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Not only are we getting ready for a wedding here at our farmhouse. We are also preparing for <a href="http://www.thevintagemarket.net/">The Vintage Market</a>. Fortunately, some of the display pieces can play double duty.</div>
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I know there are lots of super-artists out there that could probably do a much more "professional" job than I did with this paper wedding cake but none of them live at my house so my method will have to suffice. I covered old hat boxes <i>(not vintage - just ugly ones that I've gotten over the years on sale at craft places. Don't ask me why I bought ugly hat boxes in the first place but I'm glad I did because it made this project so easy)</i>. Different shades of book paper, a whole lot of hot glue and a few ugly hat boxes and what to do you know, we have a wedding cake!<br />
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Because I LOVE taking pictures but I'm not the world's best, I've been gathering helpful tips for easy, quality photos and I thought I'd share them with you...</div>
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What kind of camera is the best? It isn't the quality of the camera that matters so much as the ability of the person behind the camera (hence my need for tips). With even a small amount of knowledge you can take beautiful pictures using an inexpensive camera. I used a <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18">Panasonic hybrid </a>point and shoot for years and it's still my back up camera. I recommend getting the best camera that you can afford and then take a class on your specific camera. Our local camera shop offers classes for all of the cameras that they stock. I took the Nikon D5000 class and it was extremely beneficial. In fact, I still refer to my notes from that class. These guys play with cameras for a living. They know all the secrets to your camera. Take advantage of it! If your local shop doesn't offer classes, you can do it online (see <a href="http://improvephotography.com/courses/">here</a>).</div>
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Don't be afraid to use the camera on your cell phone. It's not cheating. Check out <a href="http://improvephotography.com/810/macro-photography-secret-close-focus-distance/">this post</a> about using your cell phone for great macro photography. What's macro photography? It's the function on your camera that produces clear photos of small objects (like jewelry). <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2008/staying-sharp-achieving-clarity-and-crispness-in-your-photos/">Here is a link</a> that gives lots of helpful information for those who might be photographing small products. The long and the short of it is that if you put your camera on the little flower setting, you'll have clearer pictures of those small items. Or just use your cell phone (remember most cell phone cameras snap the shot when you lift your finger off the shutter release, rather than when you touch it).</div>
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The great debate - Nikon or Cannon. Although both brands are very good, I currently own a Nikon and I love it. But I also love playing with my friends cameras too and trying other brands. <a href="http://improvephotography.com/227/differences-canon-vs-nikon-dslr-cameras/">Here is a link</a> to a professional photographer's breakdown on Nikon and Cannon. It's worth knowing if the camera you are interested in will work with the majority of lens that company offers. And which one is generally better in low light situations.</div>
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Don't buy more equipment until you have done all that you can do with what you have. Your camera might do what you want a new camera to do. Take your camera into a camera shop and ask them. It's been my experience that employees at camera shops are happy to take any opportunity to play with a camera and they are usually very honest about what my camera will or won't do. You might save yourself some money. Also, don't buy expensive lighting equipment before trying some DIY things. For example, <a href="http://www.handmadeology.com/studio-quality-product-photography-with-a-12-set-up/">this is an easy reflective card</a> that you can make at home with aluminum foil and cardboard! Lighting makes all the difference and this is an easy fix, especially for those of us shooting products.</div>
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If you are looking for good photo effects/editing, I definitely recommend the Photoshop/Elements Actions available through <a href="http://paintthemoon.net/blog/photoshop-actions-2/">Paint The Moon</a>. I love them! They are easy to use and enhance even my best pictures. A great place for free photo effects is <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/">PicMonkey</a>. It's simple to use and you don't have to own Photoshop or any special software to use it.</div>
