It's CYBER MONDAY! Are y'all online? I've got to do most of my shopping online this year so I'm all for finding bargains. I'm popping on quickly this morning to see what deals are out there.
I saw this on Amazon this morning and couldn't help but think of an old I Love Lucy episode. The one where she and Ethel are trying to lose weight and Lucy gets stuck in the sauna. Lol!
Gosh! After looking at this sauna, I think I want one!
What good deals are you finding online today?
If case you missed it, check out yesterday's post about Christmas cards. I love the ease on creating mine online with the great sites out there like minted.com.
Ok guys, I'm off to work. Hope to be back soon!
Hugs,
Angie
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Christmas Cards - Sharing Our Year with Loved Ones
The following is a sponsored post but all opinions are 100% mine!
Wow! Thanksgiving is over and that blur of a moment between Thanksgiving and Christmas has begun. As most of you know, I went back to work this past year. It's been great but not without the challenges of juggling schedules, errands, and, well, just everyday life. (Cue the "Life Goes On" song)
Sometimes I feel like our lives are on a huge conveyor belt and we're grabbing whatever things we can as life moves along.
As busy as life is for everyone, this time of year is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the past twelve months. How the children have grown. New jobs and new opportunities. New family members. Graduations. New homes. The list goes on and on.
One thing I've especially enjoyed is sharing this with others through our annual Christmas card and receiving theirs as well. I have one friend that has their card made into an ornament and hung on a tree just for their cards. It's fun to see how everyone has changed over the years.
Last year I used Minted.com for our Christmas cards and I have to say I was so pleased with them. They offer a wide variety of themes and styles as well as coordinating envelopes. You can even send them your recipients list and they will address them! All very beautifully done by the best independent artists around.
I'm using Minted.com again this year and can't wait to see my order. I'm just a little behind schedule. You know, life and all. But, they should be here soon!!
I hope you'll check them out. They offer a variety of items, not just Christmas cards!
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas y'all!! I hope I won't be such a stranger around here. I appreciate each of you!!! Thanks for sticking around all!!
Hugs!
Angie
Wow! Thanksgiving is over and that blur of a moment between Thanksgiving and Christmas has begun. As most of you know, I went back to work this past year. It's been great but not without the challenges of juggling schedules, errands, and, well, just everyday life. (Cue the "Life Goes On" song)
Sometimes I feel like our lives are on a huge conveyor belt and we're grabbing whatever things we can as life moves along.
As busy as life is for everyone, this time of year is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the past twelve months. How the children have grown. New jobs and new opportunities. New family members. Graduations. New homes. The list goes on and on.
One thing I've especially enjoyed is sharing this with others through our annual Christmas card and receiving theirs as well. I have one friend that has their card made into an ornament and hung on a tree just for their cards. It's fun to see how everyone has changed over the years.
Last year I used Minted.com for our Christmas cards and I have to say I was so pleased with them. They offer a wide variety of themes and styles as well as coordinating envelopes. You can even send them your recipients list and they will address them! All very beautifully done by the best independent artists around.
I'm using Minted.com again this year and can't wait to see my order. I'm just a little behind schedule. You know, life and all. But, they should be here soon!!
I hope you'll check them out. They offer a variety of items, not just Christmas cards!
This is where great design comes from.
Minted connects you with the best independent
artists to bring you endlessly fresh,
truly unique art, stationery, and home decor
you won't find anywhere else.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas y'all!! I hope I won't be such a stranger around here. I appreciate each of you!!! Thanks for sticking around all!!
Hugs!
Angie
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Country Living Fair Tickets Winner
Congratulations Kylie F. You're the winner of the two free passes to next week's Country Living Fair in Nashville! Be sure to check your email!
COUNTRY LIVING FAIR RETURNS TO NASHVILLE APRIL 22-24
20,000 Expected for Annual Shopping, Cooking and Crafting Fair at James E. Ward Agricultural Center
NEW YORK (February 29, 2016) – Country Living magazine announced today that the annual Country Living Fair will return to Nashville, taking place on April 22-24, 2016 at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon. The Fair is expected to draw more than 20,000 visitors from across the country.
The Country Living Fair brings the magazine’s content to life and gives readers access to a unique shopping experience featuring more than 200 vendors from 25 states, including antiques sellers, food purveyors, artists, furniture makers, crafters, and more. Guests will also have a chance to meet Country Living editors and their special guests, attend cooking, crafting, and DIY demonstrations, book signings, sample locally sourced, artisanal food, and shop the Country Living General Store.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Nashville Country Living Fair 2016 and a Giveaway!!
COUNTRY
LIVING FAIR RETURNS
TO NASHVILLE APRIL 22-24
20,000
Expected for Annual Shopping, Cooking and Crafting Fair at James E. Ward Agricultural
Center
NEW
YORK (February 29, 2016) –
Country Living magazine announced today that
the annual Country Living Fair will return
to Nashville, taking place on April 22-24, 2016 at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center
in Lebanon. The Fair is expected to draw
more than 20,000 visitors from across the country.
