Just in time for summer, Megan from Scentsy is offering a July promotion I think you’re gonna LOVE!

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Do you have a favorite Scentsy scent that has been retired? Well, for the month of July Scentsy is bringing back the most popular no-longer-available scents. It’s your chance to stock up on your favs. They are only here for one month, then they are gone! Click HERE for the complete list of the scents.

When you’re looking for the perfect rug, do you ever feel like Goldilocks? This one’s too small, that one isn’t the right color, and the other one would be perfect if the print was just a liiiitle bit different. As someone who has struggled in the rug department myself, I’ve often thought to myself, “Ugh I wish I could just make my own!”

A lot of bloggers have done wonders with plain rugs and stencils, which has really opened up the possibilities for getting a custom rug for your home. But now there is a whole new level of custom that I wanted to share with you: Vecco!

Vecco offers kits to make your own custom rug in several sizes. You can choose the rug, a stencil, colorant, and sealant to ensure you get a rug that’s completely your own design- and one that’s made to last!

Just take a look at some of the stencil options:

{Vecco Honeycomb}

{Vecco Southwest}

{Vecco Ginkgo}

You can even design your own with a blank stencil kit! The possibilities are literally endless, and kits start at just $49.99! I am so into the southwest designs (which is totally NOT a fit with my house at all, but I don’t care). I mean come on, how sweet is this rug?

If you’re interested in trying Vecco, join their mailing list and get 20% off your first order. Also be sure to check out their blog for more ideas and inspiration.

It seems like April just flew by, didn’t it? Let me take some time to acknowledge the lovely ladies who are sponsoring me this month!

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Megan with Scentsy

Check out all the new products Scentsy is offering, including a men’s line!

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Amy with This DIY Life

Looks like I’m not the only one gettin’ my garden on! Amy built a raised bed at her house.

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D’Arcy with Thirty-One

Start the summer with some great organizing products, isn’t this craft room TO DIE FOR? Also be sure to check out her blog for specials!

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Speaking of sponsoring, do you have a business or blog you’d like to call attention to? Did you know that LCH receives between 3500-4000 views on average each day? Click HERE for more information on sponsorship.

Thank you to everyone who is sponsoring Lovely Crafty Home this month! If you are a regular reader, I’m sure you’ve heard about these ladies before, but please take the time to visit their site or shop and leave a nice note. They are all super sweet and supportive and certainly deserve some love!

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Megan at Scentsy has some great new product lines to add to your Scentsy addiction.

Among the new products are body wash, lotion, even dryer “disks” so you can infuse your life with your favorite scent!

Layers By Scentsy

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Amy from This DIY Life got her Chevr-on (tee hee!)

I loved this buffet top makeover, check out the full tutorial here.

This DIY Life

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Head over to D’Arcy’s Thirty One store to see the hottest trends for this summer.

I love the gray/yellow thermal tote (bottom right)- it’s perfect for beaching or a picnic in the park!

Thirty One

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Kassi and Kaylie from Truly Lovely got a new look last month, it’s so pretty and fits them to a “T!”

How sweet is this cowboy inspired throw pillow. I love their Western style!

Truly Lovely

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I love how Angie at Knick of Time Interiors can turn her vintage finds into just about anything.

This sewing inspired art is so, so lovely. Check out the full picture over on her post about the process.

Knick Of Time Interiors

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Thank you for all your support! If you are interested in sponsoring LCH, you can find more information HERE.

March Statistics:

115,109 page view (3800 avg/day)

61,189 unique visitors

853 Facebook fans

469 email subscribers

453 feed subscribers

I have exciting news for all you moms or moms-to-be out there! My friend Amanda has her own business making baby carriers, and they are AMAZING!

Two Mommas Designs offers custom children’s gear, focusing mainly on babywearing. Yes folks-there are more options out there than a Baby Bjorn!

Two Mommas Designs

How sweet is this apple print carrier?

Two Mommas Designs

Amanda makes traditional wrap style carriers, as well as more “backpack” style carriers with buckles. Everything is made to order, so you can customize the fabric and options any way you like. Shown below is a sleep hood on a buckle tai.

Two Mommas Designs

Aren’t these adorable?? TMD has a great selection of fabrics and is always adding more. But one of the greatest things about these carriers is really Amanda’s applique talent.

