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Sat
14 ^th

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 72

Posted by Pinparent — 4 Comments

Welcome to Week 72 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We are continuing our Memorial Day Celebration this week. We are remembering those who fought for our freedom and especially those who have helped afford all of the luxuries that we have in our country by paying with their life. We want to say thank you and we will never forget you. We’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, and anything else you would like to post to celebrate mom.

We also welcome other recipes, crafts, DIY, home makeover, gardening tips, SEO & blogging information, sewing projects, patio and deck makeovers, front porch makeover ideas, organization tips, ideas for backyard parties and makeovers and more. Blow the dust off your old posts and link those too. They’re great for inspiration.

Just link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, makeovers, cocktails, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like. Be sure to tell your friends they will want to join the festivities too.

Each week your hosts will select their favorite post and it will be featured the following week. An image from your post will be used on my blog the following week with a link back to your blog. Be sure to check back to see if you’re a Sunday’s Best featured blogger. All Featured Bloggers will have their posts Pinned to the Sunday’s Best Pinterest Board.

The Reader’s Choice post(s) will be determined by the post(s) with the most clicks. We will be adding the winner to our Sunday’s Best featured bloggers.
All posts linking to Sunday’s Best will be promoted on Twitter.

In addition to the reader’s and hosts selections, a post for our monthly themes will be selected and featured each week as well.

If you are interested in becoming a Sunday’s Best host, please contact me for details at rhonda@mother2motherblog.com or email one of our other hosts.

Your Hosts Are:

Rhonda – Mother 2 Mother Kim U. – Pinterested Parent Kim M. – Life In A House of Testosterone

Here’s the rules, please connect with us on social media before you leave or subscribe to/follow our blogs:

Mother 2 Mother: Please subscribe to my blog on the right, like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, BlogLovin or before you leave.

The Pinterested Parent: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin before you leave.

Life In A House of Testosterone: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin, or Instagram before you leave.

Last, please help us grow by placing our button on your sidebar. If you are selected as a Featured Blogger please let your readers and followers know. They may want to join the party too! For those who have a Link Party list/directory, please add us. I appreciate your help in promoting the linkup with Re-tweets and shares. Now lets party!

Enter Our Little Tikes Grill & BBQ Accessories set: Summer is around the corner and families everywhere will be firing up grills. BBQing is an American pastime. There’s nothing like good food, family, friends and fun. Little ones like to cook too. So, we’re going to help them by giving away this Little Tikes grill and accessories.
Your toddler will have years of fun with the gas grill and accessories. The Little Tikes Grow ‘n Grill has two stages to grow with your child from toddler to preschooler. Just like a real gas grill with dual grill, lid, sink and side burners. The grill has a starter button and clicking knobs. It comes with:

1 pair of tongs
1 spatula
1 hamburger and bun
1 hot dog and bun
1 bottle of ketchup

The accessories come with 20 pieces. The BBQ set comes with two burgers, two hot dogs, corn on the cob, ketchup, mustard and more. The set is appropriate for ages 3+.
Make this grill set and accessories yours by entering below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

and

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected Garden Spiral from Oh My Creative

Kim U. selected Super Hero Birthday Party from Bomb Shell Bling

and
Kim M. selected Skillet Enchiladas from Reviews, Chews and How Tos

skillet recipes, recipes, enchilada recipes

The Post With The Most Clicks:
11 Beautiful Blueberry Recipes from Healthy Helper

and
The Favorite Theme Posts

We Remember And Honor You !

Strawberry Jello Cake from Nepa Mom

and
White Wine Sangria Recipe from Growing Up Gabel

Congratulations to our featured bloggers! All of the posts were great, and I appreciate each of you linking up. We have so many great posts that it gets difficult to choose a featured blogger. I would like to invite all of you back to linkup your post(s) again, it could be selected next week. While you’re here take a minute to visit these great blogs. It’s a great way to meet and connect with new bloggers. Be sure to PIN or share any posts that you like, we all appreciate a little love. Be sure to connect on social media.

