Sorry to anyone who thought I was giving away a vacation or something. Not that kind of post, sorry.

In other news: Happy Monday, all! It was a great but busy weekend, filled with pre-vacation preparations. We’re heading off soon on our summer vacation, but I thought it’d be fun to do a little game with my readers. Let’s see if you can guess where we’re headed!

Clue #1: Red soil.

Clue #2: Potatoes. (And a whole lot of unfortunate potato-related press of late. But I will not be deterred!)

Clue #3: “Ice cream! Is anything more delectable than ice cream? Why even the most respectable eat ice cream.”

Leave your answer in the comments below!

In case you’re new to Flourish & Knot, here are some of my favourite posts:

    

Now, on to the Blogger Brags link party!

Welcome to the

The hosts and co-hosts are trying to remember to tweet, share on Facebook, and share on Google+ using the hashtag #bloggersbrags. We’ll try to like, +1, or favorite your posts too! We would love it if you shared a tweet:

 Tweet the #BloggerBrags link-up!

Here are this week’s 

The following four posts all received the most clicks at last week’s party! Thanks for clicking on at least the two posts before yours and pinning them!

• Blog Income, Stats, & Goals – Month 6 from Home Crafts by Ali
• Early Morning Banana Pudding Yogurt Parfait from Chemistry Cachet
• How to (Quickly!) Plan Your Spur-of-the-Moment Getaway from Urban Naturale
• How to Make Flavored Water: 18 Different Recipes from Rockabye Parents

Here were some of my favorite posts from last week’s party:

This mixed-berry chicken salad with vanilla vinaigrette from Divas Run for Bling sounds absolutely delicious and HEALTHY!

This summer squash bisque from Cooking on a Budget sounds like the perfect late summer-early fall soup! Elegant + Family-Pleaser = Great Recipe

Interesting… I keep choosing to feature food-related posts. Actually, that’s not surprising at all! YUM!

Don’t forget to guess our mystery vacation location!

   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   LET’S GET OUR PARTY ON!

• Be a follower of your hosts on at least one of their social media

{Misty from  Denverista @ Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Google+}    
{Tammy from Creative K Kids @ Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Google+}

Please follow our co-hosts on at least one of their social media accounts.  They will be pinning and commenting on 35 posts a week for both July and August.

{Sarah from Flourish & Knot
@ Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest}

{Kendra from Prepping Parties
@ Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Instagram}

{Aliza from Home Crafts by Ali
@ Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Google+ or Instagram}

{Joann from Mommy’s Slice of Pie
@ Twitter or Pinterest or Google+ or Instagram or YouTube}

• Pin our Pinterest party button or a visible link onto your sidebar, post, or party page. This will help others to find our party and will bring more visibility to your links! 

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• Please make sure that you link directly to your post’s URL and not to your blog’s URL.
• Pin the two links before yours! If EVERYONE pins, then everyone will get more Pinterest love. 
• Link up a maximum of 3 links. They can be old or new–they’re all new to us, and we want to see them!  Please link up posts only one time to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party.
• All posts must be family-friendly.  If you link up an post that contains alcohol, it may not get pinned if it goes against the hosts/co-host’s beliefs.
• OPTIONAL: Follow our Bloggers Brags Board on Pinterest. You don’t have to do this; but of course, you’ll want to! We will be pinning all of these links to that board which will also gain more exposure for you! You can find the Bloggers Brags board here. 

          Here are just a few more details! 

• If your post is featured, you can grab this button!

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• Disclosure: By linking up and including a picture, you agree to Creative K Kids and Denverista and any co-hosts to use your pictures and links in any future posts on any of their personal blogs. Your photo may also be used for promotion on all social media outlets of Creative K Kids and Denverista as well as any future co-hosts.  We also may link your printables and other resources up to our permanent linkys to gain you more exposure. 
• If you include your e-mail in the linky form below you will be added to a weekly reminder e-mail when the link party goes live. Your e-mail will not to added to any other lists or given out.  
• If you would ever want to co-host this party, please contact Misty or Tammy.  You would have to pin 35 posts from this party a week and comment on those 35 posts.  You also would schedule this party on your blog every Monday for 7 am CST.  We would give you the script every week, and you would just add a featured post from the week before.  We ask that people follow you on at least one social media.  It is a two month commitment.  We are currently looking for more co-hosts for September and October.  You can email Tammy at creativekkids@creativekkids(dot)com if you are interested.  Thank you!
• Please do not add any shops, reviews, giveaways or link-up parties.  Links that do not comply may be removed and will not be pinned or commented on.