Goodnight, Goodnight.

Well wow, that was sooooo much fun!

I want to give a HUGE thank you to the lovely Bethany from

Peach Plum Pear.

It was SO wonderful to have her here on the blog all day, I loved sharing it!

Please please stop by her site and look around, I promise you will most likely leave inspired, encouraged and usually hungry! She is phenomenal!

As for all of you, thank you for all your encouragement and love throughout my blogging adventure thus far! I cannot wait to see where this year leads us!

During the blog party I tried to show you some of the new things I hope to be doing this year here on Peace Love Bird.

More giveaways for the things I am constantly working on. Guest blogs and interviews with some of the amazing inspiring people I know. And easy DIY projects to either help jump start your own ideas or just help those who many not be so crafty, get started.

I hope you had fun reading! I'll leave the giveaways open all tomorrow so people can catch up, just leave a comment!

stay true and stay beautiful.

xoxo, jess

Five Favorites.

This is going to be a new weekly thing I add to the blog. (fingers crossed)

It will typically be posted on friday, because I love alliteration :)

But I thought it would be fun to share during my blog party! whoo hoo!

Heres the scoop:

What-

A post of five things I am really loving from Etsy that week.

They might be things I would never be able to afford, or things I just think or pretty, or things from my own personal wish list. Just five things that caught my eye.

Why-

Because I love handmade and try to support it. I am constantly creating and know how honored I am when someone wants to support me buy purchasing something I have made. I want to give that back. Any gifts I cannot make myself, I generally go to Etsy for.

ps. If you do not know what Etsy is I highly suggest you take a look for yourself. A wonderful community for crafters, artists, and vintage lovers alike.

Who-

Me of course, the bird!

When-

Every Friday! meet me here!

So here it is, Friday's Five Favorites (on Saturday)

This adorable vintage side bag, ugh, drooling.

(source)

These vinyl wall decals are so perfect. I have been trying to decide on a set for years but people just keep coming out with too many new cute ones!

(source)

I would cry to own this ring.

(source)

Would love this calendar hanging in my space.

(source)

And lastly, this little fox broach just totally stole my heart! (and boyfriends!)

(source)

Yay! I hope I can really stick with this new segment! It will be so fun! I hope the extra time on Etsy won't lead me to extra shopping hehe! :)

xoxo jess

Guest Post: Passion.

What a fun day its been posting here in Peace.Love.Bird!!

For my final little post today I wanted to talk about passion. What gets you moving, excited, and full of joy? Some of you may know the second you hear the word passion and for others it may take longer to figure out. I do know however everyone has a passion. I am so grateful we live in a place that allows us to do what we love. The doors are there all we have to do is open them and explore. I also love that passions change with time, they help mold you and help you become a better you. When I originally wanted to be a photographer I thought I wanted to be a National Geographic photography, BOY was I in for a rare surprise. Knowing my self now, I could not even imagine having that life style. As I learned more about photography and myself I quickly fell in love with a much less adventurous and dangerous field of photography. Food. mmmm.

I found myself obsessed with food magazines, cookbooks, blogs and photographing food. It was all I could think about. It was only recently when I decided I needed to start a personal journey to get where I want. It takes time and patients to reach a goal. I am just beginning my journey to what I want to be and I am 100% okay with that. I've got time on my side.

So please to me a favor and start yours. If you want to paint, paint everyday. If cooking is what you love, have people over more! Spend time practicing what makes you most happy. Don't settled for a mundane life when you could be really successful doing what you love!

Here is a part of my journey that I have been working on.

I also wanted to thank Jess for asking me to do this today!! It was such a fun idea!! I've loved it! Please stop by my Blog anytime!! I hope you all have the most wonderful day! :) -Bethany

DIY: Puppet Theatre

Of course half the work I do is always for the kids.

So here is a quick easy *no mess* do it yourself kid project.

Awhile ago I made some super cute little puppets (to be shared someday, they deserve their own post though) and decided I needed a little puppet theatre to play with them in.

I also know with little ones they want to play NOW, so I made this little theatre to be a quick project with very little mess.

You will need:

- a shoebox

-scrap fabric

-string

-scissors

-tape

1. Turn over your shoe box and cut out the back of it

2. Cut your piece a fabric in half

3. fold your fabric accordion style, fold over end cut small slit to create holes

4. poke two holes on either side of the box

5. String yarn through fabric and holes on box

6. Tape on either side to secure in place

7. Play time!

This little craft is super easy!

But you could make tons of variations! You could have the kids decorate the boxes themselves with paint and stickers or you cute make snazzy curtains yourself.

Anyway you do it, I promise the kids will really enjoy it.

Happy crafting,

j

giveawayyy againnn.

I made this little one the other night and just fell in love with her.

I decided I just needed to make one for someone.

So, here is my second giveaway!

Yes, I'm serious one of my little babies!

Again I would like to make the doll spesific to someone's preferences, once I pick a winner I will get from you the details like boy or girl, hair color ect!

You may be fretting because you commented on the other giveaway but, FEAR NOT!

please please comment on both! more chances to win more happy things!

few more posts left in this party! we'll probably go until midnight! :)

xobird