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Friday Favorites – Week 134

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Hey everyone! Welcome to Friday Favorites! This week I have a few announcements.  For starters, I’m gearing up for my 5 year blogiversary next month.  I’ll be lining up some giveaways to celebrate, and I’d love, love, LOVE to have you as a sponsor.  For more details and to sign up, check out this post and fill out the form or send me an email.

I’m also excited to  be working as a sponsor and an affiliate for Online BlogCon. It is a blog conference that is completely online!  For part of my role as an affiliate I’m co-hosting an amazing giveaway for the new Kindle Fire HD.  I encourage everyone to sign up for Online BlogCon so that you can enter to win this and other great prizes!

And last but not least, I’ve got a great giveaway going right now for some of your favorite frozen treats. It’s a must-enter for ice cream lovers! [Read more…]

Online BlogCon 2012 and Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

I’m very excited to be working as an affiliate and a giveaway sponsor for Online BlogCon 2012.  This is a blog conference that is completely online!  It’s taking place October 22-24,  and some of my favorite bloggers will be sharing their knowledge on a wide range of blogging topics!

As if that’s not enough reason to attend, here’s another one: Giveaways!  There will be several giveaways that are just for conference attendees!

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Frozen Treat Social and Giveaway

I love frozen treats!  It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, I’m always in the mood for ice cream!

I have so many memories from my childhood that involve frozen treats, including drinking Icees, buying ice cream from the ice cream truck, and drinking Coke Floats at Sonic with my best friend from highschool, Stephanie.

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13 Pumpkin Dessert Recipes

Today’s post is all about one of the quintessential flavors of fall: Pumpkin!

It’s amazing how many things you can make with it: cakes, bread, cookies, cupcakes, and even donuts!  And when combined with things like cream cheese and chocolate, the possibilities are endless!  Here are 13 Pumpkin recipes that I think you will love!

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Celebrating 5 Years of Blogging! And Seeking Giveaway Sponsors

Hi everyone! I’m really excited to announce that I will be celebrating 5 years of blogging next month! Yay!  It’s so hard to believe I’ve been blogging for this length of time, and I am amazed at just how far this blog has come.

If you would like to help celebrate the event by being a giveaway sponsor, I’d LOVE to have you!  There’s no fee to be a giveaway sponsor,  and all prizes including physical items,  shop credits, and free ad space is welcome!

I’m also looking to book some giveaways for my own shop on other blogs, and I may be interesting in “swapping” giveaway sponsorships with you.

I’ve created a form, especially for blogiversary sponsoring.  If you already have a prize in mind to give away, feel free to fill out the entire form with your prize information, social network links, etc.  And I will get back with you in the coming days to let you the exact dates and details of the giveaway.

If you’re not sure of a prize yet, or if you’d just like to get more information on the event, you can go ahead and use the form as well. The only required fields are your name/email, and you can feel free to submit any questions in the last field of the form.

 

 

Also, if you’re “booked up” for your fall sponsoring, I’ll be seeking a couple of sponsors in December for my annual Holly Bloggy Christmas!  This is a 5 day linky party event hosted by myself and 4 other bloggers. (Giveaway spots for this will be limited, so email me if you’re interested in booking your spot early!)

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Mums and Outdoor Fall Decor with Miracle-Gro

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

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While the weather is cooling down, the fall season brings you the chance to bring bright fall colors of red, orange, and yellow to your kitchen table in the form of food and centerpieces, as well as warm colors to your home decor and outdoor space.

Every year I look forward to decorating to decorating my front porch with scarecrows, pumpkins, and fresh mums!

Here’s a picture of an entryway that I love:

 

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As you can see they used a mum in a hanging basket on each side, and then they lined the steps with potted mums, white pumpkins, and lovely red candle holders.  It is a very simple concept, and it would be very easy and inexpensive to implement.  I’d also love to see other colors added to this, especially yellow.

 

Fall gardening and planting flowers like the mums pictured here is a snap with great products from Scotts Miracle-Gro.

You can easily pot your own mums with Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix.  It feeds plants for up to six months:

 

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Or add beautiful mums and fall flowers to your garden with Miracle-Gro Garden Soil. It feeds for up to three months:

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Find beauty in the Fall.  And check out the Miracle-Gro Facebook page for more tips and ideas.

 

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Friday Favorites – Week 133

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Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping by this week for Friday Favorites.  So sorry we’re running a little late! Things have been hectic!  But the good news is I’ll have couple of fun announcements soon! Yay!

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Printable Fall Subway Art

It’s been a while since I featured some free printables here on the blog.  With the fall season just around the corner and fall decorating about to be in full swing, I thought it would be great to find some printable subway art with a little fall flavor to share with you.  These are great to print out and frame, then hang on a wall or place on your mantel or buffet.

Happy Decorating!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

The fall football season goes hand in hand with great appetizers and party foods like chips and dip.  Today I’ve got a fun recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip to satisfy your sweet tooth!  I originally found it over at Chef in Training last year and I finally made it a few weeks ago.  And I recommend it to one and all!

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100 Snowflakes To Crochet – Book Review

I have another great craft book to share!  This is is great for the upcoming holiday season. It is 100 Snowflakes to Crochet: Make Your Own Snowdrift—to Give or to Keep (150 Trims/Embellishments) by Caitlin Sainio.

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