Turn it Up Tuesday

Hello everyone, hope we all had a wonderful weekend now we are back at work looking forward to Friday again. Last week we had a whopping 404 links, you guys are making it so hard for me to just pick 2 favorites. I love it though, please continue to share and make new friends we love you all for showing up. Let's party!

Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy, excited, energetic...and having fun! Link up your favorite posts (old or new) and meet some awesome bloggers in return! Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all. We want to laugh, be entertained, be inspired, and have a good time!

Thanks so much to everyone that joins us each week and makes this blog hop the best that it could be!

SPONSOR OF THE MONTH

Our sponsor for May is Dolled Up Spa Boutique.

We are 2 sisters who wanted to inspire and encourage all the beautiful young girls in our lives. We wanted to pamper them and give them confidence all while having fun. So we started doing Spa parties and events, everything from manicures, pedicures, facials, hair and make up. Then we started making accessories, spa products, tutus and now clothing.We started off by doing it for the girls we know, then we started going to our local street fair and then we decided to open up our very own boutique. We love what we do and we love to create unique one of a kind items, just like these precious little girls. After all playing dress up, putting on jewelry, doing your hair and make up never goes out of style. We say the fluffier the better, there is never too much sparkle and glitter you say....Yes please!! We hope that you like what we have created.

Are you looking to get your blog or website in front of numerous people per week? Do you enjoy Turn It Up Tuesdays? Interested in having your blog or website featured for an entire month?
Then, sponsor Turn It Up Tuesday for a month by clicking here!

Welcome the lovely ladies of Turn It Up Tuesday!

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Natasha from Epic Mommy Adventures | Stacey from This Momma's Ramblings | Cathy from A Peek Into My Paradise | Rhonda from Mother 2 Mother | Jillian from Baby Doodah | April from April Noelle | Tina from The Happy Creations | Melissa from The Coupon Chronicles | Cindy from Mom Maven | Tiffany from MrsTeeLoveLifeLaughter | Kelly from Making-More | Yolanda from That's Mashed Up | Tenns from Bliss & Faith | Silvie from My Silly Little Gang | Mari from Living in Mommywood | Rose from What Rose Knows | Kimberly from Keystrokes by Kimberly | Kimberly from Being a Wordsmith | Nancy from Afro-Chic Mompreneur | Kelly from Mum-bo-Jumbo | Zografia from Bisozozo | Elaine from Ramblings of a Bad Domestic Goddess | Latisha from Ask Latisha | Ginger from Does Your Sister Have Normal Hair

And welcome our awesome guest hosts for May!

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Giselle from Red Lipstick & Champagne Dreams | Kori from Just Another Mom | Amy from Confessions of a Ninja Mom | Marina from Parental Journey | Rachel from Rae Loves | Free from Couponin Diva | Jody from Mom 'N Daughter Savings

Interested in being a guest host for the month or becoming a permanent co-host?

Complete the form here! Monthly guest hosts will be chosen on a first come first-serve basis.

Here are the Featured posts from last week!

Jody chose Angel Food French Toast with Fresh Strawberries from our very Cathy from A Peek Into My Paradise. "I love french toast and strawberries! So does my whole family. I can't wait to make these!"

Elaine also chose this post. "First time I have seen French toast made with angel food cake. Looks YUMMY!"

Jody chose Top Fitness Apps To Motivate You from The Organized Dream. "I'm on my own weight loss journey. These are really going to help. Which is something I really need!"

Marina also chose this post. "I chose this post because I needed something to motivate me to exercise and keep balance diet. It seems like it's easier for me to do that with some apps, and here I found few really interesting ones."

Marina chose 40+ DIY Car Games for Kids from One Little Project At a Time. "Some great ideas here that I didn't even think about. I am sure our next road trip will be much easier now when I have this car games cheat sheet!"

Kori chose Twix Cookies from Lou Lou Girls. "I absolutely love Twix cookies but I gave them up earlier this year as I'm trying to cut down on processed sugar. So, to see them in a cookie form? Love it!"

Giselle also chose this post. "Anything involving chocolate takes top of the line! These look absolutely amazing and easy enough to make!"

Kori chose What Does Your About Page Say About You? from our very own Tenns from Bliss and Faith. "I love this post because my About page is something that I still need to work on. I've been trying to refine it for a few months and this post offers some great advice."

Free also chose this post. "I’m redoing my site and my about me page is something I’m struggling with. These tips will help me create a great about me page."

This post also received the most clicks.

Amy chose Instagram Tips for Blogging - A Guest Post from Dreaming of Leaving. "I just signed up for Instagram and have no idea what I’m doing. I didn’t realize how powerful a tool Instagram could be. This post has some great tips on how to use Instagram to promote my blog and it doesn’t seem to be as scary as I thought it was!"

Amy chose Be Allergy Aware: What Moms Want You to Know from Mom on a Plan. "Being a person with dietary restrictions I could relate to this article. Some people really have a hard time understanding allergies and don’t know how to handle it when dealing with someone who struggles with it. This post will provide greater insight in to what parents with kids with allergies have to deal with and what you can do to help."

