August Sponsor Call

With everything else that is

going on here in August, 

I am so excited to let

you know that I have 

signed on with

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I want to help promote you

your Etsy shop, your Ebay business,

whatever you need to promote,

 and it is now a kazillion times

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I currently have 6 spots available

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You'll not only get tons of exposure,

I will also shout out praises of your

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several times during the month!

Don't hesitate to email me with

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And to show my appreciation,

here's a picture of Max!

(don't you want to just boop that nose??) 
 

You're Gonna Love It - Week 15

Welcome!
Do you like the new look?
I love it to pieces!
It is sooo ME!
Granted, I am still getting used
to it, so be patient with me please.

Included in the makeover are new buttons
so if you have one of my old
buttons anywhere on your blog
please grab a shiny, 
only driven 2, maybe 3 miles max,
new button from the bar above.

Okay, were did July go?
Judging by the ads
it's already back to school time?

Ah man! 
I feel like I have totally missed the summer
this year.

The days are still in the 90's

but it's that time of 

year where it does cool off at night.
Fall is just around the corner isn't it?

How about you?

How has your summer been?

Tell me what you have been up to

so that I can live vicariously

thru you!

One thing that always lightens my spirits

is seeing what you all have to share.

You know, a party!!

So let's do it!

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday starts now!

The post with the most views

last week was Suzan's from

Simply Vintageous 

Suzan shared 

her beaut-t-i-ful

dresser makeover

If you missed it,

go check out how she customized this piece

for a customer and

how she wants to run away with it!

 Grab a button Suzan, you earned it!

I need to party so let's go!

Feel free to link up anything you created, baked, mashed,

 decorated, wrote, photographed, discovered etc.!
Anything you are just so proud of
you must share it with others!

As always, I don't require that you
be a follower
in order to link up.
 I want you to follow
Kathe With An E
because you want to.
Not because it is required.

Ohh and you can now follow me

on Facebook (Kathe With An E) 

and Twitter (@kathewithane123) too!

(Of course if you do decide to follow,
either with GFC or the newer Linky Followers,
you will be able to see on your dashboard

  exactly when the party starts each week
and, let's be honest,
you will make me smile and
I love to smile!)

As always,  I will ask that you think
about disabling your word verification too.
It makes it difficult to leave a

comment and some

bloggers, when they see 

you have it, won't bother to leave a comment.

Don't know if your blog requires word verification 

or how to remove  it?

 My blog buddy Shannon over at

Fox Hollow Cottage

wrote this great post on

how to remove word verification from your blog
 

And I have a new request!

I get so many

lovely comments from you all

that I can't reply to because

you are a no-reply comment blogger!

That makes me sad because, no matter

how busy life gets, I ALWAYS reply

to every single comment you leave. 

I would also love it if you would link back
in some way
so that others come and party with us. 

 Either grab the party button
or add my blog link
to your post or on your

 blog party page.
But again, it's not required. 

 There is only one real rule:

  I do ask that you
please DO NOT link up

  Giveaways, anything for sale,or Etsy shops.
Save those for the party on the first Tuesday each month. 

(next week!)

Link to your specific post URL, not your main blog URL.
And don't forget to come back and mingle

with the other linkers!
Let them know you met them at
the party here.
That's it!

Let the party begin! 

 

 

Well Hello Gorgeous!

Sooo, did you, um,

notice anything different?

Or, are you like

Mr. B when I get a new

hairdo

and I will have to give you a
not so gentle nudge?

Seriously, are you loving

the new look as much as I am?

I have spent all day

just looking at

the new design of 

my blog!
I think I may wear out
the scrolly button on my mouse
before the day is over!

I Love It!

All of this was made possible 

by my new dear friend

Brooke who blogs over at 

Get Outta My Head Please

She has worked her little

tush off for the past two 

weeks.

We have never met

but she so gets me!

I gave her such vague 

responses to her questions

and yet, she was able to

come up with a 

design that, I feel, truly

captures what my blog is about

and who I am!

Brooke, I love you!

Thank you so much!

I proudly display the following

If you have been kind enough to display 

any of my buttons

anywhere on your blog,

Please change them out for the

new one(s)
that can be found here.

Don't forget to come by on Tuesday's
for the link party.

Check It Out!

