While you are here partying Thursday morning, I’ll be on a plane to Nashville! This weekend is the Blissdom Blog Conference. Should be loads of fun. I’m not sure what I’m more excited about; meeting and rooming with Becky {squeal!}, hanging out with my favorite bloggers, meeting brands and creating partnerships with businesses, or learning more about my favorite hobby in the world – blogging!

I’ve got a post prescheduled for Friday (it’s a good one, so stop on by!) and hopefully I’ll have a little Blissdom recap next week.

** So, are you new here? I throw the Hookin’ Up with HoH Party every week to give all of you a chance to find other awesome blogs to read. Below you will find several hundred mini links to other people’s blog posts. Have fun browsing through the links in search of new ideas. Also, if you are a blogger, please feel free to add your own links to the list!

!! Any projects I feature will be pinned on My Pinterest Board for everyone to see! Follow me on Pinterest to get in on the pinning action.

* Please refrain from posting links to shops and stores.

Please note: RECIPES/FOOD is a separate link. Please make sure you are linking in the appropriate section.

Here are my favorite links from last week’s party:

At Home in the Northwest not only MADE these shelves and hooks, she gives a great tutorial so you can make them too!

Thrifty & Chic made this super cute blanket crate. And I’m amazed at how easy it looks to make. I might actually go make one now.

Check out this great board and batten at Family Love Home. I especially love all the hooks!

Knick of Time Interiors created her own knock-off Anthro Vintage Metal Stencils. Such a cool idea!

Turnstyle Vogue painted some basic wooden boxes. What a fun idea!

Want pretty kitchen towels without the price tag? Setting for Four shares how to make these for super cheap.

I love this ampersand pillow from Visit Ready. She made the pillow herself and painted the ampersand. Very crafty!

The Pinterest Project sewed this basket out of, wait for it…. paper bags. I am in love.

Just Us Four shares the greatest tip for getting shredded chicken in just seconds. Click through to see how she does it. Brilliant.

My son would seriously flip for these Star Wars cookies from Lizy B. Heck, I’m flipping for them too!

Speaking of Star Wars, make a full-on Star Wars Mexican fiesta! Kitchen Fun with my Three Sons used re-fried beans, lettuce, tortillas, and a few other ingredients to create entire Star Wars themed plates. So freaking fun.

Mommy by day, Crafter by night quilted this beautiful chenille blanket. I am head-over-heels for this fabric she chose. Isn’t is amazing?

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Well hey, hey, hey! I’ve got the beginnings of a fun new renovation underway here at House of Hepworths.

3M reached out to me and asked if I’d like to try out some of their new ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape with Edge-Lock Paint Line Protector.

Being a DIYer I go through lots of painter’s tape, so I jumped on this generous offer to try out the new ScotchBlue Painter’s tape.

The tape couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve been gearing up to repaint our guest bathroom which is currently affectionately known as “The Gallbladder Bathroom”.

Why? Well, because it’s the color of a gallbladder.

I would know considering our Besties, Billy & Heather, sent us a photo of her gallbladder after she had it removed. Don’t we have the greatest friends?! They then proceeded to post it on their facebook page. They really are so generous with their friends.

See for yourself (the bathroom, not the gallbladder ): If you want to see the infamous gallbladder picture, CLICK HERE but do so at your own risk. I am not responsible for you barfing on your keyboard.

I’m surprised this paint color lasted a year and a half. I’m also equally surprised I didn’t have a gallbladder attack every time I used said bathroom.

So, anyway, getting this free tape was just the kick in the pants I needed to start on the bathroom.

The caulk around the sink was gross, covered in gallbladder paint, and was sloppily applied, so the first order of business was to remove all the old caulk and prep to apply new caulk.

Once I had all the caulk removed I used my new ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape to tape off where I was going to caulk. I didn’t tape the wall because I was going to paint it anyway but I did tape along the sink cabinet and counter top so I’d be left with a crisp perfect caulk line.

I decided to go with my go-to white paintable washable bathroom caulk. I simply added a bead of caulk along the painters tape then smoothed it out with my finger.

The trick with taping off caulk is that you need to remove the tape before the caulk dries. I carefully peeled back the tape to reveal a perfect caulk line. Sweet!

Once all my caulking was done and dry I started prepping the bathroom for painting.

The tape went on smoothly and in no time flat.

