Modern Design Home Decor

Last Day!!!

Don't forget....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBqNh8EXDdPTk8Xbtrenx8qUExLw9rJcf056e14IxD-GkCgpSKQVscVs0SHB-pgDyD8VxMJll94TdqsiCZuh22E9pdaatq-BYcXaSwjFVVpHcw1IL72n9Kn4KXG8QtYJhrg__lf0ZqJMw/s640/etsy+sale.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"></a><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px !important;" /></a></div></div><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"></a>

Last Day!!!

Don't forget....

8:45 PM

Louis love

Those of you who 'like' my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> will already know that at long last, prints of my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/103072288/malle-fleurs-11x14-new-watercolor-print" target="_blank">'Malle Fleurs' painting are now available</a>. I've had many, many requests for them, and now they're finally here. And better yet, all prints are still 20% off - but only until 30th June.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU5UhFTogLRPHHL_JNgONgmQ7Bsig_-S_5K6JJlX_YCv_owPHtmQ8ZxMi88HZO81cChLp5mJo8FhTvJRec9R4VuorRqr9lTcybaI8nkdgO3co3zbn-_Fw6ezEywa6YexePjj85FTRIl6F/s1600/louis+vuitton+trunk+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU5UhFTogLRPHHL_JNgONgmQ7Bsig_-S_5K6JJlX_YCv_owPHtmQ8ZxMi88HZO81cChLp5mJo8FhTvJRec9R4VuorRqr9lTcybaI8nkdgO3co3zbn-_Fw6ezEywa6YexePjj85FTRIl6F/s640/louis+vuitton+trunk+resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">'Malle Fleurs'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">giclee print of original watercolour painting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">11"x14" image size on A3 paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">for sale now on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/103072288/malle-fleurs-11x14-new-watercolor-print" target="_blank">Etsy</a></span></div><br /><br />Pretty flowers + a little Louis love - the perfect pick-me-up on a grey and rainy day.......<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Louis love

Those of you who 'like' my Facebook page will already know that at long last, prints of my 'Malle Fleurs' painting are now ...

9:27 PM

The Wimbledon Queue

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to attempt one of England's summer traditions,</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Wimbledon Queue</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/AVvXsEhJyeKrhNYlabs9MeLUlqCjgcej7cFG1r_AECjiSpuj1s-qE_OJgXsTK4smG6My0PfCAWKyzERx2rFiQwSdkGQ7cYrnlZ7SG6ilvpkBVxJKVUMcD2EYVG7XXNSDmMOQwavc3B6Cok2OypY/s1600/IMG_3388-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyeKrhNYlabs9MeLUlqCjgcej7cFG1r_AECjiSpuj1s-qE_OJgXsTK4smG6My0PfCAWKyzERx2rFiQwSdkGQ7cYrnlZ7SG6ilvpkBVxJKVUMcD2EYVG7XXNSDmMOQwavc3B6Cok2OypY/s400/IMG_3388-001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But hearing stories of 3 hour waits and people camping out,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had been feeling a bit nervous</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then tipped off by a few friends,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I learned the key is to arrive <i>later</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And so I did</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/AVvXsEhlqqlMsQVg-h43eqjbt7LE3w5_VMWKtoDMUUNiSPNLJtgY7DCfgmc4uAoniU_4iYzeJL8A0tGrYu43mUxHctjq573YVn7UCr8_yfHdYF6nRSWFk11PL_ET2SCMnF4E_OL6iLq0bJw8CfY/s1600/IMG_3389-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqqlMsQVg-h43eqjbt7LE3w5_VMWKtoDMUUNiSPNLJtgY7DCfgmc4uAoniU_4iYzeJL8A0tGrYu43mUxHctjq573YVn7UCr8_yfHdYF6nRSWFk11PL_ET2SCMnF4E_OL6iLq0bJw8CfY/s640/IMG_3389-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived at the queue at 4:30p</div><div style="text-align: center;">and gained entrance by 5:15p</div><div style="text-align: center;">(ticket prices drop to £14 at 5p)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not bad :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband arrived at the queue by 6:30p</div><div style="text-align: center;">and encountered no line at all</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwxqYZFWamUpGlow7K6tC4VQKHpiK_Im-dGqZ49QeOx4ad4kveF4bAo7Au6DnJd0BenrA6VTXrtyxNGI9WPDqgBng3TwW5fa4Ia-XeyJHwLECimtGiBLi6i7k0xWX-nFcC-N0CxKEWZg/s1600/IMG_3395-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwxqYZFWamUpGlow7K6tC4VQKHpiK_Im-dGqZ49QeOx4ad4kveF4bAo7Au6DnJd0BenrA6VTXrtyxNGI9WPDqgBng3TwW5fa4Ia-XeyJHwLECimtGiBLi6i7k0xWX-nFcC-N0CxKEWZg/s640/IMG_3395-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Court 18: Elena Baltacha v Karin Knapp<br />Baltacha won and will represent Team GB in the Summer Olympics</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once inside we headed up the hill</div><div style="text-align: center;">to buy tickets for 1st Court</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Centre Court queue was too long)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And were sure to buy a cup of strawberries & cream</div><div style="text-align: center;">(a Wimbledon tradition)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrdzARIzsnA5I3Mye7J5BqfgmdJ2XEXCO-fWI3jYHRCm1Heo6gZcvmYuzvLdTsWvWXRvF0fRc_U5yvqt73pYTFJ-cd1G3ghdznVfXJ9pZSIK2st9kzyfibl9UwqQxBCaCfpot55Bn9lI/s1600/IMG_3404-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrdzARIzsnA5I3Mye7J5BqfgmdJ2XEXCO-fWI3jYHRCm1Heo6gZcvmYuzvLdTsWvWXRvF0fRc_U5yvqt73pYTFJ-cd1G3ghdznVfXJ9pZSIK2st9kzyfibl9UwqQxBCaCfpot55Bn9lI/s640/IMG_3404-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st Court:  Jamie Baker v Andy Roddick<br />Rain delay - will finish tomorrow</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day was cut short by rain</div><div style="text-align: center;">but we were thrilled to have experienced </div><div style="text-align: center;">one of England's oldest tennis traditions</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I had one happy tennis-loving son :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- all photos by me -</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Anyone can apply for tickets in December via the lottery. Some tickets go on sale the day before via Ticketmaster. The queue is for tickets that are handed in and resold by Wimbledon the same day; the queue is also for anyone who wants to feel like they earned the tickets and wants a story to go with it :)  Everything inside the club (and queue tickets) is <i>cash only</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Read previous post on <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/wimbledon-tennis.html">Wimbledon Tour</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

