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Free Photoshop Download (for real!)

Just found out via Slick Deals that Adobe is giving out their Creative Suite 2 for free!  The Adobe Creative Suite is a bundle of software that includes Photoshop (for photo editing), Illustrator (for creating computer illustrations and layouts) and InDesign (for putting all your artwork and information into multi-page documents such as newsletters or books).  It includes a couple more too, but ... View Post

Christmas Box

Through the years, as I've tried to find ways to remember Christ during the Christmas season I've felt like I've had a lot of success with remembering Him during the season of Christmas, but then on Christmas day it all goes downhill.  With all the presents and food and family it seems there just aren't very many fun options.  (I know we could all sit and read scriptures or something, but I hate ... View Post

Christmas Book

Every year at Christmas time I try to find ways to make the season more about Christ. A few years back I studied the people in the scriptures who looked forward to the birth of Christ. I loved the idea and made a list of scriptures to read on chronological order. Each day we read one scripture and, as we awaited Christmas Day, we thought of the people who also waited for the birth of Christ. It ... View Post

Free Christmas Party Invitation Printable

For the past couple years I've been working as an Activity Days leader in my church (Activity Days is a lot like Girl Scouts for girls ages 8-12).  I love it!  The girls are just the right age to get excited over just about anything I plan.  It makes our annual Christmas Party especially fun to plan- I know they'll love every little thing I do for it.  Don't you just love having an appreciative ... View Post

Quilting Blocks

 Here are some of my blocks from the last couple months of the American Quilting Saturday Sampler!  They aren't putting tutorials on how to make each block anymore, but I still think it's fun to show the finished blocks with the names.  That way if you like them, you know what to search for to find a tutorial elsewhere!   ... View Post