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Sweet Shoppe Saturday 2/25

Hey, Hey Sweet Shoppers! Another week has passed, and the end of February is upon us which means we’re just about ready to bring our 6th anniversary celebration to a close. That said, we’re sending it off in an explosion of sweetness because not only do we have some incredible kits from our Designers, and […]

Winter Fun!

Hello Sweet Shoppers! It’s me – Erin! 🙂 Winter here in the Midwest has been far from normal. I don’t think the kids have even had a snow day yet! (and normally there’s at least one by now!) But as I am typing this blog post – it is snowing. A wet and sloppy snow […]

Self Portraits - Make Friends with your Camera

It’s Not a Mug Shot for Pete’s Sake…

I know it can feel that way sometimes. It did for me when I first started down my road to more self-portraiture. I was coming out of a nebulous fog of self-identity, the “light” at the end of a very dark tunnel. For years, I defined myself by my roles as mother, wife, church volunteer […]

Carnival Adventures

Hey, hey sweet shoppers!  laura here this morning and my blog post today is twofold 🙂  first off, in case you have been hiding under a rock (haha), i was gone for 6 days.  my husband and i went on a cruise to cozumel.  all by ourselves, no kids, just us.  we took a cruise […]

The Beauty Dept.

Hey Sweet Shoppers, it’s Keely here today. After a few recent trips to Ulta, Sally’s and the beauty aisle at my beloved Target, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my go to items and recent finds. While I would never consider myself a girly girl, I love beauty products. I […]

Learning Something New

Hi, this is Andrea bringing you today’s blog post here at the Sweet Shoppe. I’ve been thinking for a few weeks about what to write about today and through the week I spent a happy evening crafting with my Mum who wanted to know how to make a drawer card that she had seen somewhere […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 2/18

Happy Saturday Sweet Shoppers! Your favorite day of the week is here, and I have some huge news to share with you tonight, but up first, here’s your first look at this week’s sweet new stuff from our talented Designers and inspiring Babes… There is so much gorgeous stuff in the shoppe this week, and […]

20 Questions with Penny Springmann

Sweet Shoppers it’s February 16th, and do you know what that means? It means we’re putting another amazing designer into the spotlight, and this time it’s Penny who is looking awfully pretty up there in her picture don’t you think? As usual, we’ve put Penny through the ringer in our interview below, and I think […]

Thirty-One.

I am writing this on the eve of my 31st birthday. Last year, I made such a big deal of turning 30 and had set some specific goals for myself to accomplish before I turned 31. I even did a layout for it, captured nicely in the page below (inspired by Lynnette aka Nettio’s page) […]

Quick and Easy Crafts for Kids

Happy Valentine’s day everyone – it’s me, Darla bringing you some fun today. I am an avid crafter and love finding new ideas on the internet for my girls or most often for my girl scout troop. Pinterest has made this easy for me because I can pin some of my favorite ideas I have […]

A Valentine Gift for Someone You Love!

Hi, Sweet friends!! Rebecca here with today’s post… adding a bit of hybrid flair! 🙂 It seems that the days are just flying by and tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. It isn’t a big holiday in our house… but I do like to do something special for two of my favorite guys… hubby and kiddo.  The […]

The Reason Why…

Right now I am on a trip to visit my Grandma. My entire life I have ever only known one grandparent, because the rest of them passed away before I was born. My Grandma has always lived states away, so to be able to visit her is such a treat. My sweet Grandma is 90 […]

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