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Jenna — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:03:07 +0000

It’s the start of another month! August–my birthday month-has officially made it’s debut…and it’s going to be a hot one. I’m so excited for my birthday this year because my sweet sister-in-law is taking me to see Mumford & Sons in concert! Last year I got tickets to see Adele from my parents and this year Mumford…I’m loving this concert ticket birthday streak. Here’s a picture of the tickets. Pretty cool, huh?

Since the whole announcement that Facebook was buying Instagram was announced, Instagram has had a huge re-emergence. I admit, the news made me download it. And I’m glad I did, because I love it! If you’ve ever thought that you’d like to have a way to display all of those cool shots you upload on your phone, you’ll want to check this out. Printstagram is a website that takes your images from Instagram and puts them into mini photo books, posters, and prints like these…

Prices are around $10-$12. Definitely worth it for a keepsake of all those little memories.

And, since it’s the start of another month, we can’t forget about the desktop wallpapers from Smashing Magazine. Here’s a preview…

Have you been watching the Olympics? My husband is DVRing the entire thing!…got a lot to catch-up on but I love to see USA doing so awesome. Makes me proud.

Happy August 1st everyone!

diy dreamin’

Jenna — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:29:35 +0000

Even though I haven’t done a personal DIY for you in a while, I thought I’d share some cute DIYs I’ve found! This first is from Apartment Therapy…

If you’re planning to have any kind of outdoor party soon (or maybe even in the Fall), you’ll want to remember this cute DIY from A Subtle Revelry

And this last one isn’t necessarily a step-by-step DIY, but it’s so easy, you don’t really need steps.

The only steps would be to take an exisiting picture frame and attach it to a painted board. You’d have to add hooks if you wanted to hang it but you could also lean the boards somewhere. I would also suggest using some sort of heavy duty velcro strips to attach the frame to the board so that you could change out the picture if you wanted to.

Super cute and so easy!

saturday smash-up

Jenna — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:16:58 +0000

I’ve got lots of fun stuff to share today! It’s the beginning of another month so there’s lots of freebies!

Smashing Magazine has it’s latest desktop wallpaper/calendars! Here are a few of my favorites:

Ez posted her July printable calendar. Download it here.

and now for some Pinterest fun! I tried a couple of recipes that I found on Pinterest last week…

This was awesome! It was super easy, healthy, and tasty! I would definitely recommend it.

This was terrible. It took forever and the strawberries did NOT turn out like the picture. They were brownish and only partially dried–they tasted ok but it definitely wasn’t anything I’d be interested in trying again.

What are some of your favorite recipe finds from Pinterest?

and this is one of my recent favorite Pinterest finds-Bandaid Friction block. $8.49 at CVS and totally worth it! Works like a charm!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!

all women stalk

Jenna — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:42:06 +0000

I admit it. I am beauty-skill impaired. I can’t ever get my hair to do anything “really cute” and my make-up application is what you would call “routine.” Enter All Women Stalk.

I found this sight through Pinterest (of course!) and fell in love! What better resource for a girl who has 4 hairstyles and basic make-up application skills. There are all sorts of useful tips and tricks. Here’s screen shot of the home page:

Aside from make-up and beauty tips, there are travel tips, workout regimens (body specific and target area specific), fashion finds, DIY projects, relationship advice, gift ideas, and book lists. You (and I) could spend hours reading through all of the articles. So head on over and check it out.

Be sure to pace yourself, though. You could get sucked-in if you’re not careful!

Have fun!

special surprises

Jenna — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:06:51 +0000

I have been blogging for over two years now. It’s been an adventure, that’s for sure. From starting with lots of inspiration to actually growing my blog to have it’s own little following and then opening my shop, I’ve had lots and lots of learning experiences. For a long time, I was almost obsessed with comparing Everyday Clever to other blogs {other much more “mature” and established blogs}–I constantly got “blog envy” and felt that my blog was lacking. Recently, life-changes have forced me to put things on a bit of a “slow-down.” Unlike many pro-bloggers, I am not a stay-at-home mom and my blog is not my business–it’s my hobby. I need the stability of an outside job because I have to bring in a certain amount of incomes. This is fine, it’s where God has placed me right now {and, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy what I do}, but things with work have been quite busy {not complaining}, and I’ve had to prioritize.

