Let It Snow

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My children have been hoping for snow. Not a big storm. Just enough precipitation to build a snowman and spend a couple of hours with their sleds. I have heard that Mother Nature sometimes sends snow to children who wear their pajamas backwards and inside out. Putting spoons under pillows seems to work as well. We may have to give these tricks a try if we don't get any snow soon, but until then, we can look at pictures and dream . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Oeuh1VS9XAvNy4cGEXEetOi3he8YiSh2pubnXN0f7am0vHEaKYek7i2rXkH21mhU5Q4IVsbWJLwGAl5v4yt1typAqqLioTdlAYk2ReSkaPB-GCWe8kD5kFPhhwOoIZ0IR0z1cu2UWV9/s1600/RCJH_piuTv1l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Oeuh1VS9XAvNy4cGEXEetOi3he8YiSh2pubnXN0f7am0vHEaKYek7i2rXkH21mhU5Q4IVsbWJLwGAl5v4yt1typAqqLioTdlAYk2ReSkaPB-GCWe8kD5kFPhhwOoIZ0IR0z1cu2UWV9/s640/RCJH_piuTv1l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The sight of a charming sleigh greets guests to the lodge."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austria's <a href="http://www.hotelwachtelhof.at/de/Hotel.html" target="_blank">Jagdgut Wachtelhof</a> Ski Lodge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michele Bonan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#45" target="_blank">Peak of Perfection</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January/February 2013).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74h5t9_TCCb1KBDXmYev7_R12cZdAtSL-3CyP1tWOTs4XlALT1do3wLekSbAN5nVj1VJwnoQ5YS-n2KSxDGnxbgu6ZWzfoyx2Nx25uYBtX80la35PtKGWfkhHQ6E7QXfZnUk7t5zUE8_/s1600/17-designertips-shelleypenner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74h5t9_TCCb1KBDXmYev7_R12cZdAtSL-3CyP1tWOTs4XlALT1do3wLekSbAN5nVj1VJwnoQ5YS-n2KSxDGnxbgu6ZWzfoyx2Nx25uYBtX80la35PtKGWfkhHQ6E7QXfZnUk7t5zUE8_/s640/17-designertips-shelleypenner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herd of approximately 20 reindeer made of tree limbs and branches that decorate designer Shelley Penner's Vancouver yard at Christmastime.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bryan Harrison.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/shelley-penners-christmas-reindeer" target="_blank">Shelley Penner's Christmas Reindeer</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EjhY4Q2EgIW2wGLdcI375aYpW9hqrxrmh3xFUzy_YLjW4lFpABLK40-d8wSeSk1vSgZ2c4hZlhVg2SStM6YLmkHP1exLD6fEUuA8GxMstfC-_rDyAXbq6h2UO1YLRN_dl-yX-_lZmqY/s1600/100905_Alyeska-Resort-Alaska-Lift-Tickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EjhY4Q2EgIW2wGLdcI375aYpW9hqrxrmh3xFUzy_YLjW4lFpABLK40-d8wSeSk1vSgZ2c4hZlhVg2SStM6YLmkHP1exLD6fEUuA8GxMstfC-_rDyAXbq6h2UO1YLRN_dl-yX-_lZmqY/s640/100905_Alyeska-Resort-Alaska-Lift-Tickets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.alyeskaresort.com/" target="_blank">Alyeska Resort</a> in Girdwood, Alaska.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.liftopia.com/ski-resort-info/resort/907002/AK/Alyeska-Resort.htm?crlt.pid=camp.byRhpovSyZP1" target="_blank">Photo via Liftopia</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-pFWcoSK8cHEZubzm3LTWuO-8ANi4OwGjSScT16Nl7H2W5F5azebSpXAc3QPXc97TlYMy3i7WLgCAXTs5TF9t2oeBaX6EjcfZuVaZC3mnYvfPnmbwiJuZJj9GC9kBLoN5OJb-2h5whDs/s1600/301525_228104887327338_1449484995_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-pFWcoSK8cHEZubzm3LTWuO-8ANi4OwGjSScT16Nl7H2W5F5azebSpXAc3QPXc97TlYMy3i7WLgCAXTs5TF9t2oeBaX6EjcfZuVaZC3mnYvfPnmbwiJuZJj9GC9kBLoN5OJb-2h5whDs/s640/301525_228104887327338_1449484995_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treehouse in backyard of <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,441624,00.html" target="_blank">Kevin O'Connor</a>, host of <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/" target="_blank">This Old House</a> and <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/" target="_blank">Ask This Old House</a>. Mr. O'Connor built the house as a project with his children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Photo copyright 2013 Kevin O'Connor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=228104887327338&set=a.204800112991149.48129.160773990727095&type=1" target="_blank">Photo obtained from Facebook page of Kevin O'Connor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ12NFCQxs3XTRYjoFb_IhCGP7Y6alC-0BehxRz7CS-0DUuL-ZuSQ-5oTiQC3deT6t59wUSIOTkOp_o7cI2o5r60cfe7BoF_bfBvA0tisz-uz4i9jJI2mIJkpG2hpwT4N84EXYMIPAt6/s1600/1488127_757826174247169_1231266991_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ12NFCQxs3XTRYjoFb_IhCGP7Y6alC-0BehxRz7CS-0DUuL-ZuSQ-5oTiQC3deT6t59wUSIOTkOp_o7cI2o5r60cfe7BoF_bfBvA0tisz-uz4i9jJI2mIJkpG2hpwT4N84EXYMIPAt6/s640/1488127_757826174247169_1231266991_n.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=757826174247169&set=a.117755688254224.14732.112259862137140&type=1&theater" target="_blank">Photo via juNxtaposition on Facebook</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5IpsYYuOR-L_HXdh1iYMGavoKfB253Iu0K8_BhzWYzPINVByHV4MUrof0t3r84QMDpe_fgPhel1-4pB7TNY4j5nFukyWeNjHOzUqoQgRs2LAmXjCx8sod2AhNuFLS1EoRaUxvZHwOEm6/s1600/101380267_p_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5IpsYYuOR-L_HXdh1iYMGavoKfB253Iu0K8_BhzWYzPINVByHV4MUrof0t3r84QMDpe_fgPhel1-4pB7TNY4j5nFukyWeNjHOzUqoQgRs2LAmXjCx8sod2AhNuFLS1EoRaUxvZHwOEm6/s640/101380267_p_1.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor courtyard offers a cheerful snow-dusted vignette. A vintage mirror hangs above a wire urn filled with greens and branches for a picture-perfect winter scene."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/outdoor-holiday-decorating" target="_blank">Outdoor Holiday Decorating</a>" produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_945583831"></span>Traditional Home<span id="goog_945583832"></span></a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijnNCCqlZpe9L4xEIjFmqI4CKnSYITWAxe75rg7RjzVCXGpeV19ZVF64BYHJPof3pL6-oN2PpWa6CO6RPe49za0CExC3ujCASmfG5kBfMueQTmJTuRtwE-VGEyX6LnT1FQrBH510zQVvc/s1600/cn_image.size.atelier-am-aspen-home-01-exterior-h670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijnNCCqlZpe9L4xEIjFmqI4CKnSYITWAxe75rg7RjzVCXGpeV19ZVF64BYHJPof3pL6-oN2PpWa6CO6RPe49za0CExC3ujCASmfG5kBfMueQTmJTuRtwE-VGEyX6LnT1FQrBH510zQVvc/s640/cn_image.size.atelier-am-aspen-home-01-exterior-h670.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Atelier AM gave the interiors of this Aspen, Colorado, vacation home - built by architect David Finholm using bleached spruce logs - a compelling contemporary redesign."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Alexandra and Michael Misczynskis of Atelier AM.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/aspen-colorado-home-atelier-am-slideshow" target="_blank">Winter Palace</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZ2D5iEM0GxhoRHGUQn3jkXqjCMcPs97oibl9xHTOy2K1bVU8Zo5HMRHPGiURdeLwlnqyEmuVtgoBnpjxSbdsUjLN9etZ2B1C8VWO6BC7ES-FD0WTVJWdtpCMBzyu19ZS6752lyMjziS/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.atelier-am-aspen-home-16-pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZ2D5iEM0GxhoRHGUQn3jkXqjCMcPs97oibl9xHTOy2K1bVU8Zo5HMRHPGiURdeLwlnqyEmuVtgoBnpjxSbdsUjLN9etZ2B1C8VWO6BC7ES-FD0WTVJWdtpCMBzyu19ZS6752lyMjziS/s640/item15.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.atelier-am-aspen-home-16-pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The heated pool is used throughout the year; the terrace is laid with Colorado buff sandstone."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aspen, Colorado, vacation home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: David Finholm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Alexandra and Michael Misczynskis of Atelier AM.