tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89698167885085154782024-02-20T04:17:40.268-06:00Grace's Dollhouse20-something year old kid/artist/children's museum guest services associate- here on earth to explore, learn, and have a good time :]Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-13257370874925211502014-03-04T11:47:00.000-06:002014-03-04T11:47:03.213-06:00Mint green and The Adventure Orange<div>
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Over the weekend Matt and I went out exploring around the Quad Cities. We ran a couple errands and then headed down to the East Village of Davenport to check out Mint Green and The Adventure Orange. It is a funky, eclectic little store with fashion, accessories and gifts. They even had baby clothes!</div>
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I have a big head but this yellow hat fit nicely so I had to have it. There was so much more I would have liked to get if I had more money. A dress, a couple pieces of their jewelry, a sticker or two...you get the point :)</div>
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Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-17445958398119165762014-02-27T14:54:00.000-06:002014-02-27T14:54:51.431-06:00Mystery machine<div>
Another project I worked on a while back but never posted is of this little golf cart my work friends and I got to turn into a Scooby Doo Mystery Machine. The city wanted a mystery machine to drive in the holiday kick-off parade since the giant balloon they had to carry in the parade was of Scooby Doo. Jean, Glenn and I were up for the challenge. </div>
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It was time consuming and difficult at times but I had a lot of fun. Jean and Glenn are two of my favorite local artists so I learned a thing or two from them in the process. It was the first time I ever worked on a project like this. I would definitely do something like it again if the opportunity ever arises!</div>
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Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-59269408488505630612014-02-27T14:27:00.002-06:002014-02-27T14:27:30.447-06:00Painting a Princess Party Beanbag Toss<div>
I had some posts I started a long time ago but never posted. This one is of a bean bag toss I painted for the children museum's princess birthday parties. It took forever to finish but I had a ton of fun doing it and absolutely love how it turned out.</div>
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Here are a few progress photos. When I first started I only had a vague idea of what I wanted so as the painting progressed the colors changed.<br />
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I started this post way back at the end of September after my birthday but never finished. It has some sweet pictures though so better late than never! For my 27th birthday I told everyone I wanted to go on a spirit quest and the destination would undoubtedly be The House on the Rock in Wisconsin. Woohoo Wisconsin!<br />
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Like all good spirit quests though, this one had some unexpected stops along the way.On the last stretch of road to House on the Rock we passed The Mineral and Crystal Museum. We had recently started collecting rocks again when my husband brought his childhood collection back home from his parents' house. It ended up being the perfect addition to my birthday vacation.<br />
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In fact, one of my birthday presents from Matt this year was this beautiful piece of celestite.</div>
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The Mineral and Crystal Museum was awesome. It definitely solidified my new interest in geology. Here are a few pictures from our visit-</div>
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House on the Rock was amazing as well. It is absolutely one of a kind and I took a lot of pictures there too, but THAT is for another blog post ;) Thanks for reading!</div>
Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-91364218708989005332013-09-22T18:03:00.000-05:002013-09-22T18:03:10.044-05:00Necklace refashion A hematite necklace I got from the $1.00 bin at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredandethels.com%2F&ei=HPUOUuHjLOfS2AWt_YGgAg&usg=AFQjCNFQgy4AgNoObq43DSr09CpoYjHoWQ&sig2=Pu-krbPVxtoEpy0Xi--uLg&bvm=bv.50768961,d.b2I" target="_blank">Fred & Ethel's</a> in Rock Island.<br />
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Here is my refashion of it...</div>
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Matt took this picture of me while we were out riding and I really like how it turned out. I have a tendency to be overly critical, cynical, and what have you when it comes to photos of myself so its kind of cool to see a snapshot I genuinely like.</div>
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Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-58441854414779173012013-06-22T16:23:00.001-05:002013-06-22T16:23:08.125-05:00Leopard print, button up, collared shirt refashionWhile I had some time off work I tried my hand at another freestyle sewing project. This time I refashioned an old blouse my mom gave me because it was torn at some of the seams.<br />
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The first thing I did was mend the seams and in my opinion, everything about this fabric is fabulous. It's sheer, lightweight, LEOPARD PRINT. However when I tried the shirt on the fit was just so so. It was calling to me for a refashion.</div>
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I cut off the collar of the shirt and the strips of buttons and button holes down the front of it all in one long strip. To use in a future refashion project perhaps?</div>
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I hemmed the front of the blouse and using 3 layered fabrics from an old dress of mine I fashioned a new mandarin style collar. I lightly traced a pattern for the collar using scrap pieces of poster board and another blouse I had with a mandarin collar. I made a cuff around the sleeves which I decided to shorten as well. </div>
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I know. There's a lot of leopard print going on. It's pretty tacky but I've decided that's okay! It's tacky in the most gawdy, wish I was in Vegas, watching Wayne Newton, eating buffet and gambling my savings kinda way. </div>
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Anyway, where was I?..Oh yeah! And the witness to mine and Matt's wedding was an Elvis in a shiny gold suit jacket. Who may have been botoxed...???</div>
