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Trash to Treasure Tuesday

2012-01-30T18:29:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to t2t day!
I recently found this great article from Family Crafts on fun things you can do with RECYCLED objects from around your home.

Bag Crafts
Crafts using paper bags and plastic bags
Can Crafts
Crafts using aluminum cans, tin cans, cardboard juice cans, coffee cans, oatmeal containers, potato chip containers, and nut cans
Cardboard and Box Crafts
Crafts using cardboard pieces, corrugated boxes, household boxes, and show boxes
Cardboard Tube Crafts
Crafts using toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, and wrapping paper rolls
Compact Disk and Case Crafts
Crafts using old CDs and cd cases
Film Container and Pill Bottle Crafts
Crafts using film containers and pill bottles
Greeting Card Crafts
Crafts using cards from all occasions
Jar and Bottle Crafts
Crafts using baby food jars, drink bottles, quart-sized jars
Kitchen Item and Tableware Crafts
Crafts using bowls, cups, straws, eating utensils, egg cartons, milk cartons, paper plates, plastic jugs, strawberry baskets, and styrofoam trays
Laundry Room Finds
Crafts using laundry scoops and laundry soap jugs
Lid and Cap Crafts
Crafts using bottle caps, frozen juice can lids, jar lids, and plastic tub lids
Light Bulb Crafts
Crafts using different sized light bulbs
Nature Items
Crafts using beads, flowers, ice and snow, leaves, pine cones, sand, sea shells, sticks, and rocks
Puzzle and Game Piece Crafts
Crafts using puxxle pieces and game pieces
Reading Material
Crafts using magazines, catalogs, newspaper, and books
Styrofoam Products
Crafts using bowls, cups, egg cartons, packing peanuts, plates, styrofoam tray
Wearables
Crafts using blue jeans, gloves, hangers, and socks

Pretty cool, right?

I am going to try out a few of these that sound really fun!

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Okay, onto the party! Here are a few of my favorites from last week..

the TOP VIEWED link up from the party was this dining room makeover from Hating Martha! It's gorgeous!! I love the bench and check out those fabulous curtain rods!

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How cool is this light bulb chandelier!! The Thrillz on the Hillz says she's HOT for LIGHTING! :)

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Making it Homey brought this cracked dresser back to life and it looks fabulous!!

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I love what Champagne Taste did with her lamp shade! A little paint, a silver leafed base, and an adorable silver ruffled ribbon flower makes it brand new! I LOVE IT!

________________Uncommon Design made this cute Pottery Barn inspired love sign. How CUTE! __________________________The Painted Pear found these pieces at a recycling depot and knew right away what she was going to do with them! I love how a simple old wire basket and some vintage glass bottles can make such a great look! _______________________ Don't throw out your old scrabble tiles! Artsy VaVa uses them to make these gorgeous necklaces! _______________________And check out this AWESOME kitchen renovation from Start at Home! My dream kitchen... maybe in my next home! ;) ________________________If you were featured, grab button!

Time to party! Since this is a trash to treasure party, please no food! :)You can link up recycled goods, renovations, reusable trash, etc. PARTY ON!

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Find Joy in the Journey

2012-01-29T15:41:00.000-08:00

{Made By Me Monday}pinterest inspired

Here is my weekly PINspiration

I LOVE this quote! I was able to teach my Laurel class the lesson called "Finding Joy Now". I wanted to create a centerpiece for my table and knew this quote would be perfect! Well let me tell you, this little board has had quite the JOURNEY! To create the final look, I ended up changing the whole thing about 4 times to get it just perfect! Here's the story...
It all started with this cute little cabinet front that I found at Goodwill on half off day!

The total price was $2.00 so I couldn't pass it up! The glass front is perfect and it was just calling for some vinyl lettering to be added to it.

First, I stained the front. I thought it would be cute to keep it white and just add a little stain. I found two pieces of scrapbook paper that I thought would work good for the back.

I created my vinyl lettering for it. I thought the yellow was cute, it was wasn't "perfect".

The black and white polka dot paper is adorable, just not the right fit with the black lettering.

Then I found this SASSY fabric in my collection. I thought it would be cute to add the flowers around the edges of the frame. But of course I would need to paint the frame black.

After the black paint dried, I cut out the flowers individually from the fabric so I could place them all around the frame. I love the 3D look it gives it!

