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February 28, 2013

the school bus was a very welcome site yesterday morning.
everyone was ready!

it was time for a regular routine.

tuesday they played around in the deep deep snow we had on monday night.
the ditch was gone…it was just snow!
we stomped over to explore the neighbor's pond.
annie kept saying how tired she was because walking through deep snow like that was hard.

they shook the snow off a tree which was pretty cool to see.

look at how massive that tree is?!!

it was up to the top of my boots!

they spent quite awhile throwing snow chunks into the semi-frozen pond.
the pond was like a slushi…not frozen but kind of frozen.

then we slowly stomped back home and got ready to go to Scott's ball game.

even though they didn't have school, they had a ball game.
the weather had cleared and it was the first round of the sub-state tournaments.
i was thrilled to have a place to go for the evening.

Scott has been playing on the varsity team the past month or so and playing a lot in each game.
i have absolutely LOVED watching him.
i am super proud of him out on that court.

his ankle made it just fine through out the game.
i was nervous for him.
he had 14 points in that game.
it is so fun to watch him and it's so weird to see how much he looks like his dad.

i am going to be bummed when the season ends.

but we have another game tonight so no reason to be bummed just yet.

NOW….

some things i meant to tell you about.

these girls wrote about Craft Weekend on their blogs and i forgot to share their links!

Shannan's post

Steph's post

Annnnnnd….did you do any shopping from all those coupons on the sponsor post a few back?
so many great discounts!
they are such wonderful companies.

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mama lola - great pics in the snow! your turquoise running legs are looking super svelte, way to go, mama!

tara - I’d love to sponsor your craft weekend. I don’t think we really talked about it when I sent you the sign for your gallery wall in your master bedroom…but if it’s something you’re open to, please let us know.
We could even send a custom small sign that the gals could fit in their bags…let me know what you think. 🙂
thanks!

Tiffini - we are about 2 hours from you and we had over 20″! craziness..:)
thankful for the snow for the farmers = helps drought but geesh so glad when spring arrives…xo

Jen - Had a very vivid, very weird dream that I was at the Duerksen house last night with you and your family.

Barbara - Those are some great pictures in the snow how I would love to have that just one day I don’t want to trade my California weather for anything.
I did take advantage of Lisa Leonard’s discount got some gold earnings, thanks so much!

Robin Canter - Ok, I seriously want to move to Kansas after reading Shannon and Steph’s posts about Craft Weekend. I could honestly be a helper at every one of them – just my kind of ‘ministry’! Can you possibly ‘franchise’ the craft house and weekends to Maryland? 🙂

Kayla - Does Scott ever notice you skulking around on the sidelines taking pictures of him? Those are such cool shots, but I just kept thinking my kids would notice me and be mad that I was on the sidelines drawing attention to them. My oldest is getting to that point where sometimes if I see him walk into a room out of the corner of my eye, he looks just like my hubby, Rainman. Scary.

Lina - Hi meg. Will you be selling some of your bunting in your etsy shop? Say yes pls.

beth davis - Hi Meg ~
I noticed (in one of the photographs from the ‘craft weekend’) that you had a little ‘shop’ set up. Is your ‘store’ open for business (etsy). I’ve been searching but haven’t had a lot of luck.
Thanks!
Beth

Seriously Sassy Mama - My daughters last bball game is this Saturday. I have had to miss all of them because I work weekends. It is ok though, because it is so much fun watching her give me a play by play.

happygirl - Your snow is so pristine white. That gal at this blog, http://itwasbroughtonbylove.blogspot.com/ has a recipe for “snow cream.” Your snow looks perfect for something like that. I’m not jealous, ’cause I hate shovelling, but that is some gorgeous snow. 🙂

Su@TheIntentionalHome - you gotta show your Scott and your hubby this basketball video. . it will make you cry. . my sister sent it to me this morning. It is only 2 min long. Here is the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1bIzYMXRfY&feature=youtu.be

Sonja - I used the coupon code for Ike & Co and got the earrings I’d been admiring since your pre-craft weekend instagram photo of them. It was a pre-order, so I have to wait another TWO WEEKS until I get my grubby little fingers on them. 🙂
My four-and-a-half year old son was reading over my shoulder – he loves your blog because he likes “aaaalllll those colorful, colorful crayons!” Hee, hee.

Kathy - can I just tell you how much I LOVe all the color in your home, your life and even in the winter clothing you and your family wear! woohoo for living a bright and beautiful life!!! =)

Alicia @ La Famille - love snow days…but i love normal more. glad you’re back to routine!

Grace Keith - The napkins that have the cameras on them are fantastic and would make a wonderful addition to our daughters HS graduation party as she is going off to college for photography. Can you share where they are from please?

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4th snow day!

February 26, 2013

it had started to melt away on sunday evening but another round of storms came through on Monday.
they called off school again.
and for today too!

it snowed all day yesterday.
it began at 11 and just kept coming until evening.

and although the snow days at home are getting a bit challenging for kids stuck inside…
i am still happy for the snow.
it is just too beautiful and special that i can't complain.
we never get snow like this here.

for the most part everyone has found their own things to keep them entertained during our days at home.
there has been a lot of tv, computer games, DS playing but there has also been plenty of drawing, games, writing, playing and crafts.
yesterday while the 142nd Sponge Bob cartoon in the past 6 days was on….
i got out our paints, brushes, papers and filled glasses with water and then said "Let's Paint. Turn it off"

and we did.

if our egg cartons are clean i usually save them for extra eggs from the chickens next door in the summer.
but i saw this idea on pinterest and we went for it.

i showed them to craig and he said "Cool. What are you going to do with them?"
"Nothing. We made them to MAKE them. It's fun. It's relaxing. It's good for ours minds to create."
he stared at me.
then he said "i'm sure glad they have you for the other parent"

BEST COMPLIMENT OF THE WEEK.

Sean moved onto to other things but the girls continued to create.

talby found this sun idea and got busy cutting out words.
it's so bright and colorful.

annie is planning on putting words on her rainbow when it dries completely.

after craig made it home from work, he took the kids to the gym and out to dinner.
without me asking for it!
THANK YOU!!!
i needed a break. i'm used to lots of alone time and this five day (now six day!) stretch is wearing me down.
so i got out my sewing machine and turned up michael buble on pandora.
i made bunting for the shop.

the break was awesome.

i kept sewing while mr. duerksen watched the KU game behind with Scott.
i love listening to them watch basketball… so animated!
DRAMA.
it's a bonding experience.
and i love eavesdropping on it.

then last night we got another round of snow.
it's at crazy levels now.
we never miss this much school or get snow like this!

practically buried!
i had to put my behind in the snow to get this shot… it's that deep out there.

this is the view out our front window.
that snowflake talby brought home is about the appropriate size to describe this storm.
oh my goodness…. so much snow.

and now they have all bundled up and headed out to play.
so i guess i will follow for a bit.
and talby just made a strawberry cake that needs frosting.

such a big to do list for the day….. frost a cake AND take pictures? how will i get it all done?

🙂

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Painting Just For The Sake of Painting | Simply Rebekah - […] to break out the paints and let Grace and Noah paint just for the sake of painting. I remembered this post from Meg Duerksen and gathered some egg cartons for the kids to […]

Katie - Hello! I absolutely love your table that is the pictures of the painting project. Is it in your dining room? Is it an antique or did you have it made? Any details would be much appreciated. Love your style- so relaxed and family friendly, but with some much personality!

Rach - Craig’s comment made me tear up. Agreed. Best compliment ever!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Sitting down right now with our egg cartons.
(Have you ever seen where you cut the cups off and make them into tulips with a pipe cleaner? Might be a good phase II.)
Have fun at basketball today!

elisa - I live in sunny Arizona…..the temps right are in the 70’s. Today my 7 years old wore his jacket to school and a sleeveless shirt underneath for later when it warms up. I love these pics. Looks like your making the best of it, and your kids as well. My kiddos wouldn’t know what to do….they would go stir crazy.

jennibell - I had the same thought as Craig about the egg cartons. . .so glad that he is who he is and can see the value in what you do. Lucky woman 🙂
Our kids have wanted snow so much this year. . .and we’ve not gotten enough to cover the ground (we live in mid-TN)yet. . .I, myself though do not like snow but living through other’s snow days is fun. I could so relate with your post a couple of days ago, though, when you didn’t have snow apparel for your family — that’s completely what happens to us when we *do* get snow. . .the kiddos just layer up in sweats (lots of times they wear pjs as their layers) and socks and adult shoes that they can fit their feet into with all the sock layers — ha! All of your pictures had me longing for summer. . .thanks for sharing.

Stacy - Beautiful! I still love that turquoise bench. The lacy snow covered tree photos are my favorite! I hope you all have some warm weather soon.

Jacci in Ohio - I may be sounding like a broken record soon, but I LOVE YOUR FARMHOUSE 🙂 ANd I love, love, love seeing posts that are so *very* much like those you would post when you lived in town… you’re still you, still together, still getting BEAUTIFUL photos… but the house is so different. I just really think it highlights where so much of your life’s beauty is. And, although the Craft House is gorgeous, it’s not really “it”. Can’t tell you how much that blesses me 🙂
p.s. Also glad you have power! That’s a big praise for sure!

jacqui anderson - welcome to my world!! thats our winter all winter up here in British Columbia Canada! also a reason i need to head south to a wonderful craft weekend with girlies where there isn’t snow …… 🙂

Alicia - Enjoy every second!!!

Becky - I love your curtains! And I agree, that was a great compliment from one parent to another. Your blog brightens my day!! 🙂

Heather - Ummm, Wow! So doing this! I’ve been trying to get my girls to do more precise crafts lately (paint by numbers sound good for your sanity?) and I’d love to just let them go and then I can rework it into something Martha-esque later. When they are sound asleep.

Gina - I am glad your electricity hasn’t gone out!! Beautiful pictures!!

Heather - Oddly enough, that much snow wouldn’t bring a snow day here in Toronto. Kinda jealous you got five. And yet…not. 😛 I’m glad Craig gave you a break at the end of the day.

Tracy - Also, I love, love, love the sun project!!

Tracy - We had another snow day here in Kansas City, too. In 20 years, I have never seen this much snow here!! So pretty!
I’m worried my kids’ last day of school for the year will be extended if we keep using snow days though! I don’t want to cut into summer break!!

Jen - Love the beautiful snow and craft pictures, but above all, I love Craig’s comment to you. 🙂

Jenn - Such glorious snow! We don’t see that here in southeast Texas. I’m super jealous.

molly quigley - Meg,
I love your comment that you made them just to make them. Wow. You are a great parent. Rock on.
Best,
Molly Q.