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blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-82326429119515392982013-01-25T12:49:00.002-06:002013-01-25T12:49:29.414-06:00Creativity 101<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are about a hundred strategies that I've used over the years that help get my creativity flowing when I hit a wall. But the one that proves to work the best for me - every single time... It's not Pinterest or a vintage shopping day or a creative workshop or a good book or spending time away from the house or exercise or a girls night. It's getting rest. It's the number one thing that I forget to do. Nothing stunts inspiration like exhaustion. </div>
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Posted by ~ Polly - <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/">CountingYourBlessings</a></div>
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That's right, you can set-up shop free!<br />
I know, there are lots of places offering free websites these days and French Cupboard has explored many of them. But it's been my experience that they usually limit the number of items you can sell in the "free" package or they run ads on the site. I recently came across a new place that I really like. At least it's new to me so if you all know about this already, let's blame my obliviousness on exhaustion (4 kids, homeschooling, running a business... I'm perpetually exhausted). I took some time to investigate it and this is what I've found so far...<br />
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There are no ads and you can list as many items as you want. Personalize it. Link your Facebook & Pinterest accounts (and Twitter, YouTube, etc). Integrate your Etsy items (I know, cool!). The cart is already set-up so all you have to do is enter your paypal address for accepting payments. And it has an RSS feed so subscribers can see your new products automatically (some of the popular web hosts don't even have that). It includes a free blog. If you sell digital downloads, customers login right on the site to collect their purchase. The best part is that it's <span style="color: #674ea7;">easy</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> to</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">use</span>. I'm sure there's lots more fun stuff that I haven't learned yet but I plan to open a boutique and do a test product or two so I can play around more. The one glitch that I've found is that they take a 2.75 percentage of each sale, but I still think that all that you get for that percentage is pretty amazing. Especially if you are new to selling online.<br />
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So, if you have entertained the thought of starting your own online shop, this is your chance. I've created a "marketplace" with the company so that we can introduce the free boutiques to prospective French Cupboard members but anyone can get the free boutique, even if you aren't interested in being a member. Go on... give it a whirl! Check it out <a href="http://frenchcupboard.meylah.com/pages/create-your-boutique">HERE</a>.<br />
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French Cupboard is all about inspiring others to "live uncommon" so we thought it would be fun to create a collection of inspiring Pinterest boards. We can share what inspires us and find new boards to follow. Whether you want to link up all your boards or just one, we would love for you to link up! It can even be a board with items you are selling. <br />
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blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-45719515097223012812012-12-30T13:37:00.000-06:002012-12-30T21:53:29.113-06:002012 Member Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">This year for Where Blogger's Create, I thought it might be fun to share a way to turn a small space into a creative work area.</span></div>
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Posted by ~ <i>Polly - <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/">Counting Your Blessings</a></i></div>French Cupboardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674102756229116113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-37989381434820609872012-04-04T00:39:00.004-05:002012-04-04T00:39:00.091-05:00White Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx_I0ehjt5RsswpvmBkHK2exxXuoLF4RFOf8rS1doX8kZNVTahUayG1_EGyO9-H2f7aTYWJE4vWi2FqxtIBFIVS6PNCPhPtQk5VwzpKf-HH6S9wGi-5MnMsBp_b4kFm8-kGsISZg6y0OZ/s1600/rebeccas+cabinet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx_I0ehjt5RsswpvmBkHK2exxXuoLF4RFOf8rS1doX8kZNVTahUayG1_EGyO9-H2f7aTYWJE4vWi2FqxtIBFIVS6PNCPhPtQk5VwzpKf-HH6S9wGi-5MnMsBp_b4kFm8-kGsISZg6y0OZ/s640/rebeccas+cabinet.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought this oh-so-lovely hoosier top from my friend <a href="http://rebeccaersfeld.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca</a> with the intention of it being a display piece for our future Vintage Markets. But after the market, I couldn't bring myself to put it in storage. It's just too farmhouse sweet. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm in the process of combining my office area and my studio area into one room so I decided to put the hoosier cabinet to use storing supplies. I'm sure it won't be so cute when it's stuffed with office necessities but it's darling all closed up so it's ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rKJa8l5Xs2V2y51wNZL696Er_5Otnx2yUGZfpyPtPwZsnkpOQsW7uM2mcqlof3V_tPbMZA5IsmulJvZJC2W2HBVxht2MZ-fD7wUYuSZrF_6C7MR9Th9eaYQhGpsnoaynVL_WNlZzkukH/s1600/rebeccas+cabinet+inside2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rKJa8l5Xs2V2y51wNZL696Er_5Otnx2yUGZfpyPtPwZsnkpOQsW7uM2mcqlof3V_tPbMZA5IsmulJvZJC2W2HBVxht2MZ-fD7wUYuSZrF_6C7MR9Th9eaYQhGpsnoaynVL_WNlZzkukH/s640/rebeccas+cabinet+inside2.