Then, with the frame being black and the lettering black, I knew it needed some softer scrapbook paper for the back. I found this blue and gold piece that is perfect!

I totally LOVE the way it turned out! And all for just about $3.00.

It looked great on an easel for my lesson. I wish I would have taken a picture at church with my table decorated... UGH! At the end of my lesson, we talked about how JOY is a CHOICE. It is up to US to decide if we will be happy today. One of my most favorite quotes from the lesson was this quote by Harold B. Lee -“Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you”. I made each girl a vinyl lettering to stick to their mirror to remind them that they are BEAUTIFUL! But the message isn't just that they are beautiful. It's to remind them to be HAPPY with and have JOY in who they are and THAT makes them beautiful!

"Happy girls are the prettiest!"

Audrey Hepburn

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Featuring YOU!

2012-01-28T12:32:00.000-08:00

Time for some Saturday ~~morning~~ afternoon shout outs! I'm running a little bit late, I know. It's been one of those days. I decided to make this a Valentine's Day post... since V-day is just around the corner!! By the way, have you checked out all of our previous Valentine's Day posts?

TONS of free LOVE printables
50+ sweet treats for Valentine's Day
Valentine's homemade cards for KIDS
CUTE love signs and decor
Valentine's activities for kids

We've been busy around here!!
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Simple As That

book page banner

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Sweetology 101
you rock, Valentine

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Balancing Home

no sew bunting

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The Silly Pearl

printable HOGS and kisses

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Michelle Paige

Valentine's Day in the office

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Mom For Real

Valentine mantel

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Creative Juice

free printable

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Yankee Doodle Designs
key to my heart

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The Overhaul
Love Is...

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Diary of Dave's Wife
pink mini donuts

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the Pleated Poppy
Valentine's Day mantle

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Claire and Justine
mini heart cakes

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WHEW! Tons of great ones!!
If you were featured, make sure to grab a button!

ffa Friday!

2012-01-26T20:24:00.000-08:00

...better late than never, right?

My week has been crazy!

We've been makin' TONS of these...

It's been a lot of fun!! And a huge thanks to OpenSky for giving me this opportunity! Also, I'm not sure if you've noticed but I've combined my vinyl lettering company to Sassy Sites. I makes it a lot easier for me to keep track of orders and such. All you have to do is click on the vinyl lettering tab and it will take you straight to my vinyl business. I was inspired to do this by Poppies at Play. Okay, let's get this party started!

LINK UP anything!

LINK UP as many times as you want!

Have a wonderful FRIDAY!

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Valentine Activites and Crafts for KIDS!

2012-01-25T00:35:00.000-08:00

I thought it would be fun to dedicate a post to crafts and activities that you can do with your kids this month! Some of these crafts will require some help from you. What better way to spend a day than to CRAFT with your kids!!

Just so you know... it's actually WAY more than 101 ideas! I created this button and then found 100 more ideas that I LOVED!!

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We've Caught the LOVE POX at Sassy Sites! (well, actually we caught them 2 years ago). This is a super fun little activity to play with your kiddos. I cut vinyl circles out in pink and red, stuck them all over these cute guys and they had fun sharing the POX! For older kids, you could have them say something nice to the person that they trade love pox with! ;)(pardon the red eyes!) __________________________
V and Co.easy Vday garland _____________________LOTS of fun ideas atFamily Fun ____________________4 ideas from A Cupcake for the Teacher ___________________Mom and Wifecountdown calendar
_____________________15 cute ideas at Parent Map ____________________ Over the Big Moonpre-k pack ____________________Under the Table and Dreamingbecause we {heart} cheerios! _______________________In My Own Style _____________________________Hostess With the MostessVday party _________________________Make, Grow, Gatherstring heart _____________________________
MiniEcomessage in a bottle _____________________ Julie Khomemade crayons(I think this would be to do with JELL-O!) _______________________
the Anderson CrewVday mailboxes ____________________________ Martha Stewartheart garland ______________________Martha Stewartfelt fortune cookies_______________________The Creative PlaceValentine Ornament_____________________Shindig Parties to goowl always love you______________________oodles of ideas over atKaboose_____________________Julie Ann Artpaper punch garland_____________________25 CUTE ideas atBabble______________________A Day in my LifeI love you... THIS much!____________________Lisa Stormspaper flowers and pixie sticks____________________The Decorated Cookiemarshmallow love bugs______________________Little Birdie Secretsheart strings__________________over 50 ideas fromHow Does She? ...and that last one put us WAY over one hundred and one!!______________________ love it?........

