Cooler weather, creamy soups in the crockpot, leaves crunching under your feet. Can you feel that fall is just around the corner? Unfortunately here in my part of Texas our fall doesn’t happen for a few more months. Even though…
This morning, my almost 15 year old boy woke early to go with his classmates in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps(ROTC) to set up flags in our little town.  I was so proud of him, because I am so proud of…
We’re launching an exciting new feature at The Lilypad today! Polly Picks will showcase a member of our creative team, the Pad Pollywogs, by sharing their style and their favorite items in the shop. If you love the look, you’ll…
The month of September has been designated as Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. These two cancers are especially meaningful to me because not only was I diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March 2011, but our family has…
It is that time of month…a new installment of TLP’s very own Build Your Own Collab! The September BYOC color palette is gorgeous…perfect for scrapping fall and back to school photos or just every day memories. There is a bit…
HELLO! I’m Farrah Jobling, guest Pollywog for September. I can’t tell you how honored I am to write a blog post this month. I am a professional photographer and I have been posting a monthly photo challenge in the TLP…
Happy Wednesday! I mean that truly, as being happy is a decision, not just a smile! Â Polly Anne of Alamo here, and my mantra in life is to Never Lose Your Joy! Â Never! What is so cool, if you actually…
September brings a new routine for lots of families with kids that are returning to school (in the US), so this time of year is a great time to find time to get caught up on all summer memories everyone…
The month of August was almost like watching ultrasound of art journaling happen! There were shapes of faces, then the mouth, eyes, nose and hair! It was beyond amazing to watch them emerge from the basic shapes. Â I was blown…
What if your camera is a simple point and shoot, and you can’t get those neat panning shots? You can get that same look with a nonblurry photo in PSE (and PE) easily! First, let’s look at a neat variation…
Just a quick tip about clustering. Â If you look through the gallery at TLP you will see some beautifully clustery (yes, that is a word) pages. Â The best advice I can give you when creating your own clusters is to…
Hello everyone! Â It’s Polly Karen here bringing you a peek at just a few of my favorite layouts that were created for this month’s challenges. Â This is my favorite post to write because it gives me an excuse to get…