My new diaper bag and my three picks.

{Barely Measured}

{Barely Measured}

{Barely Measured}

{Barely Measured}

I just love it. I've been using it for a week now. It's so handy. It came from the lovely Heather over at Barely Measured.


This is why my first pick for Thursday is:

1) Heather from Barely Measured. She was so wonderful and easy to work with. She built the bag to suit my needs. I even picked out the fabric. I've already received MANY comments on my bag. I tell anyone that asks about it to head over to Barely Measured on Etsy because she's so awesome! Oh, and do visit the Barely Measured Blog!

Hi Heather!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE my bag. Thank you.

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2) My second pick is Jess Craig, from I Rock So What, at Target. What? Yeah, I love it when she goes to Target. Well, I love pretty much everything she does... but, everytime she's in Target and blogs about it... I NEED to go! I love Target. It's such a fun place. Seriously. I may have a weird idea of what's fun... Oh, and she is good friends with Heather (seen above)...

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3) My sponsor for the Holiday Card Challenge. Thanks you guys! I really am so excited to see all the wonderful entries. Have you entered yours yet? Check out the prizes and enter your card here.

The list of shops participating:
SeamsMod
Pink Lemonade
Navy Blue Notes
Eclectic Whatnot
Circles Are Forever
Pear Tree Greetings
Big Heart Baby
Mama with Love
Life Without Plastic
Crafty Working Mommy
Beba Bean
The Paper Mama Shop

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AND:
I'd like to give a shout out to Tazo Zen Green Tea for caffeinating me each and every day. ESPECIALLY on the days LIKE today... since the baby woke up crying a lot last night. Teething?

{Tazo Zen Green Tea}

If you have a moment, could you vote for me?

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

No ponytail.

No ponytail for me today! Yay! Are you proud of me? Yeah, me too.

AFTER:

BEFORE:

{Ruari 10.5 months}

Day 15: Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it. 

I can't think of anything I've tried living without (except for chocolate... and I know I can't live without that). My family is very important to me.  I'd like to keep them around. :D

Three on Thursday: Sharing some sponsor love.

1) Pink Lemonade:

{Pink Lemonade}

{Pink Lemonade}

2) Heart Escapes:

{Heart Escapes}

{Heart Escapes}

3) Yours Truly Dear: Baby

{Yours Truly Dear: Baby}

{Yours Truly Dear: Baby}

And, how about one more!

4) Simplicity Photography Classes

Here you can find the perfect photography classes!

AND, I know I'm probably like a broken record now, but could ya give me a vote? Thanks!

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

Ruari's first Vlog post.

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Three picks on Thursday:

1) I found this very cool inspiring shop on Etsy:

I've been sketching ideas to create a cloud mobile for Ruari's room These are lovely! Of course I wont copy... but, I LOVE the inspiration! Check out this very cute Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy!

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

I think this one is my favorite:

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

{Gosh and Golly shop on Etsy}

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2) Shutterfly holiday cards are here! You can take one of those awesome photos you've been taking throughout the year and create a custom holiday photo card...What I'm really loving about these cards is the wide variety. You can choose to go with a collage card, a very decorated card, or a card with very little on it to really show off your photo! Don't forget they also have other goodies like personalized thank you cards.

I want to share a few of my favorite holiday cards with you guys:

{This card is so simple and lovely.}

{I love how you can really see most of the photo with this card.}

{I love the little snowflake.}

{I think this one is my favorite! I love the frame.}

{I love collage cards! I also love the holiday wishes.}

AND, if YOU would love to receive 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly, check out this link. Just write up your own blog post and fill out the form in this link. So simple! All you have to do is talk about YOUR favorite designs from Shutterfly. It's really so easy, since they're all pretty darn cute!

This post is part of a series sponsored by Shutterfly. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

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3) A shutter release. I haven't done any research on this yet, but I'd really love a shutter release. Much easier than running back and forth after setting my camera's timer. I used to have a 3 foot wire shutter release. I loved it. I could do so much more with a wireless.

I found this Vivitar on Amazon. I know nothing about it.

{Vivitar on Amazon}

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Alright, Happy Thursday everyone! AND, just an FYI: the BabyLegs coupon for 20% off ends on October 31st. Hurry and get your discount! Great Christmas gift. Use the code: PAPERMAMA during check out.

And, if you get a second... I'd LOVE to stick around in the top 25... a couple clicks if you love my blog. :D Let me know if you need some votes!

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?