Photoshop Tutorial - Use Two Photos to Get the One You Want

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgCZVMuBASgaldVcgUiTBUi-9Gs9_5Lq1NeiOj0FxW4NI2a_roplfVBLgd-SVAG7-mr0LzPXwKONgwE9LTNAlHxPOdV3RGGPDs0qAVvliSpGoiwLuI4qcB2c8-Sm3igjLd7SXygtUXZnD0/s1600/rDSC_1203lfrainbowbriteaddsomehoney.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZVMuBASgaldVcgUiTBUi-9Gs9_5Lq1NeiOj0FxW4NI2a_roplfVBLgd-SVAG7-mr0LzPXwKONgwE9LTNAlHxPOdV3RGGPDs0qAVvliSpGoiwLuI4qcB2c8-Sm3igjLd7SXygtUXZnD0/s640/rDSC_1203lfrainbowbriteaddsomehoney.png" width="640" /></a></div>Last week I showed this photo of Lillie at Lindsey and Quinn's wedding. Not my favorite photo but it was an improvement from what it looked like SOOC and I didn't get very many pictures that day so it was one of the few I had to work with. When I am taking still life shots of rooms or vignettes in my home I generally do very little to them in photoshop except crop them and sometimes add a tiny bit of boost to their color. When taking shots of Lillie and Lola, though I often have to take two different photos to get one that I like. It's hard taking pictures of moving little creatures. =) I will say, in the last two weeks or so Lillie has finally decided she likes having her picture taken (unfortunately this was <i>after</i> the wedding) and about ten times a day now either when Lola's kissing her or snuggling with her or just about anything she tells me, "Mom go get your camera! This will make such an ADORABLE picture!" Haha! Even with her newfound love of the camera (which I pray lasts!) it is still hard to get a good shot because kids don't stay still for long. Because of that I often take part of one photo and merge it with another to get the finished look I want. <b style="color: #6aa84f;">Today I am going to show you a very simple version. </b>For this one I just got rid of some people and cars in the background. I will try to show a more advanced one next time I take the head of Lola from one shot and the head of Lillie from another. =) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, here is what we are going to do today:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWVmVQQyUsapTUGBbSLU4CGITLsZub-HXSGqZTGODQMY-wlsDx9eldvAXuKKHiK6xPtfgXoihCfaJpjLfJztOiRy5msQSyrZ8gZZYhbecM-WNzz4VUOHzuOLJNM4x97127zxwpCKoFhQ/s1600/rrrrTEXT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWVmVQQyUsapTUGBbSLU4CGITLsZub-HXSGqZTGODQMY-wlsDx9eldvAXuKKHiK6xPtfgXoihCfaJpjLfJztOiRy5msQSyrZ8gZZYhbecM-WNzz4VUOHzuOLJNM4x97127zxwpCKoFhQ/s640/rrrrTEXT.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;">In the photo on the left I liked her little smirk but not the people and cars in the background. In the photo on the right there weren't any people behind her head but she was pouting.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57o1AVeyEEq_t0J92WP4SQs9t5g8YNT39XGc5WAz14L8OeS-QYAhX0j-LDn7OUK_SDb_bCr2_cUoOkF2lutJ57Ntuw9aO6wdRgHcPy_NNDfxbR-Ujcpl-z8htr8c2pYRFQGuh2KtbDeg/s1600/rrUntitled-1text.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57o1AVeyEEq_t0J92WP4SQs9t5g8YNT39XGc5WAz14L8OeS-QYAhX0j-LDn7OUK_SDb_bCr2_cUoOkF2lutJ57Ntuw9aO6wdRgHcPy_NNDfxbR-Ujcpl-z8htr8c2pYRFQGuh2KtbDeg/s640/rrUntitled-1text.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Step 1). I opened both photos in photoshop and selected the top portion of the pouty picture. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSholAuIz9o8B-Awfht4JoEjUhemQHVWI4lt5EWxB16c9BrtXTEbdPhj_m6bKf1VD9shyphenhypheno7m1FoHI7cV-LZDVTD1-KTu-r1IzcTo4R7Ozvrcf5vw_aWbgfL3la9UWjGsaiVCnf5XodgI/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.45.44+AM.png" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 2). I clicked on Copy. </b>This is under Edit. I generally just use the shortcut though by holding down the command button and clicking on the c (and if you hold down command and hit p it will paste) </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yf6mCuubDtGLpUqawHDzhHvp0K6lFKB6arLY7xkaon7FlIYIoyMOAm1Fyr1xhUGp4Tz_d766GvRMRbr-LQSk-BUztuB3lUqWuAfIUCbpfu87xfKoPAxsmRguCSfexrwi1-Kre7nRqnY/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.47.26+AM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yf6mCuubDtGLpUqawHDzhHvp0K6lFKB6arLY7xkaon7FlIYIoyMOAm1Fyr1xhUGp4Tz_d766GvRMRbr-LQSk-BUztuB3lUqWuAfIUCbpfu87xfKoPAxsmRguCSfexrwi1-Kre7nRqnY/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.47.26+AM.