the weekly creative #30

Welcome to week #30 of The Weekly Creative!
This is the 30th week of The Weekly Creative!! Thank you to all who stop by to participate. Your projects and recipes are always a source of inspiration for me (and others who stop by).
I hope your weekend was filled with fun, family and food like mine was. This weekend, my mom and brother were in town from Washington State. It's been nice to be able to spend a few days with them (considering the next time I'll see my mom is in October...). My brother will be moving to Bethesda in June so he'll be a short car ride away! We have a visit from my dad to look forward to in a few weeks so I'm a happy girl right now :)
Now...onto this week's party.
Here's how The Weekly Creative link party works:
#1 Each week I will be featuring the most viewed link, my favorite diy/craft/home project & my favorite recipe. I'm sticking with 3 features but I have divided them into categories now.
#2 Each month, I will be featuring one project on my sidebar - the project that gets the most views during all of the link parties during that month. It will have a picture of the project with a direct link to the post on your blog. This will hopefully direct more traffic to YOU! 
#3 All features will get promoted on my Facebook page and pinned to Pinterest. I have created a board specifically for features - feel free to follow along. 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Here are the features from last week:
MOST VEIWED:

never fail chocolate cake by silver boxes
MY FAVORITE DIY/HOME PROJECT & RECIPE:

summertime jump rope wreath by sowdering about 

&

carrot vanilla bean cheesecake by give peas a chance

If you were featured, don't forget to grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button." Thanks for stopping by to link up!

happy 30th!

Saturday was my husbands 30th birthday! What do you get for the man of your dreams for his 30th birthday??? Well... a collection of his favorite things, of course.

1] a $30 gift card to Jimmy John's

2] a handle of his favorite whisky

3] 30 tootsie pops (since he loves candy)

Paired with some cutesy, homemade tags this gift was a success. I don't know, I don't think 30 really sucks - I think it'll be the best year yet :)

What cute birthday gift ideas have you seen lately?

[p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs]

guest post: printable seed packets

Why hello!! My name is Dawnelle and Shannon and I have decided to switch blogs for the day so we can meet some new friends! I hope you don't mind... Before we get started let me introduce myself a little. I am considered many things, mother and wife at the top of the list. It wouldn't be a good introduction though if I left out lover of sharpies, chief executive nose wiper, avid obsessor of texture and fabric, head laundress, or bohemian lover and interior designer. I write over on Just Dawnelle about my sweet family... what I think, feel, love, believe, and do to get myself through this adventurous thing called life!

I'm super honored to be here with you today sharing a little spring project with you! Shannon is marvelous isn't she? So are you ready for a little project that could be perfect as a hostess gift, teacher gift, or special little treat for a good friend? Let's do this!


The time is coming, spring is coming... which means the time is coming to plant! Oh I can't wait for all things green and fresh... flowers... herbs... fresh vegetables and fruit... I'm DYING for something green! Plus don't you think there is something magical and creative in growing something?

So, in honor of that wonderful time of year I put together this little herb garden kit, complete with a free printable for the labels, for a few friends of mine. It has all the seeds in one place to plant a fabulous, delicious, aromatic herb garden! Throw in an adorable pair of gardening gloves, maybe an apron or pair of rain boots and you have yourself the perfect little spring gift!

SUPPLIES

 Paper cutter (or scissors)

Glue Stick

Stapler

Seed packets

Small flat pack glassine bags (3-1/4" x 4-5/8")--You could totally use brown kraft paper or cello if you wanted to! (My bags came from here)

Labels

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Begin by printing the labels here and cutting them out. Each label has the name of the herb and a small description on the front and the growing and harvesting instructions on the bag. The printable includes labels for sweet basil, cilantro, oregano, parsley, rosemary, and thyme.

Take each label and fold them in half so the title is on one side and the instructions on the other.

Time to fill the bags! Pour a few seeds into each glassine bag. Be sure to keep your seeds labeled so you don't get things mixed up. Once they're in the bags it is pretty easy to get them mixed up.

Fold over the top of each bag twice (so you don't have any magical escaping seeds) and staple to keep it closed.

Add a little glue to the folded label and attach it to the bag! You can always staple the label as well if you would like. I didn't want to see the staples though so I chose glue.

Ta-da! Tiny little packages of seeds. Tie them all together with some trendy baker's twine, stripes of fabric, or a great piece of trim and there you have it!! An adorable little packet of seeds perfect for a small little container herb garden! What do you think?

Download the printable labels HERE.

Well what did you think? Isn't is so super fun and easy?? Be sure to head over to Just Dawnelle and check out some other fun projects here and stick around... let's be friends shall we?

the weekly creative #29

Welcome to week #29 of The Weekly Creative!
So sorry the party is up late! We had a busy weekend celebrating Adam's birthday on Saturday. Today we spent the day with my sister-in-law, brother-in-law, niece & nephew. It was a beautiful day to do absolutely nothing :) I can't wait to see what projects you have up your sleeves... I'm slowly getting back into a crafty mode after being in a slump for a few weeks.
Now...onto this week's party.
Here's how The Weekly Creative link party works:
#1 Each week I will be featuring the most viewed link, my favorite diy/craft/home project & my favorite recipe. I'm sticking with 3 features but I have divided them into categories now.
#2 Each month, I will be featuring one project on my sidebar - the project that gets the most views during all of the link parties during that month. It will have a picture of the project with a direct link to the post on your blog. This will hopefully direct more traffic to YOU! 
#3 All features will get promoted on my Facebook page and pinned to Pinterest. I have created a board specifically for features - feel free to follow along. 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Here are the features from last week:
MOST VIEWED:

leggings bombardement by sewing like mad

MY FAVORITE DIY/HOME PROJECT & RECIPE:

hooded toddler vest by once upon a sewing machine & spinach artichoke dip by watch out martha

If you were featured, don't forget to grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button." Thanks for stopping by to link up!

the weekly creative #28

Welcome to week #28 of The Weekly Creative!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We had beautiful weather here :) I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone has to share this week...
Here's how The Weekly Creative link party works:
#1 Each week I will be featuring the most viewed link, my favorite diy/craft/home project & my favorite recipe. I'm sticking with 3 features but I have divided them into categories now.
#2 Each month, I will be featuring one project on my sidebar - the project that gets the most views during all of the link parties during that month. It will have a picture of the project with a direct link to the post on your blog. This will hopefully direct more traffic to YOU! 
#3 All features will get promoted on my Facebook page and pinned to Pinterest. I have created a board specifically for features - feel free to follow along. 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Here are the features from last week:
MOST VIEWED:

diy spring wreath tutorial by ashleys dandelion wishes

MY FAVORITE DIY/HOME PROJECT & RECIPE:

conductor hat by once upon a sewing machine & cheese melts by alderberry hill

If you were featured, don't forget to grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button." Thanks for stopping by to link up!