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Who besides me is looking forward to sipping a glass or two of rosé on the patio once the weather becomes warmer? Even better, sharing a bottle with a couple friends. These free printable sip sip hooray gift tags are for gifting a bottle of wine at your summer soirees. You may also use them [...]
Spring is coming and with it are plans for showers. I love the idea of a fiesta theme baby shower. You can have a taco or fajita bar, guacamole, festive decorations, and great music. These gift tags read "taco bout a baby" and can make the party a little more fun. Use them with any [...]
Hi! I am back after a longer than anticipated break. We moved into our new house last month, and between unpacking, getting my former house on the market, and just keeping up with my life, I had to give my blog a little break. But I hope to start posting a bit more regularly. These [...]
I don't know about you, but this December has been busy. Between the house renovations, upcoming move, and holidays, I haven't had much time for writing. Anyway, I am sorry I have been away from my blog for a while, but I am back with a new free printable gift tag for weddings and showers. [...]
I decided to take a break from holiday gift tags, and revisit summer . . . if only in my dreams. We've been watching the second season of White Lotus, and in between the escapades of the characters are glimpses of the beautiful Italian coast. Oh how I wish I was there. These tags would [...]
I think I have previously mentioned that I lived in England for several years when I was a child. One Christmas, I was gifted a bird feeder kit, which I quickly built and put out in our garden. I was thrilled when, within a few hours, it had attracted an adorable little robin redbreast. Every [...]
Mid-century modern fills my thoughts these days, ever since we started restoring our mcm atrium house. Although we are still a ways off from moving in, I have started doing a little Facebook marketplace shopping for vintage furniture. So far I have purchased a dining table, chairs, and a small bench for the entranceway. I [...]
I hope you are are not tired of holiday printables yet, because I have another one for you. I have been playing around more with my Apple Pencil and Procreate, still focusing on watercolor. I drew a number of evergreen leaves and berries over the course of the past week, and then arranged them into [...]
New York is one of my favorite destinations during the holiday season. I love seeing the decorated store windows, the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, and a Rockettes performance. I decided to use the New York skyline on a merry and bright holiday gift tag. It features a modern, simplified drawing of the Empire State [...]
A few weeks ago I purchased an Apple Pencil, downloaded Procreate to my iPad, and started playing around with the various paint styles. I have never had a great deal of natural drawing talent, and so I doubted I would be able to do much with it. Well, I was wrong. This thing is amazing. [...]