I know I really should

be doing some sort of summer

tablescape but,

this one has been rattling around in my

imagination for too long

and it was time

to un-clutter the brain!

No tablecloth.
I wanted the wood of the 
dining table to be shown.

I found the checked placemats
at Burlington Coat Factory, on sale,
at the first of the year.

I've had the black chargers forever.
I then layered my favorite Ikea 
oversized plates, black dinner plates
from The Dollar Tree
square salad bowls
that again, I've had forever.

The black flatware is from Family Dollar.
A full set for $3.50!

The black goblets are a recent score 
from The Dollar Tree too.

The checked napkins were a thrift store find.
4 for $1.00!
The napkin rings were a clearance score
at Home Goods at $3.50 for all four.

For the centerpiece
I used some glass tiles
left by the previous homeowner.
Next came 3 clear vases from Ikea
filled with Christmas fluff from my stash
and black mums from Michael's.

I wrapped some white ribbon around each
vase followed by thin black ribbon.
 I purchased the candlesticks
at Goodwill for $1.00 each
several years ago.
Spray painted black
with white candles,
they are perfect for this table!

 Whew! 
Now that this table is
finally done,
I think I may have
some room available in my old noggin now
to put together a summer table...
before it's no longer summer!

I always share my tablescapes with 

Kathleen at Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen 

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch Tablescape Thursday

and 

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life Table Top Tuesday

Click here to see where else I may be partying this week.
AND
Don't forget to come by on Tuesday's
for my link party.

 

You're Gonna Love It - Week 14

First, I want to thank you all for your

prayers for my city and state.

Although we weren't directly affected by the horrible

shootings, it still made us very sad and angry.

As I told some of you,

your prayers will surely

help us all to heal.

 

Unbelievably  July is almost over!

August will be pretty exciting around here.

First, my youngest son and his beautiful

girlfriend will be delivering my handsome

new grandson in August!!!

 (aren't they so cute!?)

 You can be sure, I will be sharing 

many pictures of Joshua!

Next, I will be getting a big

makeover here at the ole blog.

With my one year blogiversary in August

I decided things around here
needed some freshening up.
I plan for the new look to go live
starting on August 1st
and so things could be
a bit wonky here for a few days.

Be sure to keep an eye out for her new 'do!

And finally, as I stated,

my one year blogiversary is August 24th

and I am in the process of setting

up a big giveaway to celebrate!

I'm thinking of making it a week long event,

cuz, well, you know I like to party!

 And, speaking of which,

what say we get this weeks party started?!

The most viewed post last week

was a newcomer to the party and to blogging too by the looks of it!

Welcome Veronica and Daniel

from 

Adventures of D and V

(speaking of cute couples!)

and their post showing

A Better Way To Cut Watermelon

Grab an "I've Been Featured button", you cutie patooties -->

Now I want everyone,

to put on your party hats

and grab your red solo cups

cuz the 

You're Gonna Love It Party - Week 14

starts right NOW!

  Feel free to link up anything you created, baked, mashed,

 decorated, wrote, photographed, discovered etc.!
Anything you are just so proud of
you must share it with others!

As always, I don't require that you
be a follower
in order to link up.
 I want you to follow
Kathe With An E
because you want to.
Not because it is required.

Ohh and you can now follow me

on Facebook (Kathe With An E) 

and Twitter (@kathewithane123) too!

(Of course if you do decide to follow,
either with GFC or the newer Linky Followers,
you will be able to see on your dashboard

  exactly when the party starts each week
and, let's be honest,
you will make me smile and
I love to smile!)

As always,  I will ask that you think
about disabling your word verification too.
It makes it difficult to leave a

comment and some

bloggers, when they see 

you have it, won't bother to leave a comment.

Don't know if your blog requires word verification 

or how to remove  it?

 My blog buddy Shannon over at

Fox Hollow Cottage

wrote this great post on

how to remove word verification from your blog

And I have a new one!

I get so many

lovely comments from you all

that I can't reply to because

you are a no-reply comment blogger!

That makes me sad because, no matter

how busy life gets, I ALWAYS reply

to every single comment you leave. 

 

I would also love it if you would link back
in some way
so that others come and party with us. 

 Either grab the party button
or add my blog link
to your post or on your

 blog party page.
But again, it's not required. 

Only one real rule:

  I do ask that you
please DO NOT link up

  Giveaways, anything for sale,or Etsy shops.
Save those for the party on the first Tuesday each month.

