Pouffe

<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/AVvXsEh2T8jUTNtivzvpn3T3LUTcsleU74Pb69ffu8qYhilCvbpTD8C5dMFwLfW_4qjBSjMOmWPBvin4ThTA6nXrsnHrL6xuonC00_GGlfa2Qor2itGmHL8DDT6WbgOrwNnMRRwFGitpQzF8nU-A/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T8jUTNtivzvpn3T3LUTcsleU74Pb69ffu8qYhilCvbpTD8C5dMFwLfW_4qjBSjMOmWPBvin4ThTA6nXrsnHrL6xuonC00_GGlfa2Qor2itGmHL8DDT6WbgOrwNnMRRwFGitpQzF8nU-A/s640/100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>As a Kid I remember our Home always having an assortment of Exotic Pouffe's and Camel Saddle's strategically scattered throughout the house for comfortable and versatile additional seating.  I have always preferred sitting on the floor rather than chairs anyway, so we too have always had informal floor seating arrangements in our Homes as well.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7djrUa2D4N8Zs4sPaeq1vxEDMS5iHQRa74m2WzPiBdGtxqsKNDUaxxNBYznWy_8LJ1TLdSiLFw1NlQBACzbE608_I-hehdokZid2fruoJgV6NvvWmwq6aHj8343fQMDuAcyBgeAuQ40r/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7djrUa2D4N8Zs4sPaeq1vxEDMS5iHQRa74m2WzPiBdGtxqsKNDUaxxNBYznWy_8LJ1TLdSiLFw1NlQBACzbE608_I-hehdokZid2fruoJgV6NvvWmwq6aHj8343fQMDuAcyBgeAuQ40r/s640/093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though The Man has always preferred his trusty Recliner, the Kids and I can usually be seen sitting on the floor seating the majority of the time.  So I'm always looking for and replacing the floor seating and on the lookout for Exotic Vintage Rugs, since we utilize our floor more than we ever have the actual Furniture.  If it weren't for Guests, I probably wouldn't have Traditional Furniture at all since it's always underutilized by the Family and we're not that 'into' it.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUBG69-Dfkjg2vSIsF-EKKgB4DJyHcNktI_EhEJEcatNd3FAwi1IZSDG2cZ4sEuX_5KJQsZx3twC-3YqnW6dDETHsMqOf6wfvGiSYhyphenhyphenCF08YG8VOXdmDm8hjJXotPzUxvtt4pyRZ1CbWI/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUBG69-Dfkjg2vSIsF-EKKgB4DJyHcNktI_EhEJEcatNd3FAwi1IZSDG2cZ4sEuX_5KJQsZx3twC-3YqnW6dDETHsMqOf6wfvGiSYhyphenhyphenCF08YG8VOXdmDm8hjJXotPzUxvtt4pyRZ1CbWI/s640/092.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So I was absolutely Delighted when a 'World Market' moved into a Mall close to Home... I LOVE that Store and can wander around it blissfully for hours!  It's one of the few regular Retail Shops that sells new merchandise that I regularly venture into and would love to own most of the Inventory, due to the array of International Exotic and Unique Styles they carry.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16URk4ohlqW4lMdgiJVGftl8OxSuQvfM_-FPvxB3KYmUXTUw3o4Z7EU1CsnDj2VyjyZZZcOXEPG1RD1Lh5GDUUzgP0zMeTnpCNnB0_haV7pF-i2c48Ak8VZcRF5fuGLSQ69d9poi3qzJL/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16URk4ohlqW4lMdgiJVGftl8OxSuQvfM_-FPvxB3KYmUXTUw3o4Z7EU1CsnDj2VyjyZZZcOXEPG1RD1Lh5GDUUzgP0zMeTnpCNnB0_haV7pF-i2c48Ak8VZcRF5fuGLSQ69d9poi3qzJL/s640/088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>The most recent visit revealed that they'd just gotten in a fabulous assortment of Pouffes, many made of Gorgeous patchworked Indian Sari materials.  I J'Adore East Indian Fabrics, so much Hand-Work and Color.   Though the Neutrals were equally Lovely, they weren't for Bohemian Valhalla and this Crew... but for those Decorating with the popular Colorless Palette, and want to go Exotic, these could work for you.   They had Black too, which I'm always drawn to... but this day I was more 'into' the Bold Jeweltones and these were so reasonably priced that I got a trio of the Hues that Appealed to me most.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqbjbMq3AIlGxvWAYVkCMhuvi5sIKrYL5eikB1xc69QpVQq1RkTLjOv-ewSL9_do6ce9mF9PuOIh1vgZxVFN8DbhJk6IX3UdO7q9zhCrokrxkACKJCi4n30thDm9b0UxG0tydIsjqUFI0/s640/095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Lapis Lazuli Blue...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoAb1WAghIoFmiFlw7ZLzzkr0g8GWByhNwpiBloXnAxDhsMaXpzWnECGOZMTHqYMUl1fFS8AoIw5ZAemVJ8ES44FcaZKZo4pRc-2SKNq_mnQA-VuBDuBYOOyRpIYt7zJpxQyTLoznSI2j/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoAb1WAghIoFmiFlw7ZLzzkr0g8GWByhNwpiBloXnAxDhsMaXpzWnECGOZMTHqYMUl1fFS8AoIw5ZAemVJ8ES44FcaZKZo4pRc-2SKNq_mnQA-VuBDuBYOOyRpIYt7zJpxQyTLoznSI2j/s640/096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>And Turquoise.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yAckVMea_u0LBEEPiJfx-ZIp_Cwim5_Ez9F4cN_V8mnQfVYVP6SNyjAmFceCS9x_O-ivd519U8Z5ibPUp-lTB3OBLoaA2cYwZ8XlI4z0koZfHSwCj1zobD-weacqaEAuvOXEX-MeemPh/s1600/099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yAckVMea_u0LBEEPiJfx-ZIp_Cwim5_Ez9F4cN_V8mnQfVYVP6SNyjAmFceCS9x_O-ivd519U8Z5ibPUp-lTB3OBLoaA2cYwZ8XlI4z0koZfHSwCj1zobD-weacqaEAuvOXEX-MeemPh/s640/099.JPG" width="529" /></a></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;"><em>The G-Kid Force and their Friends LOVE them for gathering around the Coffee Table to visit, play or eat in front of the TV.  And Gramma will be moving them all over the house to sit on.</em></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgIi0x91LZOa1e7vN2kveKxd3abw0aX88lxsjzBs8TnhSeiKDbPenlaFXXG-hLtW1TpDnmiiF9i2E8Eo-dkE5uICL0ePma79E1ihNk288YFw3lq9UgP5HF-pi4ePaG5VjGKZM41jZ-K7a4G/s1600/097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi0x91LZOa1e7vN2kveKxd3abw0aX88lxsjzBs8TnhSeiKDbPenlaFXXG-hLtW1TpDnmiiF9i2E8Eo-dkE5uICL0ePma79E1ihNk288YFw3lq9UgP5HF-pi4ePaG5VjGKZM41jZ-K7a4G/s640/097.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And they match the oversized Sari Material Pillow we have stashed under the Coffee Table for Instant Seating that I 'Scored' ages ago at a Thrift Shop.  So Color me Bohemian Happy!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>

Pouffe

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New Showroom #133 Now Open At Brass Armadillo West!

