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busy busy days.

ok….this summer has been completely busy.
everyday.
and every morning.
i have yet to sleep in….NOT ONCE!!!

i have been working on the Craft Weekend Post but i am so tired and when i sit down to work i fall asleep….seriously!

this week Sean & Talby are gone at church camp together and Scott is at basketball camp.
Annie has been at a day camp to keep her busy since she doesn't know what to do with herself with out her family at home.  she has been loving it!
the camp…not the quiet.

today i have to drive and pick up scott and his friend…they are at KU!
so my day is full of Lawrence shopping (my favorite fabric store!!) lunch with my mom and picking up two teenage boys.  :)

last night craig, annie and i fed the chickens and looked for frogs until it got dark.
sooooo quiet and weird to only have one kid with us.  
but always fun.

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ok….gotta run!
my KU basketball camper is is waiting.  :)

pleae enjoy this giveaway from my friend danielle!  her blogs designs are SUPER cute!!

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hi guys! my name is danielle and i blog at take heart.
 i design lovely spaces for blogs along with shop designs, business cards, photo cards, and more!
today i am happy to offer up a custom blog design for one of you! below you can see some of my work
and you can check out more here on my portfolio


giveaway item is a custom blog design including: header, navigation bar, 2 sidebar buttons, social media set, background, blog button with scroll box & installation. ($138 value)

custom blog design is for blogger blogs only. 

and here's a coupon code for meg's readers – email me with code WHATEVER to get 10% off any design order. it could be a birth announcement, an invitation, a blog design, a business card design, an etsy banner, i mean…. the possibilities are endless.  

so email me today to get started! takeheartblog@hotmail.com

LEAVE A COMMENT to enter the giveaway!  :)

 

Briana Dee - Would totally love to win this!

Kimberly K. - Thanks so much for the chance to win. I’d LOVE to win a custom blog design!

Carla TV - Wow what an awesome giveawy! Winning would be like a trip to the candy story with not limitations!

Grace W. - I love Danielle’s blog & her creativity! Count me in!!

Julie - i need you. i am starting from scratch. nothing!!! you can help me, right?

Amber Campbell Hibbs - I need you! My current banner is jpg made in PowerPoint πŸ™

Stephanie - this would pretty much be a dream come true to win this! thank you!!

Christie - Love your work and blog, Danielle!! Would love a little blog spruce up…maybe it will inspire me to post more! HA!!

Trudy - Would be great to win this!

Gretchen - Wow! What an amazing giveaway!!!
Count me in!

Ashley E - WOULD LOVE TO WIN!!! My blog could use a boost!

April - Oh man, does my blog need a makeover! I had stopped blogging because I got so frustrated with the design trouble I was having and couldn’t decide how to proceed. This would help solve that problem! πŸ™‚

Emily Eversole - So glad you guys are loving the country life. I love seeing all the pictures of your fam & your new adventure.
β™₯,
Emily
freckledfiasco.blogspot.com

nicole - Gorgeous work! I just found some new blogs to stalk!

Sarah H. - Oh how I would love to win this! My blog is pretty pitiful in the design department! Thanks for sharing with us!

Megan - I LOVE LOVE LOVE Danielle. I can’t get enough of her blog because a) that girl is freakin’ hilarious and b) she offers so much wisdom.
Great giveaway =)

ranee - what an awesome giveaway!! thanks! and these chicken photos are great!

BeckyB - I would Love this prize – how nice! Thanks!

Susan G - very cool – thanks!

Emily Kinsaul - Oh, my gosh! I would be elated to win this blog makeover. I have my fingers crossed! πŸ™‚

TXHoneybee - Big Texas “HOWDY” to you both…
Danielle, I am getting up the nerve to start a blog, and your design assistance is just the thing I need! I am a mother of 5 children all under 7 years of age (including 5 year old TRIPLETS!). I could really use your help!!! Your work is truly LOVELY!
Meg, thank you for sharing these WONDERFUL photos. Annie’s smile is contagious – sooo cute! Last spring we acquired our first chickens and have really enjoyed them. We have found they can be a very welcome distraction at times. The kids watch them from the breakfast room window regulary. We even have a brooding hen (who happens to be our favorite). Turns out the neighbor’s rooster sought her out…too funny! We have never had farm animals before, but I have to tell you…we LOVE the chickens like our pets.
Y’all take care…

Christy - How awesome! My blog so needs a makeover

Jenny - love your designs…..so cute. I definitely have no clue how to design in the computer world!!!

