Father's Day Printable Round Up

How about a Father's Day printable Round-Up.  Timely right?  You still have a couple of more days to pretend that you were totally prepared for the holiday.

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Elephant Themed Baby Shower Decorations

I recently helped with some decorations for a friend's baby shower (hello Emily).  The shower had an elephant theme, so it made decorating fun.  Without a lot of money or time to spend on decorations, I came up with some simple printables to tie in the theme.

I made a Welcome Baby sign for the door...

Inspiration found here

... simple little label for some circus peanut favors,...

...and a few little elephant medallions that were hung over the refreshment table.

You can find the printables here: welcome baby sign, elephant party favor tags, elephant images (1,2,3).  They were all printed on card stock.  Super simple-just the way we like it.

I also hung a few fabric pennant banners in pinks and yellows.  I picked up a few helium balloons at the zurchers (which is also where I got the pink striped bags for the favors). Rather than buying balloon weights, I tied the balloons to some mason jars that were stuffed with matching sheer fabrics-bright and cheery.

While at the shower I was able to meet Carol, a reader.  It was the first time that I'd had someone recognize me from my blog. (Hello Carol!).

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Jelly Jar Dress Up: Printable Label Finds

I spent last Thursday at my parent's house.  During the summer it seems that you can typically find my parents outside.  If they aren't mowing the lawn then they are working in the garden or picking raspberries.  My parents have a great work ethic.  I really appreciate the wonderful example that they gave me of hard work and taking pride in what you do.  

So while I was at their house last week I decided that I would help out by picking some raspberries.  Picking berries is one of those  tasks that ends in a very sweet reward.  I ended up with a large tub of raspberries and nine jars of raspberry jam.  Is there anything more delicious than raspberry jam?  

Once I got home I decided that my jelly jars needed some dressing up.  I purchased this silly gingham fabric at Wal-mart in their clearance section.  I didn't have a clear vision of what it'd be used for (otherwise I may have selected some different colors), but I love how it tops off my jars. 

I think that the smaller gingham print works better on the jelly jars, but the larger print works as well.  I used five inch squares of fabric with the orange gingham and six inch squares on the green.  I think that I probably should have settled on five and a half inch squares, they'd have been perfect.  I tied the fabric with some cotton string and added some lovely little hang tags. 

While I could have taken the time to design my own hangtags, I chose to let someone else do all of the work.  I found these nice little hangtags by Domestifluff.  There are also printable labels for the top of the jars if you don't feel like covering your jars in fabric.  You can find the printable versions here.

If you are looking for something a bit different you can check out these printable versions.

Pesto Labels by Givers Log

Apricot butter, Strawberry Jam, and Cherry Chutney labels by Jessica Jones at How About Orange.

Blank Three Ring labels from On a Limb

Vintage Handcrafted Labels from HP

Decorative Jam Labels by Martha Stewart

Oh so adorable, Cherry, Rhubarb, Blueberry, and Strawberry, Apricot jam labels, by Eat Drink Chic

Colorful Toppers by A Sonoma Garden

These Jelly Jar toppers are so pretty that I might just start canning so that I can decorate my jars.  My mom makes the best raspberry jam.  I am amazed that I didn't totally mess it up.  Her secret, well it really isn't so secret, she uses the sure-gel recipe from inside the box.  Then again, maybe the secret is in the berries.

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Back To School: A Morning Routine Chart

Personalize the chart

I don't have any kids gearing up to go back to school, but I know that many of you do.  My sister has a daughter that will be starting all day kindergarten this year.  She also has a three year old that will be starting pre-school.  They are also preparing to welcome a baby brother later on this year.  As a way of helping her daughters gain a bit of independence and prepare for the school year, my sister asked me if I would help make a chart for the girl's and their morning routine.  

I have kind of put this project on the back burner, but I realize that school is starting soon, and I best get my buns in gear.  The sketches are quick , but hopefully this chart will help my little nieces track their morning responsibilities.  If you have little kiddos that need to adjust to a morning routine, this chart might just help.  

The printable file is 5 pages.  The first two pages are charts.  You can use them separately or combine them to be one large chart.  I have created several small images and accompanying titles for daily tasks.  You can choose which tasks you'd like your children to complete in the morning and glue them to the page.  I suggest glueing the words down to the center of the flower, and keeping the images separate. 


 You can print off your chart, trim it if desired, laminate it, and attach velcro or magnets to the back of the image pieces.  There are also 4 blank pieces so that you can customize your chart if desired. I suggest print the chart on a heavy weight matte photo paper.  


Print your chart off here.

I hope that this is helpful.  Hopefully it will help your children become excited and prepared for the school year.