Hello my faithful blog readers! I know it has been SOME TIME since I have posted anything here on my poor, neglected blog. However, I’m feeling a bit of revitalization coming on! I have so much to share.
I figured that two months in to the new year is probably a good time to share my 2013 goals, right? Yeah, I thought so, too!
If you follow me on my Facebook Page, then you know that I have been incredibly busy with my Etsy shop.

#1 Goal for 2013: Pay off that darn …

Thanks so much for coming back for MORE awesome 12 Days of Christmas inspiration, freebies and more!
First, let’s catch up on everything that has happened so far! Be sure to click over to check out these awesome posts!

Pamela shared her awesome Jesse Tree ornament tutorial and then I complicated it up by asking her to create a freebie add-on for those of use who are using the Jesus Storybook Bible advent reading plan.
I shared my Jesse Tree ornaments (which my boys LOVE) and showed you the Jesus Storybook Bible that …

This giveaway is over! Congratulations to Barbara! I’ll send you your Bible right away!

Welcome to the 12 Days of Crafty Christmas Blog Hop! I have teamed up with 5 other fabulous designers, and we are excited to be bringing you some crafty inspiration to help you celebrate this Christmas season. Look forward to some wonderful project ideas, tutorials, freebies and giveaways brought to you by Mari Koegelenberg, Pamela of Keeping Life Creative, Laura of Wishing Well Creations, Melissa of Domesticated Lady, Jen of Girl Boy Girl Designs and myself, Kelleigh …

Ever since the great server crash of 2012, I have been slowly revamping and rereleasing my templates to include cutting files for your digital die cut machine! My goal is to get every single one of my templates in my shop eventually, but I’m starting out with my personal favorites.

This week, I’m rereleasing the Canister Box Template! This adorable template comes in two pieces, the box and the bottom of the box, and is a great size to hold a stack of cookies. Obviously, the size of your cookie is …

I’m one of those people who gets easily overwhelmed and then shuts down. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one out there.
For example: My sock basket is filled to overflowing, and yet I can’t seem to do a thing to change that. I look at that sock basket, then turn and walk away. Overwhelmed.
My “office” space is a dumping ground, and my desktop is piled high with stuff. See, I know there are things I will have to deal with if I go through the piles, so it’s better …

Well, I’m FINALLY writing about my favorite part of our Disneyland experience! You know: Actually GOING there!
I’ve already filled you in on our Disneyland budget, our Park-Hopper ticket choice, our trip timing and our hotel choice, and our drive to Disneyland. Let’s get there, already!
As I mentioned, on our first day, we drove from my sister’s house, checked into our hotel, then walked over to the park, arriving about an hour after they opened the gates.
Our first day was a Sunday, and MAN, oh man, was it crowded!! The locals come out on the weekends, …

I have to let you in on a little gift idea I have been doing for my kids’ teachers for the past few years.
Personalized book labels!! Genius, I tell you. When I was a teacher, I had a little “This book belongs to” stamp, and then I had to write my name on the line. Kinda messy. I would have LOVED a pack of personalized book labels for my classroom library!
The best part is that they are FREE when Vistaprint has special deals! YAY! I just pay shipping!
Choose from thousands …

I’m having a great time revisiting our Disneyland trip!
Thanks for reading along and sharing your thoughts, ideas and experiences as I shared about our Disneyland budget, our Park-Hopper ticket choice, our trip timing and our hotel choice.
We’re on our way!! Let’s talk road trip!
Since we live in Oregon, and we have family in California, we decided that it made sense for us to drive down to Disneyland. That way, we could see my sister and her family on both ends of our Disneyland trip! We didn’t actually look too closely …