tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21288279012044545702024-03-19T05:19:26.335-04:00CREATIVE AMBITIONSKendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-5743839505662410622018-01-17T14:16:00.001-05:002018-01-17T14:16:15.036-05:00Winter Mantel 2018<p align="center"><font size="4">I love creating seasonal mantels.</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">Winter gives me a chance to come up with natural, #rustic tones for my living room #mantel.</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RC67i8zSQrc/Wl-g78v6fDI/AAAAAAAAHgA/7-xFCy7W0S87oyUX6fr_ackZDWO6_K-2QCHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Ba%255B6%255D"><img width="586" height="391" title="winter mantel wtrmk a" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="winter mantel wtrmk a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o5n1q1OgN-0/Wl-g8VKwmZI/AAAAAAAAHgE/ZoyAeqlsLhIY3Qcfn8qT98hg2KGuvefAwCHMYCw/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Ba_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">With this year’s winter mantel decor…</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"> I used items such as a shipping crate panel, a woven placemat…</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rO9EERgYyQE/Wl-g8ndbAOI/AAAAAAAAHgI/Svw3qxprwWI7Y1gbFTRPi1_zsF_YEe_AwCHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bf%255B3%255D"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FsT6fWyFZ78/Wl-g9JUiG4I/AAAAAAAAHgM/zy-54lO9U2EUgjoFFxfQw3cAJu9oRF33ACHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bd%255B7%255D"><img width="428" height="601" title="winter mantel wtrmk d" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="winter mantel wtrmk d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0tLFjCytW8M/Wl-g9T3rwzI/AAAAAAAAHgQ/pcrRNhDGx6MBJOLb4CiJJ-kz44YaKu0DwCHMYCw/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bd_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">a bushel basket lid, a mixed media art piece I’ve been working on…</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AFjsjjkdnys/Wl-g9p9yrgI/AAAAAAAAHgU/2NwCm36vCVIKEOak3zpuk50Dm1a-SJc-QCHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bf%255B10%255D"><img width="553" height="358" title="winter mantel wtrmk f" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="winter mantel wtrmk f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w4fNF9NGHl8/Wl-g-NYeSDI/AAAAAAAAHgY/7MmAZoIDPCgIMYU-CgsLfpDnjbJcNgLqwCHMYCw/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bf_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">and I made these cute little berry branch trees.</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hWjH9CW9Glw/Wl-g-n-qgvI/AAAAAAAAHgc/S_tqfI4WjNw3iN0amVtPObQ07o2zSEJygCHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%255B9%255D"><img width="417" height="635" title="winter mantel wtrmk" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="winter mantel wtrmk" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-npX5RDanuis/Wl-g-9oiGcI/AAAAAAAAHgg/nrnDc5s2BYs8XXmzE2Ae6L-cQugkpgvsACHMYCw/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">And of course, I had to add outdoor elements such as the pine cones and cut wood!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">I also added some winter wheat and berries to an old milking bucket along side an antique crock.</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCL1wPfr2Ck/Wl-g_J3E45I/AAAAAAAAHgk/LFQsDP0kwuANqsAEh1P6_vY3tAROgAjpACHMYCw/s1600-h/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bc%255B9%255D"><img width="425" height="672" title="winter mantel wtrmk c" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="winter mantel wtrmk c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ooP4mwhkZWU/Wl-g_Z9DtGI/AAAAAAAAHgo/upw99p3CTpgxUpBV6jPZ9r-UBPzQPcQlACHMYCw/winter%2Bmantel%2Bwtrmk%2Bc_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">All those elements created lots of yummy texture that I love!! </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone </font><font size="4">stays warm this winter…</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"> it’s been a cold one!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"> </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><br></font></p>Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-16727710383027447522017-12-16T14:24:00.001-05:002017-12-16T14:24:39.593-05:00Christmas Mantel 2017<p align="center"><font size="4">I finally got the tree up and the mantel decorated!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">I kept my cabin theme from this year’s <a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2017/09/fall-mantel-2017.html">Fall’s Cozy Cabin Mantel</a> </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">and went right into decorating the cabin for a wintery mountain scene!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">This is my Cabin In The Woods Christmas Mantel 2017…</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IuYncS2rQ2I/WjVy6G3iPnI/AAAAAAAAHc8/qWBwv6io14klcT_zC6Tr77RLBcjsPeUlACHMYCw/s1600-h/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Ba%255B14%255D"><img width="628" height="418" title="Christmas Mantel 2017 a" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Christmas Mantel 2017 a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kxAoFeiJQOA/WjVy6t8CPpI/AAAAAAAAHdA/akCvwhFXgyIpTNY9zh-i-AHED-uvozKuACHMYCw/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Ba_thumb%255B11%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">I love the greenery with this mantel </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">and how it really does make it look like a cabin in the woods!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GRbDEcgbegE/WjVy61MjCqI/AAAAAAAAHdE/UivyH1SFAHs8dutU8ljZ6_SZKyjeaxoyQCHMYCw/s1600-h/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2B5%255B8%255D"><img width="429" height="543" title="Christmas Mantel 2017 5" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Christmas Mantel 2017 5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ddJ7BrpoCxQ/WjVy7WQ5FAI/AAAAAAAAHdI/O-jzc6KeOm04ZzJVkBYig6iKOtVmU5YVgCHMYCw/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2B5_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">One of my fav things is the antique stoneware crock! </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N5icva-kLc0/WjVy7jFLwqI/AAAAAAAAHdM/TLL6fjy-bNgQE2MyGRIG9tir-HFz5qRgwCHMYCw/s1600-h/christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Be%255B11%255D"><img width="448" height="698" title="christmas Mantel 2017 e" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="christmas Mantel 2017 e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_JjhpAaO4mI/WjVy8OIc7II/AAAAAAAAHdQ/FUX0m8Zy5ho7fe4-t7dcYZhodHKSsq8VACHMYCw/christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Be_thumb%255B8%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">And to go with my woodsy theme… </font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">my tree has rustic, plaid, and cabin-y type ornaments on it!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02k4uleMPSmdDnkyXIBEZuZKwjGg8Jo8sPS5hmqRZXhyphenhyphenaLz5nb7l4We9TiZAB38PQ2PN_dRaIOtN-fihPrlemMs8Y1nHKXPEmAJ-fBhfrI6zx7-kggzLghgoT6YVpEksW6ARku3dmEZSG/s1600-h/Christmas+Mantel+2017%255B9%255D"><img width="617" height="404" title="Christmas Mantel 2017" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Christmas Mantel 2017" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NUHRS7taYhA/WjVy84TBtzI/AAAAAAAAHdY/eGReay4AiPQflUimdoS3ggpcO1nZtllowCHMYCw/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font size="4">I also used the old trusty outdoor tub for my tree base.</font> </p><p align="center">WELL…</p><p align="center">it definitely feels like a Tender Tennessee, Woodsy, Rustic, Mountainy Christmas around here!!</p><p align="center">Thanks for stopping by to check out my Christmas Mantel this year!!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Z4V4ONAoic/WjVy9ZixIJI/AAAAAAAAHdc/QBuVKam3XX8YEd6SfB9A718xYTjCdJk6QCHMYCw/s1600-h/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Bc%255B9%255D"><img width="435" height="617" title="Christmas Mantel 2017 c" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Christmas Mantel 2017 c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5P6bXVyDsVw/WjVy9lZD1mI/AAAAAAAAHdg/emciEinPwoYFSOokNjYxO1piCZj-KnRLACHMYCw/Christmas%2BMantel%2B2017%2Bc_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p><p align="center"><font size="5">I wish everyone </font></p><p align="center"><font size="5">a VERY MERRY and BLESSED CHRISTMAS this year!</font></p><p align="center"></p>Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-53178920535035231992017-09-03T14:46:00.001-04:002017-09-03T14:46:27.237-04:00Fall Mantel 2017<p align="center"><br></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Hey Y’all!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I decided to create a Fall Mantel this year!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I’m calling this one…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">‘Cozy Cabin’</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">It was truly unbelievable the way this mantel came together.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">You know when things just come together perfectly?</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cr0wvvcvKAk/WaxNJRm4cUI/AAAAAAAAHbE/8M27JSxoTcUKj2hM5k9huK8Z-aSaqpknwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-2017-f19"><img width="596" height="357" title="Fall Mantel 2017 f" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel 2017 f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dZRyxN8krio/WaxNJmKZXBI/AAAAAAAAHbI/XqnU9jl-wnkH7sbWNfm9akB7rV7EcmPhwCHMYCw/Fall-Mantel-2017-f_thumb13?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Like… </font><font size="4">it was meant to be?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Well, this mantel did just that.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">We have chopped wood around our house for our fire pit in our backyard.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I simply grabbed a few pieces from the pile and started playing!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Next, I went up into the attic in search of my fall décor and there was huge pieces of cardboard that caught my eye.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qA5rXL3dVns/WaxNJ2NeOnI/AAAAAAAAHbM/ooPUNP3TQ-Q_Xe7P_emoYllTpi7r4J_1gCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_90187"><img width="430" height="277" title="IMG_9018" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_9018" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_9f74wBXxhU/WaxNKGlwgwI/AAAAAAAAHbQ/p_PW4S_e6rk9pv-po90vtRaIdafq5cQGQCHMYCw/IMG_9018_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I knew I would need a backdrop.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Now, only if I could find some metal for a roof!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">And then I realized… cardboard is corrugated like a corrugated roof!!!!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">The bends in the cardboard was perfect for the bend I needed for a roof. </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vy912L3N_UM/WaxNKQp9ffI/AAAAAAAAHbU/OIbY3iXC67EeY8beAJPa48j0KgeN-qJ1wCHMYCw/s1600-h/Peeling-1st-layer7"><img width="277" height="353" title="Peeling 1st layer" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Peeling 1st layer" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aUwa7bXKMvY/WaxNKWi7MKI/AAAAAAAAHbY/HaGTS4gt8bEHz8hAR4qlvIHqDaz6fPtwQCHMYCw/Peeling-1st-layer_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I simply wet the first layer of it and peeled it off to expose the corrugation.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">After I got it all peeled off and figured out all the pieces I would need,</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I started playing and it all just came together.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kdvJ2iZFWok/WaxNK8n55iI/AAAAAAAAHbc/ssr6IE9fii05ev1oQHz3vnCg7iq8oL1JACHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-20177"><img width="592" height="370" title="Fall Mantel 2017" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel 2017" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOL2WBLNmmMGJWK9PMAla0GFLV6edUttVVN9mSHY8o-QpnQC3Zq5yFoDHSM0iEVs9Uxr3Bf0c61o2oANqBdJ5fw_9H1ETeYN7sjuHQZLMKyEXjeA16aCk5dDukzcINP__F7lBObvZhKFC/?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I got a little crafty and made a door and window frames out of foam core and cardboard.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">That’s when I decided to find or cut some twigs to frame them up so to speak.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1RdwF58h2zo/WaxNLYtUrMI/AAAAAAAAHbk/xU314lX8rY8KUX0uFS2DWaLscHYWC0lDgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-before13"><img width="510" height="299" title="Fall Mantel before" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel before" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EkpjDEMh54c/WaxNLr5H81I/AAAAAAAAHbo/BhYfuPn7h3Ihbz0DCcDdEjDzG4YwPVUMACHMYCw/Fall-Mantel-before_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">You know… like those beautiful cabins you see in the mountains!!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gIUuUrzsuJw/WaxNLy2PiYI/AAAAAAAAHbs/NRMdnr7ZWWgOHJt2MNO_IipWqnZkwRsBwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-2017-e8"><img width="598" height="405" title="Fall Mantel 2017 e" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel 2017 e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-56dz92BpcIk/WaxNMGRRy8I/AAAAAAAAHbw/VR7bfhOUkoMnNu88sh7lGRsgkOaNUc_wACHMYCw/Fall-Mantel-2017-e_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Hot glue did the trick and voila!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">It really did turn out like a cozy cabin.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NeeNTEj0Ve0/WaxNMcxSyII/AAAAAAAAHb0/MS66PDe58kQTTlZTsXngc3x-yTKG-5JogCHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-2017-c9"><img width="454" height="668" title="Fall Mantel 2017 c" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel 2017 c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ql2opnJl8bA/WaxNMrOzb9I/AAAAAAAAHb4/7Bz8JpebpX45SGtsFDZYhUgoR6IA_V3TACHMYCw/Fall-Mantel-2017-c_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I love the lights around it, too!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">It gives our living room those cozy feels!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Here is one last look…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Cy-6WKdNw0/WaxNM4N0ueI/AAAAAAAAHb8/0R8XpxPcjacz9Ldv-QXAsISNW3MF7N3RgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Fall-Mantel-2017-b9"><img width="636" height="472" title="Fall Mantel 2017 b" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Fall Mantel 2017 b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Un_UghBeQU/WaxNNABNJWI/AAAAAAAAHcA/KFID3A0gWR0l7UcTzUsn9Quud_O9NM9fwCHMYCw/Fall-Mantel-2017-b_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Happy Fall Everyone… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I hope you have a blessed autumn season!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><br></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font></p>Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-39107317948388116202017-03-17T10:36:00.001-04:002018-03-15T10:39:34.229-04:00Checking In For Spring 2017…<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Hey Guys!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Spring is upon us and I thought I would check in with you and chat a little!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">It’s been awhile… sorry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I have been busy as a “BEE” working on paintings for my booth at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vinterestantiques">Vinterest Antiques.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I have been there two years and I am still LOVING this venue!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I added aprons to my mix and I am very pleased with how they fit in with my paintings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">If you are ever in Chattanooga, TN… then I recommend visiting <a href="http://www.vinterestantiques.com/">Vinterest!</a> </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">You won’t be disappointed! They have been voted Best of the Best Antique/Artisan store in Chattanooga two years in a row now!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Sooooo… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I opened a <a href="https://society6.com/kendrajoynerart">Society6 Shop</a> for a little supplemental income from my art. You can order art prints and other products from them with my art on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Ummm… let’s see… what else…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kendrajoyne">Instagram!