It's feeling like mid July around here and we thought it would be fun to put together a little printable just for summer. We may just have to do a few of these over the next couple of months, as summer time prints are way too fun. We love how bright and cheery they can make your space feel, and this hello sunshine lemon print is no exception. We put this together quickly with lemonade and sunshine in mind.


Free printable hello sunshine lemons print


If you're new around here, we've been trying to offer one free print a month. It's a fun little item that we think will be fun for you to add to your home, office, workspace, wherever you find suitable. If you have any ideas for us to put together, just let us know. We'd love to hear and see what we can do.




How cute are these lemons in the kitchen. So much fun... we love how quick prints can change up a space and for very little money. You can literally print at home, or send to your local printer or Staples and get it printed in larger formats or on heavier stock paper. Either way, slap a quick frame on it and hang or lean it on a wall in your favourite space.

Alright time to get some sunny lemons of your own, click here to download.

hello sunshine, click here to download
Hello Sunshine Lemons Printable - Download


Like always - if you use it, let us know. We really love seeing that you enjoy these free prints and put them to good use. Plus we love decor as much as we love handmade items. You can tag us in your images on social media or leave a comment below telling us all about your new prints home. Oh, and be sure to share the fun with your friends, they'll love you for it. Now off to enjoy some of that sunshine, record breaking temperatures and an ice cold glass of lemonade.


HC ♡
Thursday, May 28, 2020 No comments
We had a beautiful weekend and it got us thinking about Summer being just around the corner. We can't wait - despite a different pace and scenery, it's just nice to finally have some warm weather and to be able to get outside and enjoy it. We thought it would be fun to gather a few DIYs for Summer that are fun for around the home and enjoying the weather that is quickly coming for us. So we took to Pinterest and have gathered seven do it yourself ideas that we think would be fun to try and make hanging out around the home, even more fun this summer.



Summer Watermelon Mason Jar Drinking Glass + Party Ideas | Kara's Party Ideas

Ahh... so cute. These watermelon mason jar drinking glass are the cutest and fun for the whole summer. Kara's Party Ideas nailed it, along with a whole fun summer watermelon themed party, with the cutest decorations. Even though large parties may be cancelled, this is too cute not to share and try, just for something fun to do at home on the weekend with family.

Watermelon Mason Jar Drinking Glass
Summer Watermelon Mason Jar Drinking Glass from Kara's Party Ideas


Garden Hose Wreath | Redhead Can Decorate

How fun is this? With a garden hose and a few simple items from the dollar store, this fun project will make your front door super adorable without breaking the bank. We just love how simple yet summery it is, plus pretty easy to put together. The yellow and green accents are fun, but this would definitely work with something different... which colours would you choose?

DIY Garden Hose Wreath
Garden Hose Wreath from Redhead Can Decorate


DIY Macrame Hanging Planter | Brit + Co

Isolation has us spending extra love and attention on the house plants, that dressing them up with a cute macrame hanging planter sounds like the perfect idea. How cute are these? We just love the colours and the simple tutorial. An easy addition to any room or outdoor space that would be summer fun for the summer.
Hanging Macrame Planters
Macrame Hanging Planter from Brit + Co


Painted Watercolor Pillow | TIDBITS

These pillows are all the fun that summer should be. Just look at the different pops of colours and how fun and cheery they look. We can see these hanging out on a cute white accent chair, on an outdoor macrame hammock or even a fun kids space. A cute idea to create a quick summer look. 
Painted Watercolor Pillow
Painted Watercolor Pillow from TIDBITS


DIY Watermelon Serving Tray | Oh So Beautiful Paper

Watermelons always remind us of summer, and this cute tray is no exception. How fun would this be indoor or out? So easy to make and absolutely the perfect piece of decor for many spaces around the home. If you give this one a try, we'd love to see it. So much fun and would go great with the watermelon drinking jars we mentioned earlier.
DIY Watermelon Serving Tray
Watermelon Serving Tray from Oh So Beautiful Paper


