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Welcome to Link party #26 – “Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

Welcome to Link Party #26!
“Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

If you missed Link Party #25 Highlights,
CLICK HERE

I can’t wait to see what you are going to share this week!

Rules for the Party:

1. Please no Etsy Shops, Businesses, or Giveaways.
2. I’d love it if you followed me on Linky Follower! (Right hand column). Leave me a comment so I know to follow you back.
3. Grab a button please and post anywhere on your blog.
4. Please link up something NEW that you have not shared before. Link up only YOUR work and not someone else’s.
5. Most important – please visit someone who has linked up and leave a kind comment. Don’t you be a “hit and run” blogger now . It only takes a few minutes to say “hi” to someone new! We all love comments!

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Link Party #25 Highlights – “Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

I hope that everyone had a fabulous weekend. I had a very productive weekend and finished the baby dresser! I love the way it turned out… I will be posting some pictures later this week.

Now, I’m working on frames. Frames, frames, frames. Gotta love them. Can you ever have enough? I’m thinking that’s a BIG, FAT, NOOOO!

Can’t wait to show you some great link ups this week…

Heather from Setting for Four made these amazing Reindeer Moss Spheres.

These were so INexpensive for her to make!
Have you priced these lately at the store?
They are surprisingly E X P E N S I V E!!

Karen from Pocket Full Of Pink painted her knife block.

I love this idea.
Knife blocks are boring and ugly.
I’m already designing mine… aren’t you?

Alyssa from What’s Cooking Love, yet again, makes an incredible dessert… Tagalong Peanut Butter Trifle.

Y.U.M.

Connie from Hot Flash n Craft n (love the blog name) created this amazing canvas for her g-daughter.

She has an easy to follow tutorial.

Rani from La Maison Jolie created these amazing French Inspired Placemats.

Love this idea!
Definitely inspires me to make some.

Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage decorated an AMAZING Spring Mantel.

OMGoodness. Is this “Springy” or what?
Shannon, did you paint the walls after you decorated?????
Love the colors.

Jodi from Meaningful Mama came up with a fabulous I WILL… Chalkboard Sign for her kids.

Great idea!

Alisha from Snug As A Bug Baby made a Burlap Bouquet.

Isn’t it cute?
First time I’ve ever seen a burlap bouquet!

Crystal from Mrs. Happy Homemaker created these Deviled Avocados.

She has the recipe on her blog
This screams “Summer” to me! Do you agree?

Melissa from Fireplace Decorating shared a Fireplace Re-do.

Can you believe the difference?

Charisa from Madtown Macs had a brilliant idea…. Magnetic Curtain Rod mounted to the side of her washing machine.

Brilliant idea!

Terry from Forever Decorating hung a beautiful table runner inside a vintage frame.

So pretty.
What a great way to display those items we want to see, but too special to use.

I continue to be astonished
and amazed at the creativity that all of you
have been blessed with.
What a wonderful gift from God!
I know He delights in us sharing and inspiring each other.
Well done SISTERS!

Ready to link up a new project?
Linky Party #26 has begun!

Click HERE to join the party!

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Contact Paper Ideas

As I was lining the drawers of a baby dresser today (with some adorable white with pink polka dots), I started thinking about all of the projects that could be done with contact paper! Last night I sat down and started looking around on Pinterest.

7th House On the Left
Never knew there was frosted contact paper.
Did you?

Apartment Therapy
Wood grain contact paper dresses up an Ikea wardrobe.
Brilliant!

Casa Sugar
Add a little to wrap a present.

Source: Unknown
Cookie sheet turned into a magnet board

Crafty Nest
Wood grain contact paper added onto coffee tables.

Curbly
Chevron on walls with contact paper.
The white part of the chevron is the contact paper.

Design Sponge
Window Films

Lil Blue Boo
Transfer words with clear contact

Lyndsay Johnson Blog
Dress up a white table.

Source: Unknown
Contact Paper on a medicine cabinet.
How simple is this?

Oh Joy
Love the polka dots on the door!

Source: Unknown
Contact Paper Refrigerator
(my husband would KILL ME)

House of Sarager
This is my next project.
Contact Paper on our ugly file cabinet!

Sew Tara
Contact Paper on a Mac.
LOVE IT!

Chic Shelf Paper is an amazing site that I found with a ton of beautiful contact paper. Here are just a few patterns to choose from.
The selection is amazing with lots of different categories! Go check it out.

Don’t forget the amazing giveaway that is going on right now!

A Personalized Sign from Heather’s Paper Crafts.

Click Here if you would like to ENTER!!!

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Awesome Giveaway!

I have another wonderful giveaway that I’m exited to share with you today!

Heather from Heather’s Paper Crafts makes these amazing
signs and sells them in her Etsy Store.

I’m thrilled that she graciously is donating a sign that all of you
get
4 chances to win!!!