</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I opened an Instagram acct. for my art and have been decently active over there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Soooo… if you are on instagram… I invite you to follow along!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I am also more active on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kjoynerart">Kendra Joyner Art Facebook</a> page than my Creative Ambitions Facebook Page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I’m not quite sure how I’m going to move forward in the future with Creative Ambitions vs Kendra Joyner Art. I may seek help trying to find a way to either combine them or start all over and go with just one…. I just don’t know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;"> Creative Ambitions is kind of like my baby but it was intended for my DIY adventures and not really my art. The name could encompass both pursuits but it does add a little confusion to the mix… so lots to think about and work out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Anywho…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">My latest project (besides art)</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vbF1HLlPwJY/WMv0V8jTgwI/AAAAAAAAHZ8/oTL7YPKGsoA/s1600-h/cheese%252520box%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="cheese box" border="0" height="446" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-91iUadK6LnA/WMv0WJrTTbI/AAAAAAAAHaA/rY_dI2B1dIM/cheese%252520box_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="cheese box" width="548" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">was painting/staining old Cheese Boxes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Unfortunately, I did not take good after photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">So here are a couple of blurry ones from my booth.</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CCxMQAqiyi0/WMv0WmMvhMI/AAAAAAAAHaE/DYvxvd2lJss/s1600-h/kjoyner%252520booth%252520final%252520%2525282%252529%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="kjoyner booth final (2)" border="0" height="479" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nkVVHVhreVQ/WMv0W9VE3rI/AAAAAAAAHaI/GvSKx5bKeiM/kjoyner%252520booth%252520final%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="kjoyner booth final (2)" width="374" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cw1Ycm4tui4/WMv0XVUQBqI/AAAAAAAAHaM/ja77lh7aLn8/s1600-h/20170308_142402_resized%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="20170308_142402_resized" border="0" height="402" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g5CTAZIYWg4/WMv0XtZe25I/AAAAAAAAHaQ/oJT2rVONEfU/20170308_142402_resized_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20170308_142402_resized" width="440" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">They took on a primitive look and I love how they turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Well… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">I hope everyone is doing well and gearing up for Spring!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Got any projects happening in your neck of the woods? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Until next time…</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPoLkIfKZgw/WMv0YN3J_rI/AAAAAAAAHaU/qN0_0ErxnWg/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Bee%252520Painting%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="KJoyner Art Bee Painting Creative Ambitions" border="0" height="312" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gJAnR_gVPaU/WMv0YTsebtI/AAAAAAAAHaY/pwPe4yEln5U/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Bee%252520Painting%252520Creative%252520Ambitions_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="KJoyner Art Bee Painting Creative Ambitions" width="416" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: small;">Don’t kill all the weeds… save the bees!! <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mY3tSvbzwBc/WMv0YkT6ynI/AAAAAAAAHac/-LS-KGWMlTc/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-40677812814473202952016-12-03T14:21:00.001-05:002017-09-07T10:21:10.511-04:00Christmas Mantel 2016<br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Here is my Christmas Mantel for this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I used one of my angel paintings (available in my booth) as the center piece of my mantel this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rLjGWttezC4/WEMbJCWha2I/AAAAAAAAHX0/Qtq-rYXX6Jw/s1600-h/Christmas%252520Mantel%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%252520KJoyner%252520Art%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Christmas Mantel Creative Ambitions KJoyner Art" border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeDe1IIfIzdnXY2Pf0kqx_UQHH0qA-dMufjn8ORxLF85NJ6yjc6ahFEV_HaIJPHXHCbCaI7S7q8DXcdRNXUIg-SfYy5-LpTUDUu9Rawhb0uUsHpgf78p19n9SYsdbjlgZsNG_APN3-8XT/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Christmas Mantel Creative Ambitions KJoyner Art" width="426" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I added some old louvered cafe doors beside the epainting and hung round ornaments in the shape if Christmas trees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">There are two shudders that peek out from the sides and I decided they needed a little decoration, as well! The painted pinecones and stick garland are things I already had and used to add some rustic, natural texture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Angels we have heard on high<br />Sweetly singing o'er the plains<br />And the mountains in reply<br />Echoing their joyous strains</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Angels we have heard on high<br />Sweetly, sweetly through the night<br />And the mountains in reply<br />Echoing their brief delight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Gloria, in excelsis Deo<br />Gloria, in excelsis Deo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you would like to see last year’s Christmas Mantel… </span><a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-mantel-2015-immanuel.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">click here.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To see other Mantel Inspiration from years past… </span><a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/p/mantels.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">click here.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Edwardian Script ITC;">Merry Christmas Everyone!</span></div>
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Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-52794933368253141152016-10-28T10:12:00.001-04:002017-09-07T10:22:17.323-04:00Fall Mantel 2016<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Hey Everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It’s been awhile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Wanted to show you my Fall Mantel for this year… 2016!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I’m pretty excited about it as it includes my art as the main feature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First of all,</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw00CRqDm-68MI96dABdf9s41hQowmho1gRq4WG-ZyHcdzDbyJGsJXwpv5tyKa-WzAfVBsYXyEZR_IMu_y9jzxE-P5-qby2Rb0lRMhXbH73aYxjZlaNUkRC_CaGA486PViQWRsoFZbqGm1/s1600-h/Abstract%252520Painting%252520KJoyner%252520Art%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Abstract Painting KJoyner Art" border="0" height="496" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-McOaFCZ-Rf8/WBNeTE-KXnI/AAAAAAAAHOw/-1mQuekT7WU/Abstract%252520Painting%252520KJoyner%252520Art_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Abstract Painting KJoyner Art" width="484" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Andalus;">I decided to paint a large canvas, abstract painting</span><span style="font-family: Andalus;"> and use it as the backdrop of my mantel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">And then I added this little guy…</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUCfGS4DgvSM-FAdc6LWPmvYysmjp3dAHnbGQxgdJ84RvhHZ4r8F6WYBtoqh-zwglCJT0l0lHZYq7SynCquHH2jRp0Cs-Eq2cLU-Iuti9DAZAJCVrEDxOJiXAKYZ1_M3ra9xClBNjmzjl/s1600-h/KJoyner+Art+Cow+Painting%255B10%255D"><img alt="KJoyner Art Cow Painting" border="0" height="271" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X3v0JB9Pr0E/WBNcymIKwbI/AAAAAAAAHOg/U5sEXJ-mPYk6l4vJs9LfXd__HpnpUViyQCHM/KJoyner%2BArt%2BCow%2BPainting_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="KJoyner Art Cow Painting" width="360" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XmsGkjj7KMU/WBNcy4JO8kI/AAAAAAAAHNo/xPusqfphK6c/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Cow%252520Paintings%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="KJoyner Cow Paintings" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbj_T6FqNLPRUgwDlc9OUHV4h9mY7KHyW9j9NaJKbPv6JvRohvvBBQ0nAwsJ_UVrbCbliYn5sLj1A8B_Qn41nk_HFS3OL6XRU-mev2a3SN-pg1dd57wNlRLqvbOQSVp4EF7PP5MzcIFw8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="KJoyner Cow Paintings" width="416" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">He is part of a cow painting collection I recently painted</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yYI60Sj1ifA/WBNczVeOQCI/AAAAAAAAHNw/RZpASchGX-c/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="KJoyner Art Booth" border="0" height="356" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uIuDHDMvyJw/WBNczq9Ka0I/AAAAAAAAHN0/ywe-DhqFN_I/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="KJoyner Art Booth" width="590" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for my booth at </span><a href="http://www.vinterestantiques.com/"><span style="font-size: medium;">Vinterest Antiques</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FR6dYdrwnwg/WBNeT3bciQI/AAAAAAAAHO0/HtWA1JJDVLc/s1600-h/002a%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img alt="002a" border="0" height="402" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f-vB5Ee7q0Q/WBNeUIK4W6I/AAAAAAAAHO4/tWzjXfMq9Lk/002a_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="002a" width="390" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">On the sides… I used outdoor elements like Pine Cones and dried Maple Leaves to really add in that Fall Essense!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Finally…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">here is my Fall Mantel for 2016…</span></div>
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Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-32954680373849162362015-12-07T13:17:00.001-05:002015-12-08T15:07:13.336-05:00Christmas Mantel 2015… Immanuel<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The First Noel, the Angels did say <br />Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay <br />In fields where they lay keeping their sheep <br />On a cold winter's night that was so deep. <br />Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel <br />Born is the King of Israel!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rmpckpivSF0/VmXNPsYRVJI/AAAAAAAAHH4/sta274dlufQ/s1600-h/ca-immanuel13.jpg"><img title="ca immanuel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ca immanuel" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YP4_vy3iPSg/VmXNP88YntI/AAAAAAAAHH8/mHIVqwOjbPE/ca-immanuel1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="673" height="544" /></a></font></p> <font size="3"></font><font size="3"> <p align="center"><font size="2">They looked up and saw a star <br />Shining in the East beyond them far <br />And to the earth it gave great light <br />And so it continued both day and night. <br />Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel <br />Born is the King of Israel!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z-rem_99aHQ/VmXNQP1czKI/AAAAAAAAHIE/8S4stKWgR7Y/s1600-h/nativity5.jpg"><img title="nativity" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="nativity" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ytZnEcKLImY/VmXNQz7hMeI/AAAAAAAAHIQ/sde1gYsJfW4/nativity_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="478" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">And by the light of that same star <br />Three Wise men came from country far <br />To seek for a King was their intent <br />And to follow the star wherever it went. <br />Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel <br />Born is the King of Israel!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPH27Xb8aJyjbmzC7nvZ4EjPavF-GaBZgQh1ZZaChi5nmERqYaUbnrhnN8XR7YoS_neaIf9rleDzd7Pz6aB8aqmtDzhKoTMX4_4b2YEVEafnyooa_rdYPz4TZlI5eRUrnt0ZNp3PWQguhu/s1600-h/Christmas-Manuel-2015-Creative-Ambit.jpg"><img title="Christmas Manuel 2015 Creative Ambitions" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Manuel 2015 Creative Ambitions" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J1A81Aa0-iE/VmXNR0loX-I/AAAAAAAAHIc/yrONCG5O7-Q/Christmas-Manuel-2015-Creative-Ambit%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="462" height="725" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">This star drew nigh to the northwest <br />O'er Bethlehem it took its rest <br />And there it did both stop and stay <br />Right o'er the place where Jesus lay. <br />Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel <br />Born is the King of Israel!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ePBjYV0MQ9Q/VmXNSLw64zI/AAAAAAAAHIk/0vu_cEZ0Slo/s1600-h/2015-Christmas-Mantel-creative-ambit%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="2015 Christmas Mantel creative ambitions" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2015 Christmas Mantel creative ambitions" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QaPzBbubUXo/VmXNSuoTzUI/AAAAAAAAHIs/tCdP2SufTWw/2015-Christmas-Mantel-creative-ambit.jpg?imgmax=800" width="580" height="483" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Then entered in those Wise men three <br />Full reverently upon their knee <br />And offered there in His presence <br />Their gold and myrrh and frankincense. <br />Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Born is the King Of Israel!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WQAoVVnRXlw/VmXNTNt4FDI/AAAAAAAAHI0/d5_zSB2D4v8/s1600-h/creative%252520ambitions%2525202015%252520mantel%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img title="creative ambitions 2015 mantel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="creative ambitions 2015 mantel" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UL0iH-mbjn0/VmXNTrFKyaI/AAAAAAAAHI8/nah4X-MUH0s/creative%252520ambitions%2525202015%252520mantel_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="682" height="555" /></a></p> <p align="center">This is my <font size="5">‘Immanuel Mantel’</font> for <font size="5">Christmas 2015!</font></p> <p align="center">I know Jesus wasn’t born in a <em><font size="4">wood pallet</font></em> barn,</p> <p align="center">but it was all I had to create the illusion of shelter!</p> <p align="center">I added creek rock to give it a more rock like appearance.</p> <p align="center">And baby Jesus?</p> <p align="center">Well,</p> <p align="center">I used my very first baby doll from when I was a little girl</p> <p align="center">to be baby Jesus!</p> <p align="center">To read of the precious birth of Jesus… see Luke 1 & 2!</p> <p align="center">Thanks for stopping by!!</p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Wishing Everyone</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5" face="Bradley Hand ITC">a VERY</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="7" face="Edwardian Script ITC">Merry Christmas!</font></p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"></p> </font> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-64545406528305376572015-11-11T09:05:00.001-05:002015-11-11T09:15:20.873-05:00Update: New Booth, New Fur Babies<p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">This year has been a busy one!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Lots of new beginnings.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">My blog has been dormant for awhile because I have been busy painting and selling!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ypQqg-lp2tM/VkNLKyK9cZI/AAAAAAAAHGs/eYmAIFz9W1M/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art Booth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art Booth" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XHcm_y6T8_o/VkNLLbX-FmI/AAAAAAAAHG0/UAxKiUwnXew/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="632" height="458" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I moved into a new booth.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ih1xJ90YV8o/VkNLL3by-6I/AAAAAAAAHFc/LfpLJkg5zqI/s1600-h/Booth%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="Booth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Booth" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GhGK5JJmHUk/VkNLMUWyG8I/AAAAAAAAHFk/evdpQNf2_nA/Booth_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="486" height="337" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It’s been so fun planning for it, creating for it, and setting it up!