<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592</id><updated>2012-02-16T10:49:53.254-08:00</updated><category term='Recipes'/><category term='tutorials'/><category term='Seasonal'/><category term='Etsy Finds'/><category term='Faith/Family'/><category term='Family'/><category term='decorating'/><category term='Projects'/><category term='Food'/><category term='Etsy'/><title type='text'>PreciousDesigns</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>35</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-3042944784139915829</id><published>2011-05-23T06:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-23T06:31:08.666-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Update</title><content type='html'>I am a terrible blogger!  I'm sorry for the lack of updates, I use every spare moment to paint and come up with new designs.  In an effort to balance my life a bit better, I will be closing my shop for the month of June &amp;amp; July, taking a limited number of orders in Aug.  My youngest will start full day kindergarten in the fall and the boys will be going into 2nd &amp;amp; 4th grade next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a ton of house projects to start as well.&lt;br /&gt;Below are a couple of ideas I have for the boys room&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-othfrCc2utE/TdpgvZHFIiI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Jbzm5he1lG8/s1600/PB%252BWorld%252BMap.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 347px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-othfrCc2utE/TdpgvZHFIiI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Jbzm5he1lG8/s200/PB%252BWorld%252BMap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609902653154075170" border="0" /&gt; Source :pottery barn kids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5h01RKj4OHo/TdpgiwCRrTI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/P98TPsTpoMU/s1600/fall10_2_kenwood_bedroom-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5h01RKj4OHo/TdpgiwCRrTI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/P98TPsTpoMU/s200/fall10_2_kenwood_bedroom-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609902435969641778" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-3042944784139915829?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/3042944784139915829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=3042944784139915829' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3042944784139915829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3042944784139915829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/05/update.html' title='Update'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-othfrCc2utE/TdpgvZHFIiI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Jbzm5he1lG8/s72-c/PB%252BWorld%252BMap.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-3423380323919018544</id><published>2010-10-13T04:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-13T04:53:57.122-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Collection</title><content type='html'>Come November I will only be taking custom orders on holiday items, which will include new frames and adorable custom ornaments.  I'm already in full swing with lots of Christmas orders.  Depending on how busy I get my shop may close after the 1st week of December!&lt;br /&gt;The good news?  Right now, ornaments are Buy 2 Receive 1 Free- that works out to $10 per ornament, regular price is $14.99!  Take advantage of the discoun&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWc02U3NnI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/dB6z2IZgYdQ/s1600/DSCN7487.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 175px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWc02U3NnI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/dB6z2IZgYdQ/s200/DSCN7487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527496549417301618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;t now, this offer stands for one more week.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWdONREMhI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZWm8dVe-I-M/s1600/DSCN7381.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWdONREMhI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ZWm8dVe-I-M/s200/DSCN7381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527496985072120338" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  The best part, they are completely custom, change colors, add a new design, the ideas are endless&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWdv-uSE1I/AAAAAAAAAJo/YJMOFW6YkQs/s1600/DSCN5338.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWdv-uSE1I/AAAAAAAAAJo/YJMOFW6YkQs/s200/DSCN5338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527497565283685202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWc_fK98SI/AAAAAAAAAJY/pRQyhnTiPec/s1600/DSCN6095.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 217px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWc_fK98SI/AAAAAAAAAJY/pRQyhnTiPec/s200/DSCN6095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527496732180345122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-3423380323919018544?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/3423380323919018544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=3423380323919018544' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3423380323919018544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3423380323919018544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/10/holiday-collection.html' title='Holiday Collection'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/TLWc02U3NnI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/dB6z2IZgYdQ/s72-c/DSCN7487.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-8120780300518396113</id><published>2010-02-03T17:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T18:22:34.021-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Destiny</title><content type='html'>“When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task. . . . He will have to acknowledge the fact that even in suffering he is unique and alone in the universe. No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears his burden.”&lt;br /&gt;Viktor Frankl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope one day, I can look back on these days and have this same attitude.&lt;br /&gt;God is good, His goodness overflows even more as we suffer.  His presence is felt in a way like never before.  He sustains us and provides hope each day.  I am so thankful to be in the grip of His grace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="title"&gt;     &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=287" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Seven Thoughts on Suffering"&gt;Seven Thoughts on Suffering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;     &lt;div class="postmeta"&gt;      &lt;span class="postmeta_author"&gt;Geoff Ashley&lt;/span&gt;      &lt;span class="postmeta_category"&gt;&lt;a href="http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?cat=1" title="View all posts in Writings" rel="category"&gt;Writings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span class="postmeta_time"&gt;2009-12-04&lt;/span&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end postmeta --&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end title --&gt;                       &lt;a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffm.thevillagechurch.net%2Fblog%2Ftheology%2F%3Fp%3D287&amp;amp;linkname=Seven%20Thoughts%20on%20Suffering"&gt;&lt;img style="border-width: 0pt;" src="http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_171_16.png" alt="Share/Bookmark" height="16" width="171" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/John%209.1-3"&gt;John 9:1-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="right"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man has historically been desperate to determine the why behind suffering. We want to analyze and categorize events into nice and neat designations of precise cause and effect. “This is happening because of _____” or “so that _______.” Perhaps we think that we can manipulate and control our future lives, protecting ourselves from certain undesired effects by avoiding particular causes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This was the thinking behind the question of John 9. A man is blind (effect). It was naturally assumed that personal sin must have been the cause. But whose was it? His own? His parents? Grandparents? Kids?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Obviously someone did something wrong. Bad things don’t happen to “good” people.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Notice Christ’s response. The man was born blind so that God would be glorified. Can you feel the weight of that? Here was a man who had suffered for decades in order that at this particular moment Christ might display His mercy and magnify His grace.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Anyone familiar with the Old Testament should recognize this refrain. It is very similar to the problem that is dealt with in the book of Job. The Sabeans steal the oxen and the donkeys and strike down the servants. Fire falls from heaven and burns the sheep and the servants. Chaldeans raid, take the camels, and destroy the servants. Wind blows across the wilderness and topples the wall of the house in which his seven sons and three daughters were feasting. Loathsome sores break out on his body, his friends reject him, the young mock him, and his wife implores him to curse God. Surely Job was suffered.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;His friends are convinced that they have insight into the situation. Certainly, they say, Job had sinned against God. Surely he was suffering the effects of his own transgression. His friends implored him to admit his sin, to repent, and be restored.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How does God deal with the answer regarding Job’s suffering? If you are not sure, I highly encourage you to go read Job 38-42. Rather than saying, “you see Job, this is exactly what I was doing in this,” God speaks of His sovereignty and power and wisdom and creativity. That does not exactly fit into our clean cause and effect categories. After reading the book we cannot point to a particular sin of Job and we cannot merely blame it on Satan. It is not that simple.