The Versatile blogger

I'm very happy to announce that I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Sara at City Girl gone County! Since I'm a small-and-growing blogger, I appreciate the recognition by other bloggers for the work I am doing. Thank you Sara! So very sweet!

In receiving this I am required to:

*Thank the blogger who nominated you for the award
*Include a link to their blog in you post, as well as the award  image
*Give 7 random facts about yourself
*Nominate 15 other deserving bloggers for the award
*Include links to the nominated bloggers' sites
*Let the other bloggers know that they have been nominated for the award.

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Here's seven random facts about me:

- I went to college and studied Music Education for the first two years before I decided I did not want to be a high school choir director!
- I am scared of spiders
- I don't like to drive at night
- I have a tattoo of the Leo symbol on the small of my back, I want more!
- I hate cleaning the kitchen, luckily the hubby does most of it lucky me!
- I had three wrecks in my first year of driving (it said random!)
- I have 11 piercings in my ear and one in my nose.


The 15 bloggers I chose to nominate, in random order, are:

1. craft-o-maniac.com - Jenni
2. agapelovedesigns.com - Maria
3. happyhourprojects.com - Adrianne
4. anightowlblog.com - Kimberly
5. http://our-reflection.blogspot.com/ - Laura
6. Covered in Grace - brooke
7. Musings from a SAHM - Erika
8. Cheap Crafty Mama - Kate
9. thelifeofanotsoordinarywife.com - Melissa
10. The Grant Life - Kelly 
11. Finding my way in Texas - Jennifer
12. My Beautiful crazy life - Breanna
13. Paisley Boulevard - Colleen
14. Through the eyes of the Mrs. - Beth
15. Mom 2 Memphis and Ruby - Lena

The above bloggers not only create intriguing, helpful posts, but also contribute to helping other bloggers out. They are enthusiastic in the blogging world, and make the Texas blogging community exactly what it's supposed to be: a community. 

Congrats to those I nominated; I can't wait to hear your seven random facts!

Perfectly Posh!

I love getting the mail. I sign up for samples all the time. I love samples. What a great way to try out products for free, then go nuts and by a bunch!!! 

So, the very lovely Tiffany, a consultant for Perfectly Posh, was kind enough to send me some samples. It was even wrapped in this very cute paper. 

She sent a "chunk" of Hippie scrubber soap, patchouli vanilla flavored, Sugarfix sugar scrub, Hottie Patottie body lotion and Lemon rice body butter. First, all of them smelled amazing. 

 I have to be honest I am and have never been a big patchouli fan, despite my tree-hugger tendencies, but this stuff smells amazing. Then when I used it the lather was nice and fluffy and was strong enough on the lather to actually shave with it. It's is hard to find in a bar of soap for shaving, I am big on shaving cream, but this was perfect!

The SugarFIX is this sugar scrub, It was great too, Honestly, I wish I had had more of it. I scrubbed with it and my skin was so smooth and the sugar dissolved away into this great oil that really softened my skin.

Now, the Hottie Patottie, love the name. Smelled really good and kind of like brown sugar. I always say, you want to make a man drool, smell like cookies!

The Lemon rice body butter, was like Buttah! Sorry, I went Barbara Streisand for a minute! But it was really rich and stuck, in a good way. It didn't sweat off, really moisturizing, and did wonders for my elbows. 

So, Ladies or Gentleman (there are men's products too) go over to Tiffany's posh site and try some for yourself. I am going to get me some for it, these little things were such a tease!!!

Etsy Treasury

  'Chunky' by lesliemarquezdesigns

I love chunky. It says Wilma Flintstone! HA! Chunky can be super cute on a baby too!

Jade necklace with blac... lesliemarquezd... $15.00	Newborn Baby Girl Hat C... chloescrochetc... $35.00	20x15mm Flat Oval Chunk... BellasBeadHabi... $2.50
Chunky Merino Yarn AdelaideYarn $17.00	Great Gumballs Children... DaizyBugz $13.50	Oversized Hooded Infini... WellRavelled $44.00
Polymer clay gemstone n... lesliemarquezd... $12.00	30 inch. Shocking Pink ... 18items $4.50	Chunky turquoise Neckla... stylelovers $26.00
Baby Girl Hat Crochet C... HowCuteAreYou $18.50	50pcs Acrylic Chunky Li... Crushcrush $2.99	Chunky or Fine Pure Sil... RagsNTags $11.99
Gemstone Bead, Chunky, ... BeaconBeads $3.20	18mm Amethyst Faceted C... emass $35.00	Chunky Om 55mm Carved S... Indounik $4.20
PLUM SAPPHiRE / RuBY. M... gempalace $32.99

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Christmas in July week!

 Christmas in July! How much fun is that!! Well, one of my fellow bloggers Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects is having a huge giveaway and I am a part of it. I will be posting this week the lovely gift I will receive from the gift exchange that she is heading up as well. So, enter the giveaway and see what comes this week!!!

Today's giveaway is HUGE, with over $600 in prizes up for grabs from some amazing sponsors.  Check out these awesome prize packs - each of these are valued over $100!

Prize Pack #1 is available for US Shipping only.  $103 Value.

