GIVEAWAY! - Marvel's The Avengers!

Who's excited for Marvel's The Avengers movie coming May 4th??

Who wants to win some free Avengers swag??

How about an exclusive Avengers T-shirt?!?

A set of six Avengers buttons!

 And a pair of limited-edition 3-D Avengers glasses!!

TO ENTER:

1. Like Avengers on Facebook (One Entry)

2. Follow Avengers on Twitter (One Entry)

Only open to U.S. and Canada residents.

Contest ends on Friday, May 4th, 11:59 PM.

Winner will receive prize package by the end of May.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Wow Me Wednesday #56

Welcome to the party!!

It's my favorite day of the week,

and I'm so excited to see all your fun projects!!

Grab the WOW button,

check out other entries that catch your eye,

and leave a little crafty comment love along the way!!
Please follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
to view features from the party!

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Toast of Tuesday!!

I'm so excited to share some of the awesome ideas I've seen on my linky party the last few weeks!

I Should Be Mopping the Floor gives an awesome tutorial for no-sew curtains!

I love how pretty these candy apples and pears are from Salt Tree!

I love this sweet nautical tiered skirt from Blooms and Bugs!

I have this seen this gathered duvet cover in person from Train to Crazy and it is gorgeous!!

If you love Hunger Games like me you'll appreciate this awesome shirt from Rae Gun Ramblings!

Moda Bake Shop offers a fantastic tutorial for this darling tiered dress!

Threading My Way created this darling pillow from a special shirt!

Mmmm...I could eat all of these sweet strawberry parfaits right up from With A Grateful Prayer and A Thankful Heart!

I'm loving this Pottery Barn knockoff quilt from Sew Sweet Cottage!

THANK YOU everyone for sharing your wonderful talents!!

Come back again tomorrow for Wow Me Wednesday!!

Plum District: Extreme Game Truck!

I'm so excited about this deal from Plum District!!

I'm getting it for my son's birthday party, and he is going to flip!

Kids love games and kids love parties!

Allow your kids to experience the best of both worlds

and have the Extreme Game Truck come to you!

The Extreme Game Truck can hold up to 24 players.

It features six 55" screens, six Wii consoles, four Xbox 360 consoles and 1 Playstation 3 console.

No more fighting over the game controller, at this party everyone plays!

Inside the truck you'll find a plush limousine interior, laser light show, climate control, surround sound and an iPod dock.

The Extreme Game Truck is a guaranteed win!!

Check out this great deal and many others at Plum District!

For those of you not in Orange County, check out the national deals HERE!

 

Strawberry Fields Forever!

A few weeks ago my daughter's preschool group was going to the strawberry fields for a tour!

Of course, me being me, I had to make her a new outfit for the occasion!



I started out with some beautiful fabric that reminded me of strawberries!

Polkadots of course.

I used my favorite pattern from Hadley Grace Designs, but wanted to do a paneled skirt like I had on my skirt/dress creation last year.

I decided to do my favorite french seams on the paneled skirt.

In case you haven't done them, they are super easy!

First, sew your fabric panels wrong sides together, 1/4 inch seam. 

This feels super wrong, but do it anyway.

Then turn the fabric over with the seam inside and sew a second seam at 3/8 inch,

encasing the first seam allowance, and leaving a finished seam with no raw edges.

I love how smooth they look, even better than serging!

And here's the finished skirt!

Add a rufflicious strawberry and we're ready!!

(Rufflicious Instructions Here)

My little strawberry blossom!

I belong in the South.

Except for my extreme fear of hurricanes.

 The kids were excited to go on a wagon ride!

We got 15 minutes to eat as many strawberries as we could!!

It doesn't get much better than that.

Unless of course there was a chocolate fountain in the field.

Redder is Better!!

Lip Smackin' Good!

Happy Strawberry Season to you!

Pinning to Pinterest

Who loves Pinterest?

ME!!

Being a visual person, it is quite the treat to be able to visually go through all my favorite things, categorize them and share with my friends!

Here's the problem.

Many bloggers, me included, like to feature people's pretty ideas on our blogs!

It's great for those featured, but not so great when their ideas get pinned from the wrong blog.

If you are a blogger, you know how much work goes into making something, photographing it, and writing up a blog post.

And if you are looking at Pinterest, you want to know that when you click on a picture, you're going straight to the project,

not through a bunch of blogs just featuring a picture of the project you want to see.

So next time you want to pin a project featured on a blog that it was not created on, do everyone a favor.

Go to the original blog the idea came from and pin it there!

HAPPY PINNING!!

POP on Pinterest!

Wow Me Wednesday #55

Welcome to the party!!

It's my favorite day of the week,

and I'm so excited to see all your fun projects!!

Grab the WOW button,

check out other entries that catch your eye,

and leave a little crafty comment love along the way!!
Please follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
to view features from the party!

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Wow Me Wednesday #54

Welcome to the party!!

It's my favorite day of the week,

and I'm so excited to see all your fun projects!!

Grab the WOW button,

check out other entries that catch your eye,

and leave a little crafty comment love along the way!!
Please follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
to view features from the party!

Ready, set, GO!!

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