Laine - My blog really needs a makeover…this would be so awesome! Pick me, pick me! =D

Janelle - My blog could use some love!

Loni - My family blog needs some lovin!

Becky Joyce - I could SO use this! Love her designs!

Samantha - Wow. That’s an amazing giveaway. I have been admiring her work for so long (and I’m not just saying that). So awesome!
XO Samantha

Sam Andrews - Sounds like a great opportunity to finally start blogging…

jen - how awesome!! thanks for the chance!

heather - I need a blog makeover in a BAD WAY! Love Danielle’s designs! super cute!

Lynn - I love your country family photos. I just started a blog and would love some of your creative help.
Lynn

Stephanie C. - I could def use this prize!

Liesl - Wow, I am just setting up a blog and this would be spectacular!

Heather F. - I would love to win this. I just started a new blog and can’t figure out how to get that polished look. Thanks.

Emily - Those teeth of Annie’s kill me! Such a sweet smile. My blog is in rad need…

Lizz - This would solve a lot of my creative issues! I would love a custom blog!

julie.mcmillan@trane.com - I LOVE reading about your family! You are SO lucky to be a stay-at-home-busy-as-ever MOM! I am blessed in that when I am here at work I can read lots of cute/fun blogs like yours! Life could be worse and I could work for one of those places who won’t let you surf the internet!
Just starting my own blog and could use the help with a blog header/design!

Melissa @jonahbonah - I don’t think Annie could get much cuter!!
I’d love to win a new blog header. I could sure use it.

Sarah@Life in the Parsonage - Simply adorable. My oldest two are at camp this week. The younger two and I have been enjoying the quiet and at the same time trying not to let it drive us nuts!

kribss - So awesome! I just started over with a new blog and need to fancy it up!

Kayla - Okay, so maybe I noticed too….I only scrolled back up to it once though….because it sort of surprised me! I love Annie’s big girl teeth shoving everyone else out of the way for their big entrance! Also could use help shining up my blog…. πŸ˜‰

renee - i would LOVE help redoing my blog πŸ™‚

Kerry - Oh Meg, I’m loving Annie’s big teeth coming through! We’ve just lost our two front TEEF, such a sweet age πŸ™‚ Great giveaway too – could totally do with an overhaul πŸ™‚ Happy Weekend, hope you get to sleep in! xx

Jamie - I am so ready for a fancy blog makeover!!

Holly - Cute blog designs. Great giveaway!

Claire - What a fantastic prize! I would love this for my blog πŸ™‚

nicoleigh - I’m ready for a blog makeover! I just haven’t had the time to do it myself. Plus, I’d love some fresh ideas. πŸ™‚

Shannon - sounds wonderful!!!!!love it!

Angie - My days have been unreal busy this summer. I keep thinking we will get some downtime but I see none in our near future.
Great giveaway- My poor blog really needs it!!!

April R - Annie’s smiles made me smile πŸ™‚ thanks!

Jenny Lynn - I am in DESPERATE need of a blog makeover πŸ™‚

nicole i - great giveaway. what idyllic life…feeding chickens and frogs until dusk. so fun.

Christina - I’d love to win! cool~

Meg Duerksen - I am so glad SOMEBODY noticed!!! πŸ™‚
Ha ha ha. I loaded that up and thought "dang baby!!! Smokin' hot!"
Ha!
You just got one up on the other ladies for the blog makeover! πŸ˜‰

Denette - My blog could use a makeover!__

sarah beth thompson - woo hoo! I’d love a chance at this!

Angela - Meg, your husband doesn’t look hot at all holding that chicken. Nope. Not one little bit.
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I’d love to win a blog facelift! Maybe I’d actually blog more then. πŸ™‚

Sarah - Wow I need this! Thanks for the giveaway.

elma - what cute chickens!! Looks like sooo much fun. Does the chicken coop run have wire on the top to??

Carrie - I was curious where lauren is too? Is she anti blog popularity? Haha….sleeping in….hahaha. πŸ™‚

Kimberly - I love Danielle’s designs! This is a fabulous give away! πŸ™‚

Jill - So fun! Our family blog could seriously use an update (now that we’ve added a new family member 7 months ago and he’s still not represented!)

