Public Service AnnouncementSave the Date!

Kick off JULY with a huge blog party:

LAURA: Our Reflection, KIMBERLY: A Night Owl, 

KRISTINA: From City Corporate to Suburb Mama & COURTNEY: Baxtron{Life}

ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO HOST A PARTY!!!

Here is a great opportunity to grow your blog!

We are bringing our reader audiences together!!

OVER 5000 FOLLOWERS

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You will link up on any ONE hostess’ sites above. 

Our links will be interlinked, meaning: 
your post will be displayed on ALL 4 of our sites!

Go to the links on any of the host pages beginning Wednesday July 4th! 

Link up YOUR RED, WHITE & BLUE YOU- Crafty, Beauty, Fashion, Decor, Recipe, Anything post and make sure you include an introduction of YOU!

Make new friends!!  Increase YOUR readers!!!

GRAB THE BUTTON AND TELL ABOUT THE PARTY!!!!!

We can't wait!!!!!

Love,

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Help us promote the party and you could win:
$20 Starbucks Card + In-Post Ad On Baxtron{Life} in July!
Enter via the Rafflecopter Widget Below

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Heavy Metal

Welcome to

A Weekly Pinterest Link-Up

(Share pins, meet others who love "Pinning", get inspired!)

First Time?  It's simple just follow these rules:

 Please follow your hosts: Courtney & Kimberly

& Our Lovely Guest Host: 

Kim of Singledou[b]t

then

 Link up your favorite pins post for the week

and

Link back to the party!

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Each week a winner will be chosen to flaunt the title of "Pinning-est" for successfully wowing us with the best Pinterest find.  The winner will be featured/announced in the following week's post!

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This week my eyes have turned to all things METAL.

via WhoWhatWear

via Stockholm Streetstyle

via Julia Pettis

via Erin Considine

via FashionRogue

via Stylish Housewife

via 5 inch & Up

via Burberry

via Alicia Keys (The Grammy's)

via Fashion Radical

So are you into metal?  

THANK YOU to all who linked up last week!

This week's "Pinning-est" is:
Yesenia of Then There Was Us

WANT TO BE A GUEST JUDGE OR CO-HOST? 

Email us!

Yesenia, Feel free to grab the button, and flaunt it!

Are you "Pinning"?  

Come on, everyone is doing it.  

Join us MONDAYS for weekly sharing of Pinterest finds.  

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Link up your PINTEREST INSPIRED POST below:

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Link up your PINTEREST profile below:

{Crochet}

Welcome to

A Weekly Pinterest Link-Up & Hop

(Share pins, meet others who love "Pinning", get inspired!)

First Time?  It's simple just follow these rules:

 Please follow your hosts: Courtney & Kimberly

& Our Lovely Guest Host: 

Courtney of Optimistic Mommy

then

 Link up your favorite pins post for the week

and

Link back to the party!

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Each week a winner will be chosen to flaunt the title of "Pinning-est" for successfully wowing us with the best Pinterest find.  The winner will be featured/announced in the following week's post!

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This morning I took a little window shopping trip to try on some things.  I tried on a gorgeous tangerine crochet top, which has in turn led me to search this trend.

via LibbyStory

via NastyGal

via ColdWaterCreek

via StyleMePretty

via ChicWish

via InHerStilettos

via Aldijana

via TrashtoCouture

So, what do you think?  Is a crochet top on your list of wardrobe additions for the Summer?

THANK YOU to all who linked up last week!

This week's "Pinning-est" is:

Jessica of Sugar in My Grits for this adorable painted wooden spoons pin!

Source: littlebitfunky.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Jessica, feel free to grab the button, and flaunt it!

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WANT TO BE A GUEST JUDGE? 

Email us!

Are you "Pinning"?  

Come on, everyone is doing it.  

Join us MONDAYS for weekly sharing of Pinterest finds.  

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Link up your PINTEREST INSPIRED POST below:

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Link up your PINTEREST profile below:

{Meet&Tweet}

Today I'm thrilled to be co-hosting a twitter party with Laura from Our Reflection!  


I hope you'll join in on the fun - 
I have come to love meeting other bloggers through this party!  


And seriously…
now that I have my shiny new iPhone, 
I'm even more of a twitter-hollic!  


I can't wait to meet you and follow you via twitter, 
so if you are new, please say hello!

Here's how this Meet & Tweet works...

HOST

Laura @ Our Reflection

This week's co-hosts are:

Courtney from Baxtron Life

Jess from Jess Is More

L from All Glorious Within

Kendall from Songbirds and Buttons

Helen from Eat.Enjoy.Live.

Christine from The DIY Dreamer

Jennifer from Mommy Huh 

The Rules

1. Mandatory you follow your hosts

{They are the first 8 in the linky.}

2. Follow at least 5 new people via Twitter

{Or more! Introduce yourself... Its a great way to make new friends!}

3. Tweet about the Meet & Tweet!

You can use "Meet new friends & gain new followers! Join the Meet & Tweet at @_laurahernandez aka Our Reflection blog. I did! http://our-reflection.blogspot.com/"

4. Spread the word!

The more the merrier! Grab a button and add it to

your blog, Tweet or Facebook about the link up.

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One lucky link up person will WIN a FREE

solo guest post on Our Reflection blog!

Drum roll please....

Last weeks Meet & Tweet winner is Amanda from Royal Daughter Designs.

Congratulations!

Please link up your Twitter account, not your blog.

Want to be a future co-host?
Only requirement is your become an Our Reflection sponsor.
Email Laura at momsgonnasnap@gmail.com.

{5.2.12}Surprise!

Wow! Over 170 of you are already linked up, and more by the hour!  Are you having fun?I've met so many great ladies already, and can't wait to meet you as well!  This May Day Follow-Fest is going so well, I thought I'd add something special today!  A SURPRISE!!!
FIVE OF YOU LUCKY LADIES are going to get FREE Advertising on Baxtron{Life} for the rest of MAY!
Winners will be chosen via Random.org at the end of the link-up!  No need to do anything, except link-up your blog by clicking the MAY DAY Banner above (if you haven't already)!

We took the new jogging stroller for a stroll.
Bananas are "in" again.
Zion picked out new shoes.
Enjoyed the local playground.
Attended "LittleMommy" Day and had a blast!
We even ran into a few bloggy friends.
One of my BFF's launched a new jewelry business…more on that soon!
Did a little closet organizing.
 
Zion's take on the modern broomstick horse.
"Yeeeee-haww!"

How was your week?