DIY Summer Popsicle Sign | Everyday Jenny

This is too fun. Popsicles are a favourite summertime treat around here and we love how cute they look in this summer home decor. We think changing out art and signs is a quick way to change the look of a room and decorate for the holidays. This sign is sure to get anyone ready for summer and all of the fun that it brings.
Summer Popsicle Sign
DIY Summer Popsicle Sign from Everyday Jenny


DIY Summer Banner Tutorial | Today's Creative Life

Because we love signs that much, we had to share another. Just pick out the your favourite summer printed paper and have your own personalized look in no time. We love how simple yet cute this summer sign is and think its another that would be perfect almost anywhere around the home. Too cute not to share.
Hello Summer Banner Handmade Sign
DIY Summer Banner Tutorial from Today's Creative Life


Summer Painted Planters | The Crafted Sparrow

And lastly, but still just as fun as the rest, are these painted planters. Plants add fun to any room and adding these planters makes it even more fun. So summery and easy to make, we bet you won't be able to make just one. A quick and affordable project that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Summer Painted Planters
Summer Painted Planters from The Crafted Sparrow


We can't wait for summer, to try some of these super fun DIYs, and to create a fun space to hang out in, even if we can't have our friends over for a little bit longer. We hope you try a couple yourself and let us know how they turned out. We'd also love to know what your plans are for this summer - what fun ideas do you have for making the most of it in lockdown? Let us know in the comments below - we'd love to hear from you!


HC ♡


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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 No comments
May is over halfway through, how is that even possible? Despite the craziness of 2020, the months seem to be flying by. We hope you've been having fun with our free prints, fun Instagram features and, of course, reading about the many makers of handmade items. Today, we're back with another fun maker feature. This month, we're welcoming Erin from To The Moon & Back Signs, we hope you enjoy reading all about her and her fun handmade signs.



Erin from To The Moon & Back Signs


What is your name and company?
Erin - To The Moon & Back Signs
 
Where are you from?  
Wetaskiwin, AB

What do you make?
Handmade Wood Signs

Where can we find you and start shopping?
Instagram: @moonandbacksigns
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/tothemoonsigns


The business side of the interview...


In a world where you can be anything, be kind. (sign)


Tell us more about your company - what's your business' story or something unique that we'd love to hear?

Hi, my name is Erin and I am the owner of To The Moon & Back signs. What started as a small hobby, has turned into a full time business. I am lucky enough to be in small boutiques across Alberta, as well as sell Internationally on Etsy. I make handmade wood signs for your home decor that inspire.

How did you get started selling? What made you finally take the leap?

The very first time I decided to sell my products, I applied to be in an outdoor market. I had recently been to Vancouver Island and they seemed to be so popular. I was surprised to find one in Alberta that I could apply to that was fairly close to home. So I made a lot of signs, applied and Got Accepted!! I was so excited. I didn't know where to start. I went on Pinterest, looked up what I should bring to a market and couldn't wait! I was so happy the market was relaxed, laid back and I was able to chat with a lot of vendors. New and seasoned! And it has been my favorite market to participate in since then! 5 years in a row! My excitement to see if my products would sell is what really made me take the leap! I wanted to see if my signs would sell, and if this was something that I should consider doing more often.

Are you a full time or part time maker? Either scenario, tell us what a day in business looks like for you?

I am a full time maker! I am lucky enough to be able to stay home and be with my two kiddos while working all day on my business. Each day is different, but the weeks all look the same! Monday-Tuesday I am cutting the boards, frames, and staining. Wednesday - Friday I am cutting stencils, painting all of the boards and painting the lettering on all of the signs. Saturday I frame all of the signs and they are complete! Sunday if I am lucky I take a break, or I am busy packaging all sold etsy signs or customs for Monday delivery!


Get Naked Handmade Sign


What’s your favorite part, what part would you rather hire out?

My favorite part is the creativity behind making and designing the stencils, painting the stencils and putting the finishes touches on them. I would love to hire out the staining and collecting all of the receipts and paperwork!

What does your dream storefront look like? Is it online or brick and mortar, do you work all week long, do you have employees, etc?

