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Antique Farmhouse Designer Pick Event + GIVEAWAY

5 · Oct 22, 2015 · 3 Comments

9 times out of 10 when someone comes to my house and ask where I have found a decorator piece, the answer is always Antique Farmhouse. Have you discovered them yet?

It is a magical site that has a new sales event almost every day.

Antique Farmhouse features unique farmhouse style décor, vintage reproductions and home decor design sales up to 80% off retail. Antique Farm House offers multiple sales events that include furniture, design lines, décor and art products at incredible savings focused around industrial decor, farmhouse decor, shabby chic, industrial vintage and vintage reproductions.

Just take a look at a few things that I have fallen for…

And that is just a SMALL taste of all the goodies that they share each day. You should run over and sign-up for the daily email.

I know, I know… One more email to weed through everyday. I PROMISE, it’s worth it!!

It’s really one of my favorite emails that I receive everyday. It’s always packed full of beautiful and unique finds that I love to add to my home. If you can’t tell I’m a huge fan! I’ve been shopping with them for years.

Every Thursday, they have a special Designer Event. Last week it was Marian from Miss Mustard Seed. This week they’ve asked ME to be their guest designer!

I selected this beautiful large metal tray that will be wonderful to add to any decor.

It’s perfect as a base for any kind of display on your table, coffee table or even your mantel. Here’s a photo from my Instagram showing how I layered it with a new BB Frösch sign that I created yesterday.

It’s so versatile and I LOVE it! Run on over to the event HERE and grab one of these trays before they sell-out. The event goes live at 11:00 am central time.

My friends at Antique Farmhouse would like to giveaway one of these large metal trays to one of you! All you need to do is follow the directions below.

GIVEAWAY

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+ Disclaimer // This is NOT a sponsored post, however Antique Farmhouse did supply a tray for my use and one to giveaway for one of you. This giveaway is open to US residence and will be open from 6:00 am October 22, 2014 through 10:00 pm October 29th. The winner will be announced on October 30th. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest in anyway +

Women Helping Women

0 · Oct 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Today we unite as Women. Women helping Women.

I’m touched to be one of the many female online influencers who want to reach out and help; to be part of something bigger than just one because together we can all make a difference in the lives of women living in extreme poverty around the world.

I’m honored to introduce you to BeadforLife a non-profit organization who’ve been helping the poverty stricken women of Uganda, Africa for over a decade. What’s even cooler than that is they’re now ready to take those efforts to the world!

And we can lend a helping hand to Ignite 1 Million…

It starts with a spark

At BeadforLife they believe that every woman has within her a spark of potential and pride. They’ve been helping women find their spark in Uganda for the last decade – helping them leave poverty behind, for good. Women are able to gain the confidence they need and the business skills to succeed through entrepreneurial training programs. Now they’re ready to ignite that spark of potential for one million women around the world!

They have been working with women in Uganda who are among the poorest of the poor, helping them transform their lives and the lives of generations to come. Through the Beads to Business program, they’ve reached thousands of women, giving them the confidence and know-how to launch their own businesses. Their entrepreneurial training model works.

Other BeadforLife members never create a product for BeadforLife, but instead already own a tiny business or have a dream of one day owning a business. BeadforLife enrolls these entrepreneurs in The Street Business School, a 6-month program providing enterpreneurial training and mentoring to help them start and scale a business. This is a cost-effective and scalable way for women living in desperate poverty to get the opportunity to become successful business women.

Now we have seen that The Street Business School program works and we’re dreaming big. We’re taking this poverty eradication program to the world to ignite the lives of 1 million women! Over the next three years, we will be working with other like-minded organizations across the globe. We will scale The Street Business School model, tailoring it to new cultures and continents and building a network of trainers to help women rise out of poverty.

Join us as we ignite potential to end poverty! Make a direct donation or support the cause by visiting our Woman helping Woman Marketplace or making a purchase.

Click here for more information about how to host your own Marketplace either in-person or on-line! Help spread the word in your community by hosting an event! It’s so easy to be involved and with the holidays just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get a jump start on holiday gift giving!

This is the beautiful handmade Ignite Bracelet created for Ignite 1 Million campaign…

Together we can make a difference! It just takes one spark…

**This is a nonprofit event. Any bloggers involved in the Woman helping Women online event are free from liability. Thank you!

Top 5 Reasons Why I LOVE SNAP Conference

0 · Sep 30, 2014 · 3 Comments

+ SNAP Conference + Tickets go on sale October 1st @ 9:00 am + Click HERE to purchase your tickets + Go quick, they sell out FAST!

Raise your hand if you’ve attending a blog conference. Now… raise your hand if you’ve attended SNAP Conference!

