{Feature Friday} and linky party numero tres

Another great Feature Friday Linky Party last week. For those of you that didn't get the memo, from now on I am going to feature my favorite projects the following week during the Linky Party. end of memo.

 Here are a few of the projects that caught my attention!

Living Grace Mason jar soap dispenser love it! I totally want to do this now!

Little Guess Family Turquoise Chair Revamp. really. This chicka holds the key to my heart..I love turquoise!

Blissful Meandering Dahlia Flower. I almost died when I saw this flower. So stinkin' cute! I want to make one, two, ten......

Natsprat pink dresser and awesome nursery. I need a girl..now! Will someone have a baby for me?.....awkward....

Twenty Something Ikea Frame Shadow box. I have so many keys laying around. What an awesome idea and who doesn't love a project that gives you an excuse to go to Ikea....my excuse would have to be good considering the magical land of Swed Furniture is 400 miles away.

Great Job chickas! Make sure to grab a button

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Here are the rules for the linky party

*Link to a specific post, not your homepage, or a giveaway.

*Post something that you have done in the last month

*Check out one other lovely and give them some sugar! Everyone loves comments and compliments.

*Grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog!

*Come back next week to see the featured projects!

{that's us thursday} depriving oneself is no fun....

Hello Friends, welcome to another {that's us thursday}!

For those of you new to my lil' blog, Thursdays are when you get to learn a bit more about Hunk, Punk, and myself. Yep, you get to be a part of the embarrassing, breathtaking, tear-jerking, horrific details of our lives.

Enjoy {and if you are new, "WELCOME!"--don't be scared I don't bite} buahahaha.

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Well, Lent started yesterday. Even though I am not Catholic I am still a sucker for any excuse for self-improvement.  I have learned that whenever I jump on the self-improvement bandwagon I am always depriving myself of something--food, tv, pop, fast food, internet, shopping, shoes, chocolate. yeah, I deprive myself of all the good stuff.

{check it: kara's party ideas}

fact: deprivation is not my thing...especially when it comes to candy

I usually last five days and then I give in. I hang my head in shame. So I have decided that I am going to change Lent this year (can I do that...)?

Instead of depriving myself this year I am going to inspire myself.
FYI: the message above should automatically qualify me as a Hallmark Card writer...just sayin'

My inspiration: For the next 39 days I am going to run. every. single. day. 

{Source}

Many, many moons ago I use to be an avid runner. Running was like a  free therapist. I solved my own problems, figured out the answers to my hardest questions, came to terms with bad break ups, and found confidence in myself--all through running. I ran so much that I was even planning on being a collegiate athlete, then somewhere along the way I stopped running...and stopped having boyfriends (haha).  My passion soon turned into college, Hunk, our home, work, and Punk. I love how my life has changed over the last decade, however, I don't love how my body has changed.

So, friends....

NO MORE EXCUSES. I have to do it. no joke. my pants are getting tight and I can't keep using the excuse of post pregnancy fat anymore. Running and I our going to rekindle our passion for each other. ohhhh! ahhhh!

Thanks for letting me rant today. What are your goals for Lent this year? I would love to hear!

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ShicShoppe Review and GIVEAWAY!

Before Punk was born I had this glorified vision of parenthood. I felt that in order to be a the best parent I had to have the best of everything. I mean how silly would it be to bring a baby into this world and not have the top of the line bottles? hmmm, silly right?  So I made sure I had the best...

crib

stroller

carseat

clothes

diaper bag

blankets

nursing cover

bottles

 crib sheets

burp rags

toys

nursing pillow

...you name it...I (still) have it..

And you know what I have found out. What I thought was best for Punk turned out to not be the most practical. The best clothes seemed to stiff, the best crib sheets turned out to be from Target, and the best  nursing pillow was soon replaced with whatever pillow I could find in the middle of the night.

While many of "best" baby products have been replaced the one thing that hasn't changed is my diaper bag. I love my diaper bag. When Punk was born...which happened 10 weeks early, we were not prepared. No stroller, no carseat, no clothes, no baby shower, no prenatal classes--nothing. In order to gain some sort of control during this scary situation I went out and bought the diaper bag....because, hey, I was a MOM even though I didn't get to take my baby home for three months. I used my bag to carry new clothes to the hospital, transfer breast milk, and  stow away a few hospital diapers every now and then....

My diaper bag has become an integral part of my daily wardrobe. It has turned into my camera bag, purse, refrigerator, and safe haven for Punk's favorite toys.

So when ShicShoppe approached me about reviewing a bag I knew it was time to retire my trusty companion for something more hip (and less dirty).

 

I LOVE my new bag. Isn't it so bold and colorful?

