CASA EN EL CAMPO

<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/AVvXsEhFhwmR8d7VSSv2iTgLYFM_evFtV1jd1wi7AZyJ6o3pjPIAWqYD96k2D79Fn6Ms6UbYYlOXPI-juE6G5f3kugXTIbbhW8a0aEVY3nUqWOHWcle80L_vxDYMD7AJ3e_dSMeRH2t2cMf_kWk/s1600/the-next-chapter-dining-room-0313-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhwmR8d7VSSv2iTgLYFM_evFtV1jd1wi7AZyJ6o3pjPIAWqYD96k2D79Fn6Ms6UbYYlOXPI-juE6G5f3kugXTIbbhW8a0aEVY3nUqWOHWcle80L_vxDYMD7AJ3e_dSMeRH2t2cMf_kWk/s640/the-next-chapter-dining-room-0313-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Visitamos la colorista casa de la interiorista norteamericana <a href="http://www.sashaemersondesign.com/">Sasha Emerson</a> que tiene la sede de su estudio en Los Ángeles. En esta casa, de estilo inglés campestre encontramos una audaz mezcla de muebles modernos y antiguos, de telas de colores y el uso audaz del arte y accesorios excéntricos, darle un sentido distintivo a todo el diseño.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdk-bePjeN1NsMqpJVxnoA14EDa3-uz48aiMequg7-FkoyHN6vBXQKDTCQuVTBpaK-y7imR8iu0frJ3rDVBV8jICrC5mHBlt6ImuvdzRW5nJ7dttrZJFLyGDSquXMt3NO-7ZmJHAXo8E/s1600/the-next-chapter-kitchen-0313-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdk-bePjeN1NsMqpJVxnoA14EDa3-uz48aiMequg7-FkoyHN6vBXQKDTCQuVTBpaK-y7imR8iu0frJ3rDVBV8jICrC5mHBlt6ImuvdzRW5nJ7dttrZJFLyGDSquXMt3NO-7ZmJHAXo8E/s640/the-next-chapter-kitchen-0313-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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CASA EN EL CAMPO

Visitamos la colorista casa de la interiorista norteamericana Sasha Emerson que tiene la sede de su estudio en Los Ángeles. En esta casa, d...

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Cabbage Rose

<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/AVvXsEibLIK3u2q9VFuYrpYFp4n946Zo0mYCilF7epZWWYdgquW3rqWJctRpZrTJslfuO3IjZYMKGVl7ncLhfC2HdVs0-c_EBVaROSU7XZsgN0nvb2zdnlYs9wEKmPZ5RwCh3myVHvKzWG9TZ4c/s1600/lace+pink+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLIK3u2q9VFuYrpYFp4n946Zo0mYCilF7epZWWYdgquW3rqWJctRpZrTJslfuO3IjZYMKGVl7ncLhfC2HdVs0-c_EBVaROSU7XZsgN0nvb2zdnlYs9wEKmPZ5RwCh3myVHvKzWG9TZ4c/s640/lace+pink+11.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 Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pretty pink </span>cabbage roses </div><div style="text-align: center;">from our garden </div><div style="text-align: center;">February roses are always such a wonderful surprise </div><div style="text-align: center;">especially after we  pruned them back in January<br /> Our rose bushes </div><div style="text-align: center;"> only a few green leaves at best<br /><br /></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/AVvXsEjE8Jvw8d34_J5DUYp14NTJzzodTJLWBg1wccM9XnQ3LjmRy9DllLp_iHQgbzOsmxneGnwpZj1dJoA3wv0KfYpNESwxLVkyF9JIWGbVwfxGbpJ9w7o0OZzKi7a16UnjG8ltCnwow0nxG18/s1600/lace+pink+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8Jvw8d34_J5DUYp14NTJzzodTJLWBg1wccM9XnQ3LjmRy9DllLp_iHQgbzOsmxneGnwpZj1dJoA3wv0KfYpNESwxLVkyF9JIWGbVwfxGbpJ9w7o0OZzKi7a16UnjG8ltCnwow0nxG18/s640/lace+pink+2.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;">Cabbage roses</span> are so delicate </div><div style="text-align: center;">they have layers  upon layers of  pretty petals</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/AVvXsEitpt2yF0xHtgyJhRvhxny4lktysdI2XH4iOpec9p5CpSS3nbj5Po7qfjNB90FzGu_uGpFVK0XLnXcjKWYCGdO4kguyUEY4cVN7rCbtMKLns1bPjlAOye-D_Zpdar85Qat34RqCw7NfOgw/s1600/lace+pink+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpt2yF0xHtgyJhRvhxny4lktysdI2XH4iOpec9p5CpSS3nbj5Po7qfjNB90FzGu_uGpFVK0XLnXcjKWYCGdO4kguyUEY4cVN7rCbtMKLns1bPjlAOye-D_Zpdar85Qat34RqCw7NfOgw/s640/lace+pink+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">There is</span> something lacy and romantic<br /> about each beautiful stem<br /><br /> Seeing these beautiful  roses in the middle<br /> of winter helps to remind us that<br /> Spring is not too far away.....<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><i>♥</i></span><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></i>Romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"One does not fall in or out of Love, one grows in Love"</i><br />Buscaglia<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Cabbage Rose

