Thursday, March 19, 2009

COUNTRY SAMPLER HAS ARRIVED!

On Monday we received our special copy of Country Sampler magazine!
OMGosh I just can't say how happy and pleased we were with the whole Sampler team for doing such a great job on our article. They hit the interview on the head!
The pictures I took are terrible - I'm not liking my camera, never liked it and probably will never know how to use it correctly - but it gets the job done.

So here are the pages - enjoy....and I do hope you can find one in the stores if you don't get the subscription.













THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INTEREST IN SOMETHING WE FEEL IS AN HONOR BESTOWED ON US...and probably a once in a lifetime experience at least for most of us 'common people'
Hugs, Karen

51 comments:

  1. Hi Karen. Just checked out the pictures of your home. Beautiful!!!
    I do have a Country Sampler subscription but could not wait for it to come in. What a treat to see your home! Congratulations!

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  2. Can't wait for it to hit the stands up here!

    ...Will probably take a good month or so...

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  3. Hi Karen,

    I have ALWAYS thought that you decorated everything so tastefully from what I could see in your posts. The magazine is proof of that... I can't wait to get a copy of it. Thanks for sharing your home with all of us.

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  4. Congrats! Your home is awesome!!

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  5. Oh Karen,
    Congrats!!! I can't wait to get my copy in the mail. Your home is beautiful.Have a blessed day!
    Juanita

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  6. I got my copy yesterday and left you a comment. I think most of us have been very happy and excited for you and looking forward to getting this issue. Everything looks awesome and I enjoyed the article so much!
    Congrats again!

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  7. Hi Karen,
    I just got my copy and your home looks wonderful. I love seeing it from someone else's perspective! I haven't had time to read the article - I want to save it for when I can enjoy it with a cup of tea.

    Congratulations - a very well deserved honor - you said it so well!

    hugs, Linda

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  8. Oh Karen, I'm so happy for you!!! :)
    I can't wait to get my copy!!
    Your home is just so beautiful...
    ...It is indeed a "well deserved" HONOR! CONGRATS!

    Have a wonderful day!
    Hugs-Kath

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  9. Hi Karen,
    I picked up a Country Sampler yesterday at one of our local craft shops. I loved the photos of your home...it is so beautiful!! You've done an awesome job decorating your home! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your home with all of us.
    hugs, Cindy

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  10. Hi Karen!....Congratulations!....I can't wait to get my copy!....I've actually got an ad coming out in this issue too so I'm surprised I haven't gotten my advertiser's copy yet!....can't wait to sit down and view your pictures! Janet :)

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  11. Congrats on your Country Sampler Feature! I'll be waiting (not patiently) for my copy in my mail box. Hopefully soon! The pictures look wonderful!

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  12. Karen,
    I haven't gotten my copy yet, but I know your home is just beautiful. Your decorating taste is just wonderful. Congrats ~ you deserve this honor.
    hugs,
    Pam

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  13. I can't wait to get my copy!
    Your home is so beautiful!
    It definately belongs on the pages of a magazine!
    I hope mine gets here soon!

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  14. YAY for you! Can't wait to get my copy in the mail!

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  15. Oh Karen I am so excited to get it! The pictures look wonderful, but I didn't look at them to long because I want to enjoy looking at them when it comes in the mail.I can't wait! Have a great afternoon!
    Janae

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  16. Yeah!
    I just received mine in the mail!!
    I am going to read it tonight after the children are all nestled snug in their beds...while visions of sugar plums dance in their heads!

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  17. Karen,
    Cant wait to get mine...Ive always loved to look at your home pics. Congrats!
    Anne

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  18. WOW! I'm excited for you! You do have a beautiful home. I'm waiting like lots are.....for my copy to come in the mail! Thanks for sharing with us on your blog! Congrats once again!♥

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  19. Hi Karen,
    I can't wait to find one soon I so want to see your wonderful prim home it it. Congrats to you and your Dh too:)
    Rondell

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  20. Oh Karen, I can't wait to get my copy of CS in the mail! Your living room is so big and so inviting. Can't wait, can't wait! :)
    Congratulations on such an honor.
    Hugs & blessings~ Birgit

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  21. Congrats Karen!!!!! It looks great. Live in Scotland so I dont' think I will be seeing it!!!! xxxRobby

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  22. Congrats Karen! I made myself skip over the photos so I will be surprised when my copy gets here! I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

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  23. Congratulations!!! Your home is so gorgeous and inviting!!! I need to go find a copy of CS!!!:0) Have a wonderful day!~Wendy

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  24. I got mine today Karen and skimmed through, but plan on reading tonight! Of course i love your home!

