Sponsor Love Day + Giveaways! {Geeky & Sassy}

Hi! I'm so excited to be meeting you today! I'm Virginia, V for short. Hmmm.... A little about me - I'm a wife, mom of 2 and love to sew. When I look around I think about what I can make next with my sweet humming machine in the room while the kids are asleep. When not sewing I like to be outside with my family or drinking a good cup of coffee (or two). I was the girl in high school that liked vintage things. Always have been attracted to unique things and think I always will. Thankfully my husband is like me ;-) 

I just opened my shop this spring making home decor items. I create fun, unique pillows, table runners and other items with quality fabrics and methods. I actually fell in love with Outside Oslo by Jessica Jones that I ordered some to share with you! It's fun for me to make custom items as well - baby quilts, curtains, gift sets, I have a ball working with people to have that unique look to show their personality! I'm doing my first local art show in August and am preparing for that. So excited! 

Well, I am so grateful to Krystina for letting me be here today. I can be found blogging at www.geekyandsassy.com, on twitter, facebook and instagram. 

Just search out Geeky& Sassy and I'll be there! 

Today I'm giving away a $10 shop credit to someone and 25% off to everyone with the code: Lollipops through August 15th! (& you can use that on custom orders as well!) So, go home, look around and figure out where you may want a little more sass & talk to me!

opportunities to win:

-post a comment here telling Virginia your favorite item in her shop

also one entry for each! leave a comment here each time that you do the following:

-follow geeky & sassy blog

-follow lollipops blog

-post some sweet comments for Geeky & Sassy on facebook 

-follow @geekyandsassy on twitter 

-follow @lollipopscards on twitter

-tweet about this giveaway. feel free to use the following tweet: 

@geekyandsassy is giving away a shop credit this week on @lollipopscards! http://bit.ly/hPcMgv

giveaway winner will be announced this friday!

Sponsor Love Day {Bird and Feather}

Hello. I am Rebekah from England and am the Author of Bird and Feather. 

I have only recently gotten back into blogging and am really enjoying it again. 

I am about to start my third year at University, doing a Bachelors Degree in Photography; 

so being a student takes up most of my time. 

I have however recently started getting myself involved with jewellery making, and hope to soon set up a shop to sell some of my favourite products. 

You can read about it here.  

I am currently making a few of each of my favourite designs, so stay tuned via my blog 

or twitter to find out when they will be released.

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please check out Rebekah,

i love her style!

Sponsor Love Day + Giveaway! {Name Your Joy}

hi friends, i'm chelsea! i'm so excited to be creating fun, handmade gifts for the favorite people in your lives...and of course, you too! i specialize in creating personalized pieces of art, and i love taking the ordinary and making it unique.

each frame is handpicked by me and then refinished. the background for each piece is a fabric that i found to be inspiring. and then, a mirror that i personally hand-engrave is attached in the center.

i also LOVE to create custom pieces. i can engrave practically anything on the mirrors and i love to hear what inspires others.

in the past few months, i have developed a love for blogging. i launched my new blog just about a month ago, and i would love it if you came to visit. i not only include little insights into my business, but also feature my inspirations and joys. come get to know me, i’d love to get to know you!

.xoxo.

chelsea {joy}

Chelsea is giving away a $15 credit -and it can be used on custom orders!

opportunities to win:

-post a comment here telling Chelsea your favorite item in her shop

also one entry for each! leave a comment here each time that you do the following:

-follow name your {joy} blog

-follow lollipops blog

-post some sweet comments for name your {joy} on facebook

-follow @nameyourjoy on twitter 

-follow @lollipopscards on twitter

-tweet about this giveaway. feel free to use the following tweet: 

@nameyourjoy is giving away a shop credit this week on @lollipopscards! http://bit.ly/hPcMgv

giveaway winner will be announced this friday!

Sponsor Love Day + Giveaways! {never forgotten words}

Hi! My name is Katie. I'm a 19 year old college student who is majoring in psychology. I kiss my cat everyday, inhale cherry pie filling, have tattoos, and channel Stevie Nicks. 

Throughout my life, I have been a chronic nail biter. Now that I am going off to college,
I have become determined to have "pretty" nails that are not all jagged and gross looking.
A solution that I have found is to give myself a weekly manicure. 

So, I am giving away a bottle of OPI's "Jade is the New Black" to a lucky reader.
I hope you like the color as much as I do. 

