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Sharing the love of vintage linens, clothing, furnishings and homes. Enjoying each other's company and talking about family, friends and pets. We're never too old for make believe or playing dress up, come~ try on a costume and stay for tea!Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-89238176503111347682011-06-30T13:53:00.014-05:002011-06-30T16:13:49.033-05:00Happy 75th Anniversay to my beloved Gone With the Wind!<em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8zobSjGlwRCkjDWOUvAV_Z1d66GEiulzBQ1NrkiNQlqqckcTBuaGu-NUqx2Jy7W3Mma5xJ2fTE5fNIvPJi7dC9w4vUcXchXSFTJx1aVut4GOAs1thWgV-Spg3llun-qNoS8o/s1600/mmyoung.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624091568138997554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8zobSjGlwRCkjDWOUvAV_Z1d66GEiulzBQ1NrkiNQlqqckcTBuaGu-NUqx2Jy7W3Mma5xJ2fTE5fNIvPJi7dC9w4vUcXchXSFTJx1aVut4GOAs1thWgV-Spg3llun-qNoS8o/s320/mmyoung.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><em>75 years ago today~ June 30, 1936 ~ Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind was published! I'm sure Windies everywhere are celebrating!</em></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><em>In the summer of 2003, my husband and I took a GWTW vacation. (Thanks again Kevin!!) We visited </em></span><a href="http://www.margaretmitchellhouse.com/"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>The Margaret Mitchell House</em></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em> in Atlanta, </em></span><a href="http://www.visitscarlett.com/roadtotaramuseum.html"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>The Road to Tara Museum </em></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em>in Jonesboro, the </em></span><a href="http://www.mariettaga.gov/gwtw/"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>Scarlett on the Square Museum</em></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em> in Marietta, and then drove on up to Savannah, GA.</em></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><em>Here is a slideshow of some of the photos from the trip~ minus Savannah~</em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">It was so awesome to stand in the same room where Margaret had typed out her masterpiece.</span></em><br /><br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fohairas%2Fsets%2F72157604148341508%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fohairas%2Fsets%2F72157604148341508%2F&set_id=72157604148341508&jump_to="><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=104087"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><em><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=104087" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fohairas%2Fsets%2F72157604148341508%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fohairas%2Fsets%2F72157604148341508%2F&set_id=72157604148341508&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Those smokey pics and hoodlums hanging out on their cars... that was at our hotel one night. The entire place was full of street racers. Long story~ but we got our money back.</span></em></span></span></em></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I've been trying to cut back on my GWTW spending and collecting. Recently, I was SO excited to have won a blog give away prize! A 75th Anniversary edition of the book! YAY! I probably would not have purchased this for myself and am a very happy camper! <a title="75th Anniversary Gone With the Wind by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohairas/5888113287/"><img height="500" alt="75th Anniversary Gone With the Wind" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5888113287_259ef36803.jpg" width="375" /></a></span></em></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Thank you very much dear Kate! Please visit her at <a href="http://www.southernbellesimple.com/">Southern Belle Simple</a>~ a darling blog!</span></em></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Peggy, we cannot thank you enough for your talent.</span> </span></em><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvOBhLmQrpyLnHKtslbcA9msQH7bdwdkE5gmQi2FamBjKMQyM159LCsSUzjqsiU7IbLhFIsZyxnXuStkRS2Iq-QRsfTel8ilXtGsC8Dk2HwxhONm6_kYJYlh-2RaGNSay5zIe/s1600/mmtyping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624099625418064242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvOBhLmQrpyLnHKtslbcA9msQH7bdwdkE5gmQi2FamBjKMQyM159LCsSUzjqsiU7IbLhFIsZyxnXuStkRS2Iq-QRsfTel8ilXtGsC8Dk2HwxhONm6_kYJYlh-2RaGNSay5zIe/s320/mmtyping.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em>For more Windie fun, please visit the following sites!</em></span><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_231590933533626#!/pages/Margaret-Mitchells-Gone-With-the-Wind-A-Bestsellers-Odyssey/132658640109430"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey</em></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_231590933533626#!/gwtwbutnotforgotten"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>GWTW...But Not Forgotten</em></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_231590933533626#!/pages/Its-Windie-in-Kansas/164750116917229"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>"It's Windie in Kansas!"</em></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em> (a gwtw event coming this November!)</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_231590933533626#!/WalterPlunkett"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>Walter Plunkett, Costume Designer</em></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gwtwbook.com/"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>The Making of a Masterpiece</em></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gwtwbranson.com/"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>Gone With the Wind Museum</em></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><em> in Branson, MO~ JUST OPENED!!</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-65721484561992918612011-01-14T08:25:00.015-06:002011-01-14T09:59:43.919-06:00...Next trip I'll bring you some green silk for a frock to match it~<div align="center"><em><em><em><em><em>...Rhett says to Scarlett as she wears the green plumed bonnet he brought her from Paris.<br /><br />As some of you may recall, I had Scarlett's Green Christmas dress made. To see the development and Scarlett's dress from the film, click <a href="http://www.thescarlettrosegarden.com/2008/10/whats-been-keeping-me-so-busy.html">here</a>. Though no watered silk could be found, the fabulous jacquard made a lovely reproduction. It turned out beautifully! Thank you <a href="http://www.ckhall.com/">Christine</a>!! Pics to follow!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/writeasrains/_/rsrc/1290118332027/gone-with-the-wind-book-and-movie/memories-from-gateway-to-the-wind/GWTW%20Logo%20Horizontal.jpg?height=106&width=320"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 106px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://sites.google.com/site/writeasrains/_/rsrc/1290118332027/gone-with-the-wind-book-and-movie/memories-from-gateway-to-the-wind/GWTW%20Logo%20Horizontal.jpg?height=106&width=320" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />I recieved it just in time for a Gone With the Wind event in St. Louis, MO. "<a href="http://www.gwtwbook.com/">Gateway to the Wind</a>." Author Sally Tippett Rains wrote a book about Margaret Mitchell's GWTW titled, <strong>"The Making Of A Masterpiece".</strong> Sally put on quite a soiree~ In collaboration with actual stars from the film and many special guests, you were pea green with envy if you did not attend! Check out this <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/writeasrains/gone-with-the-wind-book-and-movie/memories-from-gateway-to-the-wind">recap of the three day weekend</a>!<br /><br />Day one was at White Haven, Ulysses S. Grant's home at Grant's Farm. Costume was not called for this day, but since I had spent the entire week previous to the event revamping a white ruffled dress I found on eBay; sewing on over 50 YARDS of lace... I had to wear it!<br />Here's a before pic of the dress as purchased~<br /></p><p align="center"><a title="My dress as found, need to take off red buttons and re-work sash and add buckle. Lace needed on ruffles and a few other spruce ups. by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2210001903/"><img height="400" alt="My dress as found, need to take off red buttons and re-work sash and add buckle. Lace needed on ruffles and a few other spruce ups." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2210001903_d39339934d.jpg" width="178" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />I removed the red buttons and added white satin bridal buttons, adjusted the belt and added a vintage buckle, made a brooch, sewed lace to the bodice and tiers...<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="Putting lace together for bodice front by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5217783519/"><img height="500" alt="Putting lace together for bodice front" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5217783519_5d9d35525e.jpg" width="380" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />...added a hoop slip and voilĂ ! Scarlett's white ruffled prayer gown~<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="Prayer ruffle dress by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5151071414/"><img height="500" alt="Prayer ruffle dress" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1330/5151071414_5a46db6886.jpg" width="375" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br />On the eve of the second day, there was a charity ball for <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.RainbowsForKids.org">Rainbows for Kids</a>. This my friends, is where I got to wear my green Christmas gown.... do you want to see?? OK!<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="cake by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5158253950/"><img height="380" alt="cake" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1195/5158253950_4d75700fec.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Here I am giving that dyed hair woman Belle Watling a piece of my mind!<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="Rivals, Scarlett O'Hara and Belle Watling by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5156588503/"><img height="500" alt="Rivals, Scarlett O'Hara and Belle Watling" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5156588503_5ac19240c5.jpg" width="380" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Hobnobbing with the guests...<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="HPIM5644 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5156563223/"><img height="380" alt="HPIM5644" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1318/5156563223_76842ce998.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Standing next to Sally Tippett Rains~ thank you so much Sally, for everything!!<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="Me and Sally Tippett Rains, author of The Making of a Masterpiece~ The true story of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the WInd by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5152956271/"><img height="500" alt="Me and Sally Tippett Rains, author of The Making of a Masterpiece~ The true story of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the WInd" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1340/5152956271_70643ede9b.jpg" width="380" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Oooo, and a red taffeta petticoat!<br /></p><p align="left"><a title="Shoes and red petticoat! by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/5153660110/"><img height="500" alt="Shoes and red petticoat!" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/5153660110_cd8c686283.jpg" width="380" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />I had a wonderful time and met so many new friends. SO much to tell!<br />This post has become quite *windy* so I shall share more later. Afterall, tomorrow IS another day!</em></em></em></em></em><br /></p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-10748400472143334602010-08-28T16:25:00.004-05:002010-08-29T13:07:14.149-05:00A boudoir for all seasons~<em>Well my blogging friends, I think I have finally completed my all season bedding collection! I just picked up a set that I had been hunting for, it was in JC Penny's years ago for over $400. I had searched the bay off and on, but it still went to high for my frugal self! Finally, yesterday I went to haunt one of my favorite resale shops and as I pulled up I saw it!! It was on the sidewalk with many other sets. I had a 10% off coupon and snagged it for $26!<br /><br />This will be my spring set me thinks~ but of course I'm putting it on the bed now just to see it! Nova and I went to the laundromat today to wash it up in the big ol' commercial sized washing machine~<br />He had never been to a laundromat and was quite impressed. It cost a whopping $7.75!!<br /></em><a title="Untitled by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4935858440/"><em><img height="375" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4935858440_5746f3ac09.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />Of course what he was more impressed with was the snack machine since it's like the one on "Over the Hedge", lol!<br /></em><a title="Untitled by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4935255157/"><em><img height="500" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4935255157_148c0e78ab.jpg" width="375" /></em></a><em><br />Ok, ok... so here's the set, it's called Lucerne~ Gorgeous buttercream background with floral swags and rose bouquets, with a crystal pleated bed skirt.<br /></em><a title="lucerne comforter by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4934005256/"><em><img height="400" alt="lucerne comforter" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4934005256_68d148143c.jpg" width="357" /></em></a><em><br />SO~ that's Lucerne for Spring. Here is my summer quilt, Lucy by Armoire. I found the shams at Home Goods a few years ago on clearance. Didn't really want the quilt.... Until it was no where to be found. Searched and searched and finally found the last one left on the planet. A lucky find as it was not listed by name, I just searched for shabby chic robbin's egg blue. And it was NOT cheap. I choked as I hit the "buy it now" button.<br /></em><a title="lucy armoire quilt by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4936008276/"><em><img height="500" alt="lucy armoire quilt" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4936008276_e556f84d41.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />Will have to wait till next summer for pics of that on my bed!<br />Let's move on to my fall ensemble... which you've already seen in previous posts. The Ralph Lauren Chaps Welbourne~ shown with vintage pink taffeta shams and a round accent pillow that did not come with the set. This was at Kohl's and I searched the net trying to find it cheaper to no avail. I did land it on clearance tho, but it was still steep at 60% off!<br /></em><a title="HPIM5575 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3917190572/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM5575" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3917190572_cffd508bc2.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />Ah, my winter set. My first REAL bedding set ever! Kevin bought it for me for our first Christmas in this house. This is also from Penny's, Romance Tapestry. I don't like matchy-matchy, so I only wanted the shams and the comforter. I use a burgundy bed skirt and draps with it. So rich!<br /></em><a title="my romance tapestry comforter by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620706221/"><em><img height="500" alt="my romance tapestry comforter" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1057/620706221_750d0c1e0a.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />I saw this set at the same resale shop last year for about $30 and it made me sick! I almost bought it for a backup, lol! Yes, I have a bedding fetish.<br /><br />We recently bought some crown molding for a boudoir project, will post about it soon! Click </em><a href="http://www.thescarlettrosegarden.com/2008/10/la-boudoir.html"><em>here</em></a><em> to see the original "before" bedroom post, and feel free to click on the labels below to see more~</em>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-16784892581591453092010-06-19T23:46:00.007-05:002010-06-20T00:06:04.654-05:00Butterick 4790, only.... Not!!<div align="center"><em>Ok everyone... I've been <strong>dying</strong> to get this finished so I could show you, I'm SOOO excited and I think you all will be too!:D<br /><br />Lookie what I found! And how easy it will be for all of you to adapt your 4790 dress patterns to make yourselve's one! :p<br />It's nice to just see another option for the neckline and some sort of sleeve!! </em></div><div align="center"><em>All the fun of the 4790, but with only about 2 yards of fabric and less time!<br /></div></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4716262362_7a04e21096.jpg"><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4716262362_7a04e21096.jpg" border="0" /> </em></a><em><p align="center"><br />I had some scrap gingham laying around, and *barely* got the pieces cut out, in fact~ I had to piece a section together but it's in the back wrap part so you can't see.<br />By the way, I could not for the life of me judge the right/wrong side of this fabric!<br /><br />The pattern is a 32 bust and I'm a 36. I don't know how to up-size patterns, this is only the second garment I've ever made from a pattern, the first being the actual 4790.... (you can see that <a href="http://www.thescarlettrosegarden.com/2009/04/were-off-to-see-wizard.html">here</a>)</p><p align="center">So, I decided I would just cut the pattern a half inch larger all around, and could always take it in.<br />It also stated no hem allowances and I wasn't sure what that meant!<br />Anyhoo, I wish I had just cut it out as it was, I think it would've fit just fine. I have to tie it pretty tight to fit me. I'm going to sew it together under the arms like I did the dress.