Totes Back in Stock and a Color Question

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/emily-dickinson-hope-tote"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtIpgg5-s8NkVAPb0t5gY0GKbArdGRLx7Inp4UAdxJ-ek74g-jTQHOvX4HPl-FL4IvncJ2EhrmlIAJsgPCKYYzSBeTbVdwC7c9lOLKahcB8pH0Qb6qzmy3Jd5YClsW7pshyAW613hyfo/s640/HopeThingWithFeathersMAIN.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just finished adding the labels to a large batch of our </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/emily-dickinson-hope-tote">"Hope is the thing with feathers..." tote</a> and they are now BACK IN STOCK<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/emily-dickinson-hope-tote"></a>! </b></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They are just $7.95!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are currently sold out of both of our shirt designs with this print. We wanted to do a different color-way this time around (our last shirts were olive green with a darker green print and white with a hot pink print). This time we are going to print them on light gray sweatshirts and white thermals. We are torn on which color to print them, though: black, grayish blue or the peach above. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So... what do you guys think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2 class="title"> Would you prefer a peach, black, or grayish-blue print?</h2><div class="widget-content" id="widget-content"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="160" name="poll-widget-5635625911211899836" src="http://www.google.com/reviews/polls/display/-5635625911211899836/blogger_template/run_app?txtclr=%23282828&lnkclr=%23635545&chrtclr=%23635545&font=normal+normal+12px+Arial,+Tahoma,+Helvetica,+FreeSans,+sans-serif&hideq=true&purl=http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/" style="border: medium none; width: 100%;"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all have a wonderful Monday! Will be back tomorrow with the photoshop tutorial on how to make eyes pop. I actually have all the step by step screen shots uploaded into blogger I just didn't have time to add the directions. Hopefully, though, I will be able to do that at some point today or tonight and will have that post ready to go tomorrow. </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/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Totes Back in Stock and a Color Question

I just finished adding the labels to a large batch of our    "Hope is the thing with feathers..." tote and they are now BACK IN S...

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Timeless Settings Giveaway

<div style="text-align: center;"><b>I am so excited to be offering you all a chance to win a</b></div><div style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">$50 Gift Certificate </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to <a href="http://www.timeless-settings.com/">Timeless Settings!</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Timeless Settings is a wonderful online shop run by a very sweet woman named Donna. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The shop is full of amazing home decor items. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Here are a few of my favorite items:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love this vintage style birdcage. <b><br /></b></span></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="http://www.timeless-settings.com/home-decor/decorative-accents/antique-style-bird-cage.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL3QQyFwk9OQe_PaTs0sua9RE1gDzLJirp1MCzK7roaW7QL4L8s4X1nFaxP0iGuGKCh8CchF494TFIJXxDW2B5k_ApWRCEm0_yi-VqUi9wqh29DJapLCNvvpbid7VLECUP_UTavX-97Y/s320/IMG_5257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And how cool is this drying rack? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.timeless-settings.com/home-decor/kitchen-items/rolling-pin-dish-drying-rack.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYhsKM-I0gTtDeyZlrmhvIY50tq0HaU3KhUklcTW9e-Z-Nk3kMptv6wbuWHkDimEOgmmJdTSrZWmv0C8BdJm46ZIwyyX1Gx8c5Ek1vaQ4EdMOP92YYA3ZeH9tq8g3xhNfNjCgFbz30L4/s320/IMG_5809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think these rustic buckets would look great just about anywhere.</span><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxELPlbuD4UhlYzEEoWVT5Zvy7ZHkTBpqLBP1pxA_rq8XoyQFUL_0jEQSfrkNPRkqmdG23lamWoHnV_Mm2UnmjNIj452dWgROTQyPCluX1FkO7Tkfr9zVPj68Za5smG0CVeCP00HV2UI/s1600/IMG_5744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxELPlbuD4UhlYzEEoWVT5Zvy7ZHkTBpqLBP1pxA_rq8XoyQFUL_0jEQSfrkNPRkqmdG23lamWoHnV_Mm2UnmjNIj452dWgROTQyPCluX1FkO7Tkfr9zVPj68Za5smG0CVeCP00HV2UI/s320/IMG_5744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So how can you win?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's easy! Just head over to <a href="http://www.timeless-settings.com/">Timeless Setting</a>s, look around then come back here and leave a comment saying what your favorite item is. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: small;">That's it!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you would like an extra entry just "like" <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Timeless.Settings">Timeless Settings on Facebook </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">or <a href="http://timeless-settings.com/blog/">"follow" their blog</a>, and then come back here and leave a comment saying that you did.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">What a great opportunity to win just in time for the holidays!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh and even if you don't have a google account you can still enter anonymously just make sure you leave your e-mail address!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><br /></b></span></div>

Timeless Settings Giveaway

I am so excited to be offering you all a chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate  to Timeless Settings! Timeless Settings is a wonderful online...

