Home Sweet Home #69

Hello and Welcome to Home Sweet Home!  I am so excited, today my home has a piece of furniture from my original Home Sweet Home!!   I am so thrilled to finally have a piece of furniture in my dining room that I can show off dishes in!

This is just a peak.  Many more changes coming for the dining room this summer.  I can't wait!

Now I would like to highlight some of the posts that caught my eye last week at Home Sweet Home.

Shirley of Housepitality Designs showed off her "Green Room" sun room which was wonderful! 

Zuni at Chickadee Home Nest had a wonderful post titled In Honor of Those Who Serve.

 Shirley at SKLongImages made and outdoor space that was amazing!

Elizabeth at Pinecones and Acorns  showed off the Best Ever Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Thank you to all who join me at Home Sweet Home!   It is wonderful to have you here! 

Sherry

I will join these ladies today:
Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground 

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Home and Garden Thursday  at A Delightsome Life 
Creative Things Thursday  at The Vintage Farmhouse
Say G'day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz

Open House Thursday  at No Minimalist Here

  Guidelines for Home Sweet Home Party:

Attention: To link up with inlinkz you must have a permalink back to this party in your post or they will not allow you to link.  

Link up anything in your home or garden.  I love seeing neat shops too!

My button is on my sidebar for the party, if you want to use it.   If you are new here I hope you will become a follower. Please don't link up more than two posts.  No Etsy link ups or direct advertising, please.  Please visit some of the other blogs and get some great inspiration.  Thanks.:)

Now let's see your beautiful homes!

Lavender Sugar

scanned image from: The Herb Companion July 2012

I picked a really pretty image of something I had been wanting to try for Debbiedoos Magazine Copycat Challenge.  I loved this image, how simple right?

I right away saw that my macro lens isn't as good as the magazine photographer's lens.   But, the more I layer my photo with other objects the better results I get.  A single subject tends to go flat with my lens. 

Lavender sugar is really easy to make.  You just take a cup of regular sugar and place 2 tablespoons of organic lavender buds in the jar.  Seal tight and in a few weeks you can spoon out the flavored sugar for tea or baking.  Sift out the lavender buds unless desired in baking.  

Enjoy!

Sherry

I will join: 
 Debbiedoo's Magazine Copycat Challenge at Debbiedoo's

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Friday Food at Mom Trends

Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum
What's It Wednesday   at Ivy and Elephants  
Thriving on Thursdays  at Domesblissity
On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays

My Little Lovey...

... is here!!  He was born last Monday (May 21st) in the afternoon and weighed 7 lbs 8 oz.

{There is no better feeling on this Earth than the moment when you first hold your baby}

...And here he is all cleaned up and in his nightie:

His name is Luke David & we are so in love with him.

 {Here he is with his Daddy- David.  We've barely put him down all week.}

Anyway, I just wanted to share our news with you & hope you're having a great week!  I'm not sure when I'll be back in -  I'm really trying to devote all of my attention to the family right now- but when I am I've got lots to share on what we've been doing around here. :)

And a note on the exhaustion/ coping level-  I have to say that with my husband home for 1 more week, we're doing pretty well.  Life with 3 boys is DEFINITELY an adjustment but so far, so good.  Right now, we're tag-teaming & it's really manageable but I'm a little nervous about when real life & work picks up & we're not only focusing on the family & life at home.  I'm trying not to think about it right now & to just recup & relax...  On that note, I'm also sooooo excited to get to work out again.  I gained 60 (!) pounds so I'm ready to RUNNNNN... :)  (I gained 60 with each of my other pregnancies too =  FUN.  not.) 

ok, I'm off.  Have missed you all!!



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Capturing Cottage Style

I have tried to capture cottage style in my house for a long time. But; having been raised with a family of antique lovers, refinishing furniture was the method of choice not painting.  Here my dining chair sits with my first can of chalk paint and I am going to take the leap.  I am going to paint the chairs to try to get more of a cottage look in that room.

Forty minutes later, I am blown away!  This is cottage.  I like these chairs so much better than I did with that oak finish.  I'm still thinking about the seats.  I may just slipcover a little flirty seat cover.   What do you think?  Is it cottage?

  Sherry

  I will join:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Metamorphosis Monday  at Between Naps on the Porch 

Its So Very Creative  at Its So Very, Cheri

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage
Your Cozy Home Party  at Cozy Home Scenes

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage 
Furniture Feature Friday  at Miss Mustard Seed

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!

Happy 4th Birthday Pink Saturday!  Celebrating with pink in all it's wonderful shades!

 

Sherry

 Joining:

Beverly's Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound

Home Sweet Home #68

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  It is time to kick off summer fun this weekend and channeling the beach in the backyard is a lovely way to start it off.  

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Now I would like to highlight some of the posts that caught my eye last week at Home Sweet Home.

 Two Cottages and Tea  set a tea up by her pond that was lovely! 

Carolyn at Aiken House & Gardens  showed off a beautiful morning by her pond while having breakfast.

 Becky at From Generation to Generation showed off a potting table makeover that was so cute.

 Decorate With a Little Bit showed off her newly remodeled sun room.  Love that wall color!

Thank you to all who join me at Home Sweet Home!   It is wonderful to have you here!  There were a lot of great posts last week, makes it hard to pick a few.

Sherry

I will join these ladies today:
Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground 

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Home and Garden Thursday  at A Delightsome Life 
Creative Things Thursday  at The Vintage Farmhouse
Say G'day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz

Open House Thursday  at No Minimalist Here

  Guidelines for Home Sweet Home Party:

Attention: To link up with inlinkz you must have a permalink back to this party in your post or they will not allow you to link.  

Link up anything in your home or garden.  I love seeing neat shops too!

My button is on my sidebar for the party, if you want to use it.   If you are new here I hope you will become a follower. Please don't link up more than two posts.  No Etsy link ups or direct advertising, please.  Please visit some of the other blogs and get some great inspiration.  Thanks.:)

Now let's see your beautiful homes!

Cookout Worthy Baked Beans

I can't believe Memorial Day is this weekend.  I keep thinking it is the 31st, but not this year.  This weekend is the official start to summer.  Are you firing up the grill and serving cookout food?  We usually do.  I don't usually serve my baked beans right out of the can.  As my sweet Grandma Patty would say I "doctor them up" a little.  

Here is what I add:

1 heaping TBSP of brown sugar

1-2 TBSP of Sweet Baby Ray's honey BBQ sauce 

1/2 of a sweet onion (Vidalia) chopped

1 potato (Russet) peeled and chopped up

I mix this all in and bake at 350 degrees for an hour.  Serve warm.  This was all added to 1 standard can of ready made baked beans. 

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Enjoy!

Sherry

I will link this to: 

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Friday Food at Mom Trends

Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum
What's It Wednesday   at Ivy and Elephants  
Thriving on Thursdays  at Domesblissity
On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays