{TEAM Eye Candy} 2013 Top TEAM Posts

     

Today I wanted to share with you the TOP POSTS from each member of TEAM Eye Candy.
I have such a talented team & adore each of them as they bring a uniqueness & talent of their own & work so well together . . . I am so humbled to have each of them.

So I would like to share with all of you, YOUR Top THREE posts that were the most viewed from each of them:

Party Tips Contributor: Melissa Newell

You can follow Melissa: facebook  | blog | website 

{CRAFTY TIP TUESDAY} Washi Easter Eggs

{SUMMER FUN IDEA} Family Movie Night

{RECIPE} Thankful Trail Mix

Dessert Contributor: Kimberley Mulla 

You can follow Kimberley: facebook | twitter  | blog/website | pinterest

{RECIPE} Peach Pie Pockets

{TASTY THURSDAYS} Easy Lemon Cupcake Recipe

{HOW-TO} Create an Easy Candy Buffet

DIY /Craft Contributor: Wendy Diem

You can follow Wendy:  flickr | artfire | pinterest | Facebook

{HOW-TO} Make a Spring Paper Flower Bouquet

 

 

{RECIPE} Pumpkin Dog Treats

{HOW-TO} Make Teacher Appreciation Cards

YAY! There you have it . . . the TOP 3 TEAM blog posts from each of my wonderful team family members. Hope you enjoyed seeing them all.

 

Did you have a fave? We would LOVE to hear from you & find out what post was a team favorite last year . . . just let me know by commenting below. xoxo

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**you may have noticed that my blog is called "Eye Candy Creative Studio' now & you will start seeing more photos with that on it. You are NOT seeing things & that is just ONE of the changes that are coming soon. ;)

Hope your NEW YEAR is starting out FAB! xoxo

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{2013} Most Popular Posts

Happy New Year (again) . . . hope yours is off to a fabulous start! 
It's always so much fun to take a look back over the previous year's blog posts to see what you all liked the most, took the time to read or pinned the most and just when I think I can guess what the best of the best will be . . . you guys surprise me by what you liked. I am just grateful that you enjoyed the things I am sharing  . . . I love it & am so thankful. True that.
So here we go, drumroll . . . ;) lol


January 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{FREEBIE FRIDAY} Valentines Subway Art ROUND-UP

{EASY} Valentines PENCIL Crafts Tutorial 

 

February 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{KID VALENTINE IDEAS} Easy Lollipop Valentines 

{FREE DOWNLOAD} Valentine Bubble Flags

March 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{WEDDING} Green Inspiration Board

(this was the DEBUT post announcing we would be doing 'wedding wednesdays & you all LOVED them) 

{MY WEDDING} Celebrating 3 Years

 

{COLLECTION DEBUT} Hoppy Easter

  

April 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{WEDDING} Hot Pink Inspiration Board

 

{REAL WEDDING} My Special Day on the Beach

May 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{FREE SUBWAY ART} Mothers Day

{COLLECTION DEBUT} American Girl Birthday TEA

June 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{FREEBIE ALERT} Free Summer Bucket List Download

{RECIPE} Cookie Crumble OREO Cupcakes

July 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{FREEBIE ALERT} Simplicity In the Little Things

{WEDDING} All Things VINTAGE Inspiration Board

August 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{DIY CRAFT} How to Make Chalkboards

{FREEBIE ALERT} Free Fall Gift Tags Download

September 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{COLLECTION DEBUT} Rocker Birthday Party: KISS My (30s) Goodbye

{FREEBIE} 9/11 Facebook Timeline Cover Design

October 2013 TOP POSTS: 

Celebrating Fall with Pumpkins, Pumpkins & more Pumpkins

{HOME | MADE} Creating a Chalkboard Door

November 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{RECIPE} Caramel Apple Cupcakes

{FREEBIE} Holiday Recipe Cards & Gift Tags

December 2013 TOP POSTS: 

{HOME} Pink & Red Christmas Decor + Barbie Tree

 

{HOME} Starbucks Tree + Decor

 There you have it. The BEST, the most popular, the posts that YOU read the most. I also want to sincerely THANK YOU for even reading my blog, I appreciate everyone that reads it.

