Spring Farmhouse Market Vendors

Spring Farmhouse Market Vendors

March 28th is quickly approaching and we are preparing for our Spring Farmhouse Market! We have lots of vendors that you don't want to miss. Whether they've been at our previous markets, or this is their first time with us, you will want to see what they have! See you...

Bridal Show Blooper

We were so excited to dive into our first ever Bridal Show this past January. It was a lot of work to prepare for so we started early working on our design for the booth. The challenge was to show off as many of our rental items in a 5X10 space as possible. We taped...

My Little Red Corvette

My Little Red Corvette

This is my birthday present from my husband! He is a really great husband. From the time that I was a young teenager until this weekend I've always wanted a Corvette. So Gary got me one! The only hiccup in the scenario is that I always wanted a Yellow Corvette. He got...

Christmas Farmhouse Market

Thank you so much for coming to the Christmas Farmhouse Market! We enjoyed visiting with all of you and consider you a guest in our home! My family once again felt like we hosted a very large party! We do like a good party here at the Farmhouse! It was so much fun...

Thanksgiving Table Inspiration

Here is a quick look at the Thanksgiving Tablescapes we created at our Holiday Table Workshop. You still have time to put a warm and welcoming table together for your guests! The Evening Harvest is simple, light and airy. Use light colored tablecloth, dishes and...

My Family Table

My Family Table

My Mom and Dad packed us all in the car one day after school was over to go shopping. I was 13 and remember it well. We'd always had a table before, a little one that seated four in our tiny mobile home....one I don't remember before that, but I can still picture the...

The First Friendsgiving!

The First Friendsgiving!

The first Friendsgiving has taken place at The Little White Cottage! What is Friendsgiving you ask? Well it is a modern tradition that according to Merriam-Webster appeared in Twitter users coining the term Friendsgiving in 2007. What it's really about is the...

Fall Flower Workshop

Fall Flower Workshop

Just thinking about all the fun we had at the workshop in September! Thanks to all of you that came out for it! Now looking forward to the Holiday Tablescape Workshop in November!

Farmhouse Market Day

Farmhouse Market Day

Wow! Just Wow! I can't begin to tell you what a great time we had at our first Sweet Flower Home Farmhouse Market! It exceeded our wildest expectations in the first hour! We had told ourselves when we pressed the button to publish that if we had 100 people for the day...

Pearl and Poppy

Pearl and Poppy

Let me introduce you to Pearl and Poppy. Pearl is my mother cow and Poppy is her calf. They were made with love by a friend in a welding shop behind her house in Missouri! Karen is a true artist with an unbelievable talent for metal sculptures. Once they were created...

Welcome

I am so happy that you decided to stop by Sweet Flower Home! For those of you that are new I thought I'd tell you a little bit about my blog. I'm new to the world of blogging so it has been an adventure. I live on a farm in a farmhouse! I love that vintage, rustic and...

Dream Big Dream Small

Dream Big Dream Small

Dreaming always seems like such a dreamy idea...….sitting on a beach gazing across the blue foamy waves watching a brilliant orange sunset...….sitting in front of fireplace cozied up to a cup of hot chocolate in the cutest flower mug ever...…….sitting on a rock...

Sweet Flower Home Essay Contest Winners

Sweet Flower Home Essay Contest Winners

We are so excited to introduce to you the winners of the Second Annual Sweet Flower Home Essay Contest! The senior students at Buckeye Union High School were given the opportunity to write an essay about what home means to them. I am very vague in the instructions of...

Nurses and NICU Babies

Nurses and NICU Babies

      Nurses and NICU babies go together like hot fudge and ice cream…. like 4th of July and watermelon…. like bees and honey.  They just belong to each other!  I’ve eaten delicious hot fudge sundaes, spent 4th of July noshing on...

Valentine’s Day Ideas

Valentine’s Day Ideas

Valentine’s Day!  Such a sweet day…. but sometimes such a dilemma!  It’s the day before and you don’t have a clue what you are doing for your Valentine!  Here are a few ideas that you can do today to be ready for Valentine’s tomorrow! There are more...

Sweet Valentine’s Hearts

Sweet Valentine’s Hearts

Are looking for a cute and easy way to make a Valentine for your Sweetheart! Well we have the answer for you! Take a look at these easy to make stuffed paper hearts! First cut out your hearts whatever size works best for you. I used a cookie cutter and a plate for two...

The Ladies Behind the X and Os!

The Ladies Behind the X and Os!

The ladies that support the football coaches are the gems that no one thinks about! The women spend many long hours away from their husbands keeping the home fires burning.  Many of them work outside the home, take care of the kids and keep coach's Friday night attire...

Pavers for My High Heeled Friends

Pavers for My High Heeled Friends

I am loving the thought of being able to park on the pavers by the front door!  I always felt bed for my black shoe and high heel wearing friends when they pulled up to the front door and had to walk through the dirt to get to the sidewalk!  No more friends!  These...

Backyard Landscaping

Backyard Landscaping

Well there has been so much to do at the Farmhouse, but one of the things I've been most anxious for is backyard landscaping.  Bethel Concrete and Landscaping is the company I have chosen to do the work.  I'm so excited to keep you all updated on the progress.  There...

Vacationing With A Different View

Vacationing With A Different View

Summer is prime time for Americans to vacation.  You may have already gone on yours or you may still be looking forward to it. My husband and I have always loved to travel.  When we got married we made a decision that we wanted to take a big trip every two years.  Our...

Sheltering In Place; Stories and Recipes from Home

We are so excited about this project and NEED YOUR HELP! I have been so inspired by all the cooking and stories from home that people have been sharing during this time of Sheltering In with the COVID19 pandemic. So I am asking for your help! Send in a recipe, a...

Expansion During Confinement

I've been thinking of expansion during this time of seemingly a shrinking existence in our apartments, houses and yards. We are so free to roam about the country that our time in tight quarters with all our family home all the time, hungry all the time, making messes...

Choose Joy as a Lifestyle

It doesn't feel like that should have to be a choice right? Don't we all want to be joyful? Wouldn't we all rather be comfortable and joyful if we had the choice? Given the choice wouldn't we all choose joy over sadness, worry, anxiety, anger or guilt? I think the...

Shelter In

We have all heard it by now. Shelter in and keep you and your family away from the Corona Virus. Practice social distancing. I had never heard that term before. Self Quarantine.....not a word we use to much on a regular basis. Who would have thought the most sought...

Spring Farmhouse Market Vendors

March 28th is quickly approaching and we are preparing for our Spring Farmhouse Market! We have lots of vendors that you don't want to miss. Whether they've been at our previous markets, or this is their first time with us, you will want to see what they have! See you...

Bridal Show Blooper

We were so excited to dive into our first ever Bridal Show this past January. It was a lot of work to prepare for so we started early working on our design for the booth. The challenge was to show off as many of our rental items in a 5X10 space as possible. We taped...