Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards
These free printable Mother’s Day cards are sure to put a smile on any Mom’s face. Fill them with heartfelt words of your own for a memorable Mother’s Day gift. What to write in a Mother’s Day CardI keep all of my kids’ Mother’s Day cards in a little box in our bedroom and I love looking back at their sweet {and often really funny!} words that they wrote. They are far better than any Mother’s day gift that I’ve ever received and I will treasure them always. If you have little kids, ask them some card prompts like “What do you love most about your Mom”, “What’s the best thing that Mom ever did?”, or “Why is your Mom fun?”. They can come up with the BEST responses! One of my sons gave me a sweet card saying that he loved me because I gave him life! Very true… If you’re older, take some time to put down your feelings in words. Life can get busy and we often don’t say how much we appreciate and love our moms. A few sentences written by you will mean so much more than a card that you can buy in the store. Let her know what you love about her and what makes her special to you. If you’re stuck for words, you can even browse some cards in the store to get a few ideas. Just speak from the heart and it will mean the world to her. Mother’s Day Card IdeasA homemade Mother’s Day card is always a special touch, but sometimes that just doesn’t happen! What’s really important though, are the sweet words that are inside the card so take some time to write that special personalized note. A little handprint is also a nice touch for the little ones or include a few of your favorite photos or you and Mom. This handprint photo card that I gave to my husband for Valentine’s Day one year would be perfect for Mother’s Day! If you’re short on time though, I’m here to help you out with some free printable Mother’s Day cards. There are 6 designs to choose from so I’m sure you can find one that you {and your Mom!} will love! How to Make a Mother’s Day Card
Free Printable Mother’s Day CardsI’ve created 6 different designs for you, so choose your favorite! Please note that these are for personal use only, so please be respectful of this. Out of All The Moms’s in the World DOWNLOAD Thank-you for always hanging in there DOWNLOAD Thanks for being my best friend DOWNLOAD If only timed moved this slowly DOWNLOAD Thanks for all of our late nights together DOWNLOAD I hope you’re able to enjoy them and Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing Moms and mother figures out there! You’re all wonderful! Have a wonderful Mother’s Day and I hope you’re spoiled by your loved ones! More Mother’s Day IdeasIf you’re planning a nice morning for Mom, you might want to check out these delicious brunch recipes. Perfect for that Mother’s Day gathering or breakfast in bed. Or create this fun balloon centerpiece for Mother’s Day brunch or dinner. These vintage photo wood coasters make a fun and personal Mother’s Day gift.
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Juniper Finds: TJ Maxx Roundup
One of our favorite places to find unique styling pieces is our local Home Goods. We literally can’t get out of there without filling up an entire cart! We were so excited when we found out that you can get a lot of the same kind of pieces on the TJ Maxx website! The items always have a super limited stock, so you have to act fast if you like something, but we have been so impressed by the selection. Continue reading Juniper Finds: TJ Maxx Roundup at Juniper Home. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/juniper-finds-tj-maxx-roundup.html April 24, 2019 at 04:50AM
Weekly Favorites 4.19.19
1. Journals and 2. Instax Camera – We were at Disneyland last weekend (check out this post if you want lots of great Disney tips!). One of our favorite traditions is to get a little blank spiral bound journal for each our kids before a family trip (we did this when we went to Europe last summer too). We bring a couple of markers and some washi tape and my favorite Instax camera and the girls can draw and do some journaling while we’re waiting in line or in a car. Continue reading Weekly Favorites 4.19.19 at Juniper Home. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/weekly-favorites-41919.html April 20, 2019 at 05:38AM
Neutral 8×10 Rugs Under $300
rug // chairs (similar) // basket pendant (similar) // black vase SAHARA print // BOTANICAL III print // BOTANICAL IV print Finding the perfect rug for your space can be such a daunting task! If you are struggling with mixing color and pattern in your space, a neutral rug with lots of movement and texture can be a great place to start! Continue reading Neutral 8×10 Rugs Under $300 at Juniper Home. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/neutral-810-rugs-under-300.html April 18, 2019 at 03:36AM
Spice Jar Labels and Spice Organization Ideas
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Home Office Organization – April Household Organization Diet