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We will all suffer. This is the deserved lot of humanity in this age. We would thus do well to develop a theology of suffering before the dark night comes. You do not wait until you are choking to learn the Heimlich and neither should you wait until you are in the throes of tragedy before learning the reason behind, and the response to, suffering. I have included seven of my own thoughts that I find helpful as well as links to a few highly recommended resources.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Seven Thoughts on Suffering:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;God is entirely sovereign over absolutely all suffering. He works “all things” according to the counsel of His will (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Ephesians%201.11"&gt;Ephesians 1:11&lt;/a&gt;). Even &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Satan’s hand is behind your suffering (as it was in Job’s case), God’s hand is still involved (notice that God recommends Job and places boundaries on Satan’s ability to inflict harm). It is not either/or. See &lt;a href="http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/studies-seminars"&gt;Does God Ordain Evil?&lt;/a&gt; by Matt Chandler for more on God’s sovereignty over and use of evil to accomplish His good and holy desires.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;All things exist for the glory of God and thus in some way God is glorified even in our suffering. Reread John 9 or the account of Lazarus in John 11 where Jesus intentionally delays His arrival so that Lazarus would die. Notice that the text says that this was motivated by His love and desire for His beloved to see God’s glory. It is better to suffer and see the glory of God than to continue in ignorant bliss.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;All suffering is a result of sin’s origin with Adam’s first transgression. His sin has fractured all creation, but it will be restored one day (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Romans%208.18-25"&gt;Romans 8:18-25&lt;/a&gt;). Therefore we can confidently say that tragedies are a result of sin, but as in John 9, we cannot look at the individuals afflicted and necessarily conclude that it was their direct sin, which precipitated the disaster (see &lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Luke%2013.1-5"&gt;Luke 13:1-5&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Suffering will work to conform us to the image of Christ (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Romans%208.28-29"&gt;Romans 8:28-29&lt;/a&gt;). J.I. Packer—“&lt;em&gt;Still He seeks the fellowship of His people and sends them both sorrows and joys to detach their love from other things and attach it to Himself.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The proper response to suffering is faith and even joy. Rather than anxiousness, we should be growing in trust (I believe this will be the message this weekend at The Village). Rather than despair, we should be growing in joy (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Romans%205.3-5"&gt;Romans 5:3-5&lt;/a&gt;). Trust that this is God’s good hand upon us and that He is a generous Father. All of His works toward His children are good. See this excellent and yet challenging article on Piper’s thoughts after he was diagnosed with cancer on &lt;a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/2006/1776_Dont_Waste_Your_Cancer/"&gt;how to not waste it&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;All suffering is covered by the suffering of Christ. He was called one who was acquainted with grief (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Isaiah%2053.3"&gt;Isaiah 53:3&lt;/a&gt;) and He is able to help and sympathize with us in our suffering because of His own (&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Hebrews%202.5-18"&gt;Hebrews 2:5-18&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Soon and very soon there is coming a day free from suffering for those who have trusted and rejoiced in Christ. Believe this…hope in it…rest in it.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Revelation%2021.3-4"&gt;Revelation 21:3-4&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Recommended Resource:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/OnlineBooks/ByTitle/2439_Suffering_and_the_Sovereignty_of_God/"&gt;Suffering and the Sovereignty of God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Though he slay me, I will hope in him…&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://bible.logos.com/passage/esv/Job%2013.15"&gt;Job 13:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-8120780300518396113?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/8120780300518396113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=8120780300518396113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8120780300518396113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8120780300518396113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/destiny.html' title='Destiny'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-3475671663571290165</id><published>2009-09-19T09:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-19T09:58:26.979-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Moments</title><content type='html'>When I first started blogging I had intended it to be a means of communication for a number of reasons. My reasons have changed.&lt;br /&gt;Over the past few months I've struggled with some health issues none of which I could ever imagined.  I've been stopped in my tracks.  Daily chores, running a house hold, and even painting have become difficult tasks.  Most days require a fighting spirit and some days I just don't have much of one.&lt;br /&gt;Amazingly God is still in control.  He knows each day before I rise, he knows every breathe, every tear and joy He carries us through each struggle.&lt;br /&gt;My husband and I are watching a series of videos (can't remember the name) &lt;br /&gt;The speaker talks about these difficult times that life brings us basically warning us that these struggles will come and we need to be prepared and cling to the cross of Jesus.&lt;br /&gt;Life isn't about us, it is simple about God.  He gets the glory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you prepared? Trouble is coming...maybe not today or even tomorrow, but someday.....do you have the faith?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-3475671663571290165?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/3475671663571290165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=3475671663571290165' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3475671663571290165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/3475671663571290165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/moments.html' title='Moments'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-7198547887688329931</id><published>2009-08-05T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-05T18:31:43.843-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Humbled</title><content type='html'>Tonight I humbly asked for prayer from the elders of our church.  This has been a rough road over the last few months, I hope one day to share the details.  As we called on God and cried out to Him I felt so humbled.  I felt like a little child clinging to hope.  After our time of prayer someone said you should feel "flattered" that God has chosen you to go through this experience. Honestly I never thought of it like that....."chosen".  He knew I was going to experience this, He planned it perfectly, not to say that He wants us to suffer, but in suffering we are made stronger.&lt;br /&gt;I love this verse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consider it pure joy my brothers when you face trials of many kinds,because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.   James 1:2-4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wow.....I'm still working on the "joy" part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May you too, find a deep joy in all your trials.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-7198547887688329931?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/7198547887688329931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=7198547887688329931' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7198547887688329931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7198547887688329931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/humbled.html' title='Humbled'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-5100068387956438773</id><published>2009-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-02T06:10:13.338-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Our pastor has a daily blog that walks through the Bible.&lt;br /&gt;This mornings passage really spoke to me so I thought I'd post it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blessings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why does God love us so much? Why does our Lord put up with all of our shenanigans? Why? Why? Why? God is merciful and full of grace—praise His name!&lt;br /&gt;Joel 2:12-13 (MSG)&lt;br /&gt;12 But there's also this, it's not too late— God's personal Message!— "Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!"&lt;br /&gt;13 Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here's why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe.&lt;br /&gt;It is not too late. Here we are in the bottom of the ninth, two outs and a full count, but God says come on home. Come back to your maker and savior. The noose is around our necks and the trap door is about to open and God says just change and turn to me and I will catch you. Maybe someone is reading this today and they need to believe that God is still full of mercy and grace. Maybe, just maybe, you need to stop trusting yourself and put your faith and trust in the God who really loves you with an extravagant love. What is your soul craving? It is God who has made you and it is He who can fill you, and it is only Him who can fill you!! Come on home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paul was placed in the barracks for his own safety, Just as the Jewish leaders had killed Jesus, they wanted to kill the apostle Paul.