Landscape: some various older creations (sunset, beach, snow, under water)

<div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said in my previous blog I love to make landscape/scenery nails. I did that a couple of times already, I still haven't got my current creation photo's on the computer, so today I quick post of some previous landscape creations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>All these photos are from my previous blog posts, you can read and see more about the creations in those blog posts by clicking the link above each photo.</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was from my first blog post: <a href="http://dutch-diana.blogspot.com/2010/08/romantic-sunset.html">Romantic Sunset</a> from august 2010. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAKL5B3HbbXFW1GI4dFnVgcNPqPzQ13gLA0lEaE4hmpPOyhIfIbBOm9ieJ9yeuW6f5DLYx9GFGhxE2JtoLBe-TPmzUR1D72tB22K_dmRu83TfsiMx5SWspx8fLFscPwMld0Pk6cIftpc/s1600/Romantic+Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAKL5B3HbbXFW1GI4dFnVgcNPqPzQ13gLA0lEaE4hmpPOyhIfIbBOm9ieJ9yeuW6f5DLYx9GFGhxE2JtoLBe-TPmzUR1D72tB22K_dmRu83TfsiMx5SWspx8fLFscPwMld0Pk6cIftpc/s400/Romantic+Sunset.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The base is painted with acrylic paint and a fan brush. This is still one of my favorite creations....I just love the beach and sunsets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This <a href="http://dutch-diana.blogspot.com/2010/09/palm-beach.html">Palm Beach</a> creation I made for my birthday in June 2009.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxMEPF0Uko1TJM8RYMYYFVMWOuMm9yhSVbXMjQZhynn01LXHlZvca5hfz95xuqROVU4G0X2eRZqCE2bJ2Rob0h5h18L8tvb1Oxpx_xwfF4-SSup1vhe33LZmff3vuhUJQ3O3eDQgcbVQ/s1600/Verjaardag+zomer+nagels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxMEPF0Uko1TJM8RYMYYFVMWOuMm9yhSVbXMjQZhynn01LXHlZvca5hfz95xuqROVU4G0X2eRZqCE2bJ2Rob0h5h18L8tvb1Oxpx_xwfF4-SSup1vhe33LZmff3vuhUJQ3O3eDQgcbVQ/s400/Verjaardag+zomer+nagels.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This <a href="http://dutch-diana.blogspot.com/2010/09/palm-tree-sunset.html">Palm tree sunset</a> I made in August 2009 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqSJo7bFSBOlmzdcI7M0y6wPREjF_j9v8oJyUN4dZnKfINyT5CaWeo3PCRG7RS-Kt7LDGJoz3g98WzsngAngESz4QGLyyy0exGXjBvtBMX6VTmqFDRLadAaqheRO4-cwJ4FXByGSFKNg/s1600/Sunset+hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqSJo7bFSBOlmzdcI7M0y6wPREjF_j9v8oJyUN4dZnKfINyT5CaWeo3PCRG7RS-Kt7LDGJoz3g98WzsngAngESz4QGLyyy0exGXjBvtBMX6VTmqFDRLadAaqheRO4-cwJ4FXByGSFKNg/s400/Sunset+hand.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ofcourse I matched my toes ;)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEJux5grJuXdPVOUw-EcbXOiweF2zxZDzHahr4bzbK0KFlNlnwq-qnKS-iEY7Tb0tJC90T4dLVGkoaoadwkqClfVnN0yCA2bl5P7tSVksTOWGvC82xb3QPIosiGixvTESDC1bq9MToXk/s1600/Sunset+hand+and+foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEJux5grJuXdPVOUw-EcbXOiweF2zxZDzHahr4bzbK0KFlNlnwq-qnKS-iEY7Tb0tJC90T4dLVGkoaoadwkqClfVnN0yCA2bl5P7tSVksTOWGvC82xb3QPIosiGixvTESDC1bq9MToXk/s400/Sunset+hand+and+foot.jpg" t8="true" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most of you will remember my <a href="http://dutch-diana.blogspot.com/2010/11/winter-wonderland.html">Winter Wonderland</a> nails :) That I made this winter November 2010. This is also one of my favourites.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjc4nXDzjzZJJuBYPoba6EqWHIh4d-2jLvO0nQFbBelgScU-7jpO8TtZzsF7GFbln6IExm2KwDUWh_jTwOKkofQjZ-LBzUVzxadAcNMcFyX005kaxGBjkj1kuag5IiCBExsbh1q_u2I64/s1600/Winterwonderland+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjc4nXDzjzZJJuBYPoba6EqWHIh4d-2jLvO0nQFbBelgScU-7jpO8TtZzsF7GFbln6IExm2KwDUWh_jTwOKkofQjZ-LBzUVzxadAcNMcFyX005kaxGBjkj1kuag5IiCBExsbh1q_u2I64/s400/Winterwonderland+2.