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CADzIYdYklY/VkNLM-5QjZI/AAAAAAAAHG8/VOrV2ctcV0Q/s1600-h/art%252520booth%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="art booth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="art booth" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxQb-kMATG4ooNRtWe241JrlOnLeA63gBUGJ7L6yzuyyP8mBdu4OspZFWu-07SNm0KPxslKUNOY18MyZyd91hOYUC51qIkUR-lcRmxuyE0sHswpmdPcNkFXcuiiwh0jaZ0-2WjY0ZKkbf/?imgmax=800" width="546" height="313" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">However, I have had no time to create something fun for my blog… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">not even one of my seasonal mantels.  :(</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I did get a recent feature over at <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/home-design/decorating-ideas/g1571/holiday-mantels/">CountryLiving.com</a> for one of my Christmas Mantels!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GpsJCQ5fxdY/VkNLNrwH94I/AAAAAAAAHD4/59Ai_gUG2Bg/s1600-h/Mantel%2525202012%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mantel 2012" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mantel 2012" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t0CFL_VPZqg/VkNLOHuA96I/AAAAAAAAHEA/A3QilUmZkHs/Mantel%2525202012_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="459" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">  I always love receiving those emails!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">My Pinterest and Instagram continue to grow (thank you) but I honestly haven’t even posted to those in a long while!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">However…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I have been active on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kjoynerart/?ref=hl">Art Facebook page</a>… so definitely come over and check it out if you want!  It is slowly growing and I appreciate everyone who has liked it and likes my work!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And last… but not least…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">There were two new additions to the family this year!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2yWdWlVrR-c/VkNLO4AnljI/AAAAAAAAHHM/CVtPVLoaW7w/s1600-h/mia%252520collage%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img title="mia collage" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="mia collage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG-9h_V2y0It2UB8Nf5A0HhbfE0BAjM8E-YAubXfEqhWXFAoDgM4Amb6JxPpUxW9gR3_5Vf8_JCxXRwtwFNjsaZWHJQLmSDCMi3sliYFHaBcNb3WRnwJ8SYyHqqyKlWfGcN9yZ1R5XOdb/?imgmax=800" width="632" height="446" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">This is Mia… she came to us from the woods behind our house.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aVbXya-Y7Us/VkNLPjUC7qI/AAAAAAAAHEY/MMkGCtdg5cE/s1600-h/Art%252520Buddy%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Art Buddy" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Art Buddy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nV_wt-r76KM/VkNLP3lwAvI/AAAAAAAAHEc/bHDVr-Y_he8/Art%252520Buddy_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="243" height="374" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Poor girl was emaciated and so hungry.  She ran to us desperately wanting food and wanting inside… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">let’s just say… the rest is history!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And then…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"> there was a trip to PetSmart soon after where we met this one…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tOIJN7lDCUs/VkNLQEYONmI/AAAAAAAAHHc/qwJhUD3B6To/s1600-h/Chloe%252520collage%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img title="Chloe collage" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Chloe collage" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fwahj4ahyC4/VkNLQmguGuI/AAAAAAAAHHk/OuZAfVU1Y1c/Chloe%252520collage_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="676" height="430" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We named her Chloe.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">They are both young and keep</font><font size="3"> us wildly entertained!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HVECa4SiyGw/VkNLQ-bvQQI/AAAAAAAAHGY/YVXORbEtn-o/s1600-h/girls%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="girls" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="girls" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HRBv8H79xlM/VkNLRdu8ssI/AAAAAAAAHGg/YAU623iKKsg/girls_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="392" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And what is even better… they are the best of friends!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Or should I say sisters?! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBta-k5fICuj6DW_qhMh39A7as2yX_Q1gD6RJ-gnx1JJdq9tYztNCG25VSdm5EScnfFl6lq9I4J9VVA4cG6aUFJLVNwdjleMCsXO1serT3DboEZWKk0TSq2rOUahFpO00MyamO_Nt8WAQ/?imgmax=800" /></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So… lots of changes but all good!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I’m hoping to possibly set up an online shop for my paintings, I just haven’t figured out which site I want to use.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Other than that… the rest of the year will be about family and holiday activity!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And… maybe a new Christmas Mantel post?!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Have a great rest of the week everyone!</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-37967876637837248112015-05-07T14:32:00.001-04:002015-05-07T14:32:08.758-04:00Lots Of Projects Going On!<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I’ve been M.I.A. on the blog… again… sorry!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">If you’ve read some of my recent posts… I moved into a booth at a local artisan and pickers mall called Vinterest Antiques!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tUzUPcATQy0/VUuvWi_FwvI/AAAAAAAAG80/Z86qP2sRnAA/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art Booth Creative Ambitions" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art Booth Creative Ambitions" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iPxuYumnMgY/VUuvXXtzgnI/AAAAAAAAG88/UuPK8W68J-g/KJoyner%252520Art%252520Booth%252520Creative%252520Ambitions_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="730" height="496" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">And because of that… it has actually been a “construction zone” in my house and it has kept me busy!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Wl4sOTWrf8/VUuvYHiOfQI/AAAAAAAAG9E/M97wPLC5st8/s1600-h/Creative-Ambitions-Blog5.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Blog" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Blog" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r2sr62Z4Tjc/VUuvd8yi93I/AAAAAAAAG9M/UUwa9g7mOIk/Creative-Ambitions-Blog_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="564" height="376" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I have a place I call my studio art room.  But it’s kind of isolated from the rest of the house.  Sooo… I tend to spread out into the kitchen where all the action is.  And then… when spring hit this year… I also took some of my projects to the back deck to enjoy the weather while I work!  Basically my stuff is sprawled out all over the place!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStnKdgQTW8QOIKHfU3Pz29UyOMhN-tIsuNV-7at9m-MxGFTGeUNj5eCvstqygpZg3gNNBOXbW00fLfJ-NybcnIScOqxViBAmcEGaKi6aC5kYB4C_i38OWtgNU__IF26SafKZnWZJzLu0h/s1600-h/Creative-Ambitions5.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EuwbJjBxK20/VUuve43awfI/AAAAAAAAG9Y/U8GSU9J7p1E/Creative-Ambitions_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="534" height="375" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">But… I’m having fun!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I share my booth with 2 other ladies and we are <font size="5">still working out the kinks</font> of being in such a small space. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WTL2aF6ukXM/VUuvfagdDMI/AAAAAAAAG9k/z8ezxhkAoKw/s1600-h/Kjoyner%252520Art%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Booth%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Kjoyner Art Creative Ambitions Booth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Kjoyner Art Creative Ambitions Booth" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vizaD6lAHR8/VUuvf7KiPsI/AAAAAAAAG9o/xFr4MnqgfT8/Kjoyner%252520Art%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Booth_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="618" height="442" /></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><font size="5">I have future plans for how I want it to look…</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I ordered an art sign off the internet for my booth… but couldn’t find a frame to fit… or one that I even liked.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">So you know me… I made my own!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G5fZIcxJPTk/VUuvgnje2hI/AAAAAAAAG90/k8U9DzONrR8/s1600-h/KJoyner-Art-Creative-Ambitions-Cardb%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art Creative Ambitions Cardboard Frame" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art Creative Ambitions Cardboard Frame" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rrPF_pA8Tfk/VUuvhPUJhNI/AAAAAAAAG98/7YJNyGPbZNU/KJoyner-Art-Creative-Ambitions-Cardb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="517" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">All it took was some scrap heavy (two layer) cardboard, razor knife for cutting, combo of joint compound and modeling paste, stencil and paint!  I  made up my own scalloped design, measured accordingly, drew it out (basically winging it) and then cut it out.  I covered it with a very light coat of joint compound… if too heavy it will wet the cardboard and peel it.  I added the raised detail with a stencil and modeling paste… and then painted it.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I mean… I could do some more to it to make it look even more like a real frame… but it’s going to be hanging up high so you would not be able to tell at a distance!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Can’t wait to get settled and be able to hang my sign… <em><font size="4">make my space my own.</font></em></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Another project I’m working on to sell are <font size="5">paper mache angel wings</font>! </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIj9jCTgW3H7JNtJaJcQaUOOVRRG3_besbwUG7or_T7tv6fGD9Xd7Ejsu75XWINgHUuxtEw2EVITliFWArYpC9aGgMdYo70ANRPlyTZPFXUIk0QoV6gpgr2FjT9N3QLmBah0eBe5uezEo/s1600-h/Creative-Ambitions-Angel-Wings7.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Angel Wings" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Angel Wings" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q8TiXwZg1nI/VUuvh5gl-rI/AAAAAAAAG-I/P0jK7YolEzc/Creative-Ambitions-Angel-Wings_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="380" height="532" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">A messy project but fun at the same time.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I’m in the experimental stage with these… trying to find what material is best to make these with and what shapes to use.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">As for my art… it has been selling!  It is so good to paint and sell again!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">If you would like to follow along my art journey this is my new Facebook Page for my art…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Andalus"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kjoynerart?ref=hl">Kendra Joyner Art</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I actually walked into a small town café the other day and saw my art hanging on the walls! </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QGHV_3dRE6U/VUuviS67YwI/AAAAAAAAG-Q/2RvUJW_gVPE/s1600-h/Cafe7.jpg"><img title="Cafe" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Cafe" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLiEJy9kBxc/VUuviyhI7HI/AAAAAAAAG-Y/LgUGQtblroQ/Cafe_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="505" /></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">That was awesome!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Recently, I took an online e-course from Artist Flora Bowley!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Here are some paintings of mine since I took the class…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B8BTZWpT64o/VUuvjQ7-eQI/AAAAAAAAG-k/zCPlwmQgILg/s1600-h/Art-by-KJoyner5.jpg"><img title="Art by KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Art by KJoyner" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6wYtwJP5Xuflvf0QnDah8mT7IpThFIeUx9Zt2fp938d-_OduZB9FkGJ_Z2X39H-ZvAdJRJLUTkkJJIgBb0Wh5Z0xNwJo_Ml9bZtjFjIx_0nssIee97wyQYjaXYF3ygL_51TSAgoxTkLg/?imgmax=800" width="676" height="388" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NGY_VLtpnRw/VUuvk3et_ZI/AAAAAAAAG-0/0XIe8xwfPI0/s1600-h/KJoyner-Art16.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UAVJyeNf-PE/VUuvlvu6BvI/AAAAAAAAG-8/Y3MLrDlCX3w/KJoyner-Art_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="684" height="435" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I have been mixing my older whimsy style of painting with my intuitive new style of painting at the booth!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tgQz7i14fVc/VUuvmcXKMtI/AAAAAAAAG_E/2djpzovoYJk/s1600-h/Barnyard-collection5.jpg"><img title="Barnyard collection" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Barnyard collection" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m9eCHnlRnjo/VUuvm4RBqPI/AAAAAAAAG_I/Beynootd5Ks/Barnyard-collection_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="453" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QJqdCiTTWDs/VUuvnYyPivI/AAAAAAAAG_Q/-e9E1KF6CRo/s1600-h/KJoyner-Art10.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-03rOLTs0zCE/VUuvn10_bbI/AAAAAAAAG_Y/5y-nim6hEFw/KJoyner-Art_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="346" height="559" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Right now, we are doing a farm theme… so I had to paint some cute barnyard animals to go along with that!   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Another personal project… </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-63n-YbWVQwQ/VUuvoQy6GnI/AAAAAAAAG_k/LUXqwynoaJg/s1600-h/Creatiev-Ambitions-Outdoor-Drop-Clot%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Creatiev Ambitions Outdoor Drop Cloth Curtains" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creatiev Ambitions Outdoor Drop Cloth Curtains" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aMhVKvT7P8/VUuvo4pJAlI/AAAAAAAAG_o/_9lyFYyfpj4/Creatiev-Ambitions-Outdoor-Drop-Clot%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="368" height="551" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><font size="5">drop cloth curtains</font> for the back deck!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xDYwITEcp6Q/VUuvpbySo8I/AAAAAAAAG_w/7F1sON4hlpc/s1600-h/Creative-Ambitions-Drop-Cloth-Outdoo.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Drop Cloth Outdoor Curtain" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Drop Cloth Outdoor Curtain" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u-w8bPg66nE/VUuvp_V7uOI/AAAAAAAAG_4/83dPQrGwqCM/Creative-Ambitions-Drop-Cloth-Outdoo%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="525" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">We will see how long they hold up!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I love them… perfect for a little privacy or shade!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">So that’s what I’ve been up to!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">It’s been challenging trying to get the booth situated and my art selling but I’m making progress… sometimes it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of patience to build a business and a brand.  I feel like once all the physical space is finally situated and I have my art set up like I truly want… then I can concentrate on a new website.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">So hang in there with me… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">it’s going to be a busy year and I will keep you posted on how things are going!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-72481315318837962762015-03-05T10:49:00.001-05:002015-03-05T11:03:59.574-05:00We Got Into Vinterest Antiques!!