<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/AVvXsEgzJmbe-naPjdQa30E5IcLqu3SvyqSeRd_cuPsBKPr9HsOOatWa8brSOLGLfkQkL5o_gto0U1-Odp4qCsrvCOgkR4PQG0Cn3XwIst50RXWIIOKBJZ4oQUg9xU_2Qb7ic-JOX_N3AuGM2iN4/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJmbe-naPjdQa30E5IcLqu3SvyqSeRd_cuPsBKPr9HsOOatWa8brSOLGLfkQkL5o_gto0U1-Odp4qCsrvCOgkR4PQG0Cn3XwIst50RXWIIOKBJZ4oQUg9xU_2Qb7ic-JOX_N3AuGM2iN4/s640/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>Well... the past few days the G-Kid Force and I Worked like Crazy to get the New Showroom #133 up and running before the Big 4th of July Sale <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO WEST</span></a></strong> will be having Thursday thru Sunday July 4th-7th.  Still have a LOT of Inventory to bring in... but this is a good enough start to Open the Showroom to Customers... since they were coming in each day we were working on it anyway and seemed Enthusiastic about Shopping once I got it readied... so I didn't want to delay any longer than we had to.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqjC2CatoZLOraY7isHIOv1qVCQxT3lGbEWB2p2V7JDE7i0u2VvZ8A8OoOr8jiRTY64a4TzY090DFmmXHYBDPWnSJxk4nM7tB4RZ_CQD3wCo57XbyI7Rm6XLjIRo1tNMlloD04-TfWmmJ/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqjC2CatoZLOraY7isHIOv1qVCQxT3lGbEWB2p2V7JDE7i0u2VvZ8A8OoOr8jiRTY64a4TzY090DFmmXHYBDPWnSJxk4nM7tB4RZ_CQD3wCo57XbyI7Rm6XLjIRo1tNMlloD04-TfWmmJ/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>Armed with buckets of Black and Gold Paint and Exotic Gypsy Trim and Tapestries, we got to work the day I Signed the Lease... and decided to keep the hideous Green because after coupling it with Black and Gold, it grew on us and we actually liked it... go figure!  *LOL*  As you can see by the Orbs that kept showing up in all the Frames, Spirit was with us too, joining in... and that always chokes me up because I definitely 'Feel' the Spirit of my Dad and other departed Ancestors Celebrating all of our Opportunities... and to have it captured on Film to visibly 'See' and Validate their Presence as well, definitely Encourages me.  I don't have to Wonder if they could have seen, Rejoiced and Participated in what we're doing... I KNOW they already <u>have because the Evidence is Clear</u>!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkkNr0h1V5_mdU1__FFv_1qrtrIWoSTt8BJJeNTyDRG17gzlGyBy3lvRwCnTGLfPX8kaA-vOtWogOMoPoxZ9IHZZSTB_NhPSPFK7_ILr9DNPdPBaqR3rKZX1A4UruHgXR4qjwebcdKaQj/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkkNr0h1V5_mdU1__FFv_1qrtrIWoSTt8BJJeNTyDRG17gzlGyBy3lvRwCnTGLfPX8kaA-vOtWogOMoPoxZ9IHZZSTB_NhPSPFK7_ILr9DNPdPBaqR3rKZX1A4UruHgXR4qjwebcdKaQj/s640/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Just a little 'Before' and 'After' Shot for ya... though we'll be Sourcing much more for the Vibe of this Room that I want to have and it will eventually Transform into when the appropriate Inventory is 'Picked' over Time.   The Vision of which will be Weird and Wonderful... Cabinet of Curiosities and Museum of Oddities meets Bohemian Mad Botanist and the Gypsy Addams Family.  Yes, I Plan to go Full Tilt on this Showroom and have it be the 'Real Me' no holds barred... if anyone's ready for that?!  *Winks*  Don't know how that will be Received in the Far West Valley of the Arizona Desert... but we'll see?  The Feedback I'm already getting, particularly from the Twenty-Something Age Group Goth Lovers, is that they can hardly wait... so I'm Encouraged I'll have my 'Following' eventually of those that 'Get It' and Love it too.  *Smiles*  </em>  </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM5SsJgr00wafpCjyRI1RkkFi4ZQUbgtRap2i-oHLk960puP-Qopru3edxgGEqxOpCgfLQtGmhI5SgJ9pWVhaepTYzJmpt5J_am17sVvQ6EkaubRuhmg_Rl4KsWnoghfHQLlbM7x5_8MJ/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM5SsJgr00wafpCjyRI1RkkFi4ZQUbgtRap2i-oHLk960puP-Qopru3edxgGEqxOpCgfLQtGmhI5SgJ9pWVhaepTYzJmpt5J_am17sVvQ6EkaubRuhmg_Rl4KsWnoghfHQLlbM7x5_8MJ/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Some Close-Ups of the Fab Hand-Worked East Indian Sari Trims I Sourced from SAS to trim the Shelves with...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0BiJnaiiWNB-Rkq8dWWHwu00_so3Gk8CVLmFdzdW4SaTL98vwbOrbvGrfm0u64yPwSyAyHVrWXfGFK8S7OcLmhQoCRhPvVyR2OL9V_1LckA__WgMhdZcMmn1BzeKjJVuPLzYvjqWjzi/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0BiJnaiiWNB-Rkq8dWWHwu00_so3Gk8CVLmFdzdW4SaTL98vwbOrbvGrfm0u64yPwSyAyHVrWXfGFK8S7OcLmhQoCRhPvVyR2OL9V_1LckA__WgMhdZcMmn1BzeKjJVuPLzYvjqWjzi/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Every single one had been marked down 50% or MORE from the already low SAS Price, so I was Stoked!   I got four different Trims but the Close-Ups of the other two didn't turn out so great so I'll have to Share them in another Post so you can see how Beautiful they are too!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRRhQQPZGgMN2_OWyEa-GiaSyhQ-arjFYPYF22LkIIRkjtgr2D35oyR9f4vyc9EiyUold7xpLDShmha8vsdmCVR8v1DnGT9SsGsNeNk8LFw-y4z3jDU73RbQziKffk8HxqYpC3VgM4IyE/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRRhQQPZGgMN2_OWyEa-GiaSyhQ-arjFYPYF22LkIIRkjtgr2D35oyR9f4vyc9EiyUold7xpLDShmha8vsdmCVR8v1DnGT9SsGsNeNk8LFw-y4z3jDU73RbQziKffk8HxqYpC3VgM4IyE/s640/012.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>This third one was my Fav of the Four... lots of Heavy Gold Detailing on the Hand-Work... causing such a Fab Reflective Glare that it blinded the Camera Close-Up!  *LOL*   And the fourth Trim has those tiny East Indian Mirrors in the Beadwork, which also caused Reflective Glare... so I might have to use my better quality Cameras to capture the Close-Ups of them.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT-7KR5J9sfUu6_DBnbuCWdLf8gPkroFsTJc5-i2vDmkjbqgT90O6UBXPJ-l7ZtIWa8Jmjo4hyT_wyy6MO3QaNo3lzAk0Ik8XZI7brNsAVIgjIYeK9Rhi8J1drHL4FuzZLumaS65OaGBH/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT-7KR5J9sfUu6_DBnbuCWdLf8gPkroFsTJc5-i2vDmkjbqgT90O6UBXPJ-l7ZtIWa8Jmjo4hyT_wyy6MO3QaNo3lzAk0Ik8XZI7brNsAVIgjIYeK9Rhi8J1drHL4FuzZLumaS65OaGBH/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>That first day... the Day of Painting and Construction... the G-Kid Force and I were there from 9:00am to almost 5:00pm and they Worked their little keisters off... so much so that they took a Nook Break and actually fell asleep amid the Crocheted Linens and Tapestry piles I had all over the floor!  *LOL*   The Young Prince had put the 'Andrews Sisters' Style Music on PANDORA in his Nook so that was Soothing for us to Work to... and then them to Sleep by.  *Winks* </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i_2trdzGbvub5DxdVUof4G2rb7lvnnFSni4dvAiqeowyt7oNKJLwJwz9iREJcOZ_cUJWJkAAoC34FuIso7MJyGzddjuKjHZky4qMPxxkqUNhAR4CGCWNyvcbHlf5H8mRwSivs1zpZns-/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i_2trdzGbvub5DxdVUof4G2rb7lvnnFSni4dvAiqeowyt7oNKJLwJwz9iREJcOZ_cUJWJkAAoC34FuIso7MJyGzddjuKjHZky4qMPxxkqUNhAR4CGCWNyvcbHlf5H8mRwSivs1zpZns-/s640/005.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Nothing like Hearing such Tunes as "Mr. Sandman" to send the Wee Ones off into Slumber... *Winks*... tho' these were taken while they were still awake.  The Young Prince rolled himself up in the Algerian Tapestry Display you saw in Image #1 as his 'Sleeping Bag' when he was ready to conk out... and then helped me hang it once he woke up.  *Smiles*  It's one of my Fav Family Heirloom Tapestries {of which I have many in my Personal Collection}, but since I'm out of Wall Space at Bohemian Valhalla... I decided to make it a NFS Showroom Display backdrop for my layers of Styling of that wall.  I will be Selling Vintage Tapestries too... but gotta get those I'm willing to "Let Go" of and don't have Sentiment, out of Storage and my Old Studio Cottage that The Son is Living in.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJkmVbKcDyvPjgvfLahY5rtPQG_mmrPYS14SVO7dghSZjh31Ji2d4mwTkus_iDWYwyQKdtRQgu8NVap82OnKACdvNprC4fajz_kQ9iNwDTz3t7cH5YD8q5l6w6bvu5vNtdAEJkKS2BKHP/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJkmVbKcDyvPjgvfLahY5rtPQG_mmrPYS14SVO7dghSZjh31Ji2d4mwTkus_iDWYwyQKdtRQgu8NVap82OnKACdvNprC4fajz_kQ9iNwDTz3t7cH5YD8q5l6w6bvu5vNtdAEJkKS2BKHP/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And since Budget was Small because I snagged this Showroom Unexpectedly and had to make an End of Month rash Decision the moment I saw it Available... we mostly used whatever we already had to Remodel and Decorate it... so yes, that's Vintage Urban Industrial Chic with Original Graffiti on it on that back Wall that has been Sourced off of our Acreage and came with the Old Property!  *LOL* </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbWfbxKs_wa10tIKFOygJ1fdESqOjA9qp111ofgxyhfhUZaU-e-uHyRmC3pYmR64iiwMHloslNSkg9qQMFwYj81KBu0XBqqbqNhajgeKhEiFhjDm1Ja-sG6Tc2CVyUlWAx0x6M4OLYAk3/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbWfbxKs_wa10tIKFOygJ1fdESqOjA9qp111ofgxyhfhUZaU-e-uHyRmC3pYmR64iiwMHloslNSkg9qQMFwYj81KBu0XBqqbqNhajgeKhEiFhjDm1Ja-sG6Tc2CVyUlWAx0x6M4OLYAk3/s640/008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em> I'll have some Vintage Industrial Inventory as I Source it, so this Galvanized wavy Tin Awning that came off one of our Outbuildings was Perfect and fit like a Charm where I wanted it to be!  No telling how Old it really is since it's been laying there on the back Acreage for the last 13 Years we've owned the Property.  The Man had wanted to throw it all away YEARS ago and I wouldn't let him because I knew I'd find a Purpose for it Eventually... and that Time was obviously NOW!  *Winks...  you know how us Hoarders of Cool Old Stuff are!*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l8kDWCbW8YM_aU0dtg6b2p2EZyY8hfO7Tri9Wi9M7LqAl_H4lfcRPd0qW77_AJFLevphVEhocD1kIn_avSS5JG5iP_Qs4ZAGKXExVylux6ZILPjLBnJ9DU9gZzluMU5EhIaJ4kP-A2MI/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1l8kDWCbW8YM_aU0dtg6b2p2EZyY8hfO7Tri9Wi9M7LqAl_H4lfcRPd0qW77_AJFLevphVEhocD1kIn_avSS5JG5iP_Qs4ZAGKXExVylux6ZILPjLBnJ9DU9gZzluMU5EhIaJ4kP-A2MI/s640/017.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>In fact, everything came Together seamlessly so we got the Room Decorated in Record Time and we really Liked how it all looked when we were through with the Main Room!  The Bonus Room was completely Painted by The G-Force, but still needs Gypsy Trims and Inventory... so that will be a Work In Progress and Hope to Open up that Room to Customers within the Week too. </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbCog9kZrv1a39j4tgAtPM0XH6z-eyPEy7jtXJsdugqwUMsSLvwKV9ooXKTK2fSVoFjErKspzxbDXi1ErHq2NwveZ63bjXkDZrLF5jThWKjWantR9XUyku4b2eA6h9HpwICrpBaSoXXvi/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbCog9kZrv1a39j4tgAtPM0XH6z-eyPEy7jtXJsdugqwUMsSLvwKV9ooXKTK2fSVoFjErKspzxbDXi1ErHq2NwveZ63bjXkDZrLF5jThWKjWantR9XUyku4b2eA6h9HpwICrpBaSoXXvi/s640/041.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Since Time was of the Essence and I was squeezing in the Showroom Overhaul with a mass of Medical Appointments and Labwork for The Man and G-Kids too... I was Jazzed when another Sweet Dealer at the Mall agreed to Sell me one of her Gorgeous Displays that I'd always Admired.  It is just 'My Style' and the piece couldn't have been more Perfect</em><em> for this Showroom's Vision I had anyway, so that Saved me a lot of Work to NOT have to Construct the first one... and I can add more Displays in a Similar Style as I'm Able to find the Time to Create some.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_5mtvVxOS5qD8ICLgV1sSBYDeXImdzDtLX-2ldPbOnfUEiFscAawXcRqsFoGLFXREa2keh6RDQnPPqHbng_Fpsiw0nJ4awk6RHV3By5LetEK30TsQPzO1nXfOuUaNscf3kf65R6iCnhk/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_5mtvVxOS5qD8ICLgV1sSBYDeXImdzDtLX-2ldPbOnfUEiFscAawXcRqsFoGLFXREa2keh6RDQnPPqHbng_Fpsiw0nJ4awk6RHV3By5LetEK30TsQPzO1nXfOuUaNscf3kf65R6iCnhk/s640/022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I'll be hanging my Bohemian Bling Inventory off of it eventually... both Vintage pieces and those I will Create when I have Time to devote to Jewelry Creations again.  What I Love about this Display is how lightweight it is... because Believe it or not, that Gorgeous Detailed Frame is Plastic!  And of coarse I Love Crocheted Lacy Fabrics so the Lining of it was PERFECTLY ME too!