Image via Wikipedia Sometimes, in order to embrace our creativity, we need to A) make time for it and B) save money for purchasing supplies. One of the ways we can accomplish both is by meal planning. Now, I confess – I’ve never done this before. Sometimes I’ll make enough for left overs and occasionally [...]

When I first became a Mother, the love and hormone crazy emotions I felt were overwhelming. I did many things to try and capture those times. I took a gazillion photos, I started a scrapbook, I sewed tiny little bits of (pathetic) clothing and I wrote. I wrote a few poems, one of which is [...]

Hey guys, I have two giveaways up right now that could use some more entries. If you post about them on your blog, I’ll give you an extra entry into the contests! Here’s what you need to do… Blog about Rebecca Martin’s CD the Growing Season and link to my post for the free MP3 [...]

I’m having one of those weeks where there just isn’t much creative mojo available. It’s been two months since I felt like this last. We have company at our place (which is great, love to see ‘em) and the day job is absolutely chaotic right now. For me, chaos is one of my big creativity [...]

In my post – A Simple Way to Jump Start your CreativityI write about how changing something in your environment can spur on creative feelings. One thing I find easy to change up is the music I listen to as I work. Normally I love classic rock, modern rock – any kind of rock really. [...]

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From time to time I’ve seen bloggers post funny Google searches that lead web surfers to their respective blogs. Typically, search terms that lead people to Maternal Spark are: ‘creative moms’, ‘mom crafters’, and my favorite, ‘the best mom blogs’. Today I saw one that made me giggle. sunglasses went down toilet. clogged I like [...]

Mommyhood revolves around schedules and routines. We all know that days we mess up our babies napping schedules never end well and most kids stomachs growl at precisely the same time every day. Delay that meal or snack and we hear about it faster than a toddler knocks their noggin on every surface in sight. [...]

Today’s creative mom has written her own post and I just love when my featured mamas do that. So grab a cup of coffee (or your cozy drink of choice) and settle in for a treat. Not only is she a talented jeweler but she’s also a successful businesswoman and a super fine writer too. [...]

I’m working on a writing project right now and I want it to have a touch of funny. It’s been my experience that whenever I try to implement a specific strategy to elicit a certain emotional response from the reader, I feel as though I’m bleeding from my brain. It is HARD to be funny! [...]