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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Honey Baked Ham</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Homemade Macaroni and Cheese</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amber's Southern Turnip Greens with Cornmeal Dumplin's</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kelley Family Butter Muffins</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 stick butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; divided</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup sour cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 can cheddar cheese soup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp dry mustard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 cup milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 350. Boil and drain macaroni. Mix butter and shredded cheese in pot until melted and mixed well. Set aside 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. In the pot with the melted butter and cheese, add the rest of the ingredients, including the cooked elbow macaroni. Mix well. Add macaroni and cheese to greased 13 x 9 pan. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes add the remaining cup of shredded cheese and bake uncovered for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 bunch of Turnip Greens</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 stick of butter for greens (you will need more for frying)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3 beef bouillon cubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 pound of bacon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 onion sliced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 garlic clove ( I used 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2-3 cans of chicken stock (see cook's notes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 tsp sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3-4 dashes Worcestershire sauce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lots of dashes of hot sauce (depending on how hot you like it)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">salt & pepper to taste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp of garlic powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/4 teaspoon ground ginger</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wash greens REALLY good. I find it best to go ahead and strip the greens free of the stalk, slice and chop them, <em>then </em>wash them WELL. It's a bit easier to get all the sand off. You will probably want to wash them 2-3 times just to make sure. Again, it's easier when they are cut first. Set greens aside in large stock pot. Go ahead and slice your onion. Now, take your bacon and cook it, then crumble or dice and set aside. In the <em>same </em>pan, using the bacon grease, saute the onions and minced garlic until it's caramelized. Once it is cooked, pour the entire pan into the pot of greens. Yes, all of it. Don't strain out the bacon grease. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To the pan, add the bacon and 2 cups of chicken stock. Now add the remaining spices and beef bouillon cubes ( I crunch them up before adding them to the pot). Bring pot of greens to a rolling boil. Once it's boiling, I usually turn to a medium- low and cover. Cook this for about an hour to an hour and half. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">*<span style="color: red;">2 cans of chicken stock is usually plenty for covering the greens to be able to cook. Chicken stock doesn't evaporate like water does, it takes a lot longer to evaporate. So if you need more chicken stock, only add a little at a time. Otherwise, you will be scooping out stock because you will have too much. You aren't making soup here, people. You don't want your greens to be dry, but they don't necessarily need a life jacket either. Ummmkay?</span> After about an hour, the greens should be cooked down. It's okay if you have a bit more stock in the pot than you would like. You will need 2/3 cup of the liquid from the greens to make the dumplin's (see recipe below). <em>If </em>you don't have enough liquid in your pot to accommodate 2/3 cup of liquid for the dumplin's, then just use straight chicken stock. Once you have cooked your dumplin's and added them to the pot, give it one quick stir and you are finished! *this is usually when I taste-test to see if it needs more hot sauce.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cornmeal Dumplin's:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 cup all-purpose cornmeal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 egg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2/3 cup liquid from the greens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take your liquid and boil in a small pot. Mix all ingredients together. Take about 1 tsp of the dough and roll into a ball into the palm of your hands. Drop each ball into your pan. Boil for 7-10 minutes. Then pour the entire pot into your greens. You may have to shake the pot to keep the balls covered with the liquid. It's okay if they are not perfectly round and pretty. They still taste good!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2 sticks of <em>real</em> butter, softened- you will need more to grease muffin pan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 cup sour cream</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so for the ham, I'm not going to lie...I totally bought a precooked ham! You know what? It was just as good. Cook the whole ham on 275 for about 3 hours. With a precooked ham, you really want to cover it well. Otherwise, it will dry out on you.</span><br />
