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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-28643807787506759732014-12-13T15:15:00.001-08:002014-12-13T15:15:26.837-08:00Obsession ContinuesI'm starting to think that maybe my obsession with thrifting is getting a little out of control. My husband would definitely agree. I've gotten myself down to only going to St. Vincent once a week. Yes, I was going more than once...don't judge.<br />
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I don't ever go with an exact plan in mind for things I want to find. I even have tried to not grab a cart when I walk in hoping that will mean I won't find any treasures that day. That only worked one time. I have more than once had to walk to the carts with an armload full and the workers just smile at me. Yup, it's happened. <br />
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Here's everything I bought on my last trip. I used to only buy one or two things each time I went, but now it's been more leaning towards more than a basketful. <br />
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I couldn't help myself...I had to add these adorable poinsettia shakers to my collection. </div>
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The design on this china is BEAUTIFUL! I honestly would have bought the whole set if it would have been there. </div>
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This soup mug has already been used multiple times as the Mr. loves eating ice cream out of it. The red beads are going to be used for many different things including being laid out on the kitchen table during the holidays. Once again, <a href="http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2014/12/red-white-christmas-tablescape.html" target="_blank">The Lily Pad Cottage</a> inspired that little thought :)</div>
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These wooden salt and pepper shakers were brand new in the box!! </div>
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I am always on the lookout for my mom's crystal pattern because they no longer carry it in our local store. Makes me happy when I can find a piece here and there.</div>
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I honestly don't know what I was thinking when I got these tea cups. I loved the simple style and design, but they don't really hold a lot of liquid. I know that everything is going to make sense once I unpack it all some day :) That's what I keep telling my husband when he asks what we are going to do with all this stuff ;) </div>
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I hope you enjoyed a look at another one of my shopping trips :) There will be many more, I promise. If you have any information on any of the pieces I've found, I'd love to hear it down in the comments!!!</div>
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I have been following <a href="http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/" target="_blank">The Lily Pad Cottage</a> for quite a while and I absolutely LOVE her style. I honestly read her blog every day and have pinned a ton of decorating ideas for when we get our new house. The other day was no different, I read <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Chttp://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2014/11/christmas-chalkboard-o-holy-night.html%3E" target="_blank">this post</a> featuring a Christmas Chalkboard. I'm not quite sure if hers is a window, but it looks like it might be. When we renovated our old house, we removed the windows and I saved them all. I now have a large stack of them waiting to be used for something just like this.<br />
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I had my husband dig one out of the garage so I could wash it up and get it ready for painting. I choose to do a light coat of white paint as I wanted a clean look. I may age it a little later but for now I'm leaving it as is.<br />
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I got out the chalkboard paint and painted along all the edges with a small brush, then I followed up by using a roller brush to cover the majority of the window.<br />
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I dried each layer with a fan. I'm not a patient person lol. If you can, let each layer dry for at least 24 hours.<br />
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I ended up doing two coats of chalkboard paint and I probably could have done three.<br />
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Once everything was dry, I went over the entire board with the only chalk I could find. Yep...it's blue. This process primes the chalkboard so it will be easier to clean off your designs each time. You should only need to do it this once.<br />
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Here's the finished product :) Yes, I know, my letting is terrible and not centered. I'm going to work on hand lettering and will do a follow-up post with a much better design soon.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. I'm going to start running out of space for all these things I'm making! Oh well :) What are you working on? I'd love to hear about it down in the comments.<br />
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Much love,<br />
Liz<br />
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that my husband and I camp quite a bit. One of the great traditions of camping is making s’mores :) I was excited to find a simple recipe to make at home when I started missing camping during this long winter.<br />
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* 7 whole graham crackers (equals 1 cup), finely crushed (I used graham cracker crumbs because I had them on hand, plus they are less work)<br />
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* 1/4 cup powdered sugar<br />
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* 6 tablespoons butter, melted (Note: Next time I’ll use less butter, perhaps 4 T. instead)<br />
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* 2 (1.55 oz) milk chocolate candy bars<br />
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* 12 large marshmallows (cut in half)<br />
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1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.<br />
