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Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String...

Hi again everybody! It's Rachel here, you may have read my first guest post here.

I want to share a trend that I have been noticing on Pinterest and absolutely love!

Using Kraft paper is budget friendly, and it's not too hard to get it to look great. There's that rustic element to it, so who cares if it doesn't look exactly perfect! There is just a simple beauty to it. Here are just a few beautiful examples of what you can do.

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There are so many different ways to end up with the look you want. Get a little bit a twine or string and add a tag. Tuck in sprigs, twigs, pinecones or whatever you've got on hand. Add a beauitiful picture or card. Embellish with washi tape!

P.S. Those gorgeous mountain tags are freebies! Just click on the link to go see them!

- Rachel

Sweet Success : Guest Post

Good Morning!

So for the last year or so I have been keeping track of all the pinterest recipes I have tried! I want to share with you some of the best sweet ones :) (I will let you know about the savory ones another day)

1) Snickerdoodle Bars (Thank you Lisa from My Own Sweet Thyme www.myownsweetthyme.com): THESE ARE AMAZING! I love snickerdoodle cookies, but honestly the time to roll out each cookie then cover it in cinnamon and sugar...ain't nobody can time for that! ;) So if you are looking for a quick, easy and delicious dessert, this is the one for you!

2) Pumpkin Crisp (Thank you Rachel Schultz from rachelschultz.com) I am drooling just thinking of these.....I made these for a bible study meeting not long ago and they were a hit! This is the perfect combination of pumpkin pie/pumpkin crisp and pumpkin cake. Definitely a go-to recipe!

3) Cinnamon Roll Waffles (Recipe from www.pillsbury.com): EASY PEASY! These are so easy! All you need is a can of pre-made refridgerated cinnamon rolls and waffle maker. YUM!

4) Oreo Pops (Thank you Mary from tooskinkincute.com) I made these for my co-workers last christmas and used red and green sprinkles. Talk about CUTE, EASY, DELISH and FUN :)

Anyway, hope your mouth is watering and this post put you in the baking mood!

xoxo, AMY

One Year of Project Life

I am so excited to share a little something on Leona Lane! Thank you Renae, Sarah & Jenn! One of my favorite things is to have a craft day here or there with them! There is just something about it :)

It has been two years now that Mark and I have been married, and now I've finally finished two of my big scrapping projects (our wedding scrapbook album and the Project Life of our first year together). I thought I'd share a few of my favorite pages from my Project Life today and will share my wedding ones on a later post. I'm pretty slow at scrapbooking, so this is kinda exciting for me to finally be done! :D

Here is the very first page of the album. I used the Clementine core kit plus random tidbits from my scrap stash. I had so much fun on this one!

I just love the gray polka dot cards in this kit :)

Renae, Sarah, Annie (Sarah's little sis) and I all went on a girls trip to the Washington Coast two summers back. Here is a page of some of our favorite pictures there.  Just love having memories like this to look back upon :)

Thanks for stopping by!! Do you have any favorite places to get Project Life inspiration? I would love to hear!

Rachel

 

Introducing Rachel

Today I'm really excited to introduce a new guest blogger for Leona Lane, Rachel! She's my cousin, and Renae's little sister. She loves project life, crafting, and DIY as much as the three of us. You may have seen this post about my lovely decorative pillows she made me for a wedding gift! I can't wait to see more of her creative genius :)

This is Rachel and her hubby Mark. Aren't they the cutest? You can find her on Instagram also! Check back this afternoon for Rachel's first guest post!

Spice Organization - Guest Post by Amy

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Hello again folks!

I love to organize, and I love to have everything organized! There is a sense of satisfaction I feel from knowing that things are in order and I will be able to find WHAT I need WHEN I need it. So, after constantly flailing through my spice drawer to find spices, I decided enough was enough. I found some awesome little printables on pinterest, printed and cut them out, and used modge podge to adhere them to the top of my spice containers. I was thrilled with the result! Talk about a cheap and easy way to bring a little calm to my cooking process.

Below is a photo of my spice drawer BEFORE (pretty bad huh)

Here are the printed spice labels that I used from World Label Blog.

I cut each one out and used modge podge to adhere them to the top of the spice container.

And.....ta da! A beautifully organized spice drawer! It makes me happy every time I open it :)

Have a great day!!!

Amy

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