<p align="center"><font face="BatangChe"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Good news everyone… we got in!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">So excited to be part of</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://www.vinterestantiques.com/">Vinterest Antiques!!</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Our application (<a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/antiqueartisan-booth-photo-opp-for.html">my last post</a>) got accepted and we are proud  booth vendors at Vinterest!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Yay!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The owners said that my application was the best one they had ever seen!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Made me feel <em>so good</em>… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">especially since it took me like 3 days to get it all together, take pics, edit and post!  Ha!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Let’s just say… we</font> <font size="5">REALLY</font> <font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">wanted a chance in this new venue!</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We just moved in this past Sunday and are still working on our booth… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VdYKHi1UMqE/VPh6pv1K6OI/AAAAAAAAG6E/tV2RbjRIxfQ/s1600-h/022%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="022" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="022" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MvNRa5jmtzw/VPh6qJdpO4I/AAAAAAAAG6M/m54RXV6rP4g/022_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="331" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The hubbies just installed some 2x4’s for our hanging rafters and a fascia board.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyzSh5_zU8heswqyw-TJt_0Mt12JwTqXgwG6UGFu7MH2BoCJwIz25hfIziqQmxfZf4FrNy_pfZKYY2RjZzXBO-ZOSIDig8txIrnSWHEPUX4_OBQLnXR_wha6mSAOPFqyXxnte8nfb4QAm/s1600-h/001%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="001" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vLiAckecjgE/VPh6rdgvTRI/AAAAAAAAG6c/bxKhSpEbF34/001_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="548" height="344" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Planning to get it painted and prepped for business this weekend!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">So… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I’ll share photos of our booth when we are finished… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">but until then…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qdd1CU-TQEg/VPh6r_wgDHI/AAAAAAAAG1U/Q-ywRj1AZdc/s1600-h/Vinterest%252520Antiques%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Vinterest Antiques" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Vinterest Antiques" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7QANyDY1agE/VPh6sndtLUI/AAAAAAAAG1c/i3IFCnoCcpg/Vinterest%252520Antiques_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="415" /></a> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i9nCjUd0pXo/VPh6tQHGGaI/AAAAAAAAG1k/qT0RBry-aIM/s1600-h/047%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="047" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="047" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qNny8ZTlzjo/VPh6t7usk5I/AAAAAAAAG1s/GffbBUWwGDc/047_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="608" height="467" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">let me show you just how</font> <font size="5">WONDERFULLY, YUMMY</font> <font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">this place is!</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-64yavVtDtHo/VPh6uVvk7tI/AAAAAAAAG6k/Ois2G0IZ5cg/s1600-h/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Photo%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Photo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Photo" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-avERJ6QCKQM/VPh6vNmtHKI/AAAAAAAAG6s/CPolymjHu9Y/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Photo_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="622" height="426" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"></font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6zq3K9lj01Y/VPh6vg8FhLI/AAAAAAAAG2E/BrKwy_Qn-0U/s1600-h/006%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DwEnJ2AXKq4/VPh6wUH2m2I/AAAAAAAAG2M/5b917naJD30/006_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="415" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I don’t have pics of every booth but these photos will at least give you a taste of the what the store is all about!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I’ll try to post more photos in another post when we get ours ready to show!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Every booth has some kind of theme or color scheme!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RR56mfb9rrQ/VPh6wxy35hI/AAAAAAAAG60/cSqz0swBeT0/s1600-h/050%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="050" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Q6DPOyP9lGmWjxqArlhkkGfVsobqgACpLJQA71zmslrZYJkYSlVmU05LuXLMOY5IT5da2EEVfvOSUIaG_yYkKsowxlveuT-lHJacegSuA5Rbg6xf-EkSpw61PnjILXxorZBW55tazek/?imgmax=800" width="554" height="477" /></a></p> <p align="center">(Love the flower pots on this one!)</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The vendors go all out to create an awesome atmosphere for the customers!  If you are ever in Hixson, TN… you need to stop by this place… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">just to experience it!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NIiYWp8Kh_o/VPh6yIsnx0I/AAAAAAAAG2k/mvBYpeBwy2A/s1600-h/023%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="023" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="023" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dLU6eixd3RA/VPh6ym5io5I/AAAAAAAAG2s/M31azYJmN0E/023_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="605" /></a></p> <p align="center">(LOVE the rusty awning!!)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1RavlDyrPcQ/VPh6zFnaqiI/AAAAAAAAG20/nbffUb0pvkI/s1600-h/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Photos%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Photos" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Photos" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oM9jyHyOCvM/VPh6zovDTDI/AAAAAAAAG28/Qbskdqw3938/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Photos_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="432" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">One fun aspect is that the owners Paul and Katherine named the aisle ways with names like “Pickers Pike” and “Vintage Row”… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">love that!!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1nJJpFq2ysU/VPh60WD94zI/AAAAAAAAG3E/A7evv5-nL9w/s1600-h/012%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="012" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="017" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZogFn1GkmG4/VPh663bl4yI/AAAAAAAAG4M/_NgrT8pYi7E/017_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="686" height="448" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tqMrKUgdkDg/VPh67h0O7_I/AAAAAAAAG4U/m-binQCm9NY/s1600-h/021%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="021" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="021" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G-L6u8RDemQ/VPh68MwuBPI/AAAAAAAAG4c/3P5WxAMrmbo/021_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="690" height="440" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I also love the people here… owners, staff and vendors!  Everyone we’ve met has welcomed us with open arms and we so appreciate it!!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheHZnHBIzQvDyhSoYTf8mVM84enlvW6EaP2fSjPOlCme2eh94LX7QZbjA0ulJ2jNXcuYJSYltZWSAnpBGytVSEECtOOOi3Ru1QZxDj8dN_50tcazne7SZ1W6qVSwbLhlTyY88se5CHRNz/s1600-h/026%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="026" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="026" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m03oEbjKQbU/VPh69d_x4_I/AAAAAAAAG7M/SLxI-6NVMD8/026_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="461" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7BF7GqU9mb4/VPh6-F1rtcI/AAAAAAAAG7U/KgcmiPf9p-o/s1600-h/043%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="043" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="043" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zALFp4dkfJo/VPh6-14kCfI/AAAAAAAAG7c/ph8HxQ9hywg/043_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="624" height="428" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria">(<font size="3"><em>and to them</em>…</font> I promise we will get our booth looking spiffy soon!! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="030" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w3r2fs2F1lo/VPh-Z7bp3jI/AAAAAAAAG7s/cl7B1DJ9J7k/030_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="455" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Every inch of selling space is accounted for… I love that!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The booths are always changing and evolving… so you will get a new experience each time you walk in!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Pl_18tzD8xk/VPh7CabzkiI/AAAAAAAAG70/yebAxFsnOPI/s1600-h/013%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="013" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="013" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5E5tHoCp-io/VPh7DDyNZ1I/AAAAAAAAG78/LBAgi85uFlc/013_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="576" height="361" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y844idpFMeY/VPh7DzbewlI/AAAAAAAAG50/LVLqoQzFXEE/s1600-h/040%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="040" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="040" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-b75_O6KP-WU/VPh7EcU-MnI/AAAAAAAAG58/asdYrRFc67M/040_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="407" /></a><font size="4" face="Cambria"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The owners also have plans in the near future for an outdoor market!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">They have space outside the building that will be lined with covered booths and tents… for some weekend fun and shopping!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I don’t have pics of <font size="5">all</font> the <font size="5">wonderful spaces</font> in this mall… but I’m sure from the photos you can get a good idea of what it’s like!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Again… if you are ever in town… stop by the store and check ‘em out!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">To follow them on facebook… click on their name below…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vinterestantiques">Vinterest Antiques</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><em>((tell them Kendra sent you!! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MoMDNWbVQjY/VPh6_BzgOcI/AAAAAAAAGzk/Y8ze7pdPkWs/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" />))</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I am so excited to be part of this new adventure… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">such a joy and blessing!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">(Hope me and the girls do well there!!)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Ok…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Photos coming soon of our booth…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria">stay tuned!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Edwardian Script ITC">Thanks For Stopping By!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-77023019406335348282015-01-31T16:26:00.000-05:002017-09-07T10:23:12.214-04:00Antique/Artisan Booth Photo Opp for Application<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">all 'bout the booth, 'bout the booth, no worries...</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">got that tune in my head thing... and making up my own lyrics! Ha! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Local opportunities may be on the horizon and I want to share them here for all to see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A really neat (which the word neat doesn't even encompass what I mean) place just opened up around where I live and yes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ummm </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">fabulous</span><span style="font-size: large;">... Annddd </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">awesome</span><span style="font-size: large;">...and </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">phenomenal...</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-size: x-large;">beautiful</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and full of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">character</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-size: large;">kind of place</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.vinterestantiques.com/" target="_blank">Vinterest Antiques</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you tell I'm a fan??</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They refer to it as "<b>Pinterest come alive!</b>" And it truly is. They support local Artisans, DIYer's, and Repurposers...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">like myself...((ahem))</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">teaming up</span><span style="font-size: large;"> with some other "</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">re-purposers"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and "</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">pickers"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and applying for a <i>space in this place</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We did a Photo Opp for how our space will look and added some photos of our unique and antique items to show the kinds of items we sell and have sold.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post will be a part of our application for one of their big booths!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here are photos for the 1st teammate</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Garana has some really cool things...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She makes belted chairs and rockers, lots of fabulous chalkboards, customized decorative guitars, refinished furniture, and the list goes on and on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at these tables... she added graphics to them after painting and staining them!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is also hoping to add an antique wardrobe of vintage clothing to her space in the near future! Now to find that Antique Wardrobe... hmmm... I'm <i>sure</i> she will!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She combines her skills for repurposing with her love for picking and adds her unique finds and creations to her booth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This girl has a great space and she's got some skills! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I would be honored to partner up with the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dixie Renegade!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on my art and selling in a current booth in another town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vinterest would give me an opportunity to expand and grow as an artist, repurposer and creator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I love to combine my mom's vintage pieces and antiques with my displays!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this picture... you can see a lot of my creations like the crate lid checkerboard, the crate panel sign, my ruffled door, artsy painted furniture, and my pine cone trees, and of course my art!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom has all the old baskets and buckets that I like... and just look at that antique baseball stitcher in the photo... what a great piece!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She will be adding the fun antiques to the mix... things like this antique donut filler!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even the abstract pieces that I will add to the mix would blend in well with all the yummy metal and wood!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hadn't had time to get around to a "New Year Post"... but I do hope you all had a great start to 2015!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a new year often brings reflection and new resolutions... I have been in the process of praying and figuring out new goals for myself over the last few months!