I'm Lovin' It! - LOTS of Silhouette projects!

So are you getting excited about the Silhouette Giveaway yet? You DID enter to win one of your own right?

Click here to enter to WIN!

Well, I'm Lovin' my Silhouette.......and so are a lot of other uber creative ladies!!

Today I thought I'd share what some of them are making with their Silhouettes (most of these ladies are giving one away as well, so be sure to enter on their sites too, and increase your chances to win!)

Amy at The Idea Room made this fantastic indoor herb garden!
shhhh.....don't tell Amy, but I secretly want to be HER!



The How Does She? girls have a bazillion projects with the Silhouette!
This one is a favorite of mine, since I loved etching glass, this project is perfect with school starting back up! ~Teacher Appreciation Gift!

Cindy at Skip to My Lou used the markers in her Silhouette to make these ADORABLE lunch bags for her daughter's first day of school!!!......

I know! So CUTE!♥

Thanks to Kate at Centsational Girl, for giving me yet another project to tackle! She made these cute silhouette pillows!

Beckie of Infarrantly Creative came up with a unique baby gift idea!!
What new parents wouldn't LOVE this gift!


speaking of babies...........Kari of U Create made the cutest little onsie for a boy!

and Jill of Homemade by Jill made these adorable girlie onsies!

I have plans to make a t-shirt......but the t-shirts Ashley of Make It and Love It made are SO fun!

Jen at Tatertots and Jello made "oh so cool" Subway Art!

and
Traci on the Shilhouette Machine Blog made this ordinary gift bag into extraordinary!


WHEW!!!.........now I bet you REALLY want to win a Silhouette of your own!
or if you can't wait.......you can buy one using the code in this post!

How Does She has a full list of 15 bloggers giving away a Silhouette!
go enter at each one and increase your chances!!
Good Luck!

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I'm Lovin' It - Kitchen Pantry Makeover

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I'm such a sucker for a good makeover AND good organization!

When I saw Shelley's amazing pantry makeover it was instantly love at first sight!

I read EVERY single word, just soaking it all in. You see, not only did Shelley do a beautiful transformation with her pantry, but she shares almost EVERY last detail of what she did, how she did it, where she got it and how she uses it!!

She used this small tin, from IKEA for about $2.00... to hold all of her spice packets.

{Love this tip}

*Keep things you use OFTEN at eye level, for easy use!

Shelley says the things you use EVERYDAY should be easy to access.

Try to label things and make sure that it all makes sense.

If you have noodles in one area... then your sauce should be it's sidekick! :)

She suggests that you keep heavy, less used, clutter prone items down low.
Aren't these boxes GREAT?! ♥

Things like her large bottle of oil, vinegars, soy sauce, season salt... and such are stored low, and hidden.

The quatrefoil design-----incredible don't you think?! ♥

Need great vinyl labels for your pantry?

You're in luck! Shelley sells them here

I LOVE that she shows us that........

"things will stay in their place,
and your pantry will turn into a space that can FUNCTION
instead of a place you put food 'n JUNK IN."

Be sure to pop over to House of Smith's to see everything Shelley did with her pantry! While you're there, browse around for a while, you will fall in love with all of her ideas like I did!!

Thanks for letting me share Shelley!!

NOTICE: Be sure to check back in here at TidyMom on Monday for a huge giveaway I'll be announcing!

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I'm Lovin' It - Visiting with Bridget!

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Bridget is finally here!!!



If you missed the story, you can read about it here



I'm Lovin' that we finally got to meet and spend a few days together!!

I can't wait to share stories with you next week!!

What are YOU lovin' this week?

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I'm Lovin' It - My new baby!

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Swagbucks * Amazon * KitchenAid

Wonder what those three things have in common?

I first told you about Swagbucks here.

Since then, I have continued to use Swagbucks to search to web (it’s especially easy to use, since I added the Swagbucks toolbar to my browser) and my Swagbucks balance continued to grow. Once I have enough, I am able to cash my Swagbucks in for prizes............I always go for the $5 Amazon gift cards.

{do you see where this is going?}

Once I receive the Amazon gift cards in my Swagbucks account, I just drop them in my Amazon account......so that money is just sitting there waiting for me to use it.

As my Amazon gift card balance began to grow, I started to realize that my dream to own a KitchenAid Mixer became more and more possible.

After being patient for a few months, I was able to purchase this beauty for half price!!



