Blogger Black Friday Giveaway ~ $400 CASH

Happy Black Friday to you! Hopefully you are still snug in your bed like me! ha! Or do you brave the crowds? If you find any great deals let me know! I have a super great deal (using the code GINGERSNAP) from Silhouette. I spilled the beans about that right over {HERE}. Eek! Annnd now I have more fun news! Yay! To help you with the holidays, me and 30 of my blogging friends teamed up to give you a $400 Cash giveaway! Yes, you read that right! $400 of COLD HARD CASH for one lucky winner right before the holidays! So awesome! All you have to have is a PayPal account where we can send you the money. Keep reading to see how to enter & for a chance to win! Good luck! I hope YOU win! :)

Silhouette Black Friday Promotions #PartywithSilhouette

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Let’s just get right to it! Yay! #SilhouetteRocks I have gushed about a Silhouette for forever! So I know you know how I feel about these amazing machines. So I am soooooo excited to bring you the amazing Silhouette Black Friday Sales Event a few days early! This machine will change your life! I love mine, and I use it all the time. So let’s get to it! Here are THE deals! Eek! Get excited! :)

{wow me} wednesday #182

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 16 Ideas to be Thankful For.
So make sure you check all the fun out {HERE}.

I’m also giving away not one but TWO Silhouette Portraits! Eek!
Click the picture below to see how to enter. Good luck!

Check back on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 at10pm MST
for all of the amazing Silhouette Black Friday deals.
They are good!!! I can’t wait to share them!!! :)

DIY Christmas Card Holder + a Cricut Explore Giveaway #HandmadeHoliday14

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Hello! A few weeks ago I showed you the box of goodies I received from Consumer Crafts. I LOVE shopping at ConsumerCrafts.com for all of my craft supply needs. Annnnd boy do I have some needs! ha! ;) How about you? Now it’s time to show you what I made! Yay! :) I’m just about to break out my Christmas decorations. I have been patiently waiting for Thanksgiving to get here before I do that. I have been working on some projects so I’ll be ready! I love this DIY Christmas Card Holder I made with some of the supplies I picked up at Consumer Crafts. I am loving the rustic, white & gold theme that I’ve been seeing everywhere. I am so happy at how this turned out. So keep reading to see how you can make one, too! :)

Boy’s Room Storage Ideas + plus a crafty surprise

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Hello! A few months ago I told you about the new piece of furniture I had picked for our sunroom. I loved the clean & simple lines of this piece from Sauder. It really is a versatile piece of furniture that could be used in several different areas in your home. Well, Sauder challenged me to do just that! I’m always up for a challenge! ha! ;) I had fun coming up with two different spots in our home to use this same piece of furniture in. Annnnnnd I actually ended LOVING the last spot! I’ll give you a clue ~ it’s not in our sunroom or the boys’ room. Let’s keep it a surprise for now. :) So keep reading to see what I’m talking about (ha!), and I’ll share some boy’s room storage ideas for you, too!

Silhouette Portrait Giveaway ~ TWO WINNERS

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Hello! The countdown is on until Black Friday! Eek! Silhouette never disappoints with their Black Friday promotions. Annnnnnd this year will be pretty amazing! I’ll have all the details on the blog Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 at10pm MST! Yes, Wednesday! I can’t wait! Mark your calendars! :) To celebrate this year’s Black Friday promotion Silhouette is giving away not one but TWO Silhouette Portraits on the blog today! Wahoo! The winners will be announced on Black Friday (Nov. 28th). So keep reading to see how you can enter to win one of these Silhouette Portraits.

Christmas Wonderful Link Party

Hello! Happy Friday to you! You may have seen Design Dazzle's 5th annual Christmas Wonderful series that is in full swing! They have had some fabulous Christmas ideas from some talented bloggers (including me!!!), and they are not done yet...the fun continues through the middle of December! Over the years Design Dazzle has shared almost 200 blog posts with hundreds and hundreds of ideas. We all thought it would be fun to have a great big link party to celebrate this magical Christmas season because we know YOU have some awesome ideas to share, too!