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<a href="http://evocative-vintage.blogspot.com/2013/04/collage-on-canvas.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evocative Vintage</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> shared this fun, creative bird photo collage. I'm totally in love with the fact that it has depth and texture. It's really funky. Another idea that would be neat is if you had an old black and white picture of a guitar (put it on canvas) and added old, funky jewelry to the photo for texture. Really, anything. Just glue on some random *junk* and BAM- you've got art! </span><br />
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<a href="http://distresseddonnadownhome.blogspot.com/2013/04/crawling-low-country-for-treasures.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Distressed Donna Down Home</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> shared this adorable, fun taxi chair. How different is this?? The possibilities are endless for decorating and accenting with this chair. This would also be great for a little boy's room. If you're creative enough, you could even do a firetruck "chair" and kind of roll with a New York theme for a kids room. Fun, Fun, Fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, what did you do this past week? Link up and share!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last, but not least, </span><a href="http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2013/04/the-layered-look/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Redoux Interiors</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> shared this fun dresser that has been aged by layering paint. Seriously *in love* with this beautiful revamp! The colors selected really accentuate the details and curves and really give it a divine patina...and you HAVE to check out the wheels she added to the bottom. Yes, please!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, guess what? Chicken squat! ( I'm sorry, I had to throw that in there, my Momma always says that to me and it makes me smile). No really, I have started painting my island AND I have officially started my Etsy store. Yes, that's right, it's up and running. I really put a lot of time and effort into each piece I sell. I really hope that you love and appreciate them the way I do. </span><br />
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<em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/129146340/moonshine-magnolia-liquor-cabinet?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moonshine Magnolia Antique Liquor Cabinet </span></a></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She had me at <em>butter. </em></span></span><a href="http://www.turnips2tangerines.com/2013/04/buttermilk-peach-scones-with-white.html" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Turnips 2 Tangerines</span></em></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em> </em>created this delightfully yummy, stick to your boo-tay dish- <em>Buttermilk Peach Scones with White Chocolate Chip Glaze</em>. Honeychild, after this, you better go to church and <em>repent </em>because this dish is sinfully good.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Before we get into Moonshine Monday, I wanted to update you on my dining room. I'm almost finished. I have a few chairs that still need to be waxed/distressed and then I will need to select the fabric. For now, I just threw the cushions back on the chairs. I'm thinking of a neutral fabric. Nothing too fancy or trendy- just something classic looking. I should be completely finished here in the next 2 weeks so I can start working on my island. I plan to repaint it Annie Sloan's Chateau Grey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Let me tell you- they are FABULOUS. I keep having to remind myself that I can't keep them. I have a problem with wanting to keep everything that I make! A couple of the items that I will be adding very soon to my shop are an antique liquor cabinet and an antique depression-era china cabinet. That's <em>just </em>a couple! Man, I'm busy. Busy in a good way though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Donna @ <a href="http://distresseddonnadownhome.blogspot.com/2013/03/framed-cloth-hares.html" target="_blank">Distressed Donna Down Home</a> shared this super cute framed cloth hares for Easter. I'm totally admiring this and thinking about all the endless possibilities...hmmm, maybe a vintage witch picture for Halloween?</span></div>
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The Honeysuckle Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239678458602785480noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477938979190220814.post-49025803660130859482013-03-06T18:00:00.001-08:002013-03-06T18:05:25.240-08:00{DIY} Spring Topiary<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey guys! I recently shared with you my <a href="http://thehoneysucklebusstop.blogspot.com/2013/02/fireplace-reveal.html" target="_blank">fireplace reveal</a> and the <a href="http://thehoneysucklebusstop.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-easter-egg-topiaries.html" target="_blank">{diy} easter egg topiary</a>. I know, I know...Y'all are probably so tired of looking at my fireplace! BUT, I <em>did</em> promise to break everything down for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">OK, so start with a styrofoam cone. I bought mine from Wal-Mart already covered with moss. How great is that?? However, if you choose to buy it without the moss already on it, just hot glue some moss on yourself. Simple as that. Next, get your flower pot. I bought mine from the dollar tree and painted it just like I did with the <a href="http://thehoneysucklebusstop.