Through my "I"s for Feature Friday

Hi all!  Welcome to Feature Friday, I have another good one for you!

Say hi to Alicia from Through My "I"'s

A fun new blog with fun crafts and more!!

Here is what Alicia has to say...

"I am a crafty Catholic mom of 3 boys who is now also a book reviewer! I blog because I love to share my ideas with other people. I don't have many real life friends because we live in a rural area. I love making online friends and I am an avid blog reader!"

check out her awesome drink caddy!

"My blog is not very new but I am just getting it where I want it and really want more exposure! I love to make christian or cheap crafts and I also have started reviewing Christian books. I am Catholic but I cater to all Christian moms. I try to post as many "boy" crafts as possible because I know how hard it is to find ideas! Please check me out!"

Check out this fun "David and Goliath" craft!

So stop by today and say hi to Alicia at Trough my "I"s! 

Thanks for stopping by SSB and if you wanna be featured on Feature Friday, email me! 

Puree Away for Feature Friday

Hi folks!  I know I'm "vacation"...whatever, just tired!

But...I wanted to introduce, a-hem...

Kelley from Puree Away!

Here is a little about Kelley...

"My name is Kelley and I blog because I have to get it out.   I'm really terrible at keeping a journal, but I can keep up on a blog (for some reason).   Puree Away is like my millionth blog, but the one I've kept up on the best.   I blog about our family and our journey through international adoption.   I also blog about arts and crafts and my neuroses.    Occasionally one of our kids will add their two cents and my husband will also post if he has something really important to say."

"Our blog really is our family blog.   Mike and I blended our families together in 2007.   In 2010 we decided to add more kiddos through adoption and we are anxiously awaiting a referral!"

Pop on over and say hi, lend support on their adoption adventure, or to feel inspired!

 Thanks to Kelley from Puree Away!

xoxo

Ginger

Goodwill Hunting for Feature Friday

Hi all and happy Friday!  

My husband made me a deal last night...once we are caught up on a few bills, I can buy a new camera!!  Whoo hoo!

On to Feature Friday...its a good one!!!!  Say hi to Amy from Goodwill Hunting!

She's got such a sweet blog with lots of love and fun stuff to share!

Here is a little of what Amy has to say...

"Hey there!!  I have a relatively new blog and would love some more people to know about it!

I enjoy thrifting, sewing, gardening, decorating, and being with my family-I sound like a beauty contestant! haha.  And I want world peace!"

"A little about myself...a mother of two boys-one 14 months, one fourteen yrs. old!  Wife to an amazing guy who is a talented blacksmith/artist.  Living the country life in the rolling hills of Tennessee!  I love everything creative and enjoy doing it all without spending a lot of cash-basically, I'm cheap and it allows me to be more creative!"

Man, she's got it all over there!  Heart and soul and CRAFTS!  

Be sure to check out her dining room makeover! 

 I love this...drooling.

And check out this totally cool idea for a sand and water table!!

Cutie-pie!

Stop by and tell her SSB sent ya!

If you are interested in being featured at SSB for Feature Friday, please email me today!

Also looking for Guest Bloggers...since I don't have a camera to share my own crafts :(

xoxo

Ginger

The Unworking Mom for Feature Friday

Happy Friday all and I have a great feature for you!

Say hi to Jackie from The Unworking Mom!

She's got a great little blog aith lots to share...here is what Jackie has to say...

"Hi, my name is Jackie Koll and I am a stay-at-home mom to my two little boys (who are 2 1/2 and 1 1/2).  My husband and I have been married for 10 years (as of August 4th!) - we met on-line through a Christian Matchmaking site and were married less than a year later.  We were married for 7 years before we surprised everyone, including our doctor, and found out miracle # 1 was on the way.  After 17 weeks of bed rest, he arrived safely.  Than, 18 months later miracle # 2 was born!  Yes, we have lots of fun."

"I love to read, scrapbook, plan piano, cook and . . play with my boys!  Staying home was a choice we made despite the many sacrifices we have had to deal with - it's so worth it!   My blog, "The Unworking Mom" was started after reading a blog about a little girl who drowned.  I realized how much simple words can impact others and wanted to share my wisdom (HA!) too!  I chose the title because everyone knows . . . if you stay home, you don't work ;-)  (Actually - I work harder now than I ever did even supervising 20 people at a financial institution or taking care of a class of 30 5th graders!!)  

