DIY chalkboard

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKFGSHlrA6yYFwCwUVCjn0u_moEmrgrPzt4ttowX_37IMqks-5vhTw-VbvARKwhYSQitVgvUDV_-7_gXGRnVJz1RfJe7UURTwVNC0HNuHZuzWXILXQ_Q6dFwyFlsGO9itHbMrWEfavzt4/s1600/IMG_0832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKFGSHlrA6yYFwCwUVCjn0u_moEmrgrPzt4ttowX_37IMqks-5vhTw-VbvARKwhYSQitVgvUDV_-7_gXGRnVJz1RfJe7UURTwVNC0HNuHZuzWXILXQ_Q6dFwyFlsGO9itHbMrWEfavzt4/s640/IMG_0832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">There is</span> a</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> affair going on over </div><div style="text-align: center;"> here at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">White Ironstone Cottage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHuVqALAZdUz2wtHuY5am4S6A3wL8Ky4Uc0yBDEbMPS2z9FB13KbhJmyyrk3egTIKdByAJ4C4A-UZFEuvhxnSag8uDgbtWYsjwB8BXVK-Lpf8Cn6UvonN9mXbuY_pGWDWvYZnY2Hvpsau/s1600/IMG_0843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHuVqALAZdUz2wtHuY5am4S6A3wL8Ky4Uc0yBDEbMPS2z9FB13KbhJmyyrk3egTIKdByAJ4C4A-UZFEuvhxnSag8uDgbtWYsjwB8BXVK-Lpf8Cn6UvonN9mXbuY_pGWDWvYZnY2Hvpsau/s640/IMG_0843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Yes it's</span> true</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now don't get me wrong I am passionately in </div><div style="text-align: center;">{Love} </div><div style="text-align: center;">with handsome husband<br />but....</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have fallen head over heels with a new discovery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Krylon spray on chalkboard paint </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEiekwFmU_G54vJ-uWrTqEUsc4eChu5L5gOUXrbVFrwhySR_8iisiwrFyBKgu9zQMgdMIRbW9muI0kPIJVnPX30bb2wd0TNXPbnr-xNLK-CsNucy2h7C3VHsL1aaLxriKyNkr4KH8WFBCU6f/s1600/IMG_0836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekwFmU_G54vJ-uWrTqEUsc4eChu5L5gOUXrbVFrwhySR_8iisiwrFyBKgu9zQMgdMIRbW9muI0kPIJVnPX30bb2wd0TNXPbnr-xNLK-CsNucy2h7C3VHsL1aaLxriKyNkr4KH8WFBCU6f/s640/IMG_0836.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I painted</span> our fish steamer</div><div style="text-align: center;">sorry to say I have NEVER actually used the steamer to steam fish LOL</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/AVvXsEjnfXronyDYW7BnMa5gbNVjVIT_8yb-R4vFYhoXIH2t2D1jwILDcGLidCMIcb_sX0XoPUKadH26rsSOsffcrcJf-X3M82xRrMYwKZC0Bq4nFANWgjwddx0E22sGXENiXbKWxT0gN5jxSLXs/s1600/IMG_0837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfXronyDYW7BnMa5gbNVjVIT_8yb-R4vFYhoXIH2t2D1jwILDcGLidCMIcb_sX0XoPUKadH26rsSOsffcrcJf-X3M82xRrMYwKZC0Bq4nFANWgjwddx0E22sGXENiXbKWxT0gN5jxSLXs/s640/IMG_0837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">We cook </span>our fish on our BBQ outside </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">so there isn't a fishy smell inside the house</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> look how pretty the steamer looks</div><div style="text-align: center;"> filled with flowers from the garden</div><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/AVvXsEigbg6Ic0q0RNfumh3RT-ps9f0L1Vs1dBwA1MxGEZNVr2UINB2fatGGsEPLky0lP6sEq6lfo5sKRJ3aPe0yWjnCkwng80zTGdQ2kzPbsQgHOyIcqO8G45jikkSq-AMGubOfbgPO_2xrA2I5/s1600/IMG_0844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbg6Ic0q0RNfumh3RT-ps9f0L1Vs1dBwA1MxGEZNVr2UINB2fatGGsEPLky0lP6sEq6lfo5sKRJ3aPe0yWjnCkwng80zTGdQ2kzPbsQgHOyIcqO8G45jikkSq-AMGubOfbgPO_2xrA2I5/s640/IMG_0844.