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Share Your Style #353

July 20, 2022July 19, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #351! We have a lot of great features to share…

This link party is for home decor, DIY, crafts, recipes and the like, but you are more than welcome to share any of your family-friendly posts with us all. Please feel free to share this post too and join my small but loyal band of friends. I appreciate you! I appreciate your subscribing, also. As always, I am glad that you are here… 💜

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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Bonsoir du Paris, my friends!!! Amy and I made it to the City of Light (La Ville-Lumière) flying all night and landing early this afternoon on French time. We are seven hours ahead so I will check on the party early Thursday morning your time when I wake up ~ about midnight for you. 😉

I have a reservation for us to walk up the Eiffel Tower stairs on Wednesday evening as part of a small guided tour. I am really looking forward to seeing the tower all lit up and twinkling! A YouTuber shared that the lights twinkle at 5 minutes past the hour every hour, so pretty!!! We hope to go to Versailles on Thursday but might just bum around the city instead, saving Versailles for the following week. No reservations yet so we will just see what’s what.

So, let’s catch up on some 4th of July posts along with this week’s features, shall we?

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

Add Style with Thrift Shop Finds to Your Patriotic Mantel + Good 4th of July Movies to Discover!

What’s Going On + Checking Out the Garden

And here are this week’s featured posts…

french approved non-skinny jean summer basics — **Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** brings us fun summery looks which are apropos for our summer travels! Trés bon!!! ~ French Approved Non-Skinny Jeans Summer Basics.

**Penny of Penny’s Treasures** shares with us a look at Celebrating the 4th of July in the Backyard. Looks so inviting (and cool!)!!

Shelbee on the Edge, Smoked Country Bluegrass Festival — **Shelby from Shelby on the Edge** shared her family’s fun experience Festival Camping at Smoked Country Jam + Link Up on the Edge #301. This is what summer is all about!

Soooo into the bright colors of summertime! **Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home** shared a Simple and Sunny Summer Kitchen Refresh look in her home’s newly renovated kitchen. Love it!!!

**Rita from Panoply** brings us treasures from storage in this post ~
Purse Collections Excavated from Storage. Aren’t these fantastic?!! Do check out her post for a whole lot more…

Summer Garden Updates is a bountiful post full of the fruits of her labor ~ from **MaryJo at Master “Pieces” of My Life**.

**Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy** brings us wonderful history and insights about this artist and his family during Nazi-occupied France during WWII in her post ~ Paris in July: Marc Chagall.

**Debra from Common Ground** brings out her flock in this adorable vintage-style post ~ The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost. Cute!!!

Debbee-wide-Sequoia-tree-truck — **Debbee from Debbee’s Buzz** shared her travel post from Sequoia National Park: Land of Giants. Wow…!

Honorable Mention

A hysterically funny post (okay, it’s all the sidebar Pinterest pins) as part of Amber from The Hungry Mountaineer‘s yummy post ~ Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins. Amber writes a lot of hiking posts from state parks and from around her home in California.

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, stay cool and Happy July everyone!

Barb 🙂

Holidays, Tablescapes

Share Your Style #351

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #351! We have a lot of great features to share…

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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Welcome everyone! Can you believe tomorrow is the end of June already??! Well, with that, next week is the 4th of July!!!! Our lovely Independence Day and we have lots of wonderful patriotic posts for you with bold tablescapes to fun craft ideas to make with family and friends!

So, let’s get to our features, shall we? I’ve added a few of my old posts in the links, too, for more inspiration. 🙂

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

Summer Projects: Painting the Little Metal Chair How-2 ~ I’m feeling the white look again, friends! If you haven’t painted metal chairs, or anything really, it’s super easy and here is a quick “How 2.” <3

Spruce Up Your Front Porch with Bunting for the 4th of July ~ I totally forgot to write into my post that I have never used bunting before over a doorway (or ever, really), which would have made more sense with the title, lol! I’ll have to go add that in… 😉

And here are this week’s featured posts…

We kick off this link party with **Debra from Common Ground**‘s completely festive post ~ Mini Patriotic Makeovers on the Hearth Room Mantel. Love all of our national symbols!!!

