Social Media Monitoring, Analytics and Alerts Dashboard Mini Screens and Clothing Labels I’m so excited to launch a small trunk show line this coming spring for my tiny clothing line….but phew, SO much work. My biggest concern with branching out from my online store was that I had to come up with a way to better label my clothing so it meets FTC requirements. I don’t like putting any type of tag in Lil Blue Boo clothing for comfort reasons (Boo is pretty sensitive to anything with tags)…..so I came up with an easy way to silk screen all the information using little handmade “mini” screens: I found these little $1.00 wood photo frames at my local craft store and knew right away that they would make the perfect little screens. I purchased about 20 frames and I ordered a pack screen printing fabric sheets.Step 1: I cut the screen printing fabric large enough that it would wrap just around the edges of the frame.Step 2: I used binder clips to stretch the fabric as tight as I could across two sides of the screen. Very professional looking!
Not so in-your-face birthday plate I'm a bit nutty for numbers right now. Especially the kind that look just like they came off a military locker. The really gritty, industrial edge of the stencil is a perfect foil for the serenity of a sterile white plate. (These were a few mismatched ones that were destined for Goodwill.) I wanted a birthday plate that didn't scream, "Happy Frilly Birthday on pastel plates flocked with balloons!" To make: get a pack of stencils from your local hardware store. Oh, The Places We'll Go: A Travel-Fund DIY I know it’s not really that cool to talk about money publicly, but I have no problem telling you that I’m not rich. I’m not even in the neighborhood of “comfortable”. Anything I have, I worked my butt off to get. And since I’m also not great at saving my money unless there’s a goal that I can see, I decided I needed to invent a piggie bank that would help me save up for something that’s very important to me: travel. I might not have the latest clothes, or fully functioning electronics, but I have a brain full of memories from my travels all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, England, The Netherlands, France, The Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, New Zealand and Australia. But darn it. So to be able to afford another vacation, I decided I needed to keep my eye on the prize. First, you need to start with a metal ruler, an X-ACTO knife or utility blade, a roll of clear tape and a paper, or cardboard globe.
Word Book Continued... To see the origin of this post, click {here}. {Maya Road} makes these chipboard books. There are two different sizes that they make. On their website, the 3"X3" is $3 and the 5"X5" is $3.50. A pretty good deal if you ask me. Creative Organizing This post has moved to our new blog. Go there now to see and download the 10 Great Organizing Printables. It’s interesting how the movie “Groundhog Day” changed the meaning of this holiday for so many people. What was once just a day about a woodchuck cum meteorologist has become synonymous with déjà vu for me. How about you? In the movie, Bill Murray’s character was the only one reliving the day over and over again until he got it just right. Oh, and if you love printables but don’t want to add to your paper clutter, you can always pin them until you’re ready to put them to use! Happy Groundhog’s Day and Happy Organizing!
Photo Tile Coasters {Using Resin} Last Christmas I almost had a breakdown... We had just moved in to our home the month before, but I didn't want to let that prevent us from having the holliest jolliest Christmas. My intentions were good. And that's how it happened. Well, with this project I created an anniversary gift AND a Christmas gift. While I was in Utah, my sweet cousin Michelle showed me a couple of projects using resin. Here's how I made these photo coasters... I started out with a trip to Home Depot. Next, I ordered some photos. Only 13 cents a print at Costco! I used a regular old Elmer's glue stick to paste each picture onto the tiles. I won't give a full tutorial on using resin because each product is a little different. After mixing the resin with the hardener, I just poured it on! Then it took them a full 24 hours to harden up! Once dry, I mounted 4 of the felt circles on the bottom of each tile so they would slide easily on wood without scratching! All done! Now these are stinkin' cute!! Happy weekend!
25 Bathroom Organization Ideas Imagine your tub filled with hot bubbly water and a glass of bubbly waiting for you to sip whilst you indulge in your peaceful and relaxing bathroom. Photo credit: theswedish via sxc.hu But do you open the door to your bathroom and see every flat surface covered in lotions and potions and wet, damp towels? Don’t despair – a bathroom oasis is not that difficult to obtain. The main clutter points in a bathroom are: the sink and vanity unit,the tub surround, the shower cubicle, towels, the medicine cabinet and any drawers you may be lucky enough to have. Let’s take each one at a time and think about some bathroom organization ideas that could help achieve your perfect relaxing oasis. Advertisements: First the organizing rules But first let’s remember the overriding organizing rules to guide you through each area: Declutter first – throw away anything that you do not need or love, in other words those lotions you haven’t used in the last 6 months or that rusty old razor. Not much counter space?