Away we go!

June 5, 2012 | Posted by

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I’m off! Today I’m headed to Cali to wander and explore the TWIN Camp at Toyota. I’m really excited. We will be test driving stuff… and, enjoying the company of other bloggers. So fun. If you want to follow my happenings whilst I’m away (hmmm, I don’t think I’ve ever used the word, “whilst” I like it!), you can follow my face on Instagram, name: thepapermama, and Twitter, name: @thepapermama.

And, I’ll leave you with just a couple of photos from the PNW Blogger meet up. Fun times shared with Mandy, Fiona, Roxana, and Moorea. I’ll be sharing more photos from the actual event later. These are the before and after:

(all these photos are from Mandy and Fiona)

– Chelsey

Disclosure: I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. I did not receive any compensation for writing this post, or payment in exchange for participating. The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect the views of the Toyota. 

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{CLOSED} GIVEAWAY: Custom Blog Design Package from 17th Avenue

June 4, 2012 | Posted by

This giveaway is closed! The lovely Nancy won!

Hello lovely readers! Today Kate, from 17th Avenue Design Studio, is taking over to share an awesome giveaway with you! I hope you enjoy, and good luck! – Chelsey 

Hi there! I’m Kate and I’m the owner of the 17th Avenue Design Studio, a small graphic & blog design company. At the studio, we offer everything from custom blog design and premade blog templates to business branding solutions, social networking design, and print design. I started 17th Avenue in February of this year and we have been thriving ever since. I absolutely love working with clients to create awesome blog designs and feel so incredibly blessed to be able to do so every day! Definitely hop on over and check out our website – we’d love to have you!

Today I’ll be giving away a custom blog design for one lucky The Paper Mama reader! One randomly selected winner will receive our “Whimsical” Custom Blog Design Package, an $160 value. {Note: this is only for Blogger blogs}

HOW TO WIN {reminder: this is for blogger blogs only. 17th Avenue doesn’t design on WordPress, yet}:

Mandatory entry: Tell me why you want to win this blog makeover! {1 entry}

Optional entries {Please leave a separate comment for each entry}:
Follow The Paper Mama blog somehow (gfc, RSS, email, bloglovin’…. your choice) {1 entry}
Follow me on one/all of these (twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest) {1 entry}
Follow 17th Avenue’s blog and/or Etsy Shop. {1 entry}
Follow 17th Avenue on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Pinterest {1 entry}
Facebook and/or Tweet about the giveaway… you can use the tweet below {1 entry}

” Giveaway: Custom Blog Design Package from @17avenuedesigns over at @thepapermama !!! “

Also, be sure to check out our premade blog templates in our Etsy shop! Paper Mama Readers get 15% off everything in our store through Monday the 11th. Use the code PAPERMAMA15 to redeem!


Note: The giveaway winner must use blogger as their blogging platform. 17th Avenue Design Studio provided the prize for the sweepstakes. Last day to enter the giveaway is Monday, June 11th, 2012. 11:59 PST.  One winner will be chosen at random on random.org and has 72 hours to get back to me, after I email them. Good luck!

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Featured in N.E.E.T. Magazine – Hair tutorial

June 4, 2012 | Posted by

I wanted to share something fun with you all! You can find me in N.E.E.T. this month! N.E.E.T. is a lovely online magazine. If you’ve never had the chance to check it out, you should. I really love it, and I think you will too. SO, if you’d like a little tutorial on how to make a Sweet Summer Crown for yourself, head on over!

 Enjoy! I really had fun creating this.

{Related Posts: //Braided Volume Hair//Simple Twist//Braided Crown//} 

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PNW Blogger Meet Up…

June 3, 2012 | Posted by

Welp. Friday night was our PNW Blogger Meet Up. With the help of Heather, Leanne, and Melissa… we did it. The event was fantastic and fun. 50 ladies from the PNW all in one room. So amazing. I enjoyed each moment of it. I didn’t bring my camera with me (since we had a photographer). BUT, I do have my instagram photos.