16 Ideas to Be Thankful For

Hello! It’s almost Thanksgiving ~ only one more week! Eek! Are you ready? ;) Today I am excited to bring you 16 Ideas to be Thankful For that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party. Hopefully some of these will help you out as you are doing the final preparations for Turkey Day! :) Remember this week’s party is still going on. So feel free to swing by {HERE} to check it out & link up your latest projects & ideas. Buuuuut first enjoy this thankful feature post. Enjoy! :)

{wow me} wednesday #181

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 12 Recipes to Go Nuts About.
So make sure you check out all the nuttiness right {HERE}. ;)

Be Thankful Folders {tutorial}

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Hello! I just wanted to pop in really quick to share this super fun & simple tutorial using the folder with insert die from We R Memory Keepers. I first saw this die over A Pumpkin & a Princess a few months ago. I just had to have it! ;) I used it to make these cute Be Thankful Folders for a Relief Society activity we had at my house last week. We had everyone write what they were thankful for inside. Everyone thought they were so cute! These would also make super cute place cards for Thanksgiving, too. So keep reading to see how easy they are to make.

Movie Night Popcorn {recipe}

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Hello! How was you weekend? Ours was coooooold! Brrrrr! So it was the perfect weather to stay inside & have a movie night with the hubby at home! ;) Annnd that is just what we did! ha! To go along with our date night I also made a yummy movie night popcorn recipe using Orville Redenbacher's popcorn & M&M's®. It was amazing with lots of chocolate! So keep reading to get the recipe. :)

Sandpaper Gingerbread Man Ornament {tutorial} + blog hop

Good morning! Happy Sunday to you! :) We are a little bit excited around here because SNOW is in the forecast for today! Last night we stocked up on all the essentials! ha! I’m also excited to be taking part in a Handmade Christmas Ornament blog hop with 30 other bloggers today! #bloggerstrimatree I’ll have links to all of their ornaments & tutorials at the end of this post. Buuuut first I’d love to share this easy & so cute Sandpaper Gingerbread Man Ornament. My oldest made one of these in preschool, and every year we still hang that same one on the tree. It’s still one of my favorite ornaments. The kiddos can definitely help put these together, too. So keep reading to see how to make one. :)

DIY Stenciled Pillow {tutorial}

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Hello! Happy Friday! Today is the first Friday in a long time that we have nothing on our schedule! Yay! Soooo we are planning a fun movie night with the kiddos. My 5 year old is helping me make some yummy popcorn. I’ll be sharing the recipe on Monday. Yum! ;)  Buuuut first I am excited to share my latest project using some fabulous Happy Crafters products. I love how easy & quick this DIY Stenciled Pillow came together. So keep reading to see how I did it. :)

 

 

12 Recipes to Go Nuts About

Hello! Happy Thursday to you! We are right in the middle of a cold snap! Brrrrr! It’s cold outside! Time to crank up the fire, snuggle on the couch & enjoy a yummy recipe with lots of ooey gooey yumminess with some crunchy nuts on top with a big cup of hot chocolate. Yum! :) So today I am excited to share 12 Recipes to Go Nuts About that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party. Remember this week’s party is still going on so feel free to swing by to check out this week’s party & link up your latest projects. I’d love to see them. You can do all of that right {HERE}. Buuuuut first check out this delicious feature post. Enjoy! :)

Christmas Wonderful Series

Good morning! I’m just popping in super quick to let you know that yesterday I was over on Design Dazzle as part of their Christmas Wonderful series. So pop over there to see this easy 2x4 snowmen tutorial that I shared! Now I’m off to spend the day at Collective Bias headquarters with some amazing people & a few of my blogging friends. I’ll see you when I get back. Annnnnd don’t forget {wow me} wednesday is going on right {HERE}. :) 

{wow me} wednesday #180

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Recently I was asked to curate a Christmas Jar Ideas board for Hometalk.com. Eek!
So I wanted to share that with you tonight. :) You can find me on Hometalk {HERE}.
Just click the image below & you’ll see 23 fabulous Christmas Jar Ideas. Enjoy!

Last week I featured 10 projects & crafts perfect for Thanksgiving.
Make sure you check them all out right {HERE}.

