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On the Wish List- July Edition

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Is anyone else in shock that today is the last day of July? While this month hasn’t gone how I thought it would, it still has flown by quickly. After planning for months the big 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash celebration, it’s amazing it’s just a week away!

I’m excited to spill a little more info on the birthday bash…. we will have one giant prize for the winner of the challenge- the retail value is well over $150! Every post between now and the day the challenge goes live will have some more nuggets of info. Stay tuned!

Last month, I did the first On the Wish List feature that was well received and I’m bringing a new edition this month. With some birthday money this month, I was able to cross a few things off of my wish list from last month {which was in THIS haul post}. I’m happy that I’ve been able to inspire some of you with these posts and hopefully once things settle a little more, I can start playing with the items and do some more videos!

This list is shorter than the last one and I was tempted to put in a few non-craft related items. Would you be interested in seeing those also? Example: I’ve been eying these TOMS for months and months now, but didn’t know if any of you would care to see that listed! *wink*

Sweet readers, I’m curious, what’s on YOUR wish list at the moment?

 

I am all about sharing the savings with my readers and just this week, Ellen Hutson posted a 20% off savings coupon for items that are in stock. With me posting these items today, I thought you might be in the mood to do some shopping. If you haven’t shopped with Ellen Hutson before, you are missing out. These gals have amazing customer service, I love their selection of products and honestly, supporting a small business in the city next to mine is a plus in my book.
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*I want to note that I’m an Ellen Hutson affiliate, but only because I adore them so much. Any products purchased through the links I have listed, or the EH sidebar ad on my site, will provide me with a small commission which in turn helps keep this site running and also helps me provide giveaways & prizes. If you plan on doing any EH orders now or in the future, feel free to use my link! :)

10 Minute Craft Dash #21 Highlights

Before I start off with this highlights post, I want to apologize for not being able to leave comments for everyone who participated in the 10 Minute Craft Dash #21 challenge. With my birthday weekend, still recovering from my concussion and then life, things have been a little crazy around here. I DID get to visit each of your posts though and want to say you all did an AMAZING job with the star theme. Thank you to everyone who joined along!

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Before we get to the winner and favorites, I wanted to bring attention to a semi new tab under the “craft dash” section here on the blog. If you have played in at least three 10 Minute Craft Dash challenges and/ or consider yourself a “Craft Dasher” or fan of the challenge, feel free to link up your site! This will be a great resource for those looking to follow new blogs and I think it would be fun to see the list grow as time goes on.

Okay, now onto the real reason for today’s post….

Congratulations to Rema T!

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Rema, I’ll be emailing you soon so I can get your mailing information and the Clearly Besotted Stamps sets you’d like! Feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

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Here are my favorites picks from this last challenge. If you haven’t already, be sure to stop by each of the blogs to take a look at the beautiful cards! {Ladies, feel free to grab the badge below and put it on your blogs!}

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Tracey Cuccia

Janelle

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Arielle H. Gordon

Karli

Renee L.

If you are interested in getting a head start on the next Craft Dash, I have the colors that will be featured on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. This is EXCLUSIVE to those who like my page. If you go there and go to “exclusives”, you get to see the next 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge a day early!

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Tomorrow we have a brand new sponsor for the challenge that I’m excited to introduce you to. If you saw my most recent haul video, you already heard who it’ll be. *wink*  I hope that all of you will be able to join along!

July Craft Haul + Giveaway Winner

As some of you know, I celebrated my birthday over the weekend. In between the craziness of moving at work, the new release, going back and forth with insurance and talking to doctors, on top of keeping up with the blog, I’ve been exhausted. Despite the various invitations to celebrate and have gatherings, I opted for a low-key day filled with Starbucks, catching up on emails and crafting and a nice, long nap. It was utter bliss!

One of the gifts that I received was an Ellen Hutson gift certificate from my thoughtful and generous aunt. I’ve been really good about cutting back on my spending, which has meant my wish list has gotten to be quite long. With the gift, I was able to cross off a lot of the items, which I’m so excited about. I filmed a quick video showcasing the items {see below} and I’m also linking to the items in this post.

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Last week I hosted the Fresh Summer Roses Giveaway and it’s time to announce the random lucky winner! Congratulations to Judy! I’ll be emailing you shortly to get your mailing info so I can get this set mailed off to you. solidrosewinner

Have you purchased anything craft related recently? Big or small hauls, I would love to read or see what you got. It’s always so fun when my friends post what they got on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve added items to my wish list after seeing my friends lists/ pictures!

