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Thrifty Style Team Giveaway

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The Giveaway is over and the winner has been notified. Thank you entering the giveaway and visiting my blog.

Since it’s the beginning of a new year and a new decade, we thought it would be fun to celebrate with a Thrifty Style Team Giveaway!

Every 2nd Friday of each month my talented blogging friends get together and share some of their thrifty ideas. Whether it’s a thrifted find or creative idea, we like to share our ingenuity with you.

This month we are having a HUGE giveaway!

And we are excited for YOU to enter and win ONE of these Home Decor pieces.

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How To Dress In Your Fifties

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Hey everyone! I have a fun post full of ideas and tips for those of you for any age. Today I want to share How To Dress In Your Fifties and still create a fashion trend all your own.

How To Dress In Your Mid Fifties

It doesn’t take a lot of work and it can be a lot of fun. This is how I look at it:

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Birthday Week Giveaway

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Happy Mid-week everyone!  Did you know that MY birthday is coming up very soon? In fact it is at the end of this week. Since I am celebrating here at home, I thought it would be fun to celebrate with YOU, too.

That is why I decided to have a Birthday Week Giveaway…

Enter to Win a Dandelion Orb Necklace from Meegan at meeganmakes.com

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Online Fabric Store Pillow Challenge & Giveaway

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Hello everyone!!  I am happy to share an Online Fabric Store Pillow Challenge & Giveaway!

It’s going to be a REALLY fun week!  Nineteen bloggers received 1 yard of fabric and 1 pillow form from Online Fabric Store.  We each choose our fabric and design.

If you aren’t into making your own pillow, did you know that Online Fabric Store NOW sells their own pillows?  Check it out, right here.

Everyday from today until Thursday we will each share what we can make from 1 yard of fabric from Online Fabric Store.

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NOT only that!!! But there are TWO $100 Gift cards to Online Fabric Store!!  I told you it was going to be a REALLY fun week…

Come back each day this week to see more pillow ideas and fun.  I will be posting mine on Thursday.  I LOVE my fabric and how my pillow turned out.

Let’s get started with today’s Dreamy Decorator pillows.

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Come back each day this week to see more pillow ideas and fun.
Thanks for stopping by for the Online Fabric Store Pillow Challenge & Giveaway!!

Enter today for YOUR chance to win ONE of TWO $100 Gift Cards to Online Fabric Store.  I would LOVE to see one of MY readers win!! Tell your friends and family, too!  Share it on all your social media.  We are really excited about this giveaway!     Make it a marvelous Monday.   Meegan     a Rafflecopter giveaway

Inspiration Monday and Giveaway

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Hey, hey, hey! It’s party day and we have a guest hostess joining our fun today since it’s the last par-tay of the month! {Where in the world did September go?}

 

Please welcome Linda from With A Blast!

 

And, we also have a fabulous giveaway from Necessary Clothing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We feature lots of your projects during the duration of the party via social media.
To search for features, use #InspirationMonday. 
Feel free to follow along via our blogs below:
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DIY Embellished Frame

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This post is sponsored by Blueprint Social and Plaid Crafts.

I am one of the lucky ones that gets to share a new type of craft sensation.  It’s called Decoden. Today I am going to share with you Mod Podge Collage Clay. And how you can make a DIY Decoden Embellished Frame.

At first you might feel that Decoden is too much embellishing, but that’s part of the excitement.  AND, when you get to work with it like I have recently, you will be hooked. Decoden is the art of decorating anything with trinkets, and “the more the merrier”.

As I have used Mod Podge Collage Clay, I was excited to make my DIY Embellished Frame.

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Now, doesn’t that look fun?  Let me show you how I made my frame.

I received these Mod Podge products: Collage Clay in Strawberry and Vanilla, Hot Melts, Mod Molds, and Collage Drizzle Paint.

DIY Embellished Frame

 My first step was to make  some embellishments with the Hot Melts and the Mod Molds.  Using a mini high temp glue gun I filled the molds and waited ten minutes for them to harden.  You can also fill your Mod Molds with Collage Clay.  Wait 24 hours to dry and pop them right out.

DIY Embellished Frame

While I was waiting for the Hot Melts, I gathered my trinkets.  I used glitter, crystals, shells, starfish, keys, sequins, and a few scrapbook supplies.

DIY Embellished Frame

Now it was time to start my DIY Embellished Frame.  I used the star tip with strawberry collage clay to cover the top of my frame.  Making rosettes I was ready to add my embellishments.

DIY Embellished Frame

 I began to add my shells and crystals.  Then the real fun started.  I remembered “the more, the merrier” while I added my trinkets and embellishments.

DIY Embellished Frame

I was having so much fun that I decorated a clothes pin to hold my picture.  Some glitter and a shell was just the right touch.

DIY Embellished Frame

Now it was time to let my frame dry.  It takes a full 24 hours for the Collage Clay to dry.  So, don’t be in a rush to use your Decoden art.  Let it dry completely.

