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Day 7: Anthropologie Inspired Gift Tags

December 7th, 2012

I know this one isn’t a printable, but I thought it was worth sharing! As some of you may know, I love Pinterest. I often get swept away by all of the beautiful images and yesterday I found myself loving these ceramic gift tags by Molly Hatch for Anthropologie. I also noticed that they aren’t available [...]

Gratitude Gift Box-Free Download

November 12th, 2012

This is the last of 4 free downloads for Thanksgiving. I thought it would be nice to make a gratitude gift box. To make: Print it out, Cut it out, Glue it together. Then, fill it with something you are grateful for. Maybe you write a nice note to a friend and add some of [...]

Halloween Owl Mask- DIY Printable

October 13th, 2012

If you’re looking for a last minute Halloween Costume, look no further! This is a super easy Owl Mask that will take you from plain old “you” to super cool “owl”. I’ve included two different sizes, so feel free to print one for both you and your daughter. I would love to see pictures of [...]

Snow Cone Birthday Party Inspiration Board

July 21st, 2012

Ok, Susan (from Freshly Picked), you asked and I delivered. Not that I consider myself a party planner extraordinaire, but I do love a good challenge. Especially when it involves one of my favorite Summer treats. I was inspired by this photo on Pinterest for the color palette. I just thought it screamed SUMMMER PARTY!!! [...]

easy garden markers for mother’s day

May 7th, 2012

With Mother’s Day being just around the corner, I thought it would be good to make a simple gift that didn’t cost much money. Over the past several years I’ve seen some amazing garden markers and have been wanting to make my own. They are super easy to make and only take a few things [...]

painted easter cookie craft

March 30th, 2012

This is a super easy Easter craft to do with the kiddos. All you need is food coloring, egg yolks and sugar cookie dough to make these bright and playful cookies.   Start by making a simple sugar cookie recipe. This is the recipe I grew up with. I’m not sure where my mom got [...]

lime place setting + a tutorial

March 14th, 2012

Nikki from thesaltypineapple asked me to collaborate with her for a table setting for the month of March. Actually she first only asked for a place setting, but I couldn’t stop there. I had so many ideas and just had to talk with Nikki about them. In the end we decided to do a citrus [...]

FREE Placemat Setting printable

March 13th, 2012

As promised, here is the freebie for today! This time it’s a 11×17 inch placemat. Nikki and I collaborated on a Citrus table setting a few weeks ago and this is the result. A simple table with fun details. I have to warn you though, if you’re going to get these printed at FedEx, they [...]

simple flower arrangement

March 13th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. Why not add some lime green spider mums to the mix? Nikki dusted a glass jar with gold spray paint and added simple spider mums and button mums to create a simple and fun flower arrangement for the center of our table. Check out the tutorial here. Photo [...]

Citrus themed st. patrick’s day table

March 12th, 2012

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for. The collaboration on the table setting with Nikki. About a month ago, Nikki asked me design a place setting for a St. Patrick’s Day themed table. But, after doing some research we took our table setting with a twist of citrus. Hey, limes are green! I think Nikki has [...]