$30 Hobby Lobby Gift Card Giveaway!!

<div style="text-align: center;">Guys have you met Brooke yet?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnFbr-QXixA1YOSN7WyiqiXixSi7XouUS_paTa0Cmk43A3rV-xdiWOo9Hsra-Mu6B_nYhQaaKAziiVc2029mqKRepAKot90E0SwnhIYnxl3vIfPG5EpLCqFDAF7yYd87AQ9vle-NhAtc/s1600/brooke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnFbr-QXixA1YOSN7WyiqiXixSi7XouUS_paTa0Cmk43A3rV-xdiWOo9Hsra-Mu6B_nYhQaaKAziiVc2029mqKRepAKot90E0SwnhIYnxl3vIfPG5EpLCqFDAF7yYd87AQ9vle-NhAtc/s640/brooke.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />No?!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well I'm really excited to introduce her to you today!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brooke is the lovely lady of <a href="http://spruceyournest.blogspot.com/">Spruce Your Nest</a>, one of my favorite blogs to find great ideas for my Pinterest and just to get my daily dose of happy.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's one of those DIYer's who just have that extra genetic "everything I touch becomes cute" gene.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUr9J0oigy5Op3m_gSuYSbSX9JMUfuqqK8fkTk7z-97Io1TM-nv4thCXFsveCCGyqqdvqP9veleRNGew3N4x19GuC-NpIVEBEuI4j3haVZDQRtFH8QJ0SHeKCHpO5HLmzBt-U0BX2Rso/s1600/chairs+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUr9J0oigy5Op3m_gSuYSbSX9JMUfuqqK8fkTk7z-97Io1TM-nv4thCXFsveCCGyqqdvqP9veleRNGew3N4x19GuC-NpIVEBEuI4j3haVZDQRtFH8QJ0SHeKCHpO5HLmzBt-U0BX2Rso/s640/chairs+026.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicswPHFAkF4SzNJhEPEdT72o8TV-fa0yszOtc39OIhwMLdxWe6jOMMm6XyN2cW35AVryvGjwUTr9Nc-RqCS49XEB-uFgYFMF8WN8WXU4VU9mM_m8Vkmn5zge7KGdMTyATZGcJArXtPzEk/s1600/master+bedroom+079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicswPHFAkF4SzNJhEPEdT72o8TV-fa0yszOtc39OIhwMLdxWe6jOMMm6XyN2cW35AVryvGjwUTr9Nc-RqCS49XEB-uFgYFMF8WN8WXU4VU9mM_m8Vkmn5zge7KGdMTyATZGcJArXtPzEk/s640/master+bedroom+079.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Branches for curtain rods!?  Awesome right!?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2A3xB9y1xiWrTbS69CtRVqweOGjKYzlfwDRt9A1I9ePbgBCLd4MCLtqxhUKPUd6_t0kO6__DR7eDAhHmrI42dmqDfwv35RcVL_6qc64W6xHc7POi5LAGiGFmPgNMQ1y-QwQqJ9JYUFc/s1600/hutch+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2A3xB9y1xiWrTbS69CtRVqweOGjKYzlfwDRt9A1I9ePbgBCLd4MCLtqxhUKPUd6_t0kO6__DR7eDAhHmrI42dmqDfwv35RcVL_6qc64W6xHc7POi5LAGiGFmPgNMQ1y-QwQqJ9JYUFc/s640/hutch+024.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And not only is she talented, she's truly a sweetheart and I'm so grateful to have her as my newest sponsor!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And she's giving away a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">$30 gift card to Hobby Lobby </span>here at 551 East!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(You know this would be awesome for all your Christmas crafting :))<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's how to enter!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Leave a comment HERE for entry method completed}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Head on over to <a href="http://spruceyournest.blogspot.com/">Spruce Your Nest</a> and become a follower.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spruce-Your-Nest/189100141161212">Spruce Your Nest on Facebook</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Post about the giveaway on your FB or blog.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Tell us what you would like to use the gift card on!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The winner will be chosen via random.org and announced here next Monday (December 12th).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now head over to <a href="http://spruceyournest.blogspot.com/">Spruce Your Nest</a> and get to know Brooke!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

$30 Hobby Lobby Gift Card Giveaway!!

