Is it just us, or did this week FLY by??
Of course with Monday having been the 4th of July and Tuesday being the day to recover from the 4th of July, it is no surprise that the end of the week snuck up on us!
Before we get to this week’s Features, we wanted to let you know how thrilled and honored we are to be guest posting for Judy over at DIY By Design where we are sharing this fun project!
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| Galvanized Magnetic Drop Cloth Art |
When you are done linking up we’d love you to pay us a visit over at DIY by Design!
And now, onto our Features from last week’s Inspiration Friday Party!
We just adored this Tractor Themed Party that Audrey from Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats created for her son’s 3rd Birthday! It came complete with rides on a real tractor courtesy of his grandpa and good old-fashioned sack races. There are so many darling details to see that you must go over and check them out!
We were beyond thrilled when our wonderful friend Debbie from Words on Wheels linked up to our party last week! Vanessa may or may not have actually shrieked with delight which may are may not have caused her husband to think that she had just won the Nobel Peace Prize or something equally “shriek worthy” in his book. “Nope, just happy our dear friend linked to our party, honey!”
Not only did she link up, she shared something pretty fantastic.
She transformed the top of a light post into this darling and festive tabletop candle lantern!
Now, we know you may have seen this next one all over blogland already. Not only on her own blog,
but also on the MANY others it was featured on. But, we just couldn’t resist.
We love this Burlap Ruffled Tablecloth and think it is beyond gorgeous!
Not only is this one of the most dreamy things we have ever seen, it was shared with us last week by one of our most favorite gals. Courtney at French Country Cottage is not only one of our Friday Party Friends (see below) but she is also one of our most lovely and encouraging supporters. We adore her style and talent and we adore HER!
Being moms we always love to see the creative ideas you come up with for your kids! This next link-up was no exception!
Ashley from Me and My Boys created this Quiet Book for her little guy.
To see how Ashley created this Quiet Book and even more of the pages you can visit her two posts outlining the details!
There was another fabulous party going on last week and Inspiration Friday benefited from all of the wonderful posts created for it! Debbie over at DebbieDoo’s hosted a “Copy Cat Challenge” Party and boy were there some fabulous copy cat’s out there! Two of our favorites were also linked up over here.
We have featured her before, but her copy cat post was begging us to share it with you all! Debbie over at Refresh Restyle created a copy cat that was so close to the original it was hard to tell them apart.
She copied this fabulous magazine cover right down to a magazine title featuring her blog name! If you have never met Debbie, you are in for a treat! You can visit her post where she gives a tutorial on how she painted glass for this special edition of Refresh Restyle… 
Another favorite copycat challenge that was shared with us was from Kate at The Garden Bell.
She recreated the table setting you see above…but we’ll be honest here. We think her rendition is even better!
We would love to sit here and have a bowl of cherries!
Are you following At The Picket Fence on Facebook? Don’t forget we feature many of your links during the week on our Facebook Page! If you’ve been featured there, grab a button as well! 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
The lovely Courtney at French Country Cottage
Our beautiful friend Alison from Stuff and Nonsense
And the gracious Debra from Common Ground
Now all ya PARTY PEOPLE it’s time to link on up…here’s the rules!
- Friend At The Picket Fence in some capacity
- 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 in the sidebar) or a text link on your blog so others can join in the fun! (MANDATORY)
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Visit another guest. Please try and visit at least the link directly above and below you! We try to visit everyone’s posts but as Inspiration Friday grows, sometimes we miss some and for that we apologize. It makes us feed good knowing others are visiting people as well! Thank you..it truly means a lot to us!
We would love to recommend this fabulous post over at Crafter Minds for a quick tutorial on partying at a linky party! We couldn’t say it better ourselves!
“Linky Party Like a Dinner Party?”
“Linky Party Like a Dinner Party?”
This Inspiration Friday is sponsored by
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Thanks for hosting Ladies!! Have a great weekend!
Thank you for hosting! I hope you enjoy Aunt Annabel’s 100th birthday party on the 4th of July. She is a real firecracker. Hugs, Ginger
Hello ladies! Oh, I love all the inspiration I get from your party goers! I’m attending this week.
