Couldn't resist....

In spite of being absolutely swamped at the moment, I couldn't resist sharing my latest painting. I've just finished this commission - a new butterfly to add to my growing collection. I love the combination of green and aqua - fresh and pretty, it's the perfect way to bring a little colour into your home:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgmYX6DmLWnXRFs1x2j6rO_gUod_y8hzXVhbuWqJcbcELCpytF8ZSsv504cCgb8vsyUuMSqOjo2Imww3AbzTXpqFs0Q1ODV9BEq-JvDdLF5RCet3Ftnoo47wJukHSj-bsgkFc-a1J5xYr/s1600/fuze+papillon+verde+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgmYX6DmLWnXRFs1x2j6rO_gUod_y8hzXVhbuWqJcbcELCpytF8ZSsv504cCgb8vsyUuMSqOjo2Imww3AbzTXpqFs0Q1ODV9BEq-JvDdLF5RCet3Ftnoo47wJukHSj-bsgkFc-a1J5xYr/s1600/fuze+papillon+verde+.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">'Papillon Verte'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">8" x 11" (210mm x 297mm)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">prints now available here in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84104316/butterfly-in-green-papillon-verte">Etsy shop</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This piece was commissioned, along with my first butterfly, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78643319/butterfly-in-aqua-petit-papillon">'Petit Papillon'</a>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdV4saCPIVL6LDdxWxKpHrcX8F4xYEzCuRcJvytDDzgaW9DeQUeOuHKCco5ewB8_ULfoivMLk45yiHeuSzCa7KuOnK26heLzdmYf53IMWJ9s0EHXHUM5Rre9FjoUPLPx_6_NzI4tS5qW/s1600/papillon+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdV4saCPIVL6LDdxWxKpHrcX8F4xYEzCuRcJvytDDzgaW9DeQUeOuHKCco5ewB8_ULfoivMLk45yiHeuSzCa7KuOnK26heLzdmYf53IMWJ9s0EHXHUM5Rre9FjoUPLPx_6_NzI4tS5qW/s640/papillon+two.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>...and they're going into these gorgeous, brushed-silver frames...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVux48AUOPncxgWu5QN6bwiPNM4Pj1VD7QObQD5MY6z86F6x5jAx13b26QvdLTebbuqWy0f003N6xj6roIea8RZ8QK_VoX9ZSO1VWPQ3yjzCESVQJ_xgke5uL2tXCgrhqGEhY270ZyM4nl/s1600/papillon+verde+framed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVux48AUOPncxgWu5QN6bwiPNM4Pj1VD7QObQD5MY6z86F6x5jAx13b26QvdLTebbuqWy0f003N6xj6roIea8RZ8QK_VoX9ZSO1VWPQ3yjzCESVQJ_xgke5uL2tXCgrhqGEhY270ZyM4nl/s640/papillon+verde+framed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">forgive the terrible iphone pic - but you get the idea</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I'll post all the pics once they're hung and in place. Oh, and btw - remember the huge <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/09/blank-canvas.html">original abstract</a> I've been working on? Well, it's all done and about to head off to my client for hanging. Can't wait to see it in place - it's been a fantastic piece to work on and it's going to an absolutely gorgeous Queenslander home. Will show all the pics once it's done and dusted.<br /><br />Hope you're having a great week, and I'll catch you all soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Couldn't resist....

In spite of being absolutely swamped at the moment, I couldn't resist sharing my latest painting. I've just finished this commission...

