Cream Scones with Lemon Curd for the Homemaking Party

Welcome to the Homemaking Party!

Everyone's been craving scones but I've not wanted to take the time to make them!  Horrible, I know.  Recently, I found Julie's drop recipe on Babble so I thought I'd try it out.  Wonderful!  I've also been wanting to try lemon curd, which I've never had, so I tried Amy's recipe at Very Culinary.  The two together = Delicious!  Wow, I totally need to hide this from myself!

There has been some confusion about when the linkup starts.  I have it up each Wednesday night by midnight PST.  I leave it at the top of the blog all week long so it's accessible to those who are coming to link up. I love to feature some of the neat posts that are linked up so please make sure and put my button or a text link on your blog so you'll be eligible to be featured!

Here are a couple of my favorites from last week's party:

I just had to feature this excellent article from Judith at WholeHearted Home about God's Blog.  I'm not even going to tell you the details because I want you to GO READ IT!  Just take a minute and do it...you'll be so glad.  What a great perspective!

This post from Danielle at Snippets of Inspiration is exactly what I've done to grow my readership exponentially in the past four months.  Definitely worth your time to read...thanks, Danielle!

Tandis from Life As We Ski It wrote about the awesome protection power of a baby's fetal cells in, Baby Cells Stay With Mom For Life.  What a miraculous way we've been created---thank you, Lord!

Sarah at My Joy-Filled Life revealed her awesome new homeschooling space.  Wow!  What a blessing to have all that room and ability to organize.  Love it!

Thanks to everyone for the great posts!

If you have been featured, please grab a button! PLEASE grab it because I have been working for WEEKS to get this sucker up and Jamie (smart man that he is!) explained to me that...  all I have to do is FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!

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Now for the linkup.  Please remember to return the favor by adding my button or a text link to your post.  Have a great weekend!




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Linking with:
Home Link Up at Raising Arrows
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Pearls and Lace Thursday @ Faith, Grace and Crafts
Thriving Thursday @ Serving Joyfully
Homeacre Hop 
Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits @ Stone Gable  
Think Tank Thursday @ Saving4Six 
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home 
Open House @ Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
Thoughtful Thursday @ Found the Marbles
Inspiration Friday @ Dear Creatives
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Foodie Friday @ Rattlebridge Farm 
Family Fun Friday @ Happy and Blessed Home
Farm Girl Friday @ Let This Mind Be In You
Fit & Frugal Family Friday
Recipe Swap Hop @ Cuddlebug Cuties 
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different, Act Normal
Or So She Says...
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Finding the Pretty & Delicious @ Your Homebased Mom
30 Min. Linkup @ 30 Days
Sharing Creative Ideas @ Made By Joey  
Show Me Saturday
Sunday Showcase Party@Under the Table and Dreaming 
Craft Schooling Sunday @ Creative Jewish Mom 
Church Supper @ Everyday Mom's Meals 
Sundae Scoop @ I heart nap time
The Creative Homemaker Hop 
Seasonal Sundays @ The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sunday @ Sunny Simple Life
One More Time
Sunday Blog Hop @ Cuddlebug Cuties
Craft-o-Maniac Monday  
Motivate Me Monday 
Modest Monday @ The Modest Mom 
Matrimonial Monday @ A Proverbs 31 Wife 
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill 
Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy 
Masterpiece Monday @ BoogieBoard Cottage 
A Round Tuit @ Creating My Way to Success 
Monday Funday @ C.R.A.F.T. 
Better Mom Mondays
Manic Monday @ Cupcake-n-Bake
Mommy Mondays
Making Your Home Sing Monday
Mommie Mondays @ Sew Crafty Angel
Monday's Musings
A Return to Loveliness @ A Delightsome Life
Cottage Style Party @ Lavender Garden Cottage 
Teach Me Tuesday @ Growing Home
Tutorial Tuesdays with Hope Studios
Courtship Connection
Women Helping Women @ Teaching What Is Good 
Domestically Divine @ Far Above Rubies
(Titus 2)s Days @ Time Warp Wife
Tending the Home Tuesday  

Make Bake Create @ Hope In Every Season
Wisdom Wednesdays @Simply Helping Him
Winsome Wednesday @ My Daily Walk in His Grace
Whole-Hearted Home Wednesdays 
Encourage One Another @ Deep Roots at Home
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
Homemaking Link Up @ Raising Homemakers
Home @ Rose Chintz Cottage  
Inspire Me Wednesday @ MamaBuzz 
Watcha Work-Up Wednesday 
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Simple Living Wednesdays @ Our Simple Farm
Sheltering Linkup @ A Sheltering Tree
Shoe Lace Linkup @ Living In the Shoe
RachelWojo.com
Home Link Up at Raising Arrows

Make Bake Create Party #6: Totally '80s!