&lt;br /&gt;Acts 23:11 (MSG)&lt;br /&gt;11 That night the Master appeared to Paul: "It's going to be all right. Everything is going to turn out for the best. You've been a good witness for me here in Jerusalem. Now you're going to be my witness in Rome!"&lt;br /&gt;Jesus was not through with His servant Paul. There was a day that Paul was done, but today was not that day. God used Paul’s nephew to help Paul get out safely. Sometimes God uses angels and sometimes he uses our sister’s son who happened to be in the right place at the right time. If you are alive and I assume you are since you are reading this, then God is not finished with you either. Let God speak to your heart. Let God use you in your remaining time on this earth.   &lt;div class="post-footer"&gt; &lt;div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"&gt;&lt;span class="post-author vcard"&gt; Posted by &lt;span class="fn"&gt;Pastor Terry Fulks&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="post-timestamp"&gt;&lt;a class="timestamp-link" href="http://pastorterrydevotional.blogspot.com/2009/08/214-sunday-august-2-2009.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"&gt;&lt;abbr class="published" title="2009-08-02T00:00:00-07:00"&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="post-icons"&gt;&lt;span class="item-control blog-admin pid-812857548"&gt;&lt;a href="post-edit.g?blogID=265470507485420127&amp;amp;postID=2556178796499242839" title="Edit Post"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"&gt;&lt;span class="post-labels"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="post-comment-link"&gt;&lt;a class="comment-link" href="http://pastorterrydevotional.blogspot.com/2009/08/213-saturday-august-1-2009.html#comments" onclick=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-5100068387956438773?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/5100068387956438773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=5100068387956438773' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/5100068387956438773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/5100068387956438773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/our-pastor-has-daily-blog-that-walks.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-562907150142032949</id><published>2009-06-26T20:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T20:12:59.647-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Free Paint</title><content type='html'>This is a fantastic offer totally free!&lt;br /&gt;Check it out&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt; here is the link.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;https://www.glidden.com/promotions/free-paint-giveaway.do&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-562907150142032949?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/562907150142032949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=562907150142032949' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/562907150142032949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/562907150142032949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/06/free-paint.html' title='Free Paint'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1895587469400985505</id><published>2009-06-03T13:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T13:24:23.693-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Down &amp; Out</title><content type='html'>That's me, or at least the way I've been feeling!   A couple of weeks ago I had fairly minor surgery, needless to say I've experience a bunch of complications along the way.  Such fun! I now have developed a lovely infection so I still may be "out" for a couple more days, hopefully not weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So if you're wondering when my shop will reopen, I can only hope to say soon!&lt;br /&gt; :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1895587469400985505?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1895587469400985505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1895587469400985505' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1895587469400985505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1895587469400985505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/06/down-out.html' title='Down &amp; Out'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1224790634968533836</id><published>2009-05-25T10:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T10:34:01.269-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Etsy'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Recently one of my customers contacted me to make a frame for a friend of hers.  She was about to have baby #4.  She proceeded to tell me the baby's daddy was serving along side her husband in Iraq.  Kinda took my breath away as I thought about how difficult it must be to bring a new little one into the world with a husband/daddy so far away.&lt;br /&gt;I decided to make two frames one for the new mom and another for my customer as she has a little daughter as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShrU8KQeqzI/AAAAAAAAAI8/8FqRD9fzemo/s1600-h/DSCN4491.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShrU8KQeqzI/AAAAAAAAAI8/8FqRD9fzemo/s200/DSCN4491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339814438211857202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the message I received this morning from this little girl's mom:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We absolutely LOVE the frame. I put a picture of Maggie and her dad in it, and it sits on her nightstand. She kisses it before she goes to bed at night. It goes perfectly with her room. Thank you again for thinking of us!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I choked back the tears and thanked the Lord for allowing me to touch this little life, even in a very small way.  These are the kind of emails that make me so grateful for the gift of painting.  And, how fitting to receive this email on Memorial Day.&lt;br /&gt;God Bless!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1224790634968533836?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1224790634968533836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1224790634968533836' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1224790634968533836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1224790634968533836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/recently-one-of-my-customers-contacted.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShrU8KQeqzI/AAAAAAAAAI8/8FqRD9fzemo/s72-c/DSCN4491.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2174985652677256590</id><published>2009-05-23T08:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T08:33:21.722-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Memorial Day</title><content type='html'>As I sit here recovering from surgery I've had some time to think.   Why I schedule my surgery for the long weekend, I'll never know!&lt;br /&gt;Being from Canada and moving to the United States 7 years ago I've had my eyes opened.  One thing that struck me was the deep gratitude  and appreciation that Americans have for those who have chosen to serve this country.  The fact that ordinary citizens step up to the call of service is beyond comprehension to me. Thank you to those who have chosen to keep this country safe and have gone beyond the call of duty.  God Bless America!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2174985652677256590?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2174985652677256590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2174985652677256590' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2174985652677256590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2174985652677256590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/memorial-day.html' title='Memorial Day'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-4073218012518964006</id><published>2009-05-18T08:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T12:47:20.293-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Recipes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Food'/><title type='text'>I Heart Coffee</title><content type='html'>Morning, noon and night, I love a great cup of java.  I guess my addition started back in high school where it was love at first sight.  I was hooked, as the passion grew I started working in a cute little coffee shop where I learned the tricks of the trade.&lt;br /&gt;So why the talk about java?  Well, I can't stand the thought of paying over $4.00 for a latte or a yummy mocha frappuccino, my fav!   So I'm going to tell you how to make them at home for a dollar or less.&lt;br /&gt;Here is the secret....go buy one of these! An espresso maker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShF_hbx676I/AAAAAAAAAIk/bpjYklGN2I4/s1600-h/DSCN4699.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShF_hbx676I/AAAAAAAAAIk/bpjYklGN2I4/s200/DSCN4699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337187245780299682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; They really are an investment that will save a ton of dough.&lt;br /&gt;I believe they retail for around sixty dollars, so do the math....&lt;br /&gt;Let's say you stop at your favorite coffee shop 3x a week at $4-5 a cup,  you've spent $12-15.  You'll have your handy dandy espresso maker payed off in a month!&lt;br /&gt;These are fabulous , cheap too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/zaccardis_2052_55700366" onclick="scShowImg(this,468,324); return false;" id="scMainImage"&gt;&lt;img src="http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/zaccardis_2052_55716277" alt="Battery Operated Hand Held Milk Frother " border="0" height="232" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To make a iced mocha or blended drink you can make them one of two ways.