tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58952570103136811802024-03-18T12:57:51.597-07:00The Robin and SparrowTwigs and Feathers of Everyday LifeThe Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-56327930364658550192013-04-23T14:57:00.000-07:002013-04-23T14:57:42.652-07:00Thrifting Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I make the circuit around my town's thrift stores on a regular basis always on the hunt for that "score". Sometimes I buy something just to put in my studio. I found this old record in a bin the other day. It's smaller than the old large record, only 10 inches. I loved the colors and the vintage look. So now it sits on my shelf as a pretty decoration. </div>
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I scored big time finding these bolts of trim and ribbon. It would take me a lifetime to go through these, but at $1.00 a piece, I couldn't resist. I've already tea-stained a handful of it to use with some of my tags in my paper store on etsy. </div>
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This also jumped in my cart on the way to checkout. It's some sort of sheer with beautiful pastel embroidery, rhinestones, and trim. I'm not sure what it was for. It looks like it might be a wrap, but I was going to use it as a tablecloth, or curtain, or.....stick it in my shop<a href="http://therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/" target="_blank"> therobinandsparrow.etsy.com</a> and sell it and let someone else decide what to do with it! </div>
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I decided to take a little walk around the backyard before it started to pour!</div>
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Yep, this is a typical spring day here in Oregon. But I have to say it is so cozy to have a mixture of dark clouds and bright blooms. </div>
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Blooming Camilla in front of my lion fountain...</div>
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Blooming baskets...</div>
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Blooming buds in my retired cast iron wall fountain...</div>
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And Lady Mary smelling some ivy...haha!</div>
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My niece is getting married soon and some family members threw her a shower over the weekend. Since it was out of state and I couldn't go, I picked up a gift card to tuck into and envelope to send off. Of course, in I always say "the packaging is half the gift". So here's the card and packaging I put together to hide the plastic gift card.</div>
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I sewed some pretties onto a piece of kraft cardstock, that I vintage stained. </div>
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Tucked in a sweet sentiment and signed my name and daughter's and daughter in law's. Wrapped a silk ribbon around fold and tied.</div>
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I placed the gift card in this little burlap sack that I finished off with more pretties including a vintage wedding button, and finished it off with a vintage handkerchief.</div>
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I then placed the whole process in a cello envelope...</div>
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...threw in some loose vintage faux pearls...</div>
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...and tied a teeny vintage bride pattern tag to the top with silk ribbon and seam binding. All this sweetness wrapped around an ugly plastic gift card...</div>
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Stella is all blinged out for her summer soiree!</div>
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Even her wings are glowing like "Touched by an Angel".</div>
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I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted! Almost a year! But now I'm back in the world of blogging and so happy to be! I won't even get into all the deets of what I have been doing this past year, it would take about 20 blog pages lol! So I'll just go from here, today.</div>
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So I wanted to make this wreath</div>
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I just love lemons. Just the look of them is so fresh and cheerful, and they smell so good. <br />
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I had this jar full of fake lemons along with another whole basket. The wreath above may have been made from real lemons, I'm not sure.</div>
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I found this beauty all mangled and crumbly in the clearance section of HomeGoods for super cheap. </div>
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I didn't take pics along the way cuz it was so easy, but I just started glue gunning all my fake lemons onto this wreath until it was nice and full.</div>
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By the time I finished it looked like this. </div>
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I'm going to run outside and play now in the garden while the sun is shining.</div>
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I have to run back in! </div>
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Ahhhh Oregon! </div>
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I love buttons! <br />
This collection is only the tip</div>
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of the iceberg in my studio. <br />
I have buttons stashed everywhere!</div>
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I don't know what I love better, <br />
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I found this cute little lamp at a thrift store recently,</div>
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Of course mine turned out cuter! </div>
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I dug through my shell shaped buttons </div>
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As I watch gray hairs pop up</div>
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here and there on my head, </div>
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I gaze at this picture I have posted </div>
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I love this look so much, </div>
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I have a whole <a href="http://pinterest.com/clarefin/clothing-romance/">Pinterest</a> board dedicated to it!</div>
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But, I fear if I were to don this look,</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am convinced that I would have to live</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">out in the country somewhere...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">...or, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The other day I was in my studio musing,</span><br />
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This piece is made from a strip of </div>
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an old sheet, silk ribbon, and vintage lace.</div>
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When my sweet mother-in-law was visiting a week ago,</div>
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she brought a little bounty of </div>
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vintage baubles </div>
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she no longer wears. </div>
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This piece again is of old lace, silk ribbon, </div>
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and finished off with a vintage earring. </div>
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I put both pieces in my <a href="http://therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a> as I have</div>
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about 5 more on my workbench</div>
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I am currently creating.</div>
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....alas....</div>
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this may someday be my whole closet, </div>
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when I'm too old to care</div>
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what people think of </div>
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what I'm wearing </div>
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out and about! </div>
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Not too long ago I was at an estate sale digging deep</div>
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After selecting several pieces, </div>
