DIY Hall Of Fame Series

I hope everyone is having a great week.

For a while now I have been thinking of doing a series to pay homage

to all the talented bloggers that keep us inspired with their fabulous projects.

Welcome to the first post of the DIY Hall Of Fame series. 

I knew immediately I would first feature a very talented lady that

 constantly amazes me with her creativity.  Take a  look and I am

sure you will agree.

I am excited to induct my friend Gayle @ Miss Kopy Kat  into the DIY Hall of Fame.

DIY Coral and starfish!

How to make a painting from a print.

Have you ever seen a more amazing Halloween Display?

Pretty Fall mantle.

These are just a few of the amazing projects you will find when visiting

  Miss Kopy Kat.   I know Gayle would love for you to drop by and let

her know you saw her featured at No Minimalist Here.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed this first DIY series. I

haven't decided how often I will be posting this series. It may be weekly,

monthly or whenever the inspiration strikes.  For now I am just going to

play it by ear. 

Have a fun Memorial Day weekend!

Hugs,

Sherry

Partying at:

The Charm Of Home 

French Country Cottage 

At The Picket Fence 

A Delightsome Life 

My Romantic Home 

Open House Party

Welcome to the Open House party.

Thank you to everyone that joined the party last week!

I have another beautiful home for you to tour this week.  Janette
writes the lovely blog The 2 Seasons , with her daughter Jordon.  She
is an empty-nester living with her husband in Lexington, KY and has
recently downsized to this great townhouse downtown.  I know you
will enjoying seeing Janette's pretty home.

Enjoy the tour...

Lulubelle's painting takes center stage in the kitchen.

Love the brick walls and floor of this sun room.

Such a pretty walled courtyard.

Thank you Janette for sharing your beautiful home at the Open House party!

Please visit The 2 Seasons blog and let Janette know you saw her home featured

at the party.

I am excited to see what you have to share this week. 

Girls Weekend At Lucketts

What a fun weekend! 
If you put four ladies together that love

to shop and eat you can't help but have a great time.

Friday we arrived in Leesburg and went straight to the cutest

french cafe for lunch on the patio and then we hit all the wonderful

antique shops in the historic area.  Several of the shops have been

featured in Romantic Homes.

Saturday we were one of the first ones in line for Lucketts Spring Market

  There was a really long line by the time the gates opened.

First, we headed to the Design House to beat the crowds.  This is a two story

home on Lucketts property which they beautifully decorate each room
with items for sale.  Below are photos of this months Design House.

I believe there were 175 vendors set up outside and among them were some

 of my blogger friends including  Marian @ Ms Mustard Seed, Connie 

@ Hartwood Roses and Deborah of Confessions Of A Craigslist Junkie.  

I was so excited to finally meet Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co  though I was

disappointed that I never found Kathy @ All About Vignettes  tent.

Can you believe I didn't get a single picture of any of the ladies?

I have to get pictures of what I bought and I'll be back to show

you later. 

Thanks to Lynn @ The Vintage Nest,  Debbie and  Kathy for such

a fun weekend!

xo,

Sherry

Partying at:

Common Ground

Savvy Southern Style

Ivy An Elephants

Coastal Charm

Girls Road Trip

I am so excited about this weekend! 

 Lynn @ The Vintage Nest,  her sister Debbie, sister in law Kathy and I are headed to
Leesburg, Va early tomorrow morning. We will be antiquing all the way there
and plan on visiting some of the shops in Leesburg later in the day.  The highlight
of our trip will be Saturday morning when we go to  Lucketts Spring Market.

 

Are any of you going? 

I will be back next week to show you what goodies we brought home.

Have a great weekend!

xo,

Sherry

Open House Party

Welcome to the Open House party!

The link to join the party is at the bottom of this post. 

 

Today we are heading to the wonderful city of New Orleans. I am really

excited to be featuring the gorgeous home of Ron at The Uptown Acorn . 

Ron has such great style and I know you will love this tour.   I like anything

beachy so I am especially fond of the coastal paintings and seashell decor

he has used so beautifully in his home. 

Enjoy the tour...

What wonderful porches on his home!

Did you notice the numbered stairs?

Breakfast room

To see more of this beautiful home you can visit Ron's blog HERE.   I hope you will

visit  The Uptown Acorn and let Ron know you enjoyed seeing his home at the

Open House party.

Now on to the Linky party.....

Art And Antiques for Mothers Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day.

Steve and I took a little trip to the Chesapeake area this

weekend.   From our home it is a short drive to Williamsburg

and Jamestown where we caught a car ferry across the James River.

It was a beautiful morning and the perfect day to be outside.

Our first stop was the darling town of Smithfield,  home of the

Smithfield ham.  Historic Main street has several antique and home decor

shops and some of the cutest homes. 

This Victorian is a pet shop.  See the darling bird cage cover on the porch?

Later that afternoon we headed over to the historic district in Portsmouth. 

If you love crab the Chesapeake is the place to go.  I had my share this

weekend with crab cakes, she crab soup and artichoke crab dip...yum!

The next morning we enjoyed the Art Festival held in Olde Town

Portsmouth and then did a little more antiquing before heading home.

I'll be back to show you one of my favorite shops in Portsmouth and what came home

with us from this trip.

Hugs,

Sherry

Partying at:

Savvy Southern Style

At The Picket Fence

Common Ground

Open House Party

Hi everyone and welcome to the Open House Party!

Anne at White Lace Cottage has graciously opened up her lovely home

for us to tour today.  She has been busy painting and redecorating.  You

should visit her blog to see the amazing before and after photos.  

Enjoy the tour....

Anne,  Thank you for sharing your beautiful home at the

Open House party this week.

 White Lace Cottage is a relatively new blog and I know Ann

would love for you to visit.  Please let her know you

you enjoyed the tour. 

Now on to the linky party....