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  25. Got mine yesterday and posted about it today -- beautiful layout and beautiful eye candy!! A perfectly lovely home! ~Terry

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  26. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
    your home is beautiful and deserves to be in the magazine!
    Well done to you both.

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  27. Congrats Karen!! Can't wait to get my copy. Your home is so beautiful, you deserve to be showcased!
    Hugs, Bren

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  28. Karen that is such a beautiful spread! Congradulations! I look foward to reading the article. I know someone famous now, how cool is that!
    blessings and happy spring!
    angie

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  29. Hi Karen. I can't wait to get mine. I'm always anxious for it to come, but even more so this time. I love your home and will be drooling as I look at the pictures. You certainly deserve the honor.

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  30. I thought for sure my copy would be in the mail today...so hopefully tomorrow. I can't wait to see it.
    Congratulations Karen...you certainly deserve it!
    Terry

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  31. Karen,

    I do have a subscription and mine came this afternoon! I'm so happy! I can't wait to savor each page and take it all in! I'm mentioning you in tomorrow's post! I'm so excited for you Karen and your home is so worthy of CS pages! Congratulations!

    Hugs,
    Tammy

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  32. Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be on the lookout for it! I can't wait to grab one!
    Congratulations darlin'!! :> )
    ~Peanut

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  33. Hi Karen,

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I have actually been on their for awhile but when I changed my email I had to change everything. I have loved your home for sometime and can't wait to read my CS that came yesterday.

    Donna

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  34. Hi Karen ~
    I'm a new fan of yours after seeing your home in Country Sampler and I'm looking forward to seeing more on your blog !
    Your friend ~
    Benita

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  35. I am going to have to pick one up!!!
    So happy for you!
    hugs~
    angie

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  36. I will be watching the stores for it...congrats! The pics look so beautiful. Dianntha

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  37. Oh where is mine....I will be watching for my mailman, I know I am gonna love it!!!
    Beth

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  38. I love what you did with the paneling in the family room...after seeing this article I said to my dh that I'd like to paint our paneling...thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  39. I have been away from CS forum for awhile, but found my way back and was glad to see a link to blogs. I'm looking forward to that issue of CS. Congratulations!

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  40. Hi Karen, I have been enjoying your blog for a couple of months and really enjoy all the pics and info you share. Saw your home in CS and it is so very nice. You have just the right touch and your love for your home is written on every wall!! Thanks for sharing...Friends who haven't met..Sherrie

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  41. Can't wait to pick up the magazine and wouldn't you know, my subsription just ran out. The pics look wonderful from here, what an honor!

    Cathy

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  42. Hi Karen!....Thank you for visiting my blog....yes I did see your home spread in the Country Sampler and it is GORGEOUS!....Congratulations on such an honor! Janet :)

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  43. I got my Country Sampler in the mail yesterday and I was thumbing through it looking at all the pretty pictures (which is what I do first) then I saw a picture of a woman I thought I had seen before and I go to digging and sure enough it said KAREN!
    Your home is beautiful! I am so excited for you!
    Brenda
    The Vintage Polka Dot
    (formerly Rusty Creek Primitives)

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  44. Karen, I got my copy in the mail yesterday, and ran right in to check it out! Beautiful! I love your Johnston Benchworks pieces!

    Someday maybe...

    I was wondering, since I am kind of new to your blog. How did you get picked to be in the mag?

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  45. Hi Karen!
    I've been drooling over your pictures! Everything is just beautiful!! Congrats!!
    Kim

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  46. Karen I got my Country Sampler and all I can say is beautiful...just beautiful! What a lovely home you have and what an exciting opportunity for you! Everything looked just perfect. Congratulations! Take care. ~Sarah~

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  47. I opened my Country Sampler, and there you were! I love your home! And, I was able to point you out and say "here's Karen"....everyone was suitably impressed, I do believe!!! Congratulations! And how exciting to be in the 25th Anniversary Edition, a keeper for sure!!! Jan

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  48. Karen, Congratulations!! I have to go out and get my copy now.

    Tammy

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  49. Karen ...Congrats..

    How exciting !! What a dream come true for you I'm sure !!

    Your home is Beautiful !

    Sara of Sweet Magnolias

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  50. Mine arrived recently so I'll be reading about your home. Sounds exciting, congratulations :D

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  51. WOW! I knew that room with the carpet being removed looked familiar! :)

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So glad you came to visit - feel free to leave a comment.
I will try and answer as many as I can - maybe not immediately but I will get to you!

Karen