Tutorial Tuesday with Vintage Wanna Bee!

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

Meet my newest sponsor, Nichelle from Vintage Wanna Bee...

You might recognize Nichelle's blog from her regular links on Tutorial Tuesdays,



But, did you know she also has a Vintage Wanna Bee Etsy Shop full of her "unique, classy, and beautifully quirky couture designs"? Well, she does! Along with her fantastically whimsical Headbands:



Nichelle embellishes Handbags:



Bobby Pins, and more!



Are you wondering how to get your hands on one of these one-of-a-kind Vintage Wanna Bee creations? Read on to learn how to win a $15 gift certificate to Nichelle's shop:


Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

*Visit Vintage Wanna Bee and tell me your favorite item.

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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Fat Attack - Feedback Friday

I'm pretty sure you've heard by now about Maura Kelly, a Marie Claire blogger who blogged about discomfort while watching intimacy between overweight actors on TV, stating that she'd be "grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other." Maura was following up on this CNN article voicing many of the same criticisms.

Many critics of Maura's blog post were upset by the "hateful" nature of the comments and claimed that articles like this promote "weightism" (discrimination based on weight).

I began to think...

Do TV shows like this promote being overweight or are they just showing us a normal part of today's society?

Do obese actors give children (especially girls) a healthier alternative to the pin thin models we see in magazines?

Do you see "Weightism" as a form of discrimination in America today the same as racism or ageism?

It's Feedback Friday!

You still have time to enter My 2 Sugar Plums' giveaway! Go now!

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Tutorial Tuesday with My 2 Sugarplums!

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

Click to see my weekly tutorial: Greek Frittata Recipe

Now, let's meet one of my newest sponsors, Melinda, from My 2 Sugarplums!

Melinda became a lover of fabric arts when she was introduced to quilting years ago and was really inspired to try some things she saw on blogs after the birth of her daughter. This lady has fallen in love with this particular type of fabric art and spends every free minute that she isn't working her full time job, with her sewing machine!

Melinda's Etsy shop features fun, affordable sewn pieces that are cute as a button! Looking at all the sweet holiday shirts and onsies she creates makes me want another little one around here!

Melinda has been furiously stocking her shop for the holidays and she wanted to sneak peek a few new things here today. Like her sweet Gingerbread Man t-shirt:



And what about these Mitten and Penguin shirts?



I have to take a minute to show you this Matching Apron Set before I go on...I'm smitten!



Melinda is offering 10% off your purchase for Hope Studios readers! Just enter the code word "Hope" in the message to seller box during checkout. She also has a $25 gift certificate to spend at My 2 Sugarplums? for one lucky winner this week! Want to win?

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

Visit My 2 Sugarplums then comment below to tell me what item you would choose with your gift certificate.

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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Tutorial Tuesday with Stitchfork Designs!

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

Click to see my weekly tutorial: Halloween Costume Ideas!

I want you to meet a Monogramming Rebel: Cathy from Stitchfork Designs Blog!

Oh, she never runs with scissors and will put on a sweater when it's chilly, but all the rules go out the window when she sits down to design a monogram. Check it out!

Custom napkins:



Custom towels:



Custom burp cloths:



The sky is the limit! Imagine the personalized wedding, shower, anniversary gifts you could give with Stitchfork as a resource!

Cathy has generously offered a giveaway for this Tutorial Tuesday in an effort to build her new blog Stitchfork Designs Blog. New followers will be entered to win this Custom Monogrammed Foldable Tote (see the cute folded version in the bottom corner?):



So link up today AND follow Stitchfork Blog to enter to win this cool bag.

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

* Follow Stitchfork Designs Blog

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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Tutorial Tuesday with The Empty Nest!

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

My weekly tutorial: Chicken and Biscuits!

Tutorial Tuesday is brought to you by one of my sponsors (and bloggy friends) Janet from The Empty Nest. See her little button up there? She has been gracing my blog since I first started taking advertisers...all those long 4 months ago. Ha.

Janet has a new obsession. It's adorable little zipper pouches! They have cute fabrics, they have cute zippers, they have cute, little birdies... She is addicted and just can't quit making these sweet little bags!



Janet, uses the coolest array of materials for her shop items. You know Janet make couture aprons, too, don't you? Well, these little bags use the same kinds of vintage and recycled fabrics as her famous aprons and fit in your purse!

Janet has a great eye for detail:



And loves pretty linings!



I don't know how, but after she finishes sewing aprons and zipper bags, and making knitty girly stuff, AND painting canvases ... she also finds the time to blog and make friends with girls like me. You can catch up with all of Janet's projects and life in general on The Empty Nest Blog

Janet has graciously donated your choice of zipper bag for one lucky winner this week!

Want to win?

Either link up with our party (rules are below)

OR

Check out The Empty Nest shop and share your favorite item in the comments.

Easy peasy, right?

