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Happy 2011!
T♥

New Year's Weekend Blog Hop

Welcome to my Weekend Blog Hop! The countdown to 2011 has started and I want to wish you all a Happy New Year☺

I would love if you could drop by and add yourself to all of my blogs this weekend (optional:).

Give it to me Tara!
Graphic Design by Tara
Bipolar Girl World

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺

It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Weekend Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated.

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignbytara.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/gdbtbloghop-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!

Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop 12/28-12/29

Welcome to my Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop!

This hop is featured on all 3 of my blogs so now you can meet even more friends!

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺
It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name/image to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated☺

<a href="http://www.bipolargirlworld.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/midweekmingle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!
Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Give it to me Monday! Blog Hop and Giveaway Linky

Welcome to Give It To Me Monday! A Blog Hop & Giveaway Link Up! Linky will open on Sunday nights! Make sure to post our button and get the word out, the more the better! Add your giveaways and enter some too!
Lets kick the Monday funk and have some FUN!

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Graphic Design by Tara

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Happy Holidays!

Wishing you peace, love, and happiness this holiday season and all year long!

T♥

Extra Long Holiday Weekend Blog Hop

***Don't forget to add your own Hop and/or Giveaway linky to my list at the bottom of this blog.***

Welcome to my Weekend Blog Hop! 

I would love if you could drop by and add yourself to all of my blogs this weekend (optional:).

Give it to me Tara!
Graphic Design by Tara
Bipolar Girl World

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺

It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Weekend Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated.

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignbytara.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/gdbtbloghop-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!

Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Just sold...

I redid a cover today too...

That's all for today, I have the stomach flu and it truly sucks:(

Thanks for reading,
T♥

Bento Crazy!

Please stop me before I Bento!!!

http://www.allthingsforsale.com/

I just found the above site and I'm already planning to buy everything! Kawaii cuteness and itty bitty kitty toothpicks! I am going to force my kids to eat out of pink Hello Kitty Bento Boxes if it's the last thing I do...

Almost 12 and 15 yr. old boys are not big fans, but I figure I will eventually have some grandchildren to spoil! Off to purchase...

Thanks for reading,
T♥

P.S.. This is not a review, I'm just soooo excited to have found this site! If you want to read my reviews and/or participate in my giveaways, please visit my other blog.

Give it to me Tara!

Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop 12/21-12/22

Welcome to my Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop!

This hop is featured on all 3 of my blogs so now you can meet even more friends!

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺
It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name/image to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated☺

<a href="http://www.bipolargirlworld.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/midweekmingle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!
Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Just sold... Weekend Wrap Up Short of it!

I so wish I had the strength right now to do the Long Weekend Wrap up, but I have to say I am completely beat down. To summarize...

Shopped til I dropped,
I have an extra chihuahua I'm sitting for (now 5 barking freaks!)
My kids spilled gingerbread icing aka glue all over the kitchen.
Date w/hubby to see Black Swan w/Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis was cancelled twice:( Really want to see this movie...

On the upside, I did get to eat some yummy sushi and have peppermint coffee. I am also sitting here eating Harry Potter rock cakes my son made.

Watched an amazing movie "Europa Europa", highly recommended.

Got a lot of free products for reviewing including; skin care and retro toys.

Life is good!

Thanks for reading,
T♥

A Xmas Tale

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.
Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, 

Heaven knows where.
Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered. 

Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. 

When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.. 

In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. 

He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.
Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.
The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?'

And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

 Not a lot of people know this.  

Give it to me Monday! Blog Hop and Giveaway Linky 12/19-12/20

Welcome to Give It To Me Monday! A Blog Hop & Giveaway Link Up! Linky will open on Sunday nights! Make sure to post our button and get the word out, the more the better! Add your giveaways and enter some too!
Lets kick the Monday funk and have some FUN!

&lt;a href="http://justmarriedwithcoupons.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Just Married with Coupons" src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8962/giveawaybutton.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

Make sure to follow your two co-hosts and we will follow you back:

Graphic Design by Tara

Just Married with Coupons



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Weekend Blog Hop 12/16-12/19

***Don't forget to add your own Hop and/or Giveaway linky to my list at the bottom of this blog.***

Welcome to my Weekend Blog Hop! 

I would love if you could drop by and add yourself to all of my blogs this weekend (optional:).

Give it to me Tara!
Graphic Design by Tara
Bipolar Girl World

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺

It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Weekend Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated.

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignbytara.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/gdbtbloghop-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!

Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Just finished this..

and I love it! Take a look at my latest design and let me know what you think.

I so enjoyed working with this client!

Thanks for reading, more graphics in the works...
T♥

OMG, Glee "Don't Stop Believin' yes!

Mid Week Mingle

Welcome to my Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop!

This hop is featured on all 3 of my blogs so now you can meet even more friends!

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺
It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name/image to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated☺

<a href="http://www.bipolargirlworld.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/midweekmingle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!
Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Weekend Wrap Up Baby!