My dream storefront is a small shop. It is a small brick building that is painted white with black accents and a black awning. Two beautiful green fiddle leaf plants are on either side of the painted door. Inside, all of my signs are featured on beautifully painted walls. I would work all week long, and enjoy all of the customers.


I Am Unstoppable Sign



Now the fun personal side...


Would you rather spend your vacation at the beach or sight-seeing?

Definitely beach!

What’s your favorite part about home? Are you a homebody?

I love staying home! I am a definite homebody.

Must have for your home office?

Music is a must in my office!

If you could be on a reality tv show, which one would you choose? Why?

I would be on fixer upper!! (so Joanna and Chip could redo my entire house)

Growing up, what did you always want to be? Did it ever happen?

I wanted to be a journalist and write for magazines in New York! I did graduate from University with a Journalism and Communications Degree, worked in Communications for a while and then slowly began to create my business.



Cute Rainbow Sign


Another fun interview. Thank you Erin for taking the time to tell us all about To The Moon & Back Signs. We love how you just took a leap at making something and it turned into a full time business for you. So encouraging for others out there hoping to do the same. Your signs are beautiful and we loved reading all about your business and you. We hope your small shop dreams come true someday. For those of you reading, be sure to show Erin some love, visit her over on:

Instagram: @moonandbacksigns
Shop on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/tothemoonsigns


HC ♡
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 No comments
April sure flew by. March felt like it wasn't going anywhere and then April disappears, just like that. We are getting settled into our new for now "normal" and have been trying to get as many features out as possible in our spare time. With that being said, we feel there's a lot to share from the last month that we know you're going to like. Be sure to check them out and show them support when you have a chance, everyone loves a new follower and some social media love.


Minky Blanket from Sweet EveryGray Baby
Sweet EverGray Baby

Montesorri Name Puzzle from Pine Grove Design Co
Pine Grove Design Co

Arrow It Forward Hot Mess Soy Wax Melts
Arrow It Forward

Scrunchies By Craft Me Chic
Craft Me Chic

Shay With Love, Gold Engraved Cuff Bracelet
Shay, With Love

Felt Me Knot Floral Headband
Felt Me Knot
 
Simple n' Knotty Macrame Plant Hanger
Simple n' Knotty

Harmony Kids Handmade Dress
Harmony Kids

La'Knits Apparel Knit Toque
La'Knits Apparel

Floral Head Band / Crown from Southern MB Comforts
Southern MB Comforts

Squishy & Bean Bows
Squishy & Bean

LIT Home Fragrance Reed Diffuser
LIT Home Fragrance

Made Laine Studio Mountain Pillow
Made Laine Studio


Felt Letters by The Honey Hive Workshop
The Honey Hive Workshop

Birthday Shirt + Tutu from Nora's Closet Baby Boutique
Nora's Closet Baby Boutique

Hello World Sign from To The Moon & Back
To The Moon & Back

Gingerfully Cozy Indie Dyed Yarn
Gingerfully Cozy

Crave Leather Beaded Bracelet
Crave Leather

Enjoy the Little Things Sign by Twine & Oak
Twine & Oak


We're having fun supporting each and everyone of you and showing off the many talents to our followers who are solely here for the great shopping. If you ever have any questions or suggestions, please let us know. If you're looking to be featured on our Instagram or blog, check out our features page for all the details and applications - we'd love to have you!
HC ♡
Friday, May 01, 2020 No comments
Being stuck at home has us thinking that it would be fun to create another free print. We realize home is what it's all about these days, so we made this fun print "home is every moment spent with you". Because really, that's what it's all about when you're with those you love most. We can make home anywhere, but we want it to be with those who make that time our most cherished memories. 


free print - home is every moment spent with you


So, when this isolation is all lifted and life returns to a new normal, this print will be perfect. The chaos in our lives will resume, and we will just have those far and few moments with those we love, that will remind us that home is really that time spent with them. It's not a dwelling or a place of shelter - it's a feeling you get when you're surrounded and enjoying life with those you love.

