Our Summer

Hi There Sweet Shoppers! The month of August is here and has seemed to have just swept in so quickly, at least for me. As I see everyone around us getting their kids ready for school, I realize that will be us next year. I am in no rush though! It is a year away […]

8.9-So Summer is almost over what a mixed blessing!

So, here I sit-one week and one day away from the end of my Summer vacation-I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be happy or sad-because my emotions run both sides at any given moment. I have had an unusually long Summer-I was out an entire 10 days before Landen was out of school so […]

Getting my workout on

Hi Sweet Shoppers! Today I am going to being you a topic I love to hate. Working out. I hate working out. I dread it. Deep down I wish (well, really not that deep) I wish I had the body type that didn’t have to work out. Working out is hard. It’s not particularity fun. […]

Good morning sweeties! Each day this week I have realized more and more that our summer is coming to a close. Every year at this time of year I have mixed feelings. First, I really am excited to get back to a normal routine, with a little less chaos of the kids all home all […]

Back when we were in school…

Good morning Sweet Shoppers!  In some parts of the world right now school supplies are being bought, hair is being cut and kids are starting to get anxious about the beginning of the school year.  I know here in our house it’s less than 2 weeks away and my son can’t wait to get back […]

We’re doing it!

  Homeschooling!!! Oh my goodness, it is for real now. We are officially starting kindergarten with my son Ben at the end of this month! I sent in the letter… the BIG letter stating our intentions to educate our child at home. It’s daunting. It’s empowering. It’s exciting. It’s, honestly, terrifying. There are moments when […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 8/4

Hey Hey Sweet Shoppers! Another week has passed and we’re half way through the Summer Olympics in London as well as at the halfway point in the Sweet Shoppe Summer Games too! We hope the games have been inspiring you over the past few days in many ways and that you love this first look […]

Playing With Pictures

Hi, everyone! Penny here with a sneak peek at my new release for the week, Picture Play 3 and how I used it! If you haven’t used my Picture Play products before, you might wonder what they are and how you use them. First, Picture Play is a set of overlays for your photographs. These […]

Got Chores?

So I made these handy templates quite a while ago in the hopes of making some chore charts for my kids (I even have a kit to go with them – re-releasing next week!) but I have yet to make any actual chore charts, haha!   BUT I have used them multiple times for making countdown […]

20 Questions with Lynnette Penacho

Hey hey Sweet Shoppers! A brand new month is here, and with it the changing of the guard in one of my favorite new spotlights here at SSD, our featured designer highlight. This month, I’m really excited to get to know Lynnette Penacho, better known in the shoppe as Nettio Designs, a little bit better. […]

A Little Getaway

Hello friends!! Happy Tuesday!! To be honest with you, I am having a really hard time getting back into the swing of things this week!! This past weekend, my husband and I were lucky enough to have a couple of days away. We have been wanting to go to a Sporting Kansas City game all […]

Becoming Me

Inspired by Traci Reed’s recently released kit, I wanted to share my journey of Becoming Me.  While society doesn’t always embrace speaking up about being proud or showcasing your accomplishments, I’m of the mindset that if we don’t celebrate ourselves, we run the risk that no one else will either.  Like one of the elements […]