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Under a Blue Moon

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Favorite hues 

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I love these hues.  So soothing and peaceful to me.  Although I'm thinking that poor little cotton picker on the bottom right wasn't feeling all peaceful and soothed.  What a different life she must have had compared to the children on the top left.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  It has been a combination of work and lack of inspiration. 

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Okay I don't have favorites for you today (see above).  Instead I'll leave you with this:

ADULT TRUTHS (at least the ones I think are true…)(edited to add – I didn't come up with them – this is from an email that has been floating around)

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection…again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

17. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

18. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

19. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

20. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

I'll leave you with one link.  Here is a video tour of our property as I try to get the chickens back into their coop.  I don't think anyone is ever going to hire me to be the voice over for commercials or movies.

 

October 8, 2010 5:00 am Andrea Filed Under: Favorites

10.4.2010

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We are in full-on Halloween Party invite mode.  This particular invitation is more time consuming than others past because of the amount of stamping and then drying that has to take place. 

I always make a few proto-types to help figure out my assembly plan and I finally had to scrap the idea of embossing these.  That is where it kept falling apart.

Huh?  What are you calling me?

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The problem with doing Halloween invitations (about 40 of them will be assembled and sent out) is that then I am done done done for the rest of the year and can't bear the idea of making Christmas cards. 

Oh well – the invitations are fun to come up with and put together.

Even if it does take up an entire weekend and all the counter space.

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Actually it took up more than the weekend since I didn't have time on Sunday to finish them.  I hope to finish them tonight and I'll have the finished product to share. 

In other news – the chickens (and us) are getting used to free-ranging.  They tend to stick together and move slowly around the house.  Belle likes to stay close to keep a watchful eye on them.   Rick thinks she is protecting them but I, being more cynical, think that she is just waiting for one to get separated from the flock so she can make her move.

They are not the least bit intimidated by her. 

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October 4, 2010 9:14 am Andrea Filed Under: Crafts, House

Friday’s Favorites

 
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I just wrote an entire post and then accidently deleted it. That takes the starch right out of a person.  There is no "omifreakinggod I most certainly did not mean to do that – UNDO UNDO UNDO" button with Typepad. 

Okay.  Whew. I'm over it.

  • Deconstructress – fabulous custom costumes from an Etsy seller. 
  • Loving this necklace from UrbanOutfitters - perfect for a holiday party.  (via Oh Joy!)
  • Very clever way to do outdoor lighting for a party.  And easy too!  I might have to do one last outdoor dinner party before it gets too cold.  (via A Cup of Jo)
  • Okay these are just creepy.  Maybe fun for a Halloween party though.  Ironic hand soaps.
  • Very cute YouTube video.  "Do I have to put three back?  Can't I keep one?"  Ha!

Happy Friday Everyone!  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend planned.  I'll be in the studio making Halloween invites.

October 1, 2010 5:00 am Andrea Filed Under: Favorites

9.30.2010

MiaBeads 

Photo from Mia's Beads on Etsy

I bought these earrings.  Twice. 

I ordered them about a month ago.  They are gorgeous – the color is so unusual – The seller, MiaBeads, calls it "Silver Shade."  They are so sparkly and have just a hint of smokiness to them.  They go with absolutely everything. 

Well at least I think they do.  I wore them twice.  At the most.

We were getting ready to leave for my niece's wedding.  Rick was driving, I was shotgun and there were three people jammed into the backseat of my Honda.  We weren't really going all that far.  Just a half a mile down the road to the club house at Pajaro Dunes. 

I realized that the earrings that I painstakingly remade to go with my outfit were still up in the rented condo so I made Rick stop the car so I could run up and grab them.  When I got back into the car my sister Trish, one of the squished people in the backseat said that she had forgotten earrings altogether.

I took off the pretty pair I was wearing (above) in order to put on my wedding outfit earrings and handed them to her.  I told her she could wear them since they matched her outfit so perfectly.  Of course they matched.  They match everything.

Throughout the reception she kept mentioning how pretty they were and after a few glasses of champagne I GAVE them to her!  What was I thinking?   Don't drink and give away your stuff people – you'll regret it!

I tried pulling the old "I was drunk" line on her the next day but she wasn't having anything to do with it.  I gave them to her fair and square and they were hers now. 

I emailed Mia of Mia Beads and she said she had another pair she could sell me. 

So I bought them.  For the second time.  I noticed she has another pair on her Etsy site if anyone wants a pair.  Or you could just go to a party with me….

 

September 30, 2010 5:00 am Andrea Filed Under: Musings

9.29.2010

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I ordered the Romantic Style book by Selina Lake and Sara Norman and it arrived today.

I will be elsewise occupied for the rest of the week while I paint all my furniture a creamy white. 

I want to eat in that dining room. 

What I like about this book is that it isn't too twee.  I think the Shabby Chic look has gone totally awry (except for the original, Rachel Ashwell).  Too much pink and florals and mint green and cheap lace.  None of the faded charm that made the Shabby Chic look so appealing.  The history that was in every detail. 

Not to say that this book is just recycling the original Shabby Chic look - it has a fresh spin on it, not a poor imitation.   It is, after all, called Romantic Style – not Shabby Redux.  I think the shabby and the romantic look are close cousins. 

Normally I wait and buy used copies of decorating books but I didn't want to wait around for this one.  It is worth it.

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September 29, 2010 5:00 am Andrea Filed Under: Musings

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