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Lillie and Her Friends and a Free October Download

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvoUTIwWzDTXcPNQRJR0EcN-A9Co6YUGBofpmegHHlAlm0JONDiIQTRXpYvfU3fF3GZTcNsOZvizaE2jQjaRa5Q-sTsbLLVwFDNe1o_mLosPkd1HYpAg9v9iMAW6yxQX-TD2vjv82RG0/s1600/eDSC_1612c-swcopy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvoUTIwWzDTXcPNQRJR0EcN-A9Co6YUGBofpmegHHlAlm0JONDiIQTRXpYvfU3fF3GZTcNsOZvizaE2jQjaRa5Q-sTsbLLVwFDNe1o_mLosPkd1HYpAg9v9iMAW6yxQX-TD2vjv82RG0/s640/eDSC_1612c-swcopy.png" width="640" /></a><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F10%2Flillie-and-her-friends-and-free-october.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-mPSiVFEDPJw%2FTo5U1OpTYwI%2FAAAAAAAAF5U%2F0EOEsAipZ5E%2Fs640%2FeDSC_1612c-swcopy.png">Pin It</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script></center>About a month or so ago we met two new girls who moved in down the street named Bayley and Chloe. Lillie has had so much fun playing with them and they are just so sweet and good to her. Here are a few shots of them. Chloe and Bayley are wearing our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-children-s-thermal-in-pink">Fairyland Thermal in Pink</a> which we now have restocked and all three of them are wearing our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/briar-hat-in-gray">Briar Hat in Gray.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBUEturvs4b799qjPHkq7yUfOxMtl7MHb1w6O5gsxrrRNbU1q6B5gQmw89pn7N6F8X7p04_4okFi2N6BniwiyXEPYZ365ppSqihkXSY8Vk9vBhOmSjsw-dA58n0m0dhibYAUMQ6hBA9M/s1600/eDSC_1612c-blcopy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBUEturvs4b799qjPHkq7yUfOxMtl7MHb1w6O5gsxrrRNbU1q6B5gQmw89pn7N6F8X7p04_4okFi2N6BniwiyXEPYZ365ppSqihkXSY8Vk9vBhOmSjsw-dA58n0m0dhibYAUMQ6hBA9M/s640/eDSC_1612c-blcopy.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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;"><img border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-NbKeJZG-NGhfD1jSbJt0oR-pSsusKkDrK8ddUMMg456nvL3gsIujaMqjYLkYyFF91D0q8nYzhwMa1NjulYps_nnN5JtTj9bEOHIdGtwzE-9fvXObdYW7Trab4nO9ue_tQaHJnVKj34/s640/eDSC_1468c-heistcopy.png" width="640" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>For this weekend only we are offering $5 off on <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-children-s-thermal-in-pink">this thermal</a>. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Just type in "THERMAL5" when checking out. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></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/AVvXsEiQrvvsYgEycQ7Z3A7nlD2RHCr5-RcECz0JiKlSOZ553Racc8eX5hTbs1GVKOuWz-31HPZxX8c1fOxftxnLChwtOReWc_VjIbusxmYQ_1qIL4mUVaoZwG_vx3QPXhzzJ0MNIRZ474kUhdc/s1600/eDSC_1577c-copyenvy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrvvsYgEycQ7Z3A7nlD2RHCr5-RcECz0JiKlSOZ553Racc8eX5hTbs1GVKOuWz-31HPZxX8c1fOxftxnLChwtOReWc_VjIbusxmYQ_1qIL4mUVaoZwG_vx3QPXhzzJ0MNIRZ474kUhdc/s640/eDSC_1577c-copyenvy.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiPPd1i5ocTbuSwYCU9aCkZlVdjz1gKsCohZri7RUnFCPj987bSYUqh7dRt_7zoFvhiKxsRdZ1sH4xW61TS1_9HRT29X7AgaI4kxBYUCIDdp8DzllMbrXhI1ElwEnDk3T7ZgmBsyYxCK3g/s1600/eDSC_1598c-envycopy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPd1i5ocTbuSwYCU9aCkZlVdjz1gKsCohZri7RUnFCPj987bSYUqh7dRt_7zoFvhiKxsRdZ1sH4xW61TS1_9HRT29X7AgaI4kxBYUCIDdp8DzllMbrXhI1ElwEnDk3T7ZgmBsyYxCK3g/s640/eDSC_1598c-envycopy.png" width="444" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiodSMfzsjgFv_DCZ1v8tp7Bm6eDRqEsk4bYG8YqlwERG1eqSmDGc_3GlOaEuYYoz4akb02FamR-F3Zsu7JvvpukxIbP3KxVFRI4Sv7-e5DNf762E7LqQ4_4a0O1RBEgjV6c2bjHWVhYwQ/s1600/eDSC_1727c-copycl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodSMfzsjgFv_DCZ1v8tp7Bm6eDRqEsk4bYG8YqlwERG1eqSmDGc_3GlOaEuYYoz4akb02FamR-F3Zsu7JvvpukxIbP3KxVFRI4Sv7-e5DNf762E7LqQ4_4a0O1RBEgjV6c2bjHWVhYwQ/s640/eDSC_1727c-copycl.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I finally took photos of our family room today. I should be able to get them edited this weekend and will post them next week. In the meantime here is a free download of the October print I put in that room. Just click the image below it will bring you to our site where you can download the PDF file.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/humbert-wolfe-october-free"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GHW0kCtwzVDWyW9pmlniSeOsBw0E35-vySs32n6a6sBm6VTaV5jq2UtZHYZrX-GKtFn2oH6Ac42kUPa9pVZsvl8RbuoESVS0kK9ekCyD6uOxiHUNYLsTJW8NfAzBSYTX7YDWYVGGG_o/s640/October.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F10%2Flillie-and-her-friends-and-free-october.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-2V8QrVb3zeo%2FTo53ekHW00I%2FAAAAAAAAF50%2Fv7xvcFw-GRE%2Fs640%2FOctober.jpg">Pin It</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script></center><br /><br />I hope you all have a wonderful Friday! I will be back tomorrow with a giveaway and then next week have a tutorial on how to make eyes pop in photoshop and post on our family room and where we keep all the toys!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