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So after living in this house for 3 years or so Collison and I FINALLY repainted our foyer, stairwell, and hallway. When moving in it was already painted this shade of beige that just wasn't doing it for us. I know beige is a popular paint color for the home and if you can use it and make it look good in your space more power to ya. For us though, well, we just didn't get it! We lived with the color for these past few years, partly out of laziness, sure, but partly out of lack of inspiration towards the space in general. </div>
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Here is that most impressive shade of beige I was telling you about...</div>
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Things finally came together though and we found inspiration in our Peter Max paintings to finally take the plunge and paint...</div>
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TWO DIFFERENT SHADES OF PURPLE!</div>
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We kicked around some ideas for the stairwell/hallway area (grey maybe? what do you think of peach?) and even tried some different paint samples. Nothing clicked though until we thought about what we would be hanging on the walls. </div>
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A couple years ago Collison and I went on a cruise through the Caribbean on Norwegian Cruise Line and we acquired these Peter Max paintings/lithographs. There were tons of events planned on board the ship that passengers could attend while at sea but, one of the coolest events for me was the fine art auctions they had in their art gallery several times throughout the week. They would talk about the life of the artists that had work being auctioned off and share interesting information/stories about the individual pieces and the time in which they were created. Going to the art auctions was like attending fancy art history lectures with complimentary champagne so YEAH, I thought it was pretty cool!</div>
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After each event at the art gallery they would give everyone who bothered to stay for the whole thing some raffle tickets for a grand prize at the end of the week. We made it to every art gallery related event and I won't lie, a lot of that had to do with the complimentary champagne. What can I say? We LOVE champagne! </div>
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When the grand prize drawing was held at the end of the week one of our tickets was drawn. We won a set trio of Peter Max acrylic paintings and color lithography on paper. It was quite exciting. After winning we had to pay to have them framed in special glass to protect them from fading and UV exposure. Not cheap at all by the way but sooo worth it and they are framed fantastically. </div>
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Here are some close-ups of the art. This first one is from his Woodstock series and was used in the stage design for Woodstock 99'. Of course no Woodstock could ever live up to or replace the original Woodstock (so I've been told) but very cool none the less. </div>
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Here it is reppin' the 60's at the end of the 90's. Sweet, huh?</div>
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The next one is his most famous and iconic piece called Love. Remember this is not the original painting we have here. We have a lithograph of it that he painted on and added to. They would not just give us the original for free in a raffle prize after all!</div>
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We were inspired by all the color in these works and thought the pieces would really pop on our walls if they were purple. By the way, if you've never heard of Peter Max look him up sometime. He is a famous, still living, pop artist and laid back, cool dude in general. </div>
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Here is our upstairs hallway before we painted. Yup, it was a pigsty. So happy to share that with the world! yay! haha.</div>
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And here it is after painting. If you look closely you can see the wall displaying the Peter Max paintings is painted a brighter shade of purple than the rest of the walls. We went with a purplish/grey shade called Silver Frost by Pittsburgh Paints for the rest of the walls.</div>
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And yeah, that is a Sistine Chapel size portion of The Creation of Adam hanging above our stairs. lol. I wasn't crazy about it when we first got it but now it is one of my favorites among all our hand me downs! I'd love to see the painting in person some day. </div>
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Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-90098906014080861732013-02-17T15:10:00.000-06:002013-02-18T18:20:31.447-06:00Life lately...<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, what can I say? Life has been good. I've stayed busy making stuff, for work and for home and it has been an awesome time.</div>
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I had a foxy ladies sewing meet-up at work one Tuesday night earlier this month. The foxy ladies include my co-worker, Jean, my boss, Caroline, one of the most awesome volunteers ever, Chris, and then myself. I call us the foxy ladies because our mission was to create as many belt attached fox tails as possible. Since the name of the new play town exhibit at the museum is called Fox Hollow we imagined it's citizens being comprised of foxes. This quickly evolved into woodland creatures though, including beavers, deer, wolves, raccoons and who knows what we'll come up with next. :)</div>
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I don't have a pic of the raccoon tails. My co-worker, Jean, made those later in the week and then I sewed the belts on. They're pretty darn adorable though.</div>
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Here is me having wild fun figuring out this fox tail business...</div>
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After our epic sewing meet-up Jean handmade us each one of these felt fox face pins. I repped it at the exhibit's grand opening right next to the Fox Hollow button I helped design and make.</div>
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It was a cool way to commemorate a fun night of trying something new together and being around for the completion of this museum renovation. What can I say, Jean is awesome :) I'm looking forward to finding more projects we can all team up for and work on for the museum. </div>
