Make your own deliciously bespoke pen pot!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On these bleak January days, it's lovely to have a plethora of crafty ideas to while away long afternoons indoors with or without children. Here's my idea for one such project - your very own gorgeously bespoke pen pot- that is quick, easy and adorably effective. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1ZX5B4iQIW5RP2GFE6w-Mi7Rt5yKRue-uGa5muHfNpuvd-qzxnaf_L0YO46xwQZhPRUXD7rZGRV9WVOHpzpRUD7zGfQigDe9xAZjfaOgdKWzyF2-OU98Ej81cQqPrtc1ar64hfMuSNmc/s1600/la+pot+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1ZX5B4iQIW5RP2GFE6w-Mi7Rt5yKRue-uGa5muHfNpuvd-qzxnaf_L0YO46xwQZhPRUXD7rZGRV9WVOHpzpRUD7zGfQigDe9xAZjfaOgdKWzyF2-OU98Ej81cQqPrtc1ar64hfMuSNmc/s1600/la+pot+065.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All you need is:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO70XdhQ0glVBBWGQU7-VBH0SgwB-8DZiI-k5qVgkkxyZgvFY5vag140Nh_IbKh9DpThPPcv_56c_PFclfVEP3LcHrN8MLy09AgZQkGCzpEKx-6HSi44TAQL2yTN3biOKmI_lhxl1SgrSo/s1600/la+pot+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO70XdhQ0glVBBWGQU7-VBH0SgwB-8DZiI-k5qVgkkxyZgvFY5vag140Nh_IbKh9DpThPPcv_56c_PFclfVEP3LcHrN8MLy09AgZQkGCzpEKx-6HSi44TAQL2yTN3biOKmI_lhxl1SgrSo/s1600/la+pot+018.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A sturdy cardboard pot (step in Whittards Hot Chocolate!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A strip of delicious wallpaper of your choosing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spray adhesive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scissors</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLtzbw92X6JbiWbdmH1qc4cvRQGJDEBfdaPT25WKNLVG26dl4048zKCsHHlxK-2EbUQZCmHWb3bEtvrSsSQy1W3YKL10LrfOonY5GFGTxBT1mK0l-nJgfxcTLwZPPCTzee2GqPZC9pZuc/s1600/la+pot+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLtzbw92X6JbiWbdmH1qc4cvRQGJDEBfdaPT25WKNLVG26dl4048zKCsHHlxK-2EbUQZCmHWb3bEtvrSsSQy1W3YKL10LrfOonY5GFGTxBT1mK0l-nJgfxcTLwZPPCTzee2GqPZC9pZuc/s1600/la+pot+021.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the wallpaper, I've used <a href="http://www.lauraashley.com/roses-cassis-floral-wallpaper/invt/3534840" target="_blank">Laura Ashley Roses in Cassis</a>. It's a lovely Modern Country update on one of my favourite Laura Ashley patterns. Soft, country roses have been given a fantastic modern twist with the introduction of grey. Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{and, shhh!, it's now half-price in the sale!}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here what you need to do...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cut a strip of paper about half an inch taller than your pot....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmun5Z70dFfJHE5t4K0MtnMql1UdbMr618LeDmlpWewWsfe19pMZho1WJR6Gih24jbwumahCdIcIZ4dVH8UnbpJsZJIznAkyzfM6IIPBVrfvKas_bOMo-g3392xoZ5h1TGucX72Z6yRXJ/s1600/la+pot+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmun5Z70dFfJHE5t4K0MtnMql1UdbMr618LeDmlpWewWsfe19pMZho1WJR6Gih24jbwumahCdIcIZ4dVH8UnbpJsZJIznAkyzfM6IIPBVrfvKas_bOMo-g3392xoZ5h1TGucX72Z6yRXJ/s1600/la+pot+023.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and with enough length for about an inch overlap, folding over the top edge by half an inch. This isn't strictly necessary but gives a lovely finish. .</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/AVvXsEhMi8P9Be39auIazlX59YllElI0dDtCsFkPEoGFq2bfF8qARGR3OIPW4lidklmhyq5CDAhso0u51k0KHfKFIru4-VdAwJ50nGSAOoNcYkPlFkb3sc4BfLO_jHzr2cZaQGwp_AV7a_TANx-3/s1600/la+pot+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi8P9Be39auIazlX59YllElI0dDtCsFkPEoGFq2bfF8qARGR3OIPW4lidklmhyq5CDAhso0u51k0KHfKFIru4-VdAwJ50nGSAOoNcYkPlFkb3sc4BfLO_jHzr2cZaQGwp_AV7a_TANx-3/s1600/la+pot+048.