Link to your specific post URL, not your main blog URL.
And don't forget to come back and mingle

with the other linkers!
Let them know you met them at
the party here.
That's it!

Link up buttercups!

This week’s party is sponsored by:

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My First Cloche Encounter

I was soooo excited when Marty at

A Stroll Thru Life

announced her Summer Cloche Party!

I have been sitting on the

sidelines ogling at all of the

lovely cloche displays for several years now.

Before I even began blogging!

A while back, gosh maybe a year ago, I found the

perfect cloche at the thrift store!

 I paid a whopping $1.00 for it!

I then had to come up with

how I wanted to decorate it.

It sat just there taunting me

to come up with SOMETHING!

I went through most of my bins in

the basement and I think

I finally came up with a

cute and fun display to share.

I have it set on a thrifted silverplate tray

and added a wine glass from the Dollar Tree

and a glass grape cluster from Michael's

A chunk of faux cheese,

another cluster of grapes

and a small bottle of wine

sit inside the cloche.

I am loving the little display

under glass on my buffet!

It's like my own little

personal wine party!

Now head on over to Marty's 

on Tuesday July 24th

and check out all of the amazingly creative

cloche decor!

Click here to see where I may be partying this week.

And don't forget to come by on Tuesday's
for the link party.

AstroBrights Papers #goastrobrights

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July Sponsor Love

It's that time again for me to spotlight one of my fantastic sponsors!

 

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Too Close To Home

I'm asking all of my friends here

to please say a prayer

to all of those killed and injured last night 

and, for their families.

 I usually avoid giving specifics

of where in Colorado I live

but, this is my hometown.

We live less than 2 miles away

from where this horrific tragedy took place.

The survivors were taken to

the high school I graduated from.

It's just too close to home.

I love Aurora.

I moved here with my family over 

40 years ago.

It is where my sons grew up.

 It truly is our home.

My hope is that this incident

does not cast an unkind light

on our fine city.

Again, prayers please.

Thrifted Bedside Table

A few weeks ago,

I think it was July 4th,

Mr. B & I were taking it easy,

as we are want to do,

when Mr. B asked if I want to

got to ARC.

ARC is a Colorado based

thrift store chain.

Did I want to go??

Hello? 

YES, I wanted to go!

He was on a mission to find

some widget he needed for something

(I really wasn't paying much attention...sorry Mr. B).

I had no mission.

I just wanted to wander the aisles to see if

anything caught my eye.

Luck would have it,

it was also

50% off most colored tag day.

You know me,

I live for those sale days!

I moseyed around while he went off

to find, gosh, I don't know what it was.

None of the dishes or textiles

called to me.

It appeared I might actually leave empty handed.

Mr. B joined me, having not found

whatever gadgety thing

he was looking for.

This trip was looking like a total bust!

We decided to walked to the back
to where they keep the furniture.

We saw a few interesting pieces and then,

I saw this!

I had been wanting a little table

for my side of the bed.

Something to hold a lamp, my iPad and my iPhone.

I had been using one of those

round MDF tables with 3 legs with a

cloth over it.

Functional but not really my style.

I dreamed of something nicer.

Something just as perfect as THIS!

I looked her over real closely.

I wanted something sturdy yet, feminine.

She (yes she is a she) is all wood.

No MDF or fiber board.

I wasn't familiar with the manufacturer

but my research shows she is a good piece.

Look at her jewelry!

Oh she has some nicks, laugh lines if you will

 but, no major damage.

And best of all,

she had a blue colored tag!

Yes!  I only paid $7.50 for her!

We brought to her forever home

(is that something only said about pets? No, I think

it applies to unloved furniture too!)

and I immediately set her next to our bed.

Oh I just love her.

I do plan to give her new clothes.

My inspiration comes from

a guest post one of my favorite bloggers

Centsational Girl

did over at one of my daily blog reads

The Art of Doing Stuff

 

Here's where I need your advice.

I plan to try my hand at chalk paint.

I was thinking I may sand and 

stain the top a walnut finish

and do a vintage white on the rest of her.

What do you think?

She is truly one of my very favorite

thrift finds!

I think I shall name her 

Veronica!

Click here to see where else I may be partying this week.

And don't forget to come by on Tuesday's
for the link party.