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 3). Paste in Place. (Or just paste) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiAeWvc0f9aIurOgfeAV9NEvjDJw4coLHbTYeoSYEYGuXFiTnJZeu9_ZxOfMsdfC2RObVpgGWZB9YSHVuKzsei8t7l5J9brwC_uiZj75cmlaWHaSA76unq1Oe92qGLj3pJ9LwK9yUFwY/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.46.36+AM.png" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 4). I moved the pasted layer around a bit to get it where I wanted it. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAKfnCKgwzLYFN7I7NzCTJDVv7VpzFU1fGGegoJUOGf0eOXMFS97-RChC-IehZ6Cv-8zHktriP1wyuqvwjtHljY73f21wHhypkK2QRudtw72H3i9Z5OZ7Z2NnfXhQwoql7U40bXNIC2E/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.50.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAKfnCKgwzLYFN7I7NzCTJDVv7VpzFU1fGGegoJUOGf0eOXMFS97-RChC-IehZ6Cv-8zHktriP1wyuqvwjtHljY73f21wHhypkK2QRudtw72H3i9Z5OZ7Z2NnfXhQwoql7U40bXNIC2E/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.50.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 5). Next I chose the eraser tool and selected it in size 60 and 0% hardness. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnETW8DRVe0WGxck4vukqUUQoIGbW2LiCB3HgzjFubpoM1RfrhlJPW77cI-3hnCoIEinOs0UkWArpzdXe8tpIGQnyb0vKEATM4AWyZAsywdWHstLV9JL33kZojLNHOVMYX2iou2xWpmuI/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.51.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnETW8DRVe0WGxck4vukqUUQoIGbW2LiCB3HgzjFubpoM1RfrhlJPW77cI-3hnCoIEinOs0UkWArpzdXe8tpIGQnyb0vKEATM4AWyZAsywdWHstLV9JL33kZojLNHOVMYX2iou2xWpmuI/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.51.50+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 6). </b><b>I then chose the opacity to be about 60%.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcrQu_29qSx_mwQJdEm2kUcyOIyZ_9IDjvf4wS1oIzyHRWklG47YZxgLndJ3O6BZBSHVOi6ENBZm2IwE4BNCYTkmohHcD_N82wVar__3H5GiXA0OUdrjxMP9pvmbbxXZSfW_M_agwkQs/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.52.01+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcrQu_29qSx_mwQJdEm2kUcyOIyZ_9IDjvf4wS1oIzyHRWklG47YZxgLndJ3O6BZBSHVOi6ENBZm2IwE4BNCYTkmohHcD_N82wVar__3H5GiXA0OUdrjxMP9pvmbbxXZSfW_M_agwkQs/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.52.01+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 7). Now I start erasing the harsh line that connects the two layers.</b> If  you look below you can see on the top left where I have done that and then still have yet to do it on the rest of the rectangle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbtdR6C-DXd2kskae72aZ5BkXmrpTQ4hr5wah0WutiizkAea6NCJx2C4GsNJlgVfGpG94qoNhT7QVYsoPTYEE573FJ-q2GM33adJw2zMUepi4xASFMLwuz-sIszeUH6rsdNaXf_XP4QM/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.53.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbtdR6C-DXd2kskae72aZ5BkXmrpTQ4hr5wah0WutiizkAea6NCJx2C4GsNJlgVfGpG94qoNhT7QVYsoPTYEE573FJ-q2GM33adJw2zMUepi4xASFMLwuz-sIszeUH6rsdNaXf_XP4QM/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+1.53.22+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 8). I continuing using the eraser until I make my whole way around the rectangle working especially carefully near Lillie's hair area to make it look as natural as possible.  </b>I also had to erase the area near the barn roof so it didn't extend too long and look warped. Because of that the man in the original background image showed through. We will clone him out in the next step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h-BQKlmV6j95NZDeosYGJpHKz27iNhjpB-9SuLEOqcQT18H6jhRdV1eAxdXCFhTOusemgTh6XieZSise4X73pH-G90UGgz7K1ejH-fCrxim0-XDi5HVvLmtX7ZRdW8DIgF5cAYkfS2I/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.01.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h-BQKlmV6j95NZDeosYGJpHKz27iNhjpB-9SuLEOqcQT18H6jhRdV1eAxdXCFhTOusemgTh6XieZSise4X73pH-G90UGgz7K1ejH-fCrxim0-XDi5HVvLmtX7ZRdW8DIgF5cAYkfS2I/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.01.19+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I forgot to take a screen shot of this when I did this last night but quickly did this today so you can see (so it might not match up perfectly - I didn't save the one I was working on last night). If you turn off the background layer this is what the top layer looked like when I was done with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuni7AKoqlR-UNOspdwDBkjRYZXRSi1cyO0z0fiuL9iz5LrwcZIH-__imHKHDH0Bua2PTthgE3QSC9et7an8jeT5SS4cjJXVPvCw7OWc6OkLIBNHhcEK6aXp-nAux_88hss9CyGQp08tj2/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.00.