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ok?</category><category>musical-themed</category><category>cards</category><category>sociable</category><category>blog feature</category><title>Homemaker on a Dime</title><description>A cheapskate's approach to transforming her 1st house into a HOME...on a DIME.</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>426</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/sjhomemaker" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="sjhomemaker" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId 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Come on in and link up your family-friendly online businesses and giveaways. It has been long said that businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. Not only that, businesses really fuel the economy. This blog party, solely dedicated to promoting businesses and giveaways, is my way of giving back to the community so welcome to &lt;b&gt;Market Your Biz &amp; Giveaways&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
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Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://sunflowerhugs.blogspot.com/2013/06/milk-paint-cheat.html" target="_blank"&gt;Milk Paint Cheat &lt;/a&gt; by Susan over at Sunflower Hugs. 
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For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
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1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
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2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
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Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://debbie-dabble.blogspot.com/2013/05/welcome-to-our-secret-cottage-garden.html" target="_blank"&gt;Welcome to Our Secret Cottage Garden and Patio 2013&lt;/a&gt; by Deb over at Debbie-Dabble. 
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To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/06/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-103.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-1345463849176134599</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-02T16:45:00.874-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #113</title><description>Welcome to another week of creativity, my dear friends! Thank you for coming so just zoom right in.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://sunflowerhugs.blogspot.com/2013/05/secondhand-scores-10.html" target="_blank"&gt;Secondhand Scores&lt;/a&gt; by Susan of Sunflower Hugs. 
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To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mommydigger.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.mommydigger.com/MommyDigging-Giveaway-Blog-Hop.png" target="_blank" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/05/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-102.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-7036713634294711730</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-26T16:45:00.759-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #112</title><description>Welcome to another week of creativity, my dear friends! Thank you for coming so just zoom right in.
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://vintagemellie.blogspot.com/2013/05/bathroom-update.html?m=0" target="_blank"&gt;Bathroom Update&lt;/a&gt; by  Melissa of Shabby Love. 
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&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/05/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-101.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-8778882951209312445</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-19T16:41:00.703-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #111</title><description>Welcome to another week of creativity, my dear friends! Thank you for coming so just zoom right in.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://sunflowerhugs.blogspot.com/2013/05/secondhand-scores-8.html" target="_blank"&gt;Secondhand Scores&lt;/a&gt; by Susan from Sunflower Hugs. I'm so green with envy with her finds.

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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Link Up Your Businesses Here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mommydigger.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.mommydigger.com/MommyDigging-Giveaway-Blog-Hop.png" target="_blank" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/05/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-100.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-8742795653279939958</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-12T16:45:00.416-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #110</title><description>Happy Mothers' Day to all the mothers out there! Please know that motherhood is the noblest calling you can ever have. 
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://www.theturquoisehome.com/2012/05/ikea-rast-hack-new-nightstands.html" target="_blank"&gt;IKEA Rast Hack: New Nightstands&lt;/a&gt; by Laura from The Turquoise Home. Now she has customized nightstands to envy for!

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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/05/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-99.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-4341603276647114677</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-05T16:45:00.228-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #110</title><description>Happy Sunday, my dear friends! Welcome to our weekly blog party! Just zoom right in and link up :)
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You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://www.theblissfulbeeblog.com/2013/04/diy-fabric-inserts-for-shelving.html" target="_blank"&gt;DIY Fabric Inserts for Shelving&lt;/a&gt; by Amy from the Blissful Bee. Awesome job!

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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Link Up Your Businesses Here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mommydigger.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.mommydigger.com/MommyDigging-Giveaway-Blog-Hop.png" target="_blank" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/04/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-98.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-6917935987512123969</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-28T16:45:00.525-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #109</title><description>Happy Sunday, my dear friends! It's so nice to be back :)
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://thediydreamer.com/inspiration/trailer-decoration-ideas-camper-decor/" target="_blank"&gt;Trailer Decoration Ideas {Camper Decor}&lt;/a&gt; by Christine from the DIY Dreamer. Lots of eye candies!

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&lt;a href="http://thediydreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Trailer-Decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" &gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://thediydreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Trailer-Decor.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;



&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Come on in and link up your family-friendly online businesses and giveaways. It has been long said that businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. Not only that, businesses really fuel the economy. This blog party, solely dedicated to promoting businesses and giveaways, is my way of giving back to the community so welcome to &lt;b&gt;Market Your Biz &amp; Giveaways&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/04/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-97.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-3112675716250760539</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-21T16:45:00.670-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #108</title><description>In a few hours, my plane will land on American soil, my dear friends! Can't wait to see your projects by then :)
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
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1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
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2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
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Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Link Up Your Businesses Here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2013/03/how-to-keep-strawberries-fresh.html" target="_blank"&gt;How To Keep Strawberries Fresh&lt;/a&gt; by the Pin Junkie. Such a practical tip for strawberry lovers like my kids!

