Well, good Monday morning (almost afternoon!) to you! We started swimming lessons this week, so I'm a bit behind, but I'm joining Rhoda's thrifty treasures party!

a sweet little wooden lamp, complete with the shade, $2

Well! Was that a fun time or what? My husband always teases me that we can't leave a party without me getting a paint color or a recipe, and boy did I! :) I can't believe all of the beautiful colors y'all had~my list is full to pick up paint swatches and samples and to add to my inspiration notebook. Thank you all for participating~I'm still making my way around to all of your blogs and there are still more people joining, so go see them as well. I'll close Mr. Linky tonight to keep the spammers at bay, so if you have one you still want to post, get it up there. I had such a fun time at the party~thank you!!

Are you ready for a paint part-ay? Here we go!

Here are some paint colors in my home:
In my kitchen, we have Benjamin Moore Wilmington Tan
a tan with gold undertones~very rich, love it with red accents, but I would suggest a room with lots of light on this one.

Meet Tracey from Notes from a Cottage Industry:

She has a beautiful blog and has her own custom made robin's egg blue color that she has used throughout her home:

Before we talk paint, I need to say Happy Birthday to my mom!

She is an amazing woman and what I hope to be someday. I'm always asking myself "what would mom do??" Montana is a long way from Texas, and I miss her a ton. I hope you have the best day, Shuz! I love this picture of you and Landon, spit up and all!

Meet Layla from the Lettered Cottage:

I knew that somehow I wanted her to be a part of "my favorite paint color" week here at 320 Sycamore because of her fabulous eye for the right colors. I am so thrilled that she is beginning the week for us! She has a true passion for decor and the details~if you haven't been to her blog, it is a must-see. She and her husband are transforming their home room by room and the change is just remarkable. You've really got to go see the befores to appreciate what they've done so creatively on a budget.

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Okay, it's confession time.

At the last Frugal Friday, hosted by the wonderful Wendy at the Shabby Nest I showed you how I was so crafty and green thumby with real live succulents. Well, the succulents bit the dust. The one I put away from the window didn't get enough sun and it turned very yellow and yucky:

The other one by the window succumbed to my sons' miniature digger truck while I was away. Real dirt inside the house is just too much of a temptation to a 2 year old and 4 year old, I'm afraid. Soooo, I'm going back to fake for this edition of Frugal Friday. Would it have been more frugal just to go with fake in the beginning?
Yes, but that would be too easy for Melissa. She always seems to make things more difficult than they need to be.

I found these big boxwood balls at TaiPan for 9.97 a piece. I was thrilled at that price, because I have priced them on the Internet, and can't find them for less than $18 a ball. We're not stopping here though, because I have two little spots I need a green touch to.

Soooo, get out you're scissors! We're going to cut this beauty up. It actually came apart in half quite easily, then I cut another third off the half.