Happy Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m just about ready to sign off for the Thanksgiving holiday, but before I do I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. May your day be filled with much fun and tasty food, and if you’re one of the millions who will be traveling over the holiday weekend, safe travels to you.

A new Weekly Wrap will be posted on Friday, and I’ll be back next week to wrap up my holiday calendar features and to share many more holiday cards and some gift ideas, too. Have a wonderful holiday, a great weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

P.S. If you’re looking for some last minute decorations to add a little pizzazz to your Thanksgiving table, check out these printable place cards from The Paper Nut. The printable PDF (four designs in two color combinations) is just $1.00 and can be downloaded immediately after purchase, so no worries that it’s last minute.

images from The Paper Nut

Free Printable Halloween Goodies, 2011 Edition

October 18, 2011 // kristen // 5 replies

Can you believe that Halloween is just about two weeks away? Today, I’m sharing a little roundup of free printable Halloween goodies that will help you get ready for the spookiest holiday of the year. Lots of good stuff here, so let’s get started!

Row 1 : Halloween cupcake toppers by all of the talented ladies at We Love to Illustrate. Seven different sets are available.

Row 2 : Adorable ghost and owl place cards by Jinjerup (left), and printable owl invites by Brightside Prints at One Charming Party.

Row 3 : Ghoulishly great Halloween paper toys by Macula.

Row 4 : A cute spider Halloween note card by Paper Glitter (with editable text areas).

Row 5 : Printable Halloween tags and a treat bag craft from Design Editor.

images from their respective owners

Rifle Paper Co. Autumn 2011

September 19, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

Apple cider, pumpkin pie, colorful leaves – I can say without one drop of shame that I’m already completely in “autumn mode”, and Rifle Paper’s lovely new collection of autumn and Thanksgiving cards, invitations, and absolutely adorable place cards has me anticipating the change of seasons and holidays to come even more. Here’s a peek, and be sure to head over to Rifle Paper to see all of the new paper goodness.

images from Rifle Paper Co.

From the Shop Friday : Autumn + Halloween Place Cards

October 01, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

Paper Source has some really cute paper place card kits for autumn and Halloween, and I just had to give them a little shout out this week. The monster place cards (top below) would be such a fun choice for a kids’ Halloween party, as would the owl place cards (middle below). And the gourd place cards (bottom below) would be great for all sorts of autumn occasions, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and fall dinner parties. Each kit contains supplies to make a dozen place cards.

Letterpress Food Snob Place Cards

April 19, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

These letterpress Food Snob Place Cards from Greenwich Letterpress totally made me laugh out loud. Do you know offhand what a cardoon is? How about a Chioggia beet? If so, then you might be a vegetable or root-crop snob, respectively. I love that the place cards categorize food snobs, and I think that the collection would be a fantastic ice breaker or conversation starter at a dinner party. Just be sure that your food snob friends are able to poke fun at themselves, or else things could get ugly!

Details from several of the humorous place cards: