tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44953041896175172972024-03-13T04:03:04.242-04:00Frippery FunhouseSurround yourself with fluff and nonsensePam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.comBlogger661125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-48640025988717154842017-11-05T19:08:00.000-05:002017-11-05T19:08:46.273-05:00Fall Decorating with Blush and Magenta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We will have been in the Funhouse a full year on Tuesday and we have come quite a way since moving in.</div>
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One of the biggest changes is the bookcase wall.</div>
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Collections are taking a prominent place here.<br />
I thought there would be no way to keep everything we loved best but it has worked out well.<br />
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When we moved in we were in a rush to host Thanksgiving<br />
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It has gradually come home and guess what...it all fits.<br />
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We are obviously not minimalists but with careful editing<br />
we now have a wonderfully cozy space that houses beloved treasures.<br />
Treasures to us at least.<br />
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No rules here.</div>
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If it makes us happy it stays.</div>
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I have been crazy for blush and magenta this past year.</div>
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The colors just pop against black.</div>
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So my Thanksgiving theme has relied heavily on this palette.</div>
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Another perk to the Funhouse is a little touch of seasonal decor goes a long way.</div>
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I can finally get those holiday bins whittled to a manageable size.</div>
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Turkey feathers found in the clearing at Frippery Farmhouse bring back good memories.</div>
Whimsy is ever-present. More so now because like I said ...no rules.<br />
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Why is it that I feel anything goes in this new happy little house?<br />
Decorating feels like it can be much less serious here. Just go with whatever may strike the fancy.<br />
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A summery driftwood wreath?<br />
Deck it out in mums and feathers for fall.<br />
Abundance in a just right space for two.<br />
With plenty of room for friends and family.<br />
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Less fuss and more fun is my motto for this stage of our lives.</div>
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I am relishing this new freedom.</div>
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Downsizing?</div>
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More like fun sizing.</div>
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Yours in everyday pleasures,</div>
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<br />Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-63701738870605396882017-10-23T07:19:00.000-04:002017-10-23T07:22:04.110-04:00The Joy of Being ContentA new start in a familiar place, close to friends and family, has been consuming this past year.<br />
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I have missed this place and didn't even realize I was missing it.<br />
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As you may know we have downsized drastically. Our empty nest is no longer an oversized house surrounded by acreage. Quite a dramatic change when I look back on all of the turmoil and stress it took to get here. To here, our home, cozy and older and in need of some love and care. This little place doesn't have a ton of character, no fairy tale details or architectual embellishments.<br />
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It is a lot like the house I grew up in. A brick suburban tract house surrounded by other similar houses in a neighborhood built in the middle of the last century. Where moms were home with the kids and dads went off to work each morning with a kiss and a wave and a promise of a home cooked meal at the end of the day. Of course I know that this is a Leave it to Beaver version of childhood, but in my memory it is quite close to the reality we lived as children.<br />
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We have moved back. We are very close to the place we both spent our earliest years. The area is decidedly more urban now, diverse and more densely populated. I have always tended to be more of a city girl. We now have a bit of both. A suburban neighborhood within the city limits.<br />
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Being introspective I assumed this change would be much more difficult emotionally. We raised our children in the house we built 24 years ago. There were so many happy days, shared with all of the people we care most about. So, heart wrenching, hand wringing, tears and sadness? Maybe for a moment, but this little place feels like coming home after being away for a long long time. We are empty nesters and my only regret is that my children may have expected us to stay on and preserve their childhood home. However they have their own lives and friends and so much ahead of them that I hope the only sadness comes from the sense of nostalgia at a time that is past. The memories will always be the best part of that place and time.<br />
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I know they are only concerned with our happiness.<br />
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We are happy. We are at age where we have freedom to enjoy life and do not want to be tied down to maintenance and mortgages and spending all our time as caretakers of a big empty house.</div>
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This little place is manageable and has enough potential as a fixer to keep my DIY and decorating addiction busy for quite a while without overwhelming every waking moment.</div>
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The best word I can think of to describe this feeling is contentment.<br />
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Sharing the progress as we update and bring out the charm of Frippery Funhouse is something I am excited to get moving on. I have been absent for a few years just dealing with a life that felt way too chaotic. There is so much to tell you about (or not) but at this moment I want to share the sheer pleasure of being happy and peaceful in a new place called home.<br />
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Welcome to the downsized version of Frippery.</div>
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We have moved on.</div>
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No longer the farmhouse.</div>
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Maybe the cozy house, the project house, I am still playing with that.</div>
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The playhouse?</div>
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I have never liked the term downsizing.</div>
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It sounds so negative.</div>
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In researching synonyms I found cut, diminish, decrease, lessen, lower, dwindle, amputate...</div>
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We have been here since November and I am just getting around to a bit of sharing.<br />
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Our little Cape Cod style house is about a third of the size of Frippery farmhouse but has so much potential.</div>
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I am having so much fun planning all of the changes we hope to make.</div>
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It has been a learning curve on how to live with less.</div>
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(unfortunately we are still paying for two storage units full of stuff)</div>
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It shows how little we actually need.</div>
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Don't misunderstand, I still love my stuff. I just edit with more care.</div>
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I will begin to share some little peeks of our progress as we move forward,</div>
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The biggest thing I had to do was paint the entire interior.</div>
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I chose to go with Sherwin Williams Alabaster, a warm white, for every room.</div>
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In a small home it helps to have a cohesive background from room to room.</div>
