Build Your Own Cupcakes - Free Download!

(courtesy of http://vol25.typepad.com)

Can it get cuter than this? Cupcakes are the hottest thing right now in fine baked goods and if you don't want to deal with the mess but want the "cute" then head over to Vol.25 to get the free download of these adorable FREE printable cupcakes. This makes a great project to do with your little one. After the kids assemble their creations, you can glue them together and unlike the real thing, these will last.

Free Font #3

      

Name: Print Clearly
Where: http://www.fontspace.com/category/outline
Personality: My head is clear of any thoughts

Print Clearly reminds me of someone writing who has no thoughts. Not in a bad way, but rather someone who writes so clean and clear that there head is clear of thoughts. I got this over at http://www.fontspace.com/ where they have tons of other fabulous fonts! Enjoy!



Lunch Box Notes - Free Download!

In a previous post, I blogged about how important lunch box notes are. You can just pop them into your kids lunch box or in their backpack. They help build self esteem and are great ways to encourage them for tests, or help remind them how much they mean to you. Below is a free download that I created for you to print out. Just right click, save, print and cut to give to your kids. I know these will put a smile on their faces. Let me know what you think!




( I would like to thank www.kevinandamanda.com. The fonts used here are from their website. Go over there and check it out!)

Free Font #2

Name: Eight Fifteen
Where: http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts
Personality: Mother of 4 children who has no time.

I don't know why, but the way this is written reminds me of a mother who is just so busy, which probably means that she has kids and a very busy life. Probably running around sending them to soccer practice and such. You can download this font here. Enjoy!

Martha Stewart Can Help You In The Kitchen

(courtesy of www.marthastewart.com)

Yes! It's true. She won't physically be there but this free download that is on her website will sure give you a smile while your cooking in the kitchen. Where was this list when i needed it! Just print it out and cut. You can have it laminated so nothing splatters on it, but I like to keep it on my refrigerator. (Found via http://www.erinvaledesign.com/)

Printable Thread Bobbins

Now i'm trying to look for left over thread just so I can wrap them around these CUTE thread bobbins that you can print from here at http://www.wildolive.blogspot.com/. They are so cute, I just want to squeeze them (but that would wrinkle them since they would be made out of paper, so bad idea)! They are a great gift to give to someone who is into sewing or embroidery.

Free Font #1

Name: Pea Noodle's Girlfriends
Where: http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/
Personality: A young girl who enjoys tea parties

I'm obssessed with fonts! The right font can really set the tone for an invitation, greeting card, ad campaign, or whatever else you may want to use it for. I want to provide you the best FREE fonts from all over the net, from time to time. This font reminds me of a girl who just started learning how to write a year ago and is totally into tea parties. Shes so proper, but her handwriting is not quite sophisticated yet. Enjoy!

How to make an easy Mini book

For my daughters first birthday party, I made gift baskets for the kids that came. Inside the gift baskets were these mini books. I made up a rhyme to go with the theme of the party (sweet) and they could of colored it in afterwards.

I will go through the steps on how to make a mini book and then ill show you the final product. There are so many different reasons that you use could use one of these. So grab a sheet of paper and scissors and lets get started!

Step 1. Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half vertically (like a hotdog), then unfold.

Step 2. Fold that sheet of paper horizontally (like a hamburger), then unfold

Step 3. laying the paper down horizontally on the table, take the right side and fold it into the middle crease, then unfold

Step 4. Repeat same process for the left side. Take the left side and fold it into the middle crease, then unfold.

Step 5. Fold the paper in half, like a hamburger and use your scissors to cut down in the halfway down the middle, enough to reach the crease.

Step 6. Unfold the paper and fold again like a hotdog and open the part where you cut, so its shaped like a diamond. Keep opening it until you flatted it.

Step 7. You have a mini book! Just take each section and make a sharper crease.

Below is an image where the folds should be (colored lines) and where the cut should be (dotted line).
This image is also a layout of how you should color, design, print or draw your story for your mini book. So just follow this layout and you will have a short story in no time.

Page 1 - Bisans Oh So Sweet First Birthday Party

Page 2 - Yummy Candy

Page 3 - And yummy cake

Page 4 - A basket of treats

Page 5 - For you to take

Page 6 - Thank you for coming to celebrate

Page 7 - Bisan turning one

Page 8 - Hope you has some fun

Here is the final product:

I put these in the gift baskets that was full of candy. Here is the picture of the gift basket. The kids loved them!

You can use these mini books for many different ideas. They can be great for kids to create for a project, or to put in gift baskets like I did. There is plenty of ideas so get creative!