Happy Halloween Printable Pennant Banner on Etsy!

This printable Happy Halloween pennant banner is up on Etsy today! It is a banner that you can print from home! Print off as many as you like and hang them all around your home. Check it out here! 

Happy Halloween Printable Pennant Banner - Blank pennants included for custom banner $5.00

Detailed view of pennants

SVG Haunted House

BBQ 4th of July Scrapbook Layout

You've been upgraded to Grill Class.

I made 4 of the same layouts for this Two Peas Swap that I'm doing. This is what the BBQ themed page looks like. Then I took the one for me and made it my own by adding my photos.

So Cal Shop Hop 2014 - Map

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Christmas Gift Checklist - Etsy

Check out my new Editable Gift Checklist Planner for Christmas! I just put it up on Etsy as an instant download.

Christmas Gift Checklist - Editable Christmas Gift Planner Pack - Printable Christmas Planner Kit - 2 Documents, Instant Download

http://etsy.me/1bhcycC

Fluer De Sel Vanilla Caramels Recipe

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This is what you need to make these homemade caramels. Brown Sugar, butter (cubed), sweeten condensed milk, light corn syrup, vanilla and fleur de sel (not pictured) for the topping. Super easy ingredients right?

Thanksgiving Editable Printable Planner

Check out my new Editable Printable Planner for Thanksgiving! I just put it up on Etsy as an instant download.

Simple Printable Thanksgiving Planner Editable Pack - Printable Fall Planner Kit - 10 Documents, Instant Download
http://etsy.me/1hqGPYM

Halloween Banner

This Halloween Banner is for sale on Etsy! http://etsy.me/1gIsSVT
This 3 dimensional Halloween Banner is handmade of different papers and embellishments. The banner available is in orange, purple and green Halloween themed papers. Each pennant measures approximately 9.5"x 6.25" and banner measures about 60+ inches depending on flag spacing. Excess black organza ribbon is included to create the length you need. Light enough to hang with push pins.

Bowles Farms - Pumpkin Patch + Corn Maze

At Bowles Farms, this was the start to the corn maze.

My parents were in town for the week and we headed over to explore the corn maze at Bowles Farms. This year they shaped the maze to recognize the 70 years the Navy base has been around. Mind you I am no fan of getting lost in a maze and when they handed us this tiny little paper map to help us get through it I freaked out a bit. But my family is courageous and off we went, making wrong turns all along the way in the hot hot sun but we had a lot of fun as we always do and made it through! 

After the maze we went over and hand picked our own pumpkins, we came home with 6 pretty and colorful ones!

Boo Sign

This sign is super easy to make! All you need are 3D cardboard letters and a strand or two of mini lights!

Fall Wreath

Since we just moved into our new home, we don't have many decorations. Which is fine for me because that just means I get to make as many as I want!! I started with this wreath for our door, very fall like and its something that I can keep on the door from September-November! Love it!

May the 4th Be With You

I made this for my loving boyfriend today who loves Star Wars and has recently introduced me to the movies as well. I wanted to surprise him today being Star Wars day and make him something to show him that I care. So May the 4th be with you!

So Cal Shop Hop 2013 - Map

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US Scrapbook Stores Map

http://papercrafterscorner.com/scrapbook-stores/

I have found a new favorite website. It is called Paper Crafter's Corner and they have a huge up to date list of scrapbook stores, crafty events and even scrapbook kit clubs. Check them out!
http://papercrafterscorner.com

Scrapbook Stores / Paper Crafting Stores

The above map shows 671 US brick & mortar paper crafting retail locations including independent scrapbook stores, independent stamping stores, Archiver’s locations, PaperSource locations, Craft Warehouse (pacific NW), and a few “mom & pop” general craft store locations (like Ben Franklin.) It does NOT include “big box” stores.

Looking for more detail on stores, retreats and events in your state?  Click here 

Fluer De Sel Vanilla Caramels

WARNING!! These are extremely addictive. Don't send me your dentist bills! ;)

Yield: about 60-100 caramels (depending on how you cut them) Prep and cook time: 1 hour (not including time to cut and wrap caramels. That takes about another hour or 2)

Valentines Day Nails

Look what I did using washi tape!

Steps:
1. Punch a heart out of a piece of washi tape
2. Place tape on nail make sure all edges are pressed down
3. Paint where nail shows through in washi tape
4. Peel off tape while wet and touch up and edges
5. Let dry!

Our first wreath

I've always wanted to make a wreath like this. It is very time consuming I must say but living in New York, you have a lot of time on the subways. I wrapped the cardboard wreath with white yarn while sitting on the G train for the past week. It took me about 2 days of train rides to wrap 2 layers of white yarn around the cardboard wreath. 

Framed Layouts

Its official, scrapbook pages look so much prettier when they are framed! Thank goodness for Hobby Lobby! I grabbed a handful of these simple black 12x12 frames for about $5/piece since they were on sale 50% off! Score!

I made a page for Kyle before I went out to Italy to give to him when I got out there. He loved it so much he told me he wanted to frame it. Why didn't I think of that?! I just thought he would push pin it to the wall or something. Then near the end of my stay out there he asked me if I would make some more for him of photos of us from my stay. Awww. Of course!! So I made these and bought some frames and the photos don't do them justice but I think pages look so much better framed!

Vivere in Italia

http://missmaeabroad.blogspot.com/

I had the wonderful privilege to travel to Italy this summer and adventure around over there with my amazing sailor. Never in a million years at the beginning of 2012 did I think I'd end up over here, in love and not wanting to move back home! You can see more about my adventures over on a blog that I created while I was in Italy.

Glitter Nails

Ok the new trend is glittery nails right now. The problem is they use gel when you get them and I'm allergic to gel. So I can't have glittery nails...or can I?! I have all this Martha Stewart glitter left over from my starbucks cups, who says I can't dip my nails in them? So thats exactly what I did. I painted my nails with just a top coat then dipped them in glitter and added a top coat on top of that. They looked pretty good too! The only problem, they washed off the second I did the dishes. Eh at least I tried. They looked cute for a day.