This blog was originally started as a way to share the journey of building our first home and enjoying our sweet baby James. It has morphed into a place for me to connect with other women who also share a love of decor and making their homes special places. Since quitting my job to be a stay at home mom, I have loved getting to know and chat with other gals who share my passion. You guys encourage me and seriously crack me up! Thanks so much. Let’s celebrate our friendship with a giveaway! I’m giving away a $50 gift card to Target! 
I figured that everyone seems to love that store and could always put $50 to good use there. And seriously, how hard is it to leave Target without spending $50?? How You Can Win 1. Comment. Leave me a comment letting me know the name of your favorite blog and why you love it. I love discovering new blogs:) 2. Follow. For a second chance to win, become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know. If you are already a follower, leave me a comment. 3. Tweet, Blog, and/or Facebook. For additional chances to win, tweet, blog or post about this giveaway on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know about each post. **Make sure you provide me your email address so that I can contact you if you win** The winner will be announced on Saturday, September 25, 2010. *THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED-CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER*
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How generous of you to give away a gift card. I would love to win! So i am already a followere of yours, and I LOVE your house. It is beautiful! Also, my new favorite blog is redesignreallife.blogspot.com.
It's a crative blog I just started to journal all my projects. I'd love for you to check it out, and if you like it pass it along! I may have to do a giveaway myself so i can get some more followers!
Love your blog! Such a cute house and great ideas! I also love the blog: Pleated Poppy.
I follow your blog!
I'm also already a follower
I love your blog I also love reading Isabella and Max
How can I pick just one?!?! I am going to with Enjoying The Small Things (www.kellehampton.com). There is some seriously beautiful and inspiring writing on there… make sure to grab some tissues.
I'm a follower!!!!!! 🙂
I'm a very happy follower! 🙂
I'm loving so many new blogs lately, I think I have close to 50 in my Google reader. I think my favorite is Remodelaholic, because she features so many different blogs for me to discover!!!!!
Awwww…what a sweet thing to do. We do ALL love Target!! I would have to say my two favorites are Maillardville Manor (Ashli) and your blog. Those are the two I can't wait to see the posts for each day. They are very real, down to earth, and informative.
Your blog is great! I just found it and I'm so excited to read it.
I'm also a follower 🙂
gosh i really hate saying my favorite due to following so many but i would put Mustard Seed up there at the top. just.plzzz@yahoo.com
i am a follower and look forward to reading each and every new post just.plzzz@yahoo.com
I am a follower! 🙂
What a great giveaway!! I'm in Katy so not too far from you! 🙂 I have too many blogs I love, but most are either running/health/food related or decorating/craft/DIY related. Ana at Knock Off Wood is awesome, The Nester, Thrifty Decor Chick, Skinny Runner, Choosing Raw, and it goes on and on and on
I'm also a follower 🙂
I really enjoy SheScribes.com and Metropolitan Mama. They both have a good mix of personal posts and contests.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
I'm already a follower.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
I think if I had to pick just one, it would either be Thrifty Decor Chick or Jones Design. (See, I can't even pick just one!) But I love both of them because they don't just show you what they have done, but how YOU can do it too.
LOVE!
Oh, and I am a follower. Big fan!
I'm a new follower, but I stalk you via reader hehe
Well it's hard to pick one favorite since I like so many for different reasons so here are a few from the top of my feeble mind: Mustard Seed Creations, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Nest, Maillardville Manor, Infarrantly Creative & Dittle Dattle.
How generous…thank you for the giveaway opp!
One of my favorite blogs is:
http://houseofsmiths.blogspot.com/
Shelley is so funny, talented and she has such a beautiful family 🙂
-Desiree
By the way, I am a follower of your blog!
-Desiree
Having read your blog for a little while now I have to say you have quickly climbed the ranks of being one of my favorites! You are so creative and have such great taste.
P.S. I am also a follower 🙂
I follow your blog and really enjoy it. Thanks for the chance to win a Target card,(love the Target too!).
Suzanne B.
http://www.hellosplendor.com is one of my favorite blogs out there. You will instantly fall in love (if you haven't already!)
Also, I'm a follower! Love the giveaway, thank you so much!
I just started following your blog a week or two ago and love it! Your mudroom is fabulous and has given me motivation to finish mine, it's been in a half done process for a while. 🙂
One of my favorite blogs right now is http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/
I just started my own public blog a few weeks ago and am looking to get some more followers, what a great idea to give away a gift card!