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Lacking a mantle I have used the cabinet you may remember from our old foyer as my place to play with seasonal decorating.</div>
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If you have been visiting for a while you know how often this little area will change.</div>
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Stalking the decorating blogs and Pinterest has my head spinning.</div>
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That said, I am trying my best to hold back and be patient.</div>
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Good to get back to the blog which also needs remodeling.</div>
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Yours in new beginnings, P.</div>
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I cannot believe it has been over a year since the last post.<br />
16 months!<br />
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What's new? Here are 10 things since last we spoke.<br />
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1. I am healthy.<br />
2. I am working full time.<br />
3. We are still living in the farmhouse.<br />
4. The house will actually be on the market in a week.<br />
5. Hubs has a new job that he completely enjoys.<br />
6. We are truly empty nesters.<br />
7. Short hair.<br />
8. I closed my antique mall space.<br />
9. I am learning to practice meditation.<br />
10. Pierced nose.<br />
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More importantly, 10 lessons that have come from the many changes the past several years have wrought. Yes, I have always been an optimist but I realize it is more valuable to keep facing the sunshine the older one gets. The only downside is I am much less tolerant of complainers than before.<br />
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1. No matter what the circumstance, don't panic. The Universe will provide.<br />
2. Bad things happen but how you handle them will make all the difference.<br />
3. Living on less is a truly freeing experience.<br />
4. Surviving illness can bring a bright perspective to the rest of life.<br />
5. Experiencing new things with people you love trumps wealth any day.<br />
6. Don't whine about it, find something good in it. Negativity will crush you.<br />
7. Learn new things and constantly widen your interests.<br />
8. Be kind to everyone you meet. Nice really does matter. It can be life changing to someone.<br />
9. Just because your life is different doesn't mean it's worse.<br />
10. If you're not dead yet, you're not done yet.<br />
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Number 10 may be the best lesson of all. Keep going forward until your last breath. There is always room for good in every day. Focus on the positive and good things will come to you.<br />
Some of you may be gagging on the happy happy joy joy here, but take it from me, it works. Some days you may slip and slide in puddles of tears but never let the "why me's" and "how could this happen's" keep you from the life you are meant to live. That life is in you and it is only through you that it will manifest itself.<br />
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Oh yes, one other lesson...<br />
maybe I will save that for the next post. I promise I won't wait another year!<br />
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Happy to be back my friends.<br />
I've missed you.<br />
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Yours in new adventures, P. <br />
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<br />Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-83763126029272696542014-12-14T14:13:00.002-05:002014-12-14T14:13:51.021-05:00Christmas Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello there faithful friends.</div>
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Between the fantastic <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OverTheMoonVintageMarket" target="_blank">Over the Moon Designers Market</a> the week before Thanksgiving and today life has been eventful.</div>
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What a fun show.</div>
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We are also putting Frippery Farmhouse on the market soon.</div>
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We are selling our other 4 acres to our neighbor so the home will remain surrounded by nature.</div>
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It has been a beautiful home to raise our family but too large for just Joe and I.</div>
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With all of that happening I chose to decorate very little for Christmas. </div>
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We need a few prayers.</div>
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As you all know last year I had breast cancer in the spring of 2013 and a hysterectomy/oophorectomy 2 days before Thanksgiving the same year.<br />
The last few years seem to have had the theme of loss which I spoke about <a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-am-woman-roaring.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Then in December my mom was admitted to the hospital for emergency surgery and spent the week before Christmas there.</div>
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I thought this year had to be better...</div>
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I had my breast surgeon appointment and all was well.</div>
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Happy dance, don't have to see her for a year.</div>
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Then I had my blood levels checked and because I had elevated liver enzymes from taking Tamoxifen for the BC my PCP decided to do an abdominal scan.</div>
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Lo and behold it appears I now have kidney cancer.</div>
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I have my urology appointment tomorrow.</div>
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(As well as starting my yearly temp job because timing is everything right?)</div>
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I called my oncologist because I wasn't getting much info from my PCP and she was very helpful in telling me what to expect.</div>
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The cancer appears to be treatable with surgery and they will probably remove my entire kidney.</div>
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She suggested I look at this as a blessing because if I hadn't been taking the Tamoxifen I would not have had the scan in the first place.<br />
I had to go back and reread<a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-i-have-learned-from-breast-cancer.html" target="_blank"> my thoughts </a>on this too.</div>
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Therefore just a light Christmas again this year and prayers for a better 2015.</div>
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I will post an update as soon as I can.</div>
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Meantime this is a hell of a way to lose weight, piece by piece, haha.</div>
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Have a Merry Christmas whether your hearts are light or heavy this season.</div>
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Each moment is a gift so savor all the good you can.</div>
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Peace and may God's light shine on you all,</div>
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Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-47215573682404011972014-10-29T12:23:00.001-04:002014-11-02T15:05:49.020-05:00How to Decide When it is Time to Move<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry it has been a while but we have been making some big decisions here at Frippery Farmhouse.</div>
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I tried to develop a logical set of questions that would get me to the end result, stay or go.</div>
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It seems that logic is always overtaken by emotion when the question is moving from the home built for your family 21 years ago.</div>
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Up and down, yes or no, I finally wrote myself a list of why we should move vs. stay.</div>
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How much space do we need?</div>
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This one is fairly easy as our kids will soon be on their own and it will just be Joe and I.</div>
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4+ bedrooms and three and a half baths will soon be unnecessary.</div>
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A waste of time to clean and money to heat and cool.</div>
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Do we want to spend our future years maintaining a large home or have the freedom to come and go as we please now that the kids are grown?</div>