The Wimbledon Queue

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK I wanted to attempt one of England's summer traditions, The Wimbledon Queue But hearing stories of 3 hour w...

9:10 PM

OPEN FLOOR PLANS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15CXPmSvUZfmuWhHTGO9rlUB3Md-d9lPtsWMCyKyLUDoxYcJQc5435RH0gdPxr7NTrRM_3heO55v0C9GtDqvAyHwsjUvipz_iXyFL_KNDcd2yge88uo1BJ3_F_a19FtyPfmN4oaq1J7mi/s1600/multnomah+falls+ore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15CXPmSvUZfmuWhHTGO9rlUB3Md-d9lPtsWMCyKyLUDoxYcJQc5435RH0gdPxr7NTrRM_3heO55v0C9GtDqvAyHwsjUvipz_iXyFL_KNDcd2yge88uo1BJ3_F_a19FtyPfmN4oaq1J7mi/s640/multnomah+falls+ore.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br />Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint. I didn't notice that there is no mill work between the living, dining, kitchen, and foyer rooms, so color from one area has no barrier from the adjacent area.<br><br /><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/wall-color-in-open-floor-plans.html#more">Read more »</a>

OPEN FLOOR PLANS

COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT Hi Claudine, I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint...

2:03 AM

50 Things Before You Turn 11 3/4

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our family is a bit outdoorsy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I was really excited to find the website</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://50things.org.uk/">50Things</a> by <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/">National Trust</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdqM-90JRgalqHFP379PYcophyphenhyphenMPCgeIG-4QZZL7Yq5TrnBJnoyXPGEHZKM7n6SyOlVqe_X5tN8yiQinucjZF1WBKYudK2U91N0tXCwJa9__SeEi07ytMPqXAlO4SE1b4Qr0PuJJmopg/s1600/kitchen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdqM-90JRgalqHFP379PYcophyphenhyphenMPCgeIG-4QZZL7Yq5TrnBJnoyXPGEHZKM7n6SyOlVqe_X5tN8yiQinucjZF1WBKYudK2U91N0tXCwJa9__SeEi07ytMPqXAlO4SE1b4Qr0PuJJmopg/s640/kitchen1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mud Pie Kitchen at <a href="http://joyfulhome.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/mud-pie-kitchen/">Joyful Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It lists activities all children should do before they reach 11 3/4</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The interactive website is designed for kids</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Design your own 'explorer',</div><div style="text-align: center;">earn online badges as activities are accomplished,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and journal when, where, and how activities are completed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each activity includes a short how-to video clip<br />{ such as how to light a fire without matches }</div><div style="text-align: center;">and suggestions of where to do it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a go-to for ideas in any type of weather</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/AVvXsEi8MAyLUoUUoxm_vkTP8lgB4T9WV4QKBEYZJjlH9LepxCT3I2RIv0KsGrtP2QdJ6ORq1KFyliklzwIy7zMFyxh_Iq40B_XUMHedJ3FZI-VTX-w6_Csen3cw16eXZiFMAmWkD8MuIfQsT3I/s1600/50+things.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MAyLUoUUoxm_vkTP8lgB4T9WV4QKBEYZJjlH9LepxCT3I2RIv0KsGrtP2QdJ6ORq1KFyliklzwIy7zMFyxh_Iq40B_XUMHedJ3FZI-VTX-w6_Csen3cw16eXZiFMAmWkD8MuIfQsT3I/s640/50+things.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How many have you done?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Light a fire without matches</div><div style="text-align: center;">Skim A Stone</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dam a Stream</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roll Down a Really Big Hill</div><div style="text-align: center;">Set Up a Snail Race</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find a <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/tips-for-hiking-with-kids.html">Geocache</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eat Blackberries Growing In The Wild</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fly A Kite</div><div style="text-align: center;">Climb A Tree</div><div style="text-align: center;">Plant It, Grow It, Eat It</div><div style="text-align: center;">Go On A Nature Walk At Night</div><div style="text-align: center;">Swing On A Rope Swing</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bury Someone In The Sand</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For a complete list,</div><div style="text-align: center;">visit <a href="http://www.50things.org.uk/">www.50things.org.uk</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

50 Things Before You Turn 11 3/4

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Our family is a bit outdoorsy, so I was really excited to find the website 50Things by National Trust Mud Pie ...

