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Birthday Party Memory Books with Mixbook | Free Pages!

June 15, 2017 ·

I’m really excited about this post today! Not only because it’s super fun and comes with a bunch of free printables (!!) but because preparing for it made me get some of my much-needed scrapbooking done! I have the best goals and I even start books from time to time but in general, I get about 1 done a year when I’d like to do 5!

Now, when I say scrapbooking–that doesn’t mean lots of time, or fancy papers, stickers, or even glue! It means, uploading all my favorite pictures to Mixbook, placing them on some cute pages and hitting order. Though I highly value DIYing any and all things, scrapbooking in the traditional sense has simply just never appealed to me. It takes so much time! And money! And organization! And messes! Even if I wanted to, I just know it’s something I would never actually complete. I highly value making and keeping memories, but all the time and money just does not appeal to me. So photo books are basically the best thing to ever happen to me!

I love Mixbook’s photo book interface. It’s so easy to use, change, and edit. They also have thousands of styles, backgrounds, stickers, patterns, etc so you can make the best photo book ever-for any occasion!

One of the yearly scrapbooks I always plan to order is of my children’s birthdays, specifically the party! So much work and effort goes into creating parties for our littles, I think they deserve to be memorialized! I certainly don’t ever want to forget all the little details. So, I decided to team up with Mixbook to bring you a fun idea for using their photo books-party memory books! A whole photo scrapbook dedicated to the fun and themed parties we throw!

What was so fun about this project was that, although I’ve wanted to do it ever since my daughter’s first party (the circus animal cookie theme bash you can see here), I only just now got around to doing it. So there actually were tons of little details I’d already forgotten! So many sweet memories we captured of my daughter that we didn’t document or share here because this isn’t a family journal. And because of that, I’d forgotten some of the cute and sweet quirks my little one year old (who is now three!) did at that time. It was so sweet to go back through every single picture and remember those moments.

Free Printable Mini Donut Boxes

June 2, 2017 ·

It is finally National Donut Day! All week long we have been participating in the funnest party blog hop that Dawn of Revel and Glitter created with 10 of her favorite and oh-so-talented party and lifestyle bloggers! Today is the last day and the day that we share our contribution – super fun and colorful mini donut boxes! We have 7 fun designs and they each fit each fold to hold 4 of those mini donuts you can buy at any store in the baked goods aisle!

If you are not familiar with these extremely talented women, head on over and check them out, you won’t be disappointed!

We also have an awesomely sweet pin board Always Time For Doughnuts, full of our favorite doughnut inspired ideas! Eventually, all of our projects will be there so be sure to follow it for lots of sweet inspiration.

Alas, all good things must come to an end (check out day 1 with our giveaway, day 2, day 3, and day 4 projects and we are bringing you our free mini donut box printables plus one more recipe and party decoration DIY!

Don’t you just love those mini donuts?! Hostess Donettes or the Little Debbie version. Whatever you like (my fave are the powdered sugar!), these little boxes fit 4 of them perfectly. Best of all, they are super easy to fold up and they print out on one normal sized copy paper!

We created a TON of design options for you all too so you have boxes that will match any type of donut party your heart desires.

Free mini donut box printable (linked below) //
Glue stick //
Card stock paper //
Scissors

Instructions

Download and print out any of the below designs. There are 7 designs for you to choose from!
Cut out around box.
Fold along the lines. Usually it is easiest if you score the lines first but that is not necessary.
Fold the triangle edges in and secure with your glue stick to the other sides.
Fill the boxes with mini doughnuts and give them out as favors or gifts!

Donut Box Printables

These boxes are just perfect for little hands and I can tell you my little Stella was thrilled to get hers on one :P

Check out today’s other two posts! First off, Giant DIY Tassels from Lemon Thistle!

DIY tassels for a donut party with Lemon Thistle.

Pink giant donut Bundt cake with Lulu the Baker.

Thank you for partying with us this week and don’t forget to enter our giveaway worth $200, it ends tonight at midnight, PT!

Free Printable DIY Stendig Calendar

January 22, 2017 ·

Having a baby is hard guys! My husband and I were laughing about how everyone tells you its hard but somehow you don’t really believe them. I guess its because they all did it and mostly made it look pretty easy too! Its funny how differently things look from the outside.

So, I’m prefacing this post which has nothing to do with babies, with an anecdote about babies because with the holidays on top of having a new baby, this is somehow the first post I’ve managed to get up since November! I truly didn’t think it’d be that way. But, I also thought I’d be in a solid workout regimen, whipping up all whole30-approved meals, and sleeping at least a solid 5 hour shift every night. Do I need to tell you that none of those things is happening right now?

Really, I’m just doing my best to make it through January and keep my house in relative order. But I tried really hard to get this post up this week because I wanted it to be up before the end of January and we received requests throughout all 2016 about whether or not we’d be doing a 2017 version of our DIY Stendig calendar. Don’t wanna leave you all hanging! So here it is!!

Last year I shared this printable and tutorial and I have loved my calendar so much! Its held up perfectly and adds just the right amount of minimal decor to a room. The reason I initially made my own was because I waited till the new year to buy one, which is too long! The original Stendig sells out every year, before January.

The financial benefit to printing them yourself changes depending on when you’re trying to buy one. If you order them promptly, before the new year, its actually much cheaper to buy the real thing (about $45). However, as they sell out and resellers are in higher demand, the price slowly creeps up. Right now, the best I can find online with shipping is $70. In a month, it’ll be around $130. To print them yourself, at the same size (36″ x 48″) will run you about $90. And don’t forget it takes time to make it too (not a lot, but some, and time is worth money!). So right now, its worth it to buy them. Next month, its worth it to make them.

