Hello and welcome to The Southern Link. I really enjoy working around my home doing DIY (Do It Yourself) projects, home decor, design, and adding overall value to my home. Follow along as I transform furniture and rooms and I hope you share your projects with me too! I live on the coast of South Carolina so southern coastal colors and styles are my favorite!
God has blessed me with three children, a wonderful husband, and my pets a dog, cat, & hamster. They will definitley make their appearances and are huge influences on my plans each day.
As Summerville grows, I hope to be an asset to new families as they get to know the area and all that Charleston has to offer! I can't wait to link this community together and get to know my followers. Please join my email list for project tutorials and to be apart of The Southern Link!
Ruthie Godfrey
While a lot of my shopping is on marketplace and thrifting, this is where you can find my favorite things!
DO IT YOURSELF PROJECTS
We do a lot of projects on our own. From refinishing furniture to small design projects and gardening. Follow along for tutorials, ideas, and sharing your own hacks and ideas too!
The Kitchen
Sharing recipes and dinner plans. Meal preps for busy weeknights to preparing for dinner parties with friends!
THE BLOG
Life lately in the Godfrey Home. With 3 kids days are busy with all of them going in different directions. But it keeps life interesting and provides for great entertainment sometimes! I refer to my job as herding cats!
The Latest Finds
While a lot of my finds are on marketplace and thrifting I will always recommend the good deals and products that I can link you to. You will find links to products that I love through many companies and one being Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Mother Daughter Camp List
Beach Must Haves
Holds up to 300 pounds!!
Summer Dresses
Do It Yourself
From small simple projects to big time consuming products,
I am here for all of the DIY!
Seeing things come to life is so satisfying to me.
Construction
Small Projects
Furniture
Outdoor Projects
The garden is my escape. My reason to get fresh air and get my hands in the dirt. While some days it seems daunting, I always feel refreshed after time with my plants!
Planter Boxes
Today I worked on making planters for the woodboxes next to my fire place. The task was fun and has added so much color to the patio. As I was creating this I thought this would be a great last minute Mother's Day gift! I picked up everything for the planter from Lowe's Home Improvement and completed it all in just a few minutes.
The planter : Click Here
A few great things about this planter:
- Affordable
- Self Watering
- Drainage hole available
- Appealing
- Also could be used as a window box
The plants I used for FULL SUN!
- Fox Glove - Adds height
- Sun Patients - Adds fullness (They will continue to expand) I bought a full planter and separated the plants. This helps stretch your dollar.
- English Ivy
To finish off its always a good idea to soak some moss from the craft store in water and put over the soil to keep it from drying out in the hot sun.
The Kitchen
Recipes that are simple and keep your family satisfied!
I am not a recipe creator but I have fabulous taste.
Homemade Lemonade
To make this lemonade here is what you need.
To begin you need 6 lemons squeezed. I love using this juicer for all of my cooking.
Click Here for the Lemon Juicer
Next you mix 1/4 cup of simple syrup. Simple syrup recipe is below if you need it.
Add water to the remaining 2 quart pitcher.
Click here for the Hobnail glasses
The Best Chicken Marinade
Ingredients
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar or other vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce I use low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ⅛ cup lemon juice
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard or Spicy Brown mustard
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 6 chicken breasts or 3.5 lb chicken
Instructions
- Combine all marinade ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Remove a half a cup of marinade and reserve for basting the chicken later.
- Place chicken in a large resealable bag and pour marinade over the top. Gently massage chicken breasts and be sure to close bag securely. (If you have less time, consider poking holes in the chicken with a fork to allow the marinade to penetrate quickly.)
- Refrigerate chicken and marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. I find 4 to 6 hours to be perfect.
To grill
- Preheat grill to medium high heat and lightly oil the grates.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, letting the excess drip off. Grill chicken for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- Baste the chicken occasionally with the reserved marinade.
- Once the chicken has reached 165°F, remove chicken from grill and tent with foil. Let chicken rest for at least 5 minutes before serving
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