Guest Post DIY and Giveaway at Cornflake Dreams!

This blog is pure loveliness.  The very kind and creative Jillian was so sweet to promote the launch of the magazine and host a giveaway for a DIY veil kit.  She also let me indulge myself in a guest post tutorial for this fun little doily garland!

Photo by Rosemary Photography

Cornflake Dreams is adorable.  Tons of inspiration, ideas, collages (Friday fancies?  Yes please!!!)  So head on over and say hello, enter to win the giveaway and learn how to make this little garland!

Blog Envy

Wow!  I've been looking around lately at all the amazing beautiful blogs out there and I have a bad case of blog envy.  So I've decided it's time to spruce up ol' Deeds and Petunia's blog as part of my general "time to spruce up the business" plan.  Tell me what you think!  There is EVEN a poll.  Keep in mind, it is a work in progress.  The header needs some work, I would like to put in some fancy buttons and page dividers, etc. but I think this new look reflects my style a bit better.  Plus it's Fall, so I wanted something more orange-y.

Here are some of my new favorite blogs.  A feast for the girly-girl senses.  So pretty!
Dottie Angel
Simply Hue
Sweet Eye Candy Creations

Blogs sure have come a long way.  There is even a publication called Artful Blogging that I'm very interested in checking out (but it's pricey!  So I may just have to browse it at the store...)

What are some of your favorite blogs?

Happy Halloween!!!  Enjoy!

And how could I forget Meet Me At Mike's???  I love this blog for so so so many reasons, the biggest being I shall conquer the dreaded CROCHET thanks to the video tutorials!!!  But there is so much there.  Go check it out.

Growing a new business and Blog Hop (hope this works...)

Things have definitely not been slow around here, which is great!  I'm very glad to be busy.  I'm still learning how to perfect my craft (working on efficiency), stretching my creativity and finding the balance between work and life (the biggest struggle I face working from home.)  I'm also learning that networking and promoting my business is a big priority as well.  So this week I'm trying some new things, including posting on the Etsy forums to connect with other sellers and doing a Blog Hop (which I really have no idea how to do, I'm following the directions I got from http://moonangelnay.blogspot.com/, who's post I saw on the Etsy forums!)

I'd encourage readers to check out some of the blogs below!  Hopefully their readers will do the same.  ;)

Hello, and welcome to the new and improved Deeds and Petunia Blog! I moved it over from Wordpress to streamline everything (make it all Google-Friendly) and customize it a little easier (since I'm not a pro at graphic design... yet!) So here you will find all my archives as well as all my new posts from now on. Thanks for visiting!

Originally Posted 01/11/2010

My goal with this blog is to keep it simple and to the point. I love craft blogs that wrap all their interests, happenings and ideas together in a pretty little themed package. I'll do my best to honor these ideas. My plan is to share about what inspires me and what I create. This blog is a tool to help keep me motivated to produce even when I'm not feeling creative, and keep me accountable to my goal of building a successful business. I'd love to eventually churn out enough crafty goodness to be able to sell at street fairs, on Etsy, Farmer's Markets, etc. and maybe even make a few bucks.

Okay, onto the actual blogging!

Right now I'm very inspired by the idea of "modern country". To me, that means incorporating handmade, folk-art, vintage and modern together. I live in a house that's almost one hundred years old that we moved into about two and a half years ago. I have two small children, so it's taken me a while to get around to fixing it up to feel like a home. Much of our furnishings are tattered Ikea pieces, mixed with some antiques, hand me downs and a few things I bought new. Hopefully things will change soon! I've been busy keeping my eyes out for things to collect...

I've recently made these tiny prints:





These are tiny canvasses that I covered with fancy Origami Paper using Modge Podge. The blue piece is called "The Sailor." He was a handsome heartthrob who winked at me in the antique store. I sauntered over and asked him what his story was. He told me to take him home and I'd find out. Cheeky Devil. So I did. He told me about his travels (which were pretty outrageous over in the South Pacific!) and so I made him a collage.

"Bird Is The Word" is the other. I found a collage sheet of birds, cut out this little guy and stuck him on some pretty paper that was gifted to me by my Japanese exchange student who lived with us for a year in high school. Then I attached some script and a ribbon edge and, voila!

Soon I will post about glittered photos and whatever I decide to make today. But coffee still needs to be consumed, and the treadmill is giving me that look, so that is all for today!