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(she was charging way too much), </div>
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I discovered a box under the table</div>
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stuffed with old lace and pieces of</div>
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vintage dresses. I asked the gal if she would </div>
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take $20 for the whole box thinking she</div>
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would say no and go up from there.</div>
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She said if it is not gone by the end of</div>
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the day, come back and I could have it for $20!</div>
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So I pushed it way back again </div>
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under the table...haha! </div>
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At the end of the day I stopped back in and </div>
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The other day I took the lace off the</div>
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remains of a tattered vintage dress,</div>
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found in that box,</div>
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and sewed them on the ends of a piece</div>
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of linen to form a tube style pillow slip.</div>
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I encased the insert beforehand with </div>
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linen as well.</div>
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Then I finished the middle off with</div>
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more vintage lace and old, old</div>
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French buttons. </div>
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It turned out so beautiful.</div>
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I have it for sale in my shop on Etsy, </div>
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secretly hoping maybe it won't sell!</div>
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I'm going to head on over to White Wednesday</div>
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at <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/">Faded Charm</a> to see what others are</div>
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up to!</div>
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clare </div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-42274482911665515692012-03-20T12:20:00.000-07:002012-03-20T12:20:40.580-07:00Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today, the first day of Spring</div>
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pulled out this sweet bunny lace...</div>
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formed it into this...</div>
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Happy first day of Spring!!!</div>
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</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-69364109916295939952012-03-15T11:51:00.000-07:002012-03-15T11:51:39.658-07:00Tulips and a Lady Bug<div style="text-align: center;">
In the last four days we have had </div>
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2" of snow, torrential rain,</div>
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high winds, and </div>
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howling coyotes in the woods</div>
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behind our house! (i guess the coyote</div>
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thing doesn't really have to do with</div>
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You would never know it was Spring around</div>
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here except in my studio!</div>
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This is the vignette over my desk. I love this</div>
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stage of tulips...</div>
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<br /></div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-55348280971947189432012-02-14T12:18:00.000-08:002012-02-14T12:18:36.934-08:00A Valentine Gift From My Guy<div align="center">I was an immediate fan of the new</div><div align="center">Masterpiece Theatre series</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/"><strong>Downtown Abbey.</strong></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">So, my husband gives me my Valentines gift today </div><div align="center">which is this book that I didn't even know</div><div align="center">existed...</div><div align="center">it's a true story of the real "Downton Abbey"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtcE6z55zDsQn3vCA9kR1XYOhQ8PFso1OQS9-7xxaTuXPpl-N0LUHHjcDpuYmcW6lgrQAhKcoXzwHiSeOwNKAQed1BHwSQ79JJK_597WvF7bZjv7at735ogs39WJ3oZDC91ZwVAU6MiFP/s1600/the+real.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtcE6z55zDsQn3vCA9kR1XYOhQ8PFso1OQS9-7xxaTuXPpl-N0LUHHjcDpuYmcW6lgrQAhKcoXzwHiSeOwNKAQed1BHwSQ79JJK_597WvF7bZjv7at735ogs39WJ3oZDC91ZwVAU6MiFP/s400/the+real.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div align="center">He said he read about it in the newspaper</div><div align="center">last Sunday and went to </div><div align="center">Barnes and Noble and found it!</div><div align="center">Now....<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">that</span> </em></strong>is a husband </div><div align="center">who knows his wife's <strong><span style="font-size: large;">heart!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">He knows not to buy me flowers, </div><div align="center">I buy my own every week.</div><div align="center">No jewelry for me!, </div><div align="center">I have been wearing the same</div><div align="center">cross necklace for 6 years!</div><div align="center">But a book about a time that once was...! </div><div align="center">Oh and a note that brought tears!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">That is why at 25 and counting years</div><div align="center">he is still my only Valentine.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">xo</div><div align="center">xo</div><div align="center">clare</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-20322784846018072612012-02-07T11:25:00.000-08:002012-02-27T18:00:48.022-08:00i heart...<div align="center">
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My first grandbaby was born! </div>
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Coco Chanel wasn't originally Coco!</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gfSi2S7uTY/TvzTphGI8TI/AAAAAAAAAqo/if4JiiNDxmc/s1600/g%2527pa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gfSi2S7uTY/TvzTphGI8TI/AAAAAAAAAqo/if4JiiNDxmc/s320/g%2527pa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">I know I've shared how creative my Grandpa was.</div><div align="center">He truly made Christmas magical at their</div><div align="center">house with all the handmade decorations</div><div align="center">he put up year after year. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So naturally, when Christmas rolls around,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get rather nostalgic of days gone by, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially when I take this creation of Grandpa's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out of the original box he stored it in, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and make it a focal point in our little home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Grandpa made this little village </div><div align="center">maybe 50-60 years ago.</div><div align="center"> He hand-carved the little santa, skier, and other pieces.</div><div align="center">The little village buildings, of course handmade. </div><div align="center">The church complete with little stain glass windows</div><div align="center"> he drew on wax paper and inserted. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As careful as I am tucking this away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">each year, I still lose fragile pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I can repair it, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this year I lost another antler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I could not repair....sigh.........