYFNCfQnOaI2D0s/s1600-h/flower+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414099404753734498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikr__kX5kcrLWzNEuZfuT4sbzVpF7Uwbjdt07KweKrOVhAMgRwKae_6e9d9rItH4vdKJV8-HEti4UVJ3UCAfkor01QDoULMBbzkPUizZY7VlHIUIcd_QbEJCMQXqFhiYFNCfQnOaI2D0s/s400/flower+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All from</span><a href="http://smallstump.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. x</span></span></div>

Pretty as a picture

a Another family Christmas party today. Because of the distance between each other, we often see the family once a year. Feels as though the...

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