Happy Saturday, everyone! Welcome to the party!! New to Positively Splendid? Each Saturday night marks my Saturday Seven Party, a time when I open up the PS stage for YOU to share your projects!Last week’s most-viewed link:Camper Turned Home Office @ Crafting in the Rain A few party guidelines: Please link back to Positively Splendid,…
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Goose Creek Candle Co. Giveaway
With the start of September tomorrow (wow!) and Labor Day weekend upon us, next week officially kicks of my fall crafting the decorating season. This is my absolute favorite time of year, because my thoughts turn to all things warm and cozy. If you’re the same way, today’s giveaway will be a real treat! Good…
The Alice Hansen Family Fund
Saturday mornings are typically reserved for spotlighting your projects from the previous week’s Saturday 7 Party, but today things are going to be a bit different. I received an email from my friend Heidi at Honeybear Lane this week that literally took my breath away with its sadness. An unthinkable tragedy has befallen her sweet…
Please Excuse the Crickets!
It’s been awfully quiet around here for the last couple of days, and for very good reason: I’ve been having the time of my life here at SNAP! With tons of great speakers and lots of fun meetings with fellow creative bloggers, my blogging time has been scarce. Because of my trip, I’m going to postpone…
Win $3000 for Your Messy Living Space from ForRent.com!
I like to joke that trying to clean my house with all four kiddos at home with me is something akin to shoveling in a snowstorm. Life as a family of six can certainly lead to some very chaotic, disorganized scenes! If you can relate, ForRent.com has the perfect contest for you! You can check…
Win a Trip to LA with Clorox Green Works!
Earth day is just one week away, and I love taking the opportunity at this time each year to consider little changes I can make in my daily routine that can possibly make a big impact. Recently, I learned about the Reverse Graffiti campaign by Clorox Green Works, an initiative dedicated to doing just that. …
Fluttering Butterfly Ornaments
Just in time to create my Easter Vignette, I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the dies from the brand-new Blossom release debuting today over at Lifestyle Crafts. I absolutely loved the butterfly die from the release so much, I knew I wanted to use it to make ornaments for my Easter…
12 (More) Why Didn’t I Think of That Ideas
Wilted Celery – Cut slice off bottom, Place in glass of water in fridge to recrisp.Slice of bread to prevent brown sugar from hardening. Other great tips for dealing with hard-as-a-rock brown sugar at TipNut.ZipperMagic Eraser bulkWrite with dry-erase marker on top of washer Amy @ Positively SplendidHaving grown up in a home brimming with…
Top Eleven in 2011
I have loved seeing all of the “Best of” posts throughout the blogging world this week. It is always fun to look back at where I started a year, and how much I’ve accomplished creatively in just one trip around the sun! This lineup represents the eleven most popular posts at Positively Splendid during 2011…
Chalkboard Display Birth Announcement
Throughout blogland, creative projects abound for using chalkboards in fun ways. Here at Positively Splendid, y’all might remember the ugly painting I turned into a chalkboard in my kitchen, and the fun Father’s Day photo collage with chalkboard messages I made for all of our dads. When I was planning George’s nursery, I knew I…