  

Welcome to this week's Make Bake Create Party! Every Wednesday come and link up your favorite projects from the week. This could be any food, recipes, crafts or DIY! Since there are 5 hosts... your link will be seen on 5 blogs at once. SWEET! Meet your hosts:

If you haven't already, we would love for you to follow us on Pinterest:

Rachel @ Bubbly Nature Creations

Sarah Coller

Kristy Still (Mommy Hates Cooking)

Brandi @ The Creative Princess

Vanessa {The Rookie Seamstress}

Why are we all dressed up like the '80s?  Visit Rachel to find out!

Speaking of the 80s...  Lately, I've had a lot of people checking out this post on painting canvas shoes.  Did you do that when you were a kid?  

There were lots of great ideas and yummy food featured last week.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  If you're featured, make sure to grab a "featured button" for your blog!




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Dru at Teenage Cakeland shared her friend Sophia's recipe for S'more Brownies.  Oh man...YUM!

I've featured Missy here before but I just love her adorable projects---so here she is again! Check out Missy's Sewing Tool Caddy at her blog, Missy's Homemaking Adventures.

The Make Bake Create Party is like none other. Make sure to follow our Make Bake Create Party Pin Board where we will be pinning the projects linked up here!   

Disclaimer and things to keep in mind~

* You may link up any DIY/ recipe/ food type post.

* You may link as many links as you want.

* Be sure to include The Make Bake Create button or text link to in your linked post; this is recommended in order to be featured!




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* By linking up, you are agreeing that you have permission to use any photos linked, and that we may use them to feature your project on a blog post or any social media, with a link back to your blog.

Now Ready... set... Link Up!!!

Hope In Every Season is on Facebook!  If you like what you've read here, please follow me and keep up with the latest posts.

Linking with:

Make Bake Create @ Hope In Every Season
Wisdom Wednesdays @Simply Helping Him
Winsome Wednesday @ My Daily Walk in His Grace
Whole-Hearted Home Wednesdays 
Encourage One Another @ Deep Roots at Home
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
Homemaking Link Up @ Raising Homemakers
Home @ Rose Chintz Cottage  
Inspire Me Wednesday @ MamaBuzz
What's Working Wednesday @ NextGen Homeschool 
Watcha Work-Up Wednesday 
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Wow Me Wednesday @ Gingersnap Creations
Simple Living Wednesdays @ Our Simple Farm
Shoe Lace Linkup @ Living In the Shoe
RachelWojo.com
Homemaking Party @ Hope In Every Season
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Legacy Leaver Thursday @ Leaving a Legacy
Thriving Thursday @ Serving Joyfully
Homeacre Hop 
Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits @ Stone Gable  
Think Tank Thursday @ Saving4Six 
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home 
Open House @ Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
Thoughtful Thursday @ Found the Marbles 
Thrifty Things Friday @ The Thrifty Groove
Inspiration Friday @ Dear Creatives
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Family Fun Friday @ Happy and Blessed Home
Farm Girl Friday @ Let This Mind Be In You
Fit & Frugal Family Friday
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different, Act Normal
Or So She Says...
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Finding the Pretty & Delicious @ Your Homebased Mom
30 Min. Linkup @ 30 Days
Sharing Creative Ideas @ Made By Joey  
Show Me Saturday
Sunday Showcase Party@Under the Table and Dreaming 
Craft Schooling Sunday @ Creative Jewish Mom 
Sundae Scoop @ I heart nap time
The Creative Homemaker Hop 
Sunny Simple Sunday @ Sunny Simple Life
One More Time
Sunday Blog Hop @ Cuddlebug Cuties
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Craft-o-Maniac Monday  
Motivate Me Monday 
Modest Monday @ The Modest Mom 
Matrimonial Monday @ A Proverbs 31 Wife 
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill 
Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy 
Masterpiece Monday @ BoogieBoard Cottage 
A Round Tuit @ Creating My Way to Success 
Monday Funday @ C.R.A.F.T. 
Better Mom Mondays
Manic Monday @ Cupcake-n-Bake
Mommy Mondays
Making Your Home Sing Monday
Mommie Mondays @ Sew Crafty Angel
Monday's Musings

Teach Me Tuesday @ Growing Home
Tutorial Tuesdays with Hope Studios
Courtship Connection
Women Helping Women @ Teaching What Is Good 
Domestically Divine @ Far Above Rubies
(Titus 2)s Days @ Time Warp Wife
Tending the Home Tuesday
The Bliss Project Linkup @ Grace-Full Intentions  

Dreaming of England with CafePress and a Giveaway!