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-easter-egg-topiaries.html" target="_blank">Easter egg topiary</a>. Then, I took my styrofoam circles and doubled them up in my pot to create some height. I also got them from the dollar tree...I'm cheap, remember? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Ok, so then you want to make a thin layer of moss over the styrofoam circles. Not a whole lot...just enough to cover the styrofoam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Then, take some toothepicks and insert into the bottom of your cone. This will secure your cone in place with the styrofoam circles. You can't have it falling over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">NOTE:</span><span style="color: black;"> I completed the spanish moss wreath a long time ago. All I did was buy a styrofoam wreath from Hobby Lobby ( the same wreath can be found at the Dollar Store and Wal-Mart) and hot glue spanish moss on. Then, I finished it off with burlap ribbon. The frame was purchased at the Goodwill for $4.00 and spray painted black. </span></span></span><br />
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The Honeysuckle Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239678458602785480noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477938979190220814.post-81866186405701406852013-02-26T17:05:00.000-08:002013-02-27T16:55:40.084-08:00{DIY} Easter Egg Topiary<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello, Hello! Okay so y'all know I've been going crazy with the Easter decorations lately. I just shared with you my Easter themed mantle (</span><a href="http://thehoneysucklebusstop.blogspot.com/2013/02/fireplace-reveal.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the BIG fireplace reveal)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and included that I would break down the topiaries into how-to tutorials.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First up is the Easter Egg Topiary. I really didn't have anything to go off of. I was just trying to use stuff that either I had on hand, or wouldn't cost an arm and a leg to purchase. Now, I'm all about convenience. I know that a lot of you have easy access to Hobby Lobby, Micheal's, etc. I <em>don't.</em> My nearest Hobby Lobby is about 25 minutes away or so (not that far) BUT I am a stay at home Mom. I always have kids with me....I learned my lesson the hard way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hobby Lobby is NOT a place for curious little boys. I never realized how many breakable items they had until I brought my kids. WOW. I think the whole time I was in there, I was a frantic mess. I think Wyatt ran loose through the store and I found him in the floral section. <em>Anyways,</em> y'all get the idea. So, while at Wal-Mart (my mini vacation site...sometimes I sit in the patio chairs in the outdoor section and pretend I'm on a private beach in Hawaii), I visited the craft section. Y'all, let me tell ya, Wal-Mart's gettin' it together with their craft section. I found these cute little pre-made topiaries. I knew immediately that I could do something with them!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I got the pots from the dollar store. Don't forget to take the stickers off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And start hot gluing Easter eggs on it. I chose to go in a diagonal with my eggs, but you can place them however you want. Also, I bought plastic Easter eggs. You can totally buy the more expensive ones, but I was being cheap. After you hot glue all the eggs on, fill in the spaces with Spanish moss (I bought mine at the dollar store). Sorry I don't have a picture of this. It's not hard, just grab a bunch of moss, then hot glue it on. Easy as that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so I've never really been one to decorate for Easter but with my little Jesus lovin' babies getting older, NOW is the time to start. I'm questioning why I never decorated for this special holiday before?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyways, I've seen a gazillion Easter trees before but none quite like this. My goal was to use as much stuff that I already had on hand. I had the white branches (got them for $1 after Christmas), the bucket, and well...read on to see what else I had on hand after my project went south. I purchased the flowers and moss at the dollar store. The burlap ribbon was purchased at Wal-Mart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I gathered all my items (burlap and moss not pictured...sorry!). Next, I went to put everything in my bucket....the problem was that I forgot to buy some styrofoam to stick my branches in. Crap! I hate when this happens. This is where we start to go south and I have to resort to my "redneck" ways to complete the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SOOO.....I grabbed a big'ole cup and stuck it in the middle of the bucket, then used everything I had on hand to hold the cup in place. I started by cramming deco mesh in the very bottom of the bucket, then topped it with tissue paper..I did a lot of cramming to get everything nice and snug. Then I got a twist tie and wrapped it around the branches for extra support. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last, I topped it with moss and wrapped my burlap ribbon around the bucket. Finally, I added Easter eggs. This project took every bit of 15-20 mintues to throw together. It would have been faster had I purchased the styrofoam :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The best part about it is that when Easter is over, I can just take off the eggs and BAM- it's a spring tree:) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I had a <em>really</em> hard time choosing who to pass the Leibster Award to. I really did. I didn't just choose these blogs because they had less than 200 GFC followers and I felt sorry for them. I chose these fine bloggers because they have <em>raw, </em>beautiful talent when it comes to design. I feel that their work has slipped under the radar when it shouldn't. Listen, I know we all get in a rut where we follow the same blogs every week. However, I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and check these talented ladies out and give them a chance. You won't be dissapointed...just <em>inspired. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It was a dark, wintry night (okay, so it really was during the day, lunch time to be exact, but just roll with it) and my babies were asleep tucked in their beds. I decided to lay down ( <em>which never happens</em>) on the couch to catch up on sleep. As I lay there, tired, looking around my living room....it <em>hit</em> me. My living room and dining room were under attack...by the color <span style="color: #783f04;">BROWN.</span><span style="color: black;"> It was awful...as I looked around the room, it was everywhere. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so enough with the drama (<em>save the drama fa' ya momma). </em>Seriously though. I need to incorporate light colors. White is on my mind. It looks like fall got the stomach virus and threw up in my house. Yikes. I have plans, don't worry. Just need to plan my attack and well, let's be <em>real...</em>my time is limited. I'm a mother to two WILD little boys who think they are Peter Pan and can fly off of...well, anything. Yes, it is scary at times to walk into a room and see your 3 year old in mid air screaming "off to Neverland!" ....In my mind, all I can think is "off to the ER!". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so have fun looking at my pictures and don't let all the yellow and black arrows pointing to the <span style="color: #783f04;">brown</span> blind you.</span><br />
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<br />The Honeysuckle Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239678458602785480noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477938979190220814.post-89440959835817721302013-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:002013-02-10T19:00:00.150-08:00{Moonshine Monday}<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey Hey Hey! Thank you SO very much to everyone who linked up last week. Y'all are awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This yummy hutch transformation from </span><a href="http://evocative-vintage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evocative Vintage</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> is <em>stunning.</em> You guys really need to see the before pictures...she did a great job!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Something to decorate your box with (I used stickers and pages from a kid's Avengers book)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: red;">Side note</span></em>: For the lettering, I used my vinyl cutter. You could easily paint this on yourself using acrylic paint.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now. With that said, I'm going to try and clear up the myths and confusion with granite, marble, etc, while giving you a few tips as well. The <em>biggest</em> concern I had from clients was maintenance of the stone. Does it scratch? Stain? Do I have to seal it? To make it easier, I'm going to go over the 4 most popular kitchen countertop selections and give you information on each of them and hopefully answer a few questions that you may have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Being the most popular for countertops, this is going to be the most durable surface. Now, this surface comes in polished and honed. Polished = shiny, Honed = matte finish. Duh, right? You'd be surprised at the confusion on that one....moving on. I have never seen the polish version scratch, but have seen the honed version scratch before. Not deeply scratched, just tiny little scratches all over...you could see them when the sunlight hit the countertop for example. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Granite is a natural surface so it needs to be sealed. The quarrys will polish the stone on site, then ship it to the distributor/ supplier. It is NOT sealed. I had a lot of people think that because it was polished, it had been sealed. This is <em>wrong.</em> Quarrys do no sealing on site. Typically your fabricator will (you need to make sure, don't assume) seal the granite before they install the stone. Here's where panic came in from clients....I have to seal it?? No worries. It is VERY simple. Most of the time, sealers come in a jug. Simply put a little (a little goes a long way) on a rag and wipe it on your countertops, working in small sections at a time. Work it into the granite in circular motions. Do this, section by section, until you are finished. Let it sit for 24 hours before you put anything back on the counters so the sealer can really penetrate through the stone. You should seal your granite once a year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What should you clean your granite with? soap and water. Yes, simple as that. You can pay the big bucks for the cleaners, but soap and water is best. What works especially well is Murphy's Oil Soap. Grab a spray bottle, add about 1/4 cup of Murphy's Oil Soap to it and fill the rest with water. Bam, there's your cleaner. Murphy's Oil Soap is thick. It acts as a cleaner while helping to keep your granite sealed because it is so thick that it penetrates through the stone every time you use it. This stuff is thick...I have found that