Lillie and Her Friends and a Free October Download

Pin It About a month or so ago we met two new girls who moved in down the street named Bayley and Chloe. Lillie has had so much fun playing ...

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A Quick Corduroy Letter Tutorial

<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/AVvXsEg4rBKYnpy__x4d-ILn7BBT5YWWQ3yWp7CtZWkRnppX-6zfKrdj8JWDvn2zQXasFH_xJQCymuzkkEvDxMYEqnjRPsyJTnrpZ-WscTHqZ0sND5vMsTnnj2hto12xwSvSqe_KRhbi1celzWY/s1600/cDSC_1175.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rBKYnpy__x4d-ILn7BBT5YWWQ3yWp7CtZWkRnppX-6zfKrdj8JWDvn2zQXasFH_xJQCymuzkkEvDxMYEqnjRPsyJTnrpZ-WscTHqZ0sND5vMsTnnj2hto12xwSvSqe_KRhbi1celzWY/s640/cDSC_1175.png" width="420" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F10%2Fquick-corduroy-letter-tutorial.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-Ul4hulSYLd0%2FTo0nvGQvMVI%2FAAAAAAAAF4o%2FAaUTiqtfjv0%2Fs640%2FcDSC_1175.png">Pin It</a><br /><script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></center><br /> I do a lot of projects that do not turn out how I had hoped. In fact I have done two this fall that were so awful I only had them out in sight for about 24 hours before tossing them. However, every now and again I do a project that I end up really liking. One of those projects was the oversized moss letter tutorial.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This spring right around the time Lola arrived I showed you all my <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/rest-of-porch.html">spring porch</a> and a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/oversized-moss-letter-tutorial-and-some.html">tutorial on how to make this letter</a>. (It is kind of hard to tell in this photo but this is the moss letter NOT the corduroy one).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHgF3oIX7BAAKRUe5ZKRYEKsqVBYMSh9BXCp-rd2_wlVrm1lXsLbOdokZEvX9A5kVKGQUOWmTZ0xGvgvMuG5xngC6F_UkYh32Ea4z7ugvy4bHFCiLV2cD3lAjdu-b6WDNXKZvfGhiRlE/s1600/cDSC_0069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHgF3oIX7BAAKRUe5ZKRYEKsqVBYMSh9BXCp-rd2_wlVrm1lXsLbOdokZEvX9A5kVKGQUOWmTZ0xGvgvMuG5xngC6F_UkYh32Ea4z7ugvy4bHFCiLV2cD3lAjdu-b6WDNXKZvfGhiRlE/s640/cDSC_0069.jpg" width="428" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I really liked the graphic punch in added to the porch so I decided to make another one for autumn using corduroy.  Here is how I did it. It was incredibly easy and cost less than $5!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>****I made this late at night which already meant the photos were going to be awful but on top of that my flash is still broken so they are really dark and really blurry but at least you can get the general idea of each step.****</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this letter I decided to splurge and buy some foam board instead of just using cardboard. It was so much easier cutting through the foam board!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC4U2YVK-fAyusdi_XHbW1kXdyO-zgKn1vTgtgSZcmQvmtVIXM4z7_Ji2H1PJ1WUNn_4seXSWuSyYk4rFVERUEYbD9TiMjDMZpMzHOe8DsUpTeEFKM8VCjOlJNcbAi1Ipah3UW-YZvvU/s1600/cDSC_0528.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC4U2YVK-fAyusdi_XHbW1kXdyO-zgKn1vTgtgSZcmQvmtVIXM4z7_Ji2H1PJ1WUNn_4seXSWuSyYk4rFVERUEYbD9TiMjDMZpMzHOe8DsUpTeEFKM8VCjOlJNcbAi1Ipah3UW-YZvvU/s640/cDSC_0528.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First, I drew out my letter. I think it would also be fun to do a number for a birthday party....I am thinking about doing something like this for Lillie's next birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsjY3iTS7IqwN3YJPvt3wYX4ja-lvqKSuv4a9OMi4DHnUdytq_Jr4hOBp2mSi79cWTxlSLe3CikeomzQRXD4iz2NRLP5or7X0QK0FfshiXn-9KuPd9gTS9SLrWmIrTsH6xi70PgCBgLw/s1600/cDSC_0530.