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Weekend Wind Down #21

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Welcome to the Weekend Wind-Down link party! Who is ready to get the fun started? I'm so thrilled to be able to bring you this party each week along with 5 other fun bloggers. We're excited to get your posts out there and see what you have to share with us! I love visiting links, and sharing them on Pinterest and Twitter. Remember, I only share and feature blogs that link back to us, so don't forget that important step!   To start this party we've picked 6 unique features from last weeks party. These are posts that especially caught our eye and, of course , linked back to us. Is one of them yours? Cross-stitch Pixelated Family Portrait via The Inspired Wren Grow Your Hair Out Faster via Life in Our Nomad The Spring Cleaner Smoothies via Raia's Recipes Vintage Pyrex via Mimi, Mommy and Me Monogram Gallery Wall via Sondra Lyn At Home 4 Ideas for Summer Chores via Overstuffed If you've been featured, congratulations! Feel free to grab this button and display

Shop Update: Large Canvas Beach Tote!

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I am always excited when I can share a brand new shop item with you, and this time is no exception! Introducing: the first canvas tote from So Sew Organized! This is the largest tote I've ever offered! Details: Pink, White and Gray Geometric Design Finished size: 13"x18" Handles: 14" hang 7 inner pockets - three that are 7" deep, three that are 5" deep, and one pen slot 6" wide square bottom Pretty gray bow! :) This tote also has more and bigger pockets than any tote I've offered, too! See that slot for a pen? So handy! I have used this tote practically every weekend for the last month or so. It can easily fit a couple changes of clothes, shoes, and all the toiletries that I need for a weekend away. It would be great for the beach or pool, too! This is the item you need to organize your summer activities and weekends away! Why not pick up a couple now? You are going to need at least one, and your friends would love one as a gift. :) Do you ge

Hello Memorial Day, Hello Monday!

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It is Monday, time to say hello to a new week! I hope you all are having a great holiday weekend and are saying hello to lots of great, meaningful things this week. If you are new to Hello Mondays, I join up each week with the community at Lisa Leonard Designs to say hello to a new week and new opportunities. Exciting things are always happening, and I love embracing it all with a "hello!" Share your hellos below! Hello Monday! Hello to a new-to-me phone. Hello to not having to pay for it. :) Thanking the Lord for the little/big things! Hello to an awards ceremony for a cousin. Hello to beautiful blooms . So glad its spring! Hello to lots of sewing projects for friends. Hello to a new shop item ...being listed this week! Stay tuned! Hello to Memorial Day and remembering those that sacrificed for us. Hello to remembering my Pepe and his part of that sacrifice! Hello to dogsitting. Hello to lots of rain and sneaking in a few snatches of sunshine! Hello to a long weekend. Hell

Weekend Wind-Down #20

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Wow, week 20! Five months of party fun-ness. =) Welcome to the Weekend Wind-Down! I'm so thrilled to be able to bring you this party each week along with 5 other fun bloggers. We're excited to get your posts out there and see what you have to share with us! I love visiting links, and sharing them on Pinterest and Twitter. Remember, I only share and feature blogs that link back to us, so don't forget that important step!   To start this party we've picked 6 unique features from last weeks party. These are posts that especially caught our eye and, of course , linked back to us. Is one of them yours? Easy ways to save money via Carrie This Home Hand Painted Nautical Sign via Meatloaf and Melodrama Second Hand Clothing ROCKS! via Mimi Mommy and Me How we paid of $36,000 in 2013 via 6 Figures Under If you've been featured, congratulations! Feel free to grab this button and display it proudly! =) {just right click and save to your computer, then upload to your blog} R

How I Deal with Spam Comments

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A while back, I started getting an insane amount of spam comments on my blog. Like, crazy insane amounts. I was getting over a dozen spams a day! For a small blogger like me, that seems like an unreasonable amount. The spam comments are easy to spot...they generally don't make grammatical sense. Also they don't make logical sense, like this one... "Yo man! How fun to visit your site since we blog about a lot of the same stuff. Visit my site: surfboards for sale" Um...in what lifetime did I blog about surfboards, surfing, or anything along those lines?? NEVER, obviously! I almost never got any spams that were inappropriate, and I was fortunate that most of these spam comments were caught by my spam filter. (I just use the default spam settings that come with Blogger.) Every so often one would slip through, and with the amount of spam increasing, the ones slipping through were increasing as well. Even though the comments weren't bad, I want to run a professional,

Hello Monday! May 19, 2014

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It is Monday, time to say hello to a brand new week! I'm joining the community at Lisa Leonard Designs in reflecting on the past week and saying hello to new opportunities in the upcoming days. Will you join me? Hello Monday. Hello bright blue skies, warm sun, and rain...all in a day! Hello picking fiddleheads and passing on traditions. Hello fun cousin time! Hello babysitting a cute toddler. Hello quick roadtrip with a cousin. Hello sale on this fabulous eBoo k. ( Get it here on Amazon !) Hello to a great week of Missions Conference and challenges from God's Word. Hello friends I haven't seen in years. Hello busy days at So Sew Organized. Hello planning for a fundraising event in June. Hello dogsitting this weekend. Hello readers, hello Monday! What are you saying hello to today??

Weekend Wind-Down Party #19

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It is time to bring in the weekend with a party! Welcome to the Weekend Wind-Down! I'm so thrilled to be able to bring you this party each week along with 5 other fun bloggers. We're excited to get your posts out there and see what you have to share with us! To start this party we've picked 6 unique features from last weeks party . These are bloggers who have linked back to us from their posts or blogs...sorry, we can't feature you if you don't follow this rule!   Here are this week's fabulous features: DIY Map Art via Satisfaction Through Christ Flowers for Mother's Day via Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive 365 Indoor Herb Garden Tutorial via Sprout's House Bacon Ranch Turkey Burgers via Belle of the Kitchen Thumbtack Monogram Pallet Sign via View From the Fridge If you've been featured, congratulations! Feel free to grab this button and display it proudly! =) {just right click and save to your computer, then upload to your blog} Ready to get

Ways to Wear an Infinity Scarf

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A scarf is a classy and popular accessory lately, and something I love adding to my wardrobe! A simple scarf can be layered in to so many outfits, and these days infinity scarves are so popular. There are so many possibilities of prints and colours, and besides that there are many different ways to wear these scarves! I've rounded up a few of the best ones for you here!  40 ways to tie a scarf via The Perfect Line 50 ways to tie a scarf via Infographic a Day 14 ways to tie an infinity scarf via She Steals.com 6 ways to wear an infinity scarf via Organize and Decorate Everything (I love this style pictured, plus she also shows how she made this scarf from an old t-shirt!) Here are some outfits I pinned that I've personally been wearing. I found many of these pieces or something similar in my wardrobe without have to purchase anything. These just gave me some ideas for how to put pieces together! And of course, layer a scarf over everything. :) via via via via via (I use a w