Spring Excitement @Thursdays Favorite Things

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The Features
Roses & Halos – Monday Morning Blooms

Mixing It Up at This Week's TFT Party!

Hi, friends Welcome back! Boy, the weather has been all over the place around here! Historic snow, to open your windows, a taste of Spring, and back to close everything up because the rain and thunder and lightning storm has begun!! I LOVE every single minute of it. You may, or may not, remember, but I do a lot of countdowns to Fall/Autumn and Christmas. I just love the cooler, cozier months, curled up inside with a good book, project or recipe! I love it! It may just be because I live in Northern California, I truly do sympathize with all my dear friends in the Midwest and on the Eastern Coast that have had severe Winters, I hope you are finding cozy ways to enjoy your Winter, and I'm sure if I was you, I'd be anxiously awaiting Spring and Summer. :) 

On with this week's Features! By the way, if you missed last week's Features, I did a separate post of them to make up for my being, ahem, a little behind. See if you were one of them here, Thursdays Favorite Things...The Features

Laura from Decore to Ador's A Little House on the Prairie Birthday party was beyond belief. I'm just in awe. Happy Birthday Laura Ingalls Wilder!!

 

Easy Monkey Bread With Brown Sugar Sauce - (made with store-bought biscuit dough)

Good morning, friends.  It's a nice, chilly morning and what better thing to do on a chilly day than bake something yummy to share.  I shared a picture of what I was baking the other morning on Facebook and Instagram, just because I love it when something I enjoy so much turns out so pretty and tastes so yummy. I must say I was surprised at the response. I guess this recipe isn't a given for a lot of people.

It isn't much work, really. My family has made some version of his over the years, I have, just recently, realized that there is one specific way I enjoy making it at my house, that I guess is a little unique. It couldn't be better for these cold winter mornings.

Thursdays Favorite Things..The Features, As Promised and They Are Beautiful

Dear friends, it seems I am always a ' dollar short and a day late' lately! Please bear with me. I haven't forgotten about you or all the talent you share with me last week. I'm needing to proudly wear my "BPGIFWMY" my church's acronym for "Be Patient God Isn't Finished With Me Yet." Okay, enough talk from me. If you have linked up this week yet, please Click Here to add your link to this week's current party. You still have all day today!  If you are Featured below, congratulations! Thank you so much for joining and sharing with us!

The Features

Spring Decor: Before and After French Courtyard! from Michele at Hello Lovely

I'm Late, I'm Late, I'm Late! Happy Valentine's Day! (TFT Party!)

Hi friends, so sorry!  Can you believe I was on the wrong day, all day yesterday and today, so far! My sincerest apologies! I'm going to get your link up and get back to you this afternoon with your beautiful features! Please check back! I have been pinning your wonderful posts all week!! 

Wishing you all a beautiful valentine's day.

If you are looking for the Features please click on the link HERE

A Little Bit of This and Whole Lot That (TFT Party)

Good morning and welcome to this week's TFT party!  no theme this week, just a lot of talent and beautiful Features to share with you. There were so many, I scarcely knew where to begin! It warmed up a bit today here, after a record-breaking, once in 11 years, snow!!  that got me in the Spring mode and I baked up a batch of my Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Muffins-Springtime in a Muffin! If you're needed a little taste of Spring you may want to pop over and get a taste of these.

I think Pam from Everyday Living is feeling the pull for Spring as well with her absolutely beautiful Toile Pink & Roses pst. POP over, she has so much more beauty to see, it was difficult to pick just one image to share with you!

Ruby Magazine for February ~ Special Valentine's Day Edition

Hi, friends welcome back. I'm super excited to get to share this month's special issue of the Ruby Magazine. It's not as easy as we would like to pick up a magazine or turn on the television and see only that which seeks to inspire and encourage us. Ruby does just that. That's why I am so happy to have a small part in this wonderful ministry.
RUBY magazine has been publishing for 10 years, and every year God brings new writers and old friends to share in this ministry. God is using YOU to be a blessing to women around the world! 

This month's issue is also available in Print! Just click the link on my sidebar!

How To Stay Cozy During This Cold Snap (TFT Party)

Hi dear friends, welcome back to the Thursday Favorite Things party. If you are one of those stuck in the below freezing, below zero, blizzard areas of the U.S. you have my deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers for warmer weather ahead. I, honestly, cannot even imagine. However, I do love to get Cozy on these winter days, whatever the climate. There were definitely some wonderful ways to warm up, hunker down, or just warm the heart, which is the best way of all, right?

So, then, onto my Features for this week.

Michelle from Thistle Key Lane's How To Create a Cozy Winter Bedroom was just exactly on point and so beautifully done, I had to share to of her Cozy room! Don't you just love quilts and trays?! My go-to's for cold weather, as well.

(look at the beautiful flowers, bringing the promise of spring on dresser...ahh)

It's All About the Heart (at this weeks TFT)

Hi friends, welcome. To those of you that have been following along with me over the years know that I am not one to celebrate Valentine's day. Even so, I love hearts! Every wonderful way they come.  so thank you all for coming and sharing all your beautiful hearts and Valentine's with me. Let's take a look at some of my favorites from you all last week!

