Hey there! My name is Gina and I blog over at The Shabby Creek Cottage. I signed up a few months ago to pick a few pins when Michele came over to have lunch here at the cottage, and I’m so glad to be with y’all today! I’m obsessed with Pinterest (because really, aren’t we all?). Want to see what I love pinning? Follow me on Pinterest. 

For my feature, I chose to Jamie from What The Graham. She is a pinning machine, with over 11,000 pins on 78 boards on her Pinterest page. What the awesomeness? Uhh… yeah!

Let’s take a look at some of her boards:

I was especially drawn to her Sewing Board. I love to sew, and it was perfect to find new ideas for projects.

I especially loved the coffee cozy, I’ve been wanting to make one forever and was stoked to see this pin for the tutorial from Cosmo Cricket.

Another board that I loved was the DIY Signs & Vinyl Crafts board. There are so many great ways to make your own art that it’s mind blowing. Seriously. If you know me, you know I’m obsessed with signs – so it was chock full of inspiration.

I found the pin for Glitter State Art from Two Twenty One, and my jaw literally dropped. It’s simple, elegant and well, pretty much just awesome. Wouldn’t it be a great gift, too?

My obsession with signs goes much deeper than just the actual project, as a writer I’m also obsessed with fonts, which is why Jamie’s Font Affair board caught my eye. Holy mother of amazing font-ness.

I’m in love with her pin from My 3 Monsters featuring their favorite font combos. 

And last, but certainly not least, since the season is finally upon us, I wanted to share her Summer Time board, which is full of great ideas.

If you’re looking for something fun to do, try out this idea she pinned from I Heart Naptime for race soap boats. Talk about easy! And it will keep the kids cool and happy all afternoon.

Thanks to the Michele, Bev & Malia for inviting me to post today! It was so much fun to have a reason for wasting time on Pinterest for a change. :)

Oh my goodness, Jamie has some amazing boards!
I can’t wait to get a closer look.
Super fun feature, Gina! And thank you so much for being our guest today!

Jamie, please feel free to grab a featured button.

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Have you joined the Pinterest Master List yet?

We would love to have you! And, who knows, maybe you will be our next feature!

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Seriously loving this Free Standing Pallet Herb Garden from Roeshel at The DIY Showoff! This would be perfect too if you only have a patio or a tiny backyard!

Oh my gosh the cuteness!! Check out these DIY Pink Cap Toe Sneakers from Malia at Yesterday on Tuesday! LOVE.

This is a beautiful dresser makeover from Karin at Art is Beauty! I love the combo of paint and stain she used on this!

I am so blown away by how great this Flutter Tee from Jen and Shannon at eat.sleep.MAKE is!! The design is so creative and gorgeous!

Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof remade her lamp into this gorgeous Kate Spade Inspired Lamp! Those polka dots on the shade are perfect!

This little Washi Tape Bow Cupcake Bunting from Keri at Shaken Together is just the cutest!

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom made this darling Sweet Summer Sundress Tutorial – and it works for any size! This is such a pretty little dress!

This DIY Dalia Artwork from Amy at The Happy Scraps is so bright and cheery!!

Kammy from Kammy’s Korner has a gorgeous master bedroom redo! Make sure you click over and check out all the photos, she has so many pretty touches in the room!

I am so blown away by these features! You guys are awesome.

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Happy Weekend!

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A while ago I used to share highlights from the week around here in the Crush of the Week post. It was a fun way to give a little peek into what goes on around here, behind the blog. But it also made the post suuuuuper long. And more work. So I ditched that. lol.

But now there is Instagram!! Woot!

I thought it would be fun to share a few of my Instagram photos here occasionally!

So here’s a little recap of some things I’ve shared in the last couple weeks!

My mom sent me my Grandma’s sewing machine that she used for 70 years. I love it so much. Unfortunately the iron base broke in shipping so we’re doing a little recon to see if we can repair or replace it.

Doug and I got away for a little trip just the two of us last weekend. We visited Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Actually we stayed overnight just 5 minutes south of the Moore tornado area. It just breaks my heart.

While we were in Kansas we came across on of the places Laura Ingalls lived – when they were near Walnut Creek! Did any of you read those books? I loved them. This is a recreation of her house there and a little school. So so fun.

I also showed off my gorgeous new ring! Here’s the story:

About 5 years ago the prongs broke on my engagement ring and I lost my diamond. For lots of reasons (mostly money)  we hadn’t replaced it but a couple of weeks ago Doug surprised me with this!! It’s my original engagement ring with a shiny new diamond. We had talked about a new one altogether on and off for years, but I didn’t want to do that. Even though this doesn’t have a lot of monetary value (remember we were 20 when we got married) it has wayyyy more sentimental value and I didn’t want anything else.  I am so so happy to be wearing it again! LOVE that man. So much.

I’ve also been busy cooking and baking and eating. Ahem.

At night I’ve been working on adding crochet trim to the pillowcases of my new sheet set. It’s sooooo cute! I love the vintage look it gives them.

Fun right? I would love for you to follow along on Instagram if you’re there!

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