4:07 AM

Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Utterupmost Fantasticosa!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">We LOVED the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour</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/AVvXsEix1BsGqP9GEw9wDMphgynTfiY00SUA55EBZKShZVjFLuWVaxpAhVJN-vIzAZxaTLXPxIRQAu641yk7c_OBB4DpXiP3UVoVvAxhj5xlr7MCzRC-ywL-_PM8vW0uiAC21cU4aa3oV0m-4yI/s1600/IMG_2860-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1BsGqP9GEw9wDMphgynTfiY00SUA55EBZKShZVjFLuWVaxpAhVJN-vIzAZxaTLXPxIRQAu641yk7c_OBB4DpXiP3UVoVvAxhj5xlr7MCzRC-ywL-_PM8vW0uiAC21cU4aa3oV0m-4yI/s640/IMG_2860-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Having opened in April,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this tour is new, fresh and perfect for any Harry Potter fan</div><div style="text-align: center;">or for anyone interested in the magic of making movies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With original sets, props, and costumes from the films,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this 3 hour self guided tour reveals a lot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most information is relayed by producers, directors, actors, and others</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">on big screens in display areas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq7mP1QjmVxi4mhfiBP6s0RQoecuY94myzMSf7TE9OXYzp0Pjy3gdh9e4AJcpCnG3RlckXB5hUNXfljmcOxJn8KlZ_jZMN51d6HosSgXnNwkdiuYDRZwP_bKK8PgzmNfMLQ86lpMvFyI/s1600/IMG_2929-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq7mP1QjmVxi4mhfiBP6s0RQoecuY94myzMSf7TE9OXYzp0Pjy3gdh9e4AJcpCnG3RlckXB5hUNXfljmcOxJn8KlZ_jZMN51d6HosSgXnNwkdiuYDRZwP_bKK8PgzmNfMLQ86lpMvFyI/s640/IMG_2929-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diagon Alley</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvJ1gG82byU2MW9qeJNLOzTlwnwNT8df4dYFZeHaKcTjoad65weWWeYepYWM9zWyxo_StU7t8qtuvWJ9uTTSfp4HVOiZuBtuWOeaUPqWRSyrfMHJ33nVdll2QW1Vh457ZO8ZeW4by7eA/s1600/IMG_2881-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvJ1gG82byU2MW9qeJNLOzTlwnwNT8df4dYFZeHaKcTjoad65weWWeYepYWM9zWyxo_StU7t8qtuvWJ9uTTSfp4HVOiZuBtuWOeaUPqWRSyrfMHJ33nVdll2QW1Vh457ZO8ZeW4by7eA/s640/IMG_2881-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luna Lovegood's and Professor Lockheart's costumes</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sound stage is</div><div style="text-align: center;">conveniently located off the M1 and M25 </div><div style="text-align: center;">northwest of London</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For all ages, it <span style="background-color: white;">revealed some really cool secrets </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">of the green screen, </span><span style="background-color: white;">animatronics, and make up artists</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1b3XWRcdkNujiIZA5fxabA3c7ihJoTSm3liDaMCh5nbS2MTgWCaEdCVRInkHIvSxScHGSmlwfaHnRl3u4-kFsXEgndtyAKYkagVb62thQiCbPdRgFZw1EeUFdxMI3FKN-6LMFZHD3KpU/s1600/IMG_2907-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1b3XWRcdkNujiIZA5fxabA3c7ihJoTSm3liDaMCh5nbS2MTgWCaEdCVRInkHIvSxScHGSmlwfaHnRl3u4-kFsXEgndtyAKYkagVb62thQiCbPdRgFZw1EeUFdxMI3FKN-6LMFZHD3KpU/s640/IMG_2907-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Weasley Home</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7frEM_B-sZ1gRBknJRxAZcK50GRh4Igd96LeBow1FooldWSQ-yqNBeP3GMjdzymKM8hLc54e1rbJAh_fM-TzgMqcrtPffhrDrvlOr4B-4cPoaSn1eH99qlW65upxjPgQHMcL8DQiIhAc/s1600/IMG_2913-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7frEM_B-sZ1gRBknJRxAZcK50GRh4Igd96LeBow1FooldWSQ-yqNBeP3GMjdzymKM8hLc54e1rbJAh_fM-TzgMqcrtPffhrDrvlOr4B-4cPoaSn1eH99qlW65upxjPgQHMcL8DQiIhAc/s640/IMG_2913-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dursley Home, 4 Privet Drive</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you visit,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can walk through the Great Hall at Hogwarts (so impressive!),</div><div style="text-align: center;">'fly' in the Weasley's car and on a broom,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and drink Butter Beer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For more details, see</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/">Warner Bros Studio Tour</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK Utterupmost Fantasticosa! We LOVED the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour Having opened in April, this tour i...

1:04 AM

It's Sale time - 20% off storewide in my Etsy shop!!!!