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Do we want to stay more rural or move closer in to the city?</div>
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This one is a bit difficult as Joe loves being away from it all and I am ready for a more</div>
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This is a perfect home to raise children in.</div>
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We have done that and were very happy here but we both agree it is time to shake things up.</div>
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So yes, because saying goodbye means saying hello to a new and exciting future.</div>
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Pros vs. cons list.</div>
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We have listed many reasons to stay or go and the pros outweigh the cons by a large margin.</div>
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This will be different for everyone but for us moving at this point makes sense.</div>
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We have a lot of life ahead and we are ready for something different.</div>
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We will be prepping the house for sale in the next several months and I will share some of the process as we de-clutter, clean and make changes for the next family.</div>
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If you are at this point in your life I would love for you to share your decision making process.</div>
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How did you get past emotion and did you choose to stay or go?</div>
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Yours in exciting changes, P.</div>
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My celebration consisted of doing some organizing and a bit of fall decorating.</div>
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Everything I used was either already in my home or came from the garden.</div>
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They really do add pop to my gold, gray and brown family room.</div>
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Much as I hate to say goodbye to summer, the cozy fall weather has me ready to redo, clean and generally get ready to nest for the chilly months ahead.</div>
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I can hardly wait for that first fire.</div>
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Kicking back and watching an old movie with a cup of peppermint tea.</div>
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if not tending the garden or being outdoors.</div>
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The autumn weather brings crisp days and earlier sunsets here in Ohio, </div>
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Soon it will be the indoor season.</div>
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It is a time of reflection on both the past and what is to come.</div>
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It is a time to take stock of what we need to keep and what we can let go.</div>
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I am looking forward to some letting go.</div>
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It feels like the time to keep only the necessary and beautiful and let the rest find a new home.</div>
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The weather is still sunny and golden. </div>
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It isn't time to hibernate yet.</div>
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I would love to dig my feet in and stop time from moving, just for a little while.</div>
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If you would like to see more fall decorating from years past you can stop <a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2012/10/fall-mantel-2-ways.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2009/09/cozy-time.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Totally random note, as I was searching for my post links I realized I had only posted 35 times last year, which of course was partially due to the upheaval of breast cancer and then a hysterectomy two days before Thanksgiving, so not a lot of decorating got done.<br />
The big surprise was that I only posted 15 times this year.<br />
Totally missed the fact that I was absent so often.<br />
My Tamoxifen makes my brain fuzzy so maybe that is my excuse, but seriously I had no idea.<br />
I love Blogland and I need to get back to posting as well for the sake of my sanity.<br />
Do know that although I may have seemed distant I was checking in on all of you each day.<br />
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Have a beautiful week, P.<br />
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Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-21540063880200499012014-09-07T13:43:00.000-04:002014-09-07T13:43:36.562-04:00September Sunday Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meantime, just checking in. </div>
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Celebrating 29 years of marriage to my true love and best friend.</div>
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Our <a href="http://popgunflo.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">daughter</a> made this adorable gift of some of the places we have traveled as a family.</div>
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I finished <a href="http://thriftdiving.com/" target="_blank">Serena's 30 Day Challenge</a> for August and I am loving my redone laundry room.</div>
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If you need some motivation, join the next challenge!</div>
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Feeling that tug that the end of summer always brings. I say it isn't over until the Equinox but I am already feeling that strange sense of yearning Autumn always brings.</div>
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There are some big changes coming to the farmhouse and I think I am ready for them.</div>
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I will try to be more present here but for now we are heading off for a two day mini getaway to celebrate our anniversary.</div>
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(After the Bengals game of course.)</div>
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Yours in beginnings and endings and the life lived in between, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-80945271905575101902014-08-19T19:09:00.001-04:002014-08-19T19:09:05.524-04:00A New Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They serve as an introduction to your brand.</div>
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They help your clients recognize you in a crowd.</div>
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We set up at the City Flea this past weekend and I wanted to be sure we would stand out at an event that has so many wonderful things going on all at once. </div>
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I have been playing with a bit of rebranding and a new sign was a perfect way to try out my new look.</div>
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This sign was ordered from <a href="http://buildasign.com/" target="_blank">Build a Sign</a>, an online purveyor of all things messagy and brandish.</div>
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Super simple to create a look for your business using their online tool.</div>
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Just what I was looking for.</div>
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After I created my design I knew I would want business cards to keep the theme cohesive.</div>
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Awesomeness is definitely a <a href="http://buildasign.com/" target="_blank">Build a Sign</a> trait.</div>
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This sign helped my space stand out in the crowd.</div>
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I love it so much that I am getting ready to place an order for this sign in a different colorway.</div>
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Subdued grey and black and white.</div>
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Thanks <a href="http://buildasign.com/" target="_blank">Build a Sign</a>!</div>
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You definitely have a satisfied customer.</div>
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I am required to acknowledge that I did receive product from Build a Sign to review.</div>
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My opinions are my own however.</div>
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They did a great job, delivery was less than two weeks and I had tons of compliments on my new look.</div>
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Happy me.</div>