Ashley - awesome! My lil ole blog could use a face lift!:)

karen peachey - so pretty!! I’d love this!

gina - Super fun!! Thanks for the opportunity!

Niki - I think that picture with (Annie and her missing tooth)and the chicken deserves a canvas. I love it! I would also love a fresh take on my blog! πŸ™‚

Julia - I’ve been thinking of getting back into blogging so this would be perfect.

Brooke - Sweet! Cute stuff…it would be so fun to spruce my blog up.

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - Would love to have a change, so entering!

Tanya - I love Danielle and I would LOVE some help with my blog πŸ˜€
So nice!

Michelle White - That would make my day! Have been going back and forth trying to figure out what to do with my blog. Thanks!

jessica kiehn - oh man alive…i would LOVE to win this! I am so computer illiterate and have no idea how to make my blog pretty!

jenny - I’d love a makeover! Thanks gals!

Nicole Q. - Ohhh I’d love that!

Jen Allred - Perhaps this is the kickstart I could use to actually start blogging πŸ˜‰ Love the chicken photos! The boys are always so jealous when they see them.

Kelly Pate - I would love to win this! Just getting ready to start a new blog!

Elizabeth - The designs are awesome!! This would be amazing!

Denise - Would love a makeover!!!

Bernice - My older son went away to camp this week so we only had my littlest at home and I agree, it’s weird having only one but we’re enjoying the change for now πŸ™‚

jenni@talkinghairdryer - Thanks, y’all! I would love it if you would bling my blog!

Megan - I’d love a new blog design! Mine is just the same old blogger template. :S My summer is a little lazier, but I don’t have any kids!

Tiffany - Oh, how sweet! Pick me. Your hubby and daughter look sweet together, little one on one, just in time for Father’s Day. Thanks for squeeeeeezing in the sweet giveaway.

Dawn - This would be wonderful. I have been wanting to start a blog but I want it to be cute and do not know where to start. Thanks for the chance to win.
Dawn

Lindsay - Love your designs!

Katie - oh! I would absolutely love this. I am an aspiring photography and am longing for a “pretty” blog.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this!

Kat - Oh boy I would love to win a blog makeover! My blog is definitely in need of an upgrade but I have no idea how to do it myself.

Lindsey - Wow! I have wanted to blog for so long, but wanted to have it look cute before I rolled it out!!!!!!!! This would be my motivation to do such!!!!!!!!!!

Terri Lynne Barrington - YES! Puh-puh-puh-pllllleeeeeeaaasssseee!

Mollie D - Man, does my blog need this!

Renae R - Wow this is awesome! Would love to win. Maybe it would get me excited about blogging! Thanks girls.

Meg B. - My blog needs this, really, really needs this.

Julie A - Have fun in Lawrence — one of my favorite places! And I would love some blog design goodness from Danielle! Thanks πŸ™‚

Jill - Wow…cool website! I am due for a makeover! Love her designs!

Leah - What amazing work she does! Heading over to her website right now to check it out.

Lindsay - Your work is beautiful! Would absolutely be thrilled to have a blog makeover by you, Danielle! πŸ™‚

Melissa - I’d love to win this for my sisters sweet blog. Thanks for having a give-away!

Caroline - Love the designs and would love a new look!

Courtney - I would absolutely LOVE a new, custom blog design!!! πŸ™‚

roganne - I would LOVE to win a custom blog design!!! Thank you for the opportunity πŸ™‚

Monica - Hi Meg- Not to question your math but you said you were down to one kid but what about Lauren? Where is she? I hope you get to sleep in one of these days!

stephanie - Oh. My. Head. I totally need this blog design giveaway! My blog is in desperate need of a makeover!!!

Michelle Rotner - I would love some designer help…I love work. How perfect it we were to be paired together:)

sarah - Oh sweet. I’d love someone to design away

sara @ it's good to be queen - oh man! yes!! I want to win this!

Ashley B - Amazing give away! Would love to revamp my poor little blog!

whitneybens@yahoo.com - Sweet! So fun and cute…

Jolene (Homespun Heritage) - I, too, would love the chance to win this! Our site needs some sprucing up! With bringing home 2 kiddos from China soon we definitely could use an update!

Anna Marie - Very cute designs! She is talented!

Megan - Would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway!
PS, if you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to know where that fabric store is in Lawrence! I’m in KC and go there often and I’d love to stop by there.

secret mom thoughts - Love her designs. Pick me!

