{Out of Whack}

 Hello lovelies! So did you notice that today was greatly lacking in a post? No Blogger NOT on a diet this week. Don't worry I am still NOT on a diet. I even lost a pound this week! Oh and thanks to my Mom and dad..I got a membership to Gold's Gym for my birthday. My big 2-8 B-day is this Friday. I had great things planned for this week. New tutorials, new fashion posts, features, etc. Nothing will be up this week though. I am having some dental problems and needless to say on Thursday I have to go in and have a tooth extracted, so I will be laying low this week. Hopefully finding some time to sew and craft in between taking pain medications. I will hopefully be pack this weekend for the linky party and blog hop though. Can't wait to see you all then!

Oh and because no post is finished without pictures, here are a few of my favorite Handmade Gosling pics from this past week.

 







Have a fabulous week!

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Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway Winner

We have a winner!

Alright lovelies! Sorry I am a day or so late, but we have a winner for the Fat Quarter Shop give-away, chosen via Random.org




Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Has It is the winner!

Congrad's Kim. I will be e-mailing you shortly!

Bummed you didn't win? no Worries..... you can still purchase some
awesome fabric from Fat Quarter Shop HERE.



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Sunday Blog Hop #10

  

Happy Sunday All! Last week was a blast! Over 100 links! I loved stopping by each of your blogs!
 So now are you ready for another Sunday of mingling?  

Come and link up all your pages and lets get to know one another.

Here are the rules.....

Follow your Host

Leave me a comment telling me you did,
so I can return the favor.

Link up your blog, pinterest, twitter page, or facebook page





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New Flooring Part 2

Happy Saturday Ladies and Gents. Today is a quick post, which I have been meaning to do. I know I said that we had gotten some new flooring in our living room. The Hubbs did it all himself and I am in love with it. So here is how our living room floors are. Eventually this will be throughout our the whole house. I can't wait!



 



 I am so in love. My hubby rocks! I am so thankful for all the hard work and time he put into our floor. He is a rock star when it comes to this stuff. Any who...That's all for today. Come back later for the Sunday Blog Hop. Have a fantastic Saturday!

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Using Touch Up Tools in PicMonkey.com

Alright lovelies I have another PicMonkey tutorial for you today. If you missed my first you can find it here.Today I got to have some fun with all of the touch up tools that PicMonkey has. Seriously so fun! Here is the picture I started out with.

 

and I turned it into this

Want the tips? Well read on....

Feature Friday Linky Party

Well hello lovelies! I am so excited it is party time! I always love visiting and catching up with all you lovelies. Before we get started though, I wanted to remind you of what was LIVE this week on Blissful and Domestic.



PicMonkey.com How-To Tutorial



The Ruffled Clutch


Lovely Features #1


Blogger NOT on a Diet Week #2


Fashion to Figure

Also today is the last day to enter the Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway. It ends tomorrow at 6 am.



Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway
Click HERE to Enter

So there you have it. All the goodness that was LIVE on Blissful and Domestic this week. So if you missed anything, be sure to check it out. Now that we are all up to speed are you ready to party? I know I am. I can't wait to see all the goodness you guys have whipped up this week.

So Let's Party!

Using PicMonkey.com: A Simple How-to

 

Alright lovelies, as promised I have a PicMonkey.com tutorial for you today. Now in my other Revamp Your Blog posts, I've shown you how to make fun, fabulous buttons and tabs for your blog, via Picnik. Well sadly Picnik is no more, but I have another great photo editing program for you, which I absolutely love right now. It is PicMonkey.com Today I am going to go over the basics of PicMonkey and then tomorrow I have another tutorial on using the really fun touch up tools they have. Right now everything is free via Picmonkey.com, so take advantage while it is free.

I want to show you how I took my nephew's picture and enhanced it.



Now onto the tutorial.....

Lovely Spotlights #1

 
So first off, check out that banner picture above... I made it using my header image and the awesome new photo site called picmonkey. Seriously I have never loved a monkey so much before. So fun! Oh and all the different editing features are free! F.R.E.E. I am beyond excited. I am working on a tutorial as we speak. You guys asked what I will be using now that Picnik is sadly gone, well the monkey is it. Stay tuned for the tutorial on how to use it.

Now onto this fun new series on B and D. Well I have some awesome readers and I don't mind telling you all....like all the time how awesome you are. Seriously I always receive such sweet, supportive comment love and I am forever thankful for that. Well I want to give back. This new series is all about you. The lovely readers of Blissful and Domestic. Here you will find weekly features from all of you. So here are some great features from my Lovely Readers. You guys rock! Have I mentioned that before?