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
07 ^th

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 71

Posted by Pinparent — 2 Comments

Welcome to Week 71 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We are starting our Memorial Day Celebration this week. We are remembering those who fought for our freedom and especially those who have helped afford all of the luxuries that we have in our country by paying with their life. We want to say thank you and we will never forget you. We’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, and anything else you would like to post to celebrate mom.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected Pina Colada Cupcakes from Delightful E Made

Kim U. selected Mother’s Day Photo Cube from The Scrap Shoppe Blog

Image-Photo-Cubes

and
Kim M. selected Blackberry Moscow Mule from My Suburban Kitchen
Looking for delicious cocktails to add to your cocktail hour? Try this Blackberry Moscow Mule.

The Post With The Most Clicks:
DIY Pineapple Shoes from Flamingo Toes

and

The Favorite Theme Posts

Happy Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day Stamped Initial Charm Bracelet from Living La Vida Holoka

and

Printable Mother’s Day Card from Busy Being Jennifer

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
23 ^rd

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 69

Posted by Pinparent — 1 Comment

Welcome to Week 69 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We are continuing our Happy Mother’s Day theme this week. We’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, love stories and anything else you would like to post to celebrate mom.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected Cookie Sheet Chalkboard from Little Miss Celebration

Kim U. selected Vintage Sheet Quilt from Busy Being Jennifer

and
Kim M. selected Vertical Pallet Herb Vegetable Garden fromWorld Market

gardening, vertical gardening, creative gardening

The Post With The Most Clicks:
Mudroom Reveal from The Dempster Logbook

and

The Favorite Theme Posts

Happy Mother’s Day

Mason Jar Flowers For Mother’s Day from Worthen Court Blog

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
09 ^th

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 67

Posted by Pinparent — 4 Comments

Welcome to Week 67 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We are continuing our Spring Has Arrived theme this week. We’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, love stories and anything else you would like to post relating to Easter.

Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, makeovers, cocktails, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like. Be sure to tell your friends they will want to join the festivities too.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected DIY Fire Truck Triptych Tutorial from Eat Drink and Save Money

Easy Gorgonzola Potatoes from Oh-My Creative

and
Repurposed Flower Tool Box Planter fromThe Summery Umbrella

Kim U selected Ribbon Flower Embellished Napkin Pillow

The Post With The Most Clicks:
Chicken Caesar Salad Croissant Sandwich from Home Cooking Memories

The Favorite Theme Posts

Spring Has Arrived

Spring Cleaning The Bathroom from Clean and Scentsible

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
19 ^th

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 64

Posted by Pinparent — 6 Comments

Welcome to Week 64 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. This will be the last week of our Bunny Trail theme. We’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, love stories and anything else you would like to post relating to Easter.

Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, makeovers, cocktails, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like. Be sure to tell your friends they will want to join the festivities too. Next week we will be starting our Spring Has Arrived theme.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected Chocolate Pistachio Cake from The Silver Foodie

and

Easter Paper Birds Nest from Viral Upcycle

Kim U selected Stand Up Paper Eggs from Little Miss Celebration

Easter decorations, paper Easter eggs, kids crafts

The Post With The Most Clicks:
10 Easy Easter Cakes from Mommy’s Not Perfect

The Favorite Theme Posts

The Bunny Trail

Cadbury Mini Egg Cookie Dip from Oh My Creative

Easter Chicks Lemon Cookies from The Gold Lining Girl

Bunny Craft from Our Whimsical Days

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An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
27 ^th

Sunday’s Best Link-up Week 61

Posted by Pinparent — 3 Comments

Welcome to Week 61 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. This is the first week of our Luck of the Irish theme. This week we’re looking for crafts, recipes, party ideas, decorating inspiration, gift ideas, love stories and anything else you would like to regarding Saint Patrick’s Day.

Each week your hosts will select their favorite post and it will be featured the following week. An image from your post will be used on my blog the following week with a link back to your blog. Be sure to check back to see if you’re a Sunday’s Best featured blogger. All Featured Bloggers will have their posts Pinned to the Sunday’s Best Pinterest Board.

