A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly Book Review

Young Adults Seventeen-year-old Mattie Gokey yearns to leave her poor life in the Northern Woods for a chance to attend Barnard College in New York City on a full scholarship. Her pa is none too pleased. But even scholarships don’t pay for room and board, books and a train ticket. Then there is the promise she made to her dying mother to take care of the family. Should she live out her dream to be a writer, even though she may wind up alone, or marry the cutest boy in town and settle down to becoming a farmer’s wife? Amidst … Continue reading

Cutest Book EVER!

Have you ever bore witness to something so incredibly cute that it made you… ovulate. I dare you to look at the unequivocally adorable illustrations that fill Charlie the Ranch Dog and not turn into a puddle of mush… or want to spawn, ASAP. I about died from the cuteness the first time I paged through the charming children’s book courtesy of HarperCollins. But then, when my 6-year-old daughter and I actually sat down to read Charlie the Ranch Dog, I discovered the story was as delightful as the pinch-your-cheek cute pictures. Continuing in our week-long series of super summer … Continue reading

Home School Blogger Spotlight: Naturally Educational

I am excited to bring to you Naturally Educational written by Candace Lindemann. Candace has a list of qualifying credentials in the world of education such as a BZ from Yale University and a M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also a published children’s author and an educational consultant and curriculum designer for companies like Leap Frog, Kaplan, Toobeez, American Specialty Toy Retailing Association and more. Through all her qualifications she maintains that parenting is a job best learned hands on and in the trenches. Candace is humble, caring and truly focused on designing and encouraging the … Continue reading

Scrapbook Kit Clubs: How does it work?

Have you ever tried joining a Scrapbooking Kit Club? These have become more and more popular over the past few years, and it is the way to get the latest, newest, and cutest stuff for sure! I have joined one of these clubs, and I had so much fun waiting for each kit to come delivered to my door in the mail. It was like Christmas every month! While I’m not sure that these kit clubs can save you a ton of money, they might save you a little on the newest styles and brands of scrapbooking supplies. It is … Continue reading

More Ideas for Baby Scrapbooks

Baby scrapbooks are considered the foundation of scrapping since most scrappers get their start by creating books for their children. However, just because a baby book is your first step into the world of scrapping, you don’t have to settle for elementary layout designs. There are thousands of embellishments, paper and ideas that can easily be incorporated into a baby scrapbook and more are debuting every day. For example, a couple of weeks ago I saw the cutest Dr. Seuss quotes for scrapbooks. The popular children’s book author has a slew of whimsical words of wisdom to add to scrapbooks … Continue reading

Online Scrapbooking Store Review: Stuff 4 Scrapbooking

No matter what type of scrapbooker you are, finding high quality materials at low prices is always desired. For those who hardly find the time to scrapbook, finding the time to shop at scrapbooking stores is next to impossible. Online scrapbooking stores have become increasingly more popular as with all online shopping. It’s fast, convenient, and your items ship directly to your door. The downside is not knowing which online stores you can trust. Will the item ship out on time? How long will the item take to get to my home? Will the item look as like the picture … Continue reading

Making a Vow to Get Your Scrapbooking Area Organized

New Year’s is right around the corner, and the old adage “Out with the old, In with the new”, is possibly something you will be focusing on soon. As we all know, most well meaning people create these long lists of resolutions, and are lucky if one or two of them are accomplished. This year, create a resolution to get rid of the things you don’t use, and reduce the clutter in your scrap room. It won’t be easy, there is no doubt. For many people it is difficult to get rid of things, always keeping in the back of … Continue reading

Scrapbooking Apparel

Have you noticed yet that Christmas is truly around the corner. As of today you only have 77 days until Christmas to shop. It sure seems like plenty of time, but you know how fast it will creep up on you. For me, once we past the 100 days left until Christmas, I start to really notice how fast it comes up, and I get started on my Christmas shopping. Do you have a scrapbooker in your life? It could be your sister, your wife, your mother, your daughter – a teenager, an adult – any age. If you do, … Continue reading

Fabulous School Products for Scrapbooking

It is back to school time, and with that comes the planning of school photographs, school albums and school layouts. Are you ready? You can be ready by taking a look at these fantastic products that will help you create gorgeous layouts. KI Memories always has some of the cutest products for back to school time. Their coordinated lines make creating layouts faster and easier which lends for more pages and completed albums! From rub-ons and stickers, to clear rubber stamps and some of the most luscious patterned papers, your layouts will truly shine with these KI Memories products. Cosmo … Continue reading

Cute Scrapbooking Apparel

Looking for the perfect gift for the scrapbooker in your life? Or perhaps you are the scrapbooker and are just looking for a way to show your fun hobby off. No matter what the situation is, there is tons of scrapbooking apparel available. The first place I will mention is Cafepress.com. This is the place to go that any scrapbooker can make their own graphics and designs, and have them put right onto dozens of different products. You can go to the website and type in scrapbooking and you will find dozens of inexpensive and cute items to show off … Continue reading