That’s all for today’s post. I’ll be back tomorrow for the highlights post for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #21 and info on how to get a sneak peek at the new challenge. Hope to see you then!

Test Post {of sorts}

wishlist_juneI don’t know about you, but I always love seeing what items have caught the eye of my fellow blog and craft friends. Whether it be the latest items from Target {that store always gets me in trouble!}, a new nail polish or some beloved crafty items, I love peeking in and being introduced to items I may not have normally seen.

Thanks to the prodding of a couple friends and my birthday coming up soon, I thought I’d do a “test post”, of sorts. Here’s some items that have been on my wish list and/or have caught my eye recently.

I’d love to hear whether you enjoy these sorts of posts, or would you rather I skip them. Honestly, if you aren’t a fan, that’s totally okay! I’m completely unsure if I want to do this feature, so it’ll be YOUR feedback that helps me make the decision. I promise, there won’t be any hurt feelings one way or the other. *wink*

That’s going to wrap up this short little post. Quick reminder: if you have been wanting to participate in the 10 Minute Craft Dash #19, the deadline is TOMORROW night! There have been so many gorgeous entries so far- I hope you’ll add yours to the list!

May 2013 Craft Haul

Good morning, sweet friends!

As you’re reading this, I’m currently at the airport en route on my first mini vacation in years. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to still go, due to my health problems, but I went ahead and still kept my plans. My best friend, her sister and I are headed to San Francisco, where we’ll meet up with my sister, who recently moved there. I’m so excited to finally see this city I’ve heard about! I plan on taking pictures and uploading on Instagram along the way, so follow me if you’d like a peek into my trip.

In my effort to change things up a bit, I put together a craft haul post. You can see what I purchased in the video and then all of the links are located below.

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Have you purchased anything recently? Big or small hauls, I would love to read or see what you got. It’s always so fun when my friends post what they got on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Seeing what caught their eye and then later see how they used the products makes my heart happy. Also, sometimes seeing what another person purchases sometimes prompts purchases from friends! :)

That’s going to wrap up this post today. I brought my laptop with me, so hopefully I can sneak in a post or two while I’m here. No promises though!

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Addicted to Paper Piecing

I’ve recently professed that I am IN. LOVE. with patterned papers. My stash is growing with each Ellen Hutson order and boy, lately I’ve been using it up like there’s no tomorrow. I suppose it’s better than hoarding though!

Today I am showcasing a sweet little girl that I was introduced to recently. My friend, Debbie, started a stamp company called Paper Sweeties  in August 2012 and she has the most adorable little girls (and boys), along with all sorts of outfits that you can adorn them with. As soon as I saw these cute designs, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them. Growing up, I was more of a Barbie girl rather than paper dolls, so getting the opportunity to stamp/ color/ dress up and “play” with these stamps were so fun. Honestly, it was like I was a little girl again….

I’ve been busying creating lots of fun cards with these stamps. Today’s card showcases Abigail, Rah-Rah!, Banner Wishes and Happy Fall Ya’ll.

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I will admit, once I started paper piecing, I couldn’t stop. I kept pulling out more paper packs and seeing which designs went together and what stamps I could paper piece. It was so therapeutic- I did this back-to-back on three cards!

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I’m hoping you all are excited about these stamps as I am….stay tuned tomorrow because I will have a GIVEAWAY so you can get some of your own adorable Paper Sweeties stamps!

In the meantime, if you haven’t checked out the latest 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge, it was posted yesterday! We have an awesome sponsor and some of their DT joined along with some fabulous cards. I can’t wait to start seeing all of YOUR creations!

See you all tomorrow. Thanks for spending some time with me.

10 Minute Craft Dash #12 Highlights

This last round of challenge entries were so amazing and I LOVED seeing all of the different videos that were posted showing you (and your friends) create. My absolute favorite of all the videos posted thus far? THIS ONE posted by Jessica, Jen and Suzanne. Thank you girls for allowing us to join in your crafty night! :)

If you are interested in getting a head start on the next Craft Dash, I have the colors that will be featured on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. This is EXCLUSIVE to those who like my page. If you go there and go to “exclusives”, you get to see the next 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge a day early!fb_prettypinkposh

Thanks to the help of my bestie, I was able to pick a winner and some favorites from this challenge….goodness knows I could never make this decision alone!