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When a baby is coming...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When a baby is coming </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's a <span style="font-size: large;">revolution</span>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The family has </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to create a new space for him. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phisically and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">emotionally.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quando un bambino </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>stà per arrivare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è una <span style="font-size: large;">rivoluzione</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutta la famiglia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>deve creare un nuovo spazio</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per lui.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Fisicamente ed</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>emozionalmente.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhEtIRVjmih2xLkfhi1QcChmQ4OieM_v3QHDIOAqsZR_U7FkDFQIFMjZZ9-kvdcGWl5aapiqGDzYoZV9rC0Ur_mJpblydshM1V9QIzuCxMtYRlnVcGFsNim-uEjrhrfGxNirNRaCnfiU/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhEtIRVjmih2xLkfhi1QcChmQ4OieM_v3QHDIOAqsZR_U7FkDFQIFMjZZ9-kvdcGWl5aapiqGDzYoZV9rC0Ur_mJpblydshM1V9QIzuCxMtYRlnVcGFsNim-uEjrhrfGxNirNRaCnfiU/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little girl</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is magical</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> turned into</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an "<span style="font-size: large;">older sister</span>".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Una piccola bimba</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>diventa magicamente</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>una "<span style="font-size: large;">sorella maggiore</span>".</em></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/AVvXsEjj0px2_Bk1L1JQLt4S0EwO7YVkieCPWZ4A0xOzVl3e7d_IRqFgcqmkyKCQqji_JnxYChzWcjRTIVs1VSOaTevmpcIAod4fFC-vMEWsd1pDtgnRw42X2Lr-bA_UdU61-aT-mmYW_BEtcEU/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0px2_Bk1L1JQLt4S0EwO7YVkieCPWZ4A0xOzVl3e7d_IRqFgcqmkyKCQqji_JnxYChzWcjRTIVs1VSOaTevmpcIAod4fFC-vMEWsd1pDtgnRw42X2Lr-bA_UdU61-aT-mmYW_BEtcEU/s640/4.jpg" width="308" /></a></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, sans-serif;">A daddy starts to think</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">about the "<span style="font-size: large;">men things</span>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he will do with his son.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Un papà comincia a </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>pensare alle "<span style="font-size: large;">cose da uomini</span>"</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che farà con suo figlio.</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpVvGR1dtGPdTGy02Ot1ErZHJ1F90iiHfpvQxh0JxRVPlwZNjr9Ionk3K7CkA9zj5mLdMjB9-CEGcP6mR8cq69OEEOuVmByXwC17T-g6HQJ0lOHi6ejoVuHkxPxBOOQaW0mCYd3jfieo/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpVvGR1dtGPdTGy02Ot1ErZHJ1F90iiHfpvQxh0JxRVPlwZNjr9Ionk3K7CkA9zj5mLdMjB9-CEGcP6mR8cq69OEEOuVmByXwC17T-g6HQJ0lOHi6ejoVuHkxPxBOOQaW0mCYd3jfieo/s640/1.jpg" width="308" /></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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grandparents are </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">deeply moved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by <span style="font-size: large;">life that goes on</span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In some way, a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">little bit of them</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">will live forever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>I nonni sono emozionati</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em> di fronte alla <span style="font-size: large;">vita </span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">che continua</span>.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>In qualche modo</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>una parte di loro</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>vivrà per sempre.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-xiJQ_im674RfCQXIMGeYdK9CLXkw198tm5GR-6HBEW3PVkCVq-R5xLyl-Ya8Blg9FSzfAOj82L8x2TDSovlWRhTxk6N66UnLNuHJeB4ADm2aSwMAokoKXkJ4ZeudhJXY7RxfBOHMTg/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-xiJQ_im674RfCQXIMGeYdK9CLXkw198tm5GR-6HBEW3PVkCVq-R5xLyl-Ya8Blg9FSzfAOj82L8x2TDSovlWRhTxk6N66UnLNuHJeB4ADm2aSwMAokoKXkJ4ZeudhJXY7RxfBOHMTg/s640/2.jpg" width="308" /></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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a mum...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">well, a mum wait</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for his baby to born,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">cuddling her belly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">during their last days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as one only thing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Curious to meet him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Full of thoughts,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">some worries and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a lot of hope.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E una mamma...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>bhè una mamma</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>attende che il suo bimbo</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>nasca, </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>coccolando il</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>pancione</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>durante gli ultimi giorni</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in cui sono</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ancora una cosa sola.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Curiosa di incontrarlo.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Piena di pensieri,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>qualche preoccupazione</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e tanta speranza.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxhkRytQOhyphenhyphenlxVA1OzFzN1p6ysBu00IX0mXEnT_dFxLX2l1yrn1mCrk0t7I_Mt9BV47uc7qhRiZHi5CapyKwGlA4SCmumu-YayAU7OmeNQzuHqfvOi626TlK8ECW1uNvhcLrQaKsyn0w/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When a baby is coming...