Get all of your paperwork, work stations, and desks organized with these simple home office organization ideas and free printables. Whew! April is flying by and I’m a bit behind on things! We are almost finished all of the home renos that we were doing and I’m so happy to be able to get things cleaned and organized again. I’m excited to show you all of the finished spaces over the next few weeks so stay tuned for that. Hopefully, you were able to get through all {or at least some!} of the tasks for the March Household Organization Diet last month and are enjoying your cleaned and organized bathrooms! Always remember that these plans are just a guideline. Sometimes, you’ll be able to get things done quickly and sometimes it may take you a couple of months. The important thing is to continue moving ahead and not use incomplete tasks as an excuse to stop. The Household Organization Diet PlanIf you’re not familiar with The Household Organization Diet, it’s basically a year-long plan to work on decluttering, deep cleaning, and organizing every space in your home. Each month we work on a different room. Some spaces may need a lot of time and others will be easier. Just work at your own pace, do what you can, and feel free to adapt the plan to make it work for you. The key is to just get started! At the beginning of each month, I post a free set of printables for the month including a task list, a blank task list for you to add your own tasks, a calendar, and a notes sheet. I recommend that you print these out and put them in a binder for frequent reference. You might even want to print two copies of the task sheet so you can hang one up on the fridge or other visible area of your home. You can read a little more below about how to use them. I also always post some helpful tutorials and tips to help you complete each of your tasks. Be sure to pin or bookmark this post so you can read these over before you get started. I’ll be updating them throughout the month with any changes I’ve made and will be sure to let you know when I’m working on anything new. Please leave me a comment or email me if you have specific questions or ideas that you would find helpful to complete the tasks and keep you on track. I love to hear from you! The April Household Organization Diet – Home Office OrganizationThis month we’ll be working on home office organization and clearing out all of that paper clutter! I know not everyone has a dedicated home office {us included!}, but you should have at least one place in your home dedicated to paperwork, important documents, paying bills, storing basic office supplies, etc. Since you are likely going through a lot of your paperwork for tax season anyways, this is the perfect time to set up some long-term organization systems that will work for you and get your financial situation under control. I also thought that this would be a good time to talk a little bit about clearing out the mind clutter as well. It’s definitely one of the things that I struggle with the most and can be a huge obstacle when it comes to living a more organized life. Honestly, if you can get your paperwork organized and come up with a scheduling system that works for you and your family (and stick with it!), at least half of the mind clutter will probably be cleared up already. April Household Organization Diet PrintablesThe April To Do ListIt’s always a good idea to have a plan in place for any organization task, so here are the April tasks and calendar for you. As always, you can use my pre-made plan or download the blank task sheet to create your own. THE APRIL TASKS HERE April CalendarI like to keep track of when I’m going to do what on a monthly calendar. Make your {realistic!} monthly plan and stick to it! Some people like to do a little each day and others would like to block off a longer time period once per week. Do whatever works best for your time schedule and personality. DOWNLOAD THE APRIL CALENDAR HERE April Notes SheetKeep a notes sheet {or two!} handy to jot down any projects, home improvement ideas, extra tasks, etc. that you would like to do. You might want to use one for tasks that you would like to do this month and a second sheet for future projects that you would like to do. Sometimes just getting it down on paper will give your mind a bit of a rest.
Home Office Organization IdeasAre you ready to get started on your home office organization? Grab a box each for garbage, recycling, and shredding, and let’s get going! Here are some tips to help you get you going… Completely empty out the space.When I am re-organizing a space, I always find that I do best if I completely empty it out before starting. Depending on the size of your space and how much time you have, however, you may want to divide your space into smaller projects that you can get done in a day so you don’t end up with a bigger mess than when you started! For example, one day you may tackle the desk drawers while the next day you organize the filing cabinet. Sort into piles.Go through every item that you have emptied from your space and sort into piles: items to keep in the space, items to donate/give away, items that actually belong somewhere else in your home, and items that are headed for the garbage/recycling. Be sure to shred any documents that have any personal information on it and recycle any paper products when able. Really be honest with yourself when you are deciding if you should keep an item or send it off to goodwill or recycling. If you are having trouble decluttering, read this post to overcome your decluttering paralysis. Group your “keep” items.Now it is time to focus on those items that you are going to keep {and USE!