Jamie at So Much Better With Age Valentine’s Day Wax Seal Cards

Let's Embrace the Winter! (Finding Ways to Enjoy Being Inside) TFT Party

Hi Friends, welcome back! Yes, it's winter and we are in the middle of a great big rainstorm here, but that doesn't mean we can't embrace the Season and enjoy what we can do inside! I love how you all are enjoying those things that can make your space "home" and comfy! I love doing the same in my little corner of the world, and let me tell you it includes a lot of wonderful blanket throws and fuzzy socks and slippers galore! As well as some yummy baking days and lazy mornings with my macchiato. Ahem, and now onto how you all have been enjoying your winter...
Pam at Everyday Living's A Breakfast Tray – Monday Morning Blooms is truly SO inviting! Tea, flowers, muffins and the new Victoria magazine! How can you go wrong here?! Nicely done Pam! Loving her beautiful blue pillow shams.

Baby, It's Cold Outside...Let's Warm Up This Winter! (TFT Party!)

Well, friends, I think there's little doubt to anyone that we are in the midst of the winter season!! Chills, frost, wind, rain, and for some, a lot of snow. But, I say let's embrace the season and all its glory and everything we can find to make our homes comfortable and cozy, from decor and style to the very best comfort-food recipes!  So, without further ado, I bring you this week's Features to help you achieve just that!

Michele from Hello Lovely's All is Calm…All is Bright is just that! Beautiful, peaceful, calm and beautifully white. Easily, the most welcoming space I've seen this year! :) 

January's Ruby Is Out!

Hi friends! Happy New year again! It's the official New Year now that the January Issue of Ruby Christian Magazine is available. Yay!  I, truly, hope you enjoy this wonderful ministry as much as I do!! 

Happy New Year from the TFT Party Crowd!

Happy New Year, friends! Welcome to the first TFT Party of the year. I pray you all had a wonderful Holiday Season and am so happy to be back here partying with you all!
DeeDee from Our Clover House's Make Your Own Painted Holiday Sign is super sweet and she has made a great "How to" tutorial. Loved it!

Merry Christmas at the TFT Party!

Merry Christmas Bloggy friends! I hope you all enjoy a wonderfully blessed Christmas with your loved ones around you.  Thank you for joining me, here, this past year, I'm so grateful for you all. Your talent continues to amaze me.  Here are a few highlights from what you shared with us last week. 

~May your prayers be answered, your worries be few,

 and may you always feel God next to you.~

Angelina from Petit Haus' Farmhouse Christmas Home is absolutely adorable, with the sweetest little mudroom I've ever seen.

A Few of My Favorite (Christmas) Thursday Favorite Things ~

Oh, what a wonderful time of year! I just LOVE all your beautiful offerings. There is simply no way for me to adequately highlight all the beauty and yumminess shared from you all, here, last week. Thank you for all the gorgeous and festive inspiration. It's getting so close! We are officially in the twelve days of Christmas!
I hope you are all taking time to enjoy all that this wonderful Season has to offer. Here are just a few of my favorites from your wonderful shares...

Andrea from Living On Cloud Nine's Christmas Bedroom is just simply a dream.... Oh, that we could all have a beautiful festive bedroom like this! It's like living in Santa's Village. I Love it! 

Happy December! It's Here and Beautiful at This Week's TFT

Happy December, friends! I'm so very glad you are here. I'm running my tail off these days, how about you! So much to do, so much to bake, so much music and movies to listen to and see! I am loving this The Most Wonderful The of the Year! I hope you are taking time to enjoy every single moment. 

Beautiful Christmas DIY Inspiration on This Week's TFT party!

Welcome! I'm so glad to have you all back for our Thursday Favorite Things party. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Well, friends, the time has come...We are officially in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, in my humble opinion. :) I'm so excited for everything Christmas! Can you believe in just a couple of days we will already be in December?! I've started my baking and am just beginning to start decorating. I'm so excited to see many of you share my love of all things DIY for Christmas as well. There is some awesome inspiration here.

 So, before I get onto the features let me share my sweet little  Christmas Wreath from a couple years ago, even though I do still make my wreaths every year from the trimming I get from the Christmas tree lot or farm! Here is my post so you, too, can

Make Your Own Wreath From Your Christmas Tree Clippings!

Carrie from Curly Crafty Mom created these adorable Mason Jar Christmas Tree Ornaments. I just love them. Now, if I just could win a Silhouette! 

Happy Thanksgiving at This Week's Thursday Favorite Things ~

Welcome, dear friends. This is the last party before we all Gather with our friends and family to Give Thanks and celebrate Thanksgiving Day. I'm so very glad you are here. I am, truly, awesomely inspired by all of you. So from Shoestring Elegance, may I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am so grateful to be here, celebrating with you all.

Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.
– Revelation 7:12

A Potpourri of Fall Delights and Thursdays Favorite Things Party~

Hello and welcome to Thursdays Favorite Things!  I'm still saying Happy November because it still doesn't feel like it here! 81 degrees here today! Too warm for Fall. However, I am hoping and praying it will eventually arrive.  I am blessed to be joining a beautiful group of bloggers as a co-hostess for this fantastic weekly link party for bloggers and blog readers too! You ladies are knocking it out of the park with all your beautiful tips, tricks, and treats!

November's Ruby Magazine is Here~

Welcome friends.  Are you embracing the month of November yet? I love Novembers. A wonderful feeling of gratitude and even more thankfulness in our hearts, this month more than most. After all, it is the Season of giving thanks.   I have great news to share.  This months issue of Ruby is out and available for us all to read this month, as we approach Thanksgiving.  What a wonderful blessing and an awesome ministry this little magazine has been.  Yes, some of my recipes and DIY's are amongst its pages as well, which just pleases more than my words can express.