tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686284660617059142024-02-20T21:36:16.218-08:00blair britt events {wedding + event design}Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-6874885258984623172013-09-12T23:24:00.001-07:002013-09-12T23:24:24.829-07:00wow, where has the time gone?it's hard to believe that the last time i blogged was at the close of 2011...<br />
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so much has happened between now and then, i planned some great events, friends and clients have had babies, lots of ups as well as some downs too. if you follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlairBrittEvents">facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.iphoneogram.com/u/3041988">instagram</a> you've probably been able to see that i didn't fall off the face of the earth, but rather just lost that bloggin' feeling. <br />
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in the past i haven't posted a whole lot that's personal on this blog seeing how it's my event business blog, but i would love to share with you the journey that has kept me away from blogging for ohhh the past year + nine months!<br />
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there's quite a story to be told for sure, and i'll save that for it's own post... but i will give a little sneak peek, i am currently pregnant with our first child, a little baby girl that we can't wait to welcome into our world in about 43 days! eek<br />
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<br />Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-37412052086428553362011-12-29T23:34:00.000-08:002011-12-29T23:34:52.066-08:00Merry Christmas + Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
it's hard to believe 2011 is already coming to a close... i know i've been a little absent on the blogging front, but i've had lots of paper design orders occupying my time, which i'll post about in the new year... but i thought i'd leave you with a little reader treat since i'll be technology free, ringing in the new year in Lake Arrowhead this weekend... </div>
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my gift to you - New Year's Eve + Bonne Annee DIY banners!</div>
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they come in either {fuchsia + silver} or {black + silver}... all you have to do is visit <a href="http://www.scribd.com/joiedeviepaperie">my scribd page</a> to download your own! here i paired them with a gold glitter ribbon, </div>
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but get creative and use whatever your heart desires! =)</div>
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oh, and while i'm posting, i thought i'd share our christmas + nye card i designed {it's really hard to design for yourself especially after designing for clients 3 months straight}... but i absolutely fell in love with the metallic sheen of this card stock and the linen finish sealed the deal and i knew i had to use it! i hope you like, i was very pleased with how they turned out despite almost being at designer burnout mode =)</div>
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:: the britt 2011 holiday card ::</div>
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and the coordinated return addy label of course!</div>
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.... everyone, have a wonderful and safe new year's eve, an i'll see you in 2012 with some fun new things to share!<br />
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*blairBlair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-54682293889302169632011-11-02T08:00:00.000-07:002011-11-02T02:57:01.113-07:00{holidays} photoshoot inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
i thought i'd drop by to show you an inspiration board i whipped up for a holiday family shoot i'm styling next week. the family is so cute and stylish and have the most adorable baby girl named Ava, i swear i could laugh and play with her all day long, she's the cutest! </div>
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they'll be taking their family photos for christmas along with baby A's 6 month photos, i really can't wait to show you how it all pulls together! but for now i'll leave you will some of the eye candy that's inspiring the shoot's decor.... it'll involve kraft paper, twine, + burlap... navy blue + sea glass greens... touches of vintage book pages + newsprint... and of course some capiz, shells + star fish details.</div>
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nautical elements make my heart so happy, i can't wait...</div>
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<br />Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-49062129296371948492011-10-26T22:21:00.000-07:002011-10-26T22:21:47.251-07:00{happy anniversary} to my parentswow... today my parents are celebrating 43 years of marriage, something that is not a common thing these days! here are my folks at my wedding 3 years ago, it was really cool to be married the same year my parents celebrated 40 years and my grandparents celebrated their 70th, yes, you read that right 70 years together!<br />
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mom + dad - although we didn't get to celebrate this big occasion together as a family i just wanted to say a few words on your anniversary {uh oh, i'm turning into dad} =).... but seriously, thank you for being the examples you've been to me the past 28 years. i know that if ever i need counsel, support, or just a hug i can always count on you both. i know these past 43 years have involved a great deal of work to juggle your marriage, your family and all the other things that life has thrown at you... but thank you for continuing to honor the commitment you made to each other and God the day you said your vows. your marriage {no matter how perfect or imperfect it is at times} is an inspiration to me in my marriage and i'm sure to many others who know you. i love you guys and i'm so thankful that you are the parents God blessed me with! <br />
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and yes we will happily cat-sit should you decide to go away for the weekend =)<br />
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love, b.a.<br />
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oh and PS. dad the 43rd wedding anniversary gift is travel!Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-50421515975221292332011-10-19T23:35:00.000-07:002011-10-19T23:36:02.919-07:00{crafting} an inspiring studio<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
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if you follow <a href="http://pinterest.com/blairbritt/">me on pinterest</a> you know that i've been pinning inspiration for my dream studio workspace... well i thought i'd post about what i'm planning to do to create an inspiring workspace for myself. i really like the look of grey and white, it's very clean and a great way to mix in pops of color without really committing to a firm color scheme. and since this room has primarily become my room for working in i want lots of color, something that wouldn't really be approved by my hubby elsewhere in our place. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;">would love to incorporate geometric patterns maybe on the floor in the way of a rug and possibly on the windows too!</span></div>
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i certainly love these pillows, and these are the colors i'd love to splash around the room<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;">i also really need a space to display my work since it's all so unique and colorful, yes i create it and want to admire it... it's fun to reminder of what you've created!</span></div>
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if you are a hoarder of ribbon and trim like myself, you must add this storage project to your DIY list, i currently have the raw materials all cut and waiting to be assembled, i so can't wait!!!<br />
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well that's all the sneak peek i'm going to give you, i've gotta save the whole vision for my reveal post that i hope to show you in the next month or so! so excited</div>
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</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-74497886354715809712011-10-10T23:34:00.001-07:002011-10-11T00:10:56.641-07:00{things that make me happy} my hubby + Maison Ladurée {NYC}<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you're probably wondering about this post's title... well, i'll explain... my husband just got back from a trip to NYC, which sadly i couldn't join him on. being the oh so subtle wife that i am i said if you have the time PLEASE go to the new <a href="http://www.laduree.fr/en/scene">Ladurée</a> shop in the city, and IF you stop, can you bring me back some macarons, PRETTY PLEASE! it was pretty much a request not a suggestion... you see, i've always dreamed of visiting Paris, and a few years ago my mom + i adventured off to europe, even made it to London... and the day before we were set to fly to Paris, she fell and broke her wrist and after a looong visit in the ER, we were reworking our itinerary to come home for her to see a specialist here. we were so close, yet it just wasn't what God had planned apparently. so needless to say i saw my hubby's trip as an opportunity to get a "taste" of Paris {if you will}. =)</span><br />