&lt;br /&gt;Make a couple cups of espresso pour into a measuring cup, add 3-4 tablespoons of coco powder, add sugar couple of tablespoons depends on how sweet you like it.  Mix very well until all ingredients dissolve.  Pour into ice cube trays, like so...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShGENwW-dqI/AAAAAAAAAIs/e4qzDkApaI8/s1600-h/DSCN4695.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShGENwW-dqI/AAAAAAAAAIs/e4qzDkApaI8/s200/DSCN4695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337192405265184418" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;When the urge hits, pop a couple cubes into a blender along with a cup or so of milk.  Now you have a delicious blended coffee.&lt;br /&gt;Did you know you can buy flavor syrups at Starbucks for around $5.00 a bottle?  Crazy, the same price as one cup of coffee and they even have the sugar free available.  One time I was in Starbucks and a lady behind me was in awe of my purchase.  She said, what are you going to do with that bottle of syrup? Me: Gonna go home and make my own..... You could tell the wheels were turning in her head as she replied: I'm going to get a bottle too.&lt;br /&gt;Well I'm off to get some work done as I drink one of these......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShGIjVPdZ6I/AAAAAAAAAI0/tbPt5WaUCZs/s1600-h/DSCN4692.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShGIjVPdZ6I/AAAAAAAAAI0/tbPt5WaUCZs/s200/DSCN4692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337197173989533602" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-4073218012518964006?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/4073218012518964006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=4073218012518964006' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/4073218012518964006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/4073218012518964006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-heart-coffee.html' title='I Heart Coffee'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ShF_hbx676I/AAAAAAAAAIk/bpjYklGN2I4/s72-c/DSCN4699.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2105917942206895219</id><published>2009-05-07T17:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T18:40:38.548-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring Tea Party</title><content type='html'>A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of decorating our church for a little tea party.  My mom was here for a visit and lent her creative hand.  Of course I forgot my camera and don't have any photos of the actual party but a couple of before shots.&lt;br /&gt;These princess' were absolutely adorable in their beautiful gowns.  They feasted on a variety of dainty treats; tea sandwich&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOF0FPUnQI/AAAAAAAAAIM/P1i_IwrjbfE/s1600-h/DSCN4546.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOF0FPUnQI/AAAAAAAAAIM/P1i_IwrjbfE/s200/DSCN4546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333253513542933762" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;es, dip sparkly pretzel rods, yummy cookies&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFBTBDBoI/AAAAAAAAAHs/xhT06eNlY1I/s1600-h/DSCN4521.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFBTBDBoI/AAAAAAAAAHs/xhT06eNlY1I/s200/DSCN4521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333252641067828866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFBTBDBoI/AAAAAAAAAHs/xhT06eNlY1I/s1600-h/DSCN4521.JPG"&gt;We made the cookies from a fabulous s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFBTBDBoI/AAAAAAAAAHs/xhT06eNlY1I/s1600-h/DSCN4521.JPG"&gt;ugar cookie receipe, ordered the tiara cut out from ebay.  We also made cute little tea pots and cups. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We made these cute little topiary trees that I found at Joanne Fabrics for $.98. Painted little flower pots added some glitter and my floral designer mom added the flowers and ribbon.&lt;br /&gt;The tea pot was from goodwill for $1.99, dollar store flowers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFeHTtUWI/AAAAAAAAAH8/UEcw24Sbb70/s1600-h/DSCN4529.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 151px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFeHTtUWI/AAAAAAAAAH8/UEcw24Sbb70/s200/DSCN4529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333253136141078882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFeHTtUWI/AAAAAAAAAH8/UEcw24Sbb70/s1600-h/DSCN4529.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 18px; height: 3px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFeHTtUWI/AAAAAAAAAH8/UEcw24Sbb70/s200/DSCN4529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333253136141078882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOGv_WZh9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/0Bi0ObkM2Nw/s1600-h/DSCN4513.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOGv_WZh9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/0Bi0ObkM2Nw/s200/DSCN4513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333254542754154450" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFpYZdLzI/AAAAAAAAAIE/C6smlmi8iCM/s1600-h/DSCN4537.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOFpYZdLzI/AAAAAAAAAIE/C6smlmi8iCM/s200/DSCN4537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333253329707151154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOF86sf4kI/AAAAAAAAAIU/qxJTxJWbSqU/s1600-h/DSCN4555.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOF86sf4kI/AAAAAAAAAIU/qxJTxJWbSqU/s200/DSCN4555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333253665331339842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And when I came home I was surprised by yet another kid milestone....first lost tooth!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2105917942206895219?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2105917942206895219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2105917942206895219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2105917942206895219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2105917942206895219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/spring-tea-party.html' title='Spring Tea Party'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SgOF0FPUnQI/AAAAAAAAAIM/P1i_IwrjbfE/s72-c/DSCN4546.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1818102552209674864</id><published>2009-04-28T14:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T19:25:20.763-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Etsy Unite for The Freeman Family</title><content type='html'>Last night I posted a bit on this wonderful family.  As I continued to think and pray for them I felt that I needed to do more for them.&lt;br /&gt;Cyrena from Simply Chic Bebe &amp;amp; I are in the process of organizing Etsy sellers interested in joining together to support this family.  If you feel lead, please let me know as I'm compiling a list of sellers interested.  I'll let you know how we can support them more specifically through our shops.&lt;br /&gt;More info on their blog:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blessings&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1818102552209674864?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1818102552209674864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1818102552209674864' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1818102552209674864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1818102552209674864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/etsy-unite-for-freeman-family.html' title='Etsy Unite for The Freeman Family'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-8770321968686946440</id><published>2009-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T18:08:56.166-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kayleigh' s Story</title><content type='html'>Recently I came across this blog about a one pound miracle named Kayleigh.&lt;br /&gt;You can read more about this sweet blessing here at &lt;a href="http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately this adorable baby has taken a unexpected turn and her family is facing life without her. My heart truly aches for them, I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through.  I am moved by their constant, unshakable faith.  If you have a moment please read today's post.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-8770321968686946440?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/8770321968686946440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=8770321968686946440' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8770321968686946440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8770321968686946440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/kayleigh-s-story.html' title='Kayleigh&apos; s Story'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-7627015804376694832</id><published>2009-04-21T07:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-21T07:27:54.421-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hippity Hop</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Se3TiXgdX5I/AAAAAAAAAHc/54TlSunLXyY/s1600-h/DSCN4391.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Se3TiXgdX5I/AAAAAAAAAHc/54TlSunLXyY/s200/DSCN4391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327146521628336018" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I finally made the bunny cake, I was determined after seeing a photo in a old Martha Stewart's magazine to tackle this cute little cake.  Although it looks a bit less professional than the photo it was fun to make and fairly easy.  The kids loved it, so as long as it passes their approval I'm happy too!&lt;br /&gt;Welcome Spring! If you can believe it as I look out my window the snow is falling! Not exactly spring around here!&lt;br /&gt;Check back soon for posts from my "Princess Tea Party"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-7627015804376694832?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/7627015804376694832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=7627015804376694832' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7627015804376694832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7627015804376694832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/hippity-hop.html' title='Hippity Hop'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Se3TiXgdX5I/AAAAAAAAAHc/54TlSunLXyY/s72-c/DSCN4391.