It's the end of the financial year, and that means....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjNQg48ZmiQLwn4QjOfAdPCKQTBQhOFdvQOLdjneSgYOyUBuSkUskLNkC5aHQTFTZwgXPw-eUWrsJWizDANrnnbAA7VgOuTj_MP2iq8cffL2mGwCcqfD462_vJF9L0_OjFLufxyu5iJoy/s640/etsy+sale+june+2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All prints are now 20% off, but only for a limited time, so head on over to my <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy store</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and you may have noticed I'm now on <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/driftwoodinteriors/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - my username is @driftwoodinteriors, or just click on the link on the top right of this page. It's quite different to any of the other social media sites - more of a relaxed, 'behind-the-scenes' type arrangement - and I have to say it's fast, fun and very addictive. Pop on over and say hi if you're that way inclined :)</div></div><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" />

It's Sale time - 20% off storewide in my Etsy shop!!!!

It's the end of the financial year, and that means.... All prints are now 20% off, but only for a limited time, so head on over to my Et...

7:38 PM

New in my Etsy store!

For all of you who've asked, prints of my 'Pink Orchids in Vintage Blue' are now available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102602823/pink-orchids-in-vintage-blue-new" target="_blank">Etsy store</a>...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkO10wTCn9qZiR0tzh7Lyi8WZJex1sf_21IYZPYi38-SZ-P0FVptDMmGyT3deGz3kA9WrnImFOIhxeIgRUjeZNPf1FpZ7DvPgz0kTmJmoNQZ8aL9j5y8ljoiT9EqY0VnBagoyHX_7cJTI/s1600/25D6029E-BB3D-11E1-A019-95BD73053CB6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkO10wTCn9qZiR0tzh7Lyi8WZJex1sf_21IYZPYi38-SZ-P0FVptDMmGyT3deGz3kA9WrnImFOIhxeIgRUjeZNPf1FpZ7DvPgz0kTmJmoNQZ8aL9j5y8ljoiT9EqY0VnBagoyHX_7cJTI/s640/25D6029E-BB3D-11E1-A019-95BD73053CB6.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">'Pink Orchids in Vintage Blue'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">11"x14" image size on A3 paper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">for sale here in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102602823/pink-orchids-in-vintage-blue-new" target="_blank">Etsy store</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're a liker of my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, you'll already know about this new addition. To be the first to know about new work, as well as exclusive previews and sales (!!!) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp" target="_blank">head on over</a>....you just might find a bargain or two (and if you don't pick up on all those hints, there's just no help for you!)</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

New in my Etsy store!

For all of you who've asked, prints of my 'Pink Orchids in Vintage Blue' are now available in my Etsy store ... 'Pink Orchid...

6:32 PM

English Gardens In June

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gardens in England</div><div style="text-align: center;">are at their most gorgeous right now</div><div style="text-align: center;">with their first summer blossoms of the season</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/AVvXsEgd_3IIURECvWg6aefWscEgx8nmNY0dWQ3uk-coi5ApufxDQtZ2buorPXvrvRS2Ejtxlh-6LZu_td5NlV_dvsSLvdE1vkwMAp4HdKV2dydRhyphenhyphenGIpL_dPmIQgA6g2ZFtOoAhUDB5sZ6Hfcc/s1600/IMG_2742-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_3IIURECvWg6aefWscEgx8nmNY0dWQ3uk-coi5ApufxDQtZ2buorPXvrvRS2Ejtxlh-6LZu_td5NlV_dvsSLvdE1vkwMAp4HdKV2dydRhyphenhyphenGIpL_dPmIQgA6g2ZFtOoAhUDB5sZ6Hfcc/s640/IMG_2742-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These photos are from our village fundraiser garden tour,</div><div style="text-align: center;">private homes opening their gardens to the public</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/AVvXsEh551fbnJt0vFU_otN6arIFCctfzbOALvMfZSPDmIiOHX-9w8300NOmNtq0xYXiPcFJPRcWFrLvDnY5VOZxe7D23JJrQFO_XWTwl7sL1LAyf_b1Q5eVL1OLv3gdHIjlvMWcg-ZOgZ5yDEs/s1600/IMG_2765-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh551fbnJt0vFU_otN6arIFCctfzbOALvMfZSPDmIiOHX-9w8300NOmNtq0xYXiPcFJPRcWFrLvDnY5VOZxe7D23JJrQFO_XWTwl7sL1LAyf_b1Q5eVL1OLv3gdHIjlvMWcg-ZOgZ5yDEs/s640/IMG_2765-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEpFMHLOuj3vZq_6h1OR_TXcLBN75zaWiO-rLcbp3prQuw_03dRzlXFj7N8Isp2W9hcNrl1Rq9yX7z5gdNNCQnnD1anacfsmWsN6l3dErQ3bRa_uWp5AZrXx4wDqiAAQXwbhtwB8XZHI/s1600/IMG_2780-012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEpFMHLOuj3vZq_6h1OR_TXcLBN75zaWiO-rLcbp3prQuw_03dRzlXFj7N8Isp2W9hcNrl1Rq9yX7z5gdNNCQnnD1anacfsmWsN6l3dErQ3bRa_uWp5AZrXx4wDqiAAQXwbhtwB8XZHI/s640/IMG_2780-012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See the orange oriental poppy peeking out?</div><div style="text-align: center;">My neighbor recently called it a 'floppy poppy' </div><div style="text-align: center;">which made me laugh</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

English Gardens In June

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK Gardens in England are at their most gorgeous right now with their first summer blossoms of the season These ph...