Nina - It’s nice to do things with the family when it’s too cold to go to school. It’s always so comfortable to stay at home and have some family fun. These pictures tured out great!

Angela - Ahhh! Your snow pictures are BEAUTIFUL! I’m a Midwesterner displaced in TX and I MISS snow! Oh, and I love Talby’s sunshine!

Christina - Ha, my other comment disappeared…so I look like a kook writing “I also…”
I said beautiful post, and your house is soooo crazy cheerful and colorful!!
Sorry if it ends up posting twice. 🙂

Christina - I also love the conversation between you and Craig. So. Funny. 🙂

Mhairi - What kind of chicken wouldn’t want to lay eggs FOR those egg cartons?! 🙂 Looks like a lovely kind of day!

Brooke - Hey Meg,
Go on Pinterest and look up spring egg carton wreath. You can cut those fabulous painted cartons into individual cups and have an AWESOME wreath. I bet our girls would love it!!! Post pictures if ou do it. 🙂

Tiffany - I adore that convo you and your hubby had. Made me smile. Your whole post made me smile. It always does. Enjoy the snow… and hopefully a little more alone time soon! 🙂

lisa - Very pretty! We just had our seventh snow day up here in MI. I am jealous you have blue sky to go along with it – it’s been snowing so much but not much blue sky. Enjoy the memories you’re making with your family. 🙂

Amy Woods - I’m jealous! We just want one little ol snow day! Is it too much to ask? 😉 Of course, we did get a white Christmas. That was cool.
Enjoy it!

Mel - It is all very beautiful – the white snow and the beautiful paint against it and, most of all, your lovely attitude toward it all.

Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - We’re bracing for our next round of the snow that’s supposed to hit tonight. Wondering if we’ll have school tomorrow? If not, I’m praying to get some sewing done myself. It feels like ages since I’ve had the time.

Seriously Sassy Mama - As pretty as it is, I am do very happy it is not near me. I will live vicariously through your pictures.

Moriah - the comment from your hubby sounds like the comments that come out of my hubby’s mouth. 🙂 yeah for creative moms!

Amy K. - Still jealous here… we got exactly NO SNOW from this last storm. double hmph.
Glad you are enjoying it, though! =)

Lori Austin - Have been thinking of you as I’ve watched the weather reports for your
area. That is A LOT of snow, but so beautiful! Those branch pictures are
wonderful.
The girls’ art inspires me to get ON IT and do some more crafting with my kiddos.
We always do quite a bit during the Christmas season, but I’ve been slacking lately. Thanks for kicking me in the pants! 🙂

Terrie - Love your crafts! Such lovely colors!
I’m a little tired of white myself…
But, isn’t it all gorgeous?!
I’ve taken thousands of photos the last 6 days!
Now to sort through them & get some posted!!
I heart yours!!
Momma’s sanity day starts tomorrow! 🙂

Kara - you have more snow than we do here in Colorado! 🙂 Beautiful pictures. With my four and two year old, crafty time stresses me OUT but I try to make time for it anyway… even if we have about a 20 minute window before my eyes start to twitch and I have to call it a day! ha! just had to comment and say… if you DID want to put those beautiful cartons to use you should plant some Easter grass in little egg shells, like this! (found it on Pinterest!) http://fourflightsoffancy.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-grass-eggs.html?m=1

Linda - WOW such beauty! Enjoy this slowed down pace with your family it all ends too quickly. you’ll be back to the crazy run everywhere schedule in no time! Amazing pictures as always!

angela - What’s amazing to me is that anyone could go OUT…like in a car…in that snow!! Here in N.C. if we get 2 inches we have to stay home….the roads are too bad! Amazing and beautiful!

Lisa M. - I love that you craft like that with your kids for no reason. I craft with my 7 year old to give cards and homemade pictures to his grandparents for holidays and such, but I never just craft with him to craft. If we ever get a snow here in Western PA (we’ve had one and it was in October. Crazy.), I am so going to pull out the paints. He will be ecstatic! Your snow is crazy! So much fun for the kiddos!
Enjoy!

Stephanie - Oh what beauty, especially against a blue sky. I miss snow.

laura b - Those snow pictures are so beautiful. There are times I’m sad to live where it never snows, but then I remember how cold it would be. And I love those chevron curtains! I saw that fabric last month, but at this point I don’t sew so I didn’t buy any. Your rainbow color choices always make me happy.

jen - that WAS the best complement ever. good for you mr. duerksen!

Lennie Jackson - Sounds amazing…much better than my 8 hours here at work staring at this computer. Lucky lady.

Debbie Smallie - Personally, I am thrilled with the amount of snowfall KS received…it caused my sons outdoor soccer tournament scheduled for the coming weekend to be canceled! Highschool baseball has started so I was going to have to take all of our kids by myself (my husband is the coach). I am also thrilled that St.Louis only received rain…I’m so over winter already!! Stay warm 🙂

Sarah Wolfe - Such beautiful pictures. I miss snow. But not the cold that comes with it 🙂

tiffany gardner - you must have no idea how much you encourage me. i want so badly to create and even craft with the kids. i often just push it aside and don’t mess with it because the thought of getting it all out is exhausting. you remind me that my 9 and 7 year old need it and I do too!!! Even with the two year old boy running around… I CAN DO IT! thanks for pushing me to be the mom I want to be. awesome.

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february sponsors

February 25, 2013

Each Craft Weekend we have many FABULOUS sponsors who send their product to our guests!
Each sponsor is a company i chose because i admire their work and product.
i love sharing them with YOU!
Some of the sponsors have given a coupon code for purchases… that is AWESOME!
go look through their shops and ENJOY!

i know you will love each one.

THANK YOU to each of our sponsors for your generousity to Craft Weekend!
we love working with you!

……………………… 31 Bits ……………………….

everything at 31Bits is handmade in Uganda and BEAUTIFUL!

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use the code MEG15 for 15% off your purchase (good until march 25)

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use the code 20craft for 20% off your order! (expires 3/30/13)

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they are all quite lovely. :)

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Pen & Paint Shop is filled with original artwork by Lindsay Hopkins.
her work is cheerful and colorful!

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Lisa designs meaningful, creative jewelry and gifts.
we were quite excited to receive the gold line from Lisa!

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Inspiring & Lovely Items… paper goods, twine and embellishments

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Dee has SO MANY really beautful designs in her shop!

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Ike & Co is a shop filled with colorful and sparkling jewelry.
these earrings were absolutely gorgeous!

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she has been featured in many different publications for her work.

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Little Branches shop sent this 12 x12 handpainted sign for one lucky winner at Craft Weekend.

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Becky's shop is temporarily closed but if you email becky@shoplittlebranches.com & say Meg sent you she'll give 20% off orders for Minis! TODAY ONLY.

………………… Say Hello shop …………………

Say Hello sent their wood bunting for us to MAKE at Craft Weekend!
we decoupaged fabric on one side and painted chalkboard paint on the other making them each unique. I love this wood bunting!

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Jennifer sent one copy of each of her AWESOME books Happy Home and Girl's World.
two lucky winners were chosen to take them home!

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two BEAUTIFULLY hand crafted quilted pillows were sent to giveaway
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Tiffany - Wow! Such great sponsors you find! Lucky CW ladies!

Heather - I’d so love to order from 31 Bits, but like so many companies their shipping to Canada is insane. I just got a quote for $29 shipping for a $39 dollar bracelet. I hope they come to Canada soon. Any idea if they have plans to do so?

jenny - I LOVE everything!!!! So happy to see 31 Bits on here too. I have loved them for some time and have a beautiful piece from them myself.

Joanna - sorry to bug you over this, but I’m trying to order from 31bits and the coupon code MEG15 is not working (lower case or capitalized). any suggestions?

sheri - I think this past group is the luckiest of all – totally awesome SWAG – slightly jealous.

sheri - I think this past group was the luckiest of all. Every single piece of SWAG was totally awesome! Wow.

Laura - I NEED a pay raise! These shops are so cute. What talented people behind them!

Yby5 - Your guests are so lucky to receive such wonderful items and now we can too :). Thanks for sharing!
Love seeing all the projects that you all do…so fun!

Meg Duerksen - thank you Laura!!

Laura - Hey, I think the “Sorta Southern” link is mixed up with the store above it.

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snowed in.

February 23, 2013

we had a wonderful day yesterday.
so laid back and fun.
i am sure if we had a snow WEEK that it wouldn't go so well but this surprise two days has been fabulous.
we found plenty of things to keep us busy.

memory and oatmeal.

more drawing.
she is almost through this whole How-To drawing book she found on our book shelf.
i got it at a thrift store years ago.
on wednesday night she drew for over two hours straight!
i told her we would soon have an art show in in the stairway. :)

i did some online fabric ordering from Hawthorne Threads.

someone was playing Barbies.

i made chocolate chip cookies… a double batch.
i have made this recipe since i got married.
we use it so much that it is taped inside of the cabinet door so we don't have to search for it.
you can click here for the recipe.

icing his ankle.
scott sprained his ankle on tuesday in the beginning of his basketball game.
he is almost back to normal now already, thank goodness.
i was so sad for him right away worrying if it was going to be worse than a sprain.
this snow day stuff was a good rest for him too.

some of them bundled up and headed outside.

talby help bury sean in the snow.
it was creepy to hear him singing from under the snow….
he was singing "Home on the Range"
what a weird choice?

while they played outside i made pigs in a blanket…because they asked for a "cool lunch".
see how cool i am!
wow.
pretty amazing isn't it?
ha.

there was plenty of wrestling.

lots of cookies were eaten.

then i took the youngest three to the sled in town.

having big kids is pretty great.
it used to be such an ordeal to go sledding… there was crying and it didn't last long.
but that is no longer the case.

they sled on their own for an hour and a half!
they only quit becuase it was time to go for me!
big kids rock!

i ran out for a coffee and watched them from the car after i took those pictures.
i forgot my book which was a bummer but still loved watching them sled.
i cracked the window a half inch just so i could hear all the squeeling screams of joy as all those kids went down.
it's a pretty fun sound.

talby made a snowlady.

the creek we drive over everyday is very frozen and beautiful.
everything around us right now is very frozen and beautiful.

🙂

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ok…

the WINNER of the 31Bits $50 gift card is:

Andrea said…

hands down…..the Everly necklace….. I( love it!