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I didn't make this but I'm excited about it. My friend, Jess, and I checked out Good Karma Shirt Co. in downtown Rock Island and while I was there I bought a pair of galaxy leggings. </div>
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I was completely fascinated by them and couldn't help but love them despite how far out they were. I'm a little far out myself you might of noticed ;) Experimenting with fashion is something I always have fun with and galaxy leggings, my friends, definitely make for an interesting fashion experiment! I think they rock and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GoodKarmaShirtCo" target="_blank">Good Karma Shirt Co.</a> is definitely worth checking out if you are in or near the Quad City area. </div>
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It is a tiny store but it reminded me of shopping in Chicago because they carry some of those unique/super trendy items you can only find online or in big cities. It's so fun to be browsing along and then stumble upon those items in person though, ya know? I'm glad to see my little hometown(s) getting some Good Karma coming it's way ;D They also carry vintage pieces and I'm talking the vintage you WANT to wear. Like I said, check it out sometime. The store is sweet :)</div>
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At home I painted the word abide using some of the many pieces of cardboard I've been hoarding on my front porch. Here it is hanging up above our living room doorway. </div>
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Since I had all these squares of cardboard cut the same size I thought it would be neat to spell out a word using some of it. I wanted to put it in our living room and I had a few ideas for words I could spell out. Relax, calm, peace, love...chill? Ha ha. They seemed do-able but none of them felt perfect. </div>
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I asked my husband what he thought I should spell out and it was like he knew what I should do the whole time. He was just waiting for me to ask. :) He said I should paint the word abide. If you love The Big Lebowski you should know where he is coming from. We both laughed about it, and then we were both like, "BUT SERIOUSLY". Ha. So anyway, that was that. I had fun picking a style of font to use and just rolling with it. I sketched it out free hand and then painted the letters in. </div>
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While we discussed words I could paint Matt and I had our own little craft session. I also save corks (especially from champagne bottles) so we turned some into magnets. Collison would cut the coolest looking corks into two pieces and I would glue magnets on the back of them. Here is our first little experimental batch which by the way turned out perfect. yay! </div>
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I knew I wanted to make a shirt and I liked this pattern for a number of reasons. First, it says "Easy" right on the front of the envelope. Second, it also says only "1 Hour". Third, the garment itself is versatile enough that you could make it to be worn at any number of different occasions.<br />
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And see, it even came out looking like a shirt too! And really, for my first crack at it that is all I ask. Also, I did not make this thing in 1 hour. More like over the course of 3 days. Lol.</div>
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Anyway, my awesome Aunt Mindy surprised me with a pair of sequined UGG boots. Did I ask for a pair of UGG's? No. Did I want a pair of UGG's? Not in particular. I did, however, really want a new pair of boots in general. Until these babies came along I was rocking my $12 Walmart brand UGG knock-offs for the last 3 years or so. This winter I was starting to notice that they were looking a little...well, disgusting. Many a black, dirty slush puddle they have trekked through and they have served me well. I was glad to finally retire them.</div>
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So, yeah, that's pretty much it for now. Life is good. I'm spoiled. Still sewin'. I'm thinking of either making a skirt or dog clothes next. Something is telling me my smallest dog, Dinah, would appreciate a nice warm doggie sweater. She's prone to getting chilly in the winter. Poor baby sass...</div>
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So for about the last 6 months I have been teaching myself how to sew. It is a frustrating yet rewarding hobby and I have learned A LOT since starting. I've sewn skirts, cloaks, capes, a photo backdrop and even done a couple of dress alterations. </div>
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My latest project was doing some alterations on a Lauren Conrad dress my mom picked up for me. She found it on clearance at Kohl's and thought it was too good of a deal to pass up. Thanks mom!</div>
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Cute right? A fine dress on it's own but as the holidays were approaching I learned that my job (i work at a children's museum) was going to be having a big holiday party. It was going to be held at one of the nicest (and most beautiful) hotels in town, The Hotel Blackhawk. </div>
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I immediately knew that this was the dress I was going to wear but I envisioned something more personalized, more ME. With that being said, this became another perfect opportunity to develop my sewing skills. </div>
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My hair is red and pink so that became the inspiration behind the alterations. As vain as it sounds I must say that I am going through a hairstyle/haircolor golden age right now. I have never been so happy with my hair. I think that it why it became the inspiration for the dress. </div>
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Here's my red/pink hair to give you an idea...</div>
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I wanted my hair and my dress to tie together into one cohesive, totally customized, one of a kind look. I wanted something unique to me and me alone. Ha, I sound like such a brat. Forgive me :-P </div>
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I added a permanent belt with rhinestone buckle, off the shoulder sleeves and some beautiful trim along the bottom. </div>
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The sleeves I added so I would feel comfortable not wearing a shawl or cover-up. I don't usually wear sleeveless pieces alone so I thought this would be a good solution. </div>
