Giveaway!

Good morning readers and happy Friday!

For the past week or so, Wild Olive has been hosting a 'tea-party' with a blog full of baking and crafting tutorials. As a grande finale, she's giving away a miniature tea-set painted by the blogger herself!

How cute is that? 

I love the colors that she chose and the little faces add character to the whole set.

"It's the Wild Olive way!"- Wild Olive

The contest ends tomorrow so don't dottle around.

Smart Meal Planning

"Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon."  

~Doug Larson

Sadly, we don't live in a dream world were vegetables taste like ice cream. It's up to us to pick and chose what we will eat and why we are going to eat it. 

Lately, I've really been watching what I put in my stomach. 

"Do I REALLY need 2 cookies? I bet I could just eat one slowly and be just as satisfied."

"I'm craving something sweet, how about I swap the ice cream for some strawberries!"

" I need some munchies, I'll ditch the chips and go for some baby carrots instead."

See how easy it is?

You don't need to not eat, you just need to eat better!

Need a kick start? Check out this sweet Meal Planner by Heartmade.

"So, to say good bye to the bad habits + get serious about my health, I've created this super cute meal planner, because I'm a little too obsessive + intense when it comes to plans + commitments. For some reason when I write it all down, it works + I commit to it."

- Mayi Carles

Be sure to stop by Mayi's blog and thank her for making this cute planner free!

Healthy Lifestyle

If you remember a little while back, I made a post about kick starting a healthy lifestyle with my week's challenge. I also made this printable list for you guys.

I've really been working hard with staying healthy. Since I've started yoga and eating smarter, I've really noticed a change in my body.

I feel better, have more energy, and have lost some weight (yay me!).

This week, we'll focus on getting healthy...together! Let's start with those 8 glasses of water we should be drinking every day.

Wild Olive made this super cute check-sheet to help us all keep track of how many more glasses of H2O we have to go!

Click here for download!

Printable Freebies

I've rounded up a few goodies for my readers!

"It all started with baby peas. Recently, I posted how to create tiny pea pod pendants, and the very next week I found a vintage peas seed packet among my ephemera stash."

"So I went about scanning and modifying it to create a little gift packet to hold the necklace for placing in a gift box. (Feel free to snag the image below for yourself!)"

Cathe's creativity didn't stop there.

Since the Pea Pocket, Cathe has been designing and printing many more pocket designs.

And the best part is, she's giving them away for free!

"They make great little note card envelopes, pockets for small supplies, party favor holders or gift card wrappers."

To see the original post, more pockets, and assembly instructions please visit Cathe's blog.

Don't forget to leave a little thank you note for her hard work and generosity!

"Free Apothecary Labels for your bottles designed by Cathe Holden of  Just Something I Made. Once again, Cathe has put together some awesome vintage designs for labeling your products.  Two colors are available: Cream background and multi-colored. Use our Full sheet labels to cut out labels and print."

Original Article may be found here.

I found this Victorian Easter card and Treat Bag topper on Pixel Booking.

Aren't they cute?

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Places I want to visit: France

On my list of places to visit, France is in the top five.

I want to walk down an old French street and smell freshly baked bread.

I want to eat  a real croissant in a real French bistro with my cafe au lait.

I want to get my picture taken by the "Tour Eiffel'!

Yeah, I wanna be in the girl in that picture.

Did you know...

- At one point in time, France made it illegal to sell faceless dolls?

- France is the most popular tourist destination in the world?

- The Phamtom of the Opera was written in France during the 18th century?

- France has earned the most Nobel prizes for excellent literature?

- France was second to America in using electricity?

Fun Fact- Gustave Eiffel not only built "Le Tour Eiffel", but also the Statue of Lady Liberty. He modeled her face to look like his mother.

Click the images to enlarge and print out your own Eiffel Tower!

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So if anyone needs a French interpreter or tour guide...give me a call!

Have a Happy Monday

Made Just for You Giveaway

So this morning I said we were going to celebrate 50 followers with a giveaway. 

All afternoon I thought and thought about what the giveaway should be. After several hours of brainstorming and shopping for "the perfect item", 

it hit me.

The winner of this giveaway will receive an e-mail from me with a series of questions. 

