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I wrote and illustrated TWO books!  They're about food - because food is life!   They're also silly, and rhyming, and fun, and they don't take very long to read.  So if you have one of those kids that's always like "Read it again!!!"  You can do that and it won't take very long at all! My first book "Potato Potato Potato" was one of those middle of the night inspirations.  I couldn't sleep.  It was 2:00 AM.  I started thinking about potatoes.  All the thoughts rhymed.  And viola, A BOOK WAS BORN!!! My most recently published book "I Like to...

Happy Independence Day!  I hope your day is filled with bbq's, family, and fireworks!  And to sweeten things just a teensy, all clipart will be 40% off from now until July 11, 2017 @ 11:59 PM. Now get back to partying!

Just want to give a little shout out to our new Christmas fabric designs - exclusively at Spoonflower.  We have polka dot fabric, argyle fabric, fabric with little pajamas on them to make your own Christmas pajamas, holly fabric, snowglobe fabric, Christmas mug fabric, Christmas animal fabric, and Marshmallows in LOVE fabric. Spoonflower fabric is super high quality, and you can get any kind that you need.  My favorite is the jersey knit, which is perfect for comfy soft pajamas.  Or the mink, fleece, and faux suede which are SUPER SOFT.  So so soft. One year I made my kids...

Calling all people who like to use clip art - teachers, party decor specialists, card crafters, planner addicts, cookie makers, etc.  I want you to be on my design team! I'm looking for a hand full of super talented individuals who are passionate about their crafts to exchange services and promotion.  You can get free clip art, digital paper packs, or cutting files to create whatever it is you do best.  Then together we can share the results - it will go on our blog, facebook page, pinterest boards, and instagram providing credit for both of us!  And you can...

Once upon a time my very awesome friend and I co-ran a very awesome blog called Peonies and Poppyseeds.  It was full of printables, tutorials, snack ideas, and inspiration.   But after awhile it started being not so very awesome.  And then it started to just sort of stink.  So my very awesome friend and I decided to gently euthanize Peonies and Poppyseeds in it's sleep like a little sickly puppy.  Ok, so actually we forgot to renew our website hosting and didn't notice for 2 months and decided that it clearly wasn't a priority anymore. But there was still...