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- Judy
- I'm a Southern girl who loves my family and home. Born and raised in the Deep South, I have a great respect for our heritage and try in my own little way to keep the Southern lifestyle alive and well! I'm happily married to a wonderful man and we have two grown children and four grandchildren who are the love of our lives! I hope you enjoy your visit to my Southern home and as we say here in Dixie, ya'll come back now, ya hea!
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~ random acts of kindness ~ - Hello friends....I know, three posts within a weeks time! I'm on a roll here. This post is something a little different...no pictures. You heard me...no ph...
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Living Room : Before and After - The Before Living Room A recent design consult - becomes a perfect room makeover that I turned around and styled - in person -for the homeowner! I consu...
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Chemical Free Bug Repellent Recipe - It’s about that time here in Alabama. About time for the monster mosquitos that love to eat us ALIVE. Last year the only thing that worked was the spra...1 week ago
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Taking A {Little?} Break - I didn't have anything to post about this past Monday, and that was okay I thought. I had an idea for Wednesday. But when it came time to work on that idea...
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Oh, the fun things a girl can find at the Dollar Store. - Seriously fun things. Cute (and trendy, even!) paper goods for parties? Yes. Fabulous stocking stuffers for the kiddos? Yup. Cold medicine, toothpaste, alumi...1 week ago
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Our New Island Counter - I have long yearned for a wood counter on my island and marble in the rest of the kitchen and that's exactly what we chose for our new kitchen. I did a ton...
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Window Herb Garden with Chalkboard Labels - It's *Wood You Like To Craft* week again! This month we are making "chalkboard" projects and I'm sharing my window herb garden with chalkboard labels. G...
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Mother’s Day, and a Hutch. - I hope all you Moms had a wonderful day on Sunday! My kids and hubby were super sweet to me for Mom’s Day…I was woken to my favorite breakfast in bed with ...1 week ago
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Mother's Day Weekend - My snowball bush finally bloomed! I actually thought it was a goner since we had SNOW on May 3rd! It was the first time ever snow has fallen in May in ...
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Gorgeous Vintage Princess Party! - *My photographer Amber Beckham photographed her niece's birthday party and I am in LOVE .....gorgeous vintage princess party!* * * *I knew you guys would lo...
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AN AMERICAN TREASURE: STOW & DAVIS DESK AT GOODWILL - Spotting fab vintage finds doesn't always mean a trip to an antique shop. Look what I spotted this weekend at Goodwill: An American Art Deco style Stow & D...
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My Cutting Garden of Roses ~ - Happy Mothers Day!! This is a repost from Mother's Day 2011. Hope you had a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day to everyone! This year, I hosted Mo...
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Happy Mother's Day - Happy Mother's Day to my favorite mom! I wish I was closer and we could celebrate in person! I love you!
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Post Mothers Day Sale! - I love being a mom, and I love when stuff is on sale! Head over to my shop and buy yourself something on your wishlist. Enter the coupon code "MO...
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lavender burlap - Hello, loves. Yesterday, I put finishing touches on the packaging for two custom orders. {Thank you, Alima & Deborah!} I thought the packages looked adorab...2 weeks ago
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Yummy Goodness - I swear Finn has grown so much lately. He’s turning into a little boy right before my eyes. Just look at this soon to be 2 year old… Our bathroom gets the ...2 weeks ago
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Buckhead Tour of Homes - There is no better reason to show off your home than to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This hospital facilitates miracles every day. It was a chil...2 weeks ago
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New Vignettes in the Kitchen - *Hey! So sorry I haven't been able to get a post up, between two little ones and trying to keep up with normal every day duties I haven't had a chance to ...2 weeks ago
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Quiet Time and Pinterest - Hi all! I am sitting here this morning enjoying the chilly temperatures, but wishing the sun would come out to make it a perfect day in the South. I am alo...2 weeks ago
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What I've Been Working on Recently....And for sale now. - I thought I'd combine a little of what's been keeping me busy along with what I have for sale right now. If anyone locally is interested in anything, just...
