tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11830270229313944312024-03-13T12:34:37.677-04:00here comes the feeling you thought you'd forgottendon't worry, it was just in the back of your mind.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-12631325786616510362011-04-13T20:59:00.004-04:002011-04-17T18:14:48.272-04:00Does the Top Stop?<div style="text-align: left;">Last summer the movie screens were rocked by "Inception" and my boyfriend was definitely not the one to be immune to the craze. He scoured the internet for images of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's suit, made sure the DVD was included in his Christmas wish list, and downloaded the soundtrack to listen to at leisure. When I came across this poster on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsy.com</a> it almost seemed like it would be offensive to my Leo-loving boyfriend to pass it up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e-ufh5mHpfMPZXeCEq3yF6-mcpvZtLBoeI-GfzJyp9JuBqWHqSNW6tjdg28E3I4ZFIV193k-IbgJz6ObOaN3FIFv2ejQLcwrooLkP8o7TKvRv2XxP-McrhObTYXS-ovv5SoFwDu2JEM/s400/adam+juresko+inceptin.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596674689695516786" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Adam Juresko is the mastermind behind this poster, and he also has plenty more awesome movie posters to choose from on his <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheArtOfAdamJuresko?ref=pr_shop">etsy shop</a> (TheArtOfAdamJuresko). I was pretty partial towards this poster because of the design and layout, whereas my boyfriend was enthralled with how it depicts the movie (so a win-win). We both agreed that Adam's shop included some of the best movie posters on etsy, not to mention the transaction was smooth and he was more than willing to answer all my questions (and I ask<i> a lot</i>!) very quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div>So anyway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt...</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WN714rzw7IQWV2eRCKJh4OPMmdkoQVSBZ9wQWvViriDtSxQIIJWuZ7nb8OD9OpHsONwubh_FYjo2sZUuOJ0iztqvaBkrqTwPEgRmG9F3nN7DpXaTAI6bdZAYtmaHqkZL0vDx_etbvRk/s400/joseph+gordon+levitt.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596679207414554578" /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheArtOfAdamJuresko?ref=pr_shop">etsy</a> and <a href="http://elizapi.tumblr.com/post/713921526/joseph-gordon-levitt">here</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-90319907021542672122011-04-13T18:21:00.007-04:002011-04-13T20:07:27.177-04:00Aboriginal Art<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Inspiration:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6p7zEpV0Jq66RVilf6B6kmA4ToPP19c8xY_tuozx_H6okeZaT9e_Av_kyhWDeGa3j5YTWg6N9iBZUXn3g1eveooZhr7FBqidJICGCiksbnUpO708-jWZKwmaJxHvHWnjSJz8ick8G_g/s400/4923497032_48093493f9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595197392190663106" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdl7pixk8oJVaXALdwAUHxcvaxlwiNQxGFye6A1zt5saD1nq9sEEgauXhvg3WLREotvc9idiKkpOEhXPxNE0C573yo-7bPuZZpYuDfSJJ3R_IIMouZkMTp369GocBg1INRlA79T6osRQ/s400/aboriginal+art.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595198150892484114" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">These pieces of art are by an aboriginal artist named Jeannie Mills Pwerle. This is one of the bookmarks on my computer that I have visited endlessly for about a year now. I finally decided to try to recreate this piece because I figured, how hard could it be? To answer that for you, it is very simple and costs close to nothing compared to the pricetag for an original by the aboriginal. (I had to)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Materials: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Acrylic paints in any color that suits your fancy <i>(some bought at Hobby Lobby for $0.99 and some already owned)</i></li><li>Paintbrush with a decent width <i>(already owned)</i></li><li>Canvas <i>(I used an 11x14 bought at Hobby Lobby for $3.00)</i></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLhJ50Z4w-hBgbYikPJsHAPi0JiE2BwfWOI3lvysdNaWNLP2kci1UBptwPEJ33smwVOoOoqP-mE875DwO-JdvB4qpuSVdXmYXpdexR72kKCQS1dIpkBXdtBTxxO_lGGfU_dz1XqlLVts/s400/DSC03299.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595199810915147730" /></div><div><br /></div><div>There's not too much technique to this, but I basically dipped my paintbrush into about two or three of the colors and took it to the canvas for a single stroke. Here is one up close. I love how you can see the different colors in the one stroke.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHgSvyyNtW_bm59H3xN0AoBwtug9hBj1GXDRO6tPh-B8uSqRTqa0JwPILkaQQpYCxCPsSGN0EQSoS3r0j1JYkbzoghHoj79s6z8JT-DivaurgZA0jWizmRKOKVipbYqgsdMElLOSEfRU/s400/DSC03302.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595199813776594802" /><br /></div><div>After doing strokes all over the canvas, I was left with this. It took about 20-30 minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cSllxYlS8cU3Y_xsLV0TcUbbxCSkLQ_NUAA-VN_2w-J1bEic7-kjl-wI-qbUscnQo5TBTl13Ps7hoxZhvBrD8EQhrMzLe4B0ey5kPZjF_10PaGQeXfCvKFNLh9EMSOLcYdC7QKvzGw8/s400/DSC03303.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595199821952686946" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was playing back and forth on a scrap piece of paper about whether to add the dots in between each stroke, but my parents convinced me to leave it as it was. I have to say that I agree. I love the dots on Jeannie's work, but I was pretty satisfied with my piece without the dots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UoO_DUZPmUzlomQKSeNduwmjPN-mIKRGu6aBAiQ2PnDA8prbZj3F24Ij8YBDDj-yFZnHSHpU4C7jiAO1k2v41QBIoHwOSAKHkAKOWk2qKXd4R1UiGjMoK4eIkztrW04pJg6qY5eYzrw/s400/DSC03300.