Blog Swapping with Kelly from Running with Glitter!!!

Can you believe it? My first blog swap!

I'm totally, crazy excited about not only swapping, but who I'm swapping with!

She is funny, talented, cute, writes a wonderful blog and just all around awesome. That, and she's sharing a fun summer project with you today. So here you go, meet Kelly...

Hi! I'm Kelly from Running With Glitter. Momma to two and wife to one.

 I'm just a simple girl from Oklahoma and a wee bit cheeky. I'd love to share a long list of the talents and accomplishments I have... But, my list is short and my life is very full of happiness. 

Running With Glitter is a blog I created as an outlet to share and document my 

crafting adventures. When I started the Glitter blog I never knew it would grow like it has and become so much to me. 

I'm really excited to be a guest here today. Thank you so very much for having me! 

If you get a chance I'd love for you to check out my blog.

Flip Flop Fun!

Today I'm going to share a super easy way to doll up your flip flops. These particular flip flops I made are to match my bathing suit. This is a great project that can be done with the kids. With a few scraps and and several knots your feet will be even cuter in no time!
Here is how you make them.....

1. Supplies: Fabric Scraps, Pinking Shears or Scissors and Flip Flops
2. Cup strips of fabric. I Cut mine 3/4 inch wide and about 3 inches long. You will need to adjust this to your taste. The wider strips will be fuller looking and the longer the strips you cut will make them fluffy. 
3. Tie a single knot
4. Then keep tying , keep adding until you almost fill the strap up.
5. Do the other side and tie some more.....
6. Finished! Now slip on your new cute flip flops and head to the pool! 

Happy Summer!

xoxo 

Kelly

Super fun, right?
Kelly authors a great blog, so many fun ideas all in one great place. You should really check it out if you're not already familiar with her.
I'm over at her place sharing a fun summer picnic basket tutorial-
come visit, say hi, check out Kelly's blog.

Happy Crafting... 

Tuesday Treats featuring...what I'm up to!

Sorry for the late post, I've spent most of the day trying to recover from registering my little munchkin for kindergarten! UGH! Why do they have to grow up?To make it worse, she lost her first two teeth too! Yeah, not just one but TWO. 

The 2nd one fell out while she was changing into her jammas, amid the shock and awe we failed to finish putting on her jammas, hence the topless picture.

I also had to (finish) my post for Wood You Like to Craft? because it's that time again. This month's project is being hosted by Candace and Nicole from Crafty Sisters... it's a GREAT beginner project if you're wanting to jump on board the WYLTC? band wagon. Coming up with a way to alter it was hard because I just really like it the way it is,
I'm a sucker for tulips! You can see what I did tomorrow... And speaking of those Crafty Sisters, they completely inspired my Easter baskets this year... 

As I was putting these together, I think lightening seriously struck!

 How great would these be for a teacher appreciation/year end teacher gift? 

Okay, so not with the bunny, but how about with this...

...or maybe this...

These are actually my preschool diploma albums.

 (I'll share those with you too)

 But I'm thinking they would make some pretty cute baskets.

So that's where I'm at, working on putting the tutorial and patterns together...wish me luck, hopefully they'll be up tomorrow!

Happy Crafting!

***Enter to win your choice of vinyl decor from The Market by Poppies at Play! Click HERE for details***

Tuesday Treats featuring...YOU!

Can I just tell you how much I LOVE Friday's linky party?It's like someone just handed me a present full of unbelievable ideas with a note that says, "Here you go, be impressed and inspired!" Thanks to those of you that take the time to link up. I may not get to comment on all of them, but I do visit and check out your posts. {I seriously spend a lot of time reading all about you, I love getting to know you through your projects} Anyway, here's a few of my favorites... My girls and I made a few of these on Sunday. Such a great idea and so much fun!This fantastic fun comes to us viaOccasionally Crafty   Jenn from Clean and Scentsible is a calendar goddess and they are SO cute!I love the umbrellas.She posts the new ones the first of each month and are so very worth taking a peak at... I am having a serious love affair with little chicks this spring. I can't seem to get enough of them, so this post just screamed out to me... I LOVE IT!!!They are so cute, and sound really easy. I'm thinking they might make an appearance at my pre-school party next week.You can find all the how-to's atLast Minute  Mel and one more just cause...I'm dying to get my back patio into proper "sitting" form. Something like this would be perfect: Find a great inspirational post on lighting refurbishing atClaremont Avenue{It's gorgeous lit up at night!} Again, thanks to all of you for linking.If I featured you, grab a button and wear it proudly!
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Tuesday Treats featuring...Measured by the Heart & Easter Printables!!!

Hi everyone *waves* I’m excited to be here at Craft Goodies.  Isn’t Wendy the greatest!!

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Connie and I blog over at Measured by the Heart.  My blog is a big jumble of everything because well, isn’t that life.  I do some furniture make overs, hair tutorials, blog design, crochet patterns and book club.

Wait, did you just say book club on your crafty mommie blog?

