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Share Your Style #401

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #401, dear friends! Last week, of course, I was at the Dodge dealer picking up our new Ram Longhorn truck. It’s a beauty and will be what we take into retirement in a number of years. 🙂

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too.  Thank you!💜 

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No posts for me this week again. Our daughter Amy was here and we spent the weekend hanging out with her and my mother-in-law. For the first time in two months, we had a day in the low 90’s so it was nice to cook in the kitchen, then sit down and have a family meal together. 🙂 And we went out to dinner one of the other nights Amy was here! Wish she lived closer…

I do want to put together some fall posts, it’s just getting them done. 😉 Let’s look at what you’ve done, now…

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And here are this week’s featured posts…

First up this week we have Penny of Penny’s Treasures who shares her beautiful hallway here in this post ~ My First Fall Floral Design Features Pink Sunflowers. Lovely!
How to Decorate a Glass Vase with Twine
Carol from Bluesky at Home shared this easy tutorial on How to Decorate a Glass Vase with Twine. Super cute for fall!!
butterfly-bee-theme-wreath-close-up
I love this sweet wreath from Debbee of Debbee’s Buzz! Easy Refurbished Butterfly & Bee Themed Wreath. Fresh fun for the season!!
bookcase makeover
Robin from Junk is My LIfe brings us this awesome furniture redo ~ Bookcase Makeover. Love it!!!
trinny woodall advice
Newcomer Nicole from Mom Fever shares this funny fashion forward post ~
Houston, We Have a No Waist Situation! Love Nicole’s outfit tucked in and out!!
Welcome, Nicole!
101 in 1001
And something yummy for our upcoming fall baking season, Debra from Gma’s Photo shares this post ~ Bake a Treat for Neighbors. Wonderful blessing!!!

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

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Share Your Style #400

Happy Wednesday, friends! Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #400!! I jumped in on SYS #189, I believe. Then, I took over as sole host shortly after in February 2019 on SYS #197. It’s fun to be here at #400 now. 😉

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I am working on an early fall post but it isn’t ready yet, so no post from me to share this week. Our family room’s painting is almost complete (what I’ve been doing on the weekends since school began), and Mr. Ethereal and I have been looking to replace our 18 1/2 year-old SUV so we have been out for several test drives.

All this to say that I haven’t been working on blogging much though lots of things are getting done.

However, this week is all about getting ready for fall. let’s look at this week’s featured posts. 🙂

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And here are this week’s featured posts…

fall decor
We start this week off with MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life who has gathered together
Fall Decor Ideas for a Beautiful Autumn Season. Love all the inspiration for the coming season!
Our friend Debra from Common Ground brings us a nice roundup of her late summer and early fall decorating ideas in this post ~ Cottage ReView: Late Summer Bakers Rack. Love them all!!
Mix and Match Set Outfit
Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer brings us some great late summer/early fall fashion inspiration in this post ~ Mix & Match Set Outfit. Fun!!!
Fall is a great time to get your garden growing again with fall and early winter veg and Lynne from Thrifting Wonderland shared this post ~ The Herb Garden. Yum!!!
As the weather cools it is a perfect time to getting cooking! Niky from The House on Silverado created this wonderful dish ~ One Pan Caprese Chicken. Delicious!!!
Our final feature for this week comes from Penny of Penny’s Treasures who shares this farm-tastic post ~ Late Summer Mantel. Very mooooving I must say! 😉

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

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Blessings to you and I hope your weather has cooled off. We have cooled to the low-90’s which is heaven after so many weeks from 105-109 degrees.

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Share Your Style #399

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #399, friends! No posts for me this week as Mr. Ethereal and I just enjoyed a weekend of yardwork and some time to rest. He has been going gang-busters at work and then working in the yards on the weekend, so he needed time to recover from being sick. 🙂 We had fun watching Bruce Willis in REDs and REDs 2…

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Has it been super hot where you live? Here in North Texas we have been over 100 degrees for the past month now. This week we really heat up to 108 and 109 degrees with the heat index even higher!

I am sooooo ready for fall… How about you? Our plants have been suffering but most of them seem like they are making it. 😀

But besides that, we have a bunch of great posts to share ~ some DIY, a little fashion and much friendship! Worth being a little hot… 😉

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And here are this week’s featured posts…

This week we start off with a little trip to Michigan with Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy who shared Postcards from the Lake: Welcome, Dear Friend!
Newcomer Tanya from Twelve O Eight shared these adorable Ruffled Linen DIY Stool Slipcovers + A New Hutch. Love the slips!!! And a hearty welcome to you, Tanya!!
Christmas Home Tour
Carol from Bluesky at Home brings us this fun Christmas in July post sharing her lovely home ~ Merry & Bright Christmas Home Tour. Perfect to cool us all off and to inspire us for the season to come!
It’s been a minute since Kelli from 3 Boys and a Dog stopped by, but I’m so glad she has as this Soothing Lavender Oatmeal Soap Recipe is wonderful!! Love lavender soap…
Inspired By Frida Kahlo - July's Thrifty Six, Mexican top, handmade flower headband, Vivaia pink mules
Another new friend Emma from Style-Splash wears her super fun outfit ~
Inspired by Frida Kahlo – July’s Thrifty Six.
close up photo of wooden bench after staining and painting
Natalie & Taylor from A Ray of Sunlight brings us this DIY post ~ How to Paint a Wooden Bench.

