Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: IX

<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta & Anirudh </span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today under Rang Decor Reader's Creative Spaces, I take you to a colourful Goa-inspired home in Bangalore.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153426/" title="entrance porch by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="entrance porch" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5482153426_161ff7cc5d_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Entrance Porch...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta and Anirudh</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are a 30-something couple, both designers, one a product designer and the other a graphic designer, decided to build over Anirudh’s family home’s existing ground floor bungalow on a 60 x 40 plot in Sadashivnagar, Bangalore.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The design of the house revolves around three courtyards and two trees.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153400/" title="avocado tree at entrance by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="avocado tree at entrance" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5482153400_641a52bd5e_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Avocado Tree at the entrance...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5484646208/" title="mango tree courtyard by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="mango tree courtyard" height="432" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5484646208_4fea461058_z.jpg" width="576" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta explains,</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A courtyard on the second floor at the back of the house is carved out to let a mango tree spread it’s limbs... </span></span></i></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482163178/" title="main courtyard by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="main courtyard" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5482163178_13e68ff737_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and a main courtyard, also on the second floor, at the front of the house, is designed to pay homage to</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Bawa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Geoffrey Bawa’s</span></a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> tropical style with a pond and landscaping."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The over-arching theme of the house has been heavily influenced by the couple’s love for Goa, a destination they run off to, to recharge, every two and half months. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta adds,</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> "The idea was not to recreate a Goan house, but to pick Portuguese influences, through colour and form and combine that with the sense of an open Asian tropical house."</span></span></i></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153418/" title="drawing room3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="drawing room3" height="480" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5482153418_94b2057648_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The drawing room...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5481563237/" title="drawing room4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="drawing room4" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5481563237_f79ef5f17b_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153410/" title="dining room by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="dining room" height="498" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5482153410_6c26919cae_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The dining area...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153412/" title="balinese lamp at stairwell by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="balinese lamp at stairwell" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5482153412_4d9d3c2f9b_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Balinese Lamp against coloured glass at the stairwell...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482162872/" title="master bedroom by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="master bedroom" height="432" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5482162872_09652168d0_z.jpg" width="576" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Master bedroom...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5483933573/" title="guest room3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="guest room3" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5483933573_d233289284_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Guest bedroom...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5481564541/" title="second floor lobby by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="second floor lobby" height="648" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5481564541_1366a23d7f_b.jpg" width="468" /></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Second floor lobby...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta adds, "</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The main colour scheme for the house is yellow ochre and dark green. The flooring is cool green kota stone with small floral tiles inlayed at intervals. </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Common passageways are in black and white checks. Rustic tiles in terracotta and green have been used in the flooring of the courtyards. Ceramic floral tiles were sourced from Spain and fitted into niches in all the courtyards."</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="nameplate" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5482161546_d314f3670a_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Custom-made nameplate tiles from </span><b><a href="http://www.velhagoa.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Velha Goa...</span></a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta & Anirudh~</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Thanks for sharing so generously photos of your vibrant home with readers of</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Rang Decor.</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">P.S. If anyone has any queries regarding Mishta and Anirudh's home, feel free to ask in the comments section.</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">( Images by Mishta Roy)</span></i></span></div></div>

Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: IX

Mishta & Anirudh Today under Rang Decor Reader's Creative Spaces, I take you to a colourful Goa-inspired home in Bangalore. Entrance...

