Summer Dreams

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChIRteNsQE386TzCxzinX9TGk-7lGjO_uLaqI149XCiu59KGHvlNMzLrp501ka-GxOf2mInRoCDKcRnzg0Ejzblw-QD35Bgo0l6F-zIssdVtK03hUDkbF66t0mqX8t1vFQQ0-SZW-kCU/s1600/summer_6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChIRteNsQE386TzCxzinX9TGk-7lGjO_uLaqI149XCiu59KGHvlNMzLrp501ka-GxOf2mInRoCDKcRnzg0Ejzblw-QD35Bgo0l6F-zIssdVtK03hUDkbF66t0mqX8t1vFQQ0-SZW-kCU/s640/summer_6.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits: </span><a href="http://blancetcaramel.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://weheartit.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://mustanggina.tumblr.com/page/2"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://weheartit.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://mustanggina.tumblr.com/page/2"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fnx3MI59Fr7rTzQy5S2f3ciYn8LKXVhHHGhkVP1gs-PBMyYkKDqxGq9rF3Pr1o6JCHUEUL3tzFCkS0rRpgl7LktMBy_GlcNhij3UZtw59XMNOw8Cd8JkxNQNfNPc9cNNBEGG5aEvfvM/s1600/quotation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fnx3MI59Fr7rTzQy5S2f3ciYn8LKXVhHHGhkVP1gs-PBMyYkKDqxGq9rF3Pr1o6JCHUEUL3tzFCkS0rRpgl7LktMBy_GlcNhij3UZtw59XMNOw8Cd8JkxNQNfNPc9cNNBEGG5aEvfvM/s640/quotation.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a nice new week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSXEtB0zMcVZAUQ3jtsykN0tzeksmdshnhbKPJj84q4wlgZ0lBRu9ckJo1P-fZhn6O6fG7AAo_or3WpYwmGSPhLrgQrtvdj_Z8GcHzAb7hFH5_9R14vb4pL9KeBjRhQE4hzWILYvK7Co/s1600/firma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSXEtB0zMcVZAUQ3jtsykN0tzeksmdshnhbKPJj84q4wlgZ0lBRu9ckJo1P-fZhn6O6fG7AAo_or3WpYwmGSPhLrgQrtvdj_Z8GcHzAb7hFH5_9R14vb4pL9KeBjRhQE4hzWILYvK7Co/s320/firma1.jpg" /></a></div>

Summer Dreams

credits: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Have a nice new week!