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Following instruction on the can, spray on your adhesive (leaving the top half-inch untouched, if possible) and carefully apply the paper to your pot, with the excess above the rim. Snip down into the paper to a smidgen above the rim of the pot..... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XlWaJW42P2BxBtWlq2zEmlHVWOeBZ0jOiNQbwR_hFsWt0E1kGbGzcaRkEaLTFQcmYalsdScfgyn432-marDCX2RXuuH99vk5oUAoiN7QakA_YJ4UQlrftl-MnKw3Nwf6eFQc5GzQbyTj/s1600/la+pot+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XlWaJW42P2BxBtWlq2zEmlHVWOeBZ0jOiNQbwR_hFsWt0E1kGbGzcaRkEaLTFQcmYalsdScfgyn432-marDCX2RXuuH99vk5oUAoiN7QakA_YJ4UQlrftl-MnKw3Nwf6eFQc5GzQbyTj/s1600/la+pot+053.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...this allows you to neatly tuck down the paper without any ugly creases. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Give it a quick spray of adhesive and press each tab inside your pot.</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/AVvXsEjvxFPxHzWwtc_8bcWTpfilUHficGmzeWWO2882GoWEBlr_2bZV632tVBhmDZEfRPYEYgOtgaOhVUkqp11Gr_DGY4aJ1jt1LREt1HfrQpW1nTflwPGKkVemKBouCG0bUAJ66OU8ZpO65EHu/s1600/la+pot+057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxFPxHzWwtc_8bcWTpfilUHficGmzeWWO2882GoWEBlr_2bZV632tVBhmDZEfRPYEYgOtgaOhVUkqp11Gr_DGY4aJ1jt1LREt1HfrQpW1nTflwPGKkVemKBouCG0bUAJ66OU8ZpO65EHu/s1600/la+pot+057.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cut another strip just shorter than the height of the inside of your pot, with enough room for a little overlap, remembering to fold over the top edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenaOB_4dy0FgUzZWEAS4OKhxWVsHgOXqS1nGtglxHLvEPJ5eVgtlLvw0lEFKda4DYwL2A9gxsD1iJsh5OpcpF_-478I9nq7kxObit9euOaJCb5Kt_tgHl7-pbNH8ieE3cdMslcfGJe4yQ/s1600/la+pot+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenaOB_4dy0FgUzZWEAS4OKhxWVsHgOXqS1nGtglxHLvEPJ5eVgtlLvw0lEFKda4DYwL2A9gxsD1iJsh5OpcpF_-478I9nq7kxObit9euOaJCb5Kt_tgHl7-pbNH8ieE3cdMslcfGJe4yQ/s1600/la+pot+050.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spray it with glue and place on the inside of the pot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ijE0L1xWe-bsWQwATSQnGCWTpa6GShC5fSjBvH0Y5k-Ii0hGxVjJsslDKgBqUGMZEnqPqwyvRzvwmz8cPPVO2bt47Te1LxzjanxmjWp_qJJsB64hlVwWPaJvlqB8fVc6-Xy3k8Kscjc_/s1600/la+pot+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ijE0L1xWe-bsWQwATSQnGCWTpa6GShC5fSjBvH0Y5k-Ii0hGxVjJsslDKgBqUGMZEnqPqwyvRzvwmz8cPPVO2bt47Te1LxzjanxmjWp_qJJsB64hlVwWPaJvlqB8fVc6-Xy3k8Kscjc_/s1600/la+pot+058.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat yourself on the back! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJZWQeua0ciBvt7t6Lta_kaWnlHm8nhi1lRMkJJ3LcipS26M04IhfG6lCyVN0t0pK0WFPu42yxU79_Ke72jw5F2V5joDC8UTChgkdIc7cIFLarlXhHsgbKPhXUomI5u8OsFTbh2sTZpUN/s1600/la+pot+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJZWQeua0ciBvt7t6Lta_kaWnlHm8nhi1lRMkJJ3LcipS26M04IhfG6lCyVN0t0pK0WFPu42yxU79_Ke72jw5F2V5joDC8UTChgkdIc7cIFLarlXhHsgbKPhXUomI5u8OsFTbh2sTZpUN/s1600/la+pot+063.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You've created a completely unique Modern Country pen pot!</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/AVvXsEiPz3av5ipf289u7s4qQTPv9zuOm2dGSrNzko4cRrEK0rzNv3khqE7eO-6gn1q1jG2ridBci4euMzGY3P-bPgGMtsfb2c71dJCFpMo-z66nRrvhN61S-_8hhuYMVkZZnkbAL5KvcJHK7cIs/s1600/la+pot+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz3av5ipf289u7s4qQTPv9zuOm2dGSrNzko4cRrEK0rzNv3khqE7eO-6gn1q1jG2ridBci4euMzGY3P-bPgGMtsfb2c71dJCFpMo-z66nRrvhN61S-_8hhuYMVkZZnkbAL5KvcJHK7cIs/s1600/la+pot+064.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't this <a href="http://www.lauraashley.com/roses-cassis-floral-wallpaper/invt/3534840" target="_blank">Laura Ashley Roses wallpaper</a> make you hungry for a review of the best garden book in the world <i>EVER</i>? </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Coming right up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Make your own deliciously bespoke pen pot!

