Before we jump into things this week, it’s time to announce the Grand Prize Winner of the LG Giveaway of a Trip to NYC and Wine and Food Festival!
After narrowing down the top ten finalists, the generous folks at LG made the final winning selection.
And the winner is…
Mia White!
Here is Mia’s winning entry:
“I would have to call my style: “The Precision Pack.”
And I’m probably going to fly my OCD colors a little too candidly, here, but I’m the kind of gal who will RELOAD THE DISHWASHER if anyone tries to “help” me. :/ Growing up, we didn’t have a dishwasher
(my parents would always correct that statement with a quick ‘Yes we do, we have the Mia-and-Bethany-4000-model’!)
and from scarring years of handwashing twice a day- once before and once after dinner- I have to confess that I don’t pre-rinse a single thing before loading at my house. Because of this, I demand the ultimate efficiency out of a dishwasher.
I load it with great care and order: always like items together, graduating sizes, even color coded. For example: Silverware. Those little cubbies are for sorting out types, people! Forks? Together! Spoons? By themselves? Knives? Separate. Also? Put those dangerous, pointy ends UP so they get washed well! You’re not going to get that organic Adam’s peanut butter off a knife if the end is tucked down hiding away with all of his buddies! Don’t whine at me about your kids potentially cutting their sweet hands when they help you out- THIS IS NOT CHILDREN’S WORK. It’s an art.
My [superior] technique is not just about efficiency in thoroughly washing the most amount of dishes per load, but also for optimal UNLOADING efficiency.
I dare say that if there were dishwasher loading & unloading Olympics- I would probably dominate.”
Congratulations Mia!!
We are so excited that you will get to meet Vanessa in NYC
and we know you will have a fabulous time. Thank you so much to all of you who entered this contest!
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INSPIRED RECIPES and PARTIES
Barbara from 21 Rosemary Lane shared this scrumptious recipe for Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. Yes please!
Leigh Anne from Your Homebased Mom shared with us this recipe for Fresh Tomato and Herb Soup and we love the idea of adding the pine nuts and Gorgonzola cheese for a bit of a twist.
INSPIRED FALL DECOR
Ugh. This is a really HARD category to narrow down to only a handful! But, we’ll give it a shot!
We love the creativity of this Spiral Rosette Yarn Wrapped Pumpkin from KC at The Real Thing with the Coake Family
How about these Spooky Halloween Poison Bottles from Art is Beauty?
Debbie from Debbiedoos showed us how she made her darling Fall Mantel Banner and she promises that it’s “easy peasy”!
We love this idea for painting acorns from Freddy & Petunia! Think of the possibilities for working this into your Autumn decor!
Kirstin from Craftiments showed off her beautiful Fall Mantel complete with twine, corn husk and fabric pumpkins!
Claire from The Rustic Pig honored us with the story of how her family has been impacted by the life of her darling nephew since he was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome.
Kristin from Simply Klassic Home shared with us an incredible story of two lives (and two blogs) that are uniquely intertwined and a friendship that has stood the test of time and heartache.
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Thank you to everyone who shared so many fabulous posts with us last week! We appreciate you!
Now it’s time to share with us what has inspired you this week!
Thank you so much for joining us for Inspiration Friday at the Fence,
When you are done linking up head over and party with the other Friday Party Friends:
Now all ya PARTY PEOPLE it’s time to link on up…here’s some instructions for Inspiration Friday
- Link Up any post you’ve written that has Inspired You and will Inspire Others-it can be a home improvement project, craft, recipe, story, devotional…if it inspires link it up!
- Be sure to link back to your original post and not just your url (main blog address)
- Please post our button (code on our Buttons Page found at top of blog) or a text link on your blog so others can join in the fun! (MANDATORY to be featured At The Picket Fence)Tutorial on how to link up a button: Blogging 101
- Visit another guest. Please try and visit at least the link directly above and below you! We try to visit as many posts as we can but as Inspiration Friday grows sometimes we miss some and for that we apologize. It makes us feel good knowing others are visiting people as well! Thank you..it truly means a lot to us
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Thanks so much for hosting Vanessa and Heather! Hope the two of you had a great week
Thanks for hosting ladies!!