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2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and melted butter in a small bowl.<br />
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3. Evenly divide crumb mixture into each lightly greased cup of a 24 cup mini muffin pan. Press crumbs down to form shallow cups.<br />
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4. Bake 4-5 minutes.<br />
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5. While that's baking, break the candy bars into the divided rectangle pieces and cut the marshmallows in half. I used a non-serrated knife.<br />
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6. Remove the pan from the oven and place one chocolate rectangle into each cup.<br />
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8. Return to oven for 1-2 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened. Once you see that they are softened, you can turn the oven to broil if you want the tops “roasted”. DO NOT take your eyes off them. You will only need them on broil for a few seconds. I had mine on the top rack so it went pretty quickly. Once they were cool enough to touch, I pushed lightly down on each marshmallow so it completely covered the graham cracker.<br />
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Hope you enjoy this sweet treat as much as I did! It sure makes me miss camping, though. Are you a s’mores lover? Let me hear your thoughts in the comments!<br />
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Much love,<br />
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I absolutely love the idea of personalizing. I’m sure most of you have seen this idea on Pinterest and I couldn’t help but go out and find the right Sharpies and a mug. Lucky for me, I happened to find a mug at St. Vincent for $0.50 and the Sharpies were around $7. Make sure you get the oil based paint Sharpies. I’ve read numerous ways to do this, but most of them recommended these for long-lasting results.</div>
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5. I haven’t fully tested which washing technique is best but I’m going to stick with hand washing for now. I’m going to do another mug and plan to only wash it in the dishwasher. I’ll edit this post once I find out how well the design holds up :)<br />
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Hope you enjoyed this fun little tutorial! If you did, I’d love to hear from you down in the comments and if you make your own creation I’d love to see it! If you're on Instagram, tag your mug @ladyephotos.</div>
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I made these mock turtles last year and they were so good, that I figured I better make them again and share the recipe with you :) You may have seen these on Pinterest, as that is where I found the idea ( I swear you can find anything and everything you could possibly imagine on there). The part that drew me to these is how EASY they are to make! My husband loves turtles, but they look so complicated to do it the “proper” way that this was a perfect solution.<br /><br /> <br />
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<br /><br />Make sure that you space them evenly so you’ll have room to add the pecans without touching the other pretzels. Don’t want to get burnt from the caramel or melting chocolate!!<br /><br />2. Place one Rolo candy on each pretzel. A HUGE time saver is to by the rolls at the checkout instead of the bags. Less for you to unwrap :)<br />
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<br /><br />7. Let them cool at room temperature. You can put them in the fridge to cool completely if you're in a rush :) I actually put mine outside because it was cold enough and there wasn't room in the fridge! I'm a little impatient and wanted to take pictures of them...don't judge :) Just make sure that if you put them in the fridge that you take them out an hour before you are ready to eat them so they can soften.<br />
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Here are some fun shots with a few more thrift store finds. Enjoy!<br /><br /> </div>
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I just can't seem to stop myself! Every night I go to bed thinking of what I want to make the next day to photograph. Saturday night I found this <a href="http://www.laurenslatest.com/lemon-crinkle-cookies/" target="_blank">Lemon Crinkle Cookie</a> recipe and thought this would be great to make using the lemons I bought to photograph! Yes, I bought lemons with the specific use of photographing them...nothing else, don't judge. You can click on the above link for the recipe, but I also copied it below for quick reference.<br />
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I had to make sure I photographed my lemons before I did anything else, of course :) This time I actually set up a little area in the sunroom to give a different background and light source. Don't mind my non-ironed table cloth. It's another one of my vintage linens and I haven't gotten around to pressing it. <br />
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I also took some in the basement so I could see how completely different each location made the photos look. It sure was hard to balance two lemons! So glad I was able to get this shot before the top one rolled off :)<br />
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Alright, enough of the lemons lol. On to the recipe. I gathered all the ingredients so I could get a before photo. Notice anything??<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">½ cups Butter, Softened<br /> 1 cup Granulated Sugar<br /> ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract<br /> 1 whole Egg<br /> 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest<br /> 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice<br /> ¼ teaspoons Salt<br /> ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder<br /> ⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda<br /> 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour<br /> ½ cups Powdered Sugar</span></div>
