Encouraging Hearts and Home: How-tos and Good Byes

I love how many new skills and recipes I've found through this wonderful blogging community.  I thank you all for sharing with us each week.  There were a few "how to" posts that really caught my eye last week.. what caught your eye?

I am also sad to announce that this will be our last Encouraging Hearts and Home party. I have been co-hosting this party for years have enjoyed that time tremendously.  I am going to miss this weekly interaction!  Thank you to all of you who showed up week after week to share and socialize. 


A few of my favorites from last week's party:

How to Create Stunning Cards With the Abundant Beauty Masks! By Nutz About Stamping


How to Make a Resin Necklace by Love My Little Cottage


How to Organize Bracelets: My Paper Bead Bracelet Set Storage System by Within a World of My Own



And Now, It's Time for This Week's Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop!  

Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let's shine a positive light!


Use the form below to share your family-friendly posts this week, and please consider these nice things you can do:

  • Follow and/or subscribe to your host's blog.
  • Visit a few other bloggers and show them your support. We all love getting comments, and who knows what inspiration you may find? Be sure to share the love--that's what a blog hop is all about!
  • Check out our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board where each host pins her 10 favorite posts each week.
  • Join us every Thursday!
  • If you are interested in co-hosting, contact Linda at Apron Strings & Other Things!


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
Linking up with: Thinking Out Loud,




Comments

  1. Lisa notes...September 28, 2023 at 8:19 AM

    Thank you for being such a gracious hostess of this link party for so long. I will miss it too!

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  2. kitty@ Kitty's Kozy KitchenSeptember 28, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    Good morning, Joanne. I’m so sorry that this is the last party. Thank you so very much for being such a faithful and thoughtful hostess. I hope you have a great rest of your week and enjoy Fall.

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    1. Joanne September 28, 2023 at 3:51 PM

      You're welcome! I hope to get another link party going one day after (what I hope will be!) a short break.

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  3. Amy JohnsonSeptember 28, 2023 at 9:04 AM

    So yet another link up party bites the dust. That's sad to hear. Thanks for hosting all these years.

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    1. Joanne September 28, 2023 at 3:52 PM

      You're welcome! I get so sad to see all these link parties ending too.

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  4. DebraSeptember 28, 2023 at 9:24 AM

    Hi, Joanne. I have just recently found you! Although the link party is ending, you will still have your site up and going, correct? Thank you for adding my party pic to the 'linking up with' section!
    Take care and best wishes.

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  5. StephanieSeptember 28, 2023 at 10:24 AM

    Thank you for hosting this wonderful link up. 😊

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  6. PamelaSeptember 28, 2023 at 10:40 AM

    Those sponge applicators are great for stamping! Sorry the link party is ending, I've only recently tuned in so I'll go back and read the older posts.

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    1. Joanne September 28, 2023 at 3:52 PM

      They are; I finally bought some this past year and I am loving them.

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  7. Sally in St PaulSeptember 28, 2023 at 10:52 AM

    Thank you for hosting this link-up party for so long, though it's hard to say "good-bye" to it (though luckily not to your blog)! I appreciate the feature for this last link-up.

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  8. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasSeptember 28, 2023 at 11:40 AM

    Joanne,
    So sorry to see that you are dropping the party but I do understand that it takes up so much time...Any of your co hosts picking it up??
    Thanks for hosting all this time and thanks for your visits and kinds words!! Will continue to follow your blog as i hope you will do the same with mine!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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    1. Joanne September 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM

      The host that pulls together the link codes and does all the behind the scenes work to run this link party each week is stepping down so as far as I know none of the co-hosts are picking it up. I hope to look into getting my own inlinkz account going and come back with another link party after taking a short break from hosting.

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  9. Donna ReidlandSeptember 28, 2023 at 1:24 PM

    Joanne, thanks for hosting again this week. Hope your fall is off to a good start.

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  10. MarshaSeptember 28, 2023 at 2:29 PM

    Thank you for hosting this party. It's difficult to keep things going.

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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  11. Treat and TrickSeptember 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM

    So sad to know that is your last party, thanks for being a wonderful host all these years....

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  12. Kristie from Love My Little CottageSeptember 28, 2023 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for hosting. We're all going to miss your faithful commenting. You were the first blogger to ever comment on one of my posts. It was about Black Friday shopping. I wrote it in 2018. You were also the first person to feature one of my posts. It was my DIY Buffalo Plaid Cozy Little Cottage Sign. That was also written in 2018. Your comments and feature was the encouragement I needed to keep blogging, so I know you won't ever stop encouraging others, even though you aren't hosting Encouraging Hearts and Home. XOXOXO, Kristie from Love My Little Cottage

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    1. Joanne September 30, 2023 at 10:37 AM

      Thank you so much for leaving this comment-- It really touched me! It has been so much fun reading your posts and seeing all your creative projects through the years.

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  13. Life Of 2 SnowbirdsSeptember 28, 2023 at 10:29 PM

    Thank you for hosting this party all these years!

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  14. Nancy 's Fashion StyleSeptember 29, 2023 at 2:44 AM

    I'm sorry to hear this is the last link up party. Thanks for hosting all this time!

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  15. csuhpat1October 1, 2023 at 7:59 PM

    Sad news, thanks for hosting this great party.

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    1. Joanne October 2, 2023 at 5:55 AM

      You're welcome! It definitely feels like the end of an era in some respects...

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