ITS TIME TO GET YOUR 'BOO' ON

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">And we all know Halloween starts at your front door....<br><br /><br><br />Looking for inspiration for that very place, I discovered some Halloween facts....<br><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Black is in . . . .  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Feathers are the rage</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can have a fresh look for pennies</div><br><br />For example.... an inexpensive grapevine wreath (one from that pile in the garage is even better), some ribbon, scrapbook paper and glue - and a couple of bucks to use the die cut machine at your local scrapbook store - how adorable is this?<br><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1YoFIOsFp9W88ZHBb847M90B_a4Xs036A30onFhBTe9qgpQXWQQytDj_aP6JhdxDKMnymESRVPed_GQC-NvsCiQx4siO9AhNBSn2-ovaMRtygLVNes-_Hmqxq66Ex-DUrsjmoytpMOQo/s1600/0000+carinagardner+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1YoFIOsFp9W88ZHBb847M90B_a4Xs036A30onFhBTe9qgpQXWQQytDj_aP6JhdxDKMnymESRVPed_GQC-NvsCiQx4siO9AhNBSn2-ovaMRtygLVNes-_Hmqxq66Ex-DUrsjmoytpMOQo/s1600/0000+carinagardner+com.jpg"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carinagardner.com/">here</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-time-to-get-your-boo-on.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS TIME TO GET YOUR 'BOO' ON

And we all know Halloween starts at your front door.... Looking for inspiration for that very place, I discovered some Halloween facts.... B...

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WEDDING DESIGN: PROGRESS - POPCORN CONES

<div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick little post to show you the cones that were created for the popcorn bar for the wedding in Texas at the end of the year.  The paper is a pink and white toile with the medalion in a pink and chocolate polka dot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Q1nLwTcuTF6kglLqyFc-Up4JJeHoK4VaP7ASApCJblS-LsWWedgDd01g_l0h9SRzYZcku3FLcfK7juZ0asYOkbnFYw1XjD5Ajg35fbfCNKplvswCeiKb58k2kA2KVHwgKPBB0jOne98/s1600-h/popcorn%2520cone3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Q1nLwTcuTF6kglLqyFc-Up4JJeHoK4VaP7ASApCJblS-LsWWedgDd01g_l0h9SRzYZcku3FLcfK7juZ0asYOkbnFYw1XjD5Ajg35fbfCNKplvswCeiKb58k2kA2KVHwgKPBB0jOne98/s320/popcorn%2520cone3.jpg" vr="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My post on the wedding with sketches of our 'vision' for the event can be viewed in the archives to the right.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, mother-of-the-bride and friends - you did an amazing job creating these little cones!  I think they turned out adorable, and will be one of the beautiful details of this event.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cX7KGHmPc-TDwPUXcyoK-Ov2ou6lGoa3KSMPEoVEc4OaM3CKR8iQ02WGoEvVqn87W7rITTXYGRJme3rpsj9yufkWJ0MwCi-KlRc04bxQ6IqM8d5Cjm1roXDdNtnldJQwtqQv3hqGEPg/s1600-h/popcorn%2520cones2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cX7KGHmPc-TDwPUXcyoK-Ov2ou6lGoa3KSMPEoVEc4OaM3CKR8iQ02WGoEvVqn87W7rITTXYGRJme3rpsj9yufkWJ0MwCi-KlRc04bxQ6IqM8d5Cjm1roXDdNtnldJQwtqQv3hqGEPg/s320/popcorn%2520cones2.jpg" vr="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Amazingly, they turned out 200 of these in a weekend.  Great job!  </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITDrAwittBVGRJmoH9kbFSyv-44riNKxAcCwM6Kn5FFD530Pe3giIAnLOT_j5hef2Js-sqF9iTV83wPQTle5gxMoYSv-oagGDZh-ioACA9sLBSWbKnJ-rSoYZDAwg0uaLVmCAfvY2U74/s1600-h/popcorn%2520cones1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITDrAwittBVGRJmoH9kbFSyv-44riNKxAcCwM6Kn5FFD530Pe3giIAnLOT_j5hef2Js-sqF9iTV83wPQTle5gxMoYSv-oagGDZh-ioACA9sLBSWbKnJ-rSoYZDAwg0uaLVmCAfvY2U74/s320/popcorn%2520cones1.jpg" vr="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a sample of the little floral frame that is going on the back of each chair beneath the sash bow.  I think they turned out adorable.  </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN5cgTxxHNLVNQtawp5H1aQ4jKi81LzoKpADn8bquZkv4whh6Q3GZCVrkmdPKr346cCKBfMO_RduA2pabSV_wlVIMU4lgJaUVrsznOagbjdslB2wHplqqPFC2jFwc5I2AVPE__TvuBE4/s1600-h/IMG_3643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN5cgTxxHNLVNQtawp5H1aQ4jKi81LzoKpADn8bquZkv4whh6Q3GZCVrkmdPKr346cCKBfMO_RduA2pabSV_wlVIMU4lgJaUVrsznOagbjdslB2wHplqqPFC2jFwc5I2AVPE__TvuBE4/s200/IMG_3643.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>So, I've shipped this and the petals off to "Mom of the Bride" to have 81 made, and I'm starting on the rhinestone and ribbon tassels and monograms. So much fun!

WEDDING DESIGN: PROGRESS - POPCORN CONES

Just a quick little post to show you the cones that were created for the popcorn bar for the wedding in Texas at the end of the year.  The p...

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