Thanks all that participated in last week’s “The Weekly Round-up“. It was a hoot to see all the diverse projects shared by everyone. It seems everyone is realy into saving a little money by doing things by themselves around the house and honestly who doesn’t want to do that.

New Craft Table from Organize & Decorate Everything

ReUsing Eggshells from The Earth Generous

Playroom Makeover from Cornerstone Confessions

Framed Quote from a little about A LOT

Homemade Pizza Rolls from Pocket Change Gourmet

Thanks again to all that joined us this past week, be sure to mark your calendar and join us every Friday at 8:oo p.m. CST.

Fall is in the air and the time is here to celebrate all that is Fall!

Over the next few weeks we’ll be hosting parties to showcase all that is Fall, from decorating your home for the season to feeding the crew during the chilly days of autumn. And we haven’t forgotten a Fall favorite on mine… Apples, I’ve even dedicated an entire party just for it.

So Let’s get the ball rolling with a few of our favorites from last year…

I just loved how this  Fall Mantle from Hoosier Homemade turned out with the assortment of gourds and pumpkins and Mr. Scarecrow has been in our family for sometime now and has seen many Autumns.

And this Frugal Fall Decorating idea from Linda’s Lunacy is perfect for a quiet get together.

I hope this inspires you to join us as we start our celebration, also be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter so you won’t be missing out on our daily highlights during the party.

Thanks again for sharing and I would appreciate a link back so we can highlight you.

 Thought we would highlight a couple of the fashion posts from last week, because who doesn’t like new clothes, and if you can make them yourself what a frugal pick me up before spring.

First up from Sew much Ado is this detailed tuturioal for a Maxi Skirt…

And for a splash of color you could make a scarf like the one from Love Being in My Southern Kitchen shared…

What have you made for yourself lately?

Don’t forget to share with your friends at the other linky parties today.

As February comes to a close it is natural to look ahead to the beginning of Spring. I have always felt that this is a natural time to spruce things up. With winter coming to a close and the prospect of renewed growth.

But it is still early to be able to do much outside so we tend to work on the interior of our house at this time. I’m glad that I was able to get some inspiration from the following DIY’s shared last week.

Paisley Passions

Cozy Home Scenes

Thanks again for the inspiration and don’t forget to join the other Monday Parties happening at the other blogs.

Welcome back, I hope you have lots of crafts and decorating projects to share. Because I’m having one of those days where fnothing comes to mind so I need some inspiration. So hopefully you can inspire me.

I spent the weekend working on updating our bathroom so here’s a post shared here from Talking Dollars and Cents.

I think I’ll spend some time checking the other parties today to get inspired. Will you join me?

Mingle Mondays hosted by Add A Pinch

Made By You Mondays hosted by Skip To My Lou

Thrifty Treasurers hosted by Southern Hospitality

Mouthwatering Mondays hosted by A Southern Fairytale

Menu Plan Monday hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie

Simply Share It hosted by Simply Step Back

Just Something I Whipped Up hosted by The Girl Creative

Making The World Cuter Mondays hosted by Making The World Cuter

Making Money Mondays hosted by Spend Less & Save More

Make N Take Mondays hosted by A Scrap Mom’s Musing

This Week’s  Cravings hosted by Moms Crazy Cooking

Let’s get the week started off right! I know there are many of you getting ready to make the trek to Blissdom in Nashville but before you do don’t forget to share your crafts, decorating and DIY ideas.

And that reminds me, we have our next holiday themed party starting on the final day of January.

So get working on all those Valentine’s crafts, or maybe you want to share how to decorate for a party or just your house decorations. Everything is welcome, and yes we will be using our exclusive randomizing linky and you will be able to vote for your favorites as well. More details to follow so stay tuned.

Now back to you travelers; have you got tags for your bags? hehe like that? Well what better way to set yourself apart than to have unique one of a kind tags. For a how-to check  out what Tamara showed how to do on her blog, Etcetorize.

So what are you going to show how this week? Don’t forget to visit theother linky parties listed below. I’ve listed Monday’s and Tuesday’s lists below so you can get a jump on the week.

If you come across a linky party that isn’t in the list leave me a comment and I’ll make sure to add them.

Monday

Made By You Mondays hosted by Skip To My Lou

Thrifty Treasurers hosted by Southern Hospitality

Mouthwatering Mondays hosted by A Southern Fairytale

Menu Plan Monday hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie

Simply Share It hosted by Simply Step Back

Just Something I Whipped Up hosted by The Girl Creative

Making The World Cuter Mondays hosted by Making The World Cuter

Making Money Mondays hosted by Spend Less & Save More

Make N Take Mondays hosted by A Scrap Mom’s Musing

Tuesday

Cupcake Tuesday hosted by Hoosier Homemade

Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays hosted by Blessed with Grace

Get Your Craft On hosted by Todays Creative Blog

Tasty Tuesday hosted by A Beautiful Mess

Glam Party hosted by Giggles, Glitz and Glam!

Garden Party hosted by An Oregon Cottage

Nature Study Tuesdays hosted by Peace Creek on the Prairie

Hearth and Soul Hop hosted by A Moderate Life

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Living near Lake Michigan affords us many recreational opportunities throughout the year. However it’s that time of year here in northwest Indiana when the weather turns out of the north that we get what they call lake-effect snow. For those not familiar with this phenomenom let me explain, with the wind blowing over the lake it can turn on a snow making machine that at times has been known to give us a foot or more of snow in one storm.

When we get snow like this around this time of year it puts us in the Christmas mood. So I thought I would share a few ideas from the Home for the Holidays Party that have been shared so far.

Skiing Penguin Ornaments from Suzy’s Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom

Snowman Holiday Ornaments made by KidsWonderArt

Christmas Mantel from Organize and Decorate Everything

I’m so excited for Christmas this year! Be sure to check out all of the GREAT ideas on the Home for the Holidays Party and add your own too!