Hello lovelies!  I am proud to say that today's post was dreamed up by my sweet 11 year old daughter, Miss K.  The other day I walked into my kitchen to discover that she'd brilliantly repurposed an old Chimes candy tin as a magnetic pencil holder on our fridge!  I definitely had one of those, "why didn't I think of that" moments and asked her if I could share her smarty-pants idea with you all here today.  This project is so ridiculously simple it literally takes seconds to do.  Here are the easy directions:

Collect up your supplies:You will need:

• Small tins (tea tins, mint tins, and candy tins are perfect).  Tins that open at the top will be best for pencils, while tins with lids will work well for small doodads such as sewing pins).
• Super strong magnets (we had ours laying around - but they originally came from Michael's craft store).  You can probably find similar magnets at hardware and office supply stores.

How to:

• Place a minimum of two super strong magnets on your fridge or any metal surface you would like to use.  A metal knife rack (for instance) can be used in your craft room to hold scissors, and tins filled with pins + notions.
• Take your tin of choice and attach it to the magnets.  No gluing needed.  The magnet with hold it in place for as long as you'd like.
• That's it!  Fill with pencils, or whatever odds and ends you'd like and enjoy!

I also put together these cute little Bird Brain Shopping Lists + Notes Lists for you to download and print.  Along with the designed lists there is also one (text-free) list per page (perfect for use as a bookmark, or whatever else you can dream up).  Simply print your file onto standard paper or card stock, cut out and enjoy!

• Download Bird Brain Shopping Lists (prints 4 lists per page)
• Download Bird Brain Notes Lists (prints 4 per page)

 Enjoy!  xo Ez + Miss K

Hello there everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you all a new download that I made for Free Printable Party Bunting + Cupcake Toppers.  Of course I was mostly inspired by the upcoming 4th of July holiday here in the US, but these would work great for a nautical themed party, a child's room decor, and more.  The sky's the limit, so play around with it and have fun.

Supplies Needed:

• Card stock
• Color Printer
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Twine (for bunting)
• Beads (optional - for bunting)
• Toothpicks (for cupcake toppers)

Simple directions are included on the PDF.

SOME OTHER USES:

Decor for my daughter's bedroom:

When my daughter saw me putting together my first sample bunting she immediately wanted to know if she could make one to hang in her room.  So yesterday afternoon we created one to hang above her bed.  For an extra special touch we threaded gold beads as spacers between the flags.  The entire project only took about 30 minutes and the finished results are so nice.  I have one very happy 11 year old.

As a Simple Invitation / Card:For an easy little invitation I just snipped the cupcake flags in half and glued them to a piece of colored card stock.  I made this one really quickly as an example to share with you, but I'm sure with some more time and thought that the results you could come up with would be truly fabulous.

Also, I didn't get a chance to photograph it, but another sweet idea would be to use the smaller flags to make a mini party bunting.  This you could use with traditional decorating methods, or perhaps you could drape it on a wedding cake for an unexpected and affordable touch, or use in place of ribbon on your next gift package.  I'm sure you can come up with even more clever ideas and I'd love to hear what you make with your free printable.  Enjoy!  xo Ez

In case you missed it up above...here is your free download:

• Printable Party Bunting + Cupcake Toppers (includes 5 large bunting flags + 10 small cupcake flags - print as many pages as you'd like)

Guidelines for Use: For non-commercial use only.  If you'd like to share this printable on your blog (hurray) please link to this post directly and do not host the actual file(s) on your site.  Thanks for sharing!