Welcome to Week 39 of The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

Welcome to Week 39

of

The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

1 Party, 4 Blogs  

Your Host this week is . . .

Anita at Cedar Hill Ranch

I've been super busy lately.  One reason is that we just bought a new place close to Mr. CH's office and are building a new house. If you missed the post, you can find it here.  It will look something like the one below.  I'm pinning like crazy, so if you want to see my inspiration boards, you can find the one for the house here and the kitchen one here.

This should keep me busy for awhile.  I started to say "out of trouble" but I"m not sure that would be accurate!  Case in point, Mr. CH has already asked in an accusing sort of way if I was going to start buying stuff for the new house now, although it won't be ready until April or May.  I said, "Of course not," exasperated that he would ask such a ridiculous question... I mean.... the nerve!!!  I continued, "The new house won't be ready for months, and we don't have room to store anything extra."  (To quote George from Seinfeld, "It's not a lie, if YOU believe it.")  And I did believe it... at the time, but to date I have purchased one large mirror, a console and a bookcase for the new house, and maybe a few other things.  #slappingmyownhand.

Here are the features for this week...

Betsy from Coastal Colors found an easy way to transfer a graphic to wood.

From Generation to Generation talked about gathering walnuts

Fancy Frugal Life made me hungry with their homemade noodles.

Chaos in my Casa showed the gradual changes to her dining room

Twigg Studio made deer antlers from straws, for real!!

Ranger 911 has the most darling red cross display

If you were featured, please grab the featured button from my button page 

Now about the party...

You link up on my blog and your link shows up on four blogs.

More exposure, less time.

We are looking for the latest and greatest projects, tutorials, ideas, crafts, recipes, decor, and inspiring stories. Anything that you are proud to show off.

Cowgirl Up! is the link party that saves you time and brings you inspiration. Doesn't get any easier than that!

What blogs will your link appear on? Check us out below!

Linsey with The Farmhouse Porch

Anita with Cedar Hill Ranch

Amanda with The Ivy Cottage Blog

Samantha with Crafty Texas Girls

The four of us are all Texas bloggers, but you don't have to be Texas, country, western, or own horses to participate in Cowgirl Up! You just need that "can-do", cowgirl spirit!

Come here my pretty...I have some candy for you...

Eye candy that is!!! Bwa-ha-haaa

OK, so...I really just wanted to lure you in to come take a peek at my thrifty finds.  Can you tell i'm a little obsessed when I get a new ETSY shop? I love sharing with you guys because you love the stuff I love. I have nobody else to show off my thrifty finds to! They're like "Uhhhh cool trash."

I made a pretty little collage of the new goodies!

The Farmhouse Porch ETSY Shop

That's all I've got for today. Pretty tuckered out. Sleep well gals!

P.S. If you want a good laugh, go check out the conversation on my facebook page (HERE) last night about "words our grandparents use to say...". Feel free to add one if you've got a good one!

 Joining these Parties:
Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Vintage Inspiration at Common Ground
Time Travel Thursday at The Brambleberry Cottage

Welcome to Week 38 of The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

Welcome to Week 38

of

The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

1 Party, 4 Blogs

Your Host this week is . . .

Amanda at The Ivy Cottage Blog

If you haven't checked out my new series, "The Jenny Series:  She's Not A Blogger, but She Should Be!" . . . you are totally missing out!

Check out the lovely little girl's room that she shows us this week!

Okay, everyone!  I have a lot of features for this week . . . and they are all over the board.  From Halloween and Fall to Weddings and Recipes!

A Rustic, Autumn Home Tour by Number Fifty-Three

Autumn Cloches by The Nest at Finch Rest

A Lace Pumpkin by The Grant Life

Salted Chocolate Toasted Pumpkin Seeds by Confessions of an ADD Housewife

DIY Raven Artwork by Home Made Modern

Autumn Leaf Paper Banner by Queen B

Wedding Quilt Fabric Squares by Sweet Woodruffs

Sweater Pumpkins by Stone Gable

If you were featured, please grab the featured button from my button page 

Now about the party...

You link up on my blog and your link shows up on four blogs.

More exposure, less time.

We are looking for the latest and greatest projects, tutorials, ideas, crafts, recipes, decor, and inspiring stories. Anything that you are proud to show off.

Cowgirl Up! is the link party that saves you time and brings you inspiration. Doesn't get any easier than that!

What blogs will your link appear on? Check us out below!

