Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Peony Flower Stencil & Giveaway!

Our house is always a work in progress as houses should be.  It wouldn't be any fun if you ever actually "finished" a room, right?  There has been an empty wall space above our bed for a few years now.  I have thought of different ideas, but never settled on anything. 

This is a real life "before" picture.  I went into our bedroom Sunday afternoon and took a picture "as is" complete with an Avery drawing, baby monitor, burp cloth, and the un-made bed.  I am not a bed maker.  Wish I was.  I am not.  I digress.

BEFORE

We have talked to you multiple times about Cutting Edge Stencils.  They are so much fun and such a quick and easy way to liven up a space.  I chose to use the same white paint as I did on the large tree in our "loft" area.  I used DecoArt's Designer Series All-Purpose Home Decor Acrylic.  I love white.  Who doesn't, right?


I chose the Peony Grande Flower Stencil this time.  I got it level and taped on the wall ready to go.  I painted one coat...


And then two.  I removed the stencil and was very happy with the results...


Ah, finally, a special something to fill that blank wall space.  


And the {very staged} "after" picture...

AFTER
 Quite a difference, huh?  I love it.

So here is another chance for a Lemon Tree reader to win their very own Cutting Edge Stencil !  They have so many amazing ones to choose from.  We have had some serious fun with ours as you can see here, here, here, and here.

Some of my favorites on their site are

Poppy Field Flower Stencil


and Silence Wall Pattern Kit


To enter this giveaway...

1.)  Make sure you are a follower of Lemon Tree Creations.  Leave a comment letting us know for 1 entry.

2.) Then visit Cutting Edge Stencils , find the stencil of your dreams, and comment letting us know where in your home you would love to put it for another entry.

The giveaway will close Friday at midnight and the winner will be announced Saturday!   Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next week.

Happy Tuesday!


***This giveaway is now CLOSED! Thank you for entering. Stay tuned for more giveaways on Lemon Tree Creations!***

207 comments:

  1. oh being first is never good :).

    I love the anna damask stencil and the casablanca one. I am going to renovate soon as two kids leaving the house, so plenty of space to use it :)

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  2. Wow there is so many but i love the spring songbirds wall stencil they are just beautiful, I would love to win. thanks

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  3. The Allium Gladiator Flower Stencil would be perfect for my bathroom and maybe even my living room.

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  4. I'm a follower (through Blogger, not Google Friend Connect).

    ~Kristin

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  5. I love the Allium Gladiator Flower Stencil. It would look great in my room! :)

    ~Kristin

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  6. I follow and love all the wonderful projects you do...gives me inspiration to do my own! I would love a stencil to ues in my daughters room which we are in the process of redoing.

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  7. Ohh this is so hard to make a decision...but I think the weeping cherry wall stencil would look so cute above her crib. Thanks for having the giveaway!

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  8. I love the Bon Apetite stencil and would love to use it in my kitchen!

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  9. I am a follower! I love what you all do!

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  10. i am a follower and i'd love to be entered in this giveaway. thanks!

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  11. I love so many of the stencils, but the Cherry Blossoms Wall Art Stencil would be fantastic in my half bath! I just got a canvas done of cherry blossoms, and I haven't been able to decide what else the bathroom needs, this would be perfect!

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  12. I like the Westbury Stair Riser Stencil.

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  13. Annnd I have to say its really hard to pick one. I think I would pick the chandelier stencil. I would probably put it in my one day craft room or master bath. Gotta have a little elegance while soaking.

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  14. The Spring Songbirds stencil would be lovely to have. The hard part would be deciding where to put it!

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  15. I'm a follower & a lover of all lemon tree creations :)

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  16. It's really hard to pick just one! I have narrowed it down to three: Zinnia Grande Flower, Japanese Maple Leaves, or Bamboo Grove. Thanks for the chance!

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  17. I love the Allium Gladiator Flower Stencil and could totally see it in my living room! It would be the perfect accent!

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  18. Love the birch all over stencil and the poppy's...thanks for the chance to win!

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  19. I love following your guys blog! And I love the colors in your room, the stencil looks great!

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  20. I'm a pretty recent follower and I'm so glad that I found your blog! I love it.
    -Aaron

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  21. I've been entering your stencil give aways so I'm hoping to win... sometime! Fingers crossed! I LOVE the Casablanca Allover Stencil. We're military and moving this year, so I would save it to spice up a room in our next home!

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  22. I really love that Damask stencil...I'm embarassed to admit that our bedroom walls are still ALL blank and I think that would fit in perfectly!
    -Aaron

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  23. I have been a follower for a while, and I have been lusting over the Casablanca Allover Stencil for our new master bedroom! I would die for that guy!

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  24. I am a follower... thanks for a great give away.

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  25. I am love with the Happy Hour Wall Art... I could really use this in my washroom.