Why yes, yes I did.  Thanks for asking.  I host a monthly book club on my blog and I am so super excited about April’s book club selection!!  I would love it if you would come over and check it out.   Even if you don’t participate in book club, you have to read this book.  Yes, I love it that much and so will you!!

For all you Craft Goodies readers I made some Easter Printables.

Click on each picture to download a high quality print!!     
{Once the website opens, hover over the picture and then you can click file-download}

These would be super cute framed in a row down a hallway or up the stairs.  Even way cute as a four square above a desk.  So many possibilities!!

It’s been great spending time with you guys today.  I hope you’ll stop by my blog and take a look around!! 
A BIG thanks to Wendy for being such an awesome chicky!!
{get it Easter theme hehe}

Connie is awesome!

 I'm so glad I've gotten to know her a bit better. She has a fun blog with lots of great "mommy" ideas, and she gets bonus points for having all girls too!

I'm excited to be a part of her book club, (more excuses to read a good book!) If you're interested in participating there is a permenant link to the club on my sidebar.

Go check her out, be sure to say Hi!

And thank her for these SUPER CUTE printables, I'm off to Walgreen's to print mine...

Thanks Connie!!!

Happy Crafting!

Tuesday Treats featuring...a little Spring & some more Green!

I have a confession. My brain has already moved on to Easter. In fact,  Mother's Day has even been sneaking into my thoughts lately.I needed to bring myself back to the here and now so I set out to find some truly awesome Spring/St. Patrick's Day goodies...(do you decorate for St. Pat's? It's new for me but I'm really enjoying it!) Okay up first, is this SUPER cute printable...
I first saw this on another linky party, and was then thrilled when I found it linked to my own!You can download this piece of cuteness atFunky Polkadot Giraffe Need a super cheap (if not free) St. Patrick's Day wreath?Give this a try...It's made from paint chips and a form cut from a cardboard box! My kiddo's would LOVE making this and then hanging it on their bedroom doors.You can find the tutorial over atWho's Watching the Baby? Have I ever mentioned how much I love glass jars and containers? And OH! Apothecary jars, they seriously make me weak in the knees! I love the beauty, texture, and simplicity of these...These babies would look fantastic on a mantle or side table!Visit Two Twenty One for the specifics on putting these together.  For a touch of much needed "Spring" give this project a try... Now real butterflies totally creep me out-the paper kind though, I really like! They can't stare at me with those big buggy eyes...I love the colors and the "airy" feel this piece gives. Makes me think sunny, bright days are right around the corner!This project and tutorial can be found atThe Crafty Scientist Hope this helps to bring a little Spring to your day! And a little f.y.i. Did you know March is National Craft Month?Yep, that's right, not just a day but an entire month to not need an excuse to craft. So I say let's all show a little crafting pride and make this one busy, creative month! Go on and make something amazing-it's your job as a citizen of this nation! (The calendar says so...) Happy Crafting!

Tuesday Treats featuring...A BIG THANK YOU GIVEAWAY!!! {CLOSED}

Guess what day it is? It's a HAPPY day!!! A day to THANK all of you fantastic people out there that take the time to visit me each day. I have been amazed at the steady growth of this little blog. Overwhelmed by so many features on other blogs. Love that my little linky party continues to grow bigger each week. And I'm THRILLED at how nice you have all been-you make my heart happy! And then there's my shop. I was hoping to get a few sales every now and then to give me something to do-I haven't put me saw away yet! I recently topped 300 followers and am quickly closing in on 150 sales in my shop! I want to ...

I need to say THANK YOU!!! it couldn't happen without you.

So my question is, are you feeling...

I DO! Lucky to have you here.

To say thank you I want you to CELEBRATE too...

I will be giving away a Girl's Night Craft Pack to three fantastic followers!

{Who doesn't LOVE a Girl's night?}

 Craft Pack #1 will contain:

5 Rabbit Block Head Kits

Craft Pack #2 will contain...

5 Flower Pot Kits:

Craft Pack #3 will contain...

5 Leprechaun Block Head Kits:

So gather together a few of your besties and have a fun night on me!

Here's how to enter:

 This is a THANK YOU to my followers, so if you want to enter you have to be one!

Just leave a comment on this post letting me know if your a mature {I'm not liking the word "OLD"}

follower or a newbie! And then maybe a way to contact you  if you're one of the lucky winners...

That's it! Easy-peasy.

This giveaway will be open until Monday, Feb 21, at 11:59pm CST.

Winners will be announced next Tuesday, Feb 22!

Thanks again to you all! You are absolutely some of my favorite people!

Happy Crafting- 

Tuesday Treats featuring...Grand Central Station Planning Binder!

Tuesday Treats...

