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or is it sea shells”? meh.. whatever.)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/i\u003ENow you all know I went a little “nautical” crazy in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/11\/babys-nautical-bedroom-reveal.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebaby’s nursery\u003C\/a\u003E, but I never used shells anywhere, so this was a real challenge.  After brainstorming and brainstorming I came to the realization that I couldn’t come up with anything unique that actually used the shells themselves, but I had a genius idea to use the shells as STAMPS and create a great craft.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2015\/05\/sea-shell-stamped-pillows.html#more\"\u003EContinue Reading...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/8844680352721551188"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/8844680352721551188"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2015\/05\/sea-shell-stamped-pillows.html","title":"Seashell Stamped Pillow (Tutorial)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Mo-HdecdaK0\/VVwhOlcp1fI\/AAAAAAABb_I\/wShZXPyjV_8\/s72-c\/DIY-beachy-pillow-how-to.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-1427593907241971118"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-16T23:26:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-06T00:12:23.825-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Email"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Get to Know These Three Great DIY Bloggers!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EToday’s post is a little different and a LOT of awesome. \u0026nbsp; Because at this time next week, I’ll be at the SNAP conference in Salt Lake City, I knew I wouldn’t be able to a get a bunch of new projects up on the blog.. so instead I thought “what if I featured THE BEST posts from some other awesome bloggers?” \u0026nbsp;Wouldn’t that be \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrike style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ejust as good\u003C\/strike\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;even better? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oCMbimtds2k\/VTCmKdFwBUI\/AAAAAAAAAAU\/gwYqqW01Ieo\/s1600\/bloggers-we-love.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003ESo I asked a bunch (and by 'a bunch' I mean 10) wonderful blogger to share a little about themselves, their blog and their BEST posts with my readers. \u0026nbsp;I hope you check them out! They are amazing!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EToday we are meeting the first three. \u0026nbsp;They are all DIY and Decor bloggers, but they are also a lot more!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003EFirst up, \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Elet me introduce you to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homeroad.net\/p\/contact.html\"\u003ESusan\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homeroad.net\/\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHomeroad\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Homeroad\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-CTiqda1NFkk\/VTCiB6ShaNI\/AAAAAAABZeE\/C3GLHPDUrTw\/homeroad.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"178\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"homeroad.png\" width=\"599\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI have actually read Susan’s blog for a while now. She is a blogger, like myself, that has been around the DIY blog world a long time and her projects are always so down to earth and fun to read about. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EI asked Susan a few questions about her blog: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EWhat makes Homeroad unique? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\"\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHomeroad is unique because it is about repurposed items. I create objects for the home from cast offs.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EAnd what can you expect of Susan in the future? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EMy plans are to stay the course. To have more time in the future to continue creating and selling my repurposed items.” \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPeople are knocking down her door to read her\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homeroad.net\/2011\/06\/building-firepit.html\"\u003E “Build a Firepit”\u003C\/a\u003E post (which is sounding like a really great idea now that summer is here and her commentary about the whole experience has me chuckling!) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Firepit from homeroad net\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-L2HTH2AR2yE\/VTCh7VWPjCI\/AAAAAAABZd0\/CpPJ5JlJJkI\/firepit%252520from%252520homeroad.net.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"302\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"firepit from homeroad.net.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ESusan’s favorite post is this\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homeroad.net\/2011\/06\/ikea-cart-re-make.html\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E Ikea Cart Hack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, and now that I see it, I totally understand why. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ikea cart\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-d_iEUYhmbdo\/VTCiAPJ3geI\/AAAAAAABZd8\/8HNrVwKj5As\/ikea%252520cart.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"ikea cart.jpg\" width=\"443\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou can read more on Homeroad or find her on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/homeroad.net\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomeroadSusan\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/homeroad\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/homeroad\/\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe next blogger I’m excited to\u0026nbsp;introduce to you today is Kathleen from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com\/\"\u003ECharm Bracelet Diva At Home\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"CB Diva at home\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-YKwxiDvHsnk\/VTCiJMU22gI\/AAAAAAABZec\/N-j-sBcpH_k\/CB%252520Diva%252520at%252520home.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"178\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"CB Diva at home.png\" width=\"598\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EShe is another blogger that isn’t new to the scene, having blogged since 2009. \u0026nbsp;She does a lot of knock off projects (which you know *I* love) and she has that charming vintage aesthetic that is so popular right now.