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To make the sleeves I used some reddish pink velvet my grandma (a seamstress herself) gave me when I visited her in Minnesota this past fall. Thanks Mimi!</div>
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The trim along the bottom I found at the craft store. Some of it was put on with permanent, fusible fabric tape and some of it was sewn on. The only thing I did not expect when doing this part was how much I was going to need of each type of trim I used. </div>
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The skirt of this dress is done like a circle skirt with lots of twirl and flounce. I needed at least 15ft of each type of trim to make it all the way around the bottom of the dress! I had to make a 2nd trip to the craft store and buy out their supply of pink glitter ribbon. lol</div>
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My husband saw me working so hard on the dress all week and knew how excited I was for us to dress up and go to a fancy party together. Before we left for The Hotel Blackhawk that night he told me he would be happy to escort me to the party and presented me the most beautiful corsage made of red and pink roses. </div>
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It was just the sweetest thing and I could tell he was just as pleased with himself as I was for coming up with such a thoughtful, romantic thing to do. Good job Honey! You made me melt. lol</div>
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I'm sure a lot of you are like "OH, BROTHER. Give me a break from all this CHEEEEESE!" and for that I cannot blame you. Really! For us though it was a big deal getting to dress up and go to this party. My theory is that because we never had a formal wedding with a fancy tux and gown these smaller things (like a holiday party) become a big to-do for us and we get really into it. </div>
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For those who don't know we eloped in Vegas in your stereotypical, spur of the moment, Vegas marriage type of way. That is a story for another day though ;D</div>
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And here we are with the family on Christmas Eve. After putting so much work into one dress you know I gotta squeeze as many wears in as possible!</div>
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And here we are again hanging out during PRESENT OPENING TIME. YAY! And what glorious, chaotic time it was. Kids make it so fun and so crazy. Ha ha. </div>
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The next piece I did was a table I was going to place right under the mirror. Once again I was a noob and forgot to take a "before" pic. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is mid-project and finished...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe I'll do more with the entryway later. I could add some framed pictures or maybe even embellish around the mirror a bit. That is for another blog entry though so until next time folks ;D</div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-61860585306654302622012-03-14T23:50:00.000-05:002012-03-14T23:50:06.314-05:00Spray paint my life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's early spring here in Iowa and I decided to use my time off in the beautiful weather wisely. On Monday I used my dad's truck (thanks dad!) to pick up a dresser from the Salvation Army. I've needed a decent size dresser for a couple years but could never find the right one (aka the right price) to refurbish. Yep, sometimes even the used dressers at The Salvation Army are outta my league. But on Monday I found a $40 beauty that would work perfect.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I got into the rhythm of spray painting the dresser though I kept finding more and more things to spray paint. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-38928056573282818602011-04-10T17:26:00.000-05:002011-04-10T17:26:34.064-05:00Seriously, I want to make these<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We'll start with this pic I took of my new shoes while I was chillin' out on the couches. Pretty fly huh? Haven't had a pair of Sketchers since I was a kid. Welcome to my shoe family little guys. It's a really big family by the way. lol</div>
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And here is my husband and I at about 5:30 in the morning. I had John take this one for me. Don't let this picture fool you though. We were SLEEPY and I was still in my ratty bedtime sweatshirt. I just love going to classy bars in bedtime clothes! lol.</div>
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Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-64529309102574900172011-02-28T20:34:00.016-06:002011-03-01T12:07:41.697-06:00Last Summer, This Summer<div style="text-align: center;">So yesterday I went through my computer and organized all of my folders and pictures. Usually the files on my computer are in disarray but I decided to create some level of organization because I have too many pictures! When I came across pictures from last summer though it felt like there were butterflies in my stomach just looking at them. It has been kind of a rough winter but when I look at these photos I swear I can almost feel the hot summer sun on my skin again.<br /><br />Here are some of the pics I ran across from last summer that show just what I miss about the beloved season really:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Riding my bike. I love cruising around the QC on my bike. We have lots of great paths along the river but really I love exploring around downtown Davenport and Rock Island. You never know what you're going to find or who you're going to find. It makes me feel like a little kid going out on an adventure again</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsm6AEDho4TYBGRdlmvBJ3sXJ17RA8yEQtKeaeSnfnw2jAT1gnzp3XfcX-f2n5MU4eaBSzf9sJg3JdFfUJ6qPtlogIC-QNvQciFaswqhK4dIYrIFynzhokbrBu-0UKqjz1lI6C3ORXYY/s1600/bikebasket1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsm6AEDho4TYBGRdlmvBJ3sXJ17RA8yEQtKeaeSnfnw2jAT1gnzp3XfcX-f2n5MU4eaBSzf9sJg3JdFfUJ6qPtlogIC-QNvQciFaswqhK4dIYrIFynzhokbrBu-0UKqjz1lI6C3ORXYY/s320/bikebasket1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578935758955864162" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Starting to garden again...