My Five Favorite Pins This Week: Memorial Day Edition

It's that time again!  Here are my five favorite Pinterest pins this week (wondering what Pinterest is? Find out here!) and with Memorial Day right around the corner, I hope these picks inspire your holiday weekend entertaining.

#1: You'll probably be busting out the barbecue, so why not try a new twist on an old favorite with one-bite burgers? {Pin via Jamee via Katie Morris from Simple Creative Insanity}

#2: While we're talking hamburgers, bake up the cookie version - they're sure to steal the show! {My pin from Come Together Kids}

#3:  Print your own barbecue signs and you'll be able to use them all summer long. {My pin from Hostess With the Mostess}

#4:  You'll have no problem keeping the kids entertained with a DIY outdoor bowling alley....  {Pin via Sasha Wayas via Pixel Musings from Parents}

#5:  And the adults happy with Strawberry Peach Sangria!{Pin via Nanda Gatley via Sara Manoli from Making Macy}

So there you have my Five Favorite Pins for Memorial Day this week.  If you'd like to check out my boards on Pinterest, you can find them HERE.  If you're already on Pinterest, I'd love to follow you so post a comment here with a link to your boards so I can check them out.  And if you're not already a member and need an invite, post your e-mail address and I'll send you one.

Happy Pinning!

Holiday Freebie Festival, Day 8! {FREEBIES}

It's Day 8 of our HOLIDAY FREEBIE FESTIVAL link up and today's pick from One Charming Party is so darling, I could just die. See for yourself:

With their printable North Pole signs, you can give any old cupcake a holiday spin.  I told you - darling!

Download the signs and get the recipe for this Candy Cane Cocoa to go along with your cupcakes at One Charming Party.

 If you have a free holiday printable you'd like to share, enter it into the link up below!

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PROJECT SECRET SANTA: Three Little Fairies Cookie Swap Printables {FREEBIE}

 
To kick off PROJECT SECRET SANTA, we've got our first set of free party printables from Rebeca from Three Little Fairies.

Rebeca is a military wife who's no stranger to giving back - $1 from every purchase made from her store goes to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency - and her designs are darling. She's got a super sweet gingham Thanksgiving printable package for just $7 that includes this mini bunting:

Love it!

For PROJECT SECRET SANTA, Rebeca created an adorable set for a Cookie Swap, featuring these adorable invitations:
PROJECT SECRET SANTA: Cookie Swap Invitation from Three Little Fairies

Coordinating recipe cards:
PROJECT SECRET SANTA: Cookie Swap Recipe Cards from Three Little Fairies

And this great sheet of designs that can be used as tags, labels, etc.
PROJECT SECRET SANTA: Cookie Swap Tags from Three Little Fairies

You can customize these yourself or if you'd like, Rebeca will do it for you for $5 - just check out here.  And be sure to like Three Little Fairies on Facebook and check out Rebeca's blog while you're at it so you'll get all of the latest news and freebies from Three Little Fairies. 

If you download the PROJECT SECRET SANTA Cookie Exchange Printables for any reason other than to throw a Secret Santa party, please buy at least one toy from Jack's Toy Drive Amazon Wish List.  Prices start at $2 so it's still bargain!

To read more about PROJECT SECRET SANTA and how it works, click HERE.

Images: Three Little Fairies

Go Green This Holiday Season {GIVEAWAY}

I first worked with Katie from Green Apple Paperie a few years ago when she designed the sweet invitation for my baby shower. 

She also created the coordinating bookplates that were sent out with the invitations along with this poem:

A card is read and packed away
But a book will be looked at every day

So go to the shelves to take a look

And choose your favorite children's book

Sign the label with a message so true

And whenever the twins read it, they'll think of you!

Now I every time we read one of the books we got as gifts, I smile because when we open them, we see this label with messages from our friends and family.

Such great keepsakes!

Since then, Katie has expanded Green Apple Paperie to include fantastic party printables.  She works with each customer to customize the design, colors and text so each piece is unique and exactly what they want, and I can tell you from firsthand experience how great she is to collaborate with!  And the results speak for themselves.  I love this Monster Party:

The Red Wagon set is adorable!

And don't even get me started on the cuteness of the Princess Collection.

But Katie has totally outdone herself with her Rustic Christmas Printables.  Just take a look at this fabulosity!

Does it get any more festive than that?  For $10, you get all of the elements you need for any holiday happening - circle tags, gift tags, candy bar wrappers, candy buffet tags, recipe cards, tented food cards and patterned paper sheets that you can use so many ways (including to make the stocking garland and bag toppers).

This delightful set of printables will make planning your holiday party so much easier and at a price that won't break the budget.  And if you don't need the whole bunch, you can buy the gift tags:

Or buffet labels separately:

Makes you want to go out and plan a shindig, doesn't it?  Well, next time you do and you're on the hunt for party goodies, make sure you check out Green Apple Paperie.  I know you won't be disappointed!

And Katie has a present for one of you - she's giving away a $20 credit toward the printables her shop! To enter, visit Green Apple Paperie and post a comment here telling me what you'll put it toward if you win (this is mandatory).  For additional entries:

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Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post.  Comments on Facebook will not count as entries.  This giveaway is open worldwide and ends November 15th at 11:59 pm EST. The winners will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on November 16th. If the winners don't contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

Images: AFOMFT & Green Apple Paperie