Swing into Spring - It's a Party #166

Welcome to this week's Swing into Spring party.

Last week's party was filled with so many great ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Home Coming  shared their master bathroom makeover.  Beautiful!

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Forever Decorating transformed a Drexel French china hutch that she bought for $40!!  What a gorgeous makeover.

  

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Techies DIY Adventures gives an awesome tutorial on how to create this no sew faux roman shade.  Love the fabric!

TASTY TREATS:

Scrapality shared a recipe for strawberry french vanilla donuts.  Wow those look so yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

-Judy

DIY Clay Bowls

This is a project I have been wanting to try for a while now.  I had the supplies already, so it was just a matter of actually sitting down and trying it.

Here's what you will need:

Clay (I got mine from Wholeport) 

Lace

small oven-proof bowl

For the colored clay bowl, I mixed blue and pink together and rolled it out.  I then placed the lace over the clay and pressed it into the clay to make the impression (which shows up much more in person than in photos).  I carefully cut around the lace any excess clay.  Then I laid it over a small pyrex bowl and put it into the oven at 275 degrees for 15 minutes.

I put this cute little bowl in my daughters room for hair clips etc.

The other bowl I made using white clay.

For some reason the lace seemed to show up much better on the white clay.

Again I cut around the lace using a sharp knife.

I again laid it over the pyrex bowl, but this time made a more square shape out of the clay.  I filled this bowl with dried roses and added it to my living room.

Hope you will give these super easy bowls a try.

-Judy

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Flowers Make My Day

Sometimes you have those days where you are feeling down and blue and then something nice happens to turn your day around.  That's what happened to me yesterday.

I still don't feel 100% as I try to recover from the flu.  My energy level is way below what it normally is and overall I was feeling just a little blah.  Then yesterday I got a call in the middle of the day from our local florist saying there was a delivery for me.  Ooh...who were the flowers from?

The beautiful flowers were from my mother-in-law and her boyfriend and they turned my day around.    They make me smile each and every time I walk by them.  What a special gift just when I needed it.  

Hoping you all have a wonderful day!

-Judy

Swing into Spring - It's a Party #165

Welcome to this week's Swing into Spring party.

Last week's party was filed with so many great ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Beaux R'eves  updated her master bedroom with a new rug from One Kings Lane.  Love it.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Fry Sauce and Grits gives a great tutorial on how she transformed her china cabinet using milk paint to create this beauty.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Jewelry Making Journal gives a great tutorial on how to create this stamped quote charm bracelet.

TASTY TREATS:

Looking for something yummy and sweet - how about these double chocolate covered marshmallows by Sweet Silly Sara.

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

-Judy

Spring in the Kitchen

It's been a rough week.  Last Tuesday we were scheduled to leave for  Phoenix and Colorado to visit the last two baseball stadiums and go to the Grand Canyon.  On Monday I got diagnosed with the flu (and yes, I did have a flu shot). The doctor put me on Tamiflu and antibiotics knowing we were leaving the next day for vacation.  When we got to the airport they cancelled our flight due to runway maintenance...seriously?? We spent the day at the airport trying to get on another flight, all the while I felt sicker and sicker.  After eight hours we threw in the towel and went home.  I then spent the next 48 hours sleeping.  It was the craziest thing.  Although I am feeling much better, I still don't have all of my energy back.  Imagine how bad it would have been without a flu shot.  

 The weather here is finally starting to become spring-like.  I thought I would add a bit of spring to my kitchen.  I found the pitcher at Home Goods and filled it with some faux flowers.  

Everything looks better on a tray.  This tray was bought at Pottery Barn a few years ago.  All I did was line it with wrapping paper to coordinate with my kitchen granite.  A basket filled with eggs and a few candles and voila...instant spring feeling.  Hopefully now that I am feeling better I can get back to some other projects.  

On a separate note, I 'd like to wish all those running in the Boston Marathon today good luck!  

-Judy

Swing into Spring - It's a Party # 164

Welcome to this week's Swing into Spring party.  

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Dixie Delights shared the before and after photos of her den renovation.  This is one of my favorite all time makeovers.  Be sure to check out the before photos to see just how far this room has come.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

A Stroll Thru Life transformed her chandelier by adding a little bling.  She found these magnetic prisms online.  What a great way to update a chandelier!

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Blissful Sewing  shared a tutorial on how to sew fabric covered buttons.

TASTY TREATS:

The Pin Junkie shared her recipe for greek salad.  Yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

-Judy

Swing into Spring - It's a Party #163

Welcome to this week's Swing into Spring party.  

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration. 

 Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Beaux R'eves  shares some tips and tricks on how to stage the outside of your home when you are ready to sell.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Confessions of a Serial Diyer  shared a makeover of how she took a thrift store find and turned it into this glam table.  

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Corner House Blog  gives a great tutorial on how to create these felt ball Easter eggs.  

TASTY TREATS:

Celebrate shared a tutorial on how to create these chocolate peanut butter eggs...my favorite.

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

-Judy