Reply February 20, 2013 at 07:15 PM

send me an email Andrea and i will HOOK YOU UP!

i hope the rest of you did some shopping with 31Bits this week.
what a fabulous company they are.
i would LOVE to visit their center in Uganda someday!

my kids all had sleep overs with friends last night (four of the five) so they are CRANKY today.
one is already asleep on the couch.
it's going to be a long day around here possibly.
but i have BIG goals….

i think today is the day that we take down the christmas decorations.
it just feels like maybe it's time?

maybe.

ha.

and no… i am not joking.
the tree and lights and all are still up.
but not by tonight.

i hope.

happy weekend to you!

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Etsetara - meg!
we STILL have our tree up, too!
i do love christmas + especially the lights…but i am nearly on the verge of being sick of them! ha!

Victoria - I heard about snow in Kansas this morning on the news here in Ga and thought of you. So fun to see the pictures of the kids enjoying themselves sledding!
Oh and those choc chip cookies look amazing. Maybe 9:15pm isn’t too late to bake me some. 😉

Krista - Thanks for sharing your chocolate chip cookie recipe. My daughter and i just finished making some! Yumm! I have a great tasting recipe but the cookies never bake down so I have to flatten them before baking—these are so good, and no preflattening necessary!

Alice H - What?!?! You didn’t sled with them? I used to be too scared to sled with mine…because things (like falling, etc) hurt worse when you are older. LOL! But I did it a few years ago and it was so much fun!!!!
Also, I have a love/hate relationship with sleepovers…love having the time to myself, hate having grumpy butts who stayed up too late!!

katie - Always love your car pics of yourself, you look so adorable!

Lori Austin - Congrats to Andrea. Such fun sledding pics. Love how you
documented your snow day fun with pics. That TALL stack of cookies
looks quite yummy.

Barbara - I just drove through beautiful Kansas on our way home from Colorado to Missouri yesterday. All the fields were so pristine and the snow drifts were amazing. I’m sure the farmers were doing a happy dance with all the moisture.
On our way out to Colorado last wee, we detoured off of highway 70 and went to Marion, KS. We loved our short visit only wishing that The Barn had been open. Before heading back to the highway to go west, we went to Lake Marion and to our amazement, we spotted a bald eagle. We got a picture of him and he was just one of our trip’s highlights.
Blessings to you and your sweet family.

Julie S - Are you ready for more snow? I sure am. I love it! I love that it’s helping to fill our ponds and helping our crops.
My husband’s cousin goes to Hesston. I think he is a 3rd or 4th grader, I always forget! I wonder if he went sledding.
I just took my tree down this week. I think maybe I did it Monday, but the days are a blur. I have heard a lot of people were late taking their decorations down this year.

Karen Gerstenberger - Thanks for sharing your snow-joy with us. I loved seeing the kids lined up to take their turns going down that hill. The simple things really do make happy memories.
One question: the Barbie house now has “stainless steel” appliances? That is news to me! We still have Katie’s Barbie house (pronounced “the Bahbie” house), and it wasn’t quite so modern back then.

Kimberly Dial - I love the snow pics! You’re right, happy screams from kids is quite possibly the best sound ever, second only to giggling babies. I’m not sure. That’s one’s too close to call! 😉 I actually think “Home On The Range” was an incredibly appropriate song to sing while one is buried in the snow LOL Thanks for sharing Meg 🙂

Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - The snowlady with strawberry eyes is the best.ever! Happy weekend!

mary beth - That hill cracked me up….we live in Kansas too and in our town we have one hill that everyone goes to for a sled day! glad you had such a great day, and yes it’s so much better with big kids! They can undress themselves and hang up the wet clothes!

dee - i love the photos.i am so envious of the snow where i live in Australia we dont get snow but you can dream-love dee x

Tere - You have a new screen on your Mac. Yeah! Thanks for sharing your snow day, we have rain, lots of rain.

Jamie - I’m so glad to hear that times with big kids are fun! I have a 3 and 1 year old and all the things I’ve dreamt about doing with my kids just end in disaster! My 3 year old doesn’t even want to walk in snow, let alone sled. Good to know it will pass. For now we’ll just enjoy hot chocolate and snuggles and all those things that little kids love (and mommas) love.

Kelly - Oh I am SO glad we weren’t the last to take down our tree! 🙂 Kelly

emma kate - it is so neat seeing all that snow while we are in the tailend of a hot summer here in New Zealand.
i have a question for you…i brought that barbie campervan from a thrift store for my girls…i put batteries in it but for the life of me cannot figure out what they are supposed to make work??
can you enlighten me? ha!

Laura H - I love snow, I do love snow! If I say it enough it will be true, right? I bow down to you for making this sun lover(ME) start to think she actually loves snow just by enjoying your AWESOME pictures!
Love your blog!
Love chocolate chip cookies…no convincing necessary!

angela - I cannot IMAGINE having a hill of snow like that. Here where I live in N.C. if we get 1 inch we do the happy dance! Great pics!

Tiffany - I have loved these last few posts. They just make me smile, and I enjoy seeing you having relaxing quality family time. 🙂 I should get my hands on a drawing book like that one. Olivia draws for hours at a time. She’s just now branching out to draw things other than princesses! 🙂

mum of all trades - Our tree is still in the back yard, I thought I was laid back but you are one level up! I would love a good heavy snowfall here, we never get snow like that unfortunately

Susan - I just bought chocolate chips a few minutes ago to make toll house cookies, but I’m going to try this recipe!

Trisha - I really really just love your cute fam! My most favorite part of this post was that Sean was buried in snow…. SINGING “Home on the range” Made me laugh so so hard! Thanks for your real hones family. I like it alot:)

Heather Simnitt - Looks like fun – I always find snow days hilarious! Too cold and dangerous to go to school, but somehow we manage to get to the cool hill in town to sled! 🙂 LOL
There was Monopoly, Wits and Wagers, no-bake cookies, snowball fights, and a 3hr 44 min movie at our house (when else do you have enough time to watch Gone With the Wind from start to finish????). Oh – and WAFFLES for dinner! So cozy and warm….

laura b - You crack me up! Still have Christmas decorations up? Sometimes you just have to live life and let the other stuff go! Looks beautiful there with all the snow. Good luck making it through the cranky post-sleepover day!

Kathy - oops…my first time commenting on a blog…didn’t know you weren’t supposed to use last names…..sshhh…don’t share….um, it’s not really my name…hahah

Kathy Leach - Can I just say that reading your blog is a joy….the kid, the colors, the joy, the DOG! I’ve tried color in my home and it always seems so contrived. For you it seems absolutely perfect and together!! Will you please tell me how…..I could just swap with you 😉 You could take my blah, dull and I could take your bright, happy! Have a great time in with your family! Kathy Leach, Greensboro, NC

Tracy - Looks like lots of snow fun! However…..one huge snowfall is enough for this mom in Kansas City. Have you seen the forecast for Monday/Tuesday?!?!?! No more snow please!

jamie - i am laughing outloud that you still have christmas stuff up. i adore your family! pigs in a blanket are yummy. my daughter makes them so perfect you don’t want to eat them. breadstick wrapped perfectly end to end and she squishes the seems together. i might need to try your chocolate chip cookies. after years i found a perfect recipe, but eighteen years and going strong must mean you have a winner! enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Terrie - I love the snow we are having! So many photo ops! I do miss having kids at home to play with and take their pics playing.Downloading the more than 500 pics I took today at a nature center near me.
I think I’ll have to make some chocolate chip cookies!
Your creek pic makes me miss our farm…now would be a good time to be there!
And thank you for letting me not be the last person to take down their Christmas decorations!
Although, my Christmas dishes are getting stored away today!
Happy Saturday!

flowerpowermomma - seems to have been a very productive snow day, crafts, games, cookies! Cool mom for sure. And memories were revived for me, too. I ALWAYS made a double batch of cookies, otherwise it nearly wasn’t worth it. Hope the christmas tree and such cooperates today and finds it’s home.

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finally we have SNOW!!!

February 21, 2013

i have been waiting for several years for this kind of snow.
i LOVE snow storms.
i love snow…. love being stuck inside for snow days… baking on snow days… hot chocolate… hot coffee….snuggling under blankets…taking the kids sledding…watching our crazy dog run like a maniac.
it is all my favorite part of winter.

yesterday we had a little snow… not much.
and they called off school for today.
i said out loud many times "it had better be a huge snow storm if we are not having school!"
i got my wish.

our road was completely snowed in.
my kids thought it was very cool to be able to LAY DOWN in the road and not have to worry about cars coming.
and then they found deer tracks and got really excited.

i was very happy that mr. duerksen got snowed in today too!

we could not find any of our snow gear.
i think it's in the basement at the craft house.
oops.
but seriously it has been so long since we have had enough snow to need our boots and pants that i doubt any of it would have fit anyone anyway, especially my big growing boys.
so we had to just keep adding layers and use any gloves and hats we could find.
it worked.

remember we used to play that game called find-the-teenager…..

this is how snow gets removed when you live in the country.
🙂
i had never thought about it until this morning.

scott and sean covered in snow from sledding…

and sean helping his sister put on her goggles.

and then this happened…. our road an hour or so later.

that is A LOT of snow!

and we are off of school again tomorrow.
i am excited about it.

we will definitely be getting crafty over here.

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josy - Wow, your oldest looks like a model in a J. Crew ad in the picture! Glad you had fun in the snow!

Sandy - I will be sad when Talby gets older and no longer wants to play with Annie. I hope they remain close FOREVER! Love the picture of Annie sitting in front of Talby and the sky is behind them. Cool!

shauna reed - i want a snow day.
no?

Jacqueline Goelst - Love reading your family stories 🙂 surreal sitting here at the bottom of the globe in Tasmania, Australia with our hottest summers day at 32 degrees Celsius! (90 degrees fahrenheit) Tasmania (unlike the mainland of Australia) is usually cold due to how close it is to Antarctica, but this is hot for us!
Enjoy your snow 🙂

beth - I am a rather new fan of your blog and I sbsolutely LOVED each and every photo on this blog post….I live in Minnesota where it snows and snows and still I love it so! I too blog about all the beauty to be found outside in this winter wonderland of ours- thanks for all the smiles. : ) : ) : )
xo beth
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Melissa - I love your beautiful pictures of the kids playing in the snow! Isn’t it fantastic?! Here in Michigan, we have had 7 snow days already- this is probably a new record! Since I’m a teacher, though, I don’t mind 😉 Snow days mean lots of sledding and hot chocolate and my kids sneaking more marshmallows when they think I’m not looking. love it all!

