Smitten With My Kitchen

Tanya lives out in Indiana and loves to experiment in her kitchen. And the best part is that she loves to share those experiences with others on her blog. She is always willing to take on new adventures, whether they involve just tinkering with a few favorite recipes to taking on a challenging new project. And she loves to share tips that come her way.

There are many different ideas that Tanya has to offer, from main dishes, desserts, sides, and even how to organize your kitchen. She likes to put new twists on old ideas, an example of which is how to frost a cupcake so you can still wrap it without a mess. Her ideas include shopping tips and food storage options as well. And Tanya's love for cooking, baking, and just being in the kitchen comes through in each of her posts.

Smitten With My Kitchen is for anyone who feels the same way about spending time in their kitchen. There are enough ideas to keep anyone busy trying and experimenting on their own or trying some of Tanya's ideas as well.

The Bowdacious Babe

Marie has a crafty side that she enjoys using to make baby bows and headbands to sell on her blog, The Bowdacious Babe. She started her blog earlier this year and has been rather successful with her products.

The types of bows she offers are the standard favorites for babies and youngsters and come in a few different sizes. Styles include standard bows, korkers, ribbon flower loops, buttons, and standard flowers. There are also a few different headbands available in various colors as well as crochet hats. Marie also has a couple of fun ways to store bows - canvas boards with ribbons crossing, or wood boards that can be personalized with hanging ribbons. And if it's hard to find something specific, Marie does custom orders and "baby bundles" too.

For anyone with a little girl ready to be dressed up, this is a great blog to visit. There are some fun options to choose from. And don't forget that orders can be customized.

Utah Deal Diva

As many people experience financial hardships at different points in life, Jessica put her experiences to great use by sharing lessons learned when her husband lost his job. She is a stay at home mom of three and has developed a great talent of finding deal after deal which she loves to pass along to anyone interested. There are a few other bloggers she has teamed up with to swap deals and ideas. Jessica even does classes to teach others the secrets of her shopping magic.

There is one challenge with this blog - there are so many posts about so many money saving opportunities that it is either overwhelming or addicting. When Jessica finds out about a great deal, she shares it as soon as she can. She links up to any websites related to any of them which includes numerous coupon sites, free samples, and additional sites to make becoming a deal shopper easier. For some of the more complicated ones, there are step by step instructions which are very helpful. She also shares a lot of her experiences with different stores and brands to either save others from the negative ones or introduce them to the good ones. And while some of the posts really are specific to Utah, there are many that are not so others who live in different parts of the country can still enjoy what she has to offer. There are also give aways now and then to reward people for being followers.

Again, Utah Deal Diva blog is highly addicting. It is amazing to see how many opportunities there are to save money. For those looking to learn more about coupons, rebates, where to shop, and how to have self control, go take a look at Jessica's blog.

A Year of Slow Cooking

Stephanie, the author of A Year of Slow Cooking, admits to having quite the obsession with her slow cooker. And she has used that obsession to provide a wonderful resource to all others looking for some creative and easy meals to make in their crock pots. She is a freelance writer, and has just recently published a cookbook of some of her recipes appearing this morning on Good Morning America to promote it.

Her goal for her blog was to provide a different slow cooker recipe for each day of the year. And she succeeded! While most posts on here list a few specifics included, it is easy to say Stephanie has it all covered. For each recipe, all of the ingredients are clearly listed, the instructions are easy to follow, and she includes a lot of pictures so it is simple to visualize the beginning, the process, and the final results. Some are a little more complicated in both taste and effort, but there is likely many options for anyone with a crock pot.

For all those looking for new ideas for dinner, stop in and browse her recipes. And for anyone looking for a gift idea or would like another valuable resource for their own kitchen, take a look at her cook book. And feel free to share any reviews of her recipes.

U Dream It Vinyl Design

Idaho appears to be home to many a talented people. And one of those people would be Ashlee. She's a stay at home mom with four cute kids who has started her own vinyl business. It's not something she does just to make some extra money here and there, but it's something she just loves to do. They do say to make money doing what you love, and she has done just that.

Her designs are endless and she is continuously trying to come up with new ones. She has holidays, celebrations, religious, games, and so much more covered in her library of options. Ashlee is always up for a challenge in her vinyl designs, taking custom orders and doing her best to meet the expectations that come with them. She also used different mediums to display the actual vinyl designs - plates, tile, glass, and more. Basically, if someone can come up with an idea, she can create it.

For those looking for some fun and different options for vinyl decorations, swing by Ashlee's blog and check out her work. There is likely to be something to be appreciated. And she doesn't have something specific, send her a request and let her try to create it for you.

Delightful Dots

Amy is one of those women who has more energy, motivation and desire than she does time to do everything she would like. However, she does seem to maximize her blogging skills by keeping up her personal blog as well as offering more free blog templates for others to enjoy. And with over 700 followers of her template blog, there are many people enjoying what she has to share.

Her template designs are creative, yet fairly basic which makes it easy to still have a blog's content as the focus rather than having the background interfere or be too distracting. Amy can take one topic, like a specific holiday, and provide several different options to suit very different tastes all for that one topic. And with almost 200 different posts, it is very likely that anyone can find several templates to enjoy at their leisure.

For anyone looking for more template options for their blogs, go take a look at Amy's Delightful Dots. She has so many options to choose from that the most difficult part is going to be deciding which template to start with.

A Little Tipsy

Meet Michelle - busy stay at home mom of a cute little boy and up to her neck in projects. With all she has going on, it comes as no surprise she falls victim to her own clumsiness. She has taken her human side, all of her projects, and her desire to share her great ideas (her own and the ones she stumbles across), and has compiled it all in her blog, A Little Tipsy.

Michelle provides tips, advice, and projects on her blog that cover quite a lot of topics. She has ideas for children, church (LDS/Mormon), organization, cleaning, recipes, holidays, and more. There are a few parts of her personal life she shares here and there which helps her readers relate to still just being a normal person rather than the "super mom" she is likely labeled. With so much information, it's very easy to find something that suits just about anyone. Michelle also welcomes any tips from those who have some to share so feel free to contact her.

For all moms trying to find tips about how to stay on top of things at home, how to entertain kids, and any other number of topics, this is a great blog to stop in and take a good look around. Just don't spend too much time browsing so you can start working on some of those projects.