A few years ago I started drawing Valentines Cards for my kids to color and then hand out to their classmates. I also made them available for others to use for their own kiddos!! This year I do hope to draw a new set but if I am being honest I may not get around to it. But, I wanted to make sure you all knew where to find the older ones so you could use them again...or for the first time!! Print these, color them and then tag me in any photos you share so I can see how your kids colored them and enjoyed passing them out to their friends. I hope your kiddos like them!!

Star Wars Valentines HERE

School Supply Valentines HERE

Friend Valentines HERE

Girl Bookmark Valentines HERE

Boy Bookmark Valentines HERE

These FREE printable Valentines are for personal use only! Please don't alter, copy, or reproduce to sell! Just direct people here to get the link to download! Thanks!
I also have some Valentines for sale in my etsy store so go check out those as well!!

Well, it looks like I'm back to blogging once a month...which really is not my goal. But once again, I don't take the time to sit down and blog everything that is going on. I do post more than my fair share on instagram though so make sure to follow me there if you're interested in what is going on in our corner of the world.

The kids have started back to school...three weeks ago already. I have started working again. I am working part time as a care taker in the afternoons program again where my kids go to school. I am also subbing for the art teacher for 10 weeks while shes on maternity leave. It is so much fun...but also a lot of work and I am realizing why I didn't want to be a teacher. But I do love it and I will miss it when the 10 weeks are up.

Just wanted to drop in and say hello and also to encourage you to jump over to my etsy page and see what I have going on there. I have been adding digital downloads to my shop and I plan to add even more as the Christmas season approaches! I am going to do some digital "stamps" for Christmas cards and other holidays as well. I plan on launching a new line of printed Christmas cards as well!!

I will also be adding custom initial embroidered necklaces as well. These are so much fun for me to make and I would love the honor of making one for you or a loved one. It doesn't have to be just an initial either...it could be anything really!!!


Thanks so much to everyone who has ever said a kind word, purchased my art or encouraged me along the way. I am where I am today because of your support!! Keep it coming! ;)

Here are a few samples of some of my work that you can get on etsy...







 Have a blessed weekend! See you next month!!

Can someone please tell me why in the world they make you "mail away" for your child's birth certificate? Who in their right, newborn, sleep deprived, zombie state of mind is able to function enough to get that done...well, don't answer that because I'm am sure there are MANY moms who actually get their child's birth certificate in a timely manner. I, however am not one of them. I've had "Get Hannah's birth certificate" on my to-do list for a long time...she is afterall FIVE! Five! I'm so behind the times. It always got pushed to the bottom of the list. But I am proud to tell you that after five long years Hannah finally has a certified official birth certificate. Well, as you can imagine if I didn't have Hannah's I must not have had Abi and Josiah's, and you are correct. However, theirs were easier to get since I actually live in the state where they were born. I just had to go to a place, pay some money and wait three minutes. Easy. Done. Cross it off the list! Yay! Honestly I don't know what has taken me soooo long to get that done but now it is. So yay!

I had to take the three little kids with me when I went to get the local birth certificates and while it was a short visit the girls get restless REALLY fast. Do you have kids like that? Well, I certainly do. But I had something in my purse (which always stays in my purse now) for just a time like this. I have these awesome doodle books that I got from Start Creative and they are always in my purse for moments when I need my kids to sit for a bit and be quiet.
 There are three different books with 32 pages each that have a different doodle prompt on them. These books leave the creative window wide open and just encourage you to "start"! I love these books. I don't have games on my phone for my kids to play so we usually have to resort to "eye spy" or something similar. But these little books are a mini life saver in those "in between" moments. They are great for our wait at the dentist office, the eye doctor, the birth certificate office and even church. I know these seem like something that would be easy to make but honestly when was the last time you ever actually made something from your pinterest board? Oh is that only me? Well for those of you that like to have non-technological things in your bag of tricks to help your kids calmly pass some time please consider these awesome, well made, thoughtful, thought provoking and creative starting books!!



I asked Amy if she would be willing to give you, my readers, a discount for these awesome books and she agreed!! YAY!! So head over to Start Creative and use the code "PUREJOY10" for 10% off your purchase! You will not be disappointed...but hurry the code is only good until March 13th.


These doodle books were given to me free of charge for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own!