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the little metal "bins" on the inside of the door. Perfect for pins and paper clips!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">White Wednesday</a> is a lovely old thing!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Posted by: Polly ~ <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Counting Your Blessings</a></div></div>blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-64211012152204999062012-03-30T12:32:00.001-05:002012-03-30T12:35:55.713-05:00Shedding Some Light<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdvaRt297jmsKVd5gtosYfY9U4Cs0avRggznSgfP2tULvhjfc1yHaSDb5L0I7eSRZ50DBjhTzPuLgK0I_DQ7NmgV3iR6BKm0WbqUgyQsJuPcxFuGNlA7CSZWVF_KCCFtnznIHhsvXBtxy/s1600/chandelier+closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdvaRt297jmsKVd5gtosYfY9U4Cs0avRggznSgfP2tULvhjfc1yHaSDb5L0I7eSRZ50DBjhTzPuLgK0I_DQ7NmgV3iR6BKm0WbqUgyQsJuPcxFuGNlA7CSZWVF_KCCFtnznIHhsvXBtxy/s640/chandelier+closeup.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day before the vendors would arriving at our Vintage Market, I got a wild hair for a <strike>new</strike> old chandelier in what would be the entry area for the shoppers. Let me warn you that shopping for a vintage chandelier at the last minute is not the way to save money! Mr. Blessing and I spent precious hours driving from one little haunt to another until we finally found one that I liked. And boy was I grateful that it came with the light bulbs because I didn't have a dime left after buying the chandelier. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When we got home and started installing it, we realized that the support beams under the beadboard ceiling had all be cut away by the previous owner of the house. We called a friend to help us do some carpentry work and by 9:00 that night we wiring it up. I wish I had a picture of the three of us on that ladder, in the dark, laughing at our "last minute home improvements".</div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I'm sharing a little French styled settee makeover ... and yes, I'm still on my canvas slipcover kick! This settee was a Goodwill bargain ... $19.99, the upholstery wasn't so pretty but the sofa's construction was mint ... sturdy and not a thing wrong with it.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoRulvxFj29kc8em9iGM9H-LB_kb4gAJrTmpchcqBGEOS3eoVX08qIdpRcKF4C8kn_rtMCpiIm-beCL4GgbQV7gtnanqL3hRsbbMIvx57sDrwsEiOQG74ZJ6fSYSWgutOKSHMe4oY3Wk/s1600/DSCN1117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;">A perfect addition to the foot of my bed or some extra seating in the foyer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It will be a tough decision!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I missed you girls last week ; (</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to<a href="http://countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Polly</a> for keeping the party rolling ; )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I'm sharing more pics of my flea market basket that I'm working on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm thinking I can NOT wait for the beginning of the outdoor market season !!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a wonderful weekend ... please link up and share anything "French" that inspires you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">xo</span></div>
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Affordable vintage dressforms are getting harder and harder to find. I'm a huge lover of an authentic sweet old form but Mr. Blessing and I have also purchased forms whether they are new, old, male, female... and make them into the tattered, vintage ladies that we prefer <i>(hmm... maybe that's why Steve picked ME</i>). This is a newer child size dressform that I worked on last weekend (<i>because I don't have enough projects already</i>). Although it can be made into adult height, it needed some curves. So I used some heavier kraft paper to create a petticoat layer for the skirt. That gave the book pages some "fluff". Then I layered the crumpled pages to fashion a dress. She really "blossomed" with the paper roses. But a stuffed bra under the outfit is a simple solution too (<i>I know, it's not very "blessing-ish" to talk about bras but sometimes the blessing is in the affordable</i>).<br />
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Almost any new dressform can be made to look old by removing the fabric exterior. If the body is a hard plastic or styrofoam, it can easily be covered with old wallpaper, paper bags or tea dyed fabric. <i>I've made many a good messes spraying tea on dressforms. My walls are so thankful for Magic Eraser!</i><br />