It really was a wonderful evening. I will share more photos and fantasticness from the event later… when the photographer is ready with our photos.

While we wait for the event photos: I would like to announce the date/location for our next meet up! I was working on getting the next meet up in Seattle, but things worked out a little different. We will be back up in Portland, again. Seattle will have to wait for after the New Year.

The next event will be on November 3rd, 2012 at the West Elm, in Portland, OR. The space is large and we will be able to have more attendees! Excited? Me too!

I hope to see you there! I will share more info, in the near future. If you attended the PNW Meet Up, on Friday, and would like to share your blog posts… link up all your posts you write below! I’d love to read them! We will be sharing this link up on all the planners blogs. See below!

P.S. the sweet ladies in the photos above: Mandy, Fiona, and Moorea.

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Thank you so much to our PNW Blogger June 1st, 2012 event supporters! They are awesome. Check them out!

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The Paper Mama “Fave Photo” Challenge + a prize!

June 2, 2012 | Posted by

I have a little something extra for you guys this week! HP wants to send the first place winner a gift card to get a free Faux Canvas! Yay! SO, good luck! The first place winner I choose for this week wins! Here’s one I gave to my mom:

On to the challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Share a photo of your favorite photo from May.

My example of “Favorite photo from May”:

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  • First time joining the Paper Mama photo challenge? Start here for rules and upcoming challenges.
  • My photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.

. 2010 winners . 2011 winners . 2012 winners .

Floral

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Photo challenge buttons here:

The Paper Mama Photo Challenge
HP Faux Canvas can be integrated into the existing design of any room and makes the perfect gift. Featuring a gallery-wrapped, canvas-like appearance, HP Faux Canvas looks like an expensive piece of artwork but in reality, it’s super affordable.  Available exclusively at Walmart. HP is not the sponsor of this post, just providing a prize. I was not paid for this and all opinions are my own. The last day to enter your photo is June 7th, 2012 at 11:59 PST. The winner will be chosen by Chelsey, The Paper Mama. The winner has 72 hours to respond to the winners email.

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The “Outside” Photo Challenge Winners

June 2, 2012 | Posted by

This weeks challenge was: Heart!

First:

Congrats! You can grab your first place button here!

Second:

Third:

Fourth:

Fifth:

Congrats! You can grab your top 5 button here!

Favorites:
Congrats! You can grab your favorite button here!
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  • First time joining the Paper Mama photo challenge? Start here for rules and upcoming challenges.
  • My photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.

. 2010 winners . 2011 winners . 2012 winners .

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How to Regrow Green Onions + Links to love this week!

June 1, 2012 | Posted by

How to Regrow Green Onions // thepapermama.com

How to Regrow Green Onions: I shared this on instagram, and everyone was asking about it. SO, I’ll tell you more. We use a lot of green onions in our cooking, so instead of buying them over and over we set the roots in a cup of water and watch them grow! Seriously. It works. Just don’t cut up the roots. We’ve done this A LOT and I think they tend to max out after about 5 cuttings.

Favorite links I love this week!

Not to say that anyone I know needs this… but, get rid of yellow pit stains. Kind of awesome.

DIY hanging basket from Smile and Wave on A Beautiful Mess. So neat!

I really love these shoes in lime.

A little hello to a couple of my newer sponsors: Behind the Camera and Dreaming, HJ Underway, and I was the sea.

We’ve used this quick pickling recipe for onions. So up. Especially on burgers and salads… yum.

This is very sweet… a photo of your kid on their last day of school… holding a photo of their FIRST day of school. Must remember.

Crock pot bread?

I love this heart necklace.

I’d really like to own all of these socks.

I think I’ll give this DIY sprinkler toy a try!

Handmade wooden measuring spoons. They are so lovely. I have a ceramic set, and one broke {sad face}. SO, these would be lovely. Plus, I love supporting handmade.

Raspberry and Serrano Sangria! Sweet and spice! I bet it’s tasty.

These wallpapers are amazing.

Cool book clock.

– Chelsey

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