Homemaker in Heels

Weekend Craft Soiree {46}

2012-06-01T23:12:00.000-05:00

Hi y'all! Hope you all had a fantabulous week! Have you checked out the awesome giveaway going on right now?! Well, if you haven't, you seriously should. :) I have gotta say... there were SO many amazing projects linked up last weekend! I was just drooling at all the fabulous summer projects that were shared! You guys rock! Seriously. Soo... here are some of last week's highlights! :)

doTerra Essential Oils GIVEAWAY!

2012-05-31T11:01:00.000-05:00

I'm so excited about today's giveaway! Do y'all know Amanda Webb? She is a doTERRA Essential Oils Consultant. Let me tell you, she is so super-sweet! I've been even more excited about this giveaway since I won some doTERRA Essential Oils of my own when Amanda did a giveaway a little while back! This has been my very first experience using essential oils and I LOVE using them! I had NO idea

Memorial Day~ Stephanie from A Blessed Home {Guest Post}

2012-05-28T05:30:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Happy Memorial Day! Today we have a special guest! I'm so happy to introduce my lovely friend, Stephanie, from A Blessed Home! She has a wonderful post to share with us for Memorial Day! Memorial Day Hi, I'm Stephanie Stith from A Blessed Home and I am honored to have been invited to guest post today at Homemaker In Heels. I am so glad I found Crystal and her blog, she

Serenity

2012-05-27T22:18:00.002-05:00

Hey there, my friends. I hope you are all enjoying this Memorial Day weekend. As you celebrate with your families, don't forget the reason for this holiday. I'm so grateful to the many fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives that I may have freedom. I'm also incredibly thankful to all of those who are currently serving in the Armed Forces and to those who are now

Weekend Craft Soiree {45} PLUS a Brand New Advertising Special!

2012-05-25T21:08:00.000-05:00

Hey there, lovelies! Hope you had a great week! Do you have big plans this Memorial Day weekend? Whatever you may have planned, I hope you all enjoy it! Just a quick announcement! If you would like to sponsor Homemaker in Heels and advertise your blog or business, go check out the brand new options on the Advertising tab above! All advertising options will now go through Passionfruit Ads!

Weekend Craft Soiree {44}

2012-05-18T20:33:00.002-05:00

Happy Friday, Everyone! Hope you all had a great week and have an even better weekend planned! :) Here are the features from last week's party! The sweet girls over at The Letter 4 shared this fun tutorial for How to Make Your Own Photoprops! Are these cute or what?!! By the way, did y'all know that they were recently on The Martha Stewart Show?!! How cool is that! :) I

Vlogging Par-Tay

2012-05-14T10:40:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday! I hope y'all had a great weekend! I am really excited this morning, because it's finally time for the very first Vlogging party! We can not WAIT to see all of your videos! Did you happen to see my first Vlog post? In case you missed the announcement post, my good friend, Darby from Life With the Hawleys and I are starting a VLOGGING Link-up party and we would love to invite YOU

Weekend Craft Soiree {43}

2012-05-12T14:52:00.001-05:00

Hey there! I hope you all had a fantastic week! I'm so excited at the talent that was linked up last weekend! Everything that was shared was simply ah-mazing! So sorry the party is running late! I had some small technical difficulties earlier. Better late than never, though, right? :) Have you finished your Video post for the Vlog party Darby and I are hosting Monday? I can't wait to see your

Are You a Vlogger?! Do you WANNA be?

2012-05-07T13:51:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday, Y'all! Did you happen to see my first Vlog post last week? Well, guess what, friends?! My awesome friend, Darby from Life With the Hawleys and I are starting a VLOGGING Link-up party and we would love to invite YOU to join us on the Vlogging journey! Next Monday (May 14th) we are going to have our very first Vlog link-up party!!! Are you EXCITED?! Well, if you aren't, you really

Are You Honoring God in All You Do?

2012-05-06T23:40:00.000-05:00

Hi there, sweet friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend... I know life can become hectic and oftentimes we can lose focus on the things that are most important, but I wanted to ask you this... Are you remembering to honor the Lord in all that you do in your daily life? Lately, I keep coming back to this scripture... I think it is a good reminder for us all to do everything we do to

Weekend Craft Soiree {42}

2012-05-05T17:43:00.000-05:00

Hey hey, y'all! It's my favorite time of the week again! {Although, it is a little later than usual...} I love it when we all get to see what you've been working on. :) Have y'all had a good week? I sure do hope so! I know my week has been pretty good. :) I finally overcame my fear of doing a Vlog post and the weather has been gorgeous here in the South! Did you link up your Facebook page

Facebook Follow Along Friday!

2012-05-04T17:39:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday, Y'all! I hope you all have had a fabulous week! I have had a great one myself! Did y'all happen to see my first ever Vlog/video post this week? If not, be sure to check it out and leave a comment to let me know what ya think of my accent, since it is an accent Vlog, after all.:) Today I am absolutely thrilled to be co-hosting Follow Along Friday with the lovely Aimee from

My First Ever Vlog (aka Video Post)!

2012-05-02T17:02:00.000-05:00

Hey y'all! Today I am pretty excited to be sharing my first ever VLOG post! This is an Accent Vlog post and I got the idea from Darby's Vlog post over at Life With the Hawley's a little while back... :) I really felt like I knew her so much better after seeing her post, so hopefully you all will feel the same way about me. :) I'm not sure this will be happening on a regular basis here, but

Do You Have a Hard Time When it Comes to...