Dry Erase Fridge Menu

2012-01-24T06:55:00.000-08:00

My fridge menu is now for sale at Open Sky!

"Last year I highlighted this FUN vinyl menu planner on my site and people went crazy for them. I knew I had to bring them into my shop. This menu planner is unique and clever and simply sticks to the front or side of your fridge as stylish decor with a very important purpose. Use a reusable wipe off marker to mark right on your fridge what's going to be for dinner for the week. Menu planning is a huge passion of mine and having a central location to keep track of your daily menu is a huge help to keeping you and everyone else in your family organized for the week. Available in two sizes for you to choose from. Pick up a vinyl menu planner today and make menu planning fun again!
New to menu planning and want more information on how it's done? Visit my site orgjunkie.com, your menu planning headquarters."

Open Sky

___________________________Choose from: Small Vinyl Menu Planner (12" x 17")Large Vinyl Menu Planner ( 24" x 35")
The SALE price ends in 2 days!Go HERE to order yours! __________________________
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t2t Tuesday!

2012-01-23T19:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining us for another week
of Trash to Treasure TUESDAY!

Did you see what I did with my Goodwill find on Made by me Monday? I found an average glass jar for $2.00 and made it into a bank for Disney Dollars! I'm ~~just a little~~ excited to fill this baby up with money for Disneyland!!

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Here are some of my favorites from our t2t link up party last week. We had TONS of furniture makeovers...

1892 City Old House
vanity desk with dark top

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Knot All That I Seam
turquoise dresser

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Crafted Niche

card catalog find

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Vintage Shabby Chicks
depression era chest of drawers

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The Space Between
pallet wood wall art

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Uniquely Chic
striped beach dresser

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Small Holdings Farm featuring Shabby Loco
refurbished desk

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Twice Lovely
headboard and dresser makeover

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Design Par Deux

vanity desk

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The Painted Pear

curb find

Let's see what you've been up to this week!
Grab a button and LINK UP!

Happy t2t DAY!!
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Disneyland Savings

2012-01-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

Made By Me Monday{pinterest inspired}

________________________I have been begging my husband to take our family to Disneyland for a couple of days. It always feels like right when we start saving and have a good amount in the bank, there always seems to be something else to spend our savings on... home repairs, car problems, the normal "life" stuff. So, I've come up with a PLAN! I am going to start my own Disneyland Bank. I am going to save up all of the extra dollars that I find in the bottom of my purse, in the dryer, and that I find floating around in the cars. THIS was my inspiration: ________________I found this jar at Goodwill on a Saturday half-off day! The Goodwill worker hadn't even put it on the shelf yet, I snagged it right from her loading cart! The lid was completely rusted, so I just decided it just needed a good coat of spray paint.

I cut my vinyl in the shape of .... MICKEY, who else! :) We are calling our little bank DISNEY DOLLARS!

I put my vinyl on and polka dotted some extra Mickey ears to add around my jar.

I add some ribbon to the top.

That's It!

I LOVE it!! It may take us some time to save up, but at least this is a start! Disneyland, HERE WE COME!!

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Saturday Shout Outs!

2012-01-21T08:39:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining us for some SHOUT OUTS from our ffa Friday party! We had tons of great linkups. It's always hard to choose just a few. But BEFORE we get to that, let's announce the winner of the amazing Keep Calm and Carry On sign from Word Whipped. This giveaway prize is worth $50.00! Okay, the lucky word whipped winner is #21 Kristen White, who said she loves the Sunshine YELLOW board! Congrats Kristen! I will be sending you an email shortly to get all your info :)

If you didn't win, no worries! Contact Holly and she would be happy to make one for you in your favorite choice of color!

She also has TONS more signs to choose from in her ETSY shop!

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Alright, now for some features from our ffa party!
men's shirt refashion

Sugar Bee Crafts

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You knock my CROCS off!