} in the space. Group the remaining items into similar categories and come up with a plan for how you would like to store/organize your belongings. If your organization method wasn’t working before, you either need to significantly declutter or change up your organization system. When it comes to your desk space, keep only your most frequently used items out and try to store the rest away {but still easily accessible} A rolling cart or a floating shelf above your desk work great if you need a little extra storage space. Use drawer dividers or small bins inside of larger drawers to make it easier to keep your items where they belong. Shop your home for creative storage ideas.Be creative in your storage and look around your home for other items that could be repurposed to meet your needs. Kitchen items such as spice racks, ice cube trays, and small muffin tins are great for keeping smaller office items in check. Bathroom items such as caddies and shower organizers can also come in handy. Recover small cardboard boxes or tin cans with pretty wrapping paper or use clear mason jars for an inexpensive storage solution. Keep things simple.The easier your organization is, the easier it will be to actually follow. If you have a lot of items stacked on top of each other, it may look pretty at first, but it will likely lead to a cluttered space in the future. Make things easy to put away and use labels as much as possible so everyone knows where things belong. Try to keep items stored as close to the place that you will be using them as you can. Favorite Home Office Organization IdeasI’ve put together some of my favorite home office organization ideas for you. Be sure to read these over before you get started! How to Declutter and Organize Any Space. This is a good post to review before organizing any space in your home. The more you practice these tips, the easier they will become! Free Budgeting Printables. Even if you’ve done these before, your budget should be reviewed and modified at least once per year (or sooner if there are any signficant financial changes). How to Organize Bills. If you’ve ever missed a bill payment or have no idea when your automatic payments will be coming out, check out this simple, fool-proof system… How to Get Rid of Paper Clutter. Paper clutter is often one of the biggest elements of clutter in the home. In addition to the visual clutter, this can also become a big source of stress and lead to missed bill payments or appointments, lost documents, and poor daily organization. Get a system in place that works for you, and the paper clutter will be a thing of the past! Simple Storage Solutions for Items You Don’t Know Where to Put. We all have those little items that you’re not quite sure where to put. If every item has a home though, it’s so much quicker and easier to clean up! Kitchen Command Center. This is the heart of our home and the main area that all of our papers are sorted. Simple Tips to Organize Your Desk. If you don’t have a dedicated home office {like me!}, creating a functional and organized desk space is essential. Office Organization Inspiration. These are some of my favorite home office and desk organization ideas from around the web. Check them out for some beautiful home office inspiration! How to Organize Your Life with a Notebook. If you have difficulties keeping yourself on track, this is the plan for you. And there you go! Hopefully that will provide you with a ton of home office organization inspiration! If you have any questions or other topics that would be helpful for you, just let me know. My book, The Home Decluttering Diet, is designed to go along with this plan with extra tips, ideas, and simple DIY projects to help you along. It’s SO helpful having the information right at your finger tips, so order now while it’s still on sale! You can purchase HERE in the US and HERE if you’re in Canada. ************************ This post is part of The Household Organization Diet. If you need some organization inspiration, check out THIS POST to learn more about the plan and THIS POST for all of the 2018 updates. It’s updated on the first of every month with the new plan so don’t forget to bookmark it! You CAN get that house cleaned and organized once and for all! To see all of the previous posts click the Get Organized tab at the top of the blog and go to The Household Organization Diet. I also have all of the posts pinned to my Household Organization Diet Pinterest Board. Start at any time and make sure you are following along so you don’t miss out… INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / PINTEREST / NEWSLETTER The post Home Office Organization – April Household Organization Diet appeared first on Clean and Scentsible. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/home-office-organization-april.html April 16, 2019 at 05:03AM
Mini Egg Dessert Bars with Free Easter Gift Tags
Everyone’s favorite mini-eggs packed into a tasty dessert bar! These mini egg dessert bars are sure to be an Easter hit and can even be packaged up with the free Easter printables for a cute hostess gift! Mini-Egg Dessert BarsMini-eggs are my all-time favorite chocolate treat and I must say that I was pretty excited when they started making them all year long rather than just at Easter time. I still think of them as more of an Easter treat, however, and I knew that they would be perfect for some Easter dessert bars. These mini-egg blondie bars are fun to make with the kids and make a tasty addition to the Easter dessert table. TIP: I would recommend buying the mini-eggs right before you actually intend on making the bars so you don’t have to go back to the store to buy another bag. I may or may not know this from personal experience. Mini Egg Dessert Bars Printable RecipeMini Egg Dessert BarsThese tasty mini egg dessert bars combine two of my favorite treats – mini eggs and blondies – into one perfect Easter bar! Fun to make with the kids and great for Easter parties!
