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Though most of you already have your porch all decorated and festive for Halloween, there may still be some naked porches out there. If you find your porch lacking in Halloween decor, maybe these 12 Halloween porch ideas will inspire you. … … 12 Halloween Porch Ideas … Spooky style via Midwest Living Here’s my Halloween porch, you can check… Read More
Hi! Today I am checking in from Outer Banks, North Carolina, where I am attending Click Retreat. I am having a great time, but boy have we faced some challenges from the darn WEATHER! via NorthCarolina.com Instead of the sun we’ve had a whole lot of gray and no WiFi, but guess what? We’ve had a WHOLE lot of… Read More
Show & Tell Highlights Wow. There were so many great posts this last week. So hard to narrow it down and just pick a few to feature…I will definitely be sharing some fun ideas on Facebook and Pinterest this week! In the meantime, I thought you guys might enjoy some fun pumpkin crafts…pumpkin projects…whatever…it will be pumpkiny. These dollar store… Read More
Hey there! Are you ready for a quick and easy tutorial that is going to make your site more pinable? Today I am going to show you how to add a Pinterest hover button in Blogger. Here is an live example >>> Okay here is what you need to do to add the Pinterst Hover Button in Blogger … #1…. Read More
Thanks to those of you who voted in our last challenge. We continue to have record numbers voting in our weekly challenges and I cannot tell you how much it means to me to have our competitors projects seen by so many… For those of you who are visiting from Pinterest today, welcome. SYTYC is a craft and DIY competition…. Read More
Wow. We’ve past our mid-way point and are well on our way toward the end of Season 17. I am amazed by how quickly the time passes when you are marking the dates each and every week. This week at SYTYC, we’re celebrating fall crafts for kids. I am excited to share the project the boys and I worked on… Read More
Wow. Fall has arrived with a vengeance here in Utah. We went from the steamy 90’s to SNOW. Yep. You heard right, SNOW, in just a few short weeks. Though I don’t love the super-cold temps, I do love this season. For me it always signals a return to baking, crafting and general happiness (which may be directly related to… Read More
Today I have a fun project and a giveaway in addition to the regular link-up! Big fan of Halloween here. BIG. It sort of runs in the family. We have a lot of great Halloween photos, like this one from last year… Or this goofy one from our Halloween dinner two years ago… And my sister-in-law has some super-fun images… Read More
Though I may not be super crafty, I do love all the fabulous DIY Halloween costumes populating Pinterest accounts and RSS feeds. Here are my top 14 favorites. … … 14 Delightful DIY Halloween Costumes … No sew baby owl costume via Girl Loves Glam … Semi-homemade gypsy costume via This Mama Makes Stuff … Little bearded gnome via Spoonful… Read More
Wow. Do you ever have a week that just chews you up and spits you out? I had a week like that this week. The height of my “difficulties?” My Facebook account was disabled, cutting off all of my access with…well, in some ways the world. It nearly brought me to tears. No lie. Now, before you judge me to… Read More
It’s not very often that I have, or expect to, work with a contestant that I actually know in real life. Dru, from Polkadot Poplars, actually lives near me and I am fortunate enough to have met her in person. I was oh so excited when she tried out for SYTYC, because well, she’s absolutely lovely! Dru is a craft… Read More
It’s October 1 and I have Halloween on the brain…I am loving all of the great post shared. I have pinned a lot, shared a few on Facebook and wanted to showcase a few here on the blog! Show & Tell Highlights Spider Applique Shirt via Made to Be a Momma Spooky Photo Frame via Flamingo… Read More
I am seriously blown away by the talent this season. Every week there are several tutorials that I am interested in seeing and I’d have a hard time selecting my favorite…It makes it kind of nice to know that you get to pick more than one “favorite” up until nearly the end. This week, I am excited to share Crystal’s… Read More
Hi friends! I can’t believe it is October already! Bring on the Halloween Decor! Today I’m sharing this cute DIY Sleepy Hallow Halloween Sign with you. I was recently hanging out with one of my best blogging buddies and we happened to be thrifting it up at our local Goodwill store. I came across this pretty typical Halloween sign that… Read More
It’s hard to believe we’re half way through the current season. Time flies… One of the things that surprises me is how different (or similar) our contestants interpret the weekly challenges. When I set the challenges, I have a picture in my mind of just how I think they will go…The interesting thing? Rarely do the contestants have the same… Read More
I feel like fall doesn’t officially start until you’ve baked your first batch of pumpkin cookies—and that means fall officially started Wednesday in our home. And I may have eaten half the batch. Good thing there’s no shortage of fabulous pumpkin recipes from which to choose my next recipe! … … 15 Pumpkin Recipes … Biscoff pumpkin pie cookie cups… Read More
It’s been such fun celebrating fall decor week. I absolutely love all of the contestants projects completed and shared on Monday and I even had fun creating my slightly un-fall, fall decor piece! Even the weather here decided to cooperate. Our days have dropped from 90 degrees to the high 50’s in a short matter of hours. It really feels… Read More
Fall is one of my favorite seasons, but honestly it makes me a bit schizophrenic. While a part of me appreciates the beauty of the season and creates a burning desire for classy fall decor, the other part of my dives right on in to Halloween! I think this may be a Utah thing. I once read that we Utahns… Read More