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRBkwD0oW6DBABMj8eJ_E8uPlYEzwVc-IDIBiL_PCaW_U60Ec9auiDhWD0UZGkU1TIz8jMpXf5SGpittbZVI5JOKokAGm55D6qkAy_zXQpqB5epqH9zCd4LwzyFxAhyphenhyphenMd1luNaGr4GS1I/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRBkwD0oW6DBABMj8eJ_E8uPlYEzwVc-IDIBiL_PCaW_U60Ec9auiDhWD0UZGkU1TIz8jMpXf5SGpittbZVI5JOKokAGm55D6qkAy_zXQpqB5epqH9zCd4LwzyFxAhyphenhyphenMd1luNaGr4GS1I/s640/020.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And though this Display won't be for Sale... since so many Customers have asked for this Style and also my Hand-Made Gypsy Curtains that Grace the Entrance to my other Showroom, I do Plan to make some to offer for Sale too when I begin Creating.  I can hardly wait to get into the Studio and begin Creating for all my Retail Spaces now that I have Room to Showcase it all.  Now... just finding the Free Time to get to it is the Greatest Challenge!  *Le Sigh*  But Prince R already knows how to Sew and Create Adeptly so he is Jazzed to Help Gramma Create some Inventory and we'll Train the Wee Princess too.  Once they recognize the Earning Potential this will have for them, as well as the 'Pickin' they Love to Help with, they'll be all over it and give Gramma some Creative Time as well!  *LOL*  See... there's Method to my Madness of Including them in the Process!  It's the only Assurance I shall have to GET Creative Freedom whilst also Full Time Caregiving!  *LOL* </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudfDU0YMINQkh2C8_XUim5bCjP0eneyroHkkvJLR7UVsmeREwyUWQITZPmMSnjQH_9djR2L0aGH1C974C7FufwKO27Ia_msKVhTK09guudOgrUsFhoTk_-7dqzuHMEID6u_jpo0di2s37/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudfDU0YMINQkh2C8_XUim5bCjP0eneyroHkkvJLR7UVsmeREwyUWQITZPmMSnjQH_9djR2L0aGH1C974C7FufwKO27Ia_msKVhTK09guudOgrUsFhoTk_-7dqzuHMEID6u_jpo0di2s37/s640/043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Here's the 'After' Shot of that Corner... that Mirrored Trim is on the Side Wall above the Wall Map.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGiRLVxO4Te0bIlqDi3JTLWE2esjs9X-lRoxr7rZs15dayo0UJ6bs3E5yLNV4iv_H31vDfKlQhs7ogW6PYhPxa4lQTx3zUBjnhN9e7_qvtEW4UJycC-RaGqeNogTSKk9Kmar0gLAGHtYJ/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGiRLVxO4Te0bIlqDi3JTLWE2esjs9X-lRoxr7rZs15dayo0UJ6bs3E5yLNV4iv_H31vDfKlQhs7ogW6PYhPxa4lQTx3zUBjnhN9e7_qvtEW4UJycC-RaGqeNogTSKk9Kmar0gLAGHtYJ/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>"Before"...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36m-8gnKWGdJ1apX6VQw55U_vHsoQf4T5ulSjBpx8IhCA9lVds6Z4dZdl9rGuNs5-33fzlSvI9TRJ-NUAa6HRP5XWunPWihCMLMVGOex8Hbg7FDQ-lRsG0glhm2Mcc8osgz_Ln7mSa4A5/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36m-8gnKWGdJ1apX6VQw55U_vHsoQf4T5ulSjBpx8IhCA9lVds6Z4dZdl9rGuNs5-33fzlSvI9TRJ-NUAa6HRP5XWunPWihCMLMVGOex8Hbg7FDQ-lRsG0glhm2Mcc8osgz_Ln7mSa4A5/s640/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And "After"... I must say that Last Night the Young Prince exercised his budding 'Man Muscles' considerably helping Gramma schlep the larger Furnishings over here from the other Showroom!  We spent almost three hours at it and now the other Showroom #114 is De-Cluttered and Re-Styled too for the Big 4th of July Sale!  *Booyah!*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16QwvWeNfWGF3n8q3ksZgOPMBxThs9drll6D7nZswG38uacCBKk3fHPhWC8URTBFUZmeMvZfKGJRmoZCu3SrLKmI_7ds5LVNOe_CWisrp8Uv6lehCxim1uo3NhINkWDqb2tEW9CfceG06/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16QwvWeNfWGF3n8q3ksZgOPMBxThs9drll6D7nZswG38uacCBKk3fHPhWC8URTBFUZmeMvZfKGJRmoZCu3SrLKmI_7ds5LVNOe_CWisrp8Uv6lehCxim1uo3NhINkWDqb2tEW9CfceG06/s640/044.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Grandson also Helped Style the Entire Room and over half the Vignettes... he knows what Gramma's Vibe is and it's good Practice for him to be allowed the Freedom of Creative Expression... he did a Really Good Job!   So it was more Pizza and Wings... and Goodwill Hunting Trip for Small Toys for The G-Force as Payment for all their Dedication and Tireless Hard Work as my Design Team!  *Winks*  You see, if I keep them Busy 'Pickin' and 'Stylin' they almost never fuss, whine or fight... they really Enjoy doing it all, so it's definitely Quality Time Shared as well.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6Bx2tGQAItVfEczuNobktZ153hoAg3E9Ca4Mx0EGdXqgM0bwkWXC_OJkL2TgtHvN1U8SAzjQj055g6N6iE56cbxQChPr1NONlR5-P9SI7lZvfq1mOG7RONhsbI21qWTYo7BY-dFPfYwE/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6Bx2tGQAItVfEczuNobktZ153hoAg3E9Ca4Mx0EGdXqgM0bwkWXC_OJkL2TgtHvN1U8SAzjQj055g6N6iE56cbxQChPr1NONlR5-P9SI7lZvfq1mOG7RONhsbI21qWTYo7BY-dFPfYwE/s640/048.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And when we got Home at 9:00 pm the Work Continued as we Priced New Inventory that shall be Showroom Bound after Prince R's Therapy Appointment this Morning... like this Adorable Complete Vintage Retro Japanese BBQ Set!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWhsJlQVp7S-Bl1ZzFXoE41m0FlYYTgOaetwtARtPCQ22XlCsL-B7yST8tsfTAMu7TMwkJFfpXOZufQ3vevoIauoNY6BA0Apmdhoa_5uQhsS2xrcaHQI8rl3OHgQo_B-BGnqpCiRCelqu/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWhsJlQVp7S-Bl1ZzFXoE41m0FlYYTgOaetwtARtPCQ22XlCsL-B7yST8tsfTAMu7TMwkJFfpXOZufQ3vevoIauoNY6BA0Apmdhoa_5uQhsS2xrcaHQI8rl3OHgQo_B-BGnqpCiRCelqu/s640/050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Though Worn from Countless Years of Use at Bar-B-Ques, enough of the Vintage Adorable Retro Graphics remain to make them a Sweet 'Score' and I've Priced them Individually so that you can buy all or some of the Set.  I know... some Purists would say don't do that with a Complete Set... but that would mean a more Expensive Purchase all at once and I like to give my Customers the Option of a Good Deal or just buying part of or all of a Set... I've Sold Sets quicker that way too... and my Mantra is Price it Affordably for most folks and Move it Out to make room for MORE!!!  And we're not the only ones Expanding The Vision... my Friends Myko and Brett... and Pamela... also bought New Retail Spaces and are busy as Bees getting them ready... Photos to follow in other Posts... so be sure to come back for the Reveals...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"> </div></div>

New Showroom #133 Now Open At Brass Armadillo West!