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/aspen-colorado-home-atelier-am-slideshow_slideshow_item15_16" target="_blank">Winter Palace</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxRR292Z9wX_8japtXP2NwTQJ41ZXkxuTeEBGruiNiF9RJIHjrDy9AuYr2uWfBpIoEIFs5hYNgeLvC94e6BTWWRqZPYhFXaFLQe_sE1fJjqcisvV2JJW5b-DfS6VncsxN1deGNuHian9y/s1600/cn_image.size.st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-01-peterhof-palace-v440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxRR292Z9wX_8japtXP2NwTQJ41ZXkxuTeEBGruiNiF9RJIHjrDy9AuYr2uWfBpIoEIFs5hYNgeLvC94e6BTWWRqZPYhFXaFLQe_sE1fJjqcisvV2JJW5b-DfS6VncsxN1deGNuHian9y/s640/cn_image.size.st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-01-peterhof-palace-v440.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Among the places designer Vicente Wolf visited on his trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, is the Chapel at Peterhof Palace, situated just outside the city."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text and photography by <a href="http://www.vicentewolf.com/" target="_blank">Vicente Wolf</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2011/st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-slideshow" target="_blank">North Star</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiUMmwRW7SHZzhi4pxrhW6sPhJOENbHtayfP8gBC0gk7-U2xn6quwZVGM1W0pywx0cIIK1XE2BL3MjEUoN0PQcBU5oxwnGZtOmPOCftB6eLzVoRdMaAetae2gSyZEyO9jxi0vo4zHx_jfgR/s1600/cropwm+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMmwRW7SHZzhi4pxrhW6sPhJOENbHtayfP8gBC0gk7-U2xn6quwZVGM1W0pywx0cIIK1XE2BL3MjEUoN0PQcBU5oxwnGZtOmPOCftB6eLzVoRdMaAetae2gSyZEyO9jxi0vo4zHx_jfgR/s640/cropwm+(2).jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mademoiselle</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Cover - December 1, 1936.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Jean Coquillot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo license property of Conde Nast Collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.art.com/" target="_blank">Art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhKGezRzYOh9o_zT5H5Q-prVKx3YR2XQx-sSyC_SSfMC3HgFuoZ0XauUzujmj-lcsfrLv04OhSUFwR7lQTFh9OsyEyzO3vRx4B14oPCIRoIitKiU28ptzn8CZt8vduC9v3VOuB-_iJlsJkz/s1600/cropwm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGezRzYOh9o_zT5H5Q-prVKx3YR2XQx-sSyC_SSfMC3HgFuoZ0XauUzujmj-lcsfrLv04OhSUFwR7lQTFh9OsyEyzO3vRx4B14oPCIRoIitKiU28ptzn8CZt8vduC9v3VOuB-_iJlsJkz/s640/cropwm.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p15385986-sa-i3696765/harper-s-bazaar-february-1933.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=25652&dimVals=25652&ui=E90D1DADBE034257A2180D8A42449DF3&aff=conf&ctid=881210169&rfid=945949&tkid=15059376" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Harper's Bazaar</i>, February 1933</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.art.com/" target="_blank">Art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOnaIGXImWy2QSar54Nd_WJBafx4GqCPdXBV060tAYJqwNJmycXlOLiz2nHrHHIwM6KrEPSGGuO5OqtwOFgrYHQulc1Sh9m3Igciw5slYWSCcvRr5DkttkxqC78hnF9-B7nKxXlpkiQ51/s1600/exterior-sarahrichardson-holiday_NO10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOnaIGXImWy2QSar54Nd_WJBafx4GqCPdXBV060tAYJqwNJmycXlOLiz2nHrHHIwM6KrEPSGGuO5OqtwOFgrYHQulc1Sh9m3Igciw5slYWSCcvRr5DkttkxqC78hnF9-B7nKxXlpkiQ51/s640/exterior-sarahrichardson-holiday_NO10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Aglow with lights from inside and out, designer Sarah Richardson's sprawling 4,000-square-foot country house offers a warm, inviting respite from the snowy landscape."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-winter-cottages?page=18" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Winter Cottages</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdmW3y6DivDkarqQ9WYwv2nmhS6XLNI4kFHPNvqUr4Rnk6xmUSvMLu7HPkjdHnWOOkuEHLcBvwte1Ssim2x3LzwF8E3cJyhdcoGfXQeQWvFQkmQo-yp55IlMwg144fhx_WeaW5MDfZDw/s1600/flamingos_national_zoo_snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdmW3y6DivDkarqQ9WYwv2nmhS6XLNI4kFHPNvqUr4Rnk6xmUSvMLu7HPkjdHnWOOkuEHLcBvwte1Ssim2x3LzwF8E3cJyhdcoGfXQeQWvFQkmQo-yp55IlMwg144fhx_WeaW5MDfZDw/s640/flamingos_national_zoo_snow.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Even the flamingos are chilling out."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mehgan Murphy, <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/" target="_blank">National Zoo</a> in Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/01/breaking-news-pandas-play-in-the-snow/" target="_blank">Pandas Play in the Snow</a>" by Beth Py-Lieberman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Around the Mall" blog of the <a href="http://www.smithsonian.com/" target="_blank">Smithsonian website</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 27, 2009.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mOKBa9ssAyxMggqtXowk4DXeSpEvOTa9jbYCa-QoczyouyCXVlSZ6w8GtWwnubVDiL_99rkrJ6ot-3KDW7w1fJ6e648sS7jiRMZ6kCXN7COl2mYeJ1QoKGtENaqk6GlZ4lDsuz4nY3D/s1600/french-alps-travel-guide-edc-1212-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mOKBa9ssAyxMggqtXowk4DXeSpEvOTa9jbYCa-QoczyouyCXVlSZ6w8GtWwnubVDiL_99rkrJ6ot-3KDW7w1fJ6e648sS7jiRMZ6kCXN7COl2mYeJ1QoKGtENaqk6GlZ4lDsuz4nY3D/s640/french-alps-travel-guide-edc-1212-02-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The town of Chamonix, in France's Haute-Savoie region, at dusk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Walter Bibkow/Getty Images.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/culture/travel/french-alps-megeve-chamonix?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Elle Decor Goes to the French Alps</a>" by Vicky Lowry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IvkKtEm1SSN658fyT8AIwrm4xHMigHqwrITahcwa0xKpUPEMg3DJdS-5tHa-B_oFTkZBsmx85SxQc-TkR7gjX4Pkx9sT2jFgM8FMwbsBU45BUFP_UkaDeYEbIlhfiCpWss8v2CuDzQN/s1600/g7t7TXCBjItl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IvkKtEm1SSN658fyT8AIwrm4xHMigHqwrITahcwa0xKpUPEMg3DJdS-5tHa-B_oFTkZBsmx85SxQc-TkR7gjX4Pkx9sT2jFgM8FMwbsBU45BUFP_UkaDeYEbIlhfiCpWss8v2CuDzQN/s640/g7t7TXCBjItl.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Wachtelhof's pool, which is heated year-round, offers staggering views of the natural surroundings." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austria's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.hotelwachtelhof.at/de/Hotel.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Jagdgut Wachtelhof</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ski Lodge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michele Bonan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#63" target="_blank">Peak of Perfection</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January/February 2013).</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEirAohsKCUmyl7uReh13hHW-D7ugERAMoHeXPY2TrwUC3ACJp6qJwW1Lc-RpYAR332pxDZE0Jml4wWpM-PY1CS2kHL4W6xde4bJPCAbHQm_bCXlk5XJ95QMh1_G4zdHg2uzXTAZLaLidGSs/s1600/good-housekeeping-january-1913-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAohsKCUmyl7uReh13hHW-D7ugERAMoHeXPY2TrwUC3ACJp6qJwW1Lc-RpYAR332pxDZE0Jml4wWpM-PY1CS2kHL4W6xde4bJPCAbHQm_bCXlk5XJ95QMh1_G4zdHg2uzXTAZLaLidGSs/s640/good-housekeeping-january-1913-mdn.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Housekeeping</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> magazine cover, January 1913.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrator: Coles Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/blogs-books/old-magazine-covers#slide-8" target="_blank"><i>Good Housekeeping</i> Covers: 1910 - 1919</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/" target="_blank">Good Housekeeping</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UxwczNdtxjfTAj1R_CoQ8D6mkwEdsM-gD8WNsizVLRtJV4y0MoUSDOAIRcEGMOoA2923kHHKrvOKrUe4DBStArgIze6R5Ed7bgFcxeqXMMIaMDjSKpfKfrgZhsxqL4oeqIrD0DDGak9H/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-02-exterior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UxwczNdtxjfTAj1R_CoQ8D6mkwEdsM-gD8WNsizVLRtJV4y0MoUSDOAIRcEGMOoA2923kHHKrvOKrUe4DBStArgIze6R5Ed7bgFcxeqXMMIaMDjSKpfKfrgZhsxqL4oeqIrD0DDGak9H/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-02-exterior.