A Bevy of FREE Fantastic-ness...Blog Bling and Printables and Fonts!

As I was doing a Saturday morning stroll through a couple of my favorite blogs, I stopped by Just Something I Made to see if she had any new blog bling, and I found a bevy of bloggy fantastic-ness!  (and I love me some bevies of bloggy fantastic-nesses, in case you were wondering)...

Click above to be led to a wonderland of free stuff!

I bet you thought that was the end of the fantastic-ness, but NO....

Check this out....(and if you aren't the crafty type, just hold your pants on, I have stuff to take up some of your free time too)

Cathe Holden has created 14 beautiful vintage-style labels in 4 different colors for WorldLabel.com.

Fun, huh?!

While over at WorldLabel.com I did a little lookin' around, and found even MORE free fun fantastic-ness! 

Follow me, won't you? 

(I meant "follow me" as in "let me show you the way"...buuuut, if you want to "follow me" as in "follow my blog"...well, I guess you could do that too if you want to...but no pressure...it's not like I've led you to a virtual utopia of free fantastic-ness or anything. Like I said, no pressure.)

Check this out....

Valentine cuteness:

and Birthday cuteness:

and apothecary cuteness (my grandfather was a pharmacist, so gotta show some love)

 and baby cuteness:

and some vintage frame cuteness:

and that's maybe a fifth of the printables that you can find for free at WorldLabel.com..

If you like the font I used above, I found it at another one of my favorite blogs, Kevin and Amanda.  This one is called Pea Lovey Dovey and I found out about this site from ANOTHER one of my favorite blogs, Jones Design Company.

....oh, you like that little flourish, do you?  Funny, it's FREE TOO!  (Is this better than Christmas morning, or what!)...it's like I'm givin' stuff away...teehee!  I found the link to this website via Makin' Cute Blogs who has pages of great freebies and freebie resources including clip art, fonts, backgrounds, blog bling...

I think I just might add Makin Cute Blogs to my list of favorite blogs.  Oh, haven't I mentioned it before? it's here.

If you don't know how to use all this free fantastic-ness, most of these blogs offer tutorials and FAQs to help you out...I'm going to leave all that up to the pros, as all this free fantastic-ness has just about worn me out!

(If  there's anything at all I can help you with, please don't hesitate to let me know :) 

I'm sure it goes without saying that I have not been compensated by anyone, including all of the blogs in this post and those on my list of favorite blogs (you didn't think I'd have the guts to sneak it in there again, did ya!), or anyone...unless you count the invaluable feeling of happiness I have from sharing this with my lovely friends (that would be you).

Now go have some fun...

Spreadin' the word of free fantastic-ness at these linky parties:

MONDAY:

Sumo's Sweet Stuff

The Girl Creative

Boogieboard Cottage

C.R.A.F.T.

Kristen's Junk Drawer

DIY Home Sweet Home

Thrifty Decor Chick (1st Monday of Each Month)

The Gunny Sack

Ask Anna

TUESDAY: 

Home Stories A2Z

Tip Junkie

Sugar Bee Crafts

Coastal Charm

Rook No. 17

Homework

At Home With K

My UnCommon Slice of Suburbia

Kammy's Korner (Trash to Treasure)

Cherished Bliss

Ruby Jean

WEDNESDAY:

Restore Interiors

Blue Cricket Design

Savvy Southern Style

Very Merry Vintage Style

{primp}

It's Overflowing

Domestically Speaking (Paint Projects)

Faded Charm (White Projects)

THURSDAY:

The Brambleberry Cottage

No Minimalist Here

the shabby creek cottage

House of Hepworths

Momnivore's Dilemma

From My Front Porch to Yours

FRIDAY:

Five Days...Five Ways
Too Much Time on My Hands

Remodelaholic

The Charm of Home

The Shabby Nest

Serenity Now

Release Me Creations

Miss Mustard Seed (Furniture Only)

Redoux

French Country Cottage

LaurieAnna's Vintage Home

SATURDAY:

I Can't Stop Crafting

Lolly Jane Boutique

Funky Junk

Be Different, Act Normal

{nifty thrifty things}

Marvelously Messy

Space 46

SUNDAY:

I Heart Naptime

LambAround

Petite Hermine

 take care - 

 



A Little Newsy-News to Share with You

It's been a rough week - my husband has Crohns (an auto-immune disease) and hasn't been feeling well recently.  Luckily, he starts infusions next week, and I'm praying that they help him feel better. (For some people, they relieve all of the symptoms, and for others, the infusions do nothing)  Right now, he's on tons of steroids, which makes life interesting...as he says, they make him feel "crazy."  Fun.

So, despite all that blah, I did have a couple good things happen as well.  I met with the owner of a very cute home decor shop in Columbus about selling my wreaths in her store.  She's going to carry them for the month of February to see how they do...so keeping my fingers crossed that everyone in Columbus asks for a paper wreath for Valentine's Day.  I'm actually dying coffee filters as we speak...

As if that weren't enough great news, Jen from The Cosigner Designer has been so kind as to give me the Liebster Blog Award - which added some more happiness to my week.

Liebster is German & means "dearest" or "beloved" but it can also mean "favorite."

The idea behind the Liebster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers.

