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June 14, 2011

Getting ready for the Blogger Block Party!

A Blog Party = Fun! A Blogger Block Party = Fantabulous Fun!!  Last week we announced we would be kicking off the official start of summer with our first annual Blogger Block Party on June 20-25!  That’s

12 Blogs
6 Days
1 HUGE party!

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We are joining forces with all of these fabulous bloggers to host one big
week long summer link party!

We each will have a summer related theme everyday of the week and you are welcome to link up as few or as many projects as you want throughout the week related to any of the themes..and trust us there is a theme for everyone! Because this is a “blog hop” the entire link party will show up on all 12 blogs the entire week so you are free to hop from blog to blog linking up your theme related projects!  We will wrap-up the Block Party on Saturday, here At The Picket Fence with a highlight feature of some of our favorite links! How cool is that?!

So what are the themes you ask?  Well here ya go!

DebbieDoo’s Blogging and Blabbing-Summer Paint Projects
At The Picket Fence (Vanessa)-Summer Activities for Kids
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia-Drop Cloth Projects
Savvy Southern Style-Summer Decks and Porches
DIY by Design-Outdoor Cooking and Dining
Elements Interiors-Summer DIY Projects
Green Door Girl Designs-Summer Fashions
No Minimalist Here-Summer Entertaining
SAS Interiors-Summer Spaces
Common Ground-A Vintage Summer
French Country Cottage-A Shabby Cottage Summer
Stuff and Nonsense-Summer Sales (Thrifting, Flea Markets and Yard Sales)
At The Picket Fence (Heather)-Fresh from the Garden (Garden Recipes and Projects)

WHEW! See we told ya there was something for everyone!  We hope you will visit each of the blogs where they will share what they have been up to this summer and then link up your theme related posts! You will see some blogs share a party date! That makes it even more fun!  Just hop over to the other themes and if you have a post (past or present) related to their theme you can link it up!
And, what would a party be without PRESENTS!?! Except these presents aren’t for us…they’re for you!  Yep! That’s right!

There will be 13 GIVEAWAYS..one for each theme! So you will need to visit each blog to see what their giveaway is!  That’s a whole lot of giveaway loving!  All giveaways will be drawn from those who link up projects! The more projects you link the more chances you have to win one of the incredible items we will be giving away!

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So here’s what we need YOU to do!  Get those summer posts ready to share with us!  It can be a past post or a new post…just as long as it’s related to summer!  No Christmas Trees please! Winking smile
And we’d love it if you’d help us spread the word about our Blogger Block Party by taking the button link below and placing it in your sidebar!

Or, if you really feel in the party spirit we’d love you to Blog, Facebook or Twitter (use #BloggerBlockParty) about the party!  Feel free to  use any of the graphics in our post.  We don’t mind this type of “borrowing”! Smile
So get ready to join us the week of June 20-25 for our week long Blogger Block Party! 
Hope to see you all there!
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  1. Ann from On Sutton Place says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Thanks for this re-cap. I was trying to find the listing of parties somewhere and wa-la…it appeared on your blog! You two have perfect timing. Thanks!

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  2. Debbie says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Since I’ve been Debbie Doldrums lately, I’ll enjoy looking at tall the links for some summer inspiration.

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  3. ⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Looking forward to it girls!~

    Reply
  4. Honey at 2805 says

    June 14, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  5. Peggy says

    June 14, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    This sounds so fun! Can’t wait =)

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  6. Coley says

    June 14, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    This is going to be FUN!

    Reply
  7. michelle says

    June 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Looks like fun! It is on my sidebar now.
    🙂

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  8. Courtney ~ French Country Cottage says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    So excited about this girls~ I’ll be sharing this post this week too! Hugs, Courtney

    Reply
  9. Marianne says

    June 15, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    This sounds like so much fun..can’t wait!!
    marianne 🙂

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  10. ℳartina @ Northern Nesting says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Hi girls I can’t wait!! Sounds like it’s going to be so much fun!! Martina

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  11. Necessary Inspiration says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    This sounds like fun…can’t wait. I’ve posted the button on my sidebar and am picking out my posts…thanks, Linda

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  12. ❀ⒹⒺⒺ❀ says

    June 15, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Thanks for the details. I can’t wait to participate. This is going to be so much FUN!

    Dee 🙂

    Reply
  13. Andrea@ourbluefrontdoor says

    June 15, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Looking forward to it! I’m spreading the love on my blog. You all rock and can’t wait to party with everyone!

    Reply
  14. Debbie@refreshrestyle.com says

    June 16, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    Thanks for doing this, I am looking forward to it!
    Debbie

    Reply
  15. Tammy says

    June 18, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Looks like a good time! Placing it on my blog today!
    Tammy
    Junk Wild

    Reply

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    […] and all things summer in our week long Summer Link Party!  You can find out more details at our Blogger Block Party Post! Hope to see you all there! We also have a winner for our Etsy Shop Giveaway from Maggie Jane’s […]

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