Motivated Monday October 29th

Wow, it was quite a week over here on BeColorful's Motivated Monday.

There were over ninety links to last week's party.

Thank you to all of you. I remember  back in the day when there were less than twenty links. Your inspirational ideas are making this a bigger and better event with every passing week.

:D

It was a busy week for me too. We were in Galena last weekend with some of the kids. The guys golfed and Liz and I took photos. It was beautiful weather and I can't tell you how much fun I had.

 

It was great just taking pics of her taking pictures.

Later in the week the hubs and I went to a Romney rally. I hope if your leanings run left you will still continue to hang around.

:D

I finally completed my black and white cabinet

and helped a relative pick out some awesome living room furniture.

 

But I wasn't any busier than any of you. You all amazed me with what you shared here this week on BeColorful.

First up was this

elegant Halloween dinner party over at

Ciao Newport Beach.

Who knew you could be so fancy and spooky at the same time?

I love those photo place cards on the center of each plate and that the whole party was done in black and white.

Color me inspired.

 

Next up I was infatuated with this last minute and creative Halloween idea via

21 Rosemary Lane

I featured another edible witches broom last week but thought this one was worthy of notice too.

How about this clever and unusual but easy to make Halloween goodie for some of your favorite trick-or-treaters from

The Moody Fashionista

  

A little printing on the computer and some boxes of breath mints and you have yourself a clever Halloween treat.

In the home decor category I was smitten with this mirror make-over that

The Thrifty Rebel
 

found at a sale for $2.00! She gave it a new outfit of paint and converted it to a chalkboard for her craft room. You really should stop by to see the befores, afters, and how - to information.

 

When it came to recipes, this is what intrigued me...

An Oriental Cabbage Salad via

High Heels and Grills

 

Healthy, and tempting.

Then I saw this link from

Pink Recipe Box
 

for the perfect baked potato. My first thought was we all know how to do that but her simple helpful hints and terrific images convinced me to share it here with all of you.

 

On the fashion front, I swooned for this post from

A Geek in Glasses
 

with her tutorial on how to make these leather bows.

A couple of weeks ago I saw this incredible bow belt from Burberry. It was fabulous but at $450.00 I was definitely not a player. I never forgot about it though. It was just that cool so I had been thinking about searching out a bow tutorial. Then BAM here it is right here on BeColorful's Motivated Monday.

Thank you Stephanie!

Actually, I am more than a little bit bow crazy right now and apparently I'm not the only one because I also received this submission from

Vixen Made
 

for these totally chic bow embellished fingerless gloves.

This non sewer, me, is actually going to give this a try.

:D

 

I am always a sucker for organizational posts and I thought this one from

Hello Kirsti
 

showcasing fabric scrap organization was a real winner. 

Several of my friends are seamstresses and I know they will appreciate this.

Yes, it was a productive week here on BeColorful's Motivated Monday.