(BLOSSOMS FRAME + printable for Mother's Day}

Looking for a quick and easy Mother's Day gift?

Well, look no further...

I found this unfinished frame at Michael's for $1.00.

I spray painted it glossy black, hot glued a few simple rosette blossoms made from fabric scraps (see a great tutorial here) and some loose pearls, and inserted a quote that will have meaning to our mom.

One of her favorite songs is "I Often Go Walking," a song we often sang as children at church around Mother's Day. Annie used her mad skillz to turn the last line of the song into art, so I printed it out and framed it. I then used some fabric scraps to hang the frame from.

I think our mom is gonna love it!

(I told her not to read our blog this week, so shhhhh....)

--Tammy

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Here's the quote image if you'd like to print/use it for yourself:

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{the GRASS grows GREENER still}

Last week we got to share this tutorial and free printable with the lovely readers at Mine For The Making (thanks Kara!) and now we would like to share it with you!

This free printable was created for you using part of a song called

"Give, Said The Little Stream"

which we learned when we were children in our church Primary class.

It's a reminder to us all that no matter how small we may think we are as individuals, we can still make a big impact and have a positive influence on everything and everyone around us.

"I'm small, I know, but wherever I go... the grass grows greener still."

You may have learned it as the "fields grow greener" instead of grass, but this is how we learned it and how it will always be in our minds.

Here is how we decided to turn this fabulous quote into a piece of framed art!

You can print your quote as large or as small as you would like.

Ours is printed on a regular-sized piece of cardstock and will fit perfectly in this 11x14 frame with an 8x10 opening.

Now it's time to add the grass!

We used a strip of moss from a "moss roll" that we found at JoAnn's last year.

The moss is a pretty, green color and makes for great grass.  Any type of green moss you find will work perfectly.

Using your hot-glue gun, glue the moss to the bottom of the frame.

We removed the glass from the frame so the moss is hot-glued right onto the mat.

Be sure to use smaller pieces of moss to fill in any thin spots so the white doesn't show through too much.  We want a nice, thick strip of grass!

Now it's time to embellish!

We made some fabric rosettes out of color-coordinating fabric strips.

There are so many awesome fabric rosette tutorials on the web right now and they are super-simple to make!

Just glue on your added bits of cuteness and it's ready to hang!

A perfect spot of SPRING to be admired all year long.

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We made this version in pink, aqua, greens and purple:

As well as this version in yellow, blue, greens and orange:

If you want to print your quote the same size as ours, here's a few tips on how to get it centered and printed from your Paint program:

First, right-click on the quote image above that you want and save it to your desktop.

Then, right-click on your saved image and open it in the Paint program.

Next, you will need to setup the page so it prints just right.

Go up to the top and select FILE, then down to Page Setup and you will see this screen:

Change the Orientation to Portrait.

Remove any check-marks in the Centering section.

Change the margins to show

Left: 1  Right: 1

Top: 0.5  Bottom 0.5

Then change the Scaling to Fit To: 1 by 1 page

The gray box on the left will show you how your image will print.

This way, you will have enough space around the quote to place it directly behind the picture frame mat and have enough open space at the bottom to add the grass and embellishments.

Then hit OK to save the changes and print it out!

We hope you enjoy this free printable and have a great time making your own!

-Annie + Tammy

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{SPRING FLING - Feature}

Today, we have the honor of being a guest host at
Mine For The Making!

A big thank you to Kara for allowing us to play at her "house" today!  :)

Here's a sneaky-peeky of what we made:

Oooh, exciting!

Click HERE to find the full tutorial and to get the free printable.

-Enjoy

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{St. Patrick's Day Printable}

Tomorrow is March!  Can you believe it?

That means

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

is heading our way.

Break out the green and get your jig on!

Here's a free printable you can use for any ideas you can think of:

cards, tags, printed/framed, class treat bags, etc.

(for your own personal use, of course)

Small:

Medium:

Large:

Enjoy!

-Annie

(p.s. We've got a crafty giveaway planned for tomorrow...stay tuned!)

*Please click HERE to see the lovely linky parties we participate in!*

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{Love You FOREVER - Printable Art}

I'm sure everyone knows where I got the idea for this printable....

Love You Forever has been one of my favorite books since I was little.

Who can read it without tearing up?  I can't!

So sweet.

I decided to make a VALENTINE version to hang on the wall.

(please feel free to print and use this Valentine for your own personal use)

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Click on the image above and save it to your desktop.

Open it in Paint (or any other editing program) and adjust the printing page setup so it is centered.

Enjoy!

-Annie

*Please click HERE to see the awesome Linky parties we participate in!*

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{Retro Valentine Printable}

Let us take you back for a minute....

