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How Do You Add Splashes of Much Needed Color in Your Life // New Crystal Light Liquid

1 · May 14, 2013 · 210 Comments

How do you add splashes of COLOR to your life? This year, that is the question I am going to answer for myself in Project Add Color. I don't know why, but I've had such a hard time adding bright colors into my home decor. I've been so afraid to commit to a color palette (paralyzed really). What on earth will I do when Pantone announces the new color of the year and it doesn't co-ordinate with the palette I had previously chosen? It sounds silly, but really! When you invest in decor for your home–and it IS an investment–how sad will you be when that color palette is no longer relevant? You don't want to be the one house on the block with a kitchen full of avocado appliances and an avocado porcelain sink when the new trend is white.

How do you take a blank space in your home like the one above and add a little color to it? I took some inspiration that I've found all over the place lately and gathered some fun fabrics and placed them into embroidery hoops for a fun little pop of color!

I peppered in a couple of other fun objects to give the display a little extra texture, like the mirror and framed print. It's amazing how simple it is to do–just a little fabric and a couple of gathered inexpensive pieces can add such life to a bland little corner!

The same goes with fashion and so many other things in your life. How do you attack your wilder, more colorful side of life? How do you had a splash of color into your boring cuisine? How do you turn up the dial on your plain jane water and add a hint of flavor? Crystal Light has introduced a new line of products that can add a splash of color and flavor back into that lackluster water. The new Crystal Light Liquid is a fabulous way to add that splash of color without the added calories.

The new Crystal Light Liquid comes in six different flavors: Iced Tea, Peach Bellini, Pomtini, Strawberry Lemonade, Mango Passion Fruit and Blueberry Raspberry. The flavor combinations are endless.

I fell in love with the Peach Bellini, but quite honestly I think they are all fabulous. The nice thing is you have so much control over how you design your drink. You can add just a hint of flavor with a few drops or you can go extra bold with good squeeze. I have to say I'm a middle of the road kind of girl. More than a splash, but not so bold it blows my socks off.

It's the same with your home decor. If you are feeling timid you can add just a few little splashes of color with a couple of throw pillows or you can be bold and add splashes of color EVERYWHERE!

Where do you find your inspiration? How do you add that color into your life? Come share and you will be entered to win a $100 Visa giftcard!

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The Ultimate Washi Tape Giveaway

0 · May 13, 2013 · 186 Comments

Are you as OBSESSED with Washi Tape as we are? Silly question, right?!! Of course you are! I am so excited to team up with some of my favorite bloggers to bring you the Ultimate Washi Tape giveaway! We will be giving away 50, yes, FIFTY rolls of WASHI TAPE! {go ahead and do a happy dance, we'll wait here for you!} Washi tape is one of the hottest products around! You've probably seen it all over Pinterest. Well, now is your time to get your hands on 50 rolls of this coveted tape! Its the perfect way to start your collection…or if you're already a Washi Hoarder, a fantastic way to fuel your addiction!

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Can you imagine having 50 rolls of adorable decorative tape to plaster all over your crafts, cards, buntings, and, umm, house? Yeah, we thought so! We know how much we love Washi Tape, so we thought we'd share the love with our favorite readers…..YOU!!

A HUGE shout out to Downtown Tape for providing the Washi Tape prize for this giveaway! Downtown Tape carries so many different patterns of washi tape, your head will spin! They have everything from; stripes to polka dots to florals to random prints. You're sure to find washi tape to fit your needs at Downtown Tape!

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Use the giveaway widget below to enter the giveaway…..it may take a second to load! NOTE: You only need to enter the giveaway on 1 blog. We are all using the same giveaway widget 🙂 a Rafflecopter giveaway Good luck!! **Please note: The washi tape prints in the giveaway prize may vary from those pictured in this post.** *This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Pinterest. We hereby release Pinterest of any liability. The giveaway sponsor, Downtown Tape, will ship the prize within 14 days of the end of the giveaway. Giveaway starts Monday, May 13th at midnight pm EST and ends Sunday, May 19th at midnight EST. Once the giveaway ends, winner will be chosen at random using Rafflecopter and contacted within 24 hours by email. This post will be updated with winners’ names once we’ve heard back from them. Winners will need to respond within 72 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen. Open to U.S. residents only. Must be 18 years old or older to enter.*

Friday Flair Link Party // Night Stand Edition

0 · May 10, 2013 · 36 Comments

Friday Flair Link Party // Soooooo, this week started off a little odd. Hales a.k.a. Lil'Whip was in a minor car accident… She's fine… but dealing with whip lash, which I'm learning is no fun. We've been busy going from doctor appointment, to doctor appointment. Poor girl. In the mean time I've been working on some fun painting projects to share and I've continued working on my backyard makeover. I can't wait to have that finished up… it's going to be so fun. If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen all the goodies that I've been working on, little snippets here and there.

