Lots of Ideas on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  I wanted to thank all of you for the warm wishes for my Louie. I am glad to report that he is doing so much better. He is almost at 100%. He still has some meds to take, but the worst is over. 

We have some great features for you this week, I hope you check them out. Please link up your wonderful posts. 

On to the party!

Happy Memorial Day on You Are the Star

I hope you are having a wonderful Memorial Day. We are having family and friends over for a cookout. 

I have been cooking all weekend. We had family over for lunch yesterday - so that meant lunch food and dessert. 

I made dessert, potato salad, deviled eggs, fruit salad and appetizers for today. I need a rest. At least hubby will be cooking the hamburgers and hot dogs. 

Enjoy your day!

Memorial Day Ideas on Happiness Is Homemade

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 481.  We are excited about another month of sharing, linking, reading, Pinning and inspiration. 

As I have said before,  when my life gets crazy I seek inspiration from all of you. Hoping to get some fun ideas this week with HIH 481, but if you missed HIH480 hop back and see all the fun.

Come dazzle us with what you are making, baking or creating this week. This weekend is the Memorial Day long weekend so let’s celebrate a little patriotic fun shall we.

Decorating with Flowers on Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday friends.  It has been a little crazy here. My Louie, our dachshund, is not feeling well and has spent yesterday at the vets and another day today. They have been giving him IVs and meds. We are hoping that by Thursday evening he will be on his way to recovery. I pray.

It is so hard when they are in pain and you can't help them. 

I also want to apologize for not returning comments. 

Have a wonderful Memorial Weekend!

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Cork Patriotic Tree Garland

I saw some painted corks on Etsy and thought this would be a great way to decorate my tree on the lanai. I had lots of corks, so it was the perfect thing. 

How to make this garland. I gathered up my corks. I used all "natural" ones. The ones that are waxy don't work well. I taped off one end and painted it blue. 

Once the paint was dry, I peeled off the blue painters tape.  For the most part it was good. I would have to do some touch ups.

Next, I taped off the other end so I could paint it red. Once the red paint dried, I removed the painters tape. That's when I realized that it was not the best idea to tape over some of the blue. Either wait longer for it to dry, I'm not good at that, or paint them by hand - my choice. 

So I got out a small paint brush and just touched up the blue. I found it worked really well, just to hand paint it. When I made a few more corks, that's what I did. These were much better. 

Next, I used a drill bit to make a hole through the cork. I placed them down on my work bench and drilled almost all the way through. Then, using a leather glove, I held the cork and drilled the rest of the way. At the beginning, I held it and drilled the whole thing. I found it went a little straighter if I drilled on the bench first. Either way works once they are hung. 

Next, I got a thin piece of wire and made a hook on one end. I looped a piece of twine over it and secured it. I used this to go through the cork and I could pull the twine through it as well. 

Originally, I was going to paint the corks red, white and blue. the centers were to be white, but after painting the red and blue ends, I liked it that way and didn't add the white. 

I placed the corks around 5 1/2 apart. I did move some so they fit nicely where I wanted them. I used around 40 corks for this garland. This tree stays out on the lanai all year. 

These corks will stay until after labor day. I even have lights on this tree. You can see that it is actually in a Christmas tree stand. 

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A Shop, Some DIYs, and a Platter on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  It has been a little crazy here. My Louie, our dachshund, Is not feeling feel and has spent the day at the vets and another day tomorrow. They have been giving him IVs. We are hoping that by Thursday evening he will be on his way to recovery. I pray.

We have some great features for you this week, I hope you check them out. Please link up your wonderful posts. 

On to the party!

Home Decor Ideas on You Are the Star

Welcome to You're The Star - Home Week

Welcome to another new week in May. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was quite. My Louie (long haired Dachshund) was not feeling well. I had to keep him quiet all weekend, which was hard because the puppies love him. Poor little guy. I hope he is better by Monday morning.

WELCOME to the May 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

Butterfly and Flower Garland

WELCOME to HOME feature week of the May 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
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This week is HOME feature week
Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs:
Bev from Eclectic Red Barn
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This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#4 HOME - recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home - even history posts - all while remaining family friendly)

(All features were chosen from the April 2023 "You're the Star" blog hop)

One Room Challenge - Vanity Progress by Simply Beautiful By Angela

New Patio Buys & Project by Debbie-Dabble Blog

Hydrangeas on a Tablescape by Whispers of the Heart

New House Makeover - Front Room by Studio 27 By Jennifer Adams

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Patriotic Celebration on Happiness Is Homemade

Celebrating on Happiness Is Homemade

Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 480. We are excited for another week of sharing, linking, reading, Pinning and inspiration. 

As I said last week though, when my life gets overwhelming I seek inspiration from all of you. Hoping to get some fun ideas this week with HIH 480, but if you missed HIH479 hop back and see all the fun.

Come dazzle us with what you are making, baking or creating this week. This weekend is Canada’s long weekend celebrating Victoria Day and next week is the Memorial Day long weekend so let’s celebrate a little patriotic fun shall we.

Decorating Ideas on Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday friends.  I hope everyone is well. I spent last night with my friend down in Ft. Lauderdale. I always enjoy spending time with her. We laugh and eat and usually have one drink. neither one of us is a big drinker. 