Two Mommas Designs

You can check out more photos of carriers in action on TMD’s Facebook page! I am certain that Amanda will make you the cutest carrier on the block. And to prove it, she has generously offered LCH readers a 10% discount on their purchase!! Just use code “LCH” at checkout.

Thanks Amanda!

I want to take a few minutes to acknowledge my March sponsors, I have several newcomers so be sure to check out all the sites and give these ladies a warm welcome!

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Megan from Scentsy is having a giveaway this month (actually, later this week)!

Don’t forget to check out the brand new Spring/Summer catalog for some new additions, including Layers by Scentsy (personal care and laundry products scented with your favorites!). You can learn more about this product line at Megan’s blog.

And also new this month is Sincerely Scent by Scentsy. You can personalize cards with a customized message, your favorite photo, a digital signature, AND a scent sample from the Scentsy Favorites collection. That’s right–each card will be mailed with a sample infused with Scentsy fragrance, allowing the recipient to experience Scentsy as soon as they open the envelope.

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Amy from This DIY Life shares all kinds of projects on her blog…

…including printables, home improvement, and these super cute DIY magnets!

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Check out her free St. Patty’s Day themed printable (click image to be taken to the post).

{This DIY Life}

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Visit D’Arcy from Thirty-One to check out the hottest styles for Spring/Summer.

Kassi and Kayli at Truly Lovely are TRULY the sweetest bloggers on the planet.

They are so supportive of other bloggers, they even have a Bloggie Bestie series that highlights blogs and etsy shops. Right now they are doing an awesome project: 10 Weeks Of Thanks…hop over there and join!

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The Letter 4 sisters have such creative ideas, whether it’s recipes or crafts-there is something awesome happening there.

How sweet is this crown headband for the little ones? Um, actually I kinda want one for myself.

{The Letter 4}

And I love this paint chip-esque free printable.

{The Letter 4}

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Connie at Measured By The Heart always has the cutest hair tutorials!

Check out this woven ribbon bun, perfect for ballerinas

{Measured By The Heart}

She also shared her homemade laundry detergent (which is similar to mine, but hers is not a liquid-may have to try it!)

{Measured By The Heart}

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Head on over to Knick Of Time Interiors for great free graphics and tutorials.

She recently shared this awesome necklace, made from common materials.

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She was also kind enough to create free printables of these vintage clock faces for you to use!

{Knick Of Time Interiors}

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Thank you to all my March sponsors! If you are interested in partnering with LCH, please click here for more information!

I’m excited to introduce you to yet another new sponsor on Lovely Crafty Home! Megan contacted me eager to share her Scentsy business with you all. I have heard so many awesome things about Scentsy, and I feel like I’ll be trying it in the near future!

Megan is so excited to share Scentsy with you, that she is generously offering a product giveaway. Yes, YOU will have a chance to win some free Scentsy products from her later this month! Stay tuned for details! Until then, here’s Megan:

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Hello, my name is Megan and I am a Scentsy Consultant from Canada. I am also a stay at home mom to four great kids, a wife  and a piano teacher. I was first introduced to Scentsy about 3 years ago when my cousin signed up as a consultant. I was instantly in love at first smell! I had a hard time picking just a few of the scents because they all were so heavenly! I also loved the Scentsy concept of the wickless candle. Having small children at home and burning a traditional candle was never a good thing and always worried me. So when I found out that these warmers were wickless and a 25 watt light bulb was what melted the wax I was sold! How simple and brilliant was this!

What is Scentsy?

Scentsy flameless candles are a unique candle system, the Scentsy flameless candle uses a low watt bulb to warm the wax candle bars slowly into a pool of melted wax that maximizes the strength and life of the scent. Scentsy flameless candle bars last up to 80 hours and do not release harmful chemicals that you find in regular jarred candles.

Scentsy flameless candles come in 80 wonderful fragrances, and you melt the wax in a Scentsy warmer. You can select warmers to match your home decor, fashion style or holiday decorations. There are warmers for every season and as your style changes so can the warmer you warm your Scentsy flameless candle bars in.

