Halloween Wine Labels | Free Printable

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  Time to get ready for the most fun, obligation free holiday - Halloween.

I'm kicking off the holiday prep by participating in the Ella Claire party with a new free printable that could not be easier to use in your Halloween soirees big and small.  Halloween Wine Labels that can be printed on label paper and stuck right onto a store bought wine label.


You can scrub off the existing label like I did (word to the wise: the back label is oddly easier to pull off than the front) or just plop this label over the existing.

I've just started on working this year's Halloween projects and this was the perfect warm up.  I hope you can put these labels to good use and have a good scare with friends.  Don't forget to share your party pictures with me!

DOWNLOAD THE HALLOWEEN LABELS HERE

Thanks so much to Kristen Blog for inviting me to be a part of the fun. The deadline really got my creative side in gear just at the right time.  Check out all the amazing free downloads beings shared today by some of my favorite bloggers.



Flying Bat Cake Topper by Ella Claire | Halloween Labels with Faux Rust by Finding Silver Pennies | Haunted House by My Someday in May | Trick or Treat Tag by Boxwood Avenue | Vintage Inspired Halloween Greetings Postcard by Live Laugh Rowe



Trick or Treat by anderson + grant | Bats- 2 Sizes by So Much Better with Age | Black & White Halloween Cupcake Toppers by Cherished Bliss | Trick or Treat Stickers by Zevy Joy | Soul Taker Drink by My Sweet Savannah



Vintage Crows by Paint Me Pink | Hocus Pocus by Lolly Jane | Halloween Wine Labels by Brooklyn Limestone | Black and White Halloween Gallery Wall by Taryn Whiteaker | Vintage Halloween Treat Bags by Town and Country Living




Halloween Paper Rosettes by Happy Happy Nester | Wizard School Acceptance Letters by Nina Hendrick Design Company | Monster Mash by Clean and Scentsible | Trick or Treat Halloween Banner by The Happy Housie | Happy Halloween Treat Bags by On Sutton Place



Vintage Style Animal Skulls by Twelve on Main | Skeleton Paper Cones by My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

DIY Ring Valentines + Free Printable

I'm probably violating some kind of blogger rule here but I tend to do holiday projects at about the same time the holiday occurs.  Which is why I'm sharing this just one day before Valentine's Day.  Ok shoot me - I'm a last minute mom.  That said, I think these turned out pretty cute.



Not pictured (because I was just too lazy to take more photos) is how Aggie wrote her name on the back of each one and water colored each gem.  She also stuffed the bags so I could put the hang tags on. Obviously I did a lot of the work here but I wanted to do it with her, not for her - and these ticked the box.



I used these flashing sparkly rings loaded into small ziploc bags but you could just as easily slap these tags on a prepackaged ring pops and call it a day.

Any other last minute moms need a hand?  You can crank out a classroom quantity of these in no time. Download the free printable here.

Glowstick Valentine Free Printable

Let's kick off February with a little free printable in time for Valentine's Day.

I admit, I'm more of a candy valentine fan (remember Aggie's sweetheart birth announcements? but I think the other mothers my run me out of town if I dared to give a bunch of already hyped up 3 year olds a sugar high.  Instead we went with a non edible option this year - glow bracelets.  Or in this case, glow fairy wands.

Easy peasy - just print, punch and push the bracelet through. Want to make your own?  Grab the free printable here.

Wrap it Up: Free Printable Gift Tags

I'm hoping to be able to get all of my gifts wrapped this weekend so I thought it would be a perfect time to remind you of the two free printable gift tags I've shared in the past.

Download the Woodland Gift Tags and Naughty or Nice Gift Tags for your wrapping pleasure.

If those aren't your style, there are endless other free printable gift tags generously offered up by talented designers all over the web.  (So much so I wonder why I even bother to make my own each year!) Check out a few of my favorites:


sources: poppytalk | kelli murray | petit pippin | lia griffin

DIY Santa Sack and Free Printable

If only all weekends could be 4 days, I crossed off quite a few things off the to do list.  Including one Santa Sack freshly delivered from the North Pole ready to be left open under the tree Christmas Eve.



Once I had laid out the design and printed onto my transfer paper, the rest of the project was smooth sailing.   Just cut out, lay out the various pieces and iron on.



Want to make your own?  To download the free printable, click here.  (Don't forget to mirror print if you are using iron on transfers). You will need 4 transfer sheets plus one for the childs name if you aren't writing it in.  I used this 24x36 cotton laundry bag but you could use anything that would take the transfer.

If you do make your own, I hope you'll come back and share. I'd love to see it.

NOTE:  LIKE ALL OF MY FREE PRINTABLES, THIS DESIGN IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.  YOU MAY NOT USE THIS DESIGN FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSE WITHOUT MY WRITTEN PERMISSION.  IT MAY NOT BE REPUBLISHED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT MY WRITTEN PERMISSION. DOING SO VIOLATES COPYRIGHT LAW.