Hi Everyone Happy Friday ♥ Pretty pink cabbage roses  from our garden  February roses are always such a wonderful surprise  especially after...

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Do-It-Herself Workshop (and giveaway!)

<p>Hey all! I am <strong>so glad</strong> it’s Friday!! We had some ice accumulation here last night and I was hoping for a snow day for the kiddo, but we made due with a delay (and sleeping in). ;) I cannot wait for a weekend of relaxing and puttering around! </p> <p>Last night I was honored to co-lead the <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=HT_WS_DIHWorkshops&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053">Do-It-Herself workshop</a> at a local Home Depot and let me tell you, I was SO impressed with how they put it together! The set up was just adorable – since this month’s project was Pinterest-inspired, they pulled ideas from there to create some fun vignettes. </p> <p>This was a DIY workshop, and I will get to that more in a minute, but just loved how cute the set up was so I have to brag on them for that first. They pulled out their stock of outdoor furniture for the audience so it was comfy <em>and </em>colorful: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AAdJdmupKvcuJ3khBlwiaChB0AZxm2NyiRt3R5YJNCHQCOpGR3R-AerjQ3cLl-4gI8G8zJCZuBT-PNCXBu1GljmWYAGvM8QnbH_4yY04S_cAXJ_xSMe_El4dKGxIoSu9UOIOh4_oiTM/s1600-h/IMG_0085%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="home depot do it herself workshop" border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbTn4Idwh9QFp4XvU3B0s4fTC3VBAk0t0b60GWALpmccMchjJSoCu4cPsNFvx_WKeIyzEXwMPs2LPLRrUlFTJ0ApBaHzwYe8sk06Gsia6xzwMdu0_JsGxS9uYrFZ6r5lY4lGEbiLrYWs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself workshop" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Brilliant idea! </p> <p>The sign-in booth was just so cute – everything was made from pallets and wood they had at the store (<em>hellooo </em>Pinterest!!):</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qX_EwmaXF6XyYWMntQWs-1AYYt7YzLgVwNcqcfFe_oS8AlzI8KfGZdpk61kxqjPLraOE0yZX_a2I2dBEpWaiGc6DNDVmhyeRdzHT9G1eBYUkWtdeIcospsdAy6162xfgu1QCbif5OaY/s1600-h/IMG_0096%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="home depot do it herself workshop" border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7n63Ml-ns_9oVi5WnsyyxhDr5w47OGGY5wXcme2PgKiuVb1lOOO1W0QetBYT_y_9x_8sLCrtx7I1ED7SUFMst3SHm9aWWx-tA6B6Oq08u4s-AciYYg0h9N-F6BU8Pog9eWCTCF-pDiE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself workshop" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Don’t you love the pennants they made from scrapbook paper? </p> <p>They had super cute bags with goodies for each attendee too: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR55Q_hvxDYUo6SHRKaycVH-c1JOZeVoIYq6e9d37BrIytUY0fIsAPuWUlx9gGW5seMdaFfM0_XARU62FtT2NxvgBwha0lH96bvarFYackBqCwPyWWoD5EMWabdMtoNtF6Rk2agMBmEQ/s1600-h/IMG_0099%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="home depot do it herself worksho" border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkijz1EnGCngCLXr0usR551zeBqdPZ1S6gcQ8c3PMxNr_jfJpa9ILjkzAz-RsUc8m80NAE9vE3XAx2FEM5vjXddAJiFwRIDFd9DGNkGoJn41ZXBYAIDrx49HQtqI3CX-AEHOmqXiPYRjs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself worksho" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I don’t know if you can see my