Monday, December 17, 2012

Cowgirl Up #46 with Guest Host Home by Ally


Let's party!

Welcome to Week 46
of
The Cowgirl Up! Link Party!


1 Party, 5 Blogs 

Our guest host this week is

Ally from Home By Ally!

Hi! I'm Ally from Home by Ally and I am SO happy to be here guest hosting for The Ivy Cottage and the Cowgirl Up Linky Party! What an honor! These ladies are such a great inspiration and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be here and sharing my passion with y'all!


Home by Ally started roughly a year ago with a serious passion for all things pretty. I have always had a love for home decor and repurposing the old and new, furniture included. My great uncle, grandmother & mother have always been insanely into home decor with my uncle owning his own interior design business in North Carolina. 


My little family and I just relocated to eastern Florida on account of my husband serving our country in the military. Since we are military and have lived in many houses that the military provides for you, I've always had to be creative with mostly white walls, cheap finishes and outdated looks. I'm so excited to be here in Florida and I hope to be here for awhile and get Home by Ally involved in the community and the local people! 

Here are some of my favorite projects to date here at 
Home  by Ally!

One of my first favorite projects was this cute little DIY Painted Mason Jar Soap Dispenser. So adorable and so FREE. It was made from a spaghetti sauce jar and I had the lid on hand from another dispenser! You can find the link by clicking  here!


One of my most recent projects was this DIY NO SEW Burlap Table runner. We had just purchased the new farmhouse table and I need a custom runner over 100'' inches long! I couldn't find what I was looking for without paying an arm and a leg so I decided to make my own! You can find the link for my DIY no sew burlap runner by clicking here!


Next up was just from a week or so ago, this cute little lettered picture frame that I keep seeing pop up on Pinterest! It cost me $3 whole dollars to make! You can find the link for making your own lettered picture frame by clicking here!


While we were stationed in North Dakota, I really wanted a new bedroom set but we didn't' exactly have thousands to spend on one. So, I painted ours! You can see the master bedroom furniture reveal by clicking here!


And finally, one of my most FAVORITE projects to date was my custom DIY Nailhead Trim (Pottery Barn Inspired) Headboard! I still can't believe I did it on my own with only a trip to Lowe's. Yes, seriously. You can find out how to make your own Nailhead Trim Headboard by clicking here!

I hope y'all enjoyed all of my links to my favorite projects and getting to know the girl behind Home by Ally. You can find my blog by clicking here! Be sure to "follow" me and also "like" me on Facebook by clicking here! I just wanted to extend a sincere thanks to The Ivy Cottage Blog for allowing me to guest post and just for being so great all around :)

XOXO,
Ally from Home by Ally



** Want to be a Guest Host here on Cowgirl Up? Just leave a comment with your name and blog address below! If you are selected, you will be introduced in the Cowgirl Up post for that week, and we'll include a link to your blog. We’ll send you the code for the party ahead of time. Lots of fantastic exposure for you, and the post is written for you!



On to this week's features chosen by Amanda with 
The Ivy Cottage Blog!



I am a sucker for vintage makeovers and this little desk is one of the sweetest I have seen in quite awhile . . . by 
Do You Love Him, Loretta?







Love this teen room makeover by Remodelando la Casa!  Truly something special!

A scrapwood Christmas Tree by Marty's Musings!

Recycled Christmas Card Tree by The Enchanting Rose.

This fantastic Hub Cap Wreath by I Still Hate Pickles.

Now about this week's party... You link up on my blog and your link shows up on FIVE blogs.

More exposure, less time.



We are looking for the latest and greatest projects, tutorials, ideas, crafts, recipes, decor, and inspiring stories. Anything that you are proud to show off.


Cowgirl Up! is the link party that saves you time and brings you inspiration.
What blogs will your link appear on? Check us out below!