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This last one is probably my favourite creation I have made :) I just love these <a href="http://dutch-diana.blogspot.com/2011/02/china-glaze-dv8-with-sea-theme-nail-art.html">Deep in the Sea</a> nails. Made in August 2010.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxZiTAd0XRERuUhMM8rwzMlW35rC0tcP7mAZPZcx-1E_DVEWoJKQ3kgqmSlCRQbd-Yv-Icpc6XxjPq0QVFBrhS6Blt1W35IwJO_IvMjDZsv3sL4pATEEIGblw2zrpUUWYUzDazYYFLoo/s1600/Diep+in+de+zee+met+flits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxZiTAd0XRERuUhMM8rwzMlW35rC0tcP7mAZPZcx-1E_DVEWoJKQ3kgqmSlCRQbd-Yv-Icpc6XxjPq0QVFBrhS6Blt1W35IwJO_IvMjDZsv3sL4pATEEIGblw2zrpUUWYUzDazYYFLoo/s400/Diep+in+de+zee+met+flits.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ofcourse I matched my toes again ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77fvImy8JaWuqrG-Fy3KvcWqVy86wv58qYMwz3VLL6MrTu-3g9wK8xk_bXMiO22EHvZ9okZgLbR0xjRUZXg-i_iSRr6kG1QIWrkHEsmCCOTkySsowPUxYvVPG4bDuNwVWJUo1z-Pu2kI/s1600/Diep+in+de+zee+voet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77fvImy8JaWuqrG-Fy3KvcWqVy86wv58qYMwz3VLL6MrTu-3g9wK8xk_bXMiO22EHvZ9okZgLbR0xjRUZXg-i_iSRr6kG1QIWrkHEsmCCOTkySsowPUxYvVPG4bDuNwVWJUo1z-Pu2kI/s400/Diep+in+de+zee+voet.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would love t make something again soon :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next blog my new spring/summer landscape nails, that I personally really like ♥</div>

Landscape: some various older creations (sunset, beach, snow, under water)

Like I said in my previous blog I love to make landscape/scenery nails. I did that a couple of times already, I still haven't got my cur...

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The Salvage Romantic... Not Too Shabby

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSamNzO7rdihurEchp_gaHmuDO73ucBmZzzxg4oGULjpHToGJujKoKVR123k4yhTDGPXidtC38N-ffnXFAkoopN08-I83ZlVPLHpHrYv2qE1c1BGtfXuSIn4TnFY1C1boNceCARyJmAB8/s1600/134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSamNzO7rdihurEchp_gaHmuDO73ucBmZzzxg4oGULjpHToGJujKoKVR123k4yhTDGPXidtC38N-ffnXFAkoopN08-I83ZlVPLHpHrYv2qE1c1BGtfXuSIn4TnFY1C1boNceCARyJmAB8/s640/134.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Okay, so I know we're all Princesses deep on the inside and what would a Princess be without a little Romance thrown in?!  But what if you're just not 'all in' or comfortable with that fussy ultra Feminine Romantic Style and look?  What then?</em></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/AVvXsEgvLHB4-KsRopZaZPn9cOHyQqU2h5BPvr32TF7ISUPV5EPa_XERZnom3Uf97XMd46x2hAmt-Ne5fhlAaf4Y50-xECVFE_JG5EbqvrxrLqWXWlfxLLukY6U8pYkUvm5wXz1bhq51_tGuPuE/s1600/151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLHB4-KsRopZaZPn9cOHyQqU2h5BPvr32TF7ISUPV5EPa_XERZnom3Uf97XMd46x2hAmt-Ne5fhlAaf4Y50-xECVFE_JG5EbqvrxrLqWXWlfxLLukY6U8pYkUvm5wXz1bhq51_tGuPuE/s640/151.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Perhaps you are more what I like to call The Salvage Romantic?</em></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/AVvXsEhf3hg0CZv4YGQog3GWXcK246dR3Nyk9R-PDyg6zN4chWK8WlhDY1oYkvGRL_7AJVra3LA199EmW5tm88Yr9ixHDUjfkzS5C-OHnWrEHjq0lEFKdka5iOKR6k-DhoqGOcFnrA-eutL0-SA/s1600/154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3hg0CZv4YGQog3GWXcK246dR3Nyk9R-PDyg6zN4chWK8WlhDY1oYkvGRL_7AJVra3LA199EmW5tm88Yr9ixHDUjfkzS5C-OHnWrEHjq0lEFKdka5iOKR6k-DhoqGOcFnrA-eutL0-SA/s640/154.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So as we conclude The Grief Therapy Tour through <a href="http://nottooshabbyonline.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>NOT TOO SHABBY</strong></span> </a> and move from one Style to yet another... perhaps you're a Romantic at Heart but your Style also encompasses the Rough, the Salvaged, Upcycled, and well worn?  Can the two Styles meld... certainly... why not!?  