Starting this week, we will be eliminating the voting option on the posts. The Reader’s Choice post(s) will be determined by the post(s) with the most clicks. We will be adding the winner to our Sunday’s Best featured bloggers.
All posts linking to Sunday’s Best will be promoted on Twitter.

In addition to the reader’s and hosts selections, a post for our monthly themes will be selected and featured each week as well.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

I selected Mint Chocolate Martini from Delightful E Made

cocktails, happy hour drink ideas, date night cocktails

Kim M. selected St. Patrick’s Day Floats from Hoe Cooking Memories

Kim U selected Thin Mint Truffles from The Golden Lining Girl

The Readers Selected:
Blueberry French Toast Cupcakes from Spoonful of Flavor

The Favorite Theme Posts

Luck of the Irish

Over the Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Drink Ideas from Oh My Creative

12 St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Bait from Life Anchored

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
09 ^th

My First Attempt At A Diaper Cake & Sunday’s Best Linkup #19

Posted by Pinparent — 7 Comments

It is a big year for babies in my family. I have 3 cousins that are expecting & my sister-in-law is pregnant with her first baby. I am excited to become an auntie & for Mai to meet her first cousin. My sister-in-law’s baby shower was this weekend. I had wanted to try my hand a making a diaper cake for a while & thought that this was the perfect time to try it.

I was a little nervous. I had an idea in mind based on a combination of different diaper cakes that I had seen. I wanted to form a tiered diaper cake that looked like a monkey. Here goes nothing…

Form a base to carry your cake on. Cut a circle out of cardboard.

Cut out & cover your board in felt.

Use an old paper towel roll. Place it in the middle of the circle & begin your cake by wrapping a diaper around the paper towel roll horizontally. Layer another diaper over it leaving about an inch or so of the original showing. Continue around in this manner.

You may use a string to loosely hold your tier in place & then tuck more diapers in under the string. Continue around until you achieve the desired width for your bottom tier.

Start your second tier using the same method. Do the same for your remaining tiers. We did 4 total.

I covered the cake with a folded blanket. We folded it with the print side folded in & then secured it to the front with a pin.

For the monkey head & arms we used a tummy time play mat that we found. I secured the arms with a safety pin hugging the top 2 tiers.

To form the banana, roll a white washcloth. Roll it so that it is thinner at top & fatter on the bottom.

Wrap another washcloth around it. Make sure that one side is smooth & gather the excess around the back.

To form the peel, fold a yellow washcloth at one of the corners.

Make a diagonal fold on one side into the center of the initial fold.

Fold the other side over in a similar fashion. Fold them in again the same way & repeat these steps with a second washcloth.

Place both of the folded wash cloths around either end of the white washcloth.

Cover the yellow & white cloths with another yellow cloth & smooth out the front & pull the excess to the back.

Fold & tuck the back in to secure it & pull the peels down so they droop.

Pull the bottom of the cloths up & secure by tucking in at the top.

To make leaves, fold a green washcloth from corner to corner to form a triangle.

Fold the edges in around the triangle, except at the bottom.

Start on one of the sides & roll in toward the center. Do the same for the other end. You may secure with a rubber band if you like or just tuck it in somewhere on the cake.

We used branches wrapped in yarn to form the tree branches & tucked the leaves in around them.

My first diaper cake attempt was a hit. I can’t wait for the next shower. Now on to our main event.

Welcome to Week 19 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. This week we’re celebrating mothers around the world. We would like to wish each of our moms A Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day.

May is the month to plant gardens and flowers, open pools, fire up backyard grills, makeover outdoor spaces, and turn the kids loose in the yard. I know you’re jumping for joy, right! I
know I am.

This week we’re looking for posts on Mother’s Day past and ideas for this Mother’s Day, activities for kids inside and outside, recipes, crafts, DIY, home makeover and gardening tips, SEO and blogging information, sewing projects, patio and deck makeovers, backyard projects, front porch makeovers, spring organization tips, and ideas for indoor flower arrangements.

Blow the dust off your old posts and link those too. They’re great for inspiration. Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like.

What’s New: We would like readers to select their favorite posts. Voting will start at noon every Friday until mid-night. We will be adding the post with the most votes from our readers to our Sunday’s Best featured bloggers. Be sure to have your blog readers and social media followers head over to vote for your post on Fridays.

