Share Your Cup #249

Hello and welcome to Share Your Cup, (SYC for short).

 

The party where you share what makes you happy.

 

It's what I call, "filling your cup".

 

I have had another busy week.  Dolly and my sister, Julie came up and helped me set up for our next estate sale.  I am so amazed that there are still so many good treasures to be found in this home!

 

In The Joy of Motherhood I shared how being a wife and a mother has been my greatest blessing in life.

 

 

 

I also shared a fun repurpose project by Meri Cvetan in

Sweet Dreams 

 

 

Links were way down last week.  Hoping to see more join the party this week.  :)

 

Now for the features from SYC #248:

 

Janet from Rosemary & Thyme shared how to make a beautiful spring floral arrangement.

 

 

Carole From My Carolina Home took us on a tour of the gorgeous Brookgreen Gardens.

 

 

Gentle Joy Photography shared stunning photos of clouds.

 

 

Beverly from Eclectic Red Barn shared the recipe for her yummy Low Carb Peanut Chicken Skewers.

 

 

Thanks so much for sharing and please grab my button if you were featured.

 

 

Now let's party!

 

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It's a great way to find new friends!

After you link up, please come back and leave a comment.  They help to fill my cup! 

 

 

 

Sweet Dreams!

Hello my friends, today I am sharing a post by Merri, an interior designer.  I do not receive any compensation, but I think this is a fun project that my readers will enjoy.

Sweet Dreams: DIY Travel Memories Nightstand

By Merri Cvetan

 



 

It doesn’t matter if you travel once a year or once a decade—the memories you make while away from home are important. Relive those moments by keeping photos and souvenirs nearby. Instead of displaying your souvenirs in the living room, there are plenty of travel-inspired decorating ideas for your bedroom. Try creating a little shrine to your travels next to your bed.

Before you start, envision your final project. What do your vacation memories look like? Time spent relaxing on the beach, riding amusement park rides with the kids or dashing from museum to museum in a big city? I prefer the latter. I love big cities, especially old, historic ones with lots of museums, so I decided to go with a New York City-themed nightstand.



 

Before you start, envision your final project. What do your vacation memories look like? Time spent relaxing on the beach, riding amusement park rides with the kids or dashing from museum to museum in a big city? I prefer the latter. I love big cities, especially old, historic ones with lots of museums, so I decided to go with a New York City-themed nightstand.

 

 

I found a little nightstand at a resale shop. It’s in good condition, but a little dated. (Think country decor from the 80s!) I planned to cover the solid panel door with a map.

After gently sanding the old finish, I gave the nightstand three coats of a pretty turquoise blue. I chose a satin finish. You can also use semi-gloss, but it’s important to note that a shinier finish (like a gloss) tends to highlight flaws. I didn’t paint the front of the door since I planned to cover it up in a different way.

 

New York is one of my favorite cities. I love the hustle and bustle, the theaters on Broadway, the shopping and museums. I cut an atlas map of the city boroughs to fit the front panel of the door. A map of the subway system or Central Park would be fun alternatives, too.

I applied the map onto the door with a decoupage technique, using my fingers to smooth out the bubbles. Once the top coat was dry, most of the remaining bubbles disappeared.

I lucked out when I found a compass cabinet knob. How appropriate!

 

I pinned photos of special buildings and parts of the city on the wall. I plan to make it a revolving display by swapping out the pictures or postcards every month. On top of the nightstand, I displayed my collection of memorabilia, including Empire State Building souvenirs and a key chain—but you can gather any items that remind you of your trip or are important to you.



Now every morning, I can wake up thinking about my time in the Big Apple. This is the perfect way to keep your vacation memories alive!


　
Merri Cvetan is a crafty interior designer who likes to create beautiful one-of-kind pieces and write about them for The Home Depot. She provides step-by-step instructions on everything from spicing up your nightstand to creating your own backsplash. If you are looking for that special nightstand to jazz up your bedroom, visit The Home Depot.

hugs,

Jann

   

The Joy of Motherhood. . .

Hello my friends,

one of my greatest joys is that of being a mother!

 

I'll never forget the day that I held our first born in my arms.  I was a young 21 year old and that precious little one changed my life forever!  I felt the same each time a new bundle of joy entered into our lives.

 

I've put together a simple vignette honoring motherhood.  I know that not everyone has children.  I hope that they realize that they are an important motherly example to friends and family members

 who have children!!

 

The two books were recent thrift store finds.

 

I've yet to read either, but hope to soon!  :)

 

 

I placed the books on a concrete pedestal and topped them with a vintage pincushion that I bought at an estate sale a few years ago.  Of course my thoughts turn to my own dear mother on Mother's Day.  She was an amazing seamstress!

 

The sweet flower and heart were attached when I bought it.

 

 

It's made from vintage linens.  Love!!

 

 

Recently I spied this Mellomints tin in the case at one of our local thrifts.  It said sold, but it had been over an hour and the person had not picked it up.  The clerk told me that I was welcome to buy it.