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsjY3iTS7IqwN3YJPvt3wYX4ja-lvqKSuv4a9OMi4DHnUdytq_Jr4hOBp2mSi79cWTxlSLe3CikeomzQRXD4iz2NRLP5or7X0QK0FfshiXn-9KuPd9gTS9SLrWmIrTsH6xi70PgCBgLw/s320/cDSC_0530.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I used a box cutter and scissors to cut out my letter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ6L-WI_BIjyrw3gJX_JsAp3rt9YhfAGBfFTVDETM8GdHmTxo0CcGTMF3iCFRxQwk5JMkK9JrWe9JFDlBBrHGdHNAtPwWhfm8lv4pV2wNnqi08zpGs0O8giuIOAB2cSLVN0twCHGU7lw/s1600/cDSC_0531.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ6L-WI_BIjyrw3gJX_JsAp3rt9YhfAGBfFTVDETM8GdHmTxo0CcGTMF3iCFRxQwk5JMkK9JrWe9JFDlBBrHGdHNAtPwWhfm8lv4pV2wNnqi08zpGs0O8giuIOAB2cSLVN0twCHGU7lw/s640/cDSC_0531.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next I sprayed some spray fabric adhesive that I had from another project on the backside of the corduroy and pressed the foam board "H" down onto it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQF9VaDEB2FPYNnHgkMrWOmPyVvWlO8-gf5ozvdZyxulLMsrR4cmRJR1zNA4MP1gx-2Vu3q8N3nUwP1epRGuzTYXPsJpJfohItoLGv3zjL_kB7a0Bt000C9MMUY1JMAL9ZmBpO9g6Ew/s1600/DSC_0533" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQF9VaDEB2FPYNnHgkMrWOmPyVvWlO8-gf5ozvdZyxulLMsrR4cmRJR1zNA4MP1gx-2Vu3q8N3nUwP1epRGuzTYXPsJpJfohItoLGv3zjL_kB7a0Bt000C9MMUY1JMAL9ZmBpO9g6Ew/s640/DSC_0533" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Then I just trimmed the corduroy around the letter leaving an extra inch or so. I folded the fabric over the back and pulled it tight and glued it to the backside. (I forgot to take a photo of that but it is the same as I did for the moss version that you can find <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/oversized-moss-letter-tutorial-and-some.html">here</a>).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I just pulled everything tight and added it to the porch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEh06NaGVxAsm2SJf2U763pfkZoCNddr3It5hurcDK4t4xH_lJlK6jhinKvVB9IN55JIvututepPoK4zo3QGg_7QnjaMGHFWveK_2QZjd2lwMiGvccrk3pAYNiXiYNJjbM2NnM1PVx1gwWI/s1600/aDSC_1173.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06NaGVxAsm2SJf2U763pfkZoCNddr3It5hurcDK4t4xH_lJlK6jhinKvVB9IN55JIvututepPoK4zo3QGg_7QnjaMGHFWveK_2QZjd2lwMiGvccrk3pAYNiXiYNJjbM2NnM1PVx1gwWI/s640/aDSC_1173.png" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUBRjLwWqbhlBGpVEtwniFXF8g6dnwOFSsyqKxFNcrMVIDTtv2MJoBUqgj931MA3PIFSElKL1_6pDucpRRC45BlY8qk-mjsHPBUbmTYH_Gk6GiW1pqqFZU_OfzMMLD9xotaWSdPZ3fno/s1600/cDSC_1179.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUBRjLwWqbhlBGpVEtwniFXF8g6dnwOFSsyqKxFNcrMVIDTtv2MJoBUqgj931MA3PIFSElKL1_6pDucpRRC45BlY8qk-mjsHPBUbmTYH_Gk6GiW1pqqFZU_OfzMMLD9xotaWSdPZ3fno/s640/cDSC_1179.png" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKBIkn0DtXCUR_den3u3REiG9qHYbU1ng6aBgdGfaTI9sRvV97FI_I9658Ie4dS6qf7SWWXuzBNlaVH1FZVpV_Nyj48sl-fityhnizAS_eTlFmtWBJVRsecGGH91g49lsr7pp2yc4nRc/s1600/tDSC_1105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKBIkn0DtXCUR_den3u3REiG9qHYbU1ng6aBgdGfaTI9sRvV97FI_I9658Ie4dS6qf7SWWXuzBNlaVH1FZVpV_Nyj48sl-fityhnizAS_eTlFmtWBJVRsecGGH91g49lsr7pp2yc4nRc/s640/tDSC_1105.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pyifkt_vbtWcHsLdqv4lwFN0nSNdnsBheBMrbdD5L5Rk8frQjnPFRQ5yKxLkWsfFPSDuiFs8vTCtW44c378p8Ck4Q3MlGGimDkqe45bjTfM2C7QA9OuXNcCUraN8etet7IWYht__Lcw/s1600/cDSC_1180.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pyifkt_vbtWcHsLdqv4lwFN0nSNdnsBheBMrbdD5L5Rk8frQjnPFRQ5yKxLkWsfFPSDuiFs8vTCtW44c378p8Ck4Q3MlGGimDkqe45bjTfM2C7QA9OuXNcCUraN8etet7IWYht__Lcw/s640/cDSC_1180.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br />