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little village was never a finished product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Over the years Grandpa would add pieces to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The manger scene is a little gift </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of us grandchildren</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">probably gave him for Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was one of those prizes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you would win for selling Christmas Seals! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little tree was probably from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sometime later in the years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look how sweet the village lady is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's feeding the chickens and dogs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I start to put away the decorations </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for another year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this little village will be the last to be tucked in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the first of the decorations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to be displayed next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still miss you my special Grandpa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year dear followers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many blessing to all of you for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a wonderful 2012!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-19516787758684244852011-11-01T15:06:00.000-07:002011-11-01T15:06:04.229-07:00'Tis the Season...<div align="center">I started making Christmas treasures</div><div align="center">back in the early Fall. I'm not the biggest</div><div align="center">of Halloween fans so usually I overlook</div><div align="center">that holiday and start marching right into</div><div align="center">Thanksgiving and Christmas, two</div><div align="center">of my favorite holidays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ayxRE9wYHaQrKn6v4USoGy8YAJq20gO3Rt3kTOlbPnKcge5Rak_Pil0xVT0yiu-E1UA5oy8SiRqZXSqAjHIogcAYVm0Ctu4vGKVPCsxgkTcXsn4XwWV7AMgGj-gtgwUfwdXvqhwIh1xI/s1600/0wish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ayxRE9wYHaQrKn6v4USoGy8YAJq20gO3Rt3kTOlbPnKcge5Rak_Pil0xVT0yiu-E1UA5oy8SiRqZXSqAjHIogcAYVm0Ctu4vGKVPCsxgkTcXsn4XwWV7AMgGj-gtgwUfwdXvqhwIh1xI/s400/0wish.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a dear friend, Marilynn, whom I have</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">never met in person. We became cyber buddies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">commenting on the same political story on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comcast news and kept in touch ever since.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She admired a star I had done similiar to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the one above on facebook and said she</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was saving her pennies for it. Right after her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">post the star sold. When she ordered some tags</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from me last week, I put together a new </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">star and tucked it in her order. She was thrilled! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could feel her surprise all across the states to me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love doing things like that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8pu4lcj-_tjJFr6wvVC5aqSlc7LhJRU_uFII4LR5GoRThPdpNPRC8TjdPGp-DeXp4SI8i1USYHe4P8jIzr4PK8Lc8pL6GihwgarjOb6g85UOeyW4LMXLM_9jp2O8oWSnx89uyJtcjIpG/s1600/1orna3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8pu4lcj-_tjJFr6wvVC5aqSlc7LhJRU_uFII4LR5GoRThPdpNPRC8TjdPGp-DeXp4SI8i1USYHe4P8jIzr4PK8Lc8pL6GihwgarjOb6g85UOeyW4LMXLM_9jp2O8oWSnx89uyJtcjIpG/s400/1orna3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made these ornaments the other day, they were so </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fun to create! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxntGc6b2ck7INHK_sW6F6AccWm1T0GM6iYHfAH3Eogdhdu0e4jrChmifFEgZcVibl44wO-Z5219WvFMW0oW4CwNfBgMwzYAnAkoHv5fNvlnxRlnn63i3weV0ZnGJaIFA6tx_LXqp8Ypwo/s1600/1orna2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxntGc6b2ck7INHK_sW6F6AccWm1T0GM6iYHfAH3Eogdhdu0e4jrChmifFEgZcVibl44wO-Z5219WvFMW0oW4CwNfBgMwzYAnAkoHv5fNvlnxRlnn63i3weV0ZnGJaIFA6tx_LXqp8Ypwo/s400/1orna2.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are crafty, you could easily reproduce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If not, you can find them in my paper store</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.royalpaper.etsy.com/">http://www.royalpaper.etsy.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I'm off to head over to Pinterest after </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a littleblog hopping to see what inspirations </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">peeps have posted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-48553006355600802422011-10-25T13:38:00.000-07:002011-10-25T13:38:49.708-07:00Pinterest, Besties for Crafting, and New Ornaments!<div style="text-align: center;">So you know how I use this little venue to</div><div style="text-align: center;">confess my addictions...</div><div style="text-align: center;">well, I have a new one called</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Pinterest!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't seem to get enough of it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally!, a virtual pinboard to store</div><div style="text-align: center;">all my creative energy and on</div><div style="text-align: center;">top of that, tap into everyone else's too!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't know about it, go check</div><div style="text-align: center;">out mine, I have a button right on my</div><div style="text-align: center;">home page...warning....it's</div><div style="text-align: center;">addicting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD80LBtKqW5kgG2O1rnxWtjXq79NBXeowmN8hXoUZKAoNXYNG7YLDlVQSU3QJNB-dytFKJFxm4Yf-jGsNwlyxp4y_ZMrgJDWhx29NDD18I8uHqeuaoOTuRq9As9Rs0bZQorG2VUkhUO1q/s1600/IMG_3239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD80LBtKqW5kgG2O1rnxWtjXq79NBXeowmN8hXoUZKAoNXYNG7YLDlVQSU3QJNB-dytFKJFxm4Yf-jGsNwlyxp4y_ZMrgJDWhx29NDD18I8uHqeuaoOTuRq9As9Rs0bZQorG2VUkhUO1q/s400/IMG_3239.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My bestie April, snuck away from her family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one afternoon and I spoiled her with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a yummy lunch and tea in my studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She chatted and downloaded while</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got some orders done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21HOVfu7mqvj-L7ISGaGUcjJXbo7Mm6EGYtaNXAfKXzH04faaBc6Ju4WE9cjh3yK15ZgtTYXYTC7Llo37pvIyEoLPNgjYXnlGQJU92Ne3UJbeg9qBA_GN7Zrj-aLUMjtlEeRarN6S5tah/s1600/0craft.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21HOVfu7mqvj-L7ISGaGUcjJXbo7Mm6EGYtaNXAfKXzH04faaBc6Ju4WE9cjh3yK15ZgtTYXYTC7Llo37pvIyEoLPNgjYXnlGQJU92Ne3UJbeg9qBA_GN7Zrj-aLUMjtlEeRarN6S5tah/s400/0craft.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My other besties, Kelli and Karen, kept bugging me </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a craft night in my studio! We finally set a night, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sent the hubbies to Kelli's to watch some "man flick", </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ate a super yummy dinner that the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">girls brought and fixed, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chatted, laughed, and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">crafted the night away! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time my husband</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">walked through the door my studio was a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">disaster of stuff everywhere and creations drying! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiHhjbK85pmom4tB217aufuFGnmWi1h37kk22WrWbLONNyD6wHGO3sXSlzeEzcnRlU7Qe5l0uw7ETRpAHAH-5MzCrUAl7X-PM_f-7CO6z4bNyjD529GjiUHPcrgoVqmyGsUq8jhVtVaij/s1600/0ball1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiHhjbK85pmom4tB217aufuFGnmWi1h37kk22WrWbLONNyD6wHGO3sXSlzeEzcnRlU7Qe5l0uw7ETRpAHAH-5MzCrUAl7X-PM_f-7CO6z4bNyjD529GjiUHPcrgoVqmyGsUq8jhVtVaij/s400/0ball1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made several lots of new ornaments this</div><div style="text-align: center;">past week! These were made using</div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage lace. A tiny chandelier crystal </div><div style="text-align: center;">hangs from the base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTj3c2Y6gZ-D-Z-T1EcbbGSE-xLbdYzwNdOJEVViK4IbNk1jiqzzlQPLhyphenhyphenuvqDxWA3KcnxanLky_DKDJirVoCl2OweOehEi2qKXzMkdCFqM8T53zc9df9RWpZy5dU-SCEgYhetju1FFAwp/s1600/0bot1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTj3c2Y6gZ-D-Z-T1EcbbGSE-xLbdYzwNdOJEVViK4IbNk1jiqzzlQPLhyphenhyphenuvqDxWA3KcnxanLky_DKDJirVoCl2OweOehEi2qKXzMkdCFqM8T53zc9df9RWpZy5dU-SCEgYhetju1FFAwp/s400/0bot1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These were made from teeny tiny vintage bottles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I filled them with little treasures </div><div style="text-align: center;">including a teeny tiny real starfish!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74atGsivt4jyChhd-7o0mT1dYZ9c9EXqTitPRZ_zrRLqTOsE4PweLPJ-u2LSh83VTX21JntZh_dkV4hOIqud9mFOstN8e_829ekOq0tw1ohN1WHkz8SvcUpDm9Wpj9I1get4t0nhCNbzi/s1600/0orna2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74atGsivt4jyChhd-7o0mT1dYZ9c9EXqTitPRZ_zrRLqTOsE4PweLPJ-u2LSh83VTX21JntZh_dkV4hOIqud9mFOstN8e_829ekOq0tw1ohN1WHkz8SvcUpDm9Wpj9I1get4t0nhCNbzi/s400/0orna2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More ornaments made from vintage lace.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These always look so sweet on the tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beauty of these ornaments is that they</div><div style="text-align: center;">actually can be left up all year around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for stopping in!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I always love hearing from my little follower base.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Message or comment me anytime.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh! and follow me on <span style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://pinterest.com/clarefinnery/">Pinterest</a></u></span> and I'll </div><div style="text-align: center;">follow you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;">clare</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-43929350808814587982011-09-08T13:43:00.000-07:002011-09-08T13:43:37.485-07:00Vintage Spoons and Chandelier Crystals - More Addictions!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx7Ha50UNiwZYOR6-Q9wdAgvKmXRxe9t_Sf9_AtLHZ9PqzA53bAzAWUhGvPnCHQWn6z7EwrHNM_U7x0CBiGlF7bCDgP0sy0iQQ-9_s5oEEF_k1WewtEMYYTUlb-cx38BvLwktDJyMsNdf/s1600/aspoon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx7Ha50UNiwZYOR6-Q9wdAgvKmXRxe9t_Sf9_AtLHZ9PqzA53bAzAWUhGvPnCHQWn6z7EwrHNM_U7x0CBiGlF7bCDgP0sy0iQQ-9_s5oEEF_k1WewtEMYYTUlb-cx38BvLwktDJyMsNdf/s400/aspoon.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I often do my little confessions of my addictions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in this blog, as you know. Here are two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more...<span style="font-size: large;">teeny tiny teaspoons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXJac979v6kLz1PUkdVTpCQtHK0dljy3vGIfMADHqMKUlQtPAVB3qvvYUvNhz1GslDsfuXlf32HbTTQMt8_F_NF6MS-ZNRaBQBSEGzArznyxbp-oKB_qiZxsNCanUhUvCUOlNvcq2kCMZ/s1600/acrystal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXJac979v6kLz1PUkdVTpCQtHK0dljy3vGIfMADHqMKUlQtPAVB3qvvYUvNhz1GslDsfuXlf32HbTTQMt8_F_NF6MS-ZNRaBQBSEGzArznyxbp-oKB_qiZxsNCanUhUvCUOlNvcq2kCMZ/s400/acrystal.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">chandelier crystals</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I could say this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was all I had of the above collections</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but, it's only a sampler! I do have a purpose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">though for these collections, I make</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little creations with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-4jDvhtcHjpQ6GGRxNRntOLP86iiTQw5iRroUpGxeG78YZnY8ketyWlr3mBCh2LZNT5CKaMb3_7z9IGlv1Avz9vhovTsxBXtscfzsYESHa3M3uBRjuMtapJm0ceu5QRS5qkkPv6vX2cG/s1600/aspoo1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-4jDvhtcHjpQ6GGRxNRntOLP86iiTQw5iRroUpGxeG78YZnY8ketyWlr3mBCh2LZNT5CKaMb3_7z9IGlv1Avz9vhovTsxBXtscfzsYESHa3M3uBRjuMtapJm0ceu5QRS5qkkPv6vX2cG/s640/aspoo1.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my newest set of spoon ornaments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trick to these is to get to know the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">guy in the hardware department at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Home Depot so when you go back to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">get 3 more sets of drill bits after breaking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 or more per spoon set, he will have them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all ready for you at the counter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-25354971776644721032011-08-29T14:22:00.000-07:002011-08-29T14:25:52.489-07:00Made this Wreath and I'm in a Magazine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmUa5Q3YPDhuEDhRn9hz6uA9vEkyxJVvJMisxBd5T4QsOBTIuNKxxZNIKctim5U_eybJ2oS-ua3gsraALWGdhtNZXw0Ygpm0q48OzEyd4CD3EtkJKwh1xcYtz1ZubO0bOjlzmDKiBkaET/s1600/aw1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmUa5Q3YPDhuEDhRn9hz6uA9vEkyxJVvJMisxBd5T4QsOBTIuNKxxZNIKctim5U_eybJ2oS-ua3gsraALWGdhtNZXw0Ygpm0q48OzEyd4CD3EtkJKwh1xcYtz1ZubO0bOjlzmDKiBkaET/s640/aw1.JPG" width="465" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made this wreath yesterday. By the time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was finished, my hands were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">raw from the burlap!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSLmTPXAFmfMz3GNc6tIxSh0VvIlh-VksYXqnCNu-jU7XAFcorNVekzHXBnTeop_VC6sGrP04CswWCjVUN6lMiVCS4NF-IYQHPARLLcpLOurYyzqTwscGUATNBrpKf-VaK3qzdQbbSD0W/s1600/mag3+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSLmTPXAFmfMz3GNc6tIxSh0VvIlh-VksYXqnCNu-jU7XAFcorNVekzHXBnTeop_VC6sGrP04CswWCjVUN6lMiVCS4NF-IYQHPARLLcpLOurYyzqTwscGUATNBrpKf-VaK3qzdQbbSD0W/s640/mag3+001.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they posted the instructions....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFsv_B6SrR3wMs_CruBGjBaJYro0PUM3UN8hCNP3UDUNQ-bNFNprU4pg7hfldxiZSnDa6T_SsxIg6pWCZTh4sdd8qzilOeFcIPAJcnvubbhQAFU7xJOtqCCpcbVfBrwF23SCtMNbB2ytC/s1600/mag4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFsv_B6SrR3wMs_CruBGjBaJYro0PUM3UN8hCNP3UDUNQ-bNFNprU4pg7hfldxiZSnDa6T_SsxIg6pWCZTh4sdd8qzilOeFcIPAJcnvubbhQAFU7xJOtqCCpcbVfBrwF23SCtMNbB2ytC/s640/mag4.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and decorated this tree with them,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this idea, wish I had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thought of it!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great day full</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of wonderful surprises!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-90059769614194612332011-08-23T14:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:00:44.588-07:00Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah...............................<div align="center">Remember that old song? We used to sing </div><div align="center">it on road trips as a family as</div><div align="center">we crossed the nation in our</div><div align="center">stationwagon hauling a trailer behind!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Lately I've been collecting old kitchy </div><div align="center">things and either putting them in</div><div align="center">my little cottage kitchen, or</div><div align="center">selling them in my vintage store</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.intodumpsters.etsy.com/">http://www.intodumpsters.etsy.com/</a></div><div align="center">Here are a few of the treasures I've found...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuHq_UC0sjWUrXGVUZkrXoOsMR5z_yDql6SHhMxRrfF-9cXT6NXrlbF8whqr1PTR2BTZIDSXTJ6ywesfjXmcY50nitteyLHzDfWyhC-iJhxj_2hVSGDZ_0glij56lDw3C9PfPmwkxOxT/s1600/tom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuHq_UC0sjWUrXGVUZkrXoOsMR5z_yDql6SHhMxRrfF-9cXT6NXrlbF8whqr1PTR2BTZIDSXTJ6ywesfjXmcY50nitteyLHzDfWyhC-iJhxj_2hVSGDZ_0glij56lDw3C9PfPmwkxOxT/s320/tom.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oops, that's my husband, he's not for sale LOL!!