{Sponsor Spot} Meet Ashley

Question of the Month:
If you could only decorate your home in 1 color, what color would it be, and why?

{Ashley says} This shouldn’t be this easy, but I knew right away what color I would choose!  Gray!  I think it’s so calming and pretty.  It goes with everything and it’s not as harsh as other neutrals.  It may sound dreary, but I think it would be beautiful!  Ask my husband, our bedroom is painted in 2 shades of gray and we love it!  It’s the most relaxing room in our house.

Hi there!  My name is Ashley and I blog over at Pinecone Garden.  While most of my time is spent being a mom and keeping a house seemingly clean, once in a while I will jump on and talk about myself and my family for the entire internet to see!  I have big plans for the future of my blog, so I hope you will stay tuned!  Think recipes, tutorials, DIY beauty recipes, thrifting fun, etc.  I’d love to do an outfit post if I ever leave the house with something that isn’t covered in baby drool!  Maybe I’ll start a new disheveled outfit post trend!  *winks*

More often than I blog, I craft.  Sewing, painting, knitting, what have you.  I love it all.  Sewing has been a long time passion of mine and working with recycled leather has just come into the mix!  My aspirations are more than time allows most days.  But, when I am able to actually finish something and I think others will love it as much as I do, I list it on my Etsy shop.   My shop has evolved so much in the short time I have had it and probably will so much more as I become inspired to try new things.  I hope you stop by and visit my shop and blog soon! 

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Britt, thank you so much for having me at Secondhand Magpie.  You’ve been a joy to work with and I hope that we can continue blogging together! 

{Sponsor Spot} Meet Sam

 Question of the Month:

 If you could only decorate your home in 1 color, what color would it be, and why?

{Sam says} I would decorate my home in the color grey because I find it to be a calm, peaceful color. Also, there are endless shades and undertones of grey that could hopefully help the place look a bit less mundane.

My name is Sam, and I am 20-something residing in Austin, Texas. I'm a girlfriend of 5 years and a fur mama to the sweetest American Bully named Guero. The people in my life inspire me to be the greatest person I can be not just for myself, but for them and for God. My blog chronicles my journey of finding my faith and my walk with the Lord, along with all of the other daily shenanigans that come along with life. I'd love for you to join me!

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You Can Pet My Peeve

Well that didn't come out right. 

I consider myself a pretty even keel person. It takes a lot to get me to cry, and even more button pushing to make me yell. On a one to ten scale, I rarely leave my 3-7 zone of emotion. To see what it looks like to leave that zone, see this.



But if you really must know what turns me into a blonde haired version of the Incredible Hulk, you can find out what turns me into a complete, raging lunatic over at Ruthie's place today.

Don't judge.

August Sponsorship

It's official. 

After quite a few emails asking if I had started accepting sponsors, I decided to go ahead to give it the old college try, I am now accepting sponsors and button swaps for the month of August!

Button swaps are done with other bloggers with a similar size (or more) following that are interested in making new bloggy friendships, increasing exposure and traffic and doing the same for someone else!

If you're interested, check out my sponsor page for more information, as well as current stats, or email me at

thesecondhandmagpie {at} gmail {dot} com

So, send Secondhand Magpie some love. We'd love to have you!

{Sponsor Spotlight} Meet Rebecca

This is it. My first official sponsor post. 

I stumbled across Becca's blog, Love Always on complete accident. And then I instantly fell in love. Becca, a fellow Austinite, is a junior at the University of Texas and studies magazine writing and editing, so blogging is a natural second step.

She's gorgeous to start, has fabulous style, and mixes in a healthy dose of life, thoughts and dreams into her posts. And the girl can run. Holy heck, she can run. She makes my customized running shoes jealous, because frankly, I don't let them live up to their full potential. 

 Here's a little sampling of what she has going on over there.

How Blogging Restores Her Faith in Humanity

The Big 2-1 in Vegas

Her Love For Live Music

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