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've made some personal commitments to myself but also some professional goals, as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To those who read this blog... you know I started Creative Ambitions many moons ago as a DIYer and have loved every minute of it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But... as the years have passed... my love for painting art has sparked once again (not that it ever truly left... just put on hold I guess).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I realize that most of you are here for DIYness and not Art. When I started CA... I had just been blown away from the recession and took a hit with successfully selling my art online... as most people did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So CA came from a place of new inspiration of DIY ideas... and it has been great! Many friendships were made in blog land, in Facebook world, and Pinterest over these last few years. I've had numerous blog features... including HGTV.com! I've had so much fun with CA! But... it was created for DIYness and I have decided to keep it DIY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So with that in mind and moving forward... I am starting new sites and concentrating more on my art and opportunities that evolve around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Creative Ambitions will stay... </i>at least for awhile... and I may end up just linking it to my art page. I still plan to decorate my mantels and create DIY stuff and post here...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but I am planning on concentrating more on my Art for 2015! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far... I've created a new FB page under <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kjoynerart?ref=hl" target="_blank">KJoyner Studios</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I joined Instagram as kendrajoyner with<a href="http://instagram.com/kendrajoyner/" target="_blank"> KJoyner Studios</a> as my title.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The name has been the hardest part for me. So many choices and possibilities... but as I take business e-courses... the advice seems to be "use your name" in whatever you choose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">just wanted to give all who are visiting my blog a heads up on my plans. I will still be around on Creative Ambitions so if you need me... just holler!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to check out my art... you can scroll down the home page here at CA and find some. I have some art photos on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CreativeAmbitions?ref=hl" target="_blank">Creative Ambitions Facebook</a> page, as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in buying and are local to my area... I currently sell my art in a store called </span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MemoriesOnMarketAntiqueStore?ref=hl" target="_blank">Memories on Market</a> </i><span style="font-size: large;">in Dayton, TN</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-87072879210573004892014-12-09T16:58:00.001-05:002014-12-16T18:03:45.250-05:00Christmas Mantel with Lattice Christmas Trees<p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I had this huge sheet of lattice... you know the big sheet you buy from Lowe's... that we had been using in my mom's antique booth/my art space!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">However... </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">we didn't need it anymore.  So, I brought it home wondering... </font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="3">what am I going to do with a sheet of lattice?</font></i></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It was around the same time I had been thinking about my Christmas Mantel and had no clue what to do this year.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And then the light bulb went off in my head and I came up with...</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Curlz MT"><strong>Lattice Christmas Trees!</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So… here is my latest <font size="5">Christmas Creation</font> for this year’s </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><font size="5">Christmas Mantel!</font></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dnvqpB8rK68/VIdwRM13AXI/AAAAAAAAGkQ/rBIgpHB7oWo/s1600-h/Lattice%252520Christmas%252520Trees%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img title="Lattice Christmas Trees" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Mantel 2014 (a)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UdSPZUAKaZU/VIdwWdoTYLI/AAAAAAAAGlI/COT5RFp4VXE/Christmas%252520Mantel%2525202014%252520%252528a%252529_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="765" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I simple propped the Lattice Christmas Trees on some stacked cut wood rounds that I have used on several of my mantel displays and leaned them against the wall.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yXRM90Ps9lg/VIdwW8W3FZI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/UVt2QeqUHx8/s1600-h/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Blog%252520Lattice%252520Trees%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Creative Ambitions Blog Lattice Trees" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Creative Ambitions Blog Lattice Trees" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PPCX9jRTI_w/VIdwXsb6p4I/AAAAAAAAGlY/uZJ31ndKmYQ/Creative%252520Ambitions%252520Blog%252520Lattice%252520Trees_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="662" height="442" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Lights were strung up behind them to highlight their diamond shapes more… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">and to make it look really Christmas-y!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It’s like having my own little Woodland Christmas Tree Forest!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cOiav9pBpAc/VIh37KchSyI/AAAAAAAAGmE/xwZeXE5bnYc/s1600-h/Christmas%252520Mantel%2525202014%252520%252528b%252529%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Christmas Mantel 2014 (b)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Mantel" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pQNSLYS1bF0/VIdwbRf_OZI/AAAAAAAAGl4/Ad77LFkKWuQ/Christmas%252520Mantel_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="664" height="457" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hope you enjoyed </font><font size="3">my <font size="4">Christmas Mantel 2014</font> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">with </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><font size="4">Lattice Christmas Trees</font>!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-T-JyLChhu_o/VItI_JxOhGI/AAAAAAAAGm8/19riyzZYAuM/s1600-h/Christmas%252520Mantel%252520by%252520Creative%252520Ambitions%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Christmas Mantel by Creative Ambitions" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Mantel by Creative Ambitions" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZZD8LN3ccjk/VItI_3r_wEI/AAAAAAAAGnE/TQqX9wE7p5M/Christmas%252520Mantel%252520by%252520Creative%252520Ambitions_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="658" height="456" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Edwardian Script ITC">Merry Christmas Everyone!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Luke 2:1-20</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Links to all my <strong>Seasonal Mantel Displays</strong> can be found <a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/p/mantels.html">HERE.</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Linking to:</font></p> <p align="center">(12 Days of Christmas Party)</p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.songbirdblog.com/christmas-mantel-decorations-centerpieces-linky-party/">Songbird: Christmas Mantels</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/2014/12/12-days-christmas-link-party/">Remodelaholic:  Homemade Christmas</a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-16891802644738410992014-10-13T15:14:00.001-04:002015-01-14T16:05:09.763-05:00A Trip to Vermont And Some Inspired Art<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fall is right around the corner...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the cool breeze, no humidity, the smell of outdoor firewood burning, leaves falling... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">love</span><span style="font-size: large;"> it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As most of you may know...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">every year... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I try to do a </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">fall mantel</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year was no exception...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to bring out the ol' hammer, paint, and glue on this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My house was under construction for a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I got it finished!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here is my Fall Mantel for 2014...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to my</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <i>built</i> the crate panel out of craft boards and a birch panel from Lowes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I <strike>beat</strike> distressed it with my hammer and then stained it to make it look like the side of a </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">crate</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using some left over round </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">wood slices</span><span style="font-size: large;"> from a <a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-mantel-2012-with-new-woodsy.html" target="_blank">Christmas project</a> a couple of years ago... I painted pumpkins on them and added a stick for the top. The wood naturally splits over time so it was perfect place for the top of the pumpkin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">LOVE how these </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">painted pumpkin wood slices</span><span style="font-size: large;"> turned out... and the <i>neighbors</i> did, too!!</span></div>
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<a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2014/09/vintage-inspiration-party_16.html" target="_blank">Vintage Inspiration Party</a><br />
<a href="http://chiccalifornia.com/2014/09/18/tiful-link-party-38/" target="_blank">Be, You, Tiful</a><br />
<a href="http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2014/09/best-diy-link-party-handmade-hangout/" target="_blank">The Handmade Hangout</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thegoldensycamore.com/2014/09/inspiration-gallery-link-party-918.html" target="_blank">The Inspiration Gallery</a><br />
<a href="http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2014/09/wildly-original-link-party-122.html#more" target="_blank">Wildly Original</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this post<a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2014/05/our-diy-backyard-project-seven-years-in.html" target="_blank"> here</a>... I took you through the journey of our back yard issues and our redo(s) along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But finally... I can show you what our backyard looks like now...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you will see in the <a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2014/05/our-diy-backyard-project-seven-years-in.html" target="_blank">first post</a>... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since then... we added a new tree line along with all creek rock, new paint and different railing on the deck, and a seating wall around the firepit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We still have to add some more creek rock around the borders and do some planting and a few touch ups here and there... but overall... it is finished!!</span></div>
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Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-46219543502641210012014-07-11T09:53:00.001-04:002014-07-12T05:15:02.380-04:00Some Paintings I’ve Been Working On<p> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hi again everyone!  Two posts in one week… that’s a wow for me!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I just wanted to share with you some paintings I’ve been working on in the midst of our backyard makeover.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I try to get some creative time in when it’s raining or too hot outside to work.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I LOVE painting and creating… so here you go…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-Vw5Zc31KbzyrnGRHywt6hNmD6gHcFLmW58CAvPSlDDPpzgIxIOG21WbiEa-fpu71NUfJqO4zosTXvaiwNAC_fVgBCorjSDX_I-PFVHKPfUONGLIrGq7KQwrfkWTaPr8t9fA4ZzTvZAZ/s1600-h/Girl%252520Playing%252520Guitar%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Girl Playing Guitar" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Girl Playing Guitar" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WCTCyZlYC3k/U7_sMRkJTmI/AAAAAAAAGTc/rlAO-Nf9CeA/Girl%252520Playing%252520Guitar_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="652" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So enjoyed painting this gal and her guitar!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EQfhQtkqNfY/U7_sNDVrhYI/AAAAAAAAGTk/AsJ5thheIcI/s1600-h/Folk%252520Flower%252520Painting%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="Folk Flower Painting" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Folk Flower Painting" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z15cjg6iB_4/U7_sOH6N-SI/AAAAAAAAGTs/29Tu4sP9PFI/Folk%252520Flower%252520Painting_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="446" height="437" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And… I always have to throw some Folk Flower Paintings in the mix!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yPgL1t-txU0/U7_sO1D-gLI/AAAAAAAAGSw/uAQReLT5-io/s1600-h/Folk-Flower-Crate-Art5.jpg"><img title="Folk Flower Crate Art" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Folk Flower Crate Art" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TDY4dQTmVeI/U7_sP0UHT0I/AAAAAAAAGS4/8IASgyaV2BI/Folk-Flower-Crate-Art_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="374" height="666" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">This one is painted on one of those <a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2013/06/from-shipping-crate-to-crate-table-to.html">Shipping Crate Table Panels</a> I’ve been holding on to for awhile now.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And last… but not least…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xLKjbD1HoPQ/U7_sQT4B83I/AAAAAAAAGT0/UiHQ2wbAFc0/s1600-h/Cow%252520Wing%252520Back%252520Chair%252520Painting%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cow Wing Back Chair Painting" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Cow Wing Back Chair Painting" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Yh6tBW4R1l8/U7_sRfnHUrI/AAAAAAAAGT8/vsX9GDhvn5A/Cow%252520Wing%252520Back%252520Chair%252520Painting_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="456" height="610" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">This painting (it’s a biggy) actually started out as something else… but after some frustration with it… I wiped the slate clean and painted this… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">it is one of my FAVS this summer and I may do a series of them!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">As you can tell… I’ve been in a colorful mood with my art here lately… and loving it!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aQ2ojca7Dco/U8D8kdBAegI/AAAAAAAAGUM/2gcK4D3CEH4/s1600-h/KJoyner%252520Art%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="KJoyner Art" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="KJoyner Art" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b0kltLHGzR0/U8D8lOk4mWI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/BnftkbVS7O8/KJoyner%252520Art_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="730" height="606" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I am always thinking about selling my paintings again… I’m in the process of trying to figure out where and when.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Thanks for stopping by… hope you enjoyed!</font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-51450553210174839912014-05-23T10:50:00.001-04:002014-09-03T14:47:04.173-04:00Our DIY Backyard Project… Seven Years In The Making (So Far)<p> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We’ve been working on our backyard ever since we moved in 7 years ago.  