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Snowcapped Lone Peak rises behind a Big Sky, Montana, stone-and-timber house designer by Locati Architects and decorated by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/" target="_blank">Michael S. Smith</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-12/michael-smith-montana-mountain-home-slideshow" target="_blank">A Rustic Yet Modern Montana Ski House</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc0v3IhMdIxV5ZQi21XzJIngUvKi9AUilBgRE-lMPsC99_C4s8g-Ayr7K6nFPDNJmfKC_MJcLHV7hcdPyCAoex3gTRVx73aYCTuH77CpjmaHJ3HHZjt0QF3fLqmqn-5aE-QZW14nWGIVN/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-03-teton-village-wyoming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc0v3IhMdIxV5ZQi21XzJIngUvKi9AUilBgRE-lMPsC99_C4s8g-Ayr7K6nFPDNJmfKC_MJcLHV7hcdPyCAoex3gTRVx73aYCTuH77CpjmaHJ3HHZjt0QF3fLqmqn-5aE-QZW14nWGIVN/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-03-teton-village-wyoming.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Situated in the picturesque town surrounding the Jackson Hole resort, North Colter Lodge was built by local architect Ellis Nunn in 2001. The cedar exterior blends elegantly into the forested landscape, and large windows frame exquisite mountain views."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teton Village, Wyoming.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Brian Siegfried.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Teton-Village--Wyoming_3" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu3Yasu7kZsE8t4tRslKLbn0E44LxTS0B5S3jDsTUFJv3fyxL-xeq1BQk3d-ygFAtsXBUYfYL-MztFb_K9rTd8Y5TpEuCSXD8yhovtQKxjZd20j6PZ0meuzT1KI2vy8TaPL_X3Wwmh68y/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-05-courchevel-france.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu3Yasu7kZsE8t4tRslKLbn0E44LxTS0B5S3jDsTUFJv3fyxL-xeq1BQk3d-ygFAtsXBUYfYL-MztFb_K9rTd8Y5TpEuCSXD8yhovtQKxjZd20j6PZ0meuzT1KI2vy8TaPL_X3Wwmh68y/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-05-courchevel-france.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Although the exterior was designed in traditional chalet style, with a gently sloping roof and overhanging eaves, this year-old Alpine retreat contains refreshingly modern and sleek interiors. Spread over four stories, the thoughtfully planned layout features a mix of living and entertaining spaces, as well as two wraparound balconies perfect for taking in the exquisite views."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Courchevel, France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography: Knight Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Courchevel--France_5" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngJc5BXlPBYKVahpIPwzsYn0pqF-98gj5Ocl0AVvZ1thnt4x15ZXhoR2UkUVv8vS_yTn9YOqqmTtcKAc5Glq2fDhon0ZdA-DTIdTj45PGudNCVA9pnQtw6AJ-iaCaElgxhjkccCRLClB/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl06_predock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngJc5BXlPBYKVahpIPwzsYn0pqF-98gj5Ocl0AVvZ1thnt4x15ZXhoR2UkUVv8vS_yTn9YOqqmTtcKAc5Glq2fDhon0ZdA-DTIdTj45PGudNCVA9pnQtw6AJ-iaCaElgxhjkccCRLClB/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl06_predock.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The logs, which [architect Antoine] Predock imagined as representing fallen trees, are a dominant feature of the rear elevation, extending from deep in the landscape through the facade and into the upper reaches of the three-bedroom residence's interiors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charles Sabel and Miriam Horn commissioned this house, a galvanized-aluminum-clad, 2,200-square-foot design on 15-acres in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.predock.com/" target="_blank">Antoine Predock</a>, FAIA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert Reck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Not So Log Cabin" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRogFWBjwEcnCa5PGZY9X4KRQKQwaiuSrSsX6ao1H4ytRJC1SxUolim8GjmEb-xWXYq0z8r89ruGhsnheleyCBPQBMeL8lLB6fZbiRI5zW83I3-JCG_gqo89I34FQubyE4OunAeIXW_JO/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-07-telluride-colorado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRogFWBjwEcnCa5PGZY9X4KRQKQwaiuSrSsX6ao1H4ytRJC1SxUolim8GjmEb-xWXYq0z8r89ruGhsnheleyCBPQBMeL8lLB6fZbiRI5zW83I3-JCG_gqo89I34FQubyE4OunAeIXW_JO/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-07-telluride-colorado.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A unique contemporary residence located in the center of town, this 2010 home is notable for its gridlike white facade . . . Designed by local architect Ray Messier, the three-story structure features dramatic limestone tiling in the entryway and white-oak floors throughout the other rooms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Telluride, Colorado.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Telluride Real Estate Corp.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Telluride--Colorado_7" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vzGYvC7SPLuOl3hXJ0ixcnYo-ixULafCI4qozFm8Agkej-SRZqHjrnx65XgYvagm8F6z2ZAD7_tCPPoeesnVPOQ0If5GF0dSoAKLkjysqf9427XybbFoCmKcmZtPD_9ZILn9yb6WKgN/s1600/item18.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-19-meribel-france.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vzGYvC7SPLuOl3hXJ0ixcnYo-ixULafCI4qozFm8Agkej-SRZqHjrnx65XgYvagm8F6z2ZAD7_tCPPoeesnVPOQ0If5GF0dSoAKLkjysqf9427XybbFoCmKcmZtPD_9ZILn9yb6WKgN/s640/item18.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-19-meribel-france.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Originally built in 1958, this picture-perfect French chalet was renovated in 2002. Located in the heart of the exclusive Three Valleys resort in the French Alps, the house offers easy access to the slopes as well as stunning views of the Dent de Burgin, Saulire, and Cretes Mountains."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meribel, France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Emile Garcin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_M-ribel--France_19" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiLlAX5Nbhum0J-9mwyzXHyqDyqmcZwRF4Ak-F5VttL0JInd4nj6X0w-Oyr4_GqEJJQ4pHhSi1ZQzBhk6223NrX0tG2AWxdkwpJnIfdHZ0Vdm4MzHFkrn8z4PM5RZ3oDnKPW15310oOrj8m/s1600/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlAX5Nbhum0J-9mwyzXHyqDyqmcZwRF4Ak-F5VttL0JInd4nj6X0w-Oyr4_GqEJJQ4pHhSi1ZQzBhk6223NrX0tG2AWxdkwpJnIfdHZ0Vdm4MzHFkrn8z4PM5RZ3oDnKPW15310oOrj8m/s640/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1928.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Poised at the base of a mountain, a woman shows the best in ski style, with a striped scarf tucked into the low-slung belt of her jade sport ensemble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1928-Prints_i8483173_.htm" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> Cover - December 22, 1928</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Jean Pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Vogue-Prints_c146181_.htm" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgA8cO-ZW9C5DlxG5LxEVnVA34Kbr6hfwW36e8KWcBwkNl0Tupxh9BgY8ci-1JJGRPm7x0K5f6x-uyB163wMfZ0lc7fcLULnO5Mkbu84Xw7W_TH1APbM3JeezsMKu_1S_TbYCSkptzvTxBx/s1600/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8cO-ZW9C5DlxG5LxEVnVA34Kbr6hfwW36e8KWcBwkNl0Tupxh9BgY8ci-1JJGRPm7x0K5f6x-uyB163wMfZ0lc7fcLULnO5Mkbu84Xw7W_TH1APbM3JeezsMKu_1S_TbYCSkptzvTxBx/s640/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1933.