Thanks ladies for hosting another fun party.
Blessings,
Linda
Yippie for Mia – she’s going to love the wine event!
Kelly
Loved all the wonderful features from last week!!….Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for hosting!!
Thanks so much for hosting! Also, thanks so much for featuring my spiral yarn pumpkin! Have a great week!
OH…and congrats to Mia….how very exciting!!!
The features are terrific, I will visit some today. Thanks for hosting yet, another great party at, Inspiration Friday. Hugs,
FABBY
Thanks for hosting! Lots of lovely features!
Sherry
Great features, thanks for hosting.
~Emily
The French Hutch
Thanks so much girls for featuring my living room
and thanks for hosting! Have a super weekend!
Thank you so much for hosting your party, girls!
Congrats to Mia for winning the trip! I see some fabulous features that I need to visit! Thanks for the party, girls!
Wonderful features again girls! Thanks so much for hosting!
Congratulations to lucky lady Mia! Thank you so much for hosting the party every week.
Oh, so many great features today! Look forward to visiting some of these!!
Amanda
Tons of inspiration here. Thanks for hosting.
Thanx for hosting ladies! So glad to be able to party this week with y’all. Such great features and some truly heart warming.
Thanks so much for another wonderful party!
Hugs,
Suzan
Hi Heather and Vanessa,
lots of loveliness and inspiration here today. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful party and for having me. I am sharing today our annual family trip to Algonquin Park and a little lakeside picnic we had there. I hope your readers enjoy it.
Stay Happy!
I see some great blogs I need to visit in today’s link-ups! There just never seems to be enuf time to see them all, does there? Glad I could link up again with you girls this week. hugs, Sue
Hi Heather and Vanessa,
Super super party! Time to nestle in my little nook and indulge in these great link-ups. Thanks for hosting. Have a great weekend!
Poppy
I enjoyed your posts this week very much, Heather and Vanessa, and I do appreciate you both hosting the party today. Lovely features–so much inspiration!
LOve your fun fall decor, gals! just linked up, thanks for always hosting a great party!!
Thanks so much for hosting ladies, lovely features!!
Thank you so much for hosting this week! As always you have such wonderful features…I am so honored to have my chocolate pumpkin bars amoung them.
Hope you gals have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for hosting…all the Fall & Halloween link ups are great!
These are awesome features, ladies! Thanks so much for hosting each week! Glad to link up!
Incredible features, ladies! Congrats to Mia, too! I’m seeing lots of eye candy already linked up … I’m off to be inspired! xo
Thanks Heather & Vanessa, I am pretty sure that I’m still just completely in shock over all of this. And I didn’t think it possible but I actually love your blog even MORE now! Thanks again!! I can’t wait!
Fun and beautiful features! Thanks for hosting again!
Thanks for hosting another great party
I love your light bulb sponsor…his lightbulbs are the best! The test tube version is really neat too and fairly priced 
Have a great weekend you sisters! ~ Julie
Love what you ladies have been up to this week! Thanks for hosting!…hugs…Debbie
Heather and Venessa, SO sweet to feature the girls bedroom. Which by the way looks like it will be in use late next week. Ann Marie’s blood pressure has been up and down and they have her on bedrest. If she can make it to her 36th week, they will deliver them next Wednesday! Super excited! For the feature and especially for Hadley and Layton to arrive. Thanks and prayers for our babies are welcome from all followers!
Thanks for hosting-Happy Thursday:@)
Thanks for hosting, ladies!
Thanks for hosting and featuring my new candle venture.
Hi Ladies! Thanks for hosting. Some great features this week. I really loved Kristin’s story! How inspiring. =) I have a similar story with my hubbies ex-wife. It’s always nice when friendship can overcome anything! Have a great weekend. It’s Thanksgiving weekend here. I’m doing turkey dinner Saturday. Can’t wait. Mmm!
