LOVE "The Magic You Were Born With"

I believe that LOVE is MAGIC! It can change anything, create anything. Love is the answer to any problem. Try it, you'll like it.

I wrote this song for Cinderella's Fairy Godmother last year for a wonderful stageplay written by the brilliant Carol Brammer for The Clifton Performance Theatre. Valentine's Day seems like the perfect day to share it with you again.

And if you've got something you are worried about, wondering about, dreaming of, try throwing a little love toward it and see what happens. Don't forget that LOVE is your Magic Wand!

Until next time, be kind and have fun. xoxoxoox -April Eight

Yarn Hearts

This is a lovely Valentine's Project from the Family Chic site by Camilla Fabbri. If you have little ones at home today, this might be a fun and simple project to do to get everyone in the love spirit!

Camilla give you detailed instructions right here. It is simple and sweet, you can't get it wrong and you can't get hurt - so go for it! 

We'll be making a few today while we bake up the Red Velvet Cupcakes we've been planning for a few weeks now. We love a cupcake in this house. If I get a chance, I'll take a picture of those to share with you. I wish I could bake each of you a cupcake and send it out with a song of love for everyone! 

Until next time, be kind and have fun! xoxoxo -April Eight

A Song for My Mother, B-O-N-N-I-E

I am ever so lucky to have an intelligent, interesting, vibrant and lovely mother! A few days ago she had her birthday and I wrote this song for her. She really liked it! I'm am a bit goofy in my performance, but I meant every word with all my heart. Yay for my mom, Bonnie Combs! She is delightful!

Until next time, be kind and have fun! xoxoxo April

Have I Mentioned that I Like Treehouses?

I was noodling around on pintrest.com (how I love pintrest!) when I came across this wondrous image - How cool is THIS?! A 100-year treehouse project. See the outlines and ideas here at DorNob (Design Ideas Daily).

It all starts with a plan....

And, 100 years later, voila! So get started and we can hang out under them in about 60 years....

There is a lot more information about this project, The Patient Gardner, here. 

Until next time, my wonderful friends, be kind and have fun!!

xoxoxox -April

Birthday Song - "Sara Shining" especially for Sara!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

SARA SHINING
by April Eight

Sara it's a lovely day

The wind blows cold and

The skies are gray

Even the flowers are hiding away

But who cares, for we have you

Shining through

Sara, smile for us

Share the spark that shines from your heart

There's nothing more that the world could hope for

Than the wonderful girl that is you

Shining through

Sara, happy birthday to you

Six years old, so much to be, to do

Remember the light that shines from you

Can never go away

Even on the grayest of days

You'll shine through

You'll shine through

Happy birthday, sweet Sara - xoxoox!!

For a Gloomy Day

Hi Everyone, I am writing new songs lately - so many ideas running through my head. Writing new songs sometimes makes me think of the ones I have written before. I thought I'd share the first one I ever wrote for APRIL EIGHT - "The Pixie Peddler" - with you again.

Much love to you on this gloomy January day. When it is dark outside, remember what Rumi said (he was a smart guy who lived a long time ago) "Do not go in the direction of darkness -I tell you: suns exist." Or, as the Carter Family sang (they were cool musicians that lived not so long ago) "Keep on the Sunny Side of Life". Funny how the same ideas bloom again and again. Do you ever wonder why? 

And as the Pixie Peddler would say, "Hay Ho Diddly Do, I've something special for you!"


xoxoxo April

Stock UP!

Stock UP! The APRIL EIGHT CD makes a great birthday present. Buy a batch and give them out through the year - a great stress relief - you know you have the present for little Henry's birthday on Saturday - no last minute trips to the store! This week Buy 2 get 1 FREE, Buy 4 get 2 free and so on. It  is a great deal. You can even wrap them all at the same time. Have your child makes a personalized handmade card and you are off the to the party - now that is a treat! 


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"I can NOT get enough of April Eight music!" -S.E. Miller, age 8

"This album is filled with wonder and enchantment and positive magic. Its the kind of music that encourages the best part of childhood imagination, and reminds us grown ups to honor what we knew so long ago, but may have forgotten. " 

- Carrie Newcomer