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For this 'Holiday and Winter Travel' issues of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> magazine, Jean Pages illustrated a woman dressed in blue and red ski attire and smoking a cigarette, with skiers in the background. Set against a sky filled with round, pinkish-purple clouds, the resort fashion illustration appeared on the December 15, 1933, cover."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1933-Prints_i8483653_.htm" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> Cover - December 15, 1933</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Jean Pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Vogue-Prints_c146181_.htm" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpf2tw_CQGq1GbyFqIY1dGJwP7JnRqeBAv3AeXIH-5UzQvSIlQs_mX8SOmH0f9Tikk0TDbJ65ER1TB4DehHdQ7lc1yQokaHtuT0hcMzQ8pz5UnSVsgeza1dz8N5IRvwPIYUs5NWQeN84C/s1600/OD-BA277_SKILIF_J_20131224170916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpf2tw_CQGq1GbyFqIY1dGJwP7JnRqeBAv3AeXIH-5UzQvSIlQs_mX8SOmH0f9Tikk0TDbJ65ER1TB4DehHdQ7lc1yQokaHtuT0hcMzQ8pz5UnSVsgeza1dz8N5IRvwPIYUs5NWQeN84C/s640/OD-BA277_SKILIF_J_20131224170916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The best classic ski lifts, from Vermont to Colorado, let you relax, reflect and enjoy the scenery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.aspensnowmass.com/" target="_blank">Aspen Snowmass</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303773704579268552003536262" target="_blank">Classic Ski Lifts</a>" by Brigid Mander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (December 27, 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-o1uV6PO1N2Rdsmwp2BmELw86E_yc3zfefNDcXvub1Lot94dZT1JNScygB2bO89d1DCvh-O0QRVjNWv60vFjSdOYGRfrfHf6kcPSm5fGRaUIxgeWhXzUloG6rzvGaE2Z59Bo9djP04I1/s1600/pierre-mourgue-vogue-cover-december-1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-o1uV6PO1N2Rdsmwp2BmELw86E_yc3zfefNDcXvub1Lot94dZT1JNScygB2bO89d1DCvh-O0QRVjNWv60vFjSdOYGRfrfHf6kcPSm5fGRaUIxgeWhXzUloG6rzvGaE2Z59Bo9djP04I1/s640/pierre-mourgue-vogue-cover-december-1927.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1927-Prints_i8483163_.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> cover - December 15, 1927</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Pierre Mourgue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/~/vogue" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPL8S82dn5ONzDSOVZfcit1NT-fCgQJYmhozGiubQEUAVyARxZ48_Z77mkKPMYDvn1gr8eT0XlMP-2sTeb-y8_0-hCcJi7078PEcU3oYviYPhfsEadKdr6n0ZrdACVat6hA7-2msJ3auU/s1600/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-11-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPL8S82dn5ONzDSOVZfcit1NT-fCgQJYmhozGiubQEUAVyARxZ48_Z77mkKPMYDvn1gr8eT0XlMP-2sTeb-y8_0-hCcJi7078PEcU3oYviYPhfsEadKdr6n0ZrdACVat6hA7-2msJ3auU/s640/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-11-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A house in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, on the outskirts of Aspen, Colorado, which was renovated and expanded by Paris-based designer Caroline Sarkozy and architect Laurent Bourgois."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Renovation architect: Laurent Bourgois.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/aspen-mountain-chalet?click=main_sr#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">International Summit: A Mountain Chalet in Aspen</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO4Z_uI8RBoHZdyS2PQpO-LEbdkpuxlcMe0aeriGQnu2G3VqKvVrEuLv1O8ba_wq4bVgpIiPNI1kNO4SB2gflSQgZNY0nY3gI5q5eKyv9C89xuRK1SJbgp2Xj5Y8Q-xN4ZVCVmztWwZk9/s1600/uneasy_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO4Z_uI8RBoHZdyS2PQpO-LEbdkpuxlcMe0aeriGQnu2G3VqKvVrEuLv1O8ba_wq4bVgpIiPNI1kNO4SB2gflSQgZNY0nY3gI5q5eKyv9C89xuRK1SJbgp2Xj5Y8Q-xN4ZVCVmztWwZk9/s640/uneasy_medium.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mom is startled to find a snowman stashed in the freezer."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artist/illustrator: John Falter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.atticpaper.com/proddetail.php?prod=1959-saturday-evening-post-cover-snowman-in-freezer" target="_blank">Snowman in the Freezer</a>" - <a href="http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/" target="_blank">Saturday Evening Post</a> cover (February 21, 1959).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.atticpaper.com/" target="_blank">Attic Paper website</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Let It Snow

My children have been hoping for snow. Not a big storm. Just enough precipitation to build a snowman and spend a couple of hours with their sleds. I have heard that Mother Nature sometimes sends snow to children who wear their pajamas backwards and inside out. Putting spoons under pillows seems to w…

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Potts Point Impressive!

<h2>Swanky New Home Behind old Facade</h2><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;"></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="featureListWrapper"><div class="featureList"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">General Features</span></span></b></div><div class="featureList"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-potts+point-115147843" target="_blank">PRICE RANGE:   Over $3M approx</a></span></span></b><ul><li><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Property Type:<span> House</span></span></span></b></li><li><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bedrooms:<span>    5</span></span></span></b></li><li><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bathrooms:  <span>3</span></span></span></b></li></ul></div></div><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><div class="featureListWrapper last"><div class="featureList"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Outdoor Features</span></span></b><ul><li><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carport Spaces:  <span>2</span></span></span></b></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Ok, so I know there are a few lovelies in Potts Point,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I do like a good reno!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The old front facade is a bit drab, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and not congruent with the rest of the house,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I really loved the use of timber in this home, </div><div style="text-align: center;">against the white,</div><div style="text-align: center;">love it!</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PrCIHdlwNNjcKgBCYbGGlMDK8N4_MbKg8cPDalyRS8cNJI40_CQ5-8NoUdOZwU7Q-3lvDLiIgyg6EECZeOqROF9k8FTK5AOccgjUctLT4_qX6pTnf3pZylUQDaJ0hBqIxk2LqpigLQk/s1600/image10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PrCIHdlwNNjcKgBCYbGGlMDK8N4_MbKg8cPDalyRS8cNJI40_CQ5-8NoUdOZwU7Q-3lvDLiIgyg6EECZeOqROF9k8FTK5AOccgjUctLT4_qX6pTnf3pZylUQDaJ0hBqIxk2LqpigLQk/s640/image10.jpg" width="640" /></a> Beautiful!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiX8lqlnBR5tYuT4LsLQswkiz_WNAZ-74SSnJL8BAxIfgAMQSQzQr2BW3uSrjd6CuZppw_InQq-FL8vwtVmheoqDAWFdudCRLe96AVutEWi459ey84aWjRWpt4BUt8ukNi3faSrsOdWo/s1600/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiX8lqlnBR5tYuT4LsLQswkiz_WNAZ-74SSnJL8BAxIfgAMQSQzQr2BW3uSrjd6CuZppw_InQq-FL8vwtVmheoqDAWFdudCRLe96AVutEWi459ey84aWjRWpt4BUt8ukNi3faSrsOdWo/s400/image2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8nvfn8Lq6h2O6C4H6zMz0AbJT0ehKLJ7-SDuJ1If8rvIzk563kjwFKqaIjIthDy8sABgQAaz1CGCN3lsW040YGmgEOW2GCyT8AvUk_-Tyl_Pi0kBUKf7zo7Gd7PKInoy_7LlFQmjnS4/s1600/image3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhRvS7EhqTsPrMwaGQR9vISy2rDs-c6MwNilSEf_ZshwduvJAJC8-PREaJMjJzURkpeMmtQHtTZZYljnROPYMh0Ez-2Pmz-2Akmu6MuQWTulhoz5g8wcmrbdeIuU10ySxqp1SXtRXTok/s640/image7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That looks pretty amazing! