What to do Weekends #211 ~ Happy February!

Welcome to Shoestring Elegance and the What to do Weekends Party!

I'm so happy that you have come to join us. Happy February! Can you believe it, already?

Thank you so much for sharing all your incredible talents with us each and every week! 

What incredible Inspiration you all are! 

This week's feature picks for me:

Janet at Rosemary and Thyme shared her DREAMY Romantic Bedrooms that has me drooling!  Can you believe she got that Chandelier for $99?!! I, so, want to shop with her!

We do have a Party Board!  And, I have been pinning away. So,, please take some time to check it out. :) 

What to do Weekends #199

Welcome to Shoestring Elegance and the What to do Weekends Party!
 THE COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS IS ON! Yay!
If you are anything like me, it's a welcome diversion from the news.

Thank you so much, to all of you, who come join us here, each week, with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY creations. I am truly inspired by all the creativity you bring to this Party!  

If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!  We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board!  Onto Shoestring's Features for this week! 

Simply Stacie shared this yummy Cinnamon Cappuccino! If you have ever followed me on Instagram, you already knew this one would be a huge hit for me. :) 

What to do Weekends #166 ~ Happy Easter ~ He Is Risen!

Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! 
May you all have a blessed Easter weekend with your Loved ones.
Welcome to  Shoestring Elegance and the What to do Weekends Party!
 Theresa from Shoestring Elegance and Linda from Crafts a la Mode are your hostesses and we could not be more excited to have you here, joining us in the What to do Weekend Party!!  We'd like to Thank you, so much, to all of you who come join us here, each week, with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us
~ You, truly make this Party as wonderful as it is!  If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!  We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 

Please try and connect with us both in some way!

You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode

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You can connect with me right here @ Shoestring Elegance

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This week's Features belong to everyone that linked up! But, here's just a sampling of the one's that caught my eyes.
Little Miss Celebration's Adorable and Creative Paper and Yarn Bunnies

Sweet Parrish Place's Spring Home Tour ~Entryway

What to do Weekends #132

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party each and every week! If you are new Welcome and Thanks for Joining us! If you missed it, earlier today I shared where I'm at now, you can read more about that, here

Please try and connect with us, in some way!

You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode

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You can connect with me right here @ Shoestring Elegance

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We have a Party Board and we pin! Please be sure to follow to see if your project has been Featured!!

So let's get right to it! On with Theresa's Features for this week!
Friends, we had a hard time choosing, so much Talent and Inspiration this week!
So, here is, I guess, Theresa's Bonus Feature, although, they all could and should be..

This is Cat @ Pocketful of Posies' DIY Romantic Industrial Frames! You really should pop over and see the way she hangs them.  LOVE!!

What to do Weekends #127

Happy Thursday Evening!  Welcome to the What to do Weekends Party! We hope you've had a wonderful and creative week!!

Linda and I each feature one of our own picks as a Bonus, we thought we'd like to start out with that!!
My Bonus feature for this week belongs to The very adorable Love MY DIY Home's absolutely too cute tutorial on getting those awesome Newborn Baby Professional Photos yourself!

Usually we like to take a minute to share what we've been up to, with that said, as most of you know, I am still on the hunt for my new place, so I'm going to ask you for your continued prayers in this.

 Linda, on the other hand, made these adorable little Summer Fun DIY Keychains! I think they are very smart and super fun!

You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode

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As for me, The packing continues!

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Now onto My picks "Features" from all you incredibly talented Bloggers !!

Exciting News and So Much Fun!

Do you all know Joy, from her awesome blog she calls "Yesterfood"?? Every week she and Wanda Ann, from Memories by the Mile throw a wonderful party, full of Inspiration, good recipes and fun crafts! It is called Treasure Box Tuesday. Don't you just love that name?!  For quite some time, I have been popping back and forth to Yesterfood and sharing my little creations with Joy and Wanda Ann. so much fun!

Was I ever surprised, this week, to find out that Joy had picked me & Shoestring Elegance to be her Blogger of the Month, for May!!! I cannot tell you how honored I was and am! So, as with most all things, I had to share the news with you!

Joy chose Shoestring Elegance and Wanda Ann chose The Lou Lou Girls! If you have not had the pleasure of meeting all these incredibly talented Ladies, may I suggest you click on some of the links I've put, here, in this post and go take a good look? I guarantee you will enjoy yourself! They have never disappointed me and  I am always Inspired!