A Quick Corduroy Letter Tutorial

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Colonial Williamsburg and our Hope is the Thing With Feathers Tote

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Last week was a LONG week here with sick kids, lots of doctor's appointments and very little sleep. Fortunately our weekend was much better! On Saturday we celebrated the engagement of <a href="http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=606379&SPID=80825&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205066869&Q_SEASON=2011">Quinn</a> and <a href="http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205084224">Lindsey</a> and Sunday afternoon we spent down in Colonial Williamsburg. We spend a lot of time down there but I haven't brought my camera lately. I brought it Sunday, though, and got a few shots. It was a beautiful day and finally felt like autumn! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF19jzO5DeTVi2VMq1rHuIqUQABY8TqKvJtysWz6seT-XRYUTZw-7bxgq8GuAZytf08dnOJ1QWNTMge2XNatDR17biziMCleZlOp2uoeOjjPSWv0RMngMGb8t-GzPcQAR8_VTZy_qz0k/s640/bDSC_1408clensfl.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still don't have a shot of BOTH the girls that I like. Lillie was actually smiling for the camera which she hasn't wanted to do in months so I got quite excited that I might get a good photo of them. Well, of course Lola decided she wanted nothing to do with that: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9FtroKcZSqbkR5le-00QJwX1r1gJG2U9lGfaoaiYVf8je_FLOvnw36OcEttZCJhwsmHbUsviwtdWdTpFC6rdRwHC6uEDSNRwsthSi8lzBhOlwf9fn_s5VV8lbVpjIiduV080bovnqrc/s1600/bDSC_1387c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9FtroKcZSqbkR5le-00QJwX1r1gJG2U9lGfaoaiYVf8je_FLOvnw36OcEttZCJhwsmHbUsviwtdWdTpFC6rdRwHC6uEDSNRwsthSi8lzBhOlwf9fn_s5VV8lbVpjIiduV080bovnqrc/s640/bDSC_1387c.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWjzHpfiKiLvUGwlaIfmmyg4Ys5XiEM18bZpBbPxHl-K1xKOEa8wldB3HxWAIGvhJ3lRW2Xy9JFzuQYogO1xAMZYYB-I6RpuAu-U-K4eQ2qtMqmcPFGBblxEykAVdt_s_gaF2r1VNlCc/s1600/bDSC_1429c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWjzHpfiKiLvUGwlaIfmmyg4Ys5XiEM18bZpBbPxHl-K1xKOEa8wldB3HxWAIGvhJ3lRW2Xy9JFzuQYogO1xAMZYYB-I6RpuAu-U-K4eQ2qtMqmcPFGBblxEykAVdt_s_gaF2r1VNlCc/s640/bDSC_1429c.png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Oh well! SOMEDAY I will get a shot where they both look semi-happy! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lola just wanted to suck on her little fist and snuggle with her Daddy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0YrwPWrg7ct1mP1ZPpVXMrqUJ2B1pe-82ZVF1_hug_vj1a_XJvj9nI9-JXQUGdNYng5qwGRSP87IhNOTOhyg0eNMrwPK-7cLQ6JuCgSVaI1xXe1jFbna3LcVskF-X_rgWs5sPYBeQNM/s1600/bDSC_1415c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0YrwPWrg7ct1mP1ZPpVXMrqUJ2B1pe-82ZVF1_hug_vj1a_XJvj9nI9-JXQUGdNYng5qwGRSP87IhNOTOhyg0eNMrwPK-7cLQ6JuCgSVaI1xXe1jFbna3LcVskF-X_rgWs5sPYBeQNM/s640/bDSC_1415c.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhMNrP7BW3XeJ1MsFB3K8lAxSTBGheGE84sp7ECSkjsAVvNlOikKy9ROQoiqOpesvWbAL0gJurUfm39s23_mMsJ1Qwn9mzeaEciAEwuU6QyA4Gw4uKTFw0DZTPPPYPnMRzV8NVySpZ-Pek/s1600/bDSC_1445.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNrP7BW3XeJ1MsFB3K8lAxSTBGheGE84sp7ECSkjsAVvNlOikKy9ROQoiqOpesvWbAL0gJurUfm39s23_mMsJ1Qwn9mzeaEciAEwuU6QyA4Gw4uKTFw0DZTPPPYPnMRzV8NVySpZ-Pek/s640/bDSC_1445.png" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV4LMrSzxkMUmHj28-gpdn4yn_OHXPsHRfbsnlwxkWvB1n1JcDF-8d_ZbD75eXhwZArN1PxR2eotnU_mc7VGlxJSQIKBcsg2qjT91iZQIwahbu22AVoAGn4jkwyu_9INaZIX0M1uzgqw/s1600/bDSC_1449.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV4LMrSzxkMUmHj28-gpdn4yn_OHXPsHRfbsnlwxkWvB1n1JcDF-8d_ZbD75eXhwZArN1PxR2eotnU_mc7VGlxJSQIKBcsg2qjT91iZQIwahbu22AVoAGn4jkwyu_9INaZIX0M1uzgqw/s640/bDSC_1449.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> We also have a <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/emily-dickinson-hope-tote">new tote available in our shop</a>! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It has our signature design - our birdcage logo and the first line of one of my favorite poems,  </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Hope is the thing with feathers..." by Emily Dickinson.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/emily-dickinson-hope-tote">It is just $7.95! </a></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/AVvXsEiPtIpgg5-s8NkVAPb0t5gY0GKbArdGRLx7Inp4UAdxJ-ek74g-jTQHOvX4HPl-FL4IvncJ2EhrmlIAJsgPCKYYzSBeTbVdwC7c9lOLKahcB8pH0Qb6qzmy3Jd5YClsW7pshyAW613hyfo/s1600/HopeThingWithFeathersMAIN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtIpgg5-s8NkVAPb0t5gY0GKbArdGRLx7Inp4UAdxJ-ek74g-jTQHOvX4HPl-FL4IvncJ2EhrmlIAJsgPCKYYzSBeTbVdwC7c9lOLKahcB8pH0Qb6qzmy3Jd5YClsW7pshyAW613hyfo/s640/HopeThingWithFeathersMAIN.png" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!</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/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Colonial Williamsburg and our Hope is the Thing With Feathers Tote

Last week was a LONG week here with sick kids, lots of doctor's appointments and very little sleep. Fortunately our weekend was much bet...

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A Quick Kid's Project and a Winner