Holiday Shopping at ConsumerCrafts.com

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Hello! Christmas is right around the corner! Annnnd that means it’s time for Christmas crafts ~ my favorite part! ha! ;) My one stop place for online craft supply shopping is ConsumerCrafts.com. They are amazing! With their low prices & a selection that can’t be beat they are the place to go for all of your crafting needs. Plus they have FREE shipping for all orders over $75. Sweet! ;) ConsumerCrafts.com has just released their holiday catalog with lots of project ideas and a coupon! To give you some ideas I shopped at ConsumerCrafts.com & picked out a ton of craft supplies for my next holiday project. I’ll be sharing a new Christmas tutorial next week to show you what I made. So let’s go shopping, & I’ll show you what I bought! :)

Letter to Santa Party #NorthpoleFun

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Hello! Today I am excited to share one of our very favorite family traditions that we do every single year ~ a Letter to Santa Party. :) My kiddos look forward to this traditon. We make cookies & hot chocolate, write our letters to Santa with their Christmas gift ideas & kick off the holiday season. This year it was made even more special with the all new Hallmark Northpole toys, gifts & party items that can be found exclusively at Walmart right now. So keep reading to see what we did. :)

Chalkboard Countdown {tutorial} #SilhouetteChallenge

Hello! It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to participate in a Silhouette Challenge! It’s been a little bit crazy around here! ;) So I am super excited to jump in this month’s challenge ~ DIY Gifts! So make sure you scroll down to find tons more gift ideas from my amazing blogging friends. For my DIY gift I decided to share what we gave all of our neighbors last year. I didn’t have time to blog about it back then! ha! ;) This Chalkboard Countdown is so, so easy to make! You can make a bunch of these fast & quick & for not a lot of money. So keep reading to see how I did it. :)

 

Ooey Gooey Caramel Cheesecake {recipe}

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Hello! The holidays are upon us! Yay! I love, love this time of year! :) Today I am excited to be a part of a virtual progressive dinner with some other amazing bloggers. We are each cooking up good holiday recipes ~ main dishes, side dishes, appetizers, beverages & desserts. I’m bringing a dessert! :) I am so excited to be sharing this yummy Ooey Gooey Caramel Cheesecake recipe with you today. This is one our family’s go to holiday recipes. It is amazing! So keep reading to get the yummy recipe! :)

7 Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Hello! Happy Friday! I have been working on a ton of projects & posts this week. I have lots of Christmas fun in the works. ;) I’m just not ready to share quite yet so I decided to do a quick round up of some of my favorite homemade Christmas ornaments that I’ve made over the last several years. I love homemade ornaments especially ones that my kiddos have made. :) This year we are actually going to have TWO trees ~ one in our living room & one in our sunroom. One is going to be full of homemade ornaments that we have collected over the years. It’s going to be beautiful & full of so many memories. Enjoy! :)

10 Projects & Crafts Perfect for Thanksgiving

Hello! Happy Thursday! This week is flying by! Whew! I wish time would slow down just a little bit. At least long enough for me to catch up on the laundry! ha! ;) Turkey Day is almost here. Yay! So today I am excited to share 10 Projects & Crafts Perfect for Thanksgiving that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party. Remember this week’s party is still going on right now. So feel free to stop by & link up your ideas! I’d love to see them. You can do all of that right {HERE}. Buuuut first enjoy this fabulous feature post! Enjoy! :)

{wow me} wednesday #179

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 15 Spooky Treats.
If you are brave enough click {HERE}. ;)

Things to Do Quiet Book {tutorial}

Hello! How are you? How was your weekend? Ours was crazy busy but oh so fun! :) My oldest was at a state band competition in Little Rock. So we got to spend two nights in hotel & get away from everything. It was so nice! I didn’t have time to come up with a brand new post so I checked through my 40 draft posts. Yes, 40! I found this one from about a year & a half ago that I had never shared! Oops! This is such an easy & fun project to put together especially using PSA Essentials peel & stick stamps. They make stamping easy! You could also use stickers or cut outs from magazines to make these, too. So keep reading to see how I made this Things to Do Quiet Book. Enjoy! :)