After I get to know you a little bit better I will custom make something awesome just for you!

It could be anything, but it will be made to fit you and your personality like a glove.

The contest is now open and will close April 9th at midnight. 

You may submit as many entries as you would like to increase your chances of winning.

Ways to Enter

1. Become a follower of Miss Yellow Shoes if you are not already and leave a comment below with your e-mail address

2. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link behind for me to check out

3. Tweet this giveaway and leave a link behind 

4. Join the facebook fan club and leave a comment 

5.Go to Handmade Happys and comment your favorite item

6. Leave a comment telling me about your favorite crafty hobby!

Good Luck!

50 Followers!

I was totally excited last night when I logged on to my blogger account and saw that I now have 50 followers!

I started the Miss Yellow Shoes blog about a year ago; but it took me quite a while to get the hang of things.

(still learning)

I loved reading blogs about other crafty people and watching them upload videos, tutorials, and pictures. 

(never thinking I would ever write my own)

But here I am, about a year later and with 50 regular readers!

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I think this is a cause for celebration.

I'll be uploading a giveaway later today so stick around!

Wanna Trade?

What if we all wanted to trade crafts?!

I think it would be so much fun if

everyone in our little blog/etsy community,

who is willing to trade their handmade lovelies

for OTHER treasures made by OTHER bloggers,

would add a button to there blog, stating

I TRADE HANDMADE!

If you see the the "i trade handmade" badge on a blog and you would like to trade with that person send them an email and set up a trade.  Don't be shy everyone is nice and none of them bite.  Or if you want to find someone to trade with click on one of the links above and make a new friend.  It's easy, just ask them "would you like to trade"?

Find the original article and a list of traders here!

Buttons Buttons Buttons!

Check out the left hand sidebar for my new blog buttons!

Be the first 5 to add one to your site and you'll get a special treat as a thank you!

Did you get your free printable Valentines???

What?

You did'nt?!?!?!

Well check out the left hand sidebar for some links with some super cute Valentine cards that you can print for free!

Snowflakes minus the mess and cold

Do you remember sitting on the floor with a pair of scissors in your hand making paper snowflakes? I always loved trying to make pictures inside my snowflake; and I loved how each one was special and unique.

Well I found an online snowflake maker!

You can make any kind of snowflake that you want using diffrent folding techniques, sciccors, stamp cutters, markers, and more!

After you're finished with your little creation, go ahead and print it out. Isn't that awesome?

Here are some of my snowflakes...

Click here to make your own pretty snowflakes.

Show and Tell- Vida Doce

I wanted to do a special post just for my cousins. They have been into making jewelry since they were kids and now they have their own Etsy shop! Ally and Aubrey are very tallented and have made some really unique and gorgeous stuff!

Happy Holidays!

Have fun looking around our shop!

Because we travel all over the country, we are able to find great finds for a fraction of the price that you might find in your local stores. That way, we can give you the unique, quality jewelry that you have been wanting...at a budget friendly price you can afford.So we hope you have as much fun checking out our selection of handmade items as we had making them!

Our shop name was inspired by our trips to Brazil and by the special friendships that we made there. So for all our friends in far away places and the sweet memories we have with them, it truly is a "sweet life".

Make sure to come back and visit us and look for our new items which we will be listing soon!

Have a "sweet life" filled with your own sweet memories of love and friendship!

Love,

Becky, Allegra, and Aubrey

Psalm 19:10

Look for Vida Doce on facebook to stay updated about new items and special deals!!

www.facebook.com/VidaDocejewelry

Questions? Comments? Message us!

vidadoce.etsy(at)yahoo.com

Here is just some of their work...you can click on the images and shop around.

These wrap arounds are my favorite!

THANKSGIVING DOOR-BUSTER GIVEAWAY!!

During the week of Thanksgiving, 11/21-11/27, we will be giving away a super cute pair of FREE snowmen charms to anyone who buys a pair of Silver Swirl Earrings OR has an order of $10 or more!

My cousines are also working on faux fur scarves!

Here's a sneak peak...

So believe it or not, I am blood related to these two gorgeous, talented girls!

Check our their little shop here,if you haven't already, and get some handcrafted jewelry just in time for the holidays!