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3uTA6y4oXFS_vNpF4Tpu5zEZ-Yl7pQUe9Y_MllYjkZFYfFGq7wKL4l2qB_JrWQgfNOL2ctjSP2Fp3DKEKOMKVkWbfbnJkKXYELmH-crxkG_dFLeaZ5EP6Og021zZoAtGafbPyRXzZY/s1600/image8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3uTA6y4oXFS_vNpF4Tpu5zEZ-Yl7pQUe9Y_MllYjkZFYfFGq7wKL4l2qB_JrWQgfNOL2ctjSP2Fp3DKEKOMKVkWbfbnJkKXYELmH-crxkG_dFLeaZ5EP6Og021zZoAtGafbPyRXzZY/s640/image8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyGvGuBqB15co0I2uKl1O6SlBSS8UAW4n50kVjgrWsi_By7cF8SNaXsVUjuu5wgIRLMII6uiBgENYW2Si8HaJRIKKTxliGwlwuOaIfC9t9znsLugu2TGHeZDqq6h3J8qFhIpTE2rzAP0/s1600/image9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyGvGuBqB15co0I2uKl1O6SlBSS8UAW4n50kVjgrWsi_By7cF8SNaXsVUjuu5wgIRLMII6uiBgENYW2Si8HaJRIKKTxliGwlwuOaIfC9t9znsLugu2TGHeZDqq6h3J8qFhIpTE2rzAP0/s640/image9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"> Love that grape coloured bathroom - its different! </h4><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7tdiMFL9iTcmGTdKEqSpxOj5lF-l9xN8kik25yPeQ3ovng_3hqoKM09sWbg_dAtsoimUkGDgzzLtrWssIXMgCFKQjv0AyaFbIHam2rjRfesB07RQpF2UHyodkUZ1shUwR2Mgr4bB0Rg/s1600/image11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Respectfully retaining its Federation facade, the ingenious split-level layout seamlessly connects the flowing interiors to lavish outdoor entertaining terraces and stepped Zen gardens. With a fabulous steel/bronze staircase as the home's spiraling centre-piece, the jaw-dropping ambience and sophisticated simplicity celebrates the very essence of open plan indoor/outdoor living. Achieving a world-class fusion of old and new with a bespoke interplay of concrete, steel, glass, stone, timber and technology, this light-filled residence is a calm and tranquil private oasis in the leafy heart of Sydney's most fashionable, most densely populated cosmopolitan suburb.<br /><br />* Generously sized, finished to perfection and ultra-versatile in functionality<br />* Positive energy flow is enhanced by creative design and soothing colours <br />* Large open formal living/dining with travertine verandah & a Juliette balcony<br />* Expansive casual living/dining with glass/oak walls, heated travertine floors<br />* Steel/Travertine/Corian eat-in kitchen, Miele gas appliances, abundant b/ins<br />* Master wing with huge bedroom, vaulted ceiling, juliette balcony, w/in robe <br />* Stunning marble master ensuite, double vanity, bath, double shower, sep wc <br />* Large study/sitting or guest room includes queen-size wall bed, ample b/ins<br />* Travertine deluxe second bathroom, separate int laundry is like a cocktail bar<br />* 3 additional large bedrooms (1 an attic retreat), superb circular third bathroom<br />* Wall to wall glass, towering ceilings, sliding walls, whitewashed timber floors <br />* Flooded with natural light, vast amount of bespoke storage throughout home<br />* Ducted air con, gas fireplace, video intercom, back to base alarm system<br />* Remote double garage (via rear lane), rainwater tanks for garden irrigation<br />* A strikingly beautiful home of easycare luxury & lockup-and-go convenience<br /><br />Awards:<br /><br />2012 Interior Design Excellence Awards<br />Best Single Residential<br /><br />2012 Belle Coco Republic Interior Design Awards <br />Best Residential Interior</span></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>:) Kate

Potts Point Impressive!

Swanky New Home Behind old FacadeGeneral FeaturesPRICE RANGE:   Over $3M approxProperty Type: HouseBedrooms:    5Bathrooms:  3 Outdoor FeaturesCarport Spaces:  2 Ok, so I know there are a few lovelies in Potts Point,but I do like a good reno!The old front facade is a bit drab, and not congruent with…

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Ring in the New Year

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "Roaring Twenties" is a favorite theme for New Year's Eve parties. The clothes, the glamour, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0743273567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388132752&sr=1-1&keywords=the+great+gatsby" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby</a>. Filtered through the lens of time, the scandals and sins of the Jazz Age seem a bit more innocent than today's transgressions, but nostalgia can distort the truth. Fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald know what happened to Jay Gatsby's desire to "repeat the past." Let the old year go, embrace the future, be present in your own life, and do it with style. Here is some inspiration . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRurdllMxscFG4p7dMxDQQlRPrwKRk-ZArJyv4Oy1tvntXmP0mGxfT3-Tkcgf9-Lp9clkKuKdoSQwFYZPZkQ8R-AgnM0ruhaJRPvvjCV0LZvVG1ZWHRL1BUu__ILIirZHVjGS6yQLenDR/s1600/il_570xN.455432972_iumx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRurdllMxscFG4p7dMxDQQlRPrwKRk-ZArJyv4Oy1tvntXmP0mGxfT3-Tkcgf9-Lp9clkKuKdoSQwFYZPZkQ8R-AgnM0ruhaJRPvvjCV0LZvVG1ZWHRL1BUu__ILIirZHVjGS6yQLenDR/s640/il_570xN.455432972_iumx.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/150175703/colorful-1920s-art-deco-die-cut-gold?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=party+horns&ga_vintage_rewrite=vintage+party+horns&ga_original_query=2&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">"Colorful 1920's art deco die cut gilded Buzza bridge tally card" offered by puffadonna.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/150175703/colorful-1920s-art-deco-die-cut-gold?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=party+horns&ga_vintage_rewrite=vintage+party+horns&ga_original_query=2&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">Photo via Etsy</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIaOvkkYjaQ1j9Mnm4kDz3AvjlOKtVKHitRUQyB5EKzxz7CSetL2T_LJyxedEj9bw6QgallTalVm6d5ZpEEPIjaRZRhRllp_8Y5nMc88NW3B9LPmp0FtY1MHeeXyTr4tBft0eLbizsng3/s1600/Tallulah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIaOvkkYjaQ1j9Mnm4kDz3AvjlOKtVKHitRUQyB5EKzxz7CSetL2T_LJyxedEj9bw6QgallTalVm6d5ZpEEPIjaRZRhRllp_8Y5nMc88NW3B9LPmp0FtY1MHeeXyTr4tBft0eLbizsng3/s400/Tallulah.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo of Zelda Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/blog/roaring-fashion-new-years-eve" target="_blank">Roaring Fashion for New Year's Eve</a>" by M.K. Quinlan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (December 28, 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AuziCqV317sqPEBmMkQVQoc_kHdNq_B17rBbeBq-uK9qjdORNVPGR1QLjjVYdx51es4k2TyYB1RElJqqHvwjzaL8yrdYYJPXvWwloNjnNiaGp8a13GPyK9f8fb9mw4juUlCXefaA_Kcj/s1600/Slim-Aarons-photo-Gable-Heflin-Cooper-Stewart-New-Year-631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AuziCqV317sqPEBmMkQVQoc_kHdNq_B17rBbeBq-uK9qjdORNVPGR1QLjjVYdx51es4k2TyYB1RElJqqHvwjzaL8yrdYYJPXvWwloNjnNiaGp8a13GPyK9f8fb9mw4juUlCXefaA_Kcj/s640/Slim-Aarons-photo-Gable-Heflin-Cooper-Stewart-New-Year-631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Mount Rushmore of stardom. [Clark] Gable (left) cracks a joke at the photographer's expense with friends [Van] Heflin, [Gary] Cooper, and [Jimmy] Stewart. The photograph has become known as <i>The Kings of Hollywood</i>, but what makes it so endlessly appealing is the intimate glimpse it gives us not of a kind of royalty, but of four friends on top of their glittering world, at home in white tie and chic surroundings and so clearly at ease with one another."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Romanoff's, a restaurant in Hollywood on New Year's Eve, 1957.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Slim Aarons/Getty Images.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/indelible-jan06.html?c=y&page=1" target="_blank">Grab a Drink With Hollywood's Stars</a>" by Owen Edwards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.smithsonian.com/" target="_blank">Smithsonian</a></i> Magazine, June 2006.