dear pinterest, i love you but . . .

so i have a love hate relationship with pinterest.

is anybody with me?

on one hand there are so many great ideas and beautiful photos. . .

on the other hand, i think if i read anymore pins that say, "brilliant!""why didn't i think of that?!" or "genius!!" i might run away and join the circus.

also, every recipe seems to be described as the world's best ever in the history of the universe.
which we all know is not true.

and i'm sorry but i don't want to see another hair braid tutorial.
am i a jerk?

i guess i'm in a sassy mood today.

that is all.
you may go on with your day now.

;)






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i {heart} printables.

i love that the interwebs are full of fun and beautiful printables these days.

i have a pin board on pinterest just so i can keep track of the ones i've found.
i thought i'd share some of my favorite places to find printables.

1. joy's hope.

julie is super awesome and often has really great printables that i love.
i used one on my gallery wall.

i love this one that she offers up for free.

check her printable shop {the proceeds raise money for hope for sudan} for even more awesome.
oh also, she gives a tutorial for making your own printables & graphics that i used to make that graphic at the top of this post. :)

2.  jones design company

i lovelovelove emily's style.
her printables are lovely.
she offers some free every now and again and she also has a shop full of gorgeous art prints and more.
she also has a thing called jdc monthly where you can subscribe and get printables {or have her print them} every month.

this is one of my favorite free printables she has offered up.

i also love these {free} printable gift tags.

3. the handmade home

ashley has a really fun style and has tons of fun {free!!} printables.
she even has monthly freebies . . . what a treat!

check her freebies page here.

i printed out this cute tricycle print and popped it into a frame for the boys' bathroom.

also love these number prints . . . so many possibilites.

4. mr. printables. 

okay i just learned about this website but i'm loving what i see!
free printables for kids? yes, please.

now that we're back to part time homeschooling, i really should get this map printed.
love the font.
love the muted colors.
that's a win.

5. living locurto

i have used living locurto several times with great success.
i've printed several of their free printables for gift tags & such and i've also purchased some of their party set printables.

loving this cutie-cute thank you card that's up on their free printables page.

i always print on card stock to give some weight to the prints.

okay so those are some of my favorite places to print art work and cards.

what are your favorite websites for printables? 

please share in the comments.....inquiring minds want to know! :)

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fall pinterest challenge

y'all know how i love pinterest, right?

i know some people say it's a time suck, but i honestly don't think it is. 
i rarely look at it on my computer...mostly i just look at it on my phone when i'm waiting in line, nursing a baby at 4 am, driving...ha ha just kidding. ;)
you get the idea.
i like to pin crafts in the wee hours of the morning when i'm trying not to fall asleep on my baby.
and aj's loving it because i've been making all kinds of desserts lately.
it's actually inspired me to get back in the swing of cooking after having little miss ruby.

anyhow, a couple of blogs i read, young house love & bower power came up with this fun pinterest challenge.  
basically to get themselves to stop pinning and start doing.
so there's a group of four bloggers, katie, sherry, ana, & erin who are each doing a project that they've pinned on pinterest. . . . and they're challenging their readers to join in.
you picked something you've pinned on pinterest, do the project & blog about it. 
fun, right?

i love a challenge and i love pinterest so i decided to join the party.

i've had this recipe, crock pot italian chicken with potatoes, pinned for a couple of weeks.
i decided this was the week to do it...i've got a pinterest challenge and a cool fall day....perfect!
plus, crock pot meals are my favey because you're done with the meal in the morning and you don't have to mess with it during those whiney-fussy-we're-ready-for-daddy-to-be-home hours.

it's a super simple meal and probably took me 10 minutes to throw in the crock.

the recipe called for italian seasoning...which i misread to be italian seasoning dressing mix...so i hope it's not too salty...we'll see.

nothing better than a picture of raw chicken on your computer screen...yummmm.

you only use 4-6 potatoes and i didn't peel them so it took just a couple of minutes to cut those into chunks and throw them in.

i used a little extra cheese because...well, it's cheese.

my kitchen smells divine right now.
i'll let you know if it tastes as good as it smells.

i am loving having a laptop...even if the lighting striking our imac did cost me a month of stress and $350 extra dollars.  it sure is nice to have my recipes right there on the counter.

so there you go, my first pinterest challenge complete. :)

and by the way, don't let pinterest overwhelm you or discourage you.
just pick the projects, recipes, etc. that fit your life and will be a blessing.




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