Happy Friday!! Did you have a great week? We are looking forward to a 4 day weekend here. Woohoo!

We had some great links this week – I can’t wait to show off the features!
Remember – Follow the links and Pin from their sites – not from here!

I am in all kinds of love with these adorable Custom Tile Coasters from Nicole at Scrap Me Baby! Aren’t they great?
And her feature has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that in her post she says Flamingo Toes is one of her favorite blogs. Promise. :)

Ashlee from I’m Topsy Turvy is on a crochet roll!! Take a look at the cutest baby boots ever! She made a boy and girl version and she has full tutorial for two sizes!!
Though not my size. I reallllly need those little ruffle ones in a size 7 1/2. Please.

You have to go check out this fabulous Distressed Photo Art from Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl! I love the way she distressed the frame – but she didn’t stop there – she distressed the photos too!!
It’s such a fun effect and she has a great tutorial for it too.

I don’t often paint my nails – but this little bow design by Emi at Small Good Things has me very tempted!!
I love the little bows – and her instructions make it sound really easy!

I love this Dresser Transformation by Gertie at the Old Block House! The blue against the white looks so pretty and the distressing is just perfect!
Aren’t those curved sides and drawers great??

Last up we have some deliciousness by Christine at What’s Up Cupcake – her White Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake. Um. Wow.

Another week of fabulous links!! Thanks so much for participating everyone!
If you were featured and would like to show off a button – they are here!

Time for some Highlights of the Week!

Tooting my Horn. . . Ok – so I normally don’t post about super personal stuff – and how much more personal can you get than weight? I was going to keep quiet about my diet – to be honest in case I wasn’t so successful.
But then I changed my mind. I am hoping if I share a little about how I’m doing then I’ll be more likely to follow through, you know?
So – to make a long highlight short – I have been on a low-calorie diet since the second week in January and I’m down 10 pounds. Woot! I’m not going to get all crazy with you and post about it all the time, but I’ll do occasional updates with my progress – more to keep me on track than anything else! :)

Head Injury of the Week – I cracked my head on the corner of the dining room table because I was crawling around on the floor untangling the maze Kato made of an entire spool of thread. Through and around every chair, rung and table leg. Not joking. It looked like a pretty mint green spider web under there. If it had been yarn I could have just left it and said it was our new Anthro rug.

Ready for some Weird Searches??
Someone needs to know “how to make a little pot“. We’re going to assume they’re looking for the kind of pot that holds plants. But this is California. So you never know.
We also had a search for “sewing tutorials for fun“. That’s opposed to all those boring, unhappy and sad sewing tutorials. I hope we don’t have any of those.
Our last search was for “flamingo hot flops”. What is that exactly do you think? Maybe YouTube videos of flamingos trying to fly and wiping out? In bikinis? I don’t know. I don’t think I want to know.

I hope you have a great weekend – see ya back here for Think Pink Sunday!!!

Happy Friday!!
I hope you are all ready for some great features!

I am in all kinds of love with this Carved Heart from Jamie at Three Scoops of Love! It’s so rustic – and so perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Jamie has a great tutorial too – super clear instructions and she makes it look easy!

How cute is this Heart Potholder?? Vixen Made has a great tutorial for you – I love that she made it with a little pocket so you can slip your hand in it!
Plus – ric rack!!

You guys are killing me with the treats this week! Everything looks so amazing. Check out this Sopapilla Cheesecake from Amanda at My Heart’s Desire!
Seriously?

I just had to feature these little Hair Clips by Emily at 52 Mantels – because yes, they are cute. But that’s not the real reason.
The real reason? Her sweet little model. Gah!! Those little cheeks are the cutest!

Here’s another treat for you – Strawberry Cheesecake with Homemade Graham Cracker Toppers! Lady Behind the Curtain has a great recipe for these and I think they’d be so fun for Valentine’s Day!

I am pretty sure that I’m going to stalk Kristina from ReMade Simple and found out where she lives so I can steal this Side Table she made over.
See all the chippy painted awesomeness? I must have it. Must. I’m coming Kristina.

Every week you guys blow me away!!
If you were featured and would like a button, they are here!

