Get a start on Valentine’s Day cards for special people in your life. This was a fun project for me to create and design. These cards are simple and sweet, but still express a lot of love. To make it “sweeter”, I enclosed a few chocolate kisses with each card in clear cello bags.
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To download and print Valentine’s Day cards, click HERE.
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To give sparkle to these cards, a little bit of glue and pink glitter were added.
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Another idea is to send them out in the mail dressed in red or bright pink envelopes.
Encouraging words for the new year! Print a copy {Here}
A new year’s resolution … or not? Personally, I tend to stay away from doing that because the chance of me sticking to it will be short. As a result, I decided to create a mini bulletin board full of encouraging words to share. I first thought about making this for my kids to have and post it where they could see it often. The messages they hear and see on the internet, television and other medias can be negative and discouraging. This is my little way to lift their spirits and let them know that they are special to us.
Start the new year with a fresh positive attitude!
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Here I’ve slipped the printed paper with inspiration words inside the 3-ring binder plastic cover.
Print a copy {Here} for yourself or to share with others.
I hope this will be encouraging for you in 2014!
I was a little surprised to see some retail stores decorating for Christmas in October {just a bit too early for me}. Now that December is upon us, I am ready to move forward and into the Christmas season. The first thing our family decided to do after Thanksgiving was to go and get our Noble Fir Christmas tree. It’s now in our house with lights and decorated with ornaments. Our house will be in the decorating and cleaning stage for awhile longer. Here’s a little glimps of what’s going on.
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I always look forward to opening the Christmas bins and rediscovering all the things again. To see my kids find excitement and talk about what they uncovered was great to be a part of. The picture of the pine tree and a bible verse, “For unto us a Child is born” was a printable I created last year for a blog post, Christmas quotes. I reduced the size of the image to fit the matte and frame for the display. {to print, click HERE}.
One of my favorite methods to wrap presents is by layering the gifts and using clear cello wrap to tie all of it together. The cello adds a little sparkle to the gift and gives a sneak peek of what’s inside.
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The morning temperatures have been low and cold enough to put a blanket of frost outside. These beautiful little berries looked quite delicate with a layer of frost on them.
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Homemade cranberry relish with pear & orange is a favorite of our family. This year I decided to preserve the relish and give it as gifts for Christmas. The packaging was easy and fast using what I already have around the house {brown lunch bags, rubber bands, double sided tape and labels printed from the computer}. continue reading…
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A fun and whimsical display of a tinsel Christmas tree against black paper {or chalkboard}.
It’s wonderful to see on Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr, and other websites of what people are thankful for. Somedays are harder than others, but like one quote I’ve seen again and again, “There is Always something to be Thankful for.” So true. This is my November inspiration board with pictures, quotes and found objects that I’ve gathered together to remind me of the wonderful things in my life.
Have fun using these printables of thankful thoughts, quotes and Bible verses. Post them on a bulletin board/ refrigerator, hang it on the wall or attach the little tags onto packages.
I find myself here at my desk almost everyday filing things, updating the family calendar, or sorting through mail. And every now and then I will glance up at the bulletin board and be reminded of what I am thankful for.
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I am thankful for my loving, unchanging mighty God, my Counselor, and above all He is my heavenly Father.
Halloween TREATS! I like to put together simple, fun and not too scary Halloween display for the kids. See the previous year {here}. This theme is all about creepy crawly critters like spiders, frogs, snakes, and bugs. For the next few posts from now till Halloween, I will put together in detail “how to’s” for … treats, paper pumpkins and packaging shown above.
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Paper pumpkin treat packages are too cute and easy to make. Flameless candles is the ideal way to add a soft glow and they won’t burn the delicate cobwebs. I also used bare branches in a tall vase to give height and texture to the display.
Have fun using this Halloween printable that I’ve created from an assortment of spider and insect images in black and white. In the above picture, the printed image had papers layered beneath it with torn edges for a rough organic look. To give it depth, I lightly smeared soft black charcoal and diluted black watercolor paint on the paper leaving a few paint droplets to drip down. Little black plastic spiders were added with double-sided tape for a 3-D effect. The wooden frame covered with spider web and one giant spider cut-out perched at the top corner tied it all together.
1. Cut parchment paper liner to fit inside the cello bag and insert it into the cello bag. 2. Place the gummy treats in the cello bag on top of the paper liner. 3. Remove the plastic strip off the resealable adhesive near the top of the back, fold it over and press the adhesive firmly against the back of the bag to seal the opening. 4. Attach the Halloween treat label to the cello bag using double-sided tape.
Free Halloween Printable Labels/Tags
with description “Creepy Crawler Treats” {print here}
without description {print here}