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House Hunting Tour Cancelled! {We've Found Our "New" Home} - Hello, everyone! It has been so quiet over here at my blog, hasn't it? It's because so much has been going on! We finally found our Craftsman bungalow d...
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I've Moved! - It's official! I've launched my new website, *Abby M. Interiors.* * * I'm hopeful you'll make the change and follow me to my new home... There are posts and...
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Summer Garden Pasta - In honor of our little herb and vegetable garden, I found this delicious recipe for a simple Summer Garden Pasta. (photo courtesy food network) Our "garden f...2 weeks ago
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April 2013 - Another month has come and gone. I seriously can't believe it's May! Time flies when you're having fun! Here's our life through iphone pictures... Ava was...
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All Around The Globe... - I like old globes. I like old books. I like old, wooden orphan drawers. Link them all together and one has a lovely vignette. I found three orphan wooden d...
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WHAT'S UP BUTTERCUP? - What's up with YOU? Spring inspires me to do "stuff". The problem is that there just isn't enough time in the day. Know what I mean? I love reading ...
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IG lines and Trader Joe's - I hope ya'll are having a great Thursday! I went back to the Hemapharesis clinic today to have my IG line taken out and just get a once-over to make su...
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Tick Tock a Pretty Clock - Hi friends...I'm back! Missed you guys! The last week and a half has been very draining with both my girls getting sick! Victoria had the flu and Mackenzie...
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Den Updates - Hello! It's been quite a while since I've posted anything about our den and there has been a lot of changes since that post so I thought I'd share them to...
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Jen’s back with some fun May Day ideas! - It is hard to believe that May is almost here. Jen is back with us today to share some ideas that would make wonderful gifts any day, but especially on Ma...3 weeks ago
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Pickled Bead Board Ceiling - We had to get a do-over on our kitchen ceiling "pickling". We had a pickled ceiling before, and the process was to do a light white coat, followed by ...
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Reloved Magazine Feature - Recently, I was thrilled to have a project of mine included in the inaugural release of a new UK based magazine. Reloved is dedicated to all things upcycle...3 weeks ago
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technical difficulties... - Please pardon my absence. The laptop I use to download photos needs a new hard drive. I was hoping to have it repaired by now, but the computer gods ...4 weeks ago
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I Painted our tile Backsplash, yes I Did - After adding upper cabinets in my kitchen, painting it and giving it a whole new look, I decided the gold backsplash wasn’t working. I guess I wasn’t think...4 weeks ago
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april is wedding month III: happy anniversary to me! - Hello abode lovers, I know, I know, long time no see huh? Well, my brain is still being consumed with pregnancy-- so I'm just about useless in all aspe...
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a little before and after - BEFORE Kathy from T.C. Eggington's (a delicious breakfast restaurant in Mesa) stopped in the store to ask for some help with her hutch at the restaurant...
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April Showers Bring May Flowers - Hello……anyone there? And yes, I am still here…thank you to those asking if I am ok. If a person could have a sound affect added to their body, mine woul...
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Ashlyn book - Verses and Advice with pictures of her life I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him (her) to the Lord....4 weeks ago
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Our yard is bursting with color! - The azaleas and dogwood in our yard are in full bloom! We still need to freshen the pine straw, but the flowers are gorgeous! Don't you just love the lacey...
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Spring Is In The Air! - Spring is in the air here in Arkansas! I have been in the mood to freshen things up around here. I'm adding flowers, butterflies, nests, and birds througho...
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A Tiny Before and After - As I was strolling through TJMaxx a couple weeks ago I saw a little bag of bright green moss. I love anything mossy so I had to pick it up. And let's face...
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Joey's Montessori Nursery - This past Sunday this big ol' belly of mine hit 37 weeks! I still can't believe that there's a full term baby in there and that her due date is less than a...