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Now the fun part!! I am in love with how the cookies and the lemons look against the all white background. I wasn't sure if it was going to be to white on white, but that pop of yellow just makes it!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you are enjoying all the food photos! I promise I'll try not to do too many lol. Next time, I want to stack some cookies on top of each other to add height. It's just so much fun!! This was a little different than normal Tuesday posts, but I didn't think you would mind :)</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-21866503974959517022014-11-23T15:25:00.000-08:002014-11-23T15:25:00.497-08:00They're Going Like Hotcakes!I was so excited to wake up this morning. I read quite a bit in my new book, Plate to Pixel, last night and wanted to start implementing what I had learned. <br />
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I'm lucky to have a mom that is tolerant of my random wishes. I asked if she could make me pancakes this morning so I could photograph them, she gladly obliged. Funny fact; I don't even like pancakes! Lucky for me though, my husband does :) <br />
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I set up in the dining room so I could try my hand at using natural light for today's breakfast set up. I didn't have a reflector and now that I think about it, I should have grabbed some tin foil but was too excited and in a hurry. One thing I learned right off the bat is that you need LOTS of patience. I was running around grabbing butter, silverware, a plate, new cute little pitcher (a St. Vincent find) and my placemat (another St. Vincent find). I was ROASTING before I even started shooting!!<br />
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Next time, I'm going to make sure I keep my pancakes hot enough so the butter melts! Just another thing to add to my learning list :)<br />
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I'm loving how the final shots turned out and I learned a great deal from this mini-shoot. Next time, I'm going to be more prepared before I even start the food. One thing the book talks about is thinking about the whole layout of your shoot and what you want to convey. To me, when a person sees all of your images or even just ONE image, their mouth should be watering. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-8052756825362957522014-11-21T17:21:00.001-08:002014-11-21T17:22:20.309-08:00Cake, Anyone?These past few days I've been playing around with my new photography set up in the basement. It's proving to be quite a challenge to figure out my lighting, staging, and settings. <br />
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This is my first real attempt at styling and photographing food. I honestly haven't studied a lot about this area of photography, but it's something I'm very intrigued by. After some searching on Amazon and comparing books on the subject, I ordered Plate to Pixel by Helene Dujardin. It arrived yesterday and I can't wait to dive in and start learning. <br />
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I thought I'd start by baking a cake and then photographing it. First challenge...baking and decorating the cake! I've never made a two tiered cake, so this maybe wasn't the best idea to start with. Thank goodness I had my mom there to show me how to frost it properly! I probably will pick something a little easier next time I want to practice lol. <br />
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I was so excited to photograph this cake. I found an amazing platter at St. Vincent, of course, which I thought was a cake plate, but apparently it's just a serving platter. The napkin is from a collection of old linens that were given to me by my grandma. They were her stepmom's. I switched out my wood backdrop for a piece of plywood that I painted with chalkboard paint. I liked the contrast against the wood "table" and how the light reflected on it. It really made the color in the cherries and the napkin pop. <br />
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This week's thrifting Thursday has quite a few components. I'm going to start off with a big picture of my new layout featuring wood that my grandpa cut many years ago. I still need to configure it so the boards cover my entire work space. <br />
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Here is a better shot of the setting. I added in some little things to complete the "getting ready" image I had in my head. <br />
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This is one of the many milk glass vases I've purchased. I didn't have any way to store my bracelets where I could see them all, so I thought this was the perfect solution!<br />
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I think you may have seen this little beauty on my Instagram. I just love this little dish. It sits on my nightstand and holds my rings.<br />
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And I mean COME ON! Look at this stunning vase I bought!! It's by far my favorite and it looks awesome on my mirrored tray, too.<br />
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I couldn't believe when I saw this mirror sitting on the shelf. I don't know how long it had been there (well it was less than two days since that was the last time I was there lol) and I know for a FACT if I wouldn't have bought it that day, it would have been gone. Isn't it just BEAUTIFUL?!</div>
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So that's the end of another thrifting Thursday :) I hope you enjoyed my finds as much as I enjoyed photographing and sharing them with you. I'd love to know what you thought, so leave some love down in the comments!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-41347500915646611772014-11-18T08:14:00.000-08:002014-11-18T08:14:39.870-08:00DIY Welcome Sign - Tutorial TuesdayHappy Tuesday everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day :) I'm very excited to share this project with you as it is another that has been on my list for quite awhile. <br />