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Kitchen of Serenity

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY44wdEQGMnoPIUmXkzA_Bg7omUY6B5Q_bSnoKc0cFUNUF-VOqaUS-Yy7qjE0OdOITp2Dh0erbib8rADMm_neZFcL_m3fzCeQR39ZdoS1DJwz3Mm-FJce0xYJ80T1UVUImwCpnEAmgITaK/s1600/2_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY44wdEQGMnoPIUmXkzA_Bg7omUY6B5Q_bSnoKc0cFUNUF-VOqaUS-Yy7qjE0OdOITp2Dh0erbib8rADMm_neZFcL_m3fzCeQR39ZdoS1DJwz3Mm-FJce0xYJ80T1UVUImwCpnEAmgITaK/s640/2_imq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, let me apologise for my husband's disgraceful behaviour. Hijacking my blog? Who does that rascal think he is?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">♥ ♥ *swoon* ♥ ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt such a lovely mixture of extremely embarrassed and extraordinarily happy. I'd say this would be an accurate portrayal:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FvXW214kcgbt-im62D2lyhaalgiEjRm5IRZAdS9CYrHMfOmY8L3eU2iE9ullVP23DxNq4kBOfhe7gWIXj05hNhQbxD2wnUvX8WHfwg9c4zjKx4EgNFEVYALCEhBYoPemr_BlENzjJ83l/s1600/marketing+pilgrim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="294" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FvXW214kcgbt-im62D2lyhaalgiEjRm5IRZAdS9CYrHMfOmY8L3eU2iE9ullVP23DxNq4kBOfhe7gWIXj05hNhQbxD2wnUvX8WHfwg9c4zjKx4EgNFEVYALCEhBYoPemr_BlENzjJ83l/s320/marketing+pilgrim.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you feeling it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blush? The giggling? The lurrrrve?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, ahem....moving swiftly on, now that V-day is over, shall we get back on track with a bit of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kitchen Delectability?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a little reminder, here at Modern Country Style, we're going through, step by step, how to makeover a kitchen on any budget....with plenty of other <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">delightful distractions</span> along the way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've looked at:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1: </span><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/if-youre-looking-to-makeover-your.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Kitchen Foraging</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 2: </span><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/kitchen-makeover-step-2-narrowing.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Narrowing Choices</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I do believe we're currently stopping off at:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3: Colour Inspiration</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want the feel of my final colour choices to be calm and peaceful and this <span style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-size: x-large;">Kitchen of Serenity</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>sums that up perfectly for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2wvUO5e_izMfJyarePPgcOZkwWhLP_hssgxD_VpWau99NpFbckDkFHk_XWKohnVyISqNdq7N0P7Esv85wPGvsZSAaInEUzcTlSlGtVXGox6ygzQLEVoayKa1pYDsnuT3NUzDrKbfWJbG/s1600/1_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2wvUO5e_izMfJyarePPgcOZkwWhLP_hssgxD_VpWau99NpFbckDkFHk_XWKohnVyISqNdq7N0P7Esv85wPGvsZSAaInEUzcTlSlGtVXGox6ygzQLEVoayKa1pYDsnuT3NUzDrKbfWJbG/s640/1_imq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Kitchen of Serenity has a <span style="font-size: x-large;">very limited palette</span> of white, pale grey and charcoal. So restful and gentle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{L:O:V:E those pendants.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGkai5qCatDPdCRyR_0k-H-OHVvfBbrR783gIgyfHlgs4w9DCg-Dg-RVxEukT4gsAtXeLtEKd71zcxaPMnlUtYQdTpzd5rUUBtdUg-YESW4e_QJhr64vUwPdjjU2vrfc1t0bt8hfjQm4w/s1600/5_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGkai5qCatDPdCRyR_0k-H-OHVvfBbrR783gIgyfHlgs4w9DCg-Dg-RVxEukT4gsAtXeLtEKd71zcxaPMnlUtYQdTpzd5rUUBtdUg-YESW4e_QJhr64vUwPdjjU2vrfc1t0bt8hfjQm4w/s640/5_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Kitchen of Serenity is spacious and airy. No clutter at all, apart from carefully placed <span style="font-size: x-large;">objet de gorgeousness</span>, as I like to call them, in an unbelievably pretentious fashion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYmkkm2utdIJBi7ubXiPdNwe50yPVVSOie7qrVTEBYHAs-zWvscBV18qylIHjOkAzGXyZ20_GvHz7XucZb-zPgNdvzqY0tczw-tuunCW0sg-gYE9UdvF72p3w8fzWBaM7dgfTgl_ge-dB/s1600/4_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYmkkm2utdIJBi7ubXiPdNwe50yPVVSOie7qrVTEBYHAs-zWvscBV18qylIHjOkAzGXyZ20_GvHz7XucZb-zPgNdvzqY0tczw-tuunCW0sg-gYE9UdvF72p3w8fzWBaM7dgfTgl_ge-dB/s640/4_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But, <span style="font-size: x-large;">for reality's sake</span>, I feel I have to ask 'Where's the kettle and the toaster?'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is it a little bit *too* clean and clinical? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmVDIixS1zGOeeLyO9f347HW4MiJt8Sf5Za-umL81whTMLnRvvtWwN91AOJfhbA6qHifLmi5wkbZVJ83Qe7tqBtQIWSWX9xDQ0AKNWVURJsBJwD0hJDT6uhRKUCfsSC7hM-F-rX8btZjy/s1600/3_imq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmVDIixS1zGOeeLyO9f347HW4MiJt8Sf5Za-umL81whTMLnRvvtWwN91AOJfhbA6qHifLmi5wkbZVJ83Qe7tqBtQIWSWX9xDQ0AKNWVURJsBJwD0hJDT6uhRKUCfsSC7hM-F-rX8btZjy/s640/3_imq.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit *too* lacking in any colour or personality?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">{What do *<span style="color: magenta;">you</span>* think?}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4WRJxFWjUWmr5NhWJxa_BVPYP_Txq7AyvRbcZ9i7DaPzS8HryjxnS0Ly5aSZEZVyNNGdDKzpsZK1d21zXHeTIUSv5Sq3O45Lkaq6lB5pp2or1x5ljRG9anH0T3ggQsp0prJyO7P5LfCj/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGsnEZO3GhgFcJH8lzT93Y_u2Hk-yYUt6ZOUdJHKihzHATnbrCCd4sjQ3hVv_rjY_iCtPUHAteeVkK9snTeiSFWHaw1wAeBfL-CGojKeaNxTeZkr_VkVUmYWnwHYrtyv3lA8ReeJn5qLx/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via Plain English</span></div>

Kitchen of Serenity

First, let me apologise for my husband's disgraceful behaviour. Hijacking my blog? Who does that rascal think he is? ♥ ♥ *swoon* ♥ ♥ I f...

