~Sunflowers Swinging in the Breeze and Simple & Sweet Fridays #76~

Stan and the kids had made a swing for the garden.

I wanted to paint it a color so you could see it up on the hill.

I love the duck egg color and thought it would be a perfect shade.

Stan hung it next to our distressed window.

I placed some flowers on the rope.

Very Romantic!

I picked some fresh sunflowers and displayed them on the swing.

Love the etched glass bottle.

After playing in the garden, I wanted to try and make this

 Fresh Cherry Tart recipe.

Just make a pastry shell and bake,

 then place your cherries on top.

Mix together heavy cream, confectioner sugar and vanilla.

Drizzle the sweetened cream over the cherries.

I got the recipe from my new Potager cooking book.

Very French and so good!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Last weeks Simple & Sweet Favorites!

This weeks features:

Poppy View - Bakaliko: Deli Fare in the Village Square

Swedish Corner ~ Down Under - My All Time Favorite Swedish Artist

Life on Lakeshore Drive - Easy DIT Solar Light Lamp Post With Planter

White Bohemian Beauty - August Flowers in White

Island Rustic - Summer Garden

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~Lavender Containers & Flowers and Simple & Sweet Fridays~

I love lavender.

I found this glass at Anthropologie and had to get it,

 just to put my lavender in it.

Speaking of Anthropologie.

 I found this little Eiffel Tower plate there.

You could use it for jewelry but, I put it in the bathroom with lavender buds on it.

There's nothing prettier than fresh flowers displayed together.

I just went into the garden and picked everything I could see at the time.

Tea Rose, roses, hellabores, larkspur, lavender, westeria,

breath of heaven, and statice.

It was a fun day playing in the garden...

Happy Thursday everyone!

Last weeks Simple & Sweet Favorites!

Go check out Penny's Vintage Home's post I've Caught The Cow Bug!

You'll love Penny's collection of cows and how she displays them in her gorgeous kitchen. Love the painted cow picture!

Be sure to check out Penny's blog!

Go check out The North End Loft's post Free Vintage Mother's Day Tag Download!

Laurel shares with us how to make and display vintage tags for Mother's Day. You'll love them all!

Be sure to check out Laurel's blog!

Go check out The Vintage Nest's post Chandelier Birdhouse Condo!

Lynn shows us how to re-do an old chandelier into a whimsical birdhouse condo. I'm sure the birds love it!

Go check out Lynn's blog!

Go check out Creative Ideas's post Seed Pots With Chalkboard Labels!

Patty finds the cutest buckets and labels at Target and creates adorable flower pots. You'll want to make some for your kitchen window sill too!

Be sure to check out Patty's blog!

Go check out The Porcelain Rose's post Vintage Romance!
Liz shares her vintage tulle dress that makes us all want to dream that we were wearing it. Her altered ballet slippers are gorgeous! 
Be sure to check out Liz's blog!

Go check out Junk Chic Cottage's post It Feels Like Spring Here In Chicago!
Kris has a brilliant idea of using a chippy old stair rail to divide her office and dining room. It's a perfect touch!
Be sure to check out Kris's blog!

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~Bistro De Paris Plates~

I loved these Paris plates I saw at Sur La Table

 and I had to have them.

The red and white checkered design

 and the script was just perfect.

I love how it looks with the fall decorations up.

 I felt as though I was at an European restaurant.

There's always so many choices in the stores for fall table settings.

But I do like the casual look of a burlap centerpiece. 

You can never go wrong with crystal glasses.

Glass makes your table shine and the colors of your tablescape reflect that.

The colors of fall are so pretty.

The deep purples and greens.

 The Johnson Bros. tureen gives it that simple classic look. It brings back so many wonderful memories of the family dinners when I was little.

The Holidays Will Be Fun...

Always on the hunt for wonderful pieces to add to the table.

Maybe some Thanksgiving dishes this year.

~Vintage Halloween Bottles~

I saw some vintage Halloween bottles at a gift store but they were pricey.

So, I went to Michaels Craft Store

 and bought some

 in different shapes for $1.00 each.

Next I found some vintage images on 

Graphics Fairy.

Karen has a great selection of all kinds of different images. You will love her site.

I used Mod Podge to glue the

 images onto the bottles.

Next I used Martha Stewart glue

 and glitter to outline the image.

I love this Bat Woman I found 

on Graphics Fairy.

I wrapped the image around the sides of the bottle

 which made her 3-dimensional.

Hope you have fun with the project!