Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 491.  We are excited about another month of sharing, linking, reading, Pinning and inspiration. Linda, from A Labour of Life is our hostess for the month of August, so let’s get started

As I said last week though, when my life gets overwhelming I seek inspiration from all of you. Hoping to get some fun ideas this week, but if you missed HIH490 hop back and see all the fun.

Come dazzle us with what you are making, baking or creating this week.

cloche seashell tablescape

Masterpieces of My Life is sharing a late summer table scape straddling the end of summer and also looking forward towards the quickly approaching Fall season. Summer is winding down in late August so this table includes summer vibes set outdoors with seashells, but also includes some small nods towards Fall which is fast approaching with moody copper accents and woodsy details.

 

Dole Whip Crème Frappuccino

Next up is a tasty copycat recipe from Organized island. This yummy  Dole Whip Crème Frappuccino is a duplicate of the one served by Starbucks. Talk about elevating a summer day or evening!

 

How To Paint A Wooden Bench

Have a wooden bench that you want to paint and put outside? In this post, they share how to paint a wooden bench for outdoor use,

These all-in-one products don’t need topcoats, so you’ll save time and money on your project. Plus, they are rated for outdoor use!

Back to School Lunch Ideas

Mommy Hates Cooking is sharing some fun bts lunch ideas. She tells us that Even in the midst of homeschooling her daughter, she still wants to have some fun lunches like these ready for her lunchtime at home.

Even at home she is up for the challenge with these simple ideas!

EASY INSTANT POT CLAM CHOWDER

This Easy Instant Pot Clam Chowder From The Happy Mustard Seed  is incredibly tender, flavorful, delicious, and creamy! My pressure cooker clan chowder recipe shows you how to make restaurant-style food at home with ease

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Magnetic!

 

We want to thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! And “thank you” to all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

Pretty candle for outdoors!

 

Welcome to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop of the week!  We are so glad you are here.  Come browse all of the exciting new entries from our blogger guests.  Not a blogger?  Well, they are posting them here for YOU!  You will be so impressed with the creativity.  Best recipes, crafts, home décor, gardening tips, DIY projects, encouragement and more!

 

Before we start this new party, take a look at the popular features from last week!

Most Viewed – Featured Posts

Butterflies and Bees Table Setting  from Thrifting Wonderland

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Reversible plushies are the cutest little toys.  Want to give a child an “I love you gift?” This is it!  I teach young children ages 3-7 and can tell you from experience that this little octopus reversible plushie wins their hearts ♥

 

Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Sauce from Spaceships and Laser Beams

 

Roses and Redoute from Common Ground 

 

Chicken Parmesan Casserole from the Lou Lou Girls

 

Trending NOW from Ducks ‘n a Row Blog

This is another one of those posts that thrills me because so many people love this image (below) of tiny little strings of beads as a hair decoration.  Just this past week 23,555 people saw this in their feed on Pinterest and over 1100 came by the blog to see all of the DIY Hair Accessories! Of course, lots of people pinned it, too!

10 Easy to Make Hair Accessories for Women and Girls

PIN IT HERE

 

 

Number one rule when creating a blog party is, never do it at 2:00 am when you are hungry!  🙂  I am telling you, every food post on our party caught my eye.  To our blogging friends:  You guys are amazing cooks!  So, send over some food right now, will you?

Our features this week are all food posts because I could not help myself. It is your fault, bloggers.  You made everything look so delicious!

So, before we start today’s party, take a look at a few of the delectable dishes that were shared at last week’s party:

Featured Posts

Chocolate Cream Cheese Puff Pastry from Walking on Sunshine  is light and airy, decadently creamy and sweet.  Don’t you just wish you had a plateful of these dainties right now?  I do!

 

 

 

Sliders are such a great invention.  I love that their small size makes it possible to either eat “light” or try a variety.  Tonight I am so hungry, I think I’d eat the whole basketful! LOL    Dill Pickle Sliders by Homemade on a Weeknight

 

 

Do you like foods that are a perfect combination of salty & sweet?  This cold dip sure looks perfect to me!  Send it on over, please   Cold ham and pineapple dip from Hunny I’m Home DIY blog

 

It is peach season in many areas of the world right now and what a special treat to use them in our special desserts.  This cheesecake is amazing and she used fresh peaches to top it off!  Delicious Peach Rum Cheesecake from Ann’s Entitled Life. 

We want to thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! And “thank you” to all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

 

Welcome to this week’s Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop where bloggers from all around and come by and share their latest creations!  We only ask that the content shared be family-friendly and we LOVE it when you stick around and visit other’s posts as well.

Now, blog hops are not simply for the benefit of bloggers.  Everybody who comes here enjoys our unique collection of blog posts, as well. Do you love finding new recipes?  We have them!  How about nifty craft ideas?  We have those, too.  Are you a travel enthusiast? Check out our party posts and you are likely to find just what you are looking for.  In fact you will find lots of inspiration in the collection of blog posts shared including yummy dishes created by our food blogging friends, home decorating designs extraordinaire, DIY projects that will leave you speechless  crafty crafts and on and on.  Click on what you like, read — pin the ones you love!

Do you love finding new recipes, decorating ideas, crafts, DIY projects and the like? Well then, you should stop by our blog hop today! You will find all of that and more! #recipes #DIY #homedecor #homeaccents #gardening #crafts #kidsactivities and… Share on X

Each week we share features that were very popular at our previous even and then we will start this week’s party for you!

