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April 30th, 2008

welcome to our offices…

As I mentioned yesterday, the Lifestyles channel is holding a group reveal of our blogging locations.  We blog from couches, offices, from the kitchen table or (in my case :-) from busy, colorful studios!  Here’s the list of all the bloggers who participated:
Sandy Mitchell - All Holidays Cafe
Gayla McCord - MomGadget also blogging at Dating […]

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April 29th, 2008

where I blog from

The Lifestyles channel is sharing our offices & blogging locations over the next couple of days.
I normally write in the mornings, in my studio/office… after the coffee has time to reach my neurons and wake me up :-) Here’s what the view is like from my studio window, which is right next my […]

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April 28th, 2008

sew your own baby bibs

I have to admit, I’m not in the market for baby bibs quite yet at my house (unless I can convince my dogs to wear them) but Angela, from Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (another b5media blog) has posted a great free pattern for making your own baby bibs.
Here’s the link :-)
Tags: baby bibs, free-patterns, links, sewing baby […]

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April 23rd, 2008

more contests from the Lifestyles channel

Have you entered the contests here yet?  How about checking out these new contests - all part of the Bloggy Giveaways!
Cooking Gadgets - Yum Yum Dishes
Babylune - Shutterfly Designer Cards - Swaddling Blanket - Crocodile Dentist Game
Supernanny Rules - Precious Note Gift Set - Fruit Roll-Ups
Inside Fatherhood - Yoplait Yogurt for Kids - Customizable Fruit […]

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April 11th, 2008

little treats from the Lifestyles channel

I’ve finally had a complete day in my studio (what a treat!) but I haven’t actually had a chance to sew anything…  Little things like dealing with my emails, catching up on writing and cleaning the fish tanks before the fish move in with the bird, seem to have eaten up my day.
Instead of […]

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March 14th, 2008

St. Patrick’s Day blog carnival

Eliza from Babylune has put together a fun blog carnival featuring St. Patrick’s Day themed posts from Lifestyles channel bloggers.
Go enjoy the green-themed post here :-)
 
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March 11th, 2008

Top 50 blog carnival

Karen from Thrifty Mommy, challenged the Lifestyles channel to come up with a post of their “Top 50″ for our blogs - it’s amazing to see all the different ideas people had!
Eliza, the new writer for Babylune, gives us 50 Things I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding.  Some people can tell you what breastfeeding is […]

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March 3rd, 2008

win a copy of “Cake Art”

Deborah, from b5media’s blog “She Knows Parties” is giving away a copy of the book “Cake Art”! Cake Art is from the Culinary Institute of America and should be a fantastic addition to any baker’s cook book collection.
To enter and to check out all the details, click here.

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February 29th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup

Cyndi from Layers Upon Layers has just created a new arts blog link round up - enjoy the linky goodness :-)
A Creative Journal
Link to a free collage sheet to download.
Layers Upon Layers
Learn how to create a cyanotype from any photo…digitally!
Quilting & Patchwork
Mary Emma Allen, at Quilting and Patchwork, researched information about quilters who […]

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February 26th, 2008

leap years & the Lifestyles channel

There’s a challenge for the Lifestyles channel to write a post about what you were doing four years ago (for the last leap year), what you’re doing now and what you hope to be doing in the next leap year.
Let’s see…
Four years ago I was:

Creating art
Single
Living on a farm
With several dogs
Had blue hair
Had an enthusiastic […]

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