Friday's Feature Favorites {Weekend Bloggy Reading}

Before I share my favorite posts from around Blogland this week, I want to thank those of you who took time to link up and comment...not only on my 5 Reasons Why My Blog Rocks post, but on the other links as well. Big smile!


I was really and truly impressed by the way you all took the time to thoughtfully comment on the other entries. Thank you.


I think the party touched a nerve with many women bloggers. As Pam from Bibbidi Bobbidi Beautiful put it, women are "generally taught at a pretty young age that it's not nice to brag, and while men seem to learn the difference between bragging and self-promotion, most women I know (myself included) can't even take a compliment! I guess we think we'll seem full of ourselves if we just say "thank you" when someone says something nice about us?"


I know it was probably hard to post 5 nice things about your blog...it took me almost an hour to do it. 


But don't you feel better?? I spend too much time berating myself. It was time to think of some positive things to counteract all the negative talk inside my head. Thank you for joining me...I hope it was a therapeutic party for you too.


So instead of focusing on my blog today, I'm going to hand it over to some posts I found this week that I think rock. Enjoy!

~A wonderful post with links to articles on How to Improve Your Blog over at Amy's Finer Things. There were some great links within links there. A few conflicting tips, but overall worth a read if you are new to blogging!

~ I just love Nancy's fabulous applique pillow.

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~Rhiannon's Beautiful State of Mind project over at Hey Gorgeous

~Beth decorated a trash can and got a lesson in grace.

~Amanda at Imperfectly Beautiful had some fun with her Cricut and dressed her house up for Valentine's Day!

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~Holly cracked the case! Pottery Barn has been copying bloggers...not the other way around!


~Pam made a clever footstool, using (in her own words) trash over at Bibbidi Bobbidi Beautiful

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What do you have planned for this weekend? (besides reading these amazing posts, of course!)


We're going to try to stay warm with a blizzard heading our way.


{Have a wonderful weekend, my wonderful readers!}