Joy even "fancied up" my little Blog button and is displaying it on her sidebar for this month!! Now I ask you, How Blessed am I?  It seems, to me, beyond measure, Not just because I'm Joy's Blogger of the month, but because God has blessed me abundantly with wonderful women in this whole Blogging thing that have encouraged, lifted and supported me, beyond my own imagination!

Happy Tuesday to you all! May you all be Blessed with friends and supported with encouragement that strengthens you to continue with what Inspires you! 

Want to start the day with an awesome & encouraging song? Click on the this video! It makes me smile, every time!!

What to do Weekends #120

Welcome to What to do Weekends!

Happy Thursday Evening! Thank you all so much for your Participation in our party, we enjoy you all so much!  You are all SO creative!! Invite your friends! Help us spread the word! Now,  we can't wait to see what you have been up to this week!!  Thank you for returning and sharing with us each week!  We always like to let you know what we've been up to on these Thursday nights, as well. We'd love it if you would visit the post we're sharing with you tonight!

So What has Linda been up to? Just take a look at this yummy Summer Blueberry Jello Pie!

Won't you connect with us?! Let us know so we can connect right back with you!

You can find Linda Blogging here 

@ Crafts a la Mode

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As for Theresa, well, I finally finished that Chalkpaint tray I've been telling you about! You can read about it, here, tomorrow. Here's a sneak peak!

You can connect with me right here

@ Shoestring Elegance

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Just a Couple of Guidelines 

that we'd truly appreciate you taking into consideration.

We have prided ourselves on being a "no rules" type of party, and that will not change. We would appreciate it if, however, you:

~You wouldn't link up the exact same post 2 weeks in 

a row, our readers will have just seen your entry and we'd 

like to keep it fresh for them.

~We'd love to encourage you to share some of your last 

year's Spring posts, too! Please, do have a look at Linda's & Theresa's blog style (or niche, so-to-speak) and link appropriate and like-minded crafts, recipes, projects and Inspirations! 

Now onto this weeks Features! always so difficult to keep it to our planned number. We'd love to feature you all!

~What to do Weekends #118

Happy Thursday Evening &
Welcome back to What to do Weekends Party Party!
We hope you all have been having a wonderful week! We'd like to take a minute
to  thank you all so much for your Participation in our party! We truly enjoy seeing all your creativity and wonderful insights!   Thank you for returning and sharing with us each week!

As promised last week,  we will be adding a couple EXTRA features this week from last weeks party!
So, what have we been up to?
Well, I don't know if you've had a chance to check our Linda's Yummy Blueberry recipes yet, but if not, her Blueberry Breakfast Bake is one not to be missed! So yummy!

As for me, I have been working very hard on trying to complete my newest chalk paint tray, that has turned into an Epic Fail! But it is is on it's way to becoming a Beautiful Success! I should be able to share that with you tonight or tomorrow. Trays and chalk paint, they are bit of an obsession of mine, but I do use them all the time!  You can check out my first Chalk Painted Tray out HERE!

***Just Couple of Guidelines 

that we'd truly appreciate you taking into consideration.

We have prided ourselves on being a "no rules" type of party, and that will not change. We would appreciate it if, however, you:

~You wouldn't link up the exact same post 2 weeks in 

a row, our readers will have just seen your entry and we'd 

like to keep it fresh for them.

~We'd love to encourage you to share some of your last 

year's Spring posts, too! Please, do have a look at Linda's & Theresa's blog style (or niche, so-to-speak) and link appropriate and like-minded crafts, recipes, projects and Inspirations! 

What to do Weekends #117

Welcome back to What to do Weekends Party Party!

Thank you all so much for your Participation in our party, we enjoy you all so much!  You are all SO creative!!  We can't wait to see what you have been up to this week!! You have no idea how inspiring it is to see all your wonderful projects, recipes and crafts!  Thank you for returning and sharing with us each week!
Unfortunately, this past week has been crazy busy for both Linda and I, therefore, we were unable to get to features for the week. We did, however Pin many of your wonderful projects and/or recipes and tips! Please accept our sincerest apologies for this weeks exception of no features. We will be on spot with Features next Thursday night, with maybe even a few extra from this past week!
We love to share your link ups with our Social Media & would appreciate it if you would do the same.

You can follow Theresa (Shoestring Elegance)

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You can follow Linda here (Crafts a la Mode)

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***Just Couple of Guidelines 

that we'd truly appreciate you taking into consideration.

We have prided ourselves on being a "no rules" type of party, and that will not change. We would appreciate it if, however, you:

~You wouldn't link up the exact same post 2 weeks in 

a row, our readers will have just seen your entry and we'd 

like to keep it fresh for them.