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and then he told me he "upgraded" and got be one of the limited edition boxes, go hubs!</div>
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he had them packed in this awesome kalidescope butterfly patterned box w/ the gold foil text </div>
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{can we say collector's item?!}</div>
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seriously Ladurée, you and your beautiful gold leaf details... so in love with the packaging!</div>
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and there they are, my adorable little "taste" of Paris... </div>
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courtesy of my sweet and very kind hubby who lugged them all the way home </div>
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to make his wifey happy, what a guy! =)</div>
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{this is a copied post from my <a href="http://joiedeviejewelry.blogspot.com/">JoiedeVie design blog</a>, just wanted to share it with my BBE readers too}</div>
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not to sound dramatic, but today is a day that will be remembered by many due to the passing of Steve Jobs... he no doubt has touch many of our lives through some capacity of Apple's innovative technology. i ran across this great quote from the commencement speech Jobs gave in 2005 at Stanford. sadly it took his passing for me to stumble upon it, but it was inspiring nonetheless. his words really encouraged me, as i am working to build my own little business, so i thought i'd create and share a 8.5 x 11" sign for my readers to download and print at home. i hope you enjoy it =) </div>
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if you'd like this inspirational sign in another color scheme just email me at JDVpaperie@gmail.com and i'd be happy to shoot one to you. </div>
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i'm back and i'm come bearing a gift in the form of eye candy!!! this summer i had the pleasure of working on a retirement party thrown for a school principal + the special ed teacher, both of which were retiring. </div>
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since the school's colors are blue and yellow, i thought it would be nice to center the color palette around those along with adding some white, khaki, and red accents. another fun aspect of this event was that i was going to be working for my mom {who has worked with both of the women for a number of years} as she was helping host the party. because of that i immediately thought of my parents' antique collection of tins for decor... i know i've mentioned before that they used to deal antiques, and when it comes to tins they have A TON! </div>
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it was so fun going through the tins and pairing them up for the centerpieces!</div>
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here are some of my favorite collections i put together for the event....</div>
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i kept the florals pretty simple, i used puffs of white hydrangea, sprigs of baby's breath to "spill" out of the terra cotta flower pots, scabiosa pods and queen anne's lace for texture, and of course billy balls for extra yellow!</div>
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i've always been a fan of vintage tins as vases, and looking at these two do you see why?</div>
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isn't is great how each centerpiece...<br />
and really each side of the centerpieces has a personality all its own?</div>
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... i totally dig the femininity of the antique glass perfume jars wrapped in the crocheted trim ...</div>
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in case you don't know me, it's ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS for me... the blue dairy creamer pail in the photos below has total sentimental value for me. it's a family heirloom, yes i think of it as an heirloom, it belonged to my great grandma who lived and worked on an Ohio farm {which still belongs to my great-uncle}. i just love the stories that antiques have to share and can be enjoyed generations later.</div>
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next up, the beverage station... we served iced tea, lemonade, and citrus water in my glass beverage dispensers {which can be rented}, guests could pour their drink in a mason jar and write their name on the little tag so their drinks wouldn't get mixed up!</div>
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above is yet another rental piece, the antique tub makes a great ice bath for beer, wine, or even water bottles... it certainly added a touch of "backyard charm"... also doesn't that tea look so refreshing?</div>
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here's a close up of the mason jars in use with the cute color coordinated paper straws!</div>
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a big shout out goes out to Chris of Rancho Rocke BBQ for the amazing barbeque... in case you haven't tried his BBQ, you really should! Chris is the chef behind the Rancho a go go food truck, you can find him, his truck and food <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/RanchoaGoGo">here</a>. also, a big thanks to my hubby for playing grill master and cooking that amazing corn, it looked and tasted sooo good!</div>
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and of course there was dessert! we had bite sized brownies, lemon blossoms, blueberry/coconut cheesecake bars, and <a href="http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/">Nothing Bundt Cake </a>mini-bundts.... i kept the table pretty simple but i did hang some awesome mason jar luminaries from the tree behind the table</div>
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i couldn't pass up the opportunity to use that gingham ribbon again... so i created some dessert flags =)</div>
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the piece de resistance was bringing in two antique school desks to flank the dessert table... </div>
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and yes there's a story to these babies too....</div>
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my grandma {mom's mom} was a school teacher back in the day... and i guess when her school went to ditch these desks she wrote her last name "Anderson" on them in Sharpie. which if you're like me you're thinking "dumb move using a sharpie!" well because she did that she save these two desks, which my family now has and it has her signature, a little piece of my grandma permanently affixed on the wood.... thanks for the killer event pieces Grandma! {and yes these can be rented as well}</div>
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i hung some fringed + ruffled crepe swags with the mason jar luminaries.</div>
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{<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JDVJewelry.Accessories.Paperie">Joie de Vie paperie</a>} whipped up for the event... it's so fun to make every little detail count... down to the salt and pepper shakers, i adore cohesive details!</div>
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{event + floral design + rentals} <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlairBrittEvents">Blair Britt Events</a></div>
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{party + paper goods + crepe swags} <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JDVJewelry.Accessories.Paperie">Joie de Vie paperie</a></div>
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{food} <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/RanchoaGoGo">Rancho Rocke</a></div>
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{dessert} <a href="http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/">Nothing Bundt Cake</a></div>
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well i know most of you saw that i participated in a flea market back in august, while it was a wonderful learning experience, we had hoped to sell out of the massive quantities of pillows we had made for the market... but since we didn't, i decided to finally open up my <a href="http://maisonblue.etsy.com/">{Maison Blue shop}</a> i'd been dreaming of doing for quite some time now... having this inventory left over from the flea market was the motivation i needed to make it happen!<br />
