A WINNER & A Guest Blogger - The Modern Brady Bunch

We have a winner!  Thanks to all who entered my giveaway!  The winner of the cute pearl earrings and necklace is:

Comment #13 is from MSGottfredson who said:  "I love to follow this blog!!"  (aw! so sweet!)

Be sure to email me a [email protected] by Thursday in order to claim your prize!

Now...on to our fabulous guest blogger of the day!

Hi everyone! I am so nervous.....you must be able to see my hands shaking, right? This is my first guest post on anyone else's blog. I mean, if I mess up on my own blog....it's my blog- but I so want to make sure that I make no mistakes on someone else's blog. Oh well, here's my disclaimer: If I make any mistakes or offend anyone....don't blame Ashley! 🙂 Now...on to the good stuff......HI!!!! I am Amanda and I usually blog at my little family blog,

You can find it here. I know, you probably think...another blended family story- how boring. I probably would. But it's not always like that. I married my next door neighbor. We have six kids. I have three sisters. Six nieces, one nephew, one great-niece, and one great-nephew. How could life be boring? Chaos-yes. Boring-no. In all my spare time, I love to craft! I am sure you are thinking to yourself….what kind of crafts? I know you are…I am part mind reader, too. Well, I love paper crafts.. This past year, I handmade all of our Christmas Cards! It was a big undertaking…and it really narrowed the Christmas Card list….I sent out 20. I also have made a few paper collages. I actually love this. There is a lot to be said for the stress relief that comes from tearing up paper.

I also love to sew. In a big way. There is something great about being able to make things that can be worn and used by others. I love it. Sitting at my sewing machine, planning what I am going to make, buying the fabric (I have a love affair with it), and making the project, knowing someone will be able to use it- it makes my heart happy.
 The outfit above I made for a friend's daughter. Isnt' it fun? The picture below is a diaper changing pad. I saw a tutorial on a craft blog and tried it. I love it!

Another thing we love to do around our house is bake. Okay- with six kids we do a lot of cooking, baking, microwaving, sandwich making......you name it-we do it. Feeding these animals, er kids...is a tough job and takes a deep wallet! A few weeks ago we tried these cupcakes:

They turned out so cute! The kids did most of the work, after I gave them a tutorial on how to make each animal!

So-this is what happens on our little blog, along with pictures of family outings and musings from a crazy working mom that sometimes likes her kids and sometimes thinks that one of them should be voted off the island. 🙂 Before you go- can I pick your brain? I am thinking of opening an Etsy store to sell my handmade children's items. (I already have a store that I share with my sister-but right now there is nothing on it....) Will you take the time to answer some of the questions below....I would heart you forever-seriously! (Not that I don't already-because I know Ashley's readers are fabulous!)

Be sure to stop by my blog and visit sometime! Thanks, Ashley for allowing me to guest post!

Thanks so much for the super cute guest post Amanda!  Be sure to check out her cute blog and take her quiz!  (gotta figure out how she made that quiz...wow I am impressed!)

Happy Designing!