Teacher Gift & IG reCAP

The end of the year quickly snuck up on me. I have a fab Pinterest board with all sorts of fun teacher gift ideas and loved the one of a plant or flower in a chalk painted container with a note, "Thank you for helping me grow!". I bought a bucket that I had all intention of painting but the plant I found wouldn't fit, so I just fancied up the tag a bit, added some sparkle amidst the flower petals and voila, something special for my daughters 2nd grade teacher!

What did you create or gift for your end of year teacher gifts?

and although the blog has been pretty quiet for a bit and will be while I take a little break for maternity leave, I have been keeping quite busy over at my Etsy shop, LeroyLime. Here are just a few of the many orders I've tackled...more to come!

IG LeroyLime Recap

Here's just a little Instagram recap of what I've been up to lately, I keep forgetting to take pics of the finished products with my IPhone, oops!

and yes, still snowing up here...Spring has NOT sprung in the least, so I of course included a photo of snow!

Instagram Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Instagram Blog Hop! This is a party where you link up your Instagram account, find and follow new Instagram friends, and be continually inspired by what you see in your Instagram feed! No need to have a blog, just an Instagram account!

First up - Kimberly from A Night Owl is hosting an Instagram Holiday Gift Guide this week, and you have a chance to enter to WIN one of 18 awesome Instagram prizes from some amazing brands! Be sure to stop by and look at what these brands have to offer you in terms of Instagram gift-giving this holiday season and enter to WIN via the Rafflecopter form below!

Now on to the Hop! How to PLAY:

1. Follow your HOSTS on Instagram:

Kimberly | @anightowlblog of A Night Owl 

Emily | @mrsemshhh of The Pink Elephant 

Angie | @angieali of Little Inspiration

2. Follow your CO-HOSTS on Instagram:

Dawn | @leroylime of LeroyLime

You can find Dawn here: 

Instagram :: Shop :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

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Chrissy | @dashofdiva of A Little Dash of Diva

You can find Chrissy here: 

Instagram :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter

3. Check out and follow a couple fellow IGers.

Tell folks you follow that you found them through the Hop!

4. Spread the word!

Tweet

Grab a button HERE for your sidebar!

5. NEW! Link up your Instagram Web Profile:

Just link up your new Instagram Web Profile (http://instagram.com/username) in the linky below! 

Note: this URL will not let you choose a profile pic from your feed, so be sure you have a picture you can upload from your computer if you use it! If you get a "Error: The requested URL returned error: 500" error that just means it can't find a picture to use NOT that your link is bad. Just click on "Direct Image URL" if you have one or "Upload from Computer".

FIRST - enter HERE to win one of 18 amazing Instagram Holiday Gift Guide prizes!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 Now, link up! Remember to link up your INSTAGRAM account, not your blog.

Bride, Bingo and Babies

 Still can't believe we've lived back in ND since July! The time is flying and I'm sure it has something to do with me keeping busy as a little bee with the Internet, I'm slightly obsessed!

Here's a little recap via Instagram, hence the grainy pics...but you've gotta love the convenience factor.

We took a roadtrip to the Tri-State area for a wedding, my hubby's relatives live in all three states. It was nice to see who we could and let the kids hang with two of their Great Grandma's. 

 Of course you can't have a road trip without these necessities, Starbucks and Chocolate....need I say more?

my hunky date for the wedding, isn't he a dreamy?!

the outfit...and yes, I pulled off "Footloose" dancing in those heels

The Stunning Bride and Handsome Groom

(we've got another lady Braun in the family, yipee)

I snuck out one night to play BINGO with my hubs Gma Toots. She's in her 90's and as quick as a whip! We both got lucky too, so fun!

We took a different drive back to Minot stopping by our old house in Grand Forks, she still stands red, tall and proud with a new fence too...great memories!!

and of course filling Etsy shop orders

What have you all been up to?

Tuesday Tango

The Tuesday Tango is a multiple link-up post for everyone to meet new people and grow your audience. There will be eight link-ups that you can add your link to - Twitter, Facebook, Hello Cotton, Bloglovin, Instagram, Pinterest, Better Blogger Network, and RevolutionizeHer.

All you have to do is follow the host(s) for that week and then add whoever else you'd like to!

Permanent Hosts:

After Nine To Five | Big Apple Mami | Yellow Umbrella

This Week's Rotating Hosts:

Vintage Modern Wife | Jellibean Journals | Leroy Lime

Directions:

Follow the host(s)

Add your links to any/all of the link-ups

Add at least 5 people from the link-ups

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Want to host one of the weeks? Let us know!

FMSPhotoADaySept

Here's my September Photo A Day Recap for the FMS (FatMumSlim) Instagram Photo Challenge. I played catch up several days but finished out another month. I also have two Day 22 Photos, because I forgot I already had the kite photo before the hot air balloon took up my photo feed on my IPhone, ooops!. Check out the October list and play along, it's fun to see what everyone comes up with and who knows, you may just make a new friend in the process!

SEPTEMBER RECAP from @LeroyLime