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Sponsor Spotlight: MA NOUVELLE MODE

Hi The Mrs. Readers!!

I am so glad to meet you today! My name is Natalia and I blog over at Ma Nouvelle Mode. When Megan asked me if I wanted to take advantage of the free sponsorship for the month of November, I was so excited! Then I was kinda a dud and didn't send her the info in time, but she was SO NICE to still let me share a guest post! Thank you Megan!

Well, you might be wondering what the heck Ma Nouvelle Mode means. It means 'My New Style' in French. Now you might be wondering 'why French?' Well, it just so happens that my husband and littles live in France! Imagine that! My husband plays basketball here and so we follow him around enjoying the change of scenery and learning a new language and culture. It is a super fun, yet sometimes difficult life (like most lives, I presume!).

I have a husband and two little guys. So as you can imagine, it can be hard to stay feminine. I started this blog as my creative, feminine outlet. I think I owe it to my husband to take care of myself and continue to look nice for him. Besides, he's hot, I gotta try to keep up! It has been a very fun journey so far and my absolute favorite thing about blogging has been the friends I have made doing it. As you can imagine, traveling the world it is hard to maintain friendships. Well, enter the internet et voila! Friends you just take with you!

This month on my blog I am hosting 30 Days of Beauty. I love doing hair and makeup and fashion and I thought why not make a whole month of it? So I did! If you stop by my place you can find a lot of hair tutorials and more to come. Some makeup tutorials like a really easy but very smokey eye. Also some fashion and outfit posts. Also some awesome giveaways from sponsors or just things I wanted to giveaway. And a little bit of our travels thrown in there too!

I hope that you stop by for a visit, I would really love to meet you! And thank you so much Megan for being so super awesome and not ignoring me forever! :)

Sponsor Spotlight: FANCY LITTLE THINGS

We are Giving Thanks, please join us at FLT!

1 Thessalonians 5:18 -in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

we are giving thanks this month.

all month. every day.

no projects. no interior design tips. no baking ideas.

just thanks.

offering thanksgiving.

putting words to the big & small moments that God has given us.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. Psalm 100:4

to remember that everything good comes from God.

to vocalize the joy with thanksgiving

so, join us this month.

comment each day with the things you are thankful for.

get a notebook or a piece of paper or a napkin

begin writing down the obvious

{your children's smile - the sunny skies -
- your home - a glass of clean water -
- the ability to smell & see & taste & hear & touch}

then start noticing the unique & write those down.

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. Colossians 2:6-7

if YOU want to post on FancyLittleThings.com this month - go to our contact page and let us know. we'll make room for your post!!

SHARE with your friends, on your blog's sidebar, in a post, on Facebook!

grab our button from the sidebar or use this code to place it wherever you want it:

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our month is inspired by the book, 1000 Gifts
by Ann Voskamp. you can read a former FLT review by clicking here!

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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE GIVEAWAY!!!

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Guest Post: AIMEE {a turquoise cuff: so easy, you can do it!}

So my darling friend AIMEE is here again today! Can you tell

I love her creativity? She inspires me daily!

If you missed her first post check it

here

If you missed her second post check it

here

to get to know AIMEE a little before reading her posts :)

Love ya,

I'm off to grow a nugget!

this is so EASY!

i bought this cuff for CHEAP at a women's consignment shop in NY {yes, my mom's store -

check out her site here}

but i don't like gold. i like turquoise.

i had NEVER spray-painted jewelry. have you? i have been so scared and not sure

why -- because it TOTALLY rocks now. yep, check it out!

okay. a little how-to tute:

ugly cuff | primer spray paint | fave color spray paint

spray on some primer - let it dry in the beautiful bright sun!

{make sure you spray all sides, nooks & crannies!}

spray on your fave spray paint color!

let it dry again.

take photos to show all of your friends!!

wear it...

take another photo to share with friends because you're so proud of yourself

& just enjoy it! i know i am!

what color would you have spray painted my cuff??

Guest Post: AIMEE from byAimee.com

hello, hello lovely readers of The Mrs.

aimee here from FancyLittleThings.com & byAimee.com

i write, share, craft silly project ideas & encourage women at FancyLittleThings.com

i design, create websites, develop custom eCommerce shopping carts & have loads of fun at byAimee.com

a bit about me

i am a mommy to jack & abby. married to a sweet man, a U.S. Marine. live in sunny southern california. born in northern california - raised in upstate NY {nope, not anywhere near the city}. i have a ridiculous thyroid disorder & autoimmune that does not own me anymore!!! Bible-believing, God fearing born again Christian too. love Jesus and all He has done for me, my family & for all of you. i am type A - over-organized, over-scheduled and loving every minute that i have leftover that i call, "spare time"!

speaking of spare time, i crafted this cute little vase from my daughter's jumper, a $1. vase from the thrift store, some fun twine from The Twinery & letter stickers because i don't own a fancy vinyl, cricut, silhouette or other fancy-machine.

you will need:

a vase | some fabric {think sweater or dress that no longer fits you or your kids} | mod podge {or sticky glue} | alphabet stickers | second fabric for bunting | twine or string | scissors &...

