BlogHer or Bust + Links I love

July 20, 2012 | Posted by

{//That’s my Sparklecorn Party skirt: thrifted//Plus, if you’re interested… that’s a cute belt from F21//}

I’m in the process of getting my buns ready for BlogHer. I’ll be in New York for 6 days…. I can’t believe I’ll be gone for that long! So, I’m planning out my outfits already…. and, who’s gonna watch the kiddo (she’s not quite ready to watch herself… maybe when she stops pooing her pants…. hmmm. ha)… and: getting stuff ready for my sister’s wedding. She get’s married just 6 days after I get home from this trip. I still have to find shoes to wear in her wedding… ::yes, great excuse to go shoe shopping in NY… riiiiight?Right?right? heh::

I’m so very excited. So very. Are you going to be there?

On to my Links to Love:

– This chair swing is pretty amazing

– Peanut Butter + Nutella swirl cookies? Yes, please.

– On of my favorite people… had her first baby. <3

– Such a simple snack. Cheese and avocado.

– Freebie El Luchador printable from Jess.

– This little JCrew jacket is amazing. <3

– Have you had a chance to say hello to a couple of my new sponsors? Hello: The Friend Collective, Misadventures with Andi, Little {Mrs.} Sunshine, and The Winking of an Eye.

– !!!!! Popcorn Doughnuts !!!!!

– In love with these bee hair pins.

– I love this cotton candy striped cupboard. A lovely make over.

– ANOTHer cute pouf DIY.

– Love these DIY kaleidoscope letters.

– I love how this paint chip wall turned out. Very pretty.

– A good tip about watermarking your photos.

– Hee, this kid’s shirt makes me giggle.

– Beautiful mini letter necklace.

– Today is the last day to take advantage of my ad space sale!

– Need some thank you cards, birthday invites, birth announcements, or address labels? Well, here’s 15% off + free shipping from Pear Tree Greetings. Use code: PAPERMAMA

Happy Friday to you all! We’re celebrating my sister this weekend… with her Bridal Shower! <3

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Documenting life.

July 19, 2012 | Posted by

Oh Instagram… I love you. I love that all I have to do is grab my phone, *snap* and there we are. That moment is saved. Along with a note about what was happening. Well, here’s my life lately…

– Ruari decided to sing it out at the book store! She found a My Little Pony book… and she went for it. I love her.

– BUT, then… the next day: we had an amazing and epic meltdown. Wow. In public. Oh man. I’m scarred.

– I’m ready for the BlogHer Sparklecorn party! I have a sparkly thrifted skirt.

– Our garden is growing awesomely! Yup! We have been loving the radish greens. SO tasty when sautéed with some garlic and olive oil.

– While playing outside the kiddo said, “A storm front’s coming in, we better watch out for booby traps! I’m building a beaver damn, so we can be safe.” Oh man. That was out of nowhere… so random.

– Lalaloopsy’s are taking over my home.

– We had yummy mac and cheese… at a restaurant that specializes in the stuff!

– Husband and I had a date day. A fun BBQ with wine and beer. <3

– Aaaand, I’m almost finished with a little wall project I’ve been working on (with the help from R, of course).

Happy Thursday to all of you!

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Mississippi Street Fair

July 18, 2012 | Posted by




The fam and I made a trip out to the Mississippi Street Fair this last Saturday. For whatever reason, I’ve never made it out to this festival. It’s pretty crazy busy. Plus, it was pretty hot. We only managed about 1 hour… but the end of that hour we were out of diapers and Miss R was hot and grumpy (and I sorta was too).

But, before we headed home… we wandered to the Mac and Cheesery… for freakin’ mac and cheese. HECK yes. Yum. Pahlus, we (well, I… mike didn’t really care too much about the clothes) got to wander through the Wanderlust shop. Love it. Every time. Vanessa is a sweetheart. AND, we ended the trip with a mini ice cream sandwich for R… from Ruby Jewel.

Happy Wednesday to all of you! <3

– Chelsey

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{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too… Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Jenni from the Blog, Bree: his honey and her mommy, and Live and Love Outloud.}

 

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Made it: Doily Soap Cozy

July 17, 2012 | Posted by

It’s official, my sister is home from New Zealand. If you don’t know, she lives there 90% of the time. She’s about to get all married and stuff (August 11th) to a Kiwi (p.s. that’s what they call New Zealander’s… Kiwi’s). ANYway, that got me inspired to create some sort of out of town guest gift. Something cute for my bathroom when guests are here.

Introducing: the Doily Soap Cozy. These are perfect for increasing the amount of lather… not to mention the adorableness… to a bar of soap. Each Doily Soap Cozy took me 10 minutes to create. Cost: $3 each (2 for the doily and 1 for the soap). OF course… you could always make the doily yourself… but, there’s no way I could make a doily and then turn it into a soap lathering tool. That’s why I found these guys at a local craft shop.

Enough of my babble… here’s how you can make some for yourself.

Supplies:

– A favorite bar of soap (preferably with rounded edges)

– 1 small doily (mine was around 6 inches)

– Stretchy cord string

– Upholstery needle (you need a needle with a big eye)

Directions:

1.  Do a test run with the doily and the soap. Wrap the doily around the soap: Is there a lot of excess material? Then you may need to trim the doily. I trimmed enough so there was about a 1/2 inch of overlap, when I wrapped the doily over the soap.

2. Once your material is all trimmed to size, it’s time to stitch the soap in there. Using your upholstery needle and stretchy cord string… sew your soap up.

3. You are done. OR, you can make these little soap goodies into favors or gifts. Add one of my gift tags to your soap. The printout can be found here (right click + save).

Happy Tuesday everyone! Stay clean. Ha!

– Chelsey

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Friday the 13th Ad Space Sale!

July 13, 2012 | Posted by

Heeey! I just realized it’s been a while since I had an ad space sale! SO, here you go! Perfect for anyone that’s been considering advertising… Here’s the deal:

– Get 25% off when you buy one month of ad space. Using this code: PassionfruitParty2012

– Get 35% off when you buy 2 months of ad space. Using this code: PassionfruitParty2months

This sale is going to end on July 20th! And, guess what… it’s now one million times easier to buy ad space from me… thanks to Passionfruit! I can’t. It’s so awesome. Click here to buy some space! I’m currently sold out of Extra Large, but you can always book out a spot for later.

– Chelsey

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Links to Loooove

July 13, 2012 | Posted by

So, I justwanted to share this link… one more time… before it’s done. For every “like” I get on this instagram photo…. Toyota will give $2 to There With Care. Simple! Just put a little heart. <3

Onto some links I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this week:

Beautiful photo of a sweet ice cream shop in Santa Monica.

Pretty  hair accessories. Handmade. <3

A really cute PDF for a crocheted bow garland.

OR, you can check out this freebie crocheted heart garland.

DIY Circus Train… made from tea boxes.

My newest BHG post! Jewelry display for your sweet home.

This skull bracelet is sweet.

Make your own photo booth stand!

DIY honeycomb shelves. So neat!

There’s a really cute temporary tattoo booth in this carnival birthday party.

Happy Friday the 13th to all of you!

– Chelsey

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