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Valentine's Day Part Two.

Er....<br /><br />Hello - is anybody there....?<br /><br />This is the occasionally referred to Mr Modern Country speaking.<br /><br />It is Valentine's day and this is the closest that I could get to shouting from the rooftops.<br /><br />Mrs Modern Country:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I LOVE YOU!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not so secretly, your adoring husband.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">PS, please forgive me for resetting your password and ruining your lovely blog with a lack of arty pictures. XXXo</div>

Valentine's Day Part Two.

Er.... Hello - is anybody there....? This is the occasionally referred to Mr Modern Country speaking. It is Valentine's day and this is ...

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It's Valentine's Day

<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whether you're <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">smooching</span> with your partner.....</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">{how romantic is this?}</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHcWqUu6DNHJE_dir-YRgldGjDIO8SnuejQaFQwZqM0or_OJOlZen9E2EZY2NZ97QUaTtELPsZ9toOW3jUG7xER0xImAXgE-JMWS9ezgT3jX3bZhR_ZJD5KBCFKASzdwsQiOyB7rAJssj/s1600/wedding+0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHcWqUu6DNHJE_dir-YRgldGjDIO8SnuejQaFQwZqM0or_OJOlZen9E2EZY2NZ97QUaTtELPsZ9toOW3jUG7xER0xImAXgE-JMWS9ezgT3jX3bZhR_ZJD5KBCFKASzdwsQiOyB7rAJssj/s640/wedding+0011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or spending the evening with <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">good friends</span> (doesn't that look fantastic fun?)......</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79f1-NK1gOoTUGwswHMhpZ4A3bTjUDWpWSuBkeNuyjb15LuAzdO2X336vGRVqkCUdG2Sk8C9aX5iY6JqEGGLFMH-6i0DrA9CC9EPbzfwVlcYRnjTGa2eqSVo3TpWdSdN4D_WzQ1GCLNqd/s1600/multiple_beds_casa_tres_chic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79f1-NK1gOoTUGwswHMhpZ4A3bTjUDWpWSuBkeNuyjb15LuAzdO2X336vGRVqkCUdG2Sk8C9aX5iY6JqEGGLFMH-6i0DrA9CC9EPbzfwVlcYRnjTGa2eqSVo3TpWdSdN4D_WzQ1GCLNqd/s640/multiple_beds_casa_tres_chic.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">.. or on your own, <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">curled up in bed</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">, with a good book ...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoNdqf0nb3AA8z512lbjLoLCwXXJ4wk78O6cheGeqyfdkgv7jslFqteTk_JZHTXkZrQnN2Z9BWtnFc8-9Yvx4TDVi_jkeJ1F3mFgNpmznWlURoB9Pj5SUMf2dyNxTfbggnWNnWgy495pA/s1600/HAW10_31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoNdqf0nb3AA8z512lbjLoLCwXXJ4wk78O6cheGeqyfdkgv7jslFqteTk_JZHTXkZrQnN2Z9BWtnFc8-9Yvx4TDVi_jkeJ1F3mFgNpmznWlURoB9Pj5SUMf2dyNxTfbggnWNnWgy495pA/s640/HAW10_31.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really hope that you have a very </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Happy Valentine's Day</span>.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFZjYbWccn6xCtvzNbBeGDPdH8lFzRoWAeKH7AiSAVszFEyH9GPWFLTGJf84IRNxj2GWy2UMBsHz0uJx1P9h2PbkJC7IgNUJsTfzvR_YgFmY7AV9kf606jdYotWUepzAEMGhpU8zEmDth/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YkIyN3Laij-C6ufgRIdMc71r7Hlc9PvmwIV6TU_WPVDtuEC5N47SQbDtucndRFwUDHfAIFJ_I2PKQFbszhbNSmiNgHcvmgYlF2dSSLRsd3DrZ3-BCBwk4lABJJJoiE2lLVKHkbKBEo04/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Images via Wedding 0011, Casa Tres Chic and Cabbages and Roses</span></div>

It's Valentine's Day

Whether you're smooching with your partner..... {how romantic is this?} or spending the evening with good friends (doesn't that lo...

