Fancy This Fridays #187 and Features

Sorry about the late start today everyone! But better late than never, right? So here we are!

I know it’s officially August which means that soon I’m going to have to give in to fall and being back to school, but as far as I’m concerned summer is still totally in session and I’m not letting go yet! With that in mind, here are this week’s features! :)

It’s not too late to come up with a summer bucket list! In fact, the shortened time might just motivate you to get everything checked off before the rush of fall. Sarah, a contributor on Thrifty Northwest Mom, is sharing a fun printable and some great bucket list ideas. So fun, and a great way to end the season!

Bucket List

While you’re at it, add this super fun Giant Outdoor Waterbed from  Charlene at My Frugal Adventures to that bucket list. DIY for the win and so fun!

Water Bed

After you’re done playing outside, whip up some of these Copycat Klondike Bars with a recipe from Jordyn of Almost Supermom. I love Copycat recipes because it puts you in control and these look SUPER delicious!

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Fancy This Fridays #182 and Features

Good morning, everyone! It’s Kayli! Sorry for this late appearance. My summer semester ended yesterday so to celebrate the REAL start of summer break I may or may not have been sleeping in….. heavy on the may. 😉

In case you missed it, this is Twenty Wishes week!!! Tuesday I shared my progress, and Wednesday was the link up to share yours! It’s still open to anyone who might like to join! Just for sharing your list you can be entered to win a FREE ad space from our girl Chrissy at The Brave Wanderer! Speaking of giveaways we’re a part of the All American Half Bathroom Giveaway, so click over and get in on all of that. :) In the meantime, let’s get to features!

You know how the 4th comes around and all of the sudden you have a social life and you’re expected to have a salad and dessert for every event you go to? (Potlucks=social life. There’s food and there’s usually a lot of people. That’s legit.) It’s usually the same old stuff, right? Well Ann from A Girl in Paradise has a Tortellini Pasta Salad Recipe that is NOT the same old stuff. Artichokes and Dijon mustard are involved people. Dijon. It looks awesome and it’s sure to wow everyone who gets a spoonful. (Or two…. or six.)

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Next up is a super fun craft! Bekki from Domestic Mommyhood shares a tutorial for how to Make Your Own Fortune Cookies Out of Paper. These would be perfect for little gifts, or for sharing love notes, or for events like girls camp with handouts…. They’re really fun. And seriously, just look at them. Totes adorbs. Supes Cute…… K, I’m done. 😉

 

 

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And our third and final feature for the week is a DIY Olive Oil Sugar Scrub from Living Frugal with Erika. It’s summer y’all. That means shorts and higher sleeves and sandals. Which means those legs you haven’t shaved in 5 months are about to be on display. Yikes. This is the perfect solution for pretty summer skin! And it’s easy and would make a super quick but completely useful and fun gift!!!

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Fancy This Fridays and Features #164

Happy Friday friends!!! How was your week? In case you missed it I shared our 2014 The Color Run experience this week.

Don’t forget this coming Wednesday is 20Wishes Progress time!! There will be another awesome giveaway for those that linkup with us! If you haven’t shared your list yet, we’d love to have you join us!!

Now here are the features from Fancy This #163!

First up, Allison of I think We Could be Friends shared The Mighty Girl Book List for 2014. It’s a reading list for middle school aged girls with mighty female characters. Allison says she’s doing the list to introduce her girls to awesome girl role models. Now THAT is something we can get behind!!

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Next, these pretty Romantic Lace Candle Holders from Christine at The DIY Dreamer would’ve been perfect for Valentine’s Day but really I’d love them in my house anytime!!

Romantic Lace Candle Holders

And finally, Twix Cookie Recipe!?! Yes please!!! Erika of Living Frugal with Erika shared her yummy recipe with us!

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Hope you have a safe and fun weekend!!!