**Judy from Life in Kentucky** is back with her star spangled tablescape ~
Stars and Stripes Forever – Celebrating Freedom. Can you hear the fireworks going off? I can! 😉

Do you like to paint? It’s usually a summertime thing for me. This week **Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy** has a wonderful post sharing all of her recent works of art. Do stop by and check them out! From the Paint Box.

**Beth over at Whispers of the Heart** shared her lovely Lady Liberty on a 4th of July Tablescape. Wouldn’t this be fun right after attending the 4th of July parade?? So festive!!!

BLUEBERRY LEMON LAVENDER BREAD with two cups of blueberries and lemon slices — **Elizabeth from Pinecones and Acorns** shared this yummy recipe for Blueberry Lemon Lavender Bread… It’s perfection!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** takes us on a mini tour and talks about Embracing an Open Floor Plan in the Master Bedroom and Bath. LOVE those mirrors! Bet you’ll like what she’s done, too!

**Carol from The Scribbling Boomer** (love that blog name!) shared what’s she’s been up to this summer in this post ~
My Garden Art Retirement Hobby. Love garden art!!!

**Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home** shared her summertime Vintage Thrifted Garden Treasures in the Backyard Cottage Garden.
So in love with all the gardens!!

**Carol from Bluesky at Home** shared just a bit of she and Hubby’s adventures in Canada in her post ~ 5 Awesome Things to Do and See in Vancouver.
On the bucket list!!!

Totally love this!!! **Lisa from Fresh Vintage by Lisa** brings us this totally fun craft idea full of patriotic pride ~ Patriotic Holiday Assemblage in a Vintage Tin.

Happy 4th to y’all!!!!

Barb 🙂

Tablescapes

Share Your Style #350

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #350! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

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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Happy Summer, y’all!

I have embraced the “y’all!” as you can see! 😉 And this week I got two posts out for you!! It was a tiny bit cooler this past weekend, so Hubby and I finished up: the shed (him) and I worked on digging more holes in the newest flowerbed. The yard is coming along as you will see in the attached post.

Can you believe it is summertime? We have been having summer weather for 3 or 4 weeks now, hovering between 95-105 degrees. Feels great when it is only 92 degrees, let me tell you. 🙂 And we are at SYS #350 this week! I came in as a host back at #173 in September 2017, not knowing that by the following spring, I’d be solo. At first it was scary, but now I’m so used to writing it, it’s just some “copy and paste” from week to week, though I bet there are ways to make it even easier.

I love looking at what everyone posts, and that leads me to this next thought…

Well, let’s get to our features, shall we?!!

We have a full plate of fun features for you from patriotic posts, to chickens at a flea market, personal thoughts and ambitions, art, thriftshopping and an auction, plus our usual tablescape and recipe ideas. It’s gonna be a good one!

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

Happy Father’s Day from Daddy’s New Shed ~ and which one we picked to hold all the “stinky” yard things. 😉

Summer Garden Update ~ a look at the new flowerbed in progress and a look at the roses!

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And here are this week’s featured posts…

**Jeanie of The Marmelade Gypsy** shared some gorgeous artwork painted by a friend and the local wildlife in this post ~ Hanging Around but Not Together. Reading the post will make the title make perfect sense! 🙂

**Debra from Common Ground** brings out all the patriotic pomp in this fun “heavy metal” post ~ Vintage Watering Cans for the Patriotic Porch. Love it!!!

upcycle thrifted items with paint — **MaryJo from Master”Pieces” of My Life** brings us great ways to redo your stash and new-to-you-goodies ~ How to Upcycle Thrifted Items with Paint.

**Judy from Life in Kentucky** takes us on a wonderful garden tour! Look at these gorgeous fireworks of pinks and white!! ~ Summer Colors in Kentucky.

**Rita of Panoply** is back with this lovely colorful table setting in her post ~ Summer Garden Party Tablescape.

Newcomer **Leslie from Lamberts Lately** brings us some goodies to serve this summer ~ Bisquick Cream Cheese Sausage Balls. Yum!!! Welcome, Leslie!

**Pam from An Artful Mom** gives us an easy tip in her post ~
How to Use a Laser Level for Calligraphy. Love this idea for sending out invitations to your next summer soirée!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shares her recent great luck in this post ~
My $5 Auction Rug. Great find and a perfect size!!!

