Make it Great Monday

Well, it's time for another fun Make it Great Monday linky party...unfortunately (for me) I've decided that this will be the last one for awhile.  I can't tell you how much I enjoy having you all come here to share your creative ideas but I'm finding that I just don't have the time to devote to it that I'd like to.

With Christmas coming up I've got a list of presents to make that I haven't even started, I'm trying to get back to house reno's, and I've started a new job.  When I do something I like to do it right and it bothers me that I can't get to each and every one of your projects to leave a meaningful comment but, I simply can't find the time lately.

I'm not sure what I'll fill my Mondays with but I hope you'll still come by the rest of the week to see what I'm up to and hopefully I'll be sharing some fun ideas that you'll want to try yourself~

Here are some easy but awesome projects that were shared last week:

1. Kathy from Life on Lakeshore Drive has a neat way of making pinecone trees.  Visit her blog to learn how.
2. Fonda from Southern Scraps made a great Anthropologie knockoff necklace.  I love how she used that one red bead.
3. Christine from The DIY Dreamer made the happiest coasters I've seen in awhile.  Check out her great step by step tutorial.
4. Fancy That Notion is getting ready for an avalanche of paint chips and made some pretty bookmarks.  Go find out how came to inherit so many.

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your CreativeFamily Friendly Project Post
that you've made yourself,not your main blog page

2) Maximum of 3 projects that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Thanks for linking!
 

Make it Great Monday

The seasons are changing and you guys are in the mood to craft!  Take a look at some of the great projects that were linked up last week~

1. The Thrifty Challenge reused a great picture frame collage into a handy dandy organizer!  So smart~
2. The Gingerbread Blog is getting ready for Halloween and showed you how to make your own cute bat mobile!
3. Speaking of Halloween, take a look at these gorgeous yo-yo pumpkins from Mitzi's Miscellany.  Visit her blog to get all of the instructions.
4. Vixen Made shared a great way to give an old long sleeve shirt a new life!

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your CreativeFamily Friendly Project Post
that you've made yourself,not your main blog page

2) Maximum of 3 projects that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Happy Linking!
 

Make it Great Monday

You guys linked up so many fun and different projects last week!  Take a look at the range of your creativity:

1. Pollyanna Reinvents is one of my favourite blogs to visit.  Every week she performs amazing makeovers, just like this cute little lamp.
2. The Moody Fashionista got creative with her instagram pics and made the cutest magnets for her family.
3. Creative Chaos made a super pretty dress...from scratch!  Check out how easy it was to put together.
4. I guess it's that time of year again...time to make costumes!  Crafty Home Improvement is dressing up her nephew as bacon and eggs and she shows you how to make your own~

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your CreativeFamily Friendly Project Post
 that you've made yourself,not your main blog page

2) Maximum of 3 projects that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Make it Great Monday

Thanks for all the great link ups last week.  I seem to be in the mood to paint some furniture, take a look at these great projects that were shared last week:

1. Crystelle Boutique remade her awesome grandfather clock into a one of a kind piece.
2. I love maps and I love mod podge, so what's not to love about this great desk make-over from A Bunch of Bishops!
3. The Crafty Cowgirl gave her dresser a new personality by painting only part of it and refinishing the rest.
4. Little House in the Big D found the perfect tourquoise blue to make-over this great piece in her dining area.

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your CreativeFamily Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself,

not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday

Did you check out all of the fun projects that were linked up last week?!?!  If not, you missed out on some serious creativity, like these colourful ideas:

1. Christine from The DIY Dreamer showed you an easy way to make fun tie dye shirts.
2. Nancy from Small Things with Love added some coloured details to black and white photos by stitching on them with embroidery thread!
3. Judy over at In His Grip prettied up her patio by painting everything the prettiest shade of pink.
4. and I Quilt for Fun made this gorgeous quilt from scraps she collected from her friends all over the country.  Visit her to read about the fun story of how it came together, and where it's headed off to!

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday:

(for all of your creative projects)

 
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(Baby related projects ONLY pleeeeeeeeeeeeze)

Avoid having your project deleted by making sure to read the whole post above and linking to the right party. Thank you~

Make it Great Monday

I can't tell you how thrilled I am that the Make it Great Monday party is still growing!  We're almost up to 100 projects every week.  I try my hardest to get to all of them and to leave a comment but please forgive me if I don't make it to yours or if I only leave a comment on one of your projects instead of all of them.  With so many people having comment verification on it's becoming more and more time consuming.  I still love visiting all of your blogs though, so keep on linking!
Here are some highlights from last week's party.

1. Upcycled Design Lab shared an awesome tutorial and show'd you how she made a top that she had already remade!
2. All of Me showed you how to melt hama beads and make them into something special.
3. Erin from Time to Create shared a super easy and super fun idea to keep your kids busy.
4. and Ana from Ana Love Craft is being featured, not because she told me I looked young & beautiful in my new hairdo (although it certainly didn't hurt) but, because I fell in love with her gorgeous set of atlas bags!

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday:

(All of your creative projects)

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(BABY Projects ONLY)

Did you read the whole post above?  Avoid having your project deleted by making sure to link up to the right party please~

Make it Great Monday

So many great projects last week!  Like these:

1. Maya from Little Treasures made this beautiful bib necklace, so cute and stylish.
2. Shabby Gals came up with a new use for Scrabble tiles!
3.  Lindsay from Tales from a Cottage showed you how to make this pretty doily bowl.
4. and Prairie Scraps shared some lovely table runners she  made from some pretty sweet deals~

Thank you to everyone for linking up!