If you are interested in becoming a Sunday’s Best host, please contact me for details at rhonda@mother2motherblog.com or email one of our other hosts.

Your Hosts Are:

Rhonda – Mother 2 Mother Kim U. – Pinterested Parent Kim M. – Life In A House of Testosterone

Here’s the rules, please connect with us on social media before you leave or subscribe to/follow our blogs:

Mother 2 Mother: Please like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, BlogLovin or subscribe/join my blog on the right before you leave.

The Pinterested Parent: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin before you leave.

Life In A House of Testosterone: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin, or Instagram before you leave.

Now lets party!

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

Kim U. selected Berry Delicious Cheesecake Fluff from Dizzy, Busy and Hungry

I selected Funny Face Seedlings from Made With Happy

Kim M. selected – Who is Responsible? The Race Cards are on the Table from Living in Mommywood

The Readers Choose:

5 Tips for New Bloggers from J9 Designs

Congratulations to our featured bloggers! All of the posts were great, and I appreciate each of you linking up. I would like to invite all of you back to linkup your post(s) again, it could be selected this week. While you’re here take a minute to visit these great blogs. It’s a great way to meet and connect with new bloggers. Be sure to PIN or share any posts that you like, we all appreciate a little love.

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
14 ^th

Red Sox Foot Print & Sunday’s Best Link-Up #11

Posted by Pinparent — 13 Comments

My husband is a superstitious man, especially when it comes to sports. He has worn the same lucky shirt to watch the Patriots play for 14 years. He believes in lucky charms. Last year Mai & I made daddy a Patriots Foot Print Craft. When the Pats ended up winning the Superbowl, he took it to be a lucky charm. With opening day for the Red Sox coming, he wanted to ensure another winning New England team victory, so we broke out our paint again & a cute pair of little feet.

We drew & cut out a pair of socks from red construction paper.

I painted my daughter’s little piggies in a darker shade of red.

Press both painted feet into the socks. Mommy made a little mistake the first time & printed on the wrong side. So we flipped our sock over & printed on the other side as well.

Paint in white lines to separate the 2 socks & paint in heels & lines for the top of the socks.

Now on to our main event…

Welcome to Week 11 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We’ve started our Spring Forward theme. Warm weather is around the corner, I saw Robins in my yard this week. Last week I had 6 inches of snow in my part of the world, so I’m hopeful that I there will be lots of green soon.

Lets celebrate the arrival of spring with your Easter posts, crafts, recipes, gardening, decorating ideas, room makeovers, tablescapes, spring cleaning and organizational tips. Blow the dust off your old posts and link those too. Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have SEO, blogging, parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, and your posts on life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome too. Anything goes here, as long as it’s family friendly.

If you are interested in becoming a Sunday’s Best host, please contact me for details at rhonda@mother2motherblog.com

Your Sunday’s Best Hosts:

Rhonda – Mother 2 Mother Kim U. – Pinterested Parent Kim M. – Life In A House of Testosterone

Here’s the rules, please connect with us on social media before you leave or subscribe/follow our blogs :

Mother 2 Mother: Please like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, BlogLovin or subscribe/join my blog on the right before you leave.

The Pinterested Parent: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin before you leave.

Life In A House of Testosterone: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin, or Instagram before you leave.

Please help us grow by placing the Sunday’s Best button above on your sidebar or in your Link Party lists/directory. Tweet the linkup using the hashtag #SundaysBest. I appreciate your help in promoting the linkup with Re-tweets and shares.

Now lets party! There’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Be sure to enter our Luck of the Irish Giveaway it ends 3/17. The pot is worth $1500 and will be divided between 3 lucky winners. Click on the link and enter. It could be your lucky day.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

Kim U. selected I Said Lies We Tell Ourselves from The Mad Mommy

I selected Horses and Hairbows from Sequins In The South

Kim M. selected 20 Copycat Recipes from All She Cooks

All of the posts were great, and I appreciate each of you linking up. I would like to invite all of you back to linkup your post(s) again this week. While you’re here take a minute to visit these great blogs and connect. It’s a great way to meet and connect with new bloggers. Be sure to PIN or share any posts that you like, we all appreciate a little love. Featured bloggers, please let your readers know that you were featured on Sunday’s Best.

