Check Me Out Saturday Week 67 Craft Link Party

Welcome Back!  I am so excited to share with you my favorite links from last weeks crafty link party:

B.Cheniful has a great idea on how to use place mats to create an awesome rug.  

Straight Stitch took a head and foot board that was pretty damaged into an awesome covered foot and head board.  Check it out HERE

I can't wait to see what else you all have been up to this week.  Link below with your crafts.  Please no spammy stuff :)  Thanks!

Winner of Freschetta Free Pizza Coupon and Cutting Board

And the winner is.........

bukaeyes said...
I would get a Farmer's Market Veggie Pizza! The cutting board would be great for cooking! I always could use a cutting board!
Betsy H
bukaeyes@aol.com

Email me within the first 24 hours at boblyns at yahoo dot com and I will get your stuff mailed out to you! thanks everyone else that entered. Make sure to stop by tomorrow for Check ME Out Saturday link party.

Ruffled Fabric and Blog Feature

My awesome Bloggy Friend Alida has been doing some fun projects using some ruffled fabric.  So I asked her where she has been getting it. 

This is where....at Rufflefabric.com

She what she made this time with it:
A awesome pretty nursing top at I Make Stuff

Go HERE to check it out

What I have Been Up to...tractor quilts

 I have been super busy with these quilts the last 2 weeks.  They are coming right long.  The above is a twin size quilt

 The above is a car seat tent

and a matching rag quilt.  They are all custom orders for my Etsy shop.  Happy Sewing! 

On another note I am hoping to get to my scrap bags of yummyness.  Look for that tomorrow :)

Check Me Out Saturday Week 66 Craft Link Party

Welcome to another week of check me out saturday.  There were some really great links last week.  I will get the highlights up on Monday.  You know what to do...link up what you've been working on this last week.  No etsy shops and please link directly to your blog post and not just your blog.  Can't wait to see what you've been up to!

Scrap Buster Challenge LINKY PARTY

A few weeks ago I told you all that we are doing a scrapbuster challenge this month.  There were a few of us that have swapped scrap bags.  I am so excited to use mine.

These are the bags that I received (Thanks to Connie :)

So if you are using up your scraps make sure to stop by and link up what you have been using.  Basically anything that you have made THIS MONTH with scraps link below.  I can't wait to see what you have been making!

Easiest Ruffling EVER with Elastic Thread

I love ruffles...maybe even more than the next person!  I love them so much but I HATE ruffling fabric.  It is so time consuming and I kinda like quick projects that I can fit in between being a mom to my 2 girls...

So here is how I have made ruffling as easy as a straight stitch:

What you will need:
fabric to ruffle
elastic thread

Hand wind your bobbin with the elastic thread.  I don't pull it tight when I am winding it though. 

Now set your sewing machine to a lower tension number

And make your stitch as long as possible

Then sew....make sure to backstitch (or secure stitch) when you start and finish. 

Then you will get some awesome ruffle fabric...

That fabric is going to be for some really adorable skirts for my girls similar to this:

Check Me Out Saturday Week 65 Craft Link Party

Welcome to another week of check me out saturday.  There was some really fun links last week.  Here are a couple of my favs:
V Spot upcycled this awesome cabbage bowl into an beautiful planter

Red teds art has this awesome craft I can do with my girls...Toilet Paper Monsters.  Seriously I am always looking for something fun to make with them.

You know what to do...link up what you have been working on this week.  Make sure to link directly to the blog post and please no advertising.  If you would like to swap blogs or be featured please let me know boblyns at yahoo dot com

Freschetta Pizza Review and Giveaway

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I don't know about you but when someone asks me to try something for free I almost always jump at the chance.  Especially when food is involved.  Especially Pizza.  We all love pizza around here. 

When I received my little package (ok it wasn't little) I was expecting an envelop with a 2 coupons.  One for me to keep and get a pizza to try and the other to share with my readers.  Man I was I surprised.  Not only was there free pizza but also this adorable cutting board with a mini knife and spatula.  So Cute!

Anyways...We decided to try out the FRESCHETTA® Simply Inspired Southern BBQ Recipe Chicken.  It looked really delicious and something that the entire family would enjoy.  Especially since hubby likes the many pizza with all the meat and I like my dainty Hawaiian. 

 

The BBQ Pizza was really good.  It even passed the kid test.  Both girls loved it and even had seconds. My favorite part was the thinner crust so that I didn't feel like I was overloading on bread.   The other thing I really enjoyed was that it didn't seem like we were eating food from the freezer which is something that I really try to avoid.  The food tasted fresh and looked awesome.

Make sure to visit FRESCHETTA® Simply…Inspired™

Also you can become a fan of theirs on Facebook  

Now onto the giveaway:

Giveaway ends on May 17th

How to enter:

please leave a comment on this post with a way to contact you if you are the winner.  Let me know what you would do with the coupon and cutting board that could be yours. 

Scrap Buster Challenge

I just wanted to stop by and let you all know that tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the Scrap Buster Challenge.  I am leaving it open a little longer.  The blog post is HERE and to sign up is HERE

I can't wait to swap scrap bags with you all.  I am so excited you have no idea!

Check ME Out Saturday Week 64

Welcome back!

Make sure to stop by Monday for my favorite links. I would do it this morning but my internet connection is being really spotty!

If you are in the Salt Lake area make sure to stop by today at the South Town Expo Center in Sandy for the HMQS Show

You know what to do. Link up what you have been working on. Please no Etsy Shops

Blog Swap with She Made It

Hi All! My name is Britany from She Made it! I am so VERY new to the blogging world, and I am lovin’ it! How much fun it is to post up a project you made and people actually look at it, read what you wrote and then tell you how wonderful you are! Ummmm….no brainer, of COURSE I am lovin’ it!











I am a HUGE crafter! I love to make just about anything, and I love learning new ways to create stuff! On my site you will stumble upon paper crafts, home and holiday décor, and kids crafts. Right now I am undergoing my first ever furniture redo! So exciting! I also love a clean house, (notice I didn’t say that MY house was clean, that is always a work in progress! wink, wink) so every Tuesday I share a cleaning or organizing tip. We also seriously LOVE to eat around my house so you will find recipes and yummy foods!


Here are samples of stuff you can check out if you come and visit me!



Potty Treat Jar Tutorial





No Bake Cheesecake Recipe



Spring Blocks

Square Spring Wreath



Bobbie, THANKS so much for blog swapping with me today! I love your blog, thanks for all the time you put into it!

To all you readers, come and visit anytime, I would LOVE to have you!

HMQS Quilt Show in SLC, Utah

Good morning everyone!  I just wanted to stop by and let you all know that I am at the HMQS Quilt show in Sandy Utah (its a suburb of Salt Lake City).  If you are able to come I would love to meet you. Here is a little more information

The premier quilt exhibition & hands-on educational conference
for all machine quilters, embroiderers & those who love to sew!  

May 5-7, 2011
Classes begin Wed., May 4th
South Towne Exposition Center
Salt Lake City, Utah 

www.hmqs.org

Hrs:

Thursday 10 am to 5 Pm

Friday 10 am to 8 pm

Saturday 10 am to 5 pm

I can't wait to meet you.  I am in booth 412