Friday, April 23, 2010

For the Love of LILACS



I grew up in a seashore resort in the Northeast where most of the homes were old, three story, and VERY close together. Because of this, backyards were small. Mine, however, was framed in large old lilac bushes. I can remember as a child, sitting under them and basking in the sweet smell. To this day, whenever I encounter that scent, I am transported back to those long-ago days...


Now that I am in the south and my home sits on 25 acres, I once again have lilacs; this time in many different colors and varieties. As I write this, the bouquet on my diningroom table has filled my home with sweetness and memories.








While browsing the Etsy shops of my fellow EtsyProjectEmbrace teamates, I discovered that they, too, love lilacs:

SilverNutmegStudio

French Lilac Earrings


BeiMondi

Lilacs In Spring


botanicalbird

Lilacs and Pearls


sharonclancydesigns

Lilac Mist


decoratethediva

Lilac Bouquet


adornbyanysingley

Lilac Blossom Earrings

14 comments:

  1. oh, you know i love the lilacs too!
    beautiful pics, suz. and i'll take one of each of the jewelry, please!! great post!

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  2. This is lovely, Suz; We, had lilacs and the smell transports me, as well..so your post brought memories to me..and I love your photos--and the lilac jewlry picks!

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  3. lilacs are one of my favorite rites of spring~ lovely post suz, and beautiful features!

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  4. Ummmm, I can catch a whiff of that glorious aroma all the way up here -- where ours are only beginning to bud out! Wonderful post Suz!
    xoxo

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  5. Beautiful flowers and jewelry! 25 acres?! That is awesome!

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  6. Awesome choices for lilacs!!! Thank you for the feature!!!
    ~Renee

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  7. i love the scent and colors of lilac-- so intoxicating!! we had several bushes out our back door when i was growing up-- we share the same love for these wonderful flowers su-- i have the same experience--one whiff and off i go....

    such a sweet post!
    :)

    kathi

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  8. I love Lilacs, they are quite possibly my very favorite flower. I picked a bouquet of them yesterday and the whole house smells wonderful! I love being included here with so many of my favorite etsy friends, thank you Susan!
    xo

    Cyd

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  9. awe... so soft and lovely! Thank you so much Suz, for including my lilacs here! Lovely indeed!~

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  10. Our lilacs are in full bloom. I love the aroma!
    How do you keep your indoor bouquets from wilting? Mine don't even last a day before they shrivel up.
    Beautiful EPE finds to go along with your blog post!

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  11. love these lilacs. beautiful finds!

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  12. Holy cow... those are some gorgeous pieces of lilac jewelry! What a lovely post, Suz!

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  13. I love Amy's Lilac Blossom Earrings:-)

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  14. Hi Suz! Ahhhhh, lilacs! I have some surrounding this old farm and I too grew up with big, beautiful, lilac bushes. Love them!! Beautiful pictures here, too!
    xo Cait

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