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November 2013 Printables
I’m so excited for November since it is Emily’s and my birthday month! But before the month gets going, I need to share our November Printables.
This month features some neutral-colored-Thanksgiving-dinner-setting-printables (oh my goodness, that was a mouthful.) The set includes a place mat, place cards, and napkin rings to help you and your family get into the spirit of the holiday. You can even write out all that you are thankful for on the placemat while waiting for the turkey to finish cooking! And of course, there is the regular calendar, which throws a bit of color into all of that neutral-ness.
Here are some close ups of the place card and napkin ring in action.
Aren’t they fun with those
uglycool vintage turkeys?Download this printable from THE GALLERY.
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We Dig It October 2013
Each month we will be sharing some of our favorite finds from around the web. Enjoy!
1. This laundry room is awesomely pretty and would surely help the chore of laundry go a little smoother.
2. This neutral bedroom is so calm and lovely.
3. Cool chalkboard painted horses (and other animals) are great for place settings and decor in a kid’s room.
4. Bunk beds are fun and we love the color combos in this room.
5. How cute are these dinosaur tails?!?
6. No mantle for a holiday vignette? Check out this neat way to decorate a piano.
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Fringed Streamers
We are planning a little birthday soiree’ for our daughter this coming weekend, so I wanted to stop in quick and share a fun party decorating idea. As you probably already know, streamers are super inexpensive, so this project totally helped the birthday party budget. All you need is crepe paper streamers, scissors and a little bit of time. I whipped about 40 of these out in an hour while watching the series finale of Gossip Girl on Netflix with a tear in my eye. Don’t worry. None of them got wet.
First, start out by figuring out how long you want your streamers to be. I wanted mine to hang from the ceiling and pool on the floor, just a bit, so they ended up being a little longer than 8 ft. each.
If you are lucky, you will have a helper to keep you
offon task and make you a spot of tea while measuring.
Next, fold the streamer in half a bunch of times until it is a manageable length to work with.
Then, working along one edge, make cuts almost half way into the middle, about every 1/4 inch.
After that, turn it around and fringe the other edge, lining up your cuts with the middles of the fringed pieces on the opposite side, but still not quite snipping to the middle.
Lastly, unfold the streamers and admire your new party embellishments.
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Things Have Changed
Yup, that’s right. This past weekend we updated our blog and added some new features, although, hopefully things still look fairly similar to how they did before. What exactly did we do, you ask? Well, let me tell you…
1. After installing a new theme, we tested things out on multiple browsers (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) and on a handful of devices (laptop, iPad, Nook, iPhone, old school Blackberry.) Luckily, so far we have only found a few issues with Internet Explorer not showing our header, but other than that everything seems to be looking OK from our end.
2. We have had several requests for posts by email, so now, in addition to our rss feed, you can now get our posts delivered directly to your inbox, if you so desire. You can sign up over there on the bottom of the sidebar.
3. On the social network front, we’ve finally joined the Twitter bandwagon, although we are still trying to get a grasp on how the whole thing works. You can follow us here.
4. We’ve also now made it easier than ever for you to pin our projects on Pinterest. Just hover over the photo you want to pin and click on the icon. Super easy!
So, that is it. It was a lot of work on this end, with our minimal coding knowledge and all, but hopefully everything still looks good on your end. Please, if you see any glitches, don’t hesitate to let us know!