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCaSESkoVcG91_VA-Zp-kAKrz94QXbZ4ayMxQWxCUPIcROauil3LQlrD4aOh22i7hkNfBJmznTlHewHwjvKOs3ClJbrR8Ev3nzuxk8Vd3YC-_N6pcmgW7ZuHWlQcys3Gyz7UTtALws8DE/s1600/Happy-New-Year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCaSESkoVcG91_VA-Zp-kAKrz94QXbZ4ayMxQWxCUPIcROauil3LQlrD4aOh22i7hkNfBJmznTlHewHwjvKOs3ClJbrR8Ev3nzuxk8Vd3YC-_N6pcmgW7ZuHWlQcys3Gyz7UTtALws8DE/s640/Happy-New-Year.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hithaonthego.com/welcoming-2013/" target="_blank">Holiday card created by Hitha Palepu</a>, creator of <a href="http://www.hithaonthego.com/" target="_blank">Hitha on the Go</a>, a lifestyle website, and <a href="http://www.hithaonthego.com/hire-me/" target="_blank">Portavi Company</a>, a travel services firm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hithaonthego.com/welcoming-2013/" target="_blank">Photo copyright: Hitha on the Go (December 31, 2012)</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRsrQukhdvaii0bKTNBzuDnNFKr18WIVXhEE9sXSnZQprAzHx7SAbrSsp8HQUxx32Gxshta-_xOZueMmxJw2MJdMZ0OjVXg_1mosXUqkWKJpyuUmLQICHdLzRxBHivalP-ZWfe1iMkg8o/s1600/il_570xN.540838530_bb6u.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRsrQukhdvaii0bKTNBzuDnNFKr18WIVXhEE9sXSnZQprAzHx7SAbrSsp8HQUxx32Gxshta-_xOZueMmxJw2MJdMZ0OjVXg_1mosXUqkWKJpyuUmLQICHdLzRxBHivalP-ZWfe1iMkg8o/s640/il_570xN.540838530_bb6u.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/173141196/vintage-paper-party-hats-40s-new-years?ref=sr_gallery_42&ga_search_query=new+year's+eve+party+hat&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank">Vintage Paper Party Hats offered by fallaloft</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green and silver foil.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/173141196/vintage-paper-party-hats-40s-new-years?ref=sr_gallery_42&ga_search_query=new+year's+eve+party+hat&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank">Photo via Etsy</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgxgh8Ebz5s4D8nWXjUfgI_62Lyyv0E_NroRLGJmJEIp9sHtlEYdrfGXfQVbGQCXsxNkpUH37bxaglfr0r8Qt-MG1FUWNlrxOrDeM86k8bwgSWVljzEiBSMAGIhromgxldTDPqatLVnix/s1600/cropwm+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgxgh8Ebz5s4D8nWXjUfgI_62Lyyv0E_NroRLGJmJEIp9sHtlEYdrfGXfQVbGQCXsxNkpUH37bxaglfr0r8Qt-MG1FUWNlrxOrDeM86k8bwgSWVljzEiBSMAGIhromgxldTDPqatLVnix/s640/cropwm+%25282%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p799073966-sa-i2340880/happy-new-year-men-in-tuxedos-clock-at-midnight.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=7913&dimVals=7913&ui=8738592123FA4895B88D693409DB4D94&SSK=New+Years" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Happy New Year, Men in Tuxedos, Clock at Midnight</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reproduction from vintage postcard or vintage print.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p799073966-sa-i2340880/happy-new-year-men-in-tuxedos-clock-at-midnight.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=7913&dimVals=7913&ui=8738592123FA4895B88D693409DB4D94&SSK=New+Years" target="_blank">Photo via art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wouldn't this be a fun dress for New Year's Eve?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWo3wTxaIRgATgDDfNilwcYvTDohu6RZRWeVq0vCGDC6DDy-lNP7tpN2LcFKpO8WI9n7ZMYLY2RYiorLwMBc3rfShu4lFTSoCg5jFjs-0rFEZYwX3FaDo8bOgMCQ7O3LjBgshyOo6roAe/s1600/G00006V8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWo3wTxaIRgATgDDfNilwcYvTDohu6RZRWeVq0vCGDC6DDy-lNP7tpN2LcFKpO8WI9n7ZMYLY2RYiorLwMBc3rfShu4lFTSoCg5jFjs-0rFEZYwX3FaDo8bOgMCQ7O3LjBgshyOo6roAe/s640/G00006V8.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.jpeterman.com/Womens-Dresses/Something-More-Dress" target="_blank">Something More Dress</a>" offered by <a href="http://www.jpeterman.com/" target="_blank">The J. Peterman Company</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jpeterman.com/Womens-Dresses/Something-More-Dress" target="_blank">Photo via The J. Peterman Company website</a>.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfjzJGbnUmE62hPxYMiUOExSA8tau3MMNkYPik1lCgEOvAykw4SHoI87PqulyHNSBpWoJg7C-M1MRb5FEl9MGWJAWHx5ZCmz-QP_Af3tZfHzquK_Ws6lTFOUoykl9FmpGR394M-rcnD4C/s1600/-nM8TN4nOpol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfjzJGbnUmE62hPxYMiUOExSA8tau3MMNkYPik1lCgEOvAykw4SHoI87PqulyHNSBpWoJg7C-M1MRb5FEl9MGWJAWHx5ZCmz-QP_Af3tZfHzquK_Ws6lTFOUoykl9FmpGR394M-rcnD4C/s640/-nM8TN4nOpol.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+January+2014/G4ACFTKNUUI/1#24" target="_blank">Party in a Box</a>" by event designer Jung Lee, cofounder of <a href="http://www.feteny.com/" target="_blank">Fete New York</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Genevieve Garruppo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December 2013/January 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRmeGuD80V_d1Y7ASB4vxUPsZtAYjzOZD1a-8LN32uLNoUBATwbSopBL_avo_U_MLfErmICP4c0vYGB2TmkEeZWCS3EYMvERKRGRUjbCFwX6wfolqToPw0-WeavpDST1-ellcPFv-4Tcs/s1600/101635186_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRmeGuD80V_d1Y7ASB4vxUPsZtAYjzOZD1a-8LN32uLNoUBATwbSopBL_avo_U_MLfErmICP4c0vYGB2TmkEeZWCS3EYMvERKRGRUjbCFwX6wfolqToPw0-WeavpDST1-ellcPFv-4Tcs/s640/101635186_p.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"New Year's Eve begs for plenty of sparkle and shine. Gather silver elements such as vases, bowls, and trays, and use them to tie the color scheme together. A chic arrangement of three varieties of black-and-white feathers was displayed in an antique silver container from Mary's personal collection."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dinner hosted by interior designer <a href="http://www.marymcdonald.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food-entertaining/great-gatherings/entertaining-new-years-eve-dinner?page=6" target="_blank">Entertaining: New Year's Eve Dinner</a>" by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabM4DVDFGEYiffen5B6_DJBXjAaHrLjMP1wTYNfWtDIVEnq9zrVLvuBTvMoRkZ7CJBipyZxvGP_6YdyhmF3Ucuq2N1y8_hbWQO1bvf9vr5eb4AusiMUjPyYw8I0cQ5F2dQl4LZcLlItHK/s1600/101635182_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabM4DVDFGEYiffen5B6_DJBXjAaHrLjMP1wTYNfWtDIVEnq9zrVLvuBTvMoRkZ7CJBipyZxvGP_6YdyhmF3Ucuq2N1y8_hbWQO1bvf9vr5eb4AusiMUjPyYw8I0cQ5F2dQl4LZcLlItHK/s640/101635182_p.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Go with basic white or glass plates that will make a sophisticated background for well-presented food. At the head of each place setting at Mary's party, miniature silver boxes filled with chocolates are adorned with a spiffy black bow."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dinner hosted by interior designer </span><a href="http://www.marymcdonald.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food-entertaining/great-gatherings/entertaining-new-years-eve-dinner?page=5" target="_blank">Entertaining: New Year's Eve Dinner</a>" by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r_fzGobIAccg7FBT5qz71LeLaS6NdZhD_6uiWcj4-z1opfr3pktZqs22AQoPk-Rhurt_IhETi7PV3hgjh7JFOBZccm1-sQCTbnXibPUe8PHMfMglRbMe7ig3k777tkUnUqrU9AHupfm1/s1600/101546137_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r_fzGobIAccg7FBT5qz71LeLaS6NdZhD_6uiWcj4-z1opfr3pktZqs22AQoPk-Rhurt_IhETi7PV3hgjh7JFOBZccm1-sQCTbnXibPUe8PHMfMglRbMe7ig3k777tkUnUqrU9AHupfm1/s640/101546137_ss.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Graceful champagne flutes from Home James stand ready for holiday toasts."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chelsea apartment of Manhattan designer Christopher Hyland.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Christopher Hyland, <a href="http://www.christopherhyland.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Christopher Hyland Inc.