Halloween Free Download: Skull & Crossbone Labels

Since today is the first day of October, I couldn't let this day pass without officially opening the Halloween season with joy! I'm working on this years party invites right now but in the meantime, I thought I'd share the food labels I used for a party a few years back. Hope all of you fellow Halloween fans can put them to use.


<<DOWNLOAD THE HALLOWEEN LABELS HERE>>

I'll be sharing this year's concept details later in the month but I have a couple of amazing Halloween features to share with you next week. The talented woman know how to do Halloween with style and creativity that I seriously covet.

If you have some Halloween goodness to share and want to featured here, please drop me a line.

Like free Halloween designs?  Check out my Toe Tag Invitation and Condemned Sign for your haunting pleasure.

A Little Birdie Invitation & Free Printable

Although you would certainly be forgiven for thinking I was incapable of sending out a plain paper invitation, here is proof otherwise.  We are having a very small, casual celebration for Agatha's christening so I designed a very simple invitation to go with it.


Want to use this design for your own small affair? I'm sharing the file with you for your personal use!  Just add your own text and print.  Tip: It looks especially pretty on pearlized paper.
{Download the free printable here.}

Got a few minutes to spare? Check out all of my free printables and other printed projects.  As you can tell, I take stationery very seriously. :)

Library Bookplates Freebie Download

With my maternity leave winding down and my house in a state of chaos, I've been on an organizing kick lately.  There are very few things I find less exciting than cleaning out old closets so I always seem to find some other project to distract me.  Which brings me to a freebie download for you!


I stumbled upon my Christmas Mailing from 2008 and thought it would be nice to make Aggie some bookplates for her ever growing library.  See what a good procrastinator I am?

Since I was making some for her, I figured I'd share the design for all of your who are still living in ancient times and have old fashioned books lining your shelves.

[DOWNLOAD THE BOOKPLATES HERE]

Hope some of you can put them to good use.  If you do, please drop me a line or photo- I'd love to know.

Like free stuff? Collect all of the free goodies I've shared on the blog over the years.

Woodsy Thanksgiving Freebie

As I may have mentioned, Thanksgiving tends to be a quiet affair at our house: a turkey, a few close family and a very casual come as you are feel. (We save the big guns for Christmas!)  But I know many of you are gearing up for a huge celebration with all the fixings so I thought I'd share a freebie for your table.  I think these would make great placesetting cards paired with centerpieces of birch logs and candles flickering.


{ Download the tags here. }

If you use them in your celebrations, please drop me a line or a photo - I'd love to see what you do with them.

Freebie Download: Penguin Book Inspired Mini Posters

I don't consider myself a particularily avid trend watcher but I'd have to be blind to miss the Penguin book cover art gracing the walls of some super stylish homes lately. And I can certainly see why - the striking and graphic look is appealing in more ways than one.

sources top left to bottom right: Elements of Style / Alanna Cavanagh /SFBAYGIRL / How I Waste My Time / Rambling Renovators fab basement / Elle Decor

See what I mean - aren't those fabulous?

I've been toying with my own DIY version for the nursery. I'm not going to decide on art until I have the room pieced together but in the meantime I thought I'd share a draft for your downloading pleasure. Not nearly as gorgeous as some of the beauties above but could be a fun in the right spot.

{DOWNLOAD MINI POSTERS HERE}

For more free printables, click here.

Do not spoil what you have... {Free Download}

Time for another mini poster download! Inspired by one of my favorite quotes and now for your downloading pleasure. I know it takes a bit of creative liberty but I couldn't resist working in the oh so subtle reminder of 'Have Hope' into the mix. Who couldn't use a reminder once in a while?

[Download it here.]

This marks the 5th free mini poster in this series. Collect them all!

Instant Valentine Love Labels Download

I don't know why but this year I'm feeling a little more into Valentines Day than usual. I could use a little pink now that the gray days of winter seem to be getting me down. And a sweet surprise, even a tiny one, can be a lot of fun. So with that in mind, I have a little something for you.



I whipped up some simple labels for you that will turn ANYTHING into a romantic valentine. No fuss, no muss. How about that for budget friendly?



See what I mean?

{Download the labels here}

If you put them to use, I'd love to see/hear about it. Email me or leave me a comment with the blog link.

Tag, you're it.

Ok so its completely dorky but I just love when readers can put one of my free printables to good use. Evidently my naughty or nice gift tags are a mini hit.

Thanks to much for those who shared it on their blogs.

*** samatha muse ****************** hi sugarplum ***

***visual heart***

*** anything pretty ***

**find that warm fuzzy feeling *********the blog fairytales ***


If you shared photos of the tags in use on your blog, let me know and Ill add you to the round up.

Now I just need to finish wrapping those last few gifts and I will be ready for Santa.

Naughty or Nice? Christmas Gift Tag Freebie

**THIS POST WAS UPDATED DEC 2012 TO UPDATE THE DOWNLOAD FOR USE IN ANY YEAR**

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. How can the same four days off seemed luxiouriously long on Thursday morning but felt impossibly short on Sunday night? Oh well. We did have a great weekend full of giving thanks, celebrating the wedding of a wonderful couple, retail therapy and crafting. What more can I ask for?