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd1Wc11LKqHmEYc6cpxZM1hh6LmqCzmJHWmUAgidmoYeoqgPNqW_798eIQ1DtHF6egaShAQwucfA7-L6ou9EjXrbD8xPWH7P9RTTGlS9sXUxzDTgXgJ4RfD6KX9VQemTrIB8VxiOFEiO1/s1600/atray1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd1Wc11LKqHmEYc6cpxZM1hh6LmqCzmJHWmUAgidmoYeoqgPNqW_798eIQ1DtHF6egaShAQwucfA7-L6ou9EjXrbD8xPWH7P9RTTGlS9sXUxzDTgXgJ4RfD6KX9VQemTrIB8VxiOFEiO1/s400/atray1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MVDOQrIc50VKi-3XbBKNPagYSdrtafhJ_tsQuXUmaOGnR76rgLE3iocY4z9TfW8M0Y2UKmsBM3l7idScuOVVQIgNNsMjNNFF1FewwaCH5sl8xSZ6O_4EWOENOqbZsFK05PKhnxDh_KFY/s1600/abis2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MVDOQrIc50VKi-3XbBKNPagYSdrtafhJ_tsQuXUmaOGnR76rgLE3iocY4z9TfW8M0Y2UKmsBM3l7idScuOVVQIgNNsMjNNFF1FewwaCH5sl8xSZ6O_4EWOENOqbZsFK05PKhnxDh_KFY/s400/abis2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love enamelware!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy33OTjELv_bfJWLBVtj-HdUT3vWuyMxKJEL1oO5-O5vS-NVmSAmK3rXRwgrTE6h9xhUm8gVgdx2z_k5LG_SGWr0W0bFoSj3PEtS1XhXSx2YLGThu6VvmJp-kgfU8gd4ZSsa3FrLwWTbQs/s1600/aa1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy33OTjELv_bfJWLBVtj-HdUT3vWuyMxKJEL1oO5-O5vS-NVmSAmK3rXRwgrTE6h9xhUm8gVgdx2z_k5LG_SGWr0W0bFoSj3PEtS1XhXSx2YLGThu6VvmJp-kgfU8gd4ZSsa3FrLwWTbQs/s400/aa1.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A must have for any cottage or farmhouse kitchen.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6aNrwgVqQA71den4Rupi9_167JldRZbKblOrz_vBsI1pH8fBRWkmXrgVuJJD1xKaC-7dShgVkRoESaGW-tiDpiiRRtlHRuYZ8xX6s4iXmD7A0hj9EfiYdHP347wt-VeBOoMCsDvSUrvi/s1600/1jar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6aNrwgVqQA71den4Rupi9_167JldRZbKblOrz_vBsI1pH8fBRWkmXrgVuJJD1xKaC-7dShgVkRoESaGW-tiDpiiRRtlHRuYZ8xX6s4iXmD7A0hj9EfiYdHP347wt-VeBOoMCsDvSUrvi/s400/1jar.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Canning Jars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9PhOwfehwKZgAcVWnonwgPt2yRZSkEpmk0AIlAcuJa2JJhfhvSz8h0HDDZrntQNqFocj2TQcK3NC-i2hSjpc4eLJ2tbaH2WDVmr-WOshrQykQpH0PHvCkBDNpsbZJHvx_ZKXgIxjsVlE/s1600/asalt4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9PhOwfehwKZgAcVWnonwgPt2yRZSkEpmk0AIlAcuJa2JJhfhvSz8h0HDDZrntQNqFocj2TQcK3NC-i2hSjpc4eLJ2tbaH2WDVmr-WOshrQykQpH0PHvCkBDNpsbZJHvx_ZKXgIxjsVlE/s400/asalt4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cutest spice shakers ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for stopping by! I'm going to go </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over to Faded Charm and see if I can</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">find some more fun things to look at</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for White Wednesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-66332739203406604002011-08-09T12:33:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:42:34.909-07:00In a Frenchy Frame of Mind....Sigh........<div align="center">The other day at my coffee clatch one of</div><div align="center">my girlfriends asked me if I wanted </div><div align="center">to go with her to <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Paris</strong></span> this Fall</div><div align="center">on a<strong> <span style="font-size: large;"><em>flea market</em></span></strong> find! </div><div align="center">Uh...let me think....<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">YES!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center">oh wait...</div><div align="center">(two kids in college and living in a fixer...)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">thoughts spun around in my head like:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">*can I hurry up and win the <strong><span style="font-size: large;">lottery</span></strong>?</div><div align="center">*can I go in myself and <strong><span style="font-size: large;">close that deal </span></strong></div><div align="center">on my hubby's new account?</div><div align="center">*can I <strong><span style="font-size: large;">sell</span></strong> off the contents of <br />
my whole entire studio by then??<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisocX9hipCXginmzO30sLmiQ2Gi-CN-MGiJZE0ta7sm2tBFAXwX3JKwIUNToJLRn14rYkLbC3eTJj28oXb15gQvlqSceKj_L9ZmhmZcGYx1ksz5hQvQZIk9olJNN0outvz1hUXpHOtPMf8/s1600/cpystudio3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisocX9hipCXginmzO30sLmiQ2Gi-CN-MGiJZE0ta7sm2tBFAXwX3JKwIUNToJLRn14rYkLbC3eTJj28oXb15gQvlqSceKj_L9ZmhmZcGYx1ksz5hQvQZIk9olJNN0outvz1hUXpHOtPMf8/s320/cpystudio3.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Because let's face it, when you get to Paris</div><div align="center">and start hitting those vintage shops and flea markets....</div><div align="center">You're going to want<span style="font-size: large;"> <em><strong>$$$$</strong></em></span> to spend!</div><div align="center"><br />
But.....I can <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>dream</strong></span> and <strong><span style="font-size: large;">create</span></strong> in the meantime</div><div align="center">so here are a few musings I created....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LLc7vqGkJlNwOLm8r64Rpifym9PFtKIdIENoaRegMdk2d8IPtGl3UBqJwEg8AFFn5RGnFrXlgTtoC91pw5l3LuQYxLIx4lLuiw-PXNOoXh2S6odJJHp_ZlEikZMNe6ZiYctS6jJj74Ia/s1600/french1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LLc7vqGkJlNwOLm8r64Rpifym9PFtKIdIENoaRegMdk2d8IPtGl3UBqJwEg8AFFn5RGnFrXlgTtoC91pw5l3LuQYxLIx4lLuiw-PXNOoXh2S6odJJHp_ZlEikZMNe6ZiYctS6jJj74Ia/s400/french1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"> I made this pillow slip from a linen shirt I found in a thrift store</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JRmx7EtZdxsecyVS2skLFUOtt8amNnzm6_l6qY0ZJ944Wd7-C6qCodVrp2XlgO2_2GliZPQx6arcr5_cCkozsEKx89qNQvo-ZPxh_OjzgAweb9TTWzVKXB-e1NAVUO70QR-fPr7sdB7H/s1600/french2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JRmx7EtZdxsecyVS2skLFUOtt8amNnzm6_l6qY0ZJ944Wd7-C6qCodVrp2XlgO2_2GliZPQx6arcr5_cCkozsEKx89qNQvo-ZPxh_OjzgAweb9TTWzVKXB-e1NAVUO70QR-fPr7sdB7H/s400/french2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">and finished off the end with this ribbon tie.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK-Hp6ljYh0volM4dUCehdiaXYLQkrmZL-tNDdas6af2bpHYQWntEpD34ykt6_EBFrf_CBPixczcbOdQyiOenQqYjkRb7e5SA26R39pJyV-D1M3kgdya944ud6x3iDALhVolTVBhbhcQh/s1600/french5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK-Hp6ljYh0volM4dUCehdiaXYLQkrmZL-tNDdas6af2bpHYQWntEpD34ykt6_EBFrf_CBPixczcbOdQyiOenQqYjkRb7e5SA26R39pJyV-D1M3kgdya944ud6x3iDALhVolTVBhbhcQh/s400/french5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pillow is made from an old, old lace tablecloth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRu5rh68uEvBokRzMCOoq7UxkbGzfpZammkr5b-fd1769GlaqEA73hBb89tRPB0161oy4H6bT20z4ZvfUedKTwBjq9rjHz0lbNc9pZbIpYRB4QNaiX_du9zR9LfmJa7WV1T4Wh-xvcRnc/s1600/french6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRu5rh68uEvBokRzMCOoq7UxkbGzfpZammkr5b-fd1769GlaqEA73hBb89tRPB0161oy4H6bT20z4ZvfUedKTwBjq9rjHz0lbNc9pZbIpYRB4QNaiX_du9zR9LfmJa7WV1T4Wh-xvcRnc/s400/french6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pillow slips into the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Thank you for dreamin' of Paris </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>with me </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>for a few minutes...</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great day full of <em><strong>new surprises</strong></em>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-42436711149712051112011-08-01T13:38:00.000-07:002011-08-01T13:49:21.204-07:00Something I Want!!! and then A Funny Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaArXi6bCINB3cFg8pCewxmYJIas9Pti9a_PS1Gzc-aRq3fAh4puaz0JZIuMxWhGfKpeHONesHBniXV-IGz3v2Gyjx2ZyM8l_B8LhoEvOoilChN8PT0785sXx9E2rW9a0qKdILBhfzWaUr/s1600/knitted+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaArXi6bCINB3cFg8pCewxmYJIas9Pti9a_PS1Gzc-aRq3fAh4puaz0JZIuMxWhGfKpeHONesHBniXV-IGz3v2Gyjx2ZyM8l_B8LhoEvOoilChN8PT0785sXx9E2rW9a0qKdILBhfzWaUr/s400/knitted+chair.jpg" t$="true" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay ! If I had <strong><span style="font-size: large;">$6oo</span></strong>. something dollars </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to blow right now, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(which I don't, two kids in college and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">living in a fixer),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would blow it on this <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>slip cover</strong></span>!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's from a store on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.biscuitscout.etsy.com/"><strong>Etsy called Bisquitscout</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you imagine cozying up with a cup of <strong><span style="font-size: large;">coffee</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the morning in this chair?? I have the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>perfect chair</strong></span> I would cover too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And...........