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An after Valentine celebration - free printable love cards

Hello everybody,
after I had my computer down finally Santa brought me a new one and I'm back on blogging... even if I'm struggling with time.
Organizing a new life... with 2 children was not easy but I'm so much happier. What I was following was the right way with the wrong person and the hardest was to accept this mistake.
2015 taught me that Love can make you blind and follow something that was wrong for you. Well, it took me many years but finally I discovered the real meaning, in all its forms.
Love for your children, for your man and for all your friends... I discovered how nice it is to be loved and to work together for something you believe in.
So I decided to celebrate Love with a card that could express my feeling where love is so different but so similar everywhere.
So why not to do it just after Valentine's Day? I decided to post this later as love should be celebrated all the time and not only the 14th Feb.

I made different versions to suit all of you... I hope... Just click on the right tab and save the image and print it in the format you prefer.

Which one do you prefer? I turned them into postcards and I think they look so cute. You can easily do it for free from a lot of applications or with Word.
I hope you liked them.
Ciao,
Jess
p.s. feel free to use and share them but please always refer to my website. I didn't add any logo on them for you to use as you wish but I spent time on working on them so please consider this before posting them as your own.
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Turn a magazine into a Christmas paper tree -my Tutorial

Hello dear readers,

I'm still alive... very busy but I can never forget to update my blog when I can because I will never stop creating and inspiring myself and most of all sharing it with people that appreciate it.

With this cold weather and with all the travelling, I ended up with a pile of magazines so this is what I did, not to waste them after a good reading. 

It's so fun and easy to make trees out of them. I hope my tutorial will inspire you to make better ones. Mine was done in less than an hour with just things I could find at home. 

A paint finish, glitters and nicer ribbons could turn then into real beauties that could be given as presents or sold at local markets...so no more talking and let's start:

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Halloween candy bags - make your own

A bit late, but I wanted to show you how we made our candy bags this year.
We are having so many kids over that we decide to prepare bags to avoid candy fighting.

First thing, we decorated the entrance door... it can't be permanent as we share that part of it with neighbours ...so I decided to ask the kids to created their own scary sign on a blackboard and add extra easy decorations...

To do so, I used great liquid chalk markers from Chalkola.com
The colours are so vibrant and the kids basically spent half an hours trying them and drawing before the final design.. even my little 3yrs old. The photo is very dark but it was done at night. I hope you can see my little artists drawings.
After, we sat at the table and started our scary bags:

and these are our (almost) scary bags:

With only few materials, the effect was fantastic.

Bags can be found here: Paper bags

stickers can be found here: Emoticon stickers

Chalk Markers can be found here: Chalkola

Lollies of your choice... and creative mindset

I hope you like them!

***HAPPY UPDATE***

Chalkola is offering to all Mad About Pink readers a 20% off on their first purchase.

Use this code: CHALK20A at the checkout...of course you can try all the other colors available. 

To use there go here:

Amazon USA link - http://www.amazon.com/Chalk-Markers-Chalkboard-Window-Whiteboards/dp/B00PM473TK

Amazon UK Link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chalk-Pens-markers-Chalkboard-Whiteboard/dp/B00VVOWCSC

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Lovely money or seed envelope - free printable

Hello, this is another time of the year that I love.

Everyone in my opinion deserve to be loved! and love must be shared otherwise you'll end up regretting it. I'm constantly looking for the meaning of it especially I wonder what's behind a couple. Well, I don't know... what I know is the meaning of love for your family and children. What would be life without them? 

This is probably not the best time for me to talk about it but I don't give up, Love is here and I know, just in different forms than you expect.

Well, to celebrate it, I've created this little envelope as it's the right time to start planting some seeds and watch them grow. 

My envelopes will have Basil seeds in it as the smell of it on my balcony is divine. 

Feel free to print them and give them to who you want.

At the front I left some blank areas so you can write what's in it. I'm thinking to create a tag too so you can add some instructions. What do you think?

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Well, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY,  dear friends!

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Free printable Christmas Gift tags - Elf

I know, I'm a bit late but I couldn't wait to post those free gift tags with my cute little elf on it.
So here they are! ...I'm so sorry that you'll have to use them only next Christmas or maybe if you still need to deliver some presents, they might come handy.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THEM! 8 tags on each page.
I wish you all a happy holiday!

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Christmas inspiration from the web - table setting

Good afternoon everybody,

I'm sorry about my long silence but it's not the best Christmas this year, some sadness around that took my creative mood away but it's not gone forever...I'm just waiting for my happiness to come back so I can share it with the world as it's contagious.
Instead, I went around looking for some great table settings for you and my favorite is this one, especially for those with children like me or those who doesn't want to grow up :-) like me too.

I found it on Simply Sweet Soirees so pop over there for more eye candies!

Have a great week end!
Jess

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Free printable birthdays calendar - for tea lovers

And to complete the series of printable for your 2015 agenda, here's a useful printable reminder for all your birthdays. The good thing about it, is that you can use it year after year so no need to rewrite the dates every start of the new year.