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zaz1R2OCWzXmUvAB7WmziOCScdvZHct5k5dUbKHASgLBOaTqOJ6ZEGuGHDmuu5ZoQAx6t-q3KBEBKRg7ciOXQTefpDNYK8amdM-BJMlX-dOlxFq2oIeF-UEjm5_NvUsahcnxoO9ODeo/s640/156.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I am fully convinced that Salvage Style can have an aura of Romance and Femininity about it...</em></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/AVvXsEiTS53BdlULyo-qnOt7JB6y7OPe8Md4dxv4deDY1BiU2bkSh2PaAxlV-reN7clj6H3VvPTFarPlQwog8Tm33RwYgPnK5CNCxwFSNGnhgbl8kKNRCioSDj6eRU80WhI0NVnBOy_Fq-JLMZk/s1600/155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS53BdlULyo-qnOt7JB6y7OPe8Md4dxv4deDY1BiU2bkSh2PaAxlV-reN7clj6H3VvPTFarPlQwog8Tm33RwYgPnK5CNCxwFSNGnhgbl8kKNRCioSDj6eRU80WhI0NVnBOy_Fq-JLMZk/s640/155.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It might look more Shabby than Chic... and more eclectically Romantic...</em></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/AVvXsEiqTECqXvrh1kY0XMX299Qa_qlLStHtGfG4Cdg0MzkAH0QvLdS94Mfxj-EiTzUjU3S-XmYeOYT6puEznH_csb9d3ErygyJlu_hyphenhyphensySAMQXdg_gjZGEax-W3iPCq55Mds_Ht5TnX4X9fK7s/s1600/135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTECqXvrh1kY0XMX299Qa_qlLStHtGfG4Cdg0MzkAH0QvLdS94Mfxj-EiTzUjU3S-XmYeOYT6puEznH_csb9d3ErygyJlu_hyphenhyphensySAMQXdg_gjZGEax-W3iPCq55Mds_Ht5TnX4X9fK7s/s640/135.JPG" t8="true" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But can't you just envision the Romance behind an Architectural Salvage Gingerbread Corbel... perhaps gleaned from a Grand Southern Mansion reminiscent of 'Gone With The Wind'?</em></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/AVvXsEiUckX-EfHrDnJcirinEXV7NJ07y3TAcvrP4kjlDKMrZcTIK3HAko8V4LYofTWwd4k0Buod6mYerbw_AOvOhyphenhyphenKjHHqjLXV33HX8c5AwQGlRCdjZcsbu3VQe4nya-S2ejJlEJc-TAPszNZI/s1600/152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUckX-EfHrDnJcirinEXV7NJ07y3TAcvrP4kjlDKMrZcTIK3HAko8V4LYofTWwd4k0Buod6mYerbw_AOvOhyphenhyphenKjHHqjLXV33HX8c5AwQGlRCdjZcsbu3VQe4nya-S2ejJlEJc-TAPszNZI/s640/152.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Yes, the upscale look of Old Silver can look complimentary to Galvanized Tin, Salvage Art and organic Burlap Feed Sack...</em></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/AVvXsEhJ_wfirlBW1dtvySjFZQ4H5OFs1BJ1eObLXjzGz9ei_ngDmdswdf-16KCGBGT-Lfz9nsJ6tmTqDX4Cq-6gOBZQ09zs2Pw8Jm4Z5ZiWroTfSJiMMc_NVlQmJrcTevMVYRDij1ZFfznAVUk/s1600/150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_wfirlBW1dtvySjFZQ4H5OFs1BJ1eObLXjzGz9ei_ngDmdswdf-16KCGBGT-Lfz9nsJ6tmTqDX4Cq-6gOBZQ09zs2Pw8Jm4Z5ZiWroTfSJiMMc_NVlQmJrcTevMVYRDij1ZFfznAVUk/s640/150.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Salvage pieces can be found in the soft hues that appeal to the Romantic Spirit in us...</em></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/AVvXsEjWJhJss2OJ0nL81tXe7vGPjDzTvO6tP5x4AY2jLlzxZJEMudpvJd8P-aotBn5QKsROM1WF4UwKH-sCZxRvkd3dkJziQTh1m0eqYVBz5U2WsxrgEdtk1VoHKbNP0fm8c7s5H7ntn_hD11E/s1600/153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJhJss2OJ0nL81tXe7vGPjDzTvO6tP5x4AY2jLlzxZJEMudpvJd8P-aotBn5QKsROM1WF4UwKH-sCZxRvkd3dkJziQTh1m0eqYVBz5U2WsxrgEdtk1VoHKbNP0fm8c7s5H7ntn_hD11E/s640/153.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Just look at this lovely shade of Dove Gray the Old Metal Suitcase sports...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And ornate Salvage Architectural pieces in White... Romantic...</em></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/AVvXsEjy6BAFuOIPRSNsiK_OrAqCliUljqzWaJ2nAC4wZhks53jA71aRkLZz_Crn5GQ0OTehIO74FKgNojlsgdHkETQ63Jj2ugc9_tj3hSU1B35Sb36n8_5zTQRk2gLa8TXG2u3eKKxJc6mERe8/s1600/158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6BAFuOIPRSNsiK_OrAqCliUljqzWaJ2nAC4wZhks53jA71aRkLZz_Crn5GQ0OTehIO74FKgNojlsgdHkETQ63Jj2ugc9_tj3hSU1B35Sb36n8_5zTQRk2gLa8TXG2u3eKKxJc6mERe8/s640/158.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Even our utilitarian pieces can have the Salvage Romantic vibe...