New Holiday Series: Stuff Your Stockings!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to pop in really quickly and remind you to come follow me at my new blog, Eat. Sleep. MAKE. (www.eatsleepmake.com) if you don't already. Shannon (my sister-in-law) and I are having a ton of fun blogging together and sharing some great projects.

On Monday, we're launching a new holiday series called "Stuff Your Stockings", and we've lined up some great guest posters! Click on this link HERE for more information.

 

Hope to see you all there!

Eat. Sleep. MAKE: Colorblock Tee and a Guest Post

 I've started a new blog at eatsleepmake.com and will no longer be updating this blog (more details here). I will be posting updates here for a short while until everyone has a chance to switch over to follow the new blog, Eat. Sleep. MAKE.

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Colorblocking is all the rage right now! We posted a great tutorial on how to piece together 2 shirts to make an easy colorblocked tee! This tutorial is especially great if you have a couple of t-shirts destined for the trash pile.

Also, in case you missed it, I guest posted on Prudent Baby yesterday and shared my tutorial for the Knotted Suede Bracelets. Click HERE to go visit and leave some love!

 Make sure you check out Eat. Sleep. MAKE. tomorrow for the last part of the series that will cover what stuff to buy at estate sales!

Come follow Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Google Friend Connect, RSS feed or email. You can also stay informed on the latest news at Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

Eat. Sleep. MAKE: Estate Saling Series

 I've started a new blog at eatsleepmake.com and will no longer be updating this blog (more details here). I will be posting updates here for a short while until everyone has a chance to switch over to follow the new blog, Eat. Sleep. MAKE.

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Have you ever shopped at estate sales before? They're a great place to find some valuable stuff, IF you know what you're doing that is! This week, Shannon is sharing some great tips on how to plan, prepare for, and find the best stuff at estate sales in her 3-part series.

Part 1: The Planning Stage

Part 2: Being Prepared

 Make sure you check out Eat. Sleep. MAKE. tomorrow for the last part of the series that will cover what stuff to buy at estate sales!

Come follow Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Google Friend Connect, RSS feed or email. You can also stay informed on the latest news at Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

Eat. Sleep. MAKE tutorial: Citrus and Herb Soap

I've started a new blog at eatsleepmake.com and will no longer be updating this blog (more details here). I will be posting updates here for a short while until everyone has a chance to switch over to follow the new blog, Eat. Sleep. MAKE.

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I know, I know, more soap :) I just can't help myself, it's so easy to make! Today's tutorial on the new blog is on how to use fresh citrus peels and herbs to make great summer-y scented soaps - come check it out and make sure to follow me at Eat. Sleep. MAKE. if you haven't already!

Come check out the tutorial and follow Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Google Friend Connect, RSS feed or email. You can also stay informed on the latest news at Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

Eat. Sleep. MAKE tutorial: Plywood Inspire Boards

For our first project on Eat. Sleep. MAKE, Shannon is sharing her Plywood Inspire Boards!

Come check out the tutorial and follow Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Google Friend Connect or email. You can also stay informed on the latest news at Eat. Sleep. MAKE via Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

The new blog is live!!

Time for the big blog reveal!! As I said in my previous post, I have made the decision to stop blogging on My Own Road and team up with my sister-in-law, Shannon, to start a new blog (more details in my post if you have any questions.) Now that the blog design is done, I can finally give you more details!

The new blog is called eat. sleep. MAKE., and it's a collaborative creative effort between Shannon and I to bring you even more great projects and tutorials. We had the awesome privilege to work with Melisa of Pie in the Sky to design our new blog for us, and we are SO thrilled with how it turned out!

Shannon and I have both been in love with coral and gray, as well as the southwestern trend that's been going on for awhile, and Melisa did an amazing job combining both of our styles and tastes to create a gorgeous design that fits both of us perfectly.

On top of having a brand new blog and design, we also have active Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter accounts so you can follow us and stay connected with everything going on with eat. sleep. MAKE. I hope you'll come follow us at eatsleepmake.com because we just might have an amazing giveaway coming up soon for all of our followers full of some really cool stuff we both made. You don't want to miss it!

And check it out, we even have sweet new buttons now:


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Like I mentioned in my previous post, I won't be posting on My Own Road anymore, but it will stay open so that you can still enjoy my past posts and tutorials. I will be posting updates here for a short while to let you know what we're up to on eat. sleep. MAKE just in case you haven't made the official transition to follow us there yet.

Thank you all SO much for supporting My Own Road for the past 2 1/2 years! I have made a lot of new friends and really grown as a blogger and a person. I hope you'll come follow Shannon and I on eat. sleep. MAKE. and check out all the great new stuff we have for you!

BIG News!!

 I've been hinting around about my big news, and I can finally let the cat out of the bag! You may remember how I've talked about my sister-in-law, Shannon, here on my blog. She's the one who taught me how to sew, and she's also personally responsible for half of my wardrobe (some of the clothes she gave me I posted about here and here). She has amazing fashion sense and mad skills in home decoration, which I am sadly lacking in. On top of all that, I was also lucky enough to have her guest post back in June of 2011 for my Button Down Rehab series when she shared her tutorial for how to make a Pillow Monster.

We've been talking for awhile now about how much fun it'd be to start a blog together, so we did! I can't go into too much detail just yet (or even reveal the name!) because the final touches are being added as we speak, but I'll make sure to give you the full reveal as soon as I can! Until then, I'll reveal our main photo we took for the front page of the new blog. Please disregard my horrible posing. I'm working on it ;)

I'm sure you've noticed that things have been slow lately, but it's because Shannon and I have been working our butts off for the past few months on new and unique content. So while I've been continuing to write here on My Own Road, I've also been working overtime on a ton of new projects and recipes that I can't wait to share with you guys! Thing I'm most excited about is that together, Shannon and I will be able to offer you SO much more content since we'll be blogging together. And it won't be just sewing and kids stuff, our new blog will be focused on sharing everything we love from parties to fashion, home decoration, and DIY's.

Now...

What can you expect on the new blog? is an even better version of what this blog has become. Shannon's fashion sense, home decor tips and design along with my craft background and kid-centered projects means that we're going to be able to offer a lot more diversity and projects to our readers. You can expect to see a lot more DIY projects each week, along with plenty of recipes, kid stuff, crafts, and tips for how to make the most of your wardrobe. 

What does that mean for My Own Road? It was an extremely hard decision to make, but I ultimately decided to stop writing on My Own Road so that I can focus solely on the new blog. I have had SUCH a great time blogging on My Own Road for the past 2 1/2 years and learned so much in the process so this decision feels a bit like giving up a child, but it's time for me to start a new chapter in my life.

The primary reason why I decided to start a new blog with Shannon is because I wanted to have more time to spend with my family instead of feeling the constant pressure to blog and do projects all the time. I love to create, but coupled with 2 kids and a full-time job, it started to become more of a chore than a creative outlet. Around March, I began to really feel burned out and almost gave up this blog altogether. Shannon and I talked about it, and starting a new blog together became the perfect way for me to continue expressing myself creatively while still having plenty of time for my family because ultimately, they are what really matters.


While I'll no longer be posting new content on My Own Road, it will stay open infinitely so that you can still enjoy my past projects and access my tutorials and freebies. For awhile, I'll also be posting some updates and pictures here of what we're sharing over at the new blog in case you haven't yet made the transition yet to follow us there.

I REALLY hope you'll all stick with me when I make the official transition to the new blog. I've loved getting to know each and every one of you, and Shannon and I look forward to being able to offer even bigger and better (and more!) things with you on our new blog.