Jaco'lyn Murphy

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Life-Size Ruler

Strawberries and Sweet Love

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homemade crayon Valentine

Bowl of Cherrys

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dresser to shelves

Liz Marie

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kids pallet table

Shabby Love

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rainbow cake

Sew Delicious

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ruffled ribbon pillow

Adventures of our Family

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DIY crate on wheels

Knot All That I Seam

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Valentine tree

Alderberry Hill

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white table legs

Southern Charm

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NO BAKE sweetheart cakes

Simply Creative Insanity

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If you were featured,
]be sure to grab a SASSY button!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!
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ffa!

2012-01-19T18:04:00.000-08:00

Welcome back!

Thanks for joining us for Free For All Friday!

I'm glad the weekend is finally here.

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REMINDER!

this is the last day to sign up for the
Keep Calm and Carry On

Word Whipped

GIVEAWAY!

Okay!

Let's see what you've been up to this week!

Link up anything!!

Happy Friday!

I love {you} signs

2012-01-19T07:23:00.000-08:00

I love LOVE. I love to see people in love. I love to hear people say "I Love You". I love to see old people hold hands. I love to see children hug. I love to see a husband open the door for his wife... even though they've been married 50 years. I love to watch a young couple on a first date. I love being married to my best friend.

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I have found some cute {LOVE} signs around lately and I wanted to share them with you. These give me a lot of inspiration to get busy and start makin' signs! There's not a more perfect time than NOW to tell the people that mean the most to us that you LOVE THEM!

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Vinyl Crafts

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Retro Poster Prints

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Restyle Shop

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Craftaholics Anonymous

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Flamingo Toes

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I Love Pretty Things

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Funki Folk Art

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Eighteen 25

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Plum Street Prints

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A Colorful Mind

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Emily Rooney Designs

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A Steed's Life

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PonderAbout

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ETSY

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Valentine's Day Cards for Kids

2012-01-18T06:42:00.000-08:00

Quick and easy Valentine's Day cards that your kids can take to school! I think that was one of the highlights of my younger-years... giving out my Valentine's cards to my friends. I've seen TONS of the pre-made ones- blah! These ones are SOOOO cute and super easy to make! Your kids can even make them by themselves!_________________________Customized candy bar wrapper fromEighteen 25 ____________________________Happy LOVE Day fromGiverslog __________________Swedish Fish atBateman Buzz ___________________TONS of ideas atFamily Fun ___________________...more than cheese!Oh Geez Design ____________________3 cute ideas fromSavvy Housekeeping _________________________7 GEEKY Valentine's Day cards fromBit Rebels ______________________A SUPER Valentine atZakka Life
___________________11 Ideas fromMartha Stewart
______________________Cupcakes and Kisses ____________________Mer Mag ______________________3 SUPER cute ideas fromFiskars
___________________________Check out 3 darling ideas fromSimply J Studio _______________________ That's RIGHT!! 54 Ideas for Valentine's Day fromC.R.A.F.T

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16 ADORABLE ideas from

BHG

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AND 30 handmade cards

from BHG too!

________________________free printable cards fromAnything but Perfect
______________________Make my HEART glow byThe Teacher Wife _____________________I CHEWS you!Love The Day ______________________I dig you!The Fry Family ____________________CUTE ideas fromMake It Do
______________________I "wheelie" like youThirty Handmade Days __________________ Got more?LINK 'EM UP!

50+ sweet treats for Valentine's Day

2012-01-17T07:33:00.000-08:00

Let's have some
SWEET TALK...

This post is all about the SWEETS!
Treats and desserts
for Valentine's Day!
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First, to start us off...
an entire SWEETS party from
Hostess with the Mostess

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Chocolate covered pretzels with sprinkles!

Love From the Oven

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S'MORE love!

It's a Crafty Life

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TONS of ideas from

Shindig Parties to Go

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simple lil' candy canes filled with goodness...all on a stick!

Little Bit Funky

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Just add an arrow to your heart shaped brownies!

The Sweetest Occasion

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Or add the arrow to a CUPCAKE!

Creature Comforts

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TONS of SWEET ideas from
Multiply Delicious

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Valentines Day parfait

Bee in Our Bonnet

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How simple and cute are these!

Their Little World

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Strawberry Heart Oreos

30 Handmade Days

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How ADORABLE are these teeny tiny cookies

Oh Happy Day

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Check out TONS of great ideas at

Busy Bee Lifestyle

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Homemade ice cream sandwiches from

The Idea Room

and pretzels topped with chocolate carmels... YUM!!

