Blogging | Making Lemonade

Hangout with Me on Hometalk!

Somehow I must have fooled the peeps at Hometalk into thinking I'm a cleaning expert. I waved a bottle of Mrs. Meyer's under their noses and hypnotized them with a scrub brush, and my plan worked-- they invited me to share a tip on today's Spring Cleaning webinar! And wow, I'm in great company. Jessica from Mom for Real and Becky from Organizing Made Fun will be joining me with brilliant tips for cleaning ovens and the eco (and allergy) friendly way to do laundry. My tip is more of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, cleaning, organizing, Slider, spring · Tagged With: Hometalk, spring cleaning

Blogging, From a Non-Blogger’s Perspective

17 Mar by KellyC · 95 Comments

My friend Kelly is one of the funniest people I've had the pleasure of knowing, and her perspective on blogging as a non-blogger is always eye-opening and enlightening for me. Our phone conversations typically end with riotous peals of laughter, and she's my pillar of strength when I'm at wits end with the chaos of two kids, working from home, and trying not to go nuts. When she asked if she could publish this, I wanted to let her share her insight with the caveat that you all know I feel … [Read more...]

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Shining in the Bloglight!

20 Feb by Carrie · 48 Comments

Hometalk is shining the Bloglight on us today, friends! That's right, Hometalk picked Making Lemonade to feature this week and I'm all giddy and fangirl over it. Miriam (the community director over on Hometalk) sent some questions to get me dishing about my blogging journey and all things lemonade. So here it is-- the good, the hard, and the sparkly (huh? read on). Wait, what? Some of you don't know about Hometalk yet? I'm a newbie on there myself, so I'm hoping you'll hold my … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: EPIC Craft Destash Bash!

11 Feb by Carrie · 24 Comments

Happy Monday! I've teamed up with 20 blogging pals and we have SUCH a treat for you this week. It's the EPIC Craft De-stash Bash! What exactly is the EPIC Craft Destash Bash? Well, it turns out I'm not the only one about to cross the wrong side of the craft supply hoarding line. The only way to keep my avalanche of crafting goodies in check is the occasional weeding and 'de-stashing.' Whether it's supplies I purchased and never used or extra items from blog posts, these … [Read more...]

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On Failure

24 Jan by Carrie · 13 Comments

Tomorrow I'll be joining a few friends in a fun collaboration centered around one theme: Pantone's 2013 Color of the Year, Emerald. When we planned the collaboration, I had grand plans for a fantastic DIY art piece for our master bedroom. It was inspired by the Starbucks gift card I got for my BFF, which happened to be designed by the fashion house Rodarte: Don't the colors remind you of my signature style board? Neutrals with a pop of fresh green. Well, I planned to incorporate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, crafts, DIY, home decor, personal · Tagged With: craft fail