Party day is here again! I can't wait to see what you have all been up to!  We have had some very busy weeks lately - it seems like every spare minute has been spent decorating, attending Christmas functions, Christmas shopping {and wrapping!} and getting our tree ready.  I am still working on getting some pictures taken.  My lack of photography skills doesn't help, but here is a picture of our mantel {the tree is now up in the left hand corner}  I love Christmas lights!Okay, ... Read More about The Creative Spark {No. 21}

Hey folks! Happy Sunday! With all of the Christmas rush, it feels like I haven't been around here too much. This is the time in December that I realize how fast Christmas is approaching and how much left I still have left to do! {yikes!} I always seem to think I have things under control and then the second week of December hits....Anyways, today we went out and cut down our tree. It's a nice big 10 footer! Of course, that means the rest of the day was spent putting it up and decorating it ... Read More about My Sunday Sparks {No. 20}

With all of the hustle and bustle of Christmas activities, it is sometimes easy to forget about those that are less fortunate.  I wanted to make sure that the kids would remember the spirit of giving during this holiday season and decided to do a "12 Days of Giving Tree" this year. I have made the toilet paper roll pillow boxes before and got the idea to use them on the tree from Brown Paper Packages' advent calendar.  Thankfully, I only had to do 12 instead of 24 {and ... Read More about Our 12 Days of Giving Tree

Wow! It's party day already! I swear the weeks go by faster and faster as Christmas approaches!  Before we get to the party, I have a new Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner to announce.  Remember these beautiful necklaces from a couple of weeks ago?The original winner did not get back to me, so the new winner is #13 Mommyblogger from My Own Little Corner. Congratulations!!! Please contact me with your necklace choice!Okay, now on to the party! The past couple of weeks have been ... Read More about The Creative Spark {No. 20}