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuni7AKoqlR-UNOspdwDBkjRYZXRSi1cyO0z0fiuL9iz5LrwcZIH-__imHKHDH0Bua2PTthgE3QSC9et7an8jeT5SS4cjJXVPvCw7OWc6OkLIBNHhcEK6aXp-nAux_88hss9CyGQp08tj2/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.00.31+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 9). Now we are going to flatten the image. To do this right click on your background layer and choose "Flatten Image".</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBZnMvkK7BYNzqXnaUzRuh-EMKdrnsf4bHbe0fzMa-00KOHcSGYODc1rIPcwn3ToLm6iGQDH_IwIhPYNlE8CPbKLDDDnldSX0odmtjcR_JghnrFc6R9iA9jVLq-02HeVlrdeu3XgWvjA/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.02.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBZnMvkK7BYNzqXnaUzRuh-EMKdrnsf4bHbe0fzMa-00KOHcSGYODc1rIPcwn3ToLm6iGQDH_IwIhPYNlE8CPbKLDDDnldSX0odmtjcR_JghnrFc6R9iA9jVLq-02HeVlrdeu3XgWvjA/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.02.40+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 10). I now choose the clone tool (circled in pink) and then find and area I want to use to clone over the man. I hold down the option key and select the area circled in pink and then clone it over the man. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlG19m6Pda-g0qCpaugvfcV82Pq02zvyToCso8i0DBQWV5ni9qR-ChnZDEcZiNbbUy0Gqq6SgFI8SMgUX8w6it65iQN0xo5_PN_waDQntJB2_m8cU99JU0eF-k4yp_7lhku6ltoxrznu4/s1600/rScreen-shot-2012-06-20-at-2.03.32-AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlG19m6Pda-g0qCpaugvfcV82Pq02zvyToCso8i0DBQWV5ni9qR-ChnZDEcZiNbbUy0Gqq6SgFI8SMgUX8w6it65iQN0xo5_PN_waDQntJB2_m8cU99JU0eF-k4yp_7lhku6ltoxrznu4/s640/rScreen-shot-2012-06-20-at-2.03.32-AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 11). Now I make Lillie's eyes pop a tiny bit using <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2010/03/actions-update-2/">Pioneer Woman's</a> Bring on the Eyes action. </b>(I plan on doing another tutorial for eye-popping and touching up skin soon - hopefully next week!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha_xkSWFzF4UzaFWpYLfz-uvN3ZS9-VqWoW24359Mb9jPRw3wXbT8eB6jASM5b7TxFi5Ew887HODdvb4GqLUJxch-nNqOOfwBMenH1uRrGPq9KNoyW42Jnu9KYRnWJeopt3UXwYXNWNE/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.06.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha_xkSWFzF4UzaFWpYLfz-uvN3ZS9-VqWoW24359Mb9jPRw3wXbT8eB6jASM5b7TxFi5Ew887HODdvb4GqLUJxch-nNqOOfwBMenH1uRrGPq9KNoyW42Jnu9KYRnWJeopt3UXwYXNWNE/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.06.32+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Once I am here I make sure to click SAVE! From that finished image I can now run several different actions over it. You want to make sure you keep this image, though, before you run any of the fun actions over it.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 12). Now I could stop there and then just add a colorful action on top but for this image I wanted to add a lens flare. I chose the Sun and Lensflare (Right) option from Florabella's Spring Set I. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGMG1Fvv7W6-HefohNoPCXB793LVQngBJldQ3GvDreSsD562pVA2F4lEyUWb0iuHqq8IAxq9htqB4F_TQOFJ1h2e66M3x9zLE78ejbBCahQnBZNmUk55da2WbGay4e1VUWpQFZX6d6kw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.09.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGMG1Fvv7W6-HefohNoPCXB793LVQngBJldQ3GvDreSsD562pVA2F4lEyUWb0iuHqq8IAxq9htqB4F_TQOFJ1h2e66M3x9zLE78ejbBCahQnBZNmUk55da2WbGay4e1VUWpQFZX6d6kw/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.09.44+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 13). Now I flatten the image by right clicking on the background layer.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACNn_LJg9YT4i206KNwBOP3NkEqKmqLpI3L2TDALRY0NmvhlUnhN_vwPmVemTbWB1dqM_UZkE8jOpQamNgAQuGHR07ALO2U9d0BdDngbGRloCW0mZyyXqADQ8g8QWzz3ql_pGHZoPPNs/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.11.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACNn_LJg9YT4i206KNwBOP3NkEqKmqLpI3L2TDALRY0NmvhlUnhN_vwPmVemTbWB1dqM_UZkE8jOpQamNgAQuGHR07ALO2U9d0BdDngbGRloCW0mZyyXqADQ8g8QWzz3ql_pGHZoPPNs/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.11.15+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 14) I then ran <a href="http://paintthemoon.net/blog/">Paint the Moon's</a> Warm Honey Action and then played around with the different layers to get it how I wanted it.