Just facebooked it for my friends to come on over and check out your blog and a chance to win. 🙂
Thrifty Decor Chick is one of my favorites! Probably not new to you though as she has a huge following!
I'm a follower too!
I'm a follower too!
I have to say my favorite blog is mine. Can I say that? Its my way of connecting to other women who share the same passion with me…deocr on a budget, DIY's and family life. It's a new adventure for me and I'm loving it.
Link is: http://momslifevents.blogspot.com/
Just posted the giveaway on 'My Modish Mood' facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Modish-Mood/147590495278560
I am also a follower of yours. WOOP! WOOP!
What a wonderful giveaway! I am a follower and I simply adore your blog! Thanks for all the great posts 🙂
Also, my favorite blog next to yours is: http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/
She has some GREAT posts.
My other favorite is thehappyhousewife.com 🙂 She has a great story and she is very inspirational.
One of my favorite blogs is 3sunkissedboys.blogspot.com as well as missmustardseed.blogspot.com
Oh, and I'm already a follower.. and a BIG fan!
My fav blog is Couponing to Disney! tracietrump@yahoo.com
I am a gfc follower! tracietrump@yahoo.com
I just found your page today. It seems that at least once or twice a week I add a "favorite" to my list. But I think my favorite-ist (is that a word?) is "Just a Girl" this is the one that started it all.
I would say that I am officially addicted to blogs … I don't know which one is my favorite, really. I really love checking in to Honey We're Home – the new home is fab.
I love your blog and I'm a faithful follower. There are so many great blogs out there but 2 of my faves are House of Grace, and yours of course!
OMG I could so use this! But then again, who couldn't!!
I'm a follower 🙂
I tweeted the giveaway as well, but I'm private, so you won't be able to see it.
Twitter: @THEStephanieG
Love the blog! I'm sure you're already aware of this one, but I love All Bower Power.
nystrom.jen@gmail.com
I'm a follower too!
nystrom.jen@gmail.com
I just found your blog a week ago, and I'm now a regular! I'm so excited that you're doing a Target giveaway..my fav store!
My favorite blog would have to be mine… http://www.ourlifeinhisgrae.tumblr.com
and my new fave design blog is http://studioten25.wordpress.com/
I think you'll enjoy both!
Jess
And now I'm a follower!
Great giveaway! I love your blog as well as Centsational Girl.
Love your blog and also enjoy The Brass Petal.
I'm a follower 🙂
aleahcook@gmail.com
I am in love with way too many blogs, but a couple that top my list are: Young House Love, House of Smiths, Perfectly Imperfect and Centsational Girl. 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
aleahcook@gmail.com
Love Love Love your blog. I could move into your home in an instand and feel instantly happy.
Favorite blog I should say mine (www.magruderfive.blogspot.com) but really all it is is my recipe collection. I was sick of going to a bunch of different sites / cookbooks for recipes so I am slowly uploading all of my recipes there. They are all tried and true that feed my family of five. Other than that I love Big Mama, House of Smith's, Young House Love and Pioneer Woman but my blogroll is crazy long.
Also, I am a follower of your blog.
Love your blog and I am now an official follower 🙂
Check out this blog 🙂
http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/
You're so sweet! I'm a follower!
I love Flower Patch Farm Girl (http://flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com/).. great writer, adorable children, great perspective on life.
So excited I found your blog! I live in Houston as well, and it's been fun watching you decorate your home! We'll have to get our baby boys together for a play date at the Chilren's Museum someday! My youngest, Everson, is 11 months. My FAV blog to read and follow and be inspired by is
http://www.ana-white.com
Addicting….
Do I get bonus points for being a stalker-follower and reading every. single. post.?!
fun giveaway! I think it's time I did one too.
xo, c
My favorite blog is Heather's blog at Want What You Have. She is a great story teller and a great organizer. She keeps me enthralled with her funny stories of her family and such. She also has another blog called Economical Eats and some of the best recipes I've ever had came from it! – Karen
I became a follower!
-Karen
I love eighteen25.blogspot.com. They have great ideas & some great downloadable items. (Is that a word?)
I'm a follower! 🙂
I'm a follower! Just found your blog a few weeks ago and it quickly became a favorite. One my other favorites is Marriage to Motherhood:
http://www.jessicaralph.blogspot.com
and Honey My Heart (sorry I can't think of the link)
great giveaway–I love red ticking and am now happy to be following you too!
