Home Sweet Home #318

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  This week I shared, A Time for Everything.

Have you ever wondered if Jesus spoke about what is to come? He did, and here it is: Jesus Speaks About the Future.

 There are so many wonderful posts each week, here are a few that I enjoyed.

Tasty Asparagus & Strawberry Spring Salad by Comfort Spring. 

Spring Decorating Home Tour by Old Things New. 

How to Make a Flower Bloom Box by Peonies and Orange Blossoms. 

Sherry

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Home Sweet Home #281

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  This week I contemplated canning something with my blackberries in, Time to Can Tea. 

Then I followed through and will post tomorrow for the 6th International Can-It Forward Day; Making Blackberry Syrup. Come back and check this post out!  There will be live demos on Ball's Facebook page, coupons off of their site, and prizes to be given away!  

There are so many great ideas, decorating, and delicious recipes at the Home Sweet Home Party each week.   All of you are so very talented!  Here are a few that caught my eye. I pin a lot from this party each week! These features were all pinned! Thanks for joining me!

Jo, at Anne's Attic Design shared Shabby Chic Bedroom Reveal.  She did a marvelous job for her two granddaughters! 

Patti, at Old Things New shared DIY Mini Garden Conservatory.  She gives you complete instructions on how she made this! 

Tammy, at Living the Gourmet shared Peach Slab Pie.  YUM!

Pat, at On Crooked Creektt shared a lovely table on Summer's Buzzin' Right Along.

I am really lucky to have all of your amazing posts because, it is you who make the Home Sweet Home party so special!  You are all so talented and share such wonderful posts! Thank you to everyone who joins me at Home Sweet Home!   It is wonderful to have you here!

Sherry

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Home Sweet Home #127

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  This week I made an Easy Summer Table Runner.  Fabric sponsored by Wholeport.com.

I also showed off more of my thrift store china find of the year in Brambley Hedge Summer Mug.

And, I also showed you how to make your own Shabby Lace Napkins.  Lace fabric provided by Wholeport.

 Now, I would like to feature some of the great blogger's post that caught my eye from last week's Home Sweet Home. 

Walnut and Vine styled Summer on the Mantel.

Bontanic Bleu did a nice Vignette Design Series in this one she talked about composition.

Katie of Let's Add Sprinkles showed off a gorgeous Master Bath Remodel.

Jody and Stan of Rooted in Thyme showed off Mondays in the Garden.  

Julie of The Vintage Barn showed off a beautiful Hutch Makeover.

There are so many great posts  every week.   It is really hard to feature a few and, remember to be featured you must have a link back to the Home Sweet Home party.   Thank you to everyone who joins me at Home Sweet Home!  It is wonderful to have you here! 

  Sherry

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I will join these ladies today:
Be Inspired Friday at Common Ground 

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Home and Garden Thursday  at A Delightsome Life 

G' Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz 

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Shabby Lace Napkins

Nothing is more romantic than lace.  I spotted all lace napkins in Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Inspirations and I knew they would be easy to recreate with the right fabric.  The key is the right fabric.  It needs to be 100 % cotton and a substantial weight.  I just happened to find that sort of fabric at Wholeport.com.  In this picture the napkins were washed and that made them scrunch up beautifully for the rumpled shabby look they also only got more absorbent and thick with washing. 

Supplies:

1 yard or more of lace fabric (pay attention the the width so you can get 4 squares out of it)

thread

scissors

yardstick, tape measure

cutting board (optional)

dressmakers chalk

I first laid out my fabric (unwashed) on a cutting board and measured out four 18 inch squares.  I like to use my fabric unwashed to sew with because the sizing keeps it stiffer and makes it easier to sew with.  It also won't unravel as much if not washed until the edges are properly finished.  

I then finished all edges of my lace with an overlock stitch to keep it from unraveling.  You could use a zig zag stitch or another finishing stitch on a regular sewing machine. 

I then turn the finished edge under and then turned it under again to sew and this hides the overlock stitch  and gives the napkin a finished look.  Do this on all four sides of all four napkins.  *Note: pay attention to the right and wrong side of the lace and sew accordingly.  With some lace it is difficult to tell which is the wrong side.  You want all of the napkins to have the same appearance when finished.

When finished sewing wash the napkins in cold water on the delicate setting and drip dry.  Some shrinkage might occur.   These finished napkins measured approximately 17 inches square.

I can't say enough about the beauty of this fabric.  I have always been on the lookout for 100% cotton lace and Wholeport had this in their selection.  It was also a generous 55 inches wide and that made it easy to lay out the napkin squares.  
I actually only meant to use this fabric on the Lace Back Tee, but there was more than enough fabric to also cut out these lace napkins.

Thank you Wholeport for sponsoring this project!