12:56 AM

Trip To Devon

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I found my happy place a few weekends ago</div><div style="text-align: center;">Right in the NE corner of Dartmoor, Devon<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT2BICClbV33L_U1hGCiQ8WJHqEdBLZ88nDkQTvI-RSOCNH57O-97TUVShiU9RMNe1S1GtEXnWWF1N5-NiDz6oNy5rf9AGlgFKswQsh05Cp1cacr2foS7NAUVyRh7wX3I5FSUZBombcc/s1600/HappyHomemakerUK109008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT2BICClbV33L_U1hGCiQ8WJHqEdBLZ88nDkQTvI-RSOCNH57O-97TUVShiU9RMNe1S1GtEXnWWF1N5-NiDz6oNy5rf9AGlgFKswQsh05Cp1cacr2foS7NAUVyRh7wX3I5FSUZBombcc/s640/HappyHomemakerUK109008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Narrow, winding hedgerow lanes<br />Thatched houses<br />Fields of buttercups<br />Tea time with scones and Devonshire cream<br /><br /><i>- Bliss -</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCKwWjKVibbKK4FiSB9MkrUZ9REvoXOXOh2sCECLOxteIgFifJXI0Mo7_jDUsOj_1FEZ3qnf1SAFvcnVZFjVsta9ACaRLEhPkjxwCLHWjOusBmzVXxcFbL5kW11gt3dr_0B4HL40jLr0/s1600/IMG_2293-0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCKwWjKVibbKK4FiSB9MkrUZ9REvoXOXOh2sCECLOxteIgFifJXI0Mo7_jDUsOj_1FEZ3qnf1SAFvcnVZFjVsta9ACaRLEhPkjxwCLHWjOusBmzVXxcFbL5kW11gt3dr_0B4HL40jLr0/s640/IMG_2293-0012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Yep, I could live right here<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxWKbKKcRFzFNdqr43qNtSOiARr2zI2m8weyIKMXn_ZIAwrFzLNu4iFFq41858bKHgSSdez_R2iuO9pq7Cd_92zb2eRo6rXN-NSD5mo7huY5xFwBuPmNJZ7QeDlMK1RI-oxxmJunjBmc/s1600/51850026-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxWKbKKcRFzFNdqr43qNtSOiARr2zI2m8weyIKMXn_ZIAwrFzLNu4iFFq41858bKHgSSdez_R2iuO9pq7Cd_92zb2eRo6rXN-NSD5mo7huY5xFwBuPmNJZ7QeDlMK1RI-oxxmJunjBmc/s640/51850026-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />We literally made a U-Turn to get a shot of this sign<br />(I can't make this stuff up!)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIHQsKGEFCKZ2RzcKb-qO13TalUxMmaZAWs51Fc40i5PHT90zBVxlJXfaxxZXgw61NN-M9htFj8s_drYWYumthi65hK5fmsW7hgztSqdYq9m_-83I6ozE5qvxdscyKDIxYMsnZTINZpY/s1600/51850003-0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIHQsKGEFCKZ2RzcKb-qO13TalUxMmaZAWs51Fc40i5PHT90zBVxlJXfaxxZXgw61NN-M9htFj8s_drYWYumthi65hK5fmsW7hgztSqdYq9m_-83I6ozE5qvxdscyKDIxYMsnZTINZpY/s640/51850003-0012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We found the ancient 'clapper bridge' in Postbridge<br />made of granite slabs<br />This is one of the oldest surviving bridges in the UK<br />first recorded in 1380 AD<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjH1yg3VQfonLqO3N5QrI_7awLk5XdOx2C1tI05xtneCs6AwFpoNppMPWTo39gdWIGWCMf6geHFejb-h4dl624tNGS6f9XolY6BkLzN0GtBNdOm8ae8eg36q7l7dV4fuNneX6ZoNi9iM/s1600/51850014-0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjH1yg3VQfonLqO3N5QrI_7awLk5XdOx2C1tI05xtneCs6AwFpoNppMPWTo39gdWIGWCMf6geHFejb-h4dl624tNGS6f9XolY6BkLzN0GtBNdOm8ae8eg36q7l7dV4fuNneX6ZoNi9iM/s640/51850014-0013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Next we headed to the coast to Burgh Island<br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBISCRTAWTXKAbDs3ZOZMd_2iOJRN5BKMkHq4GYLNGEvfxz1765nr3uR3SWnYLIyRV9FCp5R3wUjyYVuDBrE-8w3jigXwyyWhd4rE5kvghWT8IontGz6Wf22lEFOkPvna2ciwWr3iDGw/s1600/51840001-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBISCRTAWTXKAbDs3ZOZMd_2iOJRN5BKMkHq4GYLNGEvfxz1765nr3uR3SWnYLIyRV9FCp5R3wUjyYVuDBrE-8w3jigXwyyWhd4rE5kvghWT8IontGz6Wf22lEFOkPvna2ciwWr3iDGw/s640/51840001-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This curious contraption shuttles people to mainland at high tide</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wx4fDUtlg3xTvbLXlNoxps8hZiQESM7mY3wR-GIZIwUuA99M06PeBumTQ9WkuXGNQQjmNPJRjUj_8TBF_ATdA0FahC0qtrVAimzksEL-BmdiGB_V0F7rO0hlszqj7fJT2LeXvj452bA/s1600/51840007-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wx4fDUtlg3xTvbLXlNoxps8hZiQESM7mY3wR-GIZIwUuA99M06PeBumTQ9WkuXGNQQjmNPJRjUj_8TBF_ATdA0FahC0qtrVAimzksEL-BmdiGB_V0F7rO0hlszqj7fJT2LeXvj452bA/s640/51840007-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devon coast from Burgh Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These colorful butterfly nets just screamed</div><div style="text-align: center;">'summer' to me</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/AVvXsEhp9kIniGnDL_o1Nh2WDu2F11gWRTOixsZvfSBzheVUxs2v1LI48oPVcuMQzWKX0gvuFJOmIs8EDkAVzJ1rKgyPOTVOW8i-WtcGWSld32ZPOwRzt-2CCukztAf91jt9w0L0x6bXW2Rsrvo/s1600/51850001-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9kIniGnDL_o1Nh2WDu2F11gWRTOixsZvfSBzheVUxs2v1LI48oPVcuMQzWKX0gvuFJOmIs8EDkAVzJ1rKgyPOTVOW8i-WtcGWSld32ZPOwRzt-2CCukztAf91jt9w0L0x6bXW2Rsrvo/s640/51850001-002.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's my funny little story...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a total rookie move and didn't bring my camera battery charger</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found myself very sad (devastated, actually) to be without</div><div style="text-align: center;">my 'memory capturing device'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I bought two disposable cameras at my first chance</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had forgotten what it was like to take only 1 or 2 shots per subject</div><div style="text-align: center;">with no zoom option</div><div style="text-align: center;">and wait a week to see the results</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can imagine my shock when I saw a piece of the cardboard coming off</div><div style="text-align: center;">to reveal that I had purchased a <i>recycled</i> disposable camera</div><div style="text-align: center;">that seemed to have been originally owned by Sophie (name written on camera) </div><div style="text-align: center;">with instructions only in French</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Furthermore, the electrical tape at the ends indicated that </div><div style="text-align: center;">the film had not been factory loaded</div><div style="text-align: center;">- the photo developer said this was not uncommon -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow, was I nervous to see my printed photos! </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/AVvXsEhp_I_VYPiTSlkFb8Pu2K4-yUhNheL7h6wh5whbUagCWT_dSNcfmkwhlvhzKUgpp48LKIWnzkbOVe8Zqta0fbLYSC-EfjneH2irQeCe4sr8QwH_-TJ_cotXS-BSQC_C_BnTNY9E1el-vFU/s1600/DSC_0003-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_I_VYPiTSlkFb8Pu2K4-yUhNheL7h6wh5whbUagCWT_dSNcfmkwhlvhzKUgpp48LKIWnzkbOVe8Zqta0fbLYSC-EfjneH2irQeCe4sr8QwH_-TJ_cotXS-BSQC_C_BnTNY9E1el-vFU/s640/DSC_0003-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turns out all my photos here are from the disposable camera</div><div style="text-align: center;">except of the cutie pie cow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness for online editing :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- all photos by me -</i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Linking to <a href="http://www.lifeonplanetbaby.com/2012/06/post-of-month-club-june-2012-edition.html">Post Of The Month Club</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapper_bridge">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Trip To Devon