These signs would be a wonderful wedding gift, baby gift,
house warming gift, birthday…
shall I go on?

Heather is also offering a 25% discount on any sign in her shop,
valid through March 23rd.

Here’s how you can get 4 entries:

1. Visit Heather’s Paper Craft Blog and become a follower via: Google Friend Connect or Linky Followers.
- leave her a comment telling her you are a new follower and let me know you followed her.

2. Visit Heather’s Etsy Shop and make her a favorite.
- leave me a comment and let me know that you did this.

3. Leave a comment on Project Queen telling me what your favorite sign is and what you would want written on it.

4. Follow me on Linky Followers OR like me on Facebook.
-Be sure you leave me a comment letting me know that you did either one of these!

A winner will be announced on Friday, March 23rd.

That’s it! That’s all you have to do.

Good Luck!

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Pendant Spoon Light

I just had to give a big

SHOUT OUT

for this amazing project that was linked up to the

#25 “I Turned the Daunting Into the Do-able” link party.

Have you ever seen a Pendant Spoon Light?

Feast your eyes on this amazing project
that Lorraine from Miss Flibbertigibett made!

Amazing isn’t it?

Miss Flibbertigibbet (I’d love to know how Lorraine came up with this name)
has a very easy tutorial showing us how this Pendant Spoon Light was made.
Easy and cheap!!!
But it will cost you a few calories .

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Baby Nursery Curtains

Whew! I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday. Where did the week go?

I have been diligently working on Baby Giada’s nursery. It is looking so darn cute I can hardly stand it!

The curtains are done…

(To the right of the picture are shower gifts that took up the whole side of the nursery!)

Annie (Giada’s Mom) originally wanted to go with white curtains, gold/brown velvet monogram and instead of scallops, the valance was going to have “points”. You can see Annie’s inspiration here. Instead, we went with this raspberry floral fabric that I found at Home Fabrics. We used a sheer material for the curtains.

The “G” is made from a dark brown velvet. I used my Silhouette, downloaded the “Curly” font and cut that baby right out! It was so easy! I spent more time (2 hours) looking for the perfect font. I wanted something that was feminine and cutsie! I ♥ this font.

Now, I wish that I could take credit for making these curtains, but I can’t!

My dear friend, Denise, made them.
Whipped them out in 1 night…just like that!

Denise ironing valances.
She is amazing!
Thank you Denise!

We put the valance up first and I worked at pinning the “G” on.
Once I got it centered, we took the valance back down and ironed it on.

I promise it’s not black!!!

What’s a room without a chalkboard?
This was fun painting it pink, distressing and glazing with a sparkly gold.

This picture isn’t the best.
Darn sun was coming in…

The next hurdle is sanding, priming (I’m not using Annie Sloan Paint) and painting Giada’s dresser.

Annie will be glad to get this dresser in the room so she can put all of the beautiful gifts she received from her shower away!

Giada is due to arrive into this big world mid-May.
We still have frames and a toy chest to paint and chevron frames to make.
I’ll be sharing as I finish the projects!

Have a great day!!
♥♥♥

I’m partying this week with these awesome blogs:

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Welcome to Link Party #25 – “Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

Welcome to Link Party #25!
“Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

If you missed Link Party #24 Highlights,
CLICK HERE

I can’t wait to see what you are going to share this week!

Rules for the Party:

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Link Party #24 Highlights – “Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

Hi Friends! Thanks so much for linking up your awesome projects this past week. I hope that you enjoy the highlights and find something that will inspire you. Try and visit a few and tell them you are coming from Project Queen!

Trisha from Re-Made Just Right made this amazing Farmhouse Table for her sister.

What an accomplishment…
I can paint and sand and stain with the best of them,
but actually drilling and sawing and nailing is a whole new ball game for me.
I had to laugh because Trisha mentioned that
she only had ONE MELT DOWN!

Audra from The Kurtz Corner made this adorable Little Girl Diaper Cake.

Audra shows you what materials/items you need and how to do it.
SO CUTE!

Crystal from Mrs. Happy Homemaker made this amazing, yummy looking Butterfinger Caramel Chocolate Cake.

I LOVE Butterfingers and caramel.
She has the easy to follow recipe on her blog.

Cathy from My 1929 Charmer made this St. Patrick’s Day Pillow.

Cathy has a 7 Day Pillow Challenge going on and
demonstrates how to make some adorable pillows.
You should see her hydrangea pillow!

Jen from The Consigner Designer painted and did a lovely transfer on this Queen Ann, Queen Bee, Side Table.

She did a great job with this transfer from The Graphics Fairy.
You would never know that it was Jenn’s
first time to use a transfer!

Rebekah from Accidently Wonderful turned a simple frame into a beautiful French Chalkboard.

Great job Rebekah!