.........had I waited a little longer, I could have gotten it for free.......but patience is something I don't have much of!

I'm now saving up for Christmas purchases!!!

I am LOVING my new black shinny baby!

Butter Cream frosting was a cinch, but I really cant wait to mix up a batch of cookies and royal icing!!.....No more standing for 10 mins with the hand mixer!!

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I'm Lovin' It! - Trash to Treasure

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While my daughter's and I are heading to The Windy City, one of my favorite bloggers has accepted my invitation to host I'm Lovin' It this week!!! Amanda is a creative mom who blogs about her life as a Christian mom and wife at i am mommy and does amazing things with food and her camera at i am baker. Amanda is one of those super funny people, who is every bit as sweet as she is funny.

So today while I'm Lovin' Chicago, and Amanda being here.......Amanda is going to share what SHE is Lovin'...........Enjoy!!........I think I see a cupcake with MY name on it down there......

I am so, so, so honored to be able to hang out at Tidymom's blog today! Hers is much cleaner then mine, and I have a feeling her kitchen always smells good... fresh cupcakes and fruit roll ups and Gooey Upside Down German Chocolate Cake? Um, yes please!

But anyway... since it is Friday and all, I thought I would share with you somethin' that I love. Ya know, for I'm Lovin' It Friday!

One thing that I love is finding a 'trash' and making it a 'treasure'.

I have a little baking blog and I really struggled to find ways to photograph cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. Cake stands are gorgeous, but can be so expensive! So one day at the thrift store, I spotted a candle stick for less then a $1 and an idea hit me. I would make my own!

I have made about 20 so far, and every single one is white! So I needed something new.

I picked up these little diddies at my local thrift store.

They are ok on their own, but not as pretty as I would like, and certainly not functional. Although I am drawn to all things shiny, these just dont work when trying to photograph a scrumptious dessert. Who wants to see me and my camera in the reflection?

I decided to spray paint these black. I normally choose satin, but I was drawn to the semi-gloss this time.

Since it has been so hot, it took all of 15 minutes to complete.

Wanna see how everything turned out???

(insert dramatic drum roll here please. What? I cant do that? Can someone please figure out a html code for dramatic drum roll and email it to me? Thanks.)

I painted this base white. Its perfect for those extra special cupcakes!

The black plate turned out beautifully if I dont say so myself.

And I love my little cupcake stand! (and apparently I heart Tidymom too!) :)

But my favorite it using the plate and cupcake stand as a cake pedestal!

Now.

I want you to know, since this is just spray paint, I wouldn't actually serve food off of them. These are more for decorative purposes, or for props. You certainly could use them for serving! You just purchase a special paint at home improvement and craft stores that seals the paint and is safe for eating off of.

So there you have it! Something that I'm Lovin'!

Thanks you SO much Cheryl for having me over... next time lets sample some of your refreshing Strawberry Lemonade drinks... its hot out there! :)

Thanks again Amanda the cupcake was D.E.L.C.I.O.U.S!! LOL......and after this post I can't WAIT to hit the resale shops with a new eye when I get back!

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I'm Lovin' It - Patriotic Style

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Since this weekend is 4th of July, I thought I'm Lovin' It would be the perfect time to share all of the great "patriotic" ideas I've seen around the web recently.

I've got to tell you......there are some VERY creative people out there!!! I bow down to each of you!!

I LOVE each of these fabulous ideas!

Raise your glass high with these incredible layered Jello cups from Glorious Treats

Flag wreath at The Picky Apple

Let Freedom ring with a patriotic whale from Fowl Single File

When I see cute little outfits like this, makes me wish my girls were still little.

Stained Glass Jello Stars at Brown Eyed Baker

Patriotic Popsicles at The Idea Room

FREE {printable} cupcake toppers from Bella Grace

LOTS of FREE 4th of July printables from Tweedle Dee Designs

You know I always love the FREE desktop calendar themes
Julie of LeeLouBlogs has each month....

2x4 Decor {craft} for the 4th at How Does She?

Centsational Girl shows us her fabulous patriotic porch

History meets home decor at Positively Splendid!

Amy shares a tutorial and applique patterns for making these fabulous patriotic outdoor pillows.

and in case you missed them.....
My Red White and Blue Cupcakes

did you see them over at Cupcake takes the Cake!?



and Patriotic Delight Dessert

Lastly, many of us will want to photograph fireworks this weekend.....
Darcy has written a fantastic post on

How to Photograph Fireworks!

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