    Well... the past few days the G-Kid Force and I Worked like Crazy to get the New Showroom #133 up and running before the Big 4th of July...

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Not Just A Love Of Old...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEjQpSOKGk-0Dm8LXuFpxl7b10cLRbUFkHEnYOL-5edm1R9rbvEIffVgsXHpScGAc-bBD78DpQaivE08Hp13ltVh1pQuQXnIaQMiJ2Y_UxzmpjKMyO2ysV_WKx8mCeejSss3Vvq5XnnUjiN_/s1600/095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpSOKGk-0Dm8LXuFpxl7b10cLRbUFkHEnYOL-5edm1R9rbvEIffVgsXHpScGAc-bBD78DpQaivE08Hp13ltVh1pQuQXnIaQMiJ2Y_UxzmpjKMyO2ysV_WKx8mCeejSss3Vvq5XnnUjiN_/s640/095.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>Some folks might think that because I have such a deep affinity and Love of Old that I don't Connect to anything New.  Au Contraire!   There are some Shops, especially the Import Shops like 'World Market' that I could spend all day in... and spend a lot of Money!  *Winks*  I should probably buy Stock in these Shops in fact because I'm certain I contribute to their Profit Margins and Success!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLHyn6ZBMcqXylMWT4VqQsjvb_qjn_51DejBZlaLuq1LlXYlf_aX-DC7NqrLRH3nWRSaHrS-m4Zl_gVoxDEVtlhqttFLlDv1L5G07wHpFpHF83h7qgwiSo-Dx4GfTtgIbHtImGi1vWNFa/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLHyn6ZBMcqXylMWT4VqQsjvb_qjn_51DejBZlaLuq1LlXYlf_aX-DC7NqrLRH3nWRSaHrS-m4Zl_gVoxDEVtlhqttFLlDv1L5G07wHpFpHF83h7qgwiSo-Dx4GfTtgIbHtImGi1vWNFa/s640/094.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>Just look at what I 'Scored' in a recent trip to 'World Market'!  I Adore this particular Design and so you'll see it often throughout the Post... practically the whole Line in this Print was focused upon...  because if I could, I'd buy it ALL!  *Winks*   And yes, my Showroom Curtains were sewn out of this Design's Fabric and Created from one of their Shower Curtains that I embellished with Gypsy Chic Trims.  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjVQIT_dYIf_ZO6EOEHMMoKjB0CU6NXntbN3hJ92EPTO-3KALQV1UnPYyDHNWEiqfYs7gHfKRChKe0hFwj7Fu02f57gJ5fpTuZ-N1fkiiSUWXwS2fCF2J6hgQs4LRIi-oHQhyA4BbFFC6/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjVQIT_dYIf_ZO6EOEHMMoKjB0CU6NXntbN3hJ92EPTO-3KALQV1UnPYyDHNWEiqfYs7gHfKRChKe0hFwj7Fu02f57gJ5fpTuZ-N1fkiiSUWXwS2fCF2J6hgQs4LRIi-oHQhyA4BbFFC6/s640/096.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I like food storage containers that the Bohemian Valhalla Clan cannot break... and so this melmac stacking lidded cannister set in my Fav Design were perfect!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e1dDkVUQPoErpDg6PzncqPgzewIWX0HtfqBAqT3hnJSXEeTz5o0LYJDJBAYIY4TN1HaktpMmbbwEhJ4j3UkFoYd9X9O526VgNXXgjAOXXU8UKghsmmtw1ABMLuanS03oVu1RQCO2s_ZU/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e1dDkVUQPoErpDg6PzncqPgzewIWX0HtfqBAqT3hnJSXEeTz5o0LYJDJBAYIY4TN1HaktpMmbbwEhJ4j3UkFoYd9X9O526VgNXXgjAOXXU8UKghsmmtw1ABMLuanS03oVu1RQCO2s_ZU/s640/093.JPG" width="521" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And my Friend Pamela can tell you how anal I am about the Quality of my Towels *LOL*... I NEVER buy cheap scratchy coarse Towels!  Towels and Sheets in fact are purchases that I ALWAYS buy the very best Quality I can possibly afford... my Mom taught me that... you're better off Investing in the Best because they not only last, but they feel positively Luxurious against the skin.  And when they look this Fabulous too... well, what can I say... even if it takes me some time to get the complete set, it's worth the wait and the Investment!  But God help the Children and Menfolk who would dare to use my 'Good' Towels for such things as say, drying off the Car after they wash it!  {This has happened... *Gasp*... but usually only the one time!  LOL}</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzrfgfZeQi_zvAitdRamCBP6VUwO1N08y5Tj9j9gdoc4Dn6_gTtSOLxqTBRZNemIwr4ZkEiw31jncanYk5vp_YcMBLkcOZl4O1DN1LXgVpBm54o7W4mazpFDLXlSzAnD79g-HeP9a1aUZ/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzrfgfZeQi_zvAitdRamCBP6VUwO1N08y5Tj9j9gdoc4Dn6_gTtSOLxqTBRZNemIwr4ZkEiw31jncanYk5vp_YcMBLkcOZl4O1DN1LXgVpBm54o7W4mazpFDLXlSzAnD79g-HeP9a1aUZ/s640/088.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>Of coarse there was a ton of stuff I had to leave behind at 'World Market' that if Money were no object, I'd be wanting to Style my Exterior Living Spaces with as well!  Their Outdoor Furnishings are just My Style!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIEVXvBRSyeuVZYtHA7ljZ7MW4i_BfRckP1-HRG9lKOwcmudZCVyd3lUODN1lM4CqUJd9EI0ATa4VY3JNBHHG37odD4ze35pLzwVw1q8OIMOYxF_xjVWT-3Ol4dqxzKrIahKSM4VgdjvQ/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIEVXvBRSyeuVZYtHA7ljZ7MW4i_BfRckP1-HRG9lKOwcmudZCVyd3lUODN1lM4CqUJd9EI0ATa4VY3JNBHHG37odD4ze35pLzwVw1q8OIMOYxF_xjVWT-3Ol4dqxzKrIahKSM4VgdjvQ/s640/087.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>But even though these were designed for Outdoor use... in the fierce Arizona Sun, they wouldn't last but a Season without being undercover... and my Gazebo and Patio Furniture aren't under cover and get direct Sunlight, which just destroys and fades fabrics within a week.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb1w73LwCkrQZlDL-JEFVRu76vhehyphenhyphenTE6AzuvflRrwQ568NfyLgfZFK4QUYzoQWtj4QnMUJTM6Nprq3MCENGk_inlGyp-f72V4N50hbMTmcvIzmyY-J90JQShpNjlJo3768Wl6cbT0XqQ/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb1w73LwCkrQZlDL-JEFVRu76vhehyphenhyphenTE6AzuvflRrwQ568NfyLgfZFK4QUYzoQWtj4QnMUJTM6Nprq3MCENGk_inlGyp-f72V4N50hbMTmcvIzmyY-J90JQShpNjlJo3768Wl6cbT0XqQ/s640/089.