We initially put in a lot of hard work… was fine with that… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">until we weren’t…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">and then we changed it up all over again!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0D3Aq6jbTIQ/U3-oR1hQyGI/AAAAAAAAGP8/LwJA-Oy8m2g/s1600-h/Backyard%252520Project%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Backyard Project" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Backyard Project" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EhUzMguAA-g/U3-oSy_J1-I/AAAAAAAAGQA/--sedus_1dI/Backyard%252520Project_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="710" height="525" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">This is what it <font size="5">first</font> looked like when we moved in.</font></p> <a name='more'></a> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-x947E7CCFIc/U39f3ZOapLI/AAAAAAAAGLc/rEn1KfXaItM/s1600-h/1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7ieiu4H5xzk/U39f4AO4WMI/AAAAAAAAGLk/24e89mVAyQA/1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="732" height="521" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Pretty nice… except the yard had some <font size="5">muddy spots</font> and held water really bad… very sloshy and muddy in spots after it rained.  When you have indoor dogs… that’s not good!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lMe8PMYQnYs/U3-oUJ-O_SI/AAAAAAAAGQM/N8nvqRAY-qc/s1600-h/Portage%252520Stone%252520Back%252520Yard%252520Project%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Portage Stone Back Yard Project" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Portage Stone Back Yard Project" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ncmWvVLF-gg/U3-oU7MEZrI/AAAAAAAAGQU/X2M_oW1JB2I/Portage%252520Stone%252520Back%252520Yard%252520Project_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="714" height="547" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Our first attempt at fixing the muddy problem was adding <font size="5">portage stone pavers</font> and a <font size="5">stone retaining wall</font> for part of our sloping yard… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">and then <font size="5">reseeding</font> the yard.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hn0-fCHimUc/U39f5omJz1I/AAAAAAAAGL4/Zuw4OkS59N4/s1600-h/3a5.jpg"><img title="3a" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="3a" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-elTjbSc1xf8/U39f6YCcC7I/AAAAAAAAGME/UWXE0yNYwAI/3a_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="716" height="580" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NoKGGw4Jnuw/U3-oWIwUKOI/AAAAAAAAGQc/My3DqKsEb0I/s1600-h/Backyard%252520Project%252520Retaining%252520Wall%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Backyard Project Retaining Wall" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Backyard Project Retaining Wall" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j1UEisrPyeE/U3-oWpm5mJI/AAAAAAAAGQk/aZvbZ50Hcak/Backyard%252520Project%252520Retaining%252520Wall_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="714" height="540" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">(My hubby can build a beautiful wall!)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">In order to have the stone go from one side of the yard to the other… I had to space them apart to stretch them out… leaving huge gaps between the stone that I filled with gravel and sand.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z22xNxRfB5M/U39f_weHdeI/AAAAAAAAGMc/SAznQ1wVQPQ/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img title="4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-D-Dqi3wMDoI/U39gAQaPNzI/AAAAAAAAGMg/bl97w2QzWfA/4_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="688" height="515" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Then… we decided to open up our deck and add stairs all the way around it.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oXUyfDS1oQQ/U39gBMCH7yI/AAAAAAAAGMs/xQoDJz-ya_E/s1600-h/4b6.jpg"><img title="4b" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="4b" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q5RDZ1BZl8Y/U39gCIghC4I/AAAAAAAAGMw/JE_ATfnI1nA/4b_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="412" height="316" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-23MMND5oogk/U39gCoZtKwI/AAAAAAAAGM8/vag6vZn8IUo/s1600-h/4a10.jpg"><img title="4a" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="4a" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-L9RNV7IW654/U39gDCnw9oI/AAAAAAAAGNE/tIfGatyRCLg/4a_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="318" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i3pIS25-6ds/U39gD6wT2qI/AAAAAAAAGNM/J_TEaVROZsg/s1600-h/56.jpg"><img title="5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g-FJszjDl3U/U39gE3tlDcI/AAAAAAAAGNQ/V6nkDUsudPE/5_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="708" height="506" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Not bad… and we were happy with it for a few years…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">BUT…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Unfortunately… after all this work… and over that few years… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">their was <font size="5">flooding and mud</font> below the steps and it became a huge problem, the stairs eventually warped (looked awful) and the stones ended up with tons of dirt and weeds between them and on top of them… which made them look bad.  It took a lot of maintenance to keep them clean.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxpZ_ajT5YVdWhrIeiKVYkB1eki3pdMod8geL5Asej2HKb7vknWXVTNmTvP2XmPUdbEU9IPnr2dxvqq8UjWceVpo_D3psj-l7zolmjDXP8plcwGLb1P6BVuMEzmtSTq4Uq2xTTvFxrWI4/s1600-h/0229.jpg"><img title="022" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="022" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r1i9fWmEz9s/U39gGpdOc6I/AAAAAAAAGNg/ZjmltOHn2G4/022_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="730" height="516" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And the trees didn’t help either… very shady and moist… perfect for mildew build up on the porch and pavors.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We eventually had the trees removed… and that beautiful big tree in the photo… had a huge hole all the way through the center… yikes!  Glad we got it out of there before it ever fell!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We finally realized that the drainage system was getting worse over the years and causing a lot of our flooding/muddy/mildew problem… aside from our sloping yard.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">SOOoooooo…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-__u3YPwcFgs/U39gHfjuHVI/AAAAAAAAGNs/hkPAJw45skw/s1600-h/5a7.jpg"><img title="5a" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="5a" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eU_c5Yqe-y8/U39gIBM1euI/AAAAAAAAGNw/31U5A731HV0/5a_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="718" height="508" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">we decided to pull the pavers up, pull up the old drainage system and lay new pvc pipe last year.  And yes… <font size="5">we did this ourselves!</font>  Pulled up the stone and started digging.  Very hard work as we had to route it all the way to the side of our house and to the road… <font size="5">lots of digging</font>… in the <em>middle</em> of a humid summer… ugh!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZJQftVLeM1U/U39gIszQumI/AAAAAAAAGN4/VpbFdSuHcME/s1600-h/5b5.jpg"><img title="5b" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="5b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb24_KJtvl-jQ0TYHFP29oRw1Xe1C-jj9rRJGhiENLSZzASUxqtHXOdugPC3-7P8aA-QoeWuGpgdGrgEbYHVFnu7pNyfjHFhwOm1h6zQPMfAOSeUqUM399tx2wFSpQMqKvoN-qqrN-im2k/?imgmax=800" width="322" height="353" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9kDAzQfozME/U39gJ4QRg5I/AAAAAAAAGOM/ci0hpRUc71U/s1600-h/005-26.jpg"><img title="005 (2)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="005 (2)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PShY6tpkkSI/U39gK8FI0TI/AAAAAAAAGOU/BUZ5r9TCqK4/005-2_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="351" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">But… “we got ‘er done”!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-57eF4kOsgr0/U39gLXeUmZI/AAAAAAAAGOc/YE4wIRm2qD0/s1600-h/65.jpg"><img title="6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yf7OGRdOEwo/U39gMQF7n1I/AAAAAAAAGOk/kmaEyMg9BQQ/6_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="576" height="470" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Then… we turned our attention to </font><font size="3">the deck… </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gnSR6pI1JJ0/U39gNusShTI/AAAAAAAAGOo/5zFG1PsI8WE/s1600-h/77.jpg"><img title="7" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9BLBgoXMz64/U39gOppE6ZI/AAAAAAAAGO0/N1FC9tJu8js/7_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="716" height="498" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">we decided to build a new <font size="5">extension</font> and make it slightly bigger.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">(a friend of mine built the deck for us and I helped with the railing)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ahmOtg1D5nU/U39gPEMN8II/AAAAAAAAGO8/AT_aehor5zU/s1600-h/926.jpg"><img title="9" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-c5DeYPmKAro/U39gP9AoQgI/AAAAAAAAGPE/GgGqDrfHIVs/9_thumb14.jpg?imgmax=800" width="780" height="556" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">As for the portage stone…  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We had pulled most of it up for the new drainage and so I pulled <font size="5">all of it up</font> and decided to lay it the way it was meant to be.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GIUWrFyPOBA/U3-oa4zdrhI/AAAAAAAAGQs/lLAF2urDaTw/s1600-h/Portage%252520Stone%252520Patio%252520and%252520Fire%252520Pit%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Portage Stone Patio and Fire Pit" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Portage Stone Patio and Fire Pit" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DvRZsnkZVlk/U3-obiR0IXI/AAAAAAAAGQw/pV1BV1aIryM/Portage%252520Stone%252520Patio%252520and%252520Fire%252520Pit_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="778" height="588" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">As you can see… we also added a fire pit area.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It’s been <font size="5">lots of hard work and sweat</font>… (lots of icing the back) but totally <font size="5">worth it</font> in the end.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">We are <font size="5">still</font> currently adding finishing touches… like painting the deck, etc.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I will show the <font size="5">“finished”</font> project (ahem)… well… hopefully this summer!</font> <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aUx_jLRm494/U39gSeWETDI/AAAAAAAAGPc/_Iubew7sokA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Thanks For Stopping By!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2014/09/diy-backyard-makeover-part-two.html">Click Here for the reveal… part two</a></font> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-86431844496261038842014-05-08T11:26:00.001-04:002014-05-08T11:27:37.757-04:00Reflecting Back on My Art<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Just reflecting back on some of my art today. </font><font size="3" face="Cambria"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Most of it was VERY COLORFUL pieces!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q6WXfC90Aks/U2uh8TGL0BI/AAAAAAAAGI0/Y73lPRCxA20/s1600-h/Folk%252520Flower%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Folk Flower Art By KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Folk Flower Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Zy2vYmXE8HQ/U2uh9S5MFQI/AAAAAAAAGI4/I40tHo0PouM/Folk%252520Flower%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="394" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I don’t know if some of you even knew that I use to paint and sell online… and maybe some of you bought some paintings from me?   It was a complete leap of faith I took a few years ago… like quitting my job leap of faith and pursuing art and painting.   </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b-l7mNWxXk8/U2uh9zsjzvI/AAAAAAAAGJE/l_Ogqki_yDc/s1600-h/Women%252520Abstract%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Women Abstract Art By KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Women Abstract Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X1XW5_uXtyw/U2uh-ZfSclI/AAAAAAAAGJI/dP9cIE397U8/Women%252520Abstract%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="630" height="374" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">As with most things… it took a few months to get established and to start developing a customer base… with those who began to collect some of my work. </font></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ihpjMkkxgOg/U2uh-8bC1NI/AAAAAAAAGJU/8Ccfq6FteuY/s1600-h/Cat%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cat Art By KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Cat Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-M0UEE9UHLH0/U2uh_oKIN0I/AAAAAAAAGJc/eRQrmbW083g/Cat%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="631" height="398" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Unfortunately, it was around the time when the economy busted and sales dropped to a point I couldn’t continue pursuing it.   </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zzwTW-sabiE/U2uiAC2OhHI/AAAAAAAAGJk/m5zcCQXi4b8/s1600-h/Folk%252520Women%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Folk Women Art By KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Folk Women Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qgmkFyeIKYI/U2uiA1OO07I/AAAAAAAAGJo/FgtmEF-3DCY/Folk%252520Women%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="634" height="371" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I have yet to take that leap of faith again since the economy has slightly improved…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria"> but I do think about it.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxd9HycXmmKkU_D0XoxzQyskkep_vvl0zvPmYL-yfiEBt9TuBhyphenhyphenKDjnoc9qlW5OIOKsnjR12qBSD9yUIFJKY2MxBB-RKJjCjkoIv4uqfJa693BbM-Pdd3zVMmgihdFi1Ch-LiS6NDb343/s1600-h/Crab%252520Art%252520by%252520KJoyner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Crab Art by KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Crab Art by KJoyner" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qgyWqagTDBA/U2uiCvzI4WI/AAAAAAAAGJ4/esPdkG0nRm0/Crab%252520Art%252520by%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="630" height="386" /></a>  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">In the meantime…  I just wanted to share some of my previous work that I sold online.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-enXns65cIHc/U2uiDIG7utI/AAAAAAAAGKE/g7ftdjZm620/s1600-h/Sea%252520Art%252520by%252520KJoyner%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Sea Art by KJoyner" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Sea Art by KJoyner" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zl_Cn0katXk/U2uiDu_saDI/AAAAAAAAGKM/m1RlQ_ey-j4/Sea%252520Art%252520by%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="363" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tFTR2RvcfgY/U2uiEfcfBQI/AAAAAAAAGKU/H6P4TGRTDzU/s1600-h/Folk%252520Fish%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Folk Fish Art By KJoyner" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Folk Fish Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2aaNhcFggxQ/U2uiE1ip4bI/AAAAAAAAGKY/RizoSsr_6gI/Folk%252520Fish%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="650" height="361" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I was very much into colorful beach type artwork but was able to try my hand at other types of art, as well.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1TUnl8ZToNk/U2uiFR1y6II/AAAAAAAAGKk/kDnsKmyeXlw/s1600-h/Fancy%252520Girl%252520by%252520KJoyner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Fancy Girl by KJoyner" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Fancy Girl by KJoyner" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P8wy5VJna-Y/U2uiF3JeD4I/AAAAAAAAGKs/jCze-TT5xDA/Fancy%252520Girl%252520by%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="664" height="407" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I often wonder if people are still enjoying the paintings they bought from me.