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-7672441324154520371</id><published>2009-04-19T20:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T20:53:21.653-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Family'/><title type='text'>American Girl Sweetness</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevvqodvdAI/AAAAAAAAAHE/x_V6whm6gJ4/s1600-h/DSCN4427.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevvqodvdAI/AAAAAAAAAHE/x_V6whm6gJ4/s200/DSCN4427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326614499991450626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was such a special  memorable weekend for me!  My parents are here for a visit from Canada.  I planned a special little outing for the girls, we went down to Chicago for a memorable visit to the American girl cafe/store.  The girls had some fun shopping and checking out the fantastic shops drooling over designer handbags and jewelry that I will never buy, even if I had the extra cash!!&lt;br /&gt;The boys went to a crazy little sandwich shop featured on the food &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevuJ-2yFVI/AAAAAAAAAGk/x6vpiysTOZo/s1600-h/DSCN4414.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevuJ-2yFVI/AAAAAAAAAGk/x6vpiysTOZo/s200/DSCN4414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326612839554749778" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;network while the girls dinned out a American girl for tea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevuZcygQGI/AAAAAAAAAGs/PNXGDi7OsxU/s1600-h/DSCN4418.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevuZcygQGI/AAAAAAAAAGs/PNXGDi7OsxU/s200/DSCN4418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326613105287905378" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sevur3MdiaI/AAAAAAAAAG0/bh5H7DoapUk/s1600-h/DSCN4421.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sevur3MdiaI/AAAAAAAAAG0/bh5H7DoapUk/s200/DSCN4421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326613421613746594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The cafe is decorated in fushia ,black &amp;amp; white zebra type prints.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevvD3isiqI/AAAAAAAAAG8/e7Fmw9_D4J8/s1600-h/DSCN4425.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevvD3isiqI/AAAAAAAAAG8/e7Fmw9_D4J8/s200/DSCN4425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326613834023864994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Each little girl can dine with their very own doll decked out with a chair that attaches to the table. Along with their mini tea cup and saucer. ADORABLE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Sweet Desserts                                                                                                              &lt;br /&gt;This was such a delightful day spent with two of my very favorite people!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sevv9FP6XSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/fVvAlmxAetQ/s1600-h/DSCN4453.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sevv9FP6XSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/fVvAlmxAetQ/s200/DSCN4453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326614816955718946" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevwUnchiWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/t24Xx582yPU/s1600-h/DSCN4465.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevwUnchiWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/t24Xx582yPU/s200/DSCN4465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326615221272414562" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-7672441324154520371?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/7672441324154520371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=7672441324154520371' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7672441324154520371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7672441324154520371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/american-girl-sweetness.html' title='American Girl Sweetness'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SevvqodvdAI/AAAAAAAAAHE/x_V6whm6gJ4/s72-c/DSCN4427.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1999835690032897118</id><published>2009-04-13T11:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-13T13:03:27.986-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='decorating'/><title type='text'>Decorating with Glass Domes/Cloches</title><content type='html'>My new obsession, well actually I've always loved these timeless domes just never owned one! &lt;img src="http://www.williamsburgmarketplace.com/wcsstore/wmarket/images//catalog_images/E91/140899_SP09_08_hs.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/CLX0907IDEA006-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px;" /&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;better homes &amp;amp; ga&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.hookedondepartment56.com/images/village-in-cloche.jpg" alt="christmas cloche jars" align="left" border="0" height="300" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="220" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;rden&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;They are a fabulous addition to your decor.  The uses are endless, create a floral  or plant arrangement underneath.  Create a seasonal display by placing something that represents the current season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This would be adorable for Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I purchased mine from Pier One for $ 20 which I thought was a great deal.  You can also find them on ebay, garage sales online shops.  I'll post my decorated cloche in the next few days.  Check back  soon for a series of kids room decorating ideas!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1999835690032897118?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1999835690032897118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1999835690032897118' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1999835690032897118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1999835690032897118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/decorating-with-glass-domescloches.html' title='Decorating with Glass Domes/Cloches'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-6131165490353797766</id><published>2009-04-11T06:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T06:50:57.648-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SeCfGNlJqDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/qKqj42KO8UI/s1600-h/easter2007_small.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SeCfGNlJqDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/qKqj42KO8UI/s200/easter2007_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323429688625440818" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you a very Happy Easter.  May you experience the true joy of what Christ has done for you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-6131165490353797766?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/6131165490353797766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=6131165490353797766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/6131165490353797766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/6131165490353797766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishing-you-very-happy-easter.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SeCfGNlJqDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/qKqj42KO8UI/s72-c/easter2007_small.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-5393920378760372138</id><published>2009-03-28T15:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-28T16:31:15.121-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><title type='text'>Frilly Ballerina Bed Skirt</title><content type='html'>I've been through the train, superhero, sports phrase....now onto the ballerina phase.  My little princess in completely in love with anything related to this subject.&lt;br /&gt;I found her bedding at PBK and decided I'd try my hand at coordinating a matching tutu bed skirt.  &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I saw one online for &lt;/span&gt;an astronomical price and opted not to break the bank!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This project probably costs about 5.00 maybe a bit more or less once you determine the amount of fabric you need.  I just guessed! I used 4 yards and 1 roll of ribbon, oh and some glue...yep no sewing for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6uSFli1KI/AAAAAAAAAE0/RJ9oyJBdPxs/s1600-h/DSCN4338.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6uSFli1KI/AAAAAAAAAE0/RJ9oyJBdPxs/s200/DSCN4338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318379835731661986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Materials:&lt;br /&gt;Fabric&lt;br /&gt;Ribbon Satin&lt;br /&gt;Glue sticks&lt;br /&gt;Tulle double the amount of fabric&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;pick a lighter color or darker color to contrast with your fabric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, before I begin let me just say that I should have used a different color of tulle.  My tulle blends in too much. I plan to pick up a contrast color to brighten things up a bit.&lt;br /&gt;Grab your handy dandy glue gun and lets get started.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the fabric &amp;amp; tulle that I used&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///Users/rpaton1/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2009/Mar%2028,%202009_2/DSCN4338.JPG" alt="" /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6tma2fkgI/AAAAAAAAAEs/b2NotvA0i3s/s1600-h/DSCN4336.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6tma2fkgI/AAAAAAAAAEs/b2NotvA0i3s/s200/DSCN4336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318379085525651970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;terrible photo...I know!