tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88719145506111654422024-03-18T14:27:18.166-04:00lilly cakesmollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-61673514343788747982012-02-21T16:26:00.013-05:002012-02-22T07:06:27.535-05:00Queens of Art Weekend cont.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsUFF4633lVKUTLiSKkHQ2K70nJm2ceg9v5tRI0ZwrsdzR3c2wM3os6rMA-Ved-tJi9hUhHV4IXKQ5V5pxaG3P9nEkTTXLhwQ0f81KgbH9JwQ8IQ_zoB4OLWr_cQ08M93XQ4fq9n3myOk/s1600/img_0140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711706920908995970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsUFF4633lVKUTLiSKkHQ2K70nJm2ceg9v5tRI0ZwrsdzR3c2wM3os6rMA-Ved-tJi9hUhHV4IXKQ5V5pxaG3P9nEkTTXLhwQ0f81KgbH9JwQ8IQ_zoB4OLWr_cQ08M93XQ4fq9n3myOk/s400/img_0140.jpg" /></a>We began our second day of <a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/">"Queens of Art"</a> with a delicious breakfast (prepared by our fabulous hostess <a href="http://ancientqueendesigns.blogspot.com/">Karen Hillman</a>) and a champagne toast!
Our first workshop of the day was "On the Wings of Love" crown taught by lovely and talented Judy Stafford. She altered and embellished cigar boxes to hold our supplies for the project. Aren't they adorable?
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH7yRln1lBSqCmq15HvomzOryC3Cqj1bW0s8WJb6ZZIg1qAucTuXPlgnMMMezMXv-Ri7N1GToaOx0CofTg34RiXwmCrl7TQItT0QfaYdirO19-cKJrkXro4bxA8LziVOuT489wOGMKZVh/s1600/img_0137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711706358003974722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH7yRln1lBSqCmq15HvomzOryC3Cqj1bW0s8WJb6ZZIg1qAucTuXPlgnMMMezMXv-Ri7N1GToaOx0CofTg34RiXwmCrl7TQItT0QfaYdirO19-cKJrkXro4bxA8LziVOuT489wOGMKZVh/s400/img_0137.jpg" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xo8dKSHw01SXY7M5jjpquhYTM70BQlEzdqcLEcYjQkZyOdZXT5SOdQNnnu_19aXD-qIuKmEBAfmvSDnmbxND20wmx7ZhIcvfDItEUkASMlahXdsI88N7zNu1HvbOTIhjOJvQ8U3UP_EU/s1600/img_0139.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711706134747658290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xo8dKSHw01SXY7M5jjpquhYTM70BQlEzdqcLEcYjQkZyOdZXT5SOdQNnnu_19aXD-qIuKmEBAfmvSDnmbxND20wmx7ZhIcvfDItEUkASMlahXdsI88N7zNu1HvbOTIhjOJvQ8U3UP_EU/s400/img_0139.jpg" /></a>The crowns were constructed with chicken wire and then embellished with vintage lace, ribbons, beads and bling. Here is my finished crown..
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftQLVbupMgW8J09msciozUTwozcN9mhMt_DlGWZp7HX6A21XxLnkB7Vvgb3dikDMUe2NQcgnLXQsYSLyXpEkkgWugQXkt4nW8-2OrL5QhUUZpJDu1aaotKvIoKS_vCM2DgOAJxr7WVAip/s1600/img_0143.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711705573662497874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftQLVbupMgW8J09msciozUTwozcN9mhMt_DlGWZp7HX6A21XxLnkB7Vvgb3dikDMUe2NQcgnLXQsYSLyXpEkkgWugQXkt4nW8-2OrL5QhUUZpJDu1aaotKvIoKS_vCM2DgOAJxr7WVAip/s400/img_0143.jpg" /></a> All the crowns looked amazing displayed on Karen's kitchen table...
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjL2p8DUeQcH5iqnqf-VPJWT2U88xp5Z__N7QA0Lsfsw3A8K6DVFd7y66zVQxj9WzvtgVXefg7-0iWOTtyTbuhkEHVwwu9oGRCU1owMgdegmDoXqblY7YcEnHnHuOVGmelt7J5uvhCHcr/s1600/img_0154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711704834115351234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjL2p8DUeQcH5iqnqf-VPJWT2U88xp5Z__N7QA0Lsfsw3A8K6DVFd7y66zVQxj9WzvtgVXefg7-0iWOTtyTbuhkEHVwwu9oGRCU1owMgdegmDoXqblY7YcEnHnHuOVGmelt7J5uvhCHcr/s400/img_0154.jpg" /></a>Speaking of amazing and kitchen tables, her gorgeous kitchen table was made by artist <a href="http://www.sharonhershkowitz.typepad.com/">Sharon Hershkowitz.
</a>Sharon uses vintage china to cover vintage furniture and accessories with mosaics. Her work is so beautiful! We were fortunate enough to have her share some of her tricks of the trade in our next workshop of the day when she helped us create a heart wall pocket.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1G4Ifnt8ZilzqPLImZW2t_H3OCIoq13mrIMewB17-U88G2xg3TL7ryYFcpc6cgUXq4Cy6ROQ0eTKtjLWd6_IbwkbDDh9sj4WO0cAROD1L5pzFa2UhsytDDbq3F9xd2_5ilBH_sRynCw7/s1600/heart+wall+pocket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711926383732885650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1G4Ifnt8ZilzqPLImZW2t_H3OCIoq13mrIMewB17-U88G2xg3TL7ryYFcpc6cgUXq4Cy6ROQ0eTKtjLWd6_IbwkbDDh9sj4WO0cAROD1L5pzFa2UhsytDDbq3F9xd2_5ilBH_sRynCw7/s400/heart+wall+pocket.jpg" /></a> (my wall pocket, photo by Heather Coronel)
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<div align="center">After spending the morning creating, we enjoyed some yummy cake pops, cupcakes and chocolate dipped strawberries...yes, we were VERY spoiled!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qTJ_Ju5wLETHZ0W39Fc6Q1amWBveDJIJtJghXqgSHozfxtPC-8h0WncZvOuetpwX1tdvYDQzgYI3CLPb7V4OTotoiqPOC8cOmbxqmTneyRpOCD_QKiJE2iwu8hyphenhyphendte0NFe_XG_YnqPXX/s1600/img_0149.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711704541951529266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qTJ_Ju5wLETHZ0W39Fc6Q1amWBveDJIJtJghXqgSHozfxtPC-8h0WncZvOuetpwX1tdvYDQzgYI3CLPb7V4OTotoiqPOC8cOmbxqmTneyRpOCD_QKiJE2iwu8hyphenhyphendte0NFe_XG_YnqPXX/s400/img_0149.jpg" /></a>
<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9uDS6rABYxYaqwm8GXv8Yngk1kYrrwJAe1hc62utSnnZRAYiwHccPNH54czxx58_lKearrSekXzEI2Pfa51EU5YsWkmCVUz2ADC8vz311aT_C5Ozhv-758Pgivzn9zt43h58NhH2oNQw/s1600/img_0162.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711704370331015858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9uDS6rABYxYaqwm8GXv8Yngk1kYrrwJAe1hc62utSnnZRAYiwHccPNH54czxx58_lKearrSekXzEI2Pfa51EU5YsWkmCVUz2ADC8vz311aT_C5Ozhv-758Pgivzn9zt43h58NhH2oNQw/s400/img_0162.jpg" /></a> Saturday night we all went out to <a href="http://realpages.com/sites/capriccio/">Cappricio's</a> Italian restaurant. We had a blast and the food was SO delicious!</div>
<div>me and the gorgeous and hillarious Becky Becky Rourk at Cappricio's
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJ4I_2EFhzhyphenhyphenE7irOekpiJWPxYkrAwCGeo7P3-giZiKHNvN9yT6GZ3CH53xsm2cD-ZxPnppi4hnzJNqAsM5yW3dTGHC3gX5pEBXNhLZcjp-O1TGxKv2DA14GwfCGjaB66XFmIgd5e_6Fb/s1600/img_0176.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711704083428456770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJ4I_2EFhzhyphenhyphenE7irOekpiJWPxYkrAwCGeo7P3-giZiKHNvN9yT6GZ3CH53xsm2cD-ZxPnppi4hnzJNqAsM5yW3dTGHC3gX5pEBXNhLZcjp-O1TGxKv2DA14GwfCGjaB66XFmIgd5e_6Fb/s400/img_0176.jpg" /></a> sweethearts Heather and <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a>, how adorable are these two?
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevL6XiusqjcCo0O8Rj1WnsA21XMkFg6rBJj2AepKHwl62FmHl9ibggrp9Kzd_aqzQA6BrG8Km9BPrvTG6yrigd67OeHFCgdgkCAeKFH6bM0DV96ftUNA6cqbfNUFFWSwZqnX9bk9tx4o/s1600/img_0168.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711703915805769490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggevL6XiusqjcCo0O8Rj1WnsA21XMkFg6rBJj2AepKHwl62FmHl9ibggrp9Kzd_aqzQA6BrG8Km9BPrvTG6yrigd67OeHFCgdgkCAeKFH6bM0DV96ftUNA6cqbfNUFFWSwZqnX9bk9tx4o/s400/img_0168.jpg" /></a> Me and the FABULOUS hostess! I love this lady dearly!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjCPxoFtNt84xnExsdGUisEEJdhPkGORd_LPUs-CnsgDyrETEhMPqMonZxpUiZdwp8U9GGCRQJROjaHPpIFEA-kGHOmwpOPg_kiORbbLR2At06qYdxAVySZKXuwIhoiEjZHcRETC5CrLb/s1600/img_0177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711703718431183618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjCPxoFtNt84xnExsdGUisEEJdhPkGORd_LPUs-CnsgDyrETEhMPqMonZxpUiZdwp8U9GGCRQJROjaHPpIFEA-kGHOmwpOPg_kiORbbLR2At06qYdxAVySZKXuwIhoiEjZHcRETC5CrLb/s400/img_0177.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-86957464173025924632012-02-15T22:43:00.029-05:002012-02-16T00:16:59.047-05:00Back From "Queens of Art"!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBxA5qXKkqay3CH4mIwSMyix5HlUvX6c3fBmkfQh-T_ZmJebfUjHVaxy3xDtlNuvlI9g5zW8bI4mJpDm3nU83-tMDm88UVgrmB7oxGKDWPq5F5dBFL87nABL2XGNO1_5mtN-fhb9sypPL/s1600/img_0062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709582634923470930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBxA5qXKkqay3CH4mIwSMyix5HlUvX6c3fBmkfQh-T_ZmJebfUjHVaxy3xDtlNuvlI9g5zW8bI4mJpDm3nU83-tMDm88UVgrmB7oxGKDWPq5F5dBFL87nABL2XGNO1_5mtN-fhb9sypPL/s400/img_0062.jpg" /></a> Last weekend was one of the most amazing weekends of my life! Words cannot describe what it was like to attend and to teach at <a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/">Karen Hillman's "Queens of Art"</a> event. The event was over the top! Prepare yourself for several picture packed posts in the coming days ;) I have so much I want to share!
<div align="center">The gorgeous and gracious hostess!</div>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1PKBPTvLorVk1-cRrS_gV4VscAn3gbtCYhZ5Kfx_qhaqjLeicbX-xwFBnxfsX6D0BrBU3yqQc7kSmAy6fgQcg2dhL7UnyLCgyBARBVQji-m8KuoSPFGF-D_EDA_VB2_ial98zn8XwIhc/s1600/img_0065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709581532017475890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1PKBPTvLorVk1-cRrS_gV4VscAn3gbtCYhZ5Kfx_qhaqjLeicbX-xwFBnxfsX6D0BrBU3yqQc7kSmAy6fgQcg2dhL7UnyLCgyBARBVQji-m8KuoSPFGF-D_EDA_VB2_ial98zn8XwIhc/s400/img_0065.jpg" /></a> </p>
<p align="center">the stunning table where art and memories were made!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIHucub5RUNAH6tVYV-ClhybauutzsW-eFcsHTkie9p0fqs6Nt3sxxUwkyL8e030BRAKchYm1sjJQL1-RMd9zGZca5YVTJLvHnHjFDINNH2Ca71f58R8iSXCglGrG2Q97Jpfp36zld5oZ/s1600/img_0094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709592111451457602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIHucub5RUNAH6tVYV-ClhybauutzsW-eFcsHTkie9p0fqs6Nt3sxxUwkyL8e030BRAKchYm1sjJQL1-RMd9zGZca5YVTJLvHnHjFDINNH2Ca71f58R8iSXCglGrG2Q97Jpfp36zld5oZ/s400/img_0094.jpg" /></a>
<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709578523850519570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0pRhabttONxjly0HO-xSGQ0aEQvAP1bZsPzaFOYbQ6I0BRsDZ3gNhF0cVtHPDZYt9T5WTRk-XPdyZZGutP-TrNvQokbuu8Mfcgj2awEddRXPYbL9KxuyCNyXaageWiK-tXla-MOJnMlS/s400/img_0086.jpg" />
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<p align="center"></a>Everywhere you looked there was valentine beauty to behold!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzMVJkaLOqJQMGNWz7QsjkKI8aADd0ClbfQr3PW3fScYIzn94zPSd4iixV-W67sC89M81GYne9JgnnAmWyRP83wzNgQW79MfoXbXYvFWIwr8_UNVCOXrw4CQ342l672TlbbuzBizcnyJM/s1600/img_0061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709583265202255026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzMVJkaLOqJQMGNWz7QsjkKI8aADd0ClbfQr3PW3fScYIzn94zPSd4iixV-W67sC89M81GYne9JgnnAmWyRP83wzNgQW79MfoXbXYvFWIwr8_UNVCOXrw4CQ342l672TlbbuzBizcnyJM/s400/img_0061.jpg" /></a>
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWW9e7EhOZL1eTz9sAWofwREme_KORjlTdRag9INRiiqgMtgyKLJJfn-dV5UeBZOhZKQs7-2aPwHHRgcOp-SvuDKfAYkZAnu7Xdg6tf7ZRqzGjskT6h0y-izAksGGo_jy52h7Wp0owJJ4/s1600/img_0081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709583040302847026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWW9e7EhOZL1eTz9sAWofwREme_KORjlTdRag9INRiiqgMtgyKLJJfn-dV5UeBZOhZKQs7-2aPwHHRgcOp-SvuDKfAYkZAnu7Xdg6tf7ZRqzGjskT6h0y-izAksGGo_jy52h7Wp0owJJ4/s400/img_0081.jpg" /></a> Karen had the idea of having a "suitcase showcase". We could bring an altered vintage suitcase filled with our art to sell. It was so much fun going shopping in the other artist's suitcases!