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Pale Sofa: Sin or Saviour?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well? What did you think? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-english-garden-linky-party.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wednesday's English Garden Party</span></a> was one of the best Garden Parties I've ever been to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Really and truly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were so many fantastic posts linked up from <span style="font-size: x-large;">all over the world, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">in all different shapes and sizes. It was just amazing seeing it all come together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you all so much for coming. I had such a brilliant time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqCDBhaS58uIVq4_jQN1jS7CSNVAwtPEDeHgEf6mDgXKWOZ1sQHt3bk81RPXAPadjjxQdqhnTwO-LCiESYMieQGeQdj263mXHABaQ6u8smMPJuIA8re5zqF2IN6FPSZAK5kvnLyKIa6Si/s1600/living-room-modern-Ideal-Home11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqCDBhaS58uIVq4_jQN1jS7CSNVAwtPEDeHgEf6mDgXKWOZ1sQHt3bk81RPXAPadjjxQdqhnTwO-LCiESYMieQGeQdj263mXHABaQ6u8smMPJuIA8re5zqF2IN6FPSZAK5kvnLyKIa6Si/s640/living-room-modern-Ideal-Home11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now...question of the day: <span style="font-size: x-large;">pale sofas</span> with little children...yes or no? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Would you? Could you? Should you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spill the beans, please.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Not literally, obviously. That might stain, might it not?}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQszenSbsDNY5_2UH6sleTir0Y8pXQq7ckNytwlxVr27okcrh9b6M8H5eRSYaO0ZVxV0wMOCCWaDY0vMPN80uHJPI_2ZmuUMLcIZcEb5rOlUJKs6pJERymbWpGbuvwSohjYf4PVl3pwwy/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxtWgcypt8AupbuYnRi4hmIT2I9BKlhYDllOFPd61b8tYJ228o-IpE8pN8P7yNtzt3MTkQ0RZQyTeECLLVpnzg7VJX0C2qrWJHzykwuibkxBW2HHP7DTAzZAN5YxsYJMBojWVt_-UwiTj/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>

Pale Sofa: Sin or Saviour?

Well? What did you think? I think Wednesday's English Garden Party was one of the best Garden Parties I've ever been to. Really and...

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My English Garden Linky Party

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome to <span style="color: red;">My</span> <span style="color: yellow;">English</span> <span style="color: lime;">Garden</span> <span style="color: blue;">Party</span>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vuu87tPYgjaq1SMBNBNhJAcAOYhUlWWeT9Cly6M1Y64FPjsICNZXmYRidcMVNFma__5u3gjWy2_TwbZkusV1km6BeWUlNelF02AxoPwWujIfgLNx1qNp8pLV3izl6AcYL9plQkgbhAdk/s1600/Picture+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vuu87tPYgjaq1SMBNBNhJAcAOYhUlWWeT9Cly6M1Y64FPjsICNZXmYRidcMVNFma__5u3gjWy2_TwbZkusV1km6BeWUlNelF02AxoPwWujIfgLNx1qNp8pLV3izl6AcYL9plQkgbhAdk/s400/Picture+057.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And some ground-breaking news too. It's an exciting moment for me at Modern Country Style....I've just set up my very own <span style="font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">LOVE</span> it if you'd click on the little <span style="font-size: x-large;">Like button</span> over on the right on my sidebar. It's a special button that allows you to Like Modern Country Style without being whisked over Facebook.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the perfect way to have <span style="font-size: x-large;">a bit more of a chat </span>with me and each other than blogging allows. You'll be able to hear the inner workings of my brain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Frightening.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will you join in? It's just to your right? See it? Yup, that's the puppy. Now, just a little click and you're away....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There. Simple, eh?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">**********************</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is <span style="font-size: x-large;">my garden</span> in about May/June, looking away from the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wku56FW2RVUiQyzPaxRJwyxRHXSw1b6c_1jzWgM42-UpLDhzSzqrkLhm5p1HMJPvxOsEPDzQACqmNiph3wm0qp1Ff26W0_l_SFYnZ2jJQk-e0vCKKmD7SWZCVL0NDMzh0ZmjHn1kAPf8/s1600/112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wku56FW2RVUiQyzPaxRJwyxRHXSw1b6c_1jzWgM42-UpLDhzSzqrkLhm5p1HMJPvxOsEPDzQACqmNiph3wm0qp1Ff26W0_l_SFYnZ2jJQk-e0vCKKmD7SWZCVL0NDMzh0ZmjHn1kAPf8/s640/112.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love scent in the garden. When I walk out of our back door, I want to be <span style="font-size: x-large;">embraced by the heavenly fragrances</span> of my favourite flowers wafting towards me. In May, that comes mainly from the <span style="font-size: x-large;">roses and honeysuckles</span> that you can see here rambling their way over our fences. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtPqew5gqD0DUOoRnxdf9l0Br_jOdt6t96o3ZvaQ6RsxkZz5NgQNWuBB_cem3nApraT1Av1erYn-3nxDsltBJIJ4EywThL_9RgARV-XVnUUbV__mNo-QIbIObE5XzTSAyCdtc_sVUYe-l/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtPqew5gqD0DUOoRnxdf9l0Br_jOdt6t96o3ZvaQ6RsxkZz5NgQNWuBB_cem3nApraT1Av1erYn-3nxDsltBJIJ4EywThL_9RgARV-XVnUUbV__mNo-QIbIObE5XzTSAyCdtc_sVUYe-l/s640/113.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The back part of the garden is jam-packed with fruit. Yup, I said JAM-packed. Ha! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have redcurrant, white currants, black currants, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, plums, apples, peaches, loganberries and tayberries. All fairly easy to grow in England and all so utterly delicious. I can feel my taste buds perking up at the thought of all that plucking fresh, plump, juicy fruit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We generally manage to eat it all but what little there is left over, gets made into jams and ice cream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjacBm-9XbxHA8rT8jQb6UWWlkqbJPkA_72AN8JWnqQmLyFAjGjQC6s7ua8PHzslhs6C8q31m2fixaLpkpuGo8xg9dvcLtAWkf5I1M8lJNzcSVMpAHqXmsKMimGjPBN86pJtKuZv15Gk2I/s1600/Picture+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjacBm-9XbxHA8rT8jQb6UWWlkqbJPkA_72AN8JWnqQmLyFAjGjQC6s7ua8PHzslhs6C8q31m2fixaLpkpuGo8xg9dvcLtAWkf5I1M8lJNzcSVMpAHqXmsKMimGjPBN86pJtKuZv15Gk2I/s640/Picture+044.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is one of the flower beds about half way up the garden, near where we have our table and chairs. I'm on the lookout for some nicer ones this year...now that our twins are hopefully old enough to stop wanting to push them to one side and use the paved terrace for tricycling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So are you ready to link up your gorgeousness of the flower/ plant/ garden variety?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are three things I'd love you to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Follow</span></strong> Modern Country Style if you're liking what you see here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like</span></strong> Modern Country Style on Facebook. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Link</strong></span> back to me in your post so other people can come and share the garden love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not rules...but I'm hopeful. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, take it away.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=74993" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm linking to my favourite parties in my sidebar.</div>