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh897E9sWQlTaltrMK9b4lH8PJ8efRkG5Mf4DoW6m4r-bAfTxQ49Ws7xZ9UINkIrM9AWjMozbzNSKNAOhyreCPX6R9nROn5QbtF2euxB99ouQ5DiGSOTcj7D_AY6Auoctrhy2cbGBBLd2w/s1600/3car1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh897E9sWQlTaltrMK9b4lH8PJ8efRkG5Mf4DoW6m4r-bAfTxQ49Ws7xZ9UINkIrM9AWjMozbzNSKNAOhyreCPX6R9nROn5QbtF2euxB99ouQ5DiGSOTcj7D_AY6Auoctrhy2cbGBBLd2w/s320/3car1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578935596588593666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I miss all the beauty in my yard and just getting to spend time out in it with my dogs and Collison. I think I'm going to grow some food too this summer. Tomatoes, jalapenos, green peppers... Mmmm</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnoiTBQqu8WHovwYLIuGMhmFf6mDrTXlopjG3wboBg3cQTCtlJtOo1ihB6Y2SsnXjjI_vPySi4z9sX_8y7BhxCFkGlG27o4Xk4gMwiYENT0HPqQII1zYBPUOTV7bUskzwzIizanLgnGo/s1600/purpleplant1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnoiTBQqu8WHovwYLIuGMhmFf6mDrTXlopjG3wboBg3cQTCtlJtOo1ihB6Y2SsnXjjI_vPySi4z9sX_8y7BhxCFkGlG27o4Xk4gMwiYENT0HPqQII1zYBPUOTV7bUskzwzIizanLgnGo/s320/purpleplant1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579141361397995506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01FNnEtq6aKlAny3UoZRStuSwg2VOXwiIDMOui5NH8j3-DuWB1MnOKmiq9wxHrK27TBEWJzeVri-UEi-qUsyChFYtc9bxJGFF_16PXAyJq_2pWm9XUh4ZV8xmIVbyjJheO-BzQWi9cvQ/s1600/hangingbasket.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01FNnEtq6aKlAny3UoZRStuSwg2VOXwiIDMOui5NH8j3-DuWB1MnOKmiq9wxHrK27TBEWJzeVri-UEi-qUsyChFYtc9bxJGFF_16PXAyJq_2pWm9XUh4ZV8xmIVbyjJheO-BzQWi9cvQ/s320/hangingbasket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578935361798656994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> Oh, and Marley! I can't wait to hang out with him outside again. I'll sit at my patio table sippin' on a beer, listening to tunes and enjoying the fresh air with my happy little conure</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHkuduQuNMjQOICcD5aohiMfoHV1tdN3aph1dcua3wrJN9RlvlETOmdrShXHge6wkE-gB408vZY9xlo0q1Ezeu48rvaWnVhiuLPgg-kosrSWDSeQmcSv-HXX-EAtYW-8VbLaIq-XTF0M/s1600/Marleyoutside.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHkuduQuNMjQOICcD5aohiMfoHV1tdN3aph1dcua3wrJN9RlvlETOmdrShXHge6wkE-gB408vZY9xlo0q1Ezeu48rvaWnVhiuLPgg-kosrSWDSeQmcSv-HXX-EAtYW-8VbLaIq-XTF0M/s320/Marleyoutside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578935122813324146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I miss the outdoor events. This was at the skate park in Davenport last year.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmY0pPduCGbtjWsFxlrJFLLAK6xlOM0aBtU9uI3HK5ZktniWYUFxED9NC3dg0MXQmmg3i50snCpDG35zZ6iCqu4hxlQ_4KyqgCFLU0hvH0fwQTXvMC7TsHbF_UfsUB5kDCnbWfp6Uu_w/s1600/SANY2769.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmY0pPduCGbtjWsFxlrJFLLAK6xlOM0aBtU9uI3HK5ZktniWYUFxED9NC3dg0MXQmmg3i50snCpDG35zZ6iCqu4hxlQ_4KyqgCFLU0hvH0fwQTXvMC7TsHbF_UfsUB5kDCnbWfp6Uu_w/s320/SANY2769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578934951682840834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">and the concerts...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqqaDVW7OIB1sVE2adGLrS4BQSZSJjCm3fRv1Tw1VfwWhdfZY6xNabIev7QC8BuZCQ_WBTUbfzNFd56bwtlP-5LyudyIPBwI7LlOkDZhKIVRkJMmdDzl2k3938qGeDh_yOLoRBHwzOK0/s1600/SANY2837.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqqaDVW7OIB1sVE2adGLrS4BQSZSJjCm3fRv1Tw1VfwWhdfZY6xNabIev7QC8BuZCQ_WBTUbfzNFd56bwtlP-5LyudyIPBwI7LlOkDZhKIVRkJMmdDzl2k3938qGeDh_yOLoRBHwzOK0/s320/SANY2837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578934808993266578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">and parties/concerts :P</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7sGfeinOvLW4tFzl2AZpgYhouK2Uf7xQpGfQqD8sMCoGmI_CNfu-67Jr9aD7yusaDw_lNJI7Ns3flHoyfEMCakC_lMYRlAYSIhU7bbTHvhg7kXQHUlXS2Ma22N8yHanpVRi6SXXkh8M/s1600/SANY2853.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7sGfeinOvLW4tFzl2AZpgYhouK2Uf7xQpGfQqD8sMCoGmI_CNfu-67Jr9aD7yusaDw_lNJI7Ns3flHoyfEMCakC_lMYRlAYSIhU7bbTHvhg7kXQHUlXS2Ma22N8yHanpVRi6SXXkh8M/s320/SANY2853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578934627743975138" border="0" /></a>And don't even get me started on grilling, swimming, camping and the list goes on and on...<br /><br />Please come soon summer. We're all waiting for you!<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-34727556801816542082011-02-22T13:23:00.003-06:002011-02-22T13:26:54.755-06:00Happy Tuesday :)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JTkLsOuu81MmREl47jIjADRQCyU2jqOJKxrgf7KNyRgO9OQNp7FAlWEg-guUgkuhL1XYSYKS1zOQFLz0wDpt7uzmuv8jLMkPE8IIV6Syhg6VXquCyfcltmeYE_Azywd2ShQ8o3E8ZyU/s1600/fortunespoon1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JTkLsOuu81MmREl47jIjADRQCyU2jqOJKxrgf7KNyRgO9OQNp7FAlWEg-guUgkuhL1XYSYKS1zOQFLz0wDpt7uzmuv8jLMkPE8IIV6Syhg6VXquCyfcltmeYE_Azywd2ShQ8o3E8ZyU/s320/fortunespoon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576596970508756386" border="0" /></a> I collect fortunes from fortune cookies. This one popped up the other day at an appropriate moment and I took a picture. Happy Tuesday everybody :)<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-27108642199628340482011-01-28T20:04:00.016-06:002011-01-31T19:52:49.497-06:00Kitchen re-do!<div style="text-align: center;">For the last couple of weeks my dad has been remodeling our kitchen and I have been learning a lot about home improvement along the way. We have torn out a wall, ripped out my old cabinets, put in new/more lights, and closed off an entire hallway in order to add a whole new section of counter space to work on (and put a dishwasher under!)<br /><br />I'm not sure if I'm more excited about all the extra storage I'll be getting when we're done or the fact that we won't have to do the dishes all by hand anymore!<br /><br />There will be a bar area, built in shelving, new cabinets and all kinds of exciting features we didn't have before.<br />Anyway, in all my excitement I started looking at pictures of pink kitchens to get me inspired for decorating when this remodel is all done. For those who don't know already my kitchen is hot pink. Though some lovingly refer to it as "pepto bismol pink" Haha guys. You're so funny. :P<br /><br />Anyway, take a look at some of these awesomely pink kitchens sure to brighten your day :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://topbestdesign.com/index.php/2010/09/chic-retro-kithcen-design-in-pink-color/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGM9dtUp5wsdts72rQw6zymseOzTwnS_p-M8x4awMASq-XdQ5paXqVxcKvAF6pPicR43lFgpYiIoACu0ANRrEr-AfDcNZ0TLCaH-2e1kQHo7ndo1dRWQqMCS6xGJ7sIjBTT5TkeKpinQ/s320/pink-table-for-kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568518624998624274" border="0" /></a>I like this kitchen because the cabinets are similar to the white ones I'm getting. I have a white cabinet with glass doors on it going in just like the one in this picture!