Sunday Linky Party #75 + Goodies

Hi everyone, hope it's another good weekend for you all. I know it's still summer, but I can't help feeling a little sad that it'll soon be over thanks to all the back-to-school commercials and shops preparing for fall. Can we keep the extra long days and sunny weather year round? Maybe I need to live on a tropical island :) Anyway, I'm also feeling extra sensitive to the time passing because I'm pregnant (as I've announced in the prior post)! I had my second ultrasound a few days ago and I can't believe how much the fetus has grown since the first ultrasound (which was only 2 weeks before then). It (don't know the gender yet) already had tiny fingers and toes and was moving around! Pretty crazy stuff. Anyway, onto this week's features :)

Make this awesomely amazing origami kusudama ornament for your Christmas tree! If you start now, you'll have enough for your tree AND someone else's too! You can even give a bunch to your favorite people :) Learn how to make them at Ashley's Dandelion Wishes.

How adorable and sweet are these printable summer gift tags? The ones in the photo are just a small example of more offered by Meeha Meeha. I love how personal these look and I'd use them for other seasons, too!

Make summer last forever with these beautiful crepe paper hyacinths on your kitchen table. These realistic and artistic flowers are, once again, made by the flower guru: Twigg Studios. Check out her thrifty bird bottle stopper and hand draw your own blog header tutorials, too.

Remember these fun fortune teller origamis from childhood? If not, it was a game where we used to make these and write numbers on the outer flaps and fortunes on the inner folds and see what each other would get. Thanks to Shaken Together, I see that these make pretty cute garlands as well (minus the fortunes)!

Make these cool, funky, "stained glass" Shrinky earrings with a tutorial by Jewelry Making Journal. Bring back the childhood fun and make it work for your wardrobe, too!

Everyone should have some idea of how to clean your drain, so it may be helpful to check out this very useful tutorial from Adorned from Above :)

I'm not really sure what a mixed berry clafoutis is, but this looks yummy and simple enough so I will give it a try. Plus I have two boxes of blueberries in the fridge. Check out this beautiful creation by Nifty Thrifty Things.

Fresh Juniper dug up some old recipes to share her Grandma JoAnn's peach cobbler recipe with us. It's simple and looks delicious!

Make parmesan panko crusted chicken for dinner tonight and it's sure to be a hit! Panko is a type of Japanese-style bread crumbs (it's what they use on tempura, which is light and very crispy) but it's been so popular in the US that you can get it at almost any grocery store (at least in CA). Try this by A Pinch of Joy.

Make some ice cold dessert with real fruit, like this blackberry frozen yogurt, by Wonky Wonderful. If you don't have an ice cream making machine (like me), you can also use this recipe to make popsicles, which I believe are equally good :) Try her watermelon granita and strawberry shortcake ice cream recipes as well.

These comfort cookies by Back 4 Seconds are already sending me vibes of comfort just by looking at them. They're also sending me vibes of guilty pleasure :) Try her double decker coconut cream brownie recipe, too.


More recipes:

• 20 Stay cool summer dishes and Funfetti sugar cookie bars, by Lady Behind the Curtain
• Orange cream floats, by The Seven Year Cottage
• Chocolate peanut butter pie, by Cook the TV
• Maple oatmeal bread, by Don't Waste the Crumbs
• Barbecue chicken and caramelized onion pizza, by Shaken Together
• Mocha popsicles, by Mary's Kitchen
• Cranberry mango popsicles, by Back to the Basics
• Cranberry carrot corn muffins, by Gluten Free A-Z
• Meringue and Cake sprinkles, by Twigg Studios
• Beef lasagna, Bacon and egg special sandwich, Toffee fudge shortbread, Coconut jellos, Light lemon syllabub, by With a Blast
• Banana split trifle and Pan-seared chicken with mango peach salsa and cilantro lime rice, by Dishing with Leslie
• Apple cinnamon roll pull-aparts, Creme de menthe pie, Mexican chicken crepes, Blue lagoon margaritas, by Adorned from Above
• Ice cream sundae cupcake, by Homegrown Beanes
• Spaghetti salad, by Miss Information
• Tortilla with peas, asparagus, and shrimp, by Mein Kochlust
• Egg-free mini donut muffins, by Transatlantic Blonde

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