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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Tutorial Tuesday with: i love it all

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

My weekly tutorial: Fun Party Lights

Tutorial Tuesday this week is brought to you by Monika from I Love it All! You all know I have a thing for words - quotes in particular, so when I found this shop's selection of art posters, I was in love! And Guess what? I couldn't find a darn thing in her cute shop over $25!

Clearly, this particular poster screams Soul Sisters!



And I really love the Little Moments in life, so this particular poster speaks volumes:



In my opinion, every newlywed (and maybe all couples) should be gifted with the Rules of Love:



You know, she blogs too - i love it all is chock full of download-ables and our fave...tutorials!


Monika has graciously offered one of her Family Rules posters (in a surprise color) for today's giveaway:



Want to win?

Either link up with our party (rules are below)

OR

Check out i love it all shop and tell us your favorite item.

OR

Click on over to i love it all blog and "follow". Easy peasy, right?

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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Tutorial Tuesday with Thirty Times Three

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

My weekly tutorial: Paint Chip Mosaic.

This week my feature is a little bit different. I began corresponding with my 1000th follower a few weeks ago and we decided a feature was in order to thank her and to help get her new blog off the ground. So let's meet Kristina from Thirty-Times-Three! That's her picture up there - isn't she a doll?

This girl is busy...so hold on tight! Kristina has two full time jobs, the art director for a teen magazine called Atlanta Girl and visual merchandiser at Bleu Dame boutique. I love the fresh and funky vibe of both! Oh, did I mention she is also a full time student at the Art Institute of Atlanta? Well, she is. Oh, and she blogs, and tweets. No. Joke.

In Kristina's own words she is a: "Collector of owl things and Alice in Wonderland books, terrible cook, lover of dogs, flash game artist, and aspiring product/advertisement designer. My goal is to be the next Pioneer Woman and Margot Elena all wrapped into one tiny 21 year old package!" (I confess, I guess I'm too unhip to know Margot Elena ,I had to google her and I spelled it wrong! But I'm a new fan.)

Oh, you know she's an artist, right? Check out my fave:



While browsing her blog, I found some really great stuff! Check out her tutorial Screen Printing 101 using items most of us have around the house!



Do you have an Etsy shop or some other business you need to promote? Check out this amazingly simple yet brilliant marketing idea she came up with to drive customers to her store!



Okay, one more - Water Bottle Flowers! Yikes - I love recycling projects!

So, yeah, this girl pretty much rocks. She brings out the hip in me, inspires me, and exhausts me with her endless creativity. My 1000th follower is pretty darn special. I'm so glad I met her.

Since Kristina is an artist, she is offering up a custom prize to one lucky participant this week...8 x 10 acrylic painting of the animal/critter of your choice. To see some examples of Kristina's work, check out her Flickr.

Want to win?

Either link up with our party (rules are below)

OR

Click on over to "follow" Thirty-Times-Three. Easy peasy, right?

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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I forgot to announce last week's winner of the Single Stone Studios gift card - Congrats to Michelle from Girl in Air!

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Tutorial Tuesday with Single Stone Studios

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday - If you are new here, this party is to showcase your weekly tutorials. What counts as a tutorial? Anything to "teach me stuff" counts - a recipe, a kid's craft, a DIY project, how you got your baby to sleep through the night ... I'm not picky.

My weekly tutorial: The World's Biggest Slip and Slide!

Let's meet my newest sponsor, Shelley from Single Stone Studios specializing in vinyl wall art - a hot new trend in home and commercial decor!

I love the idea of using these removable accents to decorate your home. I tend to be a little fickle and change my mind and decor often - this is a quick, affordable solution to repainting on whim. And Single Stone Studios can even customize something just for you! Love this!

Let's begin with something a little different - Wall Murals that fill up the whole space with an awesome graphic! Do you just love this?!? I can think of tons of places I'd love to have a statement piece like this:



A Jungle Nursery is one of those themes that will still be popular 20 years from now. Imagine the ease of placing a decal with custom colors in your new baby's nursery, then peeling it up and moving it to a sibling's room years later! Why didn't they have this stuff when I was having babies?!?



Another graphic decal I love is the Birch Tree design. It's simple and calming, yet makes a statement when you step into a room. Love that POW! factor!



I couldn't NOT include Shelley's collection of Word Art, I'm a sucker for word art. With everything from Dr. Seuss to Robert Frost, Single Stone can help you say what's on your mind.




I am so in love with this Whimsical Tree. Just look at the cute birdies and the statement it makes at the head of this bed!



Single Stone Studios has generously offered a $30 gift certificate to one lucky winner this week!

Want to win?

Either link up with our party (rules are below)

OR

Comment below and tell me about your favorite Single Stone Studios item. Easy peasy, right?

Please... (this is the part at the end of the commercial when the announcer talks real fast)

* Link up using the link to your actual post (not your general blog address) using your name and a the subject of your tutorial to generate interest.

* Add my button or a clickable link back to this post so everyone can join in.

* Visit and comment with all our friends. Show them some love! Meet some new friends! Learn something new!

Ready? Teach Me Stuff!



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