Verna Lantz - How fun! Such beautiful pictures. I adore the contrast with the kids bright colored snow clothes and the pure white snow. It would be so much fun to play in that much snow. Alas, Texas usually doesn’t get that. 🙂

Carrie - Beautiful pics! I love find the teenager. 😉
I live in SW MO and we got sleet and freezing rain. Like 3 inches. But the blizzard we had back in 2011 gave me enough snow to last awhile… still I would rather have snow over ice!

Jacci in Ohio - These are such SUPER happy photos!!! I grinned from ear to ear when I saw them on my phone earlier today, and just had to come back on my laptop to see them BIG! 🙂 I love, love, love seeing you all together… enjoying one another. And Annie’s hat. She’s so much fun!

Tiffany - What great memories you helped create with your kids! Looks like you all loved the day! Happy for you!

Andrea - Meg
How fun……it looks like waffle enjoyed the day as much as you all did! Hope you got to get crafty and just be together!

JulianneB - Gorgeous pics….when I heard Kansas was getting lots of snow I turned to my husband and said, “I can’t wait to see the snow pics on Meg’s blog”. You never fail to come through girl. A couple of weeks ago my sister in Michigan had 3 ft of snow….Southern Indiana we have nada so I will live vicariously through others.

Rach - I agree with everything you said in the first part. Makes me wonder why I’m in So Cal some days. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. I got up and made myself a cup of hot chocolate after I read it because, you know, its a chilly 59 degrees here.

ira lee - yes!! snow days are the BEST!!!!!!! love all these pix! i agree with above comment, that bench is cool! and i love bright colored coats and hats against the pretty white snow!

jen - i love that you get excited! i did too when we lived on the westcoast but now in quebec it looks like your house around here for 4 months of the year and we are supposed to get more this weekend {we have a man made skating rink in our backyard http://gronicktales.blogspot.ca/2013/02/my-boys-and-rink.html} …i guess what is hitting you is coming our way! love the “make-do” suits and all the fun! you guys always seem to be having a blast!

Kari - ** by “that” i meant I’d call my husband by Mr. Shadrick, not Mr. Duerksen ;]

Kari - I just wanted to say that I LOVE the fact that you call your husband mr. duerksen, instead of his first name. It’s adorable, and I think I may start calling my husband that.

Tracey - Wow you take amazing photos!

Jeri - Sweet! You are so lucky. We should have got that snow that Kansas got…

Holly - Great pics! I love seeing kids’ reactions to rare snow falls. Over in my neck of the woods (up in Alberta, Canada), the wonder of winter and lots of snow wore off just after Christmas. We are currently on ‘let’s just survive this winter’ mode with probably a good month and a half left. Daily, my 2 yr. looks out the window and says, “snow, go away!” 🙂 ha ha! So, there’s another perspective on snow for you when winter lasts 7 months.

Lindsey - Enjoy your day at home! Great pictures! Love the one of the turquoise bench in the snow. PRETTY!

Gina - Fun photos!! Have a fun weekend!

tiffany gardner - so awesome. we live in ok and got a little… but with 3 sick kids we didn’t get to play in it!

Jenn - Magical and exciting! Makes me want to move to move to Kansas.

Gale - We had 12″ and loved it but your pictures make me really miss having my kids at home! Their favorite thing used to be putting water colored with food coloring in spray bottles and spray snow sculptures! You all definitely looked like you were having fun!!! HOORAY FOR SNOW DAYS!

Gail - And the thunder snow was awesome too. Enjoying my snow days too.

Penny - Now that’s what I am talking about! Snow, real snow days. Here where we live in Michigan we have not had a good snow storm. We have had no school due to cold and a little ice. This is what I remember growing up with, SNOW! I love the joy on your kids faces! And Waffle. Oh, my, that is one Happy Dog. That really is what doodles are though, Happy Dogs. He looks like he is in heaven. His people are with him in a joyous playground of snow. Great photos, thank you so much for sharing and making my morning!

Kat - These pictures are just beautiful.
Amazing to see all of that snow when we live by the beach and it is summer here in sunny Tasmania, Australia.
Looks like lots of fun.
Awesome pics, truly awesome!

Sarah - Love all the pictures and of course love the snow! so jealous.

Lisa - Love these pictures!!! And I love snow days!!! Have fun!

Stephanie - Wow!! I have not seen snow like that since living in Mo as a teenager. It looks cold and wonderful. What winter should be, at least once!!

the.mrs - Of course you could even excite this lifelong Minnesotan about snow with those adorable photos! I think it’s headed our way, so I will be NON excited tomorrow. They don’t close school here unless it’s multiple FEET of snow, so it’s just a pain. I like living fun snow days vicariously through your blog! 😉 ha.

Amy K. - I am jealous! I live in MINNESOTA & we can’t get a good snowstorm to save our lives this year, much less a snow day! The one time it snowed a decent amount (not quite a foot) was on a Sunday. wa-waaaaa.

Sonja - That looks so fabulous! I’m jealous. Though I am glad that I won’t have to take the baby out in snow like that. 😉

Seriously Sassy Mama - It is beautiful, but I am very happy it stayed up north and did not find its way to Texas.

Tracy Fisher - fabulous!!!!!!!!! -tracy

Alicia @ La Famille - good thing you got all those groceries!!! i love being snowed in too. what a fun day! have fun tomorrow!

Shannon - My girls loved these pics!! We get snow maybe twice a year and it just barely sticks for a day so they thought these pics were the greatest.
I think it looks beautiful but I would be enjoying it inside with some hot chocolate 😉

Laura Hesslau - I am obsessing over your wonderful blog. It is like reading a book you never want to end! I actually hide out in my house trying to read the archives without interruption. Literally hiding in a dark basement listening to my family ask where I am. Ha! I don’t like the cold weather, but this post is making me LOVE snow! Love love your blog!

Lisa M. - I was thinking about you as this storm was forcasted! I live in Western PA and we used to get storms like that all of the time, now it seems we get maybe one a year. Don’t get me wrong, we get snow. But usually just nuisance storms, like 2 to 6 or 8 inches at a time. Every year I ask for just one blizzard. Just one! A day to just hunker down in the house and watch it snow like crazy!
You seem so happy about all that snow. That’s great!! I’m wondering tho…did you get your run in? 🙂

Michelle from Australia - Good to see a cameo from Lauren! Living in the sub-tropics, I can not begin to imagine snow falling where we live. We are on the same latitude south of the equator as Tampa, FL is north of the equator. Loved the pics.

Carrie - Your excitement over the snow makes me smile. My kids get excited like that on our first snowfall (which was in October this year and is still here). I am on side with Pamela Gordon’s comment. Spring can’t come soon enough!

Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - Last year we didn’t use any of the four snow days that we’d allotted in the school calendar so we got out early at the end of the year. This year its back to a fairly normal winter for us. We’ve had a few really good snow storms and dustings in between. I do love the white but as I’m getting a little older here and there I find I’m also liking warm weather more and more:)I’m only 32 but I remember such big snowfalls when I was little that we would go sledding off of house roofs!

Pamela Gordon - Beautiful photos of your snow storm. I think it’s really neat how you get so excited over a lot of snow because you aren’t used to it. 🙂 We are so tired of it here now that it’s ‘old hat’ and we can’t wait, at least I can’t wait, to not need a big parka, boots and gloves any more. Oh well. We live in to different climates and I hope you and your family have an awesome fun day tomorrow playing in the snow! Blessings, Pamela

Kristin S - Beautiful!

Linda - Love that first picture of Waffle!!! He looks so happy!

jen - You took some beautiful photos! I love a good snow storm! We get a good few months of snow where I live (Ontario). And had about 10 months of the year of snow when I lived in Nunavut (north pole). Looks like you know how to properly enjoy it!

Monica - Ooooh – I’m kinda jealous! Love how the colors pop against the white of the snow! Love the turquoise chair {?} Yay for fun memories made today 🙂

Kassondra - your crazy! lol i am not a fan of the cold!!!! though you can tell your family had a great time together so i guess the cold was worth it

Lorie - SOOOO jealous. We haven’t really had a good snow this year either. It comes, then melts the next day. UGH. Where is the great snows of my childhood?
Wwe are in Indiana…is it coming our way?
Would love to be snuggled in my bed with the kids off school.

Heather - I’m getting cold just looking at all the pictures. No snow in Southern California 🙁

Michelle - A Lauren sighting! The snow looks like a ton of fun, we have gotten a couple good blasts this year, but I’m hoping for one more before spring. The storm that just past through there is hitting us tonight, but only 2 inches. Bummer.

Kate - Oh how fun! Stay warm for me!

kate - you got some great pictures!! waffle is so furry, he looks adorable!

lisa currie-gurney - I love that bench too!!!

lisa currie-gurney - Happy, Happy, Day!!!

Stacy - That turquoise bench is gorgeous! I hope you’ve enjoyed your snow day! http://baublesandbrownies.blogspot.com

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thirty one.

February 20, 2013

31Bits launched their spring line on the 19th.
it's amazing as it always is.
i love the spring colors…. new designs…. i just LOVE this company.

DID YOU KNOW that you can have a house party with 31Bits?
you can get your friends together and everyone would be able to try it on and see what it looks like in person.
and have fun with your friends!
it IS fun… i have had one. :)

i watched this video and i was a crying mess.

happy tears.

it is inspiring! i am SO happy for each one of the women in uganda that are a part of 31Bits.

i love this company!!

i am positive that if you go through their shop you will find so many lovely pieces of jewelry for yourself!
and for your friends.
and for you family.

🙂

now…let's have some fun.

how about…. i give away a $50 gift card to 31Bits?

YES!!

let's do that.

but you have to go over to their shop and find your FAVORITE piece in their shop.
in the comments tell me what it is.

ready….. GO!

winner picked on friday!!

CONTEST ENDED.

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mhairi - Oh boo- tried to comment before, and it didn’t post.
My heart is 100% after the Penelope bracelet!! 🙂

amy - i a kinda dying ove the Luna necklace… but really? you couldn’t go wrong with anything in their shop.

Rachel B. - WOW! Saturn rock necklace!

Momof2 - Bella….love all the color!!!

May - The Daphne bracelet – in EVERY COLOR 🙂

Linda - The Loom Bracelet!!

Ari Tyler - My favorite is the Shea Headband! Adorbs for summer.

Brady - LOVE the Revel Braid Necklace!! Such cute stuff!

angie - I loved all of the bracelets but could not get the website to load pictures of individuals to get their names. I adored the cream stone one that had 2 torquoise beads. Let’s hope it is being clogged with customers, hence the hiccup.