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595199832832295234" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now the finished piece hung on the wall. I love the color that it can bring to any room and how easy it is to master. You can make it totally unique with different colors and lengths.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReuFOAqAJuMsPVubDYsGrBfZm9zSavYJ6XdG4tCRq6W7Kj5mX4fRt3mndrK2K9mW7-50DkpkIjdYtitEfrFBMm-bmeoYKt9bCanpvB1-C7nuHxV4tgFQm9XZBPJbwlfXQ2LTbkDjiYBU/s400/DSC03307.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595199828780523266" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishandchi/4923497032/in/photostream/">flickr</a> and <a href="http://www.aboriginalartcoop.com.au/aboriginal-art/jeannie-mills-pwerle/anaty-bush-yam.php">Aboriginal Art Coop Gallery</a></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-9021245379710765062011-03-20T19:21:00.003-04:002011-03-20T19:39:46.809-04:00Finale (Finally): DIY Headboard<div style="text-align: left;">Drum roll, s'il vous plait! Here is the headboard in all of it's glory. This first picture is a little more sharpened than the second, but hopefully you get a good idea of how it turned out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52SxJ-P1R7YCcoID2Z1AIhCPVtWU9MOvZh_GjWRIGsIvpWLWWeVqiA5m0rnOBE3mPXddepcTtJq2LjRF-PHc8FRoFCTls2guxxTBlQtH3YU5a4TjAWj_VAF1N2o1-t7LmXyK4-B0vwZg/s400/DSC03263.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586306627041593922" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The last step was to staple the fabric to the headboard. We had to make sure that we centered the fabric with the headboard on the ground as we pulled the fabric up tightly to make sure it was taut. One of the problems we ran into was pulling it tightly though. As you can see in the picture of the different styles of headboards, the "Portman" has a horizontal area next to the semi-circle on top. I was very persistent on making sure the fabric allowed me to make the angle there, but it was useless. We ended up putting some stuffing in there so it was more of a rounded crevice, and honestly, you can't even tell that it was supposed to be any different!</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7lu3FWRbRc5t9hMOvRx-SlbWujDEv8RBzN3ko5vTTvJD98Y-cXcBka869tAgNofd1fnBrPYGhjw38uFkBGSlaLsyfjqcbst_yjUW6S4VIbnMoz3XBLBSu23BTCUemjHd1EBNKXkg64s/s400/headboard+shapes+w+arrow.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586309397189664594" /><div><br /></div><div>One of the options for headboards are to fix them to the wall, but we opted against that because it would just be easier if it wasn't attached if we ever moved it. We had some wood left over from our piece of wood we cut the headboard, so we cut out some planks that we screwed on to the back of the headboard which allows it to stand upright as you're seeing it in the picture. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MiPrAh7Z6m143eMyKcssa6tLd2Oeag_-nLUSZMxsQyxgRBWJfXBQ-J1mdSonNmlkLPxmfp7sMMx9gCoSJi1bgn7af7XxHmWwD9zlNtTNEyTGanGTMN0eZOsBvSuDppvF_EdLXYV1KrI/s400/DSC03262.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586306622756424930" /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So although this took way too long for me to post, it was a relatively quick process and we completed it in a day. Of course I planned everything out in my spare time in the week prior just making sure I had exhausted all options of how to make it. Good luck on any attempts at your own!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-68908931918729685192011-03-17T21:20:00.013-04:002011-03-20T20:05:12.078-04:00Instructions: DIY Headboard<div style="text-align: left;">Sorry for the lame title, but I decided since "DIY Headboard" is exactly what I searched for on google when I was doing this project, I should go ahead and help anyone who may also be searching for the same thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>When we left off, I was sitting around as my handyman did all of the dirty work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcIO49wTLKD_gRv_3dsibJ_Ygmxh8k5dT2Xh4nPfO7EHdHHLM-6Mgy9daZr-Q3ybHR9hGZxy4GkZhL8kY1n-UdlIL1ZYdjD-KgUKUMzxqgutytT6UerVUWbklKFNYUA1PQQKjayngP2M/s400/DSC02997.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585224657719279106" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He is using a jigsaw to cut out the pattern of the headboard that we choose, which according to the following picture, is the "Portman" style. <i>(How do you even pronounce "Grosvenor"?)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32YjSzz2ax3pKvdoVgivKIsf83mhYNjhneg0KuiVNVpbF1zYLWN_AfvJO76Jn9bTfJPReNP1FYRzOsgC8hiAYcNXioN-45p8UTo45QAv6k1BaaBPc9uTNHYLHa97NcLqtcp5Nchv1s-0/s400/headboard+shapes.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585227162784866946" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After many lengthy discussions of measurements, tactics for drawing the pattern, and how to obtain maximum accuracy, we finally just dived into it, which allowed for a few mistakes and learning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I knew the basic measurements of how tall and how wide I needed the headboard to be and also where I wanted the curves to start going up, but the curves ended up being the most difficult things to draw on the piece of wood. We finally configured a makeshift compass out of a pencil and string in order to make sure we were getting a perfect rounded edge. After everything was measured, the handyman used his handy dandy jigsaw tool and cut away. (Cue me blogging the previous post)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Sorry for a lack of photos, but the next few steps included spray glue bought at JoAnn's, padding (actually mattress pads - they were cheaper than the padding at JoAnn's) bought at Wal-Mart, and batting. We had the pattern cut out on the piece of wood, so we laid it down and sprayed it like crazy with spray glue and stuck the padding on first - egg crating </div><div>side down. We then sprayed on top of that and stuck the batting on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The next part is probably similar to intermission. Since we were working at the handyman's house but the headboard belonged at my house, it had to be moved over there, BUT both of our cars were too tiny. Lucky for us we live in a town with golf carts and paths, so here's how we transported it.