A Marvelous Mess #69 and Features!!!

Oh lawdy lawd. I am totally pooped. A whole day of fun rides and water sliding in the sunshine and I am totally ready for a nap. Or heck, I should just go to bed. But, I'm such a night owl.... going to bed at 9:30 is almost unheard for me in this house. I might take a nap so that I can stay up until 2. :-)

Here are my fave's from last week:

 Decoupage Earrings from Southern Flair Crafts. It's amazing what you you can make out of your leftover crafting materials!!

And, the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar is....

Beachy Frames from Meeha Meeha. Love the color and the feel of this photo and the way those frames turned out!!!!

Thanks so much for linking up to my party!! If I featured you in this post, please feel free to proudly wear this button:

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A Marvelous Mess #68 and Features!!!

Some really fun crafts were linked up last week!! Some new faces cames to the party as well....that's so exciting!! I hope you all get a chance to visit at least a couple other blogs and leave nice comments. :-)

Here are my fave's from last week:

DIY Compact Backyard Bar from Turtles and Tails

And the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

Silver Necklace from Leslie Marquez. This is a really cool tutorial....and a craft I have never tried!!

Thanks so much for linking up to my party!! If I featured you in this post, feel free to grab this button:

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Unjunk Your Junk Food Book Review

Now, here is a great book for those of us who love junk food but want to eat healthy as well!!! The creators of NaturallySavvy.com have come with the perfect book for healthy foodies to peruse. The point of this book is, essentially, to help people find alternatives to traditional snacks....a worthy cause indeed; traditional snacks are filled with high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, artificial colors, and trans fats. 

Unjunk is organized by food genre; you'll find all of your favorites (chips and dips, frozen desserts, cookies, sodas, etc.) grouped together and for each "bad choice" listed they have got a good alternative option. Want some cool whip?? Try Truwhip. Some Sprite?? How about a Santa Cruz Lemon Lime. Not only do they give you the better option, they tell you in detail *why* it is better and what is in your  favorite junk food that you should be avoiding. 

I loved the intro chapters explaining the reasons why we need to eat healthy, even with snack food. It was great to get some explanations on the words used in labeling as well as descriptions of the "bad" ingredients and *why* they should be avoided, with lists of side-effects and everything. 

I definitely found this book to be helpful. Just scanning through it inspired me to want to revamp my shopping list. I am sure you'll feel the same. And, it will definite benefit you in the long run!!!

You can find the book here:

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