Time to Find a New Blog Reader

Hey y'all! You can think of today's post as a public service announcement.

In case you haven't heard, in two weeks, Google is getting rid of their very popular Google Reader and Google Friend Connect. Y'all, I'm heartbroken. I love that reader. And I know a bunch of you do too! The extra sad thing is that if you use Google Reader/Google Friend Connect to follow my blog or your other favorite blogs, you won't be able to as of July 1. All of your favorite blogs will still be alive and well, but you won't see updates in a reader format!

All is not lost, however! There are other options. Luckily, Sarah at Sarah SaturDIY shared alternatives to Google Reader/GFC and she explains it way better than I could have.

You can catch her post HERE.

Remember, if you want to continue to follow all of your favorite blogs, you'll need to choose a new reader and make the switch. I'd hate to lose any of you!

Washi Tape Bangle

Last week I posted a picture on Instagram of a gorgeous scarf I got on clearance for $4.50! While I was cleaning up this weekend, I discovered that the ring it came on fit my wrist perfectly as a bangle. I knew I had to try making it into one.

I just grabbed the ring and some washi tape and began wrapping.

And here's the finished product.

What do you think? Would you repurpose it and wear it as a bangle?

Happy "second" Monday, y'all.

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One Artsy Mama 4000 Likes GIVEAWAY!!!

Hey y'all! If you follow me on Facebook, you know that my good friend Amy at One Artsy Mama just hit 4000 Likes on Facebook! Crazy number, right? Well, I hope you're sitting down because woo hoo do I have some fun for you.

To thank you for sharing, liking and following her Facebook page, Amy decided a bunch of us should get together and giveaway something BIG and FUN! Did I say big? Because I mean it! If you win, you have your choice of either a Silhouette Portrait, a $200 Amazon Gift Card OR a $200 Target Gift Card. I'm totally jealous. Seriously.

Crazy good! Enter below and good luck! 

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Giveaway is open to entrants ages 18 and over and ends at 12:00am EST on May 30, 2013. Approximate retail value $200.00. Number of entries received determines the odds of winning. One winner will be selected. This is a giveaway sponsored as a group buy, which means the bloggers pooled their money together to purchase this product for you. All liabilities and responsibilities with the product itself is directly responsible by Silhouette America. Winner will drawn by random.org from all verified entries, contacted by the email provided when entering, and announced on this page at the end of the contest. Winner has 48 hours to respond or prize will be redrawn. Entrant is responsible for the email address they provide, whether through typing it directly or through the Facebook entry method. One Artsy Mama is not responsible for lost, misdirected, or undeliverable emails. All prizes will be awarded, no prize substitutions allowed. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook and we hereby release Facebook of any liability. Information is provided to One Artsy Mama, not to Facebook, and your information is never sold or shared. Facebook, Target, Amazon, and Silhouette America are not a sponsor of this giveaway. Prize is mailed or emailed directly by Amy of One Artsy Mama. Protected tweets do not count as an entry method for tweeting; tweets must come from a public account. Bloggers in this group giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. International entrants are not eligible to receive the Silhouette Portrait unless they provide a valid US Shipping address.  No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Shine On Fridays Link Party! I'm Co-hosting!

It's Party Time!!

 
This week's Featured Link:
 One of the two most viewed links from last week's party is:

Teacher Appreciation Printable Tags - Tote-lly Terrific! by Uncommon Designs

{Visit Amy over at One Artsy Mama to see other featured links}

This week's co-host is Christina from The Scrappy Housewife.

Meet Christina:

Hey y'all! I'm Christina, also known around the blog world as The Scrappy Housewife.  I'm a housewife to a wonderful hubby and a dog mama to our five pound chihuahua!  I love all things scrapbooking, crafting, embroidery, gardening, and anything vintage.  You could say I aspire to be a 1950's homemaker with a new millennium flare all while making our first house a home.  I hope you'll stop by my blog and check out the fun!

Christina is giving away a $10 Starbucks gift card!! 

Enter using Rafflecopter below:

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Now it's your time to SHINE!

 
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Show off your fabulous creations with us and be inspired by what others have created!

• Please link up crafts, recipes, home decor, etc.
• I would love for you to follow me and my lovely co-host One Artsy Mama
• Grab a button and post it on your blog to help spread the word
• Have fun and visit other links. Remember we all love comments:)

Can't wait to see your submissions! Now Go Link Up! 

