Spring Ideas & Inspiration from the blogasphere - Food,crafts and more

1. Under The Table and Dreaming is a really sweet blog. Clearly a huge amount of research and time has been taken to put together a post with 65 Easter desert recipes from around the blogasphere. This really cute Easter cupcake below is just one of the recipes shared. If you click on the image or link below you can visit Under the Table and Dreaming and see what other delights are in this "mammoth" post. Both recipes below originate from Martha Stewart.

Another yummy Easter desert featured on Under the Table and Dreaming also a Martha Stewart recipe. It's a chocolate cake with crepe paper flowers, don't they look real! You wouldn't have to worry about falling petals though ☺

Click "here" to see 65 Easter desert recipes shared by Under the Table and Dreaming

2. Love these seed packet favours from Camille Styles. Camille has taken the trouble to photograph step by step easy instructions.

click here to visit Camille's blog  to learn how to create these little Spring ideas that would be great to put with grandma's easter present.

3. Chictopia have a really cool Spring Bloom contest and there's still 3 weeks left to enter.  An easy competition that requires you to post a photo of yourself  on Chictopia wearing your favourite Spring Bloom outfit. First prize will receive a $500 voucher to purchase clothing from Free People (other prizes). Please click on image below to check out the competition entry form...Come on all you great blog photographer's out there!

click "here" for Chictopia Spring Bloom Contest.

4. What a lovely Spring Idea or Easter present. Spray paint some empty food cans and plant with your favourite spring bulbs or pansies.  Please click "here" for link to Dos Families blog and more about how to create this cute pot plants.

5. Another cute idea, maybe not Spring but still using tins. Turn your small tins into fridge magnets to store pencils and such. A creative idea from Martha Stewart. Often you can buy sweets such as mini mints and cashews in these tins or even spices from India or little sample tins of teas such as these.

6. Love this easter egg idea, click "here" for instructions to make these really cute eggs by Pickles.

Sharing Spring Inspiration this week with:

Craft-O-Maniac Monday

Mop it up Mondays at I should be mopping the floor
Sassysites

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Time Travel Thursday at the Brambleberry Cottage

Show and tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Hope your having a lovely weekend, its Palm Sunday today

and I went to a lovely service at church, then took Poppy for a walk by the beach,

stopped off at the Store to buy a Latte. Then came home to research, post and paint...

 All on a lovely sunny day in Auckland, New Zealand.

Lee oxo

&

Poppy

Happy Birthday, Jonathan Reid!

Just want to wish my love a very happy birthday! I love you so much!

Auction Purchase & Open House Spring Break

I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to

a fun weekend.

The Open House party will be going on Spring break for a

few weeks.   I'll still be posting and visiting you, the party will

just be on a short hiatus.  I need a little breather and the time

to catch up on reading my favorite blogs, returning emails and

finishing some long overdue projects.  I'll be returning soon with

more beautiful homes to share and a fabulous giveaway!

.................

A couple of weeks ago I went to an auction liquidating the

inventory of a very expensive home decor shop.  I was the high bidder

on two beautiful Italian pottery pieces.  They still had the original price

 of $395.00 each on them!  You all know I am  rather very frugal and

there was no way I would pay anywhere near that amount. 

I filled one of the urns with seashells and a white sea fan from my Etsy 

shop.  I know it is hard to tell in the photo but this piece is huge and weighs

a ton.  I can barely lift it even when empty.  

The other urn is currently sitting empty awaiting some pretty plants.  We are

headed to the nursery tomorrow so I'll be back soon to show you the other urn.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Sherry

I'll be partying at...

A Stroll Thru Life 

Savvy Southern Style 

Coastal Charm 

Common Ground

At The Picket Fence

 French Country Cottage

Designer Spotlight: Rogers Design Group and a winner!