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Chai Studio, Honolulu

<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today I take you to the gorgeous Hawaiian Island of Honolulu to </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio</span></span></span></a></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit Ghag</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the lovely lady behind </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio, Honolulu</span></span></span></a></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> describes it as a lifestyle expression - casual, colourful and comfortable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320262/" title="hono11 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono11" height="426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5430320262_715d08e6f2_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The store came into being in 2010, inspired by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit's </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">love for the handicrafts, the culture, the colour and the people of India. She believes that hand- picked products are a natural fit for the type of casual lifestyle they have on the Hawaiian Islands.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320260/" title="hono10 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono10" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5430320260_19065dfe26_z.jpg" width="424" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love the warm pink...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679461/" title="hono1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono1" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5429679461_2341e90d97_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The furniture pieces that she selects are mostly rustic and oftentimes repurposed - a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chukki </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">becomes a stool, a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">damchiya</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> becomes a coffee table.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320252/" title="hono8 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono8" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5430320252_94a7eb4b56_z.jpg" width="424" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The textiles are rich with stories of traditional use, she has turned them into throw pillows and she includes hang tags explaining the past lives of kantha, phukhari etc.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679465/" title="hono7 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono7" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5429679465_0a63c1513b_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whether it is home furnishings , a piece of jewelry or a contemporary tunic, you'll find it all here, lovingly picked up by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">during her many travels to India.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679463/" title="hono6 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono6" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5429679463_e5cc6ccebd_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lovely Rajasthani earrings...</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320256/" title="hono9 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono9" height="426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5430320256_21c38024b3_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Exotic fragrances... I spot my favourite 'Frangipani':-)</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679457/" title="hono3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono3" height="480" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5429679457_ccc4d70303_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Colourful Indian Kitschy bags...</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As far as the name of the store is concerned </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit Ghag,</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> chai</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-lover</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> ( give me a hi- five;-) </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">loves the fact that everyone has a different, special recipe for</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> chai </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio, Honolulu </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is her recipe for a place that offers ideas for an inspired lifestyle...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish her all the very best for her venture.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do visit </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio , Honolulu on Facebook </span></span></span></a></b></span></span></div>

Chai Studio, Honolulu

Today I take you to the gorgeous Hawaiian Island of Honolulu to Chai Studio . Amerjit Ghag , the lovely lady behind Chai Studio, Honolulu ...

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Valentine's Rosebud Initials