 



I opened it up and found it filled with buttons.  That brought a smile to my face.  Mom kept her buttons in a large round tin.

 

I love how it is time worn!  I can just picture some sweet mother h holding this small tin in her hands.

 



 

 

The Mother/daughter figurines were another estate sale find  I picked up last year.

 

 

Look at those sweet faces!

 

And last of all, a sweet bride and groom cake toppers.  At our last estate sale we had 6 or 7 fabulous cake toppers.  This little one was left after the sale, and I could not resist!  (wink)

 

 

I put it all together for a simple but sweet Mother's Day vignette.

 

 

 

 I'll leave you with a few images of one of my

 mother's favorite flowers.

 

Things are blooming a bit earlier in the garden than usual.  My Iris usually don't bloom until just before Memorial Day.

 

 

There are more variety of Iris to bloom and I can't wait!

 

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Jann

 

I will be sharing with these fun parties:

Vintage Charm

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

 

 

 

Share Your Cup #248

Hello my friends and welcome to Share Your cup, (SYC for short).

 

The party where you share what makes you happy.

 

 

Sorry for the late start!  I have had one crazy week.  I was gone for 5 days on a girls get away. I returned home only to leave a day later to go get more treasures for our upcoming estate sale.

 

This will be sale #5 if you can imagine.  We just keep unearthing more great finds.  Just when we think that there can not possibly be anything more. . .Nope, we are wrong!  :)

 

Last week I found a few minutes to share some  

Garden Eye Candy

with you.

 

 

  No features this week.  Here I am apologizing again.

 

Wishing all you gals a Happy Mothers Day, and I can't wait to see what has made you happy this week! 

 

Now let's party!

 

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2.  Link up a particular post and not your entire blog. Please limit your links to no more than three.

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It's a great way to find new friends!

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Garden Eye Candy

Hello my friends,

what a fun five days I have had spending time in St. George, with 9 friends.

 

Here in UT, we can drive 3 hours South and find much warmer temps and flowers that will be putting on a show here in June are blooming there now.

 

Driving around town we spied a home who's entire front yard was nothing but Poppies.  It made me smile!

 

 

A few of us took a stroll around the condo.  The roses were in their peak blooming time.

 

 

There's a cute little shop called, Aunties and Uncles.  Their front porch and gardens are as delightful as the store itself.

 

 

There are Hollyhocks all around their parking lot.  An old fashioned flower that I love!

 

 

Our daughter, Kylee's Instagram name is Koyote.  I had to text her a photo of this street sign. She loved it, even though it was spelled differently.

 

 

I saw this cute wagon planter at Ace Hardware.  It got me thinking about repurposing and old wagon from the estate I am helping with.

 

 

On Friday morning all 10 of us were out the door before 7 to hit yard sales.  It wasn't until after we stopped for breakfast and went into another shop that I noticed that half of us were dressed patriotic.  We had to pose for a picture and I referred to us as the

"sailing sailors"

 

 

We ate yummy food, watched movies, played games, shopped till we dropped, and even found time to do hand work, and craft.

 

I found some great treasures that I will be sharing with you soon.

 

hugs,

Jann

Share Your Cup #247

Hello, and welcome to Share Your Cup, (SYC for short).

 

 

 

The party where you share what makes you happy.

It's what I call, "filling your cup"

 

Just want to say thanks for joining and if this is your first time, "so glad to have you"!

 

I am starting the party early because I am heading out of town for my annual girl friends get away.

 

On May 1st I wished you a happy "May Day", and shared a variety of

May Day Baskets

 

 

I am in awe of my friend, Shirley's Circus creations and just had to share them with you in

Grandma Zettas Cupboard

 

 

Are you not seeing a comment from me?

There are at least 3 blogs that I am unable to comment.  A couple of them say I need to choose a profile, but the area is blank and I can not bring one up.

Just want you to know that I am visiting and reading your posts.

 

Now for the features from SYC #236:

(remember to pin from their site, and not mine)

 

Julie from Cut Off in the Keweenaw shared a fun display she made with old crates.

 

 

There were quite a few of you that found some great finds this week.  I had a hard time picking just one.  But I love this tape display rack found by Melissas Antiques.  So many possibilities!

 

 



Tammy from One More Time Events showed us how she designed her farmhouse kitchen on a budget.  So cute!!

 

 

Bernideen's had a wonderful tea in the garden and shared the recipe for her delicious raspberry scones.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for sharing and please grab my button

 if you were featured.

 

 

 

Now let's party!

 

1.  I would love for you to be a follower of Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

2.  Link up a particular post and not your entire blog. Please limit your links to no more than three.

3.  Please have a back link to this post.  That way others will know where the party is.

  Only those with a back link will be featured.

 4.  Please find time to visit at least two other participants.

It's a great way to find new friends!

After you link up, please come back and leave a comment.  They help to fill my cup!