Lisa - The Petunia necklace in turquoise.

Amanda - LOVE the Razzle Dazzle necklace. It’s all so lovely…hard to pick just one.

Heidi - Orchid loop is my fav love the colors!

ang - Love it all, but if I have to choose one…the 87 Cuff!

amy - Love the Swivel necklace in orange and turquoise!! Hard to choose a favorite!

Laurel - I love the parachute necklace!

analisa - the carrick weave… messy and tangled and BEAUTIFUL! I’m going to host a 31 bits party for mothers day… xo!

Mary - The Swivel necklace. Beautiful

Emily L - The Daybreak Knot is fancy-pancy!

johnsonar@rocketmail.com - I love Razzle Dazzle, but they’re all amazing.

johnsonar@rocketmail.com - Just one that we like? Wow, that’s hard. I’ll go with Razzle Dazzle.

Heidi Jo the Artist - Wow, so hard to choose just one!! One of my favorites though, is the Swift Necklace in blue, so gorgeous!

Tracy Fisher - The HAPPY NIGHT necklace… then I’d make Greg take me out!! -tracy

Jennifer - Such happy pieces. I think my favorite is The Capperly Cuff. Even the name is fun.

Kasey - Tough decision… I think my favorite is the Geo Mix bracelet.

Angie R. - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in teal! I could get one for me and one for a friend:)

mollie d - I like the Luna!

Jessica P - It’s hard to choose a favorite…either the Everley or Meadowsweet or Sweet Tart. I could keep going. 🙂

Susan in KS - The everly necklace or any of the adorable bracelets. Thanks!

julie - i like the swivel necklace but i don’t think i could choose just one thing.

Susan - I love love love that you are supporting this group of women!!!! I loved the Starboard bracelet and snagged it right up! I found your blog through Edie’s… so glad that I did! I love to see what you’re up to! Thanks Meg!

Halley - I love the Carrick Weave! All of the jewelry is beautiful… and such a wonderful idea.

kellie - wow- completely beautiful story!!!! and i would have to say, Razzle Dazzle is THEE most amazing necklace in their shop! for sure! THANK YOU for this great opportunity!~

Sarah - Love the petunia!

Amanda Eudy - I love the Razzle Dazzle necklace! Can’t decide if I like green or blue better…maybe one of each!

Heather - Oh I love these colors. I love the multi colored beads but I think the Swivel is my fav – love that green! The Guava bracelet is fun, too.

tinaehb3 - i like the robin necklace and daphne bracelets, such beautiful colors for spring!

Nicole - Love the Razzle Dazzle in Coral – so pretty!

Courtney - Oh goodness, the Heritage and the Everly necklaces have my name all over them!

Christine - I really really loved all of their items! It’s so cheerful and bright! I literaly want them all! If I had to choose one it would be the Poppet bracelet!!

Cara Yeh - Ooh,it’s all so pretty! I love the Havanna Trim necklace! Thanks!

pamelajonesfitzgerald@gmail.com - I LOVE Daybreak Knot…..reminds me of a bowl of juicy summer canteloupe!!….Pamela

Sally Mesibov - I love the Orchid Loop necklace!!

Emily B - I love the Swivel necklace:) THE COLORS!!!:)

Lisa - The Cypress bracelet is beautiful! And the Mod Podge necklace! And and and…..

Nicole Francis - Love the Albright bangles! All of them! Beautiful and simple 🙂

Michelle - How beautiful all of their jewelry is! I especially love the starboard bracelet, so many lovely colors all mixed together.

Eleanor - kind of obsessed with Razzle Dazzle! So cute! especially in the green color!

Jeannine Spivak - LOVE the Carrick Weave!

Ann C - I love these! I love the swivel necklace!

Kristen - I would love the geo mix bracelet. Thank you for this opportunity!

Megan B - I love so many, but I think I would actually wear the Heritage Mid the most!

wendy - i love the heritage mid! 🙂

Sarah - I love the Watson Braid but everything is beautiful!!

becky - I am not a big jewelry girl, but have been growing my hair out for two yrs after having a pixie cut for 25 yrs, I would love to try the Shea Headbands, both are so beautiful.

Meaghan - Love this company – I got a necklace for Christmas after being introduced to them by you on your blog. I would love to have a more colorful one! My favorites are the Swivel and the Carrick Weave (could not choose!). Thanks for the chance to win, and for introducing so many to this beautiful jewelry made by beautiful women.

kristi - the bella necklace or the geo mix bracelet. so gorgeous!

Cheryl E. - Hands Down, it has to be Saturn Rock. Even the name is cool!

Robyn - Such an awesome company! I love the Happy Night in all the colors 🙂

Jen G... - Love it all! My favorite is Pompon! Thanks…

Maggi - The Spring colors are so fun! My favorite is the Daybreak Knot necklace, in the coral/pink, or the turquoise/blue. Those seem to be the colors of the season!

Heather in Ohio - Love it all! But my fave is the razzle dazzle necklace!

April - Beautiful pieces! I love the Everly necklace.

Gretchen D. - I really like the colorful Daphne bracelets! Everything is just beautiful!

Kerrin - What an amazing company! Love, love, LOVE the Swift.

mia - 31bits is incredible! love the parcel loom bracelet.

Karissa - The Pompon bracelet! What beautiful women. God bless them.

Laura Mastropaolo - I Looove the Everly necklace!

Tonya - i believe i LOVE the Half Moon Bracelets.

Cori Barney - That is a funny joke that you want us to pick our favorite! They are all so awesome! I really love the Mabel necklace. So colorful!

Larissa - Love the Watson Braid Bracelet!

Tanya H - I love the crushed jewel bracelet. I also love that you share grat organizations with us! 🙂

Shay - Just ONE favorite…really??!! Love the razzle dazzle necklace because green is my favorite color and adore the pompon bracelets.

msmith3030@woh.rr.com - I love Petunia! Beautiful!

Jesica - the Razzle Dazzle – gorgeous!!!

Jesica - The Razzle Dazzle – GORGEOUS!!
This site is amazing – and the video tugged @ the heartstrings.

colleen from Alabama - Easy… knew it when i saw it! The Everly Necklace. GORGEOUS!

Becky J - What an easy way to reach out our hand across the ocean and lend it for a sister to get up out of her pit. I think the everly necklace is stunning! Thanks dear Meg for the giveaway! xo

Laura Wilder - Love the bright – it was the gypsy cuff for me!

Rhiannon - How can I pick just one?? They’re stuff is so cute. I love BELLA, MABEL, and SATURN ROCK necklaces and just about every bracelet. 🙂
You are so kind to do this for some lucky winner!

Maggie - meadowsweet or jubilee (just because it’s an awesome name!)

julie - I like the Spruce bracelet and the Sprout bracelet!

kristen - love both the 87 cuff bracelet and the gypsy cuff bracelet!

Amy - SO many lovely things! I think it’s between the Razzle Dazzle necklace and the Happy Night necklace for me!

Adriana - The Winsor necklace is my favorite. The different tones of blue are beautiful.

Christyn - It’s toss up between Petunia and Bella!

Vicki - Oh! I’m loving that Razzle Dazzle necklace–the color is PERFECT!!

jen smith - love the meadowsweet and luna necklaces!

sharon - they are all beautifully made. i like sweet tart in red! thank you for the chance to win!!

Robyn B - I LOVE the “Tangle” with the Mint and Tourquoise colors! But I would pretty much wear any of the necklaces or bracelets – so pretty. I’m not normally a pastel color kind of gal, but they look so springy and fresh, I can’t help but love them!

tara - i’m a sucker for chunky necklaces but i really am loving that gypsy cuff – summer. thanks for the awesome giveaway!

Brittany - Swivel necklace rocks!

Amy - Saturn Rock is so cool. I have a cuff from last year and love it.

Deb M - I love the Gwazy Twist or 87 cuff bracelet.

Meredith - My favs are Carrick Weave and the Windsor, but I would take any of them. They are all beautiful, made by beautiful women.

Kendra - I can’t decide between the Robin or Jubilee necklaces. I’d have to get both I guess!

Kelly - The Everly necklace and the Sweetheart bracelet. Love their stuff!

Kaci - Love the Camelia. I have never heard of 31Bits. What a great organization.

Ann Marie - I love the razzle dazzle or the coral loop!

This Farm Family's Life - I love the Everly necklace!

Janelle - i love it all!

Tracey - Love it all! Especially the Havana Trim necklace!

Erica - Love the razzle dazzle in coral. It is the perfect match to my royal blue dress for a trip coming up! Thanks for featuring this smart organization.

Katherine - Lovin the sea glass strand in the sea foam in color. How awesome it could be worn as a necklace or triple bracelet!

Meg - Swivel, for sure!

angie - i love the poppet bracelet… or the daphne… really, it’s all amazing! thank you for the chance and for supporting such a wonderful group of women…

Jordan - I’m in LOVE with the Daybreak Knot necklace!!! Such fun colors and the perfect piece for Spring and Summer!

Routhie - I love the Petunia necklace, but could easily go for so many others.

nora - The Parcel Loom bracelet is so pretty. I also like the Daphne bracelets – I’d get a few and stack ’em up! Thanks for reminding us of this awesome company!

Sallie - I have a bracelet fetish and am headed to Florida for vacation in a few weeks, so I think Starboard would be the perfect item to adorn my wrist! Thanks, Meg!

Kim - I love the MABEL necklace!!

Martha - I love the cuff bracelet

kari - I definitely love the bag best, but being that it’s not in the budget, my favorite necklace is the swift… or maybe the razzle dazzle… soo many great choices!

Vicky - My favorite is the Swivel necklace.

Christy - I love 31 bits and their story, Loving the aquas and corals in the new pieces. My favorite is beckett bundle bracelet. Love the colors perfect for spring

Sarah - I love the Beckett Bundle bracelet, but the entire collection is amazing! Thank you for bringing my attention to such a great company!

Rebekah G. - Carrick Weave is my favorite…but then again so are the rest of them!

Melissa Ann - Seriously love them ALL! But, if I had to pick a favorite it was the Razzle Dazzle, which is weird because it’s totally not what I normally go for – lol. Thanks for doing this and bringing attention to such a worthy company!

Jeannette from Plant City - I love all of them and the story behind this jewelry!! But if I had to pick a favorite for right now the “Bella” necklace is the one I would choose because of all the colors and the length can be changed.

Deb L - That video brought tears to my eyes. I bought a bracelet a few years back at The Oprah Store after attending her show, and it is one of my favorite pieces and it was made by African women with a similar story. I would love to add the Tangle necklace in mint and turquoise to my collection.