Emmeline - Would love to win this – thanks for the chance!

Aby Gittings - I would LOVE to win this!!!!

Ami Godfrey - I would absolutely love a new blog design!! Thanks so much for the chance to win such an awesome prize!

Alison Vaclav - I chose the template that best fit my purpose but a custom design would be amazing! Cool giveaway. Thanks to the both of you!

Summer Crosbie - How fun! And I would love to win this giveaway!

Helen Wall - I could REALLY use help with my blog design, etc. It seems so BLAH right now.
Aside to Meg – Annie may be your baby, but she sure has grown! Time, unfortunately, marches relentlessy onward…

Helen Wall - I could REALLY use help with my blog design, etc. It seems so BLAH right now.
Aside to Meg – Annie may be your baby, but she sure has grown! Time, unfortunately, marches relentlessy onward…

Patti - Wow! So sweet and wonderful of you! Could totally use a new blog design! πŸ™‚

Rachael - would LOVE to win the blog redesign! thank you for your great giveaways!

Heather - Sa-weet! Danielle has some great designs. Would love a blog makeover.

Courtney - Wow, I would LOVE a blog redesign, I’ve been frustrated with mine for a while! Thanks for an awesome giveaway chance!

Tiffany - what a wonderful giveaway. it has my name all over it. i recently started a blog and i am clueless on where to start and what to do next. i/it could seriously use a make-over! πŸ™‚

Michelle Webster - I would love to have a custom blog!! Woohoo!!

Lori H - Umm..have I missed something? I feel like we don’t hear anything about Lauren…hope all is well and that she is being a teenage girl = prefers to be with friends. πŸ™‚

Angel/TaDa! Creations - I would lurve a new blog design. Thanks for the opportunity!

Nichole Martinez - I think a new blog design is just what I need and maybe could jumpstart a new business for me! I hope I win this giveaway!! In the mean time I will go check out Danielle’s blog to see if she can help me with announcements for my new baby!!

Maggie G - Awesome giveaway!! I am contemplating starting a blog, so this would be so great to win – thanks for the opportunity!!

Sabrina - I love reading Danielle’s blog! She also is a great designer and I would love a blog maker-over!

heyruthie - this is a wonderful giveaway. i’m a new blogger, but i’d love a design. everyone one of your designs is adorable.

Kristy - Oh, your designs are super cute, Danielle! And my summer has been crazy busy so far too! I’m already exhausted and it’s only June.

Sarah Crosby - so fun to soak up time with just one. especially when life is so busy!
would love to win the giveaway! Danielle is the bomb.com

Bekah M. - A custom blog design? Yes please!

Jacky {The Sweetest Petunia} - Danielle is awesome! I’d love to get a re-design. πŸ™‚

Ashley - I would love to win this! Thanks for the chance.

jen - I need a fresh blog start!!! Amazing, Meg. Thank you so much for this chance!

Kate S - Oh, I’d love to win this! Thanks for hosting!

jess - I love Danielle’s designs, they’re all so cute!

amanda - oh goodness, I have wanted a new design for awhile now! I would LOVE to win, your work look fabulous!

Gretchen - Beautiful blog designs! Would be proud to have my blog designed by Danielle!

sam - Would love to win this, maybe it would inspire me to get back to blogging. πŸ™‚

Jessica @ This Blessed Life - Oh my goodness, I would love to win this! I paid for a blog design once and it was a horrible experience – she took months and months to complete it, and in the end she still left some things unfinished. She apologized at the end and offered to give me a discount on anything in the future….but unfortunately I never want to work with her again! Your work looks amazing and I would love to have a second chance at working with a designer! πŸ™‚

jacqui anderson - i would love a new blog design but i blog with blogspot and not blogger πŸ™

Etsetara - o my! this would be perfect – i’ve been wanting to blog for a long time. thanks for the opportunity!
hope you’re able to get some good rest in today…thanks for the pics! =]

Amber - Wow!!!! Oh how I NEED this giveaway πŸ™‚ Thanks for the chance!

Alisa - I am such an amateur blogger! Would LOVE this blog giveaway!

Heather - I would love a makeover for my blog! I’m really curious…has Lauren asked to not be on your blog? Having raised a teen girl, this is my assumption, but still curious. We loved seeing & hearing about her, too.

mandy friend - oh fun! i would love a new bloggy look:)

Kerstie Pederson - What a fun giveaway, I could use a new blog design. Congratulations to whoever wins!

keely - Love Danielle! Thanks for the giveaway!