One thing is for sure, you LOVE freebies, wedding inspiration, you love to learn how to do something new & fun, you enjoy when I share something personal and you like anything with the HOME series! Trust me . . .I noted this! ;)

 

So which post was YOUR fave? Did it make this list? I would LOVE to hear from you & find out what post was your favorite last year . . . just let me know by commenting below. xoxo

**you may have noticed that my blog is called "Eye Candy Creative Studio' now & you will start seeing more photos with that on it. You are NOT seeing things & that is just ONE of the changes that are coming soon. ;)

Hope your NEW YEAR is starting out FAB! xoxo

 

 

 

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram or check out more designs in my Etsy shop! 

 
I would love for you to connect with me by email or become a blog follower too! {on the right sidebar}  Looking forward to seeing you again! :)

 

Holiday Recap 2013

     

Hello there!
Today I want to share with you a little about what I have been doing over the past month. I have LOVED the break from work (maybe a lil too much if I am being honest ;) . . . and I loved sleeping in, napping in the afternoons with my daughter, hanging out watching movie after kids movie with her, and NOT being on a set schedule. Anyone that knows me, understands what a rare thing that is as I am always go, go, go . . . have to be doing something ALL the time, so for me to enjoy this & actually LET myself enjoy it was a good thing! ;) AND I am so refreshed for it so maybe I should take a cue from this extended break every once in awhile & take a break for myself. Trust me - it's on MY list . . . for this year. But that's another blog post coming soon. ;)

We have had an extended winter break here in SW Ohio with the temps so frigid they had to cancel school several days, but today my daughter had to go back to school, so I thought it only appropriate to share what we did this last month. We made a TON of memories over winter break & had some really good times. As she keeps getting older, I find these times I get to spend with her, so few & far between so I cherish them more & more. I really do. Would love for time to freeze so I can keep here this little forever. {sigh}

It all started actually before break with a massive undertaking of decorating. We decorate the entire house . . . we have SEVEN themed trees we put up & if you follow me on Instagram, I am sure you saw a glimpse of most of them. It is so fun to do this every year . . .  only down-side is it takes awhile, so I start early.

 
A couple items I picked up this year from Pier 1 Imports. My fave is this snowman . . .adorbs! You will see ALOT of decor in my home from that place as it's one of my "go-to" decor stores! ;)

Our massive 9 foot tree . . . it takes a whole day to decorate but so worth it!
The ornament on the right is one of my faves on the tree for 2 reasons: one is I bought it on a trip of a lifetime with my brother in Maui when we spent a whole week there just chillin & surfin . . . this was to always remember those days. ;) And the other reason is my family is HUGE & I mean HUGE "Christmas Vacation" movie fans & if you have seen the movie then you know the other reason I love it.  Nuff said ;)

If you missed any of my home decorating, check out any of these posts: Starbucks Holiday decor, man cave/OSU decor, or pink & red christmas decor.



Our family always gets to share in the numerous activities my daughter is in but this year was EXTRA SPECIAL, as the 1st photo below is from her HONORS orchestra winter concert (she plays violin) with me beaming. ;) The second is, as I am sure you can tell, a photo of her at her church's Christmas production where she earned the role of Mary. So so proud of her & what she strives to do/be.

We also did the typical holiday FUN stuff:

a movie date to see Frozen (which was AMAZING!!!), yearly tradition of going to see Christmas lights with her cousins & of course making cookies!

And parties . . . we have LOTS of parties . . . we LOVE parties! ;) 
(that's me & my momma in the last one - isn't she so cute?)

Then the day came that we were all waiting for . . .a birthday for someone special. =)

And Santa made an appearance . . .

It was so much fun as this was our puppy, Chili's 1st Christmas with us . . .
Skylar drew him on our chalkboard door - can you see the resemblance? ;) And I must note this year she was really into OWLS. 2013 was the year of the owls for my daughter. So cute.

This. This photo. I absolutely LOVE it as it captures the essence of our family so well. We try not not take life too seriously & laugh at ourselves . . . ALOT! ;)

Happy New Year from my crazy family to yours! xoxo

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram or check out my designs in my Etsy shop! 

 
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