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Yours in getting the word out, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-21658505307165079242014-08-15T11:09:00.000-04:002014-08-15T11:09:43.121-04:00Hiding the Litter Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been working with a young man who has purchased a condo in <span id="goog_1865502807"></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OverTheRhine" target="_blank">OTR</a>, an historic neighborhood in Cincinnati currently undergoing a Renaissance.<span id="goog_1865502808"></span></div>
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His condo is a studio style and we needed a solution to hide the cat box as well as a place to sit and remove shoes when he comes home.</div>
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Enter an old trunk that was being stored in his mom's garage and has been in his family for years. </div>
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My trusty jigsaw and a few pieces of molding changed this trunk into </div>
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To see the finished piece in place check out my <a href="http://facebook.com/fripperyfarmhouse" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and </div>
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see how brilliantly useful this trunk is now.</div>
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While you are there go ahead and "like" me if you really do.</div>
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I will be posting more on <a href="http://facebook.com/fripperyfarmhouse" target="_blank">FB</a> and a bit less here for the next little while. </div>
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Lots going on here.</div>
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More on that soon.</div>
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I will also be in OTR myself this weekend for <a href="http://www.thecityflea.com/" target="_blank">City Flea</a>. Come say hi if you are in the Cincinnati area.</div>
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Beautiful day, beautiful setting, lots of fun and of course lots of junkin'!</div>
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Yours in usin' what ya got, P.</div>
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Hey there friends.</div>
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Long time.</div>
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Summer is flying and suddenly it is August!</div>
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I find myself wanting to dig my heels into the grass and grab hold of time to slow her down.</div>
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Things around Frippery Farmhouse have been crazy busy and I am trying to keep up while still savoring the moments of extraordinary beauty the season brings.</div>
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There will be lots of changes coming but for now I just want to bask in lazy summer days.</div>
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Back to Hydrangeas.</div>
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I have many.</div>
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They all bloom at different times.</div>
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I would say I cannot choose a favorite but if pressed Limelight just might edge out all the others.</div>
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Don't tell Annabelle, or the Lacecaps, or Everlasting Summer.</div>
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Words really can't describe the perfection that this hydrangea brings to midsummer.</div>
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Can you believe the amount of blooms on theses shrubs?</div>
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There are only 3 shrubs, planted 3 years ago!</div>
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Snow white fades to vintage pink as the blossoms age.</div>
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Vintage colors for the late summer garden.</div>
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The flowers go from green to white to pink and faded paper ecru as the season progresses.</div>
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Vintage camping stools + clearance pillows = awesome extra seating. </div>
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Two unrelated pieces can turn into something fabulous if you think outside of the box.</div>
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These camp stools were purchased for $5 each at the flea.</div>
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I thought they were kind of retro cool for a summer camp display at my Ohio Valley space.</div>
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You know how hard it is for me to part with junk. </div>
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I could not let them go.</div>
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So I married these cuties to two black and white shaggy tee shirt pillows from Tuesday Morning.</div>
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I had these on my wing chairs but had replaced them with different pillows already.</div>
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Fickle.</div>
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So now I have two amazing stylish stools for $10! </div>
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Even if I had to purchase these pillows for the project it would have come in under $30.</div>
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So now I am kicking myself for passing up another camp stool yesterday at the Tristate Antique show.</div>
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$8 and the bad boy would have been mine.</div>
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What was I thinking?</div>
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Never pass up good junk people!</div>
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Yours in the one that got away, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-33996183920158748312014-07-01T14:59:00.001-04:002014-07-01T15:22:23.832-04:0030 Day Master Bath-DONE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
30 days and $200 was the goal.</div>
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Thanks to Serena at <a href="http://thriftdiving.com/" target="_blank">Thrift Diving</a> I was inspired to get my rear in gear</div>
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and complete my much neglected Master Bath.</div>
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Click here for some photos of the <a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-ugly-truth-about-master-bath.html" target="_blank">embarrassing before</a>...</div>
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No you are not developing cataracts.</div>
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The photo quality stinks, no natural light at all in the vanity section of the room. </div>
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Also no way to get a photo of the entire room. Let me tell you I tried everything.</div>
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I contorted my body, sat on the toilet, laid in the tub...</div>
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Just cannot get enough distance for a full shot.</div>
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I even took the doors off the hinges to get a bit more sunlight!</div>
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You may not get the entire picture but</div>
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this room has a double vanity with matching mirrors.</div>
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My theme was <a href="http://fluffandfinery.blogspot.com/2014/06/ugly-duckling-into-swan.html" target="_blank">Urbane Rustic</a>.</div>
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A bit of sophistication and some outdoors and industrial.</div>
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I found these mirrors at the Christmas Tree Shop after searching high and low for just the right ones.</div>
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Board and batten back wall with hooks and a rustic basket.</div>
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One of my favorite parts is the shelving in the niche above the toilet.</div>
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Again, I can only shoot bits because I cannot get far enough away.</div>
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Lots of rustic and some silver and mercury glass for some shine.</div>
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I oiled the wood for these shelves instead of staining and hope that they darken with age. </div>
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Everything I decorated with was already in our home.</div>
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Hoard much?</div>
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Confession time.</div>