**Penny** also shared this sweet post ~ All American Patriotic Flower Market Porch. Really fun!

Heading down to South Carolina we find **Lynne of Thrifting Wonderland** out at A Morning at the Flea Market. Fun!!! You’ll be amazed at what time this market begins… I was!

**Jan from Aging with Ardor** shares her insights and new purpose in life as she continues forward. Interesting reading and perfect for all of us Believers! ~ Urgency.

Image of a long dark wood planter box filled with magnolia leaves and Baby's Breath centered on an ornate white mantel with a framed mirror above and two brass sconces on each side — Our final feature this week is from another newcomer **Diane from South House Designs** ~ How to DIY an Awesome Decorative Long Wooden Box. Love the design and the florals in it! Welcome Diane!

Thanks again, everyone, for coming over each week to link up and catch up on what all our friends around the world are doing! Please stop by and visit a couple of folks while you are here; I know they’d appreciate it.

Summer hugs,

Barb 🙂

Thrift Shop Finds

Share Your Style #349

June 15, 2022June 22, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #349! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

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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Happy Wednesday, dear friends! Hubs and I were out in the heat wave this weekend working on a new shed for the backyard. Yes, you heard correctly, #2, only this one is much smaller. (Post coming soon!) I have been writing posts today but the one I want to share isn’t quite done. But here’s a little tease of the new shed…

It was really windy when I took this. A wild hair got in the lens’ way!

I went with my mother-in-law to Costco last week and picked up this one for the side yard to house our lawn mower and all of the stinky lawn things, like fertilizers, the weed wacker and gas powered things. We didn’t want them adding their odiferous scents to the really nice shed so this should be a good spot for them AND this will free up space in the garage for Mr. Ethereal to create a bigger, better workshop area!

As we head into summer in just a few days, let’s check out some fun summertime ideas! I’ve linked a few of my own into the party at the bottom, too, if you’d like some more inspiration. So let’s get this party started, shall we?

And here are this week’s featured posts…

**Debbie from Debbie-Dabble** is back with an summery update from around her home ~ Flowers Planted and a Few New Things. Love the pops of red!

**Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge** brings on the heat with this gorgeous dress in her post ~ 4 Style Tips for Dressing Up for Special Events in 2022. This is *de rigueur* for me since I am looking for easy travel clothing to take to France…

Newcomer **Stephanie from** **Steph Creates – DIY Home & Crafts** shared this sweet basket DIY in her first post here at SYS ~ DIY Wood Crate Floral Display with Mini Watering Can. Fun idea!!!

**Lynne from Thrifting Wonderland** shared this pretty floral post ~
Sunday Flowers in an Italian Bag. Love the super bright colors!!!

**Jennifer from Curated by Jennifer** shared her fun thrifting find in this post from Holland, Michigan ~ Linen Dress in Tulip Fields. Gorgeous tulips and love the dress, too!

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shared a new-to-me (and maybe you, too!) area of her home in this post ~ Summer Reading Nook in the Studio. You’ve got to check it out! Penny also shared a swaparoo in this post ~ Hand-Me-Down Rug for the Front Porch.

completed patriotic star shaped wreath diy project with red and white flowers and blue ribbon — Oh my how cute!!! **Allyson from Southern Sunflowers** is back with a fun and easy 4th of July summer craft in her post ~ Patriotic Star Shaped Wreath. Love it!!!

Happy linking!

Barb 🙂

Recipes

Share Your Style #348

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #347! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

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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Happy Wednesday, dear friends!

I have had the. best. week prepping for our summer trip to France!! This past weekend, with help from a wonderful email and a bunch of posts from Jeanie of The Marmelade Gypsy blog, I made reservations for a hotel in Paris and an AirBnB in Grenoble. I so appreciate all of your suggestions on what you enjoyed visiting over in France!

Amy and I will have basically a week there; always wish it could be longer but maybe next time. 😉 Well, other than getting those reservations done, I also got our train tickets purchased (to get to Grenoble for my niece’s wedding/Amy’s first cousin) and we are thinking about what all we’d like to do while there.