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to start i've listed some of our pillows, in the future i'll list some of the smaller furniture and other accessories, but i'm very impatient when it comes to drafting listings so this is all i could stand to do today. but, expect more items to appear in the future!</div>
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Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-12493789571149562112011-08-17T00:24:00.000-07:002011-08-17T00:25:16.075-07:00{before and after's} furniture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> so if you follow along with what i'm up to on facebook, or if you follow my tweets, you know i was putting in quite a few hours working to spruce up some of the antique furniture i've accrued over the past year... i was doing that for the flea market i was selling at with my mom. she and my dad were looking to unload some of their antiques, so i figured i'd sell some of my cute little tables... so here are the before + after's of some of my stash....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">horrible little orange table, but i saw past it and thought she had cute legs + lines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6_PRQz52MWAeo7l59wA_n0yRCBiizxqJzxaa6KPTahnq_X4_dmHO3IA_gZ50OTa9WPpCE13dheCMfSrYioXFPllcqDoeMBSNB5dJsinv4x6_LYBRsyz5jB6SNnmhGgAw1vudqSoJn7o/s1600/256773_10150209062340614_135954985613_7449596_6469588_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6_PRQz52MWAeo7l59wA_n0yRCBiizxqJzxaa6KPTahnq_X4_dmHO3IA_gZ50OTa9WPpCE13dheCMfSrYioXFPllcqDoeMBSNB5dJsinv4x6_LYBRsyz5jB6SNnmhGgAw1vudqSoJn7o/s640/256773_10150209062340614_135954985613_7449596_6469588_o.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here she is all cleaned up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyT7j3ksJzDC6vR93T_6yZ1wvxx2BmBYi3wM6rDSOC4uT8NVvx04dGYRqs0_oErzX2yWtgwx35KqB0wRvENBm96HQgD4bFxpVBx04HeYvee19XOAuOnYjTJ3oW2l6cRmZNwB78Ja_JBA/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyT7j3ksJzDC6vR93T_6yZ1wvxx2BmBYi3wM6rDSOC4uT8NVvx04dGYRqs0_oErzX2yWtgwx35KqB0wRvENBm96HQgD4bFxpVBx04HeYvee19XOAuOnYjTJ3oW2l6cRmZNwB78Ja_JBA/s320/IMG_0596.JPG" width="240" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmHg2LFBI82mS3mGjXnYdtn_DaojGyAmoZLcJu5ECBVMcSWuef0bdU-V7ziLuP1Pr_cCZkYkwymF6u1Iidm4IVbz0LAlPIOP0-u9qyFuyy-9o7SMD3rfaJklM7P3CivqS_yMnXupUvAw/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmHg2LFBI82mS3mGjXnYdtn_DaojGyAmoZLcJu5ECBVMcSWuef0bdU-V7ziLuP1Pr_cCZkYkwymF6u1Iidm4IVbz0LAlPIOP0-u9qyFuyy-9o7SMD3rfaJklM7P3CivqS_yMnXupUvAw/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">the whole table was stripped, sanded, then the top + shelves were stained a very dark mahogany brown and the skirt and legs were painted a milky white and to give the paint an aged look we went over it with some brown glaze to add character!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UUhlG0aK6IDjUQtB8Zu7OgSIS9IoEFwP78MPK4diAlUiecvp3pMtul4xMgFy8RlJQLJ87-lIEK2jP85X2pIx4fBEKohD0bXhbbEilXviG61mS9ZaraXeH-6D9gCId1UOyGR-UFSF1tA/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UUhlG0aK6IDjUQtB8Zu7OgSIS9IoEFwP78MPK4diAlUiecvp3pMtul4xMgFy8RlJQLJ87-lIEK2jP85X2pIx4fBEKohD0bXhbbEilXviG61mS9ZaraXeH-6D9gCId1UOyGR-UFSF1tA/s640/IMG_0597.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> don't you just love the shape of the top?!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv6wOFlKh_UgOnPiNHTVngiBTWyXw_8bZVD5P21BwCOvsXKPDOxGRLvLGmm6ukv13aLi0rn6FQVhyphenhyphenuZpF81cxzc9N4GLbFm_3Q46AvdoemccdywzMRVCadDquX81T0kzSjBza7vR0KKk/s1600/IMG_0599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv6wOFlKh_UgOnPiNHTVngiBTWyXw_8bZVD5P21BwCOvsXKPDOxGRLvLGmm6ukv13aLi0rn6FQVhyphenhyphenuZpF81cxzc9N4GLbFm_3Q46AvdoemccdywzMRVCadDquX81T0kzSjBza7vR0KKk/s640/IMG_0599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> she didn't sell, but i was secretly hoping i could take her home to my house if she didn't </div><div style="text-align: center;">{like how i'm talking like the table is part of the family?} =)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">next up was another super cute tiered table....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_v5M1RKbyaMxYM_J_la_p3acgb1ChAQ_ynzPo7pv5ixE_puj6dzGCLJvXhuWUEXm0kelgmS26Qz5kAWT_Ff6cRjGUWiKU5ydT5-a_Np_wATFHA-CbxILIM0NN0y0EflZRvjRd6Axr6Q/s1600/IMG_2655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_v5M1RKbyaMxYM_J_la_p3acgb1ChAQ_ynzPo7pv5ixE_puj6dzGCLJvXhuWUEXm0kelgmS26Qz5kAWT_Ff6cRjGUWiKU5ydT5-a_Np_wATFHA-CbxILIM0NN0y0EflZRvjRd6Axr6Q/s640/IMG_2655.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here it is distressed with a dry brushed coat of pistachio paint base, then glazed with some antique white, and then glazed with a a little brown for antiquing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrREj_KWI3LOCRxA31HC1I27jXLI7UJ07ldzh_YA90yYdzcbMnCsBJzzK-zQ_S0ZTAZYuFr-VWrucgpKgW0L1nhMXyUBYz7jzmPW1KJXmu39S7zfqBI3dGdHfqD78mEdFIBbzhELYQB8/s1600/IMG_0613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrREj_KWI3LOCRxA31HC1I27jXLI7UJ07ldzh_YA90yYdzcbMnCsBJzzK-zQ_S0ZTAZYuFr-VWrucgpKgW0L1nhMXyUBYz7jzmPW1KJXmu39S7zfqBI3dGdHfqD78mEdFIBbzhELYQB8/s320/IMG_0613.JPG" width="240" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwk2aheKE7nynATCYp2tSjWT6_YwklJTh-eGP6AiTRyFysnsTggXd5nSzxQ1cEOjhCUwGcwaBVrNKgPDuDNKLGXw0MIs1UVW8TArxlrV2Ya3CX2KE_DZ2dIR4R77OqlU806J2DfnWqls/s1600/IMG_0614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwk2aheKE7nynATCYp2tSjWT6_YwklJTh-eGP6AiTRyFysnsTggXd5nSzxQ1cEOjhCUwGcwaBVrNKgPDuDNKLGXw0MIs1UVW8TArxlrV2Ya3CX2KE_DZ2dIR4R77OqlU806J2DfnWqls/s320/IMG_0614.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> close-up - aren't the curves of the trim sooo cute?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4f_RE7xZr3xM-vu2vSopFE_GkK3JYB0tdoAxxZIlIuHGO94JKrNeRYz6K4l5hRUI8eqCVsumgWBsVTgD69U1bLCs9eEVMsArM6uLXFbmsUHfxyOXZmByCUUwx5Gp1bkHfXXH5TDYf4g/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4f_RE7xZr3xM-vu2vSopFE_GkK3JYB0tdoAxxZIlIuHGO94JKrNeRYz6K4l5hRUI8eqCVsumgWBsVTgD69U1bLCs9eEVMsArM6uLXFbmsUHfxyOXZmByCUUwx5Gp1bkHfXXH5TDYf4g/s640/IMG_0615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and here are the legs, we left the feet the oxidized copper {i think it's copper at least?} but i just love the color of this table, it's enough to accent a room, but not super bold either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtctZYzi33rACGtVVIpPzn4hlQerHbHgpyUefB98V5ewzY8EsryaIP6k7I7dqq0Ta5TZNXqG82R4FfE-7Z5nwvVcIkyVisMXpqY7hPGBjkCPVzliHkTTFozWBlF9KMI0ff-Z8ZupBT9eM/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtctZYzi33rACGtVVIpPzn4hlQerHbHgpyUefB98V5ewzY8EsryaIP6k7I7dqq0Ta5TZNXqG82R4FfE-7Z5nwvVcIkyVisMXpqY7hPGBjkCPVzliHkTTFozWBlF9KMI0ff-Z8ZupBT9eM/s640/IMG_0617.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> sadly, this table didn't sell either, so she's looking for a new loving home to show off in... or perhaps you'd like to rent her for a wedding or event... she's an orange county native right now, so if you're local you could make her yours for $70 </div><div style="text-align: center;">{please <a href="mailto:blairbrittevents@gmail.com">email me</a> if you want dimensions, rental price, or any other info}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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here's a cute little drop leaf side table, it was solid mahogany...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>this one did sell to a really sweet customer and her mom,<br />
here's an after photo i snapped before it went off to its new home!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY4nxJ06lx4h1ozM2JZeyLs3c6F-pVlVhl5_ebNRYfdjQgnW7GkLzmrmeKyJUyAslszl6CIaDe0e4eOueS-2_8UsvKIHtTR6w-gV-uB6nyN0mQAatTUJTYIqJHmA2drU80Kh8E-CiKvc/s1600/drop+leaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY4nxJ06lx4h1ozM2JZeyLs3c6F-pVlVhl5_ebNRYfdjQgnW7GkLzmrmeKyJUyAslszl6CIaDe0e4eOueS-2_8UsvKIHtTR6w-gV-uB6nyN0mQAatTUJTYIqJHmA2drU80Kh8E-CiKvc/s640/drop+leaf.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
next is this nice coffee table... it was a little beat up, but i loved the legs {i'm a sucker for nice legs}!<br />
and i really liked the little shell/fan detail on the legs...<br />
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and... after!<br />
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i used it as my coffee table in the vignette with the daybed behind it that was filled with our throw pillows, i topped it with some antlers and that enormous glass cloche!<br />
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close up of the leg<br />
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the table top was really pretty, we sanded off the ugly reddish stain, gave it a new coat of stain so you could really see the detail and pattern of the wood... happy to report this table went to a new home that day too!<br />
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here's another great table, didn't manage to get a before photo of this one, but it had a REALLY red colored stain on it and so we sanded it down and gave it a more "today" colored finish<br />
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in case you haven't noticed... i'm seriously drawn to table tops with something other than a square or circular shape =)<br />