<br /></p></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4716272042_d5ab223f96.jpg"><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4716272042_d5ab223f96.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></em></a><em><br />This blouse cost me less than $5 all together, I found the eyelet at a thrift store and had to buy two packs of bias tape.<br /></p></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4716268776_3086b2c868.jpg"><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4716268776_3086b2c868.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></em></a><em><br />And here's the finished product~<br /></p></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4715623147_afd8cbfcbc.jpg"><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4715623147_afd8cbfcbc.jpg" border="0" /></em></a>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-62385659394924955872010-05-28T21:49:00.005-05:002010-05-29T00:26:36.804-05:00Pink Saturday, Episode Seventeen~<div align="center"><em>Welcome to Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/">How Sweet The Sound</a>. </em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>This is a very special Pink Saturday, celebrating 2 years~ </em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Congratulations Beverly and thank you for being such a gracious host! </em></div><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><em>Please visit her to enjoy all of the pink festivities!</em></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><em>Today I give you</em></div><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><em>~PINK STITCHES~</em></div><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><em>I have rounded up some of my favorite things that have been stitched in pink, </em></div><div align="center"><em>many hand sewn.</em></div><br /><p align="center"><br /><em>Let's start in the dinning room.</em><br /></p><div align="center"><em>First up, a hand crocheted table runner</em><br /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t-wKC5b4rk4/SHWh787Yx_I/AAAAAAAAAgY/nC_4aLDFSzI/s400/HPIM3959.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Another runner on the buffet, this one factory made... (pink teapot bonus!!)</em><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t-wKC5b4rk4/SKZqMV4IPvI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2oQ_9yoRLvo/s400/HPIM4510.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t-wKC5b4rk4/SKZqMV4IPvI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2oQ_9yoRLvo/s400/HPIM4510.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> glancing to the table we find hand stitched applique placemats~</em><em>complete with napkins and holders,<br /></em><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2416040349_dda74af5d7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2416040349_dda74af5d7.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Moving on to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=32250132&searchType=ALL&txtKeywords=bathroom" label="'La+boudoir">La Boudoir</a>~I pulled a bunch of things together, some from storage. All shown on top of a vintage bedspread and a 50's quilted taffeta pillow.</em></p><br /><p align="center"><em>A sweet dresser scarf and hankie, along with a needlepoint pillow~</em><br /></p><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4649307504_83e0499a71.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4649307504_83e0499a71.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><br /><em>Two crocheted doilies and a vintage hooked chair pad~ I'm lucky to have the set of 4, squeee!</em> <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4649318452_820117ee8a.jpg"></p></a><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4649318452_820117ee8a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></em></p><p align="center"><em>Ahhh... pink stitched garden flowers...<br /></p></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4649314558_9a1ccea206.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4649314558_9a1ccea206.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em>These purses could tell a story~</em></p><p align="center"><em>Can you imagine this gentleman courting the fair maiden with bouquets and then walking her home to her quaint little cottage?</em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4648767389_e7526eb46a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4648767389_e7526eb46a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>A cross stitch rose apron with embroidered pillow cases~<br /></em><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4648693775_3862d3a4ae.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4648693775_3862d3a4ae.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><em>And let's not forget... one of my all time fave finds...</em><br /></p><p align="center"><em>this incredible vintage chenile embroidered applique bedding set! To see more about this awesome ensemble, visit </em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=32250132&searchType=ALL&txtKeywords=bathroom" label="'La+boudoir"><em>La Boudoir.</em></a><br /></p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3916617297_4ce599bf36.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3916617297_4ce599bf36.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Memorial Day to all.</span></em><br /></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">I thank our soldiers and verterans</span></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">for giving us all we have.</span></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></em></p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-33188051122303360722010-02-05T09:33:00.003-06:002010-02-05T10:03:21.980-06:00Peace and Quiet~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKYhOiN040DRKr1exLr9Fh9DWAc2GJKavtvQ394qGRHddbnzwW7GEpHpbJWnw-ecwY2DLikZ7TqpIhe7vlN1PlRUBqaVGwWteSEg1PjXqlrWF4eflbAWyGSIvz3JN1eQY94Zi/s1600-h/HPIM3598.JPG"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434787771038837154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKYhOiN040DRKr1exLr9Fh9DWAc2GJKavtvQ394qGRHddbnzwW7GEpHpbJWnw-ecwY2DLikZ7TqpIhe7vlN1PlRUBqaVGwWteSEg1PjXqlrWF4eflbAWyGSIvz3JN1eQY94Zi/s320/HPIM3598.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"> I've been enjoying some peace and quiet...</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">but I'm still around!</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Such a beautiful snowfall today. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Just as you should stop and smell the roses, you should stop and watch the snow fall.<br /></span></em></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7DpOOmqeewKHwkD59kx6ZjvhPLL-g5crh5xC-yXZCYVzOkBz6URS2PxJPT-u6fMswiXmIphqmzQz5JDTSYWht2CvlpJNtGPjRe4abKrMPUG1iNAZEOvJ1Ks5_PmhRTfo6TBL/s1600-h/HPIM3602.JPG"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434787767025570882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7DpOOmqeewKHwkD59kx6ZjvhPLL-g5crh5xC-yXZCYVzOkBz6URS2PxJPT-u6fMswiXmIphqmzQz5JDTSYWht2CvlpJNtGPjRe4abKrMPUG1iNAZEOvJ1Ks5_PmhRTfo6TBL/s320/HPIM3602.JPG" border="0" /></span></em> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"> I have felt much too overwhelmed to blog lately. No time to visit, no time to load photos, no time to sit and wait for pages or pics to load.</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraz4dQu43wamMOpYKLUmDddKHjExz9HVA1KzZcov7f674-KAsr3IEwn_Q7pXJ0hIaYYwFS9V2c_eF54pYIOPP7d9t3H5IV2JyABJ2s9eTG3THNse2a3SH-qjrpsgoS5oR_tsn/s1600-h/HPIM3603.JPG"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434787758728188114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraz4dQu43wamMOpYKLUmDddKHjExz9HVA1KzZcov7f674-KAsr3IEwn_Q7pXJ0hIaYYwFS9V2c_eF54pYIOPP7d9t3H5IV2JyABJ2s9eTG3THNse2a3SH-qjrpsgoS5oR_tsn/s320/HPIM3603.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"> So I've actually been going to bed earlier than 1 or 2 AM. Or reading a book. </span></em><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Spending *real* time with my husband and son instead of *virtual* time blogging memories of them.<br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFT4Ja_z32z-k5ljimNllsUh3RTIhcUm10KJZ87I5tkc04HHyNLTjLpsuwgWDueHb-fIuWQCs4oxx4PmMYdqDzs7t4oSHZk1ILHHgHueHAnTQdHUdtyS46zZbd-tITEfA9Ve6/s1600-h/HPIM3606.JPG"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434787754381292978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFT4Ja_z32z-k5ljimNllsUh3RTIhcUm10KJZ87I5tkc04HHyNLTjLpsuwgWDueHb-fIuWQCs4oxx4PmMYdqDzs7t4oSHZk1ILHHgHueHAnTQdHUdtyS46zZbd-tITEfA9Ve6/s320/HPIM3606.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Just trying to get my priorities straight around here. But I will post and visit when I can. I do miss it so! I hope you all are well and hope to see you soon!</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hugs,</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Nikki</span></em></p><p align="center"> </p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-70227704297565654112009-12-10T23:45:00.004-06:002015-12-14T00:47:09.946-06:00Holiday House Tour #1, 2009<i><span style="font-size: 130%;">Welcome to the Hooked on Holiday Houses Tour hosted by the lovely Julia at </span></i><a href="http://www.hookedonhouses.net/"><i><span style="font-size: 130%;">Hooked on Houses!</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><br />I'm participating, however I am CHEATING. Guess what... <b>not MY house</b>! But boy, do I WISH!!<br /><br />A gorgeous Victorian home built in the late 1800's, with a fantastic partial octagon front~ Lovingly restored!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163409313/" title="HPIM2717 by ohairas, on Flickr"><img alt="HPIM2717" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4163409313_7269d9e6be.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></a><br />
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<i>The first room we came to after the entry way was the dining room; filled with exquisite flow blue china! Keep an eye out for the pretty decorated light fixtures!</i><br />
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<i>I knew right away that the owners had impeccable taste. Fresh greenery adds the perfect touch to<br />this beautiful table setting</i>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163509928/" title="HPIM2615 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2615" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/4163509928_80b8eb4e6c.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />Candlelight dances across the buffet showing off the snowflake pattern of the china~</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4162755679/" title="HPIM2616 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2616" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4162755679_80b036443d.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><br />
<i>A swag decorated in blue rests upon the china cabinet,</i><br />
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<i>Next we enter the kitchen~ where gingerbread "fills the air"...</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163601306/" title="HPIM2629 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2629" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/4163601306_9e6e319518.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />The cabinets and countertops were built by the home owner. Phenomenal!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4162847319/" title="HPIM2630 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2630" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4162847319_f06e04a9f5.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br /><br />We then went into a sitting room~ I LOVE the green furniture and the window here...</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4162915039/" title="HPIM2640 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2640" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/4162915039_4d4e5796b3.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />After exiting the room, I heard someone say that carolers came to visit! How perfect! It was so magical~</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163745464/" title="HPIM2651 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2651" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/4163745464_40fd02c55b.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />We then stepped into the hallway... can you guess what was there? The staircase of course! Can you imagine moving furnture up that sucker?</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4162775749/" title="HPIM2619 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2619" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4162775749_7d53ebe388.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Looking down from the top,</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163771048/" title="HPIM2655 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2655" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/4163771048_a1cdcc1efe.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />We then ventured into the parlor. Ah, what a sight!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163739018/" title="HPIM2650 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2650" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4163739018_a07f680699.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Anyone else recognize that "Melissa" rug from Walmart? I have two of them, plus two runners!<br />What a mantel!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163732194/" title="HPIM2649 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2649" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4163732194_7ea5f81ce4.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br /></i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163725344/" title="HPIM2648 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2648" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4163725344_096932d3a9.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />The Violet Bedroom upstairs,</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163196289/" title="HPIM2684 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2684" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4163196289_82c6862d91.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br /></i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163233899/" title="HPIM2690 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2690" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4163233899_73955f0da7.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br /></i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163215117/" title="HPIM2687 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2687" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/4163215117_0bb017dcf8.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Decorated vanity from another bedroom,</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163190325/" title="HPIM2683 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2683" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4163190325_7c53d2d395.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Nova's favorite spot in the upstairs hall~</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163918028/" title="HPIM2678 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2678" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4163918028_7f41ba6250.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />Enchanting powder room!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163854434/" title="HPIM2668 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2668" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/4163854434_3379ed24b9.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br /></i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4163124717/" title="HPIM2673 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM2673" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4163124717_458652746b.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br /><br />Ok folks, this post is LONG and I do apologize! I know you have other homes to tour.<br />I suppose I'm making up for not posting in over a month, lol!<br />But I took over 100 pics of this beautiful home and if you would like to see more you can go </i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/sets/72157622829382615/"><i>here</i></a><i>. You can play the slideshow there or enlarge each photo.<br /><br />Be sure to stay tuned, as I plan to attend a big home tour this weekend! Bye y'all!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4166557010/" title="HPIM2723 by ohairas, on Flickr"><img alt="HPIM2723" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4166557010_ffffe416f4.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/sets/72157622829382615/"></a>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-89254892702322769122009-11-04T13:05:00.002-06:002009-11-04T13:42:39.510-06:00BOO!<div align="center"><em>I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!!<br /><br /></em><a title="Wicked green eyes by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4065888864/"><em><img height="500" alt="Wicked green eyes" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4065888864_0dbe6f116e.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />I hope you all had a Happy Halloween!<br />Nova told me almost two months ago that he wanted to be a bat. So I got right on ebay and found this cute costume for only $10! It was a really chilly night, so it worked out perfectly.<br /></em><a title="HPIM2374 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4065308546/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2374" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4065308546_6408290184.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />He loved his wings!<br /></em><a title="HPIM2364 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4064501609/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM2364" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/4064501609_260e76df11.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />It was also Nova's idea that I was to be a witch, and Daddy a ghost. </em></div><div align="center"><em>Cool. </em></div><div align="center"><em>Nice, cheap costume year!