O is for Ohdeedoh

I know, I know, we have totally been blog slackers lately. I blame summer and all of it's wonderful outdoor fun. We have more posts coming, promise! I cannot tell you how excited I was to receive an email telling me that the Cookie Monster Party would be featured today on Ohdeedoh! I have told you about my love of Ohdeedoh before, head over and check it out!

Guest Post Tuesday Featuring: Liv of Liv(e) & Liv's Favs

We are SO excited to have our first guest blogger today, Liv of Liv(e) & Liv's Favs. I will let her introduce herself.....

I'm a self-proclaimed blogaholic, so I'm happy to be posting here today! Before I share my project with you, allow me to share a little about myself.
My husband Kev and I live in a Pink House with our two girls- our dog Maddie and our daughter Aspen. I blog over at Liv(e) and Liv's Favs because, y'know, I'm addicted to blogging. I worked in real estate before Aspen was born, and now I spend most of my days with her when I'm not teaching Yoga or Pilates.
I also run an Etsy shop, Liv(e) and Love, where you can find my hand-crafted jewelry, custom-made picture frames, and sometimes an amazing vintage piece.
I met the ladies of A lil bird... through the blogging world. SueAnn and I have since met in person so our babies can smooch on each other (we actually have friends in common as well, so that makes it easy to get together in real life).
Today I'm sharing a little project I did on a Saturday afternoon while Aspen shoved toys in her mouth for an hour. I used a $1 wooden frame from a craft store and covered it with ancient (seriously, from Kev's grandpa's basement) contact paper.
The contact paper had gridlines on the back, so it was easy to trace a piece slightly larger than my frame to cut out with a blade.

Once I had my piece sized, I slowly peeled the front from the protective backing and smoothed it out with my cutting board. After the contact paper was stuck onto the front of the frame, I flipped the whole thing over again and cut off the excess paper with my blade.
For extra shine and protection, I coated the front of the contact paper with mod-podge and voila! Done.

I cut this feathered friend out of a birthday card I received a few years ago and thought it was a perfect fit (especially for this website!). Since I already had all these supplies on hand, this project cost me nothing and I didn't even have to leave the house.
Thanks to the ladies of A lil bird told me for letting me visit today!

THANKS so much Liv for the AMAZING project! I am seriously in love with that frame! Be sure to check out Liv's blogs, ESPECIALLY her Etsy shop, I wish I had unlimited funds to buy so many of her cute creations!

Would you like to do a guest post on A lil bird? We would love to have you feature a project, your blog, or anything that strikes your fancy. Email us at bagsnrags3 (at) gmail (dot) com, we look forward to hearing from you!

Opinions, please?

We are constantly amazed at all of the fabulous bloggers out there. You guys are cooking, crafting, and creating so many inspiring things and we LOVE IT! We are considering doing something new on Tuesdays here at A lil bird told me..., and we need you input and opinions. Since you are all so talented we want to feature you on Tuesdays!! Tuesdays would be guest post day, where you can talk a bit about yourself, your blog, or share a fun tutorial. What do you think? Would any of you be interested in guest posting here? Let us know what you think, if we should or should not, we would love to hear what you think!!!

Stylish Blog Awards

We are blushing because Maryanne over at Scrappy Gifts gave us our first awards!! Thanks so much, it really means a lot. Be sure to check our her fabulous blog, we LOVE it!!

Rules for accepting this award are:

1. Link back to the person who gave you this award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass it along to 7 other stylishly and trendy bloggers.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.

So here are 7 things about me/us~

1. There are a couple authors of this blog. Mostly Karen & SueAnn, sometimes Steph too!
2. Karen is addicted to Hot Tamales.
3. She also LOVES to exercise, but hates to eat right.
4. She has a HUGE stash of vintage sheets that she can't wait to get crafty with them.
5. SueAnn is not a fan of movies or TV. Her husband hates it. :)
6. She loves to eat all kinds of different foods. Sushi is her favorite, but she also loves Greek, Indian, and Brazilian, just to name a few.
7. She loves the pink grapefruit scent from Bath & Body Works.

7 Stylish and Trendy Bloggers (YOU get both awards!!!)

1. Hunny Bee Blog
2. Diva Baby Bows
3. An Oasis in the Desert
4. Lizard & Ladybug
5. Envy My Cooking
6. Consider The Lilies
7. Liv's Favs

Sherbet Blossom Feature

Be sure to stop over to Sherbet Blossom today and see us in the “Project: Organize” feature. It is a great series, and a fun blog to read. There are lots of fabulous ideas on how to get organized, so stop over and check it out!