Unfortunately, my blog has been lowered on the totem pole of priorities. It makes me sad, because I love having a creative outlet and motivation to try new projects and share new ideas, but I know that it’s sort-of a must right now. With all of that being said, I had felt a little like all of the work I’ve put into my blog over the past 2 years was starting to waste away and that things were slowly on the decline, until this week.

This week, for the first time ever, I received a special surprise from a fellow blogger–Reni @ Bliss and Tell. The gift wasn’t huge, but it was so cute and really gave me some renewed feelings about the future of Everyday Clever.

Reni designed my oh-so-beautiful business cards a few months ago, after I won the giveaway Jami was hosting at Freckled Laundry. She’s a creative spirit herself and does a great job marketing herself and her business. This week, she sent me this little packet of gift tags that are absolutely adorable!

While my posts are not as frequent as they used to be, I have no intention of giving up on this little blog. Even if no one reads it, it has become an important part of my life and despite life changes and financial duties, I plan to keep it going. Reni’s {small but thoughtful} gift made me realize that connections with other women and the ability to share creative ideas and inspiration… and life-experiences {struggles, victories, and everything in between} matters to me.

I hope it matters to you to and that you’ll keep reading.

Thanks, Reni!

the beginning of june?!

Jenna — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:51:35 +0000

It’s the start of another month which means first-of-the-month freebies!

We’ve got new desktop wallpapers from Smashing Magazine…

{here are some highlights}

And a new printable calendar from Creature Comforts

download it here

AND the Summer edition of Sweet Paul magazine is available for FREE download here.

It’s pretty sweet!

It officially feels like summer to me!

a milestone

Jenna — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:39:57 +0000

Today my Mom was honored for serving as a nurse for 35 years! Someone joked with her saying, “so you started when you were 5, right!?”

The time she has spent helping others has flown by so fast. She’s been a nurse for my entire life and I’ve never imagined her doing anything different. Despite my perceptions that the time has gone quickly, I can’t even imagine the depths of her sadness, having to witness (and sometimes carry) the pain of others, or the victories she’s delighted in when the sick are cured. It takes a strong person to be a nurse… and amazing perseverance and tenacity to be so strong for so long.

The celebration was quite lovely–a high tea.

Even though this was what I shared with my Mom for Nurse Appreciation Day, it is something I am proud to share every day:

“Thank you for over 30 years of service as a nurse-for placing the needs of others before your own, for being willing to provide care to hurting friends, family, and even acquaintances, and for kissing my boo-boos & bandaging my scrapes. You are a wonderful mom and nurse and I am lucky to have you!”

have you peeqed?

Jenna — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:45:22 +0000

I recently found a new website called sneakpeeq. It’s a shopping site that has daily features and a variety of different boutiques. You earn credits or badges by “peeqing” at the prices of items and automatically receive a $10 discount on your first purchase by registering. It’s a totally girly site-makeup, jewelry, clothing, specialty food items! I haven’t purchased anything yet, but I keep checking-in to see if there’s a particularly cool item that I need.

Be sure to check it out here. Here’s a preview of a few of the great things they’ve got

Have fun!

oh, the places we’ll go

Jenna — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:07:49 +0000

Are you ever scrolling through Pinterest, watching a commercial, or browsing a magazine and stumble upon one of those snapshot pictures that only show a storefront or a sidewalk or a small spot in the sun…and even though it doesn’t show the whole thing, you know that you’d love to be there? And you have no idea where it actually is, but wherever it is, it just looks awesome.

I keep having those moments.

{Maybe I’ll create a pin board named “I don’t know where this is, but I want to go there”}

I feel like it’s been so long since I’ve had a vacation…that was actually a vacation and not a to-do trip, and when I see pictures like these, it makes me crave one.

What do you think? Wanna go?!

a few cool things

Jenna — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:27:27 +0000

Have you heard about the new shops at Target?! Every time I see the commercial I get so excited about it. The shops opened up on May 6th, but if you haven’t hit the stores yet, here is a preview of the new selection.

{Hopefully this launch goes better than the choas that was Missoni}

The Candy Store

Cos Bar

Polka Dot Bakery

Privet House

The Webster

…dangerous

I found this great DIY the other day on A Subtle Revelry for mint infused honey…and you better believe it’s on my to-do list! I bought some herb plants this weekend and I’m itching to use them! This would be the perfect project.

It’s easy and inexpensive! Check out the full tutorial HERE

Hope you have fun plans for your weekend…because it’s almost here!