<strong><span style="font-size: large;">no one</span></strong> else </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would be </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">allowed to <strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>sit</em></span></strong> in it!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the <strong><span style="font-size: large;">funny story</span>.............</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever seen a <strong><span style="font-size: large;">car </span></strong>like this driving around</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in your neighborhood? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have, it is <em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>taking pictures</strong></span></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of your house for <em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Google</span> .</strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the longest time, since we have moved</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into this fixer, I have wanted Google to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em> <strong>reshoot</strong></em></span><strong> </strong>our house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> because it looks </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>volumes</strong></span> better than when we </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>first</strong></span> moved in!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've wanted to call Google and say </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>"Wait!!! Come back!!!"</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because you know, we <strong><span style="font-size: large;">have all </span></strong>done</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it where we Google either our house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or<strong> <span style="font-size: large;">someone else's</span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to see what their house looks like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you can seriously </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>zoom</em></strong></span> in </span>and <em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">see</span> </strong></em>what</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is sitting on the front porch!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>funny part</strong>.....................</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNssYgp9ae6nvZ5hi72DO-sse-4ceO4ChFJtYU9iYQHbAP8DNk6Mbd3BnYqAqTA-AMPWoygMRKuryf7WRC65Wta28QJ7GzFmJrgUJUtq9vw21-osR8vU01LNpNNPVV6aI_nCrYkwmm6mj5/s1600/porch+swing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNssYgp9ae6nvZ5hi72DO-sse-4ceO4ChFJtYU9iYQHbAP8DNk6Mbd3BnYqAqTA-AMPWoygMRKuryf7WRC65Wta28QJ7GzFmJrgUJUtq9vw21-osR8vU01LNpNNPVV6aI_nCrYkwmm6mj5/s400/porch+swing.jpg" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other morning I was sitting on my <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>porch swing </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong> front</strong></span> patio, talking to my bestie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">April on my cell, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and drinking coffee....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's the <strong><span style="font-size: large;">best part</span></strong> - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my <span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>mismatched old pajamas</strong></em></span>, with my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hair up in what I call a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">"marshmellow</span></strong>" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on top of my head, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with some remains of the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">day's before mascara around my eyes</span></em></strong>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>what</strong></span> decides to go driving by</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">????......</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QkbpSm2zmBFdnDuRZDt_3ShzKNxadjpa7fpT4vXEy4Meag8UwHe66d0ZeEzuvOS8rAslrudk-mtgqEvo7z1bZxQWkXJM7LoMVNddK9qnP9Z_hSx63snYbr1fXF-I4YYkaIaRJk0fPwU0/s1600/googlestreet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QkbpSm2zmBFdnDuRZDt_3ShzKNxadjpa7fpT4vXEy4Meag8UwHe66d0ZeEzuvOS8rAslrudk-mtgqEvo7z1bZxQWkXJM7LoMVNddK9qnP9Z_hSx63snYbr1fXF-I4YYkaIaRJk0fPwU0/s320/googlestreet.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">You got it!!!</span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I jumped up and yelled </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Come back!!!!!!!</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dear readers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have a wonderful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~clare</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. </div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-24667518867453680002011-07-25T19:48:00.000-07:002011-07-25T19:49:59.691-07:00Been Thriftin', Creatin', and Gardenin'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I have been gone way too long! The summer, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it still hasn't felt like summer....brrrrrrrr, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has been busy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With my daughter home from college, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the whole house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">takes on a new energy level.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh scratch that, I mean.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em>I </em></strong>take on a whole new energy level...."mommy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">( I fast become"mommy" again </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when she's schmoozin') </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can you make that sandwich I love so much?...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can you get me snuggly in the chair </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with my fave blanket?...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can you hand me the controls?..........." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to admit, I love having her back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I love doing all those things that I miss doing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for her when she's away at college. She's working</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">almost full time this summer at an Orthopedic Clinic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I can't complain! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's see what else......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrun5WXPHgnsOheAlOh2XCp90GfeU9j7Ddpvsgp0jPOtdMdl6kcP04eCdJp3WP1fRYRrGhpQoIb-0z2GVKDZkUJtuE8MPYg6ii6GCfenEF6p8vk2o8vv7ClwUKikiYVR_iy3nmiFo9p7U/s1600/aq6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrun5WXPHgnsOheAlOh2XCp90GfeU9j7Ddpvsgp0jPOtdMdl6kcP04eCdJp3WP1fRYRrGhpQoIb-0z2GVKDZkUJtuE8MPYg6ii6GCfenEF6p8vk2o8vv7ClwUKikiYVR_iy3nmiFo9p7U/s400/aq6.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I found this deliciously shabby chic vintage quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while thriftin' the other day! Oh my gosh if you could</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have seen the condition it was in, you would have </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">probably passed it up! I brought it home, washed it in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my special lavender, vanilla washes several times </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with some heavy duty Oxyclean </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it came out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GORGEOUS!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ux8RjaoUEhlvlbWVOUSbPYMtwUVE0XAPN8Ntz8R2vjeDc1SaB6mOZV8y_KcGZZE9J3ha8tNF6zJD0oAjFXAMpyhTmqgowxFd1wKPCclfaQCO7LIHasloVtCtmecD5a8hcM97WiZvZKUg/s1600/aq4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ux8RjaoUEhlvlbWVOUSbPYMtwUVE0XAPN8Ntz8R2vjeDc1SaB6mOZV8y_KcGZZE9J3ha8tNF6zJD0oAjFXAMpyhTmqgowxFd1wKPCclfaQCO7LIHasloVtCtmecD5a8hcM97WiZvZKUg/s400/aq4.