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL365iGalVlW6Q4WXFQmHZrbovb4GpQYLTcKsRFLh8ZXLA70xiD0BQrprlSGnyICpICSGTHP4DXaWJNDFl4tOklDDwl4NXa-DoixB-xVQcb4rUTQ3L0yHS03MImH3dPN1G34CtA_DULA/s400/DSC02998.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585802162699065298" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">And also how we secured headboard on said transportation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC51rsosnszjNI6kkfRQs9hiGoibG9WmNzLEgVPN3LMT1HRXWWNtOhk5qLm80Yv3hMfn9H9WzTChtTrRHEls1ti91JqgRIHLcU0ta_MjQRK6V4k5XW-UN1unRuKu5gOJpSY8TxooJwOrQ/s400/DSC03000.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585802634484180578" /><div style="text-align: center;">Running joke? Extra wide load on the cart paths coming your way! </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Handyman drove while I sat on the back hanging onto that headboard for dear life. We made it to my house with a few minutes to spare before my mom came home from school, so unfortunately it was no longer a surprise but mom just LOVED it! She just <i>had</i> to see what it was going to look like before we even put any of the fabric she had been coveting in the corner of her room for months was even stapled on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_tV-1jALr1qT3xxkeMHDhcISJ5MuEaLkIKsl_1Y8MXcWgjGrynpMw6iQKHYP5RNamuk9eR8rpDh39EdV50WgykxqCBzJybvuLx42F98-8hOCCTJL0XE9y8hFxK1aXcHbZrf1bp9uUDs/s400/DSC03001.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585802643225171618" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How embarrassing, but I don't have any after pics. They'll come along in the next post :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://www.birdandbranchredesign.com/2011/01/yes-please.html">here</a></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-16363184693581048462010-09-29T13:40:00.003-04:002010-09-29T13:57:08.108-04:00Top Secret<div style="text-align: left;">My parent's room has been in desperate need of a makeover/facelift/TLC/any kind of new decoration for a long time now. Mom is too worried about the rest of the house to bother with her own room, so I've taken it upon myself (and my handyman aka boyfriend) to help her out in the form of an upholstered headboard. The project is going very well so far, and I'll give a more detailed post later, but I'm currently sitting out by the lake as I watch someone in particular use a jigsaw to cut plywood into the desired shape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Grand inspiration:</span></div><div>Grace from <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/">Design Sponge</a> made this <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/09/diy-video-graces-upholstered-otomi-headboard.html">headboard</a> about a year ago and it's been floating around the world wide web ever since. I've watched her video at least three times now. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4-k98biRnLZinmNxd3vPxqP9A3k2z4JN0YPEGCydmnJ4m466Wqp1yQxofowwBZ0BHaxxaVnSIWAOoNkq1SLlEo8jyFlNn32WQ0AcCQxvmDXhTwTycYhvoto5gIzSynn8pe_AQYcbGM4/s400/grace.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522395809216441218" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from]: <a href="http://www.designsponge.com">design*sponge</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-69669194244464743822010-09-28T00:02:00.003-04:002010-09-28T00:33:26.010-04:00Trick or (Frozen) Treats<div style="text-align: left;">Things have been getting pretty crafty around our household. Some say it's that time of year while others simply have taken on way too many projects than they can handle. Either way, we embrace each one with our creative minds and get right to work. With Halloween quickly approaching, these stationary cards were fun and easy to make. Oh, and the "I scream!" was penned by yours truly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dDz8bjv-V2E-ezJxcbaTwsODJUloUiYnu8N-0yq4R1xN-69quXqNL34FZ5lMxMA8YaF66pib8_JMLCaG1uJcTVDN5IrByyo4fFU0Rkb5WOpIuxIyX2x42vNuc0x-oDHJcqXeMJTLadM/s400/DSC02994.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521817570518385842" />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-33749680461751623042010-09-27T18:19:00.003-04:002010-09-27T18:48:10.892-04:00Skulls & Bones<div style="text-align: left;">After eight weeks of nonstop studying of Anatomy & Physiology, I am more than relieved to be finished with finals and beginning my two week break. Unfortunately I just can't get away from the skeletal system. I recently perused <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/">Z Gallerie's</a> website where, low and behold, the home page had a framed picture of the human body. I instantly zoomed in on the skeleton and clicked to <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/search.aspx?searchterm=oscarnatural">"Shop Look"</a>. If only I had this <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-9505-anatomy-study-1.aspx">picture</a> to study from when I was learning all the bones in the body.