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Facebook Link Party with Naptime Review

October 30, 2012 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 1 Comment

Hey Friends! I’m back tonight and I’m really excited to be one of the co-host over at Naptime Review’s ‘Like Me” On Facebook link party. If you haven’t checked Naptime Review out you definitely should!

Are you ready to link up?

Welcome to Like Me on Facebook

This is a link up designed for bloggers who want to increase their facebook likes and share their facebook pages with others. PLEASE DON’T LINK UP YOUR BLOG.Come back for Mom’s Monday Mingle to link up your blog!
Please TWEET about the hop!

PLEASE LIKE FROM YOUR PERSONAL FACEBOOK PAGE ONLY!

**Facebook doesn’t recognize likes from blog fan pages.

Please use your personal account to like.

***Please comment on facebook pages so we can make sure to RETURN follows.

Thank you!

Rules:

1. Please follow ALL of the hosts on facebook and twitter. They are 1-6 on the list.

Naptime Review- Hostess

Bullfrogs and Bulldogs- Co-Host

Early Bird Decoration- Co-Host

Whimsically Homemade- Co-Host

Krumble Cakes and Sweets- Co-Host

Achieving Creative Order- Co-Host

2. Like as many facebook pages as you can. Just don’t put your name into the list hoping to gain followers. Visit pages and say hi! Leave your facebook page so they can return the follow.

3. Please grab the blog hop button from my right side bar and provide a backlink. Together we can help each other grow!

Would you like to be the next Co-Host?

Email ([email protected])

Scheduling NOW

for next week!!!

Check Out This Months Sponsor:

LINK UP YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNTS BELOW:

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: like me on facebook, naptime review facebook link party

Blog Angels

August 15, 2012 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 3 Comments

If you’ve checked out the blog Craftbotic then you know all about Blog Angels. If not, you can read more about it here but the main idea is that you are giving a blog to be a Blog Angel too and anonymously you give them lots of love Really, it’s just another way to make a new friend.

Summer 2012

Today marks the halfway point. The day we share a little bit about our experience thus far. Rosie, the gal behind Craftbotic gave us some good questions to think about and I thought I’d share them and answer them Q and A style.

1. How have you found the experience of helping out a fellow blogger?

I have always loved giving other blogs love. I think showing support and encouragement within the blogging community is very important and not too mention, it’s always fun to meet new friends in all avenues in life.

2. Do you feel like you are making a difference?

To be completely honest, I’m not sure. I do my best to support the blogger I was paired up with but you never know if it is enough. Not too mention, sometimes life gets a little hectic and you can’t always sit back and catch up on all the blogs you love. I try to give said blogger some love as often as possible in someway but I know I haven’t been able to do it as much as I’d like to.

3. How easy/difficult, fun/horrendous is it in reality?

I think this has been a fun experience thus far and I can’t imagine it changing Why wouldn’t you want to share the love and get to know someone else through the words, pictures, or projects on their blog? It’s as fun for me as it is hopefully for them to read my comments.

4. What have you learned from taking part in Blog Angels so far?

Hmm, good question. I’ve learned that I have a hard time with commitments. Lol during the summer. We are leaving tomorrow for four days and then again next week for two, then the that weekend for three and again the following week for Mexico for a week so, as you can see, I’ve been a little short on time. I’d say my biggest lesson is to just do the best you can and hope that is good enough.

If you want to take part in the next blog Angel check on Craftbotic for more details!

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: Blog Angels, Craftbotic

Sponsors Spot

June 18, 2012 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

I’m really excited to announce that Bullfrogs and Bulldogs is now all set up to take sponsors! I’m using Passionfruit which I highly recommend and is super easy and user friendly.

So what kind of ads are we offering?

Here is a little run down and what comes with each spot.

All spots last for one month. If you’d like to secure your spot for longer just notify me or you can always just sign up again for the following month!

I’d love to work with other blogs, businesses or etsy shops and if you have a fun products you’d like for me to giveaway or review I am more then happy to do that as well as long as it is something I truly believe in.

Current Ad Spots Available

The Big Dog $10

A 200 x 200 ad space that comes with lots of love. A Feature Friday post that is all about YOU, inclusion in a monthly sponsor spotlight highlight post plus lots of facebook and twitter love throughout the course of the month.

The Middle Dog $ 7

A 200 x 100 ad space that comes with inclusion in a monthly sponsor spotlight highlight post and lots of facebook and twitter love throughout the course of the month.

The Small Dog $ 5

Sponsor Spotlight mention and lots of facebook and twitter love coming your way!

Ad SWAP

You know that good ol’ saying what goes around comes around? Well how bout we give each other a little good karma? If you are interested in doing an Ad Swap I have a few spots left, first come first serve. Promo Code is swap.

As with all new things it’s quite possibly there could be a few bumps in the road but I will fix anything that may arise ASAP!

Can’t wait to work with you!

And without further ado, I’d love to introduce you to June’s current sponsors!

Carrie @ DreamGreenDIY

Jenny @ The NY Melrose Family

Katie @ The Terpblog

Paige @ The Eloping Stethoscope

Courtney @ Live in Love Always

I’m so excited to work with you ladies!

If you would like a June ad spot Passionfruit makes it really easy! Go straight to my sponsor page and to the ad size you’d like. Clink on it, fill out the info and viola! You are pretty much all set up! Easy as that!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and spoiled your dads and husbands!

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: DreamGreenDIY, Live in Love Always, Passionfruitads, The eloping Stethoscope, The NY Melrose Family, The Terpblog

14 days of L.O.V.E – design, dinning + diapers

January 24, 2012 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 5 Comments

Oh man I am so excited about this. Starting on February 1st, Taryn over at Design, Dinning, and Diapers will be kicking off her first ever big 14 Days of Love event and guess who is going to be a part of it? You got it! On February 13th, Bullfrogs and Bulldogs will be featuring a top secret special Valentine’s Day surprise for my sweetie. I can’t share too much info with you all because well, it’s a surprise for D to tell him how much I love him. I will, however, tell you that it involves some of those beautiful pieces of reclaimed barn-wood I got last week at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage.

The line up for this little love party is pretty fabulous as well. Take a look!

I have to admit, I feel pretty honored to be a part of such an amazing list of bloggers! If you haven’t checked them out, I seriously suggest you do so. I will provide the direct links below so it’s easier for you.

The Frugal Girls

504 Main

Southern Lovely

Real Housewives of Bucks County or as seen here on a Feature Friday

Design, Dinning, and Diapers will also be featuring their very first link party and Taryn invites all of you to join in on the fun beginning Wednesday, February 1st! So mark your calendars and check back here and over at Design, Dinning, and Diapers for more on all the fun!

Do you have a special surprise for your sweetie? Leave a comment and share! Or better yet, leave a link and share with all of us what you got going on!

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: 14 Days of Love, and Diapers, Design, Dinning, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Projects

picture frame chalkboard – tutorial

November 16, 2011 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 4 Comments

DIY (do it yourself) blog posts on creating a homemade chalkboard isn’t exactly new but for me, I’m excited to be able to share with all of you something I’ve made.

We have this frame that is a weird size. It’s really just too big for most pictures but it’s a very cute frame and I want to use it someplace in our house. We’ve also been wanting to get a chalkboard of some sorts in our kitchen. Lightbulb moment! Why don’t I make the frame a chalkboard for the kitchen? Bingo! And that is exactly what I did.

Here is what you can do to make your own picture frame chalkboard for your home:

1) Find a frame you’d like to turn into a chalkboard:

2) Pick out the chalkboard paint you want to use. I decided it would be easier to use spray chalk paint instead of other variations such as paint on but either will work just fine:

3) Take out the glass or whatever clear piece used. In my case it is plastic. Lay it on something you don’t mind ever using again or dedicate it as your ‘painting’ sheet. I used some paper I had around the house but to be a little more Eco-friendly, they have thingsjust for this purpose.

4) Shake the can for about one minute to make sure the paint is good and mixed together. Hold the can about 12″ away from what you are spraying and begin by going back and forth horizontally until the who surface is covered in a thin layer. Allow to dry for about 15 minutes and repeat once more.