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heart cookie pops from

Pizzazzerie

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conversation cookies- personalized
Food for Thought

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Valentine Bark at
My Computer is my Canvas

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heart shaped smore pops
In Between Laundry

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12 Valentine's Day SWEET ideas from
Betty Crocker

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got more ideas?
Link 'em up here!

trash to treasure Tuesday!

2012-01-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining us for another week of t2t Tuesday! Makin' junk into GREAT stuff! Here are some of my favorites from last week... Peas and Crayonsrecycled glass bottles ______________________Painting in Portlanddresser redo___________________Diary of a Crafty Ladyold window picture frame _________________________Remodelaholickids play kitchen _______________________Lolly Janeflower planter to toy shelf ______________________Decor-Voyeurturquoise cabinet __________________A Mother and A Daughterlamp REDo ______________________Meg and Mum'sroadside rescue _______________________Michelle Lea Designcovered old corkboard I'm LOVIN' all the colors!! Let's see what you've been transforming this week. Link up your trash to treasures and don't forget to grab a button, please! :)

LINK UPyour TRASH TO TREASURES!

Word Whipped Giveaway... a $50.00 value!

2012-01-16T08:03:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to introduce you to one of my newest SASSY sponsors! Holly is the owner of an adorable sign company called Word Whipped. She makes all original and customized signs!

"From shabby chic and subway art, to downright formal, we offer a variety of vinyl and hand painted signs designed to cherish the subtleties of life."-Word Whipped_______________________
Here are just a few of my favorites from the Word Whipped's ETSY shop!
HOME ______________________________FAMILY RULES ___________________ BABY GIRL ____________________________BABY BOY _____________________________PERSONALIZED FAMILY _______________________WASH YOUR HANDS ______________________YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
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This sign measures approximately 11-1/4" wide x 22" tall x 3/4" thick.

Holly would love to give one Sassy reader one of her large KEEP CALM signs in their choice of color! This is a value of $50.00 HOW stinkin' cute are these!! Each sign is handmade,handpainted,solid wood sign. You pick the color of the board and the lettering (no vinyl). It is distressed for a vintage look, and a protective clearcoat is applied.
To enter to win one of these Keep Calm signs:
1 visit Word Whipped and let us know what color you would choose2 like Word Whipped on facebook 3 pin this giveaway to pinterest4 post this giveaway on facebook
LEAVE ONE COMMENT FOR EACH and leave ALL comments on this post! FOUR chances to win! This giveaway will run ALL week and the winner will be chosen on Saturday morning 1/21.__________________{a word from Holly}Word Whipped features a variety of products, including handmade wood signs, vinyl applications, and custom order originals in a variety of designs and styles. My featured product is my wooden subway art boards. I handpaint each board and use vinyl, or a computer generated stencil and paint to create the finish I want. If you have a custom idea in mind just send me an email at holly_stadler [!at] yahoo.com. I would love to work with you to create your perfect project.______________________ Ready GO!

Keep Calm and Shine On

2012-01-15T15:14:00.000-08:00

{Made by Me Monday}

pinterest inspired

Remember our Young Women's theme for the year 2012 is Arise and Shine Forth. I wanted to do something with the theme to give each of our girls this year for their birthdays. I found this sign on pinterest and thought it was too cute! THUS, it became my weekly pinspiration.

I love pinspiration!
I love that it's not the traditional theme. I love that there's just a little bit of a "twist" to it! Keep Calm and Shine On! It still represents the theme, but just a little more SASSY! ;)_________________________I found an old piece of artwork at Goodwill for $1.99

spray painted right over it with white and distressed the edges just a bit. I then cut my vinyl lettering out. I went back and forth on my decision for what color to do. I'm happy with my choice of GOLD! It seems like ROYALTY to me!I LOVE the way the crown turned out!

_________________________That's it! I think it turned out super cute... if I do say so myself! ;)Here's a look at the two of them side by side.The fun thing is, she used her lettering as a stencil. I love this look and you can make the letters look a little more distressed that way. I did mine completely with vinyl lettering. I love them both!

Do you want to order the lettering to make your own sign? It's just $10 for the 8x14 lettering. Of course, you can make it ANY size and ANY color that you would like. Just let me know what size (if it's other than 8x14) and I will email you back with the total. To order the vinyl lettering, send me an email or leave me a comment on this post. Happy Monday!

Saturday Shout Outs!

2012-01-13T21:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday!!