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDeGqU_8l40WlY113E6xA04IAP0MJecPBaPu72Mtz10lJ0NcUK7891RNiP4K-Cycy4hIZreMl_haaGXZXVUeM5xoxCtBRBL4sbEbq1XBTHPSS8_KujAUohnEwrp_0y1lptcsbaBoSD2mr/s1600/IMG_1170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDeGqU_8l40WlY113E6xA04IAP0MJecPBaPu72Mtz10lJ0NcUK7891RNiP4K-Cycy4hIZreMl_haaGXZXVUeM5xoxCtBRBL4sbEbq1XBTHPSS8_KujAUohnEwrp_0y1lptcsbaBoSD2mr/s640/IMG_1170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are my<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Valentines Rosebud Ornaments</span></strong>.</span> I've shaped them into our initials.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">G for Guy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCeM1flactvkDloWPEgcTcDFbenlYEzTAQ23WA7gTVZheNpZ37TIQOsVFbs13EFJSu1oO3BFVP81DEvCtAUk8NoQHGCeChT9-iHFu3wIgZrhxzn-5FGdrl3BA6XEt4AlYL_a7vHfZTF0HH/s1600/IMG_1161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCeM1flactvkDloWPEgcTcDFbenlYEzTAQ23WA7gTVZheNpZ37TIQOsVFbs13EFJSu1oO3BFVP81DEvCtAUk8NoQHGCeChT9-iHFu3wIgZrhxzn-5FGdrl3BA6XEt4AlYL_a7vHfZTF0HH/s640/IMG_1161.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">S for Sarah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNIPVvfOE30SKsZVtpFMp4xAD_y-VnlC9PxAnMDYMXeW_K2c55UuUE_peIL4qXVx8ozRLD_ON6Rs_I00TwNa4iFoyyibvrda6GUHhJ4vXETx2ytBoeMFds-uUeFqKqjbwV3OBj87yf9eZ/s1600/IMG_1126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNIPVvfOE30SKsZVtpFMp4xAD_y-VnlC9PxAnMDYMXeW_K2c55UuUE_peIL4qXVx8ozRLD_ON6Rs_I00TwNa4iFoyyibvrda6GUHhJ4vXETx2ytBoeMFds-uUeFqKqjbwV3OBj87yf9eZ/s640/IMG_1126.JPG" width="425" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, of course, a heart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ7Hm5WhL90TCvbWc_aeDc2_uF8o-9HHgHwYnHseYitlTb2nSYLB9gCzBOxr0_asW1h_3DeWnFziBxN4VygiFxymg-ndaR4-L8JcDKyFk0pk8YSwFJjgmd_rY2ef66poaWmwvEzTDz2V1/s1600/IMG_1156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ7Hm5WhL90TCvbWc_aeDc2_uF8o-9HHgHwYnHseYitlTb2nSYLB9gCzBOxr0_asW1h_3DeWnFziBxN4VygiFxymg-ndaR4-L8JcDKyFk0pk8YSwFJjgmd_rY2ef66poaWmwvEzTDz2V1/s640/IMG_1156.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah <span style="color: #e06666;">loves</span> Guy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nFztLiHKjSxJKnE01DWfzA3ALs7MkTpcS8qCbasawOJA4ZMtW9UgU0IrG8MkWmFFL6ZwjrZtXjaAxHd4CpHMzajecyNhC5jsDoFGTSzBd8JAEOI7QzzW3Dwx1GUgcuC1H9iUc-J4ai1F/s1600/IMG_1150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nFztLiHKjSxJKnE01DWfzA3ALs7MkTpcS8qCbasawOJA4ZMtW9UgU0IrG8MkWmFFL6ZwjrZtXjaAxHd4CpHMzajecyNhC5jsDoFGTSzBd8JAEOI7QzzW3Dwx1GUgcuC1H9iUc-J4ai1F/s640/IMG_1150.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or Guy <span style="color: #e06666;">loves</span> Sarah.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2LGCGE9uaG05YQEVHaqT2IwDWeQTsYlzRzx6Pjac-s7pVmsyZiV5b202nLSWh1YDs-QiU2bAYRxSpQdHxPigZ2rZoTZlQjcIuNWwSTrJXuMk7h886WMlpvsUcWyWKYo8yncp3m74mv_/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2LGCGE9uaG05YQEVHaqT2IwDWeQTsYlzRzx6Pjac-s7pVmsyZiV5b202nLSWh1YDs-QiU2bAYRxSpQdHxPigZ2rZoTZlQjcIuNWwSTrJXuMk7h886WMlpvsUcWyWKYo8yncp3m74mv_/s640/IMG_1171.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Depending on how the mood takes me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The letters were actually easier to make than in <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/02/rosebud-crafty-tutorial.html">yesterday's post</a>. There was no twisting of the wire to be done.  Just gently bending the end back around the last rosebud.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ieGdFir7qkvFVFTZlsvGx-IsM9hkUJr2Nj3C5t5oR5baA4Q6oMBsU7EyaZ6cyAUA1om-jF-RgS_478Sx_yFUFp4YqmrK10a2skXIIYllGcVCpmRNWtcyBuGKQQc0nr8SYreOFi0nIXyp/s1600/IMG_1157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ieGdFir7qkvFVFTZlsvGx-IsM9hkUJr2Nj3C5t5oR5baA4Q6oMBsU7EyaZ6cyAUA1om-jF-RgS_478Sx_yFUFp4YqmrK10a2skXIIYllGcVCpmRNWtcyBuGKQQc0nr8SYreOFi0nIXyp/s640/IMG_1157.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*************************************</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One more day to go to my <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>English Garden Party</strong></span>. Eeeeee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come on over tomorrow (Wednesday morning GMT) to link up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There will be a bath available for anyone who gets over-excited by all the <span style="font-size: x-large;">scrumptiousness</span> available to drool over.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGTYyGi4TyZLNhHFXcrVPmgLOic5oWdkr4_kjOWwXIIGR5eKWmATNoVTE4tjluQJ_aj6B26Ji97dfz-2oRSzK5h-U5G2UYinJjpTs29kaVC50jfrKQkfQRO_BwIkhuEIwhDugxCx1PkNc/s1600/217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGTYyGi4TyZLNhHFXcrVPmgLOic5oWdkr4_kjOWwXIIGR5eKWmATNoVTE4tjluQJ_aj6B26Ji97dfz-2oRSzK5h-U5G2UYinJjpTs29kaVC50jfrKQkfQRO_BwIkhuEIwhDugxCx1PkNc/s640/217.jpg" width="504" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Can you imagine? A <span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>bath</em></span> in the garden?}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CJJYo30TBAmebvf6AOJzkVVRj16LU5U5VaxMMRFoM2ZeFO0HF6tc_85iTQ_TKsJMYnfijtduGOp6N4m6_IrWjpu0YEacrdNnRQCzjqTywgoZOVsXmW8W77cAA88NJB1_GSeXluQmCl7_/s1600/IMG_1160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CJJYo30TBAmebvf6AOJzkVVRj16LU5U5VaxMMRFoM2ZeFO0HF6tc_85iTQ_TKsJMYnfijtduGOp6N4m6_IrWjpu0YEacrdNnRQCzjqTywgoZOVsXmW8W77cAA88NJB1_GSeXluQmCl7_/s640/IMG_1160.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNIPVvfOE30SKsZVtpFMp4xAD_y-VnlC9PxAnMDYMXeW_K2c55UuUE_peIL4qXVx8ozRLD_ON6Rs_I00TwNa4iFoyyibvrda6GUHhJ4vXETx2ytBoeMFds-uUeFqKqjbwV3OBj87yf9eZ/s1600/IMG_1126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm linking to the fab parties in my sidebar.</span></div>