</em></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/AVvXsEiwxgJKAmVCVZ4JPzf3Sa-WgHJRo2UJCztaYDs3U9Zn34xuApXhTlWK896Drs8vE8Uc5vypCvwztBZkU22yOVjxcGt7s1Ckg3Y28eWLl9smhvg00fIFNLJ11YOwQjQChDTAaRi-yj8dssM/s1600/157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxgJKAmVCVZ4JPzf3Sa-WgHJRo2UJCztaYDs3U9Zn34xuApXhTlWK896Drs8vE8Uc5vypCvwztBZkU22yOVjxcGt7s1Ckg3Y28eWLl9smhvg00fIFNLJ11YOwQjQChDTAaRi-yj8dssM/s640/157.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Sourcing Salvage pieces for those of us with a Junquing Gene can be as much fun as decorating with it...</em></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/AVvXsEgh-Y73yMVShwNR9VNpZ4kdEY-ERTmmdSgwYAysLferRmguIKprJJS2Mc06CI1WwbEYymvOZhdPEeUYA4UTwqdsmKDO1GuFmbe45c33Gc6G_O_G3BDujVlndZRwCUhib2uyMhnfOnyoPgw/s1600/145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-Y73yMVShwNR9VNpZ4kdEY-ERTmmdSgwYAysLferRmguIKprJJS2Mc06CI1WwbEYymvOZhdPEeUYA4UTwqdsmKDO1GuFmbe45c33Gc6G_O_G3BDujVlndZRwCUhib2uyMhnfOnyoPgw/s640/145.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>We rise to the challenge of creating our Dream Palace out of Salvage pieces that inspire a Romantic Vision on the canvas of our imaginations...</em></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/AVvXsEiRqbjq9KFjiAmEqmfb5pdi7RKbcWF7DRjX4-jzgCxrUVc7fTmlokw0RmnlAemcSM_4uu6j7DuSVZiIM57AmbOHqH4Ol-WE1WdtF7Q0ghkvL8RSMura9izfHyt83YnHOfYyeTtXdrCH8kM/s1600/159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqbjq9KFjiAmEqmfb5pdi7RKbcWF7DRjX4-jzgCxrUVc7fTmlokw0RmnlAemcSM_4uu6j7DuSVZiIM57AmbOHqH4Ol-WE1WdtF7Q0ghkvL8RSMura9izfHyt83YnHOfYyeTtXdrCH8kM/s640/159.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Perhaps Romantic Lighting Fixtures along with time worn Garden Tools and an old Bed Frame propped up as Wall Art?</em></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/AVvXsEhtSNfkS5bKTfr9QAxIQemyU_ZbpGm3QdRWXD5nzJ1XHQBwARXX49CN1CU0sIyGA5iAqHXbmOT6g0Ftw9fAxKV2-0ZsOn-dwXV1lqRAC62atdzWEmcgKCN2IaFwmBjrltOfn6chPh4E8mE/s1600/146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSNfkS5bKTfr9QAxIQemyU_ZbpGm3QdRWXD5nzJ1XHQBwARXX49CN1CU0sIyGA5iAqHXbmOT6g0Ftw9fAxKV2-0ZsOn-dwXV1lqRAC62atdzWEmcgKCN2IaFwmBjrltOfn6chPh4E8mE/s640/146.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Lovely Vintage Luggage filled with vignettes that transport us to some Romantic Destination in our minds...</em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcD4jvgVqWwfJEqvHJqg84VLNyUcVCVol3-be4GrEcZsEGd-HdLoVQRhkf91AYsyyvxE9Tp6nIgcCwKZHRcl1r7u7QAxOL-j9IXl1PbYbZ9AB1WaJasPpwO8_Vo6Ps9COdw7mR0SbEHI/s1600/183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcD4jvgVqWwfJEqvHJqg84VLNyUcVCVol3-be4GrEcZsEGd-HdLoVQRhkf91AYsyyvxE9Tp6nIgcCwKZHRcl1r7u7QAxOL-j9IXl1PbYbZ9AB1WaJasPpwO8_Vo6Ps9COdw7mR0SbEHI/s640/183.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Salvaging old Chairs and reupholstering them with Romantic yet sturdy & simple European Country Fabrics...</em></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/AVvXsEimVDH7YmcCu4LRsCVrrTDIkFB2x4hg0Cef3m37jVM3CzPPm80RZF_ZOD9TrIf-3e-lZv9VFiCsabT_swyWjIcPvuSD7VLXAk2ytQodtBU9iDDKYSfL87Nn2H6WyfSWvbGUyskD-A-I_a8/s1600/199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVDH7YmcCu4LRsCVrrTDIkFB2x4hg0Cef3m37jVM3CzPPm80RZF_ZOD9TrIf-3e-lZv9VFiCsabT_swyWjIcPvuSD7VLXAk2ytQodtBU9iDDKYSfL87Nn2H6WyfSWvbGUyskD-A-I_a8/s640/199.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Yes you can meld the Classic Romantic Style with a Salvage Style that is still the essence of a Romantic Spirit...</em></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/AVvXsEiuZirLkdzsmPtB1tBaTbJt2iOafwjDeQo8N5uutOYvQNzeOUgnAd8GpSxBkEcifkBy_IVFaZDRUG3RQAIxyX3UaaY-NQcqHFdPMtiPkNCredJHXRVbSol8U-qekrwAcrZU1LDQ8Zskrzs/s1600/147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZirLkdzsmPtB1tBaTbJt2iOafwjDeQo8N5uutOYvQNzeOUgnAd8GpSxBkEcifkBy_IVFaZDRUG3RQAIxyX3UaaY-NQcqHFdPMtiPkNCredJHXRVbSol8U-qekrwAcrZU1LDQ8Zskrzs/s640/147.