Friday Flair

Friday Flair Link Party // Hello all! Have you missed me this week? (yea, I know… not really, you probably didn't know that I was gone.) If you've been following my Instagram feed, you would know that I'm in Chicago for the Chicago Auto Show. I've been here as a guest of Nissan North America for their Social Media Preview and I've been having a grand time. No, I'm not going to all of a sudden become a car blogger, but I do have a love and appreciation for cars. It was fun to see the glitzy launch of the new Toyota Tundra this morning, the Kia Cadenza and Forte. I really loved the Nissan Nismo line… a girl can dream, right? The whole trip has started a new thought process for me… How involved are we in the decision making process when it comes to buying our cars? What's most important to us has Moms? You know, the ones who spend hour upon hour driving the kiddos around. Are cars just something to get us from point A to point B or are they more important? New vs. used? Is style more important than function? Purchase vs. Leasing? There are so many things to think about when making a vehicle purchase for your family. Believe it or not, the car makers are listening. They want to know what's most important to you. They even have a special women's day at the Chicago Auto Show on Tuesday, February 12th. They will be having special activities that day just for those of us ladies. If you are close to Chicago, this is a fun activity to attend, the whole family will love it! The show open on Saturday the 9th and runs throught the 18th.

Now, on to our inspiration photo for this week's Friday Flair. I found this fun cake topper idea for Valentine's Day from The Paper Pony…

img source // glitter cake topper from the paper pony

Isn't that cute? I would love to have that on my Valentine's Day table for my family this year. Visit Raya and see how she made this fun topper. Now let's move onto the party so we can see what you've been up to these last couple of weeks! Last weeks Friday Flair was prempted by my ULTIMATE Getaway Giveaway.  I hope you all had a chance to enter, the giveaway is still running so… you still have time if you haven't entered yet!

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Friday Flair Link Party // All I have to say is… YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!! Last week during the first Friday Flair of the new year, I wasn't sure what to expect and you all blew me away. You know, it's kind of a funny world us bloggers live in. We sit here in our homes, behind our computers, working on our projects and you never really know who's out there checking out all of your hard work. Sometimes you wonder if anyone really cares, so it's such a wonderful feeling to find out that people do care, so I thank you so much for coming back every week to share in this fun little party. 

I am working on several new projects that I'm excited to share. I have a cold weather project that you can work on with your kiddos, a video on how to do some advanced techniques with your Silhouette,  some great recipes and valentine's projects galore. I am also working on making WhipperBerry a little easier to use, so stay tuned for all kinds of fun things.  But… enough about me, here is this week's inspiration photo from Minimally Invasive. It's a two ingredient chocolate mousse that I am going to have to try!

img source // two ingredient chocolate mousse from minimally invasive

Serisously, check it out! The two ingredients will blow your mind. Now it's time for YOU to blow our minds!!

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Friday Flair Features // Gearing up for tomorrow's Friday Flair I thought I would show off some of last week stand out posts. I thought for sure that since I hadn't run Friday Flair for a few weeks that the party would be a bit of a bust, but you guys proved me wrong!! There were so many fun ideas posted. I pinned a whole bunch over at the Friday Flair Pin Board on Pinterest but, I thought I would share a few of my favorites here. 

birthday cake cake pops // pint sized baker

lunchbox laughs // kiki and company

vietnamese chicken noodle soup // a pretty life in the suburbs

valentine chair backpack // the house on harrison

prawn saganaki // 3 pickles

pea and thank you // like a pretty petunia

smoked gouda enchilladas // half baked harvest

kitchen command center // domestic imperfection

mini doilies necklace // little treasures

cafe rio sweet pork // your homebased mom

Aren't they all so fun!  I can't wait to see what everyone has cooked up for this week… Friday Flair for this week will go live tomorrow morning at 9:00 am central time.  Tell your friends and come show off how fabulous you are!