Valentine's Rosebud Initials

Here are my Valentines Rosebud Ornaments . I've shaped them into our initials. G for Guy S for Sarah And, of course, a heart. Sarah lo...

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Rosebud crafty tutorial

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdiVCdLKuXAwWnaQ-2yPIptLXT_0Pkn6Nr2X6ZPJAjMlmgkmw2PL15l1mJssfdqckZ69B8oB4NmEFPeTg2AswopoCeq47f68BLDUcab-3d4OSujXcn9SZMu9camar8DqDabrBAw7EWG3-/s1600/IMG_1127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdiVCdLKuXAwWnaQ-2yPIptLXT_0Pkn6Nr2X6ZPJAjMlmgkmw2PL15l1mJssfdqckZ69B8oB4NmEFPeTg2AswopoCeq47f68BLDUcab-3d4OSujXcn9SZMu9camar8DqDabrBAw7EWG3-/s640/IMG_1127.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello again, sweet pea,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, am I glad to see you today. It's so good to have some adult company. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Between you and me, the chicken pox saga is somewhat taking its toll on my sanity.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you chosen your outfits for Wednesday's <strong>English Garden Linky Party</strong> at Modern Country Style? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm thinking some posh wellie boots would go down well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTi9BET7plqtr_JS1yrztwUZ6P2OrM0GPtTrI4QTd4wNth_WhB4RfwGJE3w8Q5i8-varnp41R24PsPU8SiOCXdiQ3l3uS_zSH1RBhOrAaJPUDBC8QVPeTAMa0AbJ5K_l39Q1iCiyU4gx9/s1600/joules-red-posh-wellies-shoedaydreams_blogspot1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTi9BET7plqtr_JS1yrztwUZ6P2OrM0GPtTrI4QTd4wNth_WhB4RfwGJE3w8Q5i8-varnp41R24PsPU8SiOCXdiQ3l3uS_zSH1RBhOrAaJPUDBC8QVPeTAMa0AbJ5K_l39Q1iCiyU4gx9/s400/joules-red-posh-wellies-shoedaydreams_blogspot1.jpg" width="263" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yup, this is definitely the outfit I have in mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkfhlvj_YatP9uY-xoHesXwNPyKuYBTtyGu0Xf6M4Uuo9nHQPd_txOEFS_DAHtJLjBad4Ri-8UV3GnCNbPOOZZ7y2t1-k91_CBfp6Slm8GqDrerQ6lbI_xW3gCXJtBbW-MEACU3NdhQLO/s1600/flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkfhlvj_YatP9uY-xoHesXwNPyKuYBTtyGu0Xf6M4Uuo9nHQPd_txOEFS_DAHtJLjBad4Ri-8UV3GnCNbPOOZZ7y2t1-k91_CBfp6Slm8GqDrerQ6lbI_xW3gCXJtBbW-MEACU3NdhQLO/s400/flickr.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Please will you come along and link up your garden/ flower (fake or otherwise)/ outdoors posts too (the grabbable button is on my sidebar to your right)?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{I can't very well have a dress like that and prance around on my own, now, can I?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, alright, I probably could but it would be *so* much more fun with you.}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*******************************</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now onto the rosebuds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is one of those excellent crafts that pretty easy to put together but looks absolutely awesome when it's done. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's what you'll be needing:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A packet of dried rosebuds, which, if you're wondering where to find them, I got easily-peasily from eBay. My second home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYNMph1t4FH4DYw_ulK-X_7s2HDNPj0a8tl97chrdWy7xTHGY204qHRd3-pdN1OQS4R9sbW6MuSAer3kFfR2OKxdDnhKjo6lFcY6XIJba_QecLowEet-U0AP3LzWWgGC43oWwmy2I4Mr5/s1600/IMG_1090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYNMph1t4FH4DYw_ulK-X_7s2HDNPj0a8tl97chrdWy7xTHGY204qHRd3-pdN1OQS4R9sbW6MuSAer3kFfR2OKxdDnhKjo6lFcY6XIJba_QecLowEet-U0AP3LzWWgGC43oWwmy2I4Mr5/s640/IMG_1090.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some firm but malleable wire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pretty ribbon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLrc_Orrk9fyA0YBBmVh5L2ovOD6-41YSTBlA6TY1Jgqx3oNdHDSuZc8scpl2l3SRWHalxMBDWNJ9xKhF09UYa0dW-sr9kNZu2W44SnrqOUaZPWnT7Y3POJ-la8QejPgWs-oyR1BSS-eQ/s1600/IMG_1107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLrc_Orrk9fyA0YBBmVh5L2ovOD6-41YSTBlA6TY1Jgqx3oNdHDSuZc8scpl2l3SRWHalxMBDWNJ9xKhF09UYa0dW-sr9kNZu2W44SnrqOUaZPWnT7Y3POJ-la8QejPgWs-oyR1BSS-eQ/s640/IMG_1107.