Silhouette Cameo Giveaway!

I'm pretty excited because today is the day!!!  The day YOU get to try to win your very own Silhouette CAMEO®! 

I enter Silhouette giveaways all the time and I never win!  But I so hope one of you, MY lovely readers wins this one.

 I am  very excited to join Nap Time is My Time and several other amazing bloggers who made this great giveaway possible! One very lucky winner will receive a brand new Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool! In the box: A Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool, Silhouette Studio® software, 51 exclusive cuttable designs, Power cable, USB cable, 12" cutting mat, Cutting blade, $10 gift card to the Silhouette Online Store, and Basic Instruction Guide. Giveaway is open to US only. Prize valued at $300!

This giveaway is open to US and ends May 31 at 11:59 PM EST. Come back everyday for more chances to win by completing our daily entries!

The Silhouette CAMEO® is a must have for any crafter!  You can do so much with it! From designing with Vinyl, create gorgeous scrapbook pages, personalize cards, clothing, and so much more! Entry is easy, just complete the Rafflecopter form below. Be sure to come back and grab your daily tweet entries, too!

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Stacked Potted Chair

I have been crushing on the adorable layered potted plants that have been floating around blog land for the last couple of years.  Last year I told my self I would make one and it never happened.  So when the weather started to warm up this year I started thinking of how to make one.  I have also been hanging on to a so-ugly-it's-cool chair I picked up for $1 at a yard sale a couple of summers ago. The chair has been living outside as the "hair cutting chair" for a bout a week now, and as I was trying to decide if I even wanted to bring it back in the house, inspiration struck.  I could make a potted chair,  or even better an stacked potted chair plant!

The project it's self is very simple and quick, the thing that might take you some extra time is gathering your supplies.  However if you have all your supplies on hand I  promise you can make this in 15 minutes or under.

You will need:

• a chair you don't care about, you will not be using it for sitting in ever again.
• a large plastic flower pot.  I used a 24 inch pot, but you will want one that is big enough for your chair that the lip rests on the edge of the frame of the chair.
• a smaller terracotta flower pot. Make sure you get a terracotta pot that has a hole in the middle of the bottom. I used a 12 inch pot for this, but again this will depend on the size of your bottom pot.
• a stake long enough to go though both pots.
• assorted flowers
• potting soil
• small shovel
• gloves
• hammer
• {if you would like to add a third pot} I used a 6 inch terracotta pot.

Step One:

With your hammer take the seat of your chair off.  Be aware there will be nails or screws so be careful and ware gloves. Mine was really easy to take off, a few hits on the underside with the hammer and it was off.

Step Two:

Fit the largest pot in the hole left by the seat.  If you don't/can't get a pot big enough that the chair it's self with hold it, you can put a brace under the pot however it's much easier to just get a big pot. I chose to get a plastic pot because I could bend it to fit in place and it isn't as heavy for the chair to hold.  You are going to want to figure out were you want your chair to be, once you fill the pots with dirt it's going to be to heavy to move much.

Step Three:

Add in your dirt.  You can add rocks or other things that will help with the drainage, my pot already has drainage in place.  After you have filled about half way with your dirt, you will want to figure out where you would like your second pot to be and put the stake all the way to the bottom of the first pot. Continue filling with dirt until you are about two inches from the top, place the second pot {with the stake through the hole in the bottom of the pot} on the first pot.  Fill the smaller pot with dirt.  You don't want to over fill the first pot with dirt, it will become a lot fuller once you have your plants planted in it. {I over filled mine and had to take soil back out when I went to plant.}

Step Four:

Plant your flowers.  Make sure that you get plants that all need similar sun and watering.  Water your plants and stand back to admire your work.

I did end up going back and adding a third pot to the top. You don't have to, but I figured why not, and the stake was long enough.  

I chose to plant flowers that are known to "creep" and spill over the pots.  I added an ivy in the first pot next to the chair because I want it to wrap and grow around the chair.  You can trim the stake with large wire cutters if you don't want to see it at all.  The flowers I planted in the top pot "should" cover it in time.  However if it doesn't you can bet I'll trim it off.

What do you think?  If you have the space it this a project you would think about putting in your yard/flower beds?

I am participating in Craft Lightning, click on the button below to see all the other great 15 minute crafts that have been shared this week.

Plants I used:  

Bottom Large Pot: (left to right)

Magadi Compact Blue, Lobelia

Periwinkle, Bowles' Variety

Ivy

12 inch pot:

Compact Safran, Calibrachoa

Asparagus Fern

Random flower I got from church for Mother's Day

Smallest 6 inch Pot:

Petunia, Mini Rose Blast

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #70

Welcome back to PARTY DAY!!  Did you all notice that we are on our 70th party?!  It's awesome that some of you have been linking up since party #1, and that new friends find this little party every week. Thank you all for joining in!

