Thankful

Today is the last day of October. That means it is mere weeks until Thanksgiving which I happen to love as much as Christmas. Maybe more. It is the one time every year that my family has always made it a priority to see one another. We are spread out all over from Maine (where my uncle just purchased the Black Boar Inn-- check it out-- Fabulous and historical!) to North Carolina and all the way to me, here in good old Indiana). We have a lot of fun together, and the time we all have with one another gets less and less as we get older and more busy.

Anyway, I love Thanksgiving. And this year I feel I have to ton to be thankful for. Besides my beautiful babies (have you seen how cute they are?!?!) and sweet husband, Remmy & Co has kept me fairly busy and I have loved watching it grow steadily. That brings me to the freebie!!! As with Halloween, I went hunting for a free printable that would work in my small 4x6 frame with no luck. All the beautiful things out there are made for 8x10 or 5x7 so it was time to make my own! It is simple but has quatrefoil so what isn't to love??

Here is the link for you to download it. I hope your holidays are filled with love... and food, of course. 

Flags and Fall

I love October. SO much. The cooler air, the leaves, the fact that a hoodie can be totally appropriate attire and pumpkin everything. It also means the best time of year is right around the corner- Holidays! Anyway, I had a lovely friend ask me to make her a burlap yard flag that she had seen. I was happy to do it and when I posted a pic on my facebook page, Remmy & Co,  they were quite a hit! She loves monograms probably more than I do and has great taste! Her flag is super cute and I wanted one of my own. I am selfish like that when it comes to cute things.

I had been inspired this fall porch I pinned on Pinterest last year and an orange version of this yard flag would complete the look! 

I love her door so much. And I just want to sit on the rocking chair and enjoy what I imagine is a great view. My attempt at re-creating this included a monogram my mother in law bought me last Christmas. It took 10 months for me to put it to good use (what a shame!) but it worked perfectly!

Here is my yard flag as well-- you can get one custom made for you in the colors you like for only $20 at Remmy & Co! 

I love custom orders like this one---

Happy fall y'all! 

Craft Show Virgin

I am getting ready to do my first craft show with my friend, Megan. I have never stepped foot in a craft show and had never even googled one prior to a few days ago when she asked me to do it. I am SO excited about it! Of course, I went to pinterest (yes, I use it so much it makes every blog post. Deal with it) and was browsing pictures of booths and great advice on how-to. I think it is super hard to decide what to make/bring along. Knowing what the customer will like. Who the demographic is at each show. How many of each item to bring along... there is a lot of thought and prep that goes into this. I totally respect ladies that are craft show vets! I can't wait to join in on the fun!

Halloween Printable

I love using seasonal printables to decorate my mantle. They are cheap and adorable (so what isn't to love amiright?) and easy to find on good old pinterest. After taking down the decor from Cohen's Superhero Party, I wanted to get Halloween festive and fill up my now empty frames. I had pinned a few really cute printables (you can see my printable pinterest board here full of my favorite freebies), but most of them were optimized for an 8x10 size frame. I had only a 5x7 and 4x6 that needed something so I decide I would bust out my computer and my cricut and get to work! 

For the 5 by 7, I wanted a black pumpkin (that I will later switch out to be burlap for Thanksgiving) on orange paper. I cut the shape, matted it and stuck it in the frame to get this--- You can purchase this already framed with optional monogram from my facebook page Remmy & Co

Then I was left with the 4 by 6. I knew I wanted some kind of words but the frame was too small to accommodate busy subway art that I am normally drawn to. So, you'll never guess where I looked for a Halloween font--- pinterest--- shocked? I found this pin and came up with a printable I would like to share with you! To get the free download of the "Boo" printable just click here and download! 

I have a blank frame waiting for a print from the family photos we just had done recently and a couple of pictures I need to swap out for seasonally appropriate ones as well as a burlap banner that needs a little embellishing still. But, my fall mantle is coming together! Hope you love the printable as much as I do! 

Super(hero) Party

It amazes me how kids can become fixated on certain characters so easily. My oldest loves loves loves Princesses. Did I say loves... because I meant mildly (totally) obsessed. Last year, Cohen was a fan of Mickey and then he decided that he is half boy half hulk. I don't know what made him switch gears, but it meant I got to plan a super hero party so I was totally happy with it! Talk about an easy party to create. Primary colors and basic shapes all mixed and matched made for such a fun looking atmosphere! I started by browsing both Pinterest and Etsy for invitation ideas and eventually realized I would have to just attempt my own. It seemed like a city skyline was the way to go so I googled a picture and came up with my own version.

For the font, I went to my favorite font site (dafont.com) where I can always find a fabulous FREE font --- I love free---- and downloaded one called ba da boom. It was so comic-bookish! Next up, I wanted to find some thrifty ways to have a perfect day. Lots of parties on pinterest had city buildings made of boxes. I wanted to do a photo booth with big boxes made into buildings, but our weather didn't cooperate for that to happen out doors. I purchased tissue paper ($1.24 per pack at Target aka my favorite place on earth) and a large yellow poster board and got to work. I used these boxes as the center piece and as cupcake stands etc. 

Then my friend, Taylor, told me about a big project board she was using to create a skyline for her son's birthday. I loved that idea so much. So, I went to Michael's and picked up a blue project board for a whopping $3 and a 2 pieces of black poster board for about $1.70. Using more of the yellow poster board, I made windows and then put the finished product in our fireplace cutout to start decorating the mantle. I bought a primary color pennant banner (.97 at walmart --- which I avoid at all costs normally) and borrowed my brother in law's comic book art for the weekend. I also used my cricut to make basic framed art that went with the theme in frames I already had. It was super cheap and easy. I think it made for a great center piece in the living room. 

I decided to do bubbles as the party favors (another great dollar store find) and wanted to create a label for them. That printable is featured for free here. 

An idea I loved but didn't execute well was making the kids lightning bolt crayons to take with them. I failed to remember goody bags (so frustrating!) and had to send some home in ziplocs. Haha. I grabbed the molds a few months ago and used a bag of old crayons to melt them down. I printed out a printable sign that said "POW" and put it around an existing glass vase I had to display them. Again, super cheap and easy! 

For their activity, each child made a mask. It suited both genders and a variety of ages. We really had a fun time! Here are some more pics of the day. Thanks for reading along! 

Turning 3

Today was Cohen's superhero party and I believe it was a success. He was thrilled and had such a good day full of laughs and love. He is such a sweet boy. I wanted to share a printable I created with people that read my blog and are fans of my fb page Remmy & Co. I decided to make bubbles the party favor and needed them to go with my theme. So, I created a label that says "POP" (of course) and here was the result!

Click here for the printable. Thanks for checking it out. 

Birthdays Galore

I feel like I hardly have time to breathe from the time school starts until about January 1st with everything that occurs in those months. Emmy's birthday is at the end of August, Andy's is in September and then Cohen's birthday is the beginning of October. Basically it is one event after another to plan! I have to admit I do love it a little bit, but it does seem to keep me super busy (and my house messier than I would like). Right now, I am working on a super hero party for Cohen and with every project I finish, he gets more and more excited. There are so many great ideas on pinterest that I wanted to tackle!! Here is a pic of boxes I covered with tissue paper to make buildings. They will be the center piece on our table. I hope Co loves his party!