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All I did was measure the fabric and the length I wanted it to hang from top to bottom and cut.  I hemmed my middles and glued them together.  Add my tulle along the top with glue, it should flow down pass the bottom which will give a "puffy" look&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vNENmY4I/AAAAAAAAAE8/sMApvG6RUng/s1600-h/DSCN4339.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vNENmY4I/AAAAAAAAAE8/sMApvG6RUng/s200/DSCN4339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318380848975078274" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vdEa2xyI/AAAAAAAAAFE/ERNgem2qTzM/s1600-h/DSCN4340.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vdEa2xyI/AAAAAAAAAFE/ERNgem2qTzM/s200/DSCN4340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318381123908585250" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vpHQ1ByI/AAAAAAAAAFM/pHygl-STPzs/s1600-h/DSCN4342.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6vpHQ1ByI/AAAAAAAAAFM/pHygl-STPzs/s200/DSCN4342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318381330830264098" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simply added ribbon along the bottom, the satin looks really pretty. Then its ready to go between the mattress and box spring.  I played around with it to get the look I wanted, then pulled down the tulle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6v1954INI/AAAAAAAAAFU/xLCkXJexNNM/s1600-h/DSCN4343.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6v1954INI/AAAAAAAAAFU/xLCkXJexNNM/s200/DSCN4343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318381551656378578" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6wCpmEnDI/AAAAAAAAAFc/eq_1PMywxRQ/s1600-h/DSCN4348.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6wCpmEnDI/AAAAAAAAAFc/eq_1PMywxRQ/s200/DSCN4348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318381769542900786" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really wish they had a lighter green tulle, but this was all Wally world had.  I'll try to find something lighter and take a photo.  Either way at least it gets the job done and at least the metal bar is covered now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6wL_tkmSI/AAAAAAAAAFk/wk9pSxRqqiw/s1600-h/DSCN4350.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6wL_tkmSI/AAAAAAAAAFk/wk9pSxRqqiw/s200/DSCN4350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318381930098759970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///Users/rpaton1/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2009/Mar%2028,%202009_2/DSCN4338.JPG" alt="" /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///Users/rpaton1/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2009/Mar%2028,%202009_2/DSCN4338.JPG" alt="" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-5393920378760372138?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/5393920378760372138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=5393920378760372138' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/5393920378760372138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/5393920378760372138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/frilly-ballerina-bed-skirt.html' title='Frilly Ballerina Bed Skirt'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/Sc6uSFli1KI/AAAAAAAAAE0/RJ9oyJBdPxs/s72-c/DSCN4338.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-726723807737621761</id><published>2009-03-23T12:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T14:59:49.925-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Etsy Finds'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Have you stopped by, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Etsy&lt;/span&gt; lately?  There is such talent and wonderful things, not to mention you will support handmade instead of mass produced items.&lt;br /&gt;I thought I'd spend a couple moments showing you some of my favorite finds!&lt;br /&gt;Do you have an upcoming wedding?  These designs would be absolutely gorgeous...all from &lt;a href="http://embellishedbytiffany.etsy.com/"&gt;embellishedbytiffany.etsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.56889772.jpg" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.56889772.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love this seller she makes the most beautiful personalized pillows&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.27924162.jpg" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.27924162.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have one sitting on my daughter's bed in a beautiful minky green &amp;amp; pink!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.5465387.jpg" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.5465387.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in;" alt="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.62059891.jpg" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.62059891.jpg" height="582" width="676" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dennis Anderson soap company makes the most fabulous natural soaps...I'm completely in love with his stuff.&lt;br /&gt;Check out the shop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5124873"&gt;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5124873&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-726723807737621761?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/726723807737621761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=726723807737621761' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/726723807737621761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/726723807737621761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/have-you-stopped-by-etsy-lately-there.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2885014698673884809</id><published>2009-03-20T18:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T19:25:43.845-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ultimate PARTY</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/5808/ultimate-blog-party-2009/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/5m4m/buttons/events/ubg1.gif" title="Ultimate Blog Party 2009" alt="Ultimate Blog Party 2009" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join in on what is suppose to be a huge blogger party! I'm excited to be a part of it!&lt;br /&gt;The prizes are spectacular, here are just a few I would dig!  These would be my top 3 picks...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;$100 gift card to HomeGoods&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Provided by:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://openhouse.homegoods.com/" target="_blank"&gt;HG Openhouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.momswhothink.com/contests/5minutesformom.com-blog-party.html"&gt;Kitchen Aid Artisan Stand Mixer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Provided by:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a title="Blog Site" href="http://www.momswhothink.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Moms Who Think&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;$50 gift certificate to Target Stores&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Provided by: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title="Blog Site" href="http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=100" target="_blank"&gt;Beginner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="Blog Site" href="http://beginnerbaby.com/blog/?p=100" target="_blank"&gt; Baby Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/5654/ultimate-blog-party-2009-instructions/"&gt;Ultimate Blog Party&lt;/a&gt; is about building online friendships.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope you will come join with me!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take a  moment to check out my shop on Etsy and take 20% off your order when checking out!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2885014698673884809?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2885014698673884809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2885014698673884809' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2885014698673884809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2885014698673884809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/httpwww.html' title='The Ultimate PARTY'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1581432530791155817</id><published>2009-03-19T11:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-19T18:09:35.001-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seasonal'/><title type='text'>Spring-a-thon</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKW7UQpHfI/AAAAAAAAAEM/_jM0xvwrjBA/s1600-h/DSCN4215.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKW7UQpHfI/AAAAAAAAAEM/_jM0xvwrjBA/s200/DSCN4215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976456045567474" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It is finally feeling like spring around here. Spring usually isn't here until May in this freezing state yes, I'm talking about Wisconsin!!&lt;br /&gt;So I thought I'd take a moment to update my blog, since its been feeling quite neglected lately!&lt;br /&gt;We are in need of a little spring fluffing! I'm late to chime in over at Rhoda's Party, but I figure better late then never, right!  Thanks Rhoda for inspiring me to fluff things up a bit!&lt;br /&gt;You can join in here or be ever inspired by many other fellow bloggers! &lt;a href="http://http//southernhospitality-rhoda.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://southernhospitality-rhoda.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-fluffing-highlights.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a couple little updates around my house more to come after the sick princess is feeling better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKXmTpQrQI/AAAAAAAAAEU/v0DmbCOaZzI/s1600-h/DSCN4218.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKXmTpQrQI/AAAAAAAAAEU/v0DmbCOaZzI/s200/DSCN4218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314977194614762754" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKYAxahdQI/AAAAAAAAAEc/bDbv8cDsC44/s1600-h/DSCN4216.