</b></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/AVvXsEiBfkQ1pOzrwhr6lmS2J_jaMjFlm8BWqTzka3RjUMqi3_PNbTssDGLhGVQrUROH9Vs5x_Gq7oLqaYivywx272JMi7qZ_nywroVDUNVHTl_xx9ClUNRyu7QROkJPw_b3xfLbW0_49LiwtO4/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.13.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfkQ1pOzrwhr6lmS2J_jaMjFlm8BWqTzka3RjUMqi3_PNbTssDGLhGVQrUROH9Vs5x_Gq7oLqaYivywx272JMi7qZ_nywroVDUNVHTl_xx9ClUNRyu7QROkJPw_b3xfLbW0_49LiwtO4/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.13.10+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 15). And lastly I flattened it again and ran <a href="http://paintthemoon.net/blog/">Paint the Moon's</a> Rainbow Bright Action from her Sublime Set.</b></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/AVvXsEhx5AyNb8GZ9W2SJIpSpQC9EzGrntOJo6AL_o1ILLeTkZs94aNG86dTLmEc5Qi1J2u3sRPWpfTtAQ92vjsMLGKYZS6_sBcd2iATkqly0KTRBG4OVIvaefY6MVFqX1sppd2Oo8nAQ_JLgJk/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.15.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5AyNb8GZ9W2SJIpSpQC9EzGrntOJo6AL_o1ILLeTkZs94aNG86dTLmEc5Qi1J2u3sRPWpfTtAQ92vjsMLGKYZS6_sBcd2iATkqly0KTRBG4OVIvaefY6MVFqX1sppd2Oo8nAQ_JLgJk/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.15.52+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there you have it!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWVmVQQyUsapTUGBbSLU4CGITLsZub-HXSGqZTGODQMY-wlsDx9eldvAXuKKHiK6xPtfgXoihCfaJpjLfJztOiRy5msQSyrZ8gZZYhbecM-WNzz4VUOHzuOLJNM4x97127zxwpCKoFhQ/s1600/rrrrTEXT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWVmVQQyUsapTUGBbSLU4CGITLsZub-HXSGqZTGODQMY-wlsDx9eldvAXuKKHiK6xPtfgXoihCfaJpjLfJztOiRy5msQSyrZ8gZZYhbecM-WNzz4VUOHzuOLJNM4x97127zxwpCKoFhQ/s640/rrrrTEXT.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also wanted to introduce our newest sponsor: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hometowngirl.typepad.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sEwIWLk9kVTIE3ULb2Cx1cGOfgFUXMsktTrEwrA5ZLRoUSuMSltuAMh1u28uOYSLnyHHL0FTJ6JzM0kyA67jvDPIYDnxY1O6mVxzhYlSoo5PN3iT7cgfnk8GlYk0DcjlSk636D83x20/s1600/button-100x260.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hometowngirl.typepad.com/">Hometown Gir</a>l is a wonderful blog written by Susan Duane. Her western New York home was featured on <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/973152/list/Houzz-Tour--19th-Century-Farmhouse-Becomes-Home-for-5">Houzz.com.</a> I am in love with her home and would be lying if I didn't admit a was jealous - this is the kind of home I dream about owning someday. It just oozes with character!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/973152/list/Houzz-Tour--19th-Century-Farmhouse-Becomes-Home-for-5"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhyGYd9XoAX6l8Ou28hJp_bKDLUp7L-NsfDL3br1Mm6ZBGsyHdYYFU_dw_BVh5KE45mBUdGb2sGjs_KVl4CjN03RjLVYcM2EcA2uujVRo6S-D8EjnqPxBGcz1EoniGg-Z91PhDgbVrdQS/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.52.37+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo by Susan Duane</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan is now a contributing writer for Houzz.com and featured our home there earlier this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all will head on over and check out her blog!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://hometowngirl.typepad.com/"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyOxNv0H5hw9USaM4XfH3kwdvdhrQKbqdXQJBqKbm-cIoeRguyI4NC6uimDltVFT2z17Ws1Y3z_Hnvp6hTUJG6vx60bqL8JvjM0Eb2afj4vKgPg327hqf_8QXGvc7o-ycVdq7SdnqoYg/s640/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+2.40.09+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Have a fabulous Thursday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIIlMA6pORgxQVToM1XfjAcBcmdgQF_6enVHOWiiKjzBcgR1pNkQc0dFqRm2vTRMNg1kMei49B16iFex4M7J4feWBR-I5qhVcHEye1mRXju_mxzReKs7Rt-emcx-GPTdOCni5b8iQdai_/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIIlMA6pORgxQVToM1XfjAcBcmdgQF_6enVHOWiiKjzBcgR1pNkQc0dFqRm2vTRMNg1kMei49B16iFex4M7J4feWBR-I5qhVcHEye1mRXju_mxzReKs7Rt-emcx-GPTdOCni5b8iQdai_/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

Photoshop Tutorial - Use Two Photos to Get the One You Want

Last week I showed this photo of Lillie at Lindsey and Quinn's wedding. Not my favorite photo but it was an improvement from what it loo...