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and last but not least here's another one of my FAVORITES!<br />
here is this solid pecan table before....<br />
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and here it is after! the top + drawer front are stained the same color and the body, skirt + legs are painted a light sea-foam that's been topped with a antique white glaze and then given some tiny splatters to give it some character!<br />
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{and yes all my pieces are females, haha}<br />
she's available for pick up in orange county for $120<br />
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i had a few other pieces that i didn't get finished so i'll save those for another post!<br />
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again if you are interested in purchasing a piece you saw in this post, or if you'd like to rent one for an event feel free to <a href="mailto:blairbrittevents@gmail.com">email me</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-60337502616164319942011-08-05T09:45:00.000-07:002011-08-05T09:49:38.552-07:00sorry to miss {thursday + thankful}sorry everyone, if you happen to look forward to my {thursday + thankful} post, it didn't happen yesterday because i was working the better part of the day to get furniture pieces finished up for the flea market this weekend! i can't wait to show you everything, it's so exciting... but in the mean time i did want to give you another sneak peek at a few other things we'll be selling at the flea market!<br />
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if you've ever seen me in action at a wedding while i'm setting up you can usually find me wearing one of these....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKAGtPFBne5NMg8sSwgYJ6mv2Tx8Ld-escVyoOWSmXflQS8jfmXI53XesU8gnFplIbW4vZFZuKQatlbON7CCjAPWwRq8SVlAiabnq7Vkt2sLr7DxvghKRKXrb4FfKQLVi_H8plD3BNtI/s1600/DSCN0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKAGtPFBne5NMg8sSwgYJ6mv2Tx8Ld-escVyoOWSmXflQS8jfmXI53XesU8gnFplIbW4vZFZuKQatlbON7CCjAPWwRq8SVlAiabnq7Vkt2sLr7DxvghKRKXrb4FfKQLVi_H8plD3BNtI/s640/DSCN0048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">it's a girly tool belt, or you could call it a crafting tool belt, or it could be a domestic goddess' housework tool belt... whatever floats your boat, you can call it that! anyhow, i love these, they are so handy. you can carry around a pair of scissors and floral shears, pens + pencils in their own pocket, a note pad or two... and there's a little front pocket that'll fit a cell phone perfectly! i've even clipped a walkie onto the waistband before too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">on the right side you have one loop for scissors or another sharp object, and there's a pocket that it sits in, so the blade isn't moving around, then next to that is the pocket for your paint brushes, pens + pencils... next to that there's two 5" pockets for note pads, i happen to carry fishing line in there or adhesive or floral tape usually...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7AHD9tkH8T9gdi3KtXq4RlsGm3EtZxO3W6ndy19Ig9-q22WIs3kmxaP-dFzPQP6e0cZKzyNcx5W4UxUUazr1i8rvqVxwLkvcqhEtXRgoyVgdve5RFT0pqiDiDPyT6L30Atz437VrW6g/s1600/DSCN0050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7AHD9tkH8T9gdi3KtXq4RlsGm3EtZxO3W6ndy19Ig9-q22WIs3kmxaP-dFzPQP6e0cZKzyNcx5W4UxUUazr1i8rvqVxwLkvcqhEtXRgoyVgdve5RFT0pqiDiDPyT6L30Atz437VrW6g/s640/DSCN0050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
then on the left side you can see there's the other 5" pocket for larger items, another loop + pocket for any other sharp object... and of course the pocket for your cell phone! i love having a place for my phone because i can sit it there, throw on my headset and i can keep working if i have to take a call. which on a normal wedding day you have vendors, bridal party members, and family calling you for random things throughout set up sometimes!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">here are a few more colors/styles we'll have with us on sunday!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokPxcF7YacR6drpheqmEpF1LKYbkqbsPheV_jzSGOfFGoYSqmo1bJ4Wbx1IceSZCXf3aGc-0PGK31I6Qy29CrFbOz3dHVeVU2EBAbtnsEeglHeY27-YuxXQaKR7nxedrjn5fsTvW7SOQ/s1600/DSCN0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokPxcF7YacR6drpheqmEpF1LKYbkqbsPheV_jzSGOfFGoYSqmo1bJ4Wbx1IceSZCXf3aGc-0PGK31I6Qy29CrFbOz3dHVeVU2EBAbtnsEeglHeY27-YuxXQaKR7nxedrjn5fsTvW7SOQ/s640/DSCN0052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i love the pattern combos as well as the teal + brown together</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/AVvXsEjzWp8USlsXfDji8TNgX8tVGTpi14lYj7phrJ0kZN0E9Toeo9v1WAiDjLQwKaXf3URrQDCGgyON4o-nQj5cdR9U6k_cWXP1SYgT4Oj3idCpZNOxyju7M9I5Oe4jzNCWXsSTqPB-WU1lF9I/s1600/DSCN0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWp8USlsXfDji8TNgX8tVGTpi14lYj7phrJ0kZN0E9Toeo9v1WAiDjLQwKaXf3URrQDCGgyON4o-nQj5cdR9U6k_cWXP1SYgT4Oj3idCpZNOxyju7M9I5Oe4jzNCWXsSTqPB-WU1lF9I/s640/DSCN0054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> they have long ties that are really sturdy for helping bear the weight of the stuff you carry around!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">coral, animal print + rusty stripe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQE8tYYFO_2M7pxxrs2lAknJL10JRiYr-TSVUevVqzhRxGPv8ksrJCru7VTcUQJbOT77U_bjT1yu0VtYwOco5SOz-c6QtCAQoXzJH7Dqs-6fHQ-HoBgWOY_AWtuQ4l-8SOftvEBvZmAI/s1600/DSCN0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQE8tYYFO_2M7pxxrs2lAknJL10JRiYr-TSVUevVqzhRxGPv8ksrJCru7VTcUQJbOT77U_bjT1yu0VtYwOco5SOz-c6QtCAQoXzJH7Dqs-6fHQ-HoBgWOY_AWtuQ4l-8SOftvEBvZmAI/s640/DSCN0055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a flat view of all of them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULisgHYRDkFvEiooaeQwX-EhyF9sTjQ-rOgx6LYlBmoraD2voZzm6fNjnThW1Ei9Vo3MZbRi0hiNmxkYev1N3wuyQmgaJbfG6_5rFAFoLUHcUe-6etgIDg4eJtIu0vlXtnTnhRWHa_aM/s1600/DSCN0058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULisgHYRDkFvEiooaeQwX-EhyF9sTjQ-rOgx6LYlBmoraD2voZzm6fNjnThW1Ei9Vo3MZbRi0hiNmxkYev1N3wuyQmgaJbfG6_5rFAFoLUHcUe-6etgIDg4eJtIu0vlXtnTnhRWHa_aM/s640/DSCN0058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> teal ticking, ikat, and graphic pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-QNX8qtfu-aizR8HAXStG9ftVGOq_9SLSJ7lAR5J6JDTnvxP56JeTYxfaX_F1chKexyf4b-fqvwGwqY2X1Usfg2UI7eC87ZViscbiyImAs9nK5lQYlSBSrD5ajL6wJkKad9IRjJk2Ao/s1600/DSCN0070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-QNX8qtfu-aizR8HAXStG9ftVGOq_9SLSJ7lAR5J6JDTnvxP56JeTYxfaX_F1chKexyf4b-fqvwGwqY2X1Usfg2UI7eC87ZViscbiyImAs9nK5lQYlSBSrD5ajL6wJkKad9IRjJk2Ao/s640/DSCN0070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">teal + brown geometric pattern, w/ the graphic and funky print</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o66ErtcR_W01w7FRvhxTnSqGZLiyfUYeQiMoBx1G-cNxnStFdTapLTFyvdqPSUP1QUxwZQiGr7VcskEFAzZEPZ9Rf18CLcdA_Q8k3h6n6ZtJlE1_jORIRoCWtwJtKqx1nL_V8U20ZYI/s1600/DSCN0061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o66ErtcR_W01w7FRvhxTnSqGZLiyfUYeQiMoBx1G-cNxnStFdTapLTFyvdqPSUP1QUxwZQiGr7VcskEFAzZEPZ9Rf18CLcdA_Q8k3h6n6ZtJlE1_jORIRoCWtwJtKqx1nL_V8U20ZYI/s640/DSCN0061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">red, khaki + navy typography - for the font lover {like me}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdYSm9AGAJmMyqrWZL0qlPz9c7Qq1NVGG1W2oxxT_RUAaX1BZActZAs9OBPXYInNfi9trwHUr378X2RGqUTBL2Nt1sFEe0x6gmaoufRyxZdCDx0O4LsdPmu4jbglnH5Czj6SU6kdMyx8/s1600/DSCN0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdYSm9AGAJmMyqrWZL0qlPz9c7Qq1NVGG1W2oxxT_RUAaX1BZActZAs9OBPXYInNfi9trwHUr378X2RGqUTBL2Nt1sFEe0x6gmaoufRyxZdCDx0O4LsdPmu4jbglnH5Czj6SU6kdMyx8/s640/DSCN0065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">wouldn't this be so cute for a teacher's gift for back to school?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">in case you're wondering about measurements - they're approximately 20" wide x 10" long<br />
