Oh, I just love when people win free goodies ! 

The two winners of The Vintage Pearl giveaway are:

#268: Meg Tully who wrote:

“If fate smiled upon me enough to win this, I would get the “layered circles of love” for my mom and put my grandparent’s names on the outer ring and her kids’ names on the inner ring, because she’s been a fantastic caregiver now for both her kids and her parents.”

#44 Jackie Fo who wrote:

“I LOVE the Mama Bird necklace! It’s too cute !!”

You know what I also love ? 

I love when other blogs post roundups of what they think others are doing that is super cool in blogland.  Here’s a few that caught my eye this weekend. 

Call it a ‘Roundup of Roundups’ . . . a ‘Lovefest of Links’ . . . a ‘Plethora of Posts’ . . .

Well, I’m still working on the title. 

Anyway, here’s some more ‘roundup’ weekend reading for you. 

A Soft Place to Land: Favorite Things

Hooked on Houses: Fun Weekly Links

Just A Girl: Feature Saturday

It’s Great To Be Home: Weekend DIY Projects

Tatertots and Jello: Weekend Wrap Up Party

Knock Off Wood: Bragging Board

Serenity Now: Weekend Bloggy Reading

One Pretty Thing

And because no post is complete without a pretty picture.

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Enjoy your day ! 

In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a peek at some remarkable hearts found in nature.

Wishing you all a day filled with love in all its forms.

 Heart Shaped World  © Christine Huff

Inside Your Heart

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Happy Friday friends.  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!  I’m finishing up some holiday décor around my house, and will be giving a tour very soon.  I am also putting the final finishing touches on my new office space in anticipation of the big reveal – I just can’t wait to show you the before and after. 

Today, I’m wrapping up Guest Blogger Week with this compilation of decorating ideas from a few more friends across blogland. 

Stephanie wrote to me with this idea for an elegant centerpiece for a small table.

“With husband and I living in an apartment in our first year though, we don’t have a whole lot of room to store such things. So, this year I wanted to make something that could be easily stored or even discarded and remade for next year.

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When I was a girl, my grandmother used to call me ‘Spuds’.   Today, I’m not fond of that childhood nickname, but in hindsight, I see now that my Memah gave me this endearing nickname based solely on my potato obsession.  Potatoes are simply one of my favorite foods.  In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met a tater I didn’t like.  I collect as many recipes as I can that tempt me, especially if they involve that lethal combination of cheese, potatoes and butter.   

So when two blogger friends sent me two new potato recipes, I had to add them to the Guest Blogger Week lineup, especially since they have dramatically different views on the sweet potato.  I’ve never made sweet potato pie myself (gasp!) – I’ve always been a pumpkin pie gal, so when Sarah from Sarah’s Musings sent me her recipe, I was really very excited to try it. 

And then there’s my hilarious friend Erin over at The Fierce Beagle who cracks me up with her witty banter in her daily blog posts.  You really must pay her a visit sometime – her humor is incredibly infectious.  She’s going to give us a version of her Irish Thanksgiving Potatoes. 

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