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<div align="center">here is my suitcase...
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHwiB-JW7X2qznwjMOdCqlYVD3rwZ8enaucinLTDia5-zAUOfoYmMup4WaYx9QI9YB1mfyR9X-1lmVEHVsM6CPQkEaD6ytylfiCD1sMGpfKNMorAO4h9ch969KL9CySv7RiDvN4kGlwhg/s1600/img_0001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709586409489050066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHwiB-JW7X2qznwjMOdCqlYVD3rwZ8enaucinLTDia5-zAUOfoYmMup4WaYx9QI9YB1mfyR9X-1lmVEHVsM6CPQkEaD6ytylfiCD1sMGpfKNMorAO4h9ch969KL9CySv7RiDvN4kGlwhg/s400/img_0001.jpg" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBEpo6PNorLLhUyQAH4WJcrrd3Er_MG85hPOBC6iNcX6tBkMDeuyUm4v7mJ8q0zVpS79IEYMngIZZsUE7xv4Utmjk3yPVB67rDyx9n3Qm67nrt35SLrcs2O5pVWJG011VtZNY_IiHPocO/s1600/img_0010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709585607889416802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBEpo6PNorLLhUyQAH4WJcrrd3Er_MG85hPOBC6iNcX6tBkMDeuyUm4v7mJ8q0zVpS79IEYMngIZZsUE7xv4Utmjk3yPVB67rDyx9n3Qm67nrt35SLrcs2O5pVWJG011VtZNY_IiHPocO/s400/img_0010.jpg" /></a> Karen bought one of my hearts to hang on her mirror :)
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MeGS1dPLfp7L8kWSOCmPFSlYsqWU2H1qSItNHeXZBcYCLZANx5cF2Gz2R8q4qRlasyjiU91li-0QmNKnbZie9XgTbuWKJMyGLsIxG0LGQsh_d3SA9aV1acPt6ovS6ZrISVJ991p57xim/s1600/img_0034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709585358550647362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MeGS1dPLfp7L8kWSOCmPFSlYsqWU2H1qSItNHeXZBcYCLZANx5cF2Gz2R8q4qRlasyjiU91li-0QmNKnbZie9XgTbuWKJMyGLsIxG0LGQsh_d3SA9aV1acPt6ovS6ZrISVJ991p57xim/s400/img_0034.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra's</a> amazing suitcase!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND-R1pTbF0ywbIhymOqBx3SVIOuNbcFx1MBki26xJpqtGuXYlSYQW8mnYSUaIuhV0mqAb55TiQQDQGdk1hz1kljA8fX6qCqAhvnAUgMxkj0CcLm4DaWTpUtlZrQY0uUwkfOrWt536xBnR/s1600/img_0015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709585002170636258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND-R1pTbF0ywbIhymOqBx3SVIOuNbcFx1MBki26xJpqtGuXYlSYQW8mnYSUaIuhV0mqAb55TiQQDQGdk1hz1kljA8fX6qCqAhvnAUgMxkj0CcLm4DaWTpUtlZrQY0uUwkfOrWt536xBnR/s400/img_0015.jpg" /></a> Karen's breathtaking bejeweled creations...
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSrehFdLAPtJU8prZOEHNBZAYDB6tanVnU_prcWEx1_rKVUO4fkhgcvKFQCSoljSCI1k2ceB5RA3ex00tB2TZbYQJ68_C5iBCzCZduttWhDUtg789Jv4dEISXs9i-vpoBciWrXYBWNNxR/s1600/img_0024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709584347923185714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSrehFdLAPtJU8prZOEHNBZAYDB6tanVnU_prcWEx1_rKVUO4fkhgcvKFQCSoljSCI1k2ceB5RA3ex00tB2TZbYQJ68_C5iBCzCZduttWhDUtg789Jv4dEISXs9i-vpoBciWrXYBWNNxR/s400/img_0024.jpg" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9_mP3irCN0xxr_BtcL09RY_XLK21M4WnN3q0IBTcaYhIs2l3RK3wuwnSAt6D4h8ZGMBgoy_JFd_SoK0WGyWkI3_T-koNsigC87ik9f7RktLYhoGvV3kLEVJvcDMAJwEtlWam8myKad2a/s1600/img_0013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709583875614619826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9_mP3irCN0xxr_BtcL09RY_XLK21M4WnN3q0IBTcaYhIs2l3RK3wuwnSAt6D4h8ZGMBgoy_JFd_SoK0WGyWkI3_T-koNsigC87ik9f7RktLYhoGvV3kLEVJvcDMAJwEtlWam8myKad2a/s400/img_0013.jpg" /></a> Cassandra and me
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSWWmphkRtUfQEvq_2NL-Vul6fu9vWxQP_bDCbbR7EM5UaddhTSN6OJ6new7J9rGYoa7pYFm-vbxq79yBaXW8jgSZxSCAQrOWO4QgSLLoPDxfQff9oxNCnqqMUylykd36463LgpQiT8J5/s1600/img_0033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709582158484724786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSWWmphkRtUfQEvq_2NL-Vul6fu9vWxQP_bDCbbR7EM5UaddhTSN6OJ6new7J9rGYoa7pYFm-vbxq79yBaXW8jgSZxSCAQrOWO4QgSLLoPDxfQff9oxNCnqqMUylykd36463LgpQiT8J5/s400/img_0033.jpg" /></a> On the first day Cassandra taught us how to make a beautiful embellished messenger style hand bag. I loved this project! Here is my bag...
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKL-qLUUeLnE4bEJzZqpIMJeaG8Xg6RT2gyxPaL0zXppskGKtVVM7uLr16h8elg2DZyZ5VNepUgOO_JEwBFknSfwEyWTxJRp-hzCw_NLKiJM1xCBi2A9_aCrvPodlA2VRiyv7DYTNCVJ0/s1600/img_0292.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709577547743384866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKL-qLUUeLnE4bEJzZqpIMJeaG8Xg6RT2gyxPaL0zXppskGKtVVM7uLr16h8elg2DZyZ5VNepUgOO_JEwBFknSfwEyWTxJRp-hzCw_NLKiJM1xCBi2A9_aCrvPodlA2VRiyv7DYTNCVJ0/s400/img_0292.jpg" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fybq-s4K-yydqt9_HscrwkyxBVnY4UGhIxDzJ1mjQBqXiiNvNfLpL5kIJW3Xbfn9FVZbK3b3ai9_CYFAwkYPaZlEI3HlJJZIn8KHd7N6u2m14-pJEtVnS-AYvmYnDbpj8vn5rnIEMDIs/s1600/img_0286.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709576916805868210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fybq-s4K-yydqt9_HscrwkyxBVnY4UGhIxDzJ1mjQBqXiiNvNfLpL5kIJW3Xbfn9FVZbK3b3ai9_CYFAwkYPaZlEI3HlJJZIn8KHd7N6u2m14-pJEtVnS-AYvmYnDbpj8vn5rnIEMDIs/s400/img_0286.jpg" /></a> After Cassandra's class, we capped off the evening with wine and hors d'oeuvres prepared by Karen...she is not only a talented artist and photographer but she also is an unbelievable chef! The food was out of this world!
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ftlSn-HUZWx9uoovNXvTx2JiuNehMWXHj_55j8H6qeXTk7SCZc7OCtkisHFoHy4yrtnE-aNtDSScyy-IfbhJp2LxyA8OHjiOuw9nIWi8YgsSbpAAsYPOM3MviEeQtoijATipQxSLA7P/s1600/img_0126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709576362856070562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ftlSn-HUZWx9uoovNXvTx2JiuNehMWXHj_55j8H6qeXTk7SCZc7OCtkisHFoHy4yrtnE-aNtDSScyy-IfbhJp2LxyA8OHjiOuw9nIWi8YgsSbpAAsYPOM3MviEeQtoijATipQxSLA7P/s400/img_0126.jpg" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW8ePKesX7LwDf0XLfnqZqJnU2UFlBH_gYpMkYylea7PMgE6WhjbMI-n7ousBfZlBb6eDVDJuM8IkbtVkIm4kkPoXHQjQ7pigAtqSAGCnykpxqZyfLZqF6wjKzWxAEv-wjKrabVNN0MvQ/s1600/img_0133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709575832979915122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW8ePKesX7LwDf0XLfnqZqJnU2UFlBH_gYpMkYylea7PMgE6WhjbMI-n7ousBfZlBb6eDVDJuM8IkbtVkIm4kkPoXHQjQ7pigAtqSAGCnykpxqZyfLZqF6wjKzWxAEv-wjKrabVNN0MvQ/s400/img_0133.jpg" /></a>These beauties were made with love by Cassandra "the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron">macaron</a> queen" ;)
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykqg9B0w0LfMN-yNVrhWvddPTEcHJ0LncxMEb5t_PxCVlcTu7Et6tj0Ep1bySs0L5VMfx_BOoUNJVxf0QZIu7CRemFXFCtaVG-qrr10ZX58vhdFtef81-7QfgLupoolD1_JcrzoDxXRMU/s1600/img_0100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709582362705143410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykqg9B0w0LfMN-yNVrhWvddPTEcHJ0LncxMEb5t_PxCVlcTu7Et6tj0Ep1bySs0L5VMfx_BOoUNJVxf0QZIu7CRemFXFCtaVG-qrr10ZX58vhdFtef81-7QfgLupoolD1_JcrzoDxXRMU/s400/img_0100.jpg" /></a> I will be back in the next day or two to share more of my artistic adventure so check back soon! xoxo</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-31734661406306210432011-12-28T20:59:00.006-05:002011-12-28T21:26:38.254-05:00Embellished Napkin Rings<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691364501968319138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7MTkcEdrrsQfotVRlPvrrLcwL74ivsqSlYSQIHMkdg2ZwR3ftlRBWzB-fPW38De0BhiNNrl6qU8V-31HXoP_nCLmQF1xtY-sadD8ufY5XmQOKVXwLROo3axln_UARQzU2rJlgyRkVsbv/s400/dscn3200.jpg" />This year for Christmas I wanted to make something special for my friend and artist <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a> but I was having the hardest time deciding what to create. Cassandra is so talented and makes everything and makes it so beautifully that I thought what on earth could I give her that she hasn't already made or doesn't already have a bazillion of. Well one day recently while scouring a thrift store I came across a set of napkin rings. They were cheap looking avocado green straw rings but I saw some potential. I knew I could make them into something special for Cassandra to use for her tea parties. I brought them home and began the transformation. I wrapped them in strips of white cotton fabric then embellished them with lace, seam binding ribbon, silk roses, and vintage millinery.
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GDbbEjuXje4NpjwcpIpRGbTKFwCfSr6PXcBxBwFftP-cPYgDCscyTanKOQgFhmJQ_FNZ_8Q4ALZxHQQ6SVNOJwJZCjHBg-O1tSlonIVyJwiyia8qejpnRTcCzNDzfrhzrWMf7rd0YiRa/s1600/dscn3193.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691364950498470786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GDbbEjuXje4NpjwcpIpRGbTKFwCfSr6PXcBxBwFftP-cPYgDCscyTanKOQgFhmJQ_FNZ_8Q4ALZxHQQ6SVNOJwJZCjHBg-O1tSlonIVyJwiyia8qejpnRTcCzNDzfrhzrWMf7rd0YiRa/s400/dscn3193.jpg" /></a>I picked up a set of lace edged, embroidered vintage napkins at an antique store to give her with the napkin rings.
<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk0TS6S09VbFYhJUsRanHdb85Fup3lHU2mbIoO1aysRWNhnBl344Whk7Oso-0wm6Y7w3gRdYywTaPLNfX9JfLF5mErdRZoTaYUUoQfqw_QZNzWOFazbEUG_JT1_B-FOesunWHKnj92RSW/s1600/dscn3196.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691364793099766306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk0TS6S09VbFYhJUsRanHdb85Fup3lHU2mbIoO1aysRWNhnBl344Whk7Oso-0wm6Y7w3gRdYywTaPLNfX9JfLF5mErdRZoTaYUUoQfqw_QZNzWOFazbEUG_JT1_B-FOesunWHKnj92RSW/s400/dscn3196.jpg" /></a> Today I gave the napkin rings and napkins to Cassandra and I was overjoyed that she loved them...they are pretty sweet, in fact, I think I need a set now ;)
<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Molly</p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-37240222938233073342011-12-25T22:42:00.007-05:002011-12-25T23:10:51.805-05:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-sudlBrTO-yDZ6msiUDBerwete5e9tYX4GawqbNNG0rCJ_UFA0Y_s4tDY_3KmYC1FsSDqUUxPugt5Ia4HAk8fkVwf3bdneulQ5fsghg0piNnWaZW66K8Ljqi942b0fE8fHQVb6MUSD5_/s1600/2010DennisChristmasCard.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690284172588812082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-sudlBrTO-yDZ6msiUDBerwete5e9tYX4GawqbNNG0rCJ_UFA0Y_s4tDY_3KmYC1FsSDqUUxPugt5Ia4HAk8fkVwf3bdneulQ5fsghg0piNnWaZW66K8Ljqi942b0fE8fHQVb6MUSD5_/s400/2010DennisChristmasCard.jpg" /></a>
<div align="center">Silent night, holy night! </div>
<div align="center">All is calm, all is bright</div>
<div align="center">Round yon Virgin Mother and Child!</div>
<div align="center">Holy Infant so tender and mild</div>
<div align="center">Sleep in heavenly peace!</div>
<div align="center">Sleep in heavenly peace!
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<div align="center">Silent night, holy night!</div>
<div align="center">Shepherds quake at the sight!</div>
<div align="center">Glories stream from heaven afar,</div>
<div align="center">Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!</div>
<div align="center">Christ, the Saviour is born!</div>
<div align="center">Christ, the Saviour is born!</div>
<div align="center">Silent night, holy night!</div>
<div align="center">Son of God, love's pure light</div>
<div align="center">Radiant beams from Thy holy face</div>
<div align="center">With the dawn of redeeming grace</div>
<div align="center">Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!</div>
<div align="center">Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth !" </div>
<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVHxeY1Ir5PhoXUc4tHBiJ0NgVVqfufg9bf0VZ04sfJP-cqo4Itk-7KkprIKDn7zGmu7Nw9Ji5kaui-khmFiW81Wzis50nwRcHXHcacgk94QsIXMf734qdTRDOaODt4vmkl_0lGnGLvDr/s1600/dscn3177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690280311077536274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVHxeY1Ir5PhoXUc4tHBiJ0NgVVqfufg9bf0VZ04sfJP-cqo4Itk-7KkprIKDn7zGmu7Nw9Ji5kaui-khmFiW81Wzis50nwRcHXHcacgk94QsIXMf734qdTRDOaODt4vmkl_0lGnGLvDr/s400/dscn3177.jpg" /></a>(our tree) </p>
<p align="center">Christmas Blessings!</p>
<p align="center">Love, Molly</p>
</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-11930528735806106142011-12-24T01:11:00.027-05:002011-12-24T07:48:15.547-05:00<div align="left">Here it is, Christmas Eve and I am finally getting around to sharing my Christmas decor. Get ready for picture overload. I haven't crammed like this since the night before a big exam in college!