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Who's the lucky winner?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here we are! Time to reveal who won the fantastic pair of earrings from <a href="http://dreamshabbychic.blogspot.com/">Dream Shabby Chic Atelier</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And the winner is....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdovA2KP61-avscUXGNYhinMsZBbG7fUQ9JmM8ex7f7JskQocf_RtzSnclGIgN1kKJifKot42qYtUpL9RTBibIExgxqjdXud5IQWpEA8yhYZomyKpGDOhZdtPHFb7yEw_MxU6Gp1aqRiA/s1600/1279202096.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdovA2KP61-avscUXGNYhinMsZBbG7fUQ9JmM8ex7f7JskQocf_RtzSnclGIgN1kKJifKot42qYtUpL9RTBibIExgxqjdXud5IQWpEA8yhYZomyKpGDOhZdtPHFb7yEw_MxU6Gp1aqRiA/s640/1279202096.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeTDosHmfpm92PNXhXSdDn5CplIL7altW9RdkgatGBIY88QQdFbDCfVmvIE4hlj4M2hinsYa7rlNz3rYcwqb1VVHU_ypel99_AD3_sRVJ1ud2VpkMoJXwo4SNCE-PZBUWgdcvVzwbu1I/s1600/1279220441.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeTDosHmfpm92PNXhXSdDn5CplIL7altW9RdkgatGBIY88QQdFbDCfVmvIE4hlj4M2hinsYa7rlNz3rYcwqb1VVHU_ypel99_AD3_sRVJ1ud2VpkMoJXwo4SNCE-PZBUWgdcvVzwbu1I/s640/1279220441.png" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkrN9NljKDx1bGSgbnxTAaskgZUFBAftrh-qaqoEYjKHX5MSiItVPUaiZSapYMJlr6fHmfKTnZXKuEZwrFYb9lvybDq-2dqEylL93VNh_gaF3hJNcP2E33QnW4nqigj5nWUcfg7EqvVo/s1600/1279220353.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkrN9NljKDx1bGSgbnxTAaskgZUFBAftrh-qaqoEYjKHX5MSiItVPUaiZSapYMJlr6fHmfKTnZXKuEZwrFYb9lvybDq-2dqEylL93VNh_gaF3hJNcP2E33QnW4nqigj5nWUcfg7EqvVo/s640/1279220353.png" width="640" /></a><a href="http://paonote-room269.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you curious?</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKZxaqw8KPCkhpCl2-PtMRP9JChqzTE_OaTQ3C1YxL-eeBTA7nXZES7_15HjU1igC6zoig7z8j9UmQlZ86gsfXJfNn7LYkrjomxM0-VqFGxSSw04QTyQrdx-KOLBGymKlXoOIyZfxp24/s1600/vincitore.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKZxaqw8KPCkhpCl2-PtMRP9JChqzTE_OaTQ3C1YxL-eeBTA7nXZES7_15HjU1igC6zoig7z8j9UmQlZ86gsfXJfNn7LYkrjomxM0-VqFGxSSw04QTyQrdx-KOLBGymKlXoOIyZfxp24/s320/vincitore.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eleonora at <a href="http://lecoccolecreative.blogspot.com/">Le Coccole Creative</a>!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2PlfZMU8VcHQhVRGHM3b5-aK-Ja_JvkfNkbCMBZSJ-QlNOMqt71sSHrwIcbnYhjAsqiPAr543pc2muM32juKIVDI5BWySmgkTCcTu1Q2o5pfGSzHRqeGrUyNGTP2RCQBG2ETTeCEu1M/s1600/Intestazione_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2PlfZMU8VcHQhVRGHM3b5-aK-Ja_JvkfNkbCMBZSJ-QlNOMqt71sSHrwIcbnYhjAsqiPAr543pc2muM32juKIVDI5BWySmgkTCcTu1Q2o5pfGSzHRqeGrUyNGTP2RCQBG2ETTeCEu1M/s400/Intestazione_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, can you believe it?! Eleonora lives very near to me!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also she is about to get the degree in Marketing and Communications....which is my same degree!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So it's true what someone once said: the world is just a little village!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a fantastic week end my dearests!</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KEla9FkPDvETgME1jsb_DM7Lvx4UWSuzX-znvFbKyGmUv6yRbnwBSa-lJdl3TyG9YJLd-Cdl06Q9QgGyrQWYmWgq4yIgPxxDytQCSojSBSjmnCXYnv5bI7-doZxA3CM3DKGbI3EglEU/s1600/firma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KEla9FkPDvETgME1jsb_DM7Lvx4UWSuzX-znvFbKyGmUv6yRbnwBSa-lJdl3TyG9YJLd-Cdl06Q9QgGyrQWYmWgq4yIgPxxDytQCSojSBSjmnCXYnv5bI7-doZxA3CM3DKGbI3EglEU/s320/firma1.jpg" /></a></div></div>

Who's the lucky winner?

Here we are! Time to reveal who won the fantastic pair of earrings from Dream Shabby Chic Atelier ! And the winner is.... credits Are you cu...

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I've made my decision.........