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I've seen people make this sign a few different ways but I had to improvise a little. I was first going to go and buy the wood letters from Hobby Lobby, paint them, and then attach them to my board. Well...I never made it to Hobby Lobby so my next thought was to get them at Wal-Mart. A ton of other people must have had the same project in mind as the letters I needed were the EXACT ones they were sold out of! I was sitting at work yesterday and the idea to trace the letters came in to my mind. I pulled up Word and wrote out the word WELCOME. I played around with the size and font until I found something that I thought might fit. I settled on JasmineUPC size 800. <br />
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I printed them off and brought them home to see if they would even work. I honestly just used an old piece of wood that I brought home from my grandpa's house. It was the right height and width so it worked perfect. <br />
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I taped on the letters and got my spacing right. Next, was the painstaking process of tracing every single letter, pressing hard enough that it would show up on the wood. <br />
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Here's a photo so you can see the faint outline that my tracing left. I used just a standard pen, nothing fancy. I didn't have any problems with ink getting on the board either. I tried to make sure I was pressing hard enough to make a dent but not enough that I was ripping the paper. <br />
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Then it was time to paint! I just used acrylic craft paint from Wal-Mart and it worked well. <br />
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The wood really soaked up the paint. I did a few layers just to make sure it was an even coat. If you are using newer wood you will probably only need one coat. <br />
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Here it is all finished!!! I'm so happy with how it turned out. It's going to look great with all the other decorations that are going on the front steps. <br />
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I'll make sure to take photos of it outside with everything else once it's all done. I hope everyone has a great rest of your day! If you liked this project, please leave some love down in the comments :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-53223714062766248242014-11-13T15:51:00.000-08:002014-11-13T15:51:16.531-08:00Thrifting Thursday - Drink Up the Fruity GoodnessI had a little fun with this weeks Thrifting Thursday. I have so many different types of dishes I've purchased and I thought it would be fun to start using them to serve our meals in and on. The two items featured in this post are my champagne glass and my dessert cup. The white bowl is my moms and I've eaten off of them since I can remember so I figured it fit in with my style :) I didn't realize until after I started eating that I didn't take a photo of my whole setting so I'm sorry for the partially eaten salad!!! <br />
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One of my goals for next month is to actually get a place in the basement set up with lights and backdrops for shoots like this :) Just need to get all my barn wood out of storage before the snow really flies! I've been wanting to get in to food staging/photography for quite some time now...and as you can see I have a LONG way to go and lots to learn. I think once we are set up in a new house I'll have a whole area dedicated for stuff like this :) Makes me giddy just thinking about it!!!<br />
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I've decided that I'm going to do a series. It's going to be called Tutorial Tuesdays and I'm SOOO excited! The other week I showed you how to make a scarf ladder. You can see that tutorial <a href="http://www.4evermysweetpea.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-day-3-of-feel-good-blogging.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a> <br />
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This week, I had another project that I wanted to tackle that I have been putting off for way too long. It's a nail polish display:) This was another pretty simply project (which I prefer and so does my husband) so it only took a little bit to complete. <br />
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I am going to have two displays built so that's why we bought extra material :) I have just a few too many bottles of nail polish to fit in just one lol. <br />
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We used the backer board as the guide. <br />
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I actually painted my boards the night before so it was quicker to assemble in the morning. I did white as my backer and black for my frame and shelves. You can of course paint your nail polish rack whatever color you would like :) *See note below about painting<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figuring out my layout and spacing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pieces drying after being repainted. See note below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beginning of the frame being built</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mr. pre-drilled all the holes and then used small nails to assemble the frame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More assembly of the frame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figuring out placement again before nailing each shelf in</td></tr>
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At this point make sure you level each shelf before you put in the back nail. We didn't have a small enough level so we had to eyeball it. We did pretty good...only one shelf leans to the back a little lol. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test run to make sure the heights are right and then it<br />
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*I have to say after it was all put together I wouldn't have painted everything before the cuts were made.The backer boards are fine but I'd wait on the rest until they are cut. I had a lot of touching up to do and sanding once the boards were cut to size. I'd cut, paint, then assemble next time :)<br />
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Here's the finished product :) I absolutely LOVE it and it makes it so much easier to see all the colors I have. It will be even nicer when the Mr. finishes my other display so I don't have to double them up!!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Please leave some love, feedback or questions down in the comments!!!<br />