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<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDmkykPbthF1wvsZcdstcx-qxLjUh9gU0gGuaR8HVXrH9UZtxnXmRf219OykN5U1d72ymrrqIOcCPxY0SAVrY8-85k2FHSZzfSrdFzNpEIrKHdYw44gTNGHYtXhm0Bx9k28Dz6CuoiRqJ/s1600/dscn3071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689586185870398514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDmkykPbthF1wvsZcdstcx-qxLjUh9gU0gGuaR8HVXrH9UZtxnXmRf219OykN5U1d72ymrrqIOcCPxY0SAVrY8-85k2FHSZzfSrdFzNpEIrKHdYw44gTNGHYtXhm0Bx9k28Dz6CuoiRqJ/s400/dscn3071.jpg" /></a></p>
<div align="left">This is my kitchen window, the focal point of the room. Can you believe that doll house?! While I was visiting my Great Aunt Sarah this past spring I went on a treasure hunt in her attic. My cousin Cynthia and I found her doll house from the 1940's and she gave it to Lilly! I also came across a box of felt sequin and embroidered ornaments and light switch covers Cynthia had handmade in the 70's. I fell in love with them. I hung them on the garland all around the window. (Cynthia, if you are reading this, thank you for all of your pretties, love you) The large bottle brush candy canes are from <a href="http://www.marshallsonline.com/">Marshalls</a> this year. </div>
<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW1abZNIzva-jvmRYUIvB3wlidU-W6ptnEbu0iHkHa8jHUVhJ4-UeN8Srs1C6Ugg7psrzdAf31Q8MZ8xHlNY0y4wSrlXbsho5j8yBIW-T1eBN1Oc5nKyDS-wbPHKY3fo9VC6v9ikZjxU4/s1600/dscn3076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689586365577691442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW1abZNIzva-jvmRYUIvB3wlidU-W6ptnEbu0iHkHa8jHUVhJ4-UeN8Srs1C6Ugg7psrzdAf31Q8MZ8xHlNY0y4wSrlXbsho5j8yBIW-T1eBN1Oc5nKyDS-wbPHKY3fo9VC6v9ikZjxU4/s400/dscn3076.jpg" /></a></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b62lc5SmJ0TOZ18UDbvEDBno-MVnzGWd0aBX-8cnT_NpnbgTpXaJ8Nx9tXkJ9sj11B7dB8wLQde90vHPAmAYk1MMiztlz_iMqB3FCwfhzP_7j-pJte6Ehw1KZH6ts8bDI2r6jj1iCgg9/s1600/dscn3072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689590802729349538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b62lc5SmJ0TOZ18UDbvEDBno-MVnzGWd0aBX-8cnT_NpnbgTpXaJ8Nx9tXkJ9sj11B7dB8wLQde90vHPAmAYk1MMiztlz_iMqB3FCwfhzP_7j-pJte6Ehw1KZH6ts8bDI2r6jj1iCgg9/s400/dscn3072.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>A favorite corner in my kitchen </p>
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNJQDpzO_pem6yTSCdA0KDiSg_yiPuZQZpslN06erTTBUGNxuXj4RBKvaqfa6bdJiiQjdiSI35abkZVCADiJX7FEYtT15rlEIAUQgXbJTGUtjZCoVOx_x3eVD48p_csAtgQbLeOcW8vfI/s1600/dscn3065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689579859887075586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNJQDpzO_pem6yTSCdA0KDiSg_yiPuZQZpslN06erTTBUGNxuXj4RBKvaqfa6bdJiiQjdiSI35abkZVCADiJX7FEYtT15rlEIAUQgXbJTGUtjZCoVOx_x3eVD48p_csAtgQbLeOcW8vfI/s400/dscn3065.jpg" /></a> This wreath was my grandmothers and means so much to me. She hung it in her home every Christmas that I can remember. The fruit was originally on a foam wreath form but through the years so much of the fruit had crumbled that this year I finally carefully removed all of the fruit and attached it to a green wreath. I hope this will help preserve it for many more years to come.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEFWTIu3NaWziuUc8c23EAB9sHGvO4YcGME1ONjKwr76pLdH0zXd-xRpsEO7rWJkmzApgSk8SR7BrXQg3W5ufJghzV6_ddmEdIjfzgX7lFz_6y5kyXbuqU7BQmtWSof6ud_sLAtGlgO8C/s1600/dscn3068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689579653288754946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEFWTIu3NaWziuUc8c23EAB9sHGvO4YcGME1ONjKwr76pLdH0zXd-xRpsEO7rWJkmzApgSk8SR7BrXQg3W5ufJghzV6_ddmEdIjfzgX7lFz_6y5kyXbuqU7BQmtWSof6ud_sLAtGlgO8C/s400/dscn3068.jpg" /></a> I love this guy
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-hzVZIEnq_6-A4UDnKzaADor1hXFrWq5F4KniZSora2ZyO566aWFEOqcExyOxSIKOHhMiMwCpIXzIE69XCEylzjK7HDIrwxJQP01YGBEW3Oc5OV5CFgQMRDt8rKQotYL3yeq3TT4dA-d/s1600/dscn3066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689579085548245202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-hzVZIEnq_6-A4UDnKzaADor1hXFrWq5F4KniZSora2ZyO566aWFEOqcExyOxSIKOHhMiMwCpIXzIE69XCEylzjK7HDIrwxJQP01YGBEW3Oc5OV5CFgQMRDt8rKQotYL3yeq3TT4dA-d/s400/dscn3066.jpg" /></a> vintage handmade frosty found at a thrift store years ago<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRE8bL7KhvQTNDUCxSJDWKvP8VEi2w9g_vaQ9cHmGF6uceKIfJR905H4BlD1G47YkkwP3yZBErhXJYGwpdmey33I8jokp2ABACGOKWG-LnjphHLOxB0hcvypddX3SSOCDCjpUC8AypsU3/s1600/dscn3077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689578396431969938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRE8bL7KhvQTNDUCxSJDWKvP8VEi2w9g_vaQ9cHmGF6uceKIfJR905H4BlD1G47YkkwP3yZBErhXJYGwpdmey33I8jokp2ABACGOKWG-LnjphHLOxB0hcvypddX3SSOCDCjpUC8AypsU3/s400/dscn3077.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/">Anthropologie</a> cupcake ornaments backed with a vintage tin plate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS0K4i-KfO0036s6hBgpXn5gbYmOblEbZOHxQw4WcIEiBYaeIX7LMZlYfPeB1hSqg5LoFY-3U70gYE4yi_uNBWWLLBG9hbBxUkGusnmH0MXBu68NJHhbMVzFxRD8WnUOKpCh2GtmpMFBT/s1600/dscn3081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689578219065510994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS0K4i-KfO0036s6hBgpXn5gbYmOblEbZOHxQw4WcIEiBYaeIX7LMZlYfPeB1hSqg5LoFY-3U70gYE4yi_uNBWWLLBG9hbBxUkGusnmH0MXBu68NJHhbMVzFxRD8WnUOKpCh2GtmpMFBT/s400/dscn3081.jpg" /></a> my vintage Christmas apron collection makes me smile :)
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32P6PJk3ObJVdlnl9-jAWHrbad9xk3g1pltqStiH_bFOpcrnum6HGw81KaaIzAr27KSUfc4Aq8e0BEnEHqqUWwfwzt2DtnvjjKI_GuWW0URg-cu07Lz5CZAhIQGsZ_inDBtxDaJQ_q_A/s1600/dscn3085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689578029219085970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32P6PJk3ObJVdlnl9-jAWHrbad9xk3g1pltqStiH_bFOpcrnum6HGw81KaaIzAr27KSUfc4Aq8e0BEnEHqqUWwfwzt2DtnvjjKI_GuWW0URg-cu07Lz5CZAhIQGsZ_inDBtxDaJQ_q_A/s400/dscn3085.jpg" /></a> vintage Christmas pin cushions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyr34wzOuWqojQkX4Gheg3_5WbbrKubV3VFeFWZjZyHonFxQFw-MDhIRS2d5iWlJ3wk7oGDt6YczxkLRYFNKowG2BbV73SV9MesBTeGsxN2TU5QdL4SoNdFp0psh6QNgUuqN4WVHSOB3v/s1600/dscn3079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689577855022263138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyr34wzOuWqojQkX4Gheg3_5WbbrKubV3VFeFWZjZyHonFxQFw-MDhIRS2d5iWlJ3wk7oGDt6YczxkLRYFNKowG2BbV73SV9MesBTeGsxN2TU5QdL4SoNdFp0psh6QNgUuqN4WVHSOB3v/s400/dscn3079.jpg" /></a> even my terrarium is decked out with a cute little vintage deer and pine trees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq75ffl9nRMxDm7fJkAcPVFPuxfGUlWmWrPSPiweAdv6r24A9xEiyqegNOfyeKT-sbH5fQ1y3skr0_EHw2TmvdlSZ7nAVhB7b5nl__V1Y61N2M3STHYCqHFTSWHmCPNAbNgPp0e55z7If/s1600/dscn3084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689577663554266802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq75ffl9nRMxDm7fJkAcPVFPuxfGUlWmWrPSPiweAdv6r24A9xEiyqegNOfyeKT-sbH5fQ1y3skr0_EHw2TmvdlSZ7nAVhB7b5nl__V1Y61N2M3STHYCqHFTSWHmCPNAbNgPp0e55z7If/s400/dscn3084.jpg" /></a> This little tree sits by my side of the couch where I read and watch television. I love the little stockings crocheted by my husband's grandmother! I made the little skiers a couple of years ago based on <a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2007/12/little-miss-pin.html">these</a>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtv-sMrcAuExzB7cTm7oeXSVsqAvU9k9dOoOYFiMTW-RV322zL00QdSbiYabb5j81Uki0jQxD4YzOahLOhMoHm8ax_L12GzfVmgMLX1K0QKWdQNFj7gdDOqACX2WDBVifXbhxdxB1yut8/s1600/dscn3090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689577404106859202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtv-sMrcAuExzB7cTm7oeXSVsqAvU9k9dOoOYFiMTW-RV322zL00QdSbiYabb5j81Uki0jQxD4YzOahLOhMoHm8ax_L12GzfVmgMLX1K0QKWdQNFj7gdDOqACX2WDBVifXbhxdxB1yut8/s400/dscn3090.jpg" /></a> you can find the tutorial for the aged chenille stem candy canes <a href="http://www.issuu.com/inspired-ideas/docs/christmas">here</a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYni6yrNGDmaIMX_MH5GCOM5fgyKZlFPxunnhPLWssfpBDnjmaX_eTVkyRxyxJAoVmTAnoxQzkWeBUqitk9ElO1ZBm1g6tgVeUpcs4NfMSMSrlKSO5hLpcsevPSIBEidp4Lh44FF3PSUum/s1600/dscn3091.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689577220115179810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYni6yrNGDmaIMX_MH5GCOM5fgyKZlFPxunnhPLWssfpBDnjmaX_eTVkyRxyxJAoVmTAnoxQzkWeBUqitk9ElO1ZBm1g6tgVeUpcs4NfMSMSrlKSO5hLpcsevPSIBEidp4Lh44FF3PSUum/s400/dscn3091.jpg" /></a> some of my favorite vintage Christmas cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8cTQTttw6cXNiRMjN199bJqPtixJ-y_3zXWEVsLPBe_thxpRd7m7e_a6V2ADBVYezo-g5B1BoRWIZFBpq7xC_T8cs4LkikwsHuBaQpVbC4Lt96xUshoL3ny5JUfKf70ApfiusNH55JrD/s1600/dscn3100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576989441867618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8cTQTttw6cXNiRMjN199bJqPtixJ-y_3zXWEVsLPBe_thxpRd7m7e_a6V2ADBVYezo-g5B1BoRWIZFBpq7xC_T8cs4LkikwsHuBaQpVbC4Lt96xUshoL3ny5JUfKf70ApfiusNH55JrD/s400/dscn3100.jpg" /></a> I adore this one<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F8DcsL02z00MIM0Wp0OhuVeie5LXwroUxgD-r2NgSjNV348Y1UQD3nhwAORt9NVGpsHCb0KH4B_GLb0oyWhzwiLqhU_1ShXkzXUQEM136fSe9cAm_U-gE9qszTxES2Qr9T7OK9R9VkEY/s1600/dscn3099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576820883305394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F8DcsL02z00MIM0Wp0OhuVeie5LXwroUxgD-r2NgSjNV348Y1UQD3nhwAORt9NVGpsHCb0KH4B_GLb0oyWhzwiLqhU_1ShXkzXUQEM136fSe9cAm_U-gE9qszTxES2Qr9T7OK9R9VkEY/s400/dscn3099.jpg" /></a>would you believe I bought this awesome Santa at<a href="http://www.walmart.com/"> Walmart </a>4 years ago! I love how he looks framed by my book page wreath.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug1EsYa7cjlGEo6W8Z4vJ3wzI5aw-UPxrdMWiKbdS2ivUDSWNP5jbgsENvaFYiaGg79xIAlGV40gRLngNT6lDPAdwG9IrL_JK9-1pRU2PLsPdLPxGA1wgiZVMkM_ys-s4rEMTPHlu8AcU/s1600/dscn3095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576554313009282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhug1EsYa7cjlGEo6W8Z4vJ3wzI5aw-UPxrdMWiKbdS2ivUDSWNP5jbgsENvaFYiaGg79xIAlGV40gRLngNT6lDPAdwG9IrL_JK9-1pRU2PLsPdLPxGA1wgiZVMkM_ys-s4rEMTPHlu8AcU/s400/dscn3095.jpg" /></a> This is definitely one of my favorite spots in the house right now. I made the "Merry Christmas" garland years ago. I modeled it after one I saw at Anthropologie but put my own twist on it. Those cute pink mittens were a recent garage sale find. My vintage nativity looks so pretty with candles lit in mercury glass votives at night.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57GQN_xHpD4dOCsItwQ8t_hFOSx-UdA2xwXjgX_GJjAUhkzKGHdow6jqhAkCPhvq5mnQvrz-JqPFQgwXnx2ebiMQBhIiEwwc38UiPeyZHofbYG8g1LORZ0BE4a36ncUPE9XI5bdlZ8qGv/s1600/dscn3057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576356989312146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57GQN_xHpD4dOCsItwQ8t_hFOSx-UdA2xwXjgX_GJjAUhkzKGHdow6jqhAkCPhvq5mnQvrz-JqPFQgwXnx2ebiMQBhIiEwwc38UiPeyZHofbYG8g1LORZ0BE4a36ncUPE9XI5bdlZ8qGv/s400/dscn3057.jpg" /></a> Perhaps my all time favorite Anthropologie ornament<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh040nEFa0JtjKyzjfkEtoyY65635M8bikCx4493ym_lMERgDMub46VvH5Df-RJMR48riITdUvqp0MvSlr9f_G0p2k0DEjPuAWdvxf2hW5n0kzoPAXYmC9HJHHJaKNoqoZS5O1w-GVa61ni/s1600/dscn3097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576156498115762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh040nEFa0JtjKyzjfkEtoyY65635M8bikCx4493ym_lMERgDMub46VvH5Df-RJMR48riITdUvqp0MvSlr9f_G0p2k0DEjPuAWdvxf2hW5n0kzoPAXYmC9HJHHJaKNoqoZS5O1w-GVa61ni/s400/dscn3097.jpg" /></a> a winter wonderland on my vintage plant stand