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Of the many tasks I took on during this project, pulling out the toilet was the scariest.</div>
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Once it was out I could not stand the thought of putting that 20 year old water guzzler back.</div>
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So, lovely new Kohler toilet you doubled my budget. </div>
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Worth every penny.</div>
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If loving a toilet is wrong, I don't wanna be right.</div>
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Best part? My baby girl Sadie took on the installation.</div>
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Skills people.</div>
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Learning opportunities at every turn in life.</div>
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Or is that flush with opportunity?</div>
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Sadie also sprayed the shiny brass hardware Pewter.</div>
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We did replace the rusty hinges and door latch with brushed chrome.</div>
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My free art from my stash of papers and frames.</div>
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A rustic crate holds books and candles.</div>
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Awkward attempt to get the detail on the mirrors.</div>
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Even replaced the outlets.</div>
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They were not GFS, which I believe is illegal or against code or something.</div>
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Taking our lives in our hands every time we plugged in an appliance!</div>
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You can get some sleep now, we are safe.</div>
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Some twigs in a basket I bought on clearance years ago.</div>
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See, that is why I have a problem parting with junk.</div>
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As soon as its gone I will probably find a use for it.</div>
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More of my found art, probably another of my favorite parts of this make over.</div>
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I will show some of the details and the sources in another post.</div>
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Two eleven hour days finishing this space have my brain fried.</div>
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Serena is hosting another challenge in August.</div>
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She will also be spotlighting the June participants on her blog.</div>
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Visit<a href="http://thriftdiving.com/" target="_blank"> Thrift Diving</a> for some great inspiration.</div>
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As for me, I think I will go sit on my toilet and take in the view.</div>
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Yours in new challenges, P.<br />
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I am also linking this post to these inspiring sites...<br />
<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank">Between Naps on the Porch</a></div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-23364207847352753802014-06-18T18:56:00.000-04:002014-06-18T18:56:25.240-04:00Bath Makeover, Getting There is Half the Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just checking in with my progress on the <a href="http://www.thriftdiving.com/" target="_blank">June Room Challenge at Thrift Diving</a>.</div>
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Slow progress, but progress non the less.</div>
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I was absolutely stuck on the direction to take with the vanity which held up everything else.</div>
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Then I recalled my initial decision to keep the budget under $200.</div>
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Well that certainly helped.</div>
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Since I need flooring the cabinet doors are staying.</div>
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A bit of sanding and a few coats of Annie Sloan Graphite and things are looking much better.</div>
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I was on the hunt for inexpensive mirrors and I hit every discount store</div>
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from Home Goods to Ollie's with no luck.</div>
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Then on a whim I stopped at the Christmas Tree Shop and boom!</div>
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Just a sneak peak.</div>
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My theme is Rustic Urbanity.</div>
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Or is that Urbane Rusticity?</div>
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Either way these mirrors combine sophistication in the bevels and </div>
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the raw wood frames scream outdoorsy.</div>
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For the sale price of 29 buckaroos I was sold.</div>
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Forgive the poor photo quality, this part of the bathroom has no window.</div>
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Now I am shopping the house in my head for everything to complete my Urbane and Rustic bath.</div>
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I already have the paint as I am using the same colors as my Master Bedroom.</div>
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Paint goes on tomorrow.</div>
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Then molding.</div>
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Then floors.</div>
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Can I make it???</div>
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Yours in a panic, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-32745819762583150492014-06-06T05:30:00.000-04:002014-06-06T05:30:00.661-04:00Ugly Duckling into Swan?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Since the prevailing color palette in my head has been black, white, grey, gold and silver, where better to find inspiration than <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>?</div>
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Love this rustic charcoal finish and because my faucets are chrome and I am not changing them, the silver hardware is perfect.</div>
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This would involve making new drawer fronts and then somehow covering the existing doors with faux fronts as well.</div>
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Loving the vintage file drawer look.</div>
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This is doable with some work.</div>
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This would be the easiest to achieve.</div>
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A bit of charcoal paint, some distressing and dark wax and my vanity could have a similar look.</div>
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The biggest problem is deciding which direction to take.</div>
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Rustic elegance or elegant rusticity?<br />
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Making a decision is the hard part.</div>
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Thoughts???</div>
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Yours in a quandry, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-34746338943656250682014-06-04T12:21:00.000-04:002014-06-04T12:21:40.851-04:00In a Perfect World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
While searching for direction in my Master Bath makeover for the <a href="http://www.thriftdiving.com/2014/06/9-questions-ask-planning-room-makeover.html" target="_blank">30 Day Challenge</a></div>
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I seem to have found a theme.</div>
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These bathrooms would be mine if all was right with the world.</div>
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Tile! Mirrors! Lights, OMG those lights!</div>
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Black walled cozy luxury.</div>
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I could live in this bathroom.</div>
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Seriously, it would be all I need.</div>
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Well maybe a mini fridge and someone to bring me food.</div>
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Sophisticated whimsy.</div>
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I am all about these stripes.</div>
