almost exactly giveaway! (closed)

Category: giveaways | September 17th, 2012


happy monday everyone! today i have a fun giveaway for you from the awesome kelly over at green jazz face! green jazz face is a collection of one of a kind banners for all occasions. she focuses on weddings, engagement parties, birthday parties, graduation parties, anything that can be celebrated! they are great for photo sessions at holidays, milestones, and major events! she also does customized banners…from personalized names to a variety of color choices.

green jazz face is generously offering two holiday banners, halloween and christmas (shown below), to one lucky almost exactly reader!! to enter to win these fun banners, simply visit the green jazz face shop and leave a comment below telling me which holiday is your favorite! easy peasy.

the winner will be drawn at random and announced this friday. thanks for playing! ALSO…green jazz face is kindly offering almost exactly readers a 20% discount to her shop. she has so many banners to choose from! coupon code: almostexactly20 

*** free shipping is for US residents only. international entrants please be aware that you will have to cover shipping costs).

 

introducing “almost exactly”

Category: everyday | September 14th, 2012


here it is folks! introducing the new look! i feel like a new person. :) (first off…a big thank you to the mister and his team for putting up with my craziness and making this happen!!) i have been wanting a new blog design for awhile and a whole new blog really. peace, love, & crafts was good to me but i felt like i needed some rebranding to fit with my current lifestyle. so almost exactly it is. :)

i desired to blog more. i found that writing about my life and the stuff around me was what i really wanted to do  (and it would allow me to write more posts more often). so that is the main reason for this new look and rebranding…plus, change is good, right?

to be honest, i didn’t really have an idea for a new title for the longest time and basically searched for ideas. i happened to come across this cute oxymoron and fell in love. so that’s how i got the name. pretty simple. i wish i had some awesome story that explained the significance behind it, but no. :)

well, there you have it. i sure hope you like the new look and layout. i especially love the simple and clean feel it has. bigger photos (which is always more fun) and not as busy on the side. i am still with the same url (www.kristenmcashan.com) as before, so you don’t need to do anything if you “follow” me.

i’m looking forward to boring you sharing with you more about my life and what not. and to start off the new blog i have a super fun giveaway to share, starting next week! excited! so be sure to come back and visit . :)

weeks 28 & 29

Category: belly series | September 13th, 2012


*ps…i think i’m just going to stick with the oh so lovely IG photos for the rest of the belly series. it’s a lot easier and more convenient. i like taking photos with the canon but this just works better for now. unless someone wants to come over and take pics of this big belly each week for me. ;)

pinterest challenge

Category: DIY, everyday | September 7th, 2012


hey all you pinners out there: do y’all actually do the recipes, crafts, activities, DIYs that you pin?? i am guilty of not doing this lately. there are just so many awesome ideas, i’m a bit overwhelmed. ha. but after having my sis stay with us last weekend she inspired me. :) so i too want to join the challenge of doing at least 1 thing that i have pinned per week….whether it’s a recipe, craft, or activity, etc. :) i’m excited for this small but big challenge and encourage all of y’all to join too! maybe i’ll even get around to posting about it too! :)

**the photo above just might need to be my first project. i have been craving bubble tea for pretty much too long, so here it goes! thanks a cup of mai for posting this and catching my eye. :) you can follow my pins here!