Free Spring Decor Printables

I have been up to it again! I designed some 8x10 seasonal printables for above my cabinet and I wanted to share.

Blah, blah, blah. Here is printable #1.

Blah, blah, blah. #2.

Blah, blah, blah. #3

I am a woman of many words. Oh, here is one. Enjoy! :P

A5 Planner Budget Printables

Today I am sharing my budget printables with you all. Yeah! These are the same printables that I use in my A5 Carpe Diem Planner by Simple Stories. They are super straight to the point and get the job done. And they're cute. ;)

It works best to cut your sheet in half before printing with the exception of the Annual Bill Schedule. Print that one on a full sheet landscape mode. Then trim down to size.

Annual Bill Schedule

Monthly Bill Schedule

Checkbook Register

If you would like tot see how I use these printables and have them setup in my planner check out my video on YouTube!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

XOXO, 

Jaime

My Cleaning Schedule & Free Printables!

Who doesn't love free planner printables? I certainly do! I thought I would share my planner inserts with all of you to enable you to get yourself organized and ready to roll for the upcoming year.

I'll start with my Weekly Routine Checklist. It's simple and pretty straight to the point.

Next up is my Zone Cleaning Checklist. Also very simple. Print off as many as needed for your required number of zones. 

Printing works best if you cut your page to A5 size  (half page) before printing.

If you would like to see how I use my printable planner inserts you can watch here:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

DIY Recipe Binder | Recipe Organization | Free Printables

Today is the day I share my Recipe Binder with you! I tried to keep it as simple as possible in order for it to be easily replicated and maintained.  The notes pages, recipe pages, contents pages, and menu pages are to be printed on 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" paper (half of a sheet). The Grocery List page prints on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.

If you would like to see how I use these pages watch the video!

Menu

Grocery List 

Contents

Notes 

Recipe 

In the video I misspoke and stated I used one package of Target Dollar Spot File folders for the page divider inserts as well as the cover. I actually used 4! I'm sorry if I confused you!

XOXO, 

Jaime

Grocery List Fun

Hi!

Today I am sharing my printable grocery shopping list. It makes shopping a breeze. It is organized by section and has check boxes to mark off as you add items to your cart.

Click here to download the free printable.  I hope it helps to make your meal planning a little more efficient, and dare I say enjoyable?!?

Until next time,
Xoxo ~Jaime

Slack No More! A Jewelry Display Tutorial

So here's the thing.  I have been slacking for a very long time with BoB.  I have been working on projects, just not blogging them. Sorry! There. I said it. Now lets move on to the fun stuff. :)

Here is a little something I worked on way back in February:

It all started when I reorganized my closet back in January.  It seems as though January is the month that I get bitten by the organization bug.  I don't know what it is, but it feels so good to purge and organize.  I don't have any before pics but here is a little peek into my closet.

Do you see that empty space on the wall on the bottom right hand side? Total waste of space! That my friends is what got my wheels turning.  I decided to DIY a jewelry display.  Here is what I gathered from around the BoB homefront: 

1. A picture frame with the glass removed
2. 1/4" piece of plywood cut to the same size as the frame's glass (masonite might work too)
3. Paint brush
4. Paint ( I mixed up a bunch of craft paint till I got a color I liked)
5. Tiny cup hooks
6. Ruler for marking cup hook placement

I started with a Pottery Barn frame that I scored at a garage sale last season. I traced the glass from the frame onto the plywood and had my handy dandy Hubster cut it out. Seriously, none of my projects would get done without that guy!

Next up? Paint! I didn't sand or prime and I love the way it turned out!

As you can see from the pic, I used a quilting ruler to mark my cup hook holes.  Once my holes were marked, I tapped in brad nails to start the holes.  Those little buggers can be a little hard on the fingers if you skip this step especially if you're doing a lot. Remove the nails and screw in the cup hooks.  My cup hooks poked through the back of the plywood a tiny bit, but I didn't worry about that too much because the cardboard on the back of the frame would cover them. Insert your work into the frame and you should have your very own version of this:

For ease of hanging I traced the frame onto a piece of craft paper and marked where the "hangers" were.  

I hung the paper on the wall with a little more tape, making sure it was level, and pounded the nails right through the paper.  

I pulled the paper down and hung my new display/storage. Here's the before and after:

Simple, right? Is there anything you have been dying to organize?

Get out, you Boob...light that is!

A couple of weeks ago my mom flew in from New York for a short visit. I don't get to see her much so I was super duper excited. We always work on a craft/home decor project or two while we are together. This go-round we whipped her up 3 roman shades. I didn't get pics but they turned out gorgeous. I am thinking of whipping up a shade for my patio doors though. Maybe I will even do a tutorial. Who knows?

Anyway, while she was here we stopped into the local habitat for Humanity store and found this monstrosity for $5! Thanks, Mom!

Can you believe that we agreed that we should buy this thing? The finish was ugly and it was rusty on the bottom. Those shades! Ugghh! Her bones were good though. She just needed a little love. So I nicknamed her Chandy. Chandy was going to replace this thing...Boob light alert!

To prep my new {to me} fixture I gave her a good bath with some soap water. Dried her off with a microfiber cloth, and dismantled her. I stuck cotton balls in the sockets and wrapped the cords in duck tape to keep these areas protected. Why duct tape? I couldn't find my painters tape that I had already gotten out and hid from myself in plain sight. Kind of like when you are looking for your glasses and they are on you face...Yeah, I did that. 

To paint her I laced her on an old bent closet rod and threaded that through a ladder. And here she is in all her oil rubbed bronze gloriousness!

Once the hubster hung her I touched up any little nicks that occurred with some paint that I sprayed into the top of an old food container. I used a q-tip to apply. I love the way she turned out!

See the shutter to the left of the door? One of my besties found that at a thrift store for $2 and it made her think of me. Gotta love friends!

Has a friend ever surprised you with an unconventional gift that you are madly in love with?

XOXO ~Jaime