Hello World! Welcome Friends! Well the time has come to say goodbye to Make it Pretty Monday. I have been thinking about shutting the party down for well over a year and now the time feels right. As everyone knows, blogging has definitely changed and link parties have definitely been affected by that change. On a personal note, our family schedule has gotten so incredibly busy and I just don’t have the time to do it all. In addition, there are a couple of new adventures that I will be embarking on that will require more of my time and effort. (More on that later) I will still be here posting as well as on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. In fact, I did manage to take pictures last week of the back hall and will have those live on the blog either later this week or early next week. Please know, I will miss seeing everyone and all of your projects. But, I will try to do better at staying in touch on Social Media. Thank you for making the Make it Pretty Monday party such a success and for gracing my blog with your lovely projects. May God continue to richly bless each and every one of you and your families! Much love!
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Toodles,
Calypso in the Country says
I totally understand! I took a break from my link party as well. It really is time consuming and I noticed people weren’t really visiting each other as much as I would have liked. Hope you are enjoying your summer!
Shelley
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you for the kind words and for the support throughout the years, Shelley! Have a great rest of the Summer.
Jenna says
Thank you for hosting the party for so long Kathryn! Life happens and priorities change, good luck with future projects and family milestones, and thank you for your blogging friendship!
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you, Jenna for all of the support throughout the years! Your projects and tablescapes always brought a smile to my face! Happy Summer, my friend!
Cindy Handy says
As much as I loved your party, I totally understand! I sell baked goods on eBay, and took a 2 week vacation when we recently went to Maya Riviera (were only gone for 1 week, but gave myself a couple extra days to pack before and recuperate afterwards!). Today was my first day back baking, packaging & shipping 4 orders, with more for tomorrow…. and I dread the coming holiday season already! … too old for this nonsense ~ maybe I’ll just bake for family & friends ….
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you for the kind words, Cindy! May you have renewed strength to not only survive the holiday season, but to thrive.
MaryJo Materazo says
Thank you for all the years of hosting this party. I’m excited for you and your new endeavors. I’ll make sure to follow along. Best of luck with everything!
XO- MaryJo
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you for the encouragement, MaryJo! Have a lovely Summer!
kristie says
I completely understand why you want to end the party. I will say I feel like I “know” more about the party hosts more than other bloggers. So at least your party participants got to know you a little bit.
Carol@BlueskyatHome says
Hate to see the party close, Kathryn, but I certainly understand. Hosting parties is definitely adds to the blogging workload. Look forward to seeing what you have in the works. Best always, Carol
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you, Carol for all of the support throughout the years! Hope you are having a lovely Summer!
Julie Briones says
Sad to see the party close, but totally understand the time crunch! Looking forward to seeing your new adventures! Hope you’ll visit at TTA, too!
thededicatedhouse@gmail.com says
Thank you, Julie! I will be at TTA next week sharing my Back Hall. Have a great week!