30 weeks!!
How did that happen??
We can’t believe how much fun these last 30 weeks have been partying with you all and we feel so blessed to have watched this little ol’ blog grow and change. We cannot tell you how much it means to us to be apart of this wonderful community.
Among the many incredible things that have happened since starting our journey with you, has been the opportunity to work with our amazing Sponsors.
We thought this would be a great time to take a moment and officially introduce you to them!
We started working with this awesome company shortly after we launched and we think they are just fabulous!
The Simple Stencil has the most incredible stencils…truly something for everyone!


both of us have used their stencils several times and we are so pleased with their product! If you’re looking for some great lettering for your walls or projects please check out The Simple Stencil!
Our next sponsor is so talented, but not only is Andrea from Signs by Andrea talented she’s a sweetheart too!
When Heather admired a sign that Andrea had linked up to Inspiration Friday..Andrea sent it to her!! Um, hello…how sweet is that! Andrea has a sign to fit any need or budget and can even customize a sign for you.
We will be sharing more of Andrea’s beautiful signs coming up soon…where YOU might win one…stay tuned.
Until then, At The Picket Fence friends can get $5 off a sign right now by entering FENCES at checkout! Thanks Andrea!

Our next two sponsors have the most fabulous Etsy Shops!
Unexpected Elegance specializes in vintage or antique items and create one of a kind pieces from the “unexpected!” Angela always has beautiful and “unexpected” items for sale in her shop.




If you are not a member of either of these fabulous retailers we invite you to visit them through our links in our sidebar under sponsors! We are so grateful for the privilege of not only working with these incredible companies but also for the friendships which have developed with them as a result.
Please pay these talented folks a visit and let them know the girls from the fence sent you!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of At The Picket Fence we’d love to have you as part of our team! Since there is still one more week of summer…and we’re going to cherish each day….we are offering our summer buy one get one advertising special for one more week! For more information you can visit our Advertise With Us page or email us for specifics!
Let’s get to our Features, shall we?
Now, we promise we aren’t featuring this adorable Vintage Circus Birthday Party from Blog 5 to 9 just because Vanessa was so thrilled to find someone else in blogland named Vanessa!
Really!
Obviously we are featuring this because it is just so beyond creative and darling and we totally flipped out when we saw it.

Alicia from La Famille took pallets in a whole other direction when she made this fabulous pallet bed for her sunroom!

Her sunroom redo is fabulous and this pallet bed…well, we just LOVE it!

With only one more week of summer left, we wanted to leave you with two delicious recipes that would be perfect for Labor Day!
Jennifer from Jane Deere shared this mouth watering BBQ Grilled Shrimp Tostadas…um yep making these for sure!

and Yummy Mummy shared these decadent and beautiful Mini Mud Pies as a special tribute…
Be sure to hop on over and join her brand new Linky Party where you will find a veritable “Potpourri” of inspiring ideas and creativity. We’ll see you there!

And thank you to all of our features this week as well as to all of you who share your amazing ideas, projects and inspiration with us each and every week! If you were featured today (or have been featured in the past) please grab the featured at button located in our sidebar!

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
And our newest Friday Party Friend, Honey from 2805