Jen Brandt - Love Annie’s joyful face in these pics. So stinkin’ cute! I’m assuming you don’t talk about Lauren more because she’s older and doesn’t want to be a part of the blog???

Jen - one of my besties designs blogs too & gave me a makeover not that long ago but if i were to win i’d love to share your talents with a friend!! THANKS for the chance!

Julie Weaver - This is a wonderful giveaway, and her work is really cool. I’d love to win.

Laura Wilder - Awesome! What a surprise – Love Danielle, great giveaway.

northern cottage - that is one chicken carrying HAPPY face – so cool! what a fun giveaway – who couldn’t use a little blog fluffing?! and take heart sure seems to have a gorgeous eye!

shannon - What a FANTASTIC giveaway! Thank you so much for the chance! I would LOVE a blog makeover!!!! πŸ˜€

Lisa A - This is the perfect giveaway!! OH My, the designs are so beautiful….that is exactly what I am missing from my blog. Thanks for the opportunity.

kaylee@life chasers - I am kind of obsessed with your farm life pictures. Swoooooning.
And holy man I would LOVE a blog makeover! Especially from her!!! Crossing my fingers!

Sally - This is an awesome give away! Thanks for the opportunity to enter.

christiejayne - Would love a new design!! Your work is great!

laura b - Very cute stuff. I could use help with the cute on my new blog!

Lennie Jackson - What an AMAZING giveaway!!!! I would LOVE to win!

Emma Kate - Wow! Love Danielle’s designs! Would love something custom for my blog!

Kathryn - Thank you for this opportunity! Love those cute headers, and I would love one for myself πŸ™‚

BriBedell - I would love this, maybe give me a jump start to really blog regularly!

Ansley - I would love to win this for my mom – she loves blogging and would LOVE THIS.

Benay - I would love to win this! Looks like so much fun, and my blog could use a new, custom design!!!!

Elisabeth F - Fun!!! and Great designs!!!

Jamie M - I just started my blog so a cute design would be awesome!!! Thanks for the chance to win one!!

Samantha Bayer - OH this would be perfect for me! I’m wanting to relaunch my blog but don’t have a large budget πŸ™‚

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - I so need to win this!! My blog is pretty, but it is a pre-designed layout and I am looking for something more original and FUN!! πŸ™‚ Thanks for the chance to win, Meg!
PS- Annie’s smile is so beautiful. πŸ™‚

Meg Pitts - I’d love a pretty new blog!

jackie - What an awesome giveaway! My blog could definitely use a facelift! Thanks for your generosity!

Karie - Would love to spruce up my blog…fun giveaway!

Wendy - I’m starting a business with a friend and this giveaway would be awesome! Thanks for the chance.

melissa erin - love your giveaways! thanks.

Holly - Oh goodness I would love this! What a fun giveaway!

Bethany - Wow! what a great giveaway… I’d love a new blog design!

sarah - Please oh Please. I would love something a little more custom!

Rebecca @ Enjoy Life - Oh – I’d love a blog refresh!

Denissa - I would love a blog makeover! πŸ™‚

Sharla - Very cute blog designs! Thanks for the chance to win πŸ™‚
Meg, love those first 2 pics!

the domestic fringe - Looks like cute ideas for a blog design! I’m always itching to change things up on my blog.
~FringeGirl

Staci A - It sounds like a fun, busy summer!
I would love a new blog design. It’s been so long since I’ve had an update!

tiffany kraght - danielle’s work is sooo good! i’d love to win this for my dearest friend who can’t afford danielle’s services!!

Rachelle - I would love to win this!!!

Heather - Oooooooooh, I would LOVE this. I’ve never fully gotten off the ground with my blog because I get so muddled up in the formatting that I give up and don’t post.

HandbagPigtail - Any idea why I cant comment unless I sign in to either Twitter, Typepad, or Facebook(I dont have) here? Its been this way for the last week or two. Grrr
Anyways, Id love a bloggy makeover from sweet Danielle. We’ve met IRL and she is a doll.

Jennifer Cole - I need help with a new design! This would be great – thanks for being Meg’s friend!!!

Mallory O - Would love to win a new blog design! Thanks for the discount as well! Now have to decide if I want to start a new family/personal blog or use it with photography..Oy to many choices!

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