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I am incredibly honored to have been nominated by Vicky at <a href="http://randomlittlefaves.com/">http://randomlittlefaves.com/</a> for the Liebster Blog Award. <br />
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Today is the first day I have ever heard of this award so I'm going to give you a little background on what it's all about. It's an award given by bloggers to other bloggers to pretty much promote each other and share the blogging love. It's a great way to be introduced to new bloggers and maybe get inspiration along the way. <br />
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Make sure to stop by and leave her some love and check out the other amazing bloggers she nominated :) I absolutely love her site and visit it daily!<br />
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The way it works is that Vicky nominated me and 9 other bloggers. She gave us each 10 questions that we need to answer here for you to read! I think it's really a great way for us to learn more about each other. <br />
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After I answer those questions, I will share 10 other bloggers that I think you would love and you need to go to their sites and check them out. I’ll give them 10 questions to answer on their blogs. Get where this is going? You'll get to meet at least 10 new people and hopefully even find someone new you connect with!!<br />
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Here are the 10 questions Vicky asked me:<br />
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<strong>1. What is your goal for blogging?</strong><br />
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To share with everyone my love of vintage things and diy projects in hopes that I will inspire people to try new things and appreciate the older things. <br />
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<strong>2. What’s your favorite Christmas memory (or tradition)?</strong><br />
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My husband and I go out and cut our Christmas tree down every year off my dad's land on Thanksgiving weekend. <br />
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<strong>3. Chocolate chip cookies – with or without nuts?</strong><br />
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It honestly depends on my mood. I can go either way lol. <br />
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<strong>4. If you could travel anywhere in the world (assuming money & time were no object) where would you go and how long would you stay?</strong><br />
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I would love to visit Croatia and Australia. I would want to stay long enough to see and experience everything each place has to offer.<br />
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<strong>5. Morning person or night person?</strong><br />
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Definitely a night person. Everyone at work knows not to speak to me until at least 9AM once my coffee has kicked in.<br />
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<strong>6. If you could change one thing about the world today, what would it be and why?</strong><br />
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No more violence :( It's scary to see how many killings and just plain violence is in the world. <br />
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<strong>7. Who was your biggest role model when you were a kid?</strong><br />
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I honestly don't know if I really had a big role model when I was a kid....<br />
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<strong>8. Who was your favorite teacher and why?</strong><br />
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My favorite teacher was my band and choir director. I didn't really have to try in those classes so I got along with him pretty well :)<br />
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<strong>9. If you could have dinner with any famous person (dead or alive) who would it be and why? </strong><br />
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This is a hard one...there are many people who I'd want to sit down with just to pick their brains...Ansel Adams, Robin Williams, and this isn't a famous person but I'd love to sit down with my birthfather. He died shortly after I was born. <br />
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<strong>10. What’s your all time favorite book?</strong><br />
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I don't really have an all time favorite book but right now I'm reading May Cause Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein and it's been life changing. I highly recommend it.<br />
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Ok now it's my turn! Each one of these ladies has been a part of this amazing new journey I'm on :) GO NOW AND CHECK THEM OUT!!!! <br />
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My nominees are:<br />
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Brooke at <a href="http://www.brookeashleylifestyles.wordpress.com/">www.brookeashleylifestyles.wordpress.com</a><br />
Christina at <a href="http://www.christinavanvuren.com/blog">www.christinavanvuren.com/blog</a> <br />
Jennifer at <a href="http://www.jenngreenberg.com/">www.jenngreenberg.com</a> <br />
Virginia at <a href="http://www.livelovediy.com/">www.livelovediy.com</a> <br />
Christina at <a href="http://www.thedancegrad.com/">www.thedancegrad.com</a><br />
Arica at <a href="http://www.varnakandlollies.com/">www.varnakandlollies.com</a> <br />
Karen at <a href="http://www.glamkaren.com/">www.glamkaren.com</a><br />
Ashley at <a href="http://www.ashleygabrielle.com/">www.ashleygabrielle.com</a><br />
Hannah at <a href="http://www.someoneelsesskinny.com/">www.someoneelsesskinny.com</a><br />
Kathy at <a href="http://www.thephotogshelper.com/blog">www.thephotogshelper.com/blog</a> <br />
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Ok ladies…if you choose to accept you will need to do the following:<br />