The Country Living Fair brings the
magazine’s content to life and gives readers access to a unique shopping
experience featuring more than 200 vendors from 25 states, including antiques sellers, food purveyors,
artists, furniture makers, crafters, and more. Guests will also have a chance
to meet Country Living editors and their special guests, attend cooking,
crafting, and DIY demonstrations, book signings, sample locally sourced,
artisanal food, and shop the Country
Living General Store.
 |
| Photo taken from 2015 Country Living Fair |
"We’re
thrilled to be back in Nashville kicking off the Country Living Fair’s 2016 season,” said
editor-in-chief Rachel Hardage Barrett.
Featured
vendors include: Farmhouse Frocks (beautiful upcycled clothing), Grandmother’s
Buttons (antique button jewelry), FOUNT (handmade leather goods), JBS
Mercantile (unique crafting kits), Mary Gregory
Studio (country life oil paintings), Raw Materials Vintage (vintage
linens and textiles), Scarlett
Scales Antiques (Franklin, TN, antiques shop), and South Porch
Antiques (antique and vintage designs).
 |
| Photo taken from 2015 Country Living Fair |
The 2016 Country Living Fair in Nashville is
sponsored by The 2016 Ford
Experience Tour, Go
RVing and
Petfinder and is produced by Stella
Show Management Company. For tickets and additional information, including a
list of vendors and
discounted hotel rates, contact Stella Show
Management Co. at 1-866-500-FAIR or www.stellashows.com. For additional
details, visit www.countryliving.com/fair.
Attendees
will be able to engage with Country Living at the Fairs by using the
hashtag #CLFair and share their favorite finds using the hashtag #CLFairFinds.
Tickets:
·
One-day-admission is $13 in advance and $16 at the door; three-day
weekend passes are available for $15 in advance and $20 at the door;
·
An Early Bird three-day weekend
pass is available for $40 and grants early admission at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and
Saturday;
·
Free admission for children ages 16 and under.
Hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; gates open for Early
Birds at 8:30 a.m. Friday & Saturday.
Location: Held rain or shine
outdoors under tents, the Fair takes place at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, 945 East Baddour Parkway in Lebanon, TN. Parking is free and plentiful.
So, who's ready to go? Great because I've got
TWO EARLY BIRD WEEKEND PASSES TO GIVEAWAY!!!
To enter, simply leave me a comment stating who you would take with you?! One lucky winner will be chosen on April 12th at 9:00 p.m. Make sure you enter your email when commenting so I'll have a way to contact you!!
So, what are you waiting for...scroll down and leave your comment!! (One entry per person please.)
See you at the Country Living Fair!!
Angie
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Thought I'd share this for Throwback Thursday AND St. Patrick's Day! These photos are some of my favorites. I think it's because I love spring when everything begins to wake up from it's winter slumber :) Enjoy and Happy St. Patty's Day!!
I don't know if it's because I'm so o-v-e-r winter or what but I'm just loving these colors right now. I began my spring decorating with some of my blue and white dishes as you remember from this post. Yesterday, we went for a walk to the old farm next door and collected these beautiful, bright yellow daffodils. Add those to the blue and white and it's gorgeous. Now, with St. Patrick's Day approaching, I picked up a pot of shamrocks at Kroger. The vibrant green just makes the whole thing over the top WOW!
The Latin name for shamrock is oxalis acetosella.
This plant family also includes sorrel. If you're a Seven Brides for Seven Brothers fan, you'll know that sorrel makes "real nourishing soup." :)
Look at that yellow and green!
I always thought a shamrock had 4 leaves...you know, a four leaf clover, luck o' the Irish kinda thing. Nope. Shamrocks have 3 leaves. Clover can have 4 or more. Yeah, I googled that.
Vibrant yellow daffodils against the shamrock green.
Did you know you can dry daffodils? You can! Just like hydrangeas, they will slowly over time become paper like but will retain some of their yellow color. And like hydrangeas, they will be somewhat fragile. Once mine are dried, I remove their stems and just used the blooms as a bowl filler or even carefully added to potpourri. (Does anyone still use potpourri?)
Since it's St. Patrick's Day, I pulled out my old Atlas "Good Luck" jar for the daffodils.
It's a little hard to see but this jar has a four leaf clover and the words good luck on it. I can't remember where I found this jar but it was more than likely a thrift store or yard sale years ago.
Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
Angie
Monday, March 14, 2016
Something To Talk About Link Party #60 - Final Party
Hi, sweet friends. We hate to say it, but the time has come to bid farewell…this will be our last Something To Talk About Link Party. We can’t tell you how much our team has appreciated you and your talents for the past 60 weeks! We have enjoyed getting to know you and can never thank you enough for you support of our link party. You can definitely continue to follow each of us at our prospective blogs to see what we are up to…and we will continue to follow you. We wish you all the best!