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>These Adirondack Chairs in Bold Hues with my Fav Design Seatcovers would be Perfect otherwise... Note to Self: Must one day put a roof over some of the Outdoor Living Areas so I can start my Outdoor Collection of this Stuff!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgyHTDVTFpED6f_FYUzuKkmnTCgryAKzUcd62g-TSOQusIInHmQRTK4oiKOhkKAmWELFRIYyyqV80mZuw2CmmbufgxjUygW2z3ktRSQ15IcJ_cI8lDdeEioqAg3oWIt_uNzIDWisxik6j/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgyHTDVTFpED6f_FYUzuKkmnTCgryAKzUcd62g-TSOQusIInHmQRTK4oiKOhkKAmWELFRIYyyqV80mZuw2CmmbufgxjUygW2z3ktRSQ15IcJ_cI8lDdeEioqAg3oWIt_uNzIDWisxik6j/s640/082.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>And the Oatmeal Burlap Type Upholstery with the Fabric over the Buttons... Love it!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEiM0byN64YqBc86q9El43V3G84XpU2NQeGrLF-kmROTyCZRrrqYVrtDU_wTajQ8pLNEcD0OE8K5wWq7IpqqfZgb5hfwNk646CNEBUXb4Tt7L07wRxRK0SqG4-ATModrKaRiO4kfXIvVqCcH/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0byN64YqBc86q9El43V3G84XpU2NQeGrLF-kmROTyCZRrrqYVrtDU_wTajQ8pLNEcD0OE8K5wWq7IpqqfZgb5hfwNk646CNEBUXb4Tt7L07wRxRK0SqG4-ATModrKaRiO4kfXIvVqCcH/s640/083.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>In fact I'm probably <strike>Stealing</strike>... um, I mean Borrowing this Idea and will now be covering every Old Button I can Upcycle with Bohemian Fabrics!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rPcyqyha43avjVPzXqXOV1v91o9jhbWqjtxvzqigJ50zSxcljZoAa9zg6Y1dVEFuwylaq6Oz4EvNIngZGNY2hkP1YeZ9ZT74YcLAIJ3TaV8ewc3IbhR2rocGEJ8a1eOeyPVqLh4qhk4H/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rPcyqyha43avjVPzXqXOV1v91o9jhbWqjtxvzqigJ50zSxcljZoAa9zg6Y1dVEFuwylaq6Oz4EvNIngZGNY2hkP1YeZ9ZT74YcLAIJ3TaV8ewc3IbhR2rocGEJ8a1eOeyPVqLh4qhk4H/s640/084.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>I just really like the Contrast of the Organic Material blended with such Bold Accessorizing.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiDKiiPp6SSFUFSqeNmOvU6U-4bcE73F9NjSfGZWLwbOgLBydx2rkTWBbTKTKEfI-qRYD8BJZaigjIMueSVdbEuq0qVYytVQL5oQJm1UxUhi4Nd9W2rRK1Xsbt5YnxPV19i20Cl5YC0J8/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiDKiiPp6SSFUFSqeNmOvU6U-4bcE73F9NjSfGZWLwbOgLBydx2rkTWBbTKTKEfI-qRYD8BJZaigjIMueSVdbEuq0qVYytVQL5oQJm1UxUhi4Nd9W2rRK1Xsbt5YnxPV19i20Cl5YC0J8/s640/086.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>And if they still have them I'll probably end up going back and getting at least one more set of these food storage bowls.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEhWnNs54Rokel9LZkXmncarVI6YTyfw__bMGfE62UKebPTd_XUowY1x-q6p5bx94ow4Vr6G_7rg26nFZZgEm1bXClGFDWnM5mBfMJFhCfhTF-6h8-BWWzZfSCrVmuAFqg5kVPWCtc46py4r/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnNs54Rokel9LZkXmncarVI6YTyfw__bMGfE62UKebPTd_XUowY1x-q6p5bx94ow4Vr6G_7rg26nFZZgEm1bXClGFDWnM5mBfMJFhCfhTF-6h8-BWWzZfSCrVmuAFqg5kVPWCtc46py4r/s640/085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And if any of the Outdoor Furnishings go on Sale at a Deep Discount... I might have to cave and get them even if I have to store them away for a time until I get that Outdoor Living Space I Envision on the Canvas of my Imagination!   And Hey... on Saturdays they have Wine and Beer Tasting, so you can take the Edge off your Day whilst overdosing on Exotic Imported Eye Candy!!!  *Whoop Whoop!LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpg8VdaIwKkc_YpvalU9aEiRdbQZq76uHh0yI_LL1v9FIlO-MFOVktaBQ8-c3tf1guUod8vFACE_9HJj0kG8XJSLLPXmq1Sy0sWCd5XYNy0VRpIcwddAGYNNS7Xsc_GJS7EZTFwTGtTiE/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpg8VdaIwKkc_YpvalU9aEiRdbQZq76uHh0yI_LL1v9FIlO-MFOVktaBQ8-c3tf1guUod8vFACE_9HJj0kG8XJSLLPXmq1Sy0sWCd5XYNy0VRpIcwddAGYNNS7Xsc_GJS7EZTFwTGtTiE/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></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;"><em>Of coarse I ALWAYS forget this Important Fact until I'm Shopping there on a Monday Afternoon and the Friendly Cashier reminds me!  *Darn!  Missed it AGAIN!*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3cGxnNpd8zplbdTJfQkhdam9E8qedzJAjr223p4pN6Vs5G_3Et-WDINGiigMSK8Ru2qtvypfzTobgdJ8mDyGPxlqz1P-YbNhq30_-4mZvzLIKCc15pPVTHjiA0sS0Gjbl1DziuMBNrsu/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3cGxnNpd8zplbdTJfQkhdam9E8qedzJAjr223p4pN6Vs5G_3Et-WDINGiigMSK8Ru2qtvypfzTobgdJ8mDyGPxlqz1P-YbNhq30_-4mZvzLIKCc15pPVTHjiA0sS0Gjbl1DziuMBNrsu/s640/069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And boy I sure couldda used a Wine Tasting this past Saturday to take the Edge off after having been a First Grade Field Trip Chaperone for Princess T and her Girlfriend Posse on Friday!  Yep, we walked the ENTIRE FIRST GRADE to the Bowling Alley and Back in 109 Degree Temps! Yeah, there was NO complaining going on... NOT!!!  Herding them like a reluctant cattle drive with the "Are we there yets?" on the way up... and "I'm too tired to walks, it's so H-O-O-O-O-T!" ... "Keep up Girls!" on the way back after the lustre of the Field Trip had worn WAY off and we were melting and only half of my Group were now laggin' and draggin' and the other half were still good for 10,000 Miles and got their second wind!  *LOL*  As well as trying not to lose any in our 'Group' inside the Bowling Alley... since First Graders lose Interest in Bowling after about the Third Frame... and we had some Diva Meltdowns from a particularly Sensitive one, which wasn't mine for once!  *LOL*  But aren't they all so stinkin' Cute!?!   This was My Group... which included Princess T's BFF's from her Class... and No, we didn't Tattoo them... I wrote their Shoe Sizes on the back of the Entire Class's hand to expedite the issuance of Bowling Shoes so that we didn't have a hundred plus kiddos taking shoes off in line trying to figure out what size they were!  *Winks*  Reason I was a Chaperone you're probably Wondering... since I wasn't actually a willing 'Volunteer'?!?  Well... this was a 'Good Behavior' end-of-year Field Trip... and for Princess T a 'Good Behavior' Field Trip being Earned is a stretch anyways since this is a very High Strung High Maintenance Kid... and one that no other Parent or Teacher wants to willingly try to keep track of along with numerous other kiddos!  *LOL*  So I was told that regardless of her sucky Behavior for most of the year {don't worry, not the Teacher's Actual Words... LOL}, she could still go if Gramma went... obvious they had a Quartet of other Marginally Behaved Young Ladies that they needed a No Nonsense Gramma to ride herd on for the Event!  *Winks*  But we had a Big Time and the Hyper Posse really Enjoyed themselves and I didn't lose any... so that was a Bonus... but I sure couldda used that Wine Tasting the next day... just sayin'!  *Bwahaha!*  But I must say, this is the Stuff Memories are Made of and Kodak Moments!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> </em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_uqbIB7vYOUO-iLcctT86YZiXWXKO75KYPJvRdBfqFoSHwPyqDbhRLEgpTp8l3I1KWLwiK7lQPC0gNQISCNbFUmfuWDtINBMLFrlVwyERcUMOC4e0g4CVCr2Nfvvgr94AOi1tq_IgM2/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5_uqbIB7vYOUO-iLcctT86YZiXWXKO75KYPJvRdBfqFoSHwPyqDbhRLEgpTp8l3I1KWLwiK7lQPC0gNQISCNbFUmfuWDtINBMLFrlVwyERcUMOC4e0g4CVCr2Nfvvgr94AOi1tq_IgM2/s640/001.JPG" width="588" /></a></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;"><em>And though I missed the Wine Tasting yet again... at least I got this nifty Mendhi Inspired Frame ON SALE 50% off!  *Happy Dance!*  Maybe next week I'll remember...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Not Just A Love Of Old...

      Some folks might think that because I have such a deep affinity and Love of Old that I don't Connect to anything New.  Au Contrair...

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A Taste For The Exotic

<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/AVvXsEhBMXrB7pwLdCZcsFDB02O4yOvBcpNRjeTE724tNvkrbqe-Xc9TvULQI8R99mw9himkhgGa_o8-RYx7iP00oV9HCuw0QP4LzJBNX9ybZ69eiG_D37MnU2KvxtPEIFxS_RnkSezddcL5RWU/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMXrB7pwLdCZcsFDB02O4yOvBcpNRjeTE724tNvkrbqe-Xc9TvULQI8R99mw9himkhgGa_o8-RYx7iP00oV9HCuw0QP4LzJBNX9ybZ69eiG_D37MnU2KvxtPEIFxS_RnkSezddcL5RWU/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>It's no guarded Secret that given the Choice, I tend to have a taste for the Exotic every time and gravitate to Exotic Styles and especially Fabrics.  So... during our Big First Anniversary Sale at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: cyan;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO WEST</span></strong></a> this past Weekend I decided to Treat myself to a few Exotic Fabrics on Sale.   First it was this Gorgeous Exotic Vintage Tapestry with an Arabian Nights Scene.  Growing up we always had Exotic Algerian Tapestries Gracing all of our Walls and I was Fortunate that I Inherited most of them.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5zD7TiFkTiL8DmiEy9Iul_I3_FSn_hNYf_XyiDyIVilq8o4dUq9rRAsHgtqiSXwU1RVUY80hX5c2phor5RZXWOzGLFSGpLezpiivMxv7YzokfzhR5WKsCzoKqA8YZRvOWIZkkey24HE/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5zD7TiFkTiL8DmiEy9Iul_I3_FSn_hNYf_XyiDyIVilq8o4dUq9rRAsHgtqiSXwU1RVUY80hX5c2phor5RZXWOzGLFSGpLezpiivMxv7YzokfzhR5WKsCzoKqA8YZRvOWIZkkey24HE/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>And I have an extensive Collection of Vintage Tapestries, some of which I have made Creations with, so I'm always on the lookout for those I can 'Score' at a Bargain.  The Colors and Scene on this one are Sublime and it's in pristine condition, so it won't be a Cutter for a Fabric Art Project and will be used as it was Purposed.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmiqV6oNLgLBWN1ZWxX_BzSQtiO4m5qMcsDAvIQ5Z6W-y_NO-Q0k9UQtEoKsVsKmtax0Wwgpgb02LnScTNkgLJCHhNuawFb6uxhCfhr-8IjaG_W6eCw0luGLu5vAH32-LAqwpe9kv_ms/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmiqV6oNLgLBWN1ZWxX_BzSQtiO4m5qMcsDAvIQ5Z6W-y_NO-Q0k9UQtEoKsVsKmtax0Wwgpgb02LnScTNkgLJCHhNuawFb6uxhCfhr-8IjaG_W6eCw0luGLu5vAH32-LAqwpe9kv_ms/s640/004.JPG" width="526" /></a></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;"><em>The same Dealer had this Gorgeous Italian Cut Velvet Bedspread at a good Price, but sadly, not within my current Budget... darn Budgets!!!   Today is our Anniversary... so I might have been able to Justify purchasing it... but I Resisted!  This is definitely Progress for Yours Truly, usually a good Justification is all I need!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8HegcvV3IAbw0w2veB0r7fyrv2xZSKybfUgZ1jGAmH2qc8gXOjiVOhtVAMtbj2XFeuOfgDdY-3V0TxK-oK2K6_os-ovLfgaZC7cENKjpEUmSJ1hyphenhyphenT3KpQrulJwJFrFDGV5CMrAIg-AU/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8HegcvV3IAbw0w2veB0r7fyrv2xZSKybfUgZ1jGAmH2qc8gXOjiVOhtVAMtbj2XFeuOfgDdY-3V0TxK-oK2K6_os-ovLfgaZC7cENKjpEUmSJ1hyphenhyphenT3KpQrulJwJFrFDGV5CMrAIg-AU/s640/028.JPG" width="628" /></a></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;"><em>In fact there were several Beautiful Vintage Quilts and Bedspreads to choose from... always Loving a nice Velvet Crazy Quilt... but I Resisted them all... aren't you Proud of me?  