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Out of the blue one day I got an email asking me to check out the Shopcatch app for iPhone (and Android too!) They asked me to think about hosting a party for the launch of the app and as I saw a great excuse to hang out with some bloggy friends, I took them [...]
This is a Guest Post from my dear bloggy friend and Eclectic Six Media partner Amanda who writes about military life and parenting autistic boys. When I saw Heather’s post about making a lamp out of a decorative birdcage during her living room make over I had an idea myself. I have two decorative birdcages that [...]
This week for Monday Mojo we’re talking about our favorite holiday recipes! I just found a new favorite and Hannah and I decided that we’re going to make these decorated sugar cookies every year from now on. After I figured out how to make icing, it was such a fun day baking and decorating with [...]
Here’s a fun initiative from Brookfield Homes who has teamed up with Interior Designer Aly Velji to give us some fun and easy holiday decorating ideas for the season. There are four design looks in four Brookfield showhomes and an original cocktail to go with each. You can watch all the videos to see all [...]
This year, just like last year, I’ll not be doing a full on gift guide but rather this round up… I hope it’s a short and sweet peek into the things I recommend for Christmas! For The Girl – Disney Princess Royal Tea Party Playset – Little H is still in the princess phase. We [...]
Ok. Here we are on Dec 5th and this is the first post I’ve managed to squeak out since Nov 21st. It’s disgraceful. I have a list of excuses a mile long – I was under the weather, I was busy, the kids were acting up, I didn’t sleep well, it snowed. I know…DEPRESSING! What [...]
When I first started seeing Chevron Stripes pop up in home decor magazines and websites I was a little less than impressed. Charlie Brown anyone? I take back my indifference, my yawns, my snickers. Chevron stripes are turning up in some very sophisticated ways. Gentle paint treatments, beautiful textiles and custom art pieces are [...]
Per my previous post, I’ve kind of been spinning my wheels and not going anywhere fast. I’ve been a bit focused on Eclectic Six and the bloggers forums. I’ve been writing an SEO tutorial to share there and that’s taking up a good chunk of my brain power (you know, the piece the kids left [...]
What is wrong with me? I’m staring at my blogging dashboard with the urge to write yet nothing to really write about and I look to my drafts folder just to see what’s there. The words ‘What is wrong with me?’ are staring back. Strong and stark, they ask me this puzzling question. I don’t [...]