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Happy Memorial Day and JJasmin Interiors

<div style="text-align: center;">I just wanted to pop in real quickly to first, wish you all a happy Memorial Day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsUDkW5bvBklTVbxKjPzc7e0xdXeXPPD6PSoyIrAFIni6HppO6lAoz3A-UOPXg2yz7FdGzwKGBqRSikYvppVmulZAaYjmggTVjhRwTVkrryVNHEPDpJd7X-36RiSN4lA1g4uhrHpjkt0/s1600/pDSC_0545c-copyswoon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsUDkW5bvBklTVbxKjPzc7e0xdXeXPPD6PSoyIrAFIni6HppO6lAoz3A-UOPXg2yz7FdGzwKGBqRSikYvppVmulZAaYjmggTVjhRwTVkrryVNHEPDpJd7X-36RiSN4lA1g4uhrHpjkt0/s640/pDSC_0545c-copyswoon.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Second, to let you know we have restocked our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/1776-laurel-18x18-pillow-cover-in-white">1776 pillow covers</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/1776-laurel-18x18-pillow-cover-in-white"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq9ToQts2gGC7Fx5JUKiB-BEVdvV7WJ16Y2HYzpqurfs9RQuH5JPd_QdHAQHzCLyAENUgpf9P9sjOq8aPH1o4qWTbMJCLcUyewZV8Un8SoiCHXLmdAumuNtmwJy3hTmJkWZB-l4ECVYY/s640/1776_2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/1776-laurel-18x18-pillow-cover-in-white"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgns9OtfvmjgHJAFmem4c2tJAXKGSZxFaH_TbcayOlIBEPA4MPAw1VW_cb1VXgaoyf7GLnm5ljvWPutnUBrd0cDGdmhE2iim-M7fzJmCbHfZIkb1eMAHc0p0G-CcUyr9AX5aIHZWaTcD4/s640/lDSC_0081.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And third to introduce one of our newest sponsors:</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jjasmininteriors.com/blog/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn34_51PIfU_YEMK_8_5lTw1LkU9uTnGJyXwBOmBw4nG2FKawduudZuMugHbaUhIfTUisyKY6FUi_PkIm9byAIV28IbOv_F4olGP7oso_bi0ir91kDjTD_xju3tXLRYzh_SlyekDobUE4/s1600/jjasminBanner260x100.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a little bit about <a href="http://jjasmininteriors.com/blog/">Julie</a> from her <a href="http://jjasmininteriors.com/blog/">site</a>: She is a designer, wife and mother of three. She was born in Los Angeles where she and her family lived here until a vacation to New England changed their lives. Her parents made the “fly by the seat of your pants” decision to hang up their keys to their 1973 MGB Roadster convertible and 1966 Volks Wagon beetle to buy a Suburban, with U-haul in tow and traveled with their three sweet California girls to lovely Vermont. They purchased a charming gentleman's farm, with a picturesque pond, actual acreage and a rustic barn that was quickly filled with blush pink pigs, hens, ducks, goats, a dog and even honey bees. With fresh beginnings on the farm, it officially began their journey of a true New England country life. Before moving to Vermont, her mother would often attempt to carve out any tiny morsel of a day and paint. Her easel would be strategically placed either in our 60's ranch style eat-in kitchen, nearby gathering room or just about anywhere that would guarantee her brush strokes would not be interrupted as she would inch her way closer to completing my interpretation of a masterpiece. It was from her that Julie began her lifelong fascination and passion for color, textures, expression, history and art. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She is now married to her high school sweetheart and has three children, who all have their own proverbial list of passions, at the top of Julie's being interior design and her everyday longings to master the fine skills of cooking and baking from chefs she admires from all over the globe. For over 10 years, she has had the privilege of transforming residential home's interiors, from the neglected small living spaces to children's rooms, kitchens, baths and commercial spaces. Her designs reflect a gathering of old and new, classic, timeless - not trendy, local and global, modern and traditional influences. For her, interior design is to evolve a backdrop for life to be lived well, with the understanding that creating a space that defines you will enrich your life. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Head on over to <a href="http://jjasmininteriors.com/blog/">her blog</a> and check it out! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day! We are so incredibly grateful to all of amazing men and women and their families who have and are making such extraordinary sacrifices for our freedom!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gqmLZDdmKvGMaf6ICOAPnCNzReBkXbPgR-Iypbo7CoUxMrH_uXVVvSaCuTkgYK4PDrvDr13MkF_YqW1n_4-sIoYpa-2cOPuoMak7X3F6ZdqHNRxIMprF_kktCn4RA_iqXqmsjVLeK30/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gqmLZDdmKvGMaf6ICOAPnCNzReBkXbPgR-Iypbo7CoUxMrH_uXVVvSaCuTkgYK4PDrvDr13MkF_YqW1n_4-sIoYpa-2cOPuoMak7X3F6ZdqHNRxIMprF_kktCn4RA_iqXqmsjVLeK30/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />

Happy Memorial Day and JJasmin Interiors

I just wanted to pop in real quickly to first, wish you all a happy Memorial Day! Second, to let you know we have restocked our 1776 pillow ...