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/crweixelman/112583124/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5aVFDH-g1X2MzxQr_ia-zz5xnBzn58qXic6wIW3Vnb4fa28D8_KMmzboACO-ZLzoBUnTOxryoHmXSuM6DsIii1b4e_VwayYar9J0T1m_yg1uNu525gNVeoHiZHYnjDp1Lj8fItlmovQ/s320/apartmentkitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568514859383705874" border="0" /></a>Super cute apartment kitchen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellmitchell/4054981385/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu18OBm3hz2r4HvyaKatbZpRDn7UsyLzOSn71vwYUCcRkUjPhdd_OpyMBvkSjrO7Tm_PhZXbtMb6Ob7__X7zqxagqY8EJx3rVoozzxcxu9V9zcNkCnWLKrk-56fliqUAyidjfPD_LmFjE/s320/hellokittykitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568513521833398994" border="0" /></a>Hello Kitty!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zerodiscipline/3575414746/#/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6xYeg-5n8XLN7WWe0hianQeT8LQgInB4n13wV3Xjsm5vkPNM5e6nubwt2jv-DJwQuUWlMkrO7WdVCd4aCLoay8Z2xgULce5pARnxcsP0Qv0vYU45odxu83i5hdH6rBi8qvBjiC7ioRg/s320/3575414746_27df6b7261_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567798579632958914" border="0" /></a>I love the pops of yellow in this retro kitchen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21622423@N00/2107923801/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMVdcaR6v87ZteAc7q1EHE4GEVY3nPs8G894kIGZLZhpMw8y3w9BzvHtaUMCT3s8Ok-UVysOpnrvAVW9M3OCFzpctHAv3RDiAlcQKT3KRsAd-BGulKKFxbKeTiDGKs7-k9komN6N9gZ4/s320/2107923801_60f669dc34_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567797731310370242" border="0" /></a>I think this little dining area is charming because of the built-ins to display cute kitchenware<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16863012@N06/4383822022/#/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM6elwtveDS24JyWWVk3XXALS4rhcTC7nhUgCz9PuzWtGdCu-V4B8FOxD1SBqnXInEshM9t39l9VwdIZW-8Ho6G8wLVwnfc-K82eYySKncoqlrzXsmvViFhMbAaHJFoaL3QnHrkrpKhs/s320/pink+and+black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567797106265923810" border="0" /></a>I think sassy elegance when I look at this kitchen. ha<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hitormissjudy/4023145176/#/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRETwO7y88gJGNVmerWCE0gg1gW3pd5yB5I1xZoaf75R9CvU_V0jjhql8WJk7emskcgPwc58JI-O6s9pZ9MFOfIyARuGNkpqLWCq5cwDVAMgq808G4L23AmfVKvn-eVo_-pBWpskvjRo/s320/ecclectickitch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567427451137455586" border="0" /></a><br />And I hate that we don't get to see the rest of this kitchen because it is so ecclectic and funky. I want to somehow adopt this kind of style in my own way for my house. Too coo for schoo my friends I'm tellin' you what.<br /><br />Click the pics for linkbacks to the photo sources you guys and have a good one! I'll post pics of my kitchen when it is all finished :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-31416640914696514212010-10-16T19:33:00.011-05:002010-10-16T20:07:59.644-05:00sushi love for the hungry and fashionable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49666428/swarovski-uni-sea-urchin-sushi-charm?ref=sr_gallery_38&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=105&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eI6QbGsJ3CsK0kUm-EEUR9PHg2GTGZlRgzM3lJkAxoDxodCHcRpF-jJFmRUQmJar_M7IGvb3WYDad-wLg7TsZXy2dMeCNwjOoUsTIlQJSS1sBDlG1WTcf2FgxgN7Gnc5eDR6xz6NnKs/s320/fancycharmuni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528815360901479138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58959599/free-chain-with-the-purcachase-of-wassup?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=5&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWqjGqJmz2xPfm-5IJ4SZAtcQ18q0ckeXO2S6yXerG7Z_-IbNdPOTg_-eYITquf_lDj3B0Zx4Ez5h-T402omblosoj1NjMG7dfSCtSpGG-RRAwwJbDt-rVe0_Bq61TCy5bTbB9IpYV9o/s320/wassapb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528813111896315154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58819782/ikura-sushi-cocktail-hat-as-seen-on?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=sushi+hat&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PX1dsPQ1ssumjcElq18EhJcjfiGpqTU7qSqYLTHSk5FRGV2BKoPy4IdHVG0Mskc5qdzbQ6pTDvHD95XKZLNp37HiWJXzGYano7EjegrdJa9ESTHrG_-DlG9VshVqQVb7PzCMGgrcm2A/s320/sushihat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528813056594632802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58926085/ikura-sushi-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=6&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwCdJ75_VcWeuE3FK1hD5TItI4crk9-ACn7mkdtzWRod2QAN2slCjxXHfYKkltjK8O1A5Gwry2HDJ1LaJRX0iZ78YkN9AQJ2NWRNGKHnSVscR5vZmOjYwueuH4RKfSsGlnU4vf6EOvwQ/s320/sushiearrings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528812987825167890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aAT9CWLV7y-N_rQF03kSrzQp2D0_TZ5prx_DrYQccqsm8YFiFduDZjKQOGA13HL6R39MEREiKgu37kbYgMct_Ik9FCC_CBpvBGhJkn5rxCRib7y7VGgCFA7nE6PzlDZIZjnfC_9JoyY/s1600/katsushitee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aAT9CWLV7y-N_rQF03kSrzQp2D0_TZ5prx_DrYQccqsm8YFiFduDZjKQOGA13HL6R39MEREiKgu37kbYgMct_Ik9FCC_CBpvBGhJkn5rxCRib7y7VGgCFA7nE6PzlDZIZjnfC_9JoyY/s320/katsushitee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528812841016013746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59079021/sushi-in-a-bottle-pendant-california?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=sushi+in+a+bottle&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpnjWY0iY6Y6IBXTwcTdn4tPhrvgKQn0fqE94Ddn_tpqUQVHjW1-qHnqyYLujt9zeH-q9s1IDKq_PpEkdJ6zX5MWvOmV648lOV9TXEXjMU54xeiag5RNqrMzjth5GV3ZskMKprg8mJUU/s320/il_fullxfull.183684256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528812754524042018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58926094/sushi-bracelet?ref=sr_gallery_18&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=6&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3m4ZG1clihBinu-qFWMrnMgFy9GrK9ctiMwgY-oG9GboVEcb7fKGHZFPD4lLzYtxfFLsUaXW3ZRLAYkESy-Up22-cALHIiaUF6HQ1pMRJDrl9lDW4RYDTQge6QZYFcARSi0znud__q0/s320/il_430xN.183716132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528812658736435298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59029214/japanese-sushi-felt-play-food-set?