If you have been in the past, you know why SNAP is special. If you haven’t, here’s a little glimpse into what the SNAP Magic is all about. First we get…

SNAP is packed full, I mean PACKED FULL of meaty classes. You aren’t going to leave SNAP and feel like you’ve only scratched the surface. The SNAP team, lead by Tauni Everett, is dedicated to delivering top notch classes that will push you to become your best self. Whether that is the best blogger, the best handmade business, the best social media maven… no matter what your niche, you will return home from SNAP filled with tips and tools to help take your business to the next level.

More than anything, SNAP is about making connections. Meeting other like minded individuals who share they same passions you do. When you feel that energy for the first time, you will GET why it’s important to attend events like SNAP. I will hands down say… The only reason why I am where I am today is because of attending blog conferences like SNAP.

Now, if you’ve been to other blog conferences, you’ll know that the magic at SNAP is a little different then your average conference. The creative community just oozes positive vibes, we love to see others succeed and more than anything we love to build each other up. THAT is the magic of SNAP!

You love them, and honestly, they love you to! Your favorite brands are at SNAP and they adore getting to know the people they love working with. What better way to get to know the people and the products you love, then to meet them face-to-face. At SNAP you will get to do just that!

Not only do you get to meet the brands, you have an opportunity to have hands-on training with their latest products. That is priceless!!

And then there are…

No one, I mean NO ONE parties like we do at SNAP! Every night we have a fun event whether it be a pajama party with 400 of your favorite friends, to a massive dance party to cap of the conference. You will party like you were back in college and it will make you feel ALIVE!!

I come away from SNAP feeling AAAAMAZING! I feel like I’m ready to tackle the world. I feel like I MATTER, and that is sometimes a feeling that is hard to come by. I feel empowered to take on all of the challenges in my life and be the best person I can possibly be. That to me is worth it’s weight in gold!

Here are the details… SNAP 2015 is April 23-25 in Salt Lake City at the Little America Hotel.

Tickets go on sale, Wednesday, October 1st at 9:00 am.

Click HERE to purchase your tickets!

Set your alarms… you need to be there quick! Tickets sell out super fast, so you don’t want to snooze!

I hope to see each and every one of you at SNAP in April 2015!

Photo Credit + All of these photos were taken from the SNAP Facebook Page and are the official property of SNAP Conference. I wish I could credit the photographer, but I can’t seem to remember or find any details. I will keep looking and update this when possible. +

Disclaimer + I am an affiliate marketer for SNAP conference +

I Am Brave and Beautiful

0 · Sep 29, 2014 · 22 Comments

I am Brave and Beautiful – a beauty movement that is sweeping the globe. Colbie Caillat started it with her recent song and video called TRY. My blogging friend Megan of Brassy Apple wanted to push this movement along and invited women from all over to share what they looked like without make up and I joined in!! Colbie’s song says, “Take your make up off. Let your hair down… Look into the mirror at yourself, Do you like you? Cause I like you… “

Megan and her friend Cobi of Peacefrom6pieces have been the team behind this whole project. Their worldwide vision included creating their own video inspired by the song TRY. The talent of Robbins Creative made it possible for them to pull it off. You have to click play and see the beauty and bravery displayed and you might even recognize a few faces in there.

Me along with 101+ other blogging women from different backgrounds, religions, ethnicities, ages, shapes and sizes have decided to be Brave and Beautiful! You can join in this movement too by sharing what you look like without makeup on. You don’t need a blog either! Just tag your photo with #IamBraveAndBeautiful on Instgram and search the hashtag to see who else has joined in. ALSO, if you tag it with a second hashtag – #ColbieTRY we just might be able to get Colbie Caillat’s attention since she was the inspiration behind it all!

Are you brave and beautiful? I am, here I go!

Both of these photos are “selfies” taken with my iPhone. It’s amazing what you can do even with just your phones these days. Throw on some filters and you are a whole new person. Smooth skin, eyes that pop, filters that hide everything that you find ugly. It’s the same with your make-up. I tend to hind behind my make-up. I’ve never be terribly comfortable with how I look and my make-up was my shield. A way to have a little bit of control over how I present myself out in the world. This whole idea of taking down the shield and putting everything out there has been hard and yet so good for me.

I know that deep down, I am beautiful inside and out. I know that I am a daughter of a loving Heavenly Father who has helped me see who I am and what I can become regardless of my physical appearance. He sees behind that mask and everyday he encourages me to step out from behind those walls, to look out beyond myself, love who I am and what I am striving to become. With that comes confidence to face the world, and nothing is more beautiful than a confident woman!

Don’t stop here. Get clicking around – its a blog hop! Below are more brave and beautiful women bearing more than their natural beauty. They each have a little bit of their heart to share with you. Some get very personal. Some share stories. For some this was very hard to do yet they gathered their courage and did it anyway. We hope as you click around (and YES pin these different posts!) you will feel the importance of it, the empowering effect it has and that it encourages you in some way.