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Krylon</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">spray</span>  on chalkboard paint<br />is so easy to use</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/AVvXsEg6yEvTXH5oaSvNi0tW9Vf9ftqifaJ9hXeydxnqxxefY6S_cH0PUpq5XWSmE3CaIWFxHuLYmGv5s7zv2xozPZG2NQVC-DDgbtdKTXE7ndgtjbqluMBVAyOxWUrcZhKfzxG7h-Q4sBuvSaGA/s1600/IMG_0835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yEvTXH5oaSvNi0tW9Vf9ftqifaJ9hXeydxnqxxefY6S_cH0PUpq5XWSmE3CaIWFxHuLYmGv5s7zv2xozPZG2NQVC-DDgbtdKTXE7ndgtjbqluMBVAyOxWUrcZhKfzxG7h-Q4sBuvSaGA/s400/IMG_0835.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">{instant gratification}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjIOQzhOsH8gRP0ZsVlgz03sqeX0ltQMAGOXEfaGF1RRPfMPhzReCcI5C4qnqPf4cWXiAs0drmql45tgEUABo6rMgmPY5Xje-fONT4h7no4qH540IZOCl9kPkSFJZ1ugIi2JwXRzyyKPNoR/s1600/IMG_0832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOQzhOsH8gRP0ZsVlgz03sqeX0ltQMAGOXEfaGF1RRPfMPhzReCcI5C4qnqPf4cWXiAs0drmql45tgEUABo6rMgmPY5Xje-fONT4h7no4qH540IZOCl9kPkSFJZ1ugIi2JwXRzyyKPNoR/s640/IMG_0832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This fish</span> steamer was in our donation bag</div><div style="text-align: center;"> on its way to Goodwill</div><div style="text-align: center;">It had not been used in forever and you all know in our home we</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> use it or lose it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUAF_3rbHUZSf_vc__V2SQvY-PR6fAelOL-VeXWL4e7IHPbE5ehpvYn50jXDk-WDm5hw5LOZalB3knvJATxacP1GHWkUyR6EOZOvDDz1BbyC3xJG9CHDx6ws-5edRtojvwuMdVcEyYpxN/s1600/IMG_0849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUAF_3rbHUZSf_vc__V2SQvY-PR6fAelOL-VeXWL4e7IHPbE5ehpvYn50jXDk-WDm5hw5LOZalB3knvJATxacP1GHWkUyR6EOZOvDDz1BbyC3xJG9CHDx6ws-5edRtojvwuMdVcEyYpxN/s640/IMG_0849.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Grateful we</span> have found a pretty reason to keep this cutie</div><div style="text-align: center;">The family took a vote on what to write on the  DIY chalkboard steamer and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"> Harvest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> was the winner</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you tried Krylon spray on chalkboard paint yet<br />linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/fall-craft-ideas-link-party/" target="_blank">The Lettered Cottage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"Kindness in words creates confidence,kindness in thinking creates profoundness,</i><br /><i> kindness in giving creates Love"</i><br />Lao-Tzu</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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DIY chalkboard