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Gorgeous.</div>
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<a href="http://www.casasugar.com/Powder-Room-Makeover-Black-White-Stripes-7550489" target="_blank">via</a></div>
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Well gee, it seems I have my color palette,</div>
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Surprise, surprise.</div>
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Now on to the reality of the bathroom I really have and how I can mix in some whimsical sophisticated coziness.</div>
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Yours in the big picture, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-84474301410019769492014-06-03T13:46:00.000-04:002014-06-03T13:46:49.072-04:00The Ugly Truth about a Master Bath Makeover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
First let me apologize for the super long absence.</div>
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Real life just got in the way.</div>
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Working a big girl job and keeping the house somewhat together while dealing with the rotten effects of tamoxifen just took a toll.</div>
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Thats a story for another day...</div>
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I have time now that my temp job has ended, so instead of relaxing a bit I signed on with <a href="http://thriftdiving.com/" target="_blank">Serena of Thrift Diving</a> and her <a href="http://www.thriftdiving.com/2014/05/30-day-june-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">30 Day June Room Challenge</a>.</div>
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Leaving all dignity behind I am sharing the before pictures of the room I have chosen.</div>
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Don't judge, it is really bad.</div>
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Our master bath is 21 years old and due for an adult makeover.</div>
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In all the years in this house I have never gotten this room quite right.</div>
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My hubs could care less about decorating so that doesn't help.</div>
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Note his clothes hanging on hooks behind the door and </div>
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the fact that he thinks this is the perfect place to iron shirts.</div>
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He can't believe we are doing away with the over the door hook system!</div>
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This room has been started and stalled several times.</div>
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I finally just gave up.</div>
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This challenge was just what I needed to finally create the cozy urbane farmhouse bath of my dreams.</div>
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Now for the close ups.</div>
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Try not to look away in horror.</div>
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From a distance these cabinets might be good to go with a little paint magic.</div>
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The vinyl plank floors might make it another few years.</div>
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Oh but thanks to the super zoom on my camera the ugly truth is exposed.</div>
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The melamine cabinet doors are literally popping from moisture.</div>
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That fake wood peel and stick is coming apart at the seams.</div>
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This room can't be fixed with a little cosmetic surgery.</div>
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She needs the whole lift.</div>
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However that is not in the budget.</div>
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Brainstorming here people.</div>
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Follow along with me as I DIY my way from beast to beauty this month.</div>
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Next post I will list what needs doing and some possible budget friendly fixes for each issue.</div>
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Feels good to be back!</div>
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Yours in sawdust and scrub brushes, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-52407108479698348852014-03-23T10:47:00.000-04:002014-03-23T11:07:30.594-04:00Sunday Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Looking for a bit of spring cleaning inspiration this past week.</div>
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I came across one of my loves.</div>
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Lists...printable lists.</div>
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I can leave a list for the fam and maybe once it is spelled out they will take action. </div>
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Plus I needed a fire lit under me this year.</div>
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I am working my full time temp job again </div>
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while also getting ready for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OverTheMoonVintageMarket" target="_blank">Over the Moon Vintage Market</a> in (gasp) less than two weeks.</div>
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But the pull of the big spring clean is tugging at me as well.</div>
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Thank you to <a href="http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/category/household-tips/cleaning/" target="_blank">Ruth at Living Well Spending Less</a>.</div>
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Her lovely lists of cleaning tips will be my go to when I need a push to get tidy.</div>
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Have a cup of coffee at my fresh and clean coffee station and make a visit to her blog.</div>
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The girl has it together!</div>
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Also, always inspirational <a href="http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2014/03/remember-that-one-time-target-copied-me.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VintageRevivals+%28Vintage+Revivals%29" target="_blank">Mand</a>i at <a href="http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2014/03/remember-that-one-time-target-copied-me.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VintageRevivals+%28Vintage+Revivals%29" target="_blank">Vintage Revivals</a> had quite a surprise this week.</div>
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Target, yes Target, copied one of her room designs almost identically, yet gave her no credit.</div>
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Really Target?</div>
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Thanks to the amazing vigilance of Blogland they did not pull it off without being called out.</div>
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In the end they did the right thing but only after being caught.</div>
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Shame on you Target.</div>
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Congrats to <a href="http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2014/03/remember-that-one-time-target-copied-me.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VintageRevivals+%28Vintage+Revivals%29" target="_blank">Mand</a>i, who has been contacted by Target.</div>
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A whole new door may have opened for her.</div>
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I am off to spruce up another space or two before heading out to a girl's get together this afternoon.</div>
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Take baby steps to get the job done when you find you don't have a vast amount of time </div>
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Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-61078934283798719852014-03-16T11:22:00.001-04:002014-03-16T11:22:15.303-04:00Sunday Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am sharing a few places I have visited this week that lifted me.</div>
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<a href="http://www.tamerabeardsley.com/2014/03/hello-gratitude-hello-to-moving-on.html" target="_blank">Tamara Beardsley</a> always has something worth reading. </div>
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Sometimes fun and fashion. </div>
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Often inspiration. </div>
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This lady is not just a gorgeous face and fabulous sense of style.</div>