Hi Megan! Well, YOUR blog is one my favorite daily reads! Especially love cute posts about James (: But my other favorite is Coco+Kelley!
~Michaela
I'm already a follower (:
Great Giveaway, Megan! 🙂 I love me some Target.
I am a Follower!
Love your blog. Some other favorites are: remodelaholic, the shabby nest, and the nester. Some fun craft blogs are tatertots and jello and house of smith. Thanks for doing this.
So very generous of you! I am new to blogland! I enjoy discovering new projects. Your mudroom turned out great. Everyone is so creative. One of my new favorite blog's to follow is Whipperberry!
I am a follower!
I love this blog:
http://www.tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com
Well of course that Decorchick is pretty cool, but you know I heart The Nester. 🙂
I follow you. Duh! 🙂
Great giveaway!! I love reading The Nester's blog!! She always has great ideas and sweet stories!
Thanks for the giveaway how awesome!!!
I love your blog 🙂
One of my favorites is http://www.theletteredcottage.net/
I'm a follower too!
I am happy to be a new follower (who has been reading for a while, just finally became an official "follower"). My fave blogs aside from this one are House of Turquoise, Painted Hive and Centsationalgirl.
I am happy to be a new follower (who has been reading for a while, just finally became an official "follower"). My fave blogs aside from this one are House of Turquoise, Painted Hive and Centsationalgirl.
I'm a follower of yours..and I also love Young House Love. Thanks for the contest!!
what a great giveaway!!! My favorite is http://cherryhillcottage.typepad.com/cherryhill_cottage/ It just a cute little blog!
I'm a happy follower!
Cupcakes and cashmere! She has the cutest outfits and i love looking at what she puts together!
I dont have one fave, but a favorite is 320 Sycamore!
Im a follower 🙂
bnlsmommy04@msn.com
Love your blog! Such great style and so many great design ideas! I also love the blog: House of Smiths
I am a follower of your blog!
Oh, I love me some blogs! My all time fave blog is the first blog I started reading that inspired me to blog myself. She's Star Crossed is written by Mrs. B, a mommy of 3 and amazing blogger! Check her out at
http://thestarcrossedblogger.blogspot.com
♥ your blog. One of my favorites (I have too many!) is http://www.melissasheartandhome.blogspot.com 🙂
I'm a new follower! 🙂
Love, love, love your home. The kitchen is at the top of my list. I am already a follower. One of my favorite blogs is http://www.blulabelbungalow.com
My email address is glossymimi@gmail.com
I can't pick just one! My google reader tells me I have 228 favorite blogs! Yours included! Thanks!
I just became a follower! I especially love your colored bookshelves! Your site is fun and inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
I love joyshope.blogspot.com
I really have fun at Less Cake {More Frosting}! I don't know her but we think so alike! Her personality is so cute and really comes through! Also, I am already a follower! Thanks for all your fun stuff!
I follow you on google reader- great blog!
Oh geez, I forgot to put my email address on the previous comment. Oddysseyforme at yahoo dot com.
Also, my favorite home decor blog is houseofhepworths.blogspot.com
Picking a favorite blog is impossible, but one I really enjoy is eighteen25 – it is full of so many great ideas!
Chelsea
I am a follower!
Chelsea
I can't remember how I found your blog… but I'm loving it. I also am newly loving Tatertots & Jello because she posts lots of links to crafty/fun things from other blogs! 🙂
lizcrewzn@mac.com
AND… I'm a follower of your blog through Google Reader. 🙂
lizcrewzn@mac.com
One of my favorite blogs right now is Not That Kind of Girl – mostly because it has nothing to do with my life (it's not a nesting blog or a newlywed blog or anything). She's just a single girl living in Boston trying things that she wouldn't typically do every day. She is wildly funny and her writing is unique.
Also, I am already a follower via Google Reader!
Ok my new favorite blog is http://thecoupongoddess.blogspot.com. I have been enjoying her!
I love your blog, but also really love TDC. She's so hip and happening, and I ended up finding your blogs through each other! So glad I did!
New to the blogging world, new follower of you fantastic blog! We just moved from Denver to Seattle and have 2 rooms that are entirely empty! Would love a gift car to Target 🙂
Woohoo! I love target! My favorite blog right now is Young House Love. I recently bought a house and am trying to make it MINE, so I'm interested in all decor blogs!
http://holley.dayspring.com
I love Heart to Heart with Holley. I look forward to each and every post. It is obvious that her words have been inspired and what she says each day is just what I need to hear. What a blessing!
lydiabridgette at gmail dot com
I'm already a follower!
lydiabridgette at gmail dot com
I've recently discovered Miss Mustard Seed's blog. Love it.
