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Blogiversary giveaway: Blog banner design

April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment

In celebration of my one-year Blogiversary, I am doing my first ever giveaway!

The prize? A free blog banner design from my Etsy shop:

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If you’ve got a blog and are looking for a little update to your design, then please enter!

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All things Easter: A last-minute round-up

April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Easter will be here in a couple of days, so I’m rounding up some last-minute Easter goodies to help you be fully prepared.

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Free Easter gift tag printable

April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Are you assembling your baskets and Easter goodies? I’ve made some free printable Easter tags for you to download, print, and attach to your gifts for that finishing touch.

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Download gift tags here

 

More Printable Easter Goodies

If you’re feeling the pressure with Easter only a week away, use some of the printables in my Etsy shop to get prepared just in time!

I’ve got printable gifts (Printable Easter finger puppets & “Bunny Tail” baggie toppers), and a printable Easter card that can be customized with a picture of your family, child, etc.

Print them all at home at your convenience.

Filed Under: freebies Tagged With: Easter, etsy, nuts bolts paper, printables, spring

Mooshy Belly Bunny tutorial & pattern

March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment

For the longest time, I’ve been in love with these adorable bunnies that are made and sold by blogger Chez Beeper Bebe. Today I ran across a free tutorial and pattern that she offers on her blog so you can make your own, and I was so excited that I had to share!

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Get the free tutorial and pattern

Aren’t they adorable? I will definitely be making them from some old t-shirts for my little girl and soon-to-be boy for Easter. They’ll look perfect in their little baskets, and I like the idea of incorporating something homemade in every Easter basket. Last year, I made beanbag chicks from a Martha Stewart tutorial.

Filed Under: crafting, freebies Tagged With: how-to, pattern, sewing, tutorial

St. Patrick’s Day free printables

March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

St. Patty’s Day will be here on Saturday, and there are lots of crafts and free printables floating around the web to celebrate.

For some reason, I don’t think this holiday is quite as celebrated in California as much as in other states; there aren’t many family-friendly gatherings or parades that typically happen. Perhaps it’s just the circle I am in, but I don’t usually decorate or do anything special for St. Patty’s. Although now that I think about it, it probably also has to do with the fact that my daughter is not yet school-age; I’m sure once she knows what it is and celebrates it at school, I will find more reason to decorate and more use for printable tags for her classmates.

Despite my apparent apathy for the holiday, these free printables are so cute that it’s really putting me in the mood! Perhaps I’ll put a couple decorations after all…

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Oscar bingo card freebie

February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment

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Yippee! I’m totally pumped for the Oscars this Sunday night. I generally inform my husband a couple of days prior that I am claiming the TV for a good 3-4 hours on Oscar Sunday, due to the necessity of watching and critiquing the red carpet as well as every acceptance speech. He claims to hate award shows, but if I can get him to start watching it, I know he’ll sit through the whole thing and secretly enjoy it (at least that’s what I tell myself).

And since I know he’ll secretly enjoy himself, I plan to force him to watch it with me on Sunday while also forcing him to play Oscar Bingo (wife of the year? I think so). I can call it “quality time” together, right? 

Over at How About Orange, you can download 20 free Oscar Bingo cards for the big night, along with an Oscar ballet. Woot, woot! Head on over to print your freebies and rope somebody into watching it with you.

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Free vintage paper downloads

February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment

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I just came across these fabulous vintage paper downloads from Oh, Hello Friend and thought I would share them.  I can’t wait to use the graphing paper for scrapbooking backgrounds and stationery, and the labels would be adorable on packages. Head over to the Oh, Hello Friend blog to download them for free!

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Free Valentine’s Day printable

January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment

I’m pretty excited about Valentine’s Day. Maybe it’s because my two-year-old is old enough to sort of get it, and I can start some traditions with her. Or maybe it’s because I get excited that I am assured a night out with my husband… Hmm. In any event, what can be bad about a day that celebrates love?

