Hi! Thanks so much for landing at Maternal Spark!!

I've moved to a new domain ~ http://www.maternalspark.com

this post will redirect you to the new digs, I'd love it if you'd update your bookmarks :)

You should be on your way shortly!







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Come on, I miss you!

Ok, so I've moved the RSS feed over to www.maternalspark.com and I attempted to redirect this blog over to the new url but it just leaves a dead end here. Instead, I thought I'd post this and ask you to come over to the new URL. Please? I don't want to leave you behind! Besides, the new Maternal Spark is much cuter. Really.

Wheeee!

Maternal Spark is on the move...to self hosted Wordpress. It's a fantastic new template and it's 98 percent transferred. I'm just waiting for a few things to click over and I'm struggling to transfer the RSS feed because if I lost my subscribers I'd just DIE. So please don't mind the dust - and forgive me for not posting a muse this week. I'd hoped to have this complete by now. Tomorrow is another day and hopefully a new great Maternal Spark :D



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Featured Creative Mom - Victoria Hurley

Today's creative mom, Victoria, is an accomplished PR and Marketing professional who has built her consultancy through a lot of hard work.

While she uses creative problem solving everyday for her clients, she channels a different kind of energy at home with her two little boys, ages 3 and 5.

She writes:

My boys, being typical little boys, love superheroes. Over the summer they started asking for a superhero mural or giant superhero pictures for their rooms.

I looked around and found that the few that were available were very, very expensive. So I thought about it and decided that I might try my hand at painting some superhero portraits myself. I figured, how hard could it be? Well, it was somewhat harder than I thought, but they turned out great and my kids were beside themselves with excitement. First that we now had our own “hall of justice” in the hallway between their rooms, and second, that their mommy had made them.

I’ve since painted rocking chairs, other kids art and small tables. I’ve sold some – the ones that do not contain copyrighted images – and kept some for the boys’ rooms.

I have completed: Superman, Batman, the Flash and the Green Lantern. I’m currently working on Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter.

I’m certainly not going to give up my day job, but I’ve had so much fun painting and making it a project with my children. I’m hoping that this will instill in them a love of art, creating and just giving something a try.

Huge thanks to Victoria for writing me about her creative spark. Celebrating moms like her who channel their creativity for their kids as well as themselves is what this site is all about!


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Artists for a Cause -

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One of my most favorite readers, Stacey from ArtSnark, emailed me the other day to tell me about a group of artists who are working to benefit the Australian Red Cross. In case you are unaware of the situation there, it's pretty dire. Over 200 people have died and many, many more have lost their homes.

If you wish to help out, visit the Oz Bushfire Appeal shop on etsy. All of the product has been donated by the participating artists and 100 percent of the proceeds go to fire victims. Oh, and it's free shipping too so be sure to check it out. So far, they've raised over $12,000!

You can read more and learn about some of the artists involved over at the ArtSnark blog.








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Monday's Muse - the Blog Meme for Creative Moms

Read about the Meme

"There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Lewis Carroll

This quote, from Alice in Wonderland of course, can say a great deal about creativity can it not? Believing impossible things is the very basis of creating. Because, without believing, how can one possibly set about to dream something up?

Have you written about something crafty, creative or muse-ful? Add your link below!







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