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCcLC10cwsJ0KtBkQfP2G5aE3Z1lCnpI7owEGzLyl0nXTiHi21KCWtax3s5t7Gsd-vBIZ9EL_T3RO4-93N1IB5dsnTkfTqmECxL-lGyhB8aMEEJcLJPX2lYJtlrx1QeH9JEdnW9uDw-4c/s1600/dscn3052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689574940831128258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCcLC10cwsJ0KtBkQfP2G5aE3Z1lCnpI7owEGzLyl0nXTiHi21KCWtax3s5t7Gsd-vBIZ9EL_T3RO4-93N1IB5dsnTkfTqmECxL-lGyhB8aMEEJcLJPX2lYJtlrx1QeH9JEdnW9uDw-4c/s400/dscn3052.jpg" /></a> This is such a cozy spot and look at these two faces!! LOVE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OLhkya_7Gwh_wDWOIn4eNN3M5bHSVViJvrdyTUfo7jR_rt7KBWS6M8_rFyCjcRhS1fM-SAiA3cGd-gH3S8MoT6Rxe3UOOQGQylfV95TtOJ9I9G5UPI6ZZrrBP7EGVJI2Jt6Jf_l5LpYq/s1600/dscn3101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689574417574721634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OLhkya_7Gwh_wDWOIn4eNN3M5bHSVViJvrdyTUfo7jR_rt7KBWS6M8_rFyCjcRhS1fM-SAiA3cGd-gH3S8MoT6Rxe3UOOQGQylfV95TtOJ9I9G5UPI6ZZrrBP7EGVJI2Jt6Jf_l5LpYq/s400/dscn3101.jpg" /></a>I think I could leave these decorations up all year and never tire of them. I'm sad I have to pack them all away soon :( Tomorrow I will reveal our tree. We put up a real tree this year and I have enjoyed it so much! There is nothing like a live tree at Christmas. </div>
<p align="center">I hope you all enjoy your Christmas Eve! May it be a magical one. xoxo, Molly</p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-58040244480627268962011-12-22T06:54:00.011-05:002011-12-22T07:31:08.619-05:00An Artful Adventure Ornament Swap<div align="center">This month I participated in an ornament swap hosted by my dear friend <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/2011/12/handmade-ornament-swap.html">Cassandra <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">VanCuren</span></a>. The first three ornaments are ones I made for the swap (they aren't the actual ones I swapped because I was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">spazzing</span> out to send them on time and forgot to snap pictures of them, but these are the extra ones I made to keep)</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688924843353001618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZ8V3bAHM2LEP5sqfyaJTl6T2rw8_9VCxK2PNuDuCsgmJy96otwIhfVFr-zmmjoM0TLDwntEWP6GIZbLUclBpAw30LoeRCxfssFEVWqWVhYGFq6btS7cuf-k1bGfBI5wLv9PbbOFODCMg/s400/dscn2973.jpg" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbbKhzgx7qAwlC7qyu7yoZF1ej5cKQrRDiUVjEirBWsf6kTaJ6B7qtzcMuHpeubRnlhvKNurtQrCrp4fFFqMwd_UP1oCfk5p7CLUWJnolyYLoqJ1QIE7kU3L1zdYLIs8t190wdZDxA-pq/s1600/dscn2956.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688924657530624626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbbKhzgx7qAwlC7qyu7yoZF1ej5cKQrRDiUVjEirBWsf6kTaJ6B7qtzcMuHpeubRnlhvKNurtQrCrp4fFFqMwd_UP1oCfk5p7CLUWJnolyYLoqJ1QIE7kU3L1zdYLIs8t190wdZDxA-pq/s400/dscn2956.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweMCt9HMhA9EdIQxbdXE3ZUgSQjgDAGDzvZD3vMgh18CziLOkLDisBkFG2iTrjPSrbgIUQ5_tyil-9KdaOVKkTt8os5pgdJ8PXzpGBavapnSgl50CIs5Gre2G4YrVf2Ibr4qeRM6sAtDo/s1600/dscn2953.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688924431728830322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweMCt9HMhA9EdIQxbdXE3ZUgSQjgDAGDzvZD3vMgh18CziLOkLDisBkFG2iTrjPSrbgIUQ5_tyil-9KdaOVKkTt8os5pgdJ8PXzpGBavapnSgl50CIs5Gre2G4YrVf2Ibr4qeRM6sAtDo/s400/dscn2953.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>This adorable sign and wooden spool Christmas tree were made by my swap partner </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.hospitablepursuits.blogspot.com/">Lisa <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Brookins</span></a>.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688924092213120738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMcPLULrJHqUGM29T6PxWcfLkDVL3CawifG-MGQ3Rz9XAuQmDdD9KQ989kOHWuIXoFk65YtMhgGaMdIl7YewPlyGTO2U1GvNF5Twjt12NvxgKLbWZREaDWo-wqRKLdpEHtyMFClqsEnxw/s400/dscn2957.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_Yu_FcDT1lcxUkWIbS82rbfNO58z0A65AgRDSvgG9ZiJlfRwvFH5WAOE7eFTrEzSDHIfqJdVrUkz0kb-XksF2PCW5K68tGuxXo_e4PK4UflmURFl7oN3pSnpBxwrDu-I7ZsQG5kowZCg/s1600/dscn2968.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688923912067926066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_Yu_FcDT1lcxUkWIbS82rbfNO58z0A65AgRDSvgG9ZiJlfRwvFH5WAOE7eFTrEzSDHIfqJdVrUkz0kb-XksF2PCW5K68tGuxXo_e4PK4UflmURFl7oN3pSnpBxwrDu-I7ZsQG5kowZCg/s400/dscn2968.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a><a href="http://theheartofpeace.blogspot.com/">Peace Schuyler </a>made these lovely retro delights.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21zxpaNzsM7DF4lkmjZG5TRgez-iHxSZSzFxH_khnl9-pS3vJmhu2cfgH49hivEqV-EtFMaZdKiA20eryfZeJmm7XguDLsRLWnz5QPWvQ-0zwBqyxG-fghaSAuh43r1gIVaFox0boaaTm/s1600/dscn2964.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688923696112857586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21zxpaNzsM7DF4lkmjZG5TRgez-iHxSZSzFxH_khnl9-pS3vJmhu2cfgH49hivEqV-EtFMaZdKiA20eryfZeJmm7XguDLsRLWnz5QPWvQ-0zwBqyxG-fghaSAuh43r1gIVaFox0boaaTm/s400/dscn2964.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLRcZDvwhzU06KER9C-N-crH3LmzJLVROVfJnmzHi0-R8XRFiF4O3-oG6kxkhfHjQYxLznopKGHWHhFbF7coAbK-8SwCtT80N0OfMZY-CuvTU_fijPNFCDCLC7sfEn7ZUFe0_BSPs7HI1/s1600/dscn2959.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688923488952317410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLRcZDvwhzU06KER9C-N-crH3LmzJLVROVfJnmzHi0-R8XRFiF4O3-oG6kxkhfHjQYxLznopKGHWHhFbF7coAbK-8SwCtT80N0OfMZY-CuvTU_fijPNFCDCLC7sfEn7ZUFe0_BSPs7HI1/s400/dscn2959.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>Robin Martin made this sweet embellished bottle. I love how it looks in front of my vintage crochet sleigh of shiny brights!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-2g5DvSP6Kx4evn7TQYg2ejCZrVZQXU3-96u1hJtbYYaljBuI1uGGPDnOtwgL7qll2cZnEPcbveWTsskDqLgVwH-3hoL0bdyLxSpcD8xl2MBZYLaLqaxbvnkfPJpBRwp9UAU-qzhQAC5/s1600/dscn2965.jpg"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688923068524238962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-2g5DvSP6Kx4evn7TQYg2ejCZrVZQXU3-96u1hJtbYYaljBuI1uGGPDnOtwgL7qll2cZnEPcbveWTsskDqLgVwH-3hoL0bdyLxSpcD8xl2MBZYLaLqaxbvnkfPJpBRwp9UAU-qzhQAC5/s400/dscn2965.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>With the busyness of work, volunteering, church functions, shopping and entertaining I am seriously behind on holiday blogging. I hope to share some pictures of my home dressed for the holidays very soon! Hope you all are enjoying this Christmas season. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Molly </p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-1880983277169120522011-11-07T20:30:00.011-05:002011-11-07T21:19:33.316-05:00Be Inspired<a href="http://www.amy-powers.com/mag/christmas2011subscribe.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672441151472803890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcKVlSclxfkfWdyn6G7EeiDWAMX2Gh3QLqjUbqXRRp-QaLvhfgytzy_q2glVEl2kv3p3ZqP45-OR1hoXLAanwpt07Qi1juFgapYVuKOWBSpgVewz-wMVOSItqRM4PW6K25A55U4gLGpLC/s400/coverlarge.jpg" /></a>The Christmas Edition of <a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/">Amy Power's </a>online craft magazine, "Inspired Ideas" is now available! It is so colorful and so beautiful. It is brimming with yummy Christmas decorating projects, crafts, and treats. I feel so honored that Amy included my <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2011/09/visions-of-sugar-plums-already.html">Sugar Plum Fairy Shadow box </a>in the issue. ..<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672440114946172386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb-Ai2kH95u3cNYgD6K39MnL5RX5ukny_XPLcr-tt9JXq4Zvn4GcDkCbfN7Rs0mBKUrvWWQQRuMkke496PyO7aGshJwPkiIJ279L22c8cVAtFl6fEQmpX19SKuNqfVBwDSrdblajGx51t/s400/mollyspread.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHIQ5FdbyGiGgukQL7u2kM7FCbQLqgpJYYUty5KVMzP7rC_fw9nn3UIiTf50dXQzevM2g1BE6ep0cBKrGvzfkFEqWvGSaFDv9vcuW_zbCHDGAtxxScV0dv7Tqw410hwrqCad8YhyIwb6A/s1600/dscn2264.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672443655546914914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHIQ5FdbyGiGgukQL7u2kM7FCbQLqgpJYYUty5KVMzP7rC_fw9nn3UIiTf50dXQzevM2g1BE6ep0cBKrGvzfkFEqWvGSaFDv9vcuW_zbCHDGAtxxScV0dv7Tqw410hwrqCad8YhyIwb6A/s400/dscn2264.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVv_4VgvGwPrNUfxzUsN_PKbvSb0o2kQCh6NzvunKX6YpojFlmmf-lAVJ5GDr9xcDfvUaip8EZ_aoSVwaW4ne1VglheeCm8hWH2hUSf0SkKd4TvByyZxBZuA8_Yi0qTD8uXk2Nw0GTua7/s1600/dscn2245.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672443431739700866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVv_4VgvGwPrNUfxzUsN_PKbvSb0o2kQCh6NzvunKX6YpojFlmmf-lAVJ5GDr9xcDfvUaip8EZ_aoSVwaW4ne1VglheeCm8hWH2hUSf0SkKd4TvByyZxBZuA8_Yi0qTD8uXk2Nw0GTua7/s400/dscn2245.jpg" /></a>
I keep pinching myself because I really can't believe that my art is in a publication that features <a href="http://www.maryengelbreit.com/">Mary <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Engelbreit</span></a>.I mean seriously to have my name and art just a few pages away from hers makes me screech out loud and do the happy dance :) Not only is Mary a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">contributor</span> but so is <a href="http://www.matthewmeadstyle.com/">Matthew Mead </a>and a host of other talented artists that we all love and admire. I hope that you will check out this amazing magazine. To purchase your own copy click <a href="http://www.amy-powers.com/mag/christmas2011subscribe.html">here</a> or on the photo of the cover above. Enjoy and I wish you happy cutting, pasting, stitching and glittering! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Mollymollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-46674247278910844322011-11-02T14:17:00.035-04:002011-11-02T17:15:12.132-04:00My Mad Halloween Tea Party<div align="center">I first posted about my Halloween Tea Party <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2011/09/most-curious-affair.html">here</a>. <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a> and I have been <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">planning</span> this artful gathering for weeks. It was a party for members of our "Pretty and Vintage Things" meet-up art group. The party day finally arrived and we spent hours setting up. We had so much fun transforming my house into a wonderland. I loved the decorations so much that I didn't want to take them down after the party! I wish I could live in wonderland everyday! We all had a great time eating, drinking, laughing and creating. Each lady made an <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2011/09/most-curious-affair.html">Alice in Wonderland inspired altered cookbook</a>. We also made some great memories. Thank you ladies for joining me in wonderland!
