Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas relaxing and visiting with family and friends.  We are still enjoying some quiet time in our pajamas playing, reading, and building LEGO. Tomorrow I will need to start tackling the mess but, for today, I will just enjoy! :)  I just wanted to pop in with a little belated Christmas gift for one of you lucky readers!  Cutting Edge Stencils is offering one reader any stencil{up to a $50 value} from their ... Read More about Cutting Edge Stencil Giveaway

Hello friends!! I can't believe that it is the last weekend until CHRISTMAS!!!  There were many more things that I was hoping to share with you before the big day but it looks like I have run out of time!   So instead I will share some of my favorite Christmas posts from the last couple of parties around here... I love this book page banner {and all of the other GORGEOUS Christmas decor!} from City Farmhouse. The Lillypad Cottage transformed an old reindeer into this lovely creature! ... Read More about Christmas Link Party Favorites

Welcome back to another edition of The Creative Spark! Christmas is just ONE week away so this will be the last party until 2013!  I hope that your preparations have been going well and that you can take some time to relax and enjoy the holidays with your loved ones.In light of all of the tragedy that unfolded last week in Newton, I have not been doing a whole lot of blogging this week.  Last weekend was a family weekend filled with Christmas activities, birthday celebrations, and ... Read More about The Creative Spark {No. 71}

Since I have been spending so much time on painting and Christmas activities, the cleaning around this place has been a little {okay... maybe a lot!} neglected.   I finally decided that enough was enough and that it was time to get some cleaning done!HomeRight had sent me one of their Steam Machines to try and this was the perfect time to pull it out!  It just took a couple of minutes to set up and read over the instructions and I was all ready to go!The Steam Machine uses ... Read More about Getting Cleaned up for Christmas!