Datevitation Giveaway and Coupon

Surprise! Datevitation is back with a discount code and a giveaway just for The Elephant's Trunk readers! Datevitation takes your traditional handmade coupon books, the ones that you used to make...

Vinyl Giveaway

Sometimes the kiddos need a little reminder from Mom even when she can't be there. This Eventually Cottage vinyl piece can be placed in your kid's bathroom to remind them to keep up on their...

How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse from FamAlert.com

ATTENTION: Wedding Vendors

Planning a wedding has taught me a lot about what I look for in a wedding vendor. I've had a lot of success searching for wedding vendors online as well as a lot of failures. There are many simple...

Dawn from Eventually Cottage

I just love Dawn from Eventually Cottage and today she is here to talk about creating for her handmade sign shop! 1. Where does the name Eventually Cottage come from? I came up with the name...

Inspirational Words

Some Engagement Pictures

Some of you may know but I am engaged, just recently moved back home to Colorado (from Texas) and we've done a couple engagement sessions. Brendan and I are not really the photographic couple nor...

Style Finds That Blow My Mind

Please excuse the title name. I'm not sure if this will be a series that comes back to the blog and if so possibly I should spend some more time on a new title. I am really trying to push myself to...

The Denver Heart Ball

I am a volunteer for the American Heart Association and have been now for four years. I love helping out for a great cause that is close to my family. My Grandmother passed away from a heart...

Great Recipes to Try for Dinner

I don't know about you but I'm guilty of what I call the "pin and bail", I pin some great recipe and I never go back to make this recipe. I wanted today to share some recipes that I have honestly...

Martin Luther King Jr.

A Custom Love Coupon Book Giveaway

Valentine's Day is around the corner and I've decided we are all going to make a pack. A pack to give a little something more creative then chocolate this year to our loved one. Luckily I've got an...

FamA!ert Coupon

FamA!ert is an exciting project I've been lucky to be a part of and I wanted to share a little bit more about it and offer you a discount! FamA!ert improves the safety of children, elders and...

Happy New Year from Mexico!

I am so excited about this year. It is finally the year that I am getting married! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. I was lucky enough to spend mine in Mexico with Brendan and his...

Nightly Doodles Giveaway

I love fun prints and great typography and Nightly Doodles has the perfect combination of the two! The Nightly Doodles shop is full of great gifts for others and for yourself. Cheer Up Peanut...

Eventually Cottage for the Holidays

Eventually Cottage is an adorable Etsy shop full of handcrafted signs. This holiday season add an Eventually Cottage sign to your decorations or better yet, gift one to a friend! HoHoHo Sign Dear...

Thankful.

I love to try and always count my blessings, but there is something about the Thanksgiving season that really has me, well... thankful. Brendan: This guy is pretty much my hero. He has sacrificed a...

Host and Hostess Gifts

It's about that time of the year... the season of parties! Make sure that you don't show up empty handed to a party with some of these great host and hostesses gifts. 1. Tell your host(ess) just...

This or That

Let's all get to know each other a little bit more. I've created the below survey to simply ask you to pick between this or that. Feel free to elaborate anywhere you'd like to explain your choice....

Help Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

One of my sponsors Dawn from Eventually Cottage has created this special ornament to help the Sandy relief efforts. Please take a moment to read below how Dawn is doing her part to assist in the...

Fiesta!

My lovely parents have birthdays in October that are just ten days apart and I thought it was time that someone threw them a birthday party. It has been years since either had a birthday party and...

What Makes Me Happy

I have many blessings in my life to be happy enough for 6.7 people, but sometimes I just find myself in the dumps. I hate that feeling. You're feeling so low that there doesn't seem to be any way...

Advertise Here!

I love love love small businesses, handmade businesses, and blogs. If you fall under one of those categories I want to help you succeed. I'd love to partner with you as a sponsor of this blog and...

Let's Be Really Real

So I'm really wanting to get back into blogging like I used to be... with multiple posts a week and what not. When I started to try to define myself as a fashion blogger, DIY blogger, wedding...

Colorado

Some of you may know, but for those who don't I am from Denver, Colorado (more specifically Highlands Ranch). My family moved to Colorado from Lincoln, Nebraska when I was three years old. I love...

Dog Gone Tournament

Every fall in Colorado a golf course holds a Dog Gone Golf Tournament. Each golfer has a dog as their partner. The score is based off what the golfer shoots as well as the behavior of the dog...

Pinterest Roundup

So I want to apologize that things have been a bit quite on the blog lately but things have not been so quiet every where else. I will fill you all on some exciting things that are happening...

Sunday Pinterest Roundup

I know it's Monday, but in my mind I'm pretending it's Sunday. It has been such a crazy week in our household! I can't wait to share with you all some very exciting news... but that is for another...

Fashion Scarf DIY:: Guest Post

Hello friends! My name is Amy from The Charming blog. You may remember me from when I shared my wedding story here! That was definitely so much fun! I have a general lifestyle blog with emphases on...

Hannah:: Flamingos in Raincoats

If you aren't familiar with the beautiful Hannah of Flamingos in Raincoats you are in luck because today we're getting to know Hannah a little bit more! I’m a martha stewart girl all the way. in...