Linsey with The Farmhouse Porch

Anita with Cedar Hill Ranch

Amanda with The Ivy Cottage Blog

Samantha with Crafty Texas Girls

The four of us are all Texas bloggers, but you don't have to be Texas, country, western, or own horses to participate in Cowgirl Up! You just need that "can-do", cowgirl spirit!

Cowgirl Up! Link Party Guidelines:

(Please read the guidelines before participating)

* When you link with Cowgirl Up!, your link will automatically show on four different blogs. Awesome!

* Please follow your host blog before linking up on GFC (and if you have a linkyfollow account, then please follow that way too.)

* You may link up decor, DIY, crafts, guest post, recipes, giveaways, sewing, inspiring stories, and anything that you feel related to the listed categories.

* You may link as many links as you want.

* Be sure to include the Cowgirl Up! Button or text link to Cowgirl Up in your linked post, (mine can be found on my sidebar.) Mandatory to be featured!!

* Be courteous and visit the two links before yours. Several projects will be featured each week!

* By linking up you are agreeing that we may use your photos to feature your project in a blog post, on Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog of course.

Chippy White Goodies...

Phew...I made it to the weekend. What a busy week! 


Had a roof leak, but I won't go there. It's all good now. In other news my ETSY shop has been a roaring success! OK, well...what I call roaring i'm sure would be considered piddly by most. 16 sales in a little over a week! Thank you SO much to any of you reading this who bought a little something from my shop, I know a couple of you found me here on my blog first. I don't know how you other ETSY people do it! It is so much more work than I expected. Crazy fun hard work. Some people have over 1,000 items in their shop. Where do they store it all? It amazes me!

Inventory was starting to go down so of course, I had to go shopping. Oh the drudgery of it...:). Seriously though, you all know I love hunting for hidden treasure in the bowels of dingy antique booths and moth ball scented thrift stores! I live for it. Lurking around like Gollum searching for "myyyy precioussss". 

 And I KNOW you do too, that's why we're friends! I find it strangely relaxing. Isn't it the best feeling to wile away the hours rummaging through rusty old kitchen utensils and neatly starched vintage linens, envisioning your grandmother in her heyday, standing at the sink in an apron and beehive hairdo, peeling potatoes? It's a romanticized version of farmhouse life of course. I love my dish washer and air conditioning!

Anyways, my first find is something I'm seriously considering keeping for myself (I actually want to keep everything I buy!). Aren't they dreamy?

Here's the rest ...

All of these items are available in my shop!

Have a glorious weekend, and thank you for popping in to visit!

♥Linsey

Sharing at:

Fresh Eggs Daily

Chic on a Shoestring

French Country Cottage

Common Ground

The Shabby Nest

Faded Charm

Knick of Time

Welcome to Week 37 at The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

Welcome to Week 37

of

The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!

1 Party, 4 Blogs

Your Host this week is . . .

Linsey at The Farmhouse Porch

***Warning***I am about to shamelessly self promote my new little ETSY shop. If you wish you may scroll straight down to the party and avoid my commercial. I will keep it super short though, promise.

I am so excited to announce the opening of The Farmhouse Porch ETSY shop! 
I've got my original oil paintings AND old shabby, farmhouse-y things for sale. 
I would be honored for you to stop by.

Click HERE to see it!

OK, let's get moving right along to the Cowgirl Up party. 
 First up--- thank you to everyone who entered our Giveaway last week, 
sponsored by Appliance Online
And the winner of the $50 gift card to Amazon.com is 
"Teresa" 
who left her party comment over at  the Farmhouse Porch. 
Teresa- be on the look-out for an email about how to claim your prize!

My picks from last week's party are...

Homemade pumpkin dog treats by What We Keep. With the price of dog treats being more than I spend on human treats, this recipe is probably healthier for the pup and the pocketbook than store bought!


I really enjoyed looking at the vintage Girl Scout patches shared by Organized Clutter. I just completed training to be a Girl Scout leader this week, and I still have all of my pins and badges from scouting. Fun! 

Vintage Charm by Mimi shared this beautiful shabby bench transformation


Small Home Big Start tempted my tastebuds with this  (lower calorie) crustless pumpkin Pie with Streusel Topping

The The Loud Silence revealed her beautifully refinished buffet. I love it!


And for the grand finale, a kitchen tour by White Lace Cottage,  I am such a fan of her shabby farmhouse style!



Let's see whut-cha got!