Congratulations to Chupa

Please email me (click the contact on the top right) with your contact info to claim your prize. Also, you get to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

Ready for some of my favorites? If you’re new to the Craft Dash, I always pick out some entries to showcase and share with you. There are so many amazing entries and I can’t help but shout out some of them. Here are the links to the gals I picked this time around….be sure to stop by each of the blogs to take a look at the beautiful cards! {Ladies, feel free to grab the badge below and put it on your blogs!}

Thank you for joining me today and continuing to spreading the word of my challenge. If you want to share you love of the 10 Minute Craft Dash, feel free to add the challenge button to your blog. I can’t wait to start seeing more badges in blog land soon!

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I will see you all tomorrow for a brand new challenge and a prize from a first-time sponsor.  The design team has put together some beautiful, inspiring cards and I can’t wait to share them with you all!

Cilantro Lime Shrimp

It has been a while since I’ve posted a guest post! What I am sharing today is a favorite between Paulina and I that we can eat day or night, hot or cold. It is more of a “sunny day” dish, but definitely still enjoyable in times when the sun is in dire need of showing itself.

I absolutely love this dish and am happy to say that I eat it all the time. It’s easy to make, doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and tasty!

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Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Recipe Type: Entree
Author: Krista Nakamura
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup picked cilantro
  • 3 T minced garlic
  • 1 pound Shrimp, peeled and uncooked
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Heat wok on high heat. Add half of the Olive Oil and Garlic.
  2. Add shrimp and cook on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Chop up cilantro until desired size, mix with shrimp.
  4. Once shrimp is opaque in color, squeeze in the juice of the lime. Turn heat off and add the rest of the olive oil for an even coat. Finish and serve.

 

 

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Heat wok on high heat. Add half of the Olive Oil and Garlic.

Add shrimp and cook on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper.

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 Chop up cilantro until desired size, mix with shrimp.

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Once shrimp is opaque in color, squeeze in the juice of the lime. Turn heat off and add the rest of the olive oil for an even coat. Finish and serve.

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I have just flipped to a new chapter in life by moving to San Francisco this past week. I’ll be working in a kitchen here and will be playing with local ingredients and playing with new recipes. I hope that you won’t mind a few new and exciting ingredients that I will have in future posts! The beauty of the internet, I can still contribute from a different location!

Thank you so much for reading. I hope that some of you will try out this recipe. If you do, be sure to let me know! Also, if you want to see specific recipes (appetizers, entrees, desserts), I want to hear that too. Enjoy!

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Ellen Hutson Craft Haul

It’s a new year and that means trying new things, right? Today I’m bringing you something new…..I’m sharing my very first haul video & post!

I posted on Friday that I just became an Ellen Hutson affiliate and boy, have I been shopping over there a lot this past week. I didn’t realize how extensive their inventory was! They have so many of the things I purchase regularly and of course, many things that I’ve been eying for quite some time.

Below is the video I put together {combining three separate purchases I did}. If you want any of the things to the products, I’ll be posting that at the end of this post.

watch the video above or on my YouTube channel
 

That’s a wrap for this post. What do you think of haul videos? Do you enjoy them, or are they something that you avoid? This whole thing was a “tester” to see if you like it, and if I could pull one off. Honest thoughts would be great! After all, I want to continue to bring you things that you enjoy and want to see!

And now, here are the links to the products that were shown in the video:

February Sponsors/ Affiliates & Coupons!

As some of you may have noticed, there have been some changes here on the blog. Not only have I recently done a re-design, I’ve also started hosting ads from some companies and sites that I believe in and support. I love being able to introduce you to new {to you} companies!

Okay, now onto the fun stuff…..introducing you to this month’s sponsors and providing you coupons!

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I am so honored and proud to have recently become an Ellen Hutson affiliate. What does that mean? If you order from their site via my sidebar link, or any of the items I link to, I’ll receive a small commission. I’ve been wanting to provide a place where I could link to items I use, are Pretty Pink Posh approved and of course, wanted it to be a place with stellar customer service. I’ve found it, folks. If you haven’t already, check out their amazing site- this is my new place to stock up on all my “must haves” and cross off items on my wish list!

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I have a few spots open for sponsorships now! If you have a business or blog that you think the Pretty Pink Posh readership might enjoy, consider sponsoring an ad and we can discuss the other options to promote your site.

I hope you have a fabulous Friday. Today I have a day full of errands and I’m stopping by Ellen Hutson to pick up an order. Woohoo!