Be My Guest: Live Laugh Rowe

Happy Friday everyone. I’m still away and will have features from this week’s creative party up next week. In the meantime, I’m leaving you in good hands with my friend Kelly, from Live Laugh Rowe. 

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Hi homework readers! I'm Kelly. If you aren't familiar with who I am, I'm the author of the creative lifestyle blog, Live Laugh Rowe, where I share crafts, recipes, life's moments and more. If you like to party, I host a weekly linky party where you can show off your mad talents! Now let's move on to the fun...I {love} wreaths! This is one of my favorites too. Inspired by a pin on Pinterest, I went ahead and put my spin on it and was super excited with the end result.

 

Be My Guest: town and country living

Friends ~ I’m out of town for a few days and have some great guests lined up to share some wonderful creativity with you. Today, please welcome Jennifer from Town and Country Living.

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Hello Everyone! My name is Jennifer and I blog over at Town and Country Living. I'm so thrilled to be guest posting here at Homework! I live in a circa 1875 farmhouse and love the casual approach that farmhouse decorating brings to our busy world. Today, I want to share with you a peek into my home with its simple and easy style.

Plants play a big role in my home and plant choice is critical to lending the right casual touch. Tropical plants look more exotic while a simple Ivy is better for a cottage look. White bead board makes a great farmhouse backdrop for any vignette!

Be My Guest: The Taylor House

Friends, I’m away for a few days and have some wonderful guests lined up to share fantastic crafts, décor, recipes and more with you. And what better way to start off than with chocolate! Please welcome Chrissy from The Taylor House.

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Hi, everyone! It’s Chrissy from The Taylor House! I am so excited to be sharing some of my family’s favorite Chocolate dessert recipes with you today. I have picked ten of our favorites that range from brownies to hot chocolate and all of them contain our favorite ingredient – Chocolate!

I love trying new recipes or creating my own new chocolate version of a recipe for my family. My boys love it when I make desserts and they seem to always be requesting desserts with either chocolate, peanut butter or caramel. So, I have quite a list of chocolate dessert recipes in my file and have tried to share them with my readers and fans. I think that it is my mission in life to make as many delicious looking and tasting recipes as I can!

What are your favorite dessert recipes? Do you always make them the same or do you change them up and try new things? Does your favorites include chocolate or do you prefer peanut butter or maybe even fruit? Do you prefer a cookie type dessert or more of a cake type dessert? 
 

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From my archives – Mango Salsa

It's Tuesday - time for The Inspiration Board creative party! If you're new to the creative party I'm so happy you found me. If you're a regular linker, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you coming back week after week. After over 100 parties I still get excited to see what's being linked up and shared. This party is definitely a great source of inspiration to me and I hope to you to.

Now on to the creative party. I can't wait to see what you've been up to.

Fresh Look: lighten & brighten a living room {plus a giveaway)

I’m not going to even pretend I have a perfect house that is always photo ready. Let’s be realistic. I have a messy husband, a teenage boy and a spoiled dog.

Celebrations: SUMMER, BARBEQUE, MUSIC {&clean up}

This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

Photo Source ~ Cupcakes and Cutlery

It’s officially summer and that means lots of outdoor grilling time!

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Happy Friday friends! It’s been another fun week here on homework. Thank you to all of you who stopped by, left a comment and shared your creativity. I truly appreciate each and everyone of you. In case you didn’t get a chance to pop on over, here’s what I shared this week.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, filled with fun and creativity!

Mod Melts  |  Photo Print Artwork  |  Glitter Notebook

Now on to the projects in the spotlight this week.

Inkling: glitter & gold covered mini notebook

Every now and then you just need a little glitter in your life. And nothing brightens up a day more than gold glitter.

Etceteras: artwork from your favorite print

Artwork from your favorite print has been made possible by Shutterfly and Looksi Square.

Over the years I’ve taken lots of pictures. For this blog, family, our home, kid activities, vacations and more. Somewhere along the way, I stopped creating photo albums and just saved the photos to files on my computer or on a disc or flash drive.

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From my archives ~  diy no-sew eyeglass case
 

Welcome to The Inspiration Board creative party! If you're new to the creative party I'm so happy you found me. If you're a regular linker, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you coming back week after week. I know my party isn't the biggest party around but the projects that are shared are always so inspirational. I learn something new every week and pin and file away so many ideas. So thank you for stopping by - grab a cup of coffee or a cool drink and stay awhile.

