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{Technology Tuesday} Groovebook – Your Photos Revolutionized

Kimberly — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:04 +0000

Disclosure: I received one free book for this post; however, all opinions are my own!

Hi friends! Time for another installment of Technology Tuesday! Today we’re talking about printing photos – with Groovebook. Groovebook is a FREE app that lets you choose up to 100 photos from your camera roll and turns them into a beautiful 4.5″ x 6.5″ photobook for FREE! And you know me – Miss I’m-on-Instagram all the time gal! So you know I have gobs of photos on my phone. Just sitting there. Never to see the light of day. Well guess what folks, these pictures are about to be unleashed! All from the convenience of my phone.

Groovebook is simple.

Upload up to 100 photos a month from your phone
Receive a keepsake photo book of your photos in about 7 days (just $2.99 shipping & processing)
The books are made with quality photo-paper and perforated edges so that you can use the photos however you please

Think scrapbooking, project life, photo displays, photo book gifts for family, photo books of fun vacations, or even photo books just to carry with you! So many uses! And at just $2.99 shipping and processing a month, really how can you go wrong? I’m sold!

So right now I’ve downloaded the Groovebook app (downloads available for the iPhone and Android) and I’m currently going through my photos and selecting which ones I want to have printed!

Want to give it a try? At $2.99 what do you have to lose? AND EVEN BETTER – A Night Owl readers get to try Groovebook today, risk free! Simply use promo code GROOVEOWL and they’ll waive your first $2.99 shipping and processing fee. So that’s 100% FREE folks. Can’t beat that. So DOWNLOAD Groovebook today and give it a try! Tell me what you think – and I’ll tell you when I get my first book! I can’t wait!

What you get for FREE every month with your GrooveBook subscription:

Photos are printed on glossy photo paper and are perforated for easy removal
Choose which photos and how many of each
Save time going to the store and money on paper and ink
Order additional books automatically mailed to family and friends
No risk! Cancel your subscription at any time.

The Groovebook App and books are FREE – pay only $2.99 for shipping and processing, per book.

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Kimberly

Hi, I'm Kimberly! A working mom, wife to my best friend and mother to two adorable boys. By day I'm a project manager and list-maker extraordinaire, and by night I attempt to make our house a home. I enjoy crafting/DIY, decorating, photography, thrifting and love to share my creative adventures with you!

Instagram + Vine Blog Hop | 5/21

Kimberly — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:56 +0000

Welcome to the Instagram + Vine Blog Hop! If you’re new here, the Instagram + Vine Blog Hop is a party where you link up your Instagram and/or Vine accounts, find and follow new friends, and be continually inspired by what you see in your feeds! No need to have a blog, just an Instagram and/or Vine account!

A quick shoutout to the folks who played along with our last installment of the #ANOWeekend Community Project! The prompt was “NATURE” and I think it was our best turnout ever! There were so many beautiful shots, so if you missed them on Instagram, be sure you go take a look HERE! I hope you join in our community for the next prompt, which will be announced on IG Friday! It was so tough to narrow down, but here are a few features for this week…

Pictures by @fancythatnotion, @staceyrebaza, @songbirdsandbuttons, @gingerguide, @notterossa, @mlourdes24, @shanatant, @musicladydoremi and @dianavanfarley!

Now on to the HOP! How to PLAY:

1. Follow your HOSTS:

2. Follow your CO-HOSTS:

Jessica | Instagram: @jayemmtee

You can find Jessica here:
Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

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Krystle | Instagram: @liferevolvesaroundthem

You can find Krystle here:
Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

3. Link up your Instagram Web Profile:

Just link up your new Instagram Web Profile (http://instagram.com/username) -OR- your web viewer of choice in the linky below!

Note: this URL will not let you choose a profile pic from your feed, so be sure you have a picture you can upload from your computer if you use it! If you get a “Error: The requested URL returned error: 500″ error that just means it can’t find a picture to use NOT that your link is bad. Just click on “Direct Image URL” if you have one or “Upload from Computer”. If you still have trouble, try sticking with Followgram or Webstagram to upload your profile.

4. Link up your Vine Username and/or Video!

Add your Vine username (so folks can find you) to the list below! Or link up a Vine video so we can see your cinematography at work! This is new, so there aren’t web profiles just yet, but hopefully they’ll be out soon! How do you find your video link? If you post your video on Facebook or Twitter, you will be given a URL that looks like this: “http://vine.co/v/bJegq22datT.” Just link that up below with your username so we can find you! If you don’t have a URL to one of your videos, simply link up your blog URL, but make sure the title is your Vine username so we can find you!

5. Check out and follow a few fellow Instagram or Vine friends.

Tell folks you follow that you found them through the Hop!