Check out all the fab stuff Jackie has to offer, like her Book Lists

 

or some of her fun crafts like this Fathers Day Gift

" I also do a weekly post called "Too Cute Not to Toot" where I share all of the things I find throughout the week that I want to make, wish I could make, (but I'm not that good!) or just make me scratch my head."

Sp go on by The Unworking Mom and check out all she has to offer!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT weekend!!

xoxo

Ginger

I need more Features for Feature Friday!!!

Happy Friday all!  

No Feature Friday today!

That is almost as sad as this puppy pic...

Well, maybe not but sad for me anyways.

If you are interested in being featured at SSB for Feature Friday, please email me today!

Hope to hear from a ton of you super soon!!

xoxo

Ginger

East Coast Mommy for Feature Friday

Happy Friday everyone!  Hope you're ready for Feature Friday and its a good one!

Say hi to Gina from East Coast Mommy!  She's got a fun little blog with tips, tuts and more!  Here is what Gina has to say...

"I am a mom of three stinky boys!  I started my blog just over two months ago!

My blog is about Supporting, Promoting, and {hopefully} Inspiring Moms!"

 (boys and dirt...story of my life)

"Through sharing my experiences as a SAHM mom of three small boys {which I had in 3 1/2 years!}, I provide: craft tutorials, organizational tips, ideas for kids activities, and more!!"

Stop by East Coast Mommy and check out her cool no sew super hero cape tut...which I think I am going to give a try!!  My son has been asking for one...   :) 

Isn't he cute in that cool cape?!  Stop by and say hi to Gina today!!

If you are interested in being featured on Feature Friday, please email me today!  Look'n to guest blog, check it out here!

The Toasted Coconut for Feature Friday!

Hi all, I have a great Feature Friday for you today!

Say hi to Emily from The Toasted Coconut!

She got an awesome little blog full of it all!  

  Here is what Emily has to say...

"My name is Emily and I will be 24 in a few weeks! I have been married for 4 1/2 years and we have two little boys. I just graduated college and my hubby finally gets to start GRAD school this fall!"

 Such a cute blog and she has a hot little Etsy shop too!

Go and visit her shop, she has the most adorable do-dads!!!

 "I have been obsessed with vintage things since high school...and my love for vintage only grows more each day.  I try to include a variety of things on my blog: some crafts, recipes, randomness, etc.
I love everything girly, and being in a house full of boys, my blog and shop are my girly outlets!"

 

Well, thanks so much Emily!  Wow, such great style and LOVE all the vintage...me being in a house of boys too.  Hey all, go an visit Emily today and tell her SSB sent ya!

 

If you are interested in being featured on Feature Friday, please email me today!  Look'n to guest blog, check it out here! 

 

xoxo

Ginger

Thrift 101 for Feature Friday

Hi all!  I'm glad to get back to Feature Friday...things were a bit crazy last weekend with Jack's 4th birthday and all...

I've got a GREAT feature for you today.  Say hi to Michelle from Thrifty 101!
She's totally awesome with a blog to match...here's a little of what she has for us!

"Hi everyone, I'm Michelle from Thrifty 101 and and I'm so happy to share my blog with you today!  I LOVE finding ways to save money so I started Thrifty 101 to share money saving ideas like; DIY projects, budget crafts,  furniture makeover, vacation planning on a budget, and how to get the  most out of coupons and internet deals.  Basically, if you can save  money doing it, I blog about it." :)

Check out some of these awesome posts from Thrifty 101:

DIY Garden Boxes

DIY Glitter Toes

Well thanks Michelle, happy to have you share Thrifty 101 with us!

Be sure to stop by Thrifty 101 and tell her SSB sent ya!  If you are interested in being featured on Feature Friday or being a Guest Blogger, please email me today!

xoxo

Ginger

Lil Bit of Us for Feature Friday

Happy Friday everyone!

I have another great Feature Friday for you today...

Say hi to Mary from Lil Bit of Us!