Jenna - LOVE the poppet bracelet!

Leslie @topofthepage - first of all, by this post’s title, i thought you just turned 31 for your bd. it’s realistic. you could be 31. but i somehow remember that’s not quite right. um, and this game is impossible. i want them all. but if i have to name a fave, i pick the razzle dazzle in CORAL. because i’m fancy like that. 😉 xo

widge - Thankyou for sharing this! I’ve never come accross this 31 Bits before and I am IN LOVE!
Loving the Tangle style most mostly head over heels for the Lavalliere (sp?!)
absolutely gorgeous!!

Rita - I love the simplicity of the Twinkle Bangles, but all their jewelry is incredible! Such beautiful colors.

Rachel - Mucho adore their Poppet bracelet! I love all their items… awesomesauce company!

nanette - Razzle Dazzle is my favorite…but everything is beautiful. Thanks!

stephanie armstrong - i love it all 🙂 but first pick would be “penelope”

Tammia - Gorgeous stuff! I really love the “daybreak knot” and the “Sunday Frill.”

ashley - i love that Poppet bracelet!!

Kariane - I LOVE the Swivel. Wow. So pretty!! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!

Kimberley B - Razzle Dazzle is gorgeous and fun. Such cool jewelry!

Melissa - Great video! I love the patch bracelet.

Erin - I really like the Meadowsweet necklace! Fun! Thanks for the chance to win!

Eliece - The cypress or geo twist bracelets are lovely.

Sandy - I really like the CYPRESS bracelet.

Whitney - I love love the ‘Beckett bundle’ bracelet!!

jenny - the LUNA. That soft pink is perfect for Spring.

jenny - The Luna. That soft pink? perfect for Spring!

Katie - my favorite — ‘elasticity’
I LOVE the colors and I feel like it could go with a lot of different outfits!
What a super neat and inspiring company!

Becky - Orchid Loop, Carrick Weave…who am I kidding? I love them ALL! Amazing!

Karyn - I LOOOOOOVE the Bella necklace!!!

Jessica R - I <3 the colors of the Revel Braid! I get so many compliments when I wear my 31 bits necklaces..I think it's time for some bracelets!

duricks@mchsi.com - Love love love the Poppet bracelet!

Heidi Bohrer - I love the orchid loop!

andrea - Jubilee!! It is so spunky!

Dawn Abbott - The Swivel necklace…definitely! What an amazing company–it’s so refreshing to see how people are driving positive change throughout the world :). Thank-you for introducing me to this wonderful initiative and the beautiful women behind it!

jeannett - Obsessed with the Swivel. 🙂

Melissa - Starboard bracelet! I love the colors!!

Sarah D - LOVE the Watson Braid bracelet in fuchsia and mint!

the.mrs - This company is RAD to the RAD. Luna, Happy Night, Elasticity.. all of these are on my favorites list! Oh 31 Bits. You had me at hello!

Kate - I love the Luna!

Makila - I love the daybreak knot in pink/peach. And almost everything else! 🙂 Love this company!

Amber - I love the Daybreak knot necklace in peach/pink!! What a wonderful company they are for empowering women. I have a bracelet from 31bits, given to my by a friend. When I learned about the company after I received the gift, it meant even more to me.

Angie R. - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in Teal! I could get one for me and one for a friend. Thanks for the chance to win!

Carrie - The Jubilee necklace is my fave. With 50 bucks I could get two!!!

Melissa Jennison - What a generous offer! My favorite is the Destiny bracelet.

Laura - Tangle necklace!

Lacy Brauner - I love the Bella! And the little handbag!I have a purse addiction though, so I like the versatility of the Bella!

Kari - Sunday frill…so beautiful!

Lyndsay - Cloud Nine in Shades of Grey – sooo pretty!

Tara - I love what this company does and stands for! Petunia would be my favorite right now.

Laura - LOVE the “Swift” necklace! 🙂 I have the PERFECT blazer to go with it . . Pick me! Pick me! 🙂

Jeanne Manning - I love the Everly…so beautiful..so reminds me of the colors of the world. I have actually never heard of this program..how wonderful! How generous of you to have this give away! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Blessings!

Lindsay - I love it all! One of my definite favorites is the Daybreak Knot necklace in either colorway!

Mary M. - The Orchid Loop is so modern and beautiful! It would be such a privilege to own a piece from 31 Bits that I otherwise couldn’t afford. Thanks for the opportunity!

Becca - The Capperly Cuff – so fun!

Dawn - Oh my goodness! I love this company too! I have ordered several things from them and have loved each one. My favorite new necklace is Petunia! Love the chunky-ness of it 🙂 Sure hope I win!!!

Jen - The Luna necklace! Understated and simply lovely!!

Linda - What a generous giveaway! I love all their stuff but I think my favorite is the Swivel necklace. Great colors and perfect length. Yay for an awesome organization!

Emily - The Swivel Necklace! I love this company, I order all the time 🙂

Southern Gal - Such beautiful jewelry. I love the Mabel necklace.

Caitlin Heatwole - Such a great product! My fave is the Petunia.

Rhonda - I looooove the Westerly bag… the pom pom bracelets… and almost every single necklace. thank you for sharing!

Julie - I love Mabel…itS rainbow and perfect!

Nicole Q. - Love so many of them — 2 favorites SWIFT and RAZZLE DAZZLE — I love this company!

Toni :0) - I’m in love with the Luna necklace! Thank you for sharing this shop, I’m doing my Christmas shopping there!

casey - The Havana Trim Necklace OR the Watson Braid bracelet WITHOUT A DOUBT!

Becky McArthur - The Petunia necklace! I love my 31 bits bracelet from craft weekend 🙂

Angela B. - Wow, really hard to choose! I love the swivel necklace the best. Very beautiful jewelery.

meredith - it’s hard to pick just one, but i love the carrick weave necklace! so gorgeous!

Janel - The Poppett! I love it all though! Too hard to choose just one thing! The necklaces are amazing! So happy these women are thriving and prospering, that just makes a my heart glad!
Did you pull out of your funk? 😉

Andrea - hands down…..the Everly necklace….. I( love it!

Stacy - I am a bracelet gal and I love the Cypress bracelet! What a great company!

Jen - The 87 Cuff…I think! Arrgghh….so many, so beautiful!

allison albainy - SATURN ROCK..but so many!…Think there may be quite a few seel outs from this line! Beautiful
~Allison

Lorie - I am a necklace JUNKIE! They are all so pretty, but I like Elasticity and Waverly. Two colors I actually DON’T already have. It would be so great to win. Thanks for the opportunity!

Melissa - I love to stack bracelets & love all of theirs, especially the starboard bracelet!

Leanna - I think the Razzle Dazzle might be my favorite but really I love them all, how does one choose?!

katie - the Shea headband is awesome…would wear that alot. the Capperly cuff is really really cool and unique too…definitely a statement piece.

Karie - I love the swift necklace in blue…everything is so cute 🙂

jen - The Cyprus and Starboard are my favorites…couldn’t pick just one. So hard to choose!

Kelly S - What cute stuff. I love the “bubbles” bracelet.

Susannah - I love the Bella!

elizabeth highsmith - I love the new stuff the razzle dazzle is my fav!

Susan Pola - Thank you for the giveaway. i love the orchid loop necklace.

Melissa - Oh, it would be so hard to pick a favorite! I have put a few of their necklaces on my wish list for birthday/Christmas the last two years with no luck. This year I have vowed to just buy one for myself for my birthday! I am really loving the new large medallion for Spring, although I am a sucker for any of their solid beaded necklaces, I love the look of a few stacked together in different colors….but the medallion is pretty unique! Ugh! Choices!!!

Lisa - Tangle necklace. Love all of it!

Aubrey - I love all of 31 Bits pieces! I know my mom really love the Windsor necklace for her Birthday!

Shannon - Love all the spring collection but Razzle Dazzle is my favorite!

Liesl - Why do you make us chose just one?! ugh! Right now the Everly is drawing my attention and desire to purchase!

Sara R - The Sunburst! I found it in the wedding section, but with the color options this would make a great Spring and Summer statement piece. They have it in the super trendy “mint” color too!

Lisa M. - It’s all beautiful, but if you’re making me choose 🙂 I really like the Carrick Weave!

Lori Withers - Love the Meadowsweet necklace in the bright aqua color. What an amazing organization and chance to share our blessings!

Becky - OMG! I just love RAZZLE DAZZLE. I love how it lays and the graduated bead sizes and that color. It reminds me of a green milk glass pitcher my crazy Aunt Ruby had out in her farmhouse. I could SO rock that with my capris and brown gladiator sandles…. 😀

Jess - Toss up between Tangle and Swivel!

Barbara - Love the Revel Braid bracelet and the Daybreak Knot necklace…though it’s all so beautiful!

Amy Woods - I am in LOVE with the Poppet bracelet. My heart says, “pittah pat!” Be still my heart! 😉

Meggan D. - The gypsy cuff, the Poppet or the Becket Bundle…. Ahhhh… too many beauts to choose from!

Colleen - I love the Carrick Weave….hard to choose just one! Awesome organization!

Melissa Gold - It’s a total tie between the Petunia necklace and The Sweetheart bracelet…oh my 🙂

Jennifer - Oh! I love how adding a necklace can make my jeans and a t-shirt look “put together”! My favorite is the very *colorful* MABEL necklace!

Kari - Razzle Dazzle in blue is my fave! Love it, and love the idea of 31Bits!

kathi - Ooh, the Razzle Dazzle in green is lovely and so happy! But I gotta say, I’d proudly wear any of these pieces.

Laura Conway - The Poppet, for sure!

Jenn - Well hello! They are all awesome! Love the Daphne bracelets, one in every color…thank you! Oh and the Poppet is pretty awesome too! I think I know someone that will so love one of these for her birthday. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kristy - The Poppet bracelet is gorgeous! Incredible company.

Lindsay - I love the Carrick Weave necklace the most, but I do love all of the sorbet colors for spring in all of their new line! I love this company and what they do to change those women’s lives. When you wear their jewelry you are wearing someone’s story and I think that is very cool.

Leah G. - The “Swivel” necklace…adorable! Thank you for featuring lovely companies like these!

Tracy - Love so many of their pieces…but my two favorites are the Beverly & the Everly.

Jen - I love the Daybreak Knot necklace. The combination of pink and orange is beautiful. And, even though it’s kind of chunky, it still seems delicate in those subtle colors.

Tonya S - I love the Albright Bangles~~all 3 colors!!

