WINDOWS, WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOORS.....

<pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">OR JUST CEILINGS, TODAY...</pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUO3JidvJwzl7Wih8RVdFCoC1a-EfLKXpLgHM4ekSLU1KvGHBrxNODV7v2pVZDjkQVDdWPr5n6cpTDtIf9JS1hDKF98uctpjnqjSkm0AEF2rfOr-d2Mr9J5RyMI-1IGQew6CU1EY_laAvb/s1600/elegant-living-room-leather-sofa++homedit+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUO3JidvJwzl7Wih8RVdFCoC1a-EfLKXpLgHM4ekSLU1KvGHBrxNODV7v2pVZDjkQVDdWPr5n6cpTDtIf9JS1hDKF98uctpjnqjSkm0AEF2rfOr-d2Mr9J5RyMI-1IGQew6CU1EY_laAvb/s1600/elegant-living-room-leather-sofa++homedit+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">so, maybe not all at once, but in trying to plan ahead on the blog, I decided to talk about the 6 walls of your home - counting floor and ceiling, of course - at least a couple of times a month....</pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">Don't you love walking into a beautiful room, taking in all the fabrics, the paint, the furniture, the lighting, the flooring, and then looking up and seeing more beauty?  </pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/windows-walls-ceilings-and-floors.html#more">Read more »</a>

WINDOWS, WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOORS.....

OR JUST CEILINGS, TODAY... so, maybe not all at once, but in trying to plan ahead on the blog, I decided to talk about the 6 walls of your h...

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CHRISTMAS WREATH AND MANTLE

HOW TO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS<br><br /><br><br />I had fun this season decorating for a couple of my clients.  I created this mantle<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiskGqH1aRRsnUQ_AVN6_8MflNobt2ainwG1C0r89R2kkJpgW0og9dXsWqojhzhnBPAoBxywhnhUrKQBtFiBWA2-mqiOJjRVHkb9a3ag5wVIUZiJKIWUviyUgjQb_42pSbRQNaUJ4qETd/s1600/00mantel10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiskGqH1aRRsnUQ_AVN6_8MflNobt2ainwG1C0r89R2kkJpgW0og9dXsWqojhzhnBPAoBxywhnhUrKQBtFiBWA2-mqiOJjRVHkb9a3ag5wVIUZiJKIWUviyUgjQb_42pSbRQNaUJ4qETd/s640/00mantel10.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />with a 'how-to' and posted it on my creative blog <a href="http://handmaiden-theblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-snowy-mantle.html">here</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-wreath-and-mantle.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS WREATH AND MANTLE

HOW TO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS I had fun this season decorating for a couple of my clients.  I created this mantle with a 'how-to' an...

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Light Up The New Year with Fire and Ice!!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG6frEGgulp1FJgLQjc3O1RaMumtBYxyAHIXMF0s8AmdkWJGzZYCKn3tW1HPPRe_31kL28v04ykQUNE9qkAcd8ozYOkNS7U54zUsC5FazhMApJwdY06pakAyj31sh_OLMccfbYgpkV7ic/s1600/ice+candle3+photo+bucket.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556884158077478114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhactuPYf81K6D7UGYuwf9ylTTrRIS0eVt9FdhgY1KWyc-Zo01SHHQSKSV7x4-LXs4Uvt0QoHcZf-PTzrB8QuxuAN1441mCMDElWWNaRCDYR4dOPzapHW3BSlUjUyJRb7M-6bT_aqvvQWiv/s400/bolig.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Happy New Year!! We will be outdoors tonight enjoying some fireworks on New Year's Eve. We will be watching them from a dear friend's beautiful outdoor patio. I was trying to come up with a wonderful hostess gift and decided to make some Ice Sculpture Luminaries. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556893227382756882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENQzJAMqeQurRx11h_oEX1tVT9A7Kt1KsEmBIodYbVrKR3hCZrm_bGfNBGQD4XSS99maa-yX51auxKFrDWh6h17FTVkLPwdhugYIpmCpaVp_pJ0qwmI-ZDkzQJNsj0Eqw-wZVDXc_0BxI/s400/ice+candles+sotuher+n+living.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />I have always been fascinated by the the combination of Fire and Ice. I love the warm ambiance it creates. Of course they can be made with just water, but I love the rustic feeling the addition of evergreens and pinecones bring. Here is a wonderful how to pictorial I found:<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556883049194573666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmqpjJ18siDMx8AjioRWyUsJ3jwH5P0ahDe28LaSBLItA5w7sBEtznVLGRqB8k1i9MOkzn6KTxMAOa31q4PrBm40J_a-E9a_jNwa_EsqKmaA7tJBPTYxw4F656N50Hbncws27o0UrHTl1/s400/freeze+1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></span> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">You need two bowls, one much larger than the other. Fill 1/3 of the large bowl with water. Add pinecones and evergreens.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556883054816996146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbsp0kLIU7Ae22ktxlnhZgVH-soFicXSq7fY_wdnwSR8kQvnJyVq5JP6aYSMvyZa5UoEFWP6PFWslBIbx1FZqy0eKSL9IexaMgQsz6jQqJa1AuHWkY-cVE6JbPE1Vd76Qpj_BQTi5VOor/s400/freeze+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Place the smaller bowl inside the larger bowl</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556883058843896626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLUmR0RanbbDqaaPAP1uOPq3sKkyw66OL-c0xMXIgM5X3YEaWhf4HC3IFeXL43AjkfFDt3B3REFX8OeMhguDUPYggl7D1bgoAGkwwtW02mnkaN-6Htrk9wYF_9YMYEOuyawhK2RSlUlxI/s400/Freese+3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Weight the smaller bowl down with a large rock. Freeze several hours outdoors or in your freezer - it's been so cold that for us outdoors works fine!!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556883061857358866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4Wp3AmnWEE7dUX5R_8M7hfeehQQnA31e6jWGgyg087rZjGIgJdmWXJi9Z9z3fWhOhilDzhTK0V-0ZML0_QQv7NQTFx__-CzIdvGInB2irA3BYlUOFwP_WKoJmtqZk_-WC6mLXYdQoU0U/s400/Freese+4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">To unmold run warm water over the larger bowl to release ice sculpture. Add a candle and enjoy!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556893228977402498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsnFngnm1l0AALG16kKLcbsYBCu_RNCb6QiTQLS-TJp86icfjaGk02BOeWTK3an681OIdVmBOJ4j82QwVU1d3U0d1IEE_jChcJHbQOqp_uOy0SWwI4tyYtTzW7bNVmUzO767C7ErJVEqv/s400/ice-candles.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Happy New Year, my friends!! Looking forward to sharing even more wonderful things with you in 2011!!</span> </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:78%;">(photos Southern Living & Bolig)</span></div>

Light Up The New Year with Fire and Ice!!

Happy New Year!! We will be outdoors tonight enjoying some fireworks on New Year's Eve. We will be watching them from a dear friend...

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