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Rough Garden pieces weathered and worn can be Salvaged and brought indoors... crates and bird cages... Salvaged Botanical Prints from the Pages of a tattered Book...</em></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/AVvXsEg6F4NfpUyZMg1z7aROkwo3eqa-wi37BwoDIk2ur3vb3bfqhTvAPPYQRa5aiLi8WZ2iZXrvEpz5q1O7iNHXiz2GC3tzFxovR40FFIeaXeVegNnVLQQ7U1ECS6EzJx6SOqgJ8AX1dLSnaj0/s1600/148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F4NfpUyZMg1z7aROkwo3eqa-wi37BwoDIk2ur3vb3bfqhTvAPPYQRa5aiLi8WZ2iZXrvEpz5q1O7iNHXiz2GC3tzFxovR40FFIeaXeVegNnVLQQ7U1ECS6EzJx6SOqgJ8AX1dLSnaj0/s640/148.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>There needn't be any boundaries...</em></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/AVvXsEgXRefHN9S8D4eQntE0wg3Dvm4HihgbxvxQ7Aj9TaWmACzQqH6U7H93tBxn6yCcqKn6V7n3T-PUEPo3DUt5AFR4SnpuDSck2G89bczX5USgmdq2wZcHlZjuz04hp7aEiwl312hXkea0vxU/s1600/149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRefHN9S8D4eQntE0wg3Dvm4HihgbxvxQ7Aj9TaWmACzQqH6U7H93tBxn6yCcqKn6V7n3T-PUEPo3DUt5AFR4SnpuDSck2G89bczX5USgmdq2wZcHlZjuz04hp7aEiwl312hXkea0vxU/s640/149.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Allow your Romantic Heart to take you where ever it leads as you fulfill your Nesting instinct... be it items washed up and Salvaged from the Shores of the Sea... or creating your own Romantic Art out of  Salvaged finds...</em></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/AVvXsEgksMHyc2VlV5Gd33OGRLp-grfTQd-obV3Ww77cPxkon3bLZwJam-ALczHOt5qImE6gZZet49zyuiWrwy_pMAM-hwC-XJMRx5TTteM2_V3JpKgUckKSoOnT7woGrUmB2xjnC38jlvAr28c/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksMHyc2VlV5Gd33OGRLp-grfTQd-obV3Ww77cPxkon3bLZwJam-ALczHOt5qImE6gZZet49zyuiWrwy_pMAM-hwC-XJMRx5TTteM2_V3JpKgUckKSoOnT7woGrUmB2xjnC38jlvAr28c/s640/138.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Layer with the Beauty that speaks to YOU... and embodies your particular aesthetic and sense of Style... and just makes you Happy and Content... feeling every bit the Special Woman that you are...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But its not just for the Ladies mind you... oh no... those lucky Guys that realize how a Romantic Space can transform us Gals into the Sirens we can be will certainly appreciate the fringe benefits of a Gal surrounded by Beauty and Romance all the time... *Winks*</em></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/AVvXsEhF4rtRL-wQFE_s5_D0dyfS74LeuFs9EMlVF_cUUZoJ5zQCT1iC_n91UWjZKPFFRc5oGI8jxg_FEJIggMlRm-gOptGmJQRpKqKcnGmUdGfC3XT3qdpwpKTSReVFlS-7Pdyiko-Tq_k1NFY/s1600/161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4rtRL-wQFE_s5_D0dyfS74LeuFs9EMlVF_cUUZoJ5zQCT1iC_n91UWjZKPFFRc5oGI8jxg_FEJIggMlRm-gOptGmJQRpKqKcnGmUdGfC3XT3qdpwpKTSReVFlS-7Pdyiko-Tq_k1NFY/s640/161.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Be The Salvage Romantic that perhaps you are... or would like to become...</em></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/AVvXsEhCg5-WzBTBXSl_Kt46q7yuldo6G0dMH-zjead3IjYYH5an5LO10s6HPXrqMRYCk4ByLAPnFGAGfxAaxyAWy94FySFRDEg-B351fp-IX12tjs-SAf_uJcIZozk3q1a_0WfhD_u8VtqNzGA/s1600/160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg5-WzBTBXSl_Kt46q7yuldo6G0dMH-zjead3IjYYH5an5LO10s6HPXrqMRYCk4ByLAPnFGAGfxAaxyAWy94FySFRDEg-B351fp-IX12tjs-SAf_uJcIZozk3q1a_0WfhD_u8VtqNzGA/s640/160.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>That Earthy Princess... or the Guy looking for her...</em></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/AVvXsEj9gKHz5Xv3lrfkcQY2ojtQLMaiKxPm59HPq_fajlWoI5EzDDwKkeW6WIUWxzXM-aQc3FMIz7D9lQDo3ljBCDJj3nYRwqyEDppN1Lwbgwxv855cYSuLVl02XwO2IW6nxWPL2CRp7ji3MBw/s1600/164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gKHz5Xv3lrfkcQY2ojtQLMaiKxPm59HPq_fajlWoI5EzDDwKkeW6WIUWxzXM-aQc3FMIz7D9lQDo3ljBCDJj3nYRwqyEDppN1Lwbgwxv855cYSuLVl02XwO2IW6nxWPL2CRp7ji3MBw/s640/164.