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How To Completely Transform Old Picture Frames

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I have a thing about picture frames. I find them peculiarly difficult to resist when I see them lying, unloved, in thrift stores or charity shops. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFxNZaPY0Bt8oEszDZl9bcXPB76ZsyIoVldvITrN4QQa_Wefzumk3ItGdeC5x6pdFcJ_PLiC8oojiMyjIG-0Y6KIivgsZ8bMsN5LZgjuS8838zKCwRDrCOu-lobYfQCIZYsDm7HeX-TaC/s1600/picture+and+anya+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFxNZaPY0Bt8oEszDZl9bcXPB76ZsyIoVldvITrN4QQa_Wefzumk3ItGdeC5x6pdFcJ_PLiC8oojiMyjIG-0Y6KIivgsZ8bMsN5LZgjuS8838zKCwRDrCOu-lobYfQCIZYsDm7HeX-TaC/s640/picture+and+anya+101.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They're spectacularly easy to transform into show-stopping pieces with a little know-how.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step this way, please....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One tatty old frame....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT0ppn8LJUdnoyUS6rlPgKBTmZnRY7bbNizQ-UAaYptT96pHCH9nCz-qI6J7coJLdLBw-3BOKm-8hDJxwc_bqYN_Y39sleeT_W7Oks8DtCFZQYTZy37Vb8sEV2RAzpDgqbqUIkL-hATzM/s1600/picture+and+anya+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT0ppn8LJUdnoyUS6rlPgKBTmZnRY7bbNizQ-UAaYptT96pHCH9nCz-qI6J7coJLdLBw-3BOKm-8hDJxwc_bqYN_Y39sleeT_W7Oks8DtCFZQYTZy37Vb8sEV2RAzpDgqbqUIkL-hATzM/s640/picture+and+anya+003.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;">However, underneath the scritches and scratches and knocks and bumps, this has good bones. Solid wood. Chunky and sturdy. Definite transformation potential.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtydGO1e1zuACzDKCmZsiKgyk8br_4OA30EYdUxFJAwTPIq41-b7mnPAzF5ffzPq2k90tEhQquzsqAN7Mt6cwsWPhRsZ9Fi8TgPqtZ3oiOj4O9j1c6wJbYE5xBzXWsILTwY5okP5i4Jd_/s1600/picture+and+anya+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtydGO1e1zuACzDKCmZsiKgyk8br_4OA30EYdUxFJAwTPIq41-b7mnPAzF5ffzPq2k90tEhQquzsqAN7Mt6cwsWPhRsZ9Fi8TgPqtZ3oiOj4O9j1c6wJbYE5xBzXWsILTwY5okP5i4Jd_/s640/picture+and+anya+005.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I turned to my trusty can of <a href="http://www.autentico-chalk-paint.co.uk/" target="_blank">Autentico Nearly Black Chalk Paint</a> for a speedy lick of lusciousness. No sanding, priming or preparation necessary. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I've painted tonnes of little bits and pieces like this, plus the desk in the study and the tin is still pleasingly full-looking. A little goes a long, long way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPuAT1hFat6L8iWb6L2JDL3CD7RM6Nq592aUI0Fk1YaoIGUaKdMa3U7QrpHHOTydl0t8_YxHqEfZ5eKFIKzCt7-UtUQPgWqusOGVrzKRqwdf6y1lJ_wiSjcr9xyMkPPJF-NkONeszOX0p/s1600/picture+and+anya+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPuAT1hFat6L8iWb6L2JDL3CD7RM6Nq592aUI0Fk1YaoIGUaKdMa3U7QrpHHOTydl0t8_YxHqEfZ5eKFIKzCt7-UtUQPgWqusOGVrzKRqwdf6y1lJ_wiSjcr9xyMkPPJF-NkONeszOX0p/s640/picture+and+anya+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;">With this particular piece, I wanted the gently matte sheen that comes from <a href="http://www.autentico-chalk-paint.co.uk/" target="_blank">Autentico's Clear Wax</a>. This is so easy to apply.