Well you should be... usually I have little Restraint in me.  *Smiles*  Though I will tenaciously stick to my Budget... Old Retired Bankers just have that ingrained in us I guess.  *LOL*  Guess I spent too many decades Debt Counseling and Foreclosing on folks that sadly could not or would not live within their means and I never wanted to end up like that if it was within my Control and wasn't due to circumstances outside of my Control.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMUQ3znzgLU6u1vAC_UW01J1A_nyXcVKi61rl0EaKzLfzfT4So1C4_2bN0OJs93swD1OJuiwkjKcjyIA8QDDQfiCEP7jvw1rFAcgFAEmJTJ3CKvRoAQUwEfqsT7u07ehgxufBfhotepM/s1600/091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMUQ3znzgLU6u1vAC_UW01J1A_nyXcVKi61rl0EaKzLfzfT4So1C4_2bN0OJs93swD1OJuiwkjKcjyIA8QDDQfiCEP7jvw1rFAcgFAEmJTJ3CKvRoAQUwEfqsT7u07ehgxufBfhotepM/s640/091.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>So, darn Budget being what it is this Month... I stuck to the Inexpensive Exotic Fabrics and with an additional 15% off, well, it was thrilling to pick up a few.  I got two pieces of Vintage Belgian Cut Velvet from this Dealer... all of them were Priced at only Three to Five Bucks, which was a good Deal even before deducting another 15%.  Even Importing Vintage Belgian Velvets from my Source in Belgium where I buy it in Kilos at a Wholesale Price isn't much cheaper than that!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEiPRH2J1O1kiM0JEGSpVWEC1asCnNnXhE1-PU6jQPlmLfNu91xiYk1ADG57siiuo8p6Twxw28h44wSoxkzkP2bHwYkluYOdLypyzONXUB2zmkbu4WCgywlPXDAT3SPslhXKZir3jf2hq5E/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRH2J1O1kiM0JEGSpVWEC1asCnNnXhE1-PU6jQPlmLfNu91xiYk1ADG57siiuo8p6Twxw28h44wSoxkzkP2bHwYkluYOdLypyzONXUB2zmkbu4WCgywlPXDAT3SPslhXKZir3jf2hq5E/s640/092.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>And these always make Excellent Fabric Art Projects... Bohemian Bags, Pillows, Quilts, Etc... so I can never stockpile too many!  Not to mention I Love to Decorate with them too and have them scattered all over the House and my Showroom.  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEjyCIT7nCqlh6P-CUwTFKiF-jrs4nRFwrP4-_0VPqmJX1bgcVefy1RTJV9bwoY-PFQXliE3XXa99imPnDSbb3807hfLcDUDbNxiEDZWjBgZeDmtweu6O4ryMPn8WF-fxiF6nb0ZJYY6lHM/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCIT7nCqlh6P-CUwTFKiF-jrs4nRFwrP4-_0VPqmJX1bgcVefy1RTJV9bwoY-PFQXliE3XXa99imPnDSbb3807hfLcDUDbNxiEDZWjBgZeDmtweu6O4ryMPn8WF-fxiF6nb0ZJYY6lHM/s640/085.JPG" width="542" /></a></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;"><em>Now I didn't Purchase any Exotic Lighting... but there were two Exotic Light Fixtures that really caught my eye and so I Photographed them to Share with you and be Inspired by...  there was this Smaller one...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXvzOGB8KGx7uoIUS_nUBnL1VykTcFJrsx6KRMObJQH4oMY0TQanMHj65VK1Ez5M4XWLpIwK-Di3fyipXKTFDg6QlOo1WPf9G_RMmZ39muf8juaaxdvqinJS5rDoE2hnWw1ExofuopZo/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXvzOGB8KGx7uoIUS_nUBnL1VykTcFJrsx6KRMObJQH4oMY0TQanMHj65VK1Ez5M4XWLpIwK-Di3fyipXKTFDg6QlOo1WPf9G_RMmZ39muf8juaaxdvqinJS5rDoE2hnWw1ExofuopZo/s640/086.JPG" width="518" /></a></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;"><em>I Loved the Fancy 'Key' Style Accents that screwed it together... very Ornate.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEgoJlZKXe9PUK44T_zQfu39QSjStB7Pv5TDfALkhOaWo9qHTAWJnN7e6OEbSdXkV2lRblOVCxS66r9DfC5k6fG5mIvqWp71UBSOdrYwIwLVk3gLUY9olWTx3mP1aJdOv19GwyfnEKW0ywk/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJlZKXe9PUK44T_zQfu39QSjStB7Pv5TDfALkhOaWo9qHTAWJnN7e6OEbSdXkV2lRblOVCxS66r9DfC5k6fG5mIvqWp71UBSOdrYwIwLVk3gLUY9olWTx3mP1aJdOv19GwyfnEKW0ywk/s640/084.JPG" width="516" /></a></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;"><em>And then there was this really Large one that my Images don't do Justice to... because the Slag Glass Colorful Discs really looked Enchanting when lit up from behind... I could Envision this hanging in the middle of my Gazebo Tent.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEg29XljuC_u9LyzxXpqh6IXD6dscBKEs9SfwAe4qFMNp9OY5rF2BeaBwnqvgSBU9NC9Oi_ifHp6z4SMzc7To89AI7bYYAnNm3tfFxjBKQ7P1sZ2owuYTvahtVDAD_upUmepvHR__PXc75w/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29XljuC_u9LyzxXpqh6IXD6dscBKEs9SfwAe4qFMNp9OY5rF2BeaBwnqvgSBU9NC9Oi_ifHp6z4SMzc7To89AI7bYYAnNm3tfFxjBKQ7P1sZ2owuYTvahtVDAD_upUmepvHR__PXc75w/s640/085.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I Loved the Patina that Time had Created on the Metal probably from Years of already hanging Outdoors.  I don't like anything to look too New and Perfect, I prefer for it to look like it has been there for a very long time already and possess Character and Time Worn Beauty.  Yes, I was definitely ADORING this Exotic Old Chandie!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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A Taste For The Exotic

    It's no guarded Secret that given the Choice, I tend to have a taste for the Exotic every time and gravitate to Exotic Styles and es...

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