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Who is drawn to surrounding herself with what Romance means to her... and would feel most content in such a Space...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlak6kDO3nvLu5kqHdDDjVLxPYtVRHXOUMgDI6YngSJumSQ5y0H3KJ9U6FEe_-DIkKBvyybSVSye9N3Q7PA7moq46GA0dw2TGhAo_iiIREkn-M8OVIBVMzJne-VeEKupqrhzoLZX8lU-c/s640/187.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>After all there's no right or wrong way to follow your own Heart...</em></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/AVvXsEiqercwYb5DFqOxeNDNCGfF1IPk6r-HkbSwRRTSJkIagtIWGOy3tBIccoIo3G33YB_dQ_UE8a2l0ZARn4SbRn82gJWzZ0l5k8QtGGS84fAlFlCksgvIOACYSkOshJLandCxy5WZcyNePIs/s1600/178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqercwYb5DFqOxeNDNCGfF1IPk6r-HkbSwRRTSJkIagtIWGOy3tBIccoIo3G33YB_dQ_UE8a2l0ZARn4SbRn82gJWzZ0l5k8QtGGS84fAlFlCksgvIOACYSkOshJLandCxy5WZcyNePIs/s640/178.JPG" t8="true" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And create that Magical and Enchanting place in your Life...</em></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/AVvXsEjwbTJGLrrcYu0fBpI8W56jdWhAtbZoIU3qKVJlvcH4fdGJKvZZOoOOcW-LaV1oPBEM24TO9zyUftohep96S1DQVU-FmD9uyjtOsw_bXTlLt4KD5TarwE5ChOYvWGEoAoJPdU_JUNcZhMc/s1600/179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbTJGLrrcYu0fBpI8W56jdWhAtbZoIU3qKVJlvcH4fdGJKvZZOoOOcW-LaV1oPBEM24TO9zyUftohep96S1DQVU-FmD9uyjtOsw_bXTlLt4KD5TarwE5ChOYvWGEoAoJPdU_JUNcZhMc/s640/179.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>That is fully YOUR Vision and Dream or Fantasy Space...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Yes... there is much of the Salvage Romantic in Yours Truly... and a whole lot of other Eclectic Passions as well ... I'm certainly not a one dimensional personality... I have many sides... *Winks*...  Be bold, explore yourself... uncover layers of your personality and tastes that may have remained dormant or suppressed... and go with it... because it's all good...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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I Love Being Part Of A Special Surprise

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgGTFtL-tLPlTB5vrfYZwhp8rF20R_FYJ3wzIOsH-fLcooOOcEr8d0_XkyD4qI0v3yKQ6XPe0bfqQXeL6DvYqLfdHimUHDFQ-nDPZiUBLlnxuqdHubsF1xNu8CDDWeOm4Rjsnwnun-qw/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgGTFtL-tLPlTB5vrfYZwhp8rF20R_FYJ3wzIOsH-fLcooOOcEr8d0_XkyD4qI0v3yKQ6XPe0bfqQXeL6DvYqLfdHimUHDFQ-nDPZiUBLlnxuqdHubsF1xNu8CDDWeOm4Rjsnwnun-qw/s640/008.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I love special surprises don't you?</em></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/AVvXsEiNaG1-9EU18IAMdPPqYuXRrATDhdoOa6AtSAVXEDiCRkzJnu1VVUVn7txWOLUd56flA2hUReOFXY4dZSsZ8Bl8wE9J5bZeRW_vydhZ85eKhV6HuB0_pmHr14dnO7GJcBnQv5GKR_97I2E/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaG1-9EU18IAMdPPqYuXRrATDhdoOa6AtSAVXEDiCRkzJnu1VVUVn7txWOLUd56flA2hUReOFXY4dZSsZ8Bl8wE9J5bZeRW_vydhZ85eKhV6HuB0_pmHr14dnO7GJcBnQv5GKR_97I2E/s640/007.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It's so much fun when you're asked to be a part of a Special Surprise for someone...</em></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/AVvXsEiFXUjkWCHpZPGYZZn5rs83HVQxg_c2nIlxzIPBEfC26VLKyVJUbclmwG5MSxsyds3AcE6hOpbHRF4AmtSY5KTGnWwSdqZsrh0ALvaOZNwtyPqthOMRAy07U9PDEuLzEl1tkFWB6ipBliU/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXUjkWCHpZPGYZZn5rs83HVQxg_c2nIlxzIPBEfC26VLKyVJUbclmwG5MSxsyds3AcE6hOpbHRF4AmtSY5KTGnWwSdqZsrh0ALvaOZNwtyPqthOMRAy07U9PDEuLzEl1tkFWB6ipBliU/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I had that special privilege recently...