The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 103}

Welcome to The Sunday Showcase Party
Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and share your creations & ideas.

 

 

 {martha stewart}

The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 102}

Welcome to The Sunday Showcase Party

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and share your creations & ideas.

 {martha stewart}

The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 101}

 Welcome to The Sunday Showcase Party
Happy Mother's Day!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and share your creations & ideas.

 {better homes and gardens}

Ten Creative Ways to Wrap Potted Plants and Flowers - Quick and Easy Gift Ideas

Even though giving a potted plant or flower is probably one of the easiest gifts out there -  I still love to give them just as much I like to receive them.

While picking up a growing beauty can seem pretty effortless - a unique presentation is a simple way to add some meaning and personalized style.

If picking up a potted plant or flower is on your gift gifting list this weekend, don't settle for those plain plastic pots or cellophane - instead take a peek at these ten quick and creative ways to wrap up those gifts that keep on giving.

Creative Reader Projects, Crafts and Recipes {Sunday Showcase Party Features} No.173

Thanks for all the wonderful wishes on this past weeks 100th Sunday Showcase Party. I truly enjoy hosting each week but get an even bigger thrill being able to highlight some of the creative projects and ideas. {there are so many I wish I could highlight many more than I already do} I am very thankful for each and every one of you who take the time to stop by and share  - you make the Sunday Showcase parties a delight to host and I am very grateful.

I hope you are inspired by these features as much as I am each week...

Dining Room Reveal Submitted by

Stacy at Conspicuous Style

Black Distressed Painted Kitchen Cabinet Makeover Submitted by

Julie at Red Head Can Decorate

 Turquoise Living Room Submitted by

 Meeha Meeha

The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 100}

Welcome to The Sunday Showcase Party

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and share your creations & ideas. It is such a pleasure to go through the links each week and get a glimpse of the inspiration all of you generously share. 

I truly appreciate each and every one of you!

I have several feature posts put together for this week and will begin sharing them tomorrow.

The FTD® Cheerful Wishes Blooming Basket by Better Homes and Gardens®

{yellow mini rose, white mini calla lily, white campanula and ivy plant}

Just a little reminder about the BHG and FTD Giveaway. 

A $50 Gift Certificate is up for grabs just in time for Mother's Day!

The giveaway will be ending tomorrow - Hope you'll stop by and enter for a chance to win.

The Better Homes and Gardens and FTD Giveaway can be found {here}

35 Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Homemade - Handmade Gifts for Her {Mother's Day Ideas & Inspiration}

With Mother's Day right around the corner this week's Inspiration and Ideas contains some quick, easy and inexpensive homemade and handmade gifts especially for her.

Keep in mind the things that mean the most when creating a handmade gift for Mom. Homemade gifts are meaningful and personal  - and can still be as chic, beautiful, and most importantly,  treasured by the recipient, as a store bought present.

Sunshine Lemon Coolers Cookie Recipe

Happy Friday My Friends! One of the perks of spring cleaning in the kitchen is finding old recipes that have been tucked away and forgotten about. This time of year, while organizing everything else, I try to take the opportunity to thumb through the recipe cards and re-surface some of the old time favorites.

Even when Lemon Cooler Cookies were still available on the grocery store shelves, my family rarely purchased them after finding this inspired homemade recipe. Although I vaguely remember the original - this recipe produces bite size crisp cookies, covered in powered sugar, with just a hint of lemon.

Like many of my favorite recipes, these cookies can be quickly whipped up in just a few minutes using some common baking ingredients more than likely already in the pantry.

The recipe yields around 50 mini cookies so it's a great treat to make and package some up to share. Real lemon zest can also be added to the cookie dough if your a zesty lemon lover.

Better Homes and Gardens Flowers by FTD $50 Mother's Day Gift Certificate Giveaway

I have a unmistakable passion for flowers and plants and the beauty they can add to your home 

- so it is no surprise that I am thrilled to be partnering with

 Better Homes and Gardens again this year - 

and this time for a fabulous Better Homes and Gardens by FTD flower giveaway
just in time for Mother's Day!

I have been a fan of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine for years, as well as a big admirer of their website, so I am always excited to hear about items that are available carrying

the signature Better Homes and Gardens look.

Hanging Chalkboard US Map - Playroom Wall Art Inspired by Restoration Hardware

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I have one last piece of wall art to show today as part of my little guys playful learning room makeover. 

As I have shared before, my goal for the wall art in this particular room was finding pieces that were not distracting and as neutral as possible - but still filled the room with a little personality and style.

 I really wanted to add a map of some sort to the room and last year saved a fun unique military map from Restoration Hardware in my inspiration file. I really liked how the map was outlined and unlabeled which I thought would be perfect for learning and recognizing the individual states.

Though the map is no longer available I was able to re-create this inspired hanging chalkboard map version for just under $8 {which in the end was a little better on the budget that the original - retailing just over $600}.

The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 99}

Welcome to The Sunday Showcase Party

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and share your creations & ideas.

  {southern living}

30 DIY Storage Solutions to Keep the Kitchen Organized {Saturday Inspiration & Ideas}

Spring cleaning always has me thinking about reorganizing and decluttering each and every room as I work my way throughout the house. It always amazes me just how much stuff can accumulate in just a year. I usually take the opportunity to evaluate just where we are and if there are any changes that can be made to make life a little simpler, more convenient, and of course more organized.

One space that never lets me down is the kitchen. There are always new clever ideas that not only make day to day tasks a bit easier by saving time - but save desired space as well.

This week's Inspiration and Ideas highlights thirty of those clever ideas - and the best part is most of them are easy do-it-yourself projects that can be completed

 with a simple trip to your local hardware store.

Under Cabinet Spice Storage Shelves via Better Homes and Gardens

Ten Plants to Grow in Closed Terrariums & Under Cloches

I love having indoor plants around though sadly I can not tell you how many I have actually gone through in the past ten years. I am a big sucker when it comes to the intriguing store displays and admit I have been guilty in the past of purchasing plants simply because of their beauty - not really having the time to dedicate to their actual needs once I get home. The popularity of terrariums and large glass cloches now-a-days makes it easier than ever though to have lush greenery indoors without requiring a lot of care and upkeep.

 terrariums & cloches pictured via Pottery Barn

Closed terrariums or glass cloches create a warm environment for your plants, allowing moisture to recycle providing a consistent level of humidity. They need minimal care since the enclosed environment creates its own eco-system once established - so they do not need the typical watering a regular houseplant would require 

{just a tablespoon or two of water when the soil appears dry will suffice}.

For this weeks Tuesday {ten} I have gathered a list of some great houseplants that thrive well in the high humidity conditions created with closed terrariums and large glass cloches. I have had great success keeping many of the plants listed below alive and even though some appear to be delicate and dainty - they require very low maintenance and practically take care of themselves in the enclosed environments. 

{The only thing you really do have to pay attention to though is the correct lighting conditions}