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=4&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZJdL1eYoFmsbfD5DXi-WEnifBOJp4eg3X5kukfGnWsOUAoAOWovSl2MOD0T0AQHtQ12GJNUu0t9fX1v7WDgUU3ICsHl-aL-Ue0rsKBu6OhYskD1w4caFdQr2It4Qp9PiNi_KDzuviy4/s320/il_430xN.183516979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528812034301694530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58852111/amigurumi-sushi-pattern-collection-pdf?ref=sr_gallery_32&ga_search_query=sushi&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=7&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y_pwkEMhksWbjIW0lwz258BUjXttGnqV8qtFd0gJLRwtJDFpsVLTAyZu4_-PqAJVGL8D0621AU4K5UDv8mLQ6TZtqT1HctKMDCg_FRk_ba93WJvsUFf5AnG5Oi7Q-8FJAmnBIbSoLNg/s320/hackey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528811718431685890" border="0" /></a>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-28588389483755637412010-06-23T12:02:00.002-05:002010-06-23T12:13:26.715-05:00I got a tattoo!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6ESvRAjZ95P-EcDIMrBqcnastmcaF_ZsxQasuMgBXxAtZbFN9PxXQF7M7cRbs1xyr1e8KIeOr-e80HwLWEM1V-1F85DjioR9DUvQNUoVF-21ISlB-LuPMecExCqxdLK3aj5qkget9AE/s1600/SANY2795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6ESvRAjZ95P-EcDIMrBqcnastmcaF_ZsxQasuMgBXxAtZbFN9PxXQF7M7cRbs1xyr1e8KIeOr-e80HwLWEM1V-1F85DjioR9DUvQNUoVF-21ISlB-LuPMecExCqxdLK3aj5qkget9AE/s320/SANY2795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486015787127233010" border="0" /></a><br />This is my new tattoo that I got yesterday. It is on my right wrist. I'd been talking about getting this done for awhile but finally my friend and I went and set up the appointment for it. I have a long list of why I love strawberries and could happily carry a picture of one on my arm forever but I won't get into that today. :-P I didn't get a chance to take a picture until last night and it was kind of dark. I'll take a better picture and post it sometime.<br /><br /><br />Here is the site for the shop I went to. :)<br /></div> <a href="http://www.odcustomtattoo.com/">http://www.odcustomtattoo.com/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading. Have a good day!<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-25836414667363385182010-06-19T13:57:00.007-05:002010-06-19T14:09:14.385-05:00pretty princess necklace<div style="text-align: center;">I made a necklace this morning! I was babysitting my friend's daughter, Brody the other day and we were playing with beads and making jewelry. She gave me a bunch of the beads I used in this necklace and told me to use those colors and make myself a necklace. So I did! haha<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR8gJ7aG9W-nBJMdiRy9IV4H9kYaG1E4nJ0Ii4V5a3-HwAEO3zSCqxmLIeNokQg4ZJrajhBOQPKCxilkCwGJnvLojpw1_2peg0mBujTfwoGgaMHn8HlpgIXjaFSYBJ7LKm13ehc8RjPc/s1600/4GEM1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR8gJ7aG9W-nBJMdiRy9IV4H9kYaG1E4nJ0Ii4V5a3-HwAEO3zSCqxmLIeNokQg4ZJrajhBOQPKCxilkCwGJnvLojpw1_2peg0mBujTfwoGgaMHn8HlpgIXjaFSYBJ7LKm13ehc8RjPc/s320/4GEM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484561592244283986" border="0" /></a><br />I liked playing with the different shades of blue in the necklace. From royal blue to beads that are shaped and colored just like a robin's egg.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcBEdfHFXficyBF2zQdDW5Senc83XIR_NErKlrOcN46mFj6w8aEkW2oDdfjA92eKNg-BQP8S6UhgNWLpGdlT4wMdGfthXY8a8vaJx8nQJ6EOnonyssLivpnfS5_iDAlsjZX7S-r2CU1Y/s1600/2gem1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcBEdfHFXficyBF2zQdDW5Senc83XIR_NErKlrOcN46mFj6w8aEkW2oDdfjA92eKNg-BQP8S6UhgNWLpGdlT4wMdGfthXY8a8vaJx8nQJ6EOnonyssLivpnfS5_iDAlsjZX7S-r2CU1Y/s320/2gem1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484561441567366290" border="0" /></a><br />These pics aren't the greatest because the lighting wasn't the greatest. I'm gonna reshoot sometime in proper lighting but wanted to give you at least something to see :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJDIa8JfI0lCNLiaBr03UUkbWk5dtl20QoKF-GD2hMT7015PfaElK1wpJCrBtHRze8xyCJiuY0gFnLvaeyfCAdMeoJgj2mVEiBIQfV8l2GBGplL3JtuX4mEse-92rnNhZrotYwxh7mPg/s1600/3gEM1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJDIa8JfI0lCNLiaBr03UUkbWk5dtl20QoKF-GD2hMT7015PfaElK1wpJCrBtHRze8xyCJiuY0gFnLvaeyfCAdMeoJgj2mVEiBIQfV8l2GBGplL3JtuX4mEse-92rnNhZrotYwxh7mPg/s320/3gEM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484561237587281106" border="0" /></a><br />I'll post some new stuff soon. Hopefully Jess and I will get to some more photoshoots this week. Have a good day and thanks for reading!<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-39153946274353117482010-06-10T17:05:00.000-05:002010-06-10T11:20:20.521-05:00Meow!<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't posted much of the jewelry I've made in awhile so I wanted to post something from my collection thus far today. I made this cute necklace with an awesome animal print heart pendant. When I finished it though it still seemed like something was missing. Check the first picture...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XYCFHFYvOeuCzWhBqGgWRjzEl_-UNpHEOX1kW6Jln2A6D4VP9Yc9jRyOBCxcadkqlFbBX2p7YPcgKt_uX6Gtss01D9Om5vz-FrZSJN9a1rP6q7wiiVHLTiYk4l3bK9EESSsh6rVQXPw/s1600/SANY2429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XYCFHFYvOeuCzWhBqGgWRjzEl_-UNpHEOX1kW6Jln2A6D4VP9Yc9jRyOBCxcadkqlFbBX2p7YPcgKt_uX6Gtss01D9Om5vz-FrZSJN9a1rP6q7wiiVHLTiYk4l3bK9EESSsh6rVQXPw/s320/SANY2429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479044300159514370" border="0" /></a>I'm a fan of asymmetrical designs. Not always of course but many times I think it is actually complimentary and keeps the eye moving and interested in the design. With that in mind I made two small charms in coordinating colors to add to one side of the necklace.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguawpdcCwGkMlj_2_q4dGnxItMUSsvI3YjWaN2HxAVEYb0Nhq-Sd5nxCgRo6mH1J7iEj2NPUXjRgYOtOIs90RNuSe6L21TGSjPJpw9dJdNRlxj65w5092mzT4rzfAJGvVV5qNRWzbYHNA/s1600/SANY2440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguawpdcCwGkMlj_2_q4dGnxItMUSsvI3YjWaN2HxAVEYb0Nhq-Sd5nxCgRo6mH1J7iEj2NPUXjRgYOtOIs90RNuSe6L21TGSjPJpw9dJdNRlxj65w5092mzT4rzfAJGvVV5qNRWzbYHNA/s320/SANY2440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479044059711096930" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the finished product with the two charms added. Looks better right? All it needed was an extra touch of pizazz! haha.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJbGEifLEU-lZZkPpUsELKU6BhwD4iicxMI2EC5scnWuP9TCmpVouP5eNv7_NkVqo_ItePkaSN3iNy8xYWzCNfuABj_IAzPmhEwvOhDt61OcaMkrEVH1LUZ6tT0t4jEGVuzGzE0zsVR0/s1600/SANY2439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJbGEifLEU-lZZkPpUsELKU6BhwD4iicxMI2EC5scnWuP9TCmpVouP5eNv7_NkVqo_ItePkaSN3iNy8xYWzCNfuABj_IAzPmhEwvOhDt61OcaMkrEVH1LUZ6tT0t4jEGVuzGzE0zsVR0/s320/SANY2439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479043689443438546" border="0" /></a><br />That's all for now. Have a great day everybody and thanks for reading as always :)<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-57248854369957589852010-06-08T17:50:00.006-05:002010-06-08T18:12:13.636-05:00CAR GARDEN!!!