Last month, I introduced you all to CafePress, a great company for ordering themed or personalized items for gifts, business---or yourself!  CafePress offers lots of flip flops and cool shirts for summer---and sweatshirts for summer nights.  

Recently, I treated myself to a few CafePress gifts, and even bought a couple for one lucky reader out there!

Won't this Jane Austen-themed field bag be awesome on my England trip in September?  I just read today that Jennie has bumped us up to a private coach from Bath to Winchester, and again from Winchester to London.  Lots of quiet, peaceful writing time!  I am really impressed by the quality and size of the bag.  It definitely exceeded my expectations!  It's the perfect size for my laptop and roomy enough to hold a couple of books, a notebook, my camera, and any other day-travelling essentials, as well.  

The quote on the bag says, "It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do." ~ Jane Austen.  That is an awesome perspective!

I also picked up a couple of magnets with the same quote on them.  You guessed it---one for me and one for (one of) you! Again, I was impressed by the quality of the printing and the size of the magnet.  These would make excellent advertising tools for a business or blog.

In addition, I picked out two of these adorable Pride and Prejudice greeting cards.  They're blank inside so you can use yours for any occasion.  I haven't decided what I'm going to do with mine, but I'm thinking I might save it to send to my England hotel-mate after our trip.  

I'm looking forward to utilizing CafePress's personalized service to make some unique business cards and stationery with my blog logo on them.  Maybe I'll even get a couple of custom shirts with my logo on them, or a coffee mug--for tea, of course!

Now for the giveaway!  One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter on Friday, May 17th.  This giveaway is open WORLDWIDE.  Thank you to all my wonderful readers all over the world!  (widget may take a few seconds to load...)

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*This article was written as a review of CafePress.com.  I was given a gift certificate to spend on personal and giveaway items in exchange for this review.  All opinions are honest and are my own.

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Linking with:

A Return to Loveliness @ A Delightsome Life
Teach Me Tuesday @ Growing Home
Tutorial Tuesdays with Hope Studios
Courtship Connection
Women Helping Women @ Teaching What Is Good 
Domestically Divine @ Far Above Rubies
(Titus 2)s Days @ Time Warp Wife
Tending the Home Tuesday
The Bliss Project Linkup @ Grace-Full Intentions  
Wisdom Wednesdays @Simply Helping Him
Winsome Wednesday @ My Daily Walk in His Grace
Whole-Hearted Home Wednesdays 
Encourage One Another @ Deep Roots at Home
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
Homemaking Link Up @ Raising Homemakers
Home @ Rose Chintz Cottage  
Inspire Me Wednesday @ MamaBuzz
What's Working Wednesday @ NextGen Homeschool 
Watcha Work-Up Wednesday 
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Simple Living Wednesdays @ Our Simple Farm
Shoe Lace Linkup @ Living In the Shoe
RachelWojo.com
Home Link Up at Raising Arrows
Homemaking Party @ Hope In Every Season
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Pearls and Lace Thursday @ Faith, Grace and Crafts
Thriving Thursday @ Serving Joyfully
Homeacre Hop 
Think Tank Thursday @ Saving4Six 
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home 
Open House @ Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
Thoughtful Thursday @ Found the Marbles 
Inspiration Friday @ Dear Creatives
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Family Fun Friday @ Happy and Blessed Home
Farm Girl Friday @ Let This Mind Be In You
Fit & Frugal Family Friday
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different, Act Normal
Or So She Says...
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Finding the Pretty & Delicious @ Your Homebased Mom
30 Min. Linkup @ 30 Days
Sharing Creative Ideas @ Made By Joey  
Show Me Saturday
Sunday Showcase Party@Under the Table and Dreaming 
Sundae Scoop @ I heart nap time
The Creative Homemaker Hop 
Sunny Simple Sunday @ Sunny Simple Life
One More Time
Sunday Blog Hop @ Cuddlebug Cuties

Craft-o-Maniac Monday  
Motivate Me Monday 
Modest Monday @ The Modest Mom 
Matrimonial Monday @ A Proverbs 31 Wife 
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill 
Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy 
Masterpiece Monday @ BoogieBoard Cottage 
A Round Tuit @ Creating My Way to Success 
Monday Funday @ C.R.A.F.T. 
Better Mom Mondays
Manic Monday @ Cupcake-n-Bake
Mommy Mondays
Making Your Home Sing Monday
Mommie Mondays @ Sew Crafty Angel
Monday's Musings
Monday Meetup