This week I have been working in the garden some more, I also made a friendship bracelet for my daughters little girlfriend, we did find time to make some no bake cookies though.  I also shared with you all one of my new favorite sites, you'll want to check that out if you missed it.

So what have all of you been up to?  I can't wait to look at all your lovely link ups and see the creativity!

But first lets take a look at a few BELLES of the ball from last weeks party.

Crystelle Boutique ~ Strawberry Cream Pie Recipe

The Crafty Scientist ~ Confetti Shot Glasses

The Crafty Blog Stalker ~ What Can You Make With a Pool Noodle part 2

I Got This Martha ~ Greek Chicken Pasta

Our most viewed link from last weeks party is:

Crochetapy ~ Taking Time

Y'all totally knock my sock off!

Go ahead and grab yourself a Featured Button!

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This is not a blog hop, please make sure you are linking to a specific page/project and not your homepage/entire blog.  Feel free to link up old projects, new posts, giveaways, recipes, crocheting, any and everything that you have made.  However please no shops. 

 If you have more than one thing to link up, even better.  

Here are the very simple rules.

1.  Please keep it family friendly.

2. If you would like, please grab a button and place it on your post or somewhere on your blog. {Not mandatory, but nice}

3. Have fun, be inspired. Try to visit the 2 links ahead of you.

If you would like an e-mail reminder about the party let me know in the comments. Make sure you leave your e-mail address with your comment. I will happily add you to the list.  

I am trying something different this week.  The latest added link will show up first in the links.  This way everyone gets a chance at being first and being seen.  

BFF Fishy Bracelets

My oldest daughter has found her BFF. To be fair she has had many BFF's {best friends forever}, for a while it seemed everyday she had a new best friend.

However over the last couple of months one little friend has seemed to stick out.  They draw each other pictures and give each other little gifts.  For the first time this weekend I had a little girl call the house just to "chat" with my baby.  It was a bitter sweet moment, I'm so excited that she has found a sweet friend who loves her, but my baby is growing up.  One day it's going to be a boy calling to "chat", that will be weird.

As the end of school draws near these girls are sad that they aren't going to be seeing each other every day.  So I thought a BFF bracelet was in order.

How to Organize Your Gardening Tools (Fabric Covered Garden Bucket)

I have been in an outdoor mood lately.  Last year because of health reasons I wasn't really able to do as much yard work/gardening as I wanted to.  This year I'm LOVING the warm weather and being outside with the kids.

I have been trying to figure out a way to keep all my gardening things together, I don't like to have to hunt for  my things, but I don't have a lot of space to keep things either.

So this is what I came up with.

No Bake Cookie Recipe

Over the weekend it was my Sister-In-Laws baby shower, she requested that someone make No Bake Cookies for the shower as they are her favorite.  I jumped at the chance not only because they one of my favorite cookies, but they are so super simple.

Family Share

This post is sponsored by Familyshare.com. I have been compensated for my time, however all opinions and comments are my own. 

I get asked often what I do with my day.  I always answer with, KIDS.

 Honestly, even if I'm crafting or crocheting I am with my kids.  Please don't read into that wrong, I love my kids! I would never want to do anything else but be their mom, and that always comes first in my life.  However, it gets lonely being a stay at home mom to 5 very demanding, energetic kids.  By the time they are in bed I'm so tired that I couldn't go out for a "girls night out" even if I wanted to.  With the schedule my husband works I don't get to see him much either.  So as far as adult interaction goes my computer, and my friends that live inside it (as my kids say), is my best friend right now.

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #69

Welcome back to another PARTY DAY, Ladies!.... and Gentlemen {any men out there?}

I'm so happy you all chose to come link up with me each week!  This week I have been busy learning how to use my new phone though I did find the time to make some BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza.  {it's so yummy}

It has been so warm outside that I have been working out in the yard a lot.  How about the rest of you?

Are you ready to party??  Lets take a look at a few of the BELLES of the ball from last weeks party.


All This for Them ~ Dressy Little Boy Ties

Restyled Junk ~ Restyled Scrap Wood Covered Table

Memories by the Mile ~ Chalupas

The Crafty Blog Stalker ~ Pair of Bling Bracelets

The most viewed link from last week was:

Penny's Vintage Home ~ Cottage Trailer

BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

My New Full-O- Frills Phone

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I have never been big into cell phones, between the expense of smart phones and long term contracts, it wasn't something we ever felt good about getting into. We have always had a phone that we used for emergencies, we had month to month prepaid minutes. The emergency cell phone is a total no-frill phone. When I say no-frills, I mean no hint of a frill, not even a camera. Since joining the blogging world I have been more and more drawn to smart phones. But again the expense and long term contracts were something that we didn't like, that's why I'm so excited I found a cheap wireless plan with Walmart Family Mobile.

I received a Galaxy SII to try the Walmart Family Mobile plan with.