Hey all!  Missed you on the blog this week but tried to keep on on Twitter;0

Nothing and the usual nothing has happened this weekend. Giveaways keep on going, working on several logos including my contest winner. Can't wait to show it to you guys, it's soooo cute! Kawaii♥

We are having some crazy weather here and it feels like a f'n stuffy dessert. Sometimes I don't know whether to heat or a/c? We go from freezing at night to yuck in the day:( Definitely not good Xmas weather.

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Did you know that people hate SPAM?? lol

I'm really enjoying my return to Etsy and mostly leaving the corporate design world. Etsians are so much easier to deal with and generally have the same tastes/style I'm familiar with. So it's been a real pleasure working with some of you again!

Hoping this week to make it over to the Hotel Del to see their beautiful Xmas tree. It's a special place for me and my hubby. After we met he took me to Coronado and I finally had someone who appreciated the Victorian era to talk to! We went every time I was pregnant and now we take our kids yearly.

Etsy $20 Shop Package is ending on the 25th click below...

Have a fantastic week everybody and please join our Give it to me Monday! blog hop below.

Thanks for reading,
T♥

Give it to me Monday! Blog Hop and Giveaway Linky 12/12-12/13

Welcome to Give It To Me Monday! A Blog Hop & Giveaway Link Up! Linky will open on Sunday nights! Make sure to post our button and get the word out, the more the better! Add your giveaways and enter some too!
Lets kick the Monday funk and have some FUN!

&lt;a href="http://justmarriedwithcoupons.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Just Married with Coupons" src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8962/giveawaybutton.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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Graphic Design by Tara

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What the heck is Squidoo?

I had no clue either but here I am an hour later trying to finish up my first lens. Check it out, lie to me that it's perfect and show me yours!

http://www.squidoo.com/graphicdesignbytara

More to come later when I know what I'm talking about!

Thanks for reading,
T♥

I will never quit work, NEVER:*(

When I said I was not going to work, I think I was having an irrational/mid life/breakdown. Because now my kids want fast food and other cr#p that I need to be able to buy them at a moment's notice. So here are a couple of things I've done recently, plus a TON of editing for my corporate cliesnt. Some of the things I'm working on are hush hush products that haven't come out yet. But when they do you will all get the first look!

 

$3 Sale on Etsy...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63823994/pink-flowers-banner-and-avatar-for-your

 

FREE on Etsy...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62658669/pif-etsy-shop-happy-holidays-banner

Super Xmas Last Chance Digital Scrapbook Holiday Set on Etsy..

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61629341/sale-holiday-dots-and-stripes-christmas

That's all for now folks! Special requests welcomed. I need to start planning/saving for my next retirement! lol

Thanks for reading,
T♥

Weekend Blog Hop 12/9-12/12

***Don't forget to add your own Hop and/or Giveaway linky to my list at the bottom of this blog.***

Welcome to my Weekend Blog Hop! 

I would love if you could drop by and add yourself to all of my blogs this weekend (optional:).

Give it to me Tara!
Graphic Design by Tara
Bipolar Girl World

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺

It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Weekend Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated.

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignbytara.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/gdbtbloghop-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!

Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Mid Week Mingle 12/7-12/8

Welcome to my Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop!

This hop is featured on all 3 of my blogs so now you can meet even more friends!

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺
It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Mid Week Mingle Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name/image to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated☺

<a href="http://www.bipolargirlworld.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/midweekmingle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!
Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

I'm not sure how to feel about this one?But I know it's not going to end well for us Jews...

'I see no future for Jews in the Netherlands'

Please take a second to read this article and I'd welcome your comments on it. I definitely think a discussion needs to be started.

http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=198382

To sum it up before you read it, former Dutch politician gives a rant about Jews are no longer safe in the Netherlands due to Moroccan antisemitism. Oh, and p.s. they should leave. This is a passive act that will not fight the predjudice, but just reinforce it. Obviously his talk isn't law, but it definitely makes Jews worried and gives power to these haters.

For everyone out there that stands on the passive side of things, this may be the time where you draw the line on this cr#p. We have a lot of people who hate for a living and on the side of sanity we have a lot of people who just want to love their families and get on with their lives. Maybe everyone sitting on the fence in the Netherlands needs to jump down and put in their 2 cents.

Thanks for reading, I'm disgusted to still hear this things on a daily basis. Happy Chanukah!
T♥

Give it to me Monday! Blog Hop and Giveaway Linky

Welcome to Give It To Me Monday! A Blog Hop & Giveaway Link Up! Linky will open on Sunday nights! Make sure to post our button and get the word out, the more the better! Add your giveaways and enter some too!
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Weekend Wrap Up Dec. 5, 2010

Hello again to all my Bloggy friends! What a peaceful weekend it has been. Started out rough w/a bit of scrooginess on my part, but it's shaping up to be nice.

For all of you Blog Hoppers out there who have or want to join a hop, please scroll down to the bottom of this blog. You can add all of your Hops and Giveaway links.

First new blog giveaway was quite a success! 76 comments in a short period of time, not bad! I have some others coming up, but I don't want to spoil the surprise;)

Give it to me Tara Giveaways

Random thoughts (yes, again:) from moi.

