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Happy Anniversary to me!

Our anniversary is tomorrow.  Every year it kinda strikes me like a slap in the face.  How is it possible I have been married to this man for NINE years?  Me.  The girl who didn’t want to be tied down to any one person, the girl who didn’t want to be a stay at home […]

Quick Tips to take Better Photos with Your Smartphone!

Hi everyone, it is me Darla with a fun post today about taking better photos with your smartphones. With everyone on the move these days, lugging around your real camera is not always the easiest thing to do. Most often, we opt to take photos with the next best thing – our smartphones! I won’t […]

Thinking Outside The Box – Cut out!

Hello, hello Sweet people! Rúbia is here! That is my first time on SSD blog and I’m so excited! And scared! hehehe 😀 Well, as you may have noticed, I like to think a little ouside the box once in a while (lol) and this post is to help you get inspired and come with […]

Happy Sunday Sweet Shoppers!

If you’re like me, this is the most wonderful time of the year for those of us with allergies and asthma. *can you detect my sarcasm?*   each year, we dread the changing of the seasons.  it’s a very bittersweet thing for us because we all love the cooler weather, the gorgeous colors, and the […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 9/22

Hey Hey Sweet Shoppers! The best day of the week is here and with it, a virtual buffet of scrumptious new goodies from your favorite sweet spot! Not only do I have a heap of yummy new treats from the Designers and Babes, I also have a couple of special offers for you tonight too. […]

The Alpha Files No. 19 by Krystal Hartley

Freebie Friday

With fall and the kids back in school, I’m sure most everybody feels the pace picking up like we do in the Hartley home. So, I was more than content to take the opportunity last weekend to just chill out, watch movies, and draw and paint a little. It feels so good to be creative […]

A Rainy Day Activity

I am always looking for new activities to do with my kids on those rainy days, or times when they are bored and are trying to find something to do. I pull this one out every now and then because 1) it is super easy 2) it isn’t too messy and 3) it keeps them […]

Perfect Portfolio Pages

Hi everyone!  It’s Dana here today – and I thought I would do a gallery standouts type post today and show you all some of my favorite pages made for this month’s Pinterest portfolio.  I had a great time looking through the September portfolio thread and seeing all the wonderful pages that have been made […]

Spin-a-lift! September bonus portfolio challenge

Happy Tuesday Sweet Shoppers! Lizzy here, bringing you another chance at a bonus portfolio challenge for this month. For this challenge, we’re doing a spin-a-lift of the amazing Lydia’s gallery. I’ve always been a fan of Lydia’s pages, her layering and clustering is always gorgeous, and who could resist those gorgeous kiddos faces? So take […]

20 Questions with Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Sweet Shoppers, we’re halfway through September, and that means it’s time to put another of our fabulous designers into the Featured Designer spotlight. In this week’s newsletter I hinted that she was a fan favorite and I wasn’t messing around! Kristin Cronin-Barrow, also known as KCB to most of us, has been part of our […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 9/15

Hey Hey Sweet Shoppers! Another week has come and gone, so I’m sure you know what that means. That means it’s time for me to show off a heap of brand new goodies from our amazing Designers and inspiring SugarBabes. I know you’re eager to take a peek at the latest sweet treats, so let’s […]

Vulnerable

  Hi Sweet Shoppers! Lex here, and in the spirit of keeping things real, I wanted to write about what this week has been for me. Some time ago I had felt a large mass on my left breast. It was frighteningly large, and my OB-GYNE, after instructing me to get a breast ultrasound, asked […]

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