Be a couple of sweeties,
Shelia 😉
Thanks for hosting and throwing this fun party for us each week. Beautiful inspiring features as always.. Have a wonderful weekend!~Poppy
http://withadashofcolor.blogspot.com/
Thanks for hosting girls and have a great weekend, Martina
Thanks for hosting. Debbie and Kate’s magazine copy cat challenge blew me AWAY! Really they were unbelievable…so talented these girls.
Thank you for being such gracious hosts. Someday I will take time to actually write a post and not just throw something together last minute. You think as you get older and are involved in less, the kids are off on their own, you’d fit more into a day. It does not happen.
I wish I had time to visit every link!
Hey Girlies! I had to look hard to tell the difference of the two photos of refresh/restyle, totally wonderful! Thanks for the great party, just linked up, xoxo Debra
Great features and always great inspiration! Thanks, girls, for hosting!
in love with that quiet book. i wish i had the patience to make one. thanks for hosting ladies and always being so supportive of me!
Thanks for hostessing, so much fun!
What wonderful inspirations yu are sharing today! thank you for hosting!
Hi Ladies, Thanks for being such gracious hostess each week.
xo,
Sherry
oh my gosh…love the tractor cake and burlap tablecloth…wonderful features! all linked up again…have a wonderful weekend girls!
alison
Thanks SO much for including my son’s Vintage Tractor Party with the other FAB Features! Yay!
Great features! Love that ruffles tablecloth! SO pretty!
Thanks so much for the chance to party! Have a great weekend! :~) osc
thanks so much for hosting. i love the features here. 🙂
🙂 You girls are just the sweetest! I absolutely adore you both too and I love your blog and partying with you each week! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing my burlap tablecloth and for hosting today! Hugs, Courtney
Good Morning,
I linked up my Mixed Berry Jam. Thanks for hosting! Have a great weekend!
Oh my, that galvanized drop cloth is gorgeous. I am once again inspired for the weekend. I love this link-up.
Thank you both for being such gracious hosts. Sorry about my link posting twice. One did not show the picture and I cannot delete from my end. Maybe you can. <3 Enjoy a beautiful weekend. Off to DIY.
Those features are amazing! I love the ones you guys pick week after week.
Thank you for hosting again! LOVE it here.
Jenni
I can’t get any of the links to work!
Hi Mary,
I’m sorry something isn’t working correctly. Do you mean the links people have linked up? You should be able to scroll your mouse over the picture and if you click on the picture it will open up a new window with that persons blog in it. The title itself is not a link though. I just tried and it worked for me but please let me know if it’s not working for you so we can see what the problem is. Thank you!
Heather
So many great features girls!!! Enjoying my coffee this morning and am going to go check out some new talent! Have a fabulous weekend!
Thanks for all the love and support, you two are amazing!
XO
Kristin
wow thank you so much for the feature! you are so sweet!!!:) made my whole day!:)
thanks
xoxo
ash
Great feature choices!..thanks girls for hosting.
Hope the BetterHomes&Garden tomatoe-basil sauce will inspire to get busy canning those fresh tomatoes!I know I really enjoyed this and the homemade sauce is out of this world delish!
Yall have a fun weekend!
~JO
LazyonLoblolly
So sorry I linked my nachos 2x by accident! I was trying to delete, but it wont let me Yikes! I am a new follower I love your blog and your style! visit me at http://www.thepixietrail.blogspot.com
Thanks for hosting girls! Can’t wait to check out all the inspiration here! 🙂
Thanks for featuring my magazine copy cat ! Y’all are so sweet! I’ve got to get busy next week! I’m on vacation with my grandsons this week!!! Thanks so much!!!!
Debbie
You two just crack me up! Poor Debbie is so uninspired in the crafty department that she causes shrieks when she does. That’s so funny!
Wait. Or does it say something kind of pathetic about me?
At any rate, thanks.
And you happened to highlight some that were favorites of mine too. I was bummed that I didn’t know about that copycat thing. I think that sounded really fun.
Trying to get caught up in blog reading. Serves me right for getting sucked into the dark side down there in Florida.
Thank you so much for hosting, girls! I hope you’re both have a fantastic weekend!
Some great features there. I loved them too, and that copy challenge was so much fun. Thanks again for this great linky, I am off to make some visits.