Yostie Blog Award: Laid Off Mom

Hi, friends!  :-)  Happy Friday to you!

I wrote on Tuesday that I was generously awarded the Yostie Blog Award by my good friends Lisha and Kyle over at One House One Couple last week!  I thank them so much for thinking of me for this award -- it really is just too sweet.  But, now it's my turn to award a wonderful blogger with the Yostie, and I am so happy to announce that it is my friend Louise's blog, Laid Off Mom.

Not only is Louise a fabulous homemaker, she is also one of the nicest people I have met since I started this blog back in early March.  She and I became fast friends, and her support for me and All Things Luxurious has been so wonderful, and I am ever grateful for her friendship.  

One of my favorite posts by Louise is about her DIY mantel, which I shared on this blog a couple of weeks ago.  You can check that out here.

Can you even believe that she made this?  Unreal.

Another of my favorite posts is about her DIY birdcage chandelier.  Yes, you heard that right.  And it is incredible.  You can read that post here.

Really?  She is just amazing.

Now, it's Louise's turn to choose a blog for the Yostie Blog Award!  Here are the rules:

-First of all, you need to choose a blog that you’ve really been enjoying lately.

-Go submit the blog you chose at the Yostie Blog Award Hall of Fame.

-Then write a blog post honoring the blog you chose.

-You must include two of your favorite blog posts from that blog to link to.

-The post must include these rules.

-Include the Yostie button html code somewhere in your sidebar:

<a href=”http://onehouseonecouple.blogzam.com/yostie-blog-award-recipients/” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://onehouseonecouple.blogzam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yostie22.png”></a>

And that's that!  :-)  Thanks again, Louise, for all of your beautiful inspiration, and your gigantic heart!

love, maria

Knitting, and Some Awards

Hey there, friends!  :-)

I hope this finds you well, and I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday weekend!  I took a little extra time off  for the week, but I am back now and very excited to inform you that All Things Luxurious was presented with two awards last week -- The Yostie Blog Award and The Versatile Blog Award!  I want to thank Lisha and Kyle from One House One Couple and Kym from Free Spirit Eater for thinking of me for these awards, and I want each of you to know that I visit your blogs daily and love the time that I spend there.  :-)  There are requirements for me to fulfill upon winning these awards, so I will be posting about The Versatile Blog Award on Thursday, and The Yostie on Friday!  Thanks again, dearies!  ;-)

I'm happy to report that over the weekend, I also learned to knit!  My bestest friend, Taylor, was in town for Easter, and on Saturday we went to my neighborhood Hobby Lobby and picked out my yarn and needles.  I have been knitting non-stop since then!

All Things Luxurious also worked with a client on Monday who needed some organizational help, and today I bought some goodies for a bathroom makeover that I am going to be starting (and hopefully finishing!) tomorrow!  :-)  Very excited about that -- you'll see that our bathroom is definitely in need of some help!

I'll catch ya back here tomorrow, m'dears!  Thanks for stickin' with me on my little break!

love, maria