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Anyway… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I leave with you some of my most recent work…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-d_fiTwisqfI/U2uiGuOgjII/AAAAAAAAGK0/Q2xerfhEFAs/s1600-h/Mixed%252520Media%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="Mixed Media Art By KJoyner" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Mixed Media Art By KJoyner" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xTWT8oSRnn8/U2uiHCUuNCI/AAAAAAAAGK4/6MFJrTQUUzI/Mixed%252520Media%252520Art%252520By%252520KJoyner_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="776" height="445" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">My use of Color and Style has definitely evolved some.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">And just to let you know…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">I still enjoy my home décor <font size="5">styling</font> and <font size="5">DIY projects</font> I do here on Creative Ambitions.</font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Cambria">But…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Painting is also a passion of mine… it’s my escape and the joy that comes from it is beyond words!  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Hope you enjoyed my walk down memory “art” lane today! </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Cambria">Thanks for stopping by!!</font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-91849009142674837222014-03-21T10:48:00.001-04:002014-08-21T23:11:22.345-04:00Spring Mantel 2014<p> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">It’s</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> <font size="6" face="Curlz MT"><font face="French Script MT"><font size="7">Spring Time</font>…</font> </font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="6" face="Curlz MT"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">And well… that means it’s <strong>Mantel</strong> Time!</font></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">This one is a little different than my normal displays…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ctfxQADFM_E/UyxRD7Txq0I/AAAAAAAAGG8/Io4JMe8X8dY/s1600-h/Spring-Mantel-Front6.jpg"><img title="Spring Mantel Front" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Spring Mantel Front" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_mzM4QdUR9E5pNfPpu1nJD7mOLmoDkx4NK3EOnMCz3CAOWET9vXDV0roFXdmVg9TvJlS_wNqKyI0t9W35coyH43J9TbHXjHCGD2oQVVuQRt-9nq2FMzAhWnt2MjdY8JwuA3eN4GDXMGn/?imgmax=800" width="690" height="473" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I kept it simple and “flow-y”… light and bright!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I created a window by using an old canvas art frame… along with foam core to create fake windowpanes.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">(I didn’t have a gigantic old window… so I improvised)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">In other words… got <strong>creative</strong>!!</font></p> <a name='more'></a> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qjEwTduhSIY/UyxREzQa4XI/AAAAAAAAGHI/LFsdmybG7fc/s1600-h/Spring-Mantel-Side5.jpg"><img title="Spring Mantel Side" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Spring Mantel Side" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HnRUHL8OXSc/UyxRFtltAmI/AAAAAAAAGHU/a1l2ESL4RYY/Spring-Mantel-Side_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="463" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I took some fabric scraps and decided to tie them on top of the frame… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">that’s my “flow-y” affect… uh-hum.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I repainted some clay pots I already had… (keeping with a semi monochromatic theme) and placed them around the window frame and fireplace.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-837vDUSJYRE/UyxRGXTGe5I/AAAAAAAAGHY/DNe-n7uUhB8/s1600-h/Front-Spring-Mantel14.jpg"><img title="Front Spring Mantel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Front Spring Mantel" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-llF_iEOQxWw/UyxRG7Y1SVI/AAAAAAAAGHg/te7e5-z_DUI/Front-Spring-Mantel_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="442" height="688" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I love these roses from Hobby Lobby… they look so real!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y9daPneIolo/UyxRHUZAHxI/AAAAAAAAGHk/OPx1moYYae8/s1600-h/Branches-in-Pail22.jpg"><img title="Branches in Pail" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Branches in Pail" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OiECmmBZk10/UyxRH8lDPSI/AAAAAAAAGHs/ordxi1t6PgM/Branches-in-Pail_thumb16.jpg?imgmax=800" width="378" height="716" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I kept the same branches and pail from my winter mantel…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Lf562q4qp0Q/UyxRIXA6LRI/AAAAAAAAGH4/Nep6m2EafW8/s1600-h/Watering-Can17.jpg"><img title="Watering Can" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Watering Can" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-asPgkJAYv28/UyxRI-lcCrI/AAAAAAAAGIA/Up4ynYSMGk8/Watering-Can_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="629" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">and then added an old watering can with flowers on the other side.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">And voila… </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-id6-TDgCVHM/UyxRJs5HzNI/AAAAAAAAGIc/vLJXyVGtbCY/s1600-h/Living%252520Room%252520Spring%252520Mantel%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Living Room Spring Mantel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Living Room Spring Mantel" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uylCkotWG1s/UyxRKEWQ6cI/AAAAAAAAGIg/XPerSCQueQU/Living%252520Room%252520Spring%252520Mantel_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="720" height="470" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The pale yellows paired with the creams and whites</font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> really brightens up the living room and gives it a fresh clean feel… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">like </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="7" face="French Script MT">Spring!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">To see all my past <strong>mantels</strong>… <a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/p/mantels.html">CLICK HERE!</a></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-84059931323369841202014-03-19T12:37:00.001-04:002014-03-19T12:56:46.143-04:00Another Inspired Decorative Display Dress Form<p align="left"> <br clear="all" /> <br clear="all" /></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Once upon a time… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I made my own <font size="5">decorative</font> display dress form (from scratch)… </font><font size="3"><a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2011/04/making-decorative-dress-form.html">tutorial here</a>.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I made it out of paper mache.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">It was a <font size="5">long and tedious</font> project… but of course… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">fun and adventurous at the same time!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NdKLFHLpbl0/UynHr4GPAVI/AAAAAAAAGEQ/VaoNhaNrrJI/s1600-h/Decorative%252520Dress%252520Form%252520Tutorial%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="Decorative Dress Form Tutorial" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Decorative Dress Form Tutorial" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1h_DvPMmbCU/UynHsfP1TTI/AAAAAAAAGEY/wVsNt10AWic/Decorative%252520Dress%252520Form%252520Tutorial_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="542" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><em><font size="5">This time</font>…</em> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I used <font size="4"><a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-to-buy-dress-forms-and-how-to.html">The Polka Dot Closet’s</a></font> way… (thank you Carol!!)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I bought one from <a href="http://www.barrdisplay.com/">Barr Display</a>…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">So much easier…lol!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I love Carol’s work and have been so <font size="5">inspired</font> by her dress forms!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/"><img title="Polka Dot Closet Forms" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Polka Dot Closet Forms" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K0qT07ZGdlo/UynHuC90mUI/AAAAAAAAGEg/yaehj9KmLBw/Polka%252520Dot%252520Closet%252520Forms%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="654" height="635" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Ok… gorgeous right?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I’ve been wanting to make my own for awhile now…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">And so… I <font size="5"><font size="4">finally </font></font>made one…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Here she is!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rO30zsWdfRQ/UynL4MpTgNI/AAAAAAAAGFc/w0EJZ9Eh73k/s1600-h/Decorative%252520Display%252520Form%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img title="Decorative Display Form" style="display: inline" alt="Decorative Display Form" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QI8jVqbVz7Q/UynL4jAyYmI/AAAAAAAAGFk/K5P7n5Y8M_o/Decorative%252520Display%252520Form_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="538" height="732" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Not too “shabby”… eh? </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I really <font size="5">love</font> the way she turned out!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">I used a <em><strong>hollow back</strong></em> form from </font><a href="http://www.barrdisplay.com/"><font size="3">Barr Display.</font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The base is <a href="http://www.barrdisplay.com/search.php?search_query=8020&x=18&y=14">#8020</a> and the form is <a href="http://www.barrdisplay.com/">#8020W</a> if ordering… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">they are two separate items.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Thanks to Carol (<a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/">The Polka Dot Closet</a>) for the inspiration and <a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-to-buy-dress-forms-and-how-to.html">all the info</a> on her blog…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">and thanks to Barr Display for an easy shopping experience!</font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-81811015385364504602014-02-17T14:14:00.001-05:002014-02-17T14:14:53.663-05:00HGTV.com Feature… Unique Hardware<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> <br clear="all" />A few months ago <a href="http://missmustardseed.com/">Marian from Miss Mustard Seed</a> asked if she could use a photo from my quirky <font size="5">Tractor Steering Wheel</font> Curtain Hangers post in an article she was writing for HGTV.com on window treatments.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d8-iEYitjxU/UwJfov0sGDI/AAAAAAAAGBA/nzPfVwULB0s/s1600-h/Tractor-Wheels6.jpg"><img title="Tractor Wheels" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Tractor Wheels" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XNyehbv7NQk/UwJfpKYrJQI/AAAAAAAAGBI/spGuqVt0c6A/Tractor-Wheels_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="704" height="397" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">((it’s the post where I couldn’t decide how to hang the curtains…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">so I asked for your help… and gave a ton of options… remember??))</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2010/05/tractor-steering.html">Click HERE…</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eoasePQ7yk4/UwJfpvXi87I/AAAAAAAAGBQ/b3Ja3lhfYMU/s1600-h/Tractor-Wheel-Curtain-Hangers-Idea8.jpg"><img title="Tractor Wheel Curtain Hangers Idea" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Tractor Wheel Curtain Hangers Idea" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FiEWeTTwhcA/UwJfqPdhJWI/AAAAAAAAGBU/37EezV4HqJE/Tractor-Wheel-Curtain-Hangers-Idea_t.jpg?imgmax=800" width="714" height="499" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Anywho… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I love those emails!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Of course… as I was reading it… I was all like…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">What??  Are you serious?  YES… YES!!  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!  WooHoo!!</font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Curlz MT">Happy Dance! Happy Dance!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">And then just the other day… I saw where it was showing up in my stats…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">And wow… <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/window-treatments/18-clever-window-treatment-ideas-under-18/pictures/page-13.html">here it is…</a> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LiB_No57avI/UwJfqmbuZsI/AAAAAAAAGBc/Hf4rUpuawE4/s1600-h/hgtv-feature-window-treatment7.jpg"><img title="hgtv feature window treatment" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hgtv feature window treatment" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-APVyG4jIK4I/UwJfrCEiHkI/AAAAAAAAGBg/qWdj5Rn4GRg/hgtv-feature-window-treatment_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="546" height="751" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/window-treatments/18-clever-window-treatment-ideas-under-18/pictures/page-13.html">http://www.hgtv.com/window-treatments/18-clever-window-treatment-ideas-under-18/pictures/page-13.html</a></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">So thrilled and honored to be included with some amazing, creative talent in this article on window treatments!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Thank you <a href="http://missmustardseed.com/">Marian</a> and <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/window-treatments/18-clever-window-treatment-ideas-under-18/pictures/page-13.html">HGTV.com</a> for the feature!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">((<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/decorate-your-mantel-for-winter/pictures/page-20.html">click here to also see my mantel featured on hgtv.com</a>))</font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-43112077029833648332014-02-16T12:44:00.001-05:002014-02-16T12:50:28.289-05:00Our Sweet Husky, Neeko<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The last three months have been a whirlwind for me.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">My fur-baby, Neeko, became very ill.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-alKtjNGszEY/UwD4-6NuLLI/AAAAAAAAF_o/V0h1NAt2mqc/s1600-h/007%252520%2525288%252529%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="007 (8)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="007 (8)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mY_TQDH9cto/UwD4_mLs82I/AAAAAAAAF_w/ohmEbum1Y-c/007%252520%2525288%252529_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="663" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">As some of you know… Neeko was our last fur-baby of three and he got sick back in November.  We had WEEKLY visits to the vet for two and a half months… but never could find out what was wrong… so we assume some type of cancer or autoimmune disease made him sick.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgevF6YytwXvi-V9sqlFfPtiqbPdaikMeb7gXwJPrc02cerEIM6TPgF66trCP2bmVdvJiXtI_Zc9XDJ05u-EJ8bkL1WBbRK-_qi66-kB2XN-fDAlUvKeRXb8C0cryNXwVLIC7ErB8F2FgP/s1600-h/Neeko%252520husky%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Neeko husky" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Neeko husky" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k0FAc79Ao4o/UwD5A0JjHnI/AAAAAAAAGAA/KM7apTqQULU/Neeko%252520husky_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="708" height="469" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">He would recover and then get sick, recover and then get sick and then recover.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We had such high hopes he would pull through it all.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Sadly, he had a setback in February that he just could not recover from.