This is what Mary has to say...

"My name is Mary and I am the mommy to an awesome little boy named Luke. He will be three in June!  I love to craft and I am a bit obsessed with photo's and photography."

Check out her awesome photo star!!!

 And this fun road wall art in her son's room!

"I love being a mommy and I love to write about our life. Some day I would love to own a DSLR camera and take my photography to the next level!"

"I post photo's, crafts that I make and also crafts that I've found on the web that I like and I do reviews and giveaways too!"

Wow!  Check out that star...totally neat.  Thanks Mary!!

Be sure to stop by Lil Bit of Us and tell her SSB sent ya!  Don't forget to ask her about a review or a giveaway! 

If you would like to be featured on Feature Fridays, please email me today!

xoxo

Ginger

Time Well Spent for Feature Friday

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!  I have another good one for ya...

Say hello to Suze from Time Well Spent!

She's got the cutest tutu's around!  Here's a little about Suze and her blog!

"My name is Suze and I have two kids, a boy (3 years old) and a girl (20 months old) , I make

tutu's for all occasions!"

"Bows for all occasions!"

"...and all things girly!  Check out my Etsy shop here!"

"I am originally from Haiti and I learned to make all these things when my daughter was born (I was told I was going to have a boy)!"

Thank you so much :)

So that was Suze from Time Well Spent!  Stop by and let her know if you wish to make a custom order!

If you would like to be featured of Feature Friday, please email today to get your blog on the waiting list!

xoxo

Ginger

Life in Rehab for Feature Friday

Hey folks!  I've got a good one for you this Friday...

meet Sunny at Life in Rehab.  One of the coolest chicks in the blogoshere!

She's got more comic relief and DIY's then I could EVER come up with and she's here to share some of both.  Here's what Sunny's got to say...

"Hi, I'm Sunny Pritchard, a bad girl turned middle aged mom. I'm a newly wed of 20 years with three teenaged Minions, enough cats that I should be single and making hats out of aluminum foil, two dogs with attachment issues and my mother, all under the roof of a house that caught on fire in August 2009."

  (yikes) 

"We've torn our house completely apart!"
Check it out here.

"We're determined to bring the old historic girl back to life economically (fine, cheaply) with teamwork and DIY, and we're actually having a blast doing it. Throw in some personal musings, recipes, and unsolicited parenting advice, and you have Life in Rehab. We'll try anything once. If it works out, we'll admit it."

"And of course we made over most of the furniture."

 See this here with other great re-do's!

"We made lots of new possessions out of some of the least likely things."

 Check all this DIY, up-cycling goodness here!

"We've proven we're not normal. No one has argued with us." -Sunny

And who is normal these day s anyways?!  

Thanks so much for sharing with us Sunny!

If you would like to be featured on Feature Friday, email me today!

xoxo

Ginger

Creative Contentment for Feature Fridays

Hi everyone!  If you want to participate in Feature Fridays, please email me TODAY!  As of now, I have no one for next Friday.  We wanna keep this whole free PR thing going, right?

One to the feature...say hello to Becky from Creative Contentment!

Here's a little about what Becky has to say:

"Hi my name is Becky and I live in the far west corner of the Country of Turkey.

My husband and I have lived in Turkey for 6 years and have three kiddos, full of lots ‘o energy and fun.

Living here in Turkey has put my life in perspective and I am very glad at times for not having everything at my finger tips

it is good to live simply and 'use what I have'.

 There are no big, nice, absolutely fun craft or fabric stores over here so instead of always wishing for something else (which I did for a awhile)

I started using what I had and that has become 

my theme for this season:  

"Honor God, live simply, use what you have and give the rest away". 

That is why the name for my blog Creative Contentment fits me like a glove right now, I have honestly found Contentment in creating ‘with what I have’."

Well this is what I created ... with what I had on hand. Enjoy.

Thanks Becky! 

And check out some other goodies from her blog...

 

 this cute little Easter Rock (fun for kids)

And this up-cycled skirt!

Go visit Becky at Creative Contentment!

xoxo

Ginger 

Tales of a Trophy Wife for Feature Friday

Today's Feature Friday is spot-lighting Tara from

Tales of a Trophy Wife!