We'll stop getting all sentimental and gushy on you. We tend to ramble a little. Before we do anymore, here it is, just click here to download and save or print a copy of the "home is every moment spent with you" print for yourself.

home is every moment spent with you - download
Home is Every Moment Spent with You
Free Home Decor Print - Download

Did you know? We design our free prints on Canva? We are not affiliated or sponsored, but just want to share that it's fun and easy to create your own too. There are free and paid options, we've done a little bit of both. Just design, print at your local print shop (or home) and have it framed for around your home. It's that simple.

Before you go, we just ask one favour in return for the free print - share it with your friends. If you print it and use it, be sure to post it on social media and tag us to let us see. Or, leave a comment below and tell us where you'll definitely be hanging this new fun decor. And if you're "stuck" at home, remember this time of change will soon be changed to a time of chaos and full schedules outside of the home.

HC ♡
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 No comments
It's hard to believe we're almost through April already. We've been upping our Instagram feature game and are also back for another blog feature again this month. Today we're featuring Anita and Ana from Beed Design. A company out of Toronto with some pretty fun home decor designs. We won't spill too much of the details and let you read this fun quick interview for yourself. If you'd like to be our next month's feature, be sure to apply - we'd love to have you too!


Ava + Anita from Beed Design


What is your name and company?
Anita + Ava - Beed Design
 
Where are you from?  
Toronto, ON

What do you make?
Home Decor

Where can we find you and start shopping?
Instagram: @beed.designers
Website: www.beeddesign.com


Painted coaster from Beed Design


The business side of the interview...

Tell us more about your company - what's your business' story or something unique that we'd love to hear? Does your company contribute back? 

We are two friends who have passion for art who also use 100% Canadian Ingredients. 

How did you get started selling? What made you finally take the leap? 

We both loved art and we were at one of our places and we were bored as other friends were talking about boring stuff. I saw my colleague had some art stuff she made so we said we should start a business together and no one believed us. A few months later we were selling our stuff!

Home Decor Tray from Beed Design


You’ve just booked your biggest craft show yet, what’s the first thing you must do? What can’t you leave home without? What is your least favorite part? Any craft show pet peeves? Tell us the unexpected.  

We recently participated in HolidayFairTo event which was held at Nathan Philips square in Toronto for 15 days and we sold our home decor. The downside of it was that the event was outside in the cold weather and there were days with weather being -20 degrees so you can imagine... It was a good experience in general but the event was very expensive to get a booth at so we probably won’t be doing that again.
 
Are you a full time or part time maker? Either scenario, tell us what a day in business looks like for you? What’s your favorite part, what part would you rather hire out?

We both have full time jobs and work on our products at night. We do science in the day and art at night! 

How do you come up with new ideas? Are you a purchase the materials and go for it first, or come up with the idea first and go from there?
 
We get inspired by watching a lot of art videos and also spending a lot of time at Michaels and Desseres stores :D 

What does your dream storefront look like? Is it online or brick and mortar, do you work all week long, do you have employees, etc?
 
We always dream of opening our fancy little cafe that we serve cute little desserts and have all of our products on a corner of it to sell.


painted vase from Beed Design

Beed Design custom side table


Now the fun personal side...


What is your favourite colour?

We both love turquoise and hence our logo is this colour!

Where is your favorite place to travel?

Banff.

What is your dream job?

Someone who owns a little cafe in Paris.

You can only adopt one, which would you choose, a dog or a cat? Why?


Obviously dog! Cats are selfish :D
 
Instagram: @beed.designers
Website: www.beeddesign.com


Thank you so much to Ava and Anita for doing this fun little interview with us. Be sure to head over to their website and check out their shop. It's filled with a lot of fun items and gift ideas. We can't wait to share another with you again next month - stay tuned! 

HC ♡
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 No comments
Easter weekend is going to be much different this year. For us, it means sticking to home with two little ones and an extra day of no plans to keep them busy. We got thinking, we should definitely come up with some fun plans to make our family celebration just as much fun as any other year, even though it will look a lot different. So, we've gathered 5 fun ideas for Easter that we came across over the past week or so. We hope these help keep everyone busy over the long weekend, while we all spend it at home.