Where I find these printables always beneficial is if you want a smaller version of the iconic calendar. Not everyone has room for a 4 foot long piece of artwork (and I definitely thing the Stendig qualifies as artwork). For example, last year I made one that was only 18″ x 24″ and it was perfect for my room. It also only cost $23. You could go one size up, 24″ x 36″ and spend about $44. Its also great if you don’t want to commit to the entire year, or you already missed a few months and don’t need the whole year. Or, if you’ve ever seen some of the fabulous things people do to recycle their Stendigs, you could simply print off a few pages just to have one of those projects (hello pretty gift wrapping!).

So, theres plenty of reasons why this free, similar version is super useful, even if you already nabbed one of the real things. As with last year, I did a regular version (alternating black and white), an all white version, and an all black version. Just in case you prefer one over the other for your space! Grab the free printable below, check out this post for the how-to for putting it together, and let’s all collectively hope 2017 is better, and easier, than 2016 was.

*One little note. These are in 24″ x 18″ size because that is much easier to work with. But, they are high resolution so you should have no problem ordering them in the full 36″ x 48″ size.

Oh! And print them out via “engineering prints”, available at most copy centers. I get mine through Staples.

DIY Printable Custom Lunchbags | Retro Fridge-with-Flair Clipart

August 29, 2016 ·

Grab these colorful vintage fridge printables (with or without flair!) and print out your own custom lunchbags. Perfect for customizing work or school bag lunches.

We have never done a back-to-school post before! Isn’t that crazy? I love all things apple and chalkboard so I kinda can’t believe we haven’t jumped on that train yet. Its probably because we don’t have school-age children to make us think about terrible things like the end of summer :/ Even though I have been going to school, it feels different when you’re an adult in college.

So I don’t know! I guess that’s going to be my excuse? Anyway, the only reason I even thought about it this year is because I’m trying to pack lunches for my husband more frequently. It’s never worked all that well for us before (he gets hungry earlier if food is just there and eats it then still has to go out for food later). Plus, I know leaving to buy lunch is the only time he leaves work at all so I like that he at least does that. But anyway, we thought it would be a good idea to try it again! And I got thinking, “I have nothing good to put his lunches in.” Which then made me think about custom lunch bags, as one does.

I then realized that I could probably print up some of my own! I am all about the printables! So I set out to make some graphics, especially once I realized that it was back to school time so it would be well-timed to share them with you!

Admittedly, the resulting graphics ended up being FAR more colorful and girly than he will like and I doubt I’ll even use them for him. But I just LOVE them! There are few things cuter than a Big Chill fridge and so I decided to make some graphics channeling those appliances. This post is in no way sponsored or affiliated with them. I just thought a fridge made sense to put on a lunchbag and so I had to choose the cutest kind, obviously.

Donut Tray Printables and Free Template

August 1, 2016 ·

Donuts are the perfect party food! They’re adorable, single serving cakes that everyone likes. They’re also great for gifts for your neighbors or teachers. But, housing them in a donut tray is a lot cuter than on a plate, right? Plus, with this free printable you can save money on plates and serving dishes cus all it requires is a piece of paper! Also, easy-peasy clean up! I know there is like eighteen zillion donut crafts flying around the internet these days. Which isn’t a bad thing by any means! But I’ve never seen such a cute and simple way of displaying or handing them out as these trays!

You know what is so weird about me and donuts? I don’t even really crave them until I’m trying really hard not to eat them. Particularly when I’m trying not to eat anything unhealthy, like on a Whole30. The other treats that I tend to like better on a regular basis aren’t even as appealing to me as donuts are when I’ve cut it all out. Isn’t that strange? I don’t know what it is about healthy eating that suddenly makes these treats so appetizing to me!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m always a fan of donuts. I mean, I’ll definitely eat one any day of the week if you put it in front of me. And I always LOVE those little hostess ones. The “donettes” you know? Especially the powdered sugar ones. And also these new ones they put out this summer that are summer berry flavor, mmmm! But! The point is, a half hour drive out of my way to stop by Dunkin’ Donuts is never at the top of my mind. Until I cut sugar completely out and them I’m like “UGH! Bring me all the sprinkles!”

In case you’re wondering, Dunkin’ Donuts is actually my favorite. Their strawberry frosting is just the best and they always have a fun new flavor that is like WOW! I guess I’m just a donut-chain kind of girl. Although, to be fair, Utah really doesn’t have a great selection of independent donut joints. The most exotic flavor you can find here is maple bacon and, let’s face it, once a donut is sold in the bakery section at Smith’s, it’s not really a gourmet flavor anymore.

Regardless of how often I actually buy and eat donuts, they are a delightful party food and they are just plain cute! So if you’re looking for a way to share this beloved treat with friends and family, look no further! I’ve made FIVE free printable designs that easily fold into the sweetest little trays ever. They perfectly house 2-3 donuts, depending on the size of your treats, and they make everyone super happy. Especially little ones:

These girls even happily smiled for several cute photos before digging into their donuts! I’m telling you, these trays are just pure happiness!

Making them doesn’t require any special tools and can be done in just a few minutes! So head right here to find all the designs, step by step instructions and whip up some happy little donut trays for yourself.