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Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

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Share Your Style #389

Happy Wednesday, y’all! Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #389!! We have many great features to share with you…

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too.  Thank you!💜 

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No features again for me this week. I’ve worked in the yard and we’ve been doing things with my mother-in-law now that she is back from California. Seven more days of school and I can spend more time here! 🙂

Let’s see what all you’ve shared…

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And here are this week’s featured posts…

bee decor vignette
First up this week is this fun post ~ Queen Bee Decor Vignette in the Vegetable Garden ~ shared by MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life.
Linda from Paper Seedlings shared her wonderful artwork ~ #365birds March 2023. Incredible!!!
Printed Skirt and Silk Blouse
Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer wears this lovely summery outfit in her post ~
Printed Skirt and Silk Blouse. Lovely!!!

Stephanie from Crazy Little Love Birds brings us a great project to kick off summertime ~ an Easy DIY Painted Wood Riser Decoration. Love it!!!

rustic DIY Wine Cork Flag
Niky from The House on Silverado brings us this great idea to make with Memorial Day and Independence Day coming soon ~ DIY Wine Cork Flag. Sooo making this!!!
How to Decoupage a Glass Platter
Carol from Bluesky at Home shares How to Decoupage a Glass Platter. Lovely!!!
Debra from Common Ground brings us this lovely table in her post ~
Cottage Review: Garden Wheelbarrow Tablescape. Love this so much!!!
purple cactus dahlia
Wendy at WM Design House shares The Best Soil for Dahlias; How to Grow Beautiful Flowers. Great tips!!!
High-Quality Cookware for Your Kitchen
Kathryn from The Dedicated House shares about High Quality Cookware for Your Kitchen. Beautiful…

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

If you’d like to follow my Share Your Style board on Pinterest I’d appreciate it, thank you! I do post all of the featured posts from each week’s SYS there plus usually other photos from those posts to my boards. 💜  Thanks so much!!! If you are new to French Ethereal, I hope you will think about subscribing to my blog.

Have a great rest of your week,

Barb 🙂

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Share Your Style #385

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #385, dear friends! I am so glad you are here as we have a really nice bunch of features to share with you…

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too.  Thank you!💜 

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No features from me this week! Last weekend was all about cleaning up the yard, clearing piles of leftover oak leaves and nuts (which have been in big piles for a couple of weeks), and laundry… ugh! Hubby was up in the attic looking to block where the evil rats had been getting into over winter. He vacuumed (while wearing protective gear) in the attic cleaning up “that yucky stuff.” Looking better! 🙂

So let’s get to this week’s features…

And here are this week’s featured posts…

First up this week is this DIY project lovingly redone by Debra from Common Ground. Such a nice job painting!! Favorite Antique Furniture: Sideboard Dressed for Spring.
Debra also scores in this double-header post ~ Peter Rabbit and Friends in the Cupboard. Just a little leftover fun from Easter… <3
Esme from Esme Salon shared this wonderful dessert ~ South African Microwave Milk Tart (Melktert) ~ love custard desserts!!!
dulce de leche brownies and a cup of tea in a white cup.
Elizabeth from Pinecones & Acorns shared this wonderful recipe for Dulce de Leche Brownies… I love recipes with dulce de leche and this looks just delicious!!!
Decorate Your Master Suite
Kathryn from The Dedicated House shared 7 Ways to Decorate Your Master Suite. Love how it turned out!!! So classy!
Niky from The House on Silverado shared this post which is sooo timely for summer’s coming heat ~ Setting Up an Automatic Watering System for an Outdoor Plants & Hanging Baskets.
Love this table from Debbie at Debbie-Dabble ~ Easter Tablescapes & Easter Wrap-Up. Love the rabbits and the Easter tree!!!
Oh my goodness! I LOVE this post as part of Style Imitating Art… Sally from Within a World of My Own created an outfit and her amazing DIY beaded jewelry ~ you need to go check out the beads she makes!
Styling a Tonal Column of Color for SIA: Redouté Roses + DIY Paper Bead Page to Bead Examples. Lovely inspiration!!!
10 images of spring front porch decor ideas
Wendy from WM Design House shared this great post ~
35 Simple & Easy Spring Front Porch Ideas. Great round-up!

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

If you’d like to follow my Share Your Style board on Pinterest I’d appreciate it, thank you! I do post all of the featured posts from each week’s SYS there plus usually other photos from those posts to my boards. 💜  Thanks so much!!! If you are new to French Ethereal, I hope you will think about subscribing to my blog.

Happy linking!

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Share Your Style #384

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #384, friends!! We have lots more springtime features to share with you today. Let’s get this party started!!