</em></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/AVvXsEiU-z22JrcyA2_sgDvjZ9tYzdj2Ab9XKgo7_7bLRUuo50v3c-QNPCTWbOghuYq4WY7pV5eOgA-agDsg1Z7c0zNAOYLSIuU0N0WJGttSKkHuIEUZJp8BdxOv1mR70O-mKaq6UvRmrnRqzyI/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-z22JrcyA2_sgDvjZ9tYzdj2Ab9XKgo7_7bLRUuo50v3c-QNPCTWbOghuYq4WY7pV5eOgA-agDsg1Z7c0zNAOYLSIuU0N0WJGttSKkHuIEUZJp8BdxOv1mR70O-mKaq6UvRmrnRqzyI/s640/013.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Someone Special had been patiently wanting and waiting upon one of my bags for a very long time... but I hadn't been taking on so many commissioned pieces lately until I could devote more time to my Art and get these arthritic hands limbered up with Acupuncture Therapy... </em></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/AVvXsEgk3regoi-EH-QGPBbJykSTU6O4mJvXAADZEcfoE5FbF1MA7qu-fy8XE5wZv4MLwrGX_RUXj6FduyfJynnq2buIrro776hiM0E8XIQCkp9vG55NCIIAsai_gihnrCcLgmjzC0ilReAQlcs/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3regoi-EH-QGPBbJykSTU6O4mJvXAADZEcfoE5FbF1MA7qu-fy8XE5wZv4MLwrGX_RUXj6FduyfJynnq2buIrro776hiM0E8XIQCkp9vG55NCIIAsai_gihnrCcLgmjzC0ilReAQlcs/s640/016.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And her Birthday was coming up soon... and she hinted that if I could get around to her bag she'd be delighted...  but if I couldn't she'd understand.  I had to do an Oscar worthy performance... because you see...   </em></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/AVvXsEizdn7Q7V5MCRM0KRTsjQYFUKPjHmcPXnZkneDZpA7gd13tfiSBmOe6tIu4AUsO5PfvC_lFeiNtg91q7VmbP-BzIoxNvtY1sVFypbWr6op9HJBQXHyEhXpnAEtf219JkkqyPNoD3Ww8nko/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdn7Q7V5MCRM0KRTsjQYFUKPjHmcPXnZkneDZpA7gd13tfiSBmOe6tIu4AUsO5PfvC_lFeiNtg91q7VmbP-BzIoxNvtY1sVFypbWr6op9HJBQXHyEhXpnAEtf219JkkqyPNoD3Ww8nko/s640/018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Several of her very Special Friends had decided to get together and surprise her... and had already commissioned one of my bags for her Special Day that they would present to her...</em></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/AVvXsEiZvcUEa0hCNPZFx0hMnWhFUQYXOSmZMmFFGqZWJ9KPKWv25Ssi-4Mgva9MaqDQP3Rp_3z0OdtJ7EjjqF355jQh3adP6Ofra5Mv1IUGmiTJ97DTXarmcCpKUeEnnsViXidzmt1G8oTefp4/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvcUEa0hCNPZFx0hMnWhFUQYXOSmZMmFFGqZWJ9KPKWv25Ssi-4Mgva9MaqDQP3Rp_3z0OdtJ7EjjqF355jQh3adP6Ofra5Mv1IUGmiTJ97DTXarmcCpKUeEnnsViXidzmt1G8oTefp4/s640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>All I had to do was deceptively get some specifics about what her vision for a bag would be...</em></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/AVvXsEjAO29ts-B9ieRawOM3dJPNXH_UeqYMqucV9ckmVG8wTOs0FjRCWONXKNyV9dq_yL9twHGhg2mnuKC2dtc1Gw2JBQcj81Mfl_YoowvsmFAl-jTGTnCIjGvm_VB7l7mJAg5P2w4klHZG7gY/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO29ts-B9ieRawOM3dJPNXH_UeqYMqucV9ckmVG8wTOs0FjRCWONXKNyV9dq_yL9twHGhg2mnuKC2dtc1Gw2JBQcj81Mfl_YoowvsmFAl-jTGTnCIjGvm_VB7l7mJAg5P2w4klHZG7gY/s640/044.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I felt very "undercover" *winks*... and she told me the desire for a Pastel Blue Floral Needlepoint... which was wonderful since I had a beautiful Vintage 1920 Pastel Blue Floral Needlepoint I could use and would be my inspiration for the rest of the piece... and it is especially exciting to me when an unfinished piece by some other amazing Artist that has waited 90 years can finally be transformed and showcased as it was always meant to be... into a completed work of Art!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Check...</em></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/AVvXsEh89JLMUsa0FoY9z5j8e0sfGWAUu2ItNN_kEe9SJsrEdzh1zVn9jmoKurkmJtXUTvK4TqTEKwMdXjXYUIUEVAGBq_BHHKCoMqNmzA_egjgZii8WJmmXlg3bjRfk6nX8rf6tVDnp5EBm4Xg/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89JLMUsa0FoY9z5j8e0sfGWAUu2ItNN_kEe9SJsrEdzh1zVn9jmoKurkmJtXUTvK4TqTEKwMdXjXYUIUEVAGBq_BHHKCoMqNmzA_egjgZii8WJmmXlg3bjRfk6nX8rf6tVDnp5EBm4Xg/s640/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And something that looked somewhat like another of my creations that she'd really liked... I knew the one... and so I kept that in mind as I designed her piece...