As you all know I was gone for a week at Girl's Camp and while I was away my hubby surprised me by painting our bedroom to match our bathroom!! Oh yea!! I was thrilled when I opened up the door to our bedroom and saw the beautiful robin's egg blue covering all our walls. He is one amazing man I must say!...

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All this week I have been away at Girl's Camp with our church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) We went to a camp site in Oklahoma where it was green and lush and cooler in temperature as compared to Dallas, Texas. The biggest treat for us was .........we got to camp in cabins with air conditioning! I was doing...

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I had the chance to fly to Salt Lake City on Friday to meet Madeline, my older daughter and go to a good friend of ours wedding in Logan, Utah. It was so beautiful up there!! All the mountains were so green and lush and there were meadows of golden yellow sunflowers everywhere. It was a perfect evening for an outdoor wedding. Madeline...

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Heather Bailey has a new fabric collection Pop Garden & Bijoux. It is a beautiful "splashy and colorful" floral collection. Fresh flowers in three playful palettes to keep your projects lively and your sewing spirits high. Check out her newly designed blog as well. http://www.heatherbailey.typepad.com/ I can't wait to get some of her fabric and make something amazing! ...

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I have always loved celebrating the 4th of July....I am so grateful for all those who so willingly sacrificed so much...... even their own lives, so that we could live in freedom here in the United States. Do we really take the time to think about that? I know in my own life it is filled with peace and comfort...I don't know that...

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Hey everyone you have got to go check out Mabel's House blog. Liz is a fun, creative, home decorator lover and an amazing writer that is hoping to get published very soon. Liz even gives us a sneak peak at her upcoming book for YA "Mystery of Cold Springs" I am dying to read more and hope she gets this book published soon!...

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The Hubs and I went to a really fun outdoor concert last night for Family Home Evening. It was a group from Philadelphia .....similar to "The four Tops" and they played all the great Mow town hits from the 60's and early 70's. There were tons and tons of families there....sitting on lawn chairs or on blankets just enjoying the music. Lots of...

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For everyone that has been asking what the paint color for my bathroom is....it is Behr Premium plus, Ultra pure white satin enamel, color: Valley Mist (460E-2) from Home Depot. Let me know if any of you decide to use it and where!Karin ...

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This was our Father's Day breakfast that we served Mike. He actually got up too early and ate some breakfast without us!! Then Emily and I got up and made some delicious herbed eggs with fresh Basil and Oregano (from my garden), and some Havarti cheese. They were so good. Then we made a nice fruit salad with blueberries, strawberries, bananas, apples and...

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Looking for something other than french fries, baked potato or mashed potatoes to go along with your dinner tonight? These are to die for!! Yam fries...sweet and delectable! I am telling you there was not one left on the plate last night at our Father's Day dinner! I chose to make mine the shape of regular french fries instead of wedges and they...

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Just found these adorable printable recipe cards on the wonderful blog HOW ABOUT ORANGE! Just go here to see all of her downloads and click on link under the picture of the recipe cards off of her blog and it will take you to the download! Have fun with these.... ...

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Don't you just love the look of porches! I found these photos on the Country Home magazine website and just loved them. They have this romantic, soft billowy look about them. We don't have a porch at our current home but I sure would love to have one someday. I can just imagine myself..... sitting out on our beautiful porch on a perfect...

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I love any of Ina Garten's Cookbooks they are so easy and every recipe turns into family favorite every time! All the women in our family cook from her cookbooks. Some of our favorite recipes are her Apple crostada, Panzanella salad, Lemon bars, Creme Brulee, Roasted asparagus, Herbed baked eggs...just to name a few. Try one of her cookbooks! ...

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Here is before photo of our bathroom. A lovely yellow and orange floralish wallpaper! Not my cup of tea.....so I decided to paint it a beautiful turqoise color and started the project while my hubby was away on a business trip. I got almost all done......... and then....I threw my back out! My hubby loved it and finished it for me. We just...

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I wanted a new hutch but they are just too expensive for me right now so when I was at Ikea the other day with my good friend Penny, we came upon this great looking black shelving unit for only $99.00 and I thought what a great deal! Penny and I brought it home. After my cute hubby put it together (in only...

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Here are some fun things I found at http://www.surlatable.com/ and http://www.potterybarn.com/ to make any backyard Bar-B-Que seem even more special. I love all the summertime colors and themes for the serveware, napkins and even the glasses. Look at the photo of the hanging candles. I have to do that! I know you can make some yourself...using mason jars, wire and little votive candles....

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Check out www.tastefullyentertaining.blogspot.com Rebecca finds all kinds of cool, fun and motivating things and creates an inspiration board that shows ideas for how to put on a party or celebration. Rebecca links all her photos and information to many different website and blogs. I love how she starts with a color or an inviation and puts it all together . On wednesdays she...

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This is what it looked like after I spray painted it with primer......... About half way done.......... This is what it looked like before I started (sorry I forgot to take a before pic of the whole thing) The very cool drawer (this pic makes it look like it is blue but it is turquoise)And VOILA!! The finished piece! I love how it...

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