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoAp6Oc1SXgLu3V6eHc-gPMIKySMJidVdJFM7jmJEdk_IfektO2IGi9kzpPJVu-DXRFGHiTTY9l2e0wOyhmEjJoSBf6FzfFs3SDDvCJZJ0xa2BOgj9qVhMa7NsVSfoYT5AksNXemYEwBv/s1600/picture+and+anya+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoAp6Oc1SXgLu3V6eHc-gPMIKySMJidVdJFM7jmJEdk_IfektO2IGi9kzpPJVu-DXRFGHiTTY9l2e0wOyhmEjJoSBf6FzfFs3SDDvCJZJ0xa2BOgj9qVhMa7NsVSfoYT5AksNXemYEwBv/s640/picture+and+anya+022.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;">Following the clear instructions, brush the wax sparingly onto the surface of the frame, wait for the fifteen minutes it takes to dry and then buff with a brush, or cloth.</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; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWma5BUwes2AdYXjkdSSEyB_N6Mszrb5mO8ajVv01YD4FN_hHb_cGD158V1cqlwpXClLZaNDbEovoP3h9k0gbr4L30TwfpQ1ULNnF90Jk90qcof-Mp1thb0Z2KMWT9p8tpIFjUAMfxl_El/s1600/picture+and+anya+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWma5BUwes2AdYXjkdSSEyB_N6Mszrb5mO8ajVv01YD4FN_hHb_cGD158V1cqlwpXClLZaNDbEovoP3h9k0gbr4L30TwfpQ1ULNnF90Jk90qcof-Mp1thb0Z2KMWT9p8tpIFjUAMfxl_El/s640/picture+and+anya+105.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;">And, ta-daaaaa, this easy-peasy, cheap as chips way to utterly transform a frame from past-it to pizzazz!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoOl98_jU1iJASvXFVwdfJ1wzwKMX8RZ3f6ux9t3Pt-v8hwAn5TMgzGUSP0wpysV4ADMFGl4o3dDbGFkOWHKIcK1h10o1DZHwYDNvIVBmUo_CrURsm3njrP8yCIW4WaEsICxHvA2Axdam/s1600/picture+and+anya+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoOl98_jU1iJASvXFVwdfJ1wzwKMX8RZ3f6ux9t3Pt-v8hwAn5TMgzGUSP0wpysV4ADMFGl4o3dDbGFkOWHKIcK1h10o1DZHwYDNvIVBmUo_CrURsm3njrP8yCIW4WaEsICxHvA2Axdam/s640/picture+and+anya+037.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 British Isles Typography print is from <a href="http://www.roseandgrey.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rose and Grey</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it gorgeous? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the detail of all the different names...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">take a close-up look....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCbsHXLHARd2V8EFQWaFwoYCUZ54DtBE1wGruZGCozI9YQLKuIkEdOUf-QCZO1g_BsgqDzCpnjlQ2Yx1SmWkY8OxmWPU_czF0E4OKZNWyn-aKLnrXEli5eTvRhr_JanZxNUty4vZQ6lkc/s1600/picture+and+anya+085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCbsHXLHARd2V8EFQWaFwoYCUZ54DtBE1wGruZGCozI9YQLKuIkEdOUf-QCZO1g_BsgqDzCpnjlQ2Yx1SmWkY8OxmWPU_czF0E4OKZNWyn-aKLnrXEli5eTvRhr_JanZxNUty4vZQ6lkc/s640/picture+and+anya+085.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><a href="http://www.roseandgrey.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rose and Grey</a> stock loads of must-have quirky finds and, as quoted by The Sunday Times, </span><span style="font-size: large;">'upbeat, colourful home wares with a whiff of salvage." Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1Wj9lKuZ5aFUi0rQ1xd-GkV0wOmMuhHl9ES7IfyQ1udIib64jIdIxfkrnmf2cnNK94eeujz5rGSMN8nxD7yi4fQr5W5ynLuYd9Y_p6S6yOc8PxlEvJv6j_-DDWm9NSBz8QJzj_ywN3-/s1600/picture+and+anya+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1Wj9lKuZ5aFUi0rQ1xd-GkV0wOmMuhHl9ES7IfyQ1udIib64jIdIxfkrnmf2cnNK94eeujz5rGSMN8nxD7yi4fQr5W5ynLuYd9Y_p6S6yOc8PxlEvJv6j_-DDWm9NSBz8QJzj_ywN3-/s640/picture+and+anya+051.JPG" width="426" /></a></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 British Isles Typography poster caught my eye in an instant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsQwpaAxzDKvDhpoUD3BzRrxtMX5rzvXMhyphenhyphenVWAWsFdFJZdtGM-8I2xlVL2j9-oL3OKuvbSdvV3-XUKR3pizN-QuspPhFTSqMJH1SneFW_ife4LO0s2UHo_PndWGr8vejjVIaeMC5AZVj4/s1600/picture+and+anya+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsQwpaAxzDKvDhpoUD3BzRrxtMX5rzvXMhyphenhyphenVWAWsFdFJZdtGM-8I2xlVL2j9-oL3OKuvbSdvV3-XUKR3pizN-QuspPhFTSqMJH1SneFW_ife4LO0s2UHo_PndWGr8vejjVIaeMC5AZVj4/s640/picture+and+anya+030.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;">I love the sheer slate colourway but it's also available in Duck Egg.</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/AVvXsEh6rzC5uVl0xYXUWYK5z0JQC1lJcSyjnnlV-OtzY3BAGmy6K75y0BJhCXoFXxIch6PQyI9DvFg4E-lCw99NNZ8kCRfgD6SnUSjO4PcQ8VZD1YoZz6c1dOkUitYBbop0gsJy6vdM9lZq4_GX/s1600/picture+and+anya+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rzC5uVl0xYXUWYK5z0JQC1lJcSyjnnlV-OtzY3BAGmy6K75y0BJhCXoFXxIch6PQyI9DvFg4E-lCw99NNZ8kCRfgD6SnUSjO4PcQ8VZD1YoZz6c1dOkUitYBbop0gsJy6vdM9lZq4_GX/s640/picture+and+anya+059.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A craft project that's good for the Modern Country soul, and for your bank balance...everyone's a winner!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

How To Completely Transform Old Picture Frames

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Modern Country Table Setting Craft Project

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely adore this little corner of our home. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyAB5JPrkRMZBTu9dN80P-JsqzR6tzRIWrRPLb7UQkdlHw-yI6HTc-MyxdzWwQF_VT2iDDDtuAQ6JsV18RN2REExmZjRn8lYxHvjvlkymDaOM9uxfUmmdDk5uWwF0Mm2mVdyxTnz9BP69/s640/031.JPG" width="426" /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We bought the table as extra seating for the </span>littlies<span style="font-size: large;"> when we have lots of people over. It looks so sweet tucked away to one side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54-czYGm454lGtIOaAPsqGwludUZ8QfJTPTYSlAraJVrnWDjvL2M_gTtaW3eIT95MS4k6-Td-5HUuXOySO_6NaXulb-0QwzywggF4rGc0gJCtQTwEqkszTVCbr52TzuCyQCvrsgFyzmOg/s640/073.JPG" style="font-size: x-large;" width="426" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day, not so long ago, I decided it needed a tablecloth...for its finer moments in life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUYaX8PpeK9jem3QIdo70Prtpt2jNyWLm84DgYF5ubWA4nsqJ0asdilEW8YjnnMNJS0JUpa5MzVJjWWD-RFBvH0kjlNb1ZaywO_0_LbEn1ibuVRM9u4NP00Lx99J29PJ-IU9niofKFU6V/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUYaX8PpeK9jem3QIdo70Prtpt2jNyWLm84DgYF5ubWA4nsqJ0asdilEW8YjnnMNJS0JUpa5MzVJjWWD-RFBvH0kjlNb1ZaywO_0_LbEn1ibuVRM9u4NP00Lx99J29PJ-IU9niofKFU6V/s640/132.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">....enter <a href="http://www.lauraashley.com/invt/3462965" target="_blank">Laura Ashley's gorgeous Heligan fabric</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef1NN7XJlhj1VcDZPpoSq49Nv3MfwplaqLzjQs_ClSAO9X7tfw306CDO3l5FQ9n2RLKLuunAWIc1LW0NG7L-NwkTf_P1GIlwuNZlEaGpB4flMvC8Pv31gdysYTLmWjn9uG15bmdS-aU6d/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef1NN7XJlhj1VcDZPpoSq49Nv3MfwplaqLzjQs_ClSAO9X7tfw306CDO3l5FQ9n2RLKLuunAWIc1LW0NG7L-NwkTf_P1GIlwuNZlEaGpB4flMvC8Pv31gdysYTLmWjn9uG15bmdS-aU6d/s640/100.