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Maybe you've seen the occasional tweet that says...... 

#bragaboutit

This started a few weeks ago over on Jen's blog.

And then, we had the brilliant idea that, you know what?

Sometimes a girl just needs to brag.

There are link ups for just about everything else amIright?

So, in a blogworld joining of forces with Jen at That's What She Read, Jess at Tooth N Nails, and Mallory at From California To Kansas we will be hosting a new link up every Monday!

We are so excited about it, we hope you'll join us in #BragAboutIt!

Please grab the button code below to insert into your post, and get your posts ready! Our official #BragAboutIt Launch will be Monday December 3rd!

Our only rules:

Please be followers of the hosts, Jen, Jess, and Mallory and please interact with 1 or more of the bloggers that link up! 

Not a blogger?

Not a problem! Comment on any of the hosts posts with your Brag so we can share for you!

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Weekend recap and a few house pics!

I know it's Monday and nobody wants to go to work today!!! So call out!

My 5 day vacation started last Wednesday and it was NEEED-ED. First off let me show you what I came home to! 

My giveaway from Taylor over at Goings on in Texas arrived. Seriously, 4 Essie polishes and hound stooth scarf and a $15 dollar gift card to Starbs. This girl is giving!!! She has giveaways all of the time on her blog and others, so go check her out NOW.

I actually feel like it's harder to go back to work after Thanksgiving than after Christmas. I don't know what hell is up with that. 

My mom hosted Thanksgiving this year and she did a fabulous job! 

And let's just talk about the edible and delicious home made pumpkin pie and turkey that I made. All. by. myself. I'm and no longer a turkey virgin.

I stuffed that bird so hard.

Since I'm the new Martha Stewart and our upstairs in almost done, I've been painting like a mofo. As I am typing this my hands are still covered in paint from yesterday. Sneak peak of one of the bedrooms upstairs..........(the walls are nakey so bare with me)

 This dresser was my brothers. His father recently gave it to me for sentimental purposes. It is maple and it had a shiny finish. After beating the shit out of it distressing it, painting it and staining it, this is the finished product. 

I'm in love!

This will be my moms room. NO, she doesn't live with  me. But occasionally on the weekends we have a girls night and stay up all night drinking wine sewing, she lives close enough away to just crash here. 

There are 2 more bedrooms upstairs and a bath, once those are done I will gladly share pics!!

  And just because I'm not tweeting about wine lately, doesn't mean I'm not drinking it. This was my little beverage station yesterday while painting the ceiling in the office.

 And if you don't follow me on instagram, you should! Because you missed this little set up yesterday.

 "Sssshhh, don't tell the bitch, but it's Christmas season"

Happy Monday Betches!!!

Holiday Giveaway and a Photo Shoot

With my black Friday shopping deals still fresh on my mind, I'm feeling give-awayie. 

My sister and I go out every year and tear up the stores. I always find great deals for the people on my Christmas list, but also for myself. Over the last few years we learned that it doesn't make any sense to get up at the ass crack of dawn to shop. All of the deals are usually good though out the entire day! Plus when you get up at 4 am to go shopping, your ready for wine by 10 am and ain't nobody serving wine at 10 am. Unless you swing by your house en route and have a glass like we did.

 The hubs joined in and cyber shopped this year!!

 So just to inform you on a few of his great cyber deals, let's talk about the queen size matress for $99 that was delivered today FO FREE and the 32 inch LCD TV from Best Buy WITH the wall mount for $201.

BAH-ZING!!

With the gift of giving in the air, I'm going to be giving away 4 of my Burlap Ornaments from my Etsy shop, Dancing Chic to Chic! 

Your choice of brown burlap or the off white!!! 

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

 I'm am offering free shipping on all ornaments orders through Monday! 

 

In other news there was also a

Christmas card photo shoot at my house this morning.

I ordered Christmas Cards from Vistaprint using this great pic!

 As you can see neither one of them is impressed.

Holiday 4" x 8" Cards by Vistaprint

1 day work week and Dancing Chic to Chic

Move over Martha Stewart because with the holidays coming, I have become an ornament making machine. And what goes better with crafting?  WINE! So I put the two things together that I can't get enough of and BAM!!!  It's like a sweat shop in my house but with bountiful amounts of vino! And after numerous hours of crafting it is accompanied with incoherent mumbling. 

I've decided to open up an ETSY SHOP!!

I am a master at DIY projects and I've decided to share. Ok, well not all projects but after you make a hundred of the same thing, your confidence goes through the roof.

Although the shop only has customized window frames and ornaments right now, I plan on expanding with all things burlap and rustic! 

So Welcome to the Grand Opening Of....

Feel free to stop on by and check it out. I'll update you on the new items once my fingertips have healed from the second degree burns. Damn glue gun!

Right now, these are the items that I have listed. 
Stephanie over at Beautiful Mess has Pinspired me and I'm going with it.

These are a few pictures of the ornaments!!!

Cute little suckers aren't they? The Gizmo looking one is my favorite!

I will also be customizing these great window frames. I've been dying to blog about this but it was for my best friend and her hubs and I had to wait until I gave it to them. (she reads le blog)
We have our own one and it's great because it can be used for interchangeable pictures or bills and to do lists. I will be using mine this season to hold Christmas cards.
 

What? Not good enough news?! ........fine...............

PATS WON and it's a SHORT WORK WEEK!

So put that in your pipe and smoke it!


Happy Monday lovelies!!!