Project Life Giveaway

Here's the thing guys. You know I love scrapbooking and you know my life is kind of crazy busy and sometimes, with the depression, my motivation to sit and do anything for a long period of time is just not there.

Enter Becky Higgins and Project Life. It is quite literally the simplest scrapbooking I've ever done and it allows me to capture even the silly everyday things that I so often miss. It's scrapping for busy people. It's scrapping for people who don't scrap. It. Is. Awesome. 

With one core kit, an album and a pen, you can scrap an entire year's worth of pictures. That's doing a layout each week. If you choose to do it monthly that's five year's worth. Yeah. Crazy good.

So, what's the best part? A couple of week's ago, Project Life had it's TV debut on HSN at an insane, crazy price and I bought an extra Blush Today's Special for one of you! 

Here's a peek at what one of you is getting: 

CLICK HERE FOR HSN PREVIEW OF BLUSH KIT

So, who wants to win?

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Disclaimer:

Giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 and older. I am not, in any way, affiliated with HSN, Becky Higgins or Project Life at the time of this giveaway. All items were purchased by me to give away on my blog.

Guest Bathroom Makeover Part 1: The Blah Beginning

Hey guys! If you follow me on Facebook you know that hubby and I have been hard at work renovating out basement mostly by ourselves (we've hired out for the flooring). Progress has been slow, but we're finally making some headway and I thought I would take some time to share with you my main project, our guest bathroom.

Aside from being very outdated and all white "blah", it's a nice size and still very functional. We opted not to go all out and demo it (for now anyway) and instead chose to update it on a budget because we are trying very hard not to finance anything in the basement remodel.

Today let's take a look at some "before" pictures and later this week I'll update you with pictures of the progress I've made so far.

The "business end" of the bathroom if you will. You can see it's been a little lived in. When hubby had norovirus, I stayed in the basement so I wouldn't catch it too. I didn't bother to clean up before the photos...just keepin' it real. ;) Also, that toilet had a clear resin butterfly toilet seat on it when we moved in. So classy.

GIGANTIC medicine cabinet left by the former owner. It served it's purpose as a towel bar but not much else.  Oh and those white basins below are my scarves being hand washed. Sorry about that.

 

Ah my (least) favorite part. The wall behind the toilet and above the sink is pretty much all mirror. It goes from one side of the room to the other. So if you're a guy...and you need to use my guest bath...you're going to have an awkward time of it. I'm still working out a solution for that. We'll see how it goes.

Luckily this is the last time you'll see the bathroom looking like this. I can't wait to show you my progress!

Target and Michaels Scrapbooking Haul!

Hey y'all! It's time for another edition of Saturday Scraps and it's another haul post! As I mentioned earlier in the week, I left the house last Saturday and embarked on some retail therapy all by myself. It was lovely. I thought I'd share with you the fun stuff I found while I was out.

First up, Michaels:

These glittery photo corners were on clearance.
I already had some of the silver ones and love them so I couldn't pass this up!

Still working on my albums from when I was teaching. I thought these diecuts would make fun embellishments.
They go all the way through the alphabet.

These were another clearance find. There are two adhesive lace frames in the package. So pretty!

And now Target:

I love my SMASH book and when I found these cute inkers in their scrapbooking section, I had to have them.
There are three colors in each stick. They pull apart.

Along with my SMASH book, I *love* Project Life. While this decorative tape (please note - it's not traditional washi tape, it's a different material) is meant for the SMASH book, I thought some of the individual sections would be cute on some of the smaller PL journal cards.

While I was there, I stumbled on to the We R Memory Keepers version of Project Life. I bought three different packs of these 4 x 6 journal cards. Each one is double sided and would be perfect for my PL and We R plastics. (I branched out to try the We R plastics this year for more variety.) A couple of samples from these pads to follow.

They also had 6x6 pads of the journal cards. These should work perfectly with the Becky Higgins Design E plastics. (The ones I never know what to do with!)

A quick look at the journaling sheet that convinced me to pick up the 6 x 6 for my PL stash. So cute!

Are any of you on the Project Life bandwagon with me? Let me know!

Happy Saturday you guys!