 

Most Viewed Posts

WeightWatchers® Coleslaw Recipe from CookEatGo

 

 

Tray for Summer Gardener by Come To Dinner At Eight

 

 

Bento Turkey Sweet Hot Pockets by 3 Boys and a Dog

 

 

 

How to Make Coffee Filter Butterflies by Organized Island

 

Trending this week on Pinterest!

I was so surprised that this cute little painted rock craft with sea crabs, goldfish and turtles had over 47, 000 impressions in just a week and 341 people pinned it!  Not bad for these sweet little critters.  Rock painting really can be fun and that picture is from my post of similar name.  If you like this sort of thing, you should come by and see all of them. There is quite an amazing collection.  You should see the owls on the branch!  Wow!

Rock Painting Is Fun

PIN IT HERE

 

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Can be used to display anything — even soap on the kitchen counter! 

 

 

Thanks to our 8 party hosts.  Yes, that means that this party is on 8 different blogs the same week.  We hope, by doing that, to get you bloggers more traffic.  You work hard. We want to showcase your amazing work!  Please stop by our host’s blogs and see what they’ve been up to.

 

MEET THE HOSTS

1. Ahna – HAMMERS N HUGS | FB | IG | PINTEREST
2. Bev – ECLECTIC RED BARN | FB | IG | PINTEREST
3. Emily – LeCULTIVATEUR | FB | IG | PINTEREST
4. Penny – PENNY’S PASSION | FB | IG | PINTEREST
5. Sinea – DUCKS ‘N A ROW | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
6. Tammy – MY LIFE ABUNDANT | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
7. Tara – STILETTOS AND SHIPLAP | IG | PINTEREST
8. Denise – THIS IS MY EVERYBODY | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER

And now, let’s party!

Thinking of making a Vision Board?  This corkboard is a great start – 3 sizes to choose from:

Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party!

We are so glad you are here!  So, what have you been up to this summer?  We’ve been enjoying a nice sunny warm time here in Upstate New York and, sometimes, some serious rainy weather. The rain showers are so-needed.  No complaints, here!

Well, we are very excited to see what our blogging friends share with us at this week’s party.  Yummy recipes will abound. Creative home improvements certainly will appear that are awe-inspiring.  Family fun ideas are the best – we can hardly wait to see them!  First, before we go to the new party (below) let’s visit some favorites from our previous party…

Let’s start our features with this delicious, cool dessert recipe:  Ice Cream Pie with Oreo Crust from Lisa’s Everyday Life.  Blueberry pie filling topping on top.  Perfect!

 

 

Do you love dips but don’t have them often?  Well, invite somebody over and make some dip!  LOL Nancy C made this yummy black bean layered dip and, now that I see it,  I have to throw a party soon!

 

I love front porches.  Take a look at the before and after in this Front Porch Makeover Reveal post by Condo Blues!  What a lovely place to sit and relax.  Just bring a good book, sip a nice drink and enjoy!

 

When I saw this photo I thought of Audrey Hepburn. What a classic look.  Wendy from Inspired Eater encourages us to stop sitting around, wishing our lives away, and do something about it in her post Packed Pearls- Power of Massive Action!

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Organized Island is the blog that offered up this delicious looking recipe for Creamy Cucumber Salad with Mayo. What a perfect dish to serve at a summertime cookout!

 

 

Now it’s time for this week’s newest creations and great “blasts from the past” shared by our blogging friends.  When you find something you like, stop by and say “hello” in the comments under their post and even pin it so you can find it again.

We want to thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! And “thank you” to all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

Happy July and welcome to this week’s Happiness is Homemade link party!  Wow, the ideas you all come up with are so amazing.  Wait till you see our features!

Selecting featured posts is hard.  So many great ideas come our way every week.  This week we have a diverse selection of a crocheting tip, yummy pineapple pie, tangy Asian style burgers, floral beauty and a nifty DIY wooden welcome sign project that  you can make yourself!  So, before we start this week’s party, let’s take a look at them!

 

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party Weekly Featured Posts

 

 One of the best things about summer is outdoor floral beauty. Comfort Spring Station depicts a number of gorgeous floral displays in her Nashville June Gardens post, which she shared at last week’s party with us.

 

Ooooh.  Do you love hamburgers?  Well this little recipe has a special twist!  Premeditated Leftovers blog shared the recipe for these yummy Teriyaki Burgers with Asian Coleslaw and I can hardly wait to try them! Yum!

 

Don’t you just love the sharing of wisdom on the internet?  People come up with so many helpful hints and tips. Eye Love Knots has one of her own.  In this post she tells us how to add a new ball of yarn when yours runs out.  I cannot tell you how much I needed this way back when I had time to knit and crochet!

 

This scrumptious homemade pineapple pie comes to us from none other than Fat Dad Foodie!  I love dessert recipes that are super tasty but oh, so easy to make.  This would be one of them!

 

This wooden welcome Home sign was made by Stephanie ant Steph Creates blog.  She takes you step by step through the process so that you can make your own DIY Wooden Hanging HOME Sign, too!

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Organize your pantry with this set of 10 clear plastic food storage containers with labels. Ad

 

We want to thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! And “thank you” to all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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