{not including the ties of the waistband}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope to see you sunday!</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-33057216526137206692011-08-02T23:48:00.000-07:002011-08-02T23:48:57.249-07:003 years + counting...it's that time of year that i get a little personal... today is my 3rd anniversary! and it's amazing to think that three years ago i was celebrating my new marriage with my hubby and our friends + family... it's only been three years but it's nuts to look back and realize how quickly the time flies! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">here we are on 8.2.08 and us in 2011 after enjoying our anniversary dinner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYwoefVY-EfeyPthw-w8c1NTpvhiSgZRXkXRbrIa6eTDcfTfKMJPPZOdwUxCQ4oumUaVp4JhPMM1opUBKF0Iu-_Cczdwu42hH35xkJhCdpP57Ar6-DAUErLCTeeqDgjpXKnUEgr0f0Ng/s1600/3rd+anniv.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYwoefVY-EfeyPthw-w8c1NTpvhiSgZRXkXRbrIa6eTDcfTfKMJPPZOdwUxCQ4oumUaVp4JhPMM1opUBKF0Iu-_Cczdwu42hH35xkJhCdpP57Ar6-DAUErLCTeeqDgjpXKnUEgr0f0Ng/s640/3rd+anniv.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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although he and i have been together eight years {married three of those} i've learned a great deal about us together, myself, and about marriage... i really do look forward to learning more, to working to build a home together, and someday starting a family to fill that home. marriage isn't always an easy thing, but here are some great "marriage tips" that have spoken to me over the past year that i've been following the very wise <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeglenn">Mike Glenn on twitter</a>, i hope they speak to you too!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"us before me"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"fight the problem, not each other"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Make substantial deposits of love before you make a withdrawal. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bouncing checks of the heart are hard to cover."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Be proactive in helping your spouse achieve their goals. If they win, you win."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Write letters to each other. Pen and paper, envelope and stamps...that's what makes it unforgettable."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Remember when you were dating? Couldn't wait for Friday. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do what you have to do to make Fridays that way again."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Your spouse isn't clairvoyant. If you need something, ask. If you feel something, say it."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Love is spelled 'T I M E.' You spend time on who and what you love. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What does your time say about your love?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Big things are little things put together. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Want the big thing to work? Do the little things well and often."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Every man has to be someone's hero. Make sure your husband knows he is yours."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the marriage tip that really impacted me to understand that you need to "work" on your marriage every single day, was the following tip....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-47768694045350420282011-08-01T18:21:00.000-07:002011-08-01T18:21:02.706-07:00{sneak peek} more items for the IVC flea marketi know i posted last week saying that i'll have a booth at the Irvine Valley College flea market on Sunday, August 7th... well i wanted to show you a few more goodies that we will have available at the market...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">lots and lots o' throw pillows!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">{left} red + tan ikat linen pillow {right}cute tan + cream stripe w/ red stiched burlap cross</div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/89688745/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img 554'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/89688745_DYvd4M9m_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JBJFb/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">instagr.am</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/blairbritt/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Blair</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{black + tan} preppy plaid pillows</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/90942322/" target="_blank"><img 554'="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/90942322_n2dIQ8RR_c.jpg" width="554 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Source: <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JBLZR/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">instagr.am</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/blairbritt/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Blair</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{and here's my absolute favorite} vintage inspired union jack accent lumbar- it has a heavy linen backer</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with white stripe fabric, blue canvas, and cream crochetted trim... i think the next go around i'll get some made with lace, how cute would that be?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sorry about the funky looking photos, these were all taken on my ipad via instagr.am... but, if you see anything you'd like maybe for your wedding or upcoming event, or even for your house... feel free to email me {blairbrittevents@gmail.com} and i can get you set up with some cute pillows! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">also, i'll have more photos coming after this weekend's event, so stay tuned! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*blair</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-80802858052443415682011-07-28T23:25:00.000-07:002011-07-28T23:25:46.016-07:00{announcement} new venture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in lieu of my {thursday + thankful} post i'm making a rather important announcement:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blair Britt Events will be a vendor at the upcoming "Groves" flea market which is held on the campus of Irvine Valley College the second sunday of the month, and this month will be August 7th!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">as some of you may have noticed...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> recently i've taken a fancy to antique + antique-inspired pieces such as these little tables</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR17hr7BgTDOFzlEgFGWUb3mp-qXRpeVNZ7v80SxbICcRVlkV_JL5CZ0J9UirN5qT-58CDb6600yHLvjN3C79VLjYIWDys0hL_WNAUUmsFgEgWVjKqSN3Q1RB8LpUVKgtH8N5kGlwYiU/s1600/flea+goodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR17hr7BgTDOFzlEgFGWUb3mp-qXRpeVNZ7v80SxbICcRVlkV_JL5CZ0J9UirN5qT-58CDb6600yHLvjN3C79VLjYIWDys0hL_WNAUUmsFgEgWVjKqSN3Q1RB8LpUVKgtH8N5kGlwYiU/s640/flea+goodies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">it's only natural that i enjoy antiques since early on in my folk's marriage they bought, sold + refurbished antiques... i guess i've now got the itch too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and wouldn't these awesome tables be the cutest for a wedding lounge set ups?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsqvO9eTipi7cdOw6nrGzGNfKnHj6akMfFat2YHY8FhCMhMJmIEBKm-9AW_nGwzcIlju2ndwn8pjXdWOVbWABxrFy2GLKviILNvg8HoBs9WBxDecz8R8vnxfckcyTCW0evsfLajgl3lE/s1600/flea+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsqvO9eTipi7cdOw6nrGzGNfKnHj6akMfFat2YHY8FhCMhMJmIEBKm-9AW_nGwzcIlju2ndwn8pjXdWOVbWABxrFy2GLKviILNvg8HoBs9WBxDecz8R8vnxfckcyTCW0evsfLajgl3lE/s400/flea+table.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fun claw footed tables with neat beveled glass inserts in the table tops!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJOrI09ZrGlVrESOoPb9q8Ehh-UWTBDMI7zqxJFubtSfoG6erHaNNKUJUfSZq_mNUCAnuOVUJGEIbsrcfhehrXGv9xoOMmxq3geGtPN-fQUIGBL9Y_2HNWwLyBZ7_fpPRW_FRD1kzuzg/s1600/trio+tables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJOrI09ZrGlVrESOoPb9q8Ehh-UWTBDMI7zqxJFubtSfoG6erHaNNKUJUfSZq_mNUCAnuOVUJGEIbsrcfhehrXGv9xoOMmxq3geGtPN-fQUIGBL9Y_2HNWwLyBZ7_fpPRW_FRD1kzuzg/s640/trio+tables.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm starting to pick up more furniture pieces in hopes of refinishing them to rent or sell to interested clients... or how cool would it be to buy a piece you can use for your wedding, and then later use in your newlywed nest!? that's where these pieces tie into my wedding business =) i totally can't wait to reveal the before and after's of all the pieces we've collected</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">we will also have some one of a kind letter-pressed posters from Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tn. </div><div style="text-align: center;">here are just a few sneak peeks:</div><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/AVvXsEgCv76Q3UojmR9QcGwM-xkgh7zMMi0sGw-HE5If22WelWi9iQ-03GRh4xGWkzF5LybGlxSAlD03gqnpg4a11OI4FRgoiGV-c4tc2TnsGHKncz5OT_5LwedMUTFmAdNiaVsR5M-xZnTLWts/s1600/rust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCv76Q3UojmR9QcGwM-xkgh7zMMi0sGw-HE5If22WelWi9iQ-03GRh4xGWkzF5LybGlxSAlD03gqnpg4a11OI4FRgoiGV-c4tc2TnsGHKncz5OT_5LwedMUTFmAdNiaVsR5M-xZnTLWts/s320/rust.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFto1X0gjDlsMBQMeBuE-s4SkgwnBdVi89a0BzQvMcxSFPBa3q7cs2FijY48suU2IFixwko25C1b3QAFzp1Nu9loZWr_ewIYkkD7LwP9413x0Vp9IkYj0vptKIuVQhp9GAkEO-238A9Ic/s1600/steve+martin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFto1X0gjDlsMBQMeBuE-s4SkgwnBdVi89a0BzQvMcxSFPBa3q7cs2FijY48suU2IFixwko25C1b3QAFzp1Nu9loZWr_ewIYkkD7LwP9413x0Vp9IkYj0vptKIuVQhp9GAkEO-238A9Ic/s320/steve+martin.