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK I found my happy place a few weekends ago Right in the NE corner of Dartmoor, Devon Narrow, winding hedgerow la...

2:24 AM

PAINTED KITCHENS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I LOVE PAINTED KITCHENS</div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27tWAfx9GRU6mig9P7oXX7R-njA0y6m4PduIvmPSP5Fiq6dOC6xmkTpf1l8RPWQ_xZW7RIR54-xBcpq8LOgIWzlCK8H7mGwsLD5cHoVqekT_PvXpzNutpmDDm8tph6P4LERNClPB9qd_R/s1600/01greigedesign+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27tWAfx9GRU6mig9P7oXX7R-njA0y6m4PduIvmPSP5Fiq6dOC6xmkTpf1l8RPWQ_xZW7RIR54-xBcpq8LOgIWzlCK8H7mGwsLD5cHoVqekT_PvXpzNutpmDDm8tph6P4LERNClPB9qd_R/s640/01greigedesign+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.greigedesign.blogspot.com/">Greige Design</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />They don't have to be white, necessarily,<br><br />although the white ones make me happy</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but there are other options, too...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />like lovely dove gray</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I wouldn't complain about this color - not even a little bit</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/painted-kitchens.html#more">Read more »</a>

PAINTED KITCHENS

I LOVE PAINTED KITCHENS Greige Design They don't have to be white, necessarily, although the white ones make me happy but there are othe...