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHebpnoKPQt7ktC3BsDXZgokEBD3UP9xGc7GfsZWvqQXvYSXgJKeZl0vQYH85BaKjOkaIlOdfKJPP5t7zVY_GpPZ494wb4oHz_WtNSyu6rQH8ANWvuhrZMOiVPYN8ntFkyk6EeagpDhxU/s1600/dscn2706.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670471111777054130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHebpnoKPQt7ktC3BsDXZgokEBD3UP9xGc7GfsZWvqQXvYSXgJKeZl0vQYH85BaKjOkaIlOdfKJPP5t7zVY_GpPZ494wb4oHz_WtNSyu6rQH8ANWvuhrZMOiVPYN8ntFkyk6EeagpDhxU/s400/dscn2706.jpg" /><p align="center"></a>Cassandra and<a href="http://ancientqueendesigns.blogspot.com/"> Karen</a></p><a href="http://ancientqueendesigns.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470840746543282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR8xzl4e6r6pyRm86Dv9nYFd5vmYsqt8U5smBFt7ytp9IvHr5HGGVisce-vTMH9Tg0MbkKEcIbqq_hW9ZbdxzgqewnqwjiWxbiZzcL_FPTTYjJh65cnmnAAs97yFIG8vlNs0jUC7JN324/s400/dscn2720.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6oq9Z2ni_tuRtkOzyXH374SoXdwRxaEBDUCecjKNMpBzAg3tCqbefmrqXQBF-CdDl-2q2T_uSo27I7dRF6n8GtQ7gICL1ZxwE9LqDBBWXUs9MKacQ-DeqTqKzyh7ZyArgnZRAtiT5wli/s1600/dscn2725.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470473225660450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6oq9Z2ni_tuRtkOzyXH374SoXdwRxaEBDUCecjKNMpBzAg3tCqbefmrqXQBF-CdDl-2q2T_uSo27I7dRF6n8GtQ7gICL1ZxwE9LqDBBWXUs9MKacQ-DeqTqKzyh7ZyArgnZRAtiT5wli/s400/dscn2725.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUObRrNkBuoaTfvWI4qMb8oQIpjP1upVDxq-GPc9FlXzt0ASsR1GZynyVDTpToK1lACKg25azXejgLPKL_v7PMjF0l-InfTVu0CRPShBRFYp3hM4_CfO1pZsBV0r_Udnub9Esy-e-wHB0i/s1600/dscn2726.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470306774356050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUObRrNkBuoaTfvWI4qMb8oQIpjP1upVDxq-GPc9FlXzt0ASsR1GZynyVDTpToK1lACKg25azXejgLPKL_v7PMjF0l-InfTVu0CRPShBRFYp3hM4_CfO1pZsBV0r_Udnub9Esy-e-wHB0i/s400/dscn2726.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>candy buffet!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zap4UOje8WoX3ZjnT27xJNhRdZ7pxthXgY1JxTtXt7YnKKfsy0eXj4aVxxkYJ9c7xESocGYxhlrInoga0kRvP2uCfpXl2KiyZlGZluQmXugsm8YS8KT3LM-VATjvUTrGNwYIp9YoEgOf/s1600/dscn2729.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670470062671928034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zap4UOje8WoX3ZjnT27xJNhRdZ7pxthXgY1JxTtXt7YnKKfsy0eXj4aVxxkYJ9c7xESocGYxhlrInoga0kRvP2uCfpXl2KiyZlGZluQmXugsm8YS8KT3LM-VATjvUTrGNwYIp9YoEgOf/s400/dscn2729.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfCxqO8vBrWYfsjdgFELRNddfv8tHgLqjGebLwCjoEUw0kMwI6SjyfnhUERqGWz68UYalC6mjSln1KyneVI_TrkUICT7tR6YJ8oGK4A-p2AGRCIdbGsBvqq_aFZGayuJOXaL_W_axmlGw/s1600/dscn2738.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670469355173443202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0tmRZQnDh2uIbLeGDe-vp8X-qBEhxmpUKi34-GyoVckD5KjcGrnvTyTscIWcdnEsH7YCggF9OqOhyphenhyphenQgJPMPtT3-6InW2vlbUKmJ05ssgVNwL7_BgNm4FyUNbndopekdYzHTr9qIGDBuL/s400/dscn2733.jpg" /><p align="center"></a>Cassandra's macaroons</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJ8apZlvXhVLuQOtB1jjpnkA3eFqDdTQ2noIWwNbARngVUSFO_LH0f36s-gdlIt-rCGgc3hRI8EI-goe8JXS-vsT9sTSeQIsYzEpzxSJ7iWmdFYD5SAECbiUZxK8QY8itWgqarS7JOfy/s1600/dscn2739.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670469119875189330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJ8apZlvXhVLuQOtB1jjpnkA3eFqDdTQ2noIWwNbARngVUSFO_LH0f36s-gdlIt-rCGgc3hRI8EI-goe8JXS-vsT9sTSeQIsYzEpzxSJ7iWmdFYD5SAECbiUZxK8QY8itWgqarS7JOfy/s400/dscn2739.jpg" /></a> Sarah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQOLFisND0bgMKjOYiD3whPxffblSuQABCIW2_hbCO7rqDrSTZQ7rm0fvtWbVWefgm6BvvCqJG-DmslmyBvuGU5HQ1tRURLbjns4Zo7_ohCJxqg5U2u38bmGcQyndknT2Hld22U71_jGI/s1600/dscn2745.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670468103530225506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQOLFisND0bgMKjOYiD3whPxffblSuQABCIW2_hbCO7rqDrSTZQ7rm0fvtWbVWefgm6BvvCqJG-DmslmyBvuGU5HQ1tRURLbjns4Zo7_ohCJxqg5U2u38bmGcQyndknT2Hld22U71_jGI/s400/dscn2745.jpg" /><p align="center"></a>Jeanne</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv2mzlqAkXaNjHwDFSjYML4d9hPbI_w-oMHePPUyruACMlnp5jOQL-GH9zYj26oYjAy50-P195v9_QBSWGGblC1Wszp4ibMCMxxxSiL8dSjZKUvtNNW6EIcWRmk6bxaateP1JIYENIDX/s1600/dscn2746.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670467385428507234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv2mzlqAkXaNjHwDFSjYML4d9hPbI_w-oMHePPUyruACMlnp5jOQL-GH9zYj26oYjAy50-P195v9_QBSWGGblC1Wszp4ibMCMxxxSiL8dSjZKUvtNNW6EIcWRmk6bxaateP1JIYENIDX/s400/dscn2746.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojM87Mrr4BmNF0MkbCHWh_OHOqXqO8srMf4oJm2-yEIwvhSmTKKqzI0YbaPjz5kCWZhI6rujDuPzzuHFEc1waZQQO8vkLxqocmsrn88UAMIlmoosQZlucXOcZubZStUXQ7IsJtxHGfHC5/s1600/dscn2751.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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<p align="center">Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Molly</p></div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-86217278799690184182011-10-07T18:23:00.005-04:002011-10-07T18:38:44.389-04:00Save Home Companion!!!!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 102px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660881258896222738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdFmDGYPRv2Bph7AnipYrJvhxVpyJy_1_UwSYcrm5GN5RS6ITk5_EWxDyE8TSALh2ng3WQ4lkgWr5wQXEEUzquMf3sKmVLbusRE1tUNrlDRFGub40jc5mKHENRlBBfUvZMfYaXEO7Kt-4/s400/bringbackMAG_button-e1317143384655.jpg" />Ok, stop everything and please click <a href="http://maryengelbreit.com/archives/3399/comment-page-17#comment-13009">here</a>! It's urgent! I miss Mary! I miss her Home Companion! If we join together we can bring it back!!! This magazine has been such a source of inspiration for me for the past 12 years. It went under 3 years ago but I honestly look through my 9 years of back issues atleast twice a week. They never get old and they never cease to inspire me!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzigEakf6lEH1PXNY3GL9Hsdr3ahtOiNwqiJDSWAK4z2BxkMWoqsmweqm2ZKucwcttvNP8jxg2MADuMLr94IcGRWo4HsPHTEy7auEY_5Z-YlnQ-shhF7h7aZ3ws0ZiGb88LGx57CZHG7l/s1600/mehccovers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660883206842029010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzigEakf6lEH1PXNY3GL9Hsdr3ahtOiNwqiJDSWAK4z2BxkMWoqsmweqm2ZKucwcttvNP8jxg2MADuMLr94IcGRWo4HsPHTEy7auEY_5Z-YlnQ-shhF7h7aZ3ws0ZiGb88LGx57CZHG7l/s400/mehccovers.jpg" /></a>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-87627127430665666682011-10-05T18:38:00.007-04:002011-10-05T19:44:31.045-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00fxVpUXB3JBzv6lSpLfo8wRqaBPU3iiPKv8upP8UR_jWKym5asgOeLG5fzuz00lUkG0fcJullPEyP0wGfNpWqHlXpXnkIeBtiLCWiyo_SEKP45t6HTPAeE2NfeNdt88UX6l4QE1dyTG7/s1600/dscn2366.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660141831684540242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00fxVpUXB3JBzv6lSpLfo8wRqaBPU3iiPKv8upP8UR_jWKym5asgOeLG5fzuz00lUkG0fcJullPEyP0wGfNpWqHlXpXnkIeBtiLCWiyo_SEKP45t6HTPAeE2NfeNdt88UX6l4QE1dyTG7/s400/dscn2366.jpg" /></a>
Last month I blogged about the <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2011/09/most-curious-affair.html">Alice in Wonderland Halloween party </a>that I am planning. I am so excited to show you the top hat that I made to wear to the party! I sort of used the <a href="http://www.bhg.com/alice">Better Homes and Gardens's tutorial for a mini top hat </a>but tweaked it a little. I use glue instead of sewing it and instead of wire in the brim, I used cardboard (actually a cereal box). I used a velvet like material to cover the hat form and embellished it with vintage lace, braided trim, seam binding, vintage millinery and velvet and glittered leaves. I am going to attach it to a headband like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45889401@N02/6069844274/in/photostream">this</a> before I wear it :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfDT7859aBaEdrrUQwL44Ab-dEuEova5EsPbKx1xgpCUFmLou0kiRfotgsXAb-uDsAWJqSBfu0q3khJLFM5C1RUpjP_8csngS8JYuOZwhY1xodVaQV5Y8odNxE0LpAVkt5HJG3USbT6qc/s1600/dscn2361.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660157844207672642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfDT7859aBaEdrrUQwL44Ab-dEuEova5EsPbKx1xgpCUFmLou0kiRfotgsXAb-uDsAWJqSBfu0q3khJLFM5C1RUpjP_8csngS8JYuOZwhY1xodVaQV5Y8odNxE0LpAVkt5HJG3USbT6qc/s400/dscn2361.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHkX5YFBkFUixeNLFV82Ex1xgXFhgLW2qUVpE2sEc5jvsY2R5TMPO9dpZiKRyhVZcnEEHLyYa8Hugk-whTwmPAKrCm7CzMiDP9it3-oj4XeHhQ9IJSvhyr4YmS0PbGtmfM92Zi3g3u8c8/s1600/dscn2369.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660141596874519138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHkX5YFBkFUixeNLFV82Ex1xgXFhgLW2qUVpE2sEc5jvsY2R5TMPO9dpZiKRyhVZcnEEHLyYa8Hugk-whTwmPAKrCm7CzMiDP9it3-oj4XeHhQ9IJSvhyr4YmS0PbGtmfM92Zi3g3u8c8/s400/dscn2369.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaUZxj2b_RmR1nNRBYVNyUQchiVlwukX8nWQyHyxKDQlvc-MVayBbURPNfLRaAdKfwnAMG9on64m65v5JNFdZ7lzN0-vJUeOQpecfqwEE44cYsGZ4k7dHI8VNbD12fzjg7Zo4JDlxDNco/s1600/dscn2367.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660141422849746610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaUZxj2b_RmR1nNRBYVNyUQchiVlwukX8nWQyHyxKDQlvc-MVayBbURPNfLRaAdKfwnAMG9on64m65v5JNFdZ7lzN0-vJUeOQpecfqwEE44cYsGZ4k7dHI8VNbD12fzjg7Zo4JDlxDNco/s400/dscn2367.jpg" /></a> I am getting into the "Wonderland" spirit by reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to Lilly. I bought her this pink leather bound edition (photographed with the hat) from Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago. We are now on the last chapter. She has loved it! She goes around the house pretending she is Alice. She eats litte sweet tarts and tries to open doors with my vintage skeleton keys. It is so adorable! This weekend we are actually going to a croquet party and she asked if we were going to be playing with flamingos and hedge hogs ;) xoxo Mollymollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-48676732907853694512011-09-29T03:14:00.002-04:002011-09-29T03:17:36.786-04:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P3HfgtGHQV8xwVUpY-8G6EWd6xVw-2z1yWJUCVLROA3K5k3XnUxGOeOnWRKGr5u-9852fYFY285XXsRkqfTEV5g3BuprYs4sCCqYHaZ5FJHBHLm636EmIxyEQ7HedtvyCElbaIXh9rY_/s1600/dream+bed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657676674756631682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P3HfgtGHQV8xwVUpY-8G6EWd6xVw-2z1yWJUCVLROA3K5k3XnUxGOeOnWRKGr5u-9852fYFY285XXsRkqfTEV5g3BuprYs4sCCqYHaZ5FJHBHLm636EmIxyEQ7HedtvyCElbaIXh9rY_/s400/dream+bed.jpg" /></a> Just saw this on<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81307298/painted-cottage-romance-queen-shabby?ref=fp_treasury_9"> etsy </a>and about fainted! I mean how insane is this bed?! Swoon</div>
<div align="center">xoxo
</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-29684341816284577432011-09-21T13:19:00.008-04:002011-09-21T13:52:17.127-04:00Afternoon Tea<div align="left">Last Saturday <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a> had afternoon tea at her home. She set the table so beautifully! It was a feast for the eyes! She brewed three kinds of tea and mixed up a yummy pink sangria. We ate tea sandwiches, berries, cupcakes and macaroons. All of it was delicious. This girl knows how to throw a proper tea party.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRzpi0QANTgrIqzO_XXYELtX71WIdaAoJIZfAUnpS8dX06CyHSJDbQhAtUthdg-u99yRK5Vmc33ewgb9dS7zXdgQR2GLD7IAjgWLbzcnv83GFR4qfIYJVvQI_ByZCK6TCjlJeRZA3Aap1/s1600/dscn2213.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654864717607219570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRzpi0QANTgrIqzO_XXYELtX71WIdaAoJIZfAUnpS8dX06CyHSJDbQhAtUthdg-u99yRK5Vmc33ewgb9dS7zXdgQR2GLD7IAjgWLbzcnv83GFR4qfIYJVvQI_ByZCK6TCjlJeRZA3Aap1/s400/dscn2213.jpg" /></a> After tea Cassandra got out loads of decorative papers and we all just sat around and visited and created whatever we felt like. I made a little hanging collage for my daughter Lilly's room. I imagined a little shop of sweet delights run by a fairy. Lilly loved it and named her fairy "Ella".