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNm_WuyHkbiB6aoQ-Exx80DDo-8obdvtWyC5ERGPc5U8luyHMasXHMtvm-kzZfWEOCdD9ki7M950lwho8yYlnGlg59q8wIq68rxApYxK8Jc545d23UsyeMtAIKpMout62zZfx5rnUQDQ/s320/bones.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521728603087751874" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Upon further browsing, I came across a more taxidermist piece. I can't say that the moose is an animal that I am very familiar with (nor is taxidermy), but this mounted head would be so much fun to have in any room of a house! The white makes this a simplistic piece that would not be too overpowering or intimidating.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpzASIJfLeLHN66vYU8uDgwambGXrBJxhQE8H4oZdQsJbJ9jgI8sPQyKnYojd29h0Lv6APOHx50Ay-tGm55t7ySNdyDsyjjHh2YiYaHJvvj7de1sEMyEltaUkxPH2UR348Qcx59SkBRo/s320/moose+head.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521728608376269010" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from]: <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/">Z Gallerie</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-75908424908321709942010-09-07T21:42:00.004-04:002010-09-07T21:58:59.833-04:00Hiatus<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the past few weeks that I have been MIA, I have been studying about these things...</div><img src="http://www.odranoel.eu/Images/Psychotic%20mitochondria%20Odra%20Noel%20300.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">...in lots of less-colorful books than these...</div><div><img src="http://blog.gocollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/textbook.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 282px;" border="0" alt="" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">...when all I really want to be doing is...</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6Zc_VYRWqssGEp57KH5Hz2VON-XyGvphg0jaqOQojK1rc61nYR7fagYDsJKOVRw3ICNwHivkMOVkr-dxIHqmPk7PHWrvOSRkjeZe_p_206ZykE8-7UbQ3iL80ziCBo6kJeSD_qOOH1c/s400/DSC02691.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514354327475589746" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">...so I'm sorry, but I didn't think you'd be interested in what my life is currently consumed with: Anatomy & Physiology and Biology.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">peace, love, and scientific thoughts :)</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-55109441216095306492010-07-30T16:42:00.003-04:002010-07-30T17:20:01.797-04:00My Tears for Ms. Spears<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKzjv4PwOC5J75r4NiGbvJmkedj3arbTCg7onLmNd6Z750vu9FPUl05Apel8ddtE0vlIPFK5TDKfV69IOK8kT17OYWpxvf4CRpK62plc_TxFvclVTcqzGyGEtzl7FEtEXw2cuISSSs9k/s1600/britney-spears-cosmo-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKzjv4PwOC5J75r4NiGbvJmkedj3arbTCg7onLmNd6Z750vu9FPUl05Apel8ddtE0vlIPFK5TDKfV69IOK8kT17OYWpxvf4CRpK62plc_TxFvclVTcqzGyGEtzl7FEtEXw2cuISSSs9k/s400/britney-spears-cosmo-cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499804210518496786" /></a><br />Who put this picture on the cover of Cosmopolitan?! This unfortunate display of my favorite Mouseketeer has watched me for weeks every time I check-out at the store. I just shake my head and look away from the discoloration in the extensions, the lazy eye (or the stink eye, as my sisters and I call it), and the bags under her eyes. Whoever was in charge of this photo shoot should be fired! The least they could do is photoshop it a little more, or choose a picture where her eyes are opened equally. I am very well aware that we all have our off days where we are less than photogenic, but help a girl out - she's been through enough - and let the public see the Britney who is not a train wreck. I haven't been able to bear opening the magazine due to the cover, but I hope Britney is redeemed by the spread of photos in her article.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-59102943717200094932010-07-30T16:37:00.000-04:002010-07-30T16:37:29.956-04:00NJSE (New Jersey Stock Exchange)<div>Of all the people they have booked to ring the opening bell, the cast of MTV's Jersey Shore may be the most bizarre. On Tuesday, I watched Snooki stand right smack in the middle of the rest of her roommates and ring in the financial day. Word on the (Wall) Street is that MTV would not allow the cast to give an interview after...hmm, 'stand and look pretty' much?</div><div><br /></div><object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/VXuWq7NpPyU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VXuWq7NpPyU&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VXuWq7NpPyU&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-73296819132655187372010-07-28T16:42:00.000-04:002010-07-28T16:42:42.435-04:00Can't stop listening to...<div>I listen to this on repeat, and I am only semi-ashamed.</div><div><br /></div><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nhT_6Yz-Nbc&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nhT_6Yz-Nbc&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-16110004341405679042010-07-22T12:43:00.005-04:002010-07-31T17:32:33.951-04:00Food, Blah<div style="text-align: left;">I may be the furthest thing from a foodie (<em>n; a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment, especially good food and drink</em>) as you can get. Sure, I like to eat, but the only enjoyment I get from food is knowing that I will be able to climb the stairs thanks to the energy it provides me. Basically as long as I can stomach what I'm eating, I'm good. In college, I lived off of a salt-and-peppered piece of grilled chicken, a scoop of white rice, and a can of vegetables for every dinner. Bland and...healthy, I think.