Do you realize how awesome we are? I’ve been thinking about all of the hats we wear as DIY bloggers and I was pretty darn impressed with us as a group.
We sew and slipcover…
…design rooms…
…and take pictures all along the way.
We repaint, refinish, reinvent, and repurpose.
We build…
…by ourselves and on a budget.
And we inspire others to get out their big-boy power tools and follow in our footsteps.
We rescue, reupholster, and renew.
And then we teach others how to do it, too.
We are our own stylist, photographer, writer, editor, publicist, tech team, marketing firm, and sales force.
And most of us are moms, hold full time jobs, and/or own a business.
We are the women who blog.
And we are a force to be reckoned with.
81 Responses
Oh my gosh ~ I just adore this post !!
It is so true ~
xoxo
Lori
Hear Hear!!
And you do it all so well!
so well said..
and illustrated perfectly!
Love it..
you did forget to mention we are inspirations to others of all the possibilities they too possess..
but just haven't yet brought to fruition..
just another reason as to why I so love your blog!!
warm sandy hugs..
Loui♥
Loui, You're so right. I just added that in. 🙂
You make me feel so proud. We really do all that? You definitely do.
Janet
Very nicely said!!! Love your creations!
I concur ……smiles.
Here, here!
I love this post, we all need a pat on the back sometimes!! And, you are an inspiration with all the beautiful work you do! Janell
I'm reminded that I'd like to copy that planked wall that you did in your guest room. Nice job and wonderful blog!
Thanks for your post this morning! As a single mother, decorative artist with my own business, and now jumping into blogging, I needed that boost this morning! Blessings to us all!
I am a Blogtress hear me roar!!!!
Thanks for the reminder. It's so easy to get caught up in all the "doing" that we really DO forget how awesome we are.
Oh yes we are! I feel like I belong to a secret club and I only tell my very best girls the blogs I really love to visit…I pretend it's our little secret!
AMEN…
amen–love it!
cheers to you! congrats! beautiful and inspiring work and ideas!
Love this post, love the comments and I am here to agree with everyone!
YOU certainly are all those things! Your work and your photos are amazing.
What a wonderful, inspiring and supportive post! I feel like I can take on the world today…Thank you! If we all gathered together to march down the road in a celebration parade, you would be the majorette, leading a very long and colorful line of creative hearts!
Hope you have an awesom day! Karen
Wonderful post! We are amazing women. I love the support, kind words and encouragement we share, too.
Oh I.LOVE.THIS! :o)
Preach it sister!! You forgot to mention…
Most of us have another job too. Called motherhood!
We truly are amazing creatures. A force to be reckoned with. Maybe we could, idk, rule the earth with our savvy skills?
Amen to that my friend…Hope you have a GREAT day…Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
Great post! And, I have to agree. I just recently started blogging, but have been doing all of the above for a very long time.
Gosh I could hear the music in the background as your words were being said and I then felt like getting ontop of a soap box and shouting to the world…."Look at me, hear me, I am a bloggerette!"
We are special, not doubt about it and I kinda feel sorry for the ones that don't blog.
Wonerful post. Love it. Well said.
hugs
Sissie
Right on girlfriend, you put everything we do in words ! Why it's so tough being a creative DIY decorating blogger and mom. Juggle juggle juggle !
Kate
Amen, sister!
(although not all of us do it as well as you. just sayin' 🙂
XO*T
AMEN to that Sister!!! And you do it soooooo well, a true inspiration!
xo,
Debra
Thanks for the pep talk! The blogging world is truly amazing.
Awesome post, way to keep the inspiration juices flowing!
XO
Lenore
Again you inspire… love this post, THANKS!! Theresa
LOVE.THIS.POST.
Love it. Thank you for writing and sharing it.
And I can hear us all roar!
Good post!!!
You are right. And each of these women is inspiring in her own way. And your photos are beautiful
Maaaaan, ya got that one right, chick; I am AWESOME!! Well, Love Bunny thinks so anyway. 😉
xoxo,
Connie
thank you.. your images are proof YOU have done it and you;ve also inspired me to feel pretty dang great about myself.. rarely do I give ME enough credit for all I can and do accomplish.. Right this very MOMENT I'm gonna start taking credit..
thanks again- this post means alot to me and may very well be a life changing moment.
Sonny
Amen!
