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{valentine’s, freebie} can you handle s’more Valentine printables?

January 27, 2012 3 Comments

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Remember these? I’m guessing you probably do. It’s been, by far, my most popular post. Thanks again to Jeni for suggesting it. I recently had a comment on that post from Jen, suggesting a Valentine themed s’mores printable. I thought it was a great idea. I tweaked the design a little…and just happened to find white and pink marshmallow hearts at Walmart! Perfect! Pink toppers with little white and red hearts on them…too cute! But I have a son. The printable is pushing it for him, period. A pink printable with pink marshmallow hearts would put him over the edge. So I made one in blue too. I used the pink marshmallows with the pink printable and white marshmallows with the blue printable. The front says ‘I need s’more friends like you’ and on the back are the directions on how to make a quick microwave s’more treat. I added a little space to write a ‘to’ and ‘from’ also.

The download is a two page pdf file. When you click the link, it will pop up on your screen. You can either print it right there (print both pages or just the one you need) or save it. I printed mine on white cardstock that I bought at Walmart. Cut out the toppers, score them down the middle and fold over a clear cello bag. I used a 4×9 inch clear Wilton treat bag that I also found at Walmart (can you tell which store is closest to my house?). Staple the folded topper over the folded cello bag. You can grab the download here.

Enjoy!

p.s. I already sent them to Jeni and Jen…they got first dibs on the new printable for their awesome ideas!

p.p.s. I love when you guys leave comments on the post saying that you downloaded It gives me an idea if they are really usable…and cute.

p.p.p.s Just a little reminder that these are for personal use only. I design them so that I can share with you. You may make them for others, but please don’t share the file (just send them over, they can download for free, too!) or sell it.

{valentine, freebie} QR code? more like QT code!

January 25, 2012 5 Comments

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Ok, so the idea for this one hit me last night. I was working on some other stuff and happened to be using my QR code. QR codes are those little black pixely boxes that you can scan with your smart phone and it brings up a website, text, etc. I made one for this blog and I try to include it on the printables for download. These little codes are popping up everywhere…magazines, at the mall, I even saw one on the garden stake in my last batch of potting flowers I bought.

So bear with me on this idea. It combines the cute printable subway art idea with the qr code idea with a Valentine’s Day theme. With me so far? This may be totally out there, but I decided to give it a try. It appeals to my geeky side. I can picture it framed on someone’s desk at work…maybe a teacher’s or the school secretary’s, maybe even the dentist’s front office desk…for all to see. If someone is curious (I would be), they can pop out their smart phone, scan it with an app like QRReader (that’s the one I have), and a cute little animated message will appear. It’s a secret message, hidden in cyberspace for your friends to find.

Fun? Wanna try? Try scanning this to see the secret Valentine message….

I made both a 4×6 inch and 5×7 inch size. I framed them in inexpensive frames I found at Target this morning.

Let me add a little disclaimer…I tried this many times. I scanned from my phone, from the computer, from the printable. It works for me. I can’t guarantee that it’s gonna work for everyone and every phone out there. And I did try a red heart, but it seems that my scanner didn’t like the red. Pink works much better. If you’re ready to give it a try, here is the printable.

If anyone is interested in a custom qr code that goes to a personalized, animated Valentine’s message? I’m thinking these would be cute as Valentines for classmates, too….hmmmmm. Email me or go to the ‘contact me’ button at the top of this page. Have fun with this! Happy Valentine’s Day!

{birthday, my real life} goodie bags for school

January 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

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And since I seem to be in the birthday state of mind…here’s a shot of the birthday goodie bags I sent to school with the youngest. Her birthday is 5 days before Christmas. Usually we aren’t in school, but this year we were and since she wasn’t having a party (she got her ears pierced and a special dinner out), she wanted to take goodies to the kids in her class. I raided the junk aisle (ahem, party favor aisle) at Walmart and found these green paper bags at Michael’s. I made little tags with the cutest graphic from Kate Hadfield (I worked with her on the popcorn toppers, remember?).

I filled the bags with goodies, folded a piece of ribbon over the top, and stapled. Then I added the circles I made with a pop dot. It seriously took me about 15 minutes to make 22 of these. quick, easy, cute. This is officially my new way of wrapping bags!

{my real life} Birthday Cup Cakes…literally

January 19, 2012 1 Comment

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I play bunco with a nice group of ladies. I think bunco is an Army wife staple…that, knowing where to stuff the TA50, and knowing how to make a green bean casserole. Anyhoo, it’s a fun excuse to get out of the house. And I always say, if it’s something I can do with a drink in one hand and while carrying on a conversation, then it’s pretty easy.

This month was my good friend’s turn to host. And it was also her birthday. So I made birthday cup cakes. Not cupcakes. Cup cakes. I think we were talking one day and I was saying how I saw some cute clear cups on Pinterest that had been personalized with stickers from Frog Prince Paperie. Then we started talked about what you could put in the cups. It might have even been the birthday girl’s good idea to put cupcakes in cups. And then I remembered this pin, too, from Lisa Storms. We thought it would be a great idea for kid birthdays…no papers to mess with and maybe a bit less messy. So I decided to try it out on the bunco ladies. I’m pretty sure they were a hit with the crowd

I found the ‘crystal cut’ plastic cups at Target. I made a simple happy birthday tag for each one, printed them on sticker paper, and cut them out with a 2-inch circle punch. I loaded each cup with a bit of icing so that the cupcake would stick (plus it’s a nice little treat to get extra icing in the bottom of your cup!). I plopped the cupcakes in and iced them. I gave each cake a candle (like I did here) and a bit of yellow frosting for a flame. The cups actually made it really easy to transport them, too. I lined a basket with tissue and loaded the cups…the cupcakes didn’t touch each other and it made for a nice little display, too.

And a party just isn’t a party without party favors, so each bunco lady got a little something to take home, too. And the birthday girl got a little something extra. My inspiration? Another pin!

And the birthday girl got a little something extra. My inspiration? Another pin from Poca Cosa via Be Different Act Normal!

And the birthday girl was happy with her chocolate cake!

{new} (etsy} Owl be your Valentine…

January 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

…if you’ll be mine! New in the etsy shop is the Owl candy bar box for Valentine’s Day! These are quick and easy for teacher, neighbor, and co-worker gifts…and would be great little treats for school! These little boxes hold a full size Hershey’s chocolate bar. yum!

The download is available in the etsy shop. It comes with an instruction sheet, too, with several photos. But, just in case, I even did a little video to show you how easy these are to assemble.