FREE Printable Book plates & Jam Labels

I LOVE getting lost in all the goodness you can find on the world wide web! Not only are there so many creative people out there.......but SO many GENEROUS creative people!!

These people create something fantastic........and then share it for FREE!!!

Stake your claim on your books with some adorable free printable bookplates from ImageZoo or print them on label paper and attach to book you are gifting.



Photo credit Domestifluff

Making Jam? these printable jam labels are the perfect compliment!! Domestifluff put together a great ‘How To’ along with several fabulous tags that are free to download and print!

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I'm Lovin' It! - LOTS of Silhouette projects!

So are you getting excited about the Silhouette Giveaway yet? You DID enter to win one of your own right?

Click here to enter to WIN!

Well, I'm Lovin' my Silhouette.......and so are a lot of other uber creative ladies!!

Today I thought I'd share what some of them are making with their Silhouettes (most of these ladies are giving one away as well, so be sure to enter on their sites too, and increase your chances to win!)

Amy at The Idea Room made this fantastic indoor herb garden!
shhhh.....don't tell Amy, but I secretly want to be HER!



The How Does She? girls have a bazillion projects with the Silhouette!
This one is a favorite of mine, since I loved etching glass, this project is perfect with school starting back up! ~Teacher Appreciation Gift!

Cindy at Skip to My Lou used the markers in her Silhouette to make these ADORABLE lunch bags for her daughter's first day of school!!!......

I know! So CUTE!♥

Thanks to Kate at Centsational Girl, for giving me yet another project to tackle! She made these cute silhouette pillows!

Beckie of Infarrantly Creative came up with a unique baby gift idea!!
What new parents wouldn't LOVE this gift!


speaking of babies...........Kari of U Create made the cutest little onsie for a boy!

and Jill of Homemade by Jill made these adorable girlie onsies!

I have plans to make a t-shirt......but the t-shirts Ashley of Make It and Love It made are SO fun!

Jen at Tatertots and Jello made "oh so cool" Subway Art!

and
Traci on the Shilhouette Machine Blog made this ordinary gift bag into extraordinary!


WHEW!!!.........now I bet you REALLY want to win a Silhouette of your own!
or if you can't wait.......you can buy one using the code in this post!

How Does She has a full list of 15 bloggers giving away a Silhouette!
go enter at each one and increase your chances!!
Good Luck!

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Now it’s your turn, let us know what you’re lovin' this week! If you have something to share with us on your blog, add your link below.

What is I'm Lovin' It Fridays? get all the info, how to's and button here

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Etching Glass with the Silhouette

I have to share one of the many projects that I've been making with my new Silhouette!

Have you ever etched glass? I can't believe how easy it is to do!!

Take a look at what I did to my trifle bowl!......Would this not make a cute wedding or birthday gift? Think of all the possibilities!


By adding {enjoy} to it makes this the perfect bowl for any dessert, like Angle Food Patriotic Delight or Chocolate Oreo Peanut Butter Dessert.


I have to say though........a glass bowl is SO hard to photograph!......I must have taken 25+ pictures before I realized it showed up the best in front of the window. Still not the BEST shot....does any one know how to shoot something like this?


Want to see how I made it?!

1. Use your spiffy Silhouette Craft Cutter to cut what you want etched on the glass on adhesive vinyl.
2. remove the letters from the vinyl and place a piece of adhesive paper to the front of your vinyl stencil and rub firmly (I used my Pampered Chef scraper)
   
3. turn your vinyl over and remove the backing from the vinyl (leaving vinyl attached to the adhesive paper)
4. place the vinyl on your bowl
   
5. rub the adhesive paper firmly, allowing the vinyl to attach to the bowl. Be sure to rub out any bubbles or creases.
   
6. removed adhesive backing
7. apply a thick layer of etching cream with a sponge according to package instructions (I purchased etching cream at Hobby Lobby, my Michaels quit carrying it)
8. Leave the etching cream sit for about 15 mins.
   