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3nfIxAg-BrTrVne88VPALTyZfeNaqxFVLwyqRghW6ScIxaUMtfCcFcRHanb8NrjXp3wFFGfvPwuxRpkwGSMd3Y1pvxH2IQsumez5FG-AeCz2MYaT65Sr6YFoqPlwTGyMx8dvGOtvbWE/s1600/aDSC_0948.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3nfIxAg-BrTrVne88VPALTyZfeNaqxFVLwyqRghW6ScIxaUMtfCcFcRHanb8NrjXp3wFFGfvPwuxRpkwGSMd3Y1pvxH2IQsumez5FG-AeCz2MYaT65Sr6YFoqPlwTGyMx8dvGOtvbWE/s640/aDSC_0948.png" width="446" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F10%2Fquick-kids-project-and-winner.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-f7JwKQaHEro%2FTok8Ra3zwmI%2FAAAAAAAAF2Y%2FqNu_1lZRuq4%2Fs640%2FaDSC_0948.png">Pin It</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script></center><br />So, I thought I would show you all a fun little project Lillie and I did last week. I was trying to find an easy fall project we could do and found this idea on the <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/autumn/fall-crafts/nature-crafts/foliage-friends-671141/">Family Fun</a> website. First we went out and collected a whole bunch of leaves, then just got some paper, glue, and a marker and got to work. I figured she would enjoy it because she loves anything crafty but didn't realize she was going to spend all day doing it! I think it was probably one of her favorite projects to date. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr5DgVAWqklWEmO1EXOC8oqllk21bYCOdTaPno5NIgwJwfQj6aF_EOPmDLkIkO_rBNeRbWJchAY5ho4gUMhehB3zpN0NdQLOqgrmeGwpuOT63pBLmG66rOile3qSjTsqhDeRrhVqQR6Y/s1600/aDSC_0998.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr5DgVAWqklWEmO1EXOC8oqllk21bYCOdTaPno5NIgwJwfQj6aF_EOPmDLkIkO_rBNeRbWJchAY5ho4gUMhehB3zpN0NdQLOqgrmeGwpuOT63pBLmG66rOile3qSjTsqhDeRrhVqQR6Y/s640/aDSC_0998.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivNsINgPghUaWNe7CX8RiT7ZjGG4b4fcTMktPGIVFfN9nOK4_h0f70HCd3pqilzZFxeaG4xobkydjgWxWHwmN53yMmkJt06GYpbgUh-IzfIEl4dF4lzLCokh7ql345xX9jkIj-qCcYGs/s1600/aDSC_1000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivNsINgPghUaWNe7CX8RiT7ZjGG4b4fcTMktPGIVFfN9nOK4_h0f70HCd3pqilzZFxeaG4xobkydjgWxWHwmN53yMmkJt06GYpbgUh-IzfIEl4dF4lzLCokh7ql345xX9jkIj-qCcYGs/s640/aDSC_1000.png" width="428" /></a></div><br />I knew the time had come to start displaying some of her work.  Our fridge is not really the ideal spot in our house for that and we don't have room anywhere for a bulletin board (which is what I would prefer to do) so I decided to hang some twine from the curtain rod and use clothes pins to hang some of the artwork. I think this idea would look really cute in a playroom but seeing how we don't have one I put it up in our kitchen. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWUKCJbnXb1fwhdIpr_jexLIke_ODyvjRbvay2mA3deAoBJVa_0IwhAG_eJ8U0WEflvDi8U2Ufj3AjgQJWzZBDSamdsmh2mgKw9MmFH_5wdUA5ZG4xcxrRuLQ7drauU0beGmOIjLLm5s/s1600/aDSC_0955.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWUKCJbnXb1fwhdIpr_jexLIke_ODyvjRbvay2mA3deAoBJVa_0IwhAG_eJ8U0WEflvDi8U2Ufj3AjgQJWzZBDSamdsmh2mgKw9MmFH_5wdUA5ZG4xcxrRuLQ7drauU0beGmOIjLLm5s/s640/aDSC_0955.png" width="406" /></a></div><br />I didn't do much for autumn in our kitchen. Just a few tiny little touches. I am done with our family room though so will try to post photos of that soon. The last space I am still working on is our dining room. I just can't seem to get it right.  Once I do I will post pictures of that too.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwaHVdLvLP23A5AWRlX_ynTKBlS5TY1ip1tLvGtGqjPluiabC8t6tFwL7rBgsj5Mg_61mJHFlCYr4y41sDdv4L87isUnijro8qkdi9iMgw3EUt3-sjq72pza8IuxE_FjuixfYzJUMJXs/s1600/aDSC_0977.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwaHVdLvLP23A5AWRlX_ynTKBlS5TY1ip1tLvGtGqjPluiabC8t6tFwL7rBgsj5Mg_61mJHFlCYr4y41sDdv4L87isUnijro8qkdi9iMgw3EUt3-sjq72pza8IuxE_FjuixfYzJUMJXs/s640/aDSC_0977.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx9gDrfMx3cd2ICbjhwDnaWjeQQrnpVtON4qyM7C8DhX0tSK4Lulc3bAwt6fCQJqYB_sVRenz_qSrm5EhIkgqoHi2XtOmphpYaVtuneCFTellxw3Hm6ai2g3WSEVntRWza9NYmxFD0aw/s1600/aDSC_0979.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx9gDrfMx3cd2ICbjhwDnaWjeQQrnpVtON4qyM7C8DhX0tSK4Lulc3bAwt6fCQJqYB_sVRenz_qSrm5EhIkgqoHi2XtOmphpYaVtuneCFTellxw3Hm6ai2g3WSEVntRWza9NYmxFD0aw/s640/aDSC_0979.png" width="440" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcItoAXmsylNJ2zjv2kpxcC6XYatyhkfbsAqsktk95mpKWgzdg7AOejYoALF4RikcLdF7tMNFBNR6Ei9DErcfUkdDTWYEWMa_iyOQDNrX4tlBX0bhY0G0SxG6RiXoco15pBGZVO7pbIc/s1600/aDSC_0993.