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I also have a meal that I always fall back on in case I'm not in the mood to put ANY effort into food prep: <a href="http://www.kraftrecipes.com/home.aspx">Kraft</a> Easy Mac cups. Macaroni and Cheese is my 7th food group and I require at least one serving a week. There's just enough in these Easy Mac cups that fills me up which makes me a happy girl. </div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE9uL_LbDO86oONC0GXv5I_MZpJb6JEyBgeLTvMEpEHIA5ruX3PG04aULlzvo4PE74En5BvV1hqAxNBeP3GB2_feL6cjAcrpIA5gSAzWwKWqZr6k7kncj5An5lBpMNDoyCSAhQJOf42s/s400/easy+mac.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500185072769748450" /><div>PS. Don't worry, I believe in healthy foods for any other meals.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dearbarbz365/2272674067/sizes/m/in/photostream/">flickr</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-84572422706714132042010-07-22T11:22:00.006-04:002010-07-22T12:34:12.274-04:00Vaca Remix<div align="left">Vacation: it's what summer is designed for. You find a few days, go to the beach, and relax. This year, my family's schedules have been less than cooperative, so we are resorting to an extended weekend trip. We leave Friday morning to...I don't know where. My parents have planned a surprise vacation for my sisters and I.</div><p>Now my parents are fairly normal people. On a scale of LAME to COOL they would be tipping ever-so-slightly towards the COOL side for most things. My dad was embarrassing in middle school (ie. putting on a hideous mask to pick up my sister and I from a Halloween dance), but now I usually just team up with him to humiliate my youngest sister. Mom is not always up to date with our generation's culture, but she really went the extra mile to search for Zombie Chips (a la Nickelodeon's "Doug" April 19, 1992 episode) for us at Kroger. We're pretty sure that Mom & Dad mean well, so at least we know this vacation is well thought out.<br /><br />My sisters and I are just hoping we're not going anywhere that requires costumes...or bagpipes...<br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496759326371096930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrEuxDp1g4KXPhYEgdesPTNXIsAr3eu6bERFEpjjryVR9i0BbZ3XXLJkb6SHMqvCCEKFNQUuOCyl-YE0xmeA-J9yRU9_ox9WpJMUWjF4IIlQ4WRMuCJV5H22QPO78rnUlxJXtDDuzycM/s400/bapgipes.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">[from] <a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/">Awkward Family Photos</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-61540837583454857112010-07-16T17:24:00.003-04:002010-07-16T23:07:18.780-04:00Kissing EnriqueWasn't it Jennifer Love Hewitt that Enrique Iglesias was loving on in his 2001 "Hero" music video? Oh how the times have changed. This morning I caught a glimpse of Enrique's performance of "Hero" on the Today Show. It appeared that one lucky member of the audience had been chosen to be on stage with the Latin singer, but as the song progressed, I was aware of some heavy PDA for 9:30 am TV (and a singer and his fan aka people that don't know each other). The shocking part came at the very end so here's the video...<div><div><br /></div><div><object width="420" height="245" id="msnbc1057c3"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=38276663&width=420&height=245"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><embed name="msnbc1057c3" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=38276663&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;">Visit msnbc.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">breaking news</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">world news</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">news about the economy</a></p></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So Melissa from the Bronx admits she is thinking dirty thoughts and I am totes weirded out. Head on over to <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/">The Today Show</a> website and check out the beginning part of the song if you can stomach it. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PS. If you do watch the first half of "Hero," don't miss Meredith Vieira who is laughing it up when the camera pans her way during the performance.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36606816/vp/38276663#38276663">The Today Show</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-24205436263209468282010-07-16T17:09:00.004-04:002010-07-16T17:20:42.249-04:00All Things White<div style="text-align: left;">I get lost for hours at a time on Etsy just looking at the thousands of results in one search. My favorite thing is when I find a seller with an entire store that I fall in love with. I recently came across <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/allthingswhite">allthingswhite</a> and continue going back to look at all of their white trinkets they have to offer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tSTA8OgTnOmDJb2PfOZyNNsSAMy_XoeX6AoaSW21AxdDGCRevULqODwiPCFpUOJocWj1CSrJcyQ8Jfjsr10P-krwn6EmmEmMUoHcsaOzisOwcCRH51XBikROT_j5vf9VhiXZNdibIdY/s400/white+baking+mold.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494615486132423842" /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLv3PmZMNnDO0-ozoxE0al2INVfc4thgYwJxdDz7dLkqModLbDnRnKrvpHUnJ4gR4WPCoyLBtf13h4UrQV2Cbgl4zfBDRA2dOAh4Ft2Pd7WmJxdVYUr8pjJ-SXZHcWBrtbdpT08xvfeU/s400/white+turbans.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494615499754203122" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipb_8TtvpiDm0irVIraWKJT5ScmJ9q3J3rKnhr3ivqWAW200KIJ52nWOiNUkXfczYcecvS-9RIfcpenF1g3gmxCEcgUvK_v3ZYtTzrU5UoCsEWw80nyk4EqDTxUni65Fa4hgi9jizPPQg/s400/white+stag.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494615501493670962" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zQ4oItw67ZgdSBVQXg9niEn28N-SFs3lJKe_bylXD5PIHcnN_M0nH6KivsKQ5d0q5nCD6YwQETHKWBtkQqb8bqnzrScFnBI1g9IL8SGT8VMlvKVbnceEaQB_8ABTO_mB9KDVug85Eac/s400/white+bird.