Check out her blog full of creative DIY's and tell her you're visiting from SSB!

Here is what Tara has to say...

"I started up my craft blog a few months ago.  We moved across country  last summer and my youngest started school. This left me with more free  time and a complete inability to make new friends.  Apparently, I'd been  relying a little too heavily on playgroups and park days to form my  circle of friends.  So I started this blog to show-off my projects to  those friends that live far away and hopefully as a way to make some  more."

Check out this cute bathroom decor...

 Love it.

And her kiddo's wall of fame...

And what else is Tara working on?

"I'm currently working on a book list for boys, that I hope to post  soon.  Although, my boys would rather fight the evil forces of the  Empire or throw a ball around, there are a few  books that they've  actually enjoyed.  Thanks so much!"

 Thanks Tara for all the inspiration!

Ginger

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Little Lovelies for Feature Friday

So its SSB's very first Feature Friday!  Take a minute to hang out with Allison from Little Lovelies!

A fab-tastic new blog that I've been excited to visit.  So be sure to visit her and tell her you're stopping by from SSB!

Here is a little about Allison and her blog, Little Lovelies...\

"I blog because I need something to do that is totally for me. I know it sounds selfish, but I am a full time working mommy and everything I do all day is for someone else. Which is fine and great and the way I believe things should be. That is life and that is what being a good mom and employee is all about. But I think crafting and blogging keeps me tethered to the "me" I was before I was a mommy, wife, employee, and a thousand other titles. I can retreat into myself while I craft and then reach back outside of myself and share my love for creating with others. I have only been blogging for less than two months, but I have found something that I love!"

"My blog is called little lovelies and it is a blog mostly about crafts, with some stuff about being a mommy thrown in here and there. My tagline is "cards, jewelry, crafts, and other little lovelies". I like to share tutorials, but I also want to share some photography, shopping finds (who doesn't like to drool over shopping?!), and whatever else I think will inspire or brighten someone else's day. I would love for you to take a look at my blog, and I really hope you like it!"

 (I'm drooling over her craft room, which she linked up here)

 And her beautiful jewelry!

Well thanks Allison for participating in Feature Fridays at SSB!

Feel free to visit back again to link up, post a comment, or guest blog!

Ginger

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Feature Friday's...you think..?

I have had an idea for a while now and I think I'm ready to put it into effect here is the next couple of weeks...depending on the type of response I get.  After all, I don't want to take on a new feature responsibility if no one is really interested...but, I think you all may like it.

What it is:

It's something I call Feature Friday at SSB and basically, its a way for new blogs, established blogs, craft blogs, personal blogs...whatever type blog to get a little free PR.  My goal is to begin a wish list for blogs/bloggers that would like to be featured at SSB.

How to get on the wish list:

The blogs will be featured in the order in which I receive the request.  Although your thoughts are ALWAYS appreciated by posting a comment, you can get your blog on the wish list by email alone.  

What your email should include:

Include "Feature Friday" in the subject line (as these will be going to my personal email and I don't want anyone to be accidentally overlooked). Your email should include a small paragraph about why you blog and a small paragraph about your blog and include at least 2 pics.  I will respond to your email on the day that I post about your blog, including the link to the feature in the email so you can see!  That way its a total surprise :)

What you have to do:

Nothing.  There is no cost for it.  You don't have to snag the I was Featured button.  You are not required to post or blog about it (although I would appreciate it if you did)...no requirements what so ever.  Just something kind to do for another fellow blogger.

I'm giving this a 2 week shot.  If there is a good response, I will go ahead with it.  My goal is to always have someone readily available to feature.  This is for EVERYONE!  I will not pass over those who have already been featured by Mad Skills, or thru any other SSB posting.  Everyone WILL be featured!

The only restriction is that I will have to limit everyone to one Feature Friday every 3 mths.  That way there is always something new and fresh for Fridays.  But don't despair,  I'm am fixing to host my very first guest blogger.  If you don't wanna wait 3 mths and have something totally awesome to share...like, NOW, contact me about doing a guest blog.

So that's it.  Post a comment letting me know what you think.  I can't wait to hear from you!!

Ginger

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