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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Link'n Blogs #16 & a giveaway!

We are happy to have a giveaway from Wren & Rumor as party of this week's link party! Be sure to enter after you link up your lovely posts! xo

**The winner of the Wren and Rumor giveaway was Kristen V.!**

Welcome to Link'n Blogs {#16} !

A place to link up your projects and make new friends. We are all about visiting links and following new bloggers here at Link'n Blogs. Remember to leave comments and PIN PIN PIN!

Cause sharing is caring.

**Your links will show up on ALL blogs hosting the link party!**

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I've created a spreadsheet where you can sign up to host a link party! It's a great way to get to know other bloggers, share a recent post with other party goers and pick the features. Sign up using the link below!

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I am sharing my St. Patrick's Day cupcake toppers. Use chocolate this year instead of paper! A free printable for the stencil is also included in the post!

St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Cupcake Toppers

HOST:
Katelyn from Learning, Creating, Living

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Katelyn is sharing an awesome DIY picture frame. I love the message to Enjoy Today!

DIY Enjoy Today Picture Frame

Be sure to give some love to our guest hosts - you will love their creative blogs!

Karli, Meghan and Emily from Something Splendid

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These the college girls are all about living a fabulous life on a budget. They are sharing a cute DIY pillow for Easter!

DIY Easter Pillow

Mindy from Always Be Creating

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Are you a quilter or wanting to learn? Mindy shares a binding technique that you definitely need to PIN for future reference.

Quilt Binding

Here are this week's features:

Win a $160 Target Gift Card from my Blogging Besties

**UPDATE: The winner of the Target gift card was Amy B.!**

Hello lovies! Today is a very fun day I've been anxiously waiting for! Remember how I heart you and I heart giving you free stuff?! My good friend, Katelyn (from Learning, Creating, Living), and I decided we wanted to put together an awesome giveaway for our even more awesome readers. We rounded up some of our blogging besties and are super excited to give YOU a chance to win a gift card to a swoon-worthy store: TARGET! One lucky winner will get $160 to shop til they drop. I would definitely spend a couple hours walking around, trying on all the polka dots & mint I could find, with a soy hazelnut steamer in hand. All you have to do is follow these lovely ladies' blogs using the Rafflecopter widget below. The best part? These gals are all sweethearts and total joys to follow. I love being surrounded by talented people in the blogging world. I'm excited to help you be inspired, too!

Put A Bird On It - Learning Creating Living - The Salty Mess

Party Patisserie - Making Home Happy Blog - Burlap & Bananas

Crafty Wife - Blonde Bellezza - It's Stef With An F

Best Day Ever - MacDonalds Playland - Twelve O Eight

Enjoy Essential

J is for Jordy Giveaway on Facebook

Hey everyone! Are you having fun at the link party? I hope so! I'm inspired each and every week!

I wanted to let all my blog friends know I have a great giveaway that just started on Facebook. I am giving away a boutique print from J is for Jordy to you and 2 of your friends! I first discovered J is for Jordy at an adorable boutique market in my hometown. I fell in love with her prints and just had to introduce you to her shop! Amy is the sweetest and is so generous to give away 3 of her prints {note: online they are listed as instant downloads, but winners will receive actual prints in the mail!}. I have one of her prints up in Ava's nursery. It is a lyric from one of my favorite songs, Mine by Taylor Swift: "You are the best thing that's ever been mine." This song was referred to me by one of my besties - when I was going through a particularly hard time - she said it reminded her of Conrad and me - and she was super right. Now, we have a new little bundle that is the best thing that's ever been ours. :)

Simple Ways to Add the Pantone Color of the Year "Radiant Orchid" to Your Life in 2014 ... and a HUGE GIVEAWAY!

Who are the Pantone people and why do they get to decide what color is "IN" this year?! This question always baffled me. I read the Wikipedia page (cause of course that's where all knowledge comes from, ha ha), and I guess a group of colorfully important people meet together at a secret location in Europe and decide which hue will determine fashion, home & design shades for the following year. I guess WHO they are doesn't really matter - just WHAT shade they pick! And this year, it is RADIANT ORCHID.