6. Spread the word!

Tweet about it, share it on Facebook or post about it on Instagram!

Now let’s link up!

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Kimberly

Outdoor Power Needs and The Home Depot Garden Club #DigIn

Kimberly — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:32 +0000

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

Hi friends! Last week when we talked about Taking Power Outdoors with The Home Depot Garden Club, I mentioned that for many of us, all the beauty of the outdoors comes at a price. In order to keep that grass trimmed, keep those trees pruned and those shrubs looking their best, it takes some serious tools. And lucky us, The Home Depot offers the latest in power tool technology to make our lives just a bit easier!

We’ve only been in our house for a little while, and that “new house smell” is starting to wear off. Our original landscaping could use a little help this Summer and there is some major cleaning that needs to be done! So I took a tour of our outdoors to assess just where we could use a little help in the “power” department. First up? The lawn.

Now depending on the size of your lawn you may need anywhere from a push mower to a riding lawn mower! In our case and our sized grassy area, we could just get away with a push mower. Don’t tell that to my husband though – what man doesn’t want his own riding lawn mower? And Home Depot is sure to have your mowing needs covered – from big to small! We also have our lawn area edged in with bricks. That means that the mower isn’t going to give us clean edges and that we need a string trimmer. Home Depot also has a range of string trimmers on hand, and with new innovations that make these products lighter and easier to handle, I might even give it a go!

But it’s not just our lawn – at our house we have a lot of shrubs and small trees. That’s where hedge trimmers come in handy! They make easy work of these fast-growing guys, and keep our landscaping look nice and clean.

Next up: the pressure washer. Now one of these is officially on my list! Now I’ve seen these these babies put to use on HGTV, but I’ve never personally used one and didn’t quite know how many uses they had until now! Light weight pressure washers can be used to clean anything from outdoor furniture and equipment (hello dusty jungle gyms) to patio furniture, BBQ grills and windows! I have all of the above. Medium duty pressure washers can clean siding, decks and driveways, while heavy duty are left to the professionals for paint prep and commercial use.

We could also benefit from using a leaf blower. Being in Arizona means that a majority of our landscaping is rock. And while that is convenient (not a whole lot of watering or lawn mowing for us), it does mean with trees, bushes and flowers blooming that there tends to be a lot of debris in the rocks. The best way to take care of that? A leaf blower!

But the list doesn’t end there. Home Depot has everything you might need for outdoor power use: generators, wood chippers, tillers, cultivators – you name it, when it comes to outdoor power – they’ve got it.

Just head online to The Home Depot Outdoor Power Equipment page to learn all about it! That’s what I did to do some research on what would work best for our house and how to pick the right power tool. The site is so easy to navigate and there is a mountain of information to help guide you with your outdoor power equipment purchases. From videos, to FAQs, to how-to’s, The Home Depot has you covered!

Stay tuned and next time we’ll take you inside to show you all the power – up close and personal!

It’s home improvement time, and The Home Depot has everything you need to #DigIn for Spring. No matter what projects you want to tackle, they have great values on all you need. They’re ready to help you with renovation ideas and expert advice, too.

Get over $300 in email exclusive savings each year, sneak peeks on new products, monthly lawn & garden ideas for your region and access to The Home Depot’s gardening experts. Click here to join the world’s largest garden community today! Or go to homedepot.com/gardenclub to see some of the many benefits of membership.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

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Kimberly

15+ Summer Fun Ideas for Kids

Kelley Grant — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000

Hey A Night Owl Blog friends! My name is Kelley and I’m here today to share some summer fun ideas for kids. If you are anything like me then you are always looking for fun activities for your kids to do, especially during the summer months. I understand, so to help out I’ve rounded up a few summer fun ideas that will hopefully keep your kids busy all summer long!

I hope that these summer activities tire out your kids from a full day of fun!

If you get a chance stop by my blog, the Grant life and say hello! I write about family, food, crafts and more. Some of my favorite posts are:

I also run an all breakfast recipe blog called The Breakfast Hub. So if you love breakfast as much as I do, be sure to stop by there too!

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Kelley Grant

I'm a 20 something mom to two absolutely adorable toddlers. I stay at home most of the time and I'm a compulsive blogger. [Case in point - the Grant life, the Breakfast hub and I'm a Texas Blogger]. I'm also obsessed with social media and an avid list maker.

{Giveaway} $60 Starbucks Giftcard

Kimberly — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:48 +0000

Hi friends! It’s time again for the Sponsor Group Giveaway over at Songbirds + Buttons, and since I looooove sponsoring that sweet blog I’m sharing the giveaway HERE! Up for grabs: a $60 Starbucks Giftcard! Now that’s a lotta lattes, right? Or now that it’s Summertime, that would mean a lot of iced coffees for me! Enter via the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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