Guys have you met Brooke yet? No?! Well I'm really excited to introduce her to you today! Brooke is the lovely lady of Spruce Your Nest ...

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Friday's Runway Decorate Week 6

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Friday's Runway Decorate</b> Week 6 WOW!!! consistent is the key (Key Interiors by Shinay  that is :)  No just kidding we made it to another week of <b>runway decorate</b> and were still going strong with the beautiful <b>runway models </b>that inspire our beautiful <b>interior designs</b> check it out and see how this weeks inspiration inspire. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nq5U4osiwR6VyiRAyjCk2tM4JmDm1TWsyqtfZKLQNPkGdzE_IUOfaZERviiCXGeIdwNFwHh_x6NClG04okCYyEyUMchrg2nSixwsO2moHjBjY5Zfnfk4mJFKeQFa34p8rVlxQD7fVf8/s1600/runway+decorate4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nq5U4osiwR6VyiRAyjCk2tM4JmDm1TWsyqtfZKLQNPkGdzE_IUOfaZERviiCXGeIdwNFwHh_x6NClG04okCYyEyUMchrg2nSixwsO2moHjBjY5Zfnfk4mJFKeQFa34p8rVlxQD7fVf8/s640/runway+decorate4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">OK if this <b>runway model</b> don't look like she just walked right out of this room I don't know what or who does!!  WOW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOo26Wi6L-vuY8qDmiqbrwsWHSqfPIMmaY4bi7u1A1HobEdP1bHpe_K_Hx1jd5lloJwJw8ll4niWJdwiZHERUH3qRNBI53sezWhNnz0-AgJShtax_D4OHn0A9lW54k0ebHp_-_QBWpT4/s1600/runway+decorate5.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOo26Wi6L-vuY8qDmiqbrwsWHSqfPIMmaY4bi7u1A1HobEdP1bHpe_K_Hx1jd5lloJwJw8ll4niWJdwiZHERUH3qRNBI53sezWhNnz0-AgJShtax_D4OHn0A9lW54k0ebHp_-_QBWpT4/s640/runway+decorate5.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">This room actually looks like the <b>runway model</b> beyond the colors just looking at the length of the chandelier and how tall the runway-model stands and not to mention how the runway model is wearing that hat that mirrors the canopy over the bed </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4OYGuQ9HJlaJZOFZyCoQ8vTAvP2ZtDrFTb1NCbfpX-RXLOGGd-mVzp0-4EQa2BWpxDegqfE4H8gYPKrymbFN44hk5bcJmFB9DznA-YG5W8_ikuabCuyqqA6P2aCULu0yyFVqbt5kvlk/s1600/runway+decorate6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4OYGuQ9HJlaJZOFZyCoQ8vTAvP2ZtDrFTb1NCbfpX-RXLOGGd-mVzp0-4EQa2BWpxDegqfE4H8gYPKrymbFN44hk5bcJmFB9DznA-YG5W8_ikuabCuyqqA6P2aCULu0yyFVqbt5kvlk/s640/runway+decorate6.png" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Taking you back -Waaaay back!!! Well! There were models back in the day you know!!! So let’s take a look at this room that looks a lot like the models in the photo beside it. The guy <b>model </b>with his yellow pants "well I don’t know about that but I guess those were the days". Look how the yellow pants mirrors the chairs and the pillows in the interior room and check out the beautiful tufted pink chairs that resembles the model that’s laying on the ground shirt Wow even back then interior designers were inspired by <b>runway</b></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b>If you enjoyed this post,<u> <span style="color: lime;">please leave a comment</span></u> or <u style="color: lime;">subscribe to the feed</u> and get future articles delivered to your feed reader. </b></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUkkW0ojs_HrNb24YpbuPZ4LQN9NdHGMX8AMCIBJujlgPjG6niicW3PCZ-e8dw2EPkG_T6o_ayD-5mau-DyWftbFB-Y9kKedqHYLfsHtDFPtVLncHIzp3Z4a76vcbWe-RVnljDbzfpLQ/s1600/blog+source.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUkkW0ojs_HrNb24YpbuPZ4LQN9NdHGMX8AMCIBJujlgPjG6niicW3PCZ-e8dw2EPkG_T6o_ayD-5mau-DyWftbFB-Y9kKedqHYLfsHtDFPtVLncHIzp3Z4a76vcbWe-RVnljDbzfpLQ/s320/blog+source.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://tophomedesignz.blogspot.com/">Key Interiors by Shinay</a>,<a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2011/01/color-my-world.html">Habitually Chic</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /></div>