Now all ya PARTY PEOPLE it’s time to link on up…here’s the rules!
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Friend At The Picket Fence in some capacity
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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!
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Be sure to link back to your original post and not just your url (main blog address)
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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 as many posts as we can but as Inspiration Friday grows and especially during the busy summer months, 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?”
Always love your picks! Thanks for hosting such an inspiring linky party!
Thank you for hosting!! Love your awesome sponsors! I’m going to check them out:-)
Have a fabulous weekend!
Thanks for being gracious hostesses and good friends! I appreciate you!
What a lovely group of features! Isn’t it fun to see the products of such amazing talent and creativity?
I’m linking up a tiny little project–$1.99 and a little work–but I’m happy with the way it turned out! Thanks for welcoming entries large and small!
Hope y’all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
Happy nearly Friday ladies! Thanks, once again, for hosting. Some really great picks from last week. Can’t wait to see the links this week. : )
~ Catie
Such great projects! Love them all!
Thanks for hosting, ladies!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks for hosting, ladies! : ) This is perfect ~ I need little number tags for small metal pails I have. I’ve been wanting to do, basically, a copy of pails I see people have gotten at TJ Maxx, but I already have the pails, just need the numbers.
Those little mini mud pies are calling my name. Great features and thanks for hosting.
The featured blogs are beautiful. I’m always in for chocolate!
Thank you Ladies for hosting once again.
Have a great weekend,
Rosemary…
ah…no same features this week…although i nearly featured alicia’s pallet daybed…gorgeous…all linked up!
alison
Wonderful features. The chocolate looks amazing! Thanks for having us over!
Sherry
Great features. There’s always so much inspiration to see. Thanks for hosting such a fun party. Hugs, Marty
Awesome features this week! Love the pallet shelf. Thank yu for hosting! Have a fabulous weekend!
Thanks for hosting you two sweeties! Ok…I linked up two today and if that is not ok I can come back and delete one. Have a great weekend. Thought of you Vanessa today as I had a melt down at breakfast this morning…and then I made myself have an attitude adjustment…lol.
Hey Girlies, Happy big 30!! Love being part of the fun over here!
xoxo!
Hey, Girls! Sorry for linking up twice. Had a slight glitch with the linky photo. Thanks for the party!
Thanks for hosting Inspirational Friday, lots of lovely things to view.
Great selection of featured bloggers, girls! I had the opportunity to meet Angela when she was at Horton’s Flea Market. She is a sweetheart. I hope to see her again at an upcoming show. 🙂 Always a pleasure to be here. Hope to have more yard updates soon. The crew did awesome work this week. xo Sue
Thanks so much for hosting!!!
Nice features. Thank you so much for hosting such great party!! I’m joining you with a fall tablescape I had lots of fun doing. Lots of hugs. FABBY
Thanks for being such great hosts.
Fun Features and sponsors! Thank you for hosting!
Awww…what a pleasant surprise to see my pallet featured. Thank you…all great features. Thanks for hosting.
Ijust LOVE coming over and getting all fired up and inspired. 🙂
You young ones work us old ones to death,just trying to stay up with ya. :))
xo bj
Hello, Hello, Hello… I am so happy to have come across your blog…Through Common Grounds Blog…I just signed up as one of your Newest Happy Picket Fence People… : ) I also just linked up Decorating in Small Spaces…Thank you for hosting a great Linky Party and I am looking forward to joining you again…Have a VERY blessed weekend
Hey there girls!! Great features this week! It’s not showing my link yet- but I did link up! I’ll stop back by to make sure it shows up a little later! Thanks for hosting! 🙂
Sorry, I panicked when my post didn’t show up and I posted twice! Rookie alert!
Thank you for hosting!
Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com
Hi, thanks for letting me link up with your party. I’m enjoying your blog so much. I’m your newest subscriber and I’m adding you to my blog post.
Hugs…Tracy 🙂
Thanks for hosting the party! Lots of inspiration to get my creativity flowing this weekend. Can’t wait to check out lots of the entries!
Heather and Vanessa,
Thanks for featuring my bedroom / Abracadabra “now you see it, now you don’t” post. This week I don’t have a contribution for the party but I am eager to check out all the ideas already posted. Have a great holiday weekend.
Robin
happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
Thank you for another great party!
The vintage circus birthday party … awesome!
Thanks for hosting this great party.
Thanks for having me today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Best wishes,
Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me
Thanks for hosting! Have a great Labor Day weekend 🙂
Your picks are wonderful. I’ve been so hit and miss that I had missed that pallet one at Debbiedos. I happen to have a pallet sitting in my garage right now.
I’m looking forward to visiting all your inspiring participants. Thanks for hosting this fun party.
~Lynn
I haven’t had a time to visit in while and I’ve missed to much, thanks for hosting the party, I enjoy seeing new ideas and great picture. Beautiful work!!!
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