Of course, to start of my shout out list- A Valentine's Day FREEBIE!

Shindig Parties to go
is sharing this adorable Valentine's Day classroom with us!

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I am SOOOO doing this! I have always wanted to do a giant picture in my home, but always thought that they were too expensive. Mandy shows us how to do this for only $13!

Sugar Bee Crafts

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What a cute idea to keep your kindle cozy with this kindle cover from

Young and Crafty

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Make your own Valentine's Day ornaments made by Design Strolls and featured by

The Ivy Cottage

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I'm a little obsessed with pillows right now and when I saw this ruffled one, I knew I had to add it to my TO DO list!

Just Another Hangup

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What a CUTE idea to use embroidery hoops for decor!

Stubbornly Crafty

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Allison used an old crib mattress to make a perfect handmade daybed for her little guy! I LOVE it!

Fab Rehab Creations

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Check out this before and after hallway from I Design!

GORGEOUS!!

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I am in LOVE with this bedroom makeover from

A Place to Call Home

Seriously, this has to be the most delicious looking cupcake I've ever seen!

Susannah's Kitchen

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and last, but NOT least

How to Add a PIN IT to your blog posts!

Karen At Home

Thanks Karen!! I just added mine! :)

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So, that does it for this week's

SHOUT OUTS!

If you were featured, make sure to grab a Sassy Button!

It's time for some ffa!

2012-01-12T16:48:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to another week of ffa...

it's a Free For All PAR-TAY!

That means you get to link up anything that you want. Craft blogs, family blogs, recipes, holiday, photography, you get the idea! :) Anything goes here! NO RULES!! Link up as many times as you'd like too! You never know when you will be FEATURED! The most viewed link up from our last ffa party was 2011 in Review from Crafted Niche.

Check out her post to see tons of great ideas!!

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Need lots of printables for Valentine's Day?
go HERE to check it out!
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Do you want to be a Sassy Sponsor?
go HERE for more info!
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Are you following me on pinterest?
go HERE if you'd like to!
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Want to know what I'm making on Monday?
go HERE to take a sneek peak!
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Ready to party!

Grab a button and link up!

Have a wonderful Friday and join us
back here on Saturday for some SHOUT OUTS!

{LOVE} printables

2012-01-11T21:54:00.000-08:00

Valentines Day is just around the corner! I thought it would be fun to share ~~a few~~ TONS of FREE printables with you. I have searched high and low, but I know I'm probably missing a few. So, please feel free to link up the Valentine printables that you have found at the end of this post. Then we can all enjoy them!!

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LOTS of cute ideas from

Anything but Perfect

Valentine party circles

candy bar wrappers

treat bag toppers

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Sweet Rose Studio

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Paper and Glitter

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The Bonjour Family

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ADORABLE kid's Valentine's at

Pink Ink Doodle

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Pixels and Paperie

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LOTS of ideas from

Daffodil Design

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check out these class Valentine's from

One Charming Party

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Hands on Housewife

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The Peppermint Plum

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Fry Family

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Mine for the Making

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The Creative Girl

shared this adorable subway art with us!

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Inside a Black Apple

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Living Locurto

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I LOVE these cute lil' treat bags from

The Farm Chicks

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MUFN inc.

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Amy is the Party

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Valentine SPA party printables from
Isty Belle

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The Rubber Punkin

shared some BEE MINE printables

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a Friday Freebie from

74 Lime Lane

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All Things Simple

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create

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Well... would you?

mmmCrafts

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Kaden's Corner
has lots of cute printables!

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Pumpkins and Posies

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One of MY favorites

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And in case this wasn't enough...
HERE'S 27 more from The Long Thread:

Heart Crayon Cards from The Long Thread.

Lovebirds Card from The Long Thread.

Valentine Card Envelope from Natalie Jost.

Color Your Own Valentines from Up up.

Candy Matchboxes featured on Brides.com.

Vintage Valentines from Vintage Holiday Crafts.

Dog Valentines from Hotcakes.

Sweetheart Cards from Bunny Cakes.

Cute Printable Cards from Oliebollen.

Zebra Cards from Bunny Cakes.

Vintage-style Printables from Ruffled.

Goodie Bags and Brownie Bags from Twig & Thistle.

Bird Valentines from Ollieblog.

Animals from Secret Agent Josephine.

Snail Lollipop Cards from Zakka Life.

