It's Friday! Woohoo! First and foremost, I want to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to stop by yesterday and share your biggest blogging pet peeves. We bloggers can learn so much from our readers...both the blogging and non-blogging readers. Your insights are so incredibly helpful, and I look forward to compiling all of the info into a future Blogging Help post (or perhaps two...y'all really had a lot to … [Read more...]

Surprise! I really liked posting the link party early last Friday and freeing up my Friday afternoon, so I think I'm going to make it a regular thing. From now on, be looking for the link party sometime around 9:00am (central) every Friday. Before we get to the party, I just want to take a minute and say a huge thank you to each of you who took time to leave an encouraging comment on yesterday's post. I truly appreciate each and every one … [Read more...]

Hello all! Happy Friday! Today I'm post then link party really early because I'll be gone this afternoon, and I didn't want to forget again!! Can't wait to see your latest creations! Just a special reminder...Please (see how nicely I'm asking?), please link back to A2D if you're going to link your project to this link party. I don't care if it's a button or text. I'm really not picky. Just pretty please. If you'd like to add my cute … [Read more...]

Well, I almost forgot again. Darn it! My head just isn't in the game today. But better late than never, right? So let's get this party started! Just a special reminder...Please (see how nicely I'm asking?), please link back to A2D if you're going to link your project to this link party. I don't care if it's a button or text. I'm really not picky. Just pretty please. If you'd like to add my cute little button to your post (and I'd really … [Read more...]

Hello all! Well, you might have noticed that I completely forgot about the link party last week. So sorry about that! But I'm back on track this week..although running a bit late. :) Just a special reminder...Please (see how nicely I'm asking?), please link back to A2D if you're going to link your project to this link party. I don't care if it's a button or text. I'm really not picky. Just pretty please. If you'd like to add my cute … [Read more...]

Happy Friday, all! Hope your week has been wonderful! It's Friday, and around these parts, that means it's link party time! Just a special reminder...Please (see how nicely I'm asking?), please link back to A2D if you're going to link your project to this link party. I don't care if it's a button or text. I'm really not picky. Just pretty please. If you'd like to add my cute little button to your post (and I'd really love for you to!), … [Read more...]

Hello all! It's time once again for you to show off what you've been working on! I love being inspired by your projects. Before we get to that, I thought I might offer a few suggestions regarding pictures. It's so fun, and such an honor, for us bloggers to have our projects featured on other blogs, isn't it? But I have a feeling that some of you aren't getting featured as much as you could be, so I wanted to give you a few pointers for … [Read more...]

Happy Friday, y'all! So obviously, if you saw my status update on the A2D Facebook page last Friday about me cancelling my link party, you can ignore that. :) I've decided to continue the link party for the foreseeable future. Just a special reminder...Please (see how nicely I'm asking?), please link back to A2D if you're going to link your project to this link party. I don't care if it's a button or text. I'm really not picky. Just pretty … [Read more...]

Well, hello all!  I hope your week has been fabulous! I've spent the last couple of days working on the DIY Projects Galleries and the Inspiration Files Galleries. After getting lots of feedback on the A2D Facebook Page, the galleries now have larger thumbnails, and everything looks much neater and organized. I thought that all of my hard work had gone to waste last night when I looked at my blog and it looked like this... Bright … [Read more...]

It's Friday, y'all! I hope you've had a fabulous week! I'm excited to see what y'all have been working on lately! Obviously, I've been working on my butcherblock countertops. I've now added five coats of stain (yes...five), and I LOVE how dark and rich it looks!! Matt wants it darker, but I think five coats of stain is probably enough. I can't wait to show you the finished countertops on Monday! Now on to your projects... Just a … [Read more...]