 

Fancy This Fridays #141 and Features

Happy Friday friends!!! Kassi here this week! Things have been crazy busy around here lately, thus the lack of regular posting. Kayli started school again yesterday. I’m hosting a bridal shower for one of my best friends tomorrow. Lots of crafting has been going on for that! So instead of sharing what we’ve been writing this week, we want to see what you’ve been up to!!!

Here are the features from Fancy This 140!

First up, I am really digging these Pom Pom Pens from Katie at The Crafty Blog Stalker! They’re colorful and fun, plus they use up your fabric AND washi tape stash!! Win-win!!

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Next, Debbie of Simple Joys of Home shares with us how to test an egg for freshness. I knew there were ways to do it, but have never really tried… Now I know! haha.

testing eggs for freshness

And to round out this week’s features, remember these fun bottle pendant necklaces from your teen/childhood years? I always loved these. Well, Artsy VaVa and her daughter, Carrie, created a Fairy Dust Bottle Pendant. So cute, right!? And a fun project to do with your kiddos!

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Fancy This Fridays #140 and Features

Hey everyone! It’s Kayli- back for another week of Fancy This! It’s almost time to head back to school so we’re soaking up what’s left of summer and I’m trying to get every last bit of fun in that I can :) In the meantime- I get to party with all of you! #luckygirl So let’s get started!

First up is Paula from Beauty Through Imperfection with 5 smart ways to resist sugar cravings. Guys, this is awesome. I love sugar all year but we all know that Fall makes things a little trickier with all of the cookies and the caramel apples and the candy corn… real talk. It’s an issue. But these suggestions are great!

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Along those same lines, Marci from Stone Cottage shared a fun idea for a Snack Craft. Portion control! ha! I love it- and they’re super cute. Way more fun and much healthier than sticking your arm in the box and grabbing handfuls. #guilty

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And finally, a cute Pincushion from Danielle at Peanut Life Adventures. I’ve been using my sewing machine A LOT lately and this easy access cushion would be great to have! Cute and functional- my kind of project. (:

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Fancy This Fridays 125 and Features!

Hey there Friday!! So nice to see you! 😉 In case you missed it, this week I shared a vent or two about pregnancy and a fun mocktail party that I hosted as a DOT Girls member of Crowdtap.

Last week we had all kinds of fun link ups. Here are the features from Fancy This 124….

First up we have a list of 5 Things I’ll Never Buy Again from Danielle of Snippets of Inspiration. They include things like homemade salsa, cream of soup replacement, etc. Each is linked to her recipe for making it yourself. This could be a huge money saver!!!

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Sticking with the list theme for our second feature, Gaye of Calm Healthy Sexy shared her list of 16 Fun and Healthy Date Ideas. Now who doesn’t need a new date idea once in awhile!?!

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And certainly not least on the list is our final feature of the week… I’m sharing this one for two reasons. First it is the cutest Little Girls’ Room design, and second Sarah of A Little of This, A Little of That had an idea of what she wanted for her girls room, but wasn’t sure how to go about making it happen. So she enlisted the help of a design team and got exactly what she wanted. I think in some cases we try to DIY everything as bloggers, which is great, but sometimes it doesn’t turn out exactly like we hoped… In other words, it’s totally ok to ask for help from a professional once in awhile!!!

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Have the best weekend!!!



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Hello there lovelies!
We had some fun stuff going on here over the weekend! Did you happen to check it out? A fun Snail Mail Social announcement from our girl, Cheers, Bethani and a Business Card Giveaway from Printrunner!
AND the winner of our May Sponsor Group Giveaway was announced!

