this is how ...

I got asked to Prom my senior year.

still makes me die laughing every time I see it (6 years later)

love these guys

... this may be more funny if you know them :)

winner + a sale

{1}. winner
of these super cute earrings
(via random.org)

 is my sister :) how funny. fair? i guess so.
anna, I will get you connected to Shauna


{2}. a sale:
be sure to head here:




to get a fun discount
for my shop
 happy shopping :)

before I blogged

part one:
in high school, my best friend and I had this journal that we would pass back and forth to work on for fun. our favorite pass time was cutting things out of magazines. we decided that we needed a place for all of the things that we had collected (and continued to collect) so we created this journal.

here are a few of the pages:

we had so much fun working on it together during sleepovers or looking for all of the new fun things that showed up on various pages when the other one of us had it for a few days.

be thankful...always.

Be Joyful always

pray continually

give thanks in all circumstances; 

for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 

 1 Thessalonians 5:8


Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:20

wish I was here wednesday

 

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GIVEAWAY last chance...

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super cutie earrings!!!!!
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i don't like pink

FYI:

surfinnnn

beautiful color scheme

cutie farm decor

wintery blues

super cute pillow

umm hi baby cheetah

YUMMY cake

swooon snow

wonderful label idea

super excited to try this

annnd this

lastly a giveaway

wish I was here wednesday

don't forget to enter my giveaway happening !!

giveaway time

hello my friends!! Super excited for giveaway time!!!

from Shauna of:

I won a giveaway a few months back from Shauna's other shop Lemon Drop Studio:
this print and I love it SO much.

Shauna was so helpful in picking the colors for my print and we found out that we live less than 5 minutes away from each other!! love how small the world is!

She has been so gracious to giveaway this pair of earrings from her cutie jewlery shop:

PRECIOUS RIGHT?! Perfect for the holidays to add to an outfit or for a gift!!

How to Enter:

Be a follower of For Me & visit Lemon Kissed and leave a comment with your favorite item

{This is a mandatory entry & must be done before other entries}

additional entries
{leave a separate comment for each!
 can do in any order you like, or pick and choose}

1. favorite one of Shauna's shops on etsy. here or here {1 for each}

2. follow Shauna's Blog

3. like Shauna's facebook fan page

3. Tweet about the giveaway & include @oliviakcarter & @lemonkissed

4. follow me @oliviakcarter on twitter

5. follow Shauna @lemonkissed on twitter

6. add my blog button to your side bar

7. favorite my shop on etsy: For You

8. add For Me to your blogscroll
9. blog about the giveaway {2 entries}

{Giveaway closes next Tuesday 11/23 & the winner will be chosen via random.org}

I MAY even throw in some magnets to the winner.. or maybe we'll have a 2nd winner...
we'll see how the entries go!!! :)

Ready, Set, Enter!!!

teal gray

hello amazing

on the verge of something good..

{via olsen anonymous}

wish I was here wednesday

where do you wish you were today???

write a blog post or just a picture post and link up!!!

or if you don't have an active blog (or don't want to do a new post) enter the link to the picture where you would like to be!!!

incomporable power

Ephesians 1: 18-19 "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power {for us who believe}. That power is the same as the mighty strength"

Ephesians has always been my favorite book of the Bible. Each time I read it I feel as though I am reading something that I never have before. Right now, in a bible study, we are going through Beth Moore's Believing God work book study and I am loving it. Dwelling in this verse right now and the power and weight that it carries along with so many truths that can be uncovered. Working on believing God is who he says He is and He can do what He says He can do.

anyone else gone through this work book before? Just finishing up week 1 but I am so excited for what is to come! I've read the book before but this is a whole new wonder!!

what could stand against?

so captivated by these lyrics today...

"And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God… "

-Chris Tomlin

what if we really believed this to be true?
what if we acted like it was true?
what if we lived like it was true?

so thankful for Our God today and how He loves.

i want to own this

this basket

this pillow

this wreath

this print

these birds

wish I was here wednesday

Where do you wish you were this wednesday!?

post a picture and

link back here so we can all swoon together!

organized: crafting

I've been craving crafting a lot lately (hence etsy shop...) and needed a new space to spread out and be inspired. soo I did a little re-arranging.. It's not quite there yet but I'm working on it.

I felt like I needed to create a new space. Sometimes organizing is about taking what you have and moving it around in the space it's already in, sometimes it's about getting rid of lots of things, and sometimes it's about figuring out a way to better use your space.

We have an office.. and in that office were 2 desks, one for me and one for my husband. Makes sense right?

Well.. the only thing I do at my desk is play on my computer.. which is silly because I have a lap top and end up bringing it into other areas of the house.

I was crafting using every other surface in my home and it just wasn't really working for me.

SO I recreated it all...

BEFORE:

(ugly... tucked away in lots of boxes)

 

new craft space in our guest bedroom:

MUCH better. the space is so inviting for me and I love working there!