 Sherry

I will link to;
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style 
Strut Your Stuff Saturday at Six Sisters Stuff 

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

The Scoop Party at Cedar Hill Ranch  

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays
Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits at Stonegable 
Transformed Tuesdays at PJH Designs 

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts 

Blissful Whites Wednesday at Timewashed

Antique Wardrobe Turned into Sewing Room

I took an antique wardrobe I recently brought home and created a sewing room.  I have never had a place to create or store any of my sewing gear.  I always just pulled it out, had it in the way, and then put it away hoping the kids didn't destroy it. 

I tried to use only vintage or antique items to store everything in.  This side holds the hanging fabric that is ready to be made into something.  I have a cutting board folded up on the side and a serger in the bottom.  Above the fabric on the shelf, I have a vintage office basket holding my shipping envelopes and a antique punch bowl holding ribbon.

I really thought hard about what to do with the ribbon.  There are many cute ways to store ribbon.  This punch bowl is huge and it was perfect to do the job.  It also gives ma a great way to store the punch bowl and when it is party time I can still pull it out and use it.

Knowing how many beautiful work spaces there are in blogland I had to try to make this small sewing room a little bit fun.  So I created a mini doily bunting and a hand lettered burlap banner to give a little inspiration to the space.

This wardrobe is really huge.  When a whole sewing machine fits on a shelf, it gives you a feel for how much storage space there was to work with.

For a lot of things I create I really never use a pattern, but I had a few patterns I placed in this vintage hanging basket.  The only new thing in the wardrobe is the bulletin board, which I can use for inspiration pictures, fabric, or trim swatches.

The rest of the punch bowl set came in handy too.  The under plate is holding the twelve cups which make a nice place to store lace.  I am always throwing a pin or single button into the cabinet that holds my sewing equipment and I thought the under plate will be a great thing to use in this way as a catch all.

I thought this was a perfect place to show off a few treasures from some important sewers in my life.  This is a vintage Holly Hobby doll hand made by my Grandmother for me. 

Another treasure, on the left, is a china doll handmade for me by my mother.  A piece of art pottery holds some rope and a vintage Ball canning jar holds all of the scissors.

A zinc cloche holds a stack of thread, making it easy to see which color you need.

This shelf has vintage tins and canisters full of lavender to make sachets.  There is also a vintage sewing kit made out of a jelly jar, a white picket planter holding white lace and rick rack, and an antique toy Singer sewing machine.

And, here on the final shelf is the sewing machine, a vintage card file box, and a "Butts" pail.  The "Butts" pail still has the Woolworth's sticker on it and I found it for nothing at a yard sale.  It was a perfect place to store a bunch of buttons on cards.

Here the wardrobe is closed.  I keep a table right by this which will be the perfect work surface and possibly not too disturbed by my kids if I pull something out to work on it.  Possibly... I will get more made for my Etsy shop now!?  

  Sherry 

  I will join:

Sunday's Best Party  at My 1929 Charmer

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Sunny Simple Sundays  at Sunny Simple Life

Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick
Cottage Style Link Party  at Lavender Garden Cottage

Say G'Day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage
Furniture Feature Friday  at Miss Mustard Seeed
Summer Cloche Party  at A Stroll Thru Life

Burlap Hearts

I have been really liking anything made of burlap lately.  I have been seeing burlap creations on Pinterest.  So, I took my Pinterest inspiration and created a burlap heart of my own.  I didn't have a small nest but, this worked out. 

I had an old lace applique that worked out really well on the smaller heart.

These are very easy to make.  I just cut a heart pattern out of newspaper or notebook paper.  I sewed the two pieces together, turned , and stuffed the hearts with fiber-fill.  Then decorated with whatever I had on hand.   Create some of your own for spring!

 

Sherry

 I will link this to:

A Return to Loveliness  at A Delightsome Life

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

White Wednesday  at Faded Charm

What's It Wednesdays  at Ivy and Elephants

Wednesday Show Off  at Elna-Sudden

Air Your Laundry Friday  at Freckled Laundry

Cozy Fabrics

One way I create coziness in my home is with fabrics.  I made this little bag for herbs from a fabric scrap.

I got a selection of fabrics out of my project closet.  There are many ways you could add to your home by sewing up any of these fabrics.  From left to right, I have a natural linen on the table, burlap, ticking, a French General reproduction of an antique French textile, red and black toile, red check, and another French General reproduction of a bird toile.  All of these fabrics evoking the French Country style could add a lot to your cozy home.

Some of the ways I have used fabric has been to create tablerunners.

A white linen turns into the star of the tablescape with these shabby chic napkins.

A antique French petticoat makes a mantel scarf for a cozy fall scene.

And vintage table linens create a a much more interesting table top adding texture and pattern.  Do you like the use of fabric to make your home cozy?

Sherry

I am linking to a brand new party for Tuesdays. 
Shannon at Cozy Home Scenes is having a Your Cozy Home Party every Tuesday visit with Shannon and show off what makes your home cozy. 
Also, another new party is Wednesday Showoff with Elna-Sudden.
 Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style