<br /></em><a title="HPIM2362 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4064483963/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM2362" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/4064483963_471edfee2f.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />Oooooo, creeeepy!<br /></em><a title="HPIM2371 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4065278570/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2371" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4065278570_bf31331dd1.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />Glad I had this black vintage coat, I was cold! Had this nice hat to keep me warm too~<br /></em><a title="HPIM2360 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4066073545/"><em><img height="480" alt="HPIM2360" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4066073545_4b7cc0b8fc.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />My son is really into skeletons. It's kinda making us wonder about him! LOL! He begged for this guy from Walmart, but I'm totally creeped out because it's "his" size~<br /></em><a title="HPIM2395 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4065369578/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2395" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/4065369578_657851e959.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />I'm glad Nova shares my love for costuming! Unfortunately for him, he is just as anal about details as I am. He wanted me to look EXACTLY like the Wicked Witch of the West from Oz, and was NOT happy with my hat of choice. He kept showing me to pull my hair back like hers and that it should be black. Too funny!<br /></em><a title="HPIM2314 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4075962948/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2314" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4075962948_dcb185c691.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />The witch was fun to do. I'd never used liquid latex before, cool stuff!! </em><a title="HPIM2356 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4075186563/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2356" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4075186563_e93184e2bb.jpg" width="399" /></em></a><em><br />By the end of the night I couldn't stand it any longer tho... only because my nose was running inside the fake nose, LOL!<br /></em><a title="HPIM2354 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4064428491/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM2354" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4064428491_c00b6e3fe9.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />All good things must come to an end....<br /></em><a title="AAAaaaaCHOOO! by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/4064592633/"><em><img height="500" alt="AAAaaaaCHOOO!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4064592633_53393306b6.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br /><br />I can't believe it's been a year since we were Captian Hook, Peter Pan, and Wendy! WHEW! The time is flying by!<br /></div></em>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-10917067417638054952009-10-16T23:20:00.005-05:002009-10-17T00:28:39.787-05:00Pink Saturday, Espisode Sixteen~ Pink vintage dresses on parade~<div align="center"><em>Hello and welcome to Pink Saturday, </em></div><div align="center"><em>hosted by Beverly at </em><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><em>How Sweet the Sound</em></a><em>.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Please visit her to see many other participants showing off their pink eye CANDY!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Today I thought I'd share some of my pink vintage dresses. </em></div><div align="center"><em>Since we're building a storage area in my craftroom, (no~ still not finished, weekends only and we've been doing other things instead), I wanted to have an area to hang some vintage things for show. Most of them are from the 30's or 40's, some 50's.</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrqtvqleI5QE9uOTixRsiSybmPNPY3pOskXd3K00OmknMb878nuxlZJtKKHdfNoxtLuH_MDnEFnNGpyGmC2qm2VheuOr5tb1MQqqKQrG1lGMhDeLiudN_RjVmYppTvGDEDjHz/s1600-h/October+2009+117.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393428064925634114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrqtvqleI5QE9uOTixRsiSybmPNPY3pOskXd3K00OmknMb878nuxlZJtKKHdfNoxtLuH_MDnEFnNGpyGmC2qm2VheuOr5tb1MQqqKQrG1lGMhDeLiudN_RjVmYppTvGDEDjHz/s320/October+2009+117.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em> These first two are aprons. However, they meet all way in the back and I've been wanting to adjust the closures so that I can wear them for blouses. The pink and green one has such a cute rose motif.</em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">You may click the photos to enlarge if you wish, just remember to hit the back button to return.</span><br /></em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcTJlfTXkqiDJ27onLrNujYQL69YSe_MH3i3x1S7RY-2nHE7u_x9uPfFGR_Na_qPXm67TbZtL3Wa6THqw5w-zjiZkZ6XN4vtk9lmVSFrw3dy4iMSWhiHJfjiC_lb3JonpntXC/s1600-h/October+2009+118.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393428056870914994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcTJlfTXkqiDJ27onLrNujYQL69YSe_MH3i3x1S7RY-2nHE7u_x9uPfFGR_Na_qPXm67TbZtL3Wa6THqw5w-zjiZkZ6XN4vtk9lmVSFrw3dy4iMSWhiHJfjiC_lb3JonpntXC/s320/October+2009+118.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em> The dress on the left was a gift from a fellow collector. The one on the right is one of my faves with great PINK buttons! It needs a few repairs, I've worn it quite a bit.<br /><br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqTE4fh7BLxvsouREQ4rUyUnLZLGHYjlaF2uIlSa_eWoqzrXsiOwqjuWfyOeJAKXKLmrygDKnnaTfbUZwoFCJy_rgD3SIjGdWzmDx6d0AtPEFlJC1mkAn6AzzAaTGmJG-BNef/s1600-h/October+2009+119.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393428043124504258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqTE4fh7BLxvsouREQ4rUyUnLZLGHYjlaF2uIlSa_eWoqzrXsiOwqjuWfyOeJAKXKLmrygDKnnaTfbUZwoFCJy_rgD3SIjGdWzmDx6d0AtPEFlJC1mkAn6AzzAaTGmJG-BNef/s320/October+2009+119.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em> Here's a closeup of the darling embroidered design on the one.<br /><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoJSm7Ar-oOUZaxlMZcguoy01hCGvauqqdkb2eCHUZS0_Zx7VBbB6tiX_3zMjBS2xbhuDC3-aH-xLbhXiJAmn0lHyanrPv-xTuFiZQ2Ag7MjPEdRR1khsIePu3-BfO39JarYh/s1600-h/October+2009+120.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393428033148662770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoJSm7Ar-oOUZaxlMZcguoy01hCGvauqqdkb2eCHUZS0_Zx7VBbB6tiX_3zMjBS2xbhuDC3-aH-xLbhXiJAmn0lHyanrPv-xTuFiZQ2Ag7MjPEdRR1khsIePu3-BfO39JarYh/s320/October+2009+120.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em><br />I may have featured this dress below on the left before. It is one of my all time favorite vintage dresses. I found it "new with tags". The dress on the right I got on my birthday, yet I haven't had a chance to wear it yet. Just haven't felt like styling my hair properly, etc. lately. I think as soon as I color my hair red again, I'll have my vintage "mojo" back, lol! I bought the dress at the Vintage Haberdashery in St. Louis.<br /><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjswMvKMJ5D6Azd4ep8ktMUd8eCuX5zUw47TH1VrVes-wFBayFOyDkhf8DXG9B7TeOj23GesnTl51_3nYTIBL9jSV76OuBfEOS41qq7dmyA6JoP3K4TJg7wz5FXeSCCr2JKlij/s1600-h/October+2009+121.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393422934592582082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjswMvKMJ5D6Azd4ep8ktMUd8eCuX5zUw47TH1VrVes-wFBayFOyDkhf8DXG9B7TeOj23GesnTl51_3nYTIBL9jSV76OuBfEOS41qq7dmyA6JoP3K4TJg7wz5FXeSCCr2JKlij/s320/October+2009+121.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em>I adore the coral pink shade of the 30's crepe dress on the left. And the texture of the linen dress on the right.<br /><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr98uutNtXTyv0waTwLKGKTfSbuwvfhiWaQmIhs2wyIm6SNGn5eBbwnm3aMoykm4tIG8GhqZVeFgmPWf-5gGBJ6G0xOEDqs-UZx7BA0IdEgUxmMDrPwXWPTdxE3PGgAcW2YAT/s1600-h/October+2009+122.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393422920442786450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr98uutNtXTyv0waTwLKGKTfSbuwvfhiWaQmIhs2wyIm6SNGn5eBbwnm3aMoykm4tIG8GhqZVeFgmPWf-5gGBJ6G0xOEDqs-UZx7BA0IdEgUxmMDrPwXWPTdxE3PGgAcW2YAT/s320/October+2009+122.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><br /><em>Ok, you caught me. The dress below isn't vintage. It's a $3 Walmart clearance cheapie. But it's one of my lazy day favorites!</em></div><div><em>I bought this coat, (probably circa 80's or 90's) on ebay to embellish into Rose's pink coat from Titanic. I've changed out the buttons but that's as far as I've gotten!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX51lKi2ykde5N1JCNYfH4m1c2wiIzqfUH1fcbLsBQOnGY-bO7y9jW-FKS1AWf9LBD3snH7Z2XFem8DFuIBB_GmEAyvZ_Z4sEgtKfVpXNZwWo6j2uJ7LEV2UR5AOj5oAErm9f4/s1600-h/October+2009+123.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393422914418753218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX51lKi2ykde5N1JCNYfH4m1c2wiIzqfUH1fcbLsBQOnGY-bO7y9jW-FKS1AWf9LBD3snH7Z2XFem8DFuIBB_GmEAyvZ_Z4sEgtKfVpXNZwWo6j2uJ7LEV2UR5AOj5oAErm9f4/s320/October+2009+123.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em> This plum colored dress is so cool because it's cotton, yet it's iridescent. Changes from plum to green. Just awesome.</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Next to it is one of my oldest dresses, to too small for me... it's a teen or pre-teen's garment from about 1912. Just darling. Perhaps I'll do a Pink Saturday post on that one alone some time!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd65PhBerW2Z8M4VQP-gRI-tAsQnWZr4N1S5Xuej_ZMLKt6UDr851w0Cm5kcTtc4gYyh9Nlz5evoqy-QGJEWh3H9nGIYetnOKQR4jYvnsnJEHrL8Ua0OgOu-sWzl1cowydGFaZ/s1600-h/October+2009+124.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393422899540935250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd65PhBerW2Z8M4VQP-gRI-tAsQnWZr4N1S5Xuej_ZMLKt6UDr851w0Cm5kcTtc4gYyh9Nlz5evoqy-QGJEWh3H9nGIYetnOKQR4jYvnsnJEHrL8Ua0OgOu-sWzl1cowydGFaZ/s320/October+2009+124.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em>Ah... I HATE to alter vintage via cutting it up, unless it's too far gone with stains or rot. But this vintage 60's or 70's dress on the left is just TOO scrumptious to let go. I plan to cut part of the length off, and add it to the bust and waist so I can wear it. Incredibly selfish me thinks, but I just HAVE to do it.</em></div><div><em>I beleive the dress next to it is actually a dressing gown, made of nylon. It has some repairs to be made too... and I'm thinking of hemming it. I just love the dogwood pattern on it!<br /><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_p2O_E5fS4Q7bs0lCYz_YE7aAT5F4hyF0qytt9Ddkfi7G2r5tMv8K4mS9NKkXp2_WghDXzCTqL86y6oS_NKxLbbzEcooVv80IfGXMsMRMWtt2cwx6wmL_IgUhrRHGNRlfKS4/s1600-h/October+2009+125.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393422890841719090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_p2O_E5fS4Q7bs0lCYz_YE7aAT5F4hyF0qytt9Ddkfi7G2r5tMv8K4mS9NKkXp2_WghDXzCTqL86y6oS_NKxLbbzEcooVv80IfGXMsMRMWtt2cwx6wmL_IgUhrRHGNRlfKS4/s320/October+2009+125.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><em> I hope you've enjoyed seeing these pink frocks!</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>I have recently shared some new pink in my life. In the previous post, the background on the table is actually a vintage full size bedspread that I bought for only $8!! I'm using it as a tablecloth for now.</em></div><div><em>And a few more posts back I shared a baby scale from the 50's. Wonderful, wonderful retro pink. WOOT!</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Thank you everyone for your well wishes on my new </em><a href="http://www.scarlettrosegarden.etsy.com/"><em>ETSY shop</em></a><em>! </em></div><div><em>Enjoy your weekend everyone!</em></div><div><br /> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-68127814161320923042009-10-15T20:37:00.011-05:002009-10-17T00:56:53.416-05:00Tales of a shoe hoarder, episode 12~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgButadT5NhfW7Qe4EzChvaV1LALy3XVtCH40WA5-teiFsXsCzz0EB_ZGk7XVzdlDoU4yBQmuWS13Y3mrgn9cvnMqAqE5QJhyphenhyphenNYZ94ZeCRkWXyy4_hRkPvA2VlMVhL0N4TeF5Rn/s1600-h/7021_276361030631_846595631_8830553_777351_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393007742119745282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgButadT5NhfW7Qe4EzChvaV1LALy3XVtCH40WA5-teiFsXsCzz0EB_ZGk7XVzdlDoU4yBQmuWS13Y3mrgn9cvnMqAqE5QJhyphenhyphenNYZ94ZeCRkWXyy4_hRkPvA2VlMVhL0N4TeF5Rn/s400/7021_276361030631_846595631_8830553_777351_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWDbMqwazQM4Baa-xFOa0JqynsosLgr9dJb7b2EX20NGKQ2LNzmeAI_KT9KPtsBjDgW78GMBaHFVsPug4egM64I4f4zuvHsat6xJn_nwxID2tceEGhx-dx18d5uYKRZmH6DqK/s1600-h/7021_276361030631_846595631_8830553_777351_n.jpg"></a><em>Ok, ok.... so I'm still stuck on the pink shoes we wore in my sister's wedding. They are So freakin' cute!</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>I hope to resume my shoe hoarding posts to normal soon.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>However, today's post is special.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>~BECAUSE~</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>IT'S MY GRAND OPENING!!</strong></span></em><br /></div><div align="center"><em>I have joined Etsy to bring you <a href="http://www.scarlettrosegarden.etsy.com/">The Scarlett Rose Garden Shop</a>.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>"A mixed bouquet of vintage fashoin & handmade goods."</em> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Shoes are my main focus right now.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>WANT SOME CANDY?!</strong></em></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1nma1pzKOlIltz_L02mYYjfRL23CgCGd4dPbxHLagXb9Ajy2C7JANKJFAF5dQ2RJU47FQdiNN05PJh2FCyPUV6V23kmDtqWAPuCTV8HxVDjqAR7NxFYdxba8wNrafTC88ua3/s1600-h/Copy+of+October+2009+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393017549550919554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1nma1pzKOlIltz_L02mYYjfRL23CgCGd4dPbxHLagXb9Ajy2C7JANKJFAF5dQ2RJU47FQdiNN05PJh2FCyPUV6V23kmDtqWAPuCTV8HxVDjqAR7NxFYdxba8wNrafTC88ua3/s320/Copy+of+October+2009+109.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>These are some of the shoes that I have listed, or am getting ready to list. </em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>They are either vintage or embellished.</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>When I got married over 8 years ago, I searched high and low for Marie Antoinette style shoes. I burned my eyes out on the internet and could only find shoes for $200 or more. I ended up finding a black pair in a thrift store, and I "reupholstered" them with the fabric from my wedding dress.</em><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Today, they are still hard to find. There is really only one shoe that shows up for retail, and it runs between $50 and $70. And yet, the heel is too spikey and not so 18th century looking.</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So I have decided to alter shoes to resemble colonial and victorian times, or a mixture of modern day with the past. </em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm having fun with it.</em></div><em></em><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>It has kept me quite busy lately! </em></p><br /><p align="center"><em>And that vintage pink baby scale I showed you recenlty? It will come in handy to weigh things for shipping! Cool, eh?</em><em><br /></p></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz1Mdq1_21RVDchIn2C5tb60B5HWBOXRrVcGfModofoZkvnq-jtbvdEy4UGef0V1N50WmofAsdlcOLW1mXxBKPJ0R7YGhoy68-MRoptQx2R44donUNNYG3O9BX7gfwZn6CwV7/s1600-h/October+2009+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393017539876049970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz1Mdq1_21RVDchIn2C5tb60B5HWBOXRrVcGfModofoZkvnq-jtbvdEy4UGef0V1N50WmofAsdlcOLW1mXxBKPJ0R7YGhoy68-MRoptQx2R44donUNNYG3O9BX7gfwZn6CwV7/s320/October+2009+111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_udtOfQERCqgpBkbhfYhLMFe-qAEw712cbvuXYs_PGXSzIzdqDG5BgXzw-8sgINK4TDlqbcaTFxGSbc3R6ctA-waz-txxQFPhKVvBV9tt_JI8QAz_BDWKevPjeuLg3aZxYrHv/s1600-h/October+2009+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393017530397873826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_udtOfQERCqgpBkbhfYhLMFe-qAEw712cbvuXYs_PGXSzIzdqDG5BgXzw-8sgINK4TDlqbcaTFxGSbc3R6ctA-waz-txxQFPhKVvBV9tt_JI8QAz_BDWKevPjeuLg3aZxYrHv/s320/October+2009+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7QrBFkMfIQ6YiXvIxliLSi2WiBXYNsIXMfyvjmJBZCuTOFKsN-CPdNLldFTsvHifOFQEPxhcVKa0ZOn3kCfTX8pUO2axSWO_vSKYdUdrNoKwdqgHhwg-rFu0UqmvXnVfjSoy/s1600-h/October+2009+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393017514980835010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7QrBFkMfIQ6YiXvIxliLSi2WiBXYNsIXMfyvjmJBZCuTOFKsN-CPdNLldFTsvHifOFQEPxhcVKa0ZOn3kCfTX8pUO2axSWO_vSKYdUdrNoKwdqgHhwg-rFu0UqmvXnVfjSoy/s320/October+2009+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2tlnydL-jCCfMBmYns4GtdD47KLRN0QqpOmYyOAHVirKSOznseW4fzXp2OhZQ3hONooW-_MJ9Uzj2wI7enpMjUGFFK8RWn9vhBqd7jFX1Y41bRBWhYkeQDIfkbATPYHY8-fV/s1600-h/October+2009+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393017505874140946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2tlnydL-jCCfMBmYns4GtdD47KLRN0QqpOmYyOAHVirKSOznseW4fzXp2OhZQ3hONooW-_MJ9Uzj2wI7enpMjUGFFK8RWn9vhBqd7jFX1Y41bRBWhYkeQDIfkbATPYHY8-fV/s320/October+2009+115.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>You can click on the photos to enlarge them, or if you would like to view my listings please click </em><a href="http://www.scarlettrosegarden.etsy.com/"><em>www.scarlettrosegarden.etsy.com</em></a></p><p align="center"><em>I would love to hear from my fellow blogger friends who have Etsy shops as well!</em></p><p align="center"><em>Wish me luck!</em></p><p align="center"><script src="'http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'" type="'text/javascript'"></script><br />*please note: if searching sellers for The Scarlett Rose Garden on etsy, leave off the "THE"*<br /><script type="'text/javascript'">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(6798696, 'shop','thumbnail',4,1).renderIframe();</script></p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-52992794203646709572009-10-07T10:20:00.004-05:002009-10-07T10:59:03.262-05:00Garage sale goodies!