October 10th, 2011
If you’re like me, you get random ideas for blog posts at the most odd times. Usually I just jot them down somewhere and forget them and then lose the paper… not such a great system. So I thought it would be nice to have a sheet of paper in my clipboard that is expressly for keeping blog ideas from getting lost. Then once I finalize any actual post, I can put them in my 2 month blog planner. And since any paper that is just chicken scratch tends to get thrown away, I made this cute little brainstormer form:
Click on the image above to download a PDF version of my printable Blog Brainstormer. The downloadable PDFs in this article (and across my entire site) are free for personal use only. If you would like to blog about this free download, please accompany and images from my site with a credit and link back to this article. As a courtesy please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page. At this time, no customizations of this or any of my forms are available. Forms are a free download AS IS.
October 3rd, 2011
Okay so I rarely make changes to my printables and have them as new downloads, but I’ve gotten a lot of requests for my new To Do list with blank spaces. And after using my own print outs last week for a few days, I kind of felt intimidated by the labeled boxes… like I was forced to write in them even if I didn’t have any errands to run. So I thought that for me, the printable would be better blank, and that way, I can fill it in as I go along during the day with things of various importance. How do you like it? labeled or non-labeled?Anyway if you’re like me, here is the new download! Click on image below to download.
Click on the image above to download a PDF version of my printable To Do list. The downloadable PDFs in this article (and across my entire site) are free for personal use only. If you would like to blog about this free download, please accompany and images from my site with a credit and link back to this article. As a courtesy please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page.
October 1st, 2011
How many parts will there be? That I am not sure yet! But I do know that I’ve been having so much fun decorating!
TA DA! My fireplace is almost done being decorated. I stayed up way too late last night getting my eclectic halloween banner finished. I do have a few things still left to do – the chalkboard will have a creepy recipe or saying on it, and the burlap frame will have some sort of art pined to it, but really it’s ALMOST done, and it looks fantastic. I am so happy with how it’s turned out.
If you would like a detailed step-by-step tutorial on the banner, visit my halloween banner tutorial blog post at Design House Digital. I didn’t want it to get too wordy over there so I saved a few things for my blog. First thing was that I used burlap ribbon for the base-layer. I took this bolt of ribbon that I had (bought it clearance from Ballard designs last year for like $6), and basically hand pleated and fed it through my machine in a very sloppy manner. I wanted the whole thing to look spooky and unkempt.
Once I had a bunch of it pleated, I hung it on my mantle to make sure it was a good length.
Once I was happy with the length and draping, I cut it to size and then started building my flags.
You can read a bit more about that process on the Design House Digital blog. But basically I used my new Vintage Findings Halloween digital papers, printed them out and made some super cute flags using the printed out papers, plus some doilies, ribbons, and My Mind’s Eye brads. I did take some pictures about the process of staining the doilies, but I’ll post about that later next week.
What I wanted to share with all my readers is an awesome free download of the .SVG files (cutting files for digital cutters) for the banner shapes and the letters for this project (If you don’t have a cutter that will cut SVG files, I’ve also included a template that you can print out and use to cut your shapes by hand).
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Click on the image above to download a PDF and SVG version of my printable banner project . The downloadable files in this article (and across my entire site) are free for personal use only. If you would like to blog about this free download, please accompany and images from my site with a credit and link back to this article. As a courtesy please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page.
September 26th, 2011
So I’ve decided to do my organizational free downloads on Mondays. I know I need extra motivation on Mondays, and nothing motivates me like a shiny new list! If you haven’t guessed yet, I’m obsessed with to do lists. I think its because I cannot start working without a plan. Whenever I just jot down to-dos on a blank sheet of paper, I end up categorizing everything with some sort of visual hierarchy. So with this To Do list I made categories and a hierarchy. Hopefully you’ll find it inspiring and get a lot done today!!! Click on the image below to start PDF download.
Click on the image above to download a PDF version of my printable To Do list. The downloadable PDFs in this article (and across my entire site) are free for personal use only. If you would like to blog about this free download, please accompany and images from my site with a credit and link back to this article. As a courtesy please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page.
September 20th, 2011
Another free download this week! If you can’t tell, I’ve been trying to keep my blog updated on a more regular basis lately. Which means that I need to plan.plan.plan! And what does every planner need? A custom form to keep everything organized. I create all of my free printables for me, and share them with you. In some ways my free downloads are a journal of sorts or snapshot of what’s going on in my life right now. So right now I’m blog planning! If you’re blog planning too, enjoy this simple form. I really just wanted to be able to plan ahead or keep simple notes on features that are fairly long in duration… like renovating a kitchen, or getting ready for holidays. Click image to download PDF file.
Click on the image above to download a PDF version of my printable Blog at a Glance. The downloadable PDFs in this article (and across my entire site) are free for personal use only. If you would like to blog about this free download, please accompany and images from my site with a credit and link back to this article. As a courtesy please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page.