One of the best parts is she always gives me a wonderful facial. I always feel bad because it get all of the benefits. Of course that is her line of work. I just enjoy it. 

I am heading home today. Have a great day!

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Travel, Food and Decorating on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week is off to a great start. All is well here. The puppies are growing and doing well. All the dogs seem to be handling the addition of the puppies except for Lily. She is almost 16 and almost blind so they scare her when they jump at her. I just put here where they can't get to her. They are keeping me busy. 

We have some great features for you this week, I hope you check them out. Please link up your wonderful posts. 

On to the party!

Butterflies and Flowers Garland

Butterflies and Flower Garland 

I have this shelf in my family room and I like to make different things for various holidays. I added a string across the bottom to hang items.  I will be getting ready for some Memorial Day items, but in the meantime, I made some butterflies and flowers to go on it.

I haven't finished the top yet, but the garland is done.

I made three butterflies and two flowers. I had this fun fabric that I used for two of he butterflies. it almost looked liked a quilt fabric, but wasn't. I got it at Hobby Lobby.

The middle butterfly was made from an old quilt. I got this quilt a number of years ago and it was not in good condition. In fact, it had many holes and was torn but for $2, I knew I could cut it up. I love quilts and have quite a few. I would never cut a good one up but since it was already in bad shape, no problem.

I used some vintage clothes pins for the centers. If you don't have any, you could just keep them plain. If you are interested in the pattern, email me and I will send it to you. eclecticredbaarn@gmail.com

I played around with it for awhile to get the size I wanted. I actually made the quilted one bigger than the other two. I used a blanket stitch around the edges, but you could stitch it if you want. 

If you decide to use a clothes pin, make sure you have ones that have a large opening. The newer ones do not have a big enough opening to get the fabric into.  You can see the difference in the ones below. The one on the left is my vintage one and the other one is newer. 

For the flowers, I just made a pattern that had 5 loops around. I just used some scrap fabric to make these. I did use pinking sheers to cut them out and then used the blanket stitch. 

For the centers, I used some buttons from my vintage box. 

So there you have me late spring garland of flowers and butterflies.

The Post Butterflies and Flowers Garland  first appeared on Eclectic Red Barn.

Family Features on You Are the Star

Happy Monday! I hope all the mothers had a wonderful day yesterday. I had a lovely day. Hubby and his brother made dinner for me and my sister-in-law. it was so nice not to cook!

I did make a dessert for us, but they prepared, cooked and cleaned up. We played and cards and just enjoyed the day.

I hope you enjoy your week ahead.

Welcome to week#3 of the May 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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May 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
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Mom's Day on Happiness Is Homemade

Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade

Happy Mom's Day. I hope your day is filled with family and memories.

Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 479.  We are excited about another month of sharing, linking, reading, Pinning and inspiration. 

As I said last week though, when my life gets overwhelming I seek inspiration from all of you. Hoping to get some fun ideas this week with HIH 478, but if you missed HIH478 hop back and see all the fun.

Come dazzle us with what you are making, baking or creating this week.

Happiness is Homemade Features

It is Mothers Day today, so I am sharing a few fun ideas to celebrate Moms.

Wood Letters and Paper Flowers

How adorable is this beautiful  wood letter with paper flowers created by our own Life as a Leo Wife. What a lovely gift it would make for that special Mom.

She makes it look so very easy and they make a great statement in your home decor.

Cheesecake Charcuterie Board

Three Boys and a Dog has shared the cutest charcuterie board, how does a Cheesecake Charcuterie sound to celebrate Moms Day. And to quote our blogger "Once you make this Easy Dessert Charcuterie Board Recipe, you’ll want all the snacks! The great thing about snacking the day away is that you can give your kitchen appliances a much-deserved break."

Hydrangea Wreath

How fun and summeresque is this Hydrangea Wreath from Anne's Entitled Life. . While not featured as a Mom's Day item on her blog, I think it would make a beautiful gift and help to celebrate how special your Mom is to you. .

Tips to Declutter

and can we have a week without a Table? Well the picture is a table but the post is all about cutting the visual clutter. And what better way to celebrate Mom then implementing these tips to help her remove the clutter.

and a special non Mom's day prepping for Memorial Day feature.

How fabulous is this Patriotic Centrepiece from Honey I'm Home? The perfect way to start getting your home ready for the end of the month celebration right?

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

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Mother's Day Ideas on Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday friends. Mother's Day is this Sunday and I wanted to Say a special blessing to all mothers. I hope you enjoy your day.

With Mother's Day a[[roaching, I picked some lovely desserts, a couple of yummy drinks and even a frame you can make. Hope some of these ideas might inspire you. 

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Spring and a Tea Party on Wonderful Wednesday

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  

We have some great features for you this week, I hope you check them out. Please link up your wonderful posts. 

I hope your week is off to a great start and that you enjoy the rest of the week.

On to the party!

After Vet Visit

The puppies had to go to the vet for their shots. Antony was fine in the carrier, but Cleo didn't want to be in it and told me about it almost all the way there. 

I was sure if I was going to be able to bring them home. All of the Vet Techs came in and wanted to hold them and then off they took them. 

After their shots, they were very quiet and just wanted me to hold them. Slept on the way home. 

I put them in their pen area and they played for a few moments and then they got very quiet and I knew they were asleep. I was right. The trip made them so tired.