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hugged it and smelled it over and over, displayed it in my studio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then listed it on my <a href="http://www.therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/">http://www.therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/</a> website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I secretly hope it doesn't sell, I might change my mind </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and KEEP it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also found this sweet vintage alarm clock and this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gorgeous pearl detatched collar...........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I created a sweet new pillow using a vintage linen shirt I found thriftin'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is listed in my etsy shop as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's good to be back to blogging! Now I need to go visit all my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blogging peeps and see what everyone else has been doing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great day today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-64246668656075703492011-05-16T16:44:00.000-07:002011-05-17T00:57:33.986-07:00Signs of Spring Here in Oregon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfREhDa_Yrfg_aVyfmiaViQba-QuB39DK6oSKVzDEGqi2dSJ6Edtp7nNCwK8VoDSryDWRev0UnD9oxlxY8huptXzJhaohP08B0HRa6lhDcwJyQ79J7thNd6lvJyiE6tlJFY8KgmjeXIHU/s1600/abask13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfREhDa_Yrfg_aVyfmiaViQba-QuB39DK6oSKVzDEGqi2dSJ6Edtp7nNCwK8VoDSryDWRev0UnD9oxlxY8huptXzJhaohP08B0HRa6lhDcwJyQ79J7thNd6lvJyiE6tlJFY8KgmjeXIHU/s640/abask13.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had the most pathetic Spring weather ever! <span style="font-size: large;">Finally</span>, we are starting to see the sunlight at the end of the tunnel! I walked around my garden today and snapped a few pics of my efforts made when it wasn't pouring rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4ejAjWI8nv9MYL2eMnhT0o_qPN9wM2cMHkFFr4szF8o1GqxQTeGSk9LAH6Gphy7AxYH2LqfdE3KVC2YODXcZIO5chJzWZ1MnV3S1Oocw9v1b3VXirHKn2mPJW22AXJAhLgHrYxa8cVyx/s1600/abask12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4ejAjWI8nv9MYL2eMnhT0o_qPN9wM2cMHkFFr4szF8o1GqxQTeGSk9LAH6Gphy7AxYH2LqfdE3KVC2YODXcZIO5chJzWZ1MnV3S1Oocw9v1b3VXirHKn2mPJW22AXJAhLgHrYxa8cVyx/s640/abask12.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every other pot around here is filled with an evergreen. I just hate empty pots sitting around in the winter! Filling many with evergreens help fill the void. I usually make groupings of them for the winter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I took my icky, weathered, rolling cart and made it look new again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-yIbtMa7PpytOGypfHrHr34miXKvHeH-ag2ScR465IN75sdpcjaWTv02U7REh3S2z3w_5cYBWGz3HTvEKakuHciAHJBgXONO7AZvYww1xmNkH5olqWvaXJG9x4ijxdGYlsegrTSjuVac/s1600/abask1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-yIbtMa7PpytOGypfHrHr34miXKvHeH-ag2ScR465IN75sdpcjaWTv02U7REh3S2z3w_5cYBWGz3HTvEKakuHciAHJBgXONO7AZvYww1xmNkH5olqWvaXJG9x4ijxdGYlsegrTSjuVac/s400/abask1.JPG" width="322px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I planted a baby hydrangea in it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Fall I will transplant it to my little hydrangea farm on the side of the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuklZ83aNFJSjmYXmHaXKqfwAwHMG9O9qcQaWBo5VLpAJkY3T0z4b5g4YEsvyznT105T4TboTvoZfgB0jAnEUXqcasnzHVnxBgumWU8Mnj3O0fz27zk2kzhnwmAUxhqjDv4YvTBrKUnSn/s1600/abask4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuklZ83aNFJSjmYXmHaXKqfwAwHMG9O9qcQaWBo5VLpAJkY3T0z4b5g4YEsvyznT105T4TboTvoZfgB0jAnEUXqcasnzHVnxBgumWU8Mnj3O0fz27zk2kzhnwmAUxhqjDv4YvTBrKUnSn/s400/abask4.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My annual splurge each Spring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the summer it will be this huge, overhanging ball, thanks to weekly fertilizing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4-u6983yMgrI5ZlGWNXVEfIvs8LJsbuh-hAcabkQ5Jd0VTxd9OResR6kCykbilKAHz6A5NfoUcMJSU0Ez6LMPrqami777UtObDBZ5PH-BN4dKvSDgF9qLQuNB0xPx33rXr4sn8DQx825/s1600/abask2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4-u6983yMgrI5ZlGWNXVEfIvs8LJsbuh-hAcabkQ5Jd0VTxd9OResR6kCykbilKAHz6A5NfoUcMJSU0Ez6LMPrqami777UtObDBZ5PH-BN4dKvSDgF9qLQuNB0xPx33rXr4sn8DQx825/s400/abask2.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another little splurge from the local market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUlK5fd3kHEOc0vF0USKb_NwutHy6uaMNk2YQKiR5n9_V_kxKszZIc4WY9AGbaBRZDuVBtqTALZgdvcdErssLGeRJtqidKqhWDM2uwL8ElbnaE2FfSjaKSi7A98gSq_S-MbtyWdX8LRs3/s1600/abask3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUlK5fd3kHEOc0vF0USKb_NwutHy6uaMNk2YQKiR5n9_V_kxKszZIc4WY9AGbaBRZDuVBtqTALZgdvcdErssLGeRJtqidKqhWDM2uwL8ElbnaE2FfSjaKSi7A98gSq_S-MbtyWdX8LRs3/s400/abask3.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is huge and gnarly and will cross over the rest of Spring into the beginnings of Fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOK-jobEKEp49lZK9jzdS_orDimTpYmvt01Z5RtTx43IMDM1On_3GMK8DIrBggtar7OWeJHheNl9AHrktJZVDYx07CyCA6ttUa7QgZFctWlx2XGP_HsUa6G2EyJxbAKv29Jg0HgrpeRySq/s1600/abask10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOK-jobEKEp49lZK9jzdS_orDimTpYmvt01Z5RtTx43IMDM1On_3GMK8DIrBggtar7OWeJHheNl9AHrktJZVDYx07CyCA6ttUa7QgZFctWlx2XGP_HsUa6G2EyJxbAKv29Jg0HgrpeRySq/s640/abask10.JPG" width="393px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Water Boy taking a <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>pee pee</em></span> or a bath! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXVt5SDKTkOdGmpKmOHzKnczaoJOfiptB8xZh9TF1sgXC_mmNjMkkdekDLYR8QLDPYKfrOFPc3fI-bhHbZU-kMh-P3tCaU4I0WY9Mz7UV3HfhwbUBQYJMqqT3nYSsbw-xCoGRjshaHdnr/s1600/abask8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXVt5SDKTkOdGmpKmOHzKnczaoJOfiptB8xZh9TF1sgXC_mmNjMkkdekDLYR8QLDPYKfrOFPc3fI-bhHbZU-kMh-P3tCaU4I0WY9Mz7UV3HfhwbUBQYJMqqT3nYSsbw-xCoGRjshaHdnr/s400/abask8.JPG" width="300px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Angel Boy sunbathing under the big Japanese Maple in the back garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Ignore the dandelions! I haven't quite gotten to those yet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NRtBwmg_QCHyVQEJbHo7jFlurzfXtfR1OsOypc6ToDtnxCAi9MPLeTgw4XEXc-j2d4Jz3CkSPDUw0Nt1QeCwi3xfoLGeyco6aCHTDxDkjV4l6pfNgwv8ESccKhlC_vQEf3MWCTb_mBTE/s1600/abask9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NRtBwmg_QCHyVQEJbHo7jFlurzfXtfR1OsOypc6ToDtnxCAi9MPLeTgw4XEXc-j2d4Jz3CkSPDUw0Nt1QeCwi3xfoLGeyco6aCHTDxDkjV4l6pfNgwv8ESccKhlC_vQEf3MWCTb_mBTE/s400/abask9.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This urn will be spilling over with greenery by the end of the summer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACED3GiOC1mSczYx7w-219iXa81bZjsaqXuMtpyE75nhNv-uURY06lqz1jV5mYR6YmGyS8A8nCyI4WhZ9FH625jg7VMA6nAa4BlUMy6RltNDret9SW-tv3e30zpMjr8V5U-XnabJYipq/s1600/abask7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACED3GiOC1mSczYx7w-219iXa81bZjsaqXuMtpyE75nhNv-uURY06lqz1jV5mYR6YmGyS8A8nCyI4WhZ9FH625jg7VMA6nAa4BlUMy6RltNDret9SW-tv3e30zpMjr8V5U-XnabJYipq/s640/abask7.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fatty cherub boy doing a little afternoon reading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for walking around the garden with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I've enjoyed your company!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwP13hEW9fD7AZVzylYZVhl-6-PCpPawgx15F0qIMxkhoi7LRfWJBLt-bw54ZGoYEz-BSVWM2uMj75II6JEJ71jb8sf-nyJoOUqt_-O1DENgu4IzgfOKm7T7GkuMM6QJZcmNlXoZQ7OGk/s1600/abask14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwP13hEW9fD7AZVzylYZVhl-6-PCpPawgx15F0qIMxkhoi7LRfWJBLt-bw54ZGoYEz-BSVWM2uMj75II6JEJ71jb8sf-nyJoOUqt_-O1DENgu4IzgfOKm7T7GkuMM6QJZcmNlXoZQ7OGk/s200/abask14.JPG" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to link up to White Wednesday at Faded Charm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hope to see you there too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"></div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-2989910761974372832011-05-03T15:49:00.000-07:002011-05-04T10:38:11.207-07:00Old Bottles into Shabby Treasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoNU01R7BWje3lofY8pMMTknQi1rq-0VTwMDqxsuOMKgelcj70OjnZlcm9VJpARlavVKkf2AYN-4ocMYMIP1NW_Ohjwkgo178Ah7nGTGVdkkDg3w7UkYFu0OAQUMRJY3dSiFAxatV7KyZ/s1600/abo5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoNU01R7BWje3lofY8pMMTknQi1rq-0VTwMDqxsuOMKgelcj70OjnZlcm9VJpARlavVKkf2AYN-4ocMYMIP1NW_Ohjwkgo178Ah7nGTGVdkkDg3w7UkYFu0OAQUMRJY3dSiFAxatV7KyZ/s400/abo5.JPG" width="351px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my many addictions along with vintage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">linen, vintage rhinestone anything, and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vintage buttons, is vintage bottles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I made, once again, a new trio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of vintage treasure bottles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These usually don't last too long in </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my <a href="http://www.royalpaper.etsy.com/">shop</a> after I list them, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we'll see how long these do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had so much fun creating them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have taken a picture of my workbench</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by the time I finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It was the biggest creative mess ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tops, for some reason, always seem to take </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the longest for me to do. These corked tops</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were made with vintage jewelry, hat pins,</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beads, and chandelier crystals.