Bethany from Pitter and Glink was inspired by a Pottery Barn Etched Mercury Glass Lamp.…

Her lamp turned out amazing!!!
You have to head on over to Pitter and Glink to see how she made this.
You will be
SURPRISED AND DELIGHTED
to see how easy it is and what she made it out of.

Judy from Diy By Design re-did her husband’s Master Bedroom Closet.

The shelf that you see in this picture was white.
Can I tell you she did not paint it OR stain it?
You’ll have to see for yourself how she did this!
It turned out beautiful.

Leslie, a contributing writer for Inspired By Family Magazine, shared this oh, so yummy looking Baked Brownie Pudding.

Easy, Peasy to make!

Andrea from The Cottage Market shared a cute way to use a saucer for a jewelry hanger.

I love this idea.
Do you ever see those cute little saucers without the cup when you are thrift shopping?
Now WE know what do with them!
Great idea Andrea!

Lori from Thrifty Decor Mom put an extra kitchen cupboard to good use and made some great Kitchen Artwork.

Guess what?
She found the vinyl images at a thrift store!!!!
You should see all the images she got!!!
AT A THRIFT STORE!!!!

Yes, there are lotsa’ !!!!, but I can’t help it on this one!!!!!

My husband just cracks up at how excited I get over stuff at the thrift store.
It’s all about the hunt!!!!

So what do you think? Pretty good stuff, huh?

I hope that you are inspired and you are ready to
make something, bake something, cook something, paint something…

FAB-U-LESS!
Perhaps you have something that is a bit daunting?If you do, just GO FOR IT!!!!Then, come back to Project Queen and show us what you did!!!Ready to Link Up to Party #25?CLICK HERE

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Does Your Child Have An Activity Bag?

I’m thrilled and honored to inform you that my step-daughter, Tracie, will be joining me on Project Queen! She will be featured twice a month sharing with you some ideas and tips on how she manages her life with 4 very active boys.

Tracie

Thank you Mandy for inviting me! I am so excited to be here with you today and share a little bit of my crazy and wonderful life! I am blessed to be a stay at home mom of 4 amazing boys. Yes, you read that right four!! As you can imagine, life with 4 very active little boys is never boring!! Every day is a new adventure and I am ALWAYS looking for ways to keep my little ones entertained without breaking the bank.

The boys love to visit the library (which I’m thankful for because it’s cheap!). Besides the usual books, CD’s, computer games, and DVD’s, our library has Story Time Bags (the boys call them the “BAG”) and they absolutely love these!

A few weeks ago, my 3 year old fell and bit through his cheek (life as a mother of boys). I’ll spare you the gory details… let’s just say it was bad. Thankfully my husband was home from work so I was able to rush with him (paper towel stuffed in his mouth) to the emergency room. As I was unbuckling him from his car seat, I saw the BAG and grabbed it . Have you ever been in an ER for 5 hours with a 3 yr old?? Yes, the BAG was a lifesaver!! !

The BAG’s theme was “Dinosaurs”.

It had 8 books inside with puppets, flannels and magnets.

It kept my busy little boy entertained and the doctors and nurses were all very impressed that I was such a wonderfully prepared mother (we don’t need to burst their bubble and tell them that the only reason the BAG was in my car is because it was overdue and I probably owed more than the bag was worth right???)

After the success of entertaining a 3 year old for 5 hours in the emergency room, I realized I needed one of these bags at all times!!!! SO I went right to work!

My first bag was a simple “Activity Bag”, which I keep in my car all the time. I hide it in the compartment where my car jack is . I purchased a zippered bag from the thrift store and the rest of the items came from the 99 Cent Store. I added some fun printables and the boy’s favorite granola bars. The whole BAG cost me about $7.

I cannot tell you how handy these bags have been!

Here is my latest one on “Bears”.

I found the bag and all the books from the thrift store.

I made the little flannel board, Goldilocks and the Three Bears set.
(My kids love the flannel stories)
Total cost – $10

Now, we have our own “BAG”…
and this mother of 4 energetic boys doesn’t have to pay late fees!

Thank you Tracie!
(she isn’t kidding when she says 4 ACTIVE boys!)

Don’t forget there is still a Link Party going on!

If you would like to share something, please
CLICK HERE

Linking to:

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Welcome to Link Party #24 – “Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

Welcome to Link Party #24!
“Turning the Daunting Into the Do-able”

If you missed Link Party #23 Highlights,
CLICK HERE

I can’t wait to see what you are going to share this week!

Rules for the Party:

1. Please no Etsy Shops, Businesses, or Giveaways.
2. I’d love it if you followed me on Linky Follower! (Right hand column). Leave me a comment so I know to follow you back.
3. Grab a button please and post anywhere on your blog.
4. Please link up something NEW that you have not shared before. Link up only YOUR work and not someone else’s.
5. Most important – please visit someone who has linked up and leave a kind comment. Don’t you be a “hit and run” blogger now . It only takes a few minutes to say “hi” to someone new! We all love comments!