I love having sooooo many creative ideas all in one place.

If you were featured, please feel free

 to grab a featured button from the sidebar.

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday:

(All of your creative projects)

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Motivated Monthly:

Oh Baby!

(Baby projects only please)

Make sure you link to the right party before you hit the button please~

Make it Great Monday

Sorry if I didn't get around to leave a comment on your project this week.  Things have been a little crazy around here.   I did manage to take a look at them all though and they were all great!  Here are some you shouldn't miss:

1. Make some cute kids chef hats to get your kids excited about the kitchen.  It's easy, just follow the tutorial from Danielle at Busy Moms Helper!
2. Terri over at The Thrifty Needle made this gorgeous shawl.  Make sure to visit her to find the easy pattern.
3. Need a necklace but don't want to spend a lot of money?  Just follow this great tutorial from Becca over at Halfway to Hipster~
4. I've never heard of Smashcake before but Amber over at Salt Tree will show you how to make a super fun cupcake version if you go visit her.

Thanks to everyone for linking up! 

If you were featured, please grab a featured button

 from the sidebar.

Before we move onto this week's party I have an announcement to make:  the winner of the $50 Amazon.com gift certificate from Appliances Online is....

If I were 20 years younger I think Becca and I would be best friends.  She describes herself as an amateur artist, crazy cat lady, and college student who is majoring in unemployment.  So cute!  Congratulations Becca.  Get in touch with me and I'll send you the voucher so you can get shopping!

Now, onto this week's Make it Great party!

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.
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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday

Make it Great Monday + Giveaway!

Before we get to the exciting news this week I want to draw your attention to a few awesome projects from last week's party:

 1. Laurel from Ducks in a Row made these cute little bean bags to help her little ones learn to read, sound out letter, and just have fun.  If you visit her she'll tell you even more great uses!
2. Pam over at Threading My Way made loads of these boys shorts to send to needy kids in Cambodia.  Such an amazing cause!  If you want to learn how you can participate head on over to find out how.
3. Every week Rebekah from Potholes and Pantyhose links up fun and healthy drinks and snacks for you try.  This week she shared a super easy and super refreshing drink to help you cool down.
4. Kristin over at Make the Best of Everything shared a great tutorial so that you can make your own 'training purse' for any of those little girls out there who love to be stylish.  Visit her to see just how easy it is to make!

If you were featured, please grab a featured button

 from the sidebar and post it on your blog somewhere~

Now, for this week.  

This week we have a sponsor and a giveaway!

What's up for grabs?!?! A $50 gift certificate for Amazon.com from appliances online, the UK's largest online kitchen appliance retailer! (Just think of all the crafty things you could buy!)

Follow these directions for your chance to win (all steps are required so make sure to read carefully):
1) Link up your project the same way you always do but make sure that your post includes the following line:  "My entry into the Make it Great Monday party hosted by Appliances online and their best Range Cookers."
2) Leave a comment below telling me you've done this and the number of your link.  You can do this for each of your party link ups, but all of your posts much include the link in step #1. (Don't forget to leave your email if you're a 'no-reply' blogger)

The above steps are mandatory to be entered to win. 

If you want additional entries, leave separate comments for each of the following:

1) Tell me how you follow Etcetorize.

2) Tell me what you'll buy with the $50 gift certificate if you win.

Good luck!

Party ends on Friday night and so do entries.

Winner will be announced next week~

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday

Motivated Monthly

Make it Great Monday

Thanks for another great party last week everyone!  I hope you visited some of your fellow bloggers.  Here are a few examples of the great projects that were shared.

1. You have to visit Bliss Ranch to see the amazing make-over she did with an old dresser.  It's beyond amazing!
2. Sewing for Utange is a wonderful blog that is rasing money for children in Kenya.  The first time I came across this website I had tears rolling down my face.  It's so wonderful to see someone using their talents for the greater good.  The cute little tissue cases are just one of many projects that will help.
3. Sweet Boutique held what looked like a super fun birthday party!  The theme was "Artsy Fartsy".  There are so many awesome ideas in this one post, if you have a party coming up you need to check it out.
4. I've seen a lot of tissue/coffee filter flowers out there but have you ever seen any that look this real?!?  Visit Lewisville Love to see how she did it.

~If you were featured you can grab a button from the sidebar~

Now for this week! I can't wait to see what other amazingly creative projects you've all come up with!

Please only link:

1) To your Family Friendly Project Post that you've made yourself, not your main blog page
2) Maximum of 3 projects/party that you haven't link up before
3) Please, no shops, giveaways, round ups, or commercial sites
4) Feel free to hit one of those Follow buttons on the sidebar ;)

And, not really a rule, but something you won't regret if you do....go visit some of the other links and leave a comment, we all love comments right? And you never know what kind of goodies you'll find!

If you link up, please post my button somewhere on your blog so more people can come join the fun.

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Let's see what you've been working on! (If you link up you are giving me permission to tell the world how great you are and possibly post a picture or a link to your awesome project either here, on Facebook, or on Pinterest. Make sure you're OK with this before you link up.)

Make it Great Monday

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Motivated Monthly:

Handmade Jewellery

Did you take the time to read the post above? Did you link to the right party? I had to delete 3 projects last week that didn't follow the guidelines! Yikes. Don't let your project be one of them.