2013 was a pretty interesting year here at Far Above Rubies.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
2013 projects, features, and the exciting year ahead...
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Labels: 2013, 2014, projects, year in review
Thursday, December 26, 2013
O Holy Night
Merry Christmas:-)
This is what Christmas is for me...and it doesn't end on December 26. Hoping you have experienced the true meaning of Christmas that lives forever:-)
Anita
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I"ll be joining:
Feathered Nest Friday
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
~Country Christmas Home Tour~
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
A very vintage Christmas...
Those of you who know me know I take the term "vintage" pretty seriously, and at no time is that more evident than Christmas:-)
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Labels: Christmas tree, country Christmas
Monday, December 16, 2013
Retro Christmas bedroom
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen
I didn't set out to have "Farmhouse style" in the kitchen. If you know me, you know I tend to run the opposite direction from trends, but as I have slowly added vintage and antique elements from my grandparent's house and country store, it sort of came out that way, or at least that's how it gets pinned:-)
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Labels: Christmas kitchen, country kitchen, farmhouse style
Monday, December 9, 2013
Maybe Christmas can't be found in a store...
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Christmas in the music room...
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Labels: Christmas, country Christmas, music, pink and blue
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Christmas organ and a scraggly tree
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
My best thrift shop find ever...
For more than a year we have not had a couch. After selling the leather one I had, I brought over an antique love seat and chaise lounge from my mother's with really no plan for anything else. Until I saw this.
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Labels: French Provincial, living room, thrift store
Monday, November 18, 2013
Thanksgiving on a budget
People sometimes tell me they don't have nice china and linens, to which I say, "bah humbug!" You don't need any of that to set a pretty table, and you can use what you already have or items from thrift shops and garage sales.
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Mountain sunsets and photography
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Labels: Canon Rebel T3, Nikon D5100, photography, sunrises, sunsets
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Friendly Village Thanksgiving
I truly love Thanksgiving. While I was in the Air Force, I spent every Thanksgiving away from home, and spent several far away entertaining troops in Turkey, Korea, Germany and Bosnia. Maybe that's why I love it so much now that we are settled here near my parents.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Autumn styling in the kitchen
One of the *extras* that resulted from putting in the wormy chestnut countertops was trading a cabinet for open shelving, which I made from old wood I found here. I really am not missing the cupboard space, plus I'm really enjoying having extra display space for my seasonal favorites.
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Labels: Fall decor, kitchen, open shelving
Monday, November 4, 2013
Really, me?
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Friday, November 1, 2013
The magic of autumn
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Labels: Autumn, Balsam, Fall, Great Smoky Mountains, home, mountain autumn
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Autumn Dining
Some of you all asked me where the dining table went when the grand piano moved into the dining space, which you can see HERE if you missed it. Well, here it is in its new spot and where we are enjoying it this fall:-)
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Labels: dining room, Fall dining, old doors, vintage dining
Friday, October 25, 2013
Carolina Autumn, a sponsor, and a barn
The colors have been several weeks late here in the North Carolina mountains, but we are getting some in spots...finally.
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Labels: antique plow, Autumn, barns, Blue Ridge Parkway, candy roaster, Country Living, pumpkin pie
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Perfect Apple Pound Cake
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Labels: apple cake, apples, Fall desserts
Monday, October 14, 2013
The music room
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J.R. Watkins winner...
The winner of a Vanillaholics $25 gift certificate for J.R. Watkins products is Sherri Leung!! Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to Sherri! Please contact me Sherri for details:-)
Anita
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Spray-painted "Stone" countertop
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Carolina autumn porch
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Labels: Autumn, country life, Fall, Fall porch, natural autumn, North Carolina fall
Thursday, October 3, 2013
J.R. Watkins and a giveaway!
If you have been by here at all, you will know how much I love the old Watkins cookbook my great aunt gave me. You might even remember that I make some mouth-watering whole wheat pancakes with a recipe from that cookbook. When I found the J.R. Watkins Company is not only still around,
but better than ever, I was beyond excited.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Mountain breakfast
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Labels: Blue Ridge Parkway, country, North Carolina, outdoor breakfast
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Chestnut wood, apples and old silver
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
An Apple a day...
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Labels: apples, Country Living, North Carolina
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