~ Catie
Hi Girls!! Thanks so much for the feature and for hosting!! I absolutely ADORE your site!!! I always love linking up here!! Thanks again! Hugs!!
Great features! You all have been busy girls this week!
Hello, Dear Ones! Oh, my! What wonderful features today. I’m so glad to get to join you today! I’ve been gone from blogland for a month and it’s good to be back!
Be a couple of sweeties,
Shelia
Thanks for hosting!
Linked up my post, How to Clean a Bathroom. Check it out. Super easy!
http://littleowlcrunchymomma.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-clean-bathroom.html
Thanks so much for hosting. Great features!
Thanks for hosting, ladies! Have a fabulous day : )
Love Always,
Liz
Hi Heather and Vanessa;
Thank you for hosting. Such a great group of features and so many linking posts to visit. Have a great week.
Joy
Happy almost weekend. Hope you are enjoying some Fall weather. It finally dipped below 90 degrees today! Maybe I can think about Fall now!
Thank you for hosting! Have a great weekend!
xx
Anne
Thank you girls for hosting! Life to the full, Melissa
Thank you so much for hosting, have a wonderful weekend!!
xoxo, Tanya
Wow, there are so many adorable and doable projects in the features this week! Thanks so much for taking us all in for the party!
Liz
Love all this wonderful creativity! I hope I can inspire someone as well.Thank you so much for hosting:)
what fantabulous features
just like always
and we only had
one in common this week
i linked up
my Paul Bunyan story
for your enjoyment
thanks for hosting girls!
alison
Love all the fantastic features! Thank you for having such a lovely party!
Jody
Thanks for hosting girls, have a fabulous weekend! XO ~Liz
Thank you girls SO much for the kitchen feature! I told Vanessa it was a long road and a long time eating pizzas for dinner! The good Lord certainly worked on us during that time, too!! We are so thankful to be done and not eating out of a box anymore! This is a very sweet reward for all that work! Congratulations on your features, I have seen at other sites! The fall display is beautiful! I need to find some cute wooden boxes and decorate the rest of my house!! Have a beautiful weekend!! Christie
You have some lovely and delicious looking features. I particularly like the shab glam wash stand and the colored acorns. Thank you for hostessing. I am a first time poster and new follower.
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
Hey! I am writing some devotions for my children to address some of the difficult things they will face. I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for, so decided to write my own. Digging in God’s word has been so amazing…seeking His truths on some difficult topics! “What Your Little Eyes See” addresses the things they may see at an early age (that we don’t want them to see!) Shockingly, the average age now is EIGHT. I am trying to pre-empt what the world will tell them, by preparing them with the Truth. Please do not hesitate to delete if this is something you don’t want linked. I am doing a series and this Sunday will be about what does it mean to fear God. I wasn’t sure I knew enough to teach my kids, so went diggin’! Thank you girls for hosting and giving the rest of us a place to share! Christie
You know we are all about these types of posts, so we are thrilled you shared it Christie! True Inspiration!
~Heather
Hi Heather and Vanessa, thank you so much again for hosting! Linking has been a great way to meet new friends at my new little blog.
Have a good day, Nancy
Thanks for hosting! Wishing you gals a fab weekend. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
thanks for hosting! have a great weekend
This is my first time to link up to your lovely blog. What a great place of inspiration! Thank you!!!
What a fun and inspiring journey the two of you take us on each week here At The Fence! I truly appreciate that you host this wonderful party each week!
CAS
Looking forward to all the fall inspiration! Thanks for hosting!
-Shelley
Wow, big party! Thanks for hosting, great fall ideas.
Rob
Thanks for hosting! Have a great weekend.
Nici
Hi there again! Well I was so excited with my first entry that I had to add the rest ot the story! lol Hope you dont mind:) Im just havin a blast over here!
Thank you for featuring my mantel!