I am still soooo in love w/this Jake Gyllenhal and Taylor Swift coupling! I saw the first pics of them in Target yesterday and I gushed. Taylor is so storybook romance, let's all live through her, k?

In cheesy entertainment news, fit for a 14 yr. old girl. Oh wait, that was me and so was the above! lol I saw Twilight Eclipse which has got to have the worst acting ever! Seriously, we are talking daytime soap where you see the mic move by accident!!!! Other than that, so much fun and enjoyment☺ I am on Team Wolfy and the more I watch these things, the uglier Edward gets. Can't wait to see how they uglify Kristen Stewart (not that she needs it, that girl is just unpleasant:(.

I have been obsessively playing "Angry Birds" on my husband's phone. My phone barely has on/off so it just wasn't cutting it! They have an awesome Xmas download and it's like an advent calendar where the open a new one each day til Christmas. Free, so check it out!

Finished reading Chelsea, Chelsea, Bang, Bang, by Chelsea Handler. Hillarious and not for the faint of heart. Everyone else will enjoy the cr*p out of it!

I'm looking forward to renting "The Black Swan" with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. It's dark/indie/lifetime all in one!

So that's the gist of it. I will post more later if my life gets anymore exciting!!! lol

Thanks as always for reading!
T♥

NEW From Me and Great Giveaways and Specials for you!

NEW

Limited Time Only Ends Dec. 25
Holiday Shop Makeover

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63531099/holiday-etsy-shop-makeover-limited-time

NEW Giveaway for GIANT Microbes plus diseases that are actually pretty darn cute!

http://giveittometara.blogspot.com/2010/12/giant-microbes-giveaway-is-here-ends.html

Weekend Blog Hop

SEE BELOW 2 Posts...

Giveaways for Handcrafted Vase, Progress Cards for Parents and Educators, TheraBreath Healthy Mouthwash and Toothpaste

http://giveittometara.blogspot.com/search/label/giveaway

Handcrafted Vase created by Etsy Shop http://www.bottledblondes.etsy.com

Mention @giveittometara in your Twitter Tweets and I'll retweet for you!

http://www.twitter.com/giveittometara

Thank you!
T♥

I am such a LIAR!

So people, graphic design and I are just connected and I must pursue my Autistic (oops artistic:) dreams once again!

Visit me on Etsy to purchase btwn. now and Dec. 25th. I swear I'm not working, really! Just love you all and it's fun for me to create.

Etsy Shop Holiday Makeover

Happy Chrismanukah to you all!

Thanks for reading, peace.

T♥

Weekend Blog Hop 12/2-12/5

Welcome to my Weekend Blog Hop! 

I would love if you could drop by and add yourself to all of my blogs this weekend (optional:).

Give it to me Tara!
Graphic Design by Tara
Bipolar Girl World

In case I didn't say this before, if you don't have a blog you can link your site, Facebook, etc. Whatever you want, it's all in fun☺

It's simple to participate, here are the rules:

1. Please place the "Weekend Blog Hop" button in a blog post and/or on your blog somewhere. This lets us all know where to find each other!
2. Follow my blog.
3. Visit at least 2 blogs on this list.
4. Add your name to the linky list below so we can visit you back. I will be following everyone who posts.
5. Comments are optional but always appreciated.

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignbytara.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss224/buffytara/gdbtbloghop-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>

Please support this blog hop by using your Facebook, Twitter, and forums to advertise. It's great for everyone to discover new friends, followers, and fantastic blogs!

Thanks so much for participating!
T♥

Just Watched...

This week's episode of Glee and let me tell you I am starting to LOVE this show! Drama, drama, singing, drama;) I hate 99% of the songs they sing in real life and love all of them on the show. My fav character is Britney and I can't wait to hear what happens next week when she asks Santa to make her wheelchair bound boyfriend walk again. Stay tuned Glee fans...

I also watched Raising Hope. Still awesome and everyone who hasn't seen it needs to check it out.

What else, what else... I'm thinking of putting my son in a project based school that is extremely laid back and open. Meaning, you can eat when you want, rap about your feelings, and everything that entails. I asked where the smoking area was?? Ah, school days☼

Thanks for reading, please check out my new giveaway so that you too can experience fresh breath!

TheraBreath Giveaway

My Menorah

Random Thoughts..

I'm rushing off to Vietnamese breakfast (my fav:) and I just wanted to put this out there...

Jake Gyllenhal and Taylor Swift, perfect and amazing! People don't give her credit but she's really intelligent and mature. I want this more than they do!!! lol

Tonight we return to the Challenge on MTV and CT and some other chick are coming back on. I LOVE CT and all his crazy and this is just what the boring Challenge needs.

Also tonight, Psych a la Twin Peaks reunion. For all of you that remember Twin Peaks this is going to be awesome! Don't miss it, USA, I think 9 or 10??

What else, what else?? I have a ton of yummy, health, and fun giveaways coming up later this month on..

Give it to me Tara!

I'm off now, I'll eat some Pho for your guys!
T♥

BIG P.S. Chanukah apparently starts tonight? So, I need to get my @ss in gear and buy these kids some small cr*p that keeps them happy til Xmas!! lol