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There is substance under all that pretty.</div>
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I love lists, being on a real organization kick at the moment.</div>
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Anything that spells out simple rules to follow is all good.</div>
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A ten day marriage challenge posted by <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=2500363317&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=3883575&link=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRwcm94eS5nb29nbGUuY29tL35yL1RoZVZhbmlsbGFUdWxpcC9-My9RYjc4RzEzNjZhSS8xMC1kYXktbWFycmlhZ2UtY2hhbGxlbmdlLmh0bWw&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">The Vanilla Tulip</a> looks like a must do.</div>
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Anything that brings closer understanding with your life partner can only bring blessings to your life.</div>
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35 years of being together we would know it all.</div>
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People change in want they want, believe and think.</div>
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Life is ever changing.</div>
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A little check in to see whats new is always a good idea.</div>
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This could be a yearly event for us.</div>
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What has inspired you this week?</div>
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Yours in seeking a good life, P.</div>
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P.S. Can you see the direction my spring cleaning is taking?</div>
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Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-17933540751240828972014-03-15T14:33:00.002-04:002014-03-15T14:33:35.753-04:00Spring Sighted Ahead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello Friends.</div>
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Summing up the recent months can be done in a single word.</div>
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Hibernation.</div>
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No excuses or long explanations.</div>
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I have just been marking time.</div>
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<a href="https://arttothe5th.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Documenting life</a> when I get a moment.</div>
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Making plans and deciding what direction to take.</div>
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To me, the real new year starts with spring.</div>
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We spend the winter tucked up and dreaming.</div>
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Now comes the time for action.</div>
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I am ready to go.</div>
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Energized by people, and ideas and words that have touched my life and become a call to get moving.</div>
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Time is precious, let's not waste a drop.</div>
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I've missed you all in Blogland.</div>
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Stepping away for a bit has helped me put things into clearer focus.</div>
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Moving in new directions and unloading everything that isn't working...</div>
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Growth.</div>
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Hope you stop by occasionally to chat.</div>
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Let me know what is new in your world.</div>
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Are you living out loud or just managing to cope?</div>
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Yours in the promise of spring, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-27294734401589652292014-01-04T14:09:00.000-05:002014-01-04T14:09:00.411-05:002014 Goals for Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year our home will be more useable.</div>
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More comfy and conducive to the way we live.</div>
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I will try not to be influenced by trends unless I love them.</div>
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No more worrying about "staging" or staying neutral for resale.</div>
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No home store copy cat.</div>
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We live here.</div>
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More color in every room.</div>
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A happy, creative home.</div>
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No worries about what someone else will think.</div>
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This is our house, not some show house.</div>
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More fun, less serious decorating.</div>
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A home where we can really live, every day, without stress.</div>
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Where projects can be worked on, meals cooked, games played...</div>
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and where guests can feel free to kick off their shoes and relax.</div>
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Are you with me?</div>
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What are your plans for your home this year?</div>
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Yours, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-49143452265180492972013-12-31T10:24:00.002-05:002013-12-31T10:24:31.600-05:00Out With the Old, Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hey there dear friends, it's been a while.</div>
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Here we are at the end of 2013 and I am tempted to say good riddance.</div>
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That said, I have a hard time with endings, even happy ones.</div>
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No big year in review here. Don't really want to relive a lot of it.</div>
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How about some Christmas decorating instead, albeit late?</div>
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It is tempting to look at a year filled with unpleasant events and write it off as a bad year.</div>
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Being a glass half full girl I have chosen to look at 2013 as a year of healing.</div>
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Body and soul healing.</div>
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Much better than bad.</div>
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Lets face it, lots of beautiful moments happen among even the worst times in life. </div>
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You have provided many of those beautiful moments.</div>
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You share so much that is lovely and kind and thoughtful.</div>
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Bring on 2014!</div>
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I have great hope for a fresh new year.</div>
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Happy New Year friends.</div>
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a constant bright spot on even the darkest days.</div>
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You lift me up just knowing that we are traveling a path together, near and far, </div>
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all at the same time on this earth.</div>
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I wish we could all gather at the table and laugh, and tell stories, and be together.</div>
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Oh wait, we already do!</div>
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Heres to sharing our New Year.</div>
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May it be the best yet.</div>
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Hugs, Pam</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-88868892851530925142013-11-06T18:24:00.000-05:002013-11-06T18:24:32.524-05:00Art Therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had my six month visit today with my surgeon.</div>
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Mammogram...</div>
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Sigh of relief...</div>
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All looks good...</div>
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Come back in a year!</div>