I felt like "normal" had returned to my life last week, unless you count the weird weather, but then if something crazy didn't happen, it wouldn't be a normal week. My point?I like normal, and I'm really beginning to like being scheduled. {Do you remember that was part of my 2011 challenge to myself-to prioritize!} Well, this little ramble-fest is bringing me to a fantastic link that was shared on Friday...  This one just might have been personally meant for me, if so THANK YOU! But if you're needing a little bump up in the organized area-check this post out! My Swanky Crafts put together this binder that contains a bill paying section, calendars for birthday/appointments, menus, grocery lists, sections for grocery ads & coupons... pockets for saving receipts, paper for jotting down important info, a weekly cleaning check list... And so much more. And no, it's not 500lbs either! I've read through this post at least 1/2 a dozen times now and have got to try it!She even provides links to print off some of the  lists/planning pages.My life feels more organized just reading it- thanks! And another HUGE THANK YOU to all of you that shared your goodies on Friday. We grew again! I love checking out your projects and blogs, you amaze me with your talents.Thanks for sharing and...Happy Crafting!

Tuesday Treats featuring...Close to my Heart Giveaway! {CLOSED}

I am SO excited to introduce you to another one of my sponsors. If you are a scrapbooker this line of product might be very familiar to you, if not, let me introduce you to  Sharesa and Close To My HeartSharesa is an independent sales consultant for Close To my Heart and absolutely LOVES what she does! Close to my Heart is a company dedicated to helping you preserve and make memories through easy to accomplish layouts, cards and albums. The two are a perfect pair. To be honest, I had never used the product before Sharesa sent me some to play around with. I love scrapbook paper! I am a horrible scrapbooker, but oh do I love a pretty paper! I use it all the time. She sent me paper from the Wings collection.It is really beautiful paper! Bright and fun colors, full of  butterflies, damask, polka dots and the greens and blues are just the right shade to match my little girls {desperately in need of decorations} bedroom. I have a few projects to share with you tomorrow...

Close To My Heart’s product line is designed to accommodate the needs of novice and expert crafters alike. With scrapbooking products in Levels 1, 2, and 3, there is something for everyone at every stage of crafting, beginner to rock star.

I did some serious checking out of this company and really liked what I found. The stamp sets are fantastic{and acrylic}, the papers are beautiful {and double sided},

and they have some super ideas and projects to share.

Plus a digital page creator system that allows you to design your pages online using their papers and embellishments!

{You can check out Studio J here , play around with a page design for free by clicking on the "not ready to create an account" link} 

The Workshops On The Go are neat, they come with everything you need to complete several 12x12 page layouts, cards and projects to match! And the best part in my opinion-they come with an idea book that includes all the instructions for completing the projects!

 {Check out the pictures in this post, they all come from the Wings kit...}

  Sharesa is so excited to share this company and its products with us she is sponsoring a great giveaway.You can choose between receiving a Wings Workshop On The Go...The Wings Workshop on the Go comes with Wings level 2 paper packet (12 double sided patterned paper and 10 coordinating white core cardstocks), an exclusive stamp set to the kit, mini-medley accent in black (a collection of black embellishments) a spray pen and a workshop guide. Click the link to really check it out! orA $25 Credit toward the CTMH product of your choice!!! Pretty cool, huh? Here's what you need to do to enter: 

1. Click on the link above, look around, come back and leave me a comment...would you choose the workshop kit? If not, where would you spend the credit?

 2. Jump on over to Sharesa's Blog and become a follower. She is always posting projects featuring the CTMH line. You might find a great dose of inspiration!Come back and let me know about it! 3. Share, share, share! Tell a friend or two on facebook, twitter, or your blog. Leave me a comment and a link and you're in for enrty #3. That's it! 3 chances to win a prize full of possibilities. This giveaway will close at 11:59pm on Monday, January 31, 2011.The lucky winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 1!Good luck and Happy Crafting!

Tuesday Treats featuring...YOU!

Another great weekend of fantastic links, and HOORAY! we grew!!! You all seriously ROCK my little world and make it a happier place to be-  Thanks again to all of you that shared your goodies, here's a few I've added to my list of things to try... First let me say this is ADORABLE! Second let me tell you it came from toilet paper rolls! I have seen some amazing things popping up out there made from those little cardboard rolls-this has to be one of my favorites. I to this point, only recycle them. Guess I need to rethink my "green" ways.You can find this and pictures of the inside pages at Cherished Treasures.  This next one is screaming at me...MAKE ME NOW!!!We don't have a lot of rain or snow here in our part of Texas, but for some reason we have a ton of mud {and saw dust-I do all my cutting on the back patio!}that finds it's way in through the back door.This would be so much prettier than the ugly rug that's there now. Find the tutorial to make this shoe/boot tray atClean and Scentsible And this, is sheer brilliance in my book!Homemade Bathtub Paints. Maybe it's because I have a painter in my home that paints everything but what should be painted, wait-she's 3 and shouldn't be anywhere near the darn paint! But, this little gem gives me hope, as it's washable it means less ruined everything! Plus, it would make a great gift. A super tutorial on how to make these can be found at Our Seven Dwarfs and last, every woman needs a great bag {or two or three...}and I want this one! You need to go read Amy's post, would you have ever guessed this was not how it was supposed to look?She shares the link to the pattern and a great story atAmeroonie Designs Amazing! Thanks again to all of you for linking, I love getting to know and visit more of your blogs.

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