Update on a Past Featured Creative Mom – Ana of the Pretty Peacock

Past Featured Creative Mom, Ana of The Pretty Peacock, dropped by the other day to tell me about a really interesting and eco-friendly material she’s been working with. Precious Metal Clay. Ana tells me that: Fine silver begins in clay form (also known asprecious metal clay). Millions of silver particles are suspended in an organic [...]

Missing you, missing you dearly….

Most of the time I write here to share information, to highlight an amazing mom or to help spread creative inspiration. This post is different. This post is for me. I want to take the time to put down some thoughts about writing. My love of writing is really what prompted me to start this [...]

From the Intarwebs

I’ve come across some great stuff in my webby travels of late. Thought you might like to browse. It’s a little random so I thought I’d do this today and participate in Currently Crafting has found a super cute use for tiny mail boxes…I can see how kids would LOVE this. Feels Like Home has [...]

Feeling Blah? Here are 5 tips for keeping the Creative Fuel alive

Image via WikipediaWell, we’re mid way through January. This is the point when the weather has been gross for weeks on end and springtime seems like a myth, a joke, a fantasy that will never come true. The snow is now far from pristine. Once white flakes are now mixed with sand and gravel in [...]

Bloggers Give – A New Way to Share the Love

There is a great new program out there that allows Bloggers to give back to some charities in need. As you might have noticed sometimes I run giveaways around here. The premise behind them is a) I get to offer some great stuff to my readers.b) I get to promote some incredible small companies who [...]

How to Encourage a Love of Reading by Nurturing an Interest in Storytelling.

A fantastic way to show your child the virtue of reading is by developing their love for a good story. Not only does an interest in storytelling encourage curiosity for what’s between the pages of a book but nurturing that interest will also give kids some creative problem solving ideas as well. Creativity is a [...]

The Must Have Mom Manual via Twitter

Image via CrunchBaseI have had so much fun on Twitter lately. It’s a great way to meet other bloggers and keep up to date on what’s going on around the net. Recently I received a follow request from @saraellington and I though “Hey! I know that name…why on earth do I know that name??” so [...]