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/visions-sugarplums?page=9" target="_blank">Visions of Sugarplums</a>" </span>produced by Ann McVicker.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqrF1pHDK1XDhvlMdsKPQ3Gl1DUmZcSjWgXTjmycSFFmQlQXWEJ8eJjNXEh671HRNvq5ASfyDuciQOLMfMCpkx88LNqqpM13WEqS2Ls27_siYTxpudlYAIvlXaTOq3YqCmSvwJpidsIxf/s1600/ANC402216.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqrF1pHDK1XDhvlMdsKPQ3Gl1DUmZcSjWgXTjmycSFFmQlQXWEJ8eJjNXEh671HRNvq5ASfyDuciQOLMfMCpkx88LNqqpM13WEqS2Ls27_siYTxpudlYAIvlXaTOq3YqCmSvwJpidsIxf/s640/ANC402216.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A small silver Christmas tree can look just right at New Year's if you dress it up in blue, hot pink, purple, and black. Party favor horns, tiny festive hats, miniature champagne bottles, and wired ribbon stand in for 'ornaments,' adding even more New Year's flair."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/new-years/crafts/easy-ideas-for-new-years-tables/#page=17" target="_blank">Easy Ideas for New Year's Tables</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms3vNH8365YsWQcfRU57dFAWpBbIZc9_OVTUkJvUgpD1byu36PEJHRDGR947y5_tjfgC91DqJKw5rxbFEgvZU04bIK4rfCzzW7mpAXaM31iHs-0t4H12KY5WujSGl_tE51aKSuJrLevOP/s1600/ANC402186.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms3vNH8365YsWQcfRU57dFAWpBbIZc9_OVTUkJvUgpD1byu36PEJHRDGR947y5_tjfgC91DqJKw5rxbFEgvZU04bIK4rfCzzW7mpAXaM31iHs-0t4H12KY5WujSGl_tE51aKSuJrLevOP/s640/ANC402186.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tiny envelopes stand in for place cards, yet these have an extra secret. Inside is a special New Year's wish, fortune, or prediction. Set each envelope on a plate or punch a hole in the corner and string with metallic ribbon that can be tied around a napkin. Flamingo-pink linens provide a strong background for all the sparkle."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/new-years/crafts/easy-ideas-for-new-years-tables/" target="_blank">Easy Ideas for New Year's Tables</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIoTtMaEpBPvLfrykd5Ln7JJj-ay8EPwFqUqT8L506ZXez9EjVLBhcNfNkiWUgz1hld91IYP5oys14bxBfwfvKKiD0_KK-qNKHoFmLF07JRZNyF1odlY99t9uq7qP8cOm1CCTmZLwi_gD/s1600/12759273.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIoTtMaEpBPvLfrykd5Ln7JJj-ay8EPwFqUqT8L506ZXez9EjVLBhcNfNkiWUgz1hld91IYP5oys14bxBfwfvKKiD0_KK-qNKHoFmLF07JRZNyF1odlY99t9uq7qP8cOm1CCTmZLwi_gD/s640/12759273.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fortune Bubbles: Add charm to your party with these fun ribbon-bedecked favors." Tuck fortunes or inspirational quotes into clear plastic ornaments from the craft store.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/new-years/crafts/new-years-crafts/#page=5" target="_blank">Easy Ideas for New Year's Tables</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIhoNKMVRSlnza40t699Gf3rTk1O3z__Z4pS7yJGcT4QWgiJyIRwPso8KaLQgx8A2r0-ZYluDOEILjk-c9DvZOESsZ0VZzu96tRovdR8N2qdKhuDcc7zkwcFjbxPlAzKS3JQTOFCWU39K/s1600/LymVIMh0op1l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIhoNKMVRSlnza40t699Gf3rTk1O3z__Z4pS7yJGcT4QWgiJyIRwPso8KaLQgx8A2r0-ZYluDOEILjk-c9DvZOESsZ0VZzu96tRovdR8N2qdKhuDcc7zkwcFjbxPlAzKS3JQTOFCWU39K/s640/LymVIMh0op1l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Year's Eve celebration hosted by designer Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+2012/lKVdxMSe5hM/1#33" target="_blank">Seasonal Spread</a>" written by Steven Thomson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7nq4im22FRRlwZYdymLUhYFhrIYCvZ0HRop92EE4ELv9LL2_PN9WiVALNuHkr2nOxHzbYBFkYDe6bgve8Bervkq7756C2Dz-6qSGMz9_IZKtE4TsreNTKskeX4FLTIfo3iDqXGjP6xaq/s1600/JF1KIBhpBhol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7nq4im22FRRlwZYdymLUhYFhrIYCvZ0HRop92EE4ELv9LL2_PN9WiVALNuHkr2nOxHzbYBFkYDe6bgve8Bervkq7756C2Dz-6qSGMz9_IZKtE4TsreNTKskeX4FLTIfo3iDqXGjP6xaq/s640/JF1KIBhpBhol.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Mixing coupes and flutes looks chic,' says [designer Eddie] Ross, who scored many of his treasured glassware and serving pieces on Rue La La."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Year's Eve celebration hosted by designer Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+2012/lKVdxMSe5hM/1#37" target="_blank">Seasonal Spread</a>" written by Steven Thomson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj6mtPspCrNrxtcDJw9p1tIegE7_DTxZcMxLIOzdtVkFy2UrnHHepcFur9fxaiXtoXVrDcHrqvcdYiUGl7ZK6dNpit8s_Z1sU7z6rhhprpRiobIzUpeTsSDl2lmoqz5NNcP5cYrVRACh3/s1600/nye_buffet_06-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj6mtPspCrNrxtcDJw9p1tIegE7_DTxZcMxLIOzdtVkFy2UrnHHepcFur9fxaiXtoXVrDcHrqvcdYiUGl7ZK6dNpit8s_Z1sU7z6rhhprpRiobIzUpeTsSDl2lmoqz5NNcP5cYrVRACh3/s640/nye_buffet_06-mdn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alison Rosa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/culture/books/new-years-eve-buffet-a?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Countdown to a Picture-Perfect New Year's Eve Buffet</a>" by Elle Decor Staff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_377166024"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_377166025"></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget to serve sparkling waters or fruit juices as festive libations for guests who do not drink alcohol.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaODVIMW7IJ38gNa2gY-CyOa0E-gpv722xlAH0NovXchjiggKxXM4nGbtB5z62jbL5A5AwfomT-wgkm5QAxPQqC7plFPUW6C6UbCe6i4Psx_8vfOYSjM5aMyXuGVF9URSvTIwSNiWPUn5I/s1600/6_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaODVIMW7IJ38gNa2gY-CyOa0E-gpv722xlAH0NovXchjiggKxXM4nGbtB5z62jbL5A5AwfomT-wgkm5QAxPQqC7plFPUW6C6UbCe6i4Psx_8vfOYSjM5aMyXuGVF9URSvTIwSNiWPUn5I/s640/6_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/party-pics-telfair-ball" target="_blank">Party Pics: Telfair Museums' Annual Telfair Ball</a>" (Savannah, Georgia)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dinner by Lee Epting Events.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Margaret Houston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don't have to <i>drink</i> your bubbles to have fun on New Year's Eve. Why don't you <i>blow</i> some bubbles?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LFkUQ0YFv0Lvpm5Kmv8pl-t19jveFGSEkSqer8wC8T4GLnT-X7zXxzBzJXdhRso2BmvrkechnW9ddI2LfO09SLl0dBg4e_ziS216Ok-Cn5pc_sSTDVibeAIpDIuNsJffnhIDf4-mFyjX/s1600/_ml_p2p_pc_carousel_badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LFkUQ0YFv0Lvpm5Kmv8pl-t19jveFGSEkSqer8wC8T4GLnT-X7zXxzBzJXdhRso2BmvrkechnW9ddI2LfO09SLl0dBg4e_ziS216Ok-Cn5pc_sSTDVibeAIpDIuNsJffnhIDf4-mFyjX/s320/_ml_p2p_pc_carousel_badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This green, mini champagne magnum of bubble juice has a simple, screw-off cap and a tan bottle label on the neck that says 'Celebrate!' in white letters."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.partycity.com/product/champagne+wedding+bubbles+favor+12ct.do?kwid=champagne%20wedding%20bubbles%20favor%2012ct&qcid=&ref=ci&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=33-243223353-2" target="_blank">Bubbles Favors (12 count)</a> offered by Party City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.partycity.com/product/champagne+wedding+bubbles+favor+12ct.do?sortby=ourPicks&size=all&carousel=true&navSet=109893" target="_blank">Photo via Party City website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82WeCId-RflwUB4DHzenotIAwgqVZ-FD6_IBwV7vRJ5zmgpdKohuK_mr34fUGZMOY_Io4QRpCnGAzFmPxS7O1ANA0tAwDVowqNhtlCf4mgOSTKOSK1suYV_E2WzvkZCDhIo7EO8DZ4kX/s1600/img59c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82WeCId-RflwUB4DHzenotIAwgqVZ-FD6_IBwV7vRJ5zmgpdKohuK_mr34fUGZMOY_Io4QRpCnGAzFmPxS7O1ANA0tAwDVowqNhtlCf4mgOSTKOSK1suYV_E2WzvkZCDhIo7EO8DZ4kX/s400/img59c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The experts at Chicago's boutique MORE bakery prepare the treats from scratch in small batches, using fine ingredients like Madagascar vanilla and Valrhona chocolate to ensure premium flavor in every nibble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/more-happy-new-year-cupcakes-hol-13/?cm_src=AutoSchRel" target="_blank">MORE Happy New Year Cupcakes, Set of 9</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/" target="_blank">Williams-Sonoma</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/more-happy-new-year-cupcakes-hol-13/?cm_src=AutoSchRel" target="_blank">Photo via Williams-Sonoma website</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45rUg62hs4-VFx3b7uaocfeRhTgWkNiVnuHiC2TjSjkdEUCfEt34KXNSLPQoXPMEWCCwHL9lFSSf0pZ4oxB-e-4mTr3lVcqO33SJOHKec-aQW2k-j8AKQBaidLSLTayfxpsXoAtJ6Jitw/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.new-years-eve-12-london.