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too.  Thank you!💜 

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Here’s what I shared this past week at French Ethereal…

Evening Tea in the Garden ~ prompted by a visit to my mother-in-law’s beautiful roses!

And here are this week’s featured posts…

spring table
First up this week is this lovely spring tablescape by MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life who has a number of gorgeous spring tables to share with you ~ 12 Spring Table Styling Ideas. Love all the pops of yellow! Stop on by!!
Here’s a fun craft idea from Linda over at Paperseedlings who shares how to make this beautiful card ~ Stamped Deer in a Clearing. Just lovely and ethereal…
Wendy from WM Design House shared some great ideas in this decorating post ~ Butler’s Pantry Design Ideas & Tips for Your Home. An extra space I’m sure we all wish we had!
Michelle from K’Mich Wedding Soiree Blog shared so many beautiful cloche ideas to use for upcoming wedding and bridal shower tables in this post ~
The Best Centerpiece Ideas You Need to Know. Gorgeous!!!
Paint the Interior of a House
Kathryn from The Dedicated House brings us How Much Will It Cost to Paint the Interior of a House. As THE PAINTER of all of our houses, it adds up in a hurry! Great thoughts!!
an image of round Pecan balls covered in chocolate
Last entry for this week comes from Esme from Esme Salon. She shared her delicious recipe for 7 Ingredient No-Bake Pecan Balls. YUM!!!

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

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Enjoy the party,

Barb 🙂

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Share Your Style #380

Welcome back, friends! This week’s Share Your Style #380 is back after a two week hiatus. The first week I can’t even remember why I missed (exhaustion?), and last Wednesday I was recovering from eye surgery in the morning. So, instead of my usual photo I am sharing “Pirate Barb” with the eye patch I had to wear the first day ~ all day and night. Then I only had to wear it at nighttime. 😉

I am Barbara Chapman and I’d love it if you’d follow me here on my blog and on any of my other social media sites, too.  Thank you!💜 

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I apologize for not letting you all know I’d be off last week. I thought I’d feel good and be able to post that evening. I was home early enough from the surgery center, but I didn’t think about the effects of anesthesia on the body. I was sleeping pretty much all afternoon and evening as soon as I got home.

So, again, I apologize for not having SYS these past two weeks, but sometimes I just need some time off. 😉 And this evening, I was out planting veg in the garden and then critter-proofing the bin with lots of hardware cloth, chickenwire until 8:00p.m.

Better late than never! Let’s get this party started!! 🙂

Here’s what I shared this past week at French Ethereal…

Let’s Sew! Making a Balloon Curtain for the Kitchen ~ I’m back sewing for a bit! Feels good to get back to my roots. I’ll be back painting in the family and living rooms soon.

And here are this week’s featured posts…

First up this week is this beautiful tray post from Debra of Common Ground ~
Early Spring Garden Tray with Paperwhites. Love it!!!
leprechaun-centerpiece-supplies
Can you believe it’s already St. Patrick’s Day? OH! And Happy Ides of March today… 😉 Wasn’t a good day for Caesar, though… Debbee from Debbee’s Buzz shared this fun post ~
Quick and Easy Lucky Leprechaun Centerpiece. Soooo cute!
Ann from Apple Street Cottage brings us this pretty vignette of
Birdcages and Candles.Lovely…
Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer wears this fun outfit proudly in this post
It’s My Birthday!!!
IKEA shelving hack black and white dishes
Karin from Karin’s Cottage created this great shelf in her post ~ Ikea Shelving Hack. Great job!!!
Meagan from Decorative Inspirations shared this springtime post ~
The Best Spring Cleaning Practices for the Gardens, Yards and Patios. Great tips!!
MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life shared this gorgeous tablescape in this post ~
Forced Spring Bulbs Tablescape. Love the green and pewter coloring!!!
DeeDee from Clover House shared Simple Spring Vignettes. Adorable!!
A DIY Dutch tulip crate filled with assorted Spring decor. A large bunny, wood beads, a wooden Easter egg in a clay pot, and a large vintage jug holding greenery.
Lastly for this week, we welcome Leanna from Pretty DIY Home who shared this sweet post ~
How to Make a Dutch Tulip Crate for Spring. Adorable bunny and look at those large plaid carrots!
So glad you made it over, Leanna. 🙂

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

If you’d like to follow my Share Your Style board on Pinterest I’d appreciate it, thank you! I do post all of the featured posts from each week’s SYS there plus usually other photos from those posts to my boards. 💜  Thanks so much!!! If you are new to French Ethereal, I hope you will think about subscribing to my blog.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Ides of March, everyone!

Barb 🙂

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Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

If you’d like to follow my Share Your Style board on Pinterest I’d appreciate it, thank you! I do post all of the featured posts from each week’s SYS there plus usually other photos from those posts to my boards. 💜  Thanks so much!!! If you are new to French Ethereal, I hope you will think about subscribing to my blog.

Happy spring, y’all! Enjoy the party,

Barb 🙂