~We'd love to encourage you to share some of your last 

year's Spring posts, too! Please, do have a look at Linda's & Theresa's blog style (or niche, so-to-speak) and link appropriate and like-minded crafts, recipes, projects and Inspirations! 

We sure are enjoying all that you are sharing with us!

What to do Weekends #116

Happy April! Did you get fooled?! If you did I hope you had fun with it!

Welcome back to our first What to do Weekend Party of April!

Thank you all so much for your Participation in our party we enjoy you all so much! We love seeing what you are all up to and How creative you all are. There is simply nothing more Inspiring! Thank you for returning and sharing with us each week! A Huge Thank you for making last weeks Party our Largest Party, yet!! Let's keep spreading the word and growing together, shall we?!

Linda and I have both been in the spring and Easter feel, as well!! So, what have we been up to? Well, Linda did an awesome Round up of great new Amazing DIY Floor Mat Ideas for all that you definitely want to check out!

I, on the other hand, finally got caught up and shared my beautiful little 

plastic eggs turned Chalkpaint Beautiful Eggs with some added bling!

We love to share your link ups with our Social Media & would appreciate it if you would do the same.

You can follow Theresa (Shoestring Elegance)

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You can follow Linda here (Crafts a la Mode)

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What to do Weekends #115

WELCOME TO THE PARTY, EVERYONE!!

Thanks to all the partygoers!! There are so many many wonderful ideas. Can I tell you it is excruciatingly hard to pick out features for this party because EVERYONE needs to be featured. I know how much thought (and work) goes into each blog post!  We try to pin several links because every link deserves some love. Do you agree? Let's pin together!! Pin the person ahead of you in the party.

Here's what we've been up to:

Theresa's apple and pear crisp that's also gluten-free. Nice.

Linda made a Bunny Basket out of an old pine drawer salvaged from the side of the road.

Follow our social media.. much appreciated.

What to do Weekends Party #114

Happy Thursday Evening and The LAST NIGHT of winter! Spring arrives tomorrow! That, in itself, is cause for celebration!  But, we want to celebrate even more, by welcoming you back to What to do Weekends! 

 Thank you all so much for  your Participation! We love seeing what you are all up to and How creative you all are. There is simply nothing more Inspiring! Thank you.

With that said let me get the formalities out of the way! So, what have we been up to last, since we met? Well Linda has been busy!  She had a few wonderful posts this week, you really should check her out

She also shared 15 Easy and Fun DIY Bracelets to Make in an Evening! Again, so stinking cute!!

And, quite honestly, I took the week off! (There, I've said it! I did create this week, just not in time to share it with you all today...so, please keep your eyes opened for a new share from me later today or tomorrow)

What to do Weekends #113

Happy Thursday Evening and Welcome Back to What to do Weekends! You know you all brought so much talent, this last week, that Linda and I decided we had to do Four Features each instead of our normal Three!! Thanks you all so much for  your Participation! We love seeing what you are all up to and How creative you all are. There is simply nothing more Inspiring! Thank you.

With that said let me get the formalities out of the way!

So, what have we been up to last, since we met? Well Linda has been busy!  She had a few wonderful posts this week, you really should check out,  but we thought we'd share her Beautiful Yellow Tulip Front Door Decor!

And, Theresa, shared a Beautiful Walk in Her Mum's Secret Garden!

What to do Weekends #112

Happy Thursday evening, only 2 more parties before the official start of Spring! Can you believe it? And, mustn't forget to Spring forward this weekend.   Welcome back, all, to What to do Weekends!  What have we been up to last, since we met? Well Linda has been busy!  She shared how she made a Beautiful Paper Flower Wall Art for Under $5!

Theresa shared her recipe for some yummy Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Muffins!

We have prided ourselves on being a "no rules" type of party, and that will not change. However, we do have a couple of guidelines we would ask that you consider. Please don't link up the exact same post 2 weeks in a row, we'd love it if you would like to share some of your last year's Spring posts, too!  Please, do have a look at Linda's & Theresa's blog style (or niche, so-to-speak) and link appropriate and like-minded crafts, recipes, projects and Inspirations! 
Thank you all for your continued participation!

We sure are enjoying all that you are sharing with us!

What to do Weekends #111

Happy Thursday and welcome back to What to do Weekends link Party! 

Before we start, we thought we'd share a little of what we, Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda, have been up to!

Do you know how to make your OWN BUTTER? I make my own! 

Check it out here Homemade Butter.