1:10 AM

Bali beauty

As a teenager, one of my prized items of clothing was a white, oversized <a href="http://stuartmemberyhome.com/" target="_blank">Stuart Membery</a> shirt. Worn with leggings, slouchy boots and requisite bandana tied in my hair (did I mention it was the late 80's?) I was loving myself sick. As you do. Anyway, nowdays I'm still a massive Membery fan, and although my shirt is sadly no more - worn to death until it was beyond help - my focus has shifted to his stunning interiors and furniture collection.<br /><br />After moving to Bali, he unleashed his creative talents on an old bungalow, and transformed it by blending the best of colonial plantation, Hamptons style and Caribbean cool into the perfect island getaway.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_HfoXYdah_hCpJKM4DrbwtRxkYLhuPDFusValgoS0KqM3GY1KEbcvNkNnNrX22Aqn5ex6X_yETEBqZgz3RzU0j1_h78LPZk4NgDJonjg6g7CPKirwM6Y5ZiV63K2RQtae_sjjeY0yR8_/s1600/stuart+membery3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_HfoXYdah_hCpJKM4DrbwtRxkYLhuPDFusValgoS0KqM3GY1KEbcvNkNnNrX22Aqn5ex6X_yETEBqZgz3RzU0j1_h78LPZk4NgDJonjg6g7CPKirwM6Y5ZiV63K2RQtae_sjjeY0yR8_/s640/stuart+membery3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs38qNfWeg8TBnNTZtDLjZTVCguopKHqbgeTyNk8r0XFI3Vs3Bu9IPDHLFTyESeiSDYzm7nLzi5xf31gQC84tO2mnc3SL862J1ZViwMb2IozjOoHPlvnXYaAjYedIB5MXJgbDQ4jWvpfdf/s1600/stuart+membery2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs38qNfWeg8TBnNTZtDLjZTVCguopKHqbgeTyNk8r0XFI3Vs3Bu9IPDHLFTyESeiSDYzm7nLzi5xf31gQC84tO2mnc3SL862J1ZViwMb2IozjOoHPlvnXYaAjYedIB5MXJgbDQ4jWvpfdf/s640/stuart+membery2.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryL7sR1i0av9HvrifPoYP1F0dCcsoxJLg0nv-F5dgSFclzXIfkDoOguXSn4vHX2m4rbXaaXCZxzfAp4WUQ4MHars5qAvhzh1piB1Qv-pLiY7FASSkwMnzNuZl4Tr77Jm0c4YCJTonTu0E/s1600/stuart+membery5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryL7sR1i0av9HvrifPoYP1F0dCcsoxJLg0nv-F5dgSFclzXIfkDoOguXSn4vHX2m4rbXaaXCZxzfAp4WUQ4MHars5qAvhzh1piB1Qv-pLiY7FASSkwMnzNuZl4Tr77Jm0c4YCJTonTu0E/s640/stuart+membery5.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rwv6hiw3MgRK5HF5weToe1NtxSk05KhT3KpJF7rrShYjO0gE8SyiuzUvv8FC754rBh_P1GAGzDWf7RuP9L1bHGcdbUsqxYIFU2W6slpSYvYUi7kV4OtKfxs4b6j5MUgFK6uKK4rfUaAC/s1600/stuart+membery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rwv6hiw3MgRK5HF5weToe1NtxSk05KhT3KpJF7rrShYjO0gE8SyiuzUvv8FC754rBh_P1GAGzDWf7RuP9L1bHGcdbUsqxYIFU2W6slpSYvYUi7kV4OtKfxs4b6j5MUgFK6uKK4rfUaAC/s640/stuart+membery.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AoxLCL67tL5J_Kswt5s0BvYJ1rt7fJDerln7pBXzYOrLLlE0Nq6H7RJX_jzrLBJl-pP0mQq19IfTBaLvSrnWDdledz6Yeg_HnK34mnfdsMhiyBigjEa60EL4XvwENMtXd3vzNgON4bG_/s1600/stuart+membery1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AoxLCL67tL5J_Kswt5s0BvYJ1rt7fJDerln7pBXzYOrLLlE0Nq6H7RJX_jzrLBJl-pP0mQq19IfTBaLvSrnWDdledz6Yeg_HnK34mnfdsMhiyBigjEa60EL4XvwENMtXd3vzNgON4bG_/s640/stuart+membery1.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">all images courtesy <a href="http://www.nickleary.com/" target="_blank">Nick Leary</a>/Vogue Living Australia</span></div><br />Couldn't love it any harder if I tried. For more of this beautiful home, and lots of other goodies, check out the latest <a href="http://vogueliving.com.au/" target="_blank">Vogue Living Australia</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px !important;" /></a>

Bali beauty

As a teenager, one of my prized items of clothing was a white, oversized Stuart Membery shirt. Worn with leggings, slouchy boots and requis...

10:22 PM

CHOOSING A COLOR PALETTE

<div align="center"><br /><pre style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MEOWWW</span> </pre><br /><pre><br /></pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH2rfQ_EdhWzVkZiJd64mmiWrQZqgyokTj0oS2vd0WsSzhwgbF5dUOdabBrgWbdtz1kjDMCPbY-8viX8E63lrlYNMCxu1uDDU0e56UL8pjY_ddVSQ89geOJBGZriQmuTBMc_EDgHVp43l/s1600/photograph-pets-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH2rfQ_EdhWzVkZiJd64mmiWrQZqgyokTj0oS2vd0WsSzhwgbF5dUOdabBrgWbdtz1kjDMCPbY-8viX8E63lrlYNMCxu1uDDU0e56UL8pjY_ddVSQ89geOJBGZriQmuTBMc_EDgHVp43l/s640/photograph-pets-1.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat.  Creamy beiges,</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes.</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>There is a reason they are so beautiful.  Nature knows the perfect</em></span></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>color palette!</em></span></pre><br /><pre> </pre><br /><pre></pre></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/selecting-color-palette.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHOOSING A COLOR PALETTE

MEOWWW I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat. Creamy beiges, deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes. The...