2012-04-30T00:53:00.000-05:00

...Forgiving others? I mean REALLY forgiving them... the way Jesus wants us to? I think this quote by C.S. Lewis really says it well... source As sinners, which is obviously what we all are, forgiving others who have hurt us is never going to be easy. I know in my own life it never is. I have recently had to accept the fact that at some point, you just have to learn to make peace

Weekend Craft Soiree... is Back! :)

2012-04-27T23:00:00.000-05:00

Hey there! Hope y'all have had a simply spectacular week and have an even better weekend planned! :) I had planned to wait until May to start the party back, but... I have missed seeing all of your awesomeness so much, I had to start it back a week early! Please help me spread the word that I'm back so everyone will know to stop by! :) The more the merrier! I have missed you guys like crazy and

Homemade Chicken Salad {Sort of Like Arby's}

2012-04-24T14:46:00.002-05:00

I don't know about y'all, but I LOVE chicken salad. Especially this time of year! In my opinion, it is just the perfect food. Well, it's perfect when it is prepared right. I'm pretty picky. I actually have 2 different types of chicken salad that I like to make. They are actually very different from one another. I know there are chicken salad recipes all over the web, but today I wanted to

Happy {Belated} Sunday! Is Negativity Trying to Steal Your Joy?

2012-04-23T01:15:00.001-05:00

Hey there, Lovelies! I hope you all had a terrific weekend! I'm still getting back into the groove of things, so my "Happy Sunday" post is belated just a bit... :) Today I have a question I want each one of you to ask yourself. Do you let the negativity in this life steal your joy? This can pertain to the small things as well as the larger things. Examples: a rude cashier, a co-worker

Guess Who's Back??? 3 Important Lessons I've Learned While Being Away & Why I'm Actually Glad My Computer Broke

2012-04-20T14:02:00.000-05:00

Meee!!!! Happy Friday, my friends. I am very excited to announce that after a couple of very eventful months with no computer, I have officially returned to Homemaker in Heels! I'm not sure in I have ever been happier to be doing a blog post than I am at this very second. (Can you tell I'm just a little bit excited? haha) It's been rough being away, but I actually learned some very

Sooo.. You Want To Know Why I Have Been MIA & When I'll Be Back For Good? Here are all the Details!

2012-04-14T16:03:00.000-05:00

Hey there, lovelies! I just wanted to take a moment and let you all know that I have missed each and every one of you like c-razy! My computer has been down for a little while, but praise the LORD, a new one is finally being shipped to me at this very moment! ;) I have so many exciting things to share with y'all next week! Lots and lots of fun stuff will be happening around here very soon,

Happy Sunday! Are You a Worry-Wart?

2012-03-18T21:26:00.000-05:00

Hey there and HAPPY SUNDAY, Lovelies! I just finished writing this post (from my PHONE!) and was almost ready to click publish when it suddenly disappeared. I am attempting this again and praying that this time around will be more successful. This may be an abbreviated version of my first post, in fact, I almost got discouraged and didn't try again at all, but I still feel like there is

Weekend Craft Soirée {40}

2012-03-17T11:22:00.000-05:00

Hey there, Lovelies! Happy Saturday and Happy St. Patrick's Day! Due to some technical difficulties (aka my computer has recently become a piece of crap;)), I won't be posting any features today, we will just have double the features next weekend! :) You know the rules and if you don't, be sure to refer to the last party! Can't wait to see what you have been working on! Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Sunday! Want to Know Why I am SO Happy Today???

2012-03-11T15:27:00.001-05:00

Hey there! I want Sundays here at Homemaker in Heels to start being a joyful, encouraging day! A day to reflect on the wonderful Lord we serve and all that He has given to us. A few days ago, I re-pinned one of my favorite scriptures on Pinterest, Jeremiah 29:11. I received a couple of comments thanking me and saying that was exactly what they needed to hear at that moment. To tell you the

Weekend Craft Soiree {39}

2012-03-09T19:29:00.001-06:00

Hey there and happy Friday y'all! I am so excited to see what you all have been working on! Oh, and before I forget- next week there will be lots of fabulous giveaways, so be sure to stop by and enter for your chance to win! :) Are you following Homemaker in Heels on Facebook? I love connecting with my readers and other bloggers, and FB is my favorite place to do just that! Stop by and give me

Bright and Sassy Houndstooth & Flower Wreath

2012-03-06T19:19:00.001-06:00

Hey there gorgeous friends! Today I am sharing with you a slightly different take on houndstooth. If you have followed me for very long, you probably know that we are HUGE fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide. That is just the beginning of my love for houndstooth. I am always looking for ways to use it all over the house to decorate, without necessarily using a football theme. Well, I have a

Homemade {Powdered} Laundry Detergent

2012-03-06T10:52:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday, beautiful friends! Today I am sharing with you this super easy recipe for homemade laundry detergent. It takes less than 10 minutes to make it and it works SO well! For the price of one container of store-bought detergent, you can make several batches of homemade! Here's what you need: 1 cup Borax (about $4) 1 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda ($3) 1 bar of soap- ($1) I