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xoxo, Mollymollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-43099040800866879412011-09-20T17:16:00.005-04:002011-09-20T17:27:57.748-04:00Visions of Sugar Plums Already<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclUtnSXbDnXrdDmgl83xI3VkgZV3XHaGI5A6Hr9PpyUtTa4weBsOTprRHy-cDYSbtQOoDuaYb47ICct00mMtpwe-b1g_L3CC3n6Ym0R6mV5pKojNPVFHbIjQVb_m6YBXMMZH43x2mrqYq/s1600/dscn2260.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555696164084034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclUtnSXbDnXrdDmgl83xI3VkgZV3XHaGI5A6Hr9PpyUtTa4weBsOTprRHy-cDYSbtQOoDuaYb47ICct00mMtpwe-b1g_L3CC3n6Ym0R6mV5pKojNPVFHbIjQVb_m6YBXMMZH43x2mrqYq/s400/dscn2260.jpg" /></a> I know it is early to talk about Christmas and I am not one to rush into the holidays but I just couldn't wait to show you a sneak peak at a project I have been working on for <a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/">Amy Powers </a>Christmas issue of <a href="http://www.amy-powers.com/mag/birthdaysubscribe.html">"Inspired Ideas"</a>. I submitted my photos of the project this morning along with a tutorial. I will keep you posted and let you know as soon as the new issue comes out!...</div>
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<div align="center">speaking of sugar plum fairies...here is my very own living sugar plum playing dress up...</div>
<p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555901163946050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaYvUh2TNdObF_GB_ooizvyRyfgFKKMf89pOt33kDB_eABkZXIvMMZe12qq6BWucopk4plRtarNjHqwjrEyv-IRv_xFVFS8lvH0eAlQSbszCBVnQfaiqm5RCMlG3kwg06PSlSZjLasAau/s400/dscn2184.jpg" />I love my girl! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Molly</p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-59473285483430773152011-09-05T21:47:00.008-04:002011-09-06T13:45:03.905-04:00A Most Curious Affair<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidZqfaPfF_ldTGqTK5PPBTQ7dlsfa2tBdnRey761Vcp2K0vG8a3UKp_DAwhx0pgxoeiJtki_7O_QKaG0hGA-7N28pbo0-0e65ZlbKRXa12B9n2pfj109VtsNBHO2xA5r0i5TOoTsV2xr5/s1600/dscn2126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058401347159666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidZqfaPfF_ldTGqTK5PPBTQ7dlsfa2tBdnRey761Vcp2K0vG8a3UKp_DAwhx0pgxoeiJtki_7O_QKaG0hGA-7N28pbo0-0e65ZlbKRXa12B9n2pfj109VtsNBHO2xA5r0i5TOoTsV2xr5/s400/dscn2126.jpg" /></a>A couple of weeks ago I was checking out at the grocery store and happened to see the <a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens </a>Halloween publication. I was flipping through the pages and saw this...</p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7lHixAfT0j3mZe51mJ8cljWDijG9hN6xQNew1g3f45LLpLUOz1CUraNd0W7exW2wA25U0R9e3P06M0vknNURFkiQ7y-8CmwMwtysLkfnIPY6MdBw6OxS8eIkgHbqCMXAEf9i-8dR45DQ/s1600/alice+party.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649294666208152994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7lHixAfT0j3mZe51mJ8cljWDijG9hN6xQNew1g3f45LLpLUOz1CUraNd0W7exW2wA25U0R9e3P06M0vknNURFkiQ7y-8CmwMwtysLkfnIPY6MdBw6OxS8eIkgHbqCMXAEf9i-8dR45DQ/s400/alice+party.jpg" /></a> I was freaking out! I fell in love with <a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/parties/alice-in-wonderland-halloween-party/?ordersrc=rdbhg1102303">this wonderland party</a>. I decided then and there that I must host a wonderland inspired Halloween party for my art group <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/pretty_and_vintage_things/">"Pretty and Vintage Things"</a> . I can't wait!</p>
<p>I started right away thinking of a project that we could make together at the gathering. I came up with the idea of an altered cookbook. It will be filled with whimsical collages and delightful recipes of treats one might eat at a the Mad Hatter's tea party. I began my sample cookbook last week and it is coming along nicely...</p>
<p align="center">I made the cover by painting, distressing and drilling holes into a bare wood picture frame.</p>
<p align="center">(this idea was inspired by a project seen in <a href="http://faerieenchantment.blogspot.com/">Lisa <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kettell</span></a>'s book "Altered Circus")</p>
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLNeGzWNsxd_6qGgoF0nPDuwfKNQTt1mk3r0d7IPkuhq0x5DXVtc5hTcWQHj-wSTPvTt_5DKwGoOdgDK9p8jYzQGMoxA5Dhn-jpVQKAmf2zxemReTqxjPOIPyHIQ3n7UIMJPN86ZOCrkr/s1600/dscn2131.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058207638180834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLNeGzWNsxd_6qGgoF0nPDuwfKNQTt1mk3r0d7IPkuhq0x5DXVtc5hTcWQHj-wSTPvTt_5DKwGoOdgDK9p8jYzQGMoxA5Dhn-jpVQKAmf2zxemReTqxjPOIPyHIQ3n7UIMJPN86ZOCrkr/s400/dscn2131.jpg" /></a>binding detail
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8ZK1o7pPMFcw4w-2585Fgu40bLJKidbXRWvroXA6vNxTUNHIhGahmOG_ZX72BCR9W3mPJJNNDUwqy8VChNAZa7mw1DywqrM4mtTHzKSSKKU-PbqwmsrHTGtOEme57Tyd1XOd_BtU3-TU/s1600/dscn2128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058024476391618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8ZK1o7pPMFcw4w-2585Fgu40bLJKidbXRWvroXA6vNxTUNHIhGahmOG_ZX72BCR9W3mPJJNNDUwqy8VChNAZa7mw1DywqrM4mtTHzKSSKKU-PbqwmsrHTGtOEme57Tyd1XOd_BtU3-TU/s400/dscn2128.jpg" /></a> a pocket on the inside of the front cover to tuck in recipe cards and tags
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2GElIRHSrv5tQtjllJo_pPiXB355am8i9k8f8NK5DZRtTL7Wc_0tnIuQ-1IU8f_7QzGdNsDUpmjeqgbVQE1KLMDYejGxpdQtyoyaYLULhM_8UXLdWpVRWNUt2XpnD-HI3n_M5GvTmbY8/s1600/dscn2132.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649057835274904946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2GElIRHSrv5tQtjllJo_pPiXB355am8i9k8f8NK5DZRtTL7Wc_0tnIuQ-1IU8f_7QzGdNsDUpmjeqgbVQE1KLMDYejGxpdQtyoyaYLULhM_8UXLdWpVRWNUt2XpnD-HI3n_M5GvTmbY8/s400/dscn2132.jpg" /></a> decorated pages
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKMH5KXiZSYwiyk5a3PvYVUeaDmPpNIkbiCFXalxz78SxW9Uls2kIo-k28TWuZ_-k3d626lsjaizn_NOJ-YtkGHGHQuRKKhn2GDNcbJoIVkNlagH8B9oJZTVR5kRzV0bO8mIUtygaUkSV/s1600/dscn2135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649057649052755522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKMH5KXiZSYwiyk5a3PvYVUeaDmPpNIkbiCFXalxz78SxW9Uls2kIo-k28TWuZ_-k3d626lsjaizn_NOJ-YtkGHGHQuRKKhn2GDNcbJoIVkNlagH8B9oJZTVR5kRzV0bO8mIUtygaUkSV/s400/dscn2135.jpg" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJujhWGoyZYFk4vJTfH65oSGPnl-xUFVf6bSLyRSuVorvAHHYvTrHQCWKjh6E5EXQQhU1Ou9xkPzVul7LCVbiXLzvXD2f_2dHLae7-I9HC6POOS9nb0LGiZ9E_xRpwDpfnzhHDJEzKhwE/s1600/dscn2137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649057439646010754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJujhWGoyZYFk4vJTfH65oSGPnl-xUFVf6bSLyRSuVorvAHHYvTrHQCWKjh6E5EXQQhU1Ou9xkPzVul7LCVbiXLzvXD2f_2dHLae7-I9HC6POOS9nb0LGiZ9E_xRpwDpfnzhHDJEzKhwE/s400/dscn2137.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>
</div>I will be sure to keep you up to date on my party plans...I can't wait to work on my costume and share it with you! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span> Mollymollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-56034849387038231312011-08-24T18:51:00.000-04:002011-08-25T20:06:08.342-04:00"Queen of Art" Event<a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644766016519455490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeesGrOURlZvTi7QZ50opmxCIgJ5YcwuI8dWxrbDE_dpHb1_y1sczmaALGNniLFCpIvUhIJN9JaRkvf2mOPNpDOl1uikqJ5Yx-KoEOmwh8lFddmqSx2sYQq3FqQm1NLTzYRCknkOBUm_i/s400/queen+of+arts.jpg" /></a> I am beyond thrilled that <a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/p/about-karen.html">Karen <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hillman</span> </a>has invited me to be an instructor at her upcoming art event "Queen of Art" in Plantation, Florida. I will be teaching a class on how to make this "Royal Sweetheart Wreath"...
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYrp_fvawG_1fXgNahrRPmCyUMRXdFAIJt90z4FnTxKP6Xy9fVF0iakq-vk5qsLr3Q2ixX9QDHAkkxk7tyZQ_0K2fUktA1Kw8pXmk82fQKDeLM07C64Qp0qCPxOnbB5Wqwyri7Dm2A5m8/s1600/royal+sweetheart+wreath.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644765925860460994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYrp_fvawG_1fXgNahrRPmCyUMRXdFAIJt90z4FnTxKP6Xy9fVF0iakq-vk5qsLr3Q2ixX9QDHAkkxk7tyZQ_0K2fUktA1Kw8pXmk82fQKDeLM07C64Qp0qCPxOnbB5Wqwyri7Dm2A5m8/s400/royal+sweetheart+wreath.jpg" /></a>It is made with tea dyed coffee filters, vintage lace, silk roses, millinery, luxurious ribbons and lots of glitter! Click<a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/p/event-workshops.html"> here </a>to read more about my project :)
<div>For more information on the event and to register <a href="http://queensofartevent.blogspot.com/">click here</a> . I would love to see you there!</div>
<div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span>, Molly</div></div>
mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-77946342957847678132011-08-22T10:22:00.000-04:002011-08-22T10:41:03.944-04:00Charm Bracelet Night<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7it6IemKg2vOtqIdMY9ciXK_KiRJz6VCUUeTeviIk8_LHhXmYH_ebRNftijFqxS67Pn5KyVHCJcOHpy5lLRgYf83BVgXQDrw3RARcXlJdBxye4TOTaqx_X9Dp28SsyunQVn3bBjEXheK/s1600/dscn2106.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643689726212918018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7it6IemKg2vOtqIdMY9ciXK_KiRJz6VCUUeTeviIk8_LHhXmYH_ebRNftijFqxS67Pn5KyVHCJcOHpy5lLRgYf83BVgXQDrw3RARcXlJdBxye4TOTaqx_X9Dp28SsyunQVn3bBjEXheK/s400/dscn2106.jpg" /></a> Friday night <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a> hosted a craft night at her home for our <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/pretty_and_vintage_things/">"Pretty and Vintage Things"</a> art group. Cassandra is so talented and makes amazing jewelry! She was so gracious to share some of her amazing jewelry supplies with us and teach us how to make a charm bracelet of our own. It was a little frustrating at first because I had never made this kind of jewelry before, but with Cassandra's help I finally got the hang of it and ended up loving it! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQoKQnnFp3G3kuoNMWV4NLMGxTcPL9kjSetsWm_2GunSnnerpt37Detq2AzGM3eXrmLs4wMe8XY5oi9iWlxwPp0sPB5Mtw9H7Nc96tEuVMuynt9GI9KIz55_wkz8XDQ5qtsqme8UhlBAX/s1600/dscn2105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643689503474162098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQoKQnnFp3G3kuoNMWV4NLMGxTcPL9kjSetsWm_2GunSnnerpt37Detq2AzGM3eXrmLs4wMe8XY5oi9iWlxwPp0sPB5Mtw9H7Nc96tEuVMuynt9GI9KIz55_wkz8XDQ5qtsqme8UhlBAX/s400/dscn2105.jpg" /></a> We had so much fun eating, laughing, learning and creating together once again. If you live in the Tampa area or in Florida and are interested in our group, click on the link above for more info.