Good morning! So nice that its the weekend. We have a few things on the agenda but nothing crazy and I am looking forward to some relaxing time spent at home sans workers...woo hoo! Its suppose to rain today, so its a good day to catch up. We have a party to attend and I am always stuck with the dreaded "what to wear" dilemna, don't know if I have the energy to brave the crowds and go find something to wear. Oh well....guess its back to my boring but safe black dress! I have been very very busy this week with the online store. Its a lot of work, but its truly a labor of love. Getting emails and pictures from excited customers makes my day like you cannot believe. To hear how excited they are just makes ME so happy! So thank you...keep them coming! I am working very hard to get the orders out the door, and the first month no doubt there are small hiccups, but rest assured I am working hard and aim to please. I would like to announce the winner of the beautiful crystal hurricane candle, part of the new line I am carrying which I am super excited about, and apparently many of you are too!

Congratulations goes to............... Lillian!

Prize ID	Winner ID	Public Info	Private Info	Random Sorting ID	Weight
1: Hurricane candle	1491307	lillian		004FF6C8-E510-4AA1-BC02-B2B592CC3069	1

                         Please contact me and provide your shipping details ASAP.
Moving onto to the world of design.........I only discovered this talented design firm through a friend whose parents had their beautiful Florida family home decorated by this fabulously talented group. Then as I always do when I see something I love, I explored some more and quickly  realized this was a name worth sharing. I am sure some, perhaps many of you might already know of them but for me this was a new (and exciting) discovery! I think their sophisticated work speaks for itself so without further adieu...here we go! Would love to know what you think of their style! Click here to visit their beautiful website. Enjoy!

Gorgeous colors....... and the ceiling height makes this feel so dramatic

Beautiful architectural details, very elegant room!

Love the soft muted neutrals against the rich, dark woods

Gorgeous well appointed hallway painted in rich creamy tones

Beautiful palette complimented by the dark rich woods

Beautiful foyer and staircase

Love the vibe here, great ceiling detail!

Gorgeous hallway

Love that lantern and the light of this space!

One of my favorite color palettes for a master bedroom

Lovely, and love the paired sofas back to back.

They are well versed in a variety of styles

Great vibe here.......

Pretty.......

Gorgeous!

Beautiful kitchen space with interesting backsplash

Love the animal print in this rich study/library (check out the belljars) 

A cream and white bathroom does it every time!

Gray and white in a bedroom is very pleasing....

Another view

A happy very sophisticated transitional space

Very elegant tonal bedroom

Stunning stair tower

Love the floors......

Of course I am loving this, a white marble topped dark island...bingo!

Quite a beautiful portfolio of rooms don't you think! I love their style, and think some of these interiors are just incredible looking. Would love to know what you think! Don't you get so excited when you discover something or someone new (to you at least)? This was fun fun fun!

Also a few new goodies added to the store as of yesterday...more great things to come! Click here to visit.

And added a few little odds and ends to my console in family room and got in the antler pillows for customer but now I think I need to order one for myself...its a love!

Have a great day and a fabulous weekend!! Hope Sharon that you are feeling better! If you didn't have a chance to read my post yesterday, click here to hear Sharon's inspirational story.

Last....heard from a reader/customer who has a lovely blog, and she sent me a link to a post of her recently put up chinoiserie paper in her dining room which also includes a beautiful planter she bought from me. It is so beautiful...I wanted to share her gorgeous tranformation with you!

Click here to visit. (Living with Lis blog)

And a special thank you to my friend Marianne who just posted on the cocktail napkins she got from me and highlighted the store....click here to visit Style for Living. Thnak you both!

Baseball

It’s spring time in the South and y’all know what that means…baseball season is upon us!  Yes folks, on the days when I’m not at the ball field watching the PCP and his daddy practice and play, I’m at home trying to keep the littles from crashing a ball through my kitchen window or scrubbing red clay out of every article of clothing we own (your tips and tricks for this would be much appreciated.)  We’re a few games into our season and it’s shaping up to be another good one!

The PCP spends most of his time at third base, but I couldn’t resist sharing him at catcher.  Y’all know, that’s the position his daddy played for the Yellow Jackets in college!  (Is that hiney presh or what?!?)


John’s biggest hit of the night was not only a home run, but it also earned him the game ball!



There is nothing that makes me prouder than watching my boy try so hard at something he loves!

Honey's got the car packed up and we're hitting the road home.  Watch out Savannah...we should be there by lunch!!!
xoxo