We’re going to skip straight to the Weird Searches this week! We have a bunch!

• So if you’ve come across our weird searches before, you might know we get a few toe searches. Not sure why. :) This week we had, “sewing toes with embroidery floss“. Ok. People are doing some odd things to their toes. I usually just paint my toenails. But maybe I’m the weird one.
• For another toe related search – we had, “catfish toes“. Do catfishes have toes? I’ve only seen catfish blackened or fried. And even then, they’re not around long.  I assume if they have toes they are as tasty as the rest of them.
• We also had someone searching for “all super vegetables“. Well. If you ask Mr. F.T., all veggies are super. Me? I have to pass on lima beans. Those are little green bites of yuckiness. Not so super.
• Someone is searching for a tutorial on “how to make a cup with felt“. Felt cups are cool. Especially if you don’t mind a little fuzz in your drink. And after your drink you could felt the cup and have a thimble. Bonus!
• Last up, someone is searching for “gloves for lover“. Um. does this weird anyone else out? Let me just say, on my list of top Valentine’s gifts there are some cool things. Flowers, Dinner, Seam Rippers with little lights attached. Gloves? Not so much.

That’s it! See you at Think Pink Sundays!

Happy Friday!!!

Can you believe it is already February?? It doesn’t even feel like February. We have 70 degree weather here. Not that I’m complaining or anything.

Let’s check out some fabulous features from Sunday’s party!

I am so impressed with this Union Jack Crate from Lauren at West Furniture Revival! She made it out of a pallet and a crate! She did a great job on the painting and distressing and the hardware she chose is just perfect!

I haven’t done cross stitch in – oh – forever, but I love these sweet Cross Stitch Ombre Hearts by Allison at Little Lovelies! She has a great tutorial too – if you have been wanting to try cross stitch this would be a great project!

Amy from Sweet Little Smoothie whipped up some Blackberry Filled Double Chocolate Cupcakes. Um. Wow.
These look amazing!

Serious cuteness here – check out this Argyle Hoodie from Melissa at Melly Sews! Soooo great! I think I want one in grownup size. With yellow and gray argyle. yep.

Aimee from Fancy Little Things has several handmade Valentine’s Card ideas for you!! I love the little stitched Arrow and Heart – but this Button One is my favorite. Ahem.

Here is a super cute treat from the girls over at Six Sister’s Stuff! They linked up the recipe for these Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas! I think they are so pretty and I would sorta feel like I was not cheating on my diet. Fruit’s good for you right?

Alison from Oopsey Daisy has a super sweet Valentine’s Printable! She has it in a bunch of colors and a really pretty chevron version – but I love the way she printed it on Kraft paper and added a little chocolate heart!

Whoa! Lots of awesome features!!
If you were featured and would like a button – they’re here! Grab one and show it off!

Now it’s time for some Highlights of the Week!

Best Day of the Week had to be Wednesday – when Apronology came out. Actually – that was probably the Best Day of the Year so far. Click here to read why. :) Thank you for all your sweet comments!!

Let’s go ahead and skip straight to the Weird Searches shall we?
•   We had someone asking the burning question, “what is a spa head band used for?”. Well. I’d say spa headbands are used for the same thing that regular headbands are used for. Except they charge a ton of money to do it and they probably smell like eucalyptus.
•   We also had someone land here with the search, “chald fabrickboar“. Um. Had to Google that one – and nothing came up. Not one thing. So I’m thinking it was possibly an alien searching for cute Anthro necklaces. Either that or someone fat-fingered their entire search. I’m going with the aliens.
•   Someone out there is looking for a “tutu for the neck“. That’s a new one to me. But since I love wearing scratchy-fluffy-elastic necklaces – I’ll jump right on a tutorial.
•   Last up we had the question, “what kind of arts and crafts can you make from pinterest“. Clearly this poor individual has never been on Pinterest or they would know you can find pretty much anything there. Let’s have a moment of silence.

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Ok then! Have a fabulous weekend and don’t forget to check in for Think Pink Sundays!
Even if you don’t have anything to link up – there’s always tons of inspiration!