Rainy Days

I know we all have to deal with rain, but here in Nashville we're on day two of nasty weather. More expected tomorrow. Hurray. And my children are already out of school for Thanksgiving. So, we're doing a lot of this . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12ucu_TZC9YEQn3F49oGdOweklVcv74Y3x0d35QCMUIfs6QnBBqRzLUfiPYKXs_Qk5gUEYF6jmzVZQsv-3u8b3cSBXuhQU7IWQiNuQpLHecfJ9msoNMK9wyyUSUCup2Sv5Z5nQk7nKUnH/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12ucu_TZC9YEQn3F49oGdOweklVcv74Y3x0d35QCMUIfs6QnBBqRzLUfiPYKXs_Qk5gUEYF6jmzVZQsv-3u8b3cSBXuhQU7IWQiNuQpLHecfJ9msoNMK9wyyUSUCup2Sv5Z5nQk7nKUnH/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3noF4G9xWGlRoZGC5E3jIDtGM6QXKTmj9jbQUvwXiAtkSRSgOwBYCog5F3Ikxd2q6s-qASYCLsfLwBR_WC4llroDnpuBLu3QlNLRIV2JZcKoR0OnD5b0EFF0TM_Vmmw5r4gofumML-ql/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3noF4G9xWGlRoZGC5E3jIDtGM6QXKTmj9jbQUvwXiAtkSRSgOwBYCog5F3Ikxd2q6s-qASYCLsfLwBR_WC4llroDnpuBLu3QlNLRIV2JZcKoR0OnD5b0EFF0TM_Vmmw5r4gofumML-ql/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And, we'll be leaving soon to go see this . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7sJ1Xd3hyphenhyphen1jsVZyWNzMwD4pVi7e28dMdhorHHkjPY0iSK_kHQm12T_PpEAhX1fM4PRHYDjjPWEykanB4-naM8_gg26TF739YAwIAIKOaqF0saOzhONEKCVGZoWBY8crZWx_VwZf2dYX9/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7sJ1Xd3hyphenhyphen1jsVZyWNzMwD4pVi7e28dMdhorHHkjPY0iSK_kHQm12T_PpEAhX1fM4PRHYDjjPWEykanB4-naM8_gg26TF739YAwIAIKOaqF0saOzhONEKCVGZoWBY8crZWx_VwZf2dYX9/s400/images.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know you're jealous. But, I've actually heard it's good. I'm sure I'll be seeing the Muppets soon too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, I'll just leave you with some things that have inspired me lately. These color combinations by <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/index.jsp">J. Crew</a> are insane (in a good way) . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-N3dKSnLMhk3X341vPI8j9vbxTRv5ehDPCG2ekYl1KnMBU-7jT16C-Vd8vW6P3D_5R2b6X-YO6foXswO8TZ5SwjpvvN64f4jBu8QrdIQ_tI1qb4vsS6QjjtCpqdm-OLrmuqeZAJjrtYb/s1600/J.Crew+-+Cashmere+Sweaters%252C+Women_s+Clothing+%2526+Dresses%252C+Men_s+Clothing+%2526+Kids_+Clothing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-N3dKSnLMhk3X341vPI8j9vbxTRv5ehDPCG2ekYl1KnMBU-7jT16C-Vd8vW6P3D_5R2b6X-YO6foXswO8TZ5SwjpvvN64f4jBu8QrdIQ_tI1qb4vsS6QjjtCpqdm-OLrmuqeZAJjrtYb/s400/J.Crew+-+Cashmere+Sweaters%252C+Women_s+Clothing+%2526+Dresses%252C+Men_s+Clothing+%2526+Kids_+Clothing.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64uAug08MJg62uEdDr3p5NHFY2gcT9dMVgcCjh-OhD5FMReE1pNlqAk_rp4Py3fpr0kVgLEP82u7RypUMaRotS-eszddqNWV_3dsG_7lke9ecrGIuuP27HrmNuzOROJcnG5EULglF7yfq/s1600/Cold-Weather+Comforts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64uAug08MJg62uEdDr3p5NHFY2gcT9dMVgcCjh-OhD5FMReE1pNlqAk_rp4Py3fpr0kVgLEP82u7RypUMaRotS-eszddqNWV_3dsG_7lke9ecrGIuuP27HrmNuzOROJcnG5EULglF7yfq/s400/Cold-Weather+Comforts.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A very talented person is working on something for me, and I gave her these two pics (among other things) for inspiration. Can't wait to see what she comes up with!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this little malachite box on eBay has my wheels turning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfNu6KjLt7cCugTZCL6IK2HrFLnULQsd_7VJgCDdGByO7I3mNwHSH1BMnJ0S01ma8s6eaIInD1QaJDTpF7NUGyivkYsFOPjzvtmBskA9PggSTQqdNvvqgvqTJopQrEvbuDIDDw3PgXIi2/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqN%252C%2521h8E2I%252Bs%2528NKIBNr2RchNBQ%257E%257E0_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfNu6KjLt7cCugTZCL6IK2HrFLnULQsd_7VJgCDdGByO7I3mNwHSH1BMnJ0S01ma8s6eaIInD1QaJDTpF7NUGyivkYsFOPjzvtmBskA9PggSTQqdNvvqgvqTJopQrEvbuDIDDw3PgXIi2/s400/%2524%2528KGrHqN%252C%2521h8E2I%252Bs%2528NKIBNr2RchNBQ%257E%257E0_3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't it pretty? Don't let the photo fool you. This is a trinket box - tiny. Like two and half inches long tiny. Fits in the palm of your hand tiny. And it's about $50. Yeah, I'm wanting something to hold my remote control. Real malachite in that size would cost hundreds. Necessity is the mother of invention, so I'm working on something right now. I was inspired by <a href="http://gorgeousshinythings.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-faux-malachite.html">Danika of Gorgeous Shiny Things and her faux malachite lamp</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyd36hDkeWjiIMdoFoJLrdglUm52xLldC9hRAqAQ3_XvLT2y1cwFvl4ZzIRI6iu3bS8sJkvBwMjG-9A1oLsltPfpwuqczSCiLKSytylnT7WaFaXklvQJ6owk127Cvgg2arNoQfwbL3LhH/s1600/DSCN4238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyd36hDkeWjiIMdoFoJLrdglUm52xLldC9hRAqAQ3_XvLT2y1cwFvl4ZzIRI6iu3bS8sJkvBwMjG-9A1oLsltPfpwuqczSCiLKSytylnT7WaFaXklvQJ6owk127Cvgg2arNoQfwbL3LhH/s320/DSCN4238.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully, I'll come up with something that slightly resembles malachite anyway. We shall see. If it turns out the least bit decently, I promise to share photos. Wish me luck. Have a great week!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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