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We've all been working for years on making something that is old new-again. But sometimes it's more cost effective to make something new into something old!</div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Posted by: Polly ~ <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Counting Your Blessings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Linking today with:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">White Wednesday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vintage Inspired Friday</a></div></div>blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-79211897285712954652012-02-16T08:32:00.000-06:002012-02-16T08:32:24.334-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been teasing y'all with my not-so-quite-complete projects ...</div>
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Well, today will be no exception !!</div>
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I have what I believe to be creative brain ADD.</div>
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...and I know for a fact I am NOT the only one that suffers ... </div>
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I see this all the time out here in blogland : )</div>
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I can be working on one project ... get an idea for another ... and start a new one while it's fresh in my mind ... the cycle continues ... and eventually I'll end up with half a dozen "almost there" projects !! </div>
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So here is what distracted me this week from finishing my slipcovered chairs I promised to finish and feature this week. A real find!! This vintage folding cart ... for $2.90 at my favorite thrift store.</div>
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It even has a touch 'o rust !!</div>
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and here is where I rationalize jumping from one project to another ...</div>
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I did finish the actual sewing of my slip covers, but didn't any graphics to them ... yet.</div>
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so ..... I thought making a basket liner for my new cart would be the perfect opportunity to practice stenciling the canvas {the same canvas I used for the slipcovers}</div>
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I am VERY pleased with the results and feel confident to move forward with the chairs.</div>
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See ... makes sense, right?</div>
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Another side of France.</div>
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The French Alps.</div>
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When we pull up a mental image of France I think it's safe to say a lot of us see Paris ... </div>
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Do you ever envision the French Alps?</div>
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Sweet Villages nestled in a valley below the mountains? </div>
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Sleepy chalets covered in snow?</div>
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Lakeside?</div>
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I'm missing our snow this winter ... I feel like I am in the minority, but I miss the peaceful and cozy feeling a good snowfall brings ... since it's about 50 degrees, I guess my winter dreams will just have to be inspired by the alps ... the French alps!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this week I started to work on my project for today ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have two chairs that I picked up at Habitat for Humanity for the super low price of $5 each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also have on hand some canvas, paint,and upholstery tacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I assembled all my supplies {including five books on how to re-upholster} and then proceeded to spend the next three days trying to figure out what the heck TO DO EXACTLY!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That brings me to today ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go to Pinterest for inspiration .....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now .. I'm on inspiration overload!! Have you ever felt this way?? You get so many ideas buzzing around in your head you just end up freezing? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want my new/old chairs to be FANTASTIC, but I'm afraid they are not going to turn out okay ..... should I plow forward or buy a slip cover? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe have someone else do the work? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not really an option ... that would totally work against all the money I saved in the first place.</span></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Posted by: Polly ~ <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Counting Your Blessings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linked today with <a href="http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">White Wednesday</a></div></div>blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-87371461372551452092012-01-30T11:54:00.000-06:002012-01-30T11:54:37.638-06:00Half Off Memberships--2 days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIikW0-rkXRb44dTIaJKIT2dSUnkHi_QimKIVy_B9lu2y4V752G1kxkEHnCwrrxeDDMvFeyZgoRXjK_MtCzUM2mIdgQl2UlHc2aL1_otAHzKaRzAemI12jVV4km1n7AmQo0egm8EGwsgHP/s1600/merci.