Rainy diy, w/Free Printable

Yesterday was rainy. ALL day. But, I am not complaining! It is a welcomed change from the snow we got last weekend, yes in May! Sometimes I wonder why we live in such a cold climate where we really only get to enjoy summer weather for 3-4 months of the year.
Anyways, I decided to get my decorating and DIY'ing on since it's been awhile and came up with some cute chalkboard prints for my kitchen!
And since Im so awesome, I am going to link the download for them for FREE below. Your welcome. Feel free to share the love ;)

I created these using photoshop in an 8x10 size. (Standard US Paper size, aka, you can use regular printer paper OR photo paper from the dollar store!)
I just used some picture frames I had bought a long time ago and never used from the Dollarama store for $1.25 and painted them with black acrylic paint. I suggest using something a bit bigger than these though as I had to trim them up quite a bit, and even though I created a white matte border around them, after I cut them to fit inside the frames, the matte  border didn't show. So I ended up cutting a paper border with just regular printer paper. Nothing fancy over here peeps! And if you look closely at the top picture, the border I made cut off the text :(
Just use a bigger frame and save yourself the trouble!

Text was cut off in top picture!

The first one is because, well, it made me smile. The second one I created because I am forever trying to figure out conversions in the kitchen and I run around like a made women from the computer to the kitchen to figure them out!
So to grab these two printable's you can go HERE and HERE!
And if you used them, I would LOVE to see photos in your lovely homes! AND make sure to share them with your friends!
Sharing is caring! (At least thats how the saying goes ;)
HAPPY SATURDAY!

Traveling with the littles ( pt.1! )

In just over a month, we will be taking a road trip. A very long road trip. It takes approximately 17+ hours from our house, to Salem Oregon where my husbands family all lives. But, and this is a really big but, that was before kids! Or, before wonderfully long hour sleeping babies who would let us drive mostly non stop, turned into toddlers. So in order to save my sanity, I have once again bit of plenty more than I can chew, and put together a list (no thanks to Pinterest) of car, bordem busters! This is the first of many...

Okay, so a few months back, or maybe many months back, I created a super easy, inexpensive dry erase book that can be used with play dough OR dry erase markers/crayons. This week, I created a few more pages to add to that book that are more car friendly! (and toddler friendly!) I found a few online that I liked, but all cost a bit to be able to print them or seemed too advanced for my almost 4 year olds, so I created my own. Cost me nothing but black ink from my printer, and I slipped them into the plastic pages I bought for my original dry erase book { here. }

I created 9 sheets, 1 - 9, that are simply numbers. For example, on number one they can trace the word one, and then find and circle of the 1's inside of the giant 1. Then I created a scavenger hunt page with images rather than words as my two are clearly not reading yet! When we pass by a cow, they cross it off. If they find someone talking on their phone, the cross it off. You get the idea :)



I showed them to the boys, and they were a hit! I told them what to do, and they caught on real quick. Now I just have to order some dry erase crayons from Amazon, and one of my many travelling pins are done! Hehe. Have you ever tried making a dry erase book for your little's while traveling, or have any advice for me?

You can find the original post and other free printables for your own DIY dry erase books over { here }. The books cost me $2 each from Dollarama, but I have also found plastic sleeves for $1 that can be snapped into a binder! I have linked to all of the pages below if you would like to print them off and use them in your own dry erase books. Happy traveling!

Numbers 1
Numbers 2
Numbers 3
Numbers 4
Numbers 5
Numbers 6
Numbers 7
Numbers 8
Numbers 9
AND
Pre-K Car Scavenger Hunt

I'm off on another project to beautify my backyard this weekend and hopefully get it summer ready!!! Hope everyone enjoys their weekend and you take a minute or two to stop and smell the roses! (or play with your kids; That'll work too!)

Positive Printables! *FREEBIE*

For some odd reason lately, I have been obsessed with Pinterest. It's become more addicting than FaceBook! Who knew. ( If you haven't checked it out yet, seriously, get your butt over there!)You can find SO many new and wonderful things just by browsing images! I seen this idea over there, and thought I would try it out for myself. I thought these were the coolest little print outs to give to someone as a compliment, or show a random act of kindness. I might even add some of these to my ETSY shop in the future, but for now, this one is FREE for you! Yes, you heard me right, FREE! Just please, do not try to re-sell the digital file or printed sheet and pass it on as your own. I work really hard on all graphics!!! Thank you fr understand! =)
You can download the pdf file HERE! Simply just print out at home on some cardstock (or something similar) and viola! Have fun passing on some LOVE

Valentines Day for the Hubs!

It's less than a month away, have you thought about what you are going to do for your husband yet?
Well I seen this posted on another blog, and thought it was brilliant! After over 3 years of marriage, battling immigration for the first 3, 2/half year old twins and both of us working, our "sparks" have fizzled down. Note; I said down but not out!!! Valentines Day usually just comes and go's with no gift exchanges, no cards, just some time spent together on the couch cuddling and watching some movies after the boys go to bed. Which is fine by me, I hate "stuffed" anythings. They just get dusty and take up space cluttering my house!!! And I am pretty sure I am not the only momma out there who feels the same way. ( About the romance fizzling, not the stuffies! ) It is SO hard to find time for yourself little own time for romance! Kids, Cleaning, & Groceries practically take up a whole day! It never ends with little ones around. Imagine sending this to your hubby's office, what a laugh he would get! So perhaps this might help you and your husband to take a little time together, have a few laughs, and re-kindle that romance. Or at least pig out and watch a good movie! =) Hehe.

If you would like to use this as a gift for your husband, you can check out the listing on my ETSY shop. Only $1.99
RIGHT HERE!