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2/28/2011

Pleated Poppy Giveaway

If you want a $30 gift certificate from The Pleated Poppy, head over to My Giveaway Blog (aka my review blog) and enter to win one!


2/26/2011

It is time for Show and Tell Saturday!
I am going to keep this short and sweet because I just walked in the door from the ER.
My girls has 6 stitches, so if you have any good suggestions for getting blood out of clothes or
minimizing scars, you can link those up too! ;D

Other than that, just show me your favorite post of the week.

Grab this button and add it to your post or sidebar:



Then add your link below.

Please link directly to your post not just the homepage of your blog.
Also, please link to a blog post, not your Etsy store.
And don't forget to be a friendly participant and check out some of the other projects that have been shared.  Show and Tell is more fun for all of us when someone is listening!

2/25/2011

St. Patrick's Day Ideas from My Insanity

Lucky Shirts from My Insanity

Hi everyone!  Kendra here from My Insanity, where I blog about the ideas, parties, holidays, crafts, home decor, and other projects that cause people to tell me that I am crazy.  Come to think of it, I'm not sure I'm normal enough to be posting here today. :-)

Be Different, Act Normal is one of my favorite places to go for ideas. There are so many great ones here! Lorie has been good to feature some of my ideas over the years. I jumped at the chance to share a few more with you all.

I'm not super big on St. Patrick's Day (we might be a tiny bit Irish?), but I love most reasons to celebrate, and have a few fun posts on my blog that might put you in a festive mood this year.  Here's a round-up of the St. Patrick's Day insanity you can find on my blog:

Lucky Shirts



Ironically, but not surprisingly, I was first inspired to make these shirts from a post here on Be Different, Act Normal.


I break down what I learned about the bleach technique on my blog.  I used it again for some big brother/big sister t-shirts when my baby was born. It think we were a little better at it the second time. It's a fun way to keep from getting pinched!

Lucky Leprechaun Cake



I tell you how to make this simple pot of gold cake and where to find the free printable for the fun frolicking leprechauns in this post.

Ruben Loaf Recipe 



If you are looking for something festive and yummy to serve on St. Patrick's Day, try my friend Kim's Reuben Loaf. I'm not a huge corned beef and cabbage fan, but this was delicious!

Sophisticating St. Patrick's Day



I still really want to try this one day. In this post, I outline all of my ideas for a sophisticated St. Patrick's Day celebration. I don't get that excited about plastic shamrocks and other trinkets, but I would so LOVE to visit Ireland one day! This post describes how I think you might be able to pull off a dinner or party that would celebrate the beauty and more elegant side of Ireland. Please let me know if you do a party like this! I would love to see how it turns out!

I would feel so lucky if you would come and visit me over on "My Insanity!"

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I think I am going to have to give a Reuben loaf a try! 
You can also follow Kendra on Twitter HERE.

Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup from Singing Through the Rain





Frosted Adhesive Vinyl

Frosted Vinyl Tutorial from C.R.A.F.T.



Button Rainbow Printable

Rainbow St. Patrick's Day Printable from Funky PolkaDot Giraffe

Dust Ruffle Curtains

Dust Ruffle Curtains from The Inspired Housewife



Twitter to the Rescue


image from Monkey Works.

2/21/2011

Happy President's Day


Happy President's Day!  
I hope you are busy enjoying your long weekend!

2/19/2011

Show And Tell Saturday Update

There was an error in the link party and it was text only when it was supposed to have thumbnails. Please feel free to add your link again with the photo, and I have kept the link party open an extra day to give people more time to enter their links.

Sorry for the mixup!

Show and Tell Saturday - 02/19/11

It is time again for my favorite post of the week, Show and Tell Saturday!

Last week there were a lot of Valentine's posts to love, but now that the 14th is behind us, I want to show you three of the non-valentine posts that I love.

Fabric boxes from At Home By the Baye would be great to hold books in the girls room:


My kitchen desperately needs these wood valances by I ♥ Nap Time :


And I would love to have room in my pantry for these crates from Faded Country:


So are you ready to share your projects from this week?  Are you getting ready for St. Patrick's Day
or taking a little time off until you need to start prepping for Easter?  Whatever you are doing, grab this button and add it to your post or sidebar:



Then share a link to your favorite post below.

Please link directly to your post not just the homepage of your blog.
Please link to a blog post, not your Etsy store.
And please check out some of the other projects that have been shared. 




Pedestal Birdhouses

Pedestal Birdhouses from The SPeckled Dog

Wooden Presidents

President Figurines from Paper Crane


Headband Tutorials

Petals and Pearls Headband by Bubbly Nature Creations


President's Day Shirts

President's Day Shirts from MADE