Thanks to the gorgeous Maria over at <a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/">Dreamy Whites</a>, I've made my decision on what to do with this old <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/06/cabinet-of-curiosities.html">cabinet</a>: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QuDTvaEO9cr7M765HwMK7zbsI_cvtU0oW4hp2Aw9N_dJn-ElmsI4nCpYUFr6RINb5Qk4UqbAVPpYpGYULERv_PFBA6hlWKP0fmyOHo1NwYWUvERn9nWqO50YsK0EbpMNT6rkeV2_TbI/s1600/DSC02334+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QuDTvaEO9cr7M765HwMK7zbsI_cvtU0oW4hp2Aw9N_dJn-ElmsI4nCpYUFr6RINb5Qk4UqbAVPpYpGYULERv_PFBA6hlWKP0fmyOHo1NwYWUvERn9nWqO50YsK0EbpMNT6rkeV2_TbI/s640/DSC02334+-+Copy+%282%29.JPG" width="409" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39lbWg0pJaJGPXfrhn9QWQRS35ZZBf9vRv_osX9cNSd8B1tuzIs2yWZ3KSy9bxirm0Malp7mJn9qaLR0BJsQz5jbc6lvPDDi7-XORZOWKwK8d8oVaJqEy58T6SnhPTdp1FZo2RpYzJ2k/s1600/DSC02337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39lbWg0pJaJGPXfrhn9QWQRS35ZZBf9vRv_osX9cNSd8B1tuzIs2yWZ3KSy9bxirm0Malp7mJn9qaLR0BJsQz5jbc6lvPDDi7-XORZOWKwK8d8oVaJqEy58T6SnhPTdp1FZo2RpYzJ2k/s400/DSC02337.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Maria recently posted these stunning pics of her own cabinet (note to self - must try to take better pics, Maria always does such a great job with hers) and it was just perfect for what I had in mind. She painted the interior a combination of white and pale grey, which gives just the right, not-too-perfect finish to complement the cabinet's original patina.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32gKI5JM88_rOto86Ku9uPPj9ovEHWl-xbTH4D3ubp8auVhNxPclik6_tJTYfhguCHRoM8bEcFC1ZJ7vZkoRXgTtLilrJ7Iua8AMe3MZEVc_lCVhostmAwc90NI_vgyz4F_Wd5qdjxN4/s1600/dreamywhites1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32gKI5JM88_rOto86Ku9uPPj9ovEHWl-xbTH4D3ubp8auVhNxPclik6_tJTYfhguCHRoM8bEcFC1ZJ7vZkoRXgTtLilrJ7Iua8AMe3MZEVc_lCVhostmAwc90NI_vgyz4F_Wd5qdjxN4/s640/dreamywhites1.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCRLrXDVLQby9sonqmzJFp-T68hLS38EJ-93Oj4ICb1RhoDzwQQXBrNWdgmzE56KCUVA_1WLSBDjTWQywV3_mFjrMUX0iRUj1Xd5vZr5A7bsawlU8EPNOmqSm7QuTH1I1ZlZZ-6-q7jA/s1600/dreamywhites4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCRLrXDVLQby9sonqmzJFp-T68hLS38EJ-93Oj4ICb1RhoDzwQQXBrNWdgmzE56KCUVA_1WLSBDjTWQywV3_mFjrMUX0iRUj1Xd5vZr5A7bsawlU8EPNOmqSm7QuTH1I1ZlZZ-6-q7jA/s640/dreamywhites4.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">must also track down a collection of grain sacks so my cabinet can look this good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPce9thKQd4hqqjjoUGKs9rfzz4u_oMfyK_4lY3nJpiDK2oBSkYxNbOWCJxtedozaJserKAQaxIvGEPs93CFRUqWVt_KcZrthX7G_LnZnarFPDa2XNHtUsH7cMB173LAPtgMZFAecqbI/s1600/dreamywhites3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPce9thKQd4hqqjjoUGKs9rfzz4u_oMfyK_4lY3nJpiDK2oBSkYxNbOWCJxtedozaJserKAQaxIvGEPs93CFRUqWVt_KcZrthX7G_LnZnarFPDa2XNHtUsH7cMB173LAPtgMZFAecqbI/s640/dreamywhites3.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj7zKg6XMYQVacRWQ-2gAAxGkYYRZGwxOXzfD6IsYUdVW_iWa04fO8-W5vcDoX20jmnGTcDkYGhjhDtOq3SpZ-dmN-yRA3W2MroonwXxKsnNytEYPpohoIjK89EU6oCVpOjsXqzD2q78/s1600/dreamywhites2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj7zKg6XMYQVacRWQ-2gAAxGkYYRZGwxOXzfD6IsYUdVW_iWa04fO8-W5vcDoX20jmnGTcDkYGhjhDtOq3SpZ-dmN-yRA3W2MroonwXxKsnNytEYPpohoIjK89EU6oCVpOjsXqzD2q78/s400/dreamywhites2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">just right - perfectly imperfect </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks must go to <a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/">Maria</a> for letting me use her lovely photos. If you haven't already (and I find that hard to believe - her blog is hugely popular, and I'm sure you can see why!) go and check out her <a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. She's also guest posting over at <a href="http://www.alices-adventuresinwonderland.com/2010/07/guest-post-maria.html">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a>, which is a now on my list of must-reads too. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, I know what I'll be doing this weekend! I'll do my best to get it finished so I can show you the result next week. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend everyone,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>

I've made my decision.........

Thanks to the gorgeous Maria over at Dreamy Whites , I've made my decision on what to do with this old cabinet : Maria recently posted t...

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