Freebie Friday - Magazines!

I love getting magazines and/or catalogs in the mail.  A lot of people just toss them, labeling it as the dreaded junk mail.  But I love to look at them.  Even the catalogs.  It might seem silly, but I've learned a lot about different techniques and ideas from just browsing through catalogs.  You never know when inspiration will strike. 














Fill out the order form for Met Kids.  I haven't gotten this one before.  But it looks fun! And its free, so thats even better!

If you are reading this blog, then I'm nearly positive you love Martha Stewart.  And if you don't love her, I bet you still wouldn't mind getting her magazine for one year for free! Unlike the one above, you do have to take a short breakfast survey.  It took me less than 5 minutes.  I was enrolled in some reward point program (for answering the questions) but I don't plan on using that so I did nothing further besides hit delete. Here's the link I used.












I love spring and fall for many reasons.  Especially because of the nursery catalogs.  I get a lot from Spring Hill nursery.  I have bought quite a few plants from them (they have good specials) In addition to their main catalogs, they also do a ton of mailers.  I know this too would be junk mail to most, but the pictures they use are so beautiful I just know I will think of something awesome to make with them some day.  So down to the craft room upcycle shelf they go.  And in the mean time the kiddos make some pretty beautiful collages! :)
http://springhillnursery.com/catalog_request_qas.asp?splid=SPLID02

My nephew (and now my daughters - thanks to the new "girl" line) are getting really "in-to" legos.  I had no idea there was a magazine, but why not! It makes sense.  Because Lord help me, I can never think of anything to create when challenged.  And if I'm lucky enough to get an idea, I can never figure out which piece I am missing to complete my vision.  I had to fill out a form and then confirm from an email.  There are different age magazines, which I though was nice - hopefully the JR addition is filled with Duplo ideas!


I scrolled down until I saw the image above.  If you click the magazines tab it'll take you to the digital eddition that shows up on your computer using your flash player.  So I hope by doing it the other way it'll actually send one in the mail and not just enroll the kids in the club. (just click the picture for the link)

**Update** We are receiving the Lego Magazine in the mail! :)
I love free magazines, but I am willing to pay for a good mag I really like too.  If you are the same way, I urge you to check out http://www.valuemags.com/home/index.asp They have several different titles with reduced subscriptions.  If you click on their free tab, you will see a list of freebies.  In my searching for today's post I have come across links from them for free Disney Family Fun and Better Homes and Gardens.  They are since expired, but at least its nice to know they put popular ones on the free list also!

Free Friday - St Patrick's Day & Free CRAFT Samples!!!

Finally Found a Free Friday Craft Sample! You have to have facebook, (but who doesn't!) and like them, and then you get a free tape measure.  I easily lose these bad boys for some reason!
http://www.indochino.com/tapemeasure

I'm not Irish, so I sometimes forget about St. Patrick's Day.  And I've had a hard time coming up with crafts for the kids or myself that I enjoy for the holiday.  So, today, I'm going to try to change that!  Here is a cute website, with several St. Pat's crafts.  Some kid related, some not.  But all cute none the less.
My favorite (because bright colors are always fun) are these rainbow bean bags!

If you follow me on Pintrest, I also pinned this image this morning!

Before our house fire, I did monthly kid craft classes.  And for St. Patrick's Day we made this adorable "pot of gold".  I had stopped at the dollar store and picked up some butterscotch candies for the gold.  And just asked some new moms I knew for enough jars.  Otherwise it was super easy - I had 3 year olds doing it (with some help obviously)

Note on these: Glue dots did not work for us! We had to use the glue gun.  And the Curly Ribbon is a cute touch, but didn't seem to be "kid friendly" for the end project - they were very excited about it.  I would recommend simple fabric ribbon instead.  The online instructions if you need them are here: http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/pot_of_gold.shtml

The picture editing is not working for some reason...