  I have to admit I was a little nervous about designing an over the top look in my 3D collage clay. But using this new technique was a lot of fun. I KNOW you will enjoy it as well.

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Collage Clay is not recommended for children ages 12 and under, and the product is not edible. Small parts are a choking hazard for children.

Here are more varieties of how YOU can create your own Decoden art with Mod Podge Collage Clay:

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Don’t forget to check out my fellow bloggers ideas, too.

Make it a wonderful Wednesday.

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Welcome to The Valentines Tour

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Welcome to The Valentines Tour!!

Yay!!  It’s the Valentines Tour with lots of ideas and inspiration from 14 bloggers!  It’s MY turn today, and I am excited to have you here.  If you are here for the first time, here is a BIG WELCOME!  And if you are recent visitor, I am SO happy to have you here again!!

Today, as part of the Valentines Tour I thought I would share my Valentines Shelves with you.

These shelves are in our kitchen and are a focal point in our home.  Each shelf has meaningful items on it.  I liked using red, white, and a little Tiffany blue for contrast.

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On the top shelf you will find a book of poetry book titled “The Rubaiat of Omar Khayyan”.  This book was used by Hubby’s Grandpa while he was courting his future wife.  How sweet is that???  They would sit in her “parlor” and he would read poetry to her by candlelight.  Such a sweet story.

The Book Page Valentine Art was on my blog yesterday if you are interested in making your own.  I love using vintage book pages for any occasion.  The Tiffany blue vases and jar are from a wedding I helped with last year.  My white candles are tied with red rick rack for a small touch of red.

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The bottom shelf is also filled with more vases from the wedding and a frame.

The doilies are held by clothes pins decorated with pre-made roses that I found at Michaels.  I also found the little pom pom strand also at Michaels.  The doilies are actually a wedding gift from my grandma.  She crochoted each one especially for me, her oldest grand daughter. So they are sentimental to me.

DIY Valentine Frame

 We had a sweet friend take photos of  Hubby and me.  I LOVE how he is holding me.  It was a romantic day when we took those pictures.  We didn’t plan on it that way, but it was nice to look in each other’s eyes and truly feel how much we love each other.

Vintage jar and wire hearts

I made the wire hearts last year and knew I needed them again for these Valentines shelves.

Welcome to The Valentines Tour

Adding a little more red, I tied each vase with red rick rack.  I felt lucky enough to find “Sense and Sensibility“ at the thrift store for a $1.  Perfect addition for the Valentine shelves, don’t you think???

Valentine Shelves

I also made the Red Polka Dot Bunting.  It’s easy and so fun to hang in your home to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Valentine Shelves

And, one last angle of my Valentine shelves.

Our family came for a visit this weekend, and they loved the stories about each piece on each shelf.  To me, that is what is is all about.  The story behind an item, the hands that held or made it, or even read by candlelight.

And, what about the love that was behind reading poetry to court your future wife, the love that the vases saw at a wedding, the unplanned romantic date taking pictures, the doilies made by loving hands, and of course, the picture of my sweet Hubby and me.

That’s what Valentine’s Day is ALL about, isn’t it??

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Valentine Tour

Fourteen bloggers sharing their best RED and Valentine Ideas.  Don’t miss out!!  Pure inspiration for 4 days!!

Here is the schedule:

Monday, February 3rd:

ARTSY CHICKS RULE

HOUSE ON THE WAY

FRESH IDEA STUDIO

GIRL IN THE GARAGE

Tuesday, February 4th:

WHAT MEEGAN MAKES

JUST PAINT IT

POSTCARDS FROM THE RIDGE

Wednesday, February 5th:

PETTICOAT JUNKTION

DIO HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LILACS & LONGHORNS

Thursday, February 6th:

SWEET PEA

CURB ALERT

MOMMY IS COOCOO

SIMPLY FRESH VINTAGE

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It’s A BIG Day at What Meegan Makes

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It’s Friday!!   It’s a BIG day on What Meegan Makes!!  Three BIG announcements to tell you!!  I have been holding in the last one for awhile now, but first…

For Field Trip Friday today I would for you to visit the It’s the Getting Creative at Home Tour.  There have been many, many amazing and talented posts from 24 blogs!  It has been inspiring and exciting for us to share our Blog Tour with you!  It has been a highlight as a blogger to be a part of the Blog Tour!  I have had fun sharing many of the posts on Facebook this week, too. It has been the event of the Summer so be sure to take time to visit each blog and tell them I sent you.

getting creative at home Today the is the last day of our week long Blog Tour

Friday, Aug. 9:

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A Nest for All Seasons

A few of my favorite posts from the Blog Tour this week are found on our Pinterest Board.
The 2nd thing is that I would LOVE for you to win…
This is THE Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack!
 This Giveaway includes a STOK Portable Gridiron Gas Grill, a 70 quart Igloo Roller Cooler, a KYVAN Product pack, a SIGNED NFL T-shirt, and  a 8×10 action photo from NFL Pro Reggie Kelly!!  It’s the perfect tailgating giveaway for peewee-to pro tailgating parties and games.
The Kyvan company was started by NFL pro, Reggie Kelly, and his wife, Sheila. For more information about Kyvan and all of their delicious products {including many all-natural and gluten-free items}, check out their site here.  You will enjoy reading about Reggie Kelly and his family’s involvement in community, family, beliefs and their delicious spices, sauces and recipe.
And NOW for the announcement I have been waiting to tell you…

