Hello friends! I am away all week but I thought I’d pop in to leave you with a few links to enjoy and to announce that on Friday, September 3rd I will have two special guests visiting who will share 10 tips on how bloggers and crafters online can build community and be helpful to one another. You have to wait until Friday to see who they are… However, you will be invited to get involved in the conversation and leave your tips as well so remember to pop in on Friday to read this helpful post for bloggers and crafters everywhere.

(please click on image for more on the triangle craze!)

Until Friday…

Enter the Olioboard contest, it ends on September 13th but there are only a few entries and some nice prizes to be won so give it a go! I just found out today that I’ll be on the panel of judges to choose from the winning entries. So enter! Enter! Enter!

Do you miss seeing Etsy Take Five Tuesday today? Don’t worry, I wrote about a triangle trend just for you with links to over 20 sellers so you now have 4x the normal take five serving! Here’s the link, I hope that you enjoy my finds!

Four recent Etsy purchases that I made and love!

See you on Friday!

34 Responses to “Surprise Post!”

1 La Belle Vie commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 9:35 am

I love your etsy purchases!!! You have such fabulous taste!!
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2 Marthe commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 9:54 am

Those triangles pictures are so beautiful!

I’m looking forward to Friday! :)
3 juliette commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 9:58 am

way to be on it when you’re under a deadline! Best wishes w/all the work!
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4 Ylva commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 11:14 am

I just love these!! Great stuff you found at Etsy. I just posted about a a great wallpaper in a similar pattern (from Isak)
/Ylva
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5 Monika@lifemadesimple commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 11:28 am

I can not wait to hear the tips! Thanks for the news!
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6 Glenda Childers commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Fun to find a surprise post, while you were on your blogging break. You must have missed us, eh?

September is almost upon us and I am looking forward to beginning the e.course.

Fondly,
Glenda
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7 laura trevey commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 12:40 pm

Looking forward to your tips!!
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8 Ijeoma commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 1:06 pm

Aww that’s so sweet of you to do that. Would especially benefit newbies like me.

Cheers mate.
x
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9 Milk and Honey Home commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 1:07 pm

I’ve been working on my board! I got my email from Grandin Road and I thought, who can’t use $500?!
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10 Eric commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 2:04 pm

That triangle quilt is great. It would look great on a bed, couch, or wall…
11 Tricia McKellar commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 2:51 pm

Loved reading about your purchases! The corian frame is wonderful! :)
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12 Lindsay commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 4:20 pm

I LOVE your Etsy finds! They just took some more of money last night – haha! Can’t wait for Friday!
13 cristin @ simplified bee commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Love the white frame Etsy purchase. Looking forward to your tips!

xo,
cristin
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14 Piper commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Ooh now I can’t wait until friday! Love surprises :)

btw…love your purchases!!
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15 Jen commented:
August 31st, 2010 at 11:19 pm

Thanks for the tip on the contest! I just created my moodboard:

http://olioboard.com/challenge_boards/351

Blessings,
Jen
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16 Tracey Chalk commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 12:59 am

Yay. x Something to look forward to!
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17 Kimberly commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 5:18 am

I am really eager to read these tips as I am trying to delve into blogging myself. Looking forward to the tips. Beautiful stuff in here by the way! :)
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18 lady a. commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Great post, as always. I like the idea of colourful triangles, it’s contemporary but sweet.
19 patricia commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 1:56 pm

Interesting. I was just thinking how my latest posts show that I’m on a triangle thing… Must be in the air.
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20 My Owl Barn commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 3:06 pm

I’m looking forward to your tips!
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21 katie kirby commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Looking forward to your tips,I could use the help!
22 grace commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 6:14 pm

I just clicked onto Olioboard, and I LOVE IT!
Thanks for posting!
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23 Paola Zakimi commented:
September 1st, 2010 at 11:37 pm

so fun! love your choices as always!
looking for more!
24 Elizabeth commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 6:36 am

I did a triangle round up a few days ago myself, take a look if you want.
http://thingsbright.blogspot.com/2010/08/colorful-trianles-part-i.html

Love them and so glad to see more! :)
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25 Anitanirma commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 am

love this beautiful designs! I am a big fan of decor 8. there is always something good!
26 Sandra Kuwartowski commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:39 am

I just read your etsy post (ha ha – Woody Allen is always funny). The tea towels by juliepeach are beautiful. Looking at the related items I discoverd the triangle patterned fabric of boosterseat. I have to post it to my friend who is making quilts.
27 Mandy commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:15 pm

Very nice surprise indeed !!!
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28 Lauren commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:30 pm

Really looking forward to finding out who your two special guests are tomorrow!

So nice of you to have them to offer some of their tips!
29 emeeme commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:46 pm

Wow!
I love your four purchases!
30 PriscilaPetersDecor commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 7:38 pm

I’ll definitely check & see who your two special guests are. Thanks
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31 Kathleen commented:
September 2nd, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Very excited! I had to clean my den too! Great way to file…like company is coming.
32 Katie commented:
September 3rd, 2010 at 3:36 am

I saw the etsy post and was quite excited! I knew it would have good picks and it definitely did.
I’ll be looking forward to the guest posts, too, as I’m just getting my own blog off the ground.
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33 Alicia Benedict commented:
September 4th, 2010 at 4:25 am

Thanks for the link! I had a lot of fun putting together my entry “Hoof It Into Country Style”! I also had a lot of fun looking over the other entries :).

Alicia
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34 Bek commented:
September 4th, 2010 at 5:11 am

thanks for sharing the olioboard site (and contest)! I am SO hooked on to that site now…new addiction :)

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