3:30 AM

THE PERFECT NEUTRALS

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO</div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFZ4YbX7TnH3FE_E8q-5YeTTU4gUAdkt0-hYCbYeyBJCUWekH3eXEwUG0RRSzDzqWxlEXTQccdIldGHQc5pY2cTPb_9ujt8-FPlZ6V6dv_FGcSXFMOXCRDB2gtbWwM4wTox5SSIbKNbwC/s1600/BOYS+ROOM+++NESTEGG.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFZ4YbX7TnH3FE_E8q-5YeTTU4gUAdkt0-hYCbYeyBJCUWekH3eXEwUG0RRSzDzqWxlEXTQccdIldGHQc5pY2cTPb_9ujt8-FPlZ6V6dv_FGcSXFMOXCRDB2gtbWwM4wTox5SSIbKNbwC/s640/BOYS+ROOM+++NESTEGG.bmp" width="468"></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br><br /><i>Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding.</i><br><br /><i>You can't always guarantee that you will find fabric to match your paint color - but you can almost plan on finding paint to match your fabric.  Most home improvement stores carry color matching tech.  Just remember you never want to choose an exact color from a fabric for your walls - it will be too strong - always select a grayed or dirtied down version of your color.  It will be more livable and more sophisticated in the long run.</i><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/perfect-neutrals-color-questions.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE PERFECT NEUTRALS

COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding. You can't al...

12:37 AM

Weekend Shot

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq6JajIpGzE1lnhURNbIo_3aH3kTtm1qeo_8QSlj8rV8iu_kZkYCSOWfL1yPRuFDA2Oo6v7SDWZ2pop6WyCO3ZL4BJyoqM7jQ4SZYOiV4CeBVgaJ7Jqh2jS83dYVugoQXPkrABhw4FuE/s1600/IMG_2729-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq6JajIpGzE1lnhURNbIo_3aH3kTtm1qeo_8QSlj8rV8iu_kZkYCSOWfL1yPRuFDA2Oo6v7SDWZ2pop6WyCO3ZL4BJyoqM7jQ4SZYOiV4CeBVgaJ7Jqh2jS83dYVugoQXPkrABhw4FuE/s640/IMG_2729-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Snapshot of Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cricket in background</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ice cream man</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some blue sky</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What more could you ask for?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><i>- photo by me -</i></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Weekend Shot

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Snapshot of Saturday Cricket in background Ice cream man Some blue sky What more could you ask for? - photo by ...

6:10 AM

Mug For Anglophiles

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One last royal bit before I leave the royal theme</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spied this delightful mug</div><div style="text-align: center;">at Liberty</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pG70ooyYCLfNioI1eZEks1NP1ddYgc8CDajSApfg1zrigfUGOx_D6vqvRz0-1qae2__yR4NpFlibspkcB3B5fwZKdQMNLaL5IPVXANi7Kv6xQhb8VBCnE2ULGS6z8TJI1t2J9iYGh6Q/s1600/liberty+mug+2-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pG70ooyYCLfNioI1eZEks1NP1ddYgc8CDajSApfg1zrigfUGOx_D6vqvRz0-1qae2__yR4NpFlibspkcB3B5fwZKdQMNLaL5IPVXANi7Kv6xQhb8VBCnE2ULGS6z8TJI1t2J9iYGh6Q/s320/liberty+mug+2-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the poem on the back</div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a clever way to remember the order of past monarchs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3Du_NVIEPQwHuyYYFj0tggnhbzBMhnkAQS-fJzI7YtdYx7jIglrcrKTGlIwvxLd9Ec9zbp2AuZctibYppPXA5HmP0nCNz8dr-eirBzSq6AQPO8kO6kUzFtjbK0y9biFkBwZPQclpDuU/s1600/liberty+mug.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3Du_NVIEPQwHuyYYFj0tggnhbzBMhnkAQS-fJzI7YtdYx7jIglrcrKTGlIwvxLd9Ec9zbp2AuZctibYppPXA5HmP0nCNz8dr-eirBzSq6AQPO8kO6kUzFtjbK0y9biFkBwZPQclpDuU/s640/liberty+mug.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/product/Liberty//Kings-And-Queens-Jubilee-Mug-Cole-Of-London/75892">Liberty</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ever wondered what the Queen carries in her handbag?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">According to Hello! magazine, Queen Elizabeth packs</div><div style="text-align: center;">£5 or £10 for the church plate</div><div style="text-align: center;">a compact</div><div style="text-align: center;">lipstick</div><div style="text-align: center;">handkerchief</div><div style="text-align: center;">glasses</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the simplicity of it</div><div style="text-align: center;">no iPod or phone</div><div style="text-align: center;">not even a pen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Hello! 18 June 2012</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Mug For Anglophiles

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK One last royal bit before I leave the royal theme I spied this delightful mug at Liberty Check out the poem on ...

12:28 AM