Printable: School Lunch Notes

Here's another set of printables to get you ready for back to school.  If you have any printer ink to spare, you might want to check out these lunch notes by Paper Coterie. You can get the free download on their blog.  First click the download button on their site which will bring you to Free Cloud Storage.  Then click the green download button in the top right corner.  Happy printing!

Printable: 2013 Calendar

During the summer I like to get organized for the new school year.  I always have grand plans of creating new lunch menus, purchasing all the school supplies for the year, etc.  So far I've put together my daughters fall wardrobe.  I guess it's a start.  If you want to get a head start on the new year, this write in calendar by Creative Mamma is perfect.  You can get the free download on her site.  She also has other cute printables you might want to check out (lots of kokeshi dolls). 

Olympic Inspired Printables

Tinyme has the cutest set of Olympic inspired printables available for free.  Along with this bingo game (pictured above) they also have personalized medals, cupcake toppers and much more! These printables would be perfect for an Olympics themed party.  Stop by Tinyme for the free downloads.

Speaking of parties, anyone throwing one for the Summer Olympics?  I might put together an impromptu tea party for the Opening Ceremony. 

Cath Kidston Desktop Wallpaper

Anyone else a Cath Kidston fan?  I was poking around the site the other day and discovered these pretty desktop wallpapers.  You can download them for free at the here.  There are some other prints to choose from as well.

Side note:  You may have noticed there have been fewer posts than usual along with no new craft tutorials.  I've been busy with a combination of things, a large project (can't share about it yet) and entertaining sick kids (the youngest just got over the flu, now the oldest has it).  Hope to be back crafting soon.

Jessica

Printable: Paper Cone Dolls

Photo Credit:  Mr. Printables     Via: Sweet Tidings

Where were these cute paper dolls when baseball season started?   These really could have come in handy to distract my youngest when we sat through my son's two hour game.  I suppose there's always next year. 

Want to make a doll set to entertain your child (or inner child)?  Stop by Mr. Printables for the free download.  While you're there, check out The Adventures of Peg Dolls.  It will have you asking, "Why didn't I think of that?!".

I have a fun origami project planned for next week.  Stop by Monday to see what I've been up to.

Printable Mother's Day Cards

Just in case you missed this printable last year, I'm sharing it today. Inessa from Diaper Style Memoirs and Maddie from Colour Me There created this cute card for Mother's Day (May 13th). There's also a mother and daughter version of the card. Stop by Diaper Style Memoirs for the free printable.

Here are a couple other cute printables from around the web:

Floral Mother's Day Card by Joy Charde of Creative Mamma

Watercolor Mother's Day Card by Jessica Jones of How About Orange

*If you haven't entered yet, check out the Hello Kitty T-Shirt Giveaway going on. Last day to enter is May 13th. 

How To Type in Cute

Do these cute bear faces look familiar to you? Well if you guessed the bear Rilakkuma, you're right.  I first discovered this font on Pugly Pixel (fabulous blog by the way).  The actual download for the free font can be found at dafont.

If you've never downloaded a font on your computer before, check out the directions on the dafont site.  The idea of installing a font may sound intimidating but I promise it's easy and painless. 

 Image of Rilakkuma via San-X net

Free Facebook Timeline Covers

I wasn't planning on posting until Monday but I had to share. I found this cute template for a Facebook timeline cover over at Penelope and Pip. The best part about the cover is that you can customize it with your own photos. Besides the bunny template above, there's also a polar bear and frame template. Stop by Penelope and Pip to get the free download. And while you're there, may I recommend the paint dipped chopstick tutorial? It's a fun and simple tutorial.

Free Printable Easter Card & Egg Holders

Joy of Creative Mamma has another kawaii printable up for grabs and just in time for Easter. She created a cute Easter card and egg holder to download for free. Stop by her site to get the printables.

Wishing you all a happy Easter weekend!

Printables: Easter Basket & Bookmarks

Can you believe Easter is only a little over a week away? This year it falls early in the month of April on the 8th. If you're still looking for ideas, Jinjerup and Craftbits have teamed up to bring you this cute Easter Basket and Bookmark set. You can get the download for the bookmarks at Jinjerup and the Easter basket at Craftbits. Jinjerup also has cute printable bunny and lamb baskets available for purchase.

Minimalist Hina-Ningyo (Girl's Day Dolls)

Anyone celebrating Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day, March 3rd) ? Well if you are, there's still time to do a little decorating for the holiday. I found this minimalist set of Hina-Ningyo on BCOME that you can print for free. The blue doll represents the emperor and the red doll represents the empress. If you decide to make the dolls, you'll have to sign up with cut-sheet first to access the printable. Once you get to BCOME, you should see the link in the post.

Just remember to take your dolls down right after March 3rd or legend states that your daughters will not marry late.

Want to learn more about Hinamatsuri? Here's a post that tells a little more about it.