5) Leave over night someplace to dry. After about 24 hours, you can put the frame back together.

6) Once the frame is put back together, take a piece of white chalk and go over the whole surface of the chalkboard to prime the surface. This prevents permenant marks from forming on your chalkboard.

7) Once that is complete, you can erase it and voila! You now have yourself your very own picture frame chalkboard!

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: Chalkboard Picture Frames, crafts, pefect little finds - DIY

bullfrogs and bulldogs is now tweeting!

November 13, 2011 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

For those of you that have a twitter account, Bullfrogs and Bulldogs now does as well! If you’d like to follow our tweets, navigate your way to the right and click on the word ‘Twitter’ and it will link you directly. If you’d rather go to twitter and do a random search, our username is bfrogsandbdogs!

Happy Tweeting!

Filed Under: Blog Love

the versatile blogger award…and the winner is

November 8, 2011 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 4 Comments

Thank you Debby for nominating Bullfrogs and Bulldogs and giving me The Versatile Blogger’s Award. I really appreciate it and feel honored.

Please check out Debby Frisella Designs, Debby’s blog full of her own artistic creations of watercolor and photography. I especially love the watercolors!

By accepting this award, I must follow some rules.

Here are the rules that come with it:

Thank the person who gave you this award and link this to their blog
Nominate 15 Bloggers for this award, and notify them about the nomination
Tell your readers 7 things about yourself

I nominate and want to recognize the following blogs:

The Simple Life of a Country Man’s Wife

Design, Dining and Diapers

Daily Garnish

She Let Them Eat Cake

Grass*Dirt*Corn

Come on, ilene!

One Hundred & 80 Days

Running With Tweezers

DreamGreenDIY

Here are the 7 things about myself:

1) I have a dream of writing a book one day and have several stories in my head
2) I recently moved from Seattle to the wine country in Oregon known as the Willamette Valley
3) I live on a vineyard and currently we make beautiful Pinot Noir. Our label is called Omero Cellars
4) I love the way a photo captures a tiny moment in time
5) I love and appreciate my family more than I think they realize
6) I lived in Taiwan for 8 months when I was 29.
7) I have so much gratitude for those who follow my blog, have read my blog, and allow me to share with them.

Thank you all for reading my blog!

Filed Under: Blog Love Tagged With: A Spoonful of Sugar, Come on, Daily Garnish, Debby Frisella Designs, Design, Dining and Diapers, DreamGreenDIY, Eat Live Run, Farmfare Girl, Grass*Dirt*Corn, Ilene, One Hundred & 80 days, One Shabby Chick, Pretty Handy Girl, Runnung with Tweezers, She Let Them Eat Cake, Tamara Out Loud, The Simple Life of a Country Man's Wife

we’re moving

October 13, 2011 By Amandauser 1 Comment

Dear Readers,

Bullfrogs and Bulldogs is moving to a new site. When exactly is TBD but it is coming soon as in the next couple of days I believe! Stay tuned for a brand new look that I am so excited to share!

Best,

Amanda

Filed Under: Blog Love

dear readers…

July 19, 2011 By Amandauser 7 Comments

We need your help. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are getting chickens and originally we were going to have a stand still chicken coop but for agricultural purposes we’ve decided on a mobile coop. Do any of you happen to know of any good mobile chicken coop layouts, designs, or plans online? We’d greatly appreciate you advice!

Also, would it be wise to just get full-grown chickens to start and next spring get chicks or if possible, can we get chick late summer/early fall? HELP!

Much appreciated,

Amanda

Filed Under: Blog Love

humbled

July 14, 2011 By Amandauser 8 Comments

Wow…I am truly humbled by all of you today and want to thank WordPress.com for posting me on their ‘Freshly Pressed.’ I am truly in love with writing, photography, food and sharing the experiences of my life in hopes that I may be able to, first, make you giggle a little, and second, relate to all of you a little better.

I am planning on responding to each of you that commented in the next few days. Until then, I thank all of you that have commented on my blog, all of you that have viewed my blog, and all of you for supporting my love of being open and honest!

I truly appreciate it.

All the very best,

Amanda

Filed Under: Blog Love