Filed Under: freebies Tagged With: printables, Valentines Day

Gender reveal video & more ideas

December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday was an exciting day in our house; we had our 18-week ultrasound and found out what we were having. Yes, it’s a baby; I’m talking about whether it’s a boy or girl, people.

Ever since I joined Pinterest, my eyes have been opened to so many new ideas and all the latest trends. I started realizing just how fun being pregnant can be with creative photos and parties (and how lame I was the first time around compared to all these other creative people).

Filed Under: freebies Tagged With: baby, gender reveal, mombot moments, pregnancy

Link Love: Printables to help you gift wrap

December 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I meant to post this yesterday, but a last minute trip to the doctor put me behind all day long (it’s always something, isn’t it?).

Anywhoo, there are so many great printables and tutorials available right now that will help you make the gifts under your tree look gorgeous (and save you money in the meantime). I’ve been using them quite a bit myself this Christmas season. Here are some of my faves:

Filed Under: crafting, freebies Tagged With: Christmas, Link Love, printables

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I get it. It's a little weird. But the girls I've I get it. It's a little weird.
But the girls I've seen do it best, look adorable.

I think it looks best with an oversized tee or sweatshirt, tennies or slides, and a small crossbody bag.

You can't argue with comfort.

For the record, these are women's sleep shorts that I've had a couple of years from Old Navy. If you buy actual men's boxers, you might consider sewing up the pee pocket 😜

Don't spend a lot on this trend; these shorts are made from the thinnest of fabric and shouldn't cost much. Don't be fooled by a retailer that wants you to spend just because it's trendy.

But if you see some cute boxers and want to give it a go - then do! Bonus - if/when the trend ends, you'll have pajamas on the ready 👏

It's solid weekend wear, but I'm not going out to dinner in it...

#boxershortsforgirls #boxershort #ootd #womensfashion #styleinspiration
Another project down in my son's room! I knew I w Another project down in my son's room!

I knew I wanted some sort of built-in feature in this bedroom, but it was hard to figure out what, because we turned it into an active space where he could run and play and needed a lot of room.

So I settled on a built-in bookcase with the slatted design feature, which I'm in love with!

The best part about it is that if he ever decides to upgrade his bed, the space will also accommodate a full or queen size bed going in the opposite direction. It adds so much interest to this room and hopefully will be here for a long time!

One of the things I love most about DIY projects is figuring out how to make something - it's like a giant puzzle. I saw photos of these slotted wall room dividers on Pinterest and just figured it out as I went. All in all, I had very few hiccups and it only took me a few hours to put together. I think I only cursed once?!? And so I call that an extreme DIY win...

Now that the sports wall, the climbing wall, and the built-in feature are complete, the last thing to do in here is some additional painting. I'm thinking of using a contrasting blue color for the closet doors and back side of the built-in, and perhaps trimming out the window with it as well. Then I need to switch out the light for a fan and this.room.is done 🙌

Details: I used two IKEA billy bookshelves, screwed together and secured to the wall. Then wrapped them in white oak plywood. I ripped down 2x4s into 1.5x1.5" square dowels (heavily sanded!) and used pocket holes on the back side of each to secure to the bookshelf and the 1x4 in the ceiling. It's very sturdy!

Go back in my reels to see the other projects from this room! 

#diy #boysroom #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom #builtins #bedroomredo #girlswhobuild
This climbing wall took half a day and cost under This climbing wall took half a day and cost under $100!

We are lucky enough to have 13' ceilings in our bedrooms, so a climbing wall seemed to make sense in my son's room as we worked on the remodel.

He is a super active kid with #ADHD, so his room redo has involved lots of activity spaces! Go back in my reels to see past projects and follow to see me finish this up!

#diy #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom
Another to-do checked off my list for spring break Another to-do checked off my list for spring break room makeover!

I added very subtle striping to the wall to mimic a soccer field and keep things classy. ⚽

Stick around to see the next project - a climbing wall!

(And go back in my reels to see the sports wall)

#roommakeover #soccer #kidsroom

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