I am a new follower!
I enjoy your blog and seeing some of the great projects you have been working on in your new home!
I love your blog! We are also moving into our new house and it's fun seeing another person's journey in creating a home!
I love centsational girl for her DIY projects and amazing budget friendly ideas.
EuniceYChou at gmail dot com
I'm a follower!
EuniceYChou at gmail dot com
I'm pretty new in the blog-reading world, but now I'm addicted!!! My fave so far is Knock Off Wood at http://www.ana-white.com. The thought of building all that beautiful furniture makes me giddy!
karey2019@valornet.com
I'm pretty new in the blog-reading world, but now I'm addicted!!! My fave so far is Knock Off Wood at http://www.ana-white.com. The thought of building all that beautiful furniture makes me giddy!
karey2019@valornet.com
And I love your blog, too! So, I'll be following in google reader.. I can't wait to have time to really look around. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Just found your blog today–I love it! I'm now a follower 🙂
Oh my goodness, I have so many favorite blogs. I love Design Intervention, Fingerprints on the Fridge, J&A and Co., Knock-Off Wood, Sawdust and Paper Scraps, Shanty2Chic, The Lettered Cottage, Show and Tell, and sooo many more. The very first blog I ever read was Tatertots and Jello and I was hooked from then on.
Ooops, my e-mail address is rcurlin@gmail.com.
I have a lot of fav blogs, but one of them is the anderson crew.
I'm a follower.
I'm new to your blog and I love it! And you are right – we can all drop $50 in Target easily! My favorite blogs are: THrifty Decor Chick, Centsational Girl, Money Saving Mom and Pioneer Woman (for the recipes).
My one favorite? Oh, I don't know if I could do that. I guess Chookooloonks b/c without Karen I would not know about blogging. Also, Karen is just one of the most beautiful souls I've ever met.
Oh, I also follow you. (Of course)
Fabulous giveaway! I have lots of favorite blogs but two of my favorites are Kitchen Belleicious (amazing recipes) and A Blonde Ambition.
So glad I found you're blog, new follower!
http://www.susieharrisblog.com
I just love it!
I am a new follower
I'm a new follwer and I'm very excited to have found your blog.
Love Thrifty Decor Chick. She's hilarious!
I am a follower! (:
I have come across so many wonderful blogs recently… yours being one of them! It's nearly impossible to pick just one, but I will go ahead and go with the one I am glued to at the moment, craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com!
I love me some Nester and Lettered Cottage!!! I love both of those girls styles, humor, and thriftiness (thriftiness? thrift loving? thriftily gifted?)
New Follower and so excited about it!!!!
I just stumbled upon your blog today and have spent literally hours pouring over your gorgeous decor! What a great giveaway…LOVE Target. I am now a follower!
It's hard choosing just one favorite blog…but the one I check every day without fail is beckyhiggins.com/blog
Love it. Love her ideas.
I just found your blog, and I'm loving it.
I have so many "favorites," but I really enjoy The Lettered Cottage as a "big name" blog.
newlywoodwards@gmail.com
What a great little blog you have here! No doubt it will become a fave. One of my all-time favorites is "DearLifefromNoelle".
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Of course I am a new follower–on bloglovin'!
I am a loyal follower!
Teri
dalboxermom@gmail.com
Enjoying The Small Things (www.kellehampton.com)
Ok I love love love this blog. It is real and upbeat.
another one that I absolutely adore this family is:
angeleyesadoption.blogspot.com A truly awesome family that is a result of two great people adopting a little girl from Eastern Europe with Down Syndrome thru the Reece's Rainbow organization. LOVE TRIPLE LOVE THEM…..
Teri
dalboxermom@gmail.com
I found your blog recently and love it! One of my favorite blogs is hip2save.com.I have saved so much money using this and other blogs. It's amazing what coupons can do for you!
I'm a follower!
I didn't leave an email on the last two comments. chellejs1@gmail.com
I follow a ton of blogs and wish I had time to read every word on all of them. Leslie Loves Veggies has great giveaways and Whisk! has awesome recipes.
susitravl(at)gmail(dot)com
I love the Nester. And I found your blog in her tumblr files! Can't wait to look around a bit. brownfamilyfive (at) frontier (dot) com
I love how you're decorating your home. Very warm and inviting! Most days I try to read The Nesting Place, Centsational Girl and Three Men and a Lady. I find them all to be both helpful and inspirational.