Mini Egg Bunny Bar Recipe VideoBunny Bars in Jar InstructionsSince the dessert bars were so yummy, I thought that they would make a perfect little Easter gift idea. You could always make the bars yourself and package them up, but I thought that this Bunny Bar in a Jar idea was a pretty cute idea too… All you need to do is download the free printables and have fun dressing up your mason jar! The one above is just topped with a cupcake liner and some baker’s twine, and I just added some washi tape to the rim on the one below. To fill the jar, layer the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar as follows:
For the printables, there is a Bunny Bars label for the front {or top} of your Mason jar and an instruction label {with the recipe} for the back. I just printed them both out {in a A5 format so I could punch them with a 3 inch punch} and glued them together. To fit the label for the top of the jar, I printed it out as a 5×7. DOWNLOAD THE BUNNY BAR PRINTABLES HERE I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Always feel free to add more mini eggs! More Easter Ideas with Free Easter PrintablesThere are so many fun things you can create with free printables! Check out all of these cute Easter ideas from some of my talented blogging friends. There’s something for everyone! Easter/Spring Banners & Pinwheels from Yellow Bliss Road Fun Easter IdeasIf you’re still looking for more Easter ideas, check out these posts… The post Mini Egg Dessert Bars with Free Easter Gift Tags appeared first on Clean and Scentsible. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/mini-egg-dessert-bars-with-free-easter.html April 15, 2019 at 09:03AM
Easter Bunny Treats
These Easter bunny treats are lots of fun to put together and make a super cute Easter treat! Use them for little gifts or to add to your Easter table.
Easter Bunny Treats TutorialI like to try to do at least one project with the kids each holiday and these Easter bunny treats were a fun little craft to do together. They’re kind of a mix between my turkey treats and my Easter bunny suckers. They go together pretty easily and would make a fun Easter treat or cute addition to your Easter table. Materials
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Aren’t they cute? I think they almost look even cuter from the back. I just love those fluffy little bunny butts! DIY Easter Bunny Treats Video
If you prefer visual instructions, here’s a quick video tutorial to help you out.
I hope you enjoy these little Easter bunny treats and have a wonderful Easter!
More Easter CraftsFor more fun Easter crafts and activity ideas, check out these posts…
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Tropical Planter Centerpiece
This tropical planter can be put together in about 20 minutes and makes a cute spring or summer centerpiece. Customize it with your favorite plants and add-ons! I took a tropical planter class last weekend at a local garden center {West Coast Gardens if you happen to be local}, and I wanted to share this simple tutorial with you. It’s super simple to put together and makes a pretty centerpiece idea for spring and summer. This post contains affiliate links. Materials
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How to Care for Tropical PlantersTropical plants are usually not too hard to care for so they’re a good place to start if you don’t have the best luck with keeping plants alive! Most tropical plants have similar care needs but it’s always best to check the little care tags in your plants to see if they have any specific requirements. WaterGenerally speaking, tropical plants like to have their soil evenly moist but not wet. To see if your plants need more water, stick your finger into the soil about 1 inch. If the soil still feels wet, it doesn’t yet need more water. You can also use a water gauge if you don’t want to get your hands dirty. Overwatering tends to be more deadly for tropcial plants than underwatering, so go a little less on the watering if needed until you get to know your plants a little better. Avoiding overwatering is even more important if you have a planter container that doesn’t have the best drainage. I like to use a water mister to get into the little spots on the planter to give it a nice even watering. HumidityGiven where tropical plants originate from, they obviously love humidity. That being said, they do tend to adapt pretty well to less humid indoor living. While you could run a humidifier, spritzing it down with a mister is much easier. For smaller planters, you could also try putting them under a decorative cloche to give them the humidity they would like. LightMost tropical plants will adapt to lower level indoor lighting but some still like to have that brighter, more direct sunlight. Check the requirements on your specific plants or try a different spot in your home if it doesn’t seem to be doing well. If you notice that the leaves are starting to burn, it should be moved to another location out of direct sunlight. If, on the other hand, your plant is starting to lose its color and getting a little long and leggy, it needs to be moved into a brighter location. Our tropicals do best in our house in our east facing light. A good rule of thumb is that the light in any location you place your plant should be bright enough to read by.
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15 Pendant Lights Under $150
source One of the quickest ways to update your kitchen is with new lighting. Pendant lights over an island or sink are a perfect place to start, and don’t have to break the bank either! We rounded up 15 of our favorites, including some under $50!!! source Don’t feel limited to kitchens either. Adding a single pendant in the bathroom over your tub can instantly give your space a more custom look! Continue reading 15 Pendant Lights Under $150 at Juniper Home. Via Home Improvement http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://kathryncurry.blogspot.com/2019/04/15-pendant-lights-under-150.html April 11, 2019 at 08:20AM |