Naturally, I'm very excited to be kicking off the official holiday season. That means lots of Christmas projects to come on the blog. I'm putting up the tree, making wreaths, christmas cards and all other kinds of goodies.



And today I'm making merry with a little free printable - tongue in check gift tags I designed so I could get my own wrapping underway. And yes, I was signing Santa Claus is coming to Town all weekend long.

Would you like some of your own? Just download, print and hole punch.

{ DOWNLOAD NAUGHTY OR NICE GIFT TAGS HERE }

Enjoy! If you put them to use, I'd love to see / hear about it.

In case you missed it, you'll find three more Christmas freebies floating around here as well. This Christmas mini poster, more gift tags and a self mailer card.

Halloween Freebie: Condemned Sign

Now that you have seen this years Halloween invites and decorations, time for a little freebie.

A condemned flyer of your very own. Even if you don't have a stitch of other decorations, I promise you'll create an aura of spookiness with just the suggestion that the authorities want to board your house up. Print a few (or a few hundred) copies and wallpaper your house, yard or fence with these bad boys. Cheap and easy way to get into the spirit.



{DOWNLOAD IT HERE}

If you use it in your haunt, I'd love to see / hear all about it. Drop me a line.

If you like free, check out the collection of free downloads I have listed here.

Freebie: Moving Announcements Download

There seems to be something in the air lately. Almost every day this week I've seen moving trucks with sweaty new neighbors hauling their wares up stairs and into their new digs. So in honor of new homes everywhere, I've whipped up some moving announcements for your downloading pleasure. There are four splashy color combos so hopefully you find something that strikes a chord with your inner palette. Just add your own deets and print.


{ Download them here.}

Happy Housewarming!

And yes, I'm totally obsessed with chesterfield sofas. Even my doodles are decor related ;)

July 4th Freebie Download

I know those of you planning big (or small) July 4th BBQs won't mind a little summer repost. Download this tongue in cheek freebie menu / invite / sign for your meat grilling festivities.

{Download my Uncle Sam menu here}

If you are looking for an easy to make (aka: even an idiot like me didn't ruin it!), give the blueberry buckle recipe I blogged about a couple of years ago. It was yummy.

Hope some of you can make good use of it. I'd love to know if you do.

Want more free stuff? Check out my some of my past freebie downloads, all ready for your downloading pleasure on my design page.

Return to Sender Window Treatment Tutorial + Freebie

So now that you saw the window treatment, its time to reveal how I did it. The most exciting bit was that it cost me a total of $1 in supplies I didn't already have laying around the house.

First off its a faux roman shade - it doesn't go up and down - perfect for my needs since privacy and light is not an issue in here. I thought about what I wanted in here for a long time - solid was too boring, a geometric print was too mod, a floral print was too fussy. So then it hit me, why not take my love of vintage ephemera and do something more whimsical up there? If you are wondering, you can very easily sew this if you are even a tiny bit comfy with a machine. I just didn't have any matching thread so I decided to glue.

Materials & Tools: drop cloth fabric, fabric glue, a strip of wood, t-shirt transfer paper, iron, printer, staple gun, scissors, hammer, measuring tape, nails, tacks

Step 1: I started at my desk and did a layout of a vintage letter on my computer until I was happy with how it would look. Lucky for you, I've done that part for you - you can just download the images you'll need at the bottom of this post.

Step 2: Print out all the elements on t-shirt vinyl paper and cut to size.
Step 3: Cut your drop cloth fabric to the width of the window plus 4 inches and about 2/3 the length of the window (the length doesn't need to be exact since you'll be folding it up)

Step 4: Fold over the ends of the fabric and iron away until you get a nice clean hem. Its a good idea to measure along the way to make sure you've ended up with the right width.

Step 5: Glue a bead of fabric glue under each hem. While drying, layout tshirt transfers as you'd like them to appear.

Step 6: Iron on transfers one by one. Perfection is not necessary. Tip: If you remove the transfer while its still extremely hot, you'll get a more distressed result. If you allow it to cool for just a few seconds, you'll get a clean transfer. I used the distressed techique for some and the clean technique for others.

Step 7: Wrap the short end of the fabric around the stick and staple in place.

Step 8: Play around with the folds until you are happy with the arrangement and length of the treatment.

Step 9: Stitch or tack the folds into place. I did both but its not necessary if your fabric is not as heavy.

Step 10: Nail or screw into the top of your window. Voila. Success!

Its not perfect. I used a pen to mark the transfers - completely unnecessary and impossible to get the marks off. (Word to the wise: don't do that!) I also need to add some skinny dowels to the inside of folds to get them to hang a bit straighter but I didn't have those on hand. That said, I don't mind the imperfections much. Its the little bit of fun it that this space needed.
Ready to make your own? { Download the images here }