Michelle - I Love the Heritage Mid in BLUE!!! Soooo pretty! I would LOVE to wear this over a tshirt this spring and summer! Thanks for telling me about 31 BITS!

Ali - Beautiful! So hard to choose, but I love that soft pink Luna necklace. So feminine!

katherine brewer - Mabel is my favorite necklace!

Nicole - The Lavallier necklace is AWESOME!! I also love the 87 cuff!

Leah Claire - Oh you’re right. I love everything in this shop!! But my fav would be the half moon bracelets.

Raye Marie - I love me some Mabel! Thanks for the fun!

Emily - Love it all. Maybe my favorite s Bella or Robin?

Kristen - Ohhh June Berry or Timber… it’s so hard to choose!! Thanks for the giveaway!!

Dawn - So many wonderful choices, but I really like the Meadowsweet necklace…in any of the colors! 🙂

Fivemarshalls@ymail.com - The Daybreak necklace that is orange and pink! Love!

gretchen - Love their spring colors. In necklaces I adore Luna, Jendy, and Meadowsweet. In Bracelets: Starboard and Watsonbraid. Just to name a few. 🙂

Jessica - I love all of 31bits but my favorite new spring item is the poppet bracelet!

Mary - The Parachute Necklace! Love it! Love the company! 🙂

Kristina - Orchard loop necklace and the gypsy cuff are my fav!

Christy Kowalenko - I too, love everything from 31Bits (how could you not?)… but if I HAVE to choose a favourite, the Cypress bracelet is just my style! Thank you for the opportunity… Happy Wednesday!! : )

Jen - I love the Loom Bracelet. What a great shop and cause! Thanks for the introduction and the chancde to win!

Kori - The spring line is in my wedding colors!! So exciting! I would love to get each of my lovely bridesmaids an almost-as-lovely-as-them bracelette as a thank you. I think the Watson Braid in Fushia/Mint would be perfect! Though if I decide to be selfish then I’m getting the Daphne bracelettes – one each color 🙂 So fun!

Tammy - ack…trying to choose just 1 of them is hard! I think the carrick weave is such a lovely statement piece…so I’ll go with that 🙂

Ginny - Swivel necklace in Mint green!!! and then the Bellrock in the purple for my mom to spread the love. Heck I’ll probably buy them before the winner is even announced. what an amazing company!

Beth - The Poppet bracelet is so very pretty, I think that’s my favorite.

renaudam@hotmail.com - My God! So much candy for the eye!
But my favorite is Swivel in mint/green.
thank you
anne-Marie

Heidi Henderson - I like the orchid loop it is different and so are the colors would be fun.

JulieKP - I have to pick one?! If I must it would be Mabel. I love all the different beads. I love things that are funky and can go with jeans.

danett - I love the spruce bracelet. Super modern, but with a handmade feel, and it will go with a lot of things.

Marsha Gulick - Saturn Rocks! Love the profile. Thanks for sharing this!

Denise - The Robin. It reminds me of the water in the Gulf of Mexico.

Laura - I LOVE this new line they put out. Beautiful! My favorite is the Sweetheart bracelet. So cute!

lisa willis - Swivel (necklace) – Orange/Turquoise
But I love lots and lots of things here!

Tiffany - I LOVE the new Daybreak Knot necklace…for that one corally colored shirt I have that I can never find the right jewelry for!

Katie G - Love the Poppet bracelet!

Lori Winger - I’m loving the Windsor blus necklace, so cute with jeans!

Dani - My favorite is the Daybreak Knot! But they are all beautiful!!

Melissa - Right now I’m loving the Poppet and the 87 Cuff. Everything is so beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway!

Virginia Bibler - Love the orchid loop! Long necklaces are my fave!

Allison - I love the colors. I really like the Watson Braid bracelet.

Mrs. B. - I have a hard time picking just one! I’ve been wanting a bracelet…think I’d go for the Poppet bracelet.

erin j - My favorite is Petunia in forest green but seeing as my wardrobe needs some yellow, I’d probably go with Meadowsweet instead.

Carolyn - I like the Meadowsweet in teal! Hard to choose though!

Ali - Oooh, it’s a tough choice for sure. At the moment, my top pick is the daybreak knot. Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway 🙂 I loooove 31 bits!

Laura Hit - Love the Carrick Weave and the Petunia! Such beautiful pieces!

april kelly - This is a great giveaway. I would choose the Daphne bracelets, love the colors. Thanks for the chance to win!

Jackie - Not sure how you chose, but I love the Orchid Loop. Pick me! 🙂

Ruta - Love it all! Daybreak Knot is on my list 🙂

Heather - These are beautiful! Razzle Dazzle necklaceis my favorite!

Hollie - The Bella. Love it.

Sherry - I love the geomix! So many fun pieces!!

Robin Canter - The WINDSOR necklace. such pretty blue colors.

Felicity - Wowee I had such a hard time picking just one!
But I think it’s the guava twist. In green. Cool name too.
Xx

Pat Schmidt - The Patch Bracelet – the best sunny colors ever!

Katelyn - Oh my goodness. I love this! Orchid loop is my fav!

Annie - They are all so beautiful. I especially like the Rosebury bracelet though.

Jennifer - Razzle dazzle, love it!

Lori H - The Swivel necklace is my favorite, although I like it in both colors!

Amy - I love all the colors! My favorite is the Windsor necklace. I also love many of the bracelets.

Christy - I love the 87 bracelet and the Meadowsweet necklace, but really, they’re all amazing!!

Stef - Man so many pretty choices!!!!! I will go with the Watson Braid though, loving that color combo!

Melissa - It’s so hard to pick! I really like the Petunia necklace.

Karen U. - Such beautiful jewelry! My favorite has to be the Starboard bracelet – would go with so much!!

Jen G - I love the daybreak knot necklace, I don’t own anything like it and it looks so fun! I also like the elasticity bracelet a lot!

Jlg - Petunia…I love her!

amy - i love the windsor…i am a sucker for anything blue!

Meg - The Guava Twist bracelet in green is pretty awesome!

Sarah - Love Yellow Waverly. Hard to choose a favorite from all that beauty tho!
I’ve bought from this fab company before and then last month had the pleasure of chatting with one of the founder’s sisters while sitting next to her on a flight! They’re genuinely passionate AND make lovely jewelry… win win!

sarah - i love the cloud nine necklace in shades of mint

Joy - I love many of them but the Bella necklace is my favorite!

lacey poag - the Beckett Bundle is very me! thanks for this post MEG 🙂

Renae - So beautiful! I love the revel braid…or the watson braid. So hard to choose!! Thanks Meg.

Jessica - Loving the swivel necklace!

Terri - I love everything but if I had to pick I’d pick the parachute necklace. It is lovely.

Lisa - I like the guava twist bracelet. So spring-y!

beth k. - There are so many that I like, but the one that I really like is the Revel Braid bracelet – love the colors!

Molly B - LOVE the Everly in turquoise. what a great company

Margaret - Parachute necklace! Love this company and what they do.

Lindsey - I love the Windsor necklace or the Cypress bracelet – actually all of it is lovely and a for a great cause!

Shawna - Colored braclets and pink bead heart ring. I would wear everything though.

Nicole B - I would choose the Heritage Mid Necklace in Blue – I love that bright pop of color!!

Donna - I love their new pieces!!! And I {heart} this company. We have had a party before, and it was so much fun!! I love the Everly necklace.

Heidi - I would have to say the Orchid Loop necklace… but love a lot of it!

Elizabeth B. - I love the swivel necklace in light green – and pretty much everything else on their site. Amazing company – I am all about supporting companies who give back.

sam - I think Carrick Weave would be my top choice, it has so many of my favorite colors I could wear it with a lot.

Ashley K - The Swift necklace is so adorable, but there are too many things to just pick one!

Lisa S - The orchid Loop – so pretty!

Jenn D - I love the carrick weave! So pretty!

MC - I love the green Razzle Dazzle. The minty color is my favorite for this spring. Thanks for making this available.

Amber B - LOVE LOVE LOVE the Bellflower….in pretty much any color!!

Amy S. - I love 31Bits! I’d have to choose the Parachute or Windsor Necklace. They’re all so beautiful!

Julie - I love the Daybreak Knot necklace and the Bloomy Bunch bracelet.

Emily - I LOVE the Luna. I want it in all 3 colors. It’s simple and perfectly beautiful and so me. I would wear it daily.

Maegan C - i love the guava twist!

Jen - I like Windsor and Bella!

Angela - Love, love, love the Albright Bangle, the Parcel Loom, and the Rock Garden bracelets! But let’s be real here, I love them all.

robbie - the rock garden braclet, perfect for Spring!

robbie - The rock garden braclet, is beautiful. Perfect for Spring!

Liz C. - I’m loving the chunky red Bellflower! Reminds me of Africa!

Brooke - Oh Meg. I’m so glad you told me about this shop. The Swivel necklace is by far my fave. Who doesn’t need a little pop of bright orange for spring and summer?? Happy, happy.

Rebecca - The Bella Necklace is fabulous!!

Paula - I love the Watson Braid bracelet! It reminds me of spring and I love the idea of women helping women!

Abby Withers - I love the Capperly cuff! 31bits is awesome!!!

Jenny Wenzel - Love their jewelry!!! I love the Mabel!!!

Gabrielle - Love the Parcel Loom bracelet; the blue beads remind me of black pearls. Thanks, Meg!

Brenna - Waverly in Yellow. Beautiful!

Jill - I love the olive/grey elasticity. I especially love that it can be a necklace or a bracelet. Genius!

Wendy - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in teal. 🙂

Meredith W. - The 87 Cuff bracelet is lovely!

Liz - Bella or Mabel would be my favorite!

Charly Smith - Swivel Necklace paired with the Daphne bracelets! So excited about all the Spring colors out there…even though Kansas has decided to deliver winter to us now! 🙂

Melinda M. - The parcel loom bracelet is so pretty!

lisalichterman@yahoo.com - I am in love with HAPPY NIGHT 🙂 I love this company too!

Leslie H - Since I already have the Mabel necklace, I’d love the Windsor blue one or the Guava Twist bracelet. Such great goods!

Allison - I love the Swivel necklace!! So pretty, everything on that site is so pretty…

Liz - They are all so lovely!! Would love to spend some money in their shop! 🙂

Kelly O. - the Carrick Weave is my absolute favourite!! love this product… contacting the company now to do a home party!

Edie S. - I love the Daphne bracelets, but I would have to have all of them since I can’t choose a color! Thank you for the opportunity to win some of this beautiful jewelry!