Once the bathroom was taped off, I began cutting in along the tape. I was shocked how much faster it was to cut in when the room is properly taped off! Usually I’m lazy and just free-hand it.

While the paint was still slightly damp I began removing the tape. I’ve found that removing the tape while the paint is still wet makes for an even crisper line and less/no peeling of the actual paint.

So, how did the ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape fare?

Quite impressively if I do say so myself.

Not only was it so much quicker to paint the room once it was taped off, but the ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape did an excellent job blocking the paint from seeping under.

I also really liked that it is somewhat thick, so when I peeled it back off when it was wet with paint, it never once tore. When I use cheap painters tape the tape tends to shred and tear making removing it a beast. But this ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape peeled away effortlessly and tear-free.

I do want to mention though that if you have textured walls and are wanting to paint lines on your wall, you will still want to seal off your tape edges to prevent paint seepage.

Overall, I’d give ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape with Edge-Lock Paint Line Protector a 10. I’m usually partial to the green stuff, but I was so impressed I may just have to switch my go-to brand.

As for finishing up the bathroom, stay tuned for additional posts! I’ve only just begun to turn this Gallbladder Attack into the calm, serene atmosphere it deserves to be.

3M has a buy 2, get one free by mail offer right now. Hurry and take advantage of it before it expires!

* ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape with Edge-Lock Paint Line Protector can be used on most painted or lightly textured walls, finished and unfinished wood trim, metal hardware, glass, curved surfaces and more. The versatile painter’s tape offers the ideal adhesion level for most surfaces, and comes off clearly without leaving residue or causing surface damage. Enhanced with Edge-Lock Paint Line Protector, it offers extra insurance for achieving super sharp paint lines – for everyone from new painters to pros.

ScotchBlue has this offer where you buy 2, you get one free by mail!

{This post was brought to you in partnership with 3M and ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape. I was compensated by the advertiser to write this post, but my thoughts, opinions and words are my own.}

If you have kids and are like me, your garage is probably overrun with bikes and scooters.

I’m glad my kids have these fun toys to play with (and help keep them healthy by going outside and exercising), but wow, having bikes and scooters all over the garage drives me bonkers!

The scooters refuse to stay upright and always topple over. The bikes are always blocking my car from being parked in the garage. There really just isn’t a good out-of-the-way spot to put all this stuff!

Well, when I was at Home Depot a few weeks ago, I stumbled on these cool bike hangers for only $5 each!

That got my wheels turning and before I knew it I had two bike hangers in my basket as well as three of these tool hooks.

The bikes are heavy, so I needed to install the bike hangers into either the studs or some other type of really secure wood.

The studs weren’t positioned exactly where I wanted the hangers, so I took some MDF strips leftover from Kinsey’s Board & Batten and nailed them to the wall. Then I used some heavy duty screws and screwed the MDF planks securely into the studs.

Now I can put my hangers wherever I want on the MDF and they will indirectly be supported by the studs in the wall.

I had to use two pieces one above the other because my pre-cut 3″ strips weren’t wide enough for the bike hangers.

So, once your MDF is nailed and screwed securely into the studs, simply hang the first bike hanger wherever you’d like it.

Then attach your 2nd bike hanger. Make sure you put them far enough apart so the bikes aren’t touching!

In case you are wondering what all the painted boards are on the floor, I did this bike project between coats of primer for the shelves in my office closet. I had to wait for the primer to dry so I worked on this project in the meantime.

With the remaining space I screwed in the tool hooks which hold the scooter handles perfectly.

I just squeezed in the scooters wherever there was additional space.

I eyeballed all the measurements. The only thing I actually did “the right way” was use a level to make sure the MDF strips were straight.

I chose this lower-than-normal height for the bikes so that the children can still reach them and get them down themselves. The bikes are kind of heavy, so I help with that, but they can get their scooters by themselves.

I would have put them even lower, but I park on this side of the garage, so I hung the bikes high enough that the car doors and our shoulders/heads don’t bonk into the handlebars of the bikes.

Another good reason to hang your bikes is that it takes pressure off the tires and keeps them from going flat as quickly.

I may go back and install two additional hooks for their helmets to hang on, but for now they just hang their helmet on the handle bar of their bike. Works perfectly.

Now I’m one step closer to having my house totally organized! It’s such a great feeling knowing that everything has a place and is designed exactly the way I like.

How do you store your bikes and scooters?