reece's pieces ~ always dressed for fall! :)

step 1: cut your material to make a large rectangle or square {really based on the size of your vase}, so this is the bottom from half of my daughter's jumper.

step 2: wrap the fabric around your vase and trim excess off the side & bottom. i left about 1 1/2 inches extra on the top so i could tuck the fabric inside the vase and leave a nice edge at the top.

step 3: mod podge time! i wanted the pleats at the bottom of the vase, so i only glued the top half. depending on the look you're going for, you may want to glue the whole vase and wrap the fabric tightly.

step 4: add a piece of ribbon, string or a military boot band {yep, that's my hubby's} to tightly secure the fabric to the vase while drying, following instructions on glue container for drying times.

step 5:meanwhile, we are going to make our little pennant bunting flags for the front! so, make a template, cut out 4 flags, add the letters F A L L to the front, add a piece of twine down the center, add a dab of glue and let dry.

step 6:secure your bunting around your vase by tying a knot in the back. i was so bummed when i got my letters on my vase that the fun turquoise twine wasn't shown.. so head to step 7 to see what i did next!

step 7: yep, that's what i did! i add a piece of my fun Twinery twine to the top of the flags and tied in the back! a perfect touch of color!

okay friends - that's it for me. off to design a new small business graphic, think of some fun things to add to the FancyLittleThing's blog and then be creative in my "spare time". i hope you enjoyed this fun tute and feel inspired to cover some of those clear vases taking up too much space under your sink.

Guest Post: ALEKS HANDMADE

hey guys!

im aleks!!!

im so excited to be here at The Mrs.

(and im so excited for her little one)

I blog over at

Aleks Handmade!

(its a pretty awesome blog if i say so myself)

i blog about life, my job, planning my wedding,

and BAKING!!!!

who doesnt like peanut butter cookies??

bc i sure the heck LOVE THEM!

(and so does Fiance)

gather up:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

tons of peanut butter chips

pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees

in a separate bowl mix together dry ingredients

(flour, salt, soda, powder)

mix the sugars and butter

beat for 2 min.

mix in peanut butter and eggs

mix the dry ingredients with the sugar mix.

mixture should be a thick dough

mix in a delicious amount of peanut butter chips

wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours

roll the cookies in little balls and use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern

when forming cookie balls be sure you dont have too many chips, the cookies will be

funk-alicious

perfect cookie

Bake cookies at 300 degrees for 15 min. for a

softer chewier cookie

bake cookies at 375 for for 8 min for a crunchier cookie

(i totally love the chewier cookie)

cookies will also be delicious with a few chocolate chips

Thanks Megan for having me!!!

I hope you lovelies LOVED the recipe.

thanks for reading!

Two Sisters One Stop Shop {INTRO AND GIVEAWAY}

Dearest Readers:
I'm so excited to introduce you
to this exciting new shop!

Check it out and enter this fabulous giveaway!
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Hello! We are two sisters who LOVE making crafts!

We decided to open up an Etsy shop so that we

can make money doing what we love. Lacey works at

home, loves spending time with her nieces, cooking,

and of course crafting. Lindsey works as a nanny

where she can take her 2 princesses to work with

her everyday. She has 2 children, Lexi who is 4,

and Lily who will be 1 in just a couple weeks.

Today we are giving away a $15 gift certificate
to our shop! We have items for both the prince
and princess in your life! We are also giving a
15% off coupon code for everyone! (themrs15)

How to enter:

MUST:

Be a follower of The Mrs.

Like The Mrs. on facebook

Like Two Sisters One Stop Shop on facebook

Extra entries:

Share this blog post on your blog (+2)

Share this blog post on your facebook (+2)

Leave a comment with your favorite item from our etsy (+2)

Giveaway will end Saturday October 8th
Winner will be announced via blog post
here at The Mrs.

Guest Post: Amy from A Case of the Yellows

I’m so excited to be guest posting here at The Mrs.! Megan is so sweet to let me share my projects with her readers. I’ll tell you a little about me and then show you a super fast, easy, and fun tutorial.

So I am Amy from the blog A Case of the Yellows. I’m a full-time college student studying creative writing. I’m also a part time nanny to three children ages 3, 8, and 10. I’ve been doing crafty projects with my mom and my grandma for as long as I can remember, and in January 2010 I started sewing bags, accessories and little gifts for my friends. My blog is a journal for me to record all of the projects I have done, show what inspires me, and share ideas and techniques with you!

I also have an Etsy shop called Fancy Funky Fresh that is full of bright, fun accessories and bags. I just love fun fabrics in vibrant patterns!

Ok, enough about me and on to my super simple tutorial.

Today we’re making a magnetic chalkboard.

Here’s what you need:

Magnet rounds (I found mine at Michael’s for $2.99)

Glue gun

Chalkboard (Michael’s, on clearance)

First apply hot glue directly to the magnet…

Then firmly press it into the corner of the chalkboard.

Glue magnets to all four corners.

I added a couple in the middle for extra stability.

Now you can mount your chalkboard on the fridge

or any magnetic surface!

I use mine as a menu board, but you could make it a to-do list or a chore chart for kids… this is a very versatile project that can be easily modified. Customize it & make it your own!