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Paris Themed Party Games - Hello and Happy Spring! There are many of Paris-themed party and shower ideas on the Internet, I wanted to add my 2¢ worth, since I thought some of the ide...
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All the little extras - *Door knockers in place of door pulls, so clever! ** * A while back I started a board on Pinterest that I call *"All the little extras"*. These are ide...
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{HOPPY} Easter! - Lately, our lives have been filled with lots of happiness and snippets of pure bliss… Kisses! I love that they are besties! (… most of the time…) Holli...1 month ago
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Happy, Happy Easter! - Happy Easter! See Y'all Soon ~ Donna ................................................................................ Click on the pictures bel...
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Happy Birthday to ME! - It's my birthday! I came downstairs to find the kitchen table covered with pink and green wrapped presents and the Little Prince keeps talking about ca...
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{OUR PROCESS & SERVICES OFFERED} - I've decided to take a little bit of time and share with you our process of business to answer all the questions you may have about what we do and ...
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The Rest of the Room - It would be difficult to show you before shots of these same spaces because we tore down every single wall. It's a totally different house now than what...
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Pretties to Pin ~ if ya wanna:) - I go to the doc today so he can decide if the correct meds in the correct amount were chosen,, or if they need to be changed. I admit I'm a bundle of...
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Hello Sunshine!! - Hello sunshine...you brighten and warm my day! Enjoying the sun pouring through the windows as I work from home. I'm photographing items to list online....
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~well, hello there!~ - *Hello hello!!!* * * * * *Where in the world have I been?* * * *via pinterest* *some of you have been so sweet,* *inquiring....... * *checking in on me to ...
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DIY jewelry pouch - We’ve been a little MIA on our blog lately with so many exciting new ventures going on at Cooper Grey. So today we have a guest blog from our friend Kati ...3 months ago
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Where do I begin…. - I’ve been away from the blog far longer than I had anticipated. Since my last post we sold our previous home in a nice neighborhood, That was a drawn out f...3 months ago
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The Evolution on My Design {Rosemary Beach Florida Rental} - I started with this... [image: IMG_2151] Then I went to this... [image: Cottage Living, Dining & Kitchen] Cottage Living, Dining & Kitchen by beachb...3 months ago
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Our Living Spaces - Ok, Ok, I know already! Go ahead and take a looksie first, I know you are all dying! Boy did I ever feel the peer pressure to get these photos up! You k...
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{Hearty Chicken Soup} - Justin woke this morning and said he felt like having chicken soup. So, we made chicken soup. Hearty Chicken Soup Recipe To make the chicken soup broth: ...
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Rosary Blessings - Happy 2013 Everyone! Where did 2012 go? It was by far the fastest year of my life. The saying as you get older the faster it goes by is so true. I am ready...
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Exotic Affair - Tonight, Jaithan and I are all feathers and peacocks as we ring in the new year at an intimate dinner for six here in our New York City apartment. We creat...4 months ago
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Here's to a great New Year! - I must admit I'm glad 2012 is coming to an end. I'm looking forward to a happy healthy 2013 with a little more blogging and home projects. I'll be sharing...
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2012 Christmas tour at our home - Here is our tree in the great-room for 2012......... There is not much change from last year. It is nature inspired, and consist mostly of birds, berries, ...
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Holiday porch - From over sized trick or treat shutters to garland and potted evergreens. Tis the season. bought extra garland to make three small wreaths. h...
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Pssst! - Psst! *Crickets* Is this thing on? I thought I'd drop in for all of you GFC followers and let you know that I've MOVED. I know. Sad. But, I'm on...
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"simple thoughts" has moved...come see me here - just another little reminder.... "simple thoughts" has moved...come by & see me here http://paigeknudsen.com/
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Thanksgiving Mantel - Our fall mantel this year is a mixture of rustic-ness and elegance. Kind of an odd combination, I know, but it works for us. It all started when I saw a si...