When a baby is coming it's a revolution . The family has to create a new space for him. Phisically and emotionally. Quando un bambino st...

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Wooden Crates

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've told you about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my obsession for </span><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/09/vintage-wooden-crates.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wooden crates</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've looked for them a lot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on internet and in some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">antique markets,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but the fact is that what I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">have been able to find</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">was too expensive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Maybe they are too </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"in fashion" now, so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">their cost is high.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, if you think that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the philosophy of using</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the old wooden crates</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">is to recycle and to save money</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">(like I do), well,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">spend a lot of money for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">buying them is just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ridiculous.</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;"><em>Vi ho parlato della mia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ossessione per le </em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/09/vintage-wooden-crates.html"><em>cassette di legno</em></a><em>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Le ho cercate un sacco su</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>internet e in alcuni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>mercatini, ma il fatto è che quello</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che trovavo costava troppo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Forse sono troppo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>"di moda" e il loro costo è alto.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ora, se pensate che la </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>filosofia che stà alla base dell'utilizzo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>delle cassette di legno sia</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">il riciclo e il risparmio di soldi</span></div></em></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(come penso io),</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>bhè, spendere un sacco di soldi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per comprarle</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è proprio ridicolo.</em></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/AVvXsEiLZexwUZxZ3zrLVb4zN-IC6p1hSOs_vSTpXlqNIoTu7HjaRRZ63DGj1IZX1MQb5XgEBhGQ08YYlCJ_fXVAVDICsME1gcLbZz_byS0U636T97du6Kk7h3yOwjJD-50J4SCaCAo1nopUbYw/s1600/wooden_crates.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZexwUZxZ3zrLVb4zN-IC6p1hSOs_vSTpXlqNIoTu7HjaRRZ63DGj1IZX1MQb5XgEBhGQ08YYlCJ_fXVAVDICsME1gcLbZz_byS0U636T97du6Kk7h3yOwjJD-50J4SCaCAo1nopUbYw/s640/wooden_crates.JPG" width="640" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, what did I do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used some apple wooden crates</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I already had,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and painted them</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to look like "vintage"!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quindi, cosa ho fatto?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ho preso delle cassette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di mele che avevo già, </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e le ho dipinte</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in modo tale da farle </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sembrare "vintage"!!!!</em></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/AVvXsEgG7RWsDYnqQaJUoUKlyc60cGtPdy6eIXy6frcxPZ_3eT1df1qnSouI2gGuCQJcPwVUMEhlEKk_ycUlU6dfGpakaA12E7sGGzPKuLl-pvRRi_QOA9Fp-U6s6-05ta0wUbvuMmCqygB-Tio/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7RWsDYnqQaJUoUKlyc60cGtPdy6eIXy6frcxPZ_3eT1df1qnSouI2gGuCQJcPwVUMEhlEKk_ycUlU6dfGpakaA12E7sGGzPKuLl-pvRRi_QOA9Fp-U6s6-05ta0wUbvuMmCqygB-Tio/s640/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now they are a little bit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">empy and I have to find</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">something nice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to display!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ora sono un po' vuote</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e devo trovare </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>qualcosa di carino</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da esporre!</em></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></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;">PS: I will told you how I transform them soon!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>PS: vi racconterò presto come le ho trasformate !!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Linking it to:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/"><span style="color: #999999; 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Wooden Crates

I've told you about my obsession for wooden crates . I've looked for them a lot on internet and in some antique markets, but the fac...

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