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">we'll have some other fun antiques, decorative items, and some great cash and carry items made from these cute fabrics we picked up awhile back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYTH3nXKhiuzgus81f389ucM3skNBahOH7XzRogZJBXbk-hKPIapM3DgbwMqmvpSMtQJ6eSZulU2dWygvGF_K83mzLV17gfvic6R0B_qS7P8C6AQ8lbDSq5DcQ9ICu-hAJGDD3sJVSwI/s1600/flea+fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYTH3nXKhiuzgus81f389ucM3skNBahOH7XzRogZJBXbk-hKPIapM3DgbwMqmvpSMtQJ6eSZulU2dWygvGF_K83mzLV17gfvic6R0B_qS7P8C6AQ8lbDSq5DcQ9ICu-hAJGDD3sJVSwI/s640/flea+fabrics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i hope you come out and say hi, we would love to meet you! here's the info for the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/antique-flea-market-irvine-valley-college-irvine">flea market</a>, oh and it runs from 7am-2pm... just a little warning, i may look like a zombie because of the early morning =)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">hope to see you soon, </div><div style="text-align: left;">*blair</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-36449825124869119372011-07-21T23:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T23:35:30.298-07:00{thursday + thankful} support and encouragement<div style="text-align: center;">hey there everyone, sorry i didn't write last week, not to worry i was flaking on last week's post</div><div style="text-align: center;">only because i was en route to this gorgeous place...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphE3CR2vFs4mYTfFN7ZlQZTeb-iwtV2_Fx7ExLJuTEOsNt8oJi6AXV7x8lZWeZjH9-RXcLLrlwjV1qrXmIqVbyo33nILE2gQ3RmaNUXR666BlR72TkS0Tx0qGzRI0zh01iv-_5KpbRvM/s1600/IMG_4549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphE3CR2vFs4mYTfFN7ZlQZTeb-iwtV2_Fx7ExLJuTEOsNt8oJi6AXV7x8lZWeZjH9-RXcLLrlwjV1qrXmIqVbyo33nILE2gQ3RmaNUXR666BlR72TkS0Tx0qGzRI0zh01iv-_5KpbRvM/s640/IMG_4549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">... unreal right?? so on thursday i took a break from "my blogging schedule," since it's such hectic schedule {oops just a little sarcasm there}, to get to the above location... i'm pretty sure you would scrap blogging for that view too right? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.... ok, so the reason i'm writing these {thursday +thankful} entries is an attempt to be real with my readers and to share a little bit about who i am for those of you who haven't had the "pleasure" of meeting me in person {uh oh, there goes that sarcasm again} =)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">but seriously though i truly love when i am given a chance to "get to know" the bloggers that i enjoy following, and when they share about themselves it gives me a glimpse into who they are as people and makes me feel like i'm reading an update from a friend... so my hope in sharing these things is that those people that google analytics swears visit my blog every week can get to know who blair britt is just a little bit better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">this week thursday july 21st i'm thankful for:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv90AZ-RY3SaG_MNkG05VifVUTxkT3zOTm0ONsRVotnloX2CQMrIgG69bLt6lSkvj0WIF4Lwm2LqSv3qRoDQJSnqiWXfWhzxmag-uSMW7i6xxO4Iq-_j1eqkuZRnaqRKl8NarXXXzn_8E/s1600/support.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv90AZ-RY3SaG_MNkG05VifVUTxkT3zOTm0ONsRVotnloX2CQMrIgG69bLt6lSkvj0WIF4Lwm2LqSv3qRoDQJSnqiWXfWhzxmag-uSMW7i6xxO4Iq-_j1eqkuZRnaqRKl8NarXXXzn_8E/s400/support.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">of course returning home from vacation i needed to get my bearings again life, family and of course business-wise... which if you're a small biz owner you know how hard it is to take any time away because you always seem to pay for it after you come back... anyhow, i figured since i had such a wonderful trip i'm paying for it now.... after an emotional week, a series of frustrating events in the past few days i reached my boiling point today! go figure i would "break down" on the day that i post my happy thursday + thankful post.... after getting out of the house for a few hours and getting away from the things that were threatening to rob me of my emotional stability {well not totally}, i realized as i have many times before.... i am SOOO incredibly thankful for the support and encouragement i get all the time from my amazing friends and family. God really, truly has blessed me with a pretty rad support group {that sounds odd, huh?} scratch the group, make that support system! when i had reached my limit today i called my mom and she helped talk me off the emotional ledge, consoled me and helped try to encourage me through what i was seeing as a MAJOR disaster, but was really just a minor blip in the big picture.... she's done this repeatedly throughout my life and has been my perma-cheerleader, and has believed and encouraged me in everything i've ever pursued... and i know that's not just the case with my mom, but it goes for my whole family. we may have one big crazy family, but we all love, care and support each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">after i got out of the house i talked to a friend, one that i know i can always confide in and i told her about the past few days i've been having and she was so positive and complimentary of some recent projects i've worked on and offered to pray that the rest of my day would go uphill... it's one thing to have the support from your family, but they're family you would hope they'd always be there... but friends get busy, you don't talk as much as you'd like, but it's so humbling to know that i have friends that i can be 100% myself with, loose it for a few minutes and they'll still love me even if i am having a "moment." again its such a huge blessing to know that i have strong friendships to the point that they'll help get me back on my feet after falling down and going boom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i figure i could be headed off to bed right now saying how brutal today was, but ending on this note helps try to even out the tone of today from one that caused me to be super bent-outta-shape to one of thanks and gratitude.... not for the negative in today, but the positives that seem to be forgotten on the "good days."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">i seem to do a lot of my pinning right before bed, which i'm very seriously considering changing that habit seeing how i have a very creative brain and here's what happens when i sift through hundreds of images that get my creativity going right before bed.... story of my life!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 0px;"></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">since i'm getting ready to head off to Jackson Hole tomorrow, i of course would rather do anything but pack {i.e. blog, pin, go to the pool} so i thought i share some of my favorite pins from my pinterest account... lucky you =)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">today, july 7th, i'm very thankful for:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSPnTMyMLz12PqF7pa8Nt1Z4q7KzBk7wQr6TsHu1d99eQInlpaY-AiHXN97zOtWfCYTTw9N4dZh_WRBcb9evI-TRjLqKeoa3n6Qe8JIGFAcjqrAZu3yTfOz9v0StQnBcQV_0hQdmz_vo/s1600/vacay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSPnTMyMLz12PqF7pa8Nt1Z4q7KzBk7wQr6TsHu1d99eQInlpaY-AiHXN97zOtWfCYTTw9N4dZh_WRBcb9evI-TRjLqKeoa3n6Qe8JIGFAcjqrAZu3yTfOz9v0StQnBcQV_0hQdmz_vo/s640/vacay.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>while these two words may see a little frivilous, but to a self employed individual the are not, they are actually two things that are very hard to come by... any other self employed folks who agree that when you decide to create a business to call your own that you find yourself caring and working so much harder than you ever did for a J.O.B.? i believe because we are so focused on building something of our own that we pour 110% of ourselves into our little businesses... and that's not even counting the other areas of life for us multitasking ladies... you might be married {so there's a hubster and a relationship that needs your daily attention}, you might be a mom {with little ones who need attention in addition to your hubs}, and then there's your household {which i think we all know is no easy task to keep up from one day to the next}.... the list could go on to list a day job, pets, carpool, etc, etc, etc...<br />
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and.... for me vacation and relaxation is one week away! hooray!!! this time next week i will be en route to my husband's family's place in Jackson Hole, Wy... if you've never been, you must! it is amazing there and so different from the hustle and bustle of southing california, and that my friends is a wonderful thought right about now. Jackson is such a special place, since my hubby grew up visiting there every summer of his childhood, and then when we began dating i too fell in love with it. then in summer of 2007 my family and his were there when he asked me to marry him in that special place... and sadly i've only made it back once since 2007, since summers have been getting busier with weddings and events, so i'm beyond excited to get there and do a little relaxing. <br />
