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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 […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 2/11

Hey, hey Sweet Shoppers! Your favorite day of the week is here, and we’re keeping our anniversary celebration going in style with a sugary sweet Scooper/Dipper weekend! We know you guys love when our designers team up and collaborate on new kits and other yummy products, so we’re filling up the shoppe with some brand […]

Fun Valentine’s Ideas

Yep, Valentine’s day is almost here!! Although it’s one of my favorite holidays, my hubby and I don’t get too into Valentine’s day. I love the colors and all of the sweet ideas floating around out there. Just because Nate and I don’t make a big deal out of it, doesn’t mean the girls and […]

Most Watchable Movies

Hello everyone, it is Susan here today and I had planned to talk about my favorite most watchable movies of all time.  I see that Misty talked about books yesterday, so I hope you don’t mind moving on to another form of media/entertainment. My husband and I often talk about the most watchable movies.  You […]

I’m Bored … So Read a Book

Hey SSDers, Misty here to share about one of my favorite topics … books. During the winter months, I love snuggling up with the kids, our cozy blankets, a warm drink and a pile of books. Here are some of our recent favorite reads. Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly by Carolyn Parkhurst – Five year […]

Valentine’s Day – Hybrid Style

Hi y’all it’s Juli here with a little hybrid valentine fun.  To me it just isn’t Valentine’s Day without some kind of homemade gifts.  Today I’d like to share with you a few different ideas of things you can make for Valentine’s Day using your digital stash (or perhaps a shiny new Valentine’s Day kit) […]

Taking A Time Out to Seek the Good

Hello Sweet Shoppers! This is Lydia, here to tell you a little about a fun event I attended this last weekend. When I first signed up for this blog post, I had no idea what I was going to post about. But, then it dawned on me that I would be attending Time Out For […]

Valentine Kit Flashback!

Hi everyone, it’s Cindy here! I thought with Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, that it might be a good time to highlight some fantastic older Valentine’s/Love themed kits in the store that you may have forgotten about, or for those of you new to the Sweet Shoppe, kits that you may have not have even seen! […]

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