St. Patrick's Day Round-Up

I’ve got an entire new house to decorate just for the everyday. I don’t think I’m going to have time to decorate for the Holidays this year. So instead of sharing a new project with you, I thought I would take us down memory lane to take a look at some of my St. Patrick's day décor from years past.

St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt

 

*Our St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt will be this months Facebook printable. Like us on Facebook to download your St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt. If you already like us on Facebook, just click on the Free Gift Tab at the the top of our page.

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Bunting

 

 

Ombre Garland

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Ombre and Rainbow printables

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Dollar Store Organization Board

Incase you were not aware, Angela is competing in Season 11 of So You Think You're Crafty. Voting for week 2 is up. This week is thrift store week. Head on over to vote for your favorite project.

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Last weeks theme in the competition was Dollar Store Crafts. To be honest, before I received this theme I had never been into a dollar store to look for craft supplies. Mostly, this was the case because I did not think there were any dollar stores near my home. So I did a little Google search and found that there were 2 dollar stores within five minutes of my home. And one of those dollar stores was even within walking distance of my home. I was shocked as I kind of pride myself on knowing my city fairly well.

Now I must say that I have been turned on to a whole new place to go craft shopping. I think I may be addicted to dollar stores now. Ha! When I went into the dollar store for the first time I happened to be running errands with my mom and my son. We drove up to the dollar store just as my son feel asleep. I didn't want to wake him. My mom offered to stay in the car while I ran inside real quick. That was my plan. I said, "I'm going to run inside real quick, grab something, and then figure out what to do with it later." Well 20 minutes after entering the store, I get a phone call from my mother asking if everything was okay. Haha! I had so many ideas on what to do that I couldn't decide. So I picked the craft that would be the most practical. That is how the dollar store organization board came to be.

I started with a few frames in various sizes and colors. I also picked up a cookie sheet, a pack of rulers, a roll of wrapping paper, a pack of construction paper, a tin pail, and some hangers.

The “To Do List” is my favorite part of this whole board. Staying true to using dollar store supplies, I created this using a cookie sheet, 2 rulers, a roll of wrapping paper, a hanger, and some construction paper for decoration. I’ll share the tutorial on how to create this, tomorrow.

I created some printables to go inside each frame. I have a weekly menu planner. It sits in a 5x7 frame. I can write on the frame what we will be having for dinner each night. When the week is over I can just wipe it off and start over again. This frame was originally black. I used some white construction paper to cut out a scallop frame that I glued on top of it.

I also created a monthly calendar. It sits in a 8x10 frame. I can write in each box what will be going on each day. The frame was originally brown. I used yellow construction paper to create a border around the frame. I also made my own calendar for the month of April. Then one day while looking through Pinterest I found some calendars in the exact yellow and blue colors that I used. So to save some time creating a new calendar each month, I will just use the premade calendars that can be found HERE.

I also made a daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning checklist. Each sit in a 4x6 frame. I left two of the frames silver. Then I covered the third frame in another white scallop border.

I was also able to find a pail in the perfect blue color to hold my pens.

There you have it. My dollar store organization board.

Are you interested in any of these printables? From now until the end of May we will be offering up the weekly menu planner and the daily, weekly, and monthly calendars on our Facebook page. The menu planner prints in size 5x7. The cleaning checklists print in size 4x6.

Are you not interested in the blue and yellow? We are also offering them in pink as well. You can download either version on our Facebook page. If you already like us on Facebook you download these by clicking on the Free gift box at the top of our page.

*Update these printables can now be downloaded from the printables tab at the top of our blog. 

Coloring Page Easter Egg Holders

My son is almost two. In fact, he’ll be two in just a few days. I really wanted to decorate Easter eggs with my son. I just couldn’t imagine getting out all of the dyes and paints, just to clean up a giant mess.  I even thought about just letting him put some stickers on eggs. Even if I hard boiled some eggs, guaranteed all the eggs would end up cracked on the floor as my son would turn the eggs into mini footballs. So I think I’ll hold off on the real egg decorating until next year.

This year, I came up with an alternative so that we could still decorate Easter eggs. I created some fun animal Easter egg holders. 

He got to color them…

Then he got to put them around plastic Easter eggs.

This was the perfect alternative to dying eggs. My son still had just as much fun!