<div style="text-align: center;">So yesterday Matt and I worked on cleaning up our yard and gardening. We went out and bought some annuals and perennials to plant. When we went out we took my Volkswagon Beetle convertible. We put the top down and loaded the back with all our finds. It looked like I had planted a garden in the back of my car! Anyway, I thought it looked really cute all sitting in the backseat of my car so I took some pictures of my faux car garden for you to take a look at :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_7aZj0LRLvhnhXCBR2DtHmX_KKgr6i8hZb4nZBdqN48p4YcvRKSKPuPE5gghe3tdj9PIuNT6AI2yMxPvxnpCrctH8EaWMmevLGsqy5IqHOJp03KosnUTgRcjUFDAcQJr4QSDfxNYQtQ/s1600/2car1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_7aZj0LRLvhnhXCBR2DtHmX_KKgr6i8hZb4nZBdqN48p4YcvRKSKPuPE5gghe3tdj9PIuNT6AI2yMxPvxnpCrctH8EaWMmevLGsqy5IqHOJp03KosnUTgRcjUFDAcQJr4QSDfxNYQtQ/s320/2car1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480540407381456242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6agSvDnX4tpjeowE7dKwALi8BccbJn-GJnjamqhqT22E07acmLxbaSWxxT41-5QtQgclNAbXelJfm5qDRhB_ly7528vhj2eoEwA29geDCX6mgnS63sX_5I0HaVLgA5XoxBBdzZLS3rw/s1600/1car1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6agSvDnX4tpjeowE7dKwALi8BccbJn-GJnjamqhqT22E07acmLxbaSWxxT41-5QtQgclNAbXelJfm5qDRhB_ly7528vhj2eoEwA29geDCX6mgnS63sX_5I0HaVLgA5XoxBBdzZLS3rw/s320/1car1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480539916389427666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrlMHNi8z_dkClQxz5wxkDpsN2BbV3y1bShCva0RIttjlbmacJCS44ZuQdp3ezJqBBvrkyAlXRevfW8jSSl6x6mlyT1ujJygWbGl3gI3BO1fUPq7IksQLRbp_ihtbm7KyzCRWK8zqpkc/s1600/3car1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrlMHNi8z_dkClQxz5wxkDpsN2BbV3y1bShCva0RIttjlbmacJCS44ZuQdp3ezJqBBvrkyAlXRevfW8jSSl6x6mlyT1ujJygWbGl3gI3BO1fUPq7IksQLRbp_ihtbm7KyzCRWK8zqpkc/s320/3car1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480539683881769810" border="0" /></a><br />I'm really excited for the lilies we bought to come into full bloom. I also love Coleus. They are the little yellow guys at the bottom of the center picture. We also got some in red. We planted some mint in the front of our house as well because we love mojitos! Tis' the season for them after all. While we were out there we found a strawberry patch growing too so we were both pretty pumped about that. Do you think a strawberry mint mojito would be good? I might try it sometime. :}<br /><br />Thanks for reading and taking a look at my car garden. Check back soon!<br /></div>Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-60939037747435667082010-06-07T14:47:00.011-05:002013-01-05T15:58:26.409-06:00Modeling and Photography Day!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
So yesterday my friend Jess and I did a couple of fun photoshoots at my place. I've been friends with Jess since the 4th grade and even since we were little we would team up on all kinds of creative projects. They were a lot weirder though back then I promise you. We tried to invent a cleaning solution for my mom among other weird and bizarre things. But anyway, haha, Jess does alt modeling and I love taking fun photography and would love to practice more. The first one we did was a cute white and blue themed shoot in my dining room.....</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRvFLBi6DIzioFuti2UG3aXU-AXR23Udk3t3kiEV_2YyDo_V2H5lVQIlV1DoQLcr_qJpHLkXhzINyzM5IGWev_h3M52yDMm-Y0omPVcURqXoxFMK15TFByvl2sbqGcRiO5IMeJFhkqGE/s1600/102_6451.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480123590559132754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRvFLBi6DIzioFuti2UG3aXU-AXR23Udk3t3kiEV_2YyDo_V2H5lVQIlV1DoQLcr_qJpHLkXhzINyzM5IGWev_h3M52yDMm-Y0omPVcURqXoxFMK15TFByvl2sbqGcRiO5IMeJFhkqGE/s320/102_6451.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a> She is wearing a necklace that I made in this one. Finally have a picture to post of it and it looks awesome on her :)<br />
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this is a favorite</div>
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The second shoot we did was in my kitchen. The dress Jess is wearing is from when we went thrift store shopping a couple weeks ago. This was kind of a joking play on the whole trashy, desperate housewife image that I think most of us have seen portrayed at some point or another. Her tats make this picture awesome and of course the "Bitch Bubbly" ain't bad either.</div>
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we heart tequila</div>
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There were a lot more pics to choose from (she photographs so well its easy!) but that is a pretty good sample of what we went for with the shots. I've been real busy with a lot of visitors and just stuff going on and haven't posted in awhile. I wanted to get these up asap and give you all something fun to see. :) Thanks for reading!Gracie Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18233353103037800882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969816788508515478.post-55403121848718503522010-05-15T20:57:00.005-05:002013-01-05T15:55:58.409-06:00My brother's b-day<div style="text-align: center;">
I haven't posted in awhile. Sorry bout that! I haven't had any good pics of anything because the weather has been gross. Yesterday was my brother's birthday party. He turned 11. My younger cousins and Drew's friend "chocolate" (uhh, don't ask cuz I don't know, ha) came to the party. Drew is a big pokemon fan so I got him a pokedex guide. I didn't have wrapping paper so I used newpaper and decorated it with some pokemon I drew for him. Much cooler anyway I think. I took a pic of the wrap job I did because I was proud of my pokemon. haha. I also got a pic in right before he blew out the candles. Ya, I don't have the timing to get the actual candle blow out. :P Anyway, that's it for now. Check out the pics and I'll post more soon!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwPZrhyphenhyphen-UYOIFqgCAe_LcjjZ7xDkLC87DGt7HCq_W69ScIfbsJvElSobx74DsJp6WHsTCabGPyRymKAWvTETr4QZR-DdLVuyZIh3j8tWpPmzhCWFiKs3oE9Vl-qwmEzaFW9A7i3To6X0/s1600/SANY2486.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471683289019179698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwPZrhyphenhyphen-UYOIFqgCAe_LcjjZ7xDkLC87DGt7HCq_W69ScIfbsJvElSobx74DsJp6WHsTCabGPyRymKAWvTETr4QZR-DdLVuyZIh3j8tWpPmzhCWFiKs3oE9Vl-qwmEzaFW9A7i3To6X0/s320/SANY2486.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Gotta Draw em all! ummm, just kidding. apparently there is 493 of them now. dang. lol</div>
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