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EHer most popular post was this beautiful \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/diy-pottery-barn-bath-storage-ladder.html\"\u003EDIY Pottery Barn Storage Ladder\u003C\/a\u003E (which I am actually really crushing on!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Charm bracelet ladder shelf\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GYZY4kJeP3c\/VTCiEPtmAJI\/AAAAAAABZeM\/zKV3_WvZy3s\/charm%252520bracelet%252520ladder%252520shelf.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"charm bracelet ladder shelf.jpg\" width=\"305\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EBut if you asked Kathleen which post holds a special place in HER heart, she would say this\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/heidi-swapp-marquee-love-diy-marquee.html\"\u003EDIY Love Marquee Light\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Heidiswapp 7\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kQ2RfeY8OMk\/VTCiG0M6kEI\/AAAAAAABZeU\/R80ceh4EUsU\/heidiswapp-7.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"heidiswapp-7.jpg\" width=\"487\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EI asked Kathleen about her blog:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did Charm Bracelet Diva {at home} get it’s start (and it’s unusual name)?\"\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIronically, it started out as a jewelry blog, but it quickly morphed into so much more!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnd where is your blog it headed? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\"I'd like to blog more frequently and become a better photographer in order to enhance my blog readers' experience.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EYou can read more on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com\/\"\u003ECharm Bracelet Diva {at Home}\u003C\/a\u003E or find her on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CharmBraceletDiva\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomeroadSusan\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/homeroad\/\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELastly, and certainly not least is \u003C\/span\u003Emy partner in crime.. Kathe from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/www.kathewithane.com\"\u003EKathe with an E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Kathe with an e\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qncIeaUEKus\/VTCiK9I-QXI\/AAAAAAABZek\/W94r_Abw64A\/kathe%252520with%252520an%252520e.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"229\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"kathe with an e.png\" width=\"597\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003ERegular readers will recognize her as my cohost for the “\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/search\/label\/You%27re%20Gonna%20Love%20It\"\u003EYou’re Gonna Love It\u003C\/a\u003E” Linky party we throw every Monday night. \u0026nbsp; What you may not know about her is that she is one of the most wonderful, kind, funny and supportive women you will ever meet. \u0026nbsp;I really should do an ENTIRE post just about how much I love Kathe, but for now, this abbreviated version will have to do.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EHer most popular post is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kathewithane.com\/2015\/03\/making-kitchen-minebefore-after.html\"\u003Eher kitchen makeover\u003C\/a\u003E, where she proves “less is more” when it comes to a kitchen backsplash.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Kitchen\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TsWX_6VpVzU\/VTCiNEjqQ0I\/AAAAAAABZes\/Wz2sV8tJj2A\/kitchen.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"400\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"kitchen.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHer personal favorite is this lovely\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kathewithane.com\/2014\/05\/vintage-china-tablescape.html\"\u003Evintage china tables cape\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;(I knew she would pick a tablescape as her favorite! \u0026nbsp;Kathe is to tablescsapes as I am to mantlescapes! They are like our children.. we just love them!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Vintage china\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-71zIOtLYQWc\/VTCiPS08x5I\/AAAAAAABZe0\/BDibVhdi1io\/vintage%252520china.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"400\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"vintage china.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESo, I asked Kathe about why she started blogging:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"My friends and family don't get me wanting to set pretty tables and hit the thrifts every week. So, I found blogging as a creative outlet and a way to share my hobbies with those that understand and like what I create.\"\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnd where does she see her blog going in the future:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\"I plan to continue to grow and stretch my blogging wings. I really want to get into power tools if Mr. B will turn his back long enough!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EIf you haven’t visited Kathe’s blog yet, you can do it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kathewithane.com\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E (of course you can also find her every Monday night, co-hosting her party with me). \u0026nbsp;You can also find her on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stayfocusd.com\/?background\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kathewithane123\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kathewithane\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/kathewithane\/\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThose are my first three featured bloggers. \u0026nbsp;Over the next week or so I’m going to share some more wonderful blogs with you. \u0026nbsp;Stay tuned!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/1427593907241971118"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/1427593907241971118"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2015\/04\/why-you-should-get-to-know-these-3.html","title":"Get to Know These Three Great DIY Bloggers!