This week, CoCo from The Crowned Goat has chosen our top six features:
We would love to connect with you on social media!
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Beautiful Easter Tablescape Combining China and Casual Dishes
Hello! I know I've been missing from the blog world lately.
You see, I began a new job a few months ago and it's been a little crazy just trying to juggle working outside the home, continuing to sell real estate, homeschool (although my 11th grader is handling most of that on her own with dual enrollment), and keeping up my home.
I don't know how some women do it!
Now that I'm beginning to adjust, I want to share with you all what I'm doing. I'm working with a home decor store that also offers full design services. It's a dream come true, honestly.
I posted in the past about how God gives with me a "word" for the new year. Well, last year's word was "dream" and so I did.
My dream was to work in the interior design field. To be able to help others create a home that they love.
So, acting on my word of the year, I dreamed. I dreamed big.
And God delivered. He's just so amazing like that!
I'll be posting about projects that we're working on for clients as well as the beautiful items we have in the store.
If you're in the middle Tennessee area, stop by and see me at The Peddler in Murfreesboro. It's a great place to get inspired!
The photos in this post are of a tablescape we made by mixing beautiful Herend china pieces with some Juliska casual dishes. You can easily achieve the same look by using your own china and everyday dishes OR pick up a few from the thrift store!
I have to confess that we do use a lot of melamine in my house but I'd love to break that habit and pull out the fancy stuff.
What'd you say? Let's all pull out that wedding china and bring "fancy" back!!
I'd love to see your tablescapes. Post them in the comments section for us to enjoy!
God bless and thanks for stopping by! AND, thanks for sticking with me these past few months!
Angie
You see, I began a new job a few months ago and it's been a little crazy just trying to juggle working outside the home, continuing to sell real estate, homeschool (although my 11th grader is handling most of that on her own with dual enrollment), and keeping up my home.
I don't know how some women do it!
Now that I'm beginning to adjust, I want to share with you all what I'm doing. I'm working with a home decor store that also offers full design services. It's a dream come true, honestly.
I posted in the past about how God gives with me a "word" for the new year. Well, last year's word was "dream" and so I did.
My dream was to work in the interior design field. To be able to help others create a home that they love.
So, acting on my word of the year, I dreamed. I dreamed big.
And God delivered. He's just so amazing like that!
I'll be posting about projects that we're working on for clients as well as the beautiful items we have in the store.
If you're in the middle Tennessee area, stop by and see me at The Peddler in Murfreesboro. It's a great place to get inspired!
The photos in this post are of a tablescape we made by mixing beautiful Herend china pieces with some Juliska casual dishes. You can easily achieve the same look by using your own china and everyday dishes OR pick up a few from the thrift store!
I have to confess that we do use a lot of melamine in my house but I'd love to break that habit and pull out the fancy stuff.
What'd you say? Let's all pull out that wedding china and bring "fancy" back!!
I'd love to see your tablescapes. Post them in the comments section for us to enjoy!
God bless and thanks for stopping by! AND, thanks for sticking with me these past few months!
Angie
Monday, March 7, 2016
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Something To Talk About Link Party #57
Welcome to the Something to Talk About Link Party #57! We hope you guys all had a happy and relaxing weekend. We’re so glad you’re here and linking up with us!
Monday, February 15, 2016
Something To Talk About Link Party #56
Welcome back to Something To Talk About Link Party #56! We hope you had a fabulous start to the New Year and are so glad that you are here visiting and linking up with us today.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Something To Talk About Link Party #55
Welcome to the Something to Talk About Link Party #55! We hope you guys all had a happy and relaxing weekend. We’re so glad you’re here and linking up with us!
Monday, February 1, 2016
Something To Talk About Link Party #54
Welcome to the Something to Talk About Link Party #54! We hope you guys all had a happy and relaxing weekend. We’re so glad you’re here and linking up with us!
This week, CoCo from The Crowned Goat has chosen our top six features:
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Something To Talk About Link Party #53
Welcome back to Something To Talk About Link Party #53! We are so glad that you are here visiting and linking up with us today!
This week, Vicki and Jennifer at 2 Bees in a Pod have chosen our top six features:
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Party Rules…please don’t link and run :
- Link to a specific blog post from your blog – not your blog homepage. All photos must be your own.
- You may link up to 3 posts.
- Follow your hosts and have a visible link back to your party host. This is mandatory to be featured.
- Leave a comment for your host.
- By submitting a link, you’re giving us permission and granting us the right to feature your project and photos on this blog, website and on social media. Proper credit and a link back to your post will always be given. We are not responsible for stolen images or the misuse by others who have found your image through ours.
- Each week, 6 of our favorites will be featured on all six of our blogs. Features will also be pinned to our Pinterest Party Board for even more exposure!
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See you next Monday!