Today's inspiration photo comes to us from the Spoonflower Blog one of their staff members Caitlin who blogs at Salty Oat transformed a tired old nightstant into something fun and whimsical…

img source // night stand makeover from spoonflower

Isn't it fun?! I love the contrast of the aqua and black with the fun rain drops… it's just stunning. I'm getting ready to paint a few pieces and this has definatley helped me to start thinking outside the box.

I have a lot going on the blog this week. You don't want to miss the Better Life Bags Mother's Day giveaway and you can also enter to win a $100 Visa Giftcard from Edy's / Dreyer's Outshine Bars as well. Make sure, if you haven't already, head over and enter those fun giveaways!

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Hannah’s Summer Adventures with Quaker® Perfect Portions

1 · May 9, 2013 ·

Quaker® Perfect Portions // This is Hannah.

Hannah has almost finished the 6th grade.

Hannah has come to the age where a little independence is quite fun.

You know that time… you almost have your first year of middle school under your belt. You’re feeling pretty cool. The idea of spending the summer at the pool with your little brother and sister makes your skin crawl.

Hannah is definitely at that point in life.

She has big plans for the summer.

Hannah loves to read, and we lucked out when moving here to Lincoln, we live right down the street from a library.

Hannah plans on taking her red bike and making several trips to the library this summer. Not to mention all kinds of adventures with her friends all over exploring our new neighborhood. We not only have a library, but we have parks, a pool, ice cream shops and all must be explored for sure on her red bike.

With all this peddling around our neighborhood, Hannah is going to have to fuel-up for all that exploring. Luckily she takes after her Dad, the oatmeal lover. Her Dad wishes that oatmeal was the ONLY food group. They are a lot alike those two…

Now remember… Hannah is almost twelve… She likes to make her own decisions. That’s what almost twelve is all about.

Hannah was so excited when I introduced her to Quaker® Perfect Portions.

Remember… She’s almost twelve (she likes to remind me of that quite a bit.) She’s not a “kid” anymore.

My stars, she’s almost a third of the way through middle school… She’s almost ready to vote and get her own apartment, right?

She’s at that age where one packet of oatmeal is not quite enough to get her through until lunch, but two packets is just a little too much. That’s why Quaker® Perfect Portions is PERFECT for Hannah.

She gets to decide how much she wants, and it still has the ease of just adding hot water like the typical instant oatmeal. Quaker® Perfect Portions Oatmeal has no sugar added… That way, Hannah can have total control as to how sweet she wants her oatmeal. Let’s be honest… She likes it a little sweeter than her Dad, who is the health nut. Her Dad also likes HUGE portions of oatmeal…

Now, the two of them can sit down to perfectly portioned, perfectly sweetened bowls of oatmeal each day before they begin their adventures.

Every day is an adventure around here and with Quaker® Perfect Portions I know that Hannah, her Dad and the rest of the family are getting the fuel they need for their epic adventures.

What about you? Share how you make everyday an adventure and see other storieson Everyday Health.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Quaker®. The opinions and text are all mine.

Snack Brighter with Outshine Fruit Bars

30 · May 8, 2013 · 210 Comments

I don't know about you, but I am getting so excited about the weather warming up. With warmer temperatures come some of my favorite things… Flowers start to bloom, the days become longer, grass becomes green again, waking up to song birds in the morning, spring rain showers and the sun on my face. Farmer's markets start to open and fresh spring and summer fruit comes into season – by far one of my favorite parts of the spring and summer. You just feel like you are snacking brighter when you have a good juicy strawberry as a treat. Also, when the temperatures rise we all start to crave cooler treats. It doesn't matter how old I get, I still enjoy sharing a popsicle with my kiddos. More than anything these days, when selecting my cool treat, I gravitate towards fruit bars that are packed full of real fruit just like Edy's Outshine frozen fruit bars…

Recently, my family had an opportunity to try the Outshine Fruit Bars and we were transported straight to summer even though the temperatures were still in the 30's here in Lincoln. I've tried several kinds of fruit bars through the years and I LOVED these. No matter what flavor you select, and there are many, you will have no doubt that you are enjoying fresh fruit. My daughter Emily even said, "check out this huge chunk of strawberry, it's sooooo good!" We tried four different flavors…

I can truly say, I loved them all. Each one of them tasted like fresh picked fruit and basically that's pretty much what they are. They are a much better for you option when it comes to sweet treats. The Strawberry Outshine bar has 70 calories and 0 grams of fat. How can you pass up that fresh picked goodness?

These yummy fruit bars help my family and I SNACK BRIGHTER!! Visit the Outshine Facebook Page to see all of the amazing flavors!

How do you snack brighter? What's your favorite Outshine flavor? Leave a comment and one of YOU, my favorite friends will win a $100 Visa gift card from the folks at BlogHer and Edy's!

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

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This sweepstakes runs from 5/8/13 – 6/12/13.

Be sure to visit the OUTSHINE brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

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