Tracy - I love to hear about great companies like this one!! I love the Mabel necklace.

Stephanie - Such beauty and wonderful company!
I am in absolute love with the Poppet bracelet.

jody - Such an inspiring video.
cypress or geo mix bracelet.
it’s all lovely.
yay women!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allison - The Orchid loop necklace, so pretty!

Jenn - I like the Revel Braid bracelet.

Lisa - It is impossible for me to pick just one favorite!! I seriously love to many of them. I am partial to the color green though, so I imagine whatever I buy would be in that color! 🙂

Kathryn - The Swivel necklace! I love the way it’s kind of ‘messy’!

Katy - I have two favorites, the Cypress and the Geo Mix!
Katy

Sarah M - It is so hard to choose, but I think I would go with the Happy Night necklace.

Deborah - Oooh…love the Poppet bracelet and all the Daphne bracelets (stacked of course). I am a bracelet gal for sure!

Connie M - All there pieces of jewelry are so beautiful so it’s hard to pick one… so I picked a couple that I really liked.
The AlBright bangle bracelet and the Tangle necklace to match.

Vonda - Love the sea glass strand!

Annette - Wow, hard to pick. i reslly like Daybreak Knot.

Trish - i’m digging the 87 cuff bracelet!

Angie - Meadowsweet in teal is my fave. They do have lots of awesome stuff!

Cass M - So hard to choose with those necklaces … but the Luna is awfully pretty!

Diane - I love the colors in the Patch bracelet.

Jen N. - I love the Luna necklace in blush/pink.

Denise LaRue - Hard to choose just one , but I think the Heritage Long in Coral would be something I could wear with so many things – love it !! Love 31bits!

Amy - I love the poppet bracelet! and i love all the spring colors! 31bits is amazing!

Rita - Had a hard time choosing, but the Starboard bracelet is the one I’d pick!

Stacy Mc - Love the Razzle Dazzle necklace.

Julie J - I love the Swivel necklace in mint/green. Gorgeous!

michele m fry - Fun to dream about a spring day and colors on a very cold day here in Pennsylvania!! Love their products, but I am obsessed with coral and turqoise for sping/summer. I love the revel braid braclet, the razzle dazzle necklace and the swivel necklace, so pretty and would go with so much in my wardrobe!!

Lori Austin - Oh how I do love this jewelry. I so wish our finances were
different so I could splurge and buy some. Some day!
I love the Poppet bracelet. Those colors together are perfect!
My son’s preschool teacher was given a BEAUTIFUL 31Bits necklace as
a gift, but she wasn’t told the story behind the jewelry. As soon as I
saw her wearing it I asked it it was 31Bits and then I shared the story
with her. 🙂

Emily B. - Love, love, love the 87 Cuff!

Tere - I like Meadowsweet, a beautiful turquoise necklace. First time to their site too, thank you!

ktg - sea glass strand. I think I want to buy these for my girl’s teachers.

Amber Treat - Ooh! I love the Whistler bracelet in purple!

Jenny - This is a fun give away on a cold winter day. These colors make me think of spring. All the bracelets are beautiful, I have a hard time choosing between the the starboard, cypress and 87 cuff. The Westerly bag is gorgeous too! What is your favorite? Thank you for the opportunity.

Amy - Such an amazing company! I love the Revel Braid and the Sunday Frill. 🙂

Ann - Just love the Cyprus bracelet–awesome colors that make me happy!

Dawn - I love the Geo Mix bracelet! It’s so colorful and will go with anything!

Dawn G - I love the Bubbles bracelet! Thanks for the chance to win!

Amy - I love all of this and so glad to have found this company. My favorite is the Poppet.

Ashley - I LOVE the revel braid bracelet!

Anne-Marie - I like the Poppet bracelet which is funny because it is also the name of my daughter’s Moshi monster!

Gretchen - love the Blushing Daisy bracelet! this is such a great company. My church does mission trips to Uganda. I will get there one day.

jessica marston - Green Razzle Dazzle is my fav!

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lucky number 13.

February 18, 2013

how can we be at thirteen craft weekends already?!
each one has been so much fun!

we get the house all set up for our guests to arrive.
we clean… organize… arrange… set out swag from our sponsors… and we get excited!

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craft supplies are so pretty!

color is everywhere in the Craft House.

my shop is open during Craft Weekend too… and SOON to be back online.
i have been saying it for a year but for real… it's coming soon!

our guests arrive and kimberlee prepares our meal.
we pass out margaritas while everyeone gets to know each other….have you made these margaritas yet??

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steph and daina drove all the way from canada!!
they asked if they could make their special pico de gallo and we let them go crazy.
it was delicious!

after dinner we get right into crafting because really…. why wait?!
it is what we are all together for right?
they begin on their aprons around 7:30…and finished by 2:30 AM.
night owls in this group.

choosing the fabric is the hardest part of making the apron!

debbie finished hers VERY quickly…a very experienced seamstress!
and she whipped up her pretty flower too.
she was FAST!
i LOVE her fabric choices!

kimberlee always makes BIG breakfasts that are beyond delicious.
i am all for chocolate in the morning!
and frosting on cinnamon rolls…. oh my.

after all 16 of us get ready for the day… that is a lot of women…
we head out for our field trip to our favorite store and the barn.
it's fun to ride ALL together like a school trip.

talby happened to be playing her final basketball game that day in Marion at the same time we were shoppping so i snuck out and cheered her on! I was so happy to get a peek at my family in the middle of CW.

then i was picked up on the way to the barn.
i can't ever get over how much they have every single month.
i am a junking addict.

Oggie and Dennis run the store and barn and are fun to catch up with every month.
that is Oggie with steph and daina…. what a bunch of characters!

i love sharing my favorite place with all these women!

everyone did a little show and tell when we got back to the craft house.

everyone finds treasures.

i found this.

it was a no-brainer.
when you find something that is this perfectly your style… you almost HAVE to say yes.
yellow? chippy paint? working doors, shelves and drawers? turquoise ON THE INSIDE?
there was no way i was saying no to this.

i can't wait to fill her with craft supplies.
i think i will name her Sunny.

we got on some comfy clothes and got back into crafting.

shannan led a canvas project… we made infinty scarves, wire words, t-shirt flowers and wood bunting.

when they are all working and chatting and creating….this room is A M A Z I N G.
it is such a happy place.

we had A LOT of instagrammers at this craft weekend working the #whatevercraftweekend hashtag.

this is my canvas project in the middle…. and i actually started this canvas 6 months or so ago with ashley ann.
finally finished it at THIS craft weekend.

all of our girls lined up by their room order…

and all of their beautiful, special and well earned aprons!

their canvases….

thier flowers… so bright and colorful!

some of the girlies in their infinity scarves with their flowers.

another fabulously creative, kind, happy group that we are honored to be able to serve and pamper.

thanks girls for coming all the way to kansas to get crafty.

thanks shannan and taryn for being rock star helpers!

craft weekend has been a complete blessing in every way.
what started as a "let's try it ONE time to see if we like it" has turned into this wonderful, JOYful job
that both kimberlee and i are loving every minute of.
what started as a weekend of making crafts has turned into helping women find their creativity again.
giving them an opportunity to BE CREATIVE… to rest…. to refresh their spirits.

i love craft weekend.

more information on HOW to get to Craft Weekend is all found HERE.

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Katie - Oh that yellow cabinet you bought. Wowza!!!

Laurie - Charming shop and fun style! Where is your shop and “the barn”? My parents live in Hutchinson and I’d love to visit both when we go to Kansas in June.

Jamie - Love looking through these pictures every few weeks! 🙂
In love with your black and white striped dress, where is it from?!

Judy P - Meg…Living in Idaho, I’m not sure if craft weekend will ever be a “reality” for me, but I LOVE your posts about craft weekend and I would love, love, love to come someday!!! Your home is so warm and colorful and inviting!!! The weekend and the crafts look SO fun!!!
I love crafts and getting away for a weekend like you have look like such a fun time…I need to start working on a friend or two to come with me and make it happen!! Until then, thank you for your wonderful posts!! :0) Judy

Bugs & Sunshine - WOW, I’ve never heard of anything like this but it’s definitely on my list of things to do!!! What a blessing for women to be able to come and get refreshed. Ya’ll are awesome for offering this! Blessings, Anna

Lori Austin - Fantastic pics from another super fun CW.
Tulips + jar + yellow trivet = LOVE! 🙂
I also love that Shannan was one of your helpers. I started
following her blog thru you some time ago and was pleased to find she
lives in my own state. How fun! Both of your blogs have been such a blessing to me.

Jes - Love these posts! In the picture of the swag there is a print in the back that looks charcoal grey, with a sort of linen looking texture and a bit faux chalkboard like. Would you please tell me where it is from? Thank you!

Michelle from Australia - The star quilt is to die for. I would fly to Kansas just to find one like that!!

Jacci in Ohio - Love it 🙂 The tulip photo actually made me gasp! lol. I love the flowers on your island every single time no matter what they are. And the jar… perfect.
Looks like another super fun weekend 🙂

Kerstie Pederson - Ok…… in LOVE with craft weekend and Sunny too…..!

julia - I’m such a groupie…I was thinking “Hey, that looks like FlowerPatchFarmGirl” and it turns out I was right!

Cindy B. - These are my favorite posts!!! Looks like such a wonderful time. What is the white dish with the chocolate on top? Looks yummy, yummy, yummy.
Thanks,
Cindy B.

Stef - Alright Meg. My 6 1/2 year old daughter {Rachel} is my crafting queen around here. She wants to create and craft and decorate and re-shape everything she gets her eyes on. She even gifts me, her non-crafty Mother, tips on how I can make things and decorate things.
She just saw this blog post and the gasping and oo’ing and awwing and can be heard for miles and miles 🙂
I believe she uttered the words “I wish we lived by her so she could be like my Mom.”
Just thought you’d want to know, you have a little admirer.

Gale - Looks like so much fun!! I feel blessed to have been part of #12! Love LOVE love your cabinet!!

Dawn G - a weekend full of fabulous! thanks for everything – so. much. fun!

DebZorn - You have really found your strength! Craft weekend just looks like so much fun! Your yellow cupboard is spectacular. Thank you for sharing.

Stacy Mc - Love your craft weekend posts. Such a happy place! You and Kimberlee need to do Craft Weekend Book, or at least cook book. Would be a best seller for sure! Even a ebook would be great.
Stacy Mc

Lorie - So blessed to be part of lucky #13! It was such an amazing weekend. thanks for having us Meg&Kimberlee!

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