fess up friday - animal prints

I'm about to tell y'all something that is probably a big no no in the blog world.<br /><br />I'm not down with animal prints.<br /><br />I know that's probably like telling a room full of kids that I hate Santa but animal prints have never been my jam. They always make me think of that horrible lycra outfit Michelle Pfeiffer wore in Married to the Mob. Eww.<br /><br />The funny thing is, I like them in magazines, and in other people's home, but I've just never gotten on board. But the more I study, the more I find that some of my favorite images have animal prints involved.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBXCUrOOJtR4iAsyLHddj0skXLsiqHPhsNPKLzpTDebncAUgEfn5xECIVFov04s_adaj-LhGQLgwzRtF6uQftZwLyVaIbeBdOjtFuc24q2dl1jea-WdtzClZT-ERZDfXGJ6eNcP3WFWho/s1600/January+February+2013+Issue+leopard+print+uDu2_3Gf-Hdl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBXCUrOOJtR4iAsyLHddj0skXLsiqHPhsNPKLzpTDebncAUgEfn5xECIVFov04s_adaj-LhGQLgwzRtF6uQftZwLyVaIbeBdOjtFuc24q2dl1jea-WdtzClZT-ERZDfXGJ6eNcP3WFWho/s640/January+February+2013+Issue+leopard+print+uDu2_3Gf-Hdl.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/photos/January+February+2013+Issue/uDu2_3Gf-Hd" target="_blank">Jessika Goranson</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayOMjI1b7JwfjxSznnQO5ATgQ6rmk7pjLketPMnDjgbZ0QzzPF29wduoXKXpUbb36LcSs7i1d3LseoA7PttPR0vw3OtyDmeFMWTVpJaGAOJiRpkLEkYuNcmmI6CJ5rWuB89e5LHsN7OjI/s1600/812-630x393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayOMjI1b7JwfjxSznnQO5ATgQ6rmk7pjLketPMnDjgbZ0QzzPF29wduoXKXpUbb36LcSs7i1d3LseoA7PttPR0vw3OtyDmeFMWTVpJaGAOJiRpkLEkYuNcmmI6CJ5rWuB89e5LHsN7OjI/s640/812-630x393.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://katejacksondesign.com/" target="_blank">Kate Jackson</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzpKlBf117RYHULAsown8W24d95VVKdQcbMmfZEtRX6MBfGS6MuIlnbUhei3ux7zT7C_D-YWagBFuMnKYTOT0Tp-RN4DkBGzKQGYy-JDSqfClfub0JPunQEBrlSar5NYZKbHFjXztBbEj/s1600/dc8a8e74a3d7d4c80d925ca65f127b6c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzpKlBf117RYHULAsown8W24d95VVKdQcbMmfZEtRX6MBfGS6MuIlnbUhei3ux7zT7C_D-YWagBFuMnKYTOT0Tp-RN4DkBGzKQGYy-JDSqfClfub0JPunQEBrlSar5NYZKbHFjXztBbEj/s640/dc8a8e74a3d7d4c80d925ca65f127b6c.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/94434923407303499/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0p5SyQXZobAIorq7KAZ4h8Eb4sb_WoNjYH0_QYBMkHn2ElMcG7mNNqAEhzb1_fEDvhQtBMKdrofS48xukLZNosyRyh-xLXruqx1HRsFpU26FfRCegshFTDS17TEqmfHHmJtnxnq3IPsZ/s1600/jessnellgravesbooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0p5SyQXZobAIorq7KAZ4h8Eb4sb_WoNjYH0_QYBMkHn2ElMcG7mNNqAEhzb1_fEDvhQtBMKdrofS48xukLZNosyRyh-xLXruqx1HRsFpU26FfRCegshFTDS17TEqmfHHmJtnxnq3IPsZ/s640/jessnellgravesbooks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://alovelybeing.com/journal/tag/library" target="_blank">Jess Nell Graves</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwnAAgkPVmVnVOngY9e2OoyNP743OqRFDpvCFItXYFlWVz5-u1nyBSIJF415HVNXavEtd97DP4heOU3x0_MhhEeaS6ehr_29re5AJRNm_1GmoDKP63fvTQd5Ale_XMrMWmT93QWVSpFvD/s1600/742f6de147b17d094f5ef194b1375ebe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwnAAgkPVmVnVOngY9e2OoyNP743OqRFDpvCFItXYFlWVz5-u1nyBSIJF415HVNXavEtd97DP4heOU3x0_MhhEeaS6ehr_29re5AJRNm_1GmoDKP63fvTQd5Ale_XMrMWmT93QWVSpFvD/s640/742f6de147b17d094f5ef194b1375ebe.jpg" width="606" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cottage Living</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'm thinking I need to go with a 'What About Bob' approach and take baby steps into this whole animal print thing. Here are some ways to dip your toe into 'the jungle'.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYkAZ2ixr4LtUhRpgDk2Tsgy6-FUURruDHvBwOi2ZLh_z-khxac-nEzW9k5wuT3u-KBR51VJIFeBoDG-N614NZiq_OYIKM_udAB4gFK4vg1OFBghMGNAx6EVEDlGK6IliuCef9rpAX5X8/s1600/AnimalPrintAccessories.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYkAZ2ixr4LtUhRpgDk2Tsgy6-FUURruDHvBwOi2ZLh_z-khxac-nEzW9k5wuT3u-KBR51VJIFeBoDG-N614NZiq_OYIKM_udAB4gFK4vg1OFBghMGNAx6EVEDlGK6IliuCef9rpAX5X8/s640/AnimalPrintAccessories.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/158547494/ysl-leopard-loafers-watercolor-print-11" target="_blank">1</a> / <a href="http://www.furbishstudio.com/tortoise-hurricane-small/#.UZKHqoJZDh9" target="_blank">2</a> / <a href="http://www.ebay.com/bhp/i-married-adventure-1940" target="_blank">3</a> / <a href="http://www.cwonder.com/Categories/Home-%26-Decor/Tabletop/Leopard-Dinnerware/product/F13-LEOPARDDINNERWARE.html" target="_blank">4</a> / <a href="http://www.zhush.com/Zebra-Trays-p/twos-17.htm" target="_blank">5</a> / <a href="http://ariannabelle.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=118" target="_blank">6</a> / <a href="http://www.cwonder.com/Categories/Home-%26-Decor/Animal-Dessert-Plates/product/CW-H-F13-TT-SRVW-308-242.html" target="_blank">7 </a>/ <a href="http://search.brunschwig.com/Brunschwig-and-Fils-Print/8012138.7-1328/CoverInformation.aspx" target="_blank">8</a> / <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/zebra-bath-rug/#googlebase" target="_blank">9</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So now its your turn to fess up - what design secrets are you keeping? Share!<br /><br />And one last reminder, today is the last day to <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/09/ao-at-home-giveaway.html" target="_blank">sign up for your chance to win a $200 gift card to Target</a>! (oh yeah). <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/09/ao-at-home-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Giveaway</a> ends tonight at midnight!

fess up friday - animal prints

I'm about to tell y'all something that is probably a big no no in the blog world. I'm not down with animal prints. I know that...

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