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 1</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Take a rosebud and push it onto the end of the wire. If your wire isn't stiff enough then you can use a needle to make a hole and then slip the wire through that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkCRUkZxTAsh6FIoZiDbTykilU6Y-AQzBHJwd6YiUgu2BBH4v3y7gpeaLBeoIqJfBFVpkk1bcmeYAVTtOiHKxW7RGqHkjXYRRRDRS2lnor8cW3IvSFdMCw50LJqjie1DGzXft_XpxP_GR/s1600/IMG_1122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkCRUkZxTAsh6FIoZiDbTykilU6Y-AQzBHJwd6YiUgu2BBH4v3y7gpeaLBeoIqJfBFVpkk1bcmeYAVTtOiHKxW7RGqHkjXYRRRDRS2lnor8cW3IvSFdMCw50LJqjie1DGzXft_XpxP_GR/s640/IMG_1122.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 2</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Repeat until you have between 20 and 30 rosebuds on the wire then snip off the wire with a few cm spare at each end..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzSscut6Pq2B3ViAA1lURZZyZNWh-h2D9LMzoC4tfYJp7ir_fsg1J2offkva6anlrS-YCasiqz2EyasRr7VguQkzgZCuAU8swjia9_PXvt7wBFQGrCx27iKMjcQ_hkPXfmMSGt6YOkgPE/s1600/IMG_1115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzSscut6Pq2B3ViAA1lURZZyZNWh-h2D9LMzoC4tfYJp7ir_fsg1J2offkva6anlrS-YCasiqz2EyasRr7VguQkzgZCuAU8swjia9_PXvt7wBFQGrCx27iKMjcQ_hkPXfmMSGt6YOkgPE/s400/IMG_1115.JPG" width="265" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 3</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This part depends on what shape you want to make. If, for example, you're after a heart then simply bend the two ends round until they touch and twist together to secure, trimming off excess if necessary. Shape the wire-loop into a heart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumyZmAvEqpMMNMJUwtDl_5aO26sJ4So7F7SuX96gNfjnNZtLo5p2eRPWHDPrU54toTYIwepftMh04tL7q7KiVgC37o7pNkXRdN1EtiuPHqVXQsaQeEZLKgZpbudS-pJIMq7e3tHejoaas/s1600/IMG_1132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumyZmAvEqpMMNMJUwtDl_5aO26sJ4So7F7SuX96gNfjnNZtLo5p2eRPWHDPrU54toTYIwepftMh04tL7q7KiVgC37o7pNkXRdN1EtiuPHqVXQsaQeEZLKgZpbudS-pJIMq7e3tHejoaas/s640/IMG_1132.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 4</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Attach pretty ribbon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 5</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For a gorgeous finishing touch, swivel the rosebuds so that the stalks all face same the same way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdiVCdLKuXAwWnaQ-2yPIptLXT_0Pkn6Nr2X6ZPJAjMlmgkmw2PL15l1mJssfdqckZ69B8oB4NmEFPeTg2AswopoCeq47f68BLDUcab-3d4OSujXcn9SZMu9camar8DqDabrBAw7EWG3-/s640/IMG_1127.JPG" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Step 6*</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love Modern Country Style for always. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mine are up and look so lovely and romantic. Tomorrow I'll be sharing my rosebud reveal. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Can't wait!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* Step 6 optional</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkt07przdp-M8JmatZi4JUe1DwCOHiMA2VemV73lnqakBAtSFWqoHrnEqs3sYdXbDpjLtbXNMbyJi8n0bHQ0X9wdcJbeX9wuYcGENRXWBWsG8RYJ8iQxnDH91Rc6R4Eu0IvB75gNkKrXg/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3xcq6Jp8qgoTU4BBHBEzBmfO9ChOEvMkUKi_PQvU5p3qu5eXl-C0sZVSe9Afsu_yPyFME_JHLxdF3ZJkfVDtv_fwMEqJ_Mp1NVL6JbeEsriAUlmh8bgISwfoLmb6PFqcr4-Yj2MGVp_b/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div>

Rosebud crafty tutorial

Hello again, sweet pea, Well, am I glad to see you today. It's so good to have some adult company. {Between you and me, the chicken pox ...

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