</em></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/AVvXsEgJqF3s4llBKlJZOnw7pSIf5lo14f2xWrJm_A5AL4Ph04I2szzAc9Zi72BmtBCPKbPC15yXC005fFRxHY9bd3cq71PiETu1pqUJFleOXg2LeDLN3Yl2cRkTg2XMIEcUHHaVPst-nsuYeyk/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqF3s4llBKlJZOnw7pSIf5lo14f2xWrJm_A5AL4Ph04I2szzAc9Zi72BmtBCPKbPC15yXC005fFRxHY9bd3cq71PiETu1pqUJFleOXg2LeDLN3Yl2cRkTg2XMIEcUHHaVPst-nsuYeyk/s640/047.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>A larger sized bag... Check...</em></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/AVvXsEiEPonGmO0Kc8f2zXqfyaXJhbXnCuRWWTICTUoMY4GTJzZXVQzOdMSENNeRsMnpEP4iU6CrVHVe8IRmEtsfWkpG1kPScVYtvakoLg4IzxJyHjumWIJL9Oy4KHsOfoHzJpMl2QNDRfGD5VE/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPonGmO0Kc8f2zXqfyaXJhbXnCuRWWTICTUoMY4GTJzZXVQzOdMSENNeRsMnpEP4iU6CrVHVe8IRmEtsfWkpG1kPScVYtvakoLg4IzxJyHjumWIJL9Oy4KHsOfoHzJpMl2QNDRfGD5VE/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>With a Vintage Brooch on the flap... Check... The little hand-painted Flowers on this Porcelain Brooch complimented the little Needlepoint Flowers surrounding the Lilies.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And so... I had her vision laid out... and I'm only Hoping that my vision and her vision line up in such a way that when her Dear Friends present her their Special Surprise Gift for her Birthday... it will be everything she envisioned and wanted in a bag...</em></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/AVvXsEjzxnV1HbLwz3R8R8JPlg6AIhAyaSJjiL6mkHToa6N3QE2cgqAzcy8jRrUQ5ZVksMfygHCeVvQ5GDkpcUbDN8lXR8WdwWhkNyJ5jX727hkqIiDcfiM3_RDk-cmoaUjJvVPqFp9DJqwwz-k/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxnV1HbLwz3R8R8JPlg6AIhAyaSJjiL6mkHToa6N3QE2cgqAzcy8jRrUQ5ZVksMfygHCeVvQ5GDkpcUbDN8lXR8WdwWhkNyJ5jX727hkqIiDcfiM3_RDk-cmoaUjJvVPqFp9DJqwwz-k/s640/033.JPG" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Oh, and she'll look so much lovelier modeling it than yours truly... but I couldn't resist... I always want to see what it will look like and feel like on someone...</em></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/AVvXsEhjlk402KWJNqUfYBTt80e8RtEXVUVyfEs_4a6_x1RdqASfcUaOVi76xMbcufc4At2w7t1I4ZLnX8sMr7WAb3zJQFBOHVf2wBmNDHKIU_e2Ke7gWS3fq2SMm39v3JRuWUVoBDoL2gqqj5k/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlk402KWJNqUfYBTt80e8RtEXVUVyfEs_4a6_x1RdqASfcUaOVi76xMbcufc4At2w7t1I4ZLnX8sMr7WAb3zJQFBOHVf2wBmNDHKIU_e2Ke7gWS3fq2SMm39v3JRuWUVoBDoL2gqqj5k/s640/034.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And my five year old resident Photographer, Princess T, obliged...</em></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/AVvXsEh3WL42RWloWxeRtp8AhtlgxSWD2JttfotGED0ZBgIEewXentorlznA1LuwxaIIQOHIjpKZcsJRkixMFUooLXOsHDuIt8-iMrl1KoVadse2mK_T35iOeu7ABzsMYHXf9YWkay6qc4JmT9U/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WL42RWloWxeRtp8AhtlgxSWD2JttfotGED0ZBgIEewXentorlznA1LuwxaIIQOHIjpKZcsJRkixMFUooLXOsHDuIt8-iMrl1KoVadse2mK_T35iOeu7ABzsMYHXf9YWkay6qc4JmT9U/s640/035.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And instructed Gramma to do this and do that to make the Shots just right... just like a real Photographer would with their Model *LOL* ... I think that kid's got potential!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And I shall have to delay this Post until I know the Gift has been presented... but I do so Love being part of a Special Surprise... don't you?!?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

I Love Being Part Of A Special Surprise

I love special surprises don't you? It's so much fun when you're asked to be a part of a Special Surprise for someone... I had t...

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