it's easiest to wipe on and off with a paper towel instead of a rag. It doesn't leave streaks....I have found that rags leave streaks. Don't clean your granite with 409, Lysol, etc. It's okay if you accidentally do it. You haven't ruined your granite. It's more or less something that ruins your granite over time. I had a customer call me once who had her black granite installed 3 years prior to the problem...she had been using Windex to clean her black kitchen island. Over time, the Windex ate through the sealer and polish. It left her island very dull. It ate through the sealer which made it more susceptible to stains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Granite typically does not stain, however, I have seen cases where it has when not sealed. I had a lady call me very upset one day because her white granite stained. The problem was it had never been sealed and she had the granite installed many years ago. She canned fruit for a hobby. The fruit ended up staining the granite. Keep in mind, she never sealed it. I've only seen this happen a <em>few </em>times. What to do if it stains? Take equal parts of baking soda and Dawn dish soap. Mix together in a bowl. Evenly distribute the mixture over the stain. Maybe about 1/4" thick? Next, cover with cellophane (saran wrap) and seal the edges with duct tape. Make sure to really seal your edges good. Then take a toothpick and poke maybe 3-4 holes in the top. Leave for 24 hours, then wipe clean. Your stain should be gone. If not, do it again until the stain is gone. Then, seal your granite so it doesn't happen again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ah, the beloved marble. Everybody wants it in their kitchen but everyone is too afraid to take the plunge for the fear that it will ruin. Let me tell you...if it's what you really want, <em>go for it. </em>Think about it. People have been using marble in their homes for years and years in Europe. America is just a little slow to catch on to things sometimes. Marble is more porous than granite, which means that it is more absorbent. However, if you are good to your marble, it will be good to you. I would seal it every 6 months. It takes every bit of 10 minutes to seal your marble. Don't let the fact that you have to seal it twice a year stop you from getting it installed. I've even seen people realize how easy it is to seal, so they go ahead and seal it every 4-6 months and that's okay, too. Other than that, marble is just like granite when it comes to the different finishes, scratching and staining.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE Soapstone. It truly gives a kitchen a classy, old world look. Now, the thing with soapstone is that it doesn't technically require sealing. Instead, you use mineral oil, which acts like a sealer while penetrating through the stone to darken it. When soapstone comes in from the quarry, it is very light in color- so light that you can't actually see the natural veins or color...is it black, green...grey? What darkens up the stone is mineral oil. Typically, a fabricator will go ahead and put the first coat of mineral oil on the stone upon installation. It is your job to put the mineral oil on after that. Usually after about 3 coats, the mineral oil has penetrated enough that the color has reached it's peak, meaning it's as dark as it will get. Soapstone will scratch because the surface is very soft. If it does, you can sand the scratch down, then "reseal" it with the mineral oil until you reach the exact color you want. Here is a </span><a href="http://www.soapstones.com/soapstone_care.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> that I feel gives accurate information when it comes to the care & maintenance of soapstone. Like any other natural stone, you should clean it with soap and water. Ya know who has soapstone in their kitchen? Paula Deen. You KNOW that she does a lot of cooking and spends lots of time in her kitchen. If soapstone is what you want...get it. </span><br />
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The Honeysuckle Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239678458602785480noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477938979190220814.post-89964082076053525582013-01-27T20:19:00.001-08:002013-01-30T09:04:12.115-08:00~Cadillac Style On'a Chevrolet Budget: Living/Dining Room Transformation~<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hey, Hey, Hey! I hope everyone had a {fantabulous} weekend. Okay, so I wanted to share with y'all my living/dining room before and after's. I haven't changed anything drastic like the floor, paint, moldings, etc. Just added a decorative flare to give it that cozy look. Now, keep in mind that I'm all about yard sales, estate sales, revamping, DIY projects, etc. This space may seem fancy schmancy but it was all purchased within a reasonable budget. With that said, always BRAKE for yard sales. You never know what you may find<em>.</em></span></span><em> </em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">My goal for the next upcoming months will be to add more rustic, distressed pieces to this large area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> Number one on the to-do list for the living room is changing the fireplace decor. I'm not a fan of it. At. all. Still deciphering painting & distressing the mantle. I love the wall color but I am not a fan of the granite they chose (madura gold) for this particular setting. It's not the color granite I dislike, it's the color combo's. It all blends in way too much. I would have gone with either a darker stained mantle or a darker granite. It lacks in the "wow" factor. It needs to POP in color. </span><br />
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