Friday's Runway Decorate Week 6

Friday's Runway Decorate Week 6 WOW!!! consistent is the key (Key Interiors by Shinay  that is :)  No just kidding we made it to anothe...

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Favorite Friday Finds #6

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Has anybody noticed their are a lot of songs about Friday?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rebecca Black's...hit??...Friday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katy Perry- T.G.I.F</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok that's only two, but I can't say the word Friday without one of those songs getting stuck in my head. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(This Friday it's T.G.I.F)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my favorite finds of the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beauty from Kim at <a href="http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2011/11/decoupage-fabric-desk.html">Too Much Time on my Hands</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This woman can do some serious beautifying with a half off thrift-store find and some fabric from the bargin bin!<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BnCJu9ZbHbSAn2_O6r08WuRVoEiXVtlEHNdn8OBL5ZNVNI3VmtmkAuFNKWoWPNMRbazttg0cO0nPcxwGh3cf-geGY2njpPAWZuljKxqY4XIUTUrTN1rwMFUZdd0OZXADMetBDGjTyeM/s1600/desk5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BnCJu9ZbHbSAn2_O6r08WuRVoEiXVtlEHNdn8OBL5ZNVNI3VmtmkAuFNKWoWPNMRbazttg0cO0nPcxwGh3cf-geGY2njpPAWZuljKxqY4XIUTUrTN1rwMFUZdd0OZXADMetBDGjTyeM/s640/desk5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, from<a href="http://doubletakedecor.blogspot.com/"> Double Take Decor</a>, this hutch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You've got to go see the "before"...this piece was nasty.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now it's a elegant, rustic, gorgeous piece. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Way to see the potential in such a dated piece! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy795aZUUA7ue9niILSLiJXu-WMTHd1XqFPNjsYQGYJQTttzAu6HgMTykMa8TDGH_DImPupR88EQ2Oix9ugWaqMVcMbOmi3w5kyye6cK_79kc2WlKzM1wtcbpzdRLX1r3zBRSSmDAaY3Y/s1600/hutch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy795aZUUA7ue9niILSLiJXu-WMTHd1XqFPNjsYQGYJQTttzAu6HgMTykMa8TDGH_DImPupR88EQ2Oix9ugWaqMVcMbOmi3w5kyye6cK_79kc2WlKzM1wtcbpzdRLX1r3zBRSSmDAaY3Y/s640/hutch.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally from <a href="http://www.petticoatjunktion.com/2011/11/green-and-gorgeous-vintage.html">Petticoat Junktion</a>, this cabinet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I look at it I get excited about creating something as lovely as this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amazing job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlISJdDybP9Rr7ddIFEWfWDi5fUte5xhjVaBezUvjDx39u69nxU4BZXQDlbyrntcinikRR-q7gWDUSeTaT7avhB-uOYm3KFTSA2sePptzGCfLdKDI2-4Ll1e7h9byKZmf3s5ZkAEaZ-tE/s1600/green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlISJdDybP9Rr7ddIFEWfWDi5fUte5xhjVaBezUvjDx39u69nxU4BZXQDlbyrntcinikRR-q7gWDUSeTaT7avhB-uOYm3KFTSA2sePptzGCfLdKDI2-4Ll1e7h9byKZmf3s5ZkAEaZ-tE/s640/green.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To those featured, don't forget to grab a featured button on the side bar. ;)</div>

Favorite Friday Finds #6

Has anybody noticed their are a lot of songs about Friday? Rebecca Black's...hit??...Friday. Katy Perry- T.G.I.F Ok that's only two,...

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