Hi there, happy Sunday and happy St Patricks Day to you.  Don’t forget to wear your green:) I want to first announce the winner of the porcelain giveaway. Congratulations goes to-

#241 Tricia Drefke

Please send us your info as well as your choice of jar to [email protected], and your prize will be on it’s way!

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I am so horrified and saddened by the mosque attack in New Zealand. It is so senseless and it is impossible for me to understand someone who has that kind of hate for his fellow man. To go in and target innocent men, women and children is so hard to understand. I fear for the world we are leaving behind for our children. I can only continue to pray and hold onto hope that  one day our world will become a much more tolerant, kinder place where we can respect each others differences and live alongside one another harmoniously. Call me delusional but I will never give up hope.

By the time you get this, I will be out of town  but have scheduled my posts ahead of time and hope everything posts on time! Hope you are having a great weekend, it is soooo nice that warmer air is finally making its way in, I am definitely starting to feel a touch of spring air and loving it! And here we go with my Seven on Sunday-

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1 A CLOSET MAKEOVER IN THE WORKS! I love my closet but must admit lately it felt like a hodge podge of seasons. I had pretty linen tops next to my thick chunky winter sweaters. It was time for a major purge and it felt SO good to get rid of all kinds of things. I sent some things to a local shelter and the rest were picked up by a local person who coordinates giving things to those in need.

I still have a ways to go but enjoyed cleaning up and out! I also added a touch of blue and white, with a pretty vase and filled with my lavender hydrangeas and I love the way it looks. Then I added a garden seat next to the chair where I put my shoes on. And it actually really has come in handy. There is almost nothing I would change about this space even over 7 years later, proof that classic styling does not go out of style.  So here is a look at things so far……

Walking into my closet, added the pretty blue/white garden seat next to my chair which I really like having there

Also added my gorgeous silver gallery tray to my island (these are finally coming back in stock next week)!

Don’t look behind the doors, only half are completely revamped but this is a work in progress!

Handles are from Anthropologie but remember bought these over 7 years ago:) Click here to see their current pulls

2 INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK  I just love this and that it is a reminder of what is really important to live a happy and long life.  I am not sure how I came across this but the wisdom, advice and experiences gleaned from these seniors just makes you feel good.  You really need to take a few minutes to watch this, sit back and take a deep breath and take in all their wisdom. Age is after all, just a number.

3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST You can see spring is most definitely in the air by my round up this week! Lots of flowers and why not…..its been a long winter and it’s time to celebrate the season of beautiful florals!

4 ONE BEAUTIFUL BEACH HOUSE This is so pretty, feels so fresh and inviting. It definitely has a Palmetto Bluff- y feeling to it. I love (of course) all the blue and white touches and that is has so much natural sunlight. Found this over at Traditional Home, click here to see more or read the article about this beautiful home.

5 MY BEAUTIFUL GIFTWRAP! I have been on a gift wrapping binge lately, had several gifts to give and a few to send. Thankfully I have a lifetime supply of giftwrap and will never have to worry about going to look for beautiful paper ever again. The arrival of our previously sold out DARLING gift toppers came at a perfect time (pagoda, ginger jar or Staffordshire dog in blue or black). Here is a look at some of my newest “looks”! Click here to see my (if I can say so myself) fabulous line of giftwrap:)

6 A FEW NEW WALLPAPERS TO FAWN OVER I am still on the hunt for gorgeous wallpaper for my PB powder room. I want to love something as much as I love the cherry blossom grass cloth for the other bathroom. I found two that I really like a lot, just waiting on samples. Fingers are crossed!

The first is a beautiful pattern from Phillip Jeffries and love all three colorways, even the green is very tempting but think the first is the best colorway for that house

And there are these from Schumacher, waiting on these samples too

7  SUNDAY’S SURVEY  OK you know I greatly value your opinion things and when it comes to my shop and needing feedback, you are the ultimate sounding board! Last week you helped me to determine I need to keep the green, red and gold ornaments going…….your wish is my command and we have begun working on the new collection.

So this week I need your opinion on a different matter. If you go on Instagram, this is for you. I love Instagram, it is immediate gratification for an instant and quick fix of pretty and frankly when you are just needing inspiration of almost any kind. However lately I have been hearing and reading about the buzz getting louder on how fake and phony it is, with all the filters known to mankind being used, it is often a manufactured depiction of life vs. “real life”. I can see how someone can go on and start feeling inadequate pretty darn fast with so many seemingly “perfectly” lived lives out there. I know and you know, that simply is not true and does not exist. But many others do not.

They say it is creating an entire generation of young adults having issues with depression, anxiety inferiority complex,etc…..maybe things need to be censored more. Maybe more regulations, I don’t know what the answer is. I mean I too like to post the pretty pictures as no one wants to see the other day when I literally ran over my sons Ninja blender in the driveway by accident. Don’t ask, still can’t believe I did that! I did almost take a picture as I though it could be funny for Instagram but then I thought you wants to see that, maybe I was wrong. I have on occasion posted “real life” funny pictures and wonder if Instagram across the board needs more of that? Hummm……your turn to chime in.

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And that friends is a wrap for this Sunday. Always appreciate you stopping in and making TEH part of your Sunday routine. It is like our virtual Sunday brunch, many thousands of us:) Love to hear what you think on any thing I have written about today and hope you will let me know. Wishing everyone a fantastic day and a great end to your weekend. Until next time……

PS In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, everything green is 20% off today! (as long as it has the word green in the title- it’s on sale)! Click here to shop