<div align="center">Hope <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ya'll</span> have a great week, Molly</div>
mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-71367098003059071282011-08-16T21:58:00.004-04:002011-08-31T04:25:49.874-04:00Terrarium Fairy<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0QLfvOT3_SZ0ZqLIuJGUGRQK-LiesyChi00-28cULF0DVcMun6ZAQ4ByoDpc7hViI8uDegwjsP7JEBBl-A283_MhF1AUf5WI8YCC2L03mTlc68qGWL2tQ5JY_N7BtIUzFBMtPf_bRM8p/s1600/dscn2080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641641845952603938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0QLfvOT3_SZ0ZqLIuJGUGRQK-LiesyChi00-28cULF0DVcMun6ZAQ4ByoDpc7hViI8uDegwjsP7JEBBl-A283_MhF1AUf5WI8YCC2L03mTlc68qGWL2tQ5JY_N7BtIUzFBMtPf_bRM8p/s400/dscn2080.jpg" /></a></div>
<div align="left"><a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2010/04/terrarium-luvin.html">My terrarium </a>needed an update. I decided not to re-plant live plants in it this time. The metal around the bottom of the terrarium is rusting out from years of moisture :( and I didn't want to ruin it. Instead of living plants, I "planted" preserved moss and artificial ivy and fern. I embellished the tiny woodland with small pebbles, my ceramic mushroom, a pair of small garden chairs and a fairy that I created with vintage images and glitter. I placed the terrarium in front of my kitchen sink. My fairy world makes doing the dishes a little more bearable. :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646932871861629938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdMqrzXFT_AZiGw9Xm3Osx87XhAJjlOFkcAAnR9JuIhyphenhyphenQhmQaV1H1SVjrmM8WiMrFafvNQqQKbRwsfs8QUX8m1WRTKEmDRCh9sh3HS1-HiE2uvFC5OYNxGNYP5VIxtMq0qsXOzcqfkVeL/s400/dscn2086.jpg" /></a></div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-37595208832094423762011-08-11T16:39:00.002-04:002011-08-31T04:19:03.519-04:00Thrifty Finds<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bHSHTE3ztqXC4M7ARD5_Igj-jshIV_2pQoKJ_k04LI6oiJRUAaJ31DW2TP8BOrTVeJJ-xnqT3gm51o9Gc9OD9aArHgFjO_JGUrML3Rbndju3sLVb9dzt0Lfe2oFpDWMbW-Ci2VvKQhzV/s1600/dscn2052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639701434062104466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bHSHTE3ztqXC4M7ARD5_Igj-jshIV_2pQoKJ_k04LI6oiJRUAaJ31DW2TP8BOrTVeJJ-xnqT3gm51o9Gc9OD9aArHgFjO_JGUrML3Rbndju3sLVb9dzt0Lfe2oFpDWMbW-Ci2VvKQhzV/s400/dscn2052.jpg" /></a> How rad are these shoes?! I found them at a thrift store recently for $8! I am in love with them...</div>
<div align="center">I love the color, the texture, the wedge,
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Req74_-aFFGYao810_zmSxTKsDHWj6AJtPe3hsz6kJBTkgVRy6xDjv8DwDxt4jUbvxmK7nYS_D7m9xAf9tIW0zh58GyP8EM8gKr4J0BXaz9NRn01Yz47L6uZ6ElKYskzyAWba85xflJd/s1600/dscn2060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639701257619596706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Req74_-aFFGYao810_zmSxTKsDHWj6AJtPe3hsz6kJBTkgVRy6xDjv8DwDxt4jUbvxmK7nYS_D7m9xAf9tIW0zh58GyP8EM8gKr4J0BXaz9NRn01Yz47L6uZ6ElKYskzyAWba85xflJd/s400/dscn2060.jpg" /></a> and THE BOW!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX2blOGZQJcGBOwVkxylyrmlCuHg6WiK4yvBYXdvXMEcKpIK6rT5anDVBNWVXcfAPzIoZmX2FiHj3un2VIFegdXaapahwvUlvaMiN87pcVCbL9BGCf4cnrKmSWUenPaIOxHjdNAoNf3Zz/s1600/dscn2063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639701046159279746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX2blOGZQJcGBOwVkxylyrmlCuHg6WiK4yvBYXdvXMEcKpIK6rT5anDVBNWVXcfAPzIoZmX2FiHj3un2VIFegdXaapahwvUlvaMiN87pcVCbL9BGCf4cnrKmSWUenPaIOxHjdNAoNf3Zz/s400/dscn2063.jpg" /></a> Okay, so I don't normally show my panties on my blog but I had to share these. Today I had to do my weekly trip to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span> isn't that fun for me, it's all business. Cleaning stuff, toiletries, etc. you know the boring stuff. Well I was cruising along and happened to pass the lingerie section and that is when I spotted these cuties...
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a3_4pgs3IPlFf8CTzl2U8xUi2O5j5I7KFKHwzNuKm7ace2bNzLW5xhxf45QX0pxj-sEZ5DL4dEVmiwjyVINpXZEZvVkUyEDwY5Oyqx0hyphenhyphen1WaPUiWCVJEOi9ySnxn5ByQXY8tuOdRH64Q/s1600/dscn2067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639702394580456082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a3_4pgs3IPlFf8CTzl2U8xUi2O5j5I7KFKHwzNuKm7ace2bNzLW5xhxf45QX0pxj-sEZ5DL4dEVmiwjyVINpXZEZvVkUyEDwY5Oyqx0hyphenhyphen1WaPUiWCVJEOi9ySnxn5ByQXY8tuOdRH64Q/s400/dscn2067.jpg" /></a> I think I have a built in radar for anything pink and lace. I love these made by "fruit of the loom". I love the stripes, I love the floral print, I love the lace and love the price, $7.95 for both!
<div>Hope you are having a great week! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span> Molly</div>
</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-55963125170169833892011-08-09T11:40:00.002-04:002011-08-31T04:17:59.876-04:00Beauty in Blue Save the Date<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi7UeYMkY1c9Kj-Sp5mDrmNSCBaVXE4DxuHbdzJ2bmI1hFy5liDePqcv2KRPUApjTsNkggFq1T0f2WvyVvHo10ZnN7C0a362gYmn239nQ8DgnRJtaQD5iHMF1qytYqEEWQi2JG5V6Pxsq/s1600/beauty+in+blue.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638894059314282914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi7UeYMkY1c9Kj-Sp5mDrmNSCBaVXE4DxuHbdzJ2bmI1hFy5liDePqcv2KRPUApjTsNkggFq1T0f2WvyVvHo10ZnN7C0a362gYmn239nQ8DgnRJtaQD5iHMF1qytYqEEWQi2JG5V6Pxsq/s400/beauty+in+blue.bmp" /></a> I am thrilled to announce <a href="http://ancientqueendesigns.blogspot.com/">Karen Hillman's </a>art event, "Beauty in Blue"! Beauty in Blue is an artistic weekend retreat celebrating springtime in Texas! The main focus of this weekend is to escape and create with an intimate group of artful minded women. We will relax, unwind and indulge ourselves in beautiful projects featuring shades of blues, creams and whites. This all inclusive event will be held at the charming and lovely Whitworth Ranch Retreat. The retreat is a ranch that was built in the late 1800's and sits on 50 acres in Scurry, Texas which is about 50 miles southeast of Dallas. All meals, accommodations, instructor fees and projects are provided with your reservation. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xVqUAkYfu4_Nz3iOdTGk-fgkKaEf1aFjfXsKZLjt-BdQmXkiYCddPU7Vj02W8MXn3cvUQVo6LYln7X6RbTFae0UTmUh4LgwA3vyPRqlTnlOpR80ZCbcJYEzmJCQw3HL1_Z7eHF-b5ODj/s1600/poolview.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638893021500730642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xVqUAkYfu4_Nz3iOdTGk-fgkKaEf1aFjfXsKZLjt-BdQmXkiYCddPU7Vj02W8MXn3cvUQVo6LYln7X6RbTFae0UTmUh4LgwA3vyPRqlTnlOpR80ZCbcJYEzmJCQw3HL1_Z7eHF-b5ODj/s400/poolview.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWTlLx6u230pPICXw30VUxymTvdk6sv8K2uhTAHBLveYbYYmxJ4ZLEEARYFe8HEtwvea79oW22sxK76NEga7LrLZyOuRMWhPgX0eydS2s6PcIeAjXGTXGDUn286Fh_7QW9pOz12WdF4yU/s1600/bedroomview.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638892897957047842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWTlLx6u230pPICXw30VUxymTvdk6sv8K2uhTAHBLveYbYYmxJ4ZLEEARYFe8HEtwvea79oW22sxK76NEga7LrLZyOuRMWhPgX0eydS2s6PcIeAjXGTXGDUn286Fh_7QW9pOz12WdF4yU/s400/bedroomview.jpg" /></a>Karen is also pleased to announce " The Beauty in Blue Portrait Event" to be held following the art event throughout the week of April 1st. Children, couples, families...this is the time and place for a SPECTACULAR photo session! Karen will be photographing in the stunning blue bonnet fields, styling the sessions with her vintage clothing and prop collection!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXU-XjAQNSH4MHg38Fz26upQOqGtEbfMcDyTOV9my6S3Z9n56SMdbHmH-6moQELyXk_DpExQf8gqoexP0XztpYIaJCpVFfkTYyEZqz-qHowhGx6T4TJHknCzIcJeXidVgCHqViw08ks0f/s1600/blue+bonnets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638891799097472706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXU-XjAQNSH4MHg38Fz26upQOqGtEbfMcDyTOV9my6S3Z9n56SMdbHmH-6moQELyXk_DpExQf8gqoexP0XztpYIaJCpVFfkTYyEZqz-qHowhGx6T4TJHknCzIcJeXidVgCHqViw08ks0f/s400/blue+bonnets.jpg" /></a> I can't wait! And I REALLY hope to see you there! All details and sign ups will be announced soon! xoxo Molly</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-27238643761153325692011-07-24T14:24:00.000-04:002011-07-26T08:41:12.652-04:00Jolie à Paris<div align="center">A couple of months ago, my friend <a href="http://anartfuladventure.typepad.com/an_artful_adventure/">Cassandra</a> and I started an art group "Pretty and Vintage Things" on meetup.com. Saturday night we hosted a party at my home for the group. We named the party "Jolie à Paris", which means "pretty in Paris". We had such fun eating <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wonderful</span> food, sipping punch and champagne and crafting and laughing together. Here are some pictures from the party that I wanted to share... </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632987525448408178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcZQa9_TTdpAH0ylVjmcqdFpAo3aqDyKO7ytsv6Xz5mkvfLMhdN3n9wZQZ8l_kHhbfoIWttfP69-7rfr0p-vYQj9FhsJzpkYftzU4d59SZ52lIBLDog2j1AwkuZV576orGfDofOslXx_m/s400/dscn1616.jpg" /> Cassandra made these amazing cupcakes and macaroons! She handmade the roses with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">gumpaste</span>! They looked and tasted out of this world!
<p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632987706035563906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvcd1eJ01xehnhpvKC0lBf5PTOlAzgOzxBeQauPo6zZNdyzcx_jS3xCfUH8QAWfHD-_d_9khjNxeQkiy6j7YF88IuBolw-bSEO0dp_ItdHUC2jD3RJTEn6bEgy9ZUpu6U7FUERSFGE1n7/s400/dscn1617.jpg" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iA_JUxKlcyReV8v9khV5ZG1WIpgYDJUOcNesuTYnLLNRcDGe8AoZussU1a0nCZ9rUaFpIMhglJNkoFpaAh1gcxHiO5Ik7yiNJx5K1nfJSn2dOEmMfX-Et3db8LO7Et7DQYnIrjf3IlR6/s1600/dscn1620.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632987888738194978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iA_JUxKlcyReV8v9khV5ZG1WIpgYDJUOcNesuTYnLLNRcDGe8AoZussU1a0nCZ9rUaFpIMhglJNkoFpaAh1gcxHiO5Ik7yiNJx5K1nfJSn2dOEmMfX-Et3db8LO7Et7DQYnIrjf3IlR6/s400/dscn1620.jpg" /></a>Champagne with raspberries<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632988295328707810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUPaUL18gHkUsCgqq0veV-VUvnLIANS1P4we7rLSpwARfNeK8lsQ9dE9xULXRDxApO7wLSFkyAW1vpw87mErIbsY8eP0JV9uDJD3hG3aCwVgZ-4wwaaqy-DIMUdAaGbdDatbUNEytg3Oh/s400/dscn1643.jpg" /></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcEUux0ackAe5DQN9Vu-41iTA_nHhhGax1tR2pqrkpfOTQSPYdDgjj86wpRhvNw_yufjxvBSeOMJxg2uNiYd_1xUsy5IcfAOq8pdzdbdSk8U-55dGEcJExT46vAy75O5DwjyVTQvHvvqx/s1600/dscn1731.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632993251162569394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcEUux0ackAe5DQN9Vu-41iTA_nHhhGax1tR2pqrkpfOTQSPYdDgjj86wpRhvNw_yufjxvBSeOMJxg2uNiYd_1xUsy5IcfAOq8pdzdbdSk8U-55dGEcJExT46vAy75O5DwjyVTQvHvvqx/s400/dscn1731.jpg" /></a>
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<p align="center">my party slippers I embellished with vintage millinery and lace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs08GO4ycC-N2Ftu24RVpWOp3QWNdrt94mRZCBqcSrBs6NVuR9xMkoyoLi5N_4-MUpr2GF-Q_RydrT42w6sYGfzlldmIIpfsT_qwWOPveoa685FstQVcS-AAc8tr-1b8OL44DR-Ej4IeCN/s1600/DSCN1735.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633365122439192914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs08GO4ycC-N2Ftu24RVpWOp3QWNdrt94mRZCBqcSrBs6NVuR9xMkoyoLi5N_4-MUpr2GF-Q_RydrT42w6sYGfzlldmIIpfsT_qwWOPveoa685FstQVcS-AAc8tr-1b8OL44DR-Ej4IeCN/s400/DSCN1735.JPG" /></a>
tags I made for each guest </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633363704262764130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9B3DGJ4MfrXS1qY7jxXj-WbMOzjlqFUbXA0Pd2JYT0879DUTXzyjpLzb83wUPQmYe1G__4Bt83W_moKy-DbBX2uEB1eVA3JXlVbdkrncOBRYiiXVdRHjv8GK1kytXijDp5_zATP7QS-F/s400/DSCN1741.JPG" />
<p align="center">Cassandras bag and slippers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJct5tQKcRNUTeR_Z-HR75eE9HXfiqA1Tt4LOMF0eVHNeu8if0UIJaZG710BxsiM3wxrSYBNdmzDhOqjWeCBTica1PZUVUsPKvwnr36nFlEHcoLI8zUkB63WHRNKptihaP_XmiJb7ZNF/s1600/dscn1642.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633637343648972930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJct5tQKcRNUTeR_Z-HR75eE9HXfiqA1Tt4LOMF0eVHNeu8if0UIJaZG710BxsiM3wxrSYBNdmzDhOqjWeCBTica1PZUVUsPKvwnr36nFlEHcoLI8zUkB63WHRNKptihaP_XmiJb7ZNF/s400/dscn1642.jpg" /></a> yummy supply table </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632992661187143426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kQ8uEYBoDI8CtYI-aCG1lZRaOEjaMnpDlmwKs83tsTn6grDPZgLFDqmZbgF9l1vJ4-XIZNmaFwzO0DdFjWdCWEDt7WU-EZKi2Upaa3IPyVJYCILyDw7mlG0_-2AesGr4iRv80ZphFoOL/s400/dscn1626.jpg" />
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lace, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">seam binding</span> and glittered die cuts
</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632992442279297282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHMJsIqSw0wTvcY74kvBtWW4Z7jvFsYSToAvk6t-ydyUOXHQpaH_2e-EruKDNdn5AgOmaVt5ysj3fHtT1Smcta799IhEb5XeUfNvIy5f2xbmU0h0Mx6qBL_9OXRkMtf3SIVIhihqASXhI/s400/dscn1627.jpg" />
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decorative paper and vintage millinery