A few months ago I was a guest selector with Holly from 504 Main on:

I had such a great time working with Holly.  She has been such a support to me as a blogger.  If you haven’t visited 504 Main, you should asap.  You will enjoy her talent, honesty, and real life adventures.
So…are you ready?
Get this…Next week it will be
Tickled Pink Times Two!
Meegan from What Meegan Makes
will be joining the party as a permanent co-hostess!
More features! More fun!
I am so excited!!!

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Yep, you read that right!  I will be joining Holly as a permanent co-hostess for “Tickled Pink Times Two”!!  I am excited to be working with Holly and to see all of the projects, ideas and inspiration linked up.  This means not only will your projects be linked up to Holly, but to me as well!  One party, two blogs!

Whew!  It’s a BIG day at What Meegan Makes.  Thanks for joining me today.  It is always an honor and pleasure to have you here often.

Make it a Field Trip, Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack, Tickled Pink Times Two Friday!!

 

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You Could Win The Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway!

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I can hardly wait to share this Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway with you!!
I wish all of you could win the Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway!  This Giveaway includes a STOK Portable Gridiron Gas Grill, a 70 quart Igloo Roller Cooler, a Kyvan Product pack, a SIGNED NFL T-shirt, and  a 8×10 action photo from NFL Pro Reggie Kelly!!  It’s the perfect tailgating giveaway for peewee-to pro tailgating parties and games.  I know, incredible, right??  Wow!!
The NFL Preseason has already started…it’s definitely time for some tailgating fun!
The wonderful people from Kyvan have teamed up with some of your favorite bloggers to bring you the Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway.
The Kyvan company was started by NFL pro, Reggie Kelly, and his wife, Sheila. For more information about Kyvan and all of their delicious products {including many all-natural and gluten-free items}, check out their site here.  You will enjoy reading about Reggie Kelly and his family’s involvement in community, family, beliefs and their delicious spices, sauces and recipe.
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Where Am I Today??

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Where am I today?  I am Guest Posting for my dear friend, Barbara at Chase The Star.  I hope you will enjoy the DIY Personalized Beach Art I am sharing today!  It came out even better than I pictured.  I love when that happens, don’t you?  Visit Barbara for a good look at the beach art soon!!

Where am I today?  I am visiting 24 Getting Creative At Home Blog Tours! I have had a blast visiting them all week long!

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Today’s Blog Tours are:

Wednesday, Aug. 7:

You won’t want to miss these tours!  It is the event of the Summer!
Where am I today?  I am getting ready for the Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway!!
That starts in just a few hours!  So come back soon for a chance to win over $375 in prizes!  Which includes a STOK portable gridiron grill, a 70 quart igloo roller cooler, Kyvan product pack (spices and delish sauces), AND a signed NFL t-shirt, 8×10 action photo and football from NFL pro, Reggie Kelly!!  I mean, really!  Who wouldn’t want to win that??
Come back in a few hours for a chance to win ALL of this!!  I am really hoping one of my readers wins!  Fingers crossed!!
So, that’s where I am today!!  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you will visit Chase The Star to see my DIY Personalized Beach Art,  also visit the Getting Creative at Home Blog Tour, then come back here at 12 Noon Central time to enter the Ultimate Tailgating Prize Pack Giveaway!!
Woo!  It’s a busy day here at What Meegan Makes!!
Make it a wonderful Wednesday!  I will see you back here in just a few hours!!

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Mother’s Day Ideas

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Mother’s Day will be here before we know it.  Do you have any Mother’s Day Ideas yet? I thought I would share a few ideas I have today:

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Mothers day ideas Above you will see a moss candle holder, a moss candle and a moss vase all made with Dollar Tree items.  The total cost was $2.  Moss works for anyone’s taste or style.  These will be a big hit.

Mothers day What Mom could resist a French Silk Pie from scratch? Rich, creamy and delicious.

mothers day What about a bowl full of succulents as a gift?  Succulents will grow anywhere.  Perfect for those of us who even have a black thumb.

Mothers day Make your own designed vase or frame for your mom.  I used FolkArt glass paints for each of these projects.  Easy to use and be your own artist.

Mothers day Visit your local floral market and design a lovely bouquet.  Then place it in a mason jar tied with twine.  Easy and super cute.

My Friday Fave Pins Using twine wrap a monogram or paint and stencil one.  These are a great idea for anyone.

I have had fun sharing my Mother’s Day gift ideas with you today.  I hope I have inspired you to make something special for the Mom(s) in your life.

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What Meegan Makes $100PLUS Giveaway Package

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