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| The dollies wanted to dress up in their finest dresses. In order of appearance from left to right is: Abelia from Blackeyed Suzie; in the middle is Dolly from Karen of KDMilstein Studio on Etsy; and on the right is Little Gypsy also from Karen's Etsy. |
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| On the left is 'Alice in Wonderland' from by Abi Monroe from Art Dolls Only; in the middle is a French Style doll from Kaire Faire; and on the right is Hannie from Cheekie Bottoms Blog. |
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| And here we have Sasha by Susan Hopkirk Etsy; A Folk Art Angel Ornie from Gollywobbles on Etsy; French Vintage Style 'Man in the Moon' by Pearl Avenue Studios on Etsy; 'Alice in Wonderland with her bunny' from The Black Berry Briar Etsy; and Alice Psychadelic Doll by Dame Darcy. |
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| All the dolls in my doll collection are uniquely one-of-a-kind. On the left we have Deidre who is completely poseable from The Iron Kettle Etsy; in the middle is Lemonade Fairy by The Filligree on Etsy; and Rosie from Ashland Hill Etsy. |
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| Here are Alice in Wonderland themed dolls. On the left we have Alice made by Ashly Daugherty (which I believe was highlighted on Art Dolls Only); next is a paper mache Folk Art Vintage Style Bunny by Pearl Avenue Studios on Etsy; In the middle we have 'Alice in Wonderland' made by The Polka Dot Pixie - Jenny Hernandez; Then we have a cute little piggy again from KDMilstein Studio on Etsy; and hiding in the corner on the dolly table is The Cheshire Cat made by Teresa S. (me). |
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| On the left is Elsie Wright from the Cottingley Fae (Fairy Tale Movie) doll by Tracey McCartney of Jasmoon Butterfly Etsy; next to her is Merci a soft bodied French style doll by Wray of Light Etsy; in the middle is my French marionette style doll I made in the Cloth and Clay doll ning site; and Valentina by Janice Moore-Petty of Cheekie Rose Boutique Blog and Etsy. |
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| REMEMBER THE DATE! MAY 21ST |
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| The kitchen at Laurelwood. Getting ready to serve the rehearsal dinner |
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| For those who don't know about Laurelwood, it is a Victorian home we purchased a year ago. |
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| Laurelwood sits on a half acre with many oak trees. |
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| It's one of those homes that everyone in the city dreams of owning. |
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| The front of the house. It is a two-story home and the interior is 3,400 square feet. |
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| The main dining room. |
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| Before the guests arrive. Setting up the buffet area. My daughter and my grandson. |
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| Upstairs seating for the rehearsal dinner. |
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| Candle light ambiance with fireplace and stain glass domed skylight. |
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| Let the eating commence! Near the spiral staircase and fire pole. Beautiful pillars grace the house. |
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| Another view of the guests serving themselves buffet style. A better view of the fire pole, and tin tiled ceilings. |
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| Close up of the fireplace in the popcorn gallery downstairs. |
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| There is an amazing amount of leaded glass in the house. This one is actually of a skylight in over the kitchen. |
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| This leaded glass window represents what is on either side of the kitchen door. |
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| This is the ornate kitchen leaded glass and wood kitchen door. |
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| The Widow's Walk on the roof. The next photo shows the stained glass sky light that is inside the house which is twelve feet below the Widow's Walk. |
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| This stained glass skylight hangs twelve feet below the Widow's Walk on the roof. |
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| Frosted glass and etched windows in the master bathroom. |
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| This is the stained glass window above the spiral staircase upstairs. Notice the architectural frame that holds the stained glass. All of the wood frames were cut by hand to enclose the stained glass window. |
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| This stained glass in on the first floor near the fireplace pop corn gallery. The design resembles a sturgeon fish. |
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| I finally located a more complete photo of the Master bathroom in all its glory. |
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| This is an original photo from the original owner a step-up foray which leads from the formal living room into the non-formal living room. |
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| More of the outside back patio grounds. |
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| Back patio swing near the back kitchen door. |
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| A side gate entrance to the back yard. |
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| The gazebo from a side view. |
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| Just a random shot of the kitchen with me in the black and purple and a close friend of the family. |
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| Master bedroom at Laurelwood. |
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| Handpainted tile in Master bathroom. |
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| Alcove in kitchen. Amazing pillars, tin ceilings and wood embellishments. |
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| Facing the back door where there are 23,000 pieces of brick that enhances the entire back yard. |
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| Wet bar at Laurelwood. |
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| Carousel horse with view of sunken fireplace pop corn gallery. |
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| View of informal living room with vintage furniture. |
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| Partial view of formal living room with staircase, French drapes, vintage phonograph, sculptured ceilings, wall electric candle scones. |
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| Another amazing stained glass in the formal dining area. My oldest brother called it 'I Am the Walrus'. |
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| The leaded glass backdoor leading into the brick patio which happens to have tons of oak tree leaves in this photo! |
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| View looking from the formal living room toward the back door, showing the bar stools on the left where the wet bar is, and the spiral staircase in the background. With the ornate ceiling fixture showing lots of tin ceiling tiles. And a frosted double door on the right side of the photo which leads to the Master bathroom and bedroom. |
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| Kitchen dining booth area. Many of the interior furnishings came from England from the previous owner who wanted to create a Victorian home from his own eccentric visions. The home was in the makings for 23 years. The original owner Donal Douglas passed away in 2006. |
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| The other side of the formal living room. |
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| Leading to the linen pantry and laundry room. |
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| Partial view of the Master bathroom. |
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| Picture in the informal living room. |
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| Looking down into the pop corn gallery. |
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| Ornate wooden mirror in Master bathroom. |
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| Upstairs bathroom with vintage pull chains toilet. |
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| This is an upstairs view of where many people ate. You can see the fire pole in the background with the spiral staircase. Everyone enjoyed the delicious meal of tri-tip, chicken breast, or teriakyi chicken thighs along with rice pilaf, barbequed baked beans, garlic toast, green garden salad, a melon ball variety salad, lemonade, tea or water. We had root beer floats or orange floats for dessert. |
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| The lovely bride and groom....Troy and Brittani |
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| Our other two sons, Ty on the left ( who was blessed with Downs) and our twenty-one year old son Todd, on the right with his girlfriend Megan in the middle. |
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| Under the tented dance floor with tables for dinner. There were around 250 guests and it had quit raining that morning. The wedding was perfect at 3:30 P.M. |
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| Me, Myself, and I...the mother of the groom. Talking to the son of one of our pastors. |
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| Cinderella dances at her ball!!! The bride and groom line dancing...and two girl cousins. |