</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632991745352058146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26y4IrYtfCkN7b1b9l98fDJvelUnm35_hk9rQiHljxrZi2-CAWNlzDUeN0giAnKA1k85diBKxDiF-H0F3FgAYEBxnpaF7bijqHLsyJTpRGrdSNCGdJoj-8KIg2KdJVlnZ29TB28l2KU4f/s400/dscn1664.jpg" />
<p align="center">beautiful paper makes me happy :)
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<p align="center"></a>Jeannie working on her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">tussie</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">mussie</span>
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<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632990991991896338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZLgOD8EfU6GCAg7RE3SVReZpHj-N7OGB7pNb1IGvvIq8G8IUhN_ASjLjS15UML2Kh0-ABlJSuy9c9gvvmxg2OxtxXhwchGa-CceXtiEg_otz-IIEbJMPbG_7Pnc8VKUirIhuUU2PVfc4/s400/dscn1697.jpg" />
<p align="center">the hot glue station </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgfM6ak-pYVXdA6XLryIKIEXZKMLXvD2BdHoiMrJPfMCmxsDqyYU-FtWXPBbkkGOFFPDSBXx-mqlP4pIpT-sMxnwxxUdgjMJIF1nNWuEb-t1t4PJMx653_JdhsbAJCuo7VEjEpm6okHsV/s1600/dscn1704.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632990527923907154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgfM6ak-pYVXdA6XLryIKIEXZKMLXvD2BdHoiMrJPfMCmxsDqyYU-FtWXPBbkkGOFFPDSBXx-mqlP4pIpT-sMxnwxxUdgjMJIF1nNWuEb-t1t4PJMx653_JdhsbAJCuo7VEjEpm6okHsV/s400/dscn1704.jpg" />
<p align="center"></a>sweet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Amy</span>
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<p align="center">Cassandra looking so adorable! I love this girl :) </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT8nw8zR6-BfKNY1WQ0z-XLRabk6Z8yUt9iRnAt-I9eT8nRq3Z23AAogFKprJZ8-1c8cdGAcwDAH29lHyX2t-9hk-V_eMRahWhR2iafUWB2RWu3ZGtTcBKs6wbhfGQ4u7Ej6kXTMmkzs_/s1600/dscn1672.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632990115037352978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT8nw8zR6-BfKNY1WQ0z-XLRabk6Z8yUt9iRnAt-I9eT8nRq3Z23AAogFKprJZ8-1c8cdGAcwDAH29lHyX2t-9hk-V_eMRahWhR2iafUWB2RWu3ZGtTcBKs6wbhfGQ4u7Ej6kXTMmkzs_/s400/dscn1672.jpg" />
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<p align="center">Amy's cone </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwsXacsUzXQouobFbj8B53FfOY-ldDGVH-2OCi6bIFMQZnDJ2KEXlrffxYQVOyLN6e06YWuvKoL2e7Nw8hkI4EWD9V39ETcxIUgyYT_olBqCzjIdG91S4UN5E2B_a9mBgLpjCWXUAi4Wz/s1600/dscn1691.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989844590449682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwsXacsUzXQouobFbj8B53FfOY-ldDGVH-2OCi6bIFMQZnDJ2KEXlrffxYQVOyLN6e06YWuvKoL2e7Nw8hkI4EWD9V39ETcxIUgyYT_olBqCzjIdG91S4UN5E2B_a9mBgLpjCWXUAi4Wz/s400/dscn1691.jpg" />
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<p align="center">Linda's cone </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4pGvFa26Ryae0TY4nN2vkWB2Qb-25jtqwlVJw8vUAJ55OcWjUJFOkAkTXSUxdTpMapzDtfHnjNhxW6kEsfGW0qFJ94SkytIk2C1COtw6CDLs_obzT1ocCIx7O-AZRMjDG3zsDzzF-_T5/s1600/dscn1693.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989708108807042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4pGvFa26Ryae0TY4nN2vkWB2Qb-25jtqwlVJw8vUAJ55OcWjUJFOkAkTXSUxdTpMapzDtfHnjNhxW6kEsfGW0qFJ94SkytIk2C1COtw6CDLs_obzT1ocCIx7O-AZRMjDG3zsDzzF-_T5/s400/dscn1693.jpg" />
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<p align="center">mine :) </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyopjv-crsmWS662x_30Yp_aLO07QiL6SyEFPL2PGLsWyT6Y3sYL0QlQvz9NOhVN7L8Dgo70YqHktd9DeCjjQMRlZetXEpprB8FodoVKni8P7_ahtt7-MJ2XUtkyo8-yZG2P58bFDQqEVi/s1600/dscn1701.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989494548710178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyopjv-crsmWS662x_30Yp_aLO07QiL6SyEFPL2PGLsWyT6Y3sYL0QlQvz9NOhVN7L8Dgo70YqHktd9DeCjjQMRlZetXEpprB8FodoVKni8P7_ahtt7-MJ2XUtkyo8-yZG2P58bFDQqEVi/s400/dscn1701.jpg" />
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</a>my sweet Ellie Belle </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632989058652666706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX31i0UY-tSNPFeCCp1bPXQSGy9lsWJRKKPJLA9FrsxwaAWPmSx17Mk_PKKGJSum5dwHJ8hBcX27da-Pnu0hODLTDiTrG-msrVCGfgJu-QpEyh9ChqN10ihFoEPjAvp7pFFTL8SxM6eS7a/s400/dscn1715.jpg" />
<p align="center">
Jeannie, Carrie, Cassandra, Linda and me with our finished projects
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<p align="center">Can't wait to craft with friends again soon! If you live in the Tampa Bay area or in Florida and would like to join our group click <a href="http://www.meetup.com/prettyandvintagethings/">here</a>. We would love to have you!</p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-62522993592042322482011-07-14T17:09:00.000-04:002011-07-14T17:19:22.287-04:00My New Vintage Hats<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvID6aXl7nNIYGO_li2xe292i_KbcFTKRCoIUOnw0GnbzRdtKfNd4r6dEZMThrSNgTwCO4HygUFLHIBeNwhgdVTWRb2WxWgposhterrE_jCpUQt5xC0SZaBUHERetchLNi4MpolepCQh4/s1600/DSCN1599.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629318652712881634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvID6aXl7nNIYGO_li2xe292i_KbcFTKRCoIUOnw0GnbzRdtKfNd4r6dEZMThrSNgTwCO4HygUFLHIBeNwhgdVTWRb2WxWgposhterrE_jCpUQt5xC0SZaBUHERetchLNi4MpolepCQh4/s400/DSCN1599.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23qHWN7UaVicRi-SXpDVcQZrIhyphenhyphenzENqr0IkrNG9rfAVXdSS9mxFRi4FI4KNsfAm4dJAAj-YotZqa9IXnhZXZqf-TJ3b9ZquNxTbFkI4jyUxQ6iiz539kDJokCKiaoCIJKT-WeYhGhTwv_/s1600/DSCN1603.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629318497501104354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23qHWN7UaVicRi-SXpDVcQZrIhyphenhyphenzENqr0IkrNG9rfAVXdSS9mxFRi4FI4KNsfAm4dJAAj-YotZqa9IXnhZXZqf-TJ3b9ZquNxTbFkI4jyUxQ6iiz539kDJokCKiaoCIJKT-WeYhGhTwv_/s400/DSCN1603.JPG" /></a>I visited the most charming little shop last week, <a href="http://www.winterspast.com/">"Winter's Past". </a>It is in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntosh,_Florida">McIntosh, Florida </a>(where my grandmother and mother were born and raised) "Winter's Past" is like stepping back in time into a vintage dressing room. The walls are covered in vintage hats, there are racks of vintage clothing and cases of dazzling vintage jewelry. I was like a kid in a candy shop. While I was visiting I picked up these two vintage hats. I plan on using their flowers for future art projects. If you are ever in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gainesville</span> or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ocala</span> area you must visit this treasure trove! xoxo, molly</div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-81650290308503372362011-07-12T17:31:00.001-04:002011-07-12T17:41:15.351-04:00Coffee Filter Wreath<div align="center">I made <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2010/01/coffee-filter-love.html">this</a> wreath a year and a half ago and have always wanted to embellish it. This afternoon I gathered some flowers, leaves, lace, seam binding, and a little gold bird and put this together...
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<p align="center"></a>I hope you all are having a lovely week. Love, Molly</p>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-60863121726980463172011-07-02T08:13:00.000-04:002011-07-02T08:36:37.104-04:00Loving every bit of this...<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 626px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451de2169e201538efe0761970b-pi" /><a href="http://velvetstrawberries.typepad.com/andreasingarella/2009/10/my-inspiration.html?cid=6a00d8341c8f0053ef0120a5c89496970b#comment-6a00d8341c8f0053ef0120a5c89496970b"> (everyday beauty)</a></div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-80793984821627717242011-06-29T14:44:00.000-04:002011-06-29T15:01:24.863-04:00The Shadow Box<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NmTqI0tBfIFlt85Qs4BiNvDhA8zlnoLCsEqFjvbmrcTO33tYH6q613Pfr51R8J8Pj2jZmsrcdmWj4X0DZEG7pTHSO8R9fCZf0Mxkjx5sR5NtkIqw7WasGEv-aanRYj5KSuO-yphIuUps/s1600/DSCN1423.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 174px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623715426147619170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NmTqI0tBfIFlt85Qs4BiNvDhA8zlnoLCsEqFjvbmrcTO33tYH6q613Pfr51R8J8Pj2jZmsrcdmWj4X0DZEG7pTHSO8R9fCZf0Mxkjx5sR5NtkIqw7WasGEv-aanRYj5KSuO-yphIuUps/s400/DSCN1423.JPG" /></a> My best friend <a href="http://waitingtounderstand.blogspot.com/">Pepper</a> (aka Christie, aka Girlfren) gave me this shadow box about 15 years ago. Believe it or not I had been wanting a large shadow box and she found this beauty at a garage sale for a song! When she first gave it to me it was lined in red velvet and I used it to display one of my old red and pink ballet costumes from when I was a little girl. After I was no longer using red in my decorating the shadow box got tucked away with intentions of relining it and filling it with something fabulous. Well it only took about 12 years and I finally did it! I am hosting "Jolie a Paris", an art party at my home in July so I am very inspired right now by all things Paris. I used the colors of my living and dining room for inspiration for the party and for my shadow box. I embellished the box with vintage lace, coffee stained paper doilies and crepe paper, crepe paper ruffles, vintage rhinestones, seam binding ribbon, silk flowers, vintage millinery and lots of GLITTER!
<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623715094941363298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMNzY_lJ5v4RPOiz4g6f2ghqdRdRGIGW4vj_nlucUYGvltMHrlgH0rMrNAZLOCoOP-PHbO0UrcGPz7Lw5FcxFHVq9kj1fyjy0tcKbyNMvYp5Dq-o71BzGeOR0YSmMhLj743Fie7sud_0n/s400/DSCN1418.JPG" />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJRnJl3wI0wP-eOxVudSJtOf3divVnN6qu9f0GS-Mvuya-Wkcw8NuNueHOqSes3HuuiOjidnjE5FjVjKsmTFF_OlmmYoMuH9VhysgV8c_SWOwN5heqbUYlwYZo4t_vkxgC1n3trjvsuc5/s1600/DSCN1426.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623714907451808850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJRnJl3wI0wP-eOxVudSJtOf3divVnN6qu9f0GS-Mvuya-Wkcw8NuNueHOqSes3HuuiOjidnjE5FjVjKsmTFF_OlmmYoMuH9VhysgV8c_SWOwN5heqbUYlwYZo4t_vkxgC1n3trjvsuc5/s400/DSCN1426.JPG" /></a> I purchased this image of Marie Antoinette <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57238739/let-them-eat-cake-crafting-tags-for-all?ref=sr_list_8&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=let+them+eat+cake+digital&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">here</a>.
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq2sSI2iGqKTuq7ZW2tJypYtPdybdHm75CxEDWnzAmylliEV15qvNoij63C15O9_N6x9Oi54FOo5309hK7_QPFFjWjvy5A2NzseWO7kGdBb-tH_rliMQkhe6nkpwjfgeo-98m8tH8WRjF/s1600/DSCN1415.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623714616378715090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq2sSI2iGqKTuq7ZW2tJypYtPdybdHm75CxEDWnzAmylliEV15qvNoij63C15O9_N6x9Oi54FOo5309hK7_QPFFjWjvy5A2NzseWO7kGdBb-tH_rliMQkhe6nkpwjfgeo-98m8tH8WRjF/s400/DSCN1415.JPG" /></a> I am so happy to finally have it hanging in my living room! </div>
<div>Love to all, Molly</div>
<div>p.s. don't forget to click on images for a closer look ;)</div></div></div>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871914550611165442.post-76263451557784028722011-06-17T17:09:00.000-04:002011-06-17T17:19:50.320-04:00Ung Drill Frame Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hJ2A8LpbJOr11z_RZ9N9Vwb0wLygKH_eG-ENpSmwOL6iFL_XngLjT6KYinLha7p81RIDPmIij3DkOh20sD-AiRSG0LrDCZU3r1Q6Y-7sx9cZi-8HBbrUXaVKK-RygdybJLkAFwBmvoM8/s1600/DSCN1394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619301220557774562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hJ2A8LpbJOr11z_RZ9N9Vwb0wLygKH_eG-ENpSmwOL6iFL_XngLjT6KYinLha7p81RIDPmIij3DkOh20sD-AiRSG0LrDCZU3r1Q6Y-7sx9cZi-8HBbrUXaVKK-RygdybJLkAFwBmvoM8/s400/DSCN1394.JPG" /></a>Last year I posted my <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00091967?query=ung+drill">Ung Drill</a> Frame <a href="http://lillycakes.blogspot.com/2010/07/few-posts-ago-i-mentioned-that-i-have.html">"Initial Art". </a>Well, I loved how it came out but I decided that I was ready to move on from the bright pink and green shortly after I hung it in our guest room bed. I LOVE bright pink and green but I couldn't really "live" with it in my house, sooo I decided to give the frame a new look. Last summer I appliqued and embroidered a "shabby chic ship". This afternoon I painted the frame in Krylon "ballet slipper pink" and framed my ship. I hung it over the bed in the guest bedrrom/craft room (which I have been working on for a couple of weeks now, will show you the rest of the room soon) and I am soooooooooooo happy with it. I don't think I'll be changing it any time soon :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj-OjA3sjU4FFM5rmA9vYvoTKxgd04PoshgAd5pXD4jBlkXOgpPzUxMzlc5Nm6cXQNtGBGU4eOpRyuVayvBMw3CDFFMD4MCG2CJXs7WiEYXJIMTq875pYnaE5k9ZZu7_-QY6sZMco2pdE/s1600/DSCN1384.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619301050907415538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj-OjA3sjU4FFM5rmA9vYvoTKxgd04PoshgAd5pXD4jBlkXOgpPzUxMzlc5Nm6cXQNtGBGU4eOpRyuVayvBMw3CDFFMD4MCG2CJXs7WiEYXJIMTq875pYnaE5k9ZZu7_-QY6sZMco2pdE/s400/DSCN1384.JPG" /></a>mollyknoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649833847607681680noreply@blogger.com1