If you want to download your own set of coloring page Easter egg holders, head over to our Facebook page. They are available for download over there, along with yesterday’s spring Easter egg holders. If you already like us on Facebook, you can find these located under the Free Gift tab on the left hand side of our Facebook page.

*All images used came from http://www.coloringbook4kids.com I just edited them to make them into Easter egg holders.

Easter Egg Holder Printables

Since St. Patrick’s day is over, I thought it was time to switch up our monthly Facebook printable. Now we are sharing some fun Easter egg holders. I actually have two different sets available for download. This set, which are some pretty ones for you to put on display. Tomorrow, I’ll share some fun ones I created for the kids to color and decorate.

There are five different designs in an array of spring colors.

I love them all. They are such a fun and easy way to add a little spring to the home.

These are available for download on our Facebook page. (Actually both sets that I mentioned are available for download now. I’ll share details on the second set tomorrow.) Head over to our Facebook page to get yours. If you are already friends with us on Facebook, just click the link on the left hand side of the page that says Free Gift!

Enjoy!

Ombre and Rainbow St. Patty’s Day Printables

I decided that I needed some ombre art to match my ombre garland. I quickly made up a simple printable to add to my last minute St. Patty’s day décor.

I printed out the one below. It goes perfectly with my garland. (If I get a chance today, I will take a photo of it for you. I at least wanted to get the printable shared incase anyone is looking for last minute St. Patty’s day decor.)

Just for fun I created a few different designs.

All print as 8x10. You can download the PDF for all of these designs right HERE.

Enjoy!

St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt

Finally, a new printable! This time we are offering a St. Patrick's day scavenger hunt.

 

 

 

I imagine my son waking up on St. Patrick’s day to find little leprechaun footprints starting at his bed and leading to his bedroom door where he finds the introduction to the scavenger hunt(the cloud) and his first clue(the red arch of the rainbow). The idea is that a leprechaun has scattered a rainbow throughout the house. My son will have to follow the clues to find all of the missing pieces of the rainbow. Then he will have to put the rainbow back together to find where the leprechaun left his treasure or his pot of gold.

 

Here is what the scavenger hunt will look like:

 

The Introduction: A sneaky leprechaun snuck into this house. He scattered a rainbow, as quite as a mouse. Let’s piece the rainbow back together, and follow his clues till we find a treasure.

 

Clue #1: Rainbows always start with red, but what Color always follows? Keep your eyes “peeled” for the color of a yummy fruit. (Fridge)

 

 

Clue #2: You have found orange, but time to move on. Now go to the pLace where the bright sun wakes you at dawn. (Bedroom window)

 

 

Clue #3: You now have yellow, but let’s keep going. Next lOok for the color of the lawn that may need mowing. (Backyard)

 

 

 

Clue #4: With green in hand, you are getting so close to the treasure, you hope. The color you must Search for now can be found in a place that holds bubbles and soap. (Bathtub)

 

 

Clue #5: Now that you have blue, it is time to look for your next clue. Look in the place wherE you keep your feet. *Hint: Rhymes with blue.(In their shoe)

 

 

Clue #6: Put the rainbow back together. What do all of the underlined letTers spell? That is where you will find your treasure. (Closet)

 

 

Once the rainbow is put back together, the underlined letters will spell out the word CLOSET. The closet will be where the treasure can be found.

 

 

The printable I am offering comes with the introduction cloud, the set of rainbow clues, a set of six pairs of leprechaun feet that can be printed multiple times so you can leave little leprechaun feet throughout the house or by each clue. There are also two black pots that once cut out can be stapled together and filled with treasure.

 

As always, our monthly printable is available for download on our Facebook page. If you already follow us via Facebook, click on the free gift tab on our Facebook page to download this scavenger hunt.

 

November Free Printables

I apologize for the delay, but Novembers printables are finally up!

It is always nice to share a meal with a friend in need, but now especially at this time of the year wouldn’t it be great to share a meal with a friend just because. If you are planning to share a meal with a loved one we have tags for you to give along with the meal to let them know that their meal is made with love. There is even room for directions in case it is something that needs to be heated up. We are offering six different designs for you to choose from for almost any occasion.

Do you have a friend who just had a baby boy?

or a baby girl?

Maybe you just want to say Merry Christmas…

or Happy Holidays enjoy a meal on us!

Or maybe it is a loved ones birthday.

Or maybe you want to share a meal just because.

As always, head on over to our Facebook page to download your meal tags.

*Update: This is now available under the printables tab at the top of the blog.