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<li>Link back to the person that nominated you (that would be me!)</li>
<li>Answer the 10 questions I have listed below</li>
<li>Nominate 10 bloggers that have inspired you</li>
<li>Give them 10 new questions to answer</li>
<li>Notify them to let them know they’re a winner :)</li>
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My 10 questions for my nominees are....<br />
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<li>Why do you blog?</li>
<li>Do you love or hate rollercoasters?</li>
<li>Do you collect anything?</li>
<li>If you had a warning label, what would yours say?</li>
<li>What is your favorite Christmas movie?</li>
<li>What three things do you think of the most each day?</li>
<li>What is your biggest fear?</li>
<li>What is your favorite holiday?</li>
<li>What was the last book you read?</li>
<li>Which do you prefer, sweet or salty foods?</li>
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I look forward to seeing everyone's answers and to see the continued sharing of this award! <br />
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Have a great weekend everyone!!!<br />
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Much love,<br />
Liz<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-83594883184059407352014-11-06T15:54:00.000-08:002014-11-06T16:05:00.669-08:00Thrifting Thursday - Treasures From the North CountryThis past weekend we visited my family up north. It is a tradition that we always visit the local St. Vincent. This is where my love for thrifting really came to life. At the beginning I was just collecting hand-me-downs. Once we started stopping at the thrift store it became a small addiction lol. <br />
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1. There was something about the large plate that I was drawn to. I really liked the detailing on the rim..it looks so elegant. <br />
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2. The tea cup and saucer is only my second tea cup set I've ever bought. They are so delicate and this one will match the china set I have packed away. One of these days I'm actually going to drink tea out of it :) <br />
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3. The smaller milk glass piece is a sugar bowl. I was surprised to actually find one with a lid and no chips in it. <br />
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4. I really like the shape of the milk glass compote. For those of you who may not know what a compote is it's a bowl-shaped dessert dish with a stem. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to use it for but I'm picturing bright pink peonies. Wouldn't that look stunning against the white?!<br />
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5. This canvas was actually given to me by my step mom. Someone had given it to my dad and she thought it was more my style than his. I think it's going to look great in our new home some day :) It brings me right back to my days of growing up on the farm. <br />
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6. This bag was just laying in a shopping cart of things that needed to get put out. It's a White Stag and in great condition and can you believe it was only $2.50!!!!<br />
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Hope everyone had a great Thursday!! I'd love to hear what you thought of my newest finds from this past weekend. Leave some love in the comments below!<br />
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When day six's email came those feelings all started coming back to me because that is how I felt about blogging before the challenge. I was worried about what people thought about me, what I was writing, and honestly giving people I didn't know a glimpse in to my life. Now that I look back on it, that's pretty dumb because if I didn't want to feel vulnerable and let people in to my life I shouldn't be blogging! During this challenge I learned to finally just let go and be me. Who cares if people don't like what I'm writing about? What if people don't like ME? Then I thought, if you don't like me or what I'm writing then you wouldn't be reading my blog!<br />
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Ahhhhh I feel so much better now that I got that off my chest :) Now I can move on to day seven!! I want to thank the amazing feel good blogging challengers who commented, liked, and read my posts. Each one of you has made me realize how awesome blogging and telling my story can be. My biggest thanks goes out to Alex Beadon. Without this challenge from you, I'd probably still be only blogging when my aunt would ask why I hadn't blogged in forever :)<br />
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Well that was my day six challenge. I hope you enjoyed it and if you did or even if you didn't..I'd love to hear from you in the comments section!!!<br />
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Much love,<br />
Liz<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-10081259381036627542014-10-30T18:11:00.000-07:002014-10-30T18:19:19.887-07:00Thrifting Thursday - Vase and shakers<br />
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Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you should just go back to bed because so many odd things are happening to you before your day even really starts? That’s how my morning was today. I’ll spare you all the details as it no longer matters because I choose to make it a great day regardless :)</div>
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Now back to the real reason of this post! I’m going to start a series on Thursday’s called Thrifting Thursday. A post dedicated to sharing my thrift store finds with you :) Fun right?!</div>
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Yesterday, I went to St. Vincent with a friend of mine on lunch to see what we could find. Some days I can go and find TONS of stuff that I fall in love with and some days…well….I only find one or two things. Yesterday was one of those days where I didn’t find much but I DID find this beautiful vase and some small salt and pepper shakers.<br />