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The edges were given a straightforward hem on my sewing machine. This was SUCH a simple project. If you see a couple of metres of a fabric you love then please snap it up and make one for yourself...</span><span style="font-size: large;">even the most nervous of beginners could pull this off with considerable aplomb. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXbQTdg6ZpF2h5UrdXLwprD-mzhjR3xNM76FSUkmIQi11Qu_MQeEHKKsKRIc9wd1WGzeRetY3jXfbCWWozLS74nIHLtlGXCTgu-GvQlVP3e27Y_BUSpB28RIY2PilJDQrJCJ5UjgUZFRV/s1600/122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXbQTdg6ZpF2h5UrdXLwprD-mzhjR3xNM76FSUkmIQi11Qu_MQeEHKKsKRIc9wd1WGzeRetY3jXfbCWWozLS74nIHLtlGXCTgu-GvQlVP3e27Y_BUSpB28RIY2PilJDQrJCJ5UjgUZFRV/s640/122.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No excuses now...particularly as this Heligan fabric is currently half price at <a href="http://www.lauraashley.com/invt/3462965" target="_blank">Laura Ashley's website</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMhH3PcTksaLvGH0OYlFpvHqwLJaFKS2HeyzNbAvEt6I586sW24n39FiCRmxpASrzJEmOSKlbZGQ49XXu_X3gArcVxfQog4Ly8xjndhXE8Mb0GrleEzsJYquU_xecsLyabUk4dSBv9BGz/s640/145.JPG" width="426" /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fabric transformed it in a flash into Modern Country perfection, particularly with these beautiful flowers perched atop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdgJ12UkriyhkLeWfld1qojSwDviWQVVTO7vy61V6LdAivC5B7izaFiV1_dhUo3Kx_656af4F2NsBEIqNwJfmtAEkhS3WGdP2GXgLRFWtP5QM6hStwNcZpke9ij17FO0zJCsoNEm4XGLF/s1600/131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdgJ12UkriyhkLeWfld1qojSwDviWQVVTO7vy61V6LdAivC5B7izaFiV1_dhUo3Kx_656af4F2NsBEIqNwJfmtAEkhS3WGdP2GXgLRFWtP5QM6hStwNcZpke9ij17FO0zJCsoNEm4XGLF/s640/131.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It takes a special kind of fabric to be able to take such a beautiful bouquet. The combination of the greige background, and simple white and greens of the hydrangea motif doesn't fight with the beauty of the real thing; it somehow enhances it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73yCEy4yOYqSn7SUcHUUTQQG2DMjncMDO8k5jiT1IZ8ivyznniakeb9uZgrIi2dp73FT0l1zYP6ZjqW4bgxSYXOty6AObrDmiYtBYb4pVZP2fgjKxpRvdGslRUvH8D5eum980e2SpQbUL/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73yCEy4yOYqSn7SUcHUUTQQG2DMjncMDO8k5jiT1IZ8ivyznniakeb9uZgrIi2dp73FT0l1zYP6ZjqW4bgxSYXOty6AObrDmiYtBYb4pVZP2fgjKxpRvdGslRUvH8D5eum980e2SpQbUL/s640/053.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poppy heads, eucalyptus, roses, lilies, feverfew, nigella....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">flowers fit for a king and queen!</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/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Modern Country Table Setting Craft Project

I absolutely adore this little corner of our home.  We bought the table as extra seating for the littlies when we have lots of people over....

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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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