<div align="center"><em>First up is a vintage baby scale~ TOOOO cute and perfect 50's pink! </em></div><div align="center"><em>I got this a few weeks ago for $5.<br />It will come in handy with a new endeavor I will share with you soon!<br />*NO, it's not a baby!*<br /></div></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuRv9UZhf0W8Q2u-iTarZlP41SyB_LGr3TqBRnY6d2f1-aktkEk8zRUo6s14yivVH_rsRPtdy96DJ7Y7D74zJQlJdmAe56DfpQNgeNuqUoRwa0uBpy9va9AvkO06f5OvhIChD/s1600-h/HPIM1572.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389883169169402450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuRv9UZhf0W8Q2u-iTarZlP41SyB_LGr3TqBRnY6d2f1-aktkEk8zRUo6s14yivVH_rsRPtdy96DJ7Y7D74zJQlJdmAe56DfpQNgeNuqUoRwa0uBpy9va9AvkO06f5OvhIChD/s320/HPIM1572.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em><br /></em><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtci44L6voIGJvsV2ivyeQVI7-Wrp_AZYqX6XJqqH0f2vKzCdha_hxE4OQDcbzxjCOPQzUBiVOTrTtc4WSpLoltef_zzaWsSisQfbSLhZxRjbNJaa1vSYomuaSip3ekicpz7iH/s1600-h/HPIM0752.JPG"></a><em>Some antique flatware~ mostly from the 30's I beleive. Ten cents each.</em><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKZQN_UVJrrUDYlCl5Ip2EIoxU-qb0NUBtL18EdxaisVmB1J2htuJQiy9F0e6XGZ6aTl9vUOz63ck8TIm5ZvI1LzcGQNNGDSOFOMWJGcC_Tg_va70doJvm4X_A3JWq1vmvzYL/s1600-h/HPIM1571.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389881908833994082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKZQN_UVJrrUDYlCl5Ip2EIoxU-qb0NUBtL18EdxaisVmB1J2htuJQiy9F0e6XGZ6aTl9vUOz63ck8TIm5ZvI1LzcGQNNGDSOFOMWJGcC_Tg_va70doJvm4X_A3JWq1vmvzYL/s320/HPIM1571.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> My latest find.... two antique iron fireplace fronts!! I have wanted one forever, as we have a mantel to put in our parlor. I was so lucky to find these... and guess what~ only $10 each!</em></div><div align="center"><em>You can click to enlarge.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Such beautiful scenes!</em></div><div align="center"><em>I was so excited as I adore cherubs. That one is busted on top but I think it can be fixed. I'll probably paint it white later. </em></div><div align="center"><em>They have both been painted, the other has a great patina as is.</em> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9TmswVo_u2H8v8aYReK1vYQWMtA5dB-PzBx3JcOsu73HUVnRDHJNcpVvZZlClzNfQtzLHpYtYaQli1674F-sWIfxwIQUi5UXHPk9U_q_oXFHYaIaVhmfqroxuy6XSBQMS68O/s1600-h/HPIM1868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389879506844141522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9TmswVo_u2H8v8aYReK1vYQWMtA5dB-PzBx3JcOsu73HUVnRDHJNcpVvZZlClzNfQtzLHpYtYaQli1674F-sWIfxwIQUi5UXHPk9U_q_oXFHYaIaVhmfqroxuy6XSBQMS68O/s320/HPIM1868.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>The other find was a sheepskin rug... I already had two, but it was so cheap I couldn't pass it up. I'll put it in the bathroom this winter!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>I used one to take pictures of Nova when he was 6 months old. </em></div><div align="center"><em>These are some of my favorites!</em></div><div align="center"><a title="53copy of im000183sep (2) by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620779075/"><img height="334" alt="53copy of im000183sep (2)" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1298/620779075_891e75ec56.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Naturally, he peed on it~ </em></div><div align="center"><em>That was some thick wool to wash!</em></div><div align="center"><a title="6im000170sep by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620779143/"><img height="345" alt="6im000170sep" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/620779143_361f853e23.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div><div align="center"><em>He's wearing a vintage balloon outfit with trains here. </em></div><div align="center"><em>Cutting teeth and drooling like crazy!</em></div><div align="center"><em>He still sleeps with this elephant.</em><br /><a title="342IM000230 (2) by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620778763/"><img height="466" alt="342IM000230 (2)" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/620778763_dde1199d1f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-38302100784643532842009-10-06T11:29:00.003-05:002009-10-06T11:32:04.519-05:00Melly is home and doing well~<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">We brought her home yesterday morning. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">She is eating and using her box. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">She's happy to be home and is being her usual affectionate self!</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanks for thinking of her everyone!</span></em></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-55773401104003985332009-10-03T13:56:00.002-05:002009-10-03T14:21:43.244-05:00Back at the vet till Monday~<div align="center"><em>Melly kept on a strainin' and didn't pee a drop at home. I didn't see her eat or drink either.</em></div><div align="center"><em>So back to the vet she went.</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6QcQYxLxRu5kt5YLFLuTWdxrqzEOPL-XINrLAPzOME-EmmUrXCF1_EEJUrUoBn6VkxS5ac-dS_DE-rii_zHlarfkzLJTBA7vLZmRF6H36g-sELon6pIBHsUidroQjc5onwiM/s1600-h/HPIM1759.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388452218684163954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6QcQYxLxRu5kt5YLFLuTWdxrqzEOPL-XINrLAPzOME-EmmUrXCF1_EEJUrUoBn6VkxS5ac-dS_DE-rii_zHlarfkzLJTBA7vLZmRF6H36g-sELon6pIBHsUidroQjc5onwiM/s320/HPIM1759.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> They had to sedate her and put in a catheter. The lovely cone collar is a must... and you know how they dig wearing those! She looks so forlorn and miserable. <br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVAF1_hMz5wN7pCVdFIa76qyVKnGSDc10yPT_uo9EcRgjK_gBlFXGXCNWPkeqG7fTg5u6o6XNOTxv6Ho9o7F_ZtNm2dyI-RlxU4himc60ruo3O_54NXR0-SfIQfSWIX4ffUEW/s1600-h/HPIM1760.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388452216495106146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVAF1_hMz5wN7pCVdFIa76qyVKnGSDc10yPT_uo9EcRgjK_gBlFXGXCNWPkeqG7fTg5u6o6XNOTxv6Ho9o7F_ZtNm2dyI-RlxU4himc60ruo3O_54NXR0-SfIQfSWIX4ffUEW/s320/HPIM1760.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> She did eat some, and is getting fluids intravenously so they can really flush out the urethra, which is very inflamed. I'm thinking that's all it was this whole time, and possibly the surgery wasn't necessary. They said there were no real stones, just a lot of sandy grit that she could have passed. (Had she not been so inflamed for so long?!)</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRrPaICsESBcMC6tQcYuZvLDKWCM9ddjTMpRyc8CQmCFn573mM7xbY5bAaDIpXAAoUyfX4A4YlPKJPX1-raAUADXgZdbx5srHreokUxdMHtx4Hiopq2xpPRMMP9OjlH5SpneU/s1600-h/HPIM1761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388452204074404466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRrPaICsESBcMC6tQcYuZvLDKWCM9ddjTMpRyc8CQmCFn573mM7xbY5bAaDIpXAAoUyfX4A4YlPKJPX1-raAUADXgZdbx5srHreokUxdMHtx4Hiopq2xpPRMMP9OjlH5SpneU/s320/HPIM1761.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On a lighter note, I got some goodies at a garage sale Friday. Will share soon!<br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-32154362797093955092009-10-01T12:45:00.002-05:002009-10-01T13:03:25.388-05:00Eight hundred sixty three dollars and 60 cents later.....<div align="center"><em>We have one P-Oed cat.</em></div><div align="center"><em>She does not like the vet. </em></div><div align="center"><em>At all.</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_17fK1XBOF2IbcPsD18snXh6yYgY8Wn9_kZFs1LWIf6eDMGiCrkVitALGjqxA3fZR95frkaNeUtFCehaFU19pdUPIqgPv51GflFveo4F5iDWckGe1S3uHgru2xfXtBaZ6hkc/s1600-h/HPIM1745.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387690283147171906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_17fK1XBOF2IbcPsD18snXh6yYgY8Wn9_kZFs1LWIf6eDMGiCrkVitALGjqxA3fZR95frkaNeUtFCehaFU19pdUPIqgPv51GflFveo4F5iDWckGe1S3uHgru2xfXtBaZ6hkc/s320/HPIM1745.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> But now that she's home she is getting back to her normal, lovable self.</em> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYB_wn0zQrLDtcpXYI8rz-42gk1Y4u4b53itdNBYeiUsZrvejs5NbPmoe9lJIcF-n9pioSMFbaFzhbrUSiuFS9KyD0mJV1ezKzbkvVxkiQbtcYZ1pjwUw9IX2wV-YWsbAYFzx/s1600-h/Copy+of+HPIM1751.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387690280732922258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYB_wn0zQrLDtcpXYI8rz-42gk1Y4u4b53itdNBYeiUsZrvejs5NbPmoe9lJIcF-n9pioSMFbaFzhbrUSiuFS9KyD0mJV1ezKzbkvVxkiQbtcYZ1pjwUw9IX2wV-YWsbAYFzx/s320/Copy+of+HPIM1751.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> The vet said she was urinating fine there, but since I've had her home for a few hours, she has tried to go several times and I see nothing in the box. I'm trying not to worry at this point, I'm sure she has some funny sensations going on. I'll be sure to monitor it though.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Other than that she seems fine, and is getting around well. Thanks for your concern folks!</em></div><div align="center"><em>Right now I think she is high on pain meds, and is looking for a mouse that isn't there....<br /><br /></em></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-50329089417008597662009-09-30T08:57:00.004-05:002009-09-30T13:24:43.042-05:00Under the knife...<div align="center"><em>As we "speak". I'm so nervous, I hope Melly is doing OK.<br />Thank you everyone for your well wishes!<br />She is always very affectionate, but seemed extra cuddly last night as if she knew something was up.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620831043/" title="m2 by ohairas, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/620831043_3b9b5a93dc.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="m2" /></a><br />In other news, here is how my cabinet is looking in the craft room so far. Still need to do the right side shelves and trim it all out, but I am loving it already!<br /></em><a title="ccab by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3966613878/"><em><img height="500" alt="ccab" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2667/3966613878_979ee70691.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br /><br />Also, the salon that I work at moved to a new location this past weekend. Yesterday was my first day working there. Saturday I got up before daylight (yawn!) and had to do a wedding party at the bride's house, then drove on to the new salon to help move and set up. It looks amazing. I love the colors. Here's a peek! </em></div><div align="center"><em>My station is to the right of the round mirror back there~<br /></em><a title="shampoo area by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3968076900/"><em><img height="380" alt="shampoo area" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3968076900_eecb3ebb7e.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />This is our lovely receptionist, Pat~<br /></em><a title="Our lovely receptionist! by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3967294481/"><em><img height="380" alt="Our lovely receptionist!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3967294481_8abc239044.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />This is the left side of the salon, (from where you enter), and I'm waaaay over on the right side. That door leads to our breakroom.<br /></em><a title="HPIM1728 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3967346599/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1728" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/3967346599_7e0d3c49f2.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />Thank you Debbie and Cheri for creating this fabulous atmosphere to work in!<br /><br />Busy, busy, busy here folks. I will visit you all as soon as I can! </em></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-85508167237312077572009-09-25T10:35:00.004-05:002009-09-25T10:49:48.674-05:00This time it's for real~<div align="center">Melly will have surgery on Wednesday morning.<br /></div><div align="center">The prescription diet just didn't cut it. Though the mass of kidney stones looked better on the last x-ray, I think it's just too large to tackle. Perhaps if we had cought it a long time ago.</div><div align="center">Poor kitty!<br /></div><div align="center">From what I've read, cats are better right after surgery and everyone was glad they went ahead with it. </div><div align="center">I hope all goes well!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGU4ODTQMSRhu_vCcoMzUZ7TxbYxDgzArT16JE_Bqviqhb2jXjTtLqBv9oGqOlONO1uucdc2pdizOCI0SxBbfm3-7x-_XrpQ5THSCBJDSaVU7o4tA5x-LrdkkK7o0PlyO_j2z/s1600-h/HPIM0740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385430669041899826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGU4ODTQMSRhu_vCcoMzUZ7TxbYxDgzArT16JE_Bqviqhb2jXjTtLqBv9oGqOlONO1uucdc2pdizOCI0SxBbfm3-7x-_XrpQ5THSCBJDSaVU7o4tA5x-LrdkkK7o0PlyO_j2z/s320/HPIM0740.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEo0AB2r0-zVOf9JkLqI1QHhXPfKujLm8Lh6v9DfZf1waRQScNWBEUwIAeTUVQ1Yld7Ah4QuwbvYeF7rZ05k9TFV9Yd43I510v5pUyNF-SmUZGS-D1nNzwBo5FkKVpm0wRdio/s1600-h/HPIM0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385430664352094370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEo0AB2r0-zVOf9JkLqI1QHhXPfKujLm8Lh6v9DfZf1waRQScNWBEUwIAeTUVQ1Yld7Ah4QuwbvYeF7rZ05k9TFV9Yd43I510v5pUyNF-SmUZGS-D1nNzwBo5FkKVpm0wRdio/s320/HPIM0741.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOswONR516IsJWFn-Gz-j661_JVgposY-lIg1EEH7hNGvZ19EgaxONErxoYApJ6WTV6StX6ouZgldWhkir7j_MwDwAnnCamJGRSVvb1_XRwqnSZxonZt1aPAWS6oL12oIJUAZ/s1600-h/HPIM0742.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385430655924743186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOswONR516IsJWFn-Gz-j661_JVgposY-lIg1EEH7hNGvZ19EgaxONErxoYApJ6WTV6StX6ouZgldWhkir7j_MwDwAnnCamJGRSVvb1_XRwqnSZxonZt1aPAWS6oL12oIJUAZ/s320/HPIM0742.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgOu91uksUanKziNyaVJqDv_rPYnIGINGI4majcif-N4asQuX-xJCjkmGFoQj1823yEpiRY_9xGZY7IFNjUNeM85StFFHm8rtQJs1Ysn8c1G3ZGZvDGC9u5CnTMVZmAuCCdqp/s1600-h/HPIM0743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385430643962419426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgOu91uksUanKziNyaVJqDv_rPYnIGINGI4majcif-N4asQuX-xJCjkmGFoQj1823yEpiRY_9xGZY7IFNjUNeM85StFFHm8rtQJs1Ysn8c1G3ZGZvDGC9u5CnTMVZmAuCCdqp/s320/HPIM0743.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-40046143429859686112009-09-21T16:17:00.009-05:002009-09-21T20:05:14.360-05:00Ahoy Maties!<div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>As</em></span><em><span style="color:#660000;"> </span><span style="color:#660000;">some of you may know, Saturday (September 19th), was Talk Like a Pirate Day.<br /><br />Lucky for us, the Pirate Fest was going on in the St. Louis area.<br /><br />First, the wee lads and lasses were to make a booty bag to keep their treasures in. Loot could be found throughout the day at various merchants.<br />Here I am tucking Nova's bag into his pocket.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1647 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940937151/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1647" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/3940937151_60dbedeefe.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Next up we saw some beautiful parrots and parakeets. This one was looking for a cracker, but Kevin's pocket was empty~<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1648 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941710116/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1648" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/3941710116_16d3a03095.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Isn't he pretty? I forget his name, but he is six years old. They can live to be 120, so they are a huge responsibility.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1649 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941702284/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1649" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/3941702284_344c4b79a4.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Shake a tail feather!<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1651 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941687808/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1651" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3941687808_36d42db69e.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Avast! It is finally me turn at holding him!<br />The lighting is weird here and it appears I have no eyebrows... I look like a Muppet~<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1652 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941680440/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1652" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3941680440_fee970d2cf.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />He liked to play and was a very good listener. He also liked to be scratched under his wings.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1653 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940892717/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1653" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3940892717_d1880ea517.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />I wore me best pirate garb. I don't have a full shot, but I wore the same outfit a few years ago for Halloween, shown here~<br />Only I couldn't find my coin belt and it was too hot to wear anything on my head...<br /></em></span><a title="Copy of HPIM1506 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3942714654/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="Copy of HPIM1506" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3942714654_c1eacdc765.jpg" width="297" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />And instead of boots I wore my funky Demonia coffin heal shoes~ with striped stockings of course!<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1670 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940757475/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1670" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3940757475_ee59aa3685.