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Leave some love in the comments if you would like to see more Thrifting Thursdays!!!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-88142445054791921632014-10-24T17:19:00.002-07:002014-11-07T18:32:26.562-08:00ObsessionI feel as though I need to start this post with the acceptance of a terrible obsession I have with St. Vincent, milk glass, pressed glass and preparing for a home we don’t even own yet. If you follow me on Instagram @ladyephotos you’ll see some of my crazy shopping sprees.<br />
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Ok, now that that is over I can get down to telling you WHY I have this unhealthy (at least my husband thinks so) obsession with thrifting. I LOVE old things. I love thinking about where they came from and the story that might be behind them. Many would say I have a old lady style. I’m hoping some day they won’t see it that way when I design our new house with a modern twist with everything I have collected. I have a collection of furniture sitting in a chicken coop up north that is just WAITING for me to bring it home so I can breathe new life into it. These pieces have been in our family for decades and now just sit, collecting dust. Some people see junk, old furniture that should just be gotten rid of, or something that is out of style. I see things I can make new again :)<br />
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St. Vincent has been my go to place to find great treasures for awhile now. I’ve tried Goodwill, Bethesda, and others but I always go back to St. Vincent. I love the people working there and I’ve even gotten the in of what days certain things go out and how their marking system works. Yes, I actually PLAN my days that I’m going to go there!</div>
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I have a large collection of vintage salt and pepper shakers too but 90% of those were given to me by my grandma and she got them from her stepmother. See? More items with a history :) I don't have any photos of those right now because they are packed away with the majority of our belongings.<br />
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I couldn’t even begin to tell you where my fascination with milk glass and pressed glass came from. It just happened one day and stuck. Funny story...I found a rectangular relish tray one day and I was so excited. I got home and told my mom that I found this super cute tray and that it would be perfect to put pickles and olives on at holiday time. She looked at me and said “Do you know WHY you think that would be perfect? Because you ate pickles and olives off that exact same dish growing up!” She then reaches in to the cupboard and pulls out the EXACT same relish tray.</div>
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The other item I seem to collect a lot of is CHAIRS! My husband has pretty much told me that I can’t bring any more home as we have NO PLACE TO PUT THEM!!! </div>
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It will be repainted and reupholstered and turned in to a sitting chair for my bedroom once we buy a house. Right now it’s covered in a blanket and used as my office chair.</div>
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That’s probably something I should explain. We are currently living with my mom. We sold our last house and sadly took a loss on it so we are staying with her to help save up for a down payment. For some reason I think I need to start buying things to decorate our new house before we even have it. I have big plans with all the little trinkets and books I’ve bought to decorate the book shelves I will, of course, have next to my fire place. I have dinner parties thought up so I can use my random china and pressed glass pieces. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-14637434634837920952014-10-21T08:16:00.000-07:002014-10-21T08:16:24.901-07:00M & N Family SessionMiss Nicole is an old friend but a new client. I was thrilled to have the chance to photograph her family and her adorable baby bump :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-31396691313443293702014-10-18T18:52:00.001-07:002014-10-18T18:52:07.717-07:00Day 5 - A Helpful Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today's challenge was to write a helpful post. I'm choosing to share my most favorite saying that has inspired me to pursue my dreams :) Never be afraid to listen to that inner voice, you never know what amazing things it's trying to share with you.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-48539559376814313652014-10-17T17:00:00.000-07:002014-10-17T17:00:32.768-07:00Day 4 Challenge - 10 Things You May Not Know About MeI have to say after yesterday’s challenge I was worried that each day was going to get harder. I was quite pleased though when I saw that today I needed to tell you 10 things you may not know about me.<br /><br />1. I’m adopted. I was an only child for 20 years until I met my birth mother and discovered I had two half sisters. A few years after that, I had two step brother’s join my family. I am now the oldest of 5 children :) I guess that was a few facts in one..oh well. <br />
<br /><br />2. Because of the above, I’m blessed to have 4, yes 4, mothers. My birth mom, my adopted mom, my stepmom, and my mother-in-law.<br />
<br />3. I’m absolutely terrified to speak in front of people. The thought of it actually makes me ill.<br />
<br />4. I unfortunately can’t have children. I have some medical issues that prevent me from getting pregnant. My husband and I have accepted it and we have 3 fur babies that we absolutely adore and treat as though they are our children.<br />
<br />5. I’m deathly afraid of haunted houses, scary movies and anything that strikes fear in me. Oh and you can add roller coasters to that list too.<br /><br /><br />6. I can’t STAND wearing shoes. If I could go barefoot every day I would.<br /><br /><br />7. I dream of having an old barn some day that I can use as a reception hall, meeting place, studio and gallery for my photography. Yep…a big, old, faded barn. LOVE.<br /><br /><br />8. I used to be a singer..many moons ago and was blessed to have the opportunity to sing in Carnegie Hall with my college choir.<br /><br /><br />9. I’ve traveled to almost all 50 states and hope to check off the ones I’m missing in the next few years.<br /><br /><br />10. This 7 day challenge has pushed me to really put myself out there which is something I would have NEVER done on my own. After the initial fear wore off, I can say I am loving each and every challenge and not letting my fear win. I have met the most amazing people on this journey and also learned SO many new things.<br /><br /><br />I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings and I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little bit more :)<br />