To download them, click here or on the image

At the end of the calendar, you can also find a page for your notes... so print as many as you want.
Now, I need your help! do you think I need to design something else for the agenda? I know I'm missing something but I can't remember.
For now here's what I have done so far (see previous post to download them all):

1. Cover
2. 2015 monthly agenda
3. Weekly agenda
4. Birthday calendar
5. Notes

Let me know if you think something else could be useful!
Thank you and I hope you are having fun printing them.
Jess
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A very pink Felt basket tutorial

Hello everybody!

while making some baskets for my shop, I've decided to share how I make them with you.
It's easy and you can have fun choosing how to decorate them.

For the one shown, I used some fabric biscuit and eggs I previously made but I'll make some more with lace and fabric buttons.

I hope this will make you wanna try it and if you have question just ask!

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Weekly agenda free printable - cup of tea

Good morning,

as promised here's another printable to complete your 2015 binder.

Print as many as you want and need and enjoy!

Click here to download the ITALIAN version
Click here to download the ENGLISH version

More to come to complete your binder and please share it but always link it to my blog.
Thank you!

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My crafty days off

What do you do when you re on holiday?
well, apart from sea, sand and visiting...here's what I did this weekend.

A nice craft tote

 and a baby bib for a little girl and for the mama that will thank me so she doesn't spill the food everywhere.

I also made a rice bubbles and chocolate cake but it was so disgusting that I'll never do it again.

ps. If you like any of my creations, just ask and I'll make a customized one for you or just visit my shop for supplies and requests.

Happy Sunday....and keep following as next week more printable to come.

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Shabby Chic DIY ideas to make

Hello and great to see you again after a nice break! and guess what? few more days at home before going back to work...

No need to be rich to have a shabby house. I don't know where you live but Shabby chic in Italy means a lot of money spent on furniture and decor.
Here's some simple DIY to make at home at almost no cost.

via that-0fire.blogspot.com

via homedeco2u.com

via http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com

via http://diymaven.com/2011/11/07/how-to-sew-a-simple-flower-pillow/

and more to come...

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Custom order for Tizy

Aren't they lovely?

She sent me this great photo as of course I forgot to take it before I shipped them and even if they have been used and used, they still look great! She chose this combination and it looks so cool despite the fact I had to adjust because they weren't PINK. :-)
Thank you again for challenging me! I love it.
xxx

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House keys revamp tutorial: 10 mins including a manicure

How many times did you spend time looking for the right key? Well, with this veeeeeery quick tutorial this problem will be long gone.

All you need is paper tape, nail polish (I used KIKO ones than are cheap but have great colours) and 10 mins of your time.

 I recommend to varnish with transparent nail polish at the end for a long lasting effect but it's not necessary at all.

and while you wait for them to dry....you have plenty of time for a manicure to spoil yourself a little bit. Crafty hands can be chic too...( even if covered with craft glue :-) )

I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. (WE because those little hands painting are my son's...so easy that a 6 years old could do it)

Happy Sunday!
J
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Rubber band bracelets tutorial

Good morning,

I don't know where you live but here in Italy rubber bands bracelets are everywhere. TV ads are marketing them every hour and my son Nicky likes them too. His grandparents gave him some fluorescent rubber bands but he doesn't know what to do with them as they show how to do them using a machine. So here I am, a crafty mummy searching the net to find an easy tutorial to impress her son :-).
Here what I found simply using 2 pencil. Yuppie!

thank you craft & creativity for this great tutorial and a lot more.
Enjoy!
Jess
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How to choose your necklace - a short guide

This weekend I dedicated my free craft time to design a necklace and while looking for inspiration, I found this useful guide from Imogen Lamport.

This is great as it gives you in a glimpse all the styles you need. So choose yours and start creating too :-)

 Happy Sunday!

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A printable Chicken Pox game for spotted little ones

HELLO!!!!  Here's my contribution for the Chicken Pox party. My poor little Nicky is struggling with his spots so we created  this fun game to play and keep the hands occupied.

 You can download it for free by clicking on the image above.  

Remember to  post all your dotted creations to make it a super party! Some have already done it on Facebook. Feel free to share it with anyone but please remember to link it to my site.

Here's what it looks like once cut. Cute isn't it. It could also be recycled for Easter :-) 

Instructions are provided too on the printable pdf.

Have FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY!

Love,

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Happy Easter and a Bunny hoop tutorial for you

Happy Easter to all of you and here's a great sewing tutorial for a free afternoon. Right in time for Easter.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TUTORIAL AND PATTERN

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Make your own Crayons tutorial

Dear all,
finally I managed to post this simple but fun tutorial. We used it for Nicky's Birthday Party Favours and it was a success.
So from now on, recycle your old crayons and give them a fun new life. Even if you have small parts, you can mix and match them to have great results. We did some girly and some just for boys but none turned out boring.

A note on this part: you can use the oven or the microwave if you are in a hurry. Please never leave them unattended as they can over-melt, creating not only a mess (spillage hard to clean) but also bubbles on the surface (and this is not that nice on the final result)

Be careful when extracting as it's very hot. ONLY adults should do it.

This is what we did, a nice bag (found here), some stickers, crayons of course and a bag topper.
 
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