Coffee and Music…The Perfect Morning Combo!

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** This is a sponsored post Folgers asked me to write, however all opinions are my own** I have fond memories of my childhood. My daddy was a coffee drinker…every morning…like clockwork…and Folgers was a part of it… I can still smell the coffee brewing, and hear the percolator… Once I began my work career, [...]

Pray Without Ceasing

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I had planned another post for today…. The events of yesterday in Oklahoma changed that… and broke my heart. I don’t know why, I have no answers… All I can do is pray… a lot… Life is not easy, things happen that can destroy your spirit and make you question it all. When those times [...]

Monday Funday Link Party {18}

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Happy Sunday and welcome to our weekly Monday Funday Link Party! If you are new to Uncommon Designs, we are excited to have you with us! This week has been crazy busy for Trish and I, with all of our kiddo’s end of school activities cranking up! Also did you catch Trish’s fabulous announcement this [...]

Summer Entertaining… A Bandana Placesetting

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Hello everybody here at Uncommon Designs! My name is Jennifer Carroll and I blog over at Celebrating Everyday Life and as my blog’s name implies, I love to CELEBRATE! I believe you can find reasons to celebrate and make the most of your life every.single.day! But, I’m super-duper busy so I always look for ways [...]

Turn your Backyard Into the Best Room in the House with Tiki Brand

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This post brought to you by TIKI Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine. Hey y’all!  I hope that you are finally enjoying some warmer weather.  Things are definitely getting hot around here and I am so glad… my family loves hanging out on our back porch. How do you like our typical Friday night dessert? [...]

Personalized Cupcake Stands

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**Personalized Cupcake Stands appeared first on Crafts Unleashed** I love this time of year because of so many things, but it is a really special time for our family.  See, it is a celebration time for so many of us…. birthday celebration time!  I created these fun, colorful, and personalized cupcake stands to help everyone [...]

Mama’s Got a New Job… Virtual Blog Assistant

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This mama has a new job and I couldn’t be more excited!  I am now offering virtual assitant or blog helper services!  My ultimate goal is to help bloggers find that elusive work/family life balance and get back to doing what they love… creating! For those of you who don’t know me, let me introduce [...]

Monday Funday Link Party {17}

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 Happy Sunday everyone and a very Happy Mother’s Day! We hope that each of you have had a wonderful Sunday! A big “Thank You” for choosing to spend part of it with us at Monday Funday! Trish and I have been busy getting those end of the school year things complete and making sure to [...]

Printable Summer Bucket List

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 ** Printable Summer Bucket List appeared first on Uncommon Designs ** Who is ready for summer? Well, it will be here before you know it! Last summer my daughter made her own bucket list and loved it. So our sweet contributor Jennifer is here today with a fabulous Printable Summer Bucket List … Make the [...]

Botanical Custom Painted Cork Coasters … {Rifle Paper Company Knockoff}

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Do you ever take time for yourself? Or are you always checking off a list? For me it is the list…and it gets overwhelming. So when my children were on Spring Break and we were having a “staycation” …I bought a magazine…

Monday Funday Link Party {16}

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 Hey y’all!  Welcome back to our 16th week of the Monday Funday link party!  We are so happy to have you here and we can’t wait to see what DIY projects and recipes you have been working on! Did you check out our fun Cinco de Mayo decor round-up featuring papel picado?  How about these [...]

Outdoor Projects with The Home Depot #DigIn

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**This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. All thoughts and opinions are mine. I am super excited to be given this opportunity to work with Home Depot.** Well, I have spent the last week showing you guys how I planned,shopped, and created a fun Zipper Pathway with the [...]

Creating a Paver Stone “Zipper” Pathway with Home Depot #DigIn

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**This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. All thoughts and opinions are mine. I am super excited to be given this opportunity to work with Home Depot.** Well…the time has come ..the time is now! If you have been following along, we have showed you how to plan [...]