So, no other posts since last time! But do check out my previous posts. The garden is coming along and I bought another smaller shed this week. The guys at Costco were great and so helpful getting all the pieces out of two HUGE 9′ long boxes, through my SUV’s back window (the back liftgate no longer opens… the life of a 17 1/2 year old car!). I just pulled the last pieces out this afternoon. I drove over to pick up our drills and a bucket of tools from my mother-in-law’s place so I can work on putting parts into each shed panel tomorrow.

With that, let’s get to your featured posts… 😀

And here are this week’s featured posts…

Swedish Pancakes - Pannkakor / www.delightfulrepast.com — **Jean from Delightful Repast** is our first friend up with her yummy post ~
Swedish Pancakes (Pannkakor) ~ soooo good!!!

**Elizabeth from Pinecones and Acorns** shared her recipe for this wonderful summer salad ~ Strawberry and Fresh Herb Salad with Blueberries and Feta. Soooo delicious!!!

smoker-chef — It’s all about BBQ over at **Debbee’s from Debbee’s Buzz** ~ check out the feast created by her son and what all’s been going on in Debbee’s home! YUM!!!
Using Smoker Grill Enhances BBQ Meals.

Van-Gogh-immersive-experience-starry-night — **Debbee** also shared her trip to The Van Gogh Immersive Experience. I can also recommend this, too! Was really fun! (Another trip with our Amy!)

Platinum Jubilee Street Or Garden Party Tips — **Claire Justine** shared a fun post celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom ~ Platinum Jubilee Street or Garden Party Ideas. I know England has had celebration after celebration over the weekend!

Homemade Jam Recipes To Try Out This Weekend — **Claire** also posted up this yummy entry ~ Homemade Jam Recipes to Try Out.

Well, that’s it for this week, friends! It was a quiet week with the beginning of summer (nothing new) plus my mishap of not being home to get SYS out to you last Wednesday. So, hopefully we will have a lot of fun entries to share with y’all next week…

Happy linking,

Barb 🙂

Home Decor, Recipes

A Heavenly Birthday Tea + Share Your Style #347

June 2, 2022June 5, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome everyone to a fun idea I had this morning… Today would have been my father-in-love Pete’s 82nd birthday and to celebrate his birthday, I made a Victoria Sponge cake and invited my mother-in-love to tea…

So we are doing things a little differently this week… Since I missed SYS yesterday with working on my mother-in-law’s shed, I thought I’d get SYS out today instead.

It all began about 9am with the idea to bake a cake. This week is also Queen Elizabeth’s 70 Platinum Jubilee, which is how I came to look for a cake recipe in a favorite cookbook, A Time for Tea.

And, no, I didn’t need the baking powder or baking soda. Why they are in the picture? They were just infront of the self-rising flour in the cupboard. Props… 😉

This is a very fast cake to bake (20-25 minutes) and you use 8″ round cake pans.

I ran out of strawberry jam to put in the middle between the layers, but no matter! I popped open the lingonberry jam and mixed the two. Turns out this combination is quite tasty!!

Gini was happy to come over to celebrate and it made me happy to help her to get through today and to honor my father-in-love.💜

So let’s have a piece of cake and get to our SYS party…

And here are this week’s featured posts…

glass-pulling-class-sculpted-flower-orange-purple — Our first feature this week is from **Debbee from Debbee’s Buzz** who was able to make something amazing ~ Glass Pulling Class: Flower Sculpting.

**Amy from A Day of Small Things** shared her recipe for Strawberry Scones ~ yummy!

**Shelbee from Shelbee on the Edge** shared the tale of this lovely dress and sweet cats in this post ~ Leisure Lady with Ocelots by Yinka Shonibare.

**Ann from Apple Street Cottage** brings us this gorgeous cake picture ~ Finally a Frame! Part of this month’s Creative Craft Hop. Love this!

Chocolate Tart - Tarte au Chocolat / www.delightfulrepast.com — **Jean from Delightful Repast** shares this delicious Tarte au Chocolat. Sounds like another baking adventure!

Our final feature for this week harkens back to Memorial Day earlier just this week ~ **Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shared her gorgeous tablescape (and what’s behind) in her post ~
Patriotic Pillow Talk on the Porch. Incredible roses!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

Barb 🙂

Uncategorized

Share Your Style #346

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #346! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

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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Happy Wednesday, dear friends!