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The inside of the bottles house vintage linen scraps, lace, faux pearls, </div><div style="text-align: center;">wedding buttons and lace.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rhinestone piece was an old </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vintage pin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsKR4RIm706NKleVd0Z5DZRjIzXAMdF0eoUkRjxJhqSwfx8YdWHKs8avbqH02FcEPHq3nnOvNJ1gpee4CN1EuDQ8mj6zX0i3q5AYyoVGgZFMeH2P6E7k8pI2zXhLXPqrL_0r8_vumd2X5/s1600/abot7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsKR4RIm706NKleVd0Z5DZRjIzXAMdF0eoUkRjxJhqSwfx8YdWHKs8avbqH02FcEPHq3nnOvNJ1gpee4CN1EuDQ8mj6zX0i3q5AYyoVGgZFMeH2P6E7k8pI2zXhLXPqrL_0r8_vumd2X5/s400/abot7.JPG" width="362px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marie Antoinette is a piece of vintage stained fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whole collection is so sweet, shabby, and pretty! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make your own sweet set as this, or if you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are too lazy and have a little spending $$,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stop by my <span id="goog_1995613206"></span><span id="goog_274960295"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">shop<span id="goog_1995613207"></span><span id="goog_274960296"></span></a> to pick them up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-85190647075972197952011-05-02T12:53:00.000-07:002011-05-04T10:39:05.937-07:00White Bedding Sticks to Me Like a Magnet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxdafR35p0LVKHpupX5eNlwrFsDZBUTWqNHjAKjpV0HhAdDUG-5rtPFUzbAkHjxNhs3o-yhSWE7MZd_N6Fz2RTL2CVdCbt200AJJi9hIyYoY-KmvRlcAphixgjbdfqwFR-ODa3uWunPdV/s1600/aquilt5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxdafR35p0LVKHpupX5eNlwrFsDZBUTWqNHjAKjpV0HhAdDUG-5rtPFUzbAkHjxNhs3o-yhSWE7MZd_N6Fz2RTL2CVdCbt200AJJi9hIyYoY-KmvRlcAphixgjbdfqwFR-ODa3uWunPdV/s320/aquilt5.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center">My daughter was home from school for the weekend </div><div align="center">so she and I vintaged shopped one of the days away!</div><div align="center">As I was walking with an armload of white</div><div align="center">quilts to pay, Sarah was asking me where I </div><div align="center">was going to put them when we got home.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(this question was shortly on the heels of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">her helping me dig through stacks of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">white linen in the closet to find her </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">favorite lap blanket to watch a movie under!)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I don't know honey!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll probably hug them for awhile,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stack them all pretty and put them on the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">studio daybed to look at, and then sell them!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(she doesn't quite get this addiction I have...)</span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxtanO7QBPLLUfAg4_dRYAVRca2Wu8nSnbt_qF-NX8IDXanYhXq-JR8tNlkvp8OKoJk1tL5JXHjH7MD24KPi8RJq13gQXf2-9anga8wIKNlxRskyM9aTMjdUyC3S9Lr1mBUoMIiYBSZOL/s1600/aquilt4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxtanO7QBPLLUfAg4_dRYAVRca2Wu8nSnbt_qF-NX8IDXanYhXq-JR8tNlkvp8OKoJk1tL5JXHjH7MD24KPi8RJq13gQXf2-9anga8wIKNlxRskyM9aTMjdUyC3S9Lr1mBUoMIiYBSZOL/s400/aquilt4.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the quilts has squares of different </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pure white fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the squares have ruffles,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some have chenille,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some are embroidered, or just plain white,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">super crisp and clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other pure white quilt is again,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> super crisp and clean in mint condition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilted pattern is simple and elegant...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the edges are scalloped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I could describe the temporary high </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get when I run across finds like this, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but then again, I think alot </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of you already know what I'm talking about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have these listed in my <a href="http://www.therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/">shop</a>. If you want to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take a better peek. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday Sweet Bloggies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div>The Robin and Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211389466039028355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895257010313681180.post-72903751060515655632011-04-19T15:18:00.000-07:002011-04-19T15:55:36.646-07:00A Coverlet to Die For!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwM0R6uavipOFE_nCx9UNtDWRUxTKJdMWI3UTTaw4WjRgaZO0S_E9fZY0Xgy3xeWkhHXl6E_Z7v0AoUWwDrPKE4n9UOdGY6fPb3JU2nSj2LvK7xk-OduQJIGA1tA01SV9DsGNPd9gZgOW/s1600/acroc2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwM0R6uavipOFE_nCx9UNtDWRUxTKJdMWI3UTTaw4WjRgaZO0S_E9fZY0Xgy3xeWkhHXl6E_Z7v0AoUWwDrPKE4n9UOdGY6fPb3JU2nSj2LvK7xk-OduQJIGA1tA01SV9DsGNPd9gZgOW/s400/acroc2.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a cold, rainy, icky, day the other day and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so to lift my spirits I headed to one of my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">favorite junky vintage shops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just about pee'd my pants when I picked this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">coverlet up. It is so unbelievably gorgeous, thick,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and heavy, hand-made of cotton. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I grabbed it, brought it home, hugged it for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">awhile, walked around my little tiny </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">house to find a home for it....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...contemplated my college daughter's room, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pictured it wadded up in the corner somewhere on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of her weekends home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...looked in my studio, remembered, oh yeah I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have a coverlet on my studio bed already...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and then listed it in my Etsy shop,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/">http://www.therobinandsparrow.etsy.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for someone else to purchase and truly appreciate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Tuesday everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clare</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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