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A Sneak Peek of a HUGE Makeover and Evy's Tree

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I just wanted to give you all a little sneak peek at a makeover that my sister-in-law, Meredith, and her husband, Matt, did, that I will be doing a full post on with tons and tons of pictures either Monday or Tuesday. Hopefully Monday, as long as I can get all of the editing done.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is what their kitchen looked like when they moved in:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGE7XGDvXR7v4pq20Gp8Wglx8HZ5ADbNalwRKy8gi_E-XWdd9mTm3rULwSFiAzWdmHzZ8dCf5uUlNWtP3CNZ_Jrjp174kbCFQ2wec-r1-5zl_B5jCZw11-rS6EO7fJFRTWFYb_O8l6x0/s1600/qqDSCF1432.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGE7XGDvXR7v4pq20Gp8Wglx8HZ5ADbNalwRKy8gi_E-XWdd9mTm3rULwSFiAzWdmHzZ8dCf5uUlNWtP3CNZ_Jrjp174kbCFQ2wec-r1-5zl_B5jCZw11-rS6EO7fJFRTWFYb_O8l6x0/s640/qqDSCF1432.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And if you look at the reflection in this hall mirror you can get a little taste of what the after is going to look like. It's absolutely amazing! They did an unbelievable job with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAJooEU1iTInoioWxIvp3Ro8CTnJYhPXAP9c-RiI4eYk8zew5nSC_C12sfDtwtk0r7em_OR1WqjehQ9r0qkSAMnkaw0i1BoxYKM6Ol_9vtm_umIktCME3G4yaWZtmyRlWGxlqSS4wFZc/s1600/qDSC_0368.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAJooEU1iTInoioWxIvp3Ro8CTnJYhPXAP9c-RiI4eYk8zew5nSC_C12sfDtwtk0r7em_OR1WqjehQ9r0qkSAMnkaw0i1BoxYKM6Ol_9vtm_umIktCME3G4yaWZtmyRlWGxlqSS4wFZc/s640/qDSC_0368.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And here's a tiny peek of the island! I can't wait to show you all the whole thing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFRgfifBRwRO_PQ0WCU7jLKWk7XCLPu799IzsJ-Qoe3M3GTHrU8sbH67BYkVNzRoMOjYJVt5vcvap3wxBFFRgDazoS21gfGu7f0NdeYRd-quX1STUWsWFfGNgi7o5TV0WLdfVx3ji82s/s1600/qDSC_0454.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFRgfifBRwRO_PQ0WCU7jLKWk7XCLPu799IzsJ-Qoe3M3GTHrU8sbH67BYkVNzRoMOjYJVt5vcvap3wxBFFRgDazoS21gfGu7f0NdeYRd-quX1STUWsWFfGNgi7o5TV0WLdfVx3ji82s/s640/qDSC_0454.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I also wanted to introduce you all to our newest sponsor, <a href="http://shop.evystree.com/">Evy's Tree</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZrBRo7ZCKH1o9Sz99_FMJ4D_pF3BDGDGBXHJTq8KQ9dD5CtYKynFYCj81Mj-MUVGShmD1IHyUM1PkKthmF4kUuJiYwL94nLYKkUTl_5BF5BIfALt_amQBmhbNe8TeNpf-hXXWnkNZ9c/s1600/EvysTreeAd-260x100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZrBRo7ZCKH1o9Sz99_FMJ4D_pF3BDGDGBXHJTq8KQ9dD5CtYKynFYCj81Mj-MUVGShmD1IHyUM1PkKthmF4kUuJiYwL94nLYKkUTl_5BF5BIfALt_amQBmhbNe8TeNpf-hXXWnkNZ9c/s1600/EvysTreeAd-260x100.jpg" /></a></div><br />I have been friends with Amy since right before I started blogging! She makes the most fabulous hoodies and other fun items as well! I have a <a href="http://shop.evystree.com/product/grey-simple">Grey Simple</a> (shown below),  Lillie owns a few and now Lola has a few too (one of her own and the rest passed on down as Lillie has outgrown a couple of hers). Head on over and check out her beautiful <a href="http://shop.evystree.com/">shop</a> and <a href="http://evystree.com/blog/">blog</a>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.evystree.com/product/grey-simple"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQrR9gdtlC37fGEYH3Yx9ifHw1vQT94-41wtjKk6CmZOzMtS0Tf3YiHoTbTtVAqhFflJpuI4ljZCFBiwSKUcWcTfeaUt1QaX4G0li-ptBZKpTN3Cdx-ayRTQRkK5FzjSjAiCsSaXYeEU/s640/SIMPLE_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a beautiful Saturday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMaAYn6WGLpj4sbX9Frb6muhq7oxX6KTw5EcsjnGAshZ00PLJ1_jKbdTlfxGFTe6cwoL8NaKG5IpmrYH-6ryEHA18cRHYff5VbevTKERCZP7Rn6dLSR-UiwUcgqrczGf-4-UiZc6zawg/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMaAYn6WGLpj4sbX9Frb6muhq7oxX6KTw5EcsjnGAshZ00PLJ1_jKbdTlfxGFTe6cwoL8NaKG5IpmrYH-6ryEHA18cRHYff5VbevTKERCZP7Rn6dLSR-UiwUcgqrczGf-4-UiZc6zawg/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

