Posted by Valerie Earnest Welcome to Three Things Thursday, where I share a few projects that have caught my eye in the link parties this week.  Let me tell you, there are some beautiful, fun, adorable projects out there every week.  Even if you don’t link projects up, you should definitely visit the parties for […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest This was originally created for a guest post at Crafting and Creativity! Today’s project was inspired by this picture I found on Pinterest.  (You can follow me here:) Edited:  I want to add this button that My Marbles created:  Isn’t it awesome?  I hope to be able to use it more often: […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest This was originally created for a guest post at Crafting and Creativity! Today’s project was inspired by this picture I found on Pinterest.  (You can follow me here:) Edited:  I want to add this button that My Marbles created:  Isn’t it awesome?  I hope to be able to use it more often: […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest I am trying something new today.  People all over blogland make the cutest printables.  I followed a tutorial on how to do it from here, so here goes nothing! I love the original “Keep Calm and Carry On” and all the variations people come up with.  Here’s my contribution to the […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest ** This is a sponsored post.  I have been compensated with product from this company in return for a full and honest review.  All opinions herein are my own.** We’re checking in from our summer break because a really fun company (one that I am a big fan of!) contacted us […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest I was honored to be asked by Melissa of Melly Sews to be part of her Summer Sundress Series.  There were so many awesome dresses, and I am in full sewing mode this month! This post is my contribution to the series. When I sew, I find I am more inspired […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest We had a Trunk or Treat Halloween party at our church this weekend.  It was a great opportunity to show off the kids’ costumes. I made my daughter’s Jessie costume.  I have to say that I am not a great sewer- I really had no idea what I was doing.  I […]

Posted by Laura McBride Don’t forget to enter the Cutting Edge Stencil giveaway!  Scroll down or click here to enter.  Good luck- and pass it along! This is a recipe that my friend Ashley gave to me in college. If you love chocolate chip cookies and brownies, you can’t go wrong. You can even find […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest My oldest son turned 4 on Saturday.  To celebrate, we threw a pirate party.  But it couldn’t be just a pirate party- it had to be a “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” pirate party.  If you don’t know, this is a brand-new show from Disney Jr.  It’s so new there is […]

Posted by Laura McBride Our post is a bit long today, but it’s for a great cause!  Please read it all if you can! Last Friday was an awful day in our nation’s history. 20 children and 8 adults lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary and it has affected us all.  When tragedy strikes, […]

Posted by Laura McBride Before I get to my latest Making My Own post, I wanted to remind you about the new link up series we’re starting THIS Wednesday! It’s called Make it Work, and you get to come up with a craft just using your leftovers. That’s right, no quick trip to Michaels, this […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest Don’t forget to enter the giveaway from Piece of Cupcake! Scroll down or click HERE to enter! I’m so close I can see the end of the scrapbook tunnel!  Thanks to your indulgence, I’ve almost finished my pages for 2009!  I think if I work hard this week, I can MAYBE […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest ****This Giveaway is Now Closed**** Welcome to a “special” edition of Scrappin’ Wednesday- on Tuesday!  I’m moving things up a day this week so I can have my Thanksgiving free! If you’ve been reading my blog this year, you know that every week, I share a digitally-scrapbooked page that I created. […]

Posted by Valerie Earnest HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  Halloween isn’t even over yet, but if you look all around, Christmas is everywhere!  I have even started my Christmas shopping already!  Normally this makes me gripe and groan, but in truth, Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and I can’t wait for it to arrive! So, […]