Wow, for our first giveaway it was a pretty nice turn out of 193 entries, thank you so much! 

So, who wants to find out who the winners are...

A big thank you to Busy Bee Kate for hosting with me and to Mila Rose Designs, HorseFeathers Gifts, Erica Jacqueline Designs, and Vintage Vinyl Journals for sponsoring the giveaway. 

Drum Roll Please...

3rd place winner is:  Casie S.

2nd place winner is: Danielle F.

Grand Prize winner is:  Julie M. 

All winners have been notified, if you haven't gotten back to us yet please check your email. Note: All gifts will be shipped separately from the vendors. 

Come back tomorrow to see what I decided to do with this little guy...

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day! 

Geometric Painted Planter DIY

My husband joked around that he wanted chocolate and flowers for our anniversary, well I just had to deliver his request, right?! Joke, or no joke I had a really fun time putting this last minute idea together for him and was really proud of the way my DIY project turned out. 

I give you my version of the ever trending Geometric Painted Planter DIY...

So, I have a really awesome Canon Power Shot camera, however I am still learning how to take indoor photos. I have finally learned how to set up my shots for the blog using a white poster board for my backdrop, but the lighting isn't that great in my craft room/home office. For now, it is what it is!

Our Anniversary was on Thursday, April 24th and that Monday I had planned on going over to The Home Depot to pick up a flower pot for my husband that I could update with a fun little paint DIY project. Well, I didn't make it to the store until Wednesday after trying on clothes for the fashion show I was in. 

By the time I got there and brought everything home, it was only about another hour or so until my husband would get home from work. So you see, I didn't have much time to prep, paint, and take photos...I was in a mad dash!

OK, back to The Home Depot! They have an amazing selection in their Garden Center, which is why I can't wait to see what Monica over at East Coast Creative shares during the Garden Party she is hosting this Saturday, May 3rd in NYC at the Flat Iron Plaza! If you can't make the party, follow along on Instagram with the hashtag #SpringMadeSimple. You really can't go wrong with buying your garden supplies there, if you're like me you might even have a difficult time choosing the one you want to take home with you, there were just so many beautiful plants to pick from!

I had previously purchased the ScotchBlue™ painters tape at Home Depot for my stenciled lamp shade  and knew it would be a perfect way to free hand a geometric design onto the terra cotta flower pot. I was also inspired to free hand my design with the painters tape from the geometric tote bag my friend Busy Bee Kate made for my birthday, stop by her blog to see the tutorial for that! 

When I took the first photo I realized, "Hey I better tape off the top of the pot too!".... or I would have a DIY blogger fail! 

So, I just eyed where I was placing the tape and made sure the open spaces were in the shapes I was going for and started painting. This was my first time free handing a design and like I said before, I was in a mad dash to get this done before my guy got home from work...as noted by the imperfections of the paint! 

However, I am pretty impressed with my little flower pot and my husband was too, which is what matters here right?! I made him something by hand, with love! 

We celebrated with dinner at Bonefish Grill plus he surprised me with a bottle of my favorite wine, a box of Asher's chocolates and a new Lolita wine glass! 

What are some things you love to buy or make for your significant other for your anniversary? 

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great weekend!

Five Things

Where has the week gone, it's time for our Five Things link up already?! Who is ready to join the party I co-host with Tairalyn over at Little Miss Mama and share with us five things that are on your mind right now? 

First a few reminders...

1. Five Things link up is posted every Thursday at Midnight EST. Share any five things that are on your mind right now. Whether it's something you are obsessing with on Pinterest, a new and exciting event going on in your life, or even sharing five of your favorite books; it's totally up to you. 

2. Please put the Five Things button on the post you're sharing for the link up; sharing is caring, the more players involved the more fun we'll have.

3. Please follow both your hosts Diana from The World Around Her and Tairalyn from Little Miss Mama via Facebook {here and here} and/or Twitter {here and here}. As it’s not mandatory it is greatly appreciated. 

4. If you tweet about your post or Instagram it, feel free to tag me or Tairalyn and use the hashtag, #FiveThingsParty

5. Check out the other bloggers who have linked up, show them some love and comment on at least one other bloggers link-up post.

Shall we get the party started...

1. It's May 1st and that means there are only 10 days left until the Mother's Day Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure. It also means that I only have 10 days left to reach my goal of $250, currently I have raised $98, which I am very grateful for. Please help me succeed and help all the mothers, daughters, sisters, and all of the women out there find a cure, click here to donate. 

2. I can't wait to wear my custom Atutudes tutu, Kristal is such a sweet heart and took note of everything I had in mind for my one of a kind tutu! I even inspired my sister to get a tutu, she bought one on Amazon, mine is a lot cooler than hers though! 

3. This weekend I was in a fashion show for the local women's group that I'm in. This is the second year I volunteered to be a model and this year was even better than last! The clothes from Chico's were very comfortable and fit so nicely! Plus, the traveling tote from Career Bags matched my first outfit perfectly. It was a great day out that I enjoyed with the ladies of my local BPW organization, and my mom and her two sister-in-laws as well.

4. This Saturday, May 3rd is National Scrapbook Day and I'm joining in with Big Picture Classes and 10 nationally known scrapbookers including Becky Higgins for the Instagram National Scrapbook Day 10k! When you follow along with the hashtag #NSD10K or #ProjectLife you will get the chance to win awesome prizes from all of these ladies plus awesome scrapbook sponsors! There will also be plenty of items on sale during National Scrapbook Day, don't miss it! Stop by here to register for your chance to win, it's free!

5. I shared this sneak peek on Instagram of what I made my husband for our anniversary, but you'll have to wait a little longer for the full details! Come back tomorrow, I can't wait to show you the tutorial and how easy it was.

Now it's your turn to link up, thanks for stopping by! PS, don't forget to enter the giveaway I'm co-hosting with my friend Busy Bee Kate!