Halloween Candle Sticks



                                                          Pumpkin Floral Centerpiece

To read all the details and get the instructions, check out the October/November issue of Sparklers Magazine online now.

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What were you able to accomplish this month that is moving you towards a September to remember? For me, it's been waking up earlier. It's been a game changer!

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"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." – Khalil Gibran


For this Month's Celebrate:Friendship, Girls Day Out, we chose a morning hike.  It was the perfect way to really re-connect with my girlfriends.  We were able to walk and talk, and share goals and give support and encouragement.  We also had the opportunity to find peace and beauty out in nature, and go home to our families feeling energized and grateful.


I packed up a morning snack of yogurt and trail mix to bring along, which gave it that special "get together" feeling, even though it wasn't a typical get together.

The August September issue of Sparklers magazine is live.  We hope you find some inspiration in it.

"Love is friendship that has caught fire."  -  Ann Landers

Challenge 5 for the #sweet16sparklerssummer is to have fun with your relationship.  Summer love is the best type of love.  I remember a few summer flings, growing up, (I happened to marry one of them!) and they were so exciting, innocent and thrilling.  Bring that feeling back to your marriage this week by planning something fun and spontaneous.

Go park and make out.  Go lay under the stars.  Share a shake.  Go skinny dipping.  Bring back some fun and dare to get a little wild with your date night.  Pass up on dinner and a movie, and do something a bit more adventurous.  Spark your summer!  Spark your relationship!

Some of my favorite childhood memories involve the drive in.  My family would usually go with a few other families, and we would all pack up some blankets, food and games and head to the drive in. There is something magical going to the movies and watching from the car makes it just that much better.

Here are our Top 10 reasons you should hit up the Drive-In this summer.

1.  It's cheaper.  The price to get in is usually a few bucks cheaper than going to the movie theater.
2.  You get TWO movies for the price of one!
3.  The snack stand food is less expensive than at the movie theater.  (I always spend more on food than the actual price of my ticket at the theater.)
4.  At the Drive-In you can bring in your own food.  YUM!
5.  You can sit under the stars.
6.  It's romantic.  If you are without the kids!
7.  It's kid friendly.  You don't have to worry about a screaming baby, or a child who has the wiggles.
8.  You can stay out extra late.  Something about being out later than usual is exciting!
9.  It's an event.  It's something out of the norm and a memory maker.
10.  You can talk.  I know some of you are talkers, and you won't get shhhhh'd at the Drive-In.

Have you been to the drive in lately?  What is your favorite thing about going?

Headed to a 4th of July Parade this weekend?  Keep the kids cool and happy with this fun and easy pail of goodies.  We got everything from the Dollar store, making this a one stop shop project.

We just filled the pail with bubbles, sunglasses, flags and streamers to wave, a water bottle, a squirt bottle, some licorice and Cracker Jacks, a pinwheel and some fresh wipes.  This pail was a life saver last year.  No asking when the parade was going to start, no complaining about needing a snack, and it kept them cool which meant less cranky!

Do you go to the parades?