Now on to the creative party. I can't wait to see what you've been up to.

Etceteras: introducing mod melts

Back in January when I attended the Craft and Hobby Show, I watched a demonstration of a product called Mod Melts. I’ve been anxiously waiting to try them out and the day has finally come.

The Inspiration Board: creative party spotlight ~106~

Happy Friday {TGIF}! I hope you all had a wonderful week and are going to have an even better weekend.

Thank you ~ thank you to all of you who stopped by this week and big thank you to those who shared their creativity on The Inspiration Board. All the projects were so wonderful and I love seeing some new names on the board and of course, those who come by week after week to link up are near and dear to me.

In case you didn’t have a chance to stop by this week, here’s what I shared.

Romantic Dream Catcher  |  Sh{elle} Décor and Faux Shells  |  My New Pillow

Now, on to the projects in the spotlight this week:

Extra Credit: good night

Today I’m sharing something that’s priceless… a good night’s sleep. In today’s world, the pace is hectic. Schedules are jam packed, whether you’re a parent, career person, married or single. Our day’s are filled with kid’s activities, school meetings, work meetings, business travel –  it’s often hard to get a good night’s sleep.

Etceteras: Romantic Dream Catcher

Have you ever seen a dream catcher? Dream catchers originate from Native Americans and they are typically made on hoops with netting in the middle and feathers hanging from the hoop.

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From my archives – faux hobnail milk glass with puffy paint
 

Welcome to The Inspiration Board creative party! Tuesday is my favorite day because I can sit back and enjoy your creativity. I love being inspired by all the wonderful projects you graciously share here. I've been noticing a trend in sand and shell projects, berry recipes and fun travel stories - but that's what summer is all about.
Now on to the creative party. I can't wait to see what you've been up to.

Etceteras: shells, shells, shells

Are you as excited about summer as I am? And once the summer bug hits, do you break out the shells, coral and starfish? I live near the coast, so I’m not sure if the shell mania is as big a deal in other parts of the world. I do know that there is plenty of beachy, shell inspiration on blogs, Pinterest and online publications. And since I love all things beach and coastal related, I thought I’d do a little shell round up to share.

Shell Décor can include a few small touches or all out shell-a-palooza. Here are some beautiful shell decorating ideas.

Shell Garland  |  Shell Candle  |  Shell Bottle Tops  |  Shell Art  |  Shell Mirror & Table  |  Shell Mantel  |  Shell Table Setting

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Happy Friday everyone! Here we are in June! How did that happen? My son is out for summer – yay! My mornings will be a little more leisurely for awhile. And for a few months, I’m going to enjoy: no brown bag lunches, no rushing out the door in my slippers with my coffee mug to run him to school and no yelling “did you do your homework?” – yes sirree, three cheers for summer.

If you didn’t have a chance to stop by this week, here’s what I shared.

Flip Flop Refashion  |  Book Review: book play  |  Tea Pot Mini Garden 

Wishing you all a great weekend. Enjoy these projects in the spotlight this week.

The Dirt: Oz the Great and Powerful Fairy Garden

Have you seen Oz the Great and Powerful? Oh my goodness – the movie is amazing and the visuals are breathtaking. I won’t go into the whole movie since you may not have seen it and the DVD is just coming out but I was inspired to create this pretty little garden inspired by China Town, home to China Girl, a character in the movie.

Homework: reading {book play}

Friends, I’m behind on my reading. I have a stack of crafty books to tell you about and I thought I’d start with this one because I love making little books and working with paper.

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From my archives – Spinach, Apple and Glazed Pecan Salad

Welcome to The Inspiration Board creative party! Are you in full summer mode? I still have a few more days of overseeing studying and school drop off and pick up. After that, we have a jam packed schedule through the end of June. I'm hoping we can slow it way down and enjoy July and August. I hope your summer is starting off with fun, family and lots of creativity.

Now on to the creative party. I can't wait to see what you've been up to.

Dress Code: flip flop refashion

Three cheers for summer! Here in Southern California, people wear flip flops year round. Not me – my feet get cold in the winter but once the weather warms up, I break out the flip flops and don’t look back until the winter rolls around again.