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"Rattan" a new favorite of mine!! - For several months now, I have been on the *lookout* for "rattan" chair's...One like this. [image: Macau Armchair with Casters]Ballard DesignsActually, I ha...
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VERY SIMPLY WHITE - I have always been attracted to white. I love white dishes because the food never clashes and a table setting can be created with just about any accent co...
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Nature's Shabby Chic - Last Saturday I was cutting grass, something I love to do, and as I passed a birdhouse in the corner of my yard I noticed something hanging from one of t...
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new shop update - working super hard to meet the opening date deadline for the new shop here is a little of what I have been up to getting the signs on the window c...
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A New Chapter... - Hey guys...hope all is well for y'all...The rains finally came and green returned to the yard..now cooler weather and changing leaves are slowly coming ...
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✥ Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner Review & $1000 Sweepstakes ✥ - <img alt="" height="322" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAArwAAAI0CAYAAAD/Wfr2AAAC0WlDQ1BJQ0MgUHJvZmlsZQAAKJGNlM9LFGEYx7+zjRgoQWBme4ihQ...8 months ago
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Hello???? - Well, it has been a summer and I guess I decided, somewhere along the way to not blog during most of June and all of July….what can I say…it was HOT! I ...
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Barn Sale - J Hill Designs presents *Barn Finds* Saturday August 25, 2012 9:30 a.m -till *featuring* Rick and Alison Beckham of Good Finds bring your found friends Ho...
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Daydreaming about Fall - Fall has always been my favorite season. I actually dream about fall all year long (except at Christmas!). So, when I saw that the Whisperwood Cottage wa...
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Not Giving Up! - Hello my long lost friends, I’ve been held captive by life & thankfully all is well! JM is officially a big rover… and now that he’s 4 I hope to not see fa...10 months ago
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Bumperless Crib Bedding - I've had so many new mothers ask me for bumperless crib bedding. Lots of them would also ask if they could purchase the skirt and not the bumpers. With...
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Mom 4 Real Pattern Vinyl Giveaway! - Hey friends! Sorry I have been MIA but I have a full time job that is taking up all my time. I am not complaining in the least though. I am happy to say...
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Epsom Salt Easter Eggs - I thought it would be fun to make some sparkly eggs for Easter. The Epsom Salt Christmas decorations were such a huge success I thought I would give it a...
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Stationery Card - Cuddle Up Pink Birth Announcement Announcements for every life event: graduation, wedding & baby. View the entire collection of cards.1 year ago
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katharine watson - I first read about Katharine Watson at The Bedlam of Beefy. As soon as I saw her work I knew I had to learn more about this artist. I ordered a card w...1 year ago
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Ideas and Inspiration- A Pinterest Addiction - Just like many of you, I am addicted to Pinterest. I was looking at my boards this morning and decided I needed to organize them better. While trying to ...1 year ago
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Prayer is the answer - First let me start by saying I miss you all...... If you are and have been a follower of my blog you know what the last two years have brought. I started t...
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Resolutions? - It’s the first of the year and I am sure that most people are busy making their New Years Resolution. I tend to do the same every year and I always fail....1 year ago
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Make a Gift Tag out of a Christmas Ornament - Sometimes, the way a present is wrapped is as exciting as a gift itself. For a recent birthday party, I came up with this fun way to add a gift tag to the ...
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9 Months Later... - Christmastime is here! And I couldn't be more excited to enjoy all that December brings. Our family of five is busier than ever, and this month, just look...
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Twilight Living Room – And Other Rantings - Did anyone see the new Twilight movie over the weekend? I thought it was pretty good! Although, I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that “movie Edwar...
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Rebuilding Heart and Home, One Step At A Time - Hello everyone! How are all of you? Are you surprised to hear from me after such a long break? I thought I'd share a quick recap of what I've been up to ...
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Blog address changing! - Hello friends! It's official, I'm making a small change to my blog address so you might need to update your RSS Feed and/or blog links to either: http://carl...1 year ago
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