a CrEaTIvITY cHaLleNGE to knock your SOCKS off!!

Whoo Hoo...FRIDAY! My Mom, Em and I are headed out for some yard sales today. Wonder what fabulous prizes I'll find TodAy?! On the lookout for stuff to use in my collages:)

I have been keeping a secret.

Yep.

And only one other person knew about...because she helped design a new button for my surprise...


Thanks again, Leanne!!

Isn't this the cutest thing you have ever seen?!? I love it!! 

Now what exactly is it you ask?

Well, it's a lovely, little button you get to put on YOUR blog...

Why, you wonder?

Glad you asked!

Here's what we'll be doing...

From July 26th-August 25th, {before the crazies of school start} I thought it would be fun to stretch ourselves creatively.

Everyday.

Yes, I typed that right.

Every.Single.Day.

Because, I find when I am in my craft room, surrounded by all my silk flowers and buttons and glue dots and chipboard and paint...

I am at peace.

Full of bliss.

I know when I leave my crafts and go back upstairs to reality I am calmer, rested and able to focus better on whatever's waiting for me...

laundry
making dinner
the occasional sibling argument

You know...life:)

So, as a gift to ourselves, from July 26th to August 25th we are gonna write in our journals, we are gonna create art, scrapbook pages and tags and we are gonna be better women for it. 

We will create lists of new projects we want to accomplish in the coming months. We will find ourselves through our journals while uplifting one another on our blogs. We will write because it makes us feel good about ourselves.

We will finish that scrappy project we have been putting off for months because there just isn't enough time. We will buy a canvas and a few bottles of acrylic paint and we will paint. We will work with stamps and stickers and fabric and thread. We will create, even if it's only for 5 minutes a day.  

By the end of 31 Days we will be healthier, happy women because we cared enough about ourselves and know when we take of us we are better wives and moms.  

So, are you ready?

Grab a button on the top right side of my Blog and let me know {as well as everyone else} that YOU are taking the challenge this summer!! 

Can you do me another favor?

If you decided to take the Challenge {and i sure hope you do!!} would you please share in a post on your blog with a link back to this post? The more people we get...the better!!! 

And be sure and "LIKE" me on Facebook. Everyday enjoy creativity and writing quotes along with little tidbits to help you on your creative journey.