Love & Rockets and Giddyup from Cottage Industrialist.

Pretty Love Card from Little Miso.

Ladybug Valentine and Butterfly Lollipop Cards from Skip to My Lou.

Vintage Valentine Sheet from Altered Stuff.

Printable Cards from Maquette.

Valentine Maker at Invys.

Do you love me? Card from Indie Fixx.

Cute Kids’ Valentines from Style Crush.

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Got more? Link 'em up here!

There's a party in the junk drawer!

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(There's a link up party going on at the end of the post! We'd LOVE to have you join!!)
The basics of organizing

your ~~junk~~ ANY drawer:

by: Sassy Sites! ;)

Clear out all the clutter

Sort into according piles

Throw away what isn't used

Relocate things that don't belong

Wipe down drawer

Arrange and Organize

KEEP IT organized!

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We are going to show you some great and INEXPENSIVE ways that you can organize your junk drawer and KEEP IT ORGANIZED!!

Brooklyn Limestone

used tea cups to organize all of her little items in her junk drawer

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Laisserzfaire

featured this great idea to use tuna cans!

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BHG

cookie sheets!

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Alabama Southern Living

I am in LOVE with these little plastic cubby containers!

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C.R.A.F.T

handcrafted these handy-dandy little cubbies for her junk drawer!

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A Bowl Full of Lemons

hosted a junk drawer party last year and 182 people linked up their junk drawers! Check them out for TONS of great organizing ideas!

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Hello My Dear

featured LOTS of great organized ideas!

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Blue Eyed Blessings

this drawer makes me VERY HAPPY!

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ORGANIZING MAKES ME HAPPY!!

Last year, I held an on-going Operation Organization party HERE! Check it out for more ideas!! Also, if you want to link up your junk drawer from last year here at this party, that would be awesome so we can all see it!! :)

Now it's time to see if you've taken the junk drawer challenge?

LINK UP your drawers here!

I will be SO offended if no one links up... *wink!!

the dreaded junk drawer...

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organized in less than 10 minutes!

my before junk drawer contained:

9 rolls of scotch tape

Christmas candy

5 foam brushes

2 boxes of staples

2 staplers

5 pairs of scissors

1 hole puncher

10 chip clips

4 chap sticks

3 nail clippers

1 hammer

3 screwdrivers

1 box of batteries

2 candle lighters

2 bottles of Elmer's Glue

1 CD

10 pens

10 pencils

5 markers/highlighters

1 address book

1 army guy

Everything comes out and get categorized and the drawer gets a good clorox wipe down!

In the meantime...

I found this organizing technique on pinterest the other day. She uses the bottom of cereal boxes to organize all of her junk drawer stuff. I LOVE this idea! It's a free way to make things look neat and tidy!

I found this box in our storage room that was just sitting, so I grabbed it! I knew it would be the perfect size for the drawer.

I took the flaps off and added some polka dot fabric to the bottom of it, just to make it look a little cuter!

After THROWING things away and putting things where they actually belong... this is what the end result is!

TOTAL TIME SPENT: 10 min

*a little bit of time for something that makes such a BIG difference!

Do you have just 10 extra minutes today?

GO now and organize your junk drawer! :)

(one drawer down, 23 to go!)

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PS.

after you organize YOUR junk drawer, blog about it and then head on over to Sassy Sites tomorrow and link it up! We're gonna have a junk drawer PAR-TAY!!

trash to treasure Tuesday!

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It's trash to treasure time!!

I LOVE Tuesdays! Let's take a look back at
last week. Here are some of my favorites...

the tale of a table from

Domestic Imperfection

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An amazing living room transformation by

The Ivy Cottage

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An old window turned family sign from

Pondered Primed Perfection

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A table with no top? No problem! Check it out over at

Adventures of our Family

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A $5 dollar chair from Goodwill gets a makeover by

the Sasse Life

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how GORGEOUS is this kitchen dresser transformation by

Meg and Mum's

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I can't get enough of these sheet music wreaths! This one is from

Forever Decorating

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I love the color of this dresser redo that I found on Finding Fabulous

by Lily Field Furniture

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It's time to party!