An InLinkz Link-up

Sat
14 ^th

Slim Jims & Nuts Beer Mug & Sunday’s Best Linky

Posted by Pinparent — 21 Comments

Today is Valentine’s Day, a day for love & romance. It is also a day that I scramble to try to figure out what kind of gift to buy my husband. Hallmark, Russell Stover’s and every jewelry store and flower shop in town are kept busy with the swarms of boyfriends and husbands grabbing their clichéd Valentine’s trinkets for their wives at home. The men have it easy. It is us women that have to play the guessing game. There will be no stuffed animals or lip shaped chocolates being given to my husband. Perhaps if they made stuffed animals stuffed with bacon or chocolate covered beer cordials this might fly, but otherwise no. Luckily for me, the Patriots made things easy this year & won the Superbowl, which opened up my gift list to Patriots’ paraphernalia. Thanks guys. I owe you one. Before the Pats’ brought home the victory, Mai & I had another idea in mind for our favorite guy.

Slim Jims & Nuts Beer Mug

Tape two canisters of nuts together.

Tape a string of mini Slim Jims together so that they are even. I used 16 of them.

Wrap the Slim Jims around the outside of the canisters with the label facing the outside. Secure with a rubber band & then tape into place.

On a piece of construction paper, cut out an oval & write your message.

Mat it to another piece of construction. Dab the back edges of the paper with a glue gun & secure.

Cut out a handle shape . Bend the edge of the paper that will secure to the mug & lightly glue into place with a glue gun. Add cotton or tissue paper to the top for the foam.

Now on to to our link-up. Welcome to week 7 of the Sunday’s Best Link-Up.

Welcome to Week 7 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. Each month we will feature a theme, this month the theme is Love Is In the Air. Smooches! Please share your favorite posts on anything or anyone that you love. This can be recipes, Valentine’s crafts, scrapbook layouts, how you met your husband or significant other, your children, how you spend Valentine’s Day etc. You decide.

Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. Anything goes here. You may link as many posts as you would like. Each week a post will be selected and featured the following week. An image from your post will be used on my blog the following week with a link back to your blog. Be sure to check back to see if you’re the Sunday’s Best featured blogger of the week.

Please meet my new co-host, Kim, and her beautiful daughter from Pinterested Parent. Kim shared a great post last week Pasta Love Bug Crafts. They are adorable and perfect for rainy or snowy day. Please check it out and connect with her.

Rhonda – Mother 2 Mother Kim – Pinterested Parent

If you are interested in co-hosting the next Sunday’s Best linkup, please contact me for details.

Get your post(s) ready for March. The theme is Spring Forward. We’re looking for spring crafts, Easter decorating ideas, Easter tablescapes, recipes, anything that you love to do in the spring and would like to share.

Here’s the rules, please connect with Kim and Me on social media before you leave or subscribe to our blogs :

Mother 2 Mother: Please like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, BlogLovin or subscribe/join my blog on the right before you leave.

The Pinterested Parent: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin before you leave.

One last thing before we get the party started, please grab the Sunday’s Best button above and place it on your sidebar or Tweet the linkup using the hashtag #SundaysBest. I appreciate your help in promoting the linkup with Re-tweets and shares.

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

Kim selected 15 Pretty In Pink Valentine’s Day Treats by – Dreaming of Leaving

and

I selected Peanut Butter Hearts by – Dabbling Momma
All of the posts were great, and I appreciate each of you linking up. We honestly had a hard time making selections, and would like to invite all of you back to linkup your post again this week. While your’re here take a minute to visit these great blog and connect with Jessica and Susen. These ladies are quite crafty.

Now, lets link up those posts and be sure to visit a few other bloggers who have posted while you’re here. This is a great way to meet and connect with new bloggers. Be sure to PIN or share any posts that you like, we all appreciate a little love.

An InLinkz Link-up