apron there, but one of the staff members painted mine just for me and it is SO CUTE. She used colors from my blog and it is precious – I love it. </p> <p>OK, I know I should be talking about the DIY, but the food table was amazing too:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5aQtYjlDyn_ok5KxJfv7iiJkQZlQdoUhFiA-Ou6JAn-aGU1XSmkhf3X7hZWI5smAFCoHuUwniKkMsNJ9_mBKJAuEMeTGKbTdQMnERoY6Ub8Bg_PND9RcSXvdbrd_NnHVQldlQuYf32A/s1600-h/large_upload3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="pallet table " border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hgQjNEv4U32NvL6FR1dvtn6cz6uTxyJ06MS2FCwFN_7YiNFQ65e2ZYlgb7Jt2yLczqUYi3DfKNb1HTFAv8XSGeut9GCPzjpvLcdCgmnUnpWYoxdt84S87Mxt8tcUdR-636zAub1ksJg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="pallet table " width="360" /></a></p> <p>More pennants, more pallet tables, and I LOVED the idea of lining the barrels with lawn bags and using them for the beverages. Seriously? So fun!</p> <p>The workshop leader Janice did a <strong>great</strong> job of sharing the process of tiling a frame around a mirror. They had smaller ones there for people to try out, but this is a great idea for those basic builder mirrors so many of us have hanging in our bathrooms too. </p> <p>These were my favorites of the night: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjtUMKdMxGHU_F0XrnfEPoc9I4pqHpyqzTVh-qbTLfZNDEXnRW8Rtm52r8e_BXXI6JHGoelyS_ytpqDCJQef-0STYbISHfo7dT3Nl7LfgzjgZIyHQ_YWfIk-bHwY0zal2M47LOKVN0T4/s1600-h/large_upload%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="tiling around a mirror" border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH88fqmfpsf8FJ3zqVWE979kKoVW98hOkS1CtEkeClaFHbv75AkVuT5wBll1AN6Mwta9x7_kZy9EXR9LIYynWax0dMY2ijhcKwDYiatYxP7-0-Ofm3bFK0NMhRzmE2Ag8P67WaN2Ru4M/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="tiling around a mirror" width="360" /></a></p> <p>I was obsessed with that smaller one with the small tiles – it had such a pretty beachy vibe. </p> <p>Janice shared a tip she uses for smaller projects like this that I would never have thought to do. She just puts on gloves and then smooshes the grout in between the tiles with her hands. Loved that – it’s messy no matter how you do it but that makes it even easier!</p> <p>I think my favorite “tool” of the whole project was the tile setting mat – it’s just sticky stuff you put down instead of mortar. Way less mess and so much easier! (I’m Vanna Whiting it here): </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCwme4_JE9XkT1Y7gENFlPtiz1zu50Bk5o9CAgFBVjjOtwXIe3dzfpUG8XtfdNiFfZDRVyM9xJFUzH0iIBdrQ8WN6b4KGq2T1qnU_ruxo8xaOxHAdc1VHyqnAzrAChh7YyJwFTohzOmE/s1600-h/IMG_0105%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="home depot do it herself workshop" border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sPgc2iH2-jiqKAu75pgCiCx_rkXq9xF8NAdFCS0DmgTF5tkrd1m0Ie_mSQd9RIDw6o96U_7Gb8EUxXgJsHVK2IR8xT8lNhyphenhyphenKNXXD08y58gJkNUME-4GuuvZUAuJYBJdP35gVDSRMWp0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself workshop" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I’m planning on using it in the laundry room so I’ll let you know how it works. </p> <p>The ladies (and some gentleman) got to shop for their own materials as well – they had some beautiful mosaic tiles to pick from:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89v6eJMUZccrcGhIie478FZf_JVzYkWk9VypxIQVlJ_N1DMj7onYgifo5g_wHbtlU0Aq2j5o03MHs9KyI2l59m7Ct7H2xSWn3vQY2MOShm60jVNsttwllEXjSWcBPUatJA6TBXn9_wPo/s1600-h/large_upload2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="home depot do it herself workshop" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mV5U-THmkIvHZivMgOsXtHCj-JjFfJsvuCxrL2pAVnBUNlIZzxPyTAGM5fkCHZ92jhJWYCQoJMENbEhp2ugzKeCoyr8HirBVJjfHSyrIssdoOQ7rndTkzYiLJXIyCG743lc6AHOPCFg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself workshop" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I found a <em>perfect</em> one for the basement bathroom, now I just need to decide where to put it. :)</p> <p>It was a fun night and we had a great turn out, especially with the weather we had coming in. Hope everyone got home safe and sound! </p> <p>Thanks to Janice for leading the workshop and Celeste for her help along the way and beautiful ideas for the set up: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKFqQ7BUscrtxxX4IX1tc5-kc9oMEJ4FU_vIykzKP-7U90c9mF1iN44UWip27RH_1xZVdu7lezzCgwZd3iiGKGzIegIICAmJADrhJ865s53nGd9Edg20xbjX0GF2vY3Rj0oPEeaCbn2c/s1600-h/IMG_0137%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="home depot do it herself worksho" border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY0Fx2fi5omOqFMXQ4KRh9iIQiG8VT5t_Fc89QCipslGJD4NZPiddLsWEjpQk27vDHkvhbNYvWXCIVCIJRAMbdwTrx3b1FlpHwPOtYi200b94uu-KvCrRwPKq0KRYDeyfIe2IedMyQA8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="home depot do it herself worksho" width="360" /></a></p> <p>Don’t forget – the workshops are offered every month on the third Thursday and are free to attend. Next month is how to install dimmers – one of my <strong><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-install-dimmer-switch.html">very favorite</a></strong> things to do in our house. It would be great to see how to do it first hand if you haven’t done one yourself. (Go <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=HT_WS_DIHWorkshops&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053">here</a> to find out more.)</p> <p>It was an honor to work with everyone from Home Depot this month! To celebrate, they are giving me a <strong>$100 HD gift card</strong> to give away to one of you! </p> <p><img height="268" src="http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/home-depot-card.jpg" width="400" /></p> <p><strong>Here’s how to enter to win $100 to the Home Depot!: </strong></p> <p>1. Leave a comment here. That was easy. :) What home project would you tackle with the help of this gift card? I can think of a few. Or ten.  </p> <p>2. If you attended the workshop and tried out this project on your own, pin a picture of yours with the hash tag #DIHWorkshop and then comment here with a link to that. (This giveaway will be open till the 28th so you’ve got time!)</p> <p>* You can enter one or two times – it’s up to you! All options are not mandatory to win – they’re just extra chances. :) </p> <p>* Remember if you comment anonymously or you have a private blog, please include your email address in each entry, and spell it out with “at” and “dot” to avoid any spammy emails coming your way. </p> <p>This giveaway is open to the contiguous US only. It will be close Thursday, February 28, at 9 a.m. EST.</p>

Do-It-Herself Workshop (and giveaway!)

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