A Sneak Peek of a HUGE Makeover and Evy's Tree

I just wanted to give you all a little sneak peek at a makeover that my sister-in-law, Meredith, and her husband, Matt, did, that I will be ...

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Sponsors and Our Briar Hat Giveaway

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWON5n9CiwkpIInTvRm83-zS2cmty4E0iaNxEVKU-e634JtnLMajGWOmCrTsdeIF50e8yd8uK-ZmR99jHUnSxUgB1rAmr2Bn5qXEPe_L74KlaJw52yc8snaqxZTeprBmGWyqMbLgNCJTE/s1600/gDSC_0148c-sweetcolcopy%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWON5n9CiwkpIInTvRm83-zS2cmty4E0iaNxEVKU-e634JtnLMajGWOmCrTsdeIF50e8yd8uK-ZmR99jHUnSxUgB1rAmr2Bn5qXEPe_L74KlaJw52yc8snaqxZTeprBmGWyqMbLgNCJTE/s640/gDSC_0148c-sweetcolcopy%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> We are going to be giving one of these hats away, but first we wanted to let you know that after a lot of thought over the past several months, we have finally decided to begin adding sponsors to our sidebar.  We have been getting requests for some time now, but we were a bit hesitant about doing it. I know most bloggers have mixed feelings about the idea.  However, with our store reopening in about a week and a half, we decided to take the plunge.  We will post new sponsors on (or just before) the first day of each new month, and new sponsors will get their buttons featured in a post sometime during their first month. So, if you are interested in placing an ad on our sidebar just let us know.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <b><i>Our first three sponsors will receive an additional month FREE of charge </i></b><br /><br /> <b><i> and a special Dear Lillie GIFT as well!</i></b><br /><br /> <b><i><br /></i></b></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <div style="font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;">Here's an example button as far as the sizing goes.</span></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDOuSEhMZAc9ZxbJGoNxf1nt6xnzc1-9BKa42pVpdoVomm5YJWj2M5-TGfVsIdQo1ES9V_HGYg1q_UhU9Kc3Qf_TMze0HuFwKkpEr3sPW5OE25h1h0ik92Ag4SZ5l72aA4zQGgup2oeA/s1600/NewAdsize.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDOuSEhMZAc9ZxbJGoNxf1nt6xnzc1-9BKa42pVpdoVomm5YJWj2M5-TGfVsIdQo1ES9V_HGYg1q_UhU9Kc3Qf_TMze0HuFwKkpEr3sPW5OE25h1h0ik92Ag4SZ5l72aA4zQGgup2oeA/s1600/NewAdsize.png" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> Please view our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/sponsors.html">sponsors page</a> or send us an <a href="mailto:dearlillie@hotmail.com">email</a> for more information!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Okay and now onto our GIVEAWAY! </b></span><br /><br /> This week we are going to be giving away one of our Briar Hats in Cream!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <b> Here are some shots of Lillie wearing hers:</b><br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1l9idX6fnWKl_WBSHhGOUW-U4AjKPO5ImzlyAhyphenhyphentxj_XfFHlefq_mV-B4PAJwXD5Z0YFclnqDpRCTKQdGgaq79EASmx4BpXfaCQFT0W_r5IxwomEeVgh9io14Vdero-uy-dvtZj4e1w/s1600/DSC_0076-%25282%2529c-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1l9idX6fnWKl_WBSHhGOUW-U4AjKPO5ImzlyAhyphenhyphentxj_XfFHlefq_mV-B4PAJwXD5Z0YFclnqDpRCTKQdGgaq79EASmx4BpXfaCQFT0W_r5IxwomEeVgh9io14Vdero-uy-dvtZj4e1w/s640/DSC_0076-%25282%2529c-copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5Qk1RBCZcBE9yWgdE55q0_KimDx2Gc3bn_pqmu6gJ5GbiEPagZNvpJ2WhiH5MoBPfcLtYK8FVN5N3xKPPRaRGu-X_xAzGdIVZqHU5d9UZlhs3tViWkH4d-P3P1zOA9nI6mJuyeiA3uw/s1600/DSC_0127-blossomcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5Qk1RBCZcBE9yWgdE55q0_KimDx2Gc3bn_pqmu6gJ5GbiEPagZNvpJ2WhiH5MoBPfcLtYK8FVN5N3xKPPRaRGu-X_xAzGdIVZqHU5d9UZlhs3tViWkH4d-P3P1zOA9nI6mJuyeiA3uw/s640/DSC_0127-blossomcopy.