How To Join a Link Party & Link Party Tips {blogging tips}

This post was originally seen in Plucky's Second Thought Blogging Tips & Tricks series! :)

I've been blogging for almost 2 & 1/2 years & the two biggest things that helped my blog grow have been Pinterest & link parties! We'll save Pinterest for another day. ha! Today I'd love to share some tricks & tips when it comes to link parties.

Before we get to that you need to know what a link party is & how to link up to one! :)

A link party is hosted on someone else's blog usually weekly, monthly or seasonally. You can also host one on your blog if you want to! (Annnd just in case you haven’t heard I have a link party on my blog that goes live every Tuesday at 7 pm central. I'd love to have you link up!) A link party is great because you get to come over to another blog & link up your latest projects & ideas. Other bloggers & blog readers will be able to see your projects, and hopefully you'll gain some more exposure & readers for your own blog. It's also a great way to meet & connect with other bloggers. Most link party host also do a weekly feature post featuring some of the link ups. My feature post are always on Thursdays. Link parties are awesome!

OK...first up...here's a quick tutorial on how to join a link party! :)

Blouse Refashion from Kristina J. {fashion contributor}

I'm so excited to be a part of Ginger's summer tutorials and share with you a sneak peek at one of the projects from my DIY style book titled The Chic Girl's Guide to a One-of-a-Kind Wardrobe. With cooler weather just around the corner, I wanted to show how you can take a cropped summer top and refashion it to create the perfect blouse for work.

Over 15 Posts Every Blogger Should Read

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

As I went through last week’s party I noticed a trend!
There were a TON of blogging tip & trick posts!
Next to great craft tutorials, blogging tip posts are some of my favorites.
I love hearing from other bloggers & learning from them. :)
So today I’m featuring over 15 posts that every blogger should read.

DIY Vintage Mason Jars with DecoArt Glass Paint

This post is brought to you by DecoArt. If you are looking for {wow me} wednesday go here. :)

Did you know that DecoArt makes specialty glass paints that include writers, glitter & transparent paints, stains, & even glass markers? Yep, they sure do! :) Today I’d love to show you how I made these DIY vintage mason jars using some Americana Transparent Glass Paint. I love how super easy they were to put together. So keep reading to see how simple & quick these DIY vintage mason jars were to make! I even have a link to 20+ other DecoArt Glass Paint projects from some of my favorite bloggers! :)

{wow me} wednesday #116 & a Call for Fall Contributors

Welcome to  {wow me} wednesday!

So glad YOU are here!

I hope you are enjoying my current summer contributors!
They are all crazy talented, & I have enjoyed having them here.
(I still have a few more to introduce you to each week until the end of August.)
You can check out all their great blogs over on my sidebar.

Tonight I’m excited to tell you that I’m looking
for 12 new fall contributors for Ginger Snap Crafts.



Keep reading to find out all the details! :)

Over 20 of my Favorite Silhouette Vinyl Projects

This post is brought to you by Silhouette.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Thank you to everyone who entered the Silhouette Cameo giveaway! You guys rocked it! Seriously, there were so many entries! I really appreciate your support. :) The very lucky winner is Diane, and I am sending you an email right now. I hope to hear from you very soon! Congrats! :) You are going to LOVE your new machine.

To celebrate Silhouette’s awesome promotions that are still going on right now today I am sharing over 20 of my all time favorite Silhouette vinyl projects that I’ve done. I absolutely LOVE my Silhouette. I use mine weekly, and I have used it in a majority of the projects you see on this blog. :) If you are a crafter the Cameo or Portrait is a must have tool. It’s truly amazing! Enjoy! :)

Homemade Funfetti Cookies from The Taylor House {contributor}

Hi, everyone!  This is Chrissy from The Taylor House!  I am so excited to be sharing a recipe with you today here at Ginger Snap Crafts. 

My kids love fun and different cookie recipes, don’t get me wrong, a good chocolate chip cookie is hard to beat but they love changing it up with new options.  I decided to make my own version of Funfetti Cookies for my boys and they loved them!