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q5DrtwOgWgc/UwD5Bq1pfuI/AAAAAAAAGAI/1DpevS5E9Fo/s1600-h/020%252520%2525283%252529%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="020 (3)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="020 (3)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tfZ2-m_VvO0/UwD5CC9aRNI/AAAAAAAAGAM/xsNJvHX5MD8/020%252520%2525283%252529_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="558" height="405" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">My heart hurts as I write this… it’s still so fresh… so new to us that he is gone.   Neeko brought <font size="5">SO MUCH LOVE</font> and <font size="5">JOY</font> into our home.  He was such a great, fun loving dog.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">  </font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We soooo miss his company.  We are dealing with that “empty house” syndrome right now.  Still reeling around the fact that he is actually gone.</font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">He was such a good companion for us… a <font size="5">PERFECT MATCH</font> for us.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y4rVVJ5Bvy0/UwD5Cv8v_iI/AAAAAAAAGAY/SlIl9FScvOA/s1600-h/Ray%252520and%252520Neeko%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Ray and Neeko" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Ray and Neeko" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dk_hNSq4mHk/UwD5DBY0MPI/AAAAAAAAGAg/cpqh9CCsicI/Ray%252520and%252520Neeko_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="609" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">He <font size="5">BLESSED</font> our life greatly!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">So many <font size="5">GOOD</font> memories!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YJdRxEaDT_A/UwD5EYk1MlI/AAAAAAAAGAk/F2uscp-B9eE/s1600-h/Neeko%252520Tribute%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Neeko Tribute" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Neeko Tribute" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JSkRmMuyMhU/UwD5Ewrgs7I/AAAAAAAAGAo/QaqerhbJt2M/Neeko%252520Tribute_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="782" height="466" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We </font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5">miss</font> and <font size="5">love</font> you <font size="5">sweet </font></font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5">Neeko!</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-48684122278414470212014-01-04T17:07:00.001-05:002014-03-31T09:38:04.999-04:00Winter Mantel 2014<p align="center"> <br clear="all" /><font size="3" face="Andalus">Happy New Year Everyone!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">That means the Christmas décor is gone and my <font size="5">Winter Mantel</font> is up!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">This year’s mantel was created with a few <font size="5">thrift store</font> finds…</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-scqUvPAkk24/UsiPOlh2DhI/AAAAAAAAF94/LGQT99L0EgY/s1600-h/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528front%252520view%252529%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img title="Winter Mantel (front view)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Winter Mantel (front view)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kpimsQGZaqo/UsiPPEiYrZI/AAAAAAAAF98/RHNJNiH1_n4/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528front%252520view%252529_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="746" height="571" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">along with some things I already had… which makes for some very </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"><font size="5">inexpensive décor</font>.</font></p> <a name='more'></a> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I decided to mix some fabric and texture pieces together and use a cool color palette (gray, brown, blue and cream) for this winter’s mantel.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y3ZTMDsn_BU/UsiPPmZTMZI/AAAAAAAAF-I/2g0tDdVVRv4/s1600-h/Winter%252520Mantel%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="Winter Mantel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Winter Mantel" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DTpVT7sk5OE/UsiPQS1j4vI/AAAAAAAAF-M/UQ-LOTeSwkI/Winter%252520Mantel_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="802" height="568" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">The two light and dark gray solid fabric pieces are from a thrift store that actually sells a lot of scrap fabric for cheap (love that store!!) </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I simply cut the fabric up and wrapped them around canvas boards.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-I3VjQvErA9A/UsiGBRrOg0I/AAAAAAAAF7s/0y3_5LxN3iY/s1600-h/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528Inexpensive%252529%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img title="Winter Mantel (Inexpensive)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Winter Mantel (Inexpensive)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uMvmv9KerNY/UsiGCGY5B2I/AAAAAAAAF7w/uv16pRt1Vsg/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528Inexpensive%252529_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="661" height="494" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">The brown plaid fabric is actually a <font size="5">pillow case </font><font size="3">(same thrift store)</font> I mounted onto cardboard and you will see an old <font size="5">printer’s type case/drawer</font> tucked behind in the back.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">The vase is actually covered in a rolled up <font size="5">sweater vest</font>… another purchase from the thrift store.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I used <font size="5">placemats</font> to add some texture along with a <font size="5">woven piping cord art piece</font> I created for last year’s <a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2013/01/natural-textured-artsy-rustic-winter.html">Natural Textured Rustic Winter Mantel.</a></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMten8zCvOUgnmQrgDxlBx67UhugAsvM4Wn9EZt5gC6bleEDSUQVBzE3drTGjcklBPsIQsulHmR_6U-hyOeHxryys5I8wyQB0yagD-owrpCn4PNqTWxeEomvepJugEFhDJf1tvozZaaZJ/s1600-h/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528Side%252520View%252529%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="Winter Mantel (Side View)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Winter Mantel (Side View)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZraRNbm2Y68/UsiPRfYA0VI/AAAAAAAAF-c/f4ojswp6sSw/Winter%252520Mantel%252520%252528Side%252520View%252529_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="814" height="592" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">The skinny branches are from some crape myrtle bushes in my back yard… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">branches always add that natural element I like!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SDdkAqvROPA/Ut1JHvT95AI/AAAAAAAAF_A/fhEV-kV-qV0/s1600-h/Winter%252520Mantel%252520Living%252520Room.jpg"><img title="Winter Mantel Living Room" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Winter Mantel Living Room" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P1PtMf4vECQ/UsiPSNtPSWI/AAAAAAAAF_I/MaTZGE-b2vk/Winter%252520Mantel%252520Living%252520Room_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="834" height="584" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Fabric <font size="5">snowflakes</font> were hung on some really cool pieces of <font size="5">sycamore branches</font> I found at the local park.  The trees had been damaged in a storm and piled up to be hauled off… (by me… shhhh!!!) LOL!   I love the bark… reminds me of a cow pattern.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">I used some of the thicker branches in an <font size="5">antique metal bucket</font> on the hearth.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uMhqMepo_bg/UsiGEl_yZYI/AAAAAAAAF8c/cQjOd6NsP7Q/s1600-h/Living-Room-Winter-Mantel6.jpg"><img title="Living Room Winter Mantel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Living Room Winter Mantel" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qbf7wJKHqVI/UsiGFb8vjYI/AAAAAAAAF8g/66aqb5T9OCI/Living-Room-Winter-Mantel_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="790" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">And there you have it… my <font size="5">2014 Winter Mantel!</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Now it’s time to just go sit and enjoy… and get warm!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Don’t let that sunshine in the photo fool you…</font></p> <p align="center">❄<font size="3" face="Andalus"> It’s VERY Brrrrr outside!! </font>❄</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Andalus">Stay Warm and Happy New Year!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Andalus">Linking to:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus"><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2014/01/under-100-link-party_15.html">Beyond The Picket Fence</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus"><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2014/01/sunday-showcase-party-230.html">By Stephanie Lynn Sunday Showcase Party</a></font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2128827901204454570.post-54932200855097707392013-12-20T10:12:00.001-05:002014-02-27T11:57:58.277-05:00Christmas Tree(s) with Mantel<p align="center"> <br clear="all" /><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Well folks… only a few days ‘til Christmas… are you ready??</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Comic Sans MS">NOT ME!! LOL!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I am just now getting my tree(s) up and I haven’t done any shopping at all!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I wasn’t even going to put up a tree this year.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Been <font size="5">VERY</font> busy taking care of my sick <font size="5">fur baby</font>.  <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1dWtuuQ1ovg/UrReK02mweI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/ggwC5Dd2pl0/wlEmoticon-sadsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UC5pZBELOaQ/UrReLTfA0pI/AAAAAAAAF1Y/1NrXifVPUnE/s1600-h/Neeko%252520outside%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="Neeko outside" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Neeko outside" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fF1HKRUKkjs/UrReL-p0jjI/AAAAAAAAF1c/-QGgYeXnpvA/Neeko%252520outside_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="498" height="554" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">N</font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">ot sure what’s wrong… at first they thought lymphoma but now they think maybe autoimmune… so?? </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Let’s just say we’ve had a rough go these last few weeks! </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> <font size="5">Praying</font> he makes it through and continues to <font size="5">do well</font> on his meds. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Soooo… with all that going on… I have not quite been in the Christmas spirit this year.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">But, when Neeko would fall asleep, it gave me some down time… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">So I thought what would be <font size="5">easy </font><font size="3">if I did have a tree???</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> </font><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">How about the two light weight artificial pre-lit trees I usually use outside??</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7W4_zJjsJx8/UrR_BQ93L4I/AAAAAAAAF3c/cR_3a-TThmc/s1600-h/Christmas%252520Mantel%252520and%252520Tree%2525202013%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Christmas Mantel and Tree 2013" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Mantel and Tree 2013" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N11F0dH_nAw/UrR_CN-T2gI/AAAAAAAAF3k/yjGXXfeEPyM/Christmas%252520Mantel%252520and%252520Tree%2525202013_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="766" height="603" /></a></p> <a name='more'></a> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">YEP!  I will go with that… and glad I did!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">It’s quite funny… last couple of years I have been taking the <font size="5">tops off</font> these two and sticking them in my <font size="5">planters</font> by the door on my <font size="5">front porch</font>…    </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Hey… It works!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Anywho…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Since they are on the smaller side… I did decide to do both trees together!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I used my galvanized tubs again for the bases and filled one of them with ornaments and lit garland.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">OH, OH… and let me show you these <font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5">ADORABLE</font> ornaments from Target</font>…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YJ75iKbW2AI/UrReN4cB9QI/AAAAAAAAF10/B7qAY0cdwe8/s1600-h/Christmas-Ornaments7.jpg"><img title="Christmas Ornaments" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Ornaments" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YTXBPkdbyoc/UrReOX2HxAI/AAAAAAAAF18/Hfm7qUExAos/Christmas-Ornaments_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="729" height="442" /></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I hung them around my mantel.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Did anyone get any of these this year???  SO CUTE!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">They fit right in with my <a href="http://www.creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-mantel-2013-snowy-christmas.html">Snowy Christmas Village Mantel Theme!</a></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wcrpglA06xA/UrReOg2P5_I/AAAAAAAAF2E/btLCNE5xEK4/s1600-h/Christmas-Birdhouse7.jpg"><img title="Christmas Birdhouse" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Birdhouse" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oE5g6YTvcaQ/UrRePE0bRqI/AAAAAAAAF2M/Smv9CJ0N0KE/Christmas-Birdhouse_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="492" height="713" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">In the corner…  I hung my pine cone wreath from <a href="http://creative-ambitions.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-mantel-2012-with-new-woodsy.html">last year</a> on this beloved birdfeeder and added the two felt bird ornaments. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">It’s like your <em>walking</em>  outside through the <font size="6" face="Curlz MT">decorated forest</font> of the village next door!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">(or at least in my mind…lol!)</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3onM3TYGdsE/UrRePqkHPAI/AAAAAAAAF2U/a3O-gDwR1lY/s1600-h/Christmas-Mantel-and-Christmas-Tree8.jpg"><img title="Christmas Mantel and Christmas Tree" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Mantel and Christmas Tree" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wOjTj0TnxwY/UrReQBRafrI/AAAAAAAAF2c/Mp2KnRp9l0g/Christmas-Mantel-and-Christmas-Tree_.jpg?imgmax=800" width="726" height="603" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Having two trees makes it really cozy in the living room this year… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">exactly what I like!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WJ9_Yp9VU3o/UrR9HKGwI8I/AAAAAAAAF3I/DVmUBdp_UvU/s1600-h/Christmas%252520Living%252520Room%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Christmas Living Room" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christmas Living Room" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5yl7L2QADtk/UrR9Hne3cjI/AAAAAAAAF3M/cY5lPZHck28/Christmas%252520Living%252520Room_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="549" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Looking at this photo… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">it would have been cool to have two more on the other side!?!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Well… </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="6" face="Curlz MT">Merry Christmas</font> everyone!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">May it be Merry and Bright with lots of Blessings!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Now off to <font size="5">hug</font> and <font size="5">love</font> on my fur baby!! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5tGVHlGH6GU/UrReRy6UPvI/AAAAAAAAF20/vc0JQdqMmUY/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> </font></p> Kendra@Creative Ambitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255548107464491402noreply@blogger.com2