9. Rinse off cream really well and remove vinyl! This makes the etching permanent, so you can not rub or wash it off. Wash bowl with soap and water, dry and it's ready to use!

So easy right?!

You could do this for a wedding or shower gift using a trifle bowl or even a Pyrex dish, just etch the couple's new last name! Add some hot pads and your favorite recipe and you have the perfect unique gift!

I will share a few more easy Silhouette project tutorials in the next few days!

Just think........if YOU win the free Silhouette, or purchase one using the special code from the post here.............you can join me in all the fun! .......And thanks again to the great people at Silhouette!




I'm linking to the following parties! Show & Tell, Get Your Craft On, We Did It Wed,

Etching cream and the Silhouette work for me!!

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Christmas in July

I know for many of us, the temps outside are hot hot hot....but before you know it the leaves will be changing colors, temps will be dropping and the holidays will sneak up on us like they do every year!

I don't know about you, but many of my friends and I love to make handmade gifts and goodies for our loved ones, teachers, neighbors and friends!

Every year I wait until the last minute to gather my ideas and supplies and start whipping up gifts all while having a panic attack that time is running out!

This year the brilliant minds of Cindy of Skip to My Lou, Rachel of a Southern Fairytale and Kelly of According to Kelly have joined forces and will be hosting a Handmade Holiday Christmas in July extravaganza!

They have gathered over 3 dozen amazing bloggers who will share their talents and inspire us for the holidays! If we get started now, by the time the holidays are here we can be sitting around the tree sipping hot cocoa and eliminating some of the stress.

Starting this Monday each blog will feature a different blogger, and a new project. Rachel will have all the YUMMY edible goodies, Kelly the crafty gift ideas and Cindy all the sewing ideas. *I will be posting a holiday recipe on Sunday July 25 at A Southern Fairytale {squeal}

They have “listed” all of bakers, crafters & sewers HERE and will be using the hashtag #handmadeholiday on Twitter.

EVERYONE can upload photos of their handmade gifts to their flickr group HERE.

With that said...I'm off to pull out my new KitchenAid Mixer and dust off my sewing machine. :)

Do you make homemade gifts for the holidays? I'd love to hear what your plans are and if you start early!!

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I'm Lovin' It! - New Window Treatments & Endust Giveaway!

Welcome to the Party!!
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Have I ever told you that I'm terrible with making choices? I think that's why I don't change things in my house very often, because it's exhausting for me to choose new items.

A while back I decided it was time for new window treatments in my kitchen.
I was tired of the old red and white checked that I've had up there for years!!



I've been looking, and like always, I just didn't see anything that screamed "THIS IS IT!"

until one day I clicked.........

here

and that was my "AH HA" moment!

THAT is what I wanted for my windows!!

Brittany was so sweet and shared that she MADE her valances with a roll of vintage toweling.

Toweling is 16" wide fabric that is used to make towels....but it's PERFECT for window valances!! The only thing I needed to do was hem the 2 short ends and clip them up!!



I bought new rods, and they took me longer to hang than it did to iron and make my valances!

SOOOO much better don't you think?

I love the colors......it allows me to keep my reds, and add the blue, yellow and green!



What do you think?

This was SOOO easy.
You could even use fabric glue if you don't want to sew.

If you're interested.....

• I purchased from a FANTASTIC lady on ebay vintage_mkt
• I paid $2.15 per 1/2 yard
• I doubled the width of my windows and left a "tail" hanging on each end" -I had 2 windows 35" and one window 70" - I bought 10 yds. I used 4 yds on the 70" window, 2 yds on each of the 35" windows over the sink and I have 2 extra yards for another project.

I linked up at






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With my new window treatments up, it really motivated me to get the rest of the house cleaned!!

The good people at Endust recently sent me a new product to try, Endust Free Dusting and Cleaning spray, which reduces allergens on surfaces and in the air. This cleaning spray recently received the asthma & allergy friendly Certification Mark from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, making it the first fragrance-free, hypoallergenic dusting and cleaning product scientifically-proven to work.