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494615491370068834" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Naturally I am biased because of my affinity for everything white when it comes to decor, but what a fun shop idea! They should contact White House | Black Market. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/allthingswhite">allthingswhite</a></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-90370862671245537612010-07-11T23:09:00.004-04:002010-07-12T17:37:07.823-04:00Pam & Jim Off the MarketMost of 2008 for me was spent anticipating when and how Pam and Jim were going to get married. I never really thought about the individuals outside of their characters on "The Office", until I saw Pam on the cover of Shape magazine in a bikini. This was the moment I realized they were Jenna Fischer and John Krasinksi, not Pam and Jim. This was also the moment I silently weeped because I realized that they were not in fact having a lavish Hollywood wedding together.<br /><br /><div align="center">Thankfully two years have given me time to recover, and it has also given these two actors a chance to find romance apart from each other. Fischer started dating Lee Kirk, a writer, in 2008, and were married last week in Malibu on Saturday, July 3rd. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcLK9HgwGJcsjg9NsgIzgPTze-eXuTxbp3VlP6kjFanYjHkMCTFgGvLvEZJ0xiaPm6ghCVXJ2o1y9TPRU20VMDm1wHleJzSnsXeppHwix4XRYpsLzES3mxXJbYrrEGa0w0UYhe7TcanU/s1600/jenna-fischer-engaged-lee-kirk.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492852987818431250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcLK9HgwGJcsjg9NsgIzgPTze-eXuTxbp3VlP6kjFanYjHkMCTFgGvLvEZJ0xiaPm6ghCVXJ2o1y9TPRU20VMDm1wHleJzSnsXeppHwix4XRYpsLzES3mxXJbYrrEGa0w0UYhe7TcanU/s400/jenna-fischer-engaged-lee-kirk.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Krasinksi began seeing the gorgeous British actress Emily Blunt also in 2008, and they were coincidently wed in Italy yesterday, just a week after Beesly...I mean, Fischer.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8P6h0EJSL1kIxCv1BOG5PCLw9NyeWNJi4P55L7ZKEci0WdhNrrvSsKBLVMNwkee3ujIeku_mVjyyXSzHy40jm070litWLhGl_5ZKnZOBZGVpSSZDGsVq8vh60FxhU4pwK1EnLEq3js4/s1600/1278708159_emily-john-lg.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492852976639114242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8P6h0EJSL1kIxCv1BOG5PCLw9NyeWNJi4P55L7ZKEci0WdhNrrvSsKBLVMNwkee3ujIeku_mVjyyXSzHy40jm070litWLhGl_5ZKnZOBZGVpSSZDGsVq8vh60FxhU4pwK1EnLEq3js4/s400/1278708159_emily-john-lg.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">[from] <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QWOXmjFGlEM/SlMO0Paa4SI/AAAAAAAAWg4/Z3Yk3rb4jtI/s400/jenna-fischer-engaged-lee-kirk.jpg">here</a> and <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/34439-emily-blunt-john-krasinski-wed-in-italy/1278708159_emily-john-lg.jpg">here</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-1034292976002145692010-07-09T16:52:00.002-04:002010-07-09T17:06:36.896-04:00Pretty Pets<div style="text-align: left;">Sharon Montrose's website it beyond captivating. She is a photographer of furry friends with most of them being set against a white backdrop. Each picture enhances the beauty in animals and portrays them as calm, graceful, and curious creatures. Montrose is also the talented photographer behind this spring's bunnies and sheep that Target and Liberty of London teamed together to created! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzT8KQlV-ulelI5uBRCUzw0okNvbGgU09vUqbqE6ng_llwayGNlVYahGR96VycF2vOxBtOfN_0kebe992SE6uq5cjiPk7ZVD0I6zf40nw-9yrFk3uinY6NKNCRBG1AoPIayenJgL-fzA/s400/communication+arts.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8K42DTApROOL8Hqpf_ag6YMNGeXzH_-6ZyU_KX2-s6RJOzGGo8s6agFAr-r5-891rIyZc1qSKIB_N0VDJsxvzfRJ5DlAFOPmQ-CGw5dinwuOlPLV4YCIQrPmcgTBZJQLGiy5aCcGJGA/s400/Baby+Giraffe+03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI7v16UwM9_2EIjc1ajMCabGpnfvC3VH3_4pPVx3be7DrrHy-HXPLgJMly0UeWazmIbvEtdDdfSwqmASJKEQNs5MpE8yB-p-SCowL0Wpl8C2bpVSSpPW34pt4UOZIiq-4LdJML4NGnvU/s400/Liberty+of+London+target.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you are looking to buy Montrose's art, her prints are available on her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SharonMontrose">etsy shop</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://sharonmontrose.com/">Sharon Montrose</a></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-77115972459851753452010-07-08T18:24:00.005-04:002010-07-08T18:41:36.940-04:00She Said...<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"I really love to clean. It's not anything compulsive, it's just that you can see a difference when you're through. Not like raising kids or something that you're not sure how it's going to turn out for a couple of decades."</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">-Jill Churchill, "A Farewell to Yarns"</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-38681942248705696092010-07-08T18:06:00.003-04:002010-07-08T18:23:34.044-04:00V. Important<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio52CwG2DRsOB2oBi2uV0ljxRTgjTG3RjEV15UQZDQ7PyX32U5c77JRtAXaXzSjLsyat3G_YK0e-DP79F9abgXQbBtBiosa0ipdl2E6VzgYOfMEu1nHnoYhp-D0emS1kBnqUuqaOOH-9Y/s1600/0705001101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio52CwG2DRsOB2oBi2uV0ljxRTgjTG3RjEV15UQZDQ7PyX32U5c77JRtAXaXzSjLsyat3G_YK0e-DP79F9abgXQbBtBiosa0ipdl2E6VzgYOfMEu1nHnoYhp-D0emS1kBnqUuqaOOH-9Y/s400/0705001101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491662626261008258" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This unfortunate incident occurred two days ago on the golf cart path in between Kedron Aquatic Center and the Kedron Chick-fil-a. As of yet, no one has been a good samaritan and returned his tennis ball. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so the search continues...</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-2127836197155472042010-07-07T16:30:00.006-04:002010-07-07T17:06:39.976-04:00Pretty Little Liars<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When I think ABC Family, I can't help but think </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7th Heaven</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Sure, it was fun to watch in middle school when everyone would talk about the episodes at school, but as I entered high school I realized that the plot line was still struggling back in its middle school produced fashion. Plus, there was no way David Gallagher could have been related to any of those people.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIgSs1mgpv-f7VRE7HrG_yukA2evdNGbcNCmPBPWk1nKHEH63PdbACG4d1F_LnXcKAJAoW9ugzWsLhmGqobBphE2zXXiIuAA1zlLZbE6K1ltK4ZzdS5IyyqRElgShjzHh3mSDVZafslE/s400/david+gallagher.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491268295069201282" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alright, let's forget about Lucy, Simon, Happy, and all the other Camdens and flash forward to present day where ABC Family has finally shaken their unrealistic, bland, and (sorry to say it) goody-two-shoes reputation by creating </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pretty Little Liars</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOh6Zn3dUF1J6c5alFUDo23f5TGQ59xZgh6CiOeIyhJaHAVkZtbSv8OQ1OmjUFwRhcPyx5tfL46dVIOwW37qnVq1Epp8pp6sQXA22QWrQWFrAXUKn0_qdoODOJlpSY9-TB88A-TG55UU/s400/pretty+little+liars.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491271610293781090" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At first I refused to watch their new show because I was convinced it would consist of but-my-dog-ate-my-homework fabrications, but my sister insisted this was better than anything ABC Family had ever put on air. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sidenote: my sister defines all things cool.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So I watched an episode and now I can't get enough.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The series is based off of the teen books by Sara Shephard and is a cross between </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gossip Girl</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Desperate Housewives, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">complete with </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a Queen Bee, a dead friend, and 4 female lead roles. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately ABC Family does not have all of the episodes up online for our viewing pleasure, but even if you start watching now, it doesn't take long to read the episode recaps that started at the beginning of June. Or I'm sure the books wouldn't take long either. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pretty Little Liars</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> airs on Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC Family. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></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="font-size: small;">[from] </span><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/david%20gallagher%20awkward/gofugyourself/GFY%2520Archive/51129127.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b176370_your_first_look_abc_familys_pretty.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eonline</span></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-43402072443021768692010-07-04T21:29:00.003-04:002010-07-22T12:36:22.731-04:00America the Beautiful<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Happy 4th of July!</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/everyday_food/2008Q3//med103901d_0708_berry_salad_xl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/everyday_food/2008Q3//med103901d_0708_berry_salad_xl.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/tv/martha_stewart_show/show_photos/4001_4050/4036_110408_usmapscrapbook_xl.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/ms_living/2004Q3/msl_july04_drinkparasol_xl.jpg" /> <div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/ms_living/2009Q3//mld104375_0709_tars_exp2_xl.jpg" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/kids/2006Q1/0306_kids_flagcupcake_xl.jpg" /> <div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/pub/weddings/1999Q2/bouquetshapes_sum99_xl.jpg" /></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">[from] <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-36724005071585550002010-07-02T16:16:00.003-04:002010-07-02T19:02:56.498-04:00Look! Book!<div style="text-align: left;">Regardless of neighborhood, continent, or family background, I think it is a universally accepted truth that we all have books in our home. What has always interested me is the different way that everyone organizes their reading collection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohO8K7vBDMo4gyUrODNrl9KIJB69Ow4kZS9U6G8RM8wWARHeSK-zm3YnaO_vC6mwQnsBLkPsHpUdK7p6ItxgDT16fj7RobdTHp6qqZ9sj2jHuk6-S6He3AwrgeO2sGBL5xK9se8RlQys/s400/candace-bushnell+book+shelf.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489443462017175602" /><div style="text-align: center;">Candace Bushnell's magnificent bookshelf with an appropriate majority of pink covers.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyfcz9jNhZ1qzrvo0o1_500.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 485px; height: 500px;" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, yes, yes! Organizing any and all books by color makes everything look so much more organized!