Exactly a year ago we were . . .

Yup, exactly a year ago we

The Andersons

(oh yes . . . the crazy Anderson's)

Were on a trip of a lifetime!!!

I can't believe it's already been a whole year,

it seems like just yesterday we were on this cruise!!!

I do have to say out of our 4 European vacations together,

this Greek Isles Cruise was my fave!!!

(yes yes I still owe you guys the rest of my May vaca to Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg . . .

 I'll get to it soon!!!)

Here's a photo extravaganza from our last trip,

a few of the thousands of pics taken! Lol what?! We like pictures!!! Ha ha ha . . .

Awww lovely Venice, Italy!!!

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Rhodes, Greece

My hottie in Olympia, Greece

Ephesus, Turkey

Athens, Greece

Mykonos, Greece (one of my faves!)

A beach just out of Mykonos (ok a Looooooong walk- long story that I will revisit in future!)

Corfu, Greece

Santorini, Greece (also one of my faves!!!!)

Capri, Italy

Sorrento, Italy

Pompeii, Italy

London!!!

Awww I love reminiscing! Thanks for joining me:-)

Soooo speaking of travels, etc.  Announcing a new Thursday series on my blog . . .

~Destination Thursdays~

Check back on Thursdays for destinations around the world . . .

of my travels and other people's travels! A new location each week:-)

To join in, or to have your travel destination be a part of this, email me memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com for more info!

With that said,

I hope you all have a lovely weekend planned!!!

Us:

*Family visiting from Luxembourg!!!*

*Brunch with family today*

 *Birthday tea party for niece*

*Family photos*

*Hosting a big bbq*

*Making invites for sister's baby shower coming up fast!*

*Softball*

*Happy Hour*

*Buying and painting crown moulding and trim for my office space*

Phew . . . it's bout to be busy!

What are your plans?!

Mwah!

P.S. my giveaway post will be here soon, just finalizing details, sorry my lovely peeps!!!

Pssst . . .

Hey ya'll! So today I'm just minding my own business . . . just got home from work, checkin a few things out online.

I go to my Google Analytics

(awesome!!! If you're not using it for your blog or Etsy shop yet doooo it!!!)

 to chk my Etsy shop's views.  Hmmm things look good, but I see this HUGE spike for this past Sunday!

Huh?!

So then I go to Craft Cult to check things out . . .

Looks like an item from my Etsy shop Memory Bean Designs made the front page of Etsy!!!

 Wooo hooo, had like 20x the views of a normal day, crazy!!!

Anywho just wanted to share my excitement b/c I can hardly contain it right now:-)

Thanks for reading!

~Tunes for your Tuesday . . . Diana Vickers Style~

"The Boy Who Murdered Love"

I love this song, and her voice is super cute!!!

Another good song by her is "Once", chk it out here

(Photo by mhchipmunk on Flickr)

P.S. speaking of murdering love . . . lol who's watching the Bachelorette?!

 Next Monday is the finale . . . are you

 ~Team Roberto~

~OR~

~Team Chris~

???

Oooh . . . I dunno I dunno we shall see!!!

~OR~

Should it have been The Weather Man"?!

Hee hee

(photo source here)

~OR~

"Rated R"

(Source)

It's been an interesting season:-)

Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday!!!

Giveaway sneak peak for tomorrow:

Don't miss it!!!

~Office Progress~

Hello all my lovelies!!!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend:-)

We've been going non-stop on the yard and house this weekend, phew soooo tired!

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I wanted to share a few fun things:

***I ordered my first few decor items!!!***

Gotta love giveaways, seriously!!!

I won 2 csn.com giveaways, $40 and a $50 one within a week of each other

(see- you too can be a winner! I have a giveaway starting Wed)

What better room to use it for than to help decorate my new office space?!

Sooooo excited! So for this:

Capel Pool and Patio Zebra Black / White Indoor / Outdoor Rug

and this:

Lazy Susan Sunny Frit Bottle in Yellow

I paid ten dollars out of pocket, and free shipping!!!

Sooooo excited:-)

Also, today I painted my first 2 coats of base color,

then off to do my "faux painting" with my broom!

Woot woot.

Should look something like this:

(how to paint faux linen texture DIY here)

but more yellow and more brush strokes,

kinda like this from Ralph Lauren paint:

~Still need~

Cute Writing Desk

Zebra chair

Storage with baskets, etc for my Memory Bean Designs items, etc.

Wall Organizing System

and lots of other fun things:-)

~Just made~

a few hooks for my Etsy shop using my office as inspiration

Have you been doing any home decor project lately?!

I'd love to hear about colors and fun decor ideas:-)

 ***Or if you could re-do and furnish any room in your house, what would you do???***

~We have a Fabulously Free Winner!~

Yet another Fabulously Free Giveaway winner!!!

Randomly drawn . . . #5!!!

Amber . . . you are a WINNER!!!

Congrats darling!

So head on over to Word Garden and pick your favorite pillow, and email me your choice, along with your address to memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com

Sneak Peak of next giveaway:

(pssst . . . I am accepting sponsors for giveaways! To sign up please email me @ memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com.  Openings for Sept. available)

***Blog Award From the lovely Tiptoe Butterfly***

She has a fabulous blog, if you haven't checked it out you are missing out!

So a few fun finds to go along with this award for your viewing pleasure:

Forever 21: Sweetheart Butterfly Dress $24.80

Forever 21: Layered Butterfly Necklace $12.80

Anthropology: Flutter Chandelier $$$: too much! Lol

Cherry Blossom with Butterflies Design - Kids Wall Art Collection

by surfaceinspired on Etsy $49.99

Target: Xhilaration Pixilated Butterfly Comforter Set $59.99- $79.99

~I hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend!~

What are your plans????

Me:

*gardening*

*fulfill craft orders*

*attending a wedding saturday*

*possibly golfing!*

*softball*

*painting my office*