Printable: Hinamatsuri Card

This year I decided to do something a little different for Hinamatsuri and host a party for my daughter and a few of her friends. Above is a picture of the invitation for the party. I'm going trying to keep it simple with light refreshments and a craft project. My plan is to pick up a few special snacks from the Japanese market. As for the craft, I still haven't decided.

You're welcome to use the graphic for personal use if you wish. Click on the image, right click, copy, save, and print. The graphic is designed to fit on a 4 x 6 card.

Here's what the card looks like printed out. I used the souffle pens to add a little extra dimension.

Printable Mini Paris City

I bookmarked this paper project by Made by Joel for a rainy day. Turns out that rainy day turned out to be a sick day for me. I needed something besides TV to keep the kids occupied so I printed out the mini Paris city. My daughter spent an entire hour meticulously coloring the people and buildings. I even let her use my good Pantone markers.

Click here, for the free printable by Made by Joel.

While my daughter was coloring the Arc de Triomphe I overheard her say, " I think it's a toy shop....(long pause).....yep, it's a toy shop." I told her what it really was but I'm not so sure she was convinced.

Hello!Lucky Printable Valentine Cards

Hello!Lucky is offering free printable valentine cards for their fans. There's a total of four designs to choose from which include a banana, cuckoo clock, monkey and owl. Stop by Hello!Lucky to download the cards. And if you have the time, check out their stationary. The letterpress cards are just delightful.

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Printables: Blog Organizer Inserts

Photo credit: My Girl Thursday

These blog organizer printables designed by draw! pilgrim have been around for a while but I thought some of you might be interested in them. They're great for organizing and setting goals for your blog. Even if you don't have an organizer, they still can come in handy. You can keep them on a bulletin board or your desk instead as a daily reminder.

Just out of curiosity, do you like to keep an actual organizer or do you use your computer/smart phone? I personally like to use an actual organizer to hold all my appointments and notes. However, I've been trying to keep more of it on the computer (ex. google calendar). This might sound strange but I feel like I can access/see it better when it's written down on paper. Anyone else like this?

Printable Camera Calendar

Need a new calendar for the New Year? Here's one of my favorites online, a camera calendar by Cannon Creative Park. The calendar folds down into a flat image of a camera. When the calendar is open, it folds into a square with four different 3D landscapes. It takes about three hours to make. My only complaint with it is that the open/close latches are difficult to use. Here are few pictures of the calendar I made.

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Image Credit: Natascha Rosenberg

Have you noticed how many free holiday gift tags are available online lately? I feel like every time I turn the internet corner, BAM, there's another one. And the best part about it is that they're all lovely designs. Here's a list with links to a few of my favorites ( in no particular order).

Little Red Riding Hood (pictured above) - Natascha's Blog

Typographic Gift Tags - Eat Drink Chic

Forrest Themed Gift Tags - Studio Morran

Whimsical Illustrated Gift Tags - Orange You Lucky!

Vintage Christmas Book Illustration Tags - My Girl Thursday

Doodle Holiday Tags - Craftzine

Kawaii Gift Tags - Wild Olive

Feather Gift Tags - Love vs. Design

* Tag tip - print your tags on sticker paper to just peel and attach to packages quickly!

Free Printable: Christmas Cootie Catcher

Christmas Cootie Catcher, say that three times fast!

Remembering my own appreciation for these paper toys, I decided to make a Christmas version. I actually can remember my first cootie catcher. In elementary school, someone brought one to school and of course I just had to have one. I remember telling my mom about it and she said she recalled making them. I can remember her trying to figure it out with a piece of paper. I even remember feeling impatient with her that she wasn't making it quick enough. Finally, she figured it out and I had my first cootie catcher. Curiously, I don't remember what was written on it... numbers? colors? jokes? That part is all a blur.

This cootie catcher has already been child tested and approved. When I woke up this morning, I found my children playing with the prototype. It didn't have the jokes printed in it yet but they were still having fun.

Click on image, right click, copy, paste, print. The printed images should be about 7" x 7". You might need to scale the image to make it bigger as well. Click here for directions on how to fold a cootie catcher.

Start playing!

Tell a joke.

Owlways Christmas Printables

Jinjerup and My Owl Barn have teamed up again to bring you these cute Owlways Christmas Printables for free. The set features gift wrap, gift tags, note cards, and envelopes! I think the note cards would be perfect for writing a letter to Santa.

Printable Holiday List

Making a List? Checking it twice? Then head over to Allsorts to print out these adorable "A Jolly Holiday List" for free. These would be perfect for kids to use for their holiday wish lists. Find the free printable list here.

And while you're there, check out Jenny's virtual Gingerbread house. This has been on her site for a couple years now. It's my daughters absolute favorite thing to play on the computer. You just drag and drop candy to decorate the gingerbread house. It's perfect for preschool age. Find this gingerbread house on the right hand side bar of her site.