The New Year is here, so let's get organized!!!

If you read my earlier posts you know that I am really trying to "clean up" my act when it comes to home clutter.  I am still in t...

WOW!!

First of all I have to say this has been the longest I have ever gone with out blogging and I am sorry.  Christmas with 4 kids is a crazy ti...

my creative week

whenever it's a little quiet on the blog,  it usually means i'm busy working on some creative projects . . . here's my latest pa...

family photo shoot with lisa warninger

photos by lisa warninger : middle, right and bottom row Our family had our first family photo shoot just a few weeks ago!  Urban Weeds pho...

CUTE printable Christmas tags in many different styles!

Right now it feels like I have money coming out my pores right now! There are a million things to buy for Christmas, presents, groceries, st...

my week

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas . . . pulled out the felt tree skirt that i made two years ago we got our tree [harvested j...

Hanukkah Howie by Jan Dalrymple

Stars: **** I've reviewed many Hanukkah picture books here before but this one took a totally different route than most. Howie is a spe...

Christmas , thank you and other hand crafted card tutorial

Card making is fun year round, but right now during the Christmas season that card making fever reaches a whole new level!  There are Christ...

Need to save some cash? Homemade gifts and online secrets for saving!

 Last year for Christmas I was totally set on a homemade Christmas.  I sewed and I crafted and I sewed and I crafted.  I worked till after m...

New work, "Celestial"

I thought for sure our family could retreat to a quiet, secluded place for the holidays this year.  But that was before I said yes to two up...

Need some crafty Christmas inspiration?

I Love Christmas!! Love, love, love it! There are so many fun crafty things to do.  It is a creative time of year with plenty of fun for pap...

projects i'm still working on

I love finishing a project as much as starting one.  There's so much satisfaction in knowing that I made something with my hands that ca...