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKYAxahdQI/AAAAAAAAAEc/bDbv8cDsC44/s200/DSCN4216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314977649282610434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKYoZaRCQI/AAAAAAAAAEk/uX4XrUyR7qE/s1600-h/DSCN4214.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKYoZaRCQI/AAAAAAAAAEk/uX4XrUyR7qE/s200/DSCN4214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314978330033850626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This last photo is something I'm in the middle of working on.....thought I'd post it anyways in hopes it might motivate me to finish it!  It it will have a springy feeling once its done.  I'll be posting a tutorial soon.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1581432530791155817?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1581432530791155817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1581432530791155817' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1581432530791155817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1581432530791155817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-thon.html' title='Spring-a-thon'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/ScKW7UQpHfI/AAAAAAAAAEM/_jM0xvwrjBA/s72-c/DSCN4215.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1507648759282586076</id><published>2009-03-14T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-19T12:59:15.801-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Faith/Family'/><title type='text'>A Wonderful Life</title><content type='html'>Thought I lost this post......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I actually came across this women a couple of months ago and was reminded of her on the Nester's blog.          &lt;a href="http://http//especiallyheather.com/"&gt;http://especiallyheather.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a story she tells, what a life she has had.  A beautiful reminder of who is really in control of our lives.  I can't help but reflect on my own life and the many blessings God has given me.  I hope though if ever I face similar trials I will be able to respond as humbly as Heather.&lt;br /&gt;Not sure if you are familiar with a song called "Blessed Be Your Name" One of my favorites.&lt;br /&gt;Love these words:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Blessed be your                      name&lt;br /&gt;               In the land that is plentiful&lt;br /&gt;               Where the streams of abundance flow&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Blessed be your                      name&lt;br /&gt;               When I'm found in the desert place&lt;br /&gt;               Though I walk through the wilderness&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Every blessing                      you pour out,&lt;br /&gt;               I turn back to praise&lt;br /&gt;               When the darkness closes in, Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Still I will say...&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be the name of the Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be the name of the Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your glorious name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Blessed be your                      name&lt;br /&gt;               When the sun's shining down on me&lt;br /&gt;               When the world's all as it should be&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Blessed be your                      name&lt;br /&gt;               On the road marked with suffering&lt;br /&gt;               Though there's pain in the offering&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Every blessing                      you pour out,&lt;br /&gt;               I turn back to praise&lt;br /&gt;               When the darkness closes in, Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Still I will say...&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be the name of the Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your name&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be the name of the Lord&lt;br /&gt;               Blessed be your glorious name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;You give and take                      away&lt;br /&gt;               You give and take away&lt;br /&gt;               My heart will choose to say&lt;br /&gt;               Lord, Blessed be your name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a blessed weekend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1507648759282586076?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1507648759282586076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1507648759282586076' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1507648759282586076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1507648759282586076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/wonderful-life.html' title='A Wonderful Life'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1511662843474398061</id><published>2009-02-23T14:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-14T16:29:45.439-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Projects'/><title type='text'>Organizer For Ribbon</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SaMt2C2lAYI/AAAAAAAAAEE/JwdUwBEsfQY/s1600-h/DSCN4071.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 171px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SaMt2C2lAYI/AAAAAAAAAEE/JwdUwBEsfQY/s200/DSCN4071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306135192474550658" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So you want to make your packages all pretty tied up in elegant ribbon, but you can't find the ribbon.  When you finally dig deep into that box and find your pretty ribbon its all tangled and full of creases.  I'm a wee bit obsessed with ribbon and have quite a stash so I came up with a quick cheap way to organize my rolls.(actually borrowed the idea from my mom who was a wedding designer and had a ton more than me)  In the photo you'll see that I'm a bit lazy and often don't tape up my ends.  My little organizer is set up in the basement so please ignore the lovely background!&lt;br /&gt;Supplies Needed:&lt;br /&gt;Dowels (usually less than a dollar)&lt;br /&gt;Hangers I used the sticky type&lt;br /&gt;Side your ribbon on the dowels and hang! Easy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1511662843474398061?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1511662843474398061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1511662843474398061' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1511662843474398061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1511662843474398061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/organizer-for-ribbon.html' title='Organizer For Ribbon'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SaMt2C2lAYI/AAAAAAAAAEE/JwdUwBEsfQY/s72-c/DSCN4071.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-8222730327761996834</id><published>2009-02-19T20:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T20:28:17.376-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A wonderful Blog</title><content type='html'>This "Nester" is full of wonderful, frugal home decorating ideas.  She has totally got me motivated to update our house! Right now she has a "10 minutes to a room you will love" party going on.  I probably spent 2 hours reading through all her fabulous posts.&lt;br /&gt;Check it out.&lt;br /&gt;http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/01/10-minutes-to-room-you-love-series.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd338/therealnester/buttons/561ec558.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-8222730327761996834?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/8222730327761996834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=8222730327761996834' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8222730327761996834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8222730327761996834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/wonderful-blog.html' title='A wonderful Blog'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd338/therealnester/buttons/th_561ec558.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-1671894283772797983</id><published>2009-02-13T12:47:00.004-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-14T16:37:05.197-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Family'/><title type='text'>Oh Where, Oh Where can He Be???</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZXdMeFNO7I/AAAAAAAAAD0/k76uP6SZ7Ao/s1600-h/DSCN3992.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZXdMeFNO7I/AAAAAAAAAD0/k76uP6SZ7Ao/s200/DSCN3992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302387342601698226" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you seen him?  Is he at your house too?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We seem to have a sock monster eating all our socks.  This photo shows all the socks with missing buddies.  If you find a pair please let me know!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1671894283772797983?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1671894283772797983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1671894283772797983' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1671894283772797983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1671894283772797983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/oh-where-oh-where-can-he-be.html' title='Oh Where, Oh Where can He Be???'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZXdMeFNO7I/AAAAAAAAAD0/k76uP6SZ7Ao/s72-c/DSCN3992.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-7878391331652118139</id><published>2009-02-10T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-10T21:46:54.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'>200 Sales</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJln8gCqAI/AAAAAAAAADk/jXchNW5wWLc/s1600-h/DSCN3859.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJln8gCqAI/AAAAAAAAADk/jXchNW5wWLc/s200/DSCN3859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301411448298317826" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJlZfY6OFI/AAAAAAAAADc/gWjAps2i5pw/s1600-h/DSCN3874.