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oCMbimtds2k\/VTCmKdFwBUI\/AAAAAAAAAAU\/gwYqqW01Ieo\/s72-c\/bloggers-we-love.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-2764518179047009063"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-14T04:00:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-06-26T12:43:24.990-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Budgeting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Easter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Email"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holidays"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Painting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Repurposing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Silhouette"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spring Daffodils from K-Cups"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-YEmux597o6E\/VQPiyPpqIuI\/AAAAAAABV4I\/HAQbR8tEyMw\/kcup-daffodil.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Kcup daffodil\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-YEmux597o6E\/VQPiyPpqIuI\/AAAAAAABV4I\/HAQbR8tEyMw\/kcup-daffodil.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"kcup-daffodil.jpg\" width=\"470\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday I’m participating in Stephanie from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.craftingintherain.com\/\"\u003ECrafting In the Rain\u003C\/a\u003E’s Craft Month from A-Z!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy letter is “K” which happens to be my favorite letter. And since my craft had to be based on that letter, of COURSE I decided to create a spring craft out of KCups.  (Yes, this is starting to become a regular feature with me!)  And I also had to incorporate some old pallet wood, since that is another thing I love to do.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2015\/03\/Keurig-KCup-Daffodil-Flowers.html#more\"\u003EContinue Reading...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/2764518179047009063"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/2764518179047009063"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2015\/03\/Keurig-KCup-Daffodil-Flowers.html","title":"Spring Daffodils from K-Cups"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-YEmux597o6E\/VQPiyPpqIuI\/AAAAAAABV4I\/HAQbR8tEyMw\/s72-c\/kcup-daffodil.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-8397952902587173993"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-20T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-05-31T21:05:22.242-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Children"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Email"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Exterior"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Halloween"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holidays"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Home"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mantel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Play Room"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Halloween House Tour"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gbXEhp9OwN8\/VEQc8wsh1dI\/AAAAAAABGwY\/uNUo_bfY-ho\/s1600\/Kim-Six-Halloween-Home-Tour.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Halloween House tour where she decorates with things that can be easily changed to use after Halloween is over\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gbXEhp9OwN8\/VEQc8wsh1dI\/AAAAAAABGwY\/uNUo_bfY-ho\/s1600\/Kim-Six-Halloween-Home-Tour.png\" title=\"Halloween Home Tour\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI’ve never teamed up with any other bloggers to do a holiday house tour, so I’m probably a tad too excited about this!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToday I’m taking you though my house and showing you how I decked it out for Halloween this year. \u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003EAt the end of the post are the other awesome ladies who on this house tour with me.. be sure to visit them as well, we all have very different styles and you are sure to find something you love! \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003EI am not actually a super hard-core Halloween decorator, but I like to use fall vignettes with a Halloween spin that can easily be converted to Thanksgiving vignettes come November. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELet’s start with my favorite place to decorate.. My family room mantel:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Halloween mantel\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-fHqqz5ZAqVA\/VEQNw6lW90I\/AAAAAAABGtQ\/AEwlQpQo1_w\/halloween-mantel.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"halloween-mantel.png\" width=\"393\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2014\/10\/Halloween-Home-Tour.html#more\"\u003EContinue Reading...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/8397952902587173993"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/8397952902587173993"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2014\/10\/Halloween-Home-Tour.html","title":"Halloween House Tour"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gbXEhp9OwN8\/VEQc8wsh1dI\/AAAAAAABGwY\/uNUo_bfY-ho\/s72-c\/Kim-Six-Halloween-Home-Tour.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-3113500150926856782"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-08T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-10-30T01:06:23.584-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Email"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Exterior"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Halloween"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holidays"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Home"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Painting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Turn Your Landscaping into Minions!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-d4ZYKnb2GsE\/VDTO0ytMoBI\/AAAAAAABFwg\/34-hhFzvaoU\/ornamental-grass-minions.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ornamental grass minions\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-d4ZYKnb2GsE\/VDTO0ytMoBI\/AAAAAAABFwg\/34-hhFzvaoU\/ornamental-grass-minions.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"600\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"ornamental-grass-minions.png\" width=\"434\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ESometimes it is funny how fate works.  As of 8 PM last night I didn’t have a post scheduled.  