Hi Everyone  Happy Saturday ♥ There is a {Love}  affair going on over   here at  White Ironstone Cottage Yes it's true Now don't g...

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Rachel Ashwell and DIY project

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqy9YV_LLMblG2SyPA4xFCD5VDVrHW690euxjVcrQzfh1Ccf2Olq2SvUTiLuFmfn7lx0MUMuTi3JCTEEALIlR-F7fAHvJxapYL3LiIXxQ_aONdr45NbkYOu50Ev3wvk3HGOq0e2fq9lBm/s1600/227517_10150624955460650_305627140649_19070611_679753_n.jpgrachel+new+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqy9YV_LLMblG2SyPA4xFCD5VDVrHW690euxjVcrQzfh1Ccf2Olq2SvUTiLuFmfn7lx0MUMuTi3JCTEEALIlR-F7fAHvJxapYL3LiIXxQ_aONdr45NbkYOu50Ev3wvk3HGOq0e2fq9lBm/s400/227517_10150624955460650_305627140649_19070611_679753_n.jpgrachel+new+book.jpg" width="335px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Thursday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Sneak peek </span> at</div><div style="text-align: center;">the cover of </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rachel Ashwells</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">new book</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</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/AVvXsEizdWKrM4gCyUHcRW1yB5Iw8q5zxYBm2MyzF_Kf0dk9gM17b_qEWtSCxznqIG9YFjeDrV6fD70S0A-2ZEz7V_EFDQa7fN37vvvVEWPqP4T28otGDUYgDqsyfvOSztOyjygKb5gpqDs8wZy9/s1600/islandlarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdWKrM4gCyUHcRW1yB5Iw8q5zxYBm2MyzF_Kf0dk9gM17b_qEWtSCxznqIG9YFjeDrV6fD70S0A-2ZEz7V_EFDQa7fN37vvvVEWPqP4T28otGDUYgDqsyfvOSztOyjygKb5gpqDs8wZy9/s320/islandlarge.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the</span> inspiration for my new project</div><div style="text-align: center;">This kitchen island retails for<br />~$1300.00~</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/AVvXsEhIUS8sZEqBLeVrbW3XyQNmwmpMZ3p268EEVEadpZL6v_auhIL6f48_I9Rq4UUIXRUNXwZ-h19R6QpmMmBXfsev61Dgl0egs3Y0U4x6a1tqt35EjeH7B6ROnldahv3sh0yziBdcybeFxenW/s1600/CIMG0079.jpgbefore+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUS8sZEqBLeVrbW3XyQNmwmpMZ3p268EEVEadpZL6v_auhIL6f48_I9Rq4UUIXRUNXwZ-h19R6QpmMmBXfsev61Dgl0egs3Y0U4x6a1tqt35EjeH7B6ROnldahv3sh0yziBdcybeFxenW/s400/CIMG0079.jpgbefore+table.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is my </span>old kitchen island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bought at a garage sale for $50 dollars </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/AVvXsEiO8r_kZqrTQVpGqjuTRMZRb80vIkiuIWHOh8Pi-L5w2S_W-zijB_fHY7UacoeBvM3UWGkwVJmgWbA2CDqoKCNRonhKc9JH7y3n8SlEitG9nbLOz-FznfyylIAFk-KDNHkkU7KQgv1RhlvV/s1600/CIMG0020.jpgmm+sale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8r_kZqrTQVpGqjuTRMZRb80vIkiuIWHOh8Pi-L5w2S_W-zijB_fHY7UacoeBvM3UWGkwVJmgWbA2CDqoKCNRonhKc9JH7y3n8SlEitG9nbLOz-FznfyylIAFk-KDNHkkU7KQgv1RhlvV/s400/CIMG0020.jpgmm+sale.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> actually had it<span style="font-size: large;"> for sale </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">and changed my mind </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKi4_RGvGQ9WVPVwqN31Owuq_vEcecEToQXt55w0rOEnVRc_N6IQCIfveFh5QkT2sZBQ-TrHjTdLZYX_GpzbMHeIGVVM-Hg1WUCWrxgv9tYO2ZxansxeQ3LApvoVdhMQeVNEHzK7pnjcl/s1600/CIMG0080.jpgpainted+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKi4_RGvGQ9WVPVwqN31Owuq_vEcecEToQXt55w0rOEnVRc_N6IQCIfveFh5QkT2sZBQ-TrHjTdLZYX_GpzbMHeIGVVM-Hg1WUCWrxgv9tYO2ZxansxeQ3LApvoVdhMQeVNEHzK7pnjcl/s640/CIMG0080.jpgpainted+table.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> started painting </span>the island yesterday<br /> can't wait to show you how it turns out<br />linking with<br /><a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Chic Cottage </a><br /><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"I only want to be the fountain of Love from which you drink"</i><br /><i>unknown </i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><br /></div>

Rachel Ashwell and DIY project

Hi Everyone Happy Thursday A Sneak peek  at the cover of  Rachel Ashwells new book {Love} ♥ This is the inspiration for my new project Th...

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