I'm not a huge artist.  I am much more comfortable crafting things.  But I do like to play around with new things.  And this paper sample pack should be a lot of fun.  This was super easy! Fill in the bare bones basic info, click submit and with in 24 hours my request will be processed!  Sure beats the usual 4 - 6 weeks jazz!

http://fineartamerica.com/fineartprintondemandsamplekits.html

If you craft with your kids, you should be using glue dots.  They are simply freaking marvelous!! I don't use anything but if I can help it.  This request is a little different.  Send them a self addressed stamp envelope and the reason you are requesting the product and they'll send it off.  Really easy! And old fashion! :)

http://www.buygluedots.com/free_glue_dot_samples.html

Not sure about this one, but figured I'd let you be the judge.  The claim is 50 sheets of orgami paper.  But once I filled out the request, it said, you may be selected for a free sample.  So I don't know.  But still worth 5 seconds of my time I guess.  Good Luck!

http://www.everythinginpapercrafting.com/paper_promotion.html

Happy Freebie Friday!

Free Friday

I love winter.  I love snow.  I don't hate the cold.  I do hate the wind that makes you hurt.  But with the extremely mild winter we've had, I have spring fever in the worst way.  I'm ready to see my beautiful flowers and to put in another flower bed! So today I thought it'd be fun to show off my spring fever in some fun ways - free files!



This one is from  Creative Memories - oh how I love them! This download is about half way down - it's from my birthday! :) July 22, 2011.  There are also a BUNCH of other downloads on this site if you don't have spring fever.



These would make a great scrapbook page, bookmark, or easter card.  The file is a PSD file but even if you don't have photoshop, I think you'll still be able to use the file.  If not, I can always convert to an SVG or JPEG (probably) :)



So Stinkin' Cute! Thank you Crayola! There were some other fun free activities from them.  I liked the color, cut out and assemble your own flower.  Very cute as always!



How Simple!? put a full sheet of sticker in the printer, print and cut! yay! Home made spring/easter stickers!


Cutest Subway Art I've seen in a long time!

 Enjoy the files! Happy Think Spring Everyon

Free Friday Printables!

I'm attempting to figure out a layout schedule for the crafty blog (like Tutorial Tuesdays) and I'm thinking to make Friday's a little more awesome, I should have something free.  I love free so of course free stuff turns up other places on other days.  But today I was feeling a little inspirational.  Unfortunately we've had a busier-than-normal week here (those happen often) and being inspirational did not turn into being creative yet.  So I turned to other's creativity.  Here's what I found!



This is from the blog A Step in the Journey.  There are several printables there.  I thought this one would  be adorable in a kid's room or a play room.

I have been searching second hand stores tireslessy for some old books that I could use for craft projects.  Like I always say, the best idea are the most obvious! (and usually overlooked) So if you need some sheet music, or old book pages, why not just print them off yourself!?  There are more on this blog!

I think it'd also look great in a frame sitting on the book shelf!

This one is super cute also! I thought it would make a great scrapbook page title.  Or of course in a frame as a gift for dad's birthday or father's day.  (which will be here before we know it!) Get it here!

When I was a kid I LOVED to color these! They were so fun to do over and over and change the patterns or designs.  Now that I'm a mom, I will print off enough for one for each of us and then we all color it without looking at each other's.  When we are done, we compare each other's pictures.  Simple fun!  You can find TONS of other designs if you do a web search for something like "geometric coloring pages".  I found 15 of them at bhg.com  Love Better Homes & Gardens!!

It's nearly lunch time, so this post must come to an end as my mommy duties are calling! :) Enjoy these great fun printables and hopefully you dont waste an entire morning browsing all the great ones out there!

Free Samples, Rebates and Coupons - not craft related!

Happy Friday Saturday Morning! Oopsie! Life just gets so busy sometimes! 

Occasionally I like to do a post that is more life related than craft related.  Today is one of those days.  The post was supposed to be craft related but quickly morfed into something else.  I have a family on a tight budget. Every little bit helps.  To get by on the months when our budget is reduced even more (medical expenses, those life things, or hubs is laid off) I resort to free samples/products. Its two fold really. It saves money obviously (every little bit adds up) but also because I don't usually like to buy new products unless I know they are going to work better than the product I'm using.  Here's one everyone can use.  http://www.freesamplepurex.com/

More Free...Burger King is giving away Onion Rings today and tomorrow - feb. 4 and 5.  (at participating locations) Prepare for long lines, but they are good!

I just downloaded this today, so I'm not sure how it'll work, but you might want to give it a try... It's a coupon/online shopping toolbar.  Once you download the toolbar it takes you to a seemingly pretty cool website filled with free samples, free products and of course coupons. (ok - the toolbar for the coupons alone, is worth it in my opinion)

A new craft company, (but not yet launched I don't think) is sending out free ornaments and catalogs.  I know you can all think of something to do with the ornament. 