I have been really busy getting my Halloween Home Tour ready and I felt bad about it but I was going to skip posting today.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut then a friend of mine posted the most awesome Halloween landscaping project on her Facebook page and I just had to share it! \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EYou typically don’t see landscaping or outdoor projects from me because \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2012\/07\/good-things-come-in-small-packages.html\"\u003EI don’t have a yard\u003C\/a\u003E, so that makes this post even more awesome.  It is something I never even would be able to pull off, even if it had been my idea (which it totally wasn’t!). \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELara lives in the mid-Atlantic region of the country and tall ornamental grasses are really typical in landscaping (I know we have a bunch of it around our North Carolina house):\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Tall decorative grass\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-wVM8b0iYljc\/VDTOnYkt1KI\/AAAAAAABFvo\/SZ0xISF1X8s\/tall-decorative-grass.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"383\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"tall-decorative-grass.png\" width=\"333\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn the fall you cut it back and it regrows in the spring.  It is really hearty stuff.   But before cutting it down, you can create hilarious halloween landscaping by turning a bunch of it into a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Advd%2Ck%3Adespicable+me+2\u0026amp;keywords=despicable+me+2\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1412745746\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDespicable Me2\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/despicableme.wikia.com\/wiki\/Evil_Minions\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEvil Minion\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Minions\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-oPEGgIyeDXM\/VDTOpKAmO3I\/AAAAAAABFvw\/0Y0x2rkVZEA\/minions.png?imgmax=800\" height=\"330\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"minions.png\" width=\"600\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow did they do it?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2014\/10\/turn-your-landscaping-into-minions.html#more\"\u003EContinue Reading...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/feeds\/3113500150926856782\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2014\/10\/turn-your-landscaping-into-minions.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/3113500150926856782"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/3113500150926856782"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2014\/10\/turn-your-landscaping-into-minions.html","title":"Turn Your Landscaping into Minions!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-d4ZYKnb2GsE\/VDTO0ytMoBI\/AAAAAAABFwg\/34-hhFzvaoU\/s72-c\/ornamental-grass-minions.png?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-2974582285750913392"},"published":{"$t":"2013-12-17T10:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-12-20T16:05:26.240-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cross Posted"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holidays"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dollar Store Hurricane Vases (at Raising Memories)! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EToday I am guest blogging over at Heather Lynne's blog \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingmemories.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERaising Memories\u003C\/a\u003E. I'm doing a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingmemories.com\/2013\/12\/tutorial-tuesday-diy-dollar-store.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etutorial\u003C\/a\u003E on how to make these fun Dollar Store Hurricane Vases with Faux Silverplate Stems:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_ZIOhaZIuMc\/UoB3dBRQeUI\/AAAAAAAAHUA\/wqYOGmLgNIk\/s1600\/candle+stick+hurricane.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_ZIOhaZIuMc\/UoB3dBRQeUI\/AAAAAAAAHUA\/wqYOGmLgNIk\/s640\/candle+stick+hurricane.jpg\" width=\"384\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerfect for adding a height and color to a holiday vignette:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gyu5BlB9_z8\/UoB3adeMu9I\/AAAAAAAAHTY\/GCjJ8aWgmWE\/s1600\/hurricane+vases.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gyu5BlB9_z8\/UoB3adeMu9I\/AAAAAAAAHTY\/GCjJ8aWgmWE\/s640\/hurricane+vases.jpg\" width=\"436\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBe sure to stop by and check it out.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/feeds\/2974582285750913392\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/12\/dollar-store-hurricane-vases-at-raising.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/2974582285750913392"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/2974582285750913392"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/12\/dollar-store-hurricane-vases-at-raising.html","title":"Dollar Store Hurricane Vases (at Raising Memories)! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_ZIOhaZIuMc\/UoB3dBRQeUI\/AAAAAAAAHUA\/wqYOGmLgNIk\/s72-c\/candle+stick+hurricane.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-573950283679859468"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-17T22:56:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-06-26T12:47:03.642-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Painting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yard Sale Mirror to Personalized Magnetic Chalkboard"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI credit my mother for teaching me how to sew, craft and cook.  Without  her there would be no Kim Six blog.  Today I am writing about one of \u003Ci\u003Eher\u003C\/i\u003E projects.  She doesn\u0026#39;t have a blog so I told her I would love to share it here so she can inspire others the way she inspired me. \u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wauBByVk_8o\/Ujk6ReopGSI\/AAAAAAAAGdY\/GkRGs6zeS_8\/s640\/title.jpg\" width=\"456\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Ci\u003E \u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen my mom ran across this $5 mirror frame (the mirror had fallen out) at a church yard sale, she knew she could give it new life. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/09\/yard-sale-mirror-to-personalized.html#more\"\u003EContinue Reading...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/feeds\/573950283679859468\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/09\/yard-sale-mirror-to-personalized.