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1671 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941530824/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1671" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3941530824_f95b405fda.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1672 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940743439/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1672" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3940743439_513f7b9f17.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />This couple had exquisite clothing! I had to go in for a closer look. I definitely wanted to sew a new frock after looking at so many fine garments all day.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1654 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940884523/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1654" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3940884523_06abe9286b.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />We were to stop at the Leathersmith to pick up some booty. Here Nova got to stamp a small leather medallian with a scull and crossbones.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1656 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941650062/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1656" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3941650062_d488aef94a.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />I had asked Nova if he wanted to wear his Peter Pan costume, but he turned me down... which was suprising. We looked for a pirate hat there, but no luck within our budget!<br />You can click </em></span><a href="http://rosescarlett.blogspot.com/2008/11/back-from-neverland.html"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>HERE</em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em> to see us dressed as Captian Hook, Peter Pan, and Wendy last year.<br /><br />We enjoyed the music. These ladies did a fine job! The one sitting played various drums, and in this photo she is playing a sickle. (Some folks call it a kayser blade, but I call it a sling blade...) Err... sorry, wrong blade! </em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#660000;">*Ahem*</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>They are <a href="http://www.shillelaghlaw.com/">Shillelagh Law</a>.</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>Follow Me Up to Carlow was a good song.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1659 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940845789/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1659" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/3940845789_773f343cff.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em> </em></span></div><span style="color:#660000;"><em><div align="center"><br />The song I am playing for this post is The Queen of Argyll, a folk song. (The version playing is by Silly Wizard)<br />A group called </em></span><a href="http://www.3pintsgone.com/AboutUs.html"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>3 Pints Gone</em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em> sang it at the fest and I just fell in love with it. They were really good!<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1660 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940838755/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1660" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3940838755_2fb8f6e7f3.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Here are the lyrics,<br /><br />Queen of Argyll<br />Gentle men it is my duty<br />To inform you of one beauty<br />Though I'd ask you of a favor,<br />Not to seek her for a while<br />Though I own she is a creature<br />Of character and feature<br />No words can paint the picture<br />of the Queen of all Argyll.<br /><br />cho: And if you could have seen her there,<br />Boys if you had just been there<br />The swan was in her movement,<br />And the morning in her smile.<br />All the roses in the garden,<br />They bow and ask her pardon<br />For not one could match the beauty<br />Of the queen of all Argyll.<br /><br />On that evening that I mention,<br />I passed with light intention<br />Through a part of our dear country<br />Known for beauty and for style<br />Being a place of noble thinkers,<br />Of scholars and great drinkers<br />But above them all for splendour<br />Shone the Queen of all Argyll </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>(cho.)</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />So my lads my needs must leave you,<br />My intention's not to grieve you<br />Nor indeed would I decieve you,<br />Oh I'll see you in a while<br />I must find some way to gain her,<br />To court her and to tame her<br />I fear my heart's in danger<br />From the Queen of all Argyll<br /><br />From singing of Silly Wizard<br />RG<br />oct97<br /><br />Here are some scurvy pirates enjoying the music,<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1661 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940831033/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1661" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3940831033_c956a13d87.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em> </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />We missed the belly dancers, but I've seen them several times during the Renaissance Fairs. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Nnotty Bits put on a fun little show. Two guys did lots of fun juggling tricks.<br />This guy was on stilts with a wooden spoon in his mouth. The other guy passed out bean bags and we were to *toss* them so that stilt man could catch them on the spoon. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>Yeah, he got pelted.<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1662 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941602560/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1662" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3421/3941602560_dca60e0cc3.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />Back home, Nova was eager to sift through all his loot~<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1664 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941587726/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1664" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2181/3941587726_c6bcaf259a.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />....so were the cats...<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1673 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940735683/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1673" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3940735683_669e1942dd.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1674 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3940727943/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1674" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3940727943_c6d77b7930.jpg" width="500" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><em><br />It was a fun family day! </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><em>Arrrrg!!<br /></em></span><a title="HPIM1665 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3941580666/"><span style="color:#660000;"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1665" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3941580666_5d72d4880b.jpg" width="380" /></em></span></a> </div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-54940758222781862192009-09-16T13:37:00.003-05:002009-09-16T14:13:29.926-05:00Thank you~<div align="center"><em>Hello Blogland friends~</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em>It has been a very trying 6 months for me here at The Scarlett Rose Garden. Many things have happened in my life and I have chosen not to broadcast any of it here.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em>My stress level is very high, and something else happened Monday to top it off.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em>Last night I came home to find these gorgeous gladiolus from my wonderful husband Kevin~</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEA11dWXG1XUCtJ8hpGc6ysqIEtcbo3c835YNSFywDme0cRbmn9C8u3HTtAxVMP67q35Vs5dRyWSEjnVIo6LQNZPR4XNoIfqb25eG1qrGN3bkY3WX1Ug8CVH2Po9aPUXIS8JMA/s1600-h/HPIM1635.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382138418995300850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEA11dWXG1XUCtJ8hpGc6ysqIEtcbo3c835YNSFywDme0cRbmn9C8u3HTtAxVMP67q35Vs5dRyWSEjnVIo6LQNZPR4XNoIfqb25eG1qrGN3bkY3WX1Ug8CVH2Po9aPUXIS8JMA/s320/HPIM1635.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> And a beautiful berry tart~ </em></div><div align="center"><em>Click on it... it WAS as good as it looks!<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjk-Y1s1npprgRNkPghiZCDxWYka-LsOB0B4K_wmhN71EQh9sgBfP8Bj09uGTDbsco_0So442JUBs7j7_FB3HxIRKCVfrtdSxnnlRtI62jbQtdo6Vbjnx5VoISoAQW6mUzRgl/s1600-h/HPIM1636.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382138405809759042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjk-Y1s1npprgRNkPghiZCDxWYka-LsOB0B4K_wmhN71EQh9sgBfP8Bj09uGTDbsco_0So442JUBs7j7_FB3HxIRKCVfrtdSxnnlRtI62jbQtdo6Vbjnx5VoISoAQW6mUzRgl/s320/HPIM1636.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> Thank you SO much Kevin. I am so lucky to have you in my life. I appreciate your understanding and being there for me in good times and bad. </em><br /><em>I love you!<br /><br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6wsJupFyPQ2cKVYXWpiIavYvvluoDLzngUP2WcvDZxRT6_M94wsv8bNfKfDBYzRxoSD-_C0gb7DHLcUu__j_MgwsAVjySBy1CgakLh7K6GdSrnbYJkNkw5voIOQSlUZRKWXu/s1600-h/HPIM1637.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382138397914068674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6wsJupFyPQ2cKVYXWpiIavYvvluoDLzngUP2WcvDZxRT6_M94wsv8bNfKfDBYzRxoSD-_C0gb7DHLcUu__j_MgwsAVjySBy1CgakLh7K6GdSrnbYJkNkw5voIOQSlUZRKWXu/s320/HPIM1637.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> And thank you, my blogging friends for being "out there". Blogging has helped to keep my mind off of things and I enjoy your company!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>I hope things simmer down around here and I can spend more time in blogland.</em><br /><em>"This too shall pass."</em><br /><em>Hugs to all!<br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-74480236575395377662009-09-14T10:32:00.008-05:002009-11-27T22:42:04.857-06:00A little corner of my world~<p align="center"><em>Some of you may remember my 100th post, </em><a href="http://rosescarlett.blogspot.com/2008/09/if-walls-could-talk-100th-post-give.html"><em>If Walls Could Talk</em></a><em>. If you missed it, please check it out!</em></p><p align="center"><em>This is how the front bedroom looked when we moved in... and I mean exactly how it looked. Plastic and all.</em></p><p align="center"><a title="craft room division and transom by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620707117/"><em><img height="375" alt="craft room division and transom" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1351/620707117_37e5f0dab7.jpg" width="500" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><em>It's a strange room, cut up into two sections.<br /></em><a title="main part of craft room and Katie and Melly by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620707787/"><em><img height="500" alt="main part of craft room and Katie and Melly" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/620707787_e2f49a054f.jpg" width="375" /></em></a><em><br /><br /><br />Here's my brother helping Kevin tear out the lath a few years ago~<br /></em><a title="Jake in front br by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620707259/"><em><img height="500" alt="Jake in front br" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/620707259_75a18a95bc.jpg" width="375" /></em></a><em><br /><br />And how the corner pretty much looks now... except the room is A LOT more full of junk, piled high with no place to put it! We need new windows and trim yet, but that will have to wait for budget and time.<br /></em><a title="so much to put away! by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620744263/"><em><img height="500" alt="so much to put away!" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1415/620744263_a985172b6b.jpg" width="375" /></em></a><em><br /><br />I wanted to have some built in shelves but wanted them to have some sort of old or architectural elements intead of just plywood. I got the idea to find two old panel doors, 36 inches wide. We could then cut them in half vertically and use them on the ends of the cabinet and for the main structure.<br /><br />Well, no luck finding old doors, esp. ones that I would want to cut up!<br />BUT! I did find two sets of used bi-fold closet doors. They had the panels, and they were exactly the right size for what I had in mind! Only $8 per set, woohoo!<br /></p></em><p align="center"><a title="HPIM1519 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3920079368/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1519" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/3920079368_c68ff28eb3.jpg" width="380" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><em>I showed Kevin what I wanted and he went to work~<br />(sorry, this is thru the screen!)</p></em><p align="center"><a title="HPIM1587 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3920116506/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1587" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/3920116506_a7696be4ce.jpg" width="500" /></em></a></p><p align="center"><em>Not much to see yet, but I hope to have everything in this week. Yay! To be organized and have everything up and off of the floor. I cannot wait! Stay tuned!</em></p><p align="center"><a title="HPIM1589 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3919348159/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1589" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/3919348159_af0a0da4f5.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br /></p></em><p></p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-17446347209891697482009-09-09T23:10:00.005-05:002009-09-10T09:17:39.936-05:00Knock, knock!<div align="center"><em>Hiya folks, come on in!<br />Help me to decide what color (s) to paint my front doors!<br /><br />I'm pretty much set on a cranberry red, to match my mailbox. Before we painted the house I had planned on just stripping the doors. I know they would be beautiful. But I think they would get lost from the street and red would really pop.<br /><br />And since the doors are already painted, it's no big deal.<br /></em><a title="HPIM3148 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2457653884/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM3148" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2457653884_6c4c0fbbd8.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />The thing is, I can't decide if I like the swag white or not. And if I don't paint it white, what other option would there be? It would be boring to paint it all red. So, what do you think?<br /><br />We just painted the exterior last year. It's Jersery Cream from Sherwin Williams. The new porch floor color is Storm Shadow from Walmart, (which is made by SW).<br /></em><a title="HPIM4534 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2879445490/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM4534" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2879445490_ff57733982.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em> </em></div><div align="center"><em>Oh how I wish it stayed shiny and mirror like after it dried!<br /></em><a title="HPIM3701 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2601986258/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM3701" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2601986258_d1002324d4.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />Here's a before pic!<br /></em><a title="HPIM3243 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2504041150/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM3243" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2291/2504041150_9d2be0f90e.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em><br />*EDIT*</em></div><div align="center"><em>I just did some quick rough virtuals.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Here's red with white, </em></div><div align="center"><em><a title="red door by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3905394725/"><img height="240" alt="red door" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3905394725_8df0f492ea_m.jpg" width="184" /></a></em></div><div align="center"><em>and red with black, </em></div><div align="center"><em><a title="red doorblackswag by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3905401767/"><img height="240" alt="red doorblackswag" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3905401767_b8ec332a08_m.jpg" width="184" /></a></em></div><div align="center"><em>red with Jersey Cream, </em></div><div align="center"><em><a title="red doorcreamswag by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3906181472/"><img height="240" alt="red doorcreamswag" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3906181472_ce08f5f368_m.jpg" width="184" /></a></em></div><div align="center"><em>and what about red with a metalic gold? Probably NOT, but I'm throwing it out there anyway!</em></div><div align="center"><em><a title="red doorgoldswag by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3905401479/"><img height="240" alt="red doorgoldswag" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3905401479_a53312ee2c_m.jpg" width="184" /></a></em></div><p><em></em></p><p><em></p><div align="center">*EDIT #2*</div><div align="center">A few of you have asked if the swag can be taken off. </div><div align="center">NOPE. It is original and will stay.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />I hope everyone enjoyed the Gone With the Wind Ball as much as I did! I so enjoyed everyone's posts and comments.<br />I will be drawing for the give away next Monday, so there's still time to get your name in the hat! Just leave a message at the party post!</em> </div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-70380642959996015052009-09-06T16:02:00.012-05:002010-12-15T10:57:02.793-06:00Welcome to the Gone With the Wind Ball!<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Warning: My posts can be very "windy".... this one is especially long but I assure you I could go on forever! Much of my collection has been packed up or on the back burner for years, so I am thrilled to be getting everything out!</span> </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Thank you for attending, I'm so glad you are here!</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Our dear Margaret Mitchell had no idea she would create such a stir with her incredible talent. We are celebrating 70 years of the film Gone With the Wind (1939), but the book was published in 1936.<br /><br />If you have not read the book, you simply must. You don't know what you are missing. So much that they could never fit into a movie, and they tried their hardest! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">We took a GWTW southern vacation before Nova was born. We visited the <a href="http://www.margaretmitchellhouse.com/">Margaret Mitchell House</a>, the <a href="http://www.gwtwmarietta.com/">GWTW museum in Marietta</a>, and the <a href="http://www.visitscarlett.com/roadtotaramuseum.html">Road to Tara museum</a> in Jonesburo.</span></em></div><em><div align="center"><br /></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><em><div align="center"><br /></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">It was SO amazing to stand in the same room that Margaret created the novel in. She sat in the corner by the windows. None of the furniture is orginal though.</span></em></div><em><div align="center"><br /></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPXCWM_EdacNBcONpDjK5mLg6UNFBp0eFlwqWC4SBW_6gHernjlFiptsenW_TBUb_D5JOuIXeA2qfHeHUCGOX7g_xiCBmF7CJhL6AMWaFd-34Q33dPn9J5-3Urh8ycg1NdToA/s1600-h/mmhouse.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378577375205063810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPXCWM_EdacNBcONpDjK5mLg6UNFBp0eFlwqWC4SBW_6gHernjlFiptsenW_TBUb_D5JOuIXeA2qfHeHUCGOX7g_xiCBmF7CJhL6AMWaFd-34Q33dPn9J5-3Urh8ycg1NdToA/s320/mmhouse.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">While there I also got to see the front door from Tara, and the actual painting of Scarlett from Rhett's bedroom. This brought tears to my eyes. And for a long time, it had hung in an elementary school and has a lot of damage from kids poking holes in it, etc. WAHHHH!!! </span></em></p><br /><div align="center"><a title="Scarlett in the real portrait gown by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620837657/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="Scarlett in the real portrait gown" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/620837657_b8edecc100.jpg" width="351" /></span></em></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">In Marietta, one of the actual film gowns was displayed. I tell you, I was in heaven on this trip. It was the honeymoon/shopping spree outfit. Just phenomenal. So tiny, and such detail. The sleeves were amazing.</span></em></div><div align="center"><a title="MVC-024S by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2343666378/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="359" alt="MVC-024S" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2343666378_d46eb22fd1.jpg" width="358" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br /><br /></div></span></em><a href="http://www.tourcaster.com/Images/TourImages/LargeImage/523Georgia%20-%20Margaret%20Mitchell%27s%20Atlanta.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tourcaster.com/Images/TourImages/LargeImage/523Georgia%20-%20Margaret%20Mitchell%27s%20Atlanta.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Margaret herself said that the film had the PERFECT cast. I love these photos of Margaret and Vivien Leigh~ both avid cat lovers. Just like Scarlett, Vivien was from French descent. Viv was so passionate about wanting to play Scarlett and it was an absolute miracle that she was discovered for the role.<br /></p></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJePfhVGclCLwcP-VuXnplGs0bVSn5rcUe0a4TvawkhJTFGfov5GHppKgxTiaF5nkKSN67aFOJ8Vn2YfDfdvSLGU8kgdag5rgPr9oEMCQLMF3HnP7QX5MoE90WuPTB9FboZrx/s1600-h/vivcat.bmp"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378520866752614418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJePfhVGclCLwcP-VuXnplGs0bVSn5rcUe0a4TvawkhJTFGfov5GHppKgxTiaF5nkKSN67aFOJ8Vn2YfDfdvSLGU8kgdag5rgPr9oEMCQLMF3HnP7QX5MoE90WuPTB9FboZrx/s400/vivcat.bmp" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">I had to include a photo of Clark Gable without his mustache. Be still my heart...<br /><br /></p></span></em><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lHV3Le2bBwyIwRxOAdGFhEMFUVebmLsTCpLd2H1ZL9MTkESEc7FjJa0nYqeRbvGysRQUWQSeytYJ72sewXv3TWMgh_eqEkAJUznJJ8Yk0J2F6teRIJqkqk05MGEMEVjQEgNW/s1600-h/cg2.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378520856831243826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lHV3Le2bBwyIwRxOAdGFhEMFUVebmLsTCpLd2H1ZL9MTkESEc7FjJa0nYqeRbvGysRQUWQSeytYJ72sewXv3TWMgh_eqEkAJUznJJ8Yk0J2F6teRIJqkqk05MGEMEVjQEgNW/s400/cg2.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">I've been hard at work getting things ready for the Ball. Our home is 100+ years old and we have been working on it for 6 years. This is our stairway. We only recently took down the safety gate for our son. There is still much to do in this area. No trim around the windows but I just had to dress them up for the occasion!<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I found the sage velvet drapery panels for $10 each. Here is Katie (Katie Scarlett), overseeing my progress... </span></em></div><div align="center"><a title="HPIM1339 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894347526/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1339" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3894347526_8c04feaedd.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a></div><div align="center"><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">I am the queen of cheap and when I saw this trim at a fabric store that was closing, I waited until the price dropped very low! It was originally $11.99/yard and I got it for $22 for 25 yards! It was fun to "pet" the whole bolt, so soft!</span></em></div><div align="center"><a title="HPIM1344 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894282772/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="380" alt="HPIM1344" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3894282772_6f2c3b330b.jpg" width="500" /></span></em></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I just swagged the panels over the rod. I attached the fringe trim with safety pins. Yes, that's what I said.... it's just pinned on!</span></em></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I went ahead and pulled the drapes to the side because I couldn't stand how dark the hall looked with them down. But I wanted to have something on the windows to protect my framed art.</span></em></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">These botanical prints are coming down.........</span></em></div><div align="center"><a title="HPIM1350 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893475423/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3893475423_4c21b3b44e.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><br /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">And my Walter Plunket costume sketches are going up! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">These are each personally signed by Plunket, who designed the costumes for the film. He put out a 1000 copies~ my set is number 226. It is one of my most prized gwtw memoralbia. You can still find them sold separately, for around $125 or so each. </span></em></div><div align="center"><a title="HPIM1539 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894749064/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1539" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3894749064_3729111629.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />His work is amazing. He did a version of the velvet party gown in green as well, as it was described in the book.<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1540 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894754588/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="380" alt="HPIM1540" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3894754588_c408dd3361.jpg" width="500" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />There was another version to the drapery dress too, but it was deemed to exspensive to make.<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1541 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894759364/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1541" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/3894759364_4ee14fc229.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />There were also other variations of the BBQ gown... but this one won out. I'm so glad!<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1542 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893978267/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1542" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3893978267_a188ae60a0.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Now let's see.... whatever shall I wear for the BALL? </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I've always dreamed of having a wardrobe like Scarlett....</span></em></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJwSZYs-mRzC6em2d0iHrtzVaqppVolHudRTmRGVA5BdnI5PFeoikKnfv9aebNRHFsNLb3bUyljIRqkYCxajcV9Qq6-bszG5nBj1xWWop2LncwM3PKTry7Bh7PaBcHYaFva5/s1600-h/Copy+of+closet.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550290472367810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJwSZYs-mRzC6em2d0iHrtzVaqppVolHudRTmRGVA5BdnI5PFeoikKnfv9aebNRHFsNLb3bUyljIRqkYCxajcV9Qq6-bszG5nBj1xWWop2LncwM3PKTry7Bh7PaBcHYaFva5/s320/Copy+of+closet.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCnyRJ6CAq9LeXUrG41ImTg24y6k5VTZ_QQmgvf8bXk4nJE1NDa7de029tfLuMgn3CubIGpvunPGGgMzmF_ckY6O7mYt9Z_OIFZcXoOzQy5DJmRnYaSr5lvC4PvhmpjPUP-HI/s1600-h/closet+scene+from+film.bmp"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550294868854386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCnyRJ6CAq9LeXUrG41ImTg24y6k5VTZ_QQmgvf8bXk4nJE1NDa7de029tfLuMgn3CubIGpvunPGGgMzmF_ckY6O7mYt9Z_OIFZcXoOzQy5DJmRnYaSr5lvC4PvhmpjPUP-HI/s320/closet+scene+from+film.bmp" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"> And slowly, my dream is coming true! Let's go in for a closer look~<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1548 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893942303/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1548" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3893942303_4ab81bfa12.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />The drapery dress? Naw... much too bulky.<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1550 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893910169/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1550" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3893910169_817b16106d.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />The blue mill bustle gown? Uh-uh. Too constricting.<br />And naturally I can't wear a red robe to a ball either! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">(God's Nightgown!!)<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1537 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893991245/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1537" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/3893991245_8503856b81.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />White ruffles? Hmmm... too frilly.<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1535 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894792478/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1535" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2571/3894792478_8b60c74056.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Ahhh, the blue portrait gown. Nope, too heavy.<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1536 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893997911/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1536" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3893997911_d97f8f129d.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />The jewel encrusted velvet?? My heavens NO!<br /></span></em><em><span style="color:#006600;">Only a </span></em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030287/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">jezebel </span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">would wear such a thing! </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Scandelous!<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1549 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893948701/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1549" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3893948701_78b92862f4.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Green sprigged frock? YES, just right!<br /></span></em><a title="HPIM1534 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894211019/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1534" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3894211019_e0d88e1509.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"> </span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Mammy, be a "doll" and help me put on my dress~</span></em><br /><a title="HPIM1530 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3894017689/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1530" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/3894017689_f30980e5f8.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">I just took this Timeless Treasures Scarlett Barbie out of her NRFB state yesterday. What fun! Mammy is a World doll, they were sold in Cracker Barrel restaurants for the 50th Anniversary.<br /><br />I had better get into my corset first~ custom made by Christine Hall.</span></em><br /><a title="corset side by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620738313/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="corset side" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1345/620738313_956855729d.jpg" width="375" /></span></em></a><br /><br /><a title="HPIM2462 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/2242217367/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM2462" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2242217367_1d00440860.jpg" width="349" /></span></em></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">This dress is actually a work in progress. The skirt is replica fabric from </span></em><a href="http://www.pegee.com/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Pegee of Williamsburg </span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">and cost around $600 for the bolt, all of which is needed for the gown. I bought the dress pre-made from my friend Dee of </span></em><a href="http://www.scarlettonline.com/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Scarlett Online.</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"> She had had the dress made for herself many years ago and the seamtress butchered the fabric and made a very ill fitting garment for Dee. She wanted to have another gown made by a new seamstress, so I took on the task of fixing the frock for myself. I will have to make new ruffles for the neckline, the original gown from the film had over 1,000 buttonholes for the velvet to weave through! ACK!</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Dee then found *the* GWTW seamstress extraordinaire and is very happy. If you want a screen accurate, museum quality garment, please visit <a href="http://www.gwtw4ever.com/">GWTW4Ever</a></span></em><em><span style="color:#006600;">, she does phenomenal work and is a long time gwtw collector.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">So, for this picture I am actually wearing the Pegee fabric skirt with the top from this "naughty Scarlett" costume, LOL!<br /></span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtrorEhukRvXmwdFfP-obEmTq91rNkyhKSyKApbMd6bPZKuxRHuFv3nSVglna-zt5H8xS0LnsBjg47VLmuoZ1HxckA4BcbPIkse1S8oxLTuotJ1RWSTSxQn7ur4VwaDyFtI_Y/s400/naughty+scarlett.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtrorEhukRvXmwdFfP-obEmTq91rNkyhKSyKApbMd6bPZKuxRHuFv3nSVglna-zt5H8xS0LnsBjg47VLmuoZ1HxckA4BcbPIkse1S8oxLTuotJ1RWSTSxQn7ur4VwaDyFtI_Y/s400/naughty+scarlett.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">Most of my gowns need some sort of revamping. I need to find about 50 yards of lace to add to the ruffle gown. I have fabric stashed for the paisly robe and calico war dress. I need to finish the velvet party gown and the blue mill. All of these will be blogged about over the next several months! </span></em><a href="http://www.ckhall.com/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Christine Hall</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"> is making the green Christmas dress for me, which we put on hold for now. I have been learning how to sew and I'm anxious to tackle those BBQ buttonholes!</span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Scarlett wore 35+ costumes in the film. When the Franklin Mint came out with the 16" vinyl Scarlett doll years ago, I had to have her and all of her clothes. Some of the outfits I had made by </span></em><a href="http://www.dollfashionsbyalana.com/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Alana</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">, as the mint didn't offer them at that time. Such as the wedding gown and the shanty dress; both of which the mint put out later.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Then in recent years, Tonner has come out with a GWTW line as well. Of course I had to buy one of their Scarletts! She can wear most of the mint's clothes and they have put out a fine wardrobe too.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">The Franklin Mint Scarlett doll case was fashioned after the hat box that Rhett brings from Paris.