It feels sooo good to be finishing up the school year. I love being in school with our students everyday ~ I love watching them learn! But, it is good to have a nice long break to recoup and come back fresh again in the fall. I have been running our library’s PE skills fun program all week long for K-5th, which has been a lot of fun. It’s called student teaching-on-the-job! 😉

After the kids went home at noon, I was able to shoot over for my passport appointment at the local post office; I finally got my passport paperwork submitted! Yeah!!! So timely with this week’s featured posts about beautiful tablescapes and weddings… <3 And of course we celebrate and honor those veterans of war who didn’t make it home from the battlefield this weekend. Wear a poppy in their honor.

Well, let’s get to our features, including one from me!

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

Having Fun Decorating with Patriotic Colors – part of this month’s Pinterest Challenge with Cindy from County Road 407 and company. 🙂

And here are this week’s featured posts…

Recent newcomer **Judy from Life in Kentucky** shared this lovely
Mother’s Day Tablescape with us. This table setting looks lovely for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend with its soft colors and was beautiful as well for Mother’s Day… Gorgeous! Judy also shared a fun boating post from Kentucky Lake…

**Jeanie from The Marmelade Gypsy** shared her sweet post updating life over at the ditch near her ~ Mother Goose. Awwwwwwwwwww!!! If you enjoy reading, do check out Jeanie’s post The April Book Bunch. I am sooo ready for summer reading, how about you?

**Penny from Penny’s Treasures** brings us Celebrating Mother’s Day in the Sunroom. So ethereal in there!!

**Lynne from Thrifting Wonderland** shared her pretty table with us for the upcoming holidays ~ Peony Centerpiece Tablescape. Lovely in its patriotic colors!!!

small floral arrangement of pink peonies with a few sprigs of other pink flowers for the intimate backyard wedding — **Lynn from Living Large in a Small House** shared her daughter and son-in-law’s story about Getting Married Twice During Covid. Very timely, indeed!

Bowl of baked beans, cloth napkin — How to Make the Best Baked Beans are on the menu for summer cooking over at the home of **Renae from Peacock Ridge Farm**. Something wonderful to add to our menus this weekend with our bbq’s going full bore. Delicious!!!

2 For 1 Cocktails At Slug & Lettuce — And because the unofficial beginning of summer starts this weekend, **Claire Justine** shares a fun post about her week in this post ~ 2 for 1 Cocktails at Slug and Lettuce, Nottingham. Love all the patterns and her new birthday dress!!! Do stop by and check out what she and her family have been up to!

Great British Cupcakes: Quick And Easy Cupcakes — **Claire** also shared her recipe for these patriotic treats from across the Pond ~
Great British Cupcakes! Yum and perfect for both of our Remembrance Day weekends…

**Shelbee from Shelbee on the Edge** has great ideas in her post 3 Things You Can Do to Honor Your Fallen Soldier on Memorial Day.

a gorgeous view… also from Shelbee’s post… <3

Happy Memorial Day,

Barb 🙂

Share Your Style

Share Your Style #345

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 French Ethereal

Welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #345! Happy Wednesday to y’all, dear friends!!

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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Welcome to another Wednesday Share Your Style, friends!!! I apologize for getting the party up late this evening. I have no excuse other than I got five hours of sleep and it’s the end of the school year. No posts for me with the heavy work outdoors schedule but I will be back writing and sharing what’s new here soon!

I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day either for yourself or celebrating with the significant women in your lives. My daugher sent a Tiff’s Treats box of chocolate chip cookies and another of truffles. They are getting eaten sparingly!

Later on Mother’s Day, I was out planting again in the 90 degree heat and thankfully there was a great breeze. The soil is well roto-tilled and now it is just a matter of just digging holes, fertilizing and getting plants in the ground. It was pleasantly comfortable outside, even if hot. All of the plants are doing well with water every morning or every other day, depending. Trying this new strategy this year. A post with the south fence all planted will be coming soon!

Well, this week’s party is all about patriotic crafts, tablescapes and some travel ideas for summer holidays!

Let’s get to the party, shall we?

And here are this week’s featured posts…