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  26. There are so many stencils that I love!! I think the Lily Scroll would be cool in my bathroom!

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  27. Definitely a follower of this lovely blog!
    P.S. Your room is beautiful!
    Biz
    http://busybizblogs.blogspot.com/

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  28. I;m a follower in reader. Love your blog.

    I'm loving the Casablanca Allover Stencil and have the perfect spot for it- the hallway on our mainfloor needs some major eye candy and this would be perfect!

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  29. My favorite's the Casablanca stencil. It would look great in our bedroom on the wall behind our bed.

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  30. i would love to have the aspen stencil. i would do three panels of it over the couch in our living room to create a little more drama.

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  31. I love the Poppy Field Flower Stencil too!

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  32. I'm an avid fan and follower of lemon tree creations!

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  33. I would absolutely without a doubt choose the birch trees. I have been eyeing them for weeks. I am due in March with baby #2 and this little gal is getting her very own birch tree wall!

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  34. After spending the last 20 minutes browsing the site...I'd have to say I like the Allium Twins Flower stencil the best. I have the same problem...nothing above the bed. This may be a solution!!

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  35. Oh my oh my....

    I have been a follower for a while and LOVE your blog.

    Love what you did with the one above your bed. Simple and classy!

    If I had to pick just one (hard to do) I think I would go with the Sycamore Spreading Branch Stencil. We just bought a new house and this would be perfect in my only, but very under decorated guest bedroom. I am imagining the colors now... ohlala.

    Blog love always,
    Kate
    Follow along on my journey:
    catchupwithkate.blogspot.com

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  36. I am a follower, check every day and am so inspired!
    Dara

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  37. Peony all over wall covering, please oh please oh please!! I really want to use this in my powder room and have been eyeing this forever!!!!

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  38. I have been a follower for some time now. I have enjoyed keeping up with ya! :)

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  39. Hi --i'm a long time follower on google reader!

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  40. The birds on a branch wall stencil would look lovely above the crib in my girls room --thanks for the chance to win!

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  41. I love the Splash Wall Pattern Kit. It would look great with everything in my living room!

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  42. I absolutely LOVE the Tree Peony Large Flower Stencil, I would probably use it in my bedroom as well, love the idea, thanks!!

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  43. I really like the Spring Songbirds Wall Stencil. The wall in my stairway is really tall and bare. I have been trying to figure out how to decorate the big plain wall and I now know what to do with it! I also love the Wisteria border stencil. I bet I could find a place for that! Beautiful work!

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  44. been a follower for a while now :)

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  45. I am a lemon tree follower...
    d_vanderstoep(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  46. I'm totally a follower!

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  47. I would LOVE to use the Casablanca allover stencil in my bedroom!
    Then I would love it so much I would use it in my entryway.... and maybe my daughter's room too! :o)
    d_vanderstoep(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  48. So I just looked at the website for about a half hour!! I love those Zinnias, I think I could put them in every room in my house!!

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  49. I would put the Casablanca Allover on the wall behind my bed with metallic paint. Ooh…

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  50. It's so hard to pick a favorite! If I had to decide, I'd pick the large fruit tree stencil. It would look great in my dining room!

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  51. I would like the exact same stencil that you used above your bed. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  52. I am a follower, and I love your bedroom!

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  53. I adore that falling leaves stencil, I'd find a way to work it into my living room!

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  54. Casablanca! It would be perfect in our master bedroom!

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  55. I want the Casablanca Allover Stencil or the Hourglass Allover stencil. We close on our new house this month so this would would be amazing to win! I follow your blog!

    notfa10@yahoo.com

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  56. I would love to use the casablanca allover stencil!

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  57. ohhh! I'm a follower here! I think I'd put that stencil on a dresser!...or maybe use fabric paint and make a pretty duvet out of it! :) I'm entered!

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  58. I love the Birds on a Branch stencil. I would put it in my living room. We are planning to paint in the near future and I think it would look lovely.

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  59. I love the Houndstooth Allover stencil. I'm thinking about using it on an accent wall in my craft room! How cute would that be?

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  60. Howdy Tiffany ... I've been a devoted follower for awhile : )

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  61. The stencil of my dreams would be the Bullfinches Stencil. I LOVE bids and that one is soooo cute. I would love it over my bed, maybe on a sign. SO cute : )

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  62. I'm a follower ;)
    and my favorites are casablanca allover stencil and birch forest!!

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  63. I'm a follower ;)
    and my favorites are casablanca allover stencil and birch forest!!

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  64. I would LOVE to either do the Spring Songbirds above my bed in a contrasting color or the Budding Clematis on random places on my bedroom walls in a higher gloss same color.

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  65. I am a follower of your blog on google reader.