</span></em><br /><a title="Compare with movie hatbox by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3895400580/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="276" alt="Compare with movie hatbox" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3895400580_147d67a9d3.jpg" width="500" /></span></em></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Here is Melly, (Melanie), laying on the bed while I took all of the ensembles out of their boxes and put them in the doll cases. (I have Rhett and Rose from Titanic too.) I don't even think Melly was full grown here. She has been doing fine, BTW. Still on the special cat food diet.</span></em><br /><br /><div align="center"><a title="Copy of june 026 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3895402188/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="290" alt="Copy of june 026" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/3895402188_e1a1036f64.jpg" width="500" /></span></em></a></div><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">OY! This was before we redid the bedroom. I hated that Cookie Monster blue carpet!</span></em><br /><br /><div align="center"><a title="june 027 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3895405628/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="375" alt="june 027" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3895405628_7f3100fd7b.jpg" width="500" /></span></em></a></div></div><p align="center"><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Here's a collage of some of my dolls and the intricate little dresses~</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">click to enlarge, then click the back button</span></em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireSG_ajA3mY-z3VD-6TxVpHvJejC92t53bxvZLcMQorDUlo_tV7bBz_Riw_HjNOXU7cc0fgZM52HMuTAw7SIaqirgCRw9BulT8BjSjSUqJ8GdtjYwwis-VX7AaywPyBHJRjew/s1600-h/mosaicea3f211fd6a41ee6f899a2828bc23311d79a2c1f.jpg"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378571571388744514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireSG_ajA3mY-z3VD-6TxVpHvJejC92t53bxvZLcMQorDUlo_tV7bBz_Riw_HjNOXU7cc0fgZM52HMuTAw7SIaqirgCRw9BulT8BjSjSUqJ8GdtjYwwis-VX7AaywPyBHJRjew/s320/mosaicea3f211fd6a41ee6f899a2828bc23311d79a2c1f.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br /><br /></span></em><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">This is a 21" Madame Alexander Cissy doll, dressed in the red staircase robe made by Alana. She needs a new wig. I have the wig from the plaid mill dress, but not the dress. </span></em><a title="HPIM1544 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3893916723/"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><img height="500" alt="HPIM1544" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3893916723_e7355b9a34.jpg" width="380" /></span></em></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">I think I had better stop there, whew!</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Here's a few links before I sign off. I run two yahoo groups if you are interested in learning more about the costumes or dolls, </span></em><a href="http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/GoneWithTheWindGarments/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Gone With the Wind Garments </span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">and </span></em><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScarlettOharaVinylPortrait/"><em><span style="color:#006600;">Scarlett O'Hara Vinyl Portrait</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#006600;">. If you'd like to see more of my collection or better photos, click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/collections/72157603836154323/">here</a>. The tags at the end of this post will direct you to other gwtw posts here at The Scarlett Rose Garden.</span></em></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><em>Remember, I'm having a GWTW give away! </em></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><em>So please leave a comment so your name can go in the drawing.</em></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">All of the GWTW Blogland Ball participants are below and in my sidebar, be sure to waltz on over and see them all! We are so glad you came!</span></em></strong></p><em><p align="center">(If your blog is not listed or you want it removed, please let me know!)<br /><span style="color:#660000;"><a href="http://asouthernrose.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">A Southern Rose</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://queenschocolate.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">All the Queen's Chocolate</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://angelicaccents.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Angelic Accents</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://beansiebabbles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Beansie Babbles</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://christineshomeandtraveladventures.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Christine's Home and Travel Adventures</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://colleen-colleensquiltingjourney.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Colleen's Quilting Journey to Oz</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://ediemariesattic.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Edie Marie's Attic</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://fantasyandfancy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Fantasy and Fancy</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://florence-and-mary.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Florence and Mary</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/09/06/gone-with-the-wind-the-inspiration-for-twelve-oaks/"><span style="color:#660000;">Hooked On Houses</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://loveleightreasures.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Loveleigh Treasures</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://monkeyshinebusiness.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Monkeyshine Business</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://daylily777-myenchantedhome.blogspot.com/2009/09/gone-with-wind-blogland-ball.html"><span style="color:#660000;">My Enchanted Home</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.mysuzyhomemaker.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">My Suzy Homemaker</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Rose Vignettes</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://ruespeanutbutterandjellylife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Rue's Peanut Butter and Jelly Life</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://sassyminidolls.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Sassy Mini Dolls</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://sherrisreadingjubilee.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Sherri's Jubilee</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://simplisticlifeinasmalltown.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Simplistic Life in a Small Town</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://soultalk777.blogspot.com/search/label/Vivien%20Leigh%20dolls"><span style="color:#660000;">Soul Talk 777</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://wwwsouthernsass.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Southern Sass</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://etiquettewithmissjanice.blogspot.com/2009/01/tea-with-miss-janice-post-14.html"><span style="color:#660000;">Tea With Miss Janice</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.pawshpoodle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">The Pawsh Poodle</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://sunnysideofthesunporch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">The Sunny Side of the Sun Porch</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://debsdailydribble.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">The Way We Are</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://todassomosreinas.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Todas somos reinas</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://unshelvedwords08.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Unshelved Words</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a href="http://thingsienjooy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#660000;">Yellow Rose Arbor</span></a><br /></p></span><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><em>HAPPY 70TH ANNIVERYSARY GONE WITH THE WIND!</em></span><br /></p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-33469084655388425632009-09-02T12:47:00.003-05:002009-09-02T13:46:49.700-05:00Bust a move~<div align="center"><em>We've been moving furniture around here at the Scarlett Rose Garden.<br /><br />Took one cabinet out of the parlor, needed to paint it and move it to my craft room... here it is:<br /><br />I forgot to take a before shot before I tested the paint!<br /></em><a title="HPIM1446 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3874091713/"><em><img height="500" alt="HPIM1446" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3874091713_20edae91ee.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br /><br />Note the center of the pediment is broken off, and there are drips from the previous finish. This cupboard was given to me~ a trash to treasure.<br />I painted it yellow, and plan to do some other embellishment on the doors. I know, I know... it's an old primitive cupboard but that finish had to go.<br /></em><a title="I wish it were this color, it's a much brighter yellow inside the house! Here it looks like my exterior house color~ by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3874944746/"><em><img height="500" alt="I wish it were this color, it's a much brighter yellow inside the house! Here it looks like my exterior house color~" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3874944746_ee45ca2602.jpg" width="380" /></em></a><em><br />The inside... this will house most of my hoarded fabric!<br /></em><a title="HPIM1455 by ohairas, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3874938514/"><em><img height="380" alt="HPIM1455" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3874938514_fd0787d5ac.jpg" width="500" /></em></a><em> </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Ok, so we took that cabinet upstairs to the craft room. Brought down a white pre-fab cabinet and put it on the back porch. Moved the black wicker chair from the back porch and put it on the front porch.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Then, we broke down the knock down French armoir that was also in the parlor, and set it back up in the dining room (for now). </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Oops..... back up. I first moved a chair out of one corner of the dining room, then moved my library table to THAT corner, and now the armoir is in the corner where the library table had been!</em></div><div align="center"><em> </em></div><div align="center"><em>Whew!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Next, we will move the small deco armoir that is in the dining room... upstairs in the hall by the landing.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Then, we'll bring in a china cabinet that a friend of Kevin's gave him, that just so happens to match my buffet. Woohoo!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Hope to get some storage built in my craft room, and the rest of the stuff moved out of the parlor. The parlor needs new drywall and refinished floors. But.......... we have to do the bathroom upstairs first. The plumbing for the bath goes thru the ceiling of the parlor.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Still with me? Got all that??</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Ok... now don't forget, I'm also getting ready for the </span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Gone With the Wind Ball! </span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope you are too.</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>I've started a list of those who said they would participate under the button in my sidebar. If your name isn't there and it should be, please let me know! Some of the comments were vague and I wasn't sure, or I don't have your link.</em></div><div align="center"><em>There is still time to click </em><a href="http://rosescarlett.blogspot.com/2009/08/get-ready-youre-invited.html"><em>here</em></a><em> or click on the button if you are interested in joining the party; of course everyone is invited to attend whether you're participating or not!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>I'm so excited to get all this furniture moved around. We've been so busy socially, etc.. that we're finally getting some time to get things done around here! We'll have to see how far the money stretches on the reno projects tho....</em></div>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-6888361642501479402009-08-26T09:45:00.005-05:002009-08-26T11:04:20.926-05:00Down by the "crick"<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">What a strange and beautiful summer we've had. The weather has been so unseasonably cool! Right now I have the windows open and I'm not even running the attic fan. Wow. This is NOT August. I'm used to 102 degree weather and the upstairs AC running non stop and still not getting down to what the thermostat is set on, lol!<br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday we went for a drive. Nova loves things with "pinchies", and Kevin had promised to show him some crawdads. So down to the "crick" we went! It was a lovely drive, everything so green... wildflowers blooming... a few trees beginning to change hue. A perfect lazy day.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry, this is the only creek pic I've got, since I went wading in it as well and didn't want to risk taking the camera. Wish I would have tho, it was so cute watching Nova try to get those little rascals! He was excited to see we had to drive through the water~<br /><br /><br /></div></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLcula0BE6toUzqPA8vurg2wsjG6waea83DtJL5Cie4rqvFPIuCq16F1cDsIqfQh8gafL9X9N5wa06JDIbQh5pzpx5Pbb3gYf7s5saF_Qy4H2HvzFXMEylhNvw-uUw4RR68ag/s1600-h/HPIM1390.JPG"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374293569540981490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLcula0BE6toUzqPA8vurg2wsjG6waea83DtJL5Cie4rqvFPIuCq16F1cDsIqfQh8gafL9X9N5wa06JDIbQh5pzpx5Pbb3gYf7s5saF_Qy4H2HvzFXMEylhNvw-uUw4RR68ag/s400/HPIM1390.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">He wanted to take the crawdads home to show the cats. Melly was not too impressed.<br /><br /></p></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyJMyNyRWks2i_uxpEgohCfxvGn3HXPYmYr05O11TLRgEIvgY2Cc8Pqwlh-EMDcs8IUJliKjaKRqg8bMQxqD0FVsx1SWZ-W7HGDRCHh8LQy5pcEswdD7OXCuPKceTL9hMz2ch/s1600-h/HPIM1393.JPG"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374293557498992786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyJMyNyRWks2i_uxpEgohCfxvGn3HXPYmYr05O11TLRgEIvgY2Cc8Pqwlh-EMDcs8IUJliKjaKRqg8bMQxqD0FVsx1SWZ-W7HGDRCHh8LQy5pcEswdD7OXCuPKceTL9hMz2ch/s400/HPIM1393.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br />She went for a second look tho. BTW, she seems to be doing fine. Still on the special food and the vet is not ready to take another x-ray yet...<br /><br /><br /><br />Hi Mr. Crawdad! I think we had about 5 in there~ they were set free later in a near by lake.<br /><br /></p></span></em><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3JbAZRwHGaBPHLfSgRCIv5kwDV0Pe_wvQG-9agH0mrbTI2uKvbLo0pBqQCAaEpDqdBO7h_yCxiwfZ_bSDcJr1w9MXybzNUfNjPH5Kp-ReYUjYqOBj3IyzETUjzkheFv_LwFr/s1600-h/HPIM1394.JPG"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374293551596148770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3JbAZRwHGaBPHLfSgRCIv5kwDV0Pe_wvQG-9agH0mrbTI2uKvbLo0pBqQCAaEpDqdBO7h_yCxiwfZ_bSDcJr1w9MXybzNUfNjPH5Kp-ReYUjYqOBj3IyzETUjzkheFv_LwFr/s400/HPIM1394.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br />I can't beleive it's been a year since my baby started </span></em><a href="http://rosescarlett.blogspot.com/2008/08/first-day-of-pretty-school.html"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">"pretty" school</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">. He started back to preschool on Monday. He sure has grown!</span></em></div><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">I had to laugh as I put these two pics together for comparison. He's being a little goof in both shots, ha!<br /><br /><br /></div></span></em><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSF4tyrOjL_APRuyrA5nl8vf5T_PaFI_Bs1IQPjRdQisAjEd6MzWz7o6cBdCdzDIntQpABkLRzRjYZyDdIJyukYS851HCTFNDnkC38SunbYsiVqfsGSu_cRFzWudyZlooXt41d/s1600-h/Copy+of+HPIM1412.JPG"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374293542506467234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSF4tyrOjL_APRuyrA5nl8vf5T_PaFI_Bs1IQPjRdQisAjEd6MzWz7o6cBdCdzDIntQpABkLRzRjYZyDdIJyukYS851HCTFNDnkC38SunbYsiVqfsGSu_cRFzWudyZlooXt41d/s400/Copy+of+HPIM1412.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br /><br />I made a paint smock for him, it turned out pretty well. The fabric really annoyed me because no matter how you laid it out the print looked upside down. He likes it, that's all that matters!<br /><br /><br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3ZIyomwIOGN4l8nGU7dT5H1TpHAPrmc0i3d5El0mIPhOR0sQueZPFyp3q3eOJrg3tl8lmm6QPs_3EYNgiKY9VuH898c4kM8biWKCrzL_07gSBZf-3U17g0XDItZ8YDX2VFho/s1600-h/HPIM1413.JPG"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374293534097106242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3ZIyomwIOGN4l8nGU7dT5H1TpHAPrmc0i3d5El0mIPhOR0sQueZPFyp3q3eOJrg3tl8lmm6QPs_3EYNgiKY9VuH898c4kM8biWKCrzL_07gSBZf-3U17g0XDItZ8YDX2VFho/s400/HPIM1413.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"> I couldn't find a smock pattern anywhere, and time was short! So I ended up buying this cheap $2.50 Simplicity 4927 pattern for a girls dress. Left the sides open, and cut out the flare a bit. I cut off the length of the dress and used it for pockets along the front.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">I thought I had some velcro at home, but couldn't find it. It was about 10 PM and I didn't feel like running over to Walmart, so I decided to sew some magnets to the insides. Seems to work and it's easy for him to get in and out of.<br /></span></em><br /><a href="http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/simplicity/4927/4927fb.gif"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 420px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/simplicity/4927/4927fb.gif" border="0" /></span></em></a></div><p align="center"><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">He loves school and couldn't wait to go back... </span></em><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">and now perhaps I can catch up on blogging! : P</span></em> </p>Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-41812741848939982142009-08-22T00:34:00.006-05:002013-03-07T16:37:14.216-06:00~*O.E.O*~<div align="center">