Wooden Name Puzzle in Primary or Pastel Colors from TLC Woodcrafters

"Every child is an artist" vinyl wall quote from Blissful & Domestic Vinyl Designs (10" x 23")

$10 Gift Card to Target from Live Laugh Rowe

$10 Gift Card to Hobby Lobby from 4 You With Love

$10 Gift Card to JoAnn Fabrics and one Coffee Cozy of winner's choice from Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

$15 Starbucks gift card from Happy Hour Projects

Prize Pack #2 is available for U.S. shipping only.  $101 Value.

Stencil of choice from Cutting Edge Stencils (up to $50 value)

One Bar of Lavender Shea Butter Soap and Shea Butter Lavender Lotion, handmade by Natural Garden Soaps

$10 Michael's Gift Card from Here Comes The Sun

Handmade Brooch by Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts

Random Mix of 4 Woven Bracelets from Happy Hour Projects

PrizePack #3 available to US & Canada.  $120 Value.

36" Hand-Blackened Brass Necklace with Mother of Pearl Accents by Tumblestone Handmakery

$20 Michael's Gift Card from The Painted Pear

Choice of Vinyl Chalkboard Labels from Ginger Snap Crafts

Item of Choice from Jessie Street Designs

Unfinished Wood Jewelry or Craft Item from Banglewood Crafts

Prize Pack #4 available to both US and Canada.  $100 Value.

Lowercase Ballroom Boogie Stamp Set

Jewelry Hammer

Bench Block 

24 metal stamping blanks (not pictured)

Everything you need to get started metal stamping

sponsored by ImpressArt Metal Stamps

Prize Pack #5 available to both US and Canada.  $103 Value.

Vintage Inspired Necklace from The Painted Pear

Choice of 2 Crochet Patterns from Petals To Picots

$15.00 Gift Card to Knit Picks from 4 You With Love

2 Crocheted Cloths and Michael's Gift Card (or Canadian equivalent) from Seven Alive All Livin' In A Double Wide

Fat Quarter Bag Pattern and 4 Made-to-order, Hand Stamped Fat Quarters from Homemade By Cameron

Initial Impressions Ty Pennington Fat Quarter Shop Bundle from Happy Hour Projects

Prize Pack #6 available to both US and Canada.  $102 Value.

Limited Edition Leaf Necklace with Orange Quartz Briolette and Sterling Silver Chain from StampCharm

Set of 3 Braided Polymer Clay Bracelets from Leslie Marquez Designs

Matching Mug Rug and Coffee Cozy from Finding My Way In Texas

$10 Starbucks Gift Card and Random Mix of 4 Woven Bracelets from Happy Hour Projects

WOW, right?

I know that rules are scary, but I have a few things to tell you about how this giveaway will run so that we are all on the same page.

There is just one Rafflecopter widget, one pool of names, a one-time shot to be entered to win one of the six prize packs.  I opted to run it just once to give everyone the best chance at everything available.  You don't have to keep coming back and entering new giveaways every day - but that means there are a LOT of optional ways to enter to maximize your chances.  Please don't get overwhelmed or feel as though you have to complete every entry task - but of course, the more tasks you complete, the better your odds.   So set aside some time to make the most of your chances of winning!

Only the #3, #4, #5, and #6 prize packs are available for shipping to both US and Canada.  If a Canadian winner is drawn for the #1 or #2 prize pack, they will be awarded the next numerical prize available.  Even though the #1 and #2 prize packs cannot be shipped outside the US, you may still complete the entry tasks for those sponsors if you wish!  That will still increase your odds of winning one of the other prize packs!

Facebook has an anti-spam system in place so that computers cannot auto-"like" pages.  The word "confirm" may appear on some entries - this is a random validator, ensuring that you are a real person and not a computer.  You must click "confirm" in order to like the page and for that entry to be valid.  Winners will be verified, so don't risk forfeiting your prize because you didn't click "confirm"!

A big thank you to these great prize sponsors!

Now, enter to win from through July 22!  If you can't make it through the tasks you want to do all at once, just come on back anytime this week.  (Giveaway ends on July 23 at 12:01 am EDT).  Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Saturated Canary: Let's Talk...

Saturated Canary is the blog of a really talented artist, Krista. Her art is soooo cute and mesmerizing. I can't draw to save my life, I can draw enough to keep the kids happy when they ask me to draw something, but nothing like this. She is having a big week on her blog and on monday and tuesday will have a free download of one of her girls that she draws. I love her stuff. Can't wait till monday!! Check her out.

Saturated Canary: Let's Talk...:     I am really excited to kick off probably the most fun blog week ever on here:)!  I've done lots of planning to make CHA week extra ...

Under 300 Followers link Party!

 

Do you have under 300 followers? Well come join the party, meet some new peeps and gain some followers. I love this idea. I think as bloggers we put a lot of emphasis on getting followers and this is a great place to start. Especially for someone like me who, though I have had this blog for a while, is just getting into it. Man, is it addictive! 

Insanity Rules: 100 Facebook Fans Giveaway

One of my fellow texas bloggers is having a giveaway!! Win some awesome prizes!!!

Insanity Rules: 100 Facebook Fans Giveaway: Alright y'all here it is the day you've been waiting for. Okay maybe not but it's going to be great anyway. It's our 100 Facebook Fan giveaway.