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> ,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0907hiVgZqwpY8P3ZLcGzF9mfOMKw7LteNv-K14G4w7nohilcvst2dpMvZxMqSadZ7iMtohsy8ShwInhLKfRRqtlZOeXLuNBNrlgZ56Xm3Nd39t-NRmkNfQSufRKQ1fQHs1ji6T8dFOk/s1600/mDSC_0140clens-golddelcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0907hiVgZqwpY8P3ZLcGzF9mfOMKw7LteNv-K14G4w7nohilcvst2dpMvZxMqSadZ7iMtohsy8ShwInhLKfRRqtlZOeXLuNBNrlgZ56Xm3Nd39t-NRmkNfQSufRKQ1fQHs1ji6T8dFOk/s640/mDSC_0140clens-golddelcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <b>And here are some shots some of our customer's have shared with us: </b><br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICpDqyZKGV-uli_eCAYfg5-VBGT9F1esNWgnzPt4ONDdV4W47-rkO5hmAp6o7yptrhMepHqBVpomYvXMfERC8-n1Z9RhjQEGXjQTmETaNopEAb8_ibq6Lqs0o2aCVby8HiTHVAuZfvv0/s1600/get_convo_image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">All you have to do is leave a comment on this post!</span></span></b></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><br /> </span> </div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">You<br /> don't have to have a blog to enter, either. If you aren't a <br /> blogger, just enter a comment and then where it says "comment as" <br /> scroll down near the bottom and click on anonymous. However, if you<br /> do that, make sure to leave your e-mail address so we can <br /> confirm that you are the winner. If we draw the name of someone <br /> who doesn't leave any identifying information we will simply draw <br /> a new name. Make sure to check back here on the blog to collect <br /> your prize!</span></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /> </span></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">You can comment each day if you would like to up your chances!</span></span></b></span></div><br /> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span> <b><br /><br /> </b> <br /><br /> <div style="color: #666666; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">For extra entries become a follower of our blog, twitter </span></span></b></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #666666; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">and/or  like our facebook page!</span></span></b></span></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /> </span></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <b><span class="Apple-style-span">Just write "follower" as a second comment so it counts as an entry,  and "twitter" </span></b></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <b><span class="Apple-style-span">and "facebook" as their own entries.</span></b></div><br /> <div style="color: #282828; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /> <b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><i>You can enter this contest through Thursday and then Friday we<br /> will announce the winner.</i><br /> </span></b></div><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></b></span><br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a1y7of19qYhNWjAG8DnsPpU7UWdgtDd-Lz0pSDO6br1TWOwJqkYs9usAtgZMioXCEAslucqlBotnoYJ-SUneA731mpsAwBc_skjsESBdOZKCtsZ2q7mOReqh7SpnPIBnueT5Wb_zTyc/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a1y7of19qYhNWjAG8DnsPpU7UWdgtDd-Lz0pSDO6br1TWOwJqkYs9usAtgZMioXCEAslucqlBotnoYJ-SUneA731mpsAwBc_skjsESBdOZKCtsZ2q7mOReqh7SpnPIBnueT5Wb_zTyc/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> <br /></div><br />

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