What I Wore: Fashion To Figure Review

 

I am very excited to share what I wore today. A few weeks ago, I received a letter from the ever lovely ladies at FashiontoFigure.com They carry very trendy and fashionable clothes for plus size women at great fast fashion prices. They asked me if I wanted to review one of their pieces and blog about it. Well let me tell you, I was beyond excited! I got to pick one thing from their site and it was dang hard! There were so many things to choose from. I went with this simple pencil skirt in black. It came with the yellow belt too! I love having this new staple in my wardrobe. It is super comfy and perfect for dressing up with heels, or dressing down with flats. I definitely heart my new pencil skirt. Check out FashiontoFigure.com They a huge selection of fashionable plus size clothing. So own those curves and happy shopping!



P.S.

Thank you to this little Miss. She was my amazing photographer!



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The Ruffled Clutch

 

Happy Tuesday! I have a new tutorial for you today, which I am way excited to share! First off though I have to tell you about my pictures. All of my pictures were edited with Picmonkey. Have I mentioned the monkey is my new best friend? I don't think I have, so let me tell you....the monkey and me are new besties! Love it! Spent all last night playing around with pictures and working on this tutorial for ya. It is seriously so awesome....the tutorial and the monkey I mean. I can't wait to tell you more about  picmonkey later this week, I am working on a "how to" tutorial for ya.

Well anywho last week I got a fun package in the mail from Fat Qurater Shop. Remember them? They are hosting a give-away on the ole blog this week. If you haven't entered, please do so. FQS is giving away a bundle of fabric. How cool is that? You can find the link at the bottom of this post or in my side bar, under gievaways. I received this beautiful damask fabric in the mail and was so excited to start creating with it. So many fun projects came to mind, but then I saw a ruffled clutch over on The Little Giggler and decided I needed to have one. Amanda's was just too cute! Now I did alter mine a bit. Honestly I just didn't want to do a zipper like Amanda. I was being lazy. So let me show you how I made my own version of the Ruffled Clutch.

Blogger NOT on a Diet: Week #2

 

Happy Monday Lovelies! I have officially NOT been on a diet for two weeks and it is seriously rocking. I am quite proud that two weeks have gone by and I am still going strong. I think this is the longest I have NOT been on a diet, since I had my daughter. I usually got discouraged and went for those chips after a day or so. The craving was just way to much. This has not been the case this time, and I am so happy about that. My energy is still going strong. I want to tell you all about my week, in a fun Q and A format, but I have to say something first.

I.HAVE.THE.BEST.READERS.EVER!!

Seriously folks. I shared my first Blogger NOT on a Diet post last week and man did you guys show some comment love and support. So many of you said you were on board and joining the NOT diet fun! I am so excited that we can all do this together!

I am so excited to be making this healthy change with all
you lovely ladies and gents!

So since some of you wanted to join the fun, but weren't to sure about posting pics, weights and other personal stuff to go with your posts, I came up with a solution. It is all in this Question and Answer format below. I am going to answer these questions each week, allowing me to tell you all about the highs and lows of my week NOT on a diet. If you want to share your thoughts as well, copy and paste the questions, put them in a post with my button, and link up below. I thought it would be a fun way to see how everyone is living healthy NOT on a diet. It will be a great way to inspire one another. I am very excited!

So now onto my week.....

{Sunday Blog Hop #9}

Happy Sunday All! It is time to get to mingling.  

Come and link up all your pages and lets get to know one another.

Here are the rules.....

Follow your Host

Leave me a comment telling me you did,
so I can return the favor.

Link up your blog, pinterest, twitter page, or facebook page
Be social!
Visit a few other blogs and 
share the bloggy love.

Sound good?

Alright lets get to it!


Read on to link up

{Fabulous Friday Giveaway} Fat Quarter Shop

 

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Alright Lovelies, Do you know what today is? It is time for another Fabulous Friday Give-away! Can I get a woot woot! I absolutely HEART give-aways!  The ever lovely Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring  a give-away on Blissful and Domestic today. Now you've heard me talk about Fat Quarter Shop before, like here and here.  I love all their cute, bright fabrics. So many selections to choose from!

 


Well today they they are giving away a Barefoot Roses Fat Quarter Bundle to one you fabulous B and D readers! Just look at all these beautiful fabrics. I love the floral! It has to be my favorite.
 

So are you ready to win some awesome fabric? Read on to see all the simple details for you to enter win some fabulous fabric.