Let It Shine

So glad to see you here. I have another free coloring page to share with you. I just finished drawing it. I hope you like it. I figured this coloring page would look fantastic hanging on your wall as part of your holiday decorating - bright and full of your favorite colors. Enjoy a few hours of relaxation. Print it as many times as you like. Tell your friends to stop by to get their free coloring page. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. If you like this coloring page you may like my mandala coloring book. It is available to purchase at HERE .  For more freebies join my facebook group.  Adult Coloring Fun with Darlene. Here is a little slide show of the different pages included. (I apologize for the poor quality. It's my first try at it) Flower Mandala Coloring Book Includes 25 fanciful full-page Mandalas plus one  bonus  page Features a variety of flower motifs and other fun-to-color patterns. Provides endless opportunity for experimentation

Christmas is coming fast. This month will fly by and before you know that special day will be here. For a lot of people, baking goodies is a large part of their family traditions. That means the baking needs to start now. Baking for tea parties. Baking for guests that drop by over the holidays. Baking for gifts. And baking for ourselves. Yum. One of the things we like to bake around here are cupcakes. They're the perfect size for a quick treat, a gift or party. And what better way to make your cupcakes fancy? Free colorful toppers! Today is your lucky day. I created two sets of Christmas Cupcake Toppers. They are free for you to use. Just right click to copy then paste into a document program so you can print them. Do you like to use cupcake toppers? I think the're an easy way to fancy up our baked goods. They are just so festive! The first color scheme consists of a peacock blue, vibrant green and rich dark red.  The second set is a pretty pink, the same vibr

We got together to do a very special blog hop for Christmas - a Fairy Merry Christmas.  A blog hop is where you can go to a different blog every day and read a post from a new blogger on the central theme.  Each of the bloggers in our hop will share their take on a Fairy Merry Christmas!  This is the fourteenth post in the series.  Donna @  Two Chicks and a Mom   is sharing a Fairy Merry Christmas ornament . Join   us  on Monday and share your Fairy Merry Christmas then come back on Tuesday  for the next post and each day until Dec 11th for all the great posts in the Fairy Merry Christmas series.   Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a full list! To see the previous posts just click on blogger projects below. Fairy Merry Bloggers: Nov 16: Millie @  2 Crochet Hooks  -  Fairy Doors Nov 17: Maria @  Sew Travel Inspired  -  Fairy Skirt Nov 18: Joy @  xoxoGrandma  -  Fairy Cottage Nov 19: Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop  -  Crocheted F

We got together to do a very special blog hop for Christmas - a Fairy Merry Christmas.  A blog hop is where you can go to a different blog every day and read a post from a new blogger on the central theme.  Each of the bloggers in our hop will share their take on a Fairy Merry Christmas!  For more freebies join my facebook group.  Adult Coloring Fun with Darlene. This is the thirteenth post in the series. I am sharing a Fairy Merry Christmas Coloring Page ( Fairy Homes)  . Join   Donna @  Two Chicks and a Mom   for the next post and come back each day until Dec 11th for all the great posts in the Fairy Merry Christmas series.   Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a full list! To see the previous posts just click on bloggers project below. Fairy Merry Bloggers: Nov 16: Millie @  2 Crochet Hooks  -  Fairy Doors Nov 17: Maria @  Sew Travel Inspired  -  Fairy Skirt Nov 18: Joy @  xoxoGrandma  -  Fairy Cottage Nov 19: Joanita @  Creative

We got together to do a very special blog hop for Christmas - a Fairy Merry Christmas.  A blog hop is where you can go to a different blog every day and read a post from a new blogger on the central theme.  Each of the bloggers in our hop will share their take on a Fairy Merry Christmas!  This is the Twelfth post in the series.  Keri @  One Mama’s Daily Drama  shares her Fairy Coloring Pages. Join   Darlene @  Let it Shine   for the next post and come back each day until Dec 11th for all the great posts in the Fairy Merry Christmas series.  Hey that's me. Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a full list! To see the previous posts just click on bloggers project below. Fairy Merry Bloggers: Nov 16: Millie @  2 Crochet Hooks  -  Fairy Doors Nov 17: Maria @  Sew Travel Inspired  -  Fairy Skirt Nov 18: Joy @  xoxoGrandma  -  Fairy Cottage Nov 19: Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop  -  Crocheted Fairy Nov 20: Alayna @  Alayna’s Creations

We got together to do a very special blog hop for Christmas - a Fairy Merry Christmas.  A blog hop is where you can go to a different blog every day and read a post from a new blogger on the central theme.  Each of the bloggers in our hop will share their take on a Fairy Merry Christmas!  This is the tenth post in the series.  Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop  shares her Fairy Wine Cozy. Join   J Keri @  One Mama’s Daily Drama   for the next post and come back each day until Dec 11th for all the great posts in the Fairy Merry Christmas series.   Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a full list! To see the previous posts just click on bloggers project below. Fairy Merry Bloggers: Nov 16: Millie @  2 Crochet Hooks  -  Fairy Doors Nov 17: Maria @  Sew Travel Inspired  -  Fairy Skirt Nov 18: Joy @  xoxoGrandma  -  Fairy Cottage Nov 19: Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop  -  Crocheted Fairy Nov 20: Alayna @  Alayna’s Creations  -  Magical

We got together to do a very special blog hop for Christmas - a Fairy Merry Christmas.  A blog hop is where you can go to a different blog every day and read a post from a new blogger on the central theme.  Each of the bloggers in our hop will share their take on a Fairy Merry Christmas!  This is the tenth post in the series.  T’onna @  USS Crafty  shares her Fairy Christmas hat. Join   Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop   for the next post and come back each day until Dec 11th for all the great posts in the Fairy Merry Christmas series.   Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a full list! To see the previous posts just click on bloggers project below. Fairy Merry Bloggers: Nov 16: Millie @  2 Crochet Hooks  -  Fairy Doors Nov 17: Maria @  Sew Travel Inspired  -  Fairy Skirt Nov 18: Joy @  xoxoGrandma  -  Fairy Cottage Nov 19: Joanita @  Creative Crochet Workshop  -  Crocheted Fairy Nov 20: Alayna @  Alayna’s Creations  -  Magical Christmas

Thanksgiving has come an gone. And Christmas is fast approaching.. It's this time of year that many of us have gratitude in our hearts. We give thanks to all that we have and enjoy the time we share with our loved ones. Unfortunately during the remainder of the year we forget to say thank you. Or at least it isn't as predominant. Maybe you already remember to give thanks everyday. For that you are blessed and I am happy for you. But for me it can still be a challenge.  Yes due to circumstances beyond my control, my life has been turned upside down. Still I have so much to be grateful for. Another day to spend with my loved ones. My health. My family.... Yet it remains to be a struggle to consciously say thank you. I say consciously because I think actually saying thank you makes a difference.  There was a time in my life that I was happy and believed everything would turn out. Then one bad thing happened after another after another and my happiness w