Guest blogger: Ladybird Ln.

We are so excited to welcome the cute Carlee from Ladybird Ln. as our guest today!

She is super fun and has a really cool Pillow Fight going on right now.

Check it out and enjoy her post :)

xo

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I am thrilled to be visiting at Lolly Jane today! 

I can not tell you how much inspiration I glean from this blog!  Kelli & Kristi asked me to tell a little bit about myself.  I am just a country girl, trying my best to raise a happy family.  

I am married to a handsome cowboy, have three busily adorable kids, together we run our family farm. Here are a few RANDOM thoughts about me, that might give you a glimpse of who I am:

I cherish sticky kisses

I crave simplicity

I don't want to be rich

I endure the laundry

I read the newspaper daily

I run to relax

I fall short... often

I am inspired by nature

I treasure uplifting quotes, stories, books

I listen for the sound of rain

My greatest desire is to have a happy eternal family

I blog at Ladybird Ln

I like to share family friendly recipes, and projects on my blog:

Aebleskivers & Dreamsicle Cookies & Perfect 'Tin' Dinner!

I also like to share a variety of projects on my blog:

       Summer fun Chore Chart & My dirty {foliage} Secret & Snap Purse

Each month on my blog I spotlight a service project or charity!  I am now so EXCITED to share this venture with my friend Michelle at Someday Crafts; we call it Crafting for a Cause.  We may not have a lot of money... but we can craft! We hope to share our talents and participate each month in a featured charity project we can ALL be involved with!  We also have a linky party each month in connection with this that you can share your service projects as well!

This month we are having a PILLOW FIGHT, a Pillow Fight-- For a Cause!

This month I am featuring a project very near and dear to my heart. I have a great friend, Malynn, who is 14 years old, and has undergone some tough TOUGH medical stuff recently. She has been in and out of the hospital for the past 6 months. One might expect after all the medical problems she has endured she would be bitter and resolved. But not Malynn, she is amazing in so many ways. Instead of focusing on her issues she wants to help others. Malynn is an incredible seamstress, at the age of 14 she far surpasses my sewing ability!  Just look at one of her latest purses:

Yup, she is amazing!  With her incredible sewing talent, she has made it a goal to donate 100 bright cheerful pillow cases to Primary Childrens Medical Center, to brighten up the patients rooms!  When she was in the hospital it was so comforting to have her own pillow.   

I decided I wanted to help her out with this great cause.... and what better way than a PILLOW FIGHT!

It is called Pillow Fight--For a Cause! 

Essentially this is a pillow contest where you can enter  ANY handmade pillow.  You can enter your homemade ruffly throw pillows, your sweet decorative pillows, your fleecy flower pillows, your bedazzled pillowcases... pretty much anything pillow related, that you have made. THE CLINCHER IS, in order to enter this contest you must donate a pillowcase, one pillowcase per entry! A bright, cheery, fun pillow case, to brighten up the day of someone in need. You can either send it to me, and I will let Malynn donate it to Primary Childrens Medical Center (Salt Lake City), or you can donate it to a local hospital, womens shelter, etc. You just have to let me know that you donated one!  You can enter at my blog from June 15-22.

We have some FABULOUS prizes for this contest. HUNDREDS of dollars worth of prizes!  We will have guest judges narrow down the pillow field to ten, and then open it up to voting. The top three pillows will receive some amazing prizes. Sponsors for this event include... Kati Cupcake, Cap Creations, Sew Obsessed, Vinylize It, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, & Naptime Crafters. Malynn and I are even going to throw in some prizes! We will also have one random prize for anyone who links up-- sound terrific, we think so!  For more information click HERE!

So are you in? 

I sure hope so!  Are you worried about making a pillowcase?  Don't be, creating a pillow case is simple, fast, and fun. It is a great beginner project, for any age.  This would be a great project to teach your child how to sew! Their are dozens of different ways to make a pillowcase, I shared a tutorial HERE for an easy basic pillowcase:

Here is a little pillowcase inspiration!  

These are all homemade pillowcases made by me or given to me by family members!

Please come join the Pillow Fight on our blog! You can link up your pillow creations June 15-22!

I would love to donate 100 pillow cases! I can't imagine how hard it would be to have a child in a hospital for long periods of time.  I hope in some small way these pillowcases can be a comfort, and reminder of home.  I am trying to spread the word about this contest.  Please put a button on your blog, or contact me, I would love to come to your place and guest post about it.

Thank you so much for letting me crash your fabulous blog today, and please consider entering this fun contest!!