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Had my pre hysterectomy physical yesterday and all good too.</div>
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This year has been, and continues to be a stinker but good news is good news. </div>
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I have been feeling a bit sorry for myself.</div>
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Like I missed the entire summer because of radiation, and now I will miss Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas season because I have this hysterectomy the Tuesday before.</div>
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My PCP says they may keep me 3 days.</div>
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Then 3 weeks recovery.</div>
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Rats!</div>
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Had the day off from work.</div>
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Came home and planted myself in the studio.</div>
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Watched some awesome <a href="http://yesandamenblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Junelle Jacobson</a> videos while I worked.</div>
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You cannot help but feel cheery while listening to her.</div>
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Kicked myself in the ample...er I mean curvy... rear.</div>
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What do I have to be sad about?</div>
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I have a loving family and actually pretty good health despite this year.</div>
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I have a business that I love and have recently met some local artists </div>
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who may give me just the boost I need.</div>
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Plus, I have this outlet of making whatever strikes my mood when I am feeling low.</div>
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Happy colors, Christmas coming, joy is what I will concentrate on.</div>
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Then I got to thinking...</div>
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I don't have to cook Thanksgiving dinner for 15 for the first time in 28 years!</div>
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I have many semi willing workers to do my bidding for a few weeks too.</div>
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They will be my team of decorators. </div>
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No climbing in the attic and digging through bins in the garage.</div>
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No grumbling that there is only one person in the house doing ALL the holiday prep.</div>
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I will direct the event this year!</div>
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Oh this may be the best season ever.</div>
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I can just hear it...</div>
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"Move that light an inch to the right please."</div>
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"I know we have at least 3 more glittery stars, can you look again?"</div>
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"The wise men are on the wrong side."</div>
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Maybe I better keep a lid on my enthusiasm.</div>
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At least for a few weeks.</div>
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I was also inspired to do a ten minute sketch of how the day made me feel.</div>
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Dark and light combined.</div>
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A gift with a cost.</div>
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Yours on the bright side, P.</div>
Pam @ Fripperyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694536982173963267noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495304189617517297.post-3373708854633281402013-10-25T12:54:00.000-04:002013-10-25T12:54:43.024-04:00What I Have Learned from Breast Cancer<div style="text-align: center;">
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Nothing usually goes as planned but we certainly spend a lot of time planning anyway.</div>
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I have learned a bit about unexpected events in the last several years but especially this past year.</div>
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Things happen, we have no real control, </div>
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so we need to sway and bend instead of standing rigid or we will break.</div>
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Simple enough in theory but I think I have finally learned to practice bending and swaying.</div>
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In fact it is quite an enjoyable way to spend a life.</div>
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Let go of all of those perfect plans.</div>
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Make room for the unexpected.</div>
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That way, when it comes you won't crack.</div>
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You will dance with it.</div>
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Of course we still need to make plans, it is part of creativity.</div>
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Just loosen them up a bit.</div>
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All those carefully laid plans can be such a hinderance and lead to disappointment.</div>
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Make sketches instead of creating blueprints.</div>
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Bring an eraser for last minute changes.</div>
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Pencils instead of ink.</div>
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I have found so much more peace living this way in the past year.</div>
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I still plan, but I am ready for what life brings and I will spin and leap and sway with it.</div>
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How about you?</div>
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Yours in the unexpected, P.</div>
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P.S. Unexpected find at ReStore, two gorgeous yellow velvet chairs for my sitting room. $18.00 each! What?</div>
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You heard me!</div>
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This year, working at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Costume-Gallery-Newport/147749269856?ref=hl" target="_blank">Costume Gallery,</a> it looks as though </div>
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decorating needs to be placed on the "Maybe I will get a minute" list.</div>
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Priorities...</div>
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Do you have advice on how best to list them?</div>
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Making things for the upcoming <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OverTheMoonVintageMarket" target="_blank">Over the Moon</a> show and for a fabulous little shop called </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DandyJewelry" target="_blank">Dandy Haberdashery</a> need to be up there on the list.</div>
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Not to mention my poorly neglected <a href="http://www.ohiovalleyantiques.com/" target="_blank">Ohio Valley Mall</a> space.</div>
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So what have I been up too?</div>
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Work. Halloween in a Costume Shop is a whole life event.</div>
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Photo shoots, planning meetings, window dressing and of course our customers who keep us going.</div>
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If I am absent from here for a bit, it is only because I am up to my ears in priorities.</div>
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Visits to your lovely homes and fall decor will have to suffice.</div>
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Each evening, tucked in bed with a chai tea latte and the ipad I will get a little taste of Halloween decorating and crafts.</div>
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There certainly won't be much of that happening here.</div>
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By the way, do you have your costume yet???</div>
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Yours in Halloween frenzy, P.</div>
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