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/573950283679859468"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/573950283679859468"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2013\/09\/yard-sale-mirror-to-personalized.html","title":"Yard Sale Mirror to Personalized Magnetic Chalkboard"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wauBByVk_8o\/Ujk6ReopGSI\/AAAAAAAAGdY\/GkRGs6zeS_8\/s72-c\/title.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729633223815226097.post-1542544865023193360"},"published":{"$t":"2012-07-25T02:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-12-20T16:13:55.172-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Budgeting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Children"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Post: Back to School Shopping on a Budget"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThank you to EVERYONE who has commented over on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.themoney-pit.com\/2012\/07\/help-me-design-my-kitchen.html\"\u003Equest to find the perfect cabinet paint color.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; I promise I will update you all soon on what I decided on.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EToday I am stepping away from my kitchen, and am super excited to present my FIRST EVER guest post from a good friend of mine. I know Kia (who blogs at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeansandtshirt.com\/\"\u003EJeans and A T-Shirt\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;in real life. In fact, I met Kia at least 2 Money Pits ago! \u0026nbsp;She never ceases to crack me up. \u0026nbsp;Kia isn't a DIY blogger, but instead touches on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeansandtshirt.com\/2012\/07\/would-you-skip-vaccines-if-your.html\"\u003Ea little controversy\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeansandtshirt.com\/search\/label\/movie%20reviews\"\u003Ea lot of movies\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeansandtshirt.com\/search\/label\/autism\"\u003Ethings that really matter.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; Be warned, she does have a potty mouth, but that is all part of her charm!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EToday she is sharing all her secrets to Back-To-School shopping (she has a teenager so she has a lot more experience at that than me.) \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Take it away Kia!!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o0SL_TDyse8\/UAup3bAKnxI\/AAAAAAAACb8\/ybCHqVj0984\/s1600\/back+to+school.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"257\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o0SL_TDyse8\/UAup3bAKnxI\/AAAAAAAACb8\/ybCHqVj0984\/s400\/back+to+school.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMy daughter has been back in school for a few weeks so I've been doing a bit of school supply shopping. Most of my friends know I'm really good at school supply shopping and when there's a really good deal I'll blast it to all of them. Even so i still get questions about how i do it. So Iím going to share some of the ways i save as well as the deal i got recently while making a major school supply purchase.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you want to spend as little as possible buying school supplies most people will say just wait for the tax-free weekend and get it all then. This is not the best strategy and the amount you save on taxes is probably negated by the lack of some of the better deals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe school supply shopping season runs roughly \u0026nbsp;6-9 weeks. During this time is when you see some of the golden opportunity items, like index cards for a penny, 10 pencils for a dime, things like that. These aren't everyday deals you have to work for them. Your prep starts before you even get to the store. This won't take a ton of time! this is not some extreme couponing 50 hours worth of work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E1. Get 2 lists\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EYes two. You need the list for your child and the list for the next grade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you want to really be ambitious, get the next 2 grades.\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that you have your lists you can see what you need now and what you will most likely need next year. Some items are standard; pencils for the k-3 group, colored pencils instead of crayons once you hit 4th grade, etc. You'll see the patterns and know that for some items you get double or triple the amount on the list, because its going to last several years. Go ahead and make notes, you really only want to go to the store with 1 list if you want to travel light or if your like me 3 lists in a store means you end up only looking at one and have to go back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E2. Look at multiple store circulars for the items you need every\u0026nbsp;single\u0026nbsp;week\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis entire next step shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes per week. Now some people are admittedly Walmart shoppers. There is no love lost between me and Wally World but i know that some people shop there\u0026nbsp;religiously. It has been proven in many other places that they aren't always the lowest prices. In order to save the most possible, you need to have the circulars of Walmart, Target, Office Max, Office Depot and Staples. The last 3 are \u003Ci\u003Eextremely\u003C\/i\u003E important. They are in the office supply business and tend to run the best deals hands down.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EThose penny deals? Almost always at the office supply places. Its their niche go ahead and exploit it. You need these circulars because all these companies price match. Make sure you know exactly what the price matching policy is. Its usually on each of the stores websites and takes roughly a minute to find and 30 seconds to read. This step is important because....