As part of receiving the Liebster Blog award, one is to:

1. Choose 5 blogs with fewer than 200 followers to grant the Liebster Blog award. 

2. Show appreciation to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them!

3. Post the award on your blog and link back to the blogs you have given the Liebster Blog award to so everyone else can pay them a visit!

The 5 blogs I've awarded the Liebster Award to are, in no particular order:

Liz upcycles the blah furniture of the world into gorgeous creations.  She also shares her experiences about running her booth at an antique mall.

Surrounded By Pink - Mandi shares her great sewing and knitting projects that I could never do.


East Coast Mommy - Mom to 3 boys, Gina, shares useful craft, organizational, and kid-friendly projects that you can enjoy whether you're a mom or not.


The Bold Abode - Ah, Gwen...if you want to see great projects and have a little chuckle, this is the blog for you! Thistlewood Farm - Kari's blog is beautiful, witty, and fun to read - you just have to check it out for yourself.  Congrats to these great blogs, and thanks to each of you for all of the wonderful inspiration you share with the blog world! Also, thank you again to Jen of The Cosigner Designer for sharing the Liebster Award with me. 

take care -



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Happy Holidays...is it time for a break yet???

 

Happy Holidays...whatever your holiday of choice may be. 

I hope that this time amazing and magical for you and your loved ones.

Now, being the overachieving-holiday-perfectionist-down-to-the-last-detail that many bloggers and blog-readers tend to be....I bet a little chuckle might be just what you need right now? (or a strong drink, you can grab one of those too, if you'd like)

You may or may not know that I have a pug...

Meet Scarlet (named after the scarlet and gray - Ohio State Buckeyes), my first baby. 

Needless to say - I love me a little pug humor. (Pugs in costume are my absolute fave!) I came across this picture, and every time I see it, it makes me laugh  

Picture from here and caption from here

HA!  See, made me laugh again!  Hope it at least made you roll your eyes or crack a smile or something?  Just a little smile?  "Am I in a Christmas tree?"  is what gets me every time.

Happy Holidays - love you gals (and I think I have one guy follower...).

Can't wait to see all of your fab pics once all the hoopla has quieted down and the wrapping paper is cleaned up!

take care -
 



102 Followers...Thanks to Each of You!

What a wonderful surprise to wake up to this morning....not that I actually "woke up" as I never really "fell asleep" in the truest sense of the words.  Ahh, motherhood, such a blessing for the caffeinated beverage industry! :). 

Seriously, I can't thank each of you enough for taking the time to visit my blog and your choice to become a follower.  It really means more to me than I can express to you.  It's so wonderful to have a group of such beautiful, talented people to share ideas with every day....I've never met a group of kinder, giving, accepting people in all of my life.  Thank you.

I have so much more to share with you...like getting rid of my red kitchen counter tops and the blue carpet that covers nearly my entire house.  Of course, there are surely more trunk, drawer, and coffee filter projects to come!  Plus, I have a whole 2.5 car garage FILLED with furniture (just ask my husband...he's about to have a nervous breakdown over the state of our garage) that desperately needs attention.

Then there's the awesome farm table that I promised to share with you over a week ago...there were some unexpected.....ahhhh, delays (aka: hosting Thanksgiving)
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I'll have my giveaway post up before the end of the day, so please check back in the next couple days to enter!

Thanks again to each and every one of you!

take care -



Almost 100 Followers & My 1st Giveaway!

As of 10:54am (EST) on 11/26/2011, I have 91 amazing followers...only need 9 more of you to join me to reach 100. 

In celebration of this historical :) event, I will be hosting my first-ever giveaway once I reach 100.  Now, this won't be a typical plain old gift card giveaway...it will be a one of a kind, just for you, giveaway.  (tempted now, aren't you!)

Please consider becoming a follower of my blog so you don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Thank you SO much to all of you who've already chosen to follow me, I can't tell you how much each of you have helped me to "wake up" and rejoin the world.  Blogging has made me a happier, better, more fulfilled person.  I love my my babies and family more than anything, but blogging has allowed me to think outside my daily life of laundry, diapers and bottle-filling. (Admittedly, it's a rut I put myself into - I'm a self-described introvert, and it's been a challenge for me to meet new people since we've moved)

Enough of that mushy, lovey-dovey stuff...but I do love all of y'all!  The pictures were just an attempt to make this post a little more interesting.

Okay..so let's get at least 9 more followers so one of you can win my giveaway in time to re-gift your prize for Christmas!

take care -



How to Send your Blog Posts to Facebook or Twitter...

Let me start this off by saying that I am in no way a professional blog-updating-or-facebook-posting expert...obviously, right?  Really, I barely know the difference between a wall and a tweet. I only have a facebook page because people kept telling me I needed one...and I never post to it.

So anyway, I was trying to figure out how to send my blog posts to my Salvaged Whimsy Facebook, and I came across dlvr.it. 

I haven't figured out all of the fancy tools there...but I was able to get my posts to start showing up  on Facebook, so I thought I'd pass the info along to others who may be technically non-proficient (is that a word?)

If you have questions...very, very, very basic questions, please let me know and I'll help as much as I can...but I'm self-admittedly, not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree when it comes to this stuff.

take care -