Find the easy steps to make flower-shaped sugar cubes for a tea party or party favor. They come together in less than 10 minutes and can be customized to your theme, using the colors and flavors of your choice. Happy Thursday! Flower-shaped sugar cubes are easy to make to sweeten your cuppa, and make a…
Happy Monday! Are you like me and finding it hard to believe Christmas that is less than two weeks away? Are you finished decking halls? While the tree is up, I still have more to go! I always think the house feels more merry and bright when the table is decked out for the holidays…
Melt-in-your-mouth, buttery Lavender-Pecan Shortbread Cookies are infused with lavender flavor, studded with chopped pecans, and topped with a lavender-sprinkled sweet glaze! Perfect for a tea party or to enjoy with your afternoon cuppa! Happy Friday! How about a sweet treat to kick off the weekend and for your morning or afternoon tea? Fans of shortbread…
Think outside the vase and find the steps to create a flower arrangement using a decorative bird cage. You’ll also find flower longevity tips and additional floral inspiration. Happy Monday! I’m joining my Monday Morning Blooms’ friends for a little flower therapy today! You can find my flower friends’ links to their blooming inspiration at…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’ve had the most glorious sunrises the past couple of weeks. . . The morning sky and lake reflections infused with pink, lavender and orange take your breath away! I was honored to be included in Country Sampler’s Farmhouse Style Christmas issue! It’s full of…
I hope you’re enjoying some beautiful spring weather this weekend! We’re on a warming trend after a couple of very wet and blustery days this week with the mercury climbing to 85 degrees on Sunday. . .time to turn on the A/C! I had a birthday this week. . .Lola says birthdays are a lot…
Happy Wednesday! We’re weighing anchor and setting sail into the last weeks of summer! Red, white and blue stripes provide a foundation and nautical-inspired tablecloth to keep our table afloat. . . Decorative wood buoys provide a centerpiece for the table and add a little coastal charm. We’re navigating the summer waters aboard a sailboat…
I’m dans le jardin, aka Potting Shed, with Kim Parker Provence Garden dinnerware. Provence Garden by Kim Parker for Mikasa, brings the vivid beauty of the garden to the table with a bright palette of florals. Ball jar are filled with flowers from the garden and a few blooms from the grocery store. My jar love rivals my…
My Purple Passion Flower vine is growing by leaps and bounds and starting to bloom! I didn’t plant this vine, it happily volunteered from the field next to my Potting Shed. You can read it about here, Dishing Up Blooms. Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a…