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<a href="http://twocrazycrafters.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonderful-wizard-of-oz-gala.html"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 180%;"><i>Twyla and Lindsey at Two Crazy Crafters!</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br /><br />To get the party started, let's have some wine~ shall we?<br />Back in April, we went to see a Wizard of Oz museum in Wamego, KS and next to it was a great little winery; </i></span><a href="http://www.ozwinerykansas.com/"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Oz Winery</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i>. I just LOVE their logo, cool eh?<br />The wine was <b>wonderful</b>! I've never experienced such a good wine tasting, there was *something* special in each one.<br /></i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3837735584/" title="HPIM8540 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8540" height="380" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3837735584_255ae274f8.jpg" width="500" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Isn't the tin ceiling gorgeous!?</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3836938045/" title="HPIM8541 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8541" height="380" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3836938045_719b7c7b24.jpg" width="500" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />It was hard to decide which wine to take home.... so it came down to which bottle I liked best, lol! I chose the O.E.O. An incredible, flavorful dry red wine with a hint of vanilla. They all had cute names too, such as Witch in a Ditch~</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3843946883/" title="OEO by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="OEO" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2455/3843946883_cb53d2bebe.jpg" width="158" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Ok... let's get on down the yellow brick road... (just don't drink and drive!)<br />Here I am in my ruby slippers, ready for some candy a few years ago~<br />This was about the third time I had worn the outfit for Halloween. The dress is very special to me because my Grandma helped me make it. Not to mention I was huge when I first wore it... and had to take it in twice, woohoo!</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620843953/" title="followtheyellowbrickroad by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="followtheyellowbrickroad" height="375" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1051/620843953_326e3b7394.jpg" width="500" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Nova was only 18 months old! Doesn't he make a "dandy" lion?</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/620844347/" title="Mommy and Nova by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="Mommy and Nova" height="500" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1289/620844347_a689bca6da.jpg" width="375" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />I looked all over for a good tutorial for Dorothy's hair. These are the best two,</i></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRoxdOPQvdE"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRoxdOPQvdE</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />and</i></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttn0HoLDrw"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttn0HoLDrw</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Both of them always have awesome hair videos.<br />I do my Dorothy 'do a bit differently, but much like the first video. I wanted to do a tutorial for you but didn't get around to it. Plus, it would've been alot better before I cut my long red hair and dyed it brown~ </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>My hair was layered in that pic so I had no fluff to curl at the ends.<br /><br />Being a hairdresser, I can't help myself but watch the hairstyles in movies like a hawk. I can always tell when scenes were redone, ect.<br />Look at how short and kind of thin Dorothy's braids/curls are in the black and white segment... and then notice how many times her extensions change during the scarecrow scene. Cracks me up! Her haircolor varies as well throughout the film; reds are notorious for that... Just like Rose in Titanic. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Before getting to Wamego, we stopped in Kansas City for a Wiz exhibit at Crown Center. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Nova liked pretending to be a tree...</i></span></div>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3844091415/" title="HPIM8394 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8394" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3844091415_b3622b7986.jpg" width="380" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />And melting the Wicked Witch!</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3844877852/" title="HPIM8392 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8392" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3844877852_366d684586.jpg" width="380" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>I made a special dress just for the trip, in </i></span><a href="http://www.quiltingtreasures.com/content4369.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Wizard of Oz fabrics</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i>. (Hi Colleen!) </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>The pattern is Retro Butterick 4790.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Help, help!!</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3844856016/" title="HPIM8391 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8391" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3844856016_2ed1f735a0.jpg" width="380" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Going into the haunted forrest inside the Wamego museum... ooooohhhh I DO beleive in spooks!!</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3837335791/" title="HPIM8453 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8453" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3837335791_677fc472ae.jpg" width="380" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />I enjoyed seeing all the different books by Baum, such beautiful covers! Both the Crown Center and Wamego exhibits were fun, filled with tons of memoralbia. Lots of dolls, books, and info. I bought a book, "The Wizardry of Oz". </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>A must for Wiz collectors!</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3837856592/" title="HPIM8527 by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="HPIM8527" height="380" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3837856592_9b8ab53e5d.jpg" width="500" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br /><br />Next up.... you just won't beleive your eyes! </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>An amazing hand made quilt by Sarah Lassiter. She quilted every scene in amazing detail! I love how she used the sepia fabrics for the black and white parts.<br /><br />Dorothy and Glinda's dresses were 3-D! These photos do not do her talent justice. I stood there in awe for quite a while! </i></span></div>
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</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Do you know who this is?</i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3837331374/" title="burke_b by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="burke_b" height="232" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3837331374_1726393964_o.jpg" width="163" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br />Why, it's Billie Burke! She played Glinda. Isn't she beautiful? She was born in 1884, can you believe it? She was 55 years old when she played the good witch of the North~ </i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3836539401/" title="billie by ohairas, on Flickr"><span style="color: #990000;"><i><img alt="billie" height="615" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3836539401_be7870a5d3_o.jpg" width="400" /></i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i><br /><br />I tried loading a copy of a cassette tape recording of me reciting the WIZ when I was 8 years old... er, almost 30 years ago. It is quite a hoot! But youtube rejected it for length, so back to the drawing board. I'll figure it out some time!<br /><br />Thanks for "dropping in"! You'll have to catch a balloon ride or click your heels to get home. But before you go, be sure to visit the other participants in the Wizard of Oz Gala over at Twyla and Lindsey's!<br /><br />You may also see my past posts on OZ, which include the Wamego, KS OZ museum, how I made my poppies dress, and how to make your own Ruby Slippers! Click </i></span><a href="http://www.thescarlettrosegarden.com/search/label/Wizard%20of%20Oz"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>here</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i>.<br />What's more, many photos can be seen and enlarged on all of the above in my </i></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/collections/72157621961115683/"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>flickr album</i></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><i>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 180%;"><i><b>Happy 70th Anniversary</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 180%;">OZ!</span></b></i></span><br /><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 85%;">*And don't forget, the Gone With the Wind Ball is coming up! </span></i><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 85%;">Click the button in my sidebar for details!</span></i></div>
Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415078542670456151noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250132.post-86300089052941554442009-08-18T10:52:00.003-05:002015-12-14T00:36:58.571-06:00Some recent junque in my trunk~ all for about $50!<div align="center">
<i>You know times are tough when you have to save money to go YARDSALING. Geesh. </i></div>
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<i>We had a town wide yardsale recently and I found quite a few goodies. I was SO excited because I hadn't been to a sale, fleamarket, or anything in a very, very long time.</i></div>
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<i>First up we have a gorgeous little chandy, are you ready for this?</i></div>
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<i>FIVE BUCKS. Yes. And to think I almost didn't even ask because I ASSUMED it was going to be more than the $35 I had with me!! </i></div>
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<i>I was able to straighten the crooked arm. I found all but 6 of the crystals next to it.</i></div>
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<i>Might go in my bathroom redo upstairs, but for now we hung it in the foyer as we didn't have anything there and it keeps it off of the floor~</i></div>
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<i>LOVE this darling aqua vintage phone for only 75 cents!</i></div>
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<i>Will be so cute with a floral motif added in the center of the dial~</i></div>
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<i>These are hard to find where the receiver hasn't yellowed.</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779383049/" title="HPIM0975 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM0975" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3779383049_3b70eb5757.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />A darling little tin basket!! No lid but that's ok. The colors are so sweet!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3780186516/" title="Darling old tin was missing the lid but I had to have it, vintage clothespins, antique mug by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="Darling old tin was missing the lid but I had to have it, vintage clothespins, antique mug" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/3780186516_cea353ff19.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br /></i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3780180480/" title="HPIM0978 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i></i></a><i><br />Vintage clothespins for crafting...</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779365763/" title="Vintage clothespins to shabbily paint! by ohairas, on Flickr"><i></i></a><i><br />And this gorgeous mug~ sorry, not the best pic!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779360707/" title="This mug has issues but it is gorgeous. Love the colors. by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="This mug has issues but it is gorgeous. Love the colors." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3779360707_cc0cfdeab4.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Don't be scared! I needed another mannequin head for practice, was so glad to find her and the stand! She has since been shampooed and cleaned up rather nice~</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779351869/" title="I needed an extra manny to practice on, got a deal and she came with the stand, woohoo! by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="I needed an extra manny to practice on, got a deal and she came with the stand, woohoo!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3779351869_562fc7f947.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Great vintage fabrics! There's enough of this cute butterfly material for a sundress.</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779347629/" title="Vintage fabrics by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="Vintage fabrics" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3779347629_b6f0cc224e.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />A sweet cherub for a quarter~</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779336905/" title="Sweet cherub for a quarter! by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="Sweet cherub for a quarter!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/3779336905_4dae520dec.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />I've been wanting to learn ribbon embroidery and found these at two separate sales, woohoo!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3779331465/" title="I wanted to learn this and found these at two separate yard sales! by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="I wanted to learn this and found these at two separate yard sales!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3779331465_ca6a9aa6ba.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i><br />Gorgeous vintage bed that my sister and BIL gave me. Has a headboard too, not pictured...</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3780129630/" title="Pretty shadow... by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="Pretty shadow..." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3780129630_2574c79aa6.jpg" height="500" width="380" /></i></a><i> </i></div>
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<i>Awesome vintage jewels and hairsticks.... FREE with the $5 CHANDY!!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3780118220/" title="Vintage jewels and hairsticks, FREE with $5 chandelier! : P by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="Vintage jewels and hairsticks, FREE with $5 chandelier! : P" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/3780118220_7aa3a6efa4.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />And last, this beautiful old print. This was at a local consignment shop about a year ago. I really liked it but couldn't think of anywhere to put it. Plus, they wanted like $40 for it.</i></div>
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<i>A few months later they marked it down about ten bucks or so. I thought about it.... but still too much $ and I'm trying to watch what I spend more than ever now.</i></div>
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<i>Next time I went in it was GONE.</i></div>
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<i>Well, of COURSE I wanted it then!! I pouted about it for a while and got over it.</i></div>
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<i>Fast forward to the present... went in last week and it was BACK! I had $28 on my account there and the picture was now $24. SOLD. It's MINE. *wicked laugh*</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3833499111/" title="HPIM1175 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM1175" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3833499111_4cda65938e.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br />It is in my dining room now, which is too green I think... will probably go in my parlor when it's finished.</i></div>
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<i>I love the frame too!</i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85469550@N00/3834298776/" title="HPIM1180 by ohairas, on Flickr"><i><img alt="HPIM1180" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3834298776_0212bf30b7.jpg" height="380" width="500" /></i></a><i><br /><br />Thanks for junkin' with me!</i></div>
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<i>I've also been getting ready for my Gone With the Wind party, have you? </i></div>
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<i>Check a few posts back or in my sidebar for details!</i></div>
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