Cinna Bunnies - Cinnamon Bun Bunnies

These are definitely being made at our house this weekend. The cute idea was found on Kristen Sellentin's Instagram. She didn't have a recipe on her post, but we've got you covered for that one. We've been loving on the homemade cinnamon bun recipe from Fraiche Living. She uses the fresh white bun recipe (also found in her cookbook with Jillian Harris - Fraiche Food, Full Hearts) and takes her Granny's tricks to make the best cinnamon buns out there. Check out her recipe, Granny's Cinnamon Buns, and when you're done cutting them, uncurl the last strip and make the cutest ears on those buns for the perfect Easter finish.

Cinnamon Buns - Cinna Bunnies
Kristen Sellentin - #cinnabunny

Easter Bunny Paper Dolls

How fun are these Easter bunny paper dolls? You can order these and so many other paper dolls from Kody Stewart Illustrations (Etsy). You can purchase the digital files, print moments later and be on your way to a really fun afternoon. And just for reference, these ones are only CA $7.50. That is a great price to keep all ages busy. Something unique and different. Print a pair for the whole family and see how everyone chooses to give them a different look of colours. We think these are so fun and very old fashioned, something even the grandparents would take joy in (just leave them on their doorstep with their treats).
 
Paper Doll Bunnies from Kody Stewart Illustrations
Kody Stewart Illustrations - Instagram

Dip Dyed Easter Eggs

We love nothing more than to dye eggs each year and add them to the collection from years passed. As a child, we used real eggs. Poking the holes in each end with a pin and then blowing with all of our might to get the egg to empty out. Nowadays, we settle for the plastic ones. But, we don't toss them at the end of the season - we actually collect them and add more to them each year. Our baskets are getting pretty full (those are them, pictured below). It's a bit of a messy job, but very fun none the less and something that will pass a couple of hours on your Easter weekend.

Dyed Plastic Easter Eggs
Dyed Easter Eggs


Here's the recipe we use:

Dip Dyed Easter Egg Recipe (for Plastic too)
Recipe makes 1 colour*

1/2 cup hot water
1 Tbsp vinegar
20 drops of food colouring

*FOR PLASTIC EGGS: split the water/vinegar above into two and add colours. You may need to add even more food colouring, depending on how dark you would like the eggs. We find soaking them for a few minutes allows the colour to stick better.


Coffee Filter Eggs

This was a stay at home school project for us this week. Get out the coffee filters, scissors and markers. Our little ones did these in no time and they loved watching the colours grow and blend. They are super easy and add a cute little decoration for Easter weekend. Start by cutting multiple coffee filters into an egg shape. Next, place dots of marker on the filter, fold them in half (loosely, don't crease) and place on an empty plate. Drop small drops of water on the filter and watch the colours spread and blend. Unfold and lay out to dry. When you're done, you can create a fun bunting like we did (pictured below).

Cofffee Filter Dyed Eggs
Coffee Filter Dyed Eggs

 

White Chocolate Mini Egg Cheesecake

This no bake white chocolate mini egg cheesecake looks so delicious. We know making it would be a huge hit, and fun way to spend Easter afternoon with those extra Easter chocolates. We can't wait to try it and hope you can't either. Don't want to make cheesecake, but still want to bake with Mini Eggs? Head over to the mini egg cheesecake recipe and there are many more links in her post to other delicious looking recipes. 

White Chocolate Mini Egg Cheesecake
Charlotte's Lively Kitchen - White Chocolate Mini Egg Cheesecake


That's a wrap on our 5 ideas for a fun Easter weekend at home. We hope you have lots of fun and enjoy that extra quiet time at home, doing something you love. We know that this isolation thing has really changed the way we do a lot of things, but we also want to make sure we're making the most out of it and finding fun in the different ways we can. We'd love to hear what ideas you have for your Easter weekend that others might love as well. Be sure to leave your comments below.

Wishing you a very happy Easter!

HC ♡
Friday, April 10, 2020 No comments
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