Change is hard, but sometimes necessary. I’ve found that I frequently have to take one step back so I can take 2 steps forward – and that is exactly what I am faced with today.

I have made the arduous decision to retire digital art and downloads from Polka Dot Potato. I have loved being part of the digital scrapbooking community in this fashion but feel several things pulling me in other directions. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SALE

This was a deep and personal decision for me and my family. I love the PDP designers. I am convinced that there are none better – in character and talent. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their commitment to making PDP such a great place to shop.

I also thank our amazing customers! Y’all have been wonderful and loyal and have encouraged us more than words can express.

This Fall will mark a new personal journey for our family. My son, Nolen, is going into the 8th grade. He is a wonderful boy and is incredibly talented. To best serve his gifting, we will be homeschooling him this next school year. His love is for art and technology and there is simply not a program in the public school system that adequately serves him. We are thrilled to be such an integral influence in his life in this way. But with this new responsibility, we have realized that we have to let go of other responsibilities and put our energy into those things that serve our family the best.

Thank you for these last 5 years. The ride was awesome!

Okay, I just LOVE this!  My kids have more fun printing off things from paper dolls to coloring pages so this easy printable is right up our alley.  Just print a King for the Day crown that your kids can color and decorate and then your husband has a fun hat to wear for Father’s Day.  And what a cute scrapbook page that will be!!  We try to always have a little Father’s Day get together at my house with my father, my step-father and my father-in-law and what a fun thing it would be for the kids to decorate a crown for each of them.

Enjoy this fun idea and head over to Disney’s Family Fun to download and print your own crown!

This little idea is just too cute!  I can’t wait to make them for my girls.  What a special treat these will be in the Easter baskets this year!

This is from the Martha Stewart Show,  March 2007

Enjoy!

You can view see all the details and even view a how-to video HERE











Tools and Materials
Honey bunny bookmark template
Thick paper
Self-seal laminate sheets
Scissors or utility knife
White chenille pipe cleaners
Wire clippers
Hole punch
Photo of child

Honey Bunny Bookmark How-To
1. Print Honey bunny bookmark template onto thick paper.
2. Laminate both sides of paper using self-seal laminate sheets.
3. Cut out bookmark.
4. Wrap white chenille stems around arms, ears, and head of cutout.
5. Clip with wire clippers, and tuck in ends when finished.
6. To make the head, use an inch and a half hole punch to make a disk from the same sheet of paper used to cut out the template.
7. Use hole punch to make a hole in center of the disk.
8. Twist white chenille pipe cleaners through hole in disk.
9. Cut out picture of child using inch and a half hole punch.
10. Apply glue to back of photo and attach photo to disk.
11. Apply glue to edge of disk and attach to body.

Every year, I get really excited about Valentine’s.  This holiday gives me a great excuse to get knee deep in crafting and at the same time, spend wonderful quality time with my kids.  My son is 13 and is now way past Valentine’s so my efforts are concentrated with my 4 year old and 6 year old girls.  Now, Ella’s class is big and no candy or goodies are allowed at her school so I have yet to determine what I will be doing for her… but I have a feeling a card from the Costco Photo Center might be in order.

Gracie’s class, on the other hand, has just a handful of kids so I plan to get a little crazy.  I just found this fantastic idea in Better Homes and Gardens just this morning.  You make cute little love notes, like fortune cookie notes, and put them in ice cream cones toped with chocolate and meringue cookies.  Isn’t that fun?  I will be looking for cute little scriptures to put in each one…. Love is patient, love is kind… great stuff like that.  And, of course, I will deck the little pieces of paper out with some digital scrapbook flair.  I can just envision these cute cones wrapped in cellophane.  And Gracie and I are sure to have a blast making them!  I will likely make them for Ella’s teachers too or she might feel ultra left out.

Here’s a link to the full article.  Take note of slides 3-6 for the complete instructions.  Enjoy!