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  66. My favorite right now is the Spring Songbirds stencil. I would put in on my blank wall above my bed. have been struggling for 4 years as to what to do with that space.

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  67. I'm a follower! I love your blog!

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  68. I've been dreaming of spring songbird in my bedroom for ages!

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  69. I'm a follower. I truly love coming to this site for inspiration. Winning a stencil would just be an added bonus!

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  70. I love your Blog! And of course I am a follower!

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  71. I follow Lemon Tree Creations already.
    - Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOT com

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  72. I luv luv luv the spring songbirds and the Casablanca all over. I would luv to try the Spring songbirds on a dresser!

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  73. Love the Casablanca Allover Stencil.
    - Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOT com

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  74. I checked out the stencils at Cutting Edge Stencils. There were several in the nursery section that I liked, but I think my favorite was bird on a branch. I'm not sure where I would use it, but the bathroom would be a strong possibility...I've already got a browns and blues bird theme going there and think the stencil would fit well.

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  75. I am a follower - as of a week ago. I heart your blog!!

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  76. I am a follower!! I just cdame across your site about 1 week ago and I check it everyday!!

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  77. I LOVE the Casablanca Allover Stencil. I would use it in my room...and possibly many other places in my house!!

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  78. I follow.

    And I love that you will never have to worry about that stenciled flower falling off of your wall and smacking you in the head in the middle of the night.

    Just saying...good choice!

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  79. oh and P.S. I like the Chrysanthemum twist nursery stencil. so cute!

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  80. I really love several of these stencils! If I had to choose now I think I would go for the chandelier stencil. It would add the perfect touch to my daughters room! I love te Brocade No. 1 Stencil too! Oh there is so many fun ones to choose from!

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  81. I love either the Diamond Damask or Casablanca Allover for our new dining room. Can't decide!

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  82. I love the poppy flowers or the casablanca!

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  83. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/tree-stencil-kit.html?category_id=1012
    love it!
    rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com

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  84. and i follow you!
    rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com

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  85. and i follow you!
    rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com

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  86. Hourglass Allover stencil is my fave. I've been dreaming and doodling and daring myself to do this exact same look on my fireplace wall. THIS STENCIL WOULD REALLY HELP!!!!!!!!

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  87. Love this idea! It turned out great! I love the Spring Songbirds wall stencil.

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  88. I love the Large Flower Stencils and I would put it in my bedroom!
    Both of these I love:

    http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/large-flower-stencil-design.html?category_id=1008

    http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/peony-flower-stencil.html?category_id=1009

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  89. I'm a follower of LTC.

    cereza25 at yahoo dot com

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  90. I love the Sakura and Butterflies Wall Pattern. I'm not sure where it would go though, but I love it.

    cereza25 at yahoo dot com

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  91. I'm a follower AND I adore the Falling Leaf stencil. We just painted our downstairs family room and I did a great re-do of some old black & white prints - think, Spanish moss covered oaks...I think these would be a lovely addition to that room! And, since the paint supplies are already spread all over the floor.... ;)

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  92. I am a follower!

    giddingslane at gmail.com

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  93. We have a really large wall in our living room and the fantastic Large Birch trees would look splendid on it! Thanks for the chance at this great giveaway!

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  94. My favorite would have to be any of the damask stencils. I've oohed and ahhhhed over them for a while.

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  95. I love the: Casablanca Allover Stencil and the Hourglass Allover stencil.
    I would love to use it in my dining room.

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  96. I am in love with chandelier!! I am looking at the exact spot in my bedroom that would look perfect!

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  97. I would love the damask stencil verde. I am working on doing my bedroom in a black & white damask theme. My walls are black with white trim, & I've been wanting to do 1 of the walls with a damask stencil for an accent wall.

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  98. Would love to put one in my 1st floor bathroom. It's so small and plain right now. Thanks!

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  99. I am a Lemon Tree Creations follower! :)

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  100. I'd love to win the zinnia grande flower stencil to use in my own master bedroom. Ugh does that room need a makeover!

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  101. WOW these are so fun!!! i would put the birds on a branch in my bedroom ...so sweet and then the poppies i would put in my foyer...i love it!!

    thanks for an opportunity to win big.

    Melissa Frances from Naches, WA

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  102. i am a follower :)

    Yeah!!!

    Melissa Frances again :)

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  103. I love the Zinnea Grande Flower Stencil.

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  104. I REALLY want the hourglass allover stencil. I want to try it out on my dining room table. Yes, really.

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  105. I am in love with the large tree and bird stencil. My second baby is due in June and I think it would adorable in a little girl's nursery!

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  106. There are SO many of the projects that I love, but my husband is a huge rockhouse/fossil hunter so for Valentine's Day I have decided to make him 3 of the fossil stencils on Canvas for his man cave. I am SO excited! It's very hard to find something artsy that he will think is very cool, too! Thanks for introducing me to them!