If you check out my blog, let me know. I love meeting new friends. I don't bite :) 

Katie

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visit Katie on her quiet side of the universe and
-leave your comment here to enter to win her giveaway!
-also if you follow Katie on her blog leave another comment to enter!

giveaway winner announced this friday!

Sponsor Love Day + Giveaways {Red's Rosies}

Hi there!! I am Red and I blog at Resourceful Red! I also create fabric lovelies in my shop, Red's Rosies.

I have been blessed with an amazing husband, a sweet little 'almost' two Baby Boy, and a loving little pup. With the help of all three of them, I manage my way through life's little adventures in a pretty eco-friendly way!

Red's Rosies was opened not to long ago in hopes of putting a smile on someone else's face! I really enjoy making my rosies and hope they make another woman out there wearing them as happy as I am to make them!

I would like to offer a 10% off discount (code: LOLLIPOP11) in my shop for you! 

And I am giving away a pair of rosie earrings in the color of your choice.

opportunities to win:

-post a comment here telling Red your favorite color of rosie earrings from her shop

also one entry for each! leave a comment here each time that you do the following

-follow resourceful red blog

-follow lollipops blog

-post some sweet comments for Red on facebook 

-follow @resourcefulred on twitter 

-follow @lollipopscards on twitter

-tweet about this giveaway. feel free to use the following tweet: 

@resourcefulred is giving away rosie earrings this week on @lollipopscards! http://bit.ly/hPcMgv

giveaway winner will be announced this friday!

Sponsor Love Day + Giveaways! {Simply Soares}

Hi! I am Gretchen and Simply Soares Creating 4 Care is where you can find me!
Simply Soares Creating 4 Care is a unique business that allows me to sell my hand crafted treasures in order to pay for much needed care, medical treatments and supplies for my special son, and through doing this I am able to stay home with my children and be the best mom I can be. Simply Soares Creating 4 Care was born out of my desire to mesh my two passions and the need for me to be home with my children more.

My first passion is being a mom, and I am completely committed to both of my children. In the past few years I have transitioned to being a full time, single mom, which a job in itself! Additionally, my son has come to a place where he needs me more accessible to him 24/7. Nathaniel has Spina Bifida, a permanently disabling birth defect, and in the last few years we have been on a rough road with much of his care and health.

And if you would like to meet my family check us out HERE 

I would like to offer a GIVEAWAY of these wonderful hair pretties! A pack of 6 of our most popular hair pretties! Keep them all for yourself, divide them up and give them away, or any combination you like, this is a fun pack!

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to enter Simply Soares Creating 4 Care giveaway:

-post a comment here telling Gretchen your favorite item in her shop.

also one entry for each! leave a comment here each time that you do the following:

-follow Simply Soares blog

-follow lollipops

-leave some love on Simply Soares Creating 4 Care facebook page

- tweet about this giveaway. feel free to use the following tweet: 

Simply Soares is giving away an adorable pack of hair pretties this week on @lollipopscards! http://bit.ly/hPcMgv

giveaway winner will be announced this friday!

InstaFriday: this was my week

i am not going to say a word.

i am going to leave you with this...

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i love you guys!

have a wonderful weekend :)

xoxo,

a prayer list...

something i have done off and on,
something which the book the help re-inspired me to do.

in the book, Aibileen spends hours writing 

her prayer list every night after a long day of work.

every night.

they are referred to as 'super prayers' because they work.

writing down personal prayer requests and for those in need,
is a beautiful exercise.

the most amazing thing is

looking back at my list later,

and seeing all the answered prayers.

i am always so moved.

sometimes we forget how many He grants,
sometimes we just don't realize.
it really is beyond words.

any book, journal, notebook will do...
i have some fun notebooks from my shop i like to use.

do you keep a prayer notebook?

have you looked back mentally or in your book to see answered prayers?

what i love wednesday {No. 24}

i am loving inspiring quotes

so many neat ones on pinterest!

and my favorite quote...

this one inspires me to keep trying, and so many times i see what he meant.

thank you sir.

what are you loving today?

can't wait to see!

xoxo,

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tuesday tutorial {make your own pizzas}

this was the perfect dinner for a recent sleepover.

you will need:
2 packs trader joes pizza dough
(split each in half to make 1 personal pizza for 4)
your favorite sauce
mozzarella cheese

optional:
basil
mushrooms
tomatoes
olives
artichoke hearts
anything else your heart desires :)

roll out the dough, let the kids add their toppings.

this one is for mama :)

bake and enjoy

xoxo,