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Smiling’s My Favorite // Elf Quote

December 23, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Do you guys watch Elf? It’s literally one of our favorites and we watch it all year whether it’s Christmas or not. Will Farrell plays Buddy the Elf, a human who thinks he’s an elf. It’s charming, wickedly funny, and sentimental all at the same time. Buddy is just so naive and sincere. It makes everything he…

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Printables // 12 Gift Tags for Christmas

December 18, 2014 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

I love a good gift tag. We often make our own, whether painting or rubber stamping, but for last minute gift wrapping, printables are perfect. Especially free ones! Here are twelve of my favorites. 1. Patterned gift tags by Ambrosia Girl 2. Peace, Love & Reindeer gift tags by Eat Drink Chic 3. Hand lettered…

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Printable Tree Wrap and Braided Rope

November 24, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 10 Comments

Today I am sharing my first ever wrapping paper printable! Plus a really easy way to make braided rope from yarn. It literally takes a minute and is kind of magical. Download Christmas wrap here: You can print this wrap in two sizes: Christmas Tree Wrap 8.5 x 14 (legal sized paper, or just regular…

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Name Stamps for Card Making + Free Printables

September 29, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

We’ve had these name stamps for years. I make my kids new ones all the time. It never occurred to me to share this source until we made a stamp for my daughter’s friend for her birthday and the mom flipped over it!! We included a stack of notecards, too. It really was the cutest…

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Mother’s Day Card {printable}

May 1, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Mother’s Day is almost here! I made this card for my mom (who is the epitome of WOW) and I wanted to share it with you. Just download and print on card stock, then trim. Or print on regular paper and glue to cardstock. Fits a 5 x 7 envelope. You could also give this card…

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Printable Valentine Coloring Pages

February 3, 2014 by Barbara Rucci Leave a Comment

Hello! I have been busy cutting and sewing quilts lately so I have been away from my desk. It’s been a while since I posted anything. But hopefully you’ve been busy, too…creating and making amazing things. Today I am sharing these Valentine’s printables I made for you. If you are in the mood to make something…

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A Love Quote

January 14, 2014 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

I found this quote on Pinterest. Like many images on Pinterest, the source never led me to the original. I really wanted to print it out, so I made my own version. And I made this printable so you can print it out, too! (It’s a small square so what I did was cut it out…

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Painted Teacher Gift Tags

December 2, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

Today I will be sharing these DIY gift tags. You can download and print them onto watercolor paper and let the kids create their own little works of art. Fill in the backs with magnificent words of love and praise, and you have yourself a keepsake to give to your child’s teacher that will warm their…

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Art Class Poster

June 20, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 36 Comments

My post on the importance of art programs in school struck a chord with many of you, especially my readers who teach art. Today I am announcing that my poster is finally for sale! This version is new (and improved) with just a few small changes. Click below to buy the poster in three different…

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Teacher Gift Tags No. 2

June 10, 2013 by Barbara Rucci 6 Comments

Free printable gift tags for teacher

Here in Connecticut, we still have two weeks left of school. I am actually happy about this since it has given me more time get my teacher gifts together. I love giving gifts, but it’s hard sometimes with the 800 things that happen in June. Birthdays, Father’s day, end-of-school stuff. End-of-school stuff actually equals about…

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