..... all the way back to 1992.....

Does this song bring up any memories for anyone else?

 "I Love You Period" by Dan Baird.

I love you period

Do you love me question mark

Please please exclamation point

I wanna hold you in parenthesis

Eh?  Eh?  It sounds vaguely familiar, yes?

This should help:

Ha!  Awesome, right?

Since this song gets stuck in my head all the time, I thought I'd make a Valentine printable for you to give to your special Valentine love.

Then it can be stuck in your head as well.

You're welcome.

:)

-Annie

(please feel free to print the "I Love You Period" Valentine for your own personal use)

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{GIVEAWAY + VALENTINE PRINTABLE}

That's right! 

Peppermint Plum is pleased to announce our first giveaway!

To thank all of our lovely followers for your support, we are giving away 2 stacks of these red plastic envelopes to 2 different followers!

Each stack contains 30 red plastic envelopes. 

The envelopes are 5.5 inches square and are seriously awesome.

They are perfect for handing out school class Valentine's!

Or, save them for next Christmas.
Or, do whatever you want with them!  We don't care, as long as you show them a little love.

Also, by request from Tammy's son, a not-so-girly Valentine printable.

Personally, I would choose these as well. 

:)

If you, too, are looking for a Valentine for for boys that is not overly fluffy and frilly, here you go:

Awww yeah! 

Please feel free to save and print this monster of a Valentine for your own personal use.

The simple steps to entering our giveaway:

1.  Be a FOLLOWER of Peppermint Plum

then

2. Leave a COMMENT letting us know that you would like to win.

That's it!

Of course, if you would like extra entries into the giveaway, you can like Peppermint Plum on Facebook, mention the giveaway on your own Facebook page and/or on your own blog.

(because spreading the word is super-good-fun!)

Just leave a separate entry for each one letting us know.

That's 4 ways to win, folks!

Also, please be sure to leave a way for us to contact you if you are a lucky winner!

We will choose 2 random winners on Friday morning, so you have until Thursday night to enter.

GOOD LUCK!

-Annie

*giveaway is now closed. Thanks for playing!*

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{Printable Valentine Art + Anything "LOVE" Toppers}

This dashing young man wants to be your Valentine!

And guess what.... he's free!

I have a huge selection of vintage photographs and this one has always been a favorite of mine.

I enhanced him a bit, turned him a pinkish, sepia-toned color and added the word LOVE.  That's what he's bringing to you in his tiny mailbag, by the way.

I took this image (above) and printed it on white cardstock and stuck it in an 8x10 frame. 

Instant Valentine art!

You can do the same.

Save the image to your computer and make anything you want:  frame it, make it into mini-Valentine cards or tags, etc.

While you are copying and printing, add these to your queue as well:

Anything "LOVE" Toppers! 

Anything (not just cupcakes) can be topped with a sweet, little Valentine LOVE. 

We, at Peppermint Plum, are trying to get our households to eat healthier this year.  If you are as well, then these are perfect.

There's no rule that says Valentine's Day has to be all about sugar... although it is much more delicious that way.  But, so much sugar, so soon after the Christmas holidays just isn't necessary.

You can let your family and friends know how much they are loved in lots of little ways.  Make these Anything "LOVE" Toppers and poke away!

Here is the single image, to be saved, sized and printed as you wish:

This page of 12 images is also ready to be saved, printed, cut out, glued then poked:

In case you missed those instructions:

ENJOY!

-Annie

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{Printable Valentine Tags}

I found a scan of a vintage fabric or ribbon label and I thought if I doctored it up a bit it would make a perfect Valentine treat tag!  I removed the portrait from the middle and tinted the whole thing red.

It now reads "Happy Valentine's Day!" in the center.  I chose that direct, simple sentiment so that these tags can be used for boys or girls.

No more wondering if you accidentally gave the boy you like (or don't like) the one card in the stack that says "I Love You" or "Kiss Me" or "I choo-choo-choose you!"

A simple "Happy Valentine's Day!" works for everyone.

These tags can be printed any size you like.  I printed mine so they would fit perfectly on top of a conversation heart box (which I found in a 4-pack at the Dollar Tree... go stock up!)

They can also be stapled or tied to a glassine envelope (or a homemade version made with parchment paper).  I love candies in glassine bags... you can see the candy right inside!  So cute.

Here is the single-tag image that you can save to your computer and print/copy in any size you wish:

The following page has 6 tags, all ready to go.  You'll probably want to save this image to your computer and open it in the Paint program.  When adjusting the page set-up, choose no margin or a small margin around all sides, and fit it to the page.

If you use these tags for your Valentine projects, let us know! 

We'd love to see pictures of how your Valentine's turn out!

Enjoy!

-Annie

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