Halloween is approaching fast and it hit me during dance class on Tuesday night that I needed a quick treat for the Halloween party. Usually when I post these tutorials, I get a lot who has time for that? I'm here to tell you, this is super quick and easy. Best of all? It's free! That's right, you don't need fancy software, you can use the PicMonkey website and create your own personalized treat bag labels. Start by heading over to PicMonkey. Once you get there, click on the collage icon at the top of the screen. It might ask you to pick an image from your computer to proceed, just go ahead and do this, to get the collage open. It will open up a collage like the one you see … [Read more...]
celebrate the occasion: BOO! box
Let me just go ahead and say, I've been horrible at keeping up with the blog over the summer. I promise series and reoccurring posts and I'm always falling behind. Thankfully, I found my early morning groove again this week and I am hoping that it's just what I need to get back to regular posting. Basically, here I am starting off the month on the right foot and making a commitment to come back to the blog with some dedication. I'm going to try my hardest not to be such a flake in October. Remember back in July when I brought you the first celebrate the occasion box? Well, forget August and September, and let's look forward to October. I started this little project in … [Read more...]
halloween favors & a printable tag
Last night, Braylen's dance class had a little Halloween party. The parents could observe the tiny dancers and it was the cutest thing I've ever seen. Seriously. The girls could bring favors for their friends to hand out after class. I thought about going to the store and buying a big bag of candy for about 2 seconds. Ultimately, my crafty side won out and I quickly designed a tag in Microsoft Word. I'm not as good at Photoshop, so when I need to do something like this in a hurry, I always use Word. I have a few Instagram friends who want a tutorial, I'll put together a quick how-to over the weekend and show you exactly how these tags were made using Word. I promise it's super … [Read more...]