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Fire Up Your Grill

a sweet guest — Sat, 26 May 2012 03:59:54 +0000

Hi all you Fancy Little Things readers! I’m Heather, and you can find me over at It’s A Long Story I blog about life, faith and family. Hopefully you’ll find encouragement and inspiration! Today I want to talk to you about grilling. I am NOT the griller in the family, that would be my mom. [...]

June…

Dorian Ancheta — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:16:19 +0000

Hello my lovely friends! Can you believe JUNE us about to start!? Where has this year gone, right? Today I want to take a page from my friend (and co-author here at FLT) Kaite’s book and pose a question to you. You see Katie is going to dedicate June to MAKEUP! Fun, right? And to [...]

Moms: Get in your Photos: Challenge and Giveaway!

Julie Sancken — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:59:57 +0000

During the first 6 months of my son Brayden’s life, do you know how many photos I was in with Brayden? Maybe 10% of them. The majority of them were from the hospital, and looked somewhat like this… (That is what happens when you labor for 24 hours, have an emergency C-section that they have [...]

150

Ruth Brunson — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:59:19 +0000

“I just don’t have time!” Have you ever said it or heard someone else say it? Well, sadly we probably all at some time have said that we just don’t have time to workout. The title of this blog is 150 because the average American adult needs 150 minutes of moderate physical exercise a week. [...]

Show Your True Colors {Patriotic Touches}

Heidi Milton — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:58:19 +0000

Last weekend while I was working in the yard, I snipped some of my hydrangeas for my kitchen island. And with Memorial Day just around the corner, I popped this small American flag in the pitcher, too. Amazing what a festive touch can do to a simple arrangement! You can find it on my front [...]

On Deciding to Consider It Pure Joy

Rebecca Barth — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:01:35 +0000

My husband hurt his back about 3 weeks ago. As he is in a “lifting” profession, he can no longer work. We thought he’d heal quickly, but that is not the case. I won’t bore you with the details, but frankly, there will be no income from him at all for a while. And we’ve never [...]

What do you want to know??

Katie Silveira — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:59:36 +0000

Happy Tuesday lovelies!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I had a great weekend jam-packed with many things to do! My cousin got married on Saturday the hubby and I left our little one with my parents and had some fun…plus she did great with them so that made me extra happy. Sunday we [...]

We All Married Idiots: The Marriage of Dan & Elaine {With Book Giveaway!!}

Danielle Peters — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:59:34 +0000

“I married an idiot–and so did my spouse. The word, “idiot” is derived from the Greek word meaning “common man.” Aren’t we all common man? In fact, there is only One who was uncommon man – Jesus Christ.” – Elaine W. Miller, We All Married Idiots I’ve got this friend Elaine. We share a passion [...]

a silver bag – {Metallic Spray Paint Fun!}

Aimee Steckowski — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:28:35 +0000

on page 31 of the June 2012 Martha Stewart magazine {my FIRST EVER issue from MS!!} i was inspired. the author took a can of metallic spray paint to baskets, shoes, a cowboy hat and suddenly i felt the ridiculous urge to go buy metallic paint. so i did. and this is what i did with it... such a cute little "wicker" beach tote...

Sunday Morning Cinnamon Rolls

a sweet guest — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:54:03 +0000

Amanda is here. She is adorable. Funny. Sweet. Caring. A jewelry designer. A momma. Okay.. you get it. She rocks. She is sharing this DELICIOUS Cinnamon Roll with us today. Simple ingredients that you probably have in your cupboard to make Sunday's breakfast look like this...

Summer Garden Obsession: Hydrangeas

Heidi Milton — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:58:46 +0000

It’s that time of year. The mopheads are in full bloom here in Atlanta — one of my favorite sights! Several years ago I decided to plant some in my backyard along my fence, hoping they would grow into those enormous banks of beautiful cool blooms. Like these… *sigh* Source: houzz.com via Heidi on [...]

Dancing in the Back Seat

Rebecca Barth — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:06 +0000

Have you ever driven through a really bad snowstorm? (OK, that might be hard to imagine in May!) What about a heavy down pouring of rain, where the roads are so sleek that you hydroplane a bit here and there? Scary, isn’t it? I remember driving one time from Wyoming to Colorado during the beginning [...]