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</span></div>yeah, i know... it's a rough view =) i'm so thankful to be visiting again this year, i can't wait!Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-26201425964107645002011-07-01T00:39:00.000-07:002011-07-01T00:43:00.024-07:00new blog topic {thursday + thankful} healing + remission<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">so in an attempt to create better blogging habits for myself {since i post so randomly + not so consistently} i thought i'd post about what i'm thankful for... i think it's way too easy to look around and make note of the things that aren't going right in life, and it really takes a BIG effort to notice the things in our lives that we're thankful for! i know some people do WIWW {translation: what i wore wednesday, check out my SIL's posts, i admire her for posting about it, but that's a whole other blog post} and so on, so i thought i'd start {what i think to be} my own little creation, "thursday and thankful"... it has a fun ring to it!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">so like i mentioned, sometimes life and circumstances can really get you down... but after doing a little reflecting {and listening to some advice from mom} i agreed i've gotta focus on what i have, rather than have not, and i encourage you to do the same as well... your outlook will be so much healthier for doing so!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i know i haven't really mentioned much about this on here, but this past year has been quite interesting because of this, it's put a lot n perspective for me, and it's made me even more thankful for the parents i've been blessed with and the relationships i've made. and i'm even more thankful that fall of 2010 we got the news that a healing had taken place in my mom's body and that her stage 4 lymphoma was already in remission... we don't know why God allows us to go through certain trials, but we do know that when we get to the other side of them we can be thankful that He carried us through it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-43061190684418520392011-06-26T09:29:00.000-07:002011-06-26T10:55:31.441-07:00{happy anniversary} josh + marci 6.26.10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">seriously... it's already been a year since you guys became man + wife??!?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where's the time gone? and how has it taken me this long to blog their wedding...? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">better late than never right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:: Josh + Marci :: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like a said above, how has a year already zoomed past us since the day you two said your vows? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuZJM4DJuKI43tfglPx3Be-Px9pXjZ_lOH_-lDey2uxEfhZbzEd2O04Qk000uNkMDB4OpBFYpOhT80p0M-Ntto0vKYcVSiMWFjhwAdMxTQmOT7fid6G8f-kbYaLyK7YzwtWTrTzRgozI/s1600/j%252Bm+vows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuZJM4DJuKI43tfglPx3Be-Px9pXjZ_lOH_-lDey2uxEfhZbzEd2O04Qk000uNkMDB4OpBFYpOhT80p0M-Ntto0vKYcVSiMWFjhwAdMxTQmOT7fid6G8f-kbYaLyK7YzwtWTrTzRgozI/s640/j%252Bm+vows.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i sure don't know, but what i do know is that my life has been greatly blessed having the two of you in it! not only did i have the honor of helping plan your most special day {to this date at least}, but i am even more honored to have gained a friendship with you both. Josh, i know how valuable your friendship has been to my hubby through the stressful law school years and now carving out legal careers for yourselves. and Marci, you have been a bright ray of sunshine in my life ever since we began planning your big day, i thank God that our friendship continued on past our planning together, you make me laugh and i love that we can spend hours on end chatting about life, marriage, future plans and our terrible addiction to wedding blogs! ok, ok, enough with the sappy stuff, but honestly thank you both for the opportunity to not only take part in the planning, and to be able to witness the start of your marriage, but to also have the great pleasure of watching your marriage grow this past year... love you guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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i'll leave you with my favorite two images of j+m on their wedding day....<br />
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*photographer: <a href="http://hughforte.com/">Hugh Forte</a> {and some images were from a personal friend who shot for me that day}<br />
*catering/cake/desserts: the fabulous <a href="http://jayscatering.com/">Jay's Catering</a><br />
*floral designs: Jayne at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bits-of-Whimsy-Floral-Design/28124043852">Bits of Whimsy</a><br />
*dj: <a href="http://www.goodtimesentertainment.com/GOOD_TIMES_Entertainment/Welcome.html">Goodtimes Entertainment</a> {my favorite, Tony}<br />
*videographer + love story: Tom from <a href="http://aquavivus.com/blog/2010/6/27/josh-marci-love-story-same-day-premiere.html">AquaVivus</a><br />
*all paper goods + jewelry + bridal hairpiece: <a href="http://joiedeviedesign.com/">Joie de Vie Design</a><br />
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{features} thanks to the following bloggers for featuring this wonderful couple's event!<br />
*Amy Atlas - Sweet Designs - p. <a href="http://blog.amyatlas.com/2010/07/sneak-peek-anthropologie-inspired-guest-feature/">1</a>, <a href="http://blog.amyatlas.com/2010/07/anthropologie-inspired-guest-dessert-table/">2,</a> <a href="http://blog.amyatlas.com/2010/07/diy-vintage-ribbon-backdrop/">3</a><br />
*Mary Lalande - <a href="http://www.jayscatering.com/blog/2010/08/06/meet-wedding-planner-blair-britt/">Jay's Catering</a><br />
*<a href="http://www.weddingchicks.com/2010/08/04/a-beyond-stylish-orange-county-wedding/">The Wedding Chicks</a>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-849107831466592972011-06-21T00:04:00.000-07:002011-06-21T00:04:48.918-07:00{come check us out} the confetti lab @ the party pantryhey folks, i just wanted to give you heads up that if you're in the LA/OC area this thursday, june 23rd you should head over to the Wedding {party} Pantry in Tustin. Lauren of <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ps8Fh/afabulousfete.blogspot.com/2011/06/announcing-confetti-lab.html?spref=tw">a fabulous fete</a> and Brittany of <a href="http://www.SprucePR.com/">Spruce PR</a> are hosting an event all about throwing parties... Confetti Lab!<br />
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they've asked some "party people" {sorry couldn't help myself} to come lend some creativity and help supply you and inspire your next event! here's the info<br />
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i'll be setting up shop with some of my current favorite party supplies for sale to help accessorize your upcoming summer parties, showers, etc! and speaking of, need to get back to prepping for it....<br />
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see you thursday =)<br />
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*blairBlair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-45659509864581613242011-06-13T00:48:00.000-07:002011-06-13T00:48:46.351-07:00{behind the scenes} ruffles!!!hey there folks, i've been behind my new addition to the craft room... my new husqvarna sewing machine and i've been obsessed with crepe paper ruffles! i used them for my event yesterday and they'll be incorporated in a photo shoot this week too, here's a peek at some of each...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">{blues + yellows}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_hyYjh-QOOx-ihltlUkK8cnfQv0_00eO97TX71azfbdqlf9JpRE8YxVZa4h6N0D9a70pBpiqMHSjOIPec45Luwni0ErMWcWSWQMX4qts4dku3CQtK0gW6jzog6IGNaFBp40JdtKRwV4/s1600/IMG_2886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_hyYjh-QOOx-ihltlUkK8cnfQv0_00eO97TX71azfbdqlf9JpRE8YxVZa4h6N0D9a70pBpiqMHSjOIPec45Luwni0ErMWcWSWQMX4qts4dku3CQtK0gW6jzog6IGNaFBp40JdtKRwV4/s640/IMG_2886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">{blush, aqua + white}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiqjMmugD2sUEWvRv7hw4TpchEg_AqqTJ-PODUlAZTQqeOcsI0_z1n3DalsmDiDLyMhdI7_CMc9L4zVmkBC0AQWbTqEX1SKw_wy6qAou_6vV-B0BMPlC6mHd3AmdCIlkUIXs-KOCjuj8/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiqjMmugD2sUEWvRv7hw4TpchEg_AqqTJ-PODUlAZTQqeOcsI0_z1n3DalsmDiDLyMhdI7_CMc9L4zVmkBC0AQWbTqEX1SKw_wy6qAou_6vV-B0BMPlC6mHd3AmdCIlkUIXs-KOCjuj8/s640/IMG_3039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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i also have my girl friend's "big kid" camera and did a little playing around with it today using kitty as my test subject.... now for the gratuitous misty photos<br />
