~C is for....~

C is for cottage.

&

C is for camping,

which I am off to do for a long weekend.

Enjoy these cottage photos, I will be back shortly!

click on the photo to enlarge, loving all these muted colors!

The giveaway will not be taking place until I return.

The lovely lady sponsoring it is having Internet connection problems~sorry!

all images courtesy ofBHG

xoxo

~winner, winner!~

If your name is Jennifer from Home Sweet Seattle

you are one lucky girl!

You have won a custom wall canvas!

Also, I just wanted to let all of you know that I will be

away for a few days.

Going camping with the family.

Don't think I'm gonna leave you all empty handed though......

I will be doing another,

yes another giveaway before I leave!

Who doesn't love free???

Stay tuned!

xoxo

~zucchini muffins~

Another low~cal recipe for you!

This afternoon it has been raining

no

pouring

This morning was actually very nice and I got a quick 4 mile run in

{did I mention that I am training for a 10k in June?}

Anyway, my trainer has me on a "healthier"

diet, more fruits and veggies basically~clean foods.

Since January I have lost a total of 19" off my body!

Woo-hoo!

When I started I couldn't even run a half mile,

it feels really good to be able to run 6!

Anyway,

I just made these muffins for the kiddos after

school snack and they are really good!

I froze shredded zucchini picked out of the garden last summer,

and put it to good use today!

Here you have it.....

1 1/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini (about 1 large)
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 egg
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, and salt.
3.
In a large bowl, stir together the zucchini, milk, oil, honey, egg, sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
4.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling them about two-thirds full. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove to the rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Facts per serving
CALORIES
137.6 CAL
FAT
3 G
SATURATED FAT
0.4 G
CHOLESTEROL
18.1 MG
SODIUM
117.1 MG
CARBOHYDRATES
25.7 G
TOTAL SUGARS
14.6 G
DIETARY FIBER
0.7 G
PROTEIN
2.3 G

p.s. one more day to enter in the custom canvas wall art giveaway!

xoxo

~the chippier the better~

It's no secret that I love chippy, peely, white paint.

This is my family room~the sofa table behind the couch.

Hard to tell from the photo, but there is plenty of

chippy paint on it, as well as on the old oar and metal rusted basket.

Photo by Kim.

This room found over here.

I love the headboard, so simple yet so beautiful.

And I am sure you have all seen the next 2 photos
from Country Living, but I never tire of looking at them.

~This photo marries my 2 loves~
white chippy walls and
rusted white metal............




I had a lot of comments on this post.
It seems that a lot of you liked this sign and wanted one for yourself.
Well...................

I did happen to come across some more wood

{and no, not out of the garbage this time!}

So I have made one guest cottage sign,

{so far}

and a couple "good times"

chippy signs.

I will be listing them in my etsy shop shortly.

Each one is unique as the wood is all different.

One thing they share in common though is that

fabulous chippy white paint!

I hope you enjoy!

Have a great day!

xoxo

~who's up for another giveaway?~

Etsy seller, Momma Rhyne,

Is offering one lucky winner a chance to win one of her hand painted family crest canvas.

She will customize it with your letter of choice and your own phrase.

I had her do one for my daughter Savannah with the date she was born.

I think this would be great with the first letter

of your last name and the date you were married.

There are so many fun things you could do!

She will also do this in the color of your choice.

Finished size is 22x28

and is a $75.00 value! Ok, you know the drill.

1~Leave me a comment on this post if you are a follower.

2~If you are not a follower you can become one easily and then leave me a comment.

{click on the follower link on the right hand side of this page}

3~you get an extra entry for visiting Melissa's etsy shop

4~blog about this giveaway, or tell your friends about it on face book or twitter for an extra

chance to win!

That is 4 chances to win.......

Contest ends Wednesday.

Good luck friends!

xoxo

~rainy day photos~

there is something about all of these photos that I love.

inspiring photos.......

LOVE

xoxo

photo source

~chalkboards, a winner, and a garage sale~

I have just listed these chalkboards in my etsy shop.

You can click on the etsy link at the top of this page to take you to my store. I love these.