\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E3. Sometimes you have to go to more than one store\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlways read the fine print of a sales circular. In some cases you can't price match because the deal will not be honored by the competing stores. This includes, mail in rebates, in store rewards, in some cases you get a free product and other stores will not honor that. In those cases if that store is not out of the way and its something you need go ahead and get it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E4. Plan your shopping over several weeks\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf its not in the circular don't buy it, it will probably be cheaper later on. For example the week Target put out their school supply display index cards were about $2 a pack. They did hit a Target sale of 50 cents but they are a penny this week at Staples. When you get your circulars go to the store of your choice and get the items you want, circulars in hand ready to price match. This doesn't have to be a special trip. If you regularly go to Walmart or Target, there you go, get them while you are there. Just don't forget your list and your circulars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E5. Coupons\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EFor some this is a no brainer for others they are saying huh? 3M loves sending me coupons. I see coupons from them and Avery year round. All you have to do is get on their mailing list and they send you coupons and in 3M's case free samples all year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn addition to coupons direct from the brands the stores frequently offer a XX dollars off your purchase. You have to meet the minimum which sometimes you do, sometimes you walk out the store spending $2 for a bag full of stuff so you don't.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E6. Don't forget to do your mail in rebates\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMost places nowadays allow you to do your rebate online all you need is the rebate receipt. You know why they offer mail-in rebates? Because most people don't cash them in. I never miss a rebate, its cash why let them keep it?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E7. Store loyalty programs\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EIf you have a Target card you get 5% off every single purchase. (Plus a nickel for bringing your own bags), Staples has its own rewards program where you get a check to use on a future purchases. If you get upgraded to premiere as i was the checks have a longer expiration date. This year Staples has a Back to School Savings Pass. This pass costs $10 and gives you 15% off all your in-store school supply purchases from 7\/13 -9\/17 of this year. There are some exclusions; most noticeable are flash drives and toner, but pretty much everything you would see on a school supply list would be covered. If you have a small or no school supply stock i recommend you purchase it. In my case i passed on it this year. Because of my stock pile i only had to purchase some notebooks and the calculator Iíll tell you about shortly. Just do some mental calculations. If you typically wait till tax free weekend you probably should buy it because then its 15% not less your states sales tax.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-O8w7UyST78Y\/UAYe0DEVt0I\/AAAAAAAABX0\/WpDUUkdOFJo\/s1600\/supplybox.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-O8w7UyST78Y\/UAYe0DEVt0I\/AAAAAAAABX0\/WpDUUkdOFJo\/s320\/supplybox.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMost of my supply storage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EAs i mentioned earlier i made a pretty big purchase this week. She's taking Algebra and needs a Ti-84 graphing calculator. I was given the option of buying one of 3 calculators, the Ti-83, Ti-84 plus or Ti-84 plus silver edition. I actually started researching this purchase last year via Step 1. I knew she would need it this year so i started pricing it then. I remembered the cheapest Iíd seen it what time of the season and where.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI ended up purchasing the Ti-84 Plus Silver Edition from Staples. There's a big reason why i got it from Staples who did not have it on sale the week i bought it. The retail price regardless of the store is $129.99. Here's what i did.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EOn sale at Target that week in circular for $99 (price match)\u003Cbr \/\u003E$50 Staples gift card from laptop purchased last year (no expiration date)\u003Cbr \/\u003E$6 Staples rewards check from recycling ink\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E$ 99\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; -50\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; -6 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E= $43 + tax\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELess than $50 for an item that retails at $130 and the cheapest advertised price i saw last year was $94.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThose were great tips! \u0026nbsp;I always love to hear about people being as \u003Cstrike\u003Echeap\u003C\/strike\u003E\u0026nbsp;frugal as me. \u0026nbsp;Thanks so much Kia! \u0026nbsp;I'm so glad you stopped by The Money Pit!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHere are a few other tidbits about Kia. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPlease drop by her blog and say \"hi\"!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EKia is a mom to a teenager. She spends entirely too much time in her SUV waiting for her daughter or\u0026nbsp;just\u0026nbsp;chauffeuring\u0026nbsp;her around. when she's off driver duty she screens movies. You can usually spot her wearing a sarcastic t-shirt and her iPhone glued to her hand. She blogs at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeansandtshirt.com\/\"\u003EJeans and a T-shirt \u003C\/a\u003Eand tweets at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/notthecar\"\u003ENotTheCar\u003C\/a\u003E frequently.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis content is property of TheKimSixFix LLC.  \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/feeds\/1542544865023193360\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2012\/07\/guest-post-back-to-school-shopping-on.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/1542544865023193360"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/729633223815226097\/posts\/default\/1542544865023193360"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thekimsixfix.com\/2012\/07\/guest-post-back-to-school-shopping-on.html","title":"Guest Post: Back to School Shopping on a Budget"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Kim Six Fix"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08758060587205268595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o0SL_TDyse8\/UAup3bAKnxI\/AAAAAAAACb8\/ybCHqVj0984\/s72-c\/back+to+school.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});