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIikW0-rkXRb44dTIaJKIT2dSUnkHi_QimKIVy_B9lu2y4V752G1kxkEHnCwrrxeDDMvFeyZgoRXjK_MtCzUM2mIdgQl2UlHc2aL1_otAHzKaRzAemI12jVV4km1n7AmQo0egm8EGwsgHP/s400/merci.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo <a href="http://www.nialaya.com/magazine/merci/" target="_blank">via</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been three years since French Cupboard opened it's doors here in this wonderful world of online friends. I can hardly believe it. The time has gone by lickty-split! We love that we get to work with so many talented, refreshing, unique, amazing people!! I'd love to tell you all the history about how the Friday Flea Market grew into the French Cupboard, but I know you're really wondering if we are seriously offering 50% off our memberships.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
YEP, until midnight on 1/31/12 (that's tomorrow!), we are saying "Thank You" to all the boutiques out there in blogland for helping us make French Cupboard the uncommon place that it is. So we are offering 50% off our six or twelve month memberships! If you have been thinking about opening a website, currently have an online shoppe or have wondered about French Cupboard, this is a great time to dive in!. Just pop over <a href="http://www.frenchcupboard.com/pages/Dtails.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a> and checkout the details.</div></div>blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-10649308664000216342012-01-26T08:17:00.000-06:002012-01-26T08:18:22.365-06:00Voila! ... French Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bonjour all ... welcome to <i>Voila!</i> ... our weekly party where we share and inspire all things French!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week I gave you a peek of what was going into my preparation for the Philadelphia Home Show ... well, this week I want to show you how it turned out. If you remember, we were going for a "Parisian Boho" vibe .......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A pretty French Provencal style desk painted in a dusky gray and blue combo pairs nicely with the French postal stamped burlap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to see more of our display and a little behind the scenes video of us setting up click <a href="http://gypsyfleamarket.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-was-your-long-weekend-i-hope-you.html"><b style="color: #073763;">HERE</b></a></span>.</div>
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Linking with <a href="http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">White Wednesday</a></div></div>blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530727289779906995.post-30483505092630922082012-01-12T05:57:00.000-06:002012-01-12T05:57:33.032-06:00Voila! French Inspiration ...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today is a pretty exciting day for me ... in about 2 hours I'll be heading over to Philadelphia to set-up a booth for the yearly home show. My partner, <a href="http://thegypsyfish.blogspot.com/">Beth</a>, and I will will be selling our gypsy wares there for the next two weekends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the past month we have been pulling together the "look" we are going for and found our inspiration in a French oil painting and some French furniture ... here's a peek of what we have in mind ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above is the French oil painting that started our minds a twirling ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">French gypsy ... Parisian boho .... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A funky gold velvet chair ......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A french desk painted in "French Blue" - of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So ..... last night we started loading up the truck ...... the first piece in? The French Desk!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will spend the entire next 2 days setting up our French inspired vignette ... wish us luck ; )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't completed mine yet, but have started one ... a little re-do of my sun porch. well, mainly just the furniture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this is as far as I've come to date ... I've managed to remove 80% of the old fabric while keeping the "innards" intact that I can re-use and cover over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and while I was at it, I figured why not pull apart the seat cushions on the wrought iron chairs that sit opposite the sofa ..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> ... and that my dear friends is as far as I've made it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is no heat out on the porch and yesterday it was a bone numbing 12 degrees outside. This project may be waiting for completion until spring!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, if you've been ambitious and have some inspiration to share ... we would LOVE to see it ... link it on up below ; )</span></div>
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