Linsey with The Farmhouse Porch
Anita with Cedar Hill Ranch
Amanda with The Ivy Cottage Blog
Samantha with Crafty Texas Girls




*PLUS our Special GUEST HOST: Ally with Home By Ally



The four of us are all Texas bloggers, but you don't have to be Texas, country, western, or own horses to participate in Cowgirl Up! You just need that "can-do", cowgirl spirit!
Cowgirl Up! Link Party Guidelines



(Please read the guidelines before participating)
* When you link with Cowgirl Up!, your link will automatically show on four different blogs. Awesome!
* Please follow your host blog before linking up on GFC (and if you have a linkyfollow account, then please follow that way too.)
* You may link up decor, DIY, crafts, guest post, recipes, giveaways, sewing, inspiring stories, and anything that you feel related to the listed categories.
* You may link as many links as you want.
Be sure to include the Cowgirl Up! Button or text link to Cowgirl Up in your linked post, (mine can be found on my sidebar.) Mandatory to be featured!!
* Be courteous and visit the two links before yours. Several projects will be featured each week!
* By linking up you are agreeing that the photos are yours or that you have permission to use them,  that we may use those photos to feature your project in a blog post, on Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog of course. 
*If you pin a project shown here, please, please pin from the original source.






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23 comments:

Cottage and Broome said...

It was nice to meet Ally, and appreciate that her husband is serving in the military, thank you! Thanks for hosting again this week, Laura

believeninspire said...

Hi! Thanks for hosting! Following via GFC. :)

Javeriya

Mary said...

I enjoyed meeting Ally. Thank you for hosting!

Debra @ Common Ground said...

just linked up, so now I'm heading over to meet Ally. thanks for hosting gals!

Confessions of a Plate Addict said...

Thanks for introducing us to Ally! Love the features!...hugs...Debbie

Gail said...

Thanks for hosting! It was nice to meet Ally...now I'm off to pay her a visit.

Mary Ellen said...

Thank you Debbie again for another great party and features.

bee blessed
mary

Sue said...

Always nice to meet a new to me blogger who has like interests. Thanks for hosting, Anita.

RuthSMac. said...

Nice to meet you Ally! Thanks for hosting, Anita!

Blondie's Journal said...

What a lot of great and fun ideas you have, Ally! I have to check out how you made the runner since I don't sew. Love your head board, too! I'm off to visit your blog!

XO,
Jane

Kathy Moody said...

I so enjoyed meeting Ally! Thank you so much for hosting! :)

Yvonne @ StoneGable said...

It's so nice to meet you Ally! You are a lucky girl to get to guest host one of the hottest linky parties in blogland!!! AND the girls are very lucky to have you too!!!!
Thanks for hosting! Now off to visit your site and others!

Dawn said...

Thanks for hosting, love seeing everyones creativity.

Sonya@Beyond the Screen Door said...

Hi, Anita and Ally! Glad to be joining you ladies tonight!

Micki Sellers said...

I'd love to be considered as a guest hostess :) http://www.addhousewife.com

Jody and Stan said...

Thanks for hosting a fun Christmas Party!

Jody

Sarah said...

Thanks for hosting and for introducing us to Ally.

Brittney said...

Nice to meet Ally! Very creative. I'd love to guest host sometime if you're interested. Thank you for hosting! Love this party!
-Brittney
http://smartgirlstyle.blogspot.com

Pamela said...

Thanx for hosting ladies!:)

Kim @ La Belle Époque said...

Love the guest post by Ally and the scrap tree is a lovely idea in the features. Thanks for hosting.

Yael Ben-Ari said...

Thanks for hosting. The features are lovely.

Yael from Home Garden Diggers

Leslie Harris said...

Ally's adorable, I look forward to checking out her blog. What a great idea you ladies had with this. Nice way to meet new bloggers.
hugs,
Leslie (aka Gwen Moss)

Sandy said...

If the light is good tomorrow, I just may have a couple projects to link-up. It's been awhile and I've made quite a few changes around my home. Painted the fireplace mantel and lightened up and tweaked a few rooms with a more relaxed cottage look. Love checking out all the links for inspiration and it's a great way to discover new blogs to read! Like that you and many other bloggers had a day of silence on Tuesday for Connecticut. Today the reality of it all finally hit me (I was numb for a few days) My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families. I think collectively as a nation and abroad, the reality and energy of this whole situation could be felt around the world.

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