Please Join Me for The Scoop #177

It's time for another edition of The Scoop and I am excited because I love seeing the wonderfully creative ideas that you, our guests, have to share! I am always amazed at your creativity and appreciate your taking time to visit with us.

Here...our Country French design group had our monthly share and I showed you how I created my French ticking TEA TOWELS FROM A PILLOWCASE. Just imagine all the possibilities and no fancy sewing is required...just a simple straight stitch! I know I will be on the hunt for some vintage monogrammed pillowcases to use in my next project!

And if you are looking for a quick and easy dessert for the 4th of July weekend, have I got an easy one for you...my NO-BAKE STRAWBERRY TUNNEL CAKE! You will love it and...best of all...you will not even need to heat up the oven! I even have a lower calorie version for you!

And now...I want to see what you've got, so let's get on with the party!

WELCOME BACK TO THE SCOOP!

The weekly party featuring the scoop on the best from around the web!

We are

Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhouse

Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict

Yvonne from StoneGable
and Suzy from Worthing Court 

Our host this week is Yvonne at StoneGable

I'm so glad you are partying with us!!! Before we begin I want to make sure you have a chance to enter my latest GIVEAWAY!!!!

It's to celebrate that bHome is now available to Android useres! bHome, the fabulous HOME AND GARDEN app, has gathered together some of your favorite bloggers (over 40 right now and growing) and put them all in one convenient place on your phone... and it's completely free!!! Blogs, magazines, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Google + and more!

It's only been available for iphone/ipad users UNTIL NOW!!! Welcome all Android users! YEA!!!! If you have a smart phone... any smart phone... you can now be a part of our great community, too!

To celebrate our new Android users coming on board, Decor Steals and StoneGable are giving away a beautiful, big KENSINGTON WALL CLOCK to a lucky new bHome user! Click HERE to join this great community and to enter to win the clock!

Here's how the Kensington clock looks in my home...

And... if you you would like to see more of StoneGable, I'm part of a SUMMER HOUSE TOUR. Check it out HERE!

Here are a few fun features from last week's party!

I've got to make these darling RED, WHITE AND BLUEBERRY STARS from Simply Suzanne! Suzanne has the best ideas!

See this adorable PATRIOTIC BOYS BEDROOM at Remodelando La Casa. LOVE the painted floors!!!

Don't we love to knock off Pottery Barn? This great PB WEATHERED OAR from The Coconut Heads is a perfect example of why we love to copy them!

Aren't these the cutest? MINI SUCCULENT GARDEN PERSONALIZED PARTY FAVORS from Atta Girl Says. I say "Yes, please!" Her easy to follow how-to video is great!

Head over to Clean And Scentsible to learn how to CREATE AN OUTDOOR RETREAT. Tons of great ideas!

I hope these featured post have inspired you! Now, let's party!!!!!

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French Ticking Tea Towels...from a Pillowcase

I’m excited because it’s time for the monthly share from our Country French design group…and I have a fun idea that has been cooking in my brain for a while…tea towels made from a pillowcase! I love French ticking and I love generous ruffles so I had planned to create a tea towel combining them both when it hit me…I am describing the pillowcases from my toile guest bedroom!



See them…peeking out from the black toile pillows? Well…I had come across an extra pair of them while thrifting and had snatched them up for just in case I ever needed them. And now…I have a way to use them! And…even better…they are the perfect size!

Here’s what you will need:

• One standard size pillowcase, preferably made of cotton for better absorbency
• Scraps of dropcloth cut into squares
• Print-outs of the images below on iron-on transfer paper (I use Avery brand transfer paper for light images.)

And here’s what you will do:

1. Cut the pillowcase along the seams and the long side to create two pieces. Just cut to separate the front from the back and you will have two pieces approximately 20" x 30" depending on your pillowcase. So...each pillow case makes two tea towels.
2. Trim any portion of the seam that remains.
3. Fold in 1/2 inch and press the two sides and the top of the fabric then fold and press again to create a finished edge.
4. Stitch the pressed edges.
5. Print the images below on transfer paper and apply them to the dropcloth squares following the directions on the package. I find that I generally need to add a little more time and press very hard.
6. Stitch the dropcloth squares to the tea towels.