AKA - purple! I think I own one purple shirt and ... well ... it stops there. When I saw that Radiant Orchid was the color for 2014, I kind of was like "what you talking bout willis?!" Purple? Really?! I just put it out of mind and decided I would wait for next year's color and hope the Pantone peeps didn't mess up again in 2015. But it kind of nagged at the back of my mind, and I decided to give this pleasant purple a chance. So I turned to Pinterest. A simple search of those two colorful words brings up a MASSIVE WORLD of pretty purple that I immediately fell in love with! I am all about Radiant Orchid now!

photo credit: HauteLook

Now, we all can't go around painting and wallpapering our homes per Pantone's annual color palette, even if it is very pretty. But - there are some simple ways you can add the Pantone Color of the Year to your life, without drastically changing anything or spending lots of money. Simple touches here and there are all it takes to add this pretty purple to your life this year. AND - stay tuned until the end of the post - I have a huge giveaway for you with over $100 in Radiant Orchid items you could win!

Grow Your Blog or Business ... Ad Space Giveaway

What? It's Saturday?! And I am posting on my blog?!?! Yes. Very strange! But it's a super good cause, so I am taking a break from my Lucky Charms and Saturday morning cartoons to bring you this exciting opportunity to GROW YOUR BLOG OR BUSINESS. If you don't care about getting ad space on 22 fabulous blogs, then this post might not be for you. If that's the case, I recommend entering my Boughtin & Baby Custom Onesie giveaway by clicking HERE. If that's not for you, you can check out my West Elm Inspired Sharpie Mugs by clicking HERE. If that's not for you, you can sign up to get my email updates sent to your inbox by clicking HERE. If that's not for you, you can look at this awesome Pinterest board full of "Hey Girl" pics by clicking HERE. If that's not for you, then I'm afraid I can't help you. ;)

SO! If you have made it this far, you must be interested in growing your blog or business by winning advertising space on 22 blogs. Yes, that is correct - 22 blogs! Geesh, I should enter this giveaway. I don't think my blog button has ever been on 22 blogs at once! I've teamed up with 21 other bloggers to offer you the chance to have your blog button appear on all of our blogs for TWO MONTHS. We did the math...that's a total reach of over 20,000+ followers on all social media...which is pretty darn awesome! And entering is simple. Just use the Rafflecopter widget below. YES, you do have to do a gajillion different entries to maximize your chances of winning, but I promise it will be worth it if you really care about growing your blog or business and getting this opportunity to have your button appear on all 22 of our blogs. I've hosted a lot of giveaways, and you would be surprised how many people don't do all the entry options! That lowers your chance of winning by a lot, so I always recommend doing all the entries available! Plus, you may discover a new blog you fall in love with, a new blogger that you want to be besties with, or a blog you would love to sponsor. AND, my #1 tip for maximizing this giveaway? Click on the links to the blogs and see what their normal options are for ad space and contributor opportunities. Contact the bloggers, introduce yourself, and see about guest posting, button swaps, sponsorship and other opportunities to get your name out there in Blog Land. All it takes is a little proactive effort and you'll be surprised how many YES's start filling up your inbox {wink wink hint hint smile smile: I've never said no to someone wanting to work with me!}. Good luck! Can't wait to get to know YOU!

Best.Day.Ever. // Mr. & Mrs. Smith // Oh, Just Living the Dream

Making Home Happy // From L & P to English Tea // Happily Ever After

Life Changes // Dreaming About Someday // Sincerely, Erica Michelle

Fal Finds Happiness // Learning Creative Living // You can have your cake & eat it too

Wonderfully Sewn // Cattails & Cardigans // Bliss

Becoming Bailey // Words as Palindromes // Kaylie Marie

The Rachael Way // Put a Bird on It // Sewn by Maria

And I don't like onions //

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xo

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While you're here, come link up at my link party! Runs every Thursday - Sunday:

Link'n Blogs link party! Share our blog posts on 3 blogs at once!