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  107. I am a follower!

    mi3ragamuffins at aol dot com

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  108. I love the Spring Songbirds Wall Stencil

    mi3ragamuffins at aol dot com

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  109. I'm a follower and I love any of the stencils with birds!


    ElephantsTrunk42@gmail.com

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  110. I'm a proud e-mail Lemon Tree follower.
    roweaglejacket@comcast.net

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  111. Love the Marie-Antoinette Ceiling Medallion Stencil . I'd use it in my dining room above my chadelier. I wanted to add one of molding when we built our house, but we cut that from our budget.

    roweaglejacket@comcast.net

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  112. I'm a follower!

    steps52 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  113. My fav is the allover trellis stencil!

    steps52 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  114. The Lilly Scroll Stencil would be perfect for our family room!

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  115. I have been eying the Casablanca allover stencil for months now!!

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  116. I am a follower!

    jessicaberger80@gmail.com

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  117. I love the large paisley sari wall stencil. It would look great over my bed.

    jessicaberger80@gmail.com

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  118. I feel like I should just list my faves... there are so many! It seems like maybe no one should tell my husband I drool over this site... he might block it/my debit card! At this moment if I had to choose one it would be the large paisley sari wall art... but then I like everything branch-y too! Oh and the butterflies!!! eeesh....

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  119. I am offically a follower now!
    Love ya'll ideas!

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  120. AH! So many!
    Okay I would love to use one of the ceiling medallions on the space over our stair way. You notice it as soon as you walk in and when in the living room. OR one of the tree branches in my guest bath. It would match so well and get it depth. I think Sakura and Birds or Sycamore Spreading Branch would look great!

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  121. I'm a new follower. Love the site - very informative!

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  122. It was hard to choose, but I think the Fleur de Lis stencils would look great in my French Quarter themed bedroom.

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  123. I am a loyal follower (not the creapy talker type... just friendly like to see what your up to type!)
    crystallacombe_photographer(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  124. I think I would choose the Large tree with birds stencil for in my living room... but then again I would like the Poppy Field stencil for in my craft room... Not sure what one I would choose yet!
    So many choices so little wall space!
    crystallacombe_photographer(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  125. I love the chandelier stencil...I would put it in my craft room/office!

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  126. Picking a favorite is really hard, but I think I'd most like the Butterfly Dance Wall Art for my girls rooms.

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  127. I LOVE the Large Fruit Tree stencil...would look beautiful in my entry way!

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  128. I love the Birds on a Branch Wall Art. I have a bird house theme in my girls' room, and this would be just lovely in there!

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  129. Love the blog. Just became a follower.

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  130. I am new to your blog and I love it!

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  131. I love the Allium Gladiator Flower Stencil! It would look beautiful in my craft room.

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  132. I am a follower! Love how you used the stencils

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  133. After searching through the website I had a really tough time deciding what I liked the best. I really love the idea of a painted wall paper, such as the Casablanca Allover Stencil. But what really caught my eye was the Magnolia Wall Art Stencil. I will soon be re-doing my guest room bathroom, and am going for a "cottage" type feel. I think the Magnolia Stencil would look perfect above the white claw foot bath tub. Thanks for turning me on to the Stencil idea!

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  134. 1- HI! I am a daily LTC follower! Thanks for all of your great ideas!

    2- I have been wanting the Casablanca Allover stencil for a long time...even asked for it for Christmas, but didn't get it! Thanks for the opportunitiy to win it...it's not a "need", so I'm trying to go without it...but I really do want it! HA! Thanks!

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  135. And I would LOVE to do the Aspen all over wall stencil on the cutout area where I'm planning on putting our old upright piano!

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  136. And I'd choose the spring song bird stencil and use it on an antique dresser I found on CL.

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  137. I love cutting edge stencils.. esp the aspen and virginia creeper

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  138. I'm really drawn to the Casablanca all over stencil. My plan would be to use it in the same color as my formal dining room, but in glossy. The contrast would be just enough to create a VERY dramatic affect! Love it!

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  139. I love the "bon appetit" for my kitchen and then I also like the casablanca or the "vine" for my bedroom. They are all so fun!!

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  140. I am now a follower and so glad to be! I'd love for you to come link this up to my party today: http://fastdaze.blogspot.com/2011/01/linky-fridaze-1.html

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  141. I like the citrus leaves ceiling medallion. I have a project with ceiling medallions coming up and this would fit right in!

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  142. I like the casablanca all over stencil!

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  143. Who, can I have one? Please? Love 'em!!

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  144. I love the Allium Twins Flower Stencil.

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  145. I like the peony or the brocade.

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  146. I would either choose the Bon Appetit knife and fork stencil...or the peony stencil and use pink (my absolute favorite flower of all)

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