Sunday, October 2, 2011

. . . Sponsor Spotlight . . .

I wanted to spotlight 2 of my awesome Sponsors today, Great Graphics and The Twinery.  Both are amazing to work with and you will love their products.


 Words by Great Graphics:
"I am a graphic designer and owned and operated an invitation and stationery manufacturing business for over 7 years. After selling it about a year and a half ago, I decided I needed an outlet for all that creativity again-so here I am! All the fun-and much less stress!"

 Great Graphics offers amazing Digital Clipart and Papers for the designer in you!
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The Twinery
Words by The Twinery:
"We sell the best, & most vibrant twine on the market! Our twine is 100% cotton, uniquely twisted for a fresh new look - and our twine has lots of color which adds a perfect 'pop' to any project! It was truly created with the creative crafter in mind!"


You have to check out all the amazing colors of twine offered at The Twinery!  
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Thank you a million to these 2 amazing sponsors!
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Saturday, October 1, 2011

. . . Free Halloween Download . . .

I've been busy doing Halloween Projects and decorating around the house.  I have also been busy printing many fall invitations so the Halloween bug has bitten me for sure.  I decided it would be fun to come up with a unique download for October and why not make it Halloween themed?  

I hope you will enjoy this print.  It is set up to be done as a 5x7 print and you can download it HERE.

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 • Download and print your print.  Gather a frame and mat that works for your needs
• Cut the print down to size and apply adhesive to the back and mat it to black cardstock
• Then attach that onto the white mat (mine came with the frame)
• You are ready to place it in the frame

 • Once the print is matted and placed in the frame the fun begins
• I went to the craft store and grabbed some pre-painted wooden decor pieces that worked 
with the size frame and glued them on
• Add a bow and you have an instant hit on your hands!

Enjoy the download!  
If you use it I would love to see photos of how you made it awesome.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

. . . Fun Friday Finds-Cans . . .

It is amazing to me how many great crafts and baking ideas can be done with a CAN!  It is such a fun presentation and you are reusing something which is great too because it's free.  I just love all of these great ideas featured today!  I know I will be saving more cans than I normally do since the crafting gears are turning after doing this post.

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 • Can Centerpiece @ Once Wed
• Can Organization @ Recycle Chicken
• Can Supplies @ White Life
• Can Planters @ Ewa In The Garden

 • Can Mail Holder @ BHG
• Can Halloween Display @ BHG
• Can Centerpiece @ Bump Smitten
• Can Cake @ Cannelle et Vanille

• Spam Can Planter @ Second Chances By Susan
• Can Desk Organizer @ Belle Maison 23
• Banana Bread in a Can @ Mutual Ideas
• Family Photo Cans @ Katherine Marie Photography

What crafts or baking have you done with cans?  I'd love to hear about it!
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

. . . Dollar Store Candy Corn Apothecary Jars . . .

I love the Dollar Store for finding unique things to make crafts out of.  I made these Apothecary Jars from Dollar Store finds and I have continued to use them over and over again for each season.  They get so many compliments with the ever changing way I use them.

I made a trip to the Dollar Store and picked up Candy Corn and tea lights to create a new look for my jars since Halloween is coming quickly.  I found that I didn't like the way the tea light sat on the candy corn so I needed to brainstorm a way to make them sit evenly without showing too much of the candle.  Lucky for me I save toilet paper rolls and that worked perfectly.  It's one of those times that the vision I had in my head turned out just as well in reality.  I love it when that happens. 

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 You will need your candy corn, tp rolls or paper
towel rolls cut to size, tea lights, tissue paper and vases.
Fill your tube with tissue paper leaving space at the top for your tea light to fit.
Place the filled tube in the vase and start filling with candy corn.
 Keep filling the vase until the candy corn comes level to the top of the tp tube.

 For the taller vase I used 2 tp tubes together so I got the height I needed
Again just keep filling the vase with the candy corn until it reaches the top.  Place your candle at the top of the tube and fill in the candy corn around it so you can't see the tp tube anymore--just be careful you don't have the candy corn laying on the candle when you start burning it.

 Simple and fun for the Halloween Season. 


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

. . . Cookie Time Tuesday-Reese's Pieces Cookies . . .

I find it odd that my husband and son don't like Peanut Butter because I think it's the best thing ever and mixed with Chocolate.....ahhh dreamy!  

When I ran across this recipe over at Baked Bree I knew it was a keeper and had to be tried for Cookie Time Tuesday.  These cookies have a nice crispness to them but still remain soft too.  I don't think you can go wrong with these.  I did find that it was best to use a cookie scoop to pack them tight versus just using a spoon.  The dough is a bit crumbly so it was necessary to "pack" it tight and I had to place some of the Reese's Pieces because they didn't want to stay in the dough.  Not a problem but it was something I wanted to tell you ahead of time.

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 Print Recipe HERE
You will need:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup room temperature butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups Reese’s Pieces
 Gather your ingredients
Cream the butter, PB and sugars together
Add egg and vanilla and mix well
Add dry ingredients and combine

 Add in the Reese's Pieces and combine well but don't over mix or the pieces will break up too much
Drop by spoonfuls onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet
Bake 9 to 12 minutes and move to a cooling rack

 Scrumptious!!

Don't you think Chocolate and PB should be part of the food pyramid?

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

. . . Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Linky Party . . .

I am in L♥VE with all the amazing Halloween Ideas floating around blogland!  I thought I'd have a Linky Party to showcase many of your brilliant ideas!









For this Linky Party:

**Please become a follower of Itsy Bitsy Paper's Blog

**Link ONLY Halloween Project Ideas

**Link back to Itsy Bitsy Paper in your post

**Feel free to leave a comment below as well

That is it....Let's Party!
Please spread the word about this fun party!
Sunday, September 25th through Saturday, October 16th

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Friday, September 23, 2011

. . . Fun Friday Finds-Halloween Wreathes . . .

I can't believe Halloween is practically knocking on our front door...so why not put up a cute Halloween Wreath?  I love some of these amazing wreath finds so I had to share today on Fun Friday Finds.

What are you decorating with?  I love anything unique and out of the ordinary like some of these below.

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• Curly Ribbon Wreath @ The Picky Apple
• Lots of Halloween Ribbons @ Tatertots and Jello
• Fluffy Wreath @ Real Dana

 • Lots of Snakes Wreath @ The McIllece Spot
• Creepy Spider Wreath @ Lizard and Ladybug
• Eyeball Wreath @ BHG
• Mask Wreath @ BHG

• Banner Wreath @ Tatertots and Jello
• Trick or Treat Wreath @ Every Creative Endeavor
• Lace Halloween Wreath @ The Thriftress
• Boo Wreath @ Etsy


I would love for you to leave a link to your great wreath or Halloween Decor!
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