Free printable sewing cards for kids: Save them for a snowy day

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

If you’re in our neck of the woods, you are looking for lots of indoor activities to keep the kids occupied. While we recently rounded up 12 snow day activities for kids, here’s one more: Printable sewing cards for kids. And these are more than...

Easy, last-minute Golden Globes party ideas. It’s not too late!

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas

I’ve been so busy getting my kids back into the school routine that I’d totally forgotten I need some Golden Globes party ideas! Like the whole world, I’m really excited to watch Amy and Tina. And I’m determined that it’s really not too...

The ultimate collection of 15 of the most lovely, printable 2014 calendars. Some of them free.

by Kate Etue | DIY

Tracking down the best printable 2014 calendars online for you was so much fun this year. Because right up there with the fall tradition of splurging on school supplies, picking out a new calendar has always been one of my favorite shopping moments of the year. The...

13 stunning New Year’s party printables and DIY ideas

by Kate Etue | DIY

We have been seeing so many cool New Year’s party printables and DIY ideas around the web, that we have carefully culled it down to 13 of our very favorites to spare you the challenging Pinterest search with promising how-to photos that  lead to dead ends or...

Last minute gift ideas: Lots of ideas when you have little or no time to spare

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

Last minute gift ideas are always the toughest. You have all these last minute people you forgot about (with no offense to them–we get busy!) and suddenly you’re stuck with whatever you can find in the drugstore aisles. Fortunately the drugstore chains...

The cutest printable photo props to put the Merry in your Christmas

by Christina Refford | DIY

We love how grownups and kids alike will totally let their silly side show when you leave out some easy-to-DIY printable photo props. We’ve seen this trend at many birthday parties and even outlined how to make your own photo booth for your next shindig. And now...

Wrap it up with the coolest free printable gift tags and gift wrap

by Christina Refford | DIY

Running low on gift tags and holiday wrapping paper right when you really need them? Want to avoid a shopping center parking lot at all costs this close to Christmas? Yeah, us too. No worries:  Download some of these gorgeous printable gift tags or holiday gift wrap...

Printable Nutcracker paper dolls bring the magic to a coffee table near you.

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

Forget overpriced seating and an emergency potty break right before the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy. Thanks to these gorgeous printable Nutcracker paper dolls from CMP favorite Sarah Jane, now you can enjoy the magic of one of our favorite holiday traditions any...

How to make Game of Thrones snowflakes. Because winter is coming.

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

We do not snow? Think again. Those Star Wars snowflakes from last year were out of this world, but now that we’ve discovered Game of Thrones snowflakes., we realize that we knew nothing, Jon Snow. Thanks to these free patterns, anyone can create beautiful...

A DIY Christmas tree dollhouse, also known as “how to put those Amazon boxes to good use”

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

If your house is anything like mine, you’ve got two energetic kids trapped inside by nasty weather and a huge stack of shipping boxes waiting for the recycling truck. Put them all to good use with this DIY project that creates an adorable Christmas tree...