When my home is totally dusted I feel better! And now I can feel better doing it!

Besides being free of fragrances, Endust Free Dusting & Cleaning Spray has a unique, hypo-allergenic formula that contains less-irritating ingredients and has an innovative dispensing system that features a narrow-directed spray to reduce bothersome lingering mist and overspray. The product also has a twist-and-lock cap to protect against accidental spraying. Many products that create a lingering mist after spraying can diminish good indoor air quality and lead to indoor allergies by introducing chemicals with high amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which may also trigger allergic reactions.

My mom always told me to just use a damp cloth to dust with.....

According to research by Allergy Standards Ltd., Endust Free removes up to 90% more dust mite allergen than damp dusting and up to 92% more dust mite allergen than dry dusting

GIVEAWAY!
*5 winners*

GIVEAWAY has ENDED
Congratulations to the 5 winners
#61 Wishing on stars , #33 Samantha, #26 Bridget, #1 Diann, and #50 Jacey

Now you have a chance to win your own can of Endust Free Dusting & Cleaning Spray . To help you clean your house, Endust is giving away five coupons for a FREE Endust product.

Just leave a comment telling me how often YOU dust. Make sure there's a way for me to contact you if you win!!

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Now it’s your turn, let us know what you’re lovin' this week! If you have something to share with us on your blog, add your link below.

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Disclaimer: I was provided with 6 cans of Endust, I was in no other way compensated to publish this post. These are my real opinions.

Fabric Covered Switch-plate Tutorial

You may remember last week I showed you how I made some easy fabric covered wall art for my bathroom.

After I hung them, I decided to make the switch-plate match!




It's super easy, but I took a few pictures along the way to show you!

Fabric Covered Switchplate

Supplies:

• Switchplate cover
  
• Small piece of fabric
• Plastic or something to cover your work surface
  
• Mod Podge
• Sponge brush for Mod Podge
  
• X-acto knife
• Scissors

1. Start with your average outdated switchplate cover.
2. Cut fabric that you ♥ just a little bigger than your switchplate.
3. Cover the switchplate with Mod Podge.
4. Lay your piece of fabric on top of the Mod Podge, and press down all surfaces. Be sure to smooth out any creases or bubbles.

5. After the fabric and Mod Podge sit and dry a bit, trim the excess fabric around the edge of the switchplate.
6. Use an X-acto knife to cut out the slots where your switch thingies will go(I left one side attached- see next step)! - you can also use the X-acto knife to punch a whole where the screw holes are.

7. Flip switchplate over and use a little Mod Podge to glue down the pieces you cut for the opening.

8. Turn the switchplate back over and cover with 2 coats of Mod Podge.

Hang your beautiful new switchplate!

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I'm Grilling Pizza's today over at Living Locurto!! come check it out

~ I'm linking this up to the following parties ~

Between Naps on the Porch
The Girl Creative
DIY Day
Blue Cricket Show and Tell
Strut Your Stuff

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Mother's Day ideas

Still in need of a last minute Mother's Day ideas?

I thought I'd share some quick ideas I've seen around

Click on the pictures to follow the links

What Mom wouldn't LOVE a little CASH?! How Does She? shares this cute idea.



Amy at The Idea Room shows how versatile Paper Key Tags are for crafting



Cathe Hoden of Just Something I Made has put together a FREE download of funky retro Mother’s Day Clip Art from her private library of cool stuff!



FREE Printable Mother's Day Card & bookmark from Amy at Living Locurto

FREE Printable Cupcake toppers from TomKat Studio

Sandy at Reluctant Entertainer shares a really meaningful gift for mom ♥



These home made sugar scrubs I made for Christmas would be perfect for Mom!



Do you have plans for Mother's Day? I'd love to hear about them!

~REMINDER- I'm Lovin' It party will be up this evening around 10pm CST


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