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4p1ng4Ggv1qzrvo0o1_500.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" border="0" alt="" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">If only all my books were uniform like this, I would have the most beautiful collection!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img4.southernliving.com/i/2005/03/jumpstart-a-bland-room/piano-and-bookshelves-m.jpg?300:300" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">One day I will have my own ladder along my library bookshelf, and I will swing along like Belle in "Beauty & the Beast". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another idea that I have heard of is wrapping your own cover around a book in whatever color of paper you want and then putting a tag on the spine or writing the title in your own handwriting. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[from] <a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2010/06/house-that-satc-built.html">Habitually Chic</a>, <a href="http://audreyhepburncomplex.tumblr.com/">Audrey Hepburn Complex</a>, & <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/jumpstart-a-bland-room-00400000008537/">Southern Living</a>.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-16564049132360142482010-07-01T00:00:00.001-04:002010-07-01T00:01:59.137-04:003 Amigos: Harry, Hermione, & Ron<div>I'll admit that I have not read all 7 of the Harry Potter books, but I still go year after year to see the movies. And yes, the wizardry aspect if fascinating and everything, but I am a total sucker for the character development and romance that goes on between Harry, Hermione, Ron, & co. And just in case you haven't seen the trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," here it is for your enjoyment!</div><div><br /></div><object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/_EC2tmFVNNE/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_EC2tmFVNNE&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_EC2tmFVNNE&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-50142810572322341682010-06-30T22:27:00.006-04:002010-07-06T14:40:09.900-04:00Gary Spain<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I have been seeing rooms decorated like these for a while now, and I just found out who is the wonderful decorator behind them: Gary Spain. The collaboration of patterns, colors, and quirky items makes for an interesting and eye-catching room.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488760987328244754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkedZFCxdjoHW2iP3cr2alzh09GNVFSMYfO-reNSMcHCKpIBP6T8j_C3lqF6Jw6an9Y1ZQl9Lma0qoLR9pf5YS7sXyFh32jR2oTIw0YIzsl-81H7WEoBVYZrnwzrCkuzcKWsANBZBmxrI/s400/Gary-Spain-bedroom.jpg" border="0" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Love this bedroom with the picture of who-knows-who as a focal point.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488761897953724962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhoBQ5xNWK0d9bwtVYeg9EuKmy3jpXlvcWymwfRCnE4aL5LyYbNzfcFKjgQSKAKSI-WiB7ECqG9EiWdPCDll9uS04X3utDeWheHKnlaTx5qotyxTu3sMXfwJsUo4jwFiA86oxa0RGubU/s400/spain3.jpg" border="0" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">With all of these colors, Spain is still able to make the white pop.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488762137281128850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrd4j8Bd_CFhl3bUMMo1Z5gonotJlrn6hZyODtA1o8zOkGz0E-9wqHUvUpuH1KVqYolMwE6R0s9Pq16Vfj34eVGJAvyOYL96_tlbKfiO3CUeE88KeSuyxxlL_9eDh3Pby4YQkpKZUGuo/s400/Gary-Spain-hallway.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Please excuse the (tasteful) naked sculpture. The wallpaper and half of the chair you can see is what I LOVE in this hallway.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">[from] <a href="http://www.garyspaindesign.com/">Gary Spain's website</a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183027022931394431.post-49242030809160355112010-06-29T17:30:00.006-04:002010-06-29T17:41:40.603-04:00Team USA! (part II)<div style="text-align: center;">In the spirit of USA making it as far as they did in the World Cup and the 4th of July coming up, it seems appropriate to make this post. As promised, the final product!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtP-t4kJF42uLlysHxKWjvaI2Cd5LEJUnIkxBOhdVqxz0-oJ-o6F7smw8kKtjEUu7_ffXkv6vUiKj0JCbF-kaX7F6KcamrQPEbW0SLFzpTg7r73bBXbfT8Vxc7uXSdG4cj7-Rrpv-iHY/s400/DSC02646.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488312214012722930" /><div style="text-align: center;">Buttons and beads hot glued.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5t5aM7QhFTpqJE_ZQIbX3EgJ2sZJaou3RJOv_SST466vLoxLbCy9nLSrtwkd8rNV8PjLxB6d0GIY6OwRRZ9IkAV3TwQysMHdMieNI6Rcr1V8rT_9D1JZwxqUzBqdswQFMoi7aQALRb4/s400/DSC02647.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488312366634307650" /><div style="text-align: center;">The bow is from a girl's headband I found at Target.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxQGiI7NJWShHiQ4gWVU_Jxst_rBL8KCsXBZaoKLPAnBg6CCCeamiz5ScCJWl2W1-xG8ck83zBXS8MCHt0aYebU30XmBxufivCD4OUShj0BtsqkUCJsRhR_yCstT4lPIlxefyhNYF0nU/s400/DSC02648.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488312903343815346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rhinestones and buttons glued on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsTfu8CgpcbT3uUx6RH1BBK6f2JR6CTxNMS7aGobmjh9Z5SYY7KhQ6MxzVHl9scVe1Y2s-9aFv2bmJmNLr3iN7F4N8D5QdHt5tFjZg7JffteDXoBvm8q1WBTl1BeZMFP8OgrDlhtyCts/s400/DSC02645.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488313522062477506" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tah dah! Happy 4th!</div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786443824634171249noreply@blogger.com0