I love images from Karen at The Graphics Fairy since they really lend themselves to my vintage-look frenchy projects. I usually add a little something in French ‘cause the French teacher in me never dies! lol I especially like this one…a vintage cloche…since this is the way the French actually use a cloche…in the garden to protect tender plants.

I also love this one from The Graphics Fairy…a vintage watering can…since I have a thing about anything that is galvanized. The images have already been reversed for you so that they can be ironed on.

I like to leave the edge unfinished to add more of a rustic feel. It will not ravel far since the edges of the square are stitched about 1/2 inch in.

And here they are! Can you believe how easy that was? No gathering and stitching plus adding trim since it was already there! And…wouldn’t this be a great way to create pretty little hand towels? Just cut up (gulp..if you dare!) a vintage pillow case with lace trim and…voilà!

I’ve added them to my latest centerpiece for a little frenchy, vintage-y touch. I love the way the ticking looks with sunflowers…two of my favorites together!

Baby Kitty says he doesn’t understand the need for towels when his tongue works so well and is always handy! But just in case, he offers a few more ideas…

…such as my  VINTAGE FRENCH TEA TOWELS …some of my favorites!

And for a really generous ruffle, how about these  WISTERIA INSPIRED LINEN HAND TOWELS. They make very pretty napkins, too!

And be sure to check out what my fellow francophiles are sharing…always some beautiful ideas with a Country French touch!

SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE

CEDAR HILL FARMHOUSE

FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE

Don't forget to pin it! 

Thanks for stopping by! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants. 

Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for the Show and Share Party , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Inspire Me Monday, Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays , Common Ground for Share Your Style on Thursdays ,   French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday, Tatertots & Jello for the Link Party Palooza on Fridays

See you next time! À la prochaine!

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Please Join Me for The Scoop #176

Hi everyone! I am excited because it's my turn to host this week and I have some wonderful ideas to share from you, our guests! Here...I have been working on getting ready for the 4th of July with my COUNTRY LIVING INSPIRED FIRECRACKER FAVORS...so much fun to make! Can you believe it's almost here? And now...I want to see what you have to show us, so let's get this party started!


Welcome back to The Scoop!

The weekly party featuring the scoop on the best from around the web!

We are 

Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhouse

Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict

Yvonne from StoneGable
and Suzy from Worthing Court

Our host this week is

Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for joining us at The Scoop! We are excited to have you as our guests and always look forward to seeing what you have to share with us each week!

I've been busy getting my home ready to celebrate the 4th of July. Have you realized that it's less than two weeks away? Sooo....I have some super-easy and fun ways for you to add a little red, white and blue...like my BURLAP STARS AND STRIPES WREATH! You can't get any easier than this because you just tie it!

And another fun and different way to add some stars and stripes in unexpected places is my PATRIOTIC RAG BALL FILLER. It's simple and inexpensive to make, too. Just display them in a dough bowl or stack them in a lantern or large vase...instant centerpiece!

There are always so many wonderful ideas that it's hard to choose, but here are just a few that caught my eye last week!

KariAnne at Thistlewood Farms shared her unique FAUX PAINTED FLOOR RUNNER. What a great idea!

Deb at Seeking Lavender Lane showed us how to make her pretty DIY WICKER WREATH PLANT HOLDER. Genius!

These WATERMELON GANACHE DOUGHNUTS from Heather at Woods of Bell Trees made me want to try food airbrushing paints...almost too pretty to eat!

Mary at Home Is Where the Boat Is shared her PATRIOTIC PORCH plus lots of other ways to show off your stars and stripes!

And finally, Cristina at Remodelando la Casa took us on a SUMMER HOME TOUR and shared lots of wonderful ideas for adding coastal touches.

Now...I can't wait to see what you have to share, so let's get on with the party!

Thank you for linking up, friends!

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• Follow and/or subscribe to your host blog.
• Be sure to include THE SCOOP button or text link to in your linked post...mandatory to be featured!
• By linking up you are agreeing that the photos are yours or that you have permission to use them, that we may use those photos to feature your project on a blog post, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog, of course.
• Please go to the source of a photo to pin it to Pinterest so that the originator of the post gets the credit.

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