After a few years of loving my Scentsy system, it finally came to Canada! I signed up as soon as I could, so I wouldn’t have to order it from my cousin in the States anymore.  After thinking about this and talking to my cousin about possibly building my Scentsy business I thought this was something I could do. It was a little out of my comfort zone, though. It all seemed perfect – there was only one concern: direct selling. I had no experience, I had never even been to a Scentsy party. I was so nervous about joining and not being successful. For an inexperienced seller, I thought Scentsy would be the perfect product to sell – all I needed to do was explain how to use Scentsy and then sit back and let the customers smell. If you like candles, you would LOVE Scentsy. I was SO pleasantly surprised when many of my customers would exclaim, “Wow, this stuff just sells itself,” after smelling a few of the samples. This helped me branch out and become a more outgoing person.

After a month and a half of selling Scentsy I was promoted to Director. This was huge for me. I also qualified for the incentive trip to Hawaii and had a fabulous time there meeting new people and being inspired by this new company! A year later I was promoted to Star director. I can’t even begin to tell you how much of a blessing Scentsy has been in my life and my family! I have made so many new friends, met so many fun people, made more money than I ever thought was possible, and this company continues to amaze me each and every day! I feel honored to be apart of a company who believes and emphasizes ”Give more than you take.” Yes, I do feel blessed indeed! And as a result I feel selfish when I don’t share the Scentsy opportunity with others. I know what Scentsy did for me and my family and I know what it can do for others!  If you read the Scentsy story you will be amazed at the tremendous growth of this company and the generosity of these people! I want to share with everyone the blessing I have received from Scentsy. I would love to have you be a part of my team and help you as you build your Scentsy business.

There are so many fun new things coming soon to Scentsy including personal care products (Layer by Scentsy) and a line of fondue pots and high quality Belgium Chocolate (Velata by Scentsy). If you want to see more information on any of the Scentsy products, or are interested in hearing more about Scentsy as a business, please visit my website or my Scentsy blog.

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Thank you so much Megan! We will be sharing details of the Scentsy giveaway soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that! If you are interested in sponsoring LCH please, click here for more information.

I cannot believe it’s February already! It feels like this year is flying by! It’s time to thank all of my January sponsors for their support, so please visit their sites and show them some love

Truly Lovely

Last month they hosted a Blog Critique Party, which I thought was a great idea! I hope they do it again so I can join. And Kassi managed to do something I have tried and failed at several times-etching glass…guess I need some lessons

{Truly Lovely}

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The Letter 4

As always these ladies share the cutest ideas from fashion to recipes.  This project is at the top of my list to complete: the necklace iPhone/iPod case (click image for details)!

{The Letter 4}

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Measured By The Heart

Connie just announced the  new selection for her book club, so if you want to join you can check it out here! She also shared a free Valentine’s Day printable (click image to be taken to the download).

{Measured By The Heart}

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Knick Of Time Interiors

 Angie shares free vintage graphics every week  for you to download! How cute is this pup? Click images to be taken to the post.

I love this one as well…wouldn’t it be great in a laundry room or vintage-y bathroom?

{Knick Of Time Interiors}

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Thank you to all my January sponsors!

Do you have a small business or blog that you would like to advertise on LCH? I am putting together a press packet which will be available soon!

January Stats:

• 187,000+ Page Views
• 739 Google Followers
• 694 Facebook Friends
• 568 Feed Subscribers
• 397 Email Subscribers

Happy 2012 everyone! I can’t believe we’ve flown by Christmas and the New Year. I hope you all had fantastic holidays! I just wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to my December sponsors.

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Kassi and Kayli at Truly Lovely 

Kassi shared her recipe for Peppermint Bark…now I’ve always been kinda scared to make candy, but she makes it sound so easy that I may actually try this one!

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 Connie at Measured By The Heart

Connie just wrapped up her top 10 most popular posts of 2011, so check them out for some great ideas.

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The Letter 4

The Letter 4 sisters shared some great printables, photography, and recipes this month- including these super fast cake-mix-based cookies.

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Amy from This DIY Life

Amy did a really comprehensive Pinterest tutorial, you should totally check it out of you’re new to the site or to learn some new tricks!

Angie shared a couple of chair makeovers using grain sacks, I love the trim she added. Check out her other chair makeover and vintage style!

{Knick Of Time Interiors}

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I really appreciate you girls as sponsors and blogging friends!

If you are interested in sponsoring Lovely Crafty Home, click here for rates and stats!