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJlZfY6OFI/AAAAAAAAADc/gWjAps2i5pw/s200/DSCN3874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301411199965608018" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJlP6SURRI/AAAAAAAAADU/EAO8stGxxx8/s1600-h/DSCN3875.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJlP6SURRI/AAAAAAAAADU/EAO8stGxxx8/s200/DSCN3875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301411035387020562" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJk-2Trw3I/AAAAAAAAADM/sBfz2sDa8gE/s1600-h/DSCN3926.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJk-2Trw3I/AAAAAAAAADM/sBfz2sDa8gE/s200/DSCN3926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301410742261236594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry for the neglect!&lt;br /&gt;Well, tonight I hit my 200th sale in just a little over a year.  I'm taking a bit of a break I'm totally exhausted.  I have enjoyed every moment and have been blessed to have this creative outlet in my day.&lt;br /&gt;Here are some newly created designs.  Over the next few weeks I'll be adding some wedding and quote frames.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-7878391331652118139?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/7878391331652118139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=7878391331652118139' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7878391331652118139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/7878391331652118139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/200-sales.html' title='200 Sales'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SZJln8gCqAI/AAAAAAAAADk/jXchNW5wWLc/s72-c/DSCN3859.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-8681574980104097872</id><published>2008-12-04T20:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-04T20:04:27.934-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A New Look</title><content type='html'>My shop will close for the Holidays and will reopen with a completely new look and name change!  I have several new designs that I will be working on including kiddie cake toppers.  These will be the hit of the party.  I'll also be cutting my own frames due to numerous requests for different sizes.&lt;br /&gt;Stay tune for the chic new designs sure to delight the young at heart!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-8681574980104097872?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/8681574980104097872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=8681574980104097872' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8681574980104097872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/8681574980104097872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-look.html' title='A New Look'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2398246131442096380</id><published>2008-12-04T19:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-14T16:40:58.278-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Family'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday to My Dad</title><content type='html'>I wish I could live closer to family.  Today, my dad celebrates his birthday.  Why am I thankful for him?  Well the list of reasons would fill the page and a few more.  He is a man of little words however, when he does talk it is usually something funny or a word of wisdom.  I am bless to be his daughter.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2398246131442096380?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2398246131442096380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2398246131442096380' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2398246131442096380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2398246131442096380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-birthday-to-my-dad.html' title='Happy Birthday to My Dad'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2767760138570310520</id><published>2008-12-01T17:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T17:54:13.158-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shoeboxes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STSVAy2G7JI/AAAAAAAAACg/7xGnx4yrAx8/s1600-h/ProcessingCenter01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 88px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STSVAy2G7JI/AAAAAAAAACg/7xGnx4yrAx8/s200/ProcessingCenter01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275004904438951058" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who would ever imagine that shoe boxes filled with special treats would light up a child's life.&lt;br /&gt;This month I chose Samaritan's Purse as my designated charity.  A percentage of my sales were donated to this wonderful cause, Operation Christmas Child.&lt;br /&gt;Here is a bit about their ministry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="index-inset"&gt;Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than 61 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe. People of all ages can be involved in this simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas—Jesus Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to all my wonderful customers you have given the gift of Christmas to some who may have gone without.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="index-inset"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="index-inset"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.samaritanspurse.org/images/uploads/spacer.gif" style="border: 0pt none ;" alt="image" height="20" width="25" /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2767760138570310520?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2767760138570310520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2767760138570310520' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2767760138570310520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2767760138570310520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/12/shoeboxes.html' title='Shoeboxes'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STSVAy2G7JI/AAAAAAAAACg/7xGnx4yrAx8/s72-c/ProcessingCenter01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-6147829551811726301</id><published>2008-11-29T10:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-29T10:40:48.305-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Decorating for Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STGMmyQSaFI/AAAAAAAAACY/SrJIyyEcwP4/s1600-h/sza.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STGMmyQSaFI/AAAAAAAAACY/SrJIyyEcwP4/s200/sza.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274151236580567122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My most favorite time of the year.  I adore everything about the Christmas season.&lt;br /&gt;The other day I was shopping at Kirkland's Home store.  Hanging on their mirror was a beautiful wreath.  A mirror provides an elegant, refractive backdrop for wreaths. Wrap metal wreath forms with floral tape to prevent them from scratching mirrors on which they're hung.  The wreath was attached to the mirror with a suction cup, which I thought was an absolutely wonderful idea.  No need for nails or ribbon/bows, just stick one of those little cups to the surface and hang your decor!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-6147829551811726301?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/6147829551811726301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=6147829551811726301' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/6147829551811726301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/6147829551811726301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/11/decorating-for-christmas.html' title='Decorating for Christmas'/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/STGMmyQSaFI/AAAAAAAAACY/SrJIyyEcwP4/s72-c/sza.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-5035976867333946252</id><published>2008-11-27T19:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T19:56:52.253-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y2YpZjM31ro/SS9r8yWuICI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ZCKx20J-a3c/s1600-h/DSCN3377.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Between the kids and my little Etsy shop I'm full!!&lt;br /&gt;Here is the bedding for my little girl's room.  I'm truly excited to create her special space and make it scrumptious pink and frilly!&lt;br /&gt;Check out Lollishops which is predicting a fall 08 launch.  I'll have a shop there too!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-1445036780342237097?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/1445036780342237097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=1445036780342237097' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1445036780342237097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/1445036780342237097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-only-wish-i-had-more-time-to-do-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699802102842012592.post-2719906299776007639</id><published>2008-07-14T12:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-14T12:45:33.453-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;script type="'text/javascript'" src="'http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type="'text/javascript'"&gt;new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5411427, 'shop','thumbnail',4,1).renderIframe();&lt;/script&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/699802102842012592-2719906299776007639?l=preciousdesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/feeds/2719906299776007639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=699802102842012592&amp;postID=2719906299776007639' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2719906299776007639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/699802102842012592/posts/default/2719906299776007639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://preciousdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-etsynamespace.html' title=''/><author><name>Preciousdesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16789731185719983457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