They could go in any room, and say any sweet little message.
They come in all different shapes and sizes, no two
are alike, as they are all made with vintage frames.

Are you ready to see if you won the Lisa Leonard gift card?
Well, if your name is Lisa from Shine Your Light, you are one lucky girl!
Please contact me to claim your prize!
xoxo

We are having a garage sale at my parent's house on Saturday the 22nd.
If you live in the area, be sure to come!
Click here for details!

~wisteria lane~

We have this amazing wisteria tree in our front yard.

It climbs a 150' fir tree and encases it from top to bottom in purple blooms. I have never seen anything like it anywhere else.

It was hard to get a good shot of it because it is so tall.

It is slowly killing the fir tree.
Every year I wonder if this will be our last time
to see these magnificent purple flowers.
Eventually the fir will have to come down.

But for now, we can look out pretty much any
window in our home and enjoy this beautiful sight!
Wish you could see it in person, the photos just don't do it justice.
Hope you are all having a fabulous day!
I will be back in a few to announce the winner of the Lisa Leonard giveaway!
xoxo

~lovely photos for a rainy day~

It's raining.

I can't complain though as we have had gorgeous weather lately.

It's a good day to stay inside, bake some banana bread, and look at some gorgeous inspiration, don't ya think?

All photos from here!

and remember,

you have until tomorrow to enter into the Lisa Leonard giveaway!

I can't tell you how many compliments I have got on mine!

I love it!

xoxo

~feed sack pillows~

~I had a blast yesterday at the flea market~

Thanks to all who came out to say hi, it was such a nice day!

Shortly I will be listing all my feed sack pillows on

etsy and I wanted you all to be the first to know. I just love these, I even made a burlap one with a crown!
I have saved a few for my own couch,
but you will still have a nice selection to choose from!

I love how "farmhouse" they feel!

For all of you that live in the area and couldn't make it out,

I will be having a garage sale this Saturday the 22ND.....

details to follow.

Hope you had a great weekend!

xoxo

~will I be seeing you tomorrow?~

Hope to see a lot of you tomorrow,

it's going to be in the mid 70's!

xoxo

~lisa leonard giveaway~

Lisa Leonard

is generously giving away a $75 gift card to her shop!

I just received my sweet necklace from her this past

week and I couldn't be happier!

The shipping was fast and the quality of the

necklace is nothing short of perfection. I love my open circle necklace.

I had her put my children's names on one side and

love....xoxo

on the other.

I also had a pearl added which I think is

very unique and makes this necklace extra special.

I also got the sterling fine

link chain which is gorgeous, well worth the extra minimal cost!

Here is your chance to win $75 worth of merchandise from her beautiful shop!
The rules, you have several chances to win......

1 entry~become a follower of my sweet savannah

2 entries~follow Lisa on twitter

3 entries~mention this giveaway on your blog

4 entries~mention this giveaway on twitter or face book

~You can leave a comment for each one of these~

that is 4 chances to win!

contest ends next Wednesday the 19Th at 3 pm

have a great day!

xoxo

~recipe organization~

My recipes are in a 3 ring binder and are not organized at all.

My OCD is getting to me.

I decided today would be a good day to

organize those recipes in a somewhat fashionable manner!

If you go here, you can create these fun recipe cards.

There will be a lot of typing involved,

but if your recipes come from an online source,

it's as easy as copying and pasting.

The fun thing is that you can personalize

these cards with a date, number, and special notes.

A few examples might be,

"from Grandmas kitchen"

or

"made these for grad party and they were a hit"

or

"reduce the sugar to 1/3 c" By the way, these cookies are to die for.

Made them last night and ate one too many....
I had to use 2 cards to fit all the instructions, but that's OK.
I copied them to a "word" document and enlarged them to 3x5.
You could do any size though.
I printed them out onto card stock and am going to put
them in protective sheets in a new 3 ring binder.
I can then categorize them by desserts, appetizers, entrees, etc.

I think these would make a great gift too.
My little sister just got her first apartment,
so I may make some family recipe cards up for her.
Have fun, and check back tomorrow
for another incredible giveaway!
xoxo