Link up your trash to treasures here!

for the love of sonic

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Made By Me Monday
{pinterest inspired}

You may have noticed THIS sign on my sidebar this week. I found it on pinterest the other day and haven't stopped thinking about it since! I decided for my New Years goal this year, I'm going to pin something from pinterest, add to my sidebar under the label "pinterest pick" and make it for the next Made by Me Monday. This will keep me motivated to keep on craftin' :)

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Well, I LOVE SONIC. I needed this sign in my home and couldn't wait to get it done! So, here's how it all went down. I was at Goodwill the other day and found this beautiful sign for a whoppin' $1.50! It has great edges on it, almost like a canvas.

I was a little sad to paint over such a great vintage sign (not really!!) I went to town on it! I didn't even have to sand the top, I just started painting.

It took about 6 light coats of white spray to make it look like nothing was ever even on this sign.

Next, I cut my vinyl lettering. In the sign on pinterest, she used a turquoise color of vinyl. But I want to keep this in my house all the time, so I went with a color that matches my home a little better.

I distressed my board a little and added a bit of glaze/stain, then while that was drying I made some cute lil' pennants to hang across the top.

These are super EASY to make. Just pick some of your favorite material and cut triangles. I actually just stapled them to a part of twine, hot glue would have been better but I was too lazy to plug it in. HAHA!

My sign is complete and I LOVE it!!

Do you want to know what I love more than this sign?

Sonic drinks, of course! It's a MUST-HAVE when crafting, in the car, working on the computer, cutting vinyl, or breathing!

route 44.

half Dr. Pepper/half Coke.

extra ice.

Happy Monday!

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Do you want to order the vinyl lettering to make your own Sonic sign? Email me at sassy.sites@hotmail.com for prices. I would be happy to cut any size or any color for you!

Saturday Morning Shout Outs!

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I am SO happy to be able to give a few of my favorites from our FFA party a HUGE shout out! Every week I have a hard time picking just a few! You make it VERY tough to choose! Great linkups to EVERYONE this week. I've enjoyed going through each one and visiting your amazing blogs!

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I LOVE this idea of name beanbags from Increasingly Domestic! This is a great way for kids to learn to spell their names or anything, for that matter! :)

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A great idea for some indoor fun! Save yourself the mess of sand and make a BEAN box! Perfect for a little guy to drive his trucks in. This idea comes from I Que Linda.

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How adorable is this school supplies cake from Come Together With Kids! What teacher wouldn't LOVE to get this as a gift!

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What kid wouldn't go crazy for some pixie sticks! These are even better because they are homemade! What a fun idea from Shindig Parties To Go!

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This is a great idea to do with kids who have siblings that nap during the day. Every mom needs a little quiet time, and these are great activities that the older sibling can do to stay busy. This great idea comes from Tales of the Scotts!

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Sew Delicious made this darling library bag and shared the tutorial with us on her blog. What can I say, I like BIG BOOKS too!! :)

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How CUTE is this "Wheels on the Bus" snack from Reading Confetti! Super easy and WAY fun for the kids to make!

...and I couldn't resist adding in this CUTE picture! He's so proud!

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Check out the adorable toddler bedroom makeover from Lolly Jane! Tons of great ideas that Kelli shares with us (and only one dresser casualty in the process... click over HERE to see!)

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These are the cutest little ballet flats I've ever seen! Want to know who belongs to these cute feet?

This sweet girl from Becoming Martha!

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Oh my goodness! So many CUTE ideas for kids! I love them all! If you were featured, be sure grab a button!

It's Friday!

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YAY!!! Welcome back to another
week of Free For All Friday!

It's been CRAZY with Christmas then New Years, so it feels great to be back on track! Things that have happened in the past 2 weeks:
kids out of school
husband working LATE hours at U.P.S
me up late working on vinyl lettering orders
lots of Christmas shopping
present wrapping
Christmas cards in the mail
tons of visits with family and friends
out of town for New Years
kids finally back to school yesterday
we've eaten out almost every night (no kidding)
It's been a fun filled two weeks! I almost hate to see it end. I am excited though to get back to "normal". Cooking dinner, laundry, cleaning, blogging... that's our "normal" and I LOVE it!! Oh, and it seems lately that I've been spending all of my spare time HERE! Come and join me! :)

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What do you say, we PAR-TAY!! This is a party for everyone! You can link up anything you'd like and how many ever times you'd like too! The more, the merrier!

The rules are simple...

there are NO rules!

Happy Friday!

Join us for

SATURDAY morning

shout outs!