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Saturday, July 31, 2010
How to Use a Rivet Gun
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Postkort fra Sverige
Har du enda ikke meldt deg på min give away?
Da kan du gjøre det her ;)
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Natural, grey or weathered , old or new – and my blog ANNIVERSARY GIVE-AWAY!
Saturday, the 31st of July I will celebrate my FIRST BLOG ANNIVERSARY !! I can’t hardly believe that I really am blogging for a year now!
Blogging has given my life a new dimension! So many lovely people from around the world I have learned to know the past year! So many of you became friends!
Every morning, the first thing I do, is reading your comments and emails! And I love it!
A special thank to my friend Brooke from Velvet and Linen (I know that most of you know this wonderful, lovely lady), who introduced me to the blogger community the 2nd of August 2009, HERE !
Thank you Brooke! You are so special to me!
And I want to thank my colleague bloggers who wrote or mentionned me in their blogposts (and a lot of you did!)!
Thank you my friends!
And thank you to all of you, my readers, who support me through reading, following my blog or through commenting my blogposts. Or through adding Belgian Pearls to their bloglist.
Thank you my readers!
So many of you emailed me to say that you love my blog and some of you mentionned that I am as an ambassador of my country Belgium. … I am so pleased to hear this and honestly it makes me feel proud!
Thank you so much!
At the end of this post I will mention you my give-away and will explain how to take part in my anniversary give-away.
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This year I noticed that most of you love all things Belgian and especially the typical Belgian design look. That’s why today I will show you some beautiful pieces of furniture with a Belgian look. The furniture are antique pieces of new-made pieces, with a natural, grey or weathered look!
All the images I posted are from 3 Belgian companies, one of them (Malvini Belgium) is a company that makes beautiful new furniture with the Belgian look, the other 2 Belgian companies are selling beautiful antique pieces.
I want to mention explicitly that I have no benefits or that I am not getting paid to post about any of these companies or these mentionned in earlier blogposts! I would never do that! I write about them because I am proud of our Belgian companies and I love to introduce all things Belgian to you, my readers!!!
So, enjoy this post and don’t forget to read the instructions for my give-away at the end of this post!

Image 1 Am Projects
Image 2 Am Projects
Image 3 Am Projects
Image 4 Am Projects
Image 5 Am Projects
If you are interested in the furniture and decorative items of image 1 till 5, please contact AM PROJECTS HERE .
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Image 6 Garnier Antiques
Image 7 Garnier Antiques
Image 8 Garnier Antiques
Image 9 Garnier Antiques
Image 10 Garnier Antiques
If you are interested in the furniture and decorative items of image 6 till 10, please contact GARNIER ANTIQUES HERE .
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Image 11 Malvini Belgium
Image 12 Malvini Belgium
Image 13 Malvini Belgium
Image 14 Malvini Belgium
Image 15 Malvini Belgium
If you are interested in the furniture of image 11 till 15, please contact MALVINI BELGIUM HERE .
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My blog anniversary give-away.
All you have to do to take part in my give-away, is to become a follower of my blog (if you are not yet) and to leave me a comment on this post before Sunday the 1st of August, at 12 pm Belgian time.
And don’t forget to mention which of this two presents you would prefer to have : the organizer or the tea light candles.
I will announce the 2 winners on Monday, the 2nd of August.
The RIVERDALE organizer box.
The RIVERDALE tea light candles.
THE ONLY THING I WISH TO DO RIGHT NOW IS TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THE PAST YEAR! MY BLOG WOULDN’T HAVE ANY MEANING AND WOULDN’T BE OF ANY IMPORTANCE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU!
THANK YOU !
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Caring for Your Plants
One of the best things you can do to save money on your landscape is to properly care for your plants. This is very important to keeping a healthy yard and an attractive landscape. If you properly care for your plants, you will save money in maintenance costs, and you will save money in having to replace plants that succumb to disease or other problems associated with poor care. Caring for your plants is not only good for the plants, but it is also good for you. You can get good exercise, escape from the stale air of your home, and get a little bit closer to nature. Not only do these things have positive physical benefits, but they have mental and emotional benefits as well. When you care for your plants you are saving money, helping your over all well being, and preserving a beautiful landscape.
Keeping your soil in good condition is essential for the care of your plants, whether the plants are part of the lawn, or whether they are trees or flowers. Having good soil is essential, as good soil provides nutrients to the plants and also offers moisture, as good soil preserves water and can act as a reservoir of moisture. Keeping your soil healthy is the beginning of caring for your plants. You can keep the soil healthy in a number of ways. Check the acid and alkali contents and make sure that they remain at levels that are good for your plants.
Also, it is a good idea to add organic material to your soil at least once a year. Using organic mulch is a good way to keep your soil in good shape. In shrub and flowerbeds, and around trees, wood chips can help the soil retain moisture and they will break own and provide nutrients as well. Reducing compaction is also important, as it allows air down into the soil and frees up room for beneficial organisms like earthworms. There is also more room for the roots to grow (any kind of roots — grass, tree, flower, etc.), giving them a firmer foundation and better health. Annual aeration will help your grass and the trees and shrubs that you have planted on your lawn. Turning the soil each year and adding special potting soil to the garden and flowerbeds at fall planting can also help.
Efficient watering techniques are also very helpful with plant care. These techniques include things like watering deeply and not terribly often. For the most part, people water their lawns too frequently. This keeps the roots shallow (shallow roots mean less healthy grass) and much of the water either runs off or evaporates. Watering in the early morning (before 10) and in the evening (after 6) can reduce losses to evaporation and increase the amount of water that is actually absorbed into the soil. When watering flowerbeds and trees and shrubs, make sure that rather than simply letting a sprinkler run, you take care to use the hose to water deeply. For established plants, there is no need to water more than once a week. Even the lawn does not need to be watered more than once or twice a week. This type of watering schedule forces the roots to go deeper into the soil, looking for moisture and creating healthier plants that are more tolerant of drought conditions.
Other good care practices include pruning woody plants and inspecting for pests and diseases. Not only does this help with the health of the plants, but it also contributes to their attractiveness. You can help your plants look fuller (especially evergreen shrubs) by pruning yearly. Blossoming plants also benefit from such care, as they will have more blooms when properly pruned. Additionally, when you inspect regularly for pests and diseases, you can catch problems before they get out of hand. You can properly treat the issue as needed, and save time and money in replacing the plants later.
While many people make use of fertilizers, pesticides, and weed killers, these are not necessarily essential for good plant care. It is true that these chemicals can contribute to the health and the look of your landscape, but if they are used improperly they can also cause damage. Make sure that you carefully read the instructions in full before applying any such product. Then, make sure you fallow the directions exactly. Too much of these chemicals can actually harm your plants.
About The Author
Janeth Duque of Geeks On Steroids. Janeth is well-known in the world of web design and search engine optimization.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Nye puter
Puss & Kram
Paneled rooms
As being my readers you know that my compony LEFEVRE INTERIORS is specialized in wood paneling.
Through the years I filed a lot of inspiring images of paneled rooms.
There are many different types of paneling. There is the painted paneling, the wooden paneling, all with their specific kind of finishes.
I posted here a few of the images I filed. What kind of paneling would you choose for your home?
So make your choice.
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I hope you enjoyed this post of paneled rooms !
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PS Sorry for the unknown source of most of the images.
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