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45rUg62hs4-VFx3b7uaocfeRhTgWkNiVnuHiC2TjSjkdEUCfEt34KXNSLPQoXPMEWCCwHL9lFSSf0pZ4oxB-e-4mTr3lVcqO33SJOHKec-aQW2k-j8AKQBaidLSLTayfxpsXoAtJ6Jitw/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.new-years-eve-12-london.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fireworks display above the River Thames and the London Eye.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: EPA/Daniel Deme.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2013/new-years-eve-travel-beijing-london-venice-vienna-slideshow_slideshow_LONDON--An-Eye-on-the-Thames-Fireworks_12" target="_blank">The Most Extravagant Ways to Ring in the New Year</a>" text by Andrew Sessa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S7TcsndoBNGsVG8oF24PJiFVqJ_-l4rOALDvLlypKqawcl5-R1NDboJBJZHKoZs1EFoNiLkSVRu_CdCCw1dpimfVgs6TPQAjlKaUQ4ef50ybC3e5muL-J33p6Hufdgp4IQFvlboHGTf_/s1600/tumblr_lwtoko5bg81r00ewlo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S7TcsndoBNGsVG8oF24PJiFVqJ_-l4rOALDvLlypKqawcl5-R1NDboJBJZHKoZs1EFoNiLkSVRu_CdCCw1dpimfVgs6TPQAjlKaUQ4ef50ybC3e5muL-J33p6Hufdgp4IQFvlboHGTf_/s640/tumblr_lwtoko5bg81r00ewlo1_500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.unicahome.com/p37091/swarovski/ball-chandelier-by-tom-dixon-for-swarovski.html" target="_blank">Ball Chandelier by Tom Dixon offered by Unica Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2011/12/26/daily-delight-ball-chandelier/" target="_blank">Daily Delight: Ball Chandelier</a>" by Briana Mowrey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blog.hgtv.com/design/" target="_blank">Design Happens: HGTV Design Blog</a>, December 26, 2011.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G6CFjrqD5zzl5E-it2n3JysOkY1f9XCjrp22r6BskFw4wvGxAdQHOaaSJa3juUXpzg7ZzC-TcfuVnaGmDedFsw6xDx-byI3eu9yOseUBn9uc6GilPbYCBKyALWapn-bLl6VO4eZwfHjI/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G6CFjrqD5zzl5E-it2n3JysOkY1f9XCjrp22r6BskFw4wvGxAdQHOaaSJa3juUXpzg7ZzC-TcfuVnaGmDedFsw6xDx-byI3eu9yOseUBn9uc6GilPbYCBKyALWapn-bLl6VO4eZwfHjI/s640/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Year's Eve in Times Square, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Countdown Entertainment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/index.aspx#.Urzvf9JDuO9" target="_blank">Photo via the Times Square website, the official site of Times Square</a>.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not everyone enjoys a big night out on the town, as the cover photo below attests. [Note the publication date - December 28, 1929 - just two months after the Wall Street crash that led to the Great Depression. Perhaps The Crash, not the club, is the cause of this couple's discomfort. What do you think?]</span></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/AVvXsEjGbB52T0Z28R3o2poP4qyVB-2fvwC3F2WXfyFHWT35VOuYy5Le7Lr0qoWlQxHIp-pPe0J_qzzv6Hx9o9Yc9KZoovXuvuZW10NEQQrLZBX1k7_I9fJZIhjGovK1Y7HFk4izMYMsP8GVJxno/s1600/cropwm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbB52T0Z28R3o2poP4qyVB-2fvwC3F2WXfyFHWT35VOuYy5Le7Lr0qoWlQxHIp-pPe0J_qzzv6Hx9o9Yc9KZoovXuvuZW10NEQQrLZBX1k7_I9fJZIhjGovK1Y7HFk4izMYMsP8GVJxno/s640/cropwm.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The spotlight in a jazz club stops at the only couple who aren't having a good time on New Year's Eve."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Peter Arno.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a> Cover, December 28, 1929.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p12557582670-sa-i6360122/peter-arno-the-new-yorker-cover-december-28-1929.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=7913&dimVals=7913&ui=32CD805F3B394179B77589F487C44CB0&SSK=vogue+december+covers&searchstring=vogue+december+covers" target="_blank">Photo via Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB4UlDzN6BXKvExEpwkfNIM0EPFpQTBTMdNQtFHoh4lSVWc_hf9PgCDN-HZsyLoxKMZ7ryDAlwICqE-MTD4wAGxKaGyPEqAqRObLQFcWrhVe1tFq8x0CcK4RdtS5keknjA5-r-cmQHAE_/s1600/0-artdeco-holding_104608598606.jpg_gallery_max.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB4UlDzN6BXKvExEpwkfNIM0EPFpQTBTMdNQtFHoh4lSVWc_hf9PgCDN-HZsyLoxKMZ7ryDAlwICqE-MTD4wAGxKaGyPEqAqRObLQFcWrhVe1tFq8x0CcK4RdtS5keknjA5-r-cmQHAE_/s640/0-artdeco-holding_104608598606.jpg_gallery_max.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/deco-the-halls-eight-party-perfect-accessories-for-new-years-eve/#1" target="_blank">Deco the Halls: Eight Party-Perfect Accessories for New Year's Eve</a>" by Candy Pratts Price.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Daily, December 12, 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photograph by Steven Meisel originally appeared in <i><a href="http://www.vogue.com/" target="_blank">Vogue</a></i>, December 2008.</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a night on the town leaves you a bit bored [see photos above], consider staying home to enjoy some bubbles in the tub. . .  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfskFuuPf60waB_9PpH7HkiZphjL1Gk2usUI_zVHC1FD_vDnWXkotYB-_6LeJ-FcFjPyfCZ-AXWhhHucJC5wX5uwx0eVBlsRim0Z-gJeUGyeQdowVojeDOzWwBfw8WQzQzqPHNH_PyAfn/s1600/30363_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfskFuuPf60waB_9PpH7HkiZphjL1Gk2usUI_zVHC1FD_vDnWXkotYB-_6LeJ-FcFjPyfCZ-AXWhhHucJC5wX5uwx0eVBlsRim0Z-gJeUGyeQdowVojeDOzWwBfw8WQzQzqPHNH_PyAfn/s400/30363_p.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/bubbly-bath/productinfo/30363/#" target="_blank">"Just Bubbly" bubble bath</a>. Offered by <a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/" target="_blank">Chasing Fireflies</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four fragrances: Strawberry (red), Apple (green), Bubblegum (blue), and Grape Soda (purple). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/bubbly-bath/productinfo/30363/#" target="_blank">Photo via Chasing Fireflies website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnD_9s7UBUVwpExUhZ51Jmzq2CzMo5XwKHkYlrkhfh4rLG1MmxyUs_Z6qIAlSku564o3U6LbjVB4GZALwlu62E1dLRtTiekgdTaXZ7wQwrGMVKYmgbmzepnlCTLxDID2zC2vjUgR0k93X/s1600/30012-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnD_9s7UBUVwpExUhZ51Jmzq2CzMo5XwKHkYlrkhfh4rLG1MmxyUs_Z6qIAlSku564o3U6LbjVB4GZALwlu62E1dLRtTiekgdTaXZ7wQwrGMVKYmgbmzepnlCTLxDID2zC2vjUgR0k93X/s640/30012-large.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/personalized-new-years-pjs/productinfo/30012/" target="_blank">Personalized New Year's PJs</a>" offered by <a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/" target="_blank">Chasing Fireflies</a>. Cotton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/personalized-new-years-pjs/productinfo/30012/" target="_blank">Photo via Chasing Fireflies website</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps the best way to celebrate is to blow out the old year while wearing pajamas!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 2014!!</span><br /><br /></div>

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