I'm a 42yr. old mother of 1. I've been married for 21years to a wonderful man, Kevin. We have one son together named Chase who is 14. We live in a small town in Arkansas and have a dog named Sassy, a cat named Coco and now a chinchilla, Tiki. My husband is a Database Administrator and I have my own business called Kristen's Creations where I make and sell a variety of crafts. I worked in a shop as a floral designer for 15 yrs. until it closed. My former boss decided to retire and lease out her building. I enjoy crafting, decorating, and hanging out with my family.
E-mail me at Kristenscreations@hotmail.com
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I am writing today to say farewell to blogging.
I have loved this blog.
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Welcome back to this weeks Share Your Style Party!!
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Our host this week is Kelly from The Essence of Home!
Take it away Kelly!
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Hello Lovlies,
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