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thanks for humoring the cat-lady photos =)Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-22219975838103645012011-05-22T23:43:00.000-07:002011-05-22T23:46:30.624-07:00{101 goals in 1001 days} goal no. 28 - Nashville, Tn - part 1well, as promised i said i'd be back after yesterday's wedding, and here i am... i wanted to catch you up on my trip to Nashville, Tennessee... which is also my goal #28 in my <a href="http://blairbrittevents.blogspot.com/2011/01/personal-101-goals-in-1001-days-here-we.html">101 goals in 1001 days</a>.<br />
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last month my mom and i took a girls trip to Nashville, a place i've dreamt of visiting for a very long time, i'm a HUGE fan of country music, and so a trip to music city sounded like such a great idea! so here are some of the highlights from our trip...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">below left is the Hard Rock gift shop {had been totally flooded out} below right is also a street where all those bars, restaurants and shops had been flooded out too, so sad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHdpYkh0sjYmzxPHJ0Lipg51LKeq7o240Qjwir6QKSqfy46CMngC7gGY5Nj8lxlQIoaxJry755sogrnbIDnPBbgwMhd43DnMU1-IYxHdbXsCcUcs2jF4ERGJZv_7EMgGTv7QvLc3nHpE/s1600/IMG_0507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHdpYkh0sjYmzxPHJ0Lipg51LKeq7o240Qjwir6QKSqfy46CMngC7gGY5Nj8lxlQIoaxJry755sogrnbIDnPBbgwMhd43DnMU1-IYxHdbXsCcUcs2jF4ERGJZv_7EMgGTv7QvLc3nHpE/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p82G8gKWh2n9__QZNpfBeaMxgDE5WSymTy1hrtYbZwqgTKVFho4j5MaPZzF3UzXVTc2TJSFCP0QqKBOsSbK0cTCgX5fv3EevxdqGar4uPPIa24I3Yj3Oi6jkEokYWsV0qop0P3p9WR8/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p82G8gKWh2n9__QZNpfBeaMxgDE5WSymTy1hrtYbZwqgTKVFho4j5MaPZzF3UzXVTc2TJSFCP0QqKBOsSbK0cTCgX5fv3EevxdqGar4uPPIa24I3Yj3Oi6jkEokYWsV0qop0P3p9WR8/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">here are some of the plates set with the type for each job... you can see who these jobs are for </div><div style="text-align: center;">{not just country music stars, they had just finish lady gaga posters for her upcoming show in nashville}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTfVHpm3kkhX9xMfdx_tpTiTAsFQDsKeaB3YQ46qte4WligDcINycyZ3ay4HQRTGoznb0HNQL-qfpEG07d_rv6w_UJ555MBCoSdVZVVNXWldgaG1U4qqtqjnTqFqJL47mrXcWCx9J_jw/s1600/IMG_4157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTfVHpm3kkhX9xMfdx_tpTiTAsFQDsKeaB3YQ46qte4WligDcINycyZ3ay4HQRTGoznb0HNQL-qfpEG07d_rv6w_UJ555MBCoSdVZVVNXWldgaG1U4qqtqjnTqFqJL47mrXcWCx9J_jw/s640/IMG_4157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">one of their old, old presses which they run the old school huge hand carved wood plates from </div><div style="text-align: center;">vaudville days, this place really is a studio and museum! and true to form, artist work here obviously given away by all the piles everywhere {that's just how us creative people work}!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71t6JB3GQyVc2s-QjCoRLM1cc4ciSkrl9UCtJxDcDEGGGd7IN0G35gtS_blufkx0elPWUvoPdi1Koep1UgmkI6Udoobzn1eK-DuAgGWJaoP2KqGviqov_f72C0gYTDKZeiGDNTUz_u2g/s1600/IMG_4159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71t6JB3GQyVc2s-QjCoRLM1cc4ciSkrl9UCtJxDcDEGGGd7IN0G35gtS_blufkx0elPWUvoPdi1Koep1UgmkI6Udoobzn1eK-DuAgGWJaoP2KqGviqov_f72C0gYTDKZeiGDNTUz_u2g/s640/IMG_4159.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">one of the employees inking the plate prior to running it... what i would give to be able to have had an internship with Hatch!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWzBqX_CTBhXJYifqzIPpsDS1uRiZtiXgcjbJCiKBemG7Sw0Y4iuxG4nXC57VtVu0DsOayvfIrYJF0mAGS86LB33czpQ0o-fZX7nIDXcZVDi4jYtj5jJSqq_MhzNY9goMSAhn_R6EMvI/s1600/IMG_4162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWzBqX_CTBhXJYifqzIPpsDS1uRiZtiXgcjbJCiKBemG7Sw0Y4iuxG4nXC57VtVu0DsOayvfIrYJF0mAGS86LB33czpQ0o-fZX7nIDXcZVDi4jYtj5jJSqq_MhzNY9goMSAhn_R6EMvI/s640/IMG_4162.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><br />
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</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568628466061705914.post-64441185443854244692011-05-14T01:44:00.000-07:002011-05-14T01:44:32.543-07:00i'm still here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm stopping by real quick to show you what i'm working on at the moment...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's the inspiration behind the wedding i've been working to design </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the bride Tracy + her groom Lee... congrats you guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkZUvrchK-XKR2ZSuTVib3W40owvV8t_ltwUgLjW76m8qS75A4ICg8YbJmaU9oBdAK9LoRRunVPbiOuw_UuiMrjiN9klEmy3m8w-pjeruFkxw3O4PFf9j7rB5xSQLKJQfHwhUNtcB5_E/s1600/t%252Bl+inspiration+board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkZUvrchK-XKR2ZSuTVib3W40owvV8t_ltwUgLjW76m8qS75A4ICg8YbJmaU9oBdAK9LoRRunVPbiOuw_UuiMrjiN9klEmy3m8w-pjeruFkxw3O4PFf9j7rB5xSQLKJQfHwhUNtcB5_E/s640/t%252Bl+inspiration+board.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i just adore all the color and the fun details we'll be showcasing, i'll be back after next weekend to start catching you {my fabulous readers} up on recent events, since so much has been going on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as some of you may know, i was wanting so very badly to get my hands on an ipad 2... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....well yesterday was my day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after quite a few days of calling the apple store when they opened to check to see if they had stock and hearing "No" everytime... and after calling Walmart, Best Buy, AND Target almost daily checking to see if i could avoid a really early morning waiting in line at the apple store... i set my alarm for 5:45, yes that's AM for those of you who know i don't enjoy mornings =) it felt like Christmas morning so i shot outta bed, got ready, grabbed my laptop and a jewelry order to work on and headed to the South Coast apple store to wait it out with lots of other folks. i said a prayer as i walked in the mall around 6am that went something like this: "Lord, i know this is a really silly prayer, but it would make me so happy to only have to do this once, and please let it be your will that i get the one i want." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">... real mature prayer Blair...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the apple crew rolled in around 7am for their daily Fed Ex shipment inventory, then came out and proceeded to go down the line with these cards that corresponded to each unit they had in the store that morning... i was about 30 people back so i figured i was sitting pretty....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLzvOvDsast09ldi_wt-2K9UwObvVeLzctVG-gbYGFfy5RGH5SDEClWXRBzzE4qRanbrkKs9x2rSNKsUMR70ZtKbiOSdtUtNyCas9YHYjjM-Lr4L6WAw-2iqIj4hVp1qIcOlfoXnF5Y8/s1600/ipad+card1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLzvOvDsast09ldi_wt-2K9UwObvVeLzctVG-gbYGFfy5RGH5SDEClWXRBzzE4qRanbrkKs9x2rSNKsUMR70ZtKbiOSdtUtNyCas9YHYjjM-Lr4L6WAw-2iqIj4hVp1qIcOlfoXnF5Y8/s640/ipad+card1.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not so... they ran out of these cards at the couple in line right in front of me... i was about ready to flip my lid when a man got out of line handed the above card back in and the apple dude gave it to me... it wasn't the unit i wanted, but i was back in the game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at this point everyone behind me in line had gone home and didn't know they could've lingered and potentially snagged a forfeited card! so then about 10 more minutes go by and another guy pieced out of line and gave his card back, the apple dude looked at me and said, "it's your lucky day" it was the exact model i had wanted and in white too! WAAHHOOO</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's my little card, or answer to prayer as i'd like to think of it! i know it was a silly request, but i do have to say God is good, and He did answer mine and my hubby's prayers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfrRqOm0v20VSRtsyMIKf9sM8Rckh7H0RY566osDnCXXFDahyQPzmJEaYOOqI2EVj8ObYf0D0rTxEpgjLrkw2LxK5J4uUrXLq2VwikPEFnTsJn5btB1LR0FOOLnBOYc7t9DALOLHYKcg/s1600/ipad+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfrRqOm0v20VSRtsyMIKf9sM8Rckh7H0RY566osDnCXXFDahyQPzmJEaYOOqI2EVj8ObYf0D0rTxEpgjLrkw2LxK5J4uUrXLq2VwikPEFnTsJn5btB1LR0FOOLnBOYc7t9DALOLHYKcg/s640/ipad+card.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">after this happened, i called J at home and told him what had happened and that he had a happy wife, and he then told me he had prayed the night before that it'd work out for me... </div><div style="text-align: center;">such a silly thing, but so neat to know God's there and dialed in, and understands how powerful of a business tool this little ipad will be!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Goal no. 47 - check!</div>Blair Britt Events - JDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12945305922232146314noreply@blogger.com1