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcItoAXmsylNJ2zjv2kpxcC6XYatyhkfbsAqsktk95mpKWgzdg7AOejYoALF4RikcLdF7tMNFBNR6Ei9DErcfUkdDTWYEWMa_iyOQDNrX4tlBX0bhY0G0SxG6RiXoco15pBGZVO7pbIc/s640/aDSC_0993.png" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-a0IloN3CWebsqQ_GbzMt6YL5ow3cwWyv-XY91qSRan16-RvpBnxdZh5yxX7vus8eU8ki4pdv2CYutbuVVIj-rW5fkud-tIO1iOp4BIhSow_ovJjqiK1nGU3SwbDCQQmLdJ9mzVie9k/s1600/aDSC_0742.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-a0IloN3CWebsqQ_GbzMt6YL5ow3cwWyv-XY91qSRan16-RvpBnxdZh5yxX7vus8eU8ki4pdv2CYutbuVVIj-rW5fkud-tIO1iOp4BIhSow_ovJjqiK1nGU3SwbDCQQmLdJ9mzVie9k/s640/aDSC_0742.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And now, I am SUPER excited to announce the winner of our last giveaway.</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/AVvXsEgG6vEjkFihpz7ZhkWiIEmh6YVHwYS1wPWKuqqr8ykdXg0wFOqf9n0lCU3j1oco12FX9FZrvzcXGFYvGyQQeL0dizx1RSWVm_bFeVgNStD4Hn5xaIRqayPuCY-JWrqK6dhtKg-8Imegceo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+1.22.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6vEjkFihpz7ZhkWiIEmh6YVHwYS1wPWKuqqr8ykdXg0wFOqf9n0lCU3j1oco12FX9FZrvzcXGFYvGyQQeL0dizx1RSWVm_bFeVgNStD4Hn5xaIRqayPuCY-JWrqK6dhtKg-8Imegceo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+1.22.47+AM.png" /></a></div><br />We use Random.org to pick our winners so it is always a surprise to me after I take a screenshot of the number picked, to scroll down and see who it was that won. Well, this time I scrolled down and saw this name:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb4QNpVImPhEPNMVFD5BWXZurfDayOA_FaiHssCSAJKWXU0UmhreC4sTBRpqtt6LquOlfgOD47VaXKXHQ3W3gGd4WoUJi91nHYouW9Kr2lb8nEtsHbnp7pk2LlQE15fZ2iLlxttwpBw4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+1.22.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb4QNpVImPhEPNMVFD5BWXZurfDayOA_FaiHssCSAJKWXU0UmhreC4sTBRpqtt6LquOlfgOD47VaXKXHQ3W3gGd4WoUJi91nHYouW9Kr2lb8nEtsHbnp7pk2LlQE15fZ2iLlxttwpBw4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+1.22.26+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Allison is one of the sweetest people I have met through Dear Lillie. She is a wonderful  customer and always writes us the most thoughtful notes and leaves the kindest comments that absolutely make my day. So needless to say I was quite excited to see that she won! Congratulations, Allison! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!</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/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PS - Our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/briar-hat-in-chocolate">Briar Hats in Chocolate</a> will be available at noon today!</div>

A Quick Kid's Project and a Winner

  Pin It So, I thought I would show you all a fun little project Lillie and I did last week. I was trying to find an easy fall project we co...

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Giveaway at Tatertots and Jello

Just a super-quick post to let you all know that along with our giveaway going on in the post below (there are still a few more hours left to enter), the talented and inspiring <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/">Jen, at Tatertots and Jello</a> is hosting a <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2011/09/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-dear-lillie-giveaway.html">giveaway</a> for us right now as well! Head on over to enter and to check out all of the amazing ideas and tutorials she has on her blog. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://tatertotsandjello.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/978446890_7b2ZN-O2.png" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all are have a wonderful Sunday! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be back tomorrow with an easy craft idea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

Giveaway at Tatertots and Jello

Just a super-quick post to let you all know that along with our giveaway going on in the post below (there are still a few more hours left t...

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