Happy Thursday everyone! The weekend is almost here and that puts me in a great mood. Know what else puts me in a great mood? Spending time with with my bloggy friends. I'm spending the next TWO days over at The Crafty Scientist. Mel needed some help this week so I'm sticking around to keep her and her lovely readers company.If you haven't had a chance to check out her blog, please stop by for a visit. Mel has so much going on as a full time PhD student and proud doggy momma but she still … [Read more...]
thankful for bloggy friends – award time
Erin at His and Hers and Kate at Craft Whatever were sweet enough to give me two special blog awards recently.Erin granted me The Versatile Blogger award. Kate granted me Liebster Blog award. So very nice of both of them. Unfortunately, I've been so busy with other stuff not blog related and haven't had a chance to pass these along to other deserving bloggers. Even though that has been the case, it doesn't mean that I'm not grateful that they were so kind enough to think of me. Thanks again to … [Read more...]
a little face lift – new blog design
I know I'm a bit young to be getting a face lift. This blog is not even a year old yet but it was time. If you've been here since the beginning, I've been playing around with the design since the first day. I've never been happy with the look of my blog. I had serious blog envy of all those with pretty headers and buttons.In comes the super talented Kim at 733blogdesign. Seriously fabulous. A handful of my favorite bloggers had recent face lifts and I noticed they were all linked back to her. I … [Read more...]
guest posting over at jandjhome
I'm excited to announce I'm guest posting over at JandJhome today! I'm sharing a few of my recent projects and some of the progress on the renovation. If you haven't been to JandJhome's blog, you must check it out. My cousin Jeanne has done an amazing job on renovating her home from top to bottom and has amazing DIY tutorials.Hope to see you there! Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
awesome features
Just a little thank you to Happy Hour Projects and Newlyweds on a Budget for featuring my awesome stencil painting today. Both of these ladies have great blogs and parties to check out. Stop on by when you get a chance.I have a couple of cool projects ready to share. Now only if it would stop raining so I can take some pictures. Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
spreading the love
So I'm new at this blogging thing but I'm definitely feeling the love. These lovely ladies mentioned below all honored me with the Stylish Blogger Award in the last few months. Since I already did my acceptance post back in January, I thought I would give them all another thank you. If you haven't seen these blogs, definitely stop on by and follow them. You will not be disappointed! Have a great weekend everyone!JandJHome="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>Black Cab Designs The Crafty … [Read more...]