10+ Ways to Have Fun with your Food

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

Today I’m excited to feature over 10 ways to have some fun with your food! :)

{wow me} wednesday #115 & a Swanky Press Discount

This post is brought to you by Swanky Press.

Welcome to  {wow me} wednesday!

So glad YOU are here!

Tonight’s party is brought to you by Swanky Press! Swanky Press is an awesome place to start for all things personalized, & they have tons of fun stuff for back to school! :)

Swanky Press is a one stop destination for hip personalized goods and cool party goods.  Most of their designs are original to Swanky Press so you won't find them anywhere else.  They also will customize your order free of charge. You can change the color, patterns, fonts or design as you choose.  Best of all, Swanky Press donates to Blood:Water Mission. With every order, Swanky Press helps provide clean drinking water to a child in Africa for an entire year. Love that!

Here are just a few of the fun personalized products you can find over at Swanky Press.

personalized labels


personalized water bottles

 

personalized lunch kits

What I LOVE about these roomy lunch kits is that the inside lid is chalkboard!
You can write fun messages to your kiddos! Isn’t that so cute??!!

Right now you can use the code LB0708 to get $5 off all lunchboxes at Swanky Press until August 9th! So hurry! These lunch boxes are perfect for getting ready and going back to school. :)

SO are you ready to PaRty?  

Easy Wedding Gift with Silhouette Vinyl & a Silhouette CAMEO® Giveaway

This post brought to you by Silhouette.

Happy Tuesday! Well yesterday I told you that I was headed to Texas for my little sister’s wedding! Yehaw! Well, I’m pretty sure she is going to be too busy to be reading my blog this week, so I’m going to go ahead & show you her wedding gift! Shhhhhh! ;)

My sister, Leigh did something similar for me when we got married a few years ago! Well, maybe it was more that a few years ago! ha! ;) Anyways, I bought a huge 2 gallon glass canister at Walmart & filled it with all those kitchen gadgets that they’ll need ~ a can opener, peeler, measuring cups & spoons, salt & pepper shakers, corn on the cob holders, spatula, whisk, etc. Then I made it extra cute by adding some fun Silhouette vinyl to the outside of the canister! Keep reading to see how I did it! Annnnd I’ve got a Silhouette promotion & giveaway for you, too! Yay! :)

$225 Amazon Gift Card, $35 Ribbon Retreat Gift Card & Cut It Out Frames {giveaway}

Good morning! :) Today I have an awesome giveaway for YOU! My good friend, Emily from The Benson Street is celebrating her 1st Blog Birthday! I am so excited to share in this celebration with her, & we have lots of great prizes! This is huge!!! :)

Jellys are back! #JellysAreBack #jbeans #pmedia

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Jelly Beans but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #JellysAreBack #jbeans http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO

Happy Monday! I hope you all are having a great start to your week. :) Our family is just about to head out for a quick trip to Texas. My little sister is getting married on Friday in Houston! Eek! So excited for her & her hubby to be! :) Since it’s my youngest sister getting married I’ve been thinking back to when we were younger. Oh the good old days! ha! ;) Do you remember jelly shoes? Right before my little sister was born I remember my Grandmother taking me to the store & buying me my own pair of jelly shoes. I thought I was so cool. Well, have you heard #JellysAreBack? Yes, we can all be that cool again! Yay! ;)

Easy Lunch Idea with Velveeta Cheesy Skillets Singles

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Whew! What a day! We ended up doing all of our school shopping at once ~ school supplies, clothes, shoes & everything! By the time we got home we were starving especially my boys! They are always hungry I think. ha! :) A few days ago I had made a different  trip to Walmart to pick up a few things, & I had grabbed some of the new Velveeta Cheesy Skillets Singles! Today they made the perfect on-the-go meal for my boys!

Floral Printable Stationary from Minted Strawberry {contributor}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over 10 Clever Ideas for Your Walls

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

Today I am excited to feature over 10 clever ideas for your walls!