<br />If you liked this post or can relate to any of the things above, I’d LOVE to hear from you!!! Please post a comment below :) I read each and every one of them.<br />
<br />MUCH LOVE!<br />
<br />Liz (That’s another little fun fact…I go by Liz :) Elizabeth Mellenthin is just a little long don’t you think?)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733475134852258088noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971454333466732803.post-87353622459819717922014-10-16T18:28:00.004-07:002014-10-16T19:40:57.845-07:00How To - Day 3 of the Feel Good Blogging ChallengeToday’s challenge from Alex Beadon had me TERRIFIED! I had no clue what I was going to do. She asked us to write a tutorial. ME?! Teach other people how to do something?! It took me all day to figure out what I wanted to do…I wrote down ideas, scratched them off, started again…and so on and so on. All of a sudden it hit me…why don’t I do a tutorial on something I, myself, wanted to learn!? (insert head slap here)<br />
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So today, we are going to learn how to make a scarf ladder :) I have been wanting one of these FOREVER and what better time than today to make one. I enlisted the help of my husband, who just shakes his head when I come up with stuff like this, and we set off to the local hardware store to get supplies. Yes, I am seriously going to make this scarf ladder TONIGHT, pictures and all, just for this challenge :)<br />
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So where were we? Oh…right, driving to the local hardware store to the store to get supplies. You will need 2- 6' 2x4's, 2-4' dowels 1 3/8" for the rungs, wood glue, and a drill bit that looks like this.<br />
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I decided that I wanted my ladder to be 6' tall so this actually worked out well. I'm going to have 4 rungs at 12" apart and they are going to be 18" across. My husband started off by cutting a 10 degree angle on the bottom of each 2x4. <br />
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I then marked where each rung was going to be and my husband drilled a hole about an inch deep centered on our 2x4's. I had marks at 6", 18", 30" and 42". <br />
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I didn’t want it to go all the way through because I feel it will have a better hold with the wood glue if there is a pocket for it to sit in.<br />
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He then cut 4-18" rungs for me.<br />
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After the holes were drilled, I put a generous amount of wood glue in each hole and secured the dowels. At this point, I just left the ladder sit so the glue could dry. <br />
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I was going to paint it tonight but I am quickly running out of energy so that's going to be tomorrow's project.<br />
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It’s finally ready to come in the house and to be decorated with all my scarves :)<br />
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Here is the finished product!!! I hoping to use some leftover paint from other projects to paint it with. This whole project only cost me $22!!! You can certainly use different sizes of wood and customize the ladder any way you would like.</div>
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I hope you all loved my tutorial :) I know I did! If you did, please leave a comment as I would love to hear if you’d like to see more of these types of posts.<br />
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I can't even begin to imagine what tomorrow's challenge is going to be!!<br />
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<br />Today’s challenge honestly had me stumped. We were asked to write about one thing we are truly passionate about and why. When you think about it, it really shouldn’t be that hard right? I’d have to say the two things I’m very passionate about are photography and items with a story. Lucky for me, they sometimes go hand in hand.</div>
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<br />I wish I could remember when my photography really took off. I’ve always enjoyed photographing the things around me and never really got in to photographing people until friends of mine asked me to take their family photos. After that one session, their word of mouth about my work spread and I started getting more and more people wanting to work with me. It was an amazing transformation from taking photos of flowers and nature to working more with people.</div>
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<br />I love working with each and every one of my clients but truly love going out and photographing nature. To be alone in the woods or on the water and just taking in everything around you brings such peace to my soul. No one to judge, no one to see you laying on the ground to get that perfect shot, and no one to see you close your eyes to just soak it all in.</div>
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<br />Each photograph evokes an emotion in me and some even tell a story. There is an old house by my dad’s that has been standing for over 100 years and I could sit and stare at it for hours. I think about the people who used to live there, what their lives were like, and what they did for fun. You may see a scary old house but I see history and a home that keep the occupants safe and warm. I look at the flowers in the front of the house that have been growing year after year with no care and am amazed…that they come back no matter how hard the winter, no matter how many times they have been trampled by deer…no matter what…they keep coming back.</div>
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