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To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;

Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2013/04/market-your-biz-and-giveaways-95.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5XRTUk0l0dQ/TNsDbz4vfUI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/egJoDiu77Yg/s72-c/sign.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652431254014286294.post-7498883027297257357</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-03-31T16:57:58.215-07:00</atom:updated><title>Creative Bloggers' Party &amp; Hop #105</title><description>Happy Easter, my dear friends! Hope that the true meaning of Easter is manifested in your lives.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://fabrehabcreations.blogspot.com/2013/03/friends-with-dressers.html" target="_blank"&gt;Friends with Dressers&lt;/a&gt; by Fab Rehab Creations. Isn't it gorgeous?

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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/creativeblogbuttonjpg.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Gina (who, by the way, already guest posted in my &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/09/blogging-for-dollars-series-guest-post_15.html"&gt;Blogging for Dollars Series&lt;/a&gt;) from the &lt;a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/"&gt;Shabby Creek Cottage&lt;/a&gt; said it best, "You may not get a sale directly from that site every single day – but you are building brand recognition.  Pepsi does not advertise so that you stop what you’re doing and go directly to buy a drink – but when you do need to quench your thirst and you are shopping for a drink, Pepsi is going to be recognizable to you.  Bottom line, you need to build your brand!" This blog party helps you accomplish build your brand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Business owners, we wanna see your products. Giveaways are good because they create a buzz about your business. Giveaway hosts, we wanna join! Readers, here's your chance to win fabulous freebies. So come on in and participate in this virtual marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Our Party&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just link up your etsy and/or family-friendly business on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, browse other businesses before you and after you. It's a great way to network with other business owners. For the giveaways, same thing. Just link up on the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;second link provided&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; your giveaways and join the other giveaways that catch your eye. If you have a creative post and you want to increase your followers, the appropriate blog party for that is called &lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/07/creative-bloggers-party-hop-070311-made.html"&gt;Creative Bloggers' Party &amp;amp; Hop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Link opens every Tuesday, 5:00 pm, PST and ends Saturday, 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the party button. Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated! For one, it will help you to remember to come back here next week. Secondly, we want to spread the word about businesses and giveaways so many can join in. Mentioning it on Twitter and Facebook will also make you totally awesome :)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="175" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" width="175" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;textarea id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img border="0" src="http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae194/homemakeronadime/MYBG1-3-2-1.jpg" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/textarea&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, network, buy if you must, join the giveaways, and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PS: I'm not a blog police but in the name of order and organization, you'll be my bloggy BFF if you link up in the appropriate links :D Please note that there are two links. Here's the link for your businesses. There's a second link below specifically for giveaways so how about linking up your giveaways in there? Besides, it's easier to find and join your giveaways if they're in the appropriate link. If you accidentally linked up in the wrong spot, don't fret. Just click the red x before your link to delete it, then link up in the correct spot. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Link Up Your Businesses Here&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
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To bring maximum exposure for your giveaways, I'm collaborating with Brynn from MommyDigger so please feel free to link up your giveaways, too, in her party every Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mommydigger.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.mommydigger.com/MommyDigging-Giveaway-Blog-Hop.png" target="_blank" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Favorite Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You clicked, inlinkz tallied. The readers' favorite blog post this past week, being the most viewed post, is &lt;a href="http://moms-make-money.com/how-to-get-anything-you-want/" target="_blank"&gt;How to get anything you want&lt;/a&gt; by Deby from Moms Make Money. It's a new blog that gives tips for making money from your blog, and she has a tab that shows her monthly income from blogging. Check it out and you'll see all the possibilities if you want blogging as a career!

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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Our Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To the main course of this post. &lt;br /&gt;
For those of you joining us for the first time, we only have 2 easy, simple rules:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1) Link up your creative post - can be a DIY project, decor, photography, crafts, recipes, poem, thrift finds, link party, or that informative syndicated post that can make us laugh, or cry - in short, whatever you're proud of! And if you like to link more creative posts, go for it! We'd love to see them :) (No links to businesses or giveaways. We have another party for these exclusively every Tuesday called Market Your Biz &amp;amp; Giveaways at 5 pm, PST.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) Follow as many blogs as you desire, either via Google Friend Connect or &lt;a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Linky Followers&lt;/a&gt;, preferably starting first with the one who linked before you and after you, before branching out, and let them know by leaving a comment. (Following me will be very much appreciated, and I definitely follow back. Just let me know you're following.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Displaying the party button on your blog, while optional, is very much appreciated :) It will help you remember to come back and link up to the the happiest blog party on the block (ahem!). It will also help others find their way to the party which we all love because the more the merrier :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Link opens up every Sunday at 5:00 pm, PST and ends Friday at 11:59 pm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Friends, go ahead and get to know each :) One followed blogger is one gained friend. And please, don't forget to join my Market Your Biz and Giveaways blog party every Tuesday at 5 pm, PST. It's your chance for free promotion of your family-friendly business and giveaways.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now, let's party like no other!&lt;br /&gt;
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