This bag can hold everything. I'm tellin' ya folks, I have a lot of stuff to carry around and this baby holds it all.

Really.

Want to know what I fit into this bag? Well I'll tell ya.

wallet. dayplanner. diapers. wipee case. Punk's shoes. bottle. book. lotion. four lip glosses. phone. ipod. hydrocortizone cream. gum. goat (toy). bottle. camera. yogurt snacks. fruit jerky. glasses. keys. Punk's phone. 

Phew.  

One of the best features of this purse is the straps.  When I pulled it out of the package I couldn't believe how it's large size could fit into such a small box. Because the arm straps can be tied together it makes the bag easy to fold and pack into small spaces.

Ladies, I am talkin' to you! This purse would be perfect for vacations because you could shove it into the corner of your luggage and you would then have an extra bag for your trip!

awesome, eh?

So how would you like to win a $15 dollars worth of store credit to ShicShoppe?

This giveaway is now closed

Mandatory:

Be a follower of Spunky Junky (1 entry)

Visit the ShicShoppe etsy shop and tell me which product you like most (1 entry)

Optional:

Like ShicShoppe facebook page (1 entry)

Become a follower of the ShicShoppe blog (1 entry)

Buy anything from ShicShoppe (5 EXTRA entries)

Right now SJ readers can also save 15% off your entire order at the ShicShoppe Etsy Shop with the promocode: SPUNKY15

Good Luck! This giveaway with end Wednesday March 16th!

{Tutorial Tuesday} Fabric Flower Earrings

Sorry for no post earlier this morning. Hunk and I were at the hospital with Punk again. The Doc is trying to slap the silly out of his RSV. Yeah, slap the silly, it's a medical term. His RSV wouldn't be such a huge issue but since Punk was born with Chronic Lung Disease they are being extra cautious.  Soooo, I am going to call that my excuse for the lame-o post yesterday and the late post today.

We can still be friends right?

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So I have been working on cleaning my craft area. Maybe I should specify. I have been trying to find the floor. I know it is there somewhere......

Part of my "cleaning process" has been trying to figure out what fabric scraps to keep and what scraps to chuck out.

I dug around my scraps and pulled out some fabric from Riley Blake. I then used the Sizzix's Original Flower Layer on my Big Kick. I cut out the smallest flower on the die.

 I then hot dog folded the flower, maybe hamburger folded. not quite sure which one. Anyway, I put a dab of hot glue in the center of the flower and then folded it into fourths.

Then I glued each of the folded pieces to a small fabric circle. When I say small, I mean small. like skittle size small.

Kapeesh?

When the fabric pieces dried I glued a swarovski crystal in the center and then I used E6000 and glued a earring back to the backside of the fabric flower.  

Voila.

Now, time to go cuddle my two sick babies. Yeah, one of those babies is sick Hunk.

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In Case you were wondering...

It seems like everytime I go on vacation I then need a vacation when I get home. Just one long enough to get laundry done. Just so happens that I do get that today. Punk got sick while we were gone and I took him into the doctor's office this morning.

Conclusion: He has RSV. Snap.

Our Doctor said as long as his saturation is up tomorrow he won't have to be admitted to the hospital. I am crossing my fingers and toes that he is ok. I think we have already spent enough time in the hospital, with him being a preemie and all....

So while Hunk and Punk are curled up in bed with the bug I am trying to get caught up on laundry, dishes, blogging, and orders.

So here are a few things coming up that might interest you or not...

So ladies and gents the polls are open and the pictures are up! Head on over to 1 Month 2 Win It to vote for your favorite project! I am not  allowed to say which project is mine but I am sure you will figure it out...

The voting ends March 9th so with a "big purdy please" skedaddle your lil hiney over there and vote!************************************************************************************

Don't forget to go checkout the awesome giveaway I am doing at Daily Vitamin F. You have until the 10th to register to win this lil' lovely!

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I am racking my brain because I knew there was one more thing on my non-existant checklist I was suppose to write about....ughhh! Don't you hate when that happens?

20 minutes later I figured out two things that I forgot.....

My House Monday is today. I am going to show you our rustic beauty. enjoy.

Maybe if it wasn't so frack a lackin' cold outside I would have taken more pictures, but I was in shorts and and an abnormally large t-shirt so I popped out took a pic and popped back in. I am still defrosting from mini vacae.

The mini vacae was cold.
really. It was VERY cold. I don't even need to describe it...

....because a picture describes it perfectly.

And even after our artic adventure I still love Hunk. It's true love when you are willing to freeze to death for some fish.
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And last but not least. I am changing things up a bit with the Feature Friday Linky Party. I will still be doing it, but from now on I will feature my favorite projects the following week DURING the linky party. In case you were wondering why I hadn't featured any projects yet...
peace my loves!