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Want to know where I get the best deals on craft supplies and boutique items? Pick Your Plum! Plus, you get a free laffy taffy in every order, so they're kind of the best.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

"I love LOVE" Valentine's Giveaway

Ooooooh I am SO excited about this giveaway I could KISS you! Which is the name of the game, because "I love LOVE!" I really do. I love seeing couples out and about, I love watching sappy romance movies, I love going to weddings, I love the kiss cam at sporting events -- I just love LOVE. And I LOVE giving away amazing products to my amazing readers! This is my biggest giveaway YET! I've teamed up with 8 of my FAVORITE companies to bring you this oh so LOVEly Valentine's giveaway. There are things for you and for baby! But since not everyone fits the 'mommy & me' category, I've divided the giveaways up into separate giveaways, so you can pick & choose which ones you want to enter! That way, there isn't just ONE winner for all the items -- you have a chance to win EVERYTHING or SOMETHING. Remember to visit each shop and tell them THANK YOU and you LOVE them for offering such fantastic prizes! I hope you enjoy this giveaway, and trust me when I say there are more fun giveaways to come.

Don't you LOVE it?!

*Also, be sure to read through each shop's details. Some are giving my readers an exclusive promo code for free shipping! More LOVE!*

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Rules:

enter using each shop's Rafflecopter

giveaway ends Jan 27 at midnight (MST)

one winner per shop (8 total!)

all entries will be verified

must have fun and must love LOVE

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For extra entries in each giveaway, follow Put A Bird On It through the links below. Leave a comment on this post telling me how you followed me and which giveaway(s) you entered, and I will add extra entries for each way you follow! LOVE!

Follow Blog through GFC / Instagram / Twitter

Facebook / Bloglovin / Pinterest

HELLO SLEEPY WHALE

*Prize*

Valentine's Day Card Set 3-Pack

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BEBE BLOOM BOUTIQUE

*Prize*

Girl's Red Headband & Lace Romper
Promo Code "PABOISHPFREE" for free shipping during the giveaway week!

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THE SPROUTED ARROW

*Prize*

Stripe Baby Leggings

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FLAWED PERFECTION JEWELRY

*Prize*

Sweetheart Sparkle Necklace in choice of color {over 40 options!}

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MINT AND ARROWS

*Prize*

Mommy & Me Matching "Mustache Hearts" Headbands

a Rafflecopter giveaway

PETER PAN PRETTIES

*Prize*

Mommy & Me Matching "Pink & Gold Hearts" Headbands

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MOD BY MEL

*Prize*

Valentine's Day Greeting Card of Choice

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BABY JULES BOUTIQUE

*Prize*

Any headband of your choice!

Promo Code "babyjules" for free shipping during the giveaway week!

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There you have it, ladies and gentleman! I hope you LOVE this giveaway as much as I do. These are some of my favorite IG businesses, and I know will fall in LOVE with them, too. There is something for everyone!

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Monday, January 20, 2014

My Love Monday ... "Love's A Hoot" Valentine's Day Printable

Valentine's Day is less than a month away! I have to be honest ... I've never been in love with Valentine's Day. I always felt like it was an excuse for people to brag about their significant other and the flowers and candy they got; or, if they didn't have a significant other, it was a day to feel sad and depressed. I never really liked Valentine's Day until I started decorating for Valentine's Day. Then, I learned to appreciate Valentine's Day for more than what Facebook saw it as. I learned that on Valentine's Day, you can celebrate LOVE in general ... whether it be for a spouse, a mom, a brother, a cat, a pint of Ben & Jerry's, a love for life ... just anything about LOVE. The world needs more LOVE, and that is a great thing to celebrate! So today's My Love Monday is about just that: LOVE.

I found these adorable owl treat boxes at Target for $1 {raise your hand if you LOVE the Target One Spot!}. I bought a bunch of them, not really knowing how I would use them, but knowing somehow I would use them. I decided to make a cute tag to attach to them and use them as little gift boxes. Perfect for friends, teachers, church, family ... whoever you'd LOVE to gift a cute owl gift to (filled with a yummy treat, of course!). You could attach these to an owl themed gift or use them at an owl themed party ... with or without the boxes. But I recommend going to Target in search of the owl boxes, because any excuse to go to Target is a good one. I hope you LOVE these as much as I do. Happy Monday!