Stacey chose 5 Tips for Homeschooling Multiple Ages from Learning 2 Walk. "I sometimes struggle with homeschooling a high schooler and a grade schooler, getting somewhat overwhelmed at times. Thank you so much for sharing these tips!"

Stacey chose An Open Heart And An Open Mind from All My Kids in a Row. "Such a beautiful post! Being the proud parent of a homosexual child, I have grown in my own open mindedness and tolerance of all people, and have taken great care in trying to guide my two younger children in their growth as well. Thank you so much for sharing!"

Rachel chose Lemon Sour Cream Bundt Cakes from A Sprinkle of This and That. "These bundt cakes looks so yummy. My lemons are starting to grow so this would be a perfect recipe!"

Rachel chose The Power of Writing It Down from our very own Kori from Just Another Mom. "Kori suggests creating a contract with yourself. I think that's great advice to really narrow down the priorities and promise to get those done. I also like to write things down so that I can see and not forget everything that needs to be done."

Elaine chose Bacon - Getting It Out Of The Package from Ducks 'n a Row. "Always looking for new tips. I did not know this one and am looking forward to trying it out."

Free chose How To Be Sure Your Business Cards Work For You Not Against You from our very own Tiffany from MrsTeeLoveLifeLaughter. "I’m going to be attending my first blog conference and I want to leave a lasting impression on everyone I meet."

Zografia chose How to Edit Your Own Photos for Free Using PicMonkey from The Princess & Her Cowboys. "I use PicMonkey for my photos too. That's a great tutorial. The colorful pillow is ideal for showing us the differences during the editing."

Zografia chose Blogging Tips From Pro Bloggers - On The Scene With Mrs. Kathy King #BloggerInterviews from our very own Rhonda from Mother 2 Mother. "I am keeping this post in my bookmarks! Advice from pro bloggers is valuable! I am looking forward to the next post in the interview series!"

Tina chose Chocolate Dipped Rice Crispy Treat Pops from Simply Designing. "What a cute and super easy treat!Great for parties! I love the bakers twine and the decoration!Thanks for sharing."

Tina chose To All Mother's With Love from Chic by Tab. "I love this vintage style soda crate!Great DIY and it's cheaper than buying the original !!A beautiful and creative idea!Thanks for sharing."

Ginger chose When Is a Gift Not a Gift? from Chronicles from a Lumpy Person. "It's great to read this perspective on chronic illness/disease/disorders and cancer. As someone with a chronic disease this post really put into words some of what I feel."

Ginger chose Don’ts of Blog Photography from Busy Being Jennifer. "I'm trying to up my photog skills and this post gave me some actual tips to do this. It also links to a few other posts with things I can do to make my photos look good."

Tiffany also chose this post. "This post is a great reminder of how important imagery is within your Blog Posts. I have looked back at older posts and been appalled by the photos I used. Thank goodness for editing!"

Tiffany chose #ThurstyThursday Throwback: Princess Peach from Hopelessly Ever After. "This drink is just calling my name right off the page. I love refreshing and fruity drinks and this is just that!"

Mari chose Finding New Roads To The New Me from our very own Tiffany from MrsTeeLoveLifeLaughter. "Tiffany's share touched me because I always feel that a lot of women due to circumstances in their lives lose who they are and sometimes don't even know it so for her to share her journey it was inspiring."

Natasha also chose this post. "Being a former military spouse, I can completely relate to Tiffany's touching story. It is so easy to lose yourself but so much harder to finding yourself again."

Mari chose 20 Strawberry Recipes from Summer Scraps. "Summer's share just made me happy all around. Strawberries! All those options, omg..."

Rebekah chose Paleo Chocolate Cake in a Mug Recipe from Blogging Mom of 4. "I love this post since she uses the exact ingredients our daughters have to eat. Our daughters have been craving Chocolate Cake but I haven't been able to find a recipe that doesn't use flour or sugar. I am so excited this recipe was posted!"

Rebekah chose Super Tough Disposable Disinfecting DIY Wipes from Gym. Craft. Laundry. "I am so glad I saw this post. It looks like she uses both hydrogen peroxide as well as essential oils. I like it because she uses pictures to explain each step as she is making the wipes."

Giselle chose Pink Prom Makeup! from Zoe Mountford. "I absolutely love this look! The lip color and eye liner are great."

Natasha chose Why We Should Date Our Children and Six No Cost Date Ideas from Kiddie Matters. "I love these simple no-cost date ideas...you can enjoy the quality time with your kids while doing something fun and simple."

Stop by and show some love to our featured bloggers this week! I'm sure they'd all appreciate it!

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And the Best of the Best is...

An Open Heart And An Open Mind from All My Kids in a Row

Don’ts of Blog Photography from Busy Being Jennifer

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So now that you've met our Sponsor for the month, our hosts and guest hosts, our Featured, and the Best of the Best, ,

let's get started!

- Show some love to your hosts and co-hosts simply by following them on social media and leaving a comment so they can follow you back. - Link up as many posts as you'd like! The more, the merrier! - Check out some of the other posts and make some new friends! - Grab the button below and showcase on your sidebar! Invite your fellow bloggers to join the fun!

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