What a wonderful post!
Chelsea
Hats off to us! Thanks Marian! although new to blogging, I find it energizing to tap into this resource of women and ideas. Nice post. And nice slipcovers too!
Kind of like the mustard seed, huh? You rock Marian!
Amen my friend! Great post and yes, you and all the other fabulous bloggers out there definitely inspire me in more ways than you can imagine! 🙂
Fabulous!
What a fabulous post! Well said and very true. I have been so inspired by all the DIY bloggers to finally get up off my duff and turn a house I intensely dislike into a home! My hat is off to all you fabulous ladies!
~ Tracy
Well said! I am feelin' pretty good about myself now and I am so inspired by all you DIY ladies!
Thanks, we needed that !
Amen Sistah! 🙂
There is something to be said for those who freely give of knowledge, creative ideas and advice. Thank you!
Thank goodness there are people like you who can so eloquently give a voice to what we are all thinking/feeling! This was a bright spot in my day. Thank you!
I can't say I do all those things you mentioned, or do them very well – but I'm going to give myself a pat on the back today anyway!
Very cool kiddo….very cool!! Ps. love all your chalk boards!
Love this post!
I love this post! You put it so well 🙂
Hear hear! Love this post (as I do ALL your posts! You are a daily inspiration)
Yes, but you my dear, take the cake!!
Amen, sister! Preach it!
I absolutely love this post, and thank you for stopping by my blog. I am off to explore yours.
Margo
Amen, sister! You said it right. Thanks for this wonderful post.
I feel like super blogger, mom, etc. now.
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
well said, I couldn't agree more
Greetings from All Things Thrifty! Loved this post. It made me laugh out loud. I feel like I'm changing hats all day long! 🙂
And I add a hearty AMEN to this blog!! We are women…hear us roar!!
Thank you
Hugs
SueAnn
"We are very accomplished ladies, indeed!"
Thank you for taking the time to acknowledge "the force"!!!!!!!!!!
~Kolein
Your post is very inspiring. I think we all need to stop and pat ourselves on the back once in a while!
I hear ya, blog sista! Fabulous post as always. K xx
Sending a sweet hello from Frog Hollow Farm. Wow! I am so impressed with all that you and many other bloggers do on their own. I used to do more on my own but have chickened out lately. You, however, have inspired me to take a look around the house and begin a project like I used to do. Thanks for posting such an elegant but powerful message! Ciao, bella!
You know when you happen upon something at the exact moment you need it? Yeah, well, enough said. Thanks!
You know when you happen upon something at the exact moment you need it? Yeah, well, enough said. Thanks!
I never thought of it this way. You're right!! We are!! Wow, I really like this.
Thanks,
Kelly
PS…I'm trying your dining room chairs. I absoutely can't stop thinking about them, and going over to stare at my chairs and getting lost in what they will look like finished. I hope you don't mind.
perfectly said!! 😉
I really just think you are the amazing one, but maybe that's just me.
=)
Thanks for the inspiration.
Great post! You inspire so many of us.
xo, Sherry
Very well said!!! Thanks for spreading the "word" about what we do!!
This is sooo inspiring and uplifting! I LOVE IT and i hear you!! Thank you so much for this sweet reminder of such a wonderful sentiment. It made my day! Love to you!
jacqueline
http://www.jqlinesocuteithurts.typepad.com/
woohooo! and let's not forget it!
Best post on any blog ever!!
Thank you!
Bravo! Thanks for the validation! I have a brand new blog http://unintentionallyunemployed.blogspot.com and I totally agree with all the hats a blogger must wear – in addition to caring for our homes and families.
Right on!
Wow! I've been thinking the same thing about all the hats we wear!
And LOVE wearing!!!
Thanks for all the inspiration!
AMEN! Big cyber pats on the back to everyone that's gone before us, to all of us blogging now & to those that are coming up in the ranks.
We women bloggers RAWK!!!!
♥hugs♥
You said it so well!!
blessings to you!
You hit it on the head dear woman blogger you.
tammy
Seriously!! We are our own brainstorming team, supply shoppers, market researchers, photo editors, shipping cost estimators…whew!! It's big work.
Great post! Inspiring and lovely. It's all worth it though, right?!
And I must say "YOU GIRLS ROCK" I so enjoy your blogs Thanks and keep it up