The Best Things in Life are Handmade

Since I’m a crafter, I suppose I’m biased, but who doesn’t love getting a gift that your friend made for you?

It’s unique. It’s meaningful. It’s personal.

And who doesn’t love that feeling when you make a gift for your friend and they absolutely love it?

It’s warm, fuzzy, uplifting, just plain lovely.

There’s just something about making things with my own two hands that makes me giddy and proud, relaxed and peaceful. It pretty much is the best feeling in life. 🙂

So why not print out “handmade by…” tags so everyone can know the love you put into your projects? I’ve created 14 free, lovely tags that you can print out, cut out, sign, decorate, whatever! Download all of them here!

Font Friday(ish): Nelly May

Didn’t you just love Tuesday’s post? Lucie is an amazing chef-person, and an even better friend! Love ya, Luce! I wish I could tell you guys to go visit her blog, but alas, she has not. (I tried to get her to start one but to no avail…)

While on the topic of blogs, I’m going to switch some things up with mine. Due to the craziness of making fonts, only email subscribers will be able to download the monthly free fonts. March’s font is called Nelly May- a soft, casual font that can pretty much be used for anything. 🙂

I’m also throwing in a Welcome present when you subscribe! You’ll receive a free printable password organizer, available in Blue, Orange, Green, Pink, or Purple (without the watermark of course)!

Click here or on the sidebar to subscribe to the email newsletter and receive free fonts every month and a free password organizer printable in a color of your choice!

DIY: Valentine’s Candy Sugar Scrub +Free Printable!

Still stuck on what to get your friends for Valentine’s Day? No worries! This sweet sugar scrub is super easy to make, with ingredients you probably have on hand right now!

Materials:
-White Sugar
-Coconut Oil
-Pink “powdery” Candy (like Pixie Stix, Sweethearts, PEZ, etc.)
-Small, cute glass/plastic jars
-Ribbon or colored string
-Label

1. If it’s not already in powdery form, crush the candy until you have fine crumbs about the size of the sugar or smaller. I used a mortar and pestle lined with parchment paper to crush the candy. You could also use the back of a spoon or the end of a rolling-pin. *Note: I would recommend Pixie Stix if you have some because the citric acid has additional skin benefits. If you don’t have some, that’s okay, I used different candy*

2. Mix together two parts sugar, one part candy, and two parts coconut oil. You could definitely use olive oil or another oil like that, but because coconut oil is white, I opted for this. If you use coconut oil, you may have to melt the oil slightly to be able to mix everything well.

3. Clean the edge of the jar, adhere the label to the lid, and finish by tying a pretty ribbon and bow around the neck of the jar.

Your girlfriends will be sure to love this luxurious, festive gift! Best of all, I’ve created the labels for you! In this free printable, I’ve made two label designs, both in pink and purple; click on the picture to download the printable file!

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Font Friday: Classic Cursive

I recently learned how to create my own fonts, so I hope to release a new font at least one Friday a month.

This first one is Classic Cursive. Just like the title implies, this simple font will bring you back to your third-grade days of just learning cursive, before you had the chance to add your own flairs!

Fill out the form at the end of this post to receive my first free font, Classic Cursive!

If you have a Mac, all you need to do to install the font is open the .ttf file and click “Install Font” when Font Book opens. If you have a PC, open Fonts (Control Panel > Appearance & Personalization), select file menu, and click “Install New Font.”

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