Kristen @ High Heels and a Hammer
I am a follower too!
I read your guest spot on Serenity Now's page and enjoyed reading it so came over to read your blog and now I'm a follower! :0)
So hard to choose… I love I am momma hear me roar, the hand me down house, V and Co. 🙂
I just became a follower of honey we're home!
I love remodelaholic and papermaniacblog.blogspot.com
Just found your blog and think it's great! I enjoy Kara Paslay Designs website, http://karapaslaydesigns.blogspot.com/
Hi, new to your blog (and lovin' it!). A couple favs of mine, Under the Sycamore (stunning photos, decor, crafts, mothering) and House of Smiths (deocr, crafts and just plain entertaining).
And now I'm following you!
Thank you for the great giveaway. I am a follower.
Also, i have so many blogs that i love reading but one that makes me happy is "the pleated poppy" she has some great posts about life, and crafts and love reading about it all.
My favorite blog at the moment is Pioneer Woman's Confessions (http://thepioneerwoman.com/confessions/). She has great pictures and funny stories!
nealesa(at)gmail(dot)com
Just found your blog today randomly. I love it and now I'm a follower!
nealesa(at)gmail(dot)com
My fave blog is http://www.girlsgonechild.net – I need my Rebecca Wolfe fix every day.
first time on your blog and i am loving everything I've seen…
I will be one of your followers as well.
first time on your blog and i am loving everything I've seen…
I will be one of your followers as well.
So happy I found your blog today! I LOVE 6th street design school and emily a. clark. They have inspired me so much. I am a huge fan of your decorating style and taste! will be back often!
courtney
i recently found house of smiths and i love their tutorials!! thanks for the chance!
I've just found your blog! Love it! Keep up the great work!
My fave blog, fashion/photography wise would be http://kertiii.blogspot.com ! She's gorgeous !
evil_eva12 at hotmail dot com
i'm also a blog follower – evil_eva12
You are so sweet! I don't know if I could pick just one favorite…my newest find is Jones Design Company, love. And flower patch farmgirl is the best writer of all time.
I'm a follower!
Hopped over today to see your mudroom bench makeover. Very nice!!!
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
Following you wherever you go ;-).
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
One of my favorites blogs is COPY & PASTE. Susi has a good taste and she lives in Vegevano, Italy…I love that.
I'm a follower.
Just love your ideas!!!
Cassia
cassiaconte@yahoo.com
I love your blog. I read it daily Megan!! I also check in with The Shabby Nest every day.
Stacy
grantsly@Yahoo.com
My favorite all time blog is not home decorating related:
http://www.karihererblog.com
I'm obsessed with her photography and the stories behind her work.
Design related, I think Isabella & Max Rooms is my favorite.
I'm a follower of your blog too…love it!!
thanks
jannaletourneau@hotmail{dot}com
How sweet of you to give a Target card… having an extra $50 would feel like Christmas to me! 🙂 Just one blog?? Hmmmm, probably Centsational Girl.
I'm a follower! 🙂
What a generous giveaway! I have so many blogs I follow and they all are inspiring in their own unique way.
– Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com
Oh, how I love Target! One of my favorite blogs is Kelly's Korner.
I'm a new follower. 🙂
I am now a follower–happily so! Your blog is so inspiring and filled with such beauty! Another of my favs is Melissa Michael's "The Inspired Room".
visiting from Amanda's party!
I really like the "Catalog Living" blog 🙂 The captions they create for the pictures from catalogs are priceless.
Just became a follower…can't wait to see what you post next!
I looooove Dana at dana-made-it.com, and maggiewhitley.com isn't too bad either~
Hi! I enjoy your blog and am new to the blogging world. A couple of my favorites are A girl and a Glue gun- I love all the amazing crafty creations she makes. I also enjoy Young House Love-what a great remodel of their first home. Such great decorating and wonderful ideals.
You are too sweet!!! My favorite blog is FrecklesChick @ http://freckleschick.blogspot.com/
We are friends from way back from the lovely Knot back in the day. HEr inspiration and humor always delights me.
Cheers~
e
I am also a follower!!
Cheers~
e
my current fav blog is diy showoff. i love browsing through the linky party. so many creative people in the blog world.