Here's a Pam Cooking Spray Rebate offer for $4.00.  I shop at Walmart, and I just bought the other day for $3.00 and change (I think) so that means, you'd actually make money with this one.  Remember, every little bit helps!

I love the magazine Parents.  Here are 7 free issues.  It says if you just had a baby.... but you do what you want with that!

Here's a cute for the husband Valentine printout.  It's technically free. ;)

I LOVE Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks! So this one made me very happy! Here's a free one for you!


Here is another rebate for Kid's N Pets.  I actually have used this for years.  Its great for accidents of many kids.  And obviously safe for the kids and the pets after the fact.  Give it a try for free - any size bottle, not just a sample!

Most of you are on facebook, and even if you aren't you may still be able to do this. Its nothing free for you, but it is free for someone in need if your participate.  You can donate a breakfast for free.  All you have to do is type in what you had for breakfast and Kelloggs takes care of the rest! Easy and a good thing to do!

One last note - I was in Rochester (Minnesota) earlier this week at Shopko North.  I picked up a pair of those techy gloves for 2.99 on clearance.  These are the gloves that you can wear and still operate your touch screens.  Very happy about this purchase! They had several colors left when I was there, so if you want a pair - don't wait!

On to the rest of my to-do list! Enjoy the sunshine!

Free SVGs - Yes please!

I use Sure Cuts A Lot and my cricut for so many things its not even funny.  I never pay for SVG files.  I suppose if there was one I wanted bad enough I would, but such a situation has never arose. With all the warm weather we've been having, I have been really anxious for spring. So today I thought was a good day for some fun spring/summer/I-just-like-them FREE SVGs!!

I love the flag. And pinwheels remind me of summers with my grandma. Here's an adorable one!


Flip flops are used to be a staple in my summer wardrobe.  And you see it carried over into many things these days. So this next file seems appropriate.


Next is a summer must. You'd be hard pressed to find another who loves smores more than me. This one is pretty cute!


If you were up to buying a file, this one is pretty cute and worth the price in my opinion.  (please do not attempt to render this file, pay the 4.50  and support her good work) I should also mention there were 696 hits on etsy when I searched "svg"


Lastly, I wanted the sun SVG I made using the Inkscape Tutorial I blogged about previously but it seems as though my blogger will not upload it as an svg file.  So while I investigate that a little further, enjoy these cute sunglasses which I think would look great in pink with some purple rhinestones for little miss! :)

Enjoy this summer svg sampler! Happy Crafting!

Valentine Free Fonts

Since I didn't add any free fonts to My Valentine Freebie List, I decided to make a list of my top 5 free Valentine Fonts.  They are all free to download, however, I think it should be said that some of them ask for a donation/fee for commercial use. So, download away friends - these are to great not to use right away!  


Download above font here



Look at ALL THOSE HEARTS! Download them here!


This one will be going on a scrapbook page soon! Get it!



Ignore the name, scroll toward the bottom of the page, and just click the image you see above.



No tidy way to show off this big font called Heartland. But it is pretty great! You can find it here.

Valentine (mostly free) Fun

Valentine's Day is not far off.  Pinterest is has been bombarded with pretty pictures and stuff. I don't know if love is in the air or not. Blogs everywhere are filled with lists of favorite Valentine froufrou.  If you really know me personally, then you know that I am a compulsive list maker.  So it would only be natural if I too made a list of valentine loves.

Some are quick.  Some are easy. Some are even free.  So here it is:

• A clifford valentine.  Print it out already colored or in black and white to color - these are pretty darn cute!
• A simple valentine word find print out
• Really sweet "rose" bouquet made with Hershey Kisses (It says "not edible" but I'm pretty sure I would!)
• What valentine list wouldn't be complete without a mailbox?

This one is pretty non-traditional, but I think it'd also be adorable in bright pink!

• A Crochet pattern for a heart.  The website also has several reader suggestions for how you could use the heart.  But I think it'd make a cute dishcloth!
• A free E Card for valentine's day! :) There is even one that say's "I freaking love you!" --I've actually said that before! :) You can email these or post them to facebook.  Which is great!

So there you are, my top 5 (Apparently that's all the longer my lists are these days...) favorite 2012 Valentine's Days Freebies! Enjoy, and happy pre valentine's day!