 Before you head off to those posts, here are the fun, fabulous features from Fancy This Fridays #76! 😉

We LOVE this striped bedroom makeover from Virginia at Live Love DIY. The chandelier adds a fun touch and the color scheme is so calming!

bedroom makeover

We’ve been enjoying a lot of strawberries in our house over the last few weeks… This Strawberry Cobbler from Rebekah at Accidentally Wonderful is on my recipes to try list very soon!!!

dessert idea

How neat are these Wine Bottle Tiki Torches from Samm at Little House in the Big D!?! I would LOVE these for my backyard!!! Perfect for summer evenings outdoors!!!

porch decorations

Thanks to all the lovelies that linked up with us again, or for the first time, this last week! :) We so enjoy having you share your fun ideas!!! Here’s a featured button for you dolls mentioned above! Hope you’ll share it on your own blogs! It links right back to THIS post so you’re readers will know where to find you!

Have a GREAT week friends!!!

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Hey Hey Bloggie Friends! It’s Kayli! School is out for summer and somehow I survived finals week, so now it’s time to partayyyy. With three extra y’s. Cause I’m for real.

So let’s get it started with some features!

Up first is this freakin Sa-weet Tank Top from a T-shirt from Heather at Heatherly Loves. Perfect for workout shirts or just for summer. You know in case you’re like me and you make them to run, and then you nap instead. Still cute!

 

Next up, a gorgeous Stenciled Table  from Ashley at Domestic Imperfection. I know. Whoa right? It’s adorable and it looks do-able! DIY for the win! That, my dears is a makeover if I’ve ever seen one.

 

And last but certainly not least, some super cute, Felt Bookmarksfrom Christine over at The D.I.Y. Dreamer. Dudes. I love me some bookmarks. They’re just handy! These are a super simple but super cute would be sweet to give as gifts.

 

So there they are! Here’s a button for you nifty ladies.
(Don’t you think the word “nifty” is underused? Sort of like “spiffy” and “neat-o.”)

Thanks for linking up and Happy Monday! (:

By the way… Have you entered our MAY Sponsor Group GIVEAWAY yet!?!

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Happy Monday peeps! How was your weekend?

It’s time for another batch of lovely features from the Fancy This Fridays link up!

First up from Amber at Salt Tree, this Brooch Bouquet turned out just stunning! Save on flowers for your wedding and carry some pretties brooches instead! Lovely!

Next, this recipe for Queso Blanco dip from Chelsea of Taste and See sounds delicious! Any kind of queso is at the top of my yummy list!!!
By the way, did you celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Did you see this fun Cinco de Mayo post??

How cool is this trick from Sarah at Life on Walnut Street for using ground coffee as the dirt in your floral arranging!
Definitely going to use this one soon!

Thanks to all who linked with us at Fancy This Fridays this last week!
Here’s a Featured on Truly Lovely button for you dolls mentioned above! Hope you’ll share it on your own blogs!
It links right back to THIS post so your readers will know where to find you!

Hope you have a GREAT week friends!!!

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Scroll down or for an awesome post from Miss Kayli on a way to save BIG BIG bucks on your textbooks this next semester!  But… before you click over check out these FUN features from our Fancy This Fridays link up over the weekend! 😉 AND if you want to see recent features you can check out our !  It’s filled with lots of AWESOME ideas you’ll want to repin and try!

So, summer vacation is getting closer and closer!!! And you know what that means… Bored kiddos! 😉
We love Nicole of Shabby Beach Nest’s 101 Idea I’m Bored Jar! It’ll keep them busy all summer long!

A few Fancy This link ups back for a fold up work table…. Well THIS week she and her hubs wrote up a FULL length, detailed how to for it! This time as a folding Lego table for their boys!

And last but not least, Dusti of Want to Get Crafty claims these are brussel sprouts that everyone will want to eat!!!
Well, if I’m going to eat them, I hope their yummy… and she says they are! 😉 SO this is going on my recipes to try list!

Here’s a Featured on Truly Lovely button for you dolls mentioned up above! We also feature great ideas and projects over on our Facebook page, so if you were featured there, we’d love for you to have a button too!!!!


It links right to THIS very post so your friends and readers will know where to find you!! :)

Here’s hoping you have a lovely week dolls!!!

OH!!! And there’s only a few more hours to enter !!!