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Easy DIY Backpack Tags!

Supplies Needed:

Scrapbook Paper or Any Decorative Paper

Labels or Plain Paper Printed with Name, Address, etc.

Laminator & Laminating Sheets

Keychains, Mini Carabiners or Safety Pins

Hole Punch, Scissors, Corner Punch (optional)

Glue Stick

So many times I have wished that I had a waterproof label to attach to the kids' backpacks, lunch bags, beach towels, etc. I found myself running to my label maker to make a quick label.  But, they never stayed on!!!  And of course I prefer something with a cute design instead of a boring old label maker label;)  Now, every so often, I will make a bunch of these tags for the kids and myself so that we are ready to tag the new backpack, towel, beach chairs, coolers, and the list goes on!

1.  Print out the information such as name, address, phone onto address labels. Templates are available in Word - I used Avery 5160 size.  Get as fancy as you want with fonts and colors!  I just did black on white for my example.

2.  Get some scrapbook paper or any decorative paper.  

3.  Stick the label on the paper.  Leave some space for a hole punch in the corner.

 

4.  Cut as needed to your desired size, doubling either the length or width so you can fold.

5.  Fold in half so the design is on both sides and use a glue stick to adhere the fold.  I had some extra paper to trim off too.

6.  To fancy it up, use a rounded corner cutter.

7.  Place all the cards into a laminating sheet.  Use a dot of glue stick so they don't move around when you go to insert the sheet into the laminator.  

8.  Run the sheet through the laminator (you may need to use the thicker setting depending on the thickness of your papers). Now you have a sheet of laminated tags!  

9.  Cut each tag out from the laminated sheet and use a hole punch to put a hole in the corner.  Add a keychain, carabiner, or even a safety pin.

Free Printable: Back to School Countdown

Okay, okay, this may be more for you parents than the kids;)  Here is a Back to School Countdown!  Cut on the vertical lines at the bottom.  Cut off a strip each day for the last 10 days until school starts!

DOWNLOAD HERE --> JPEG  PDF

For your personal use only.  Designed by Jamie/fashionablemoms.blogspot.com.

Free Printable: First Day of School Signs

Hi everyone!!! Here is a set of First Day of School signs for your kids to hold for that first day photo!   Size is 8.5x11".  You can edit the name, grade and date in Word!  Enjoy!! 

 WORD  JPEGs: B&W  Teal/Pink  Teal/Green

For your personal use only.
Background by https://www.etsy.com/shop/Prettygrafikdesign
Designed by Jamie/fashionablemoms.blogspot.com

Free Printable: School Binder Divider Pages!

With back-to-school just around the corner (August 17th for us, yikes!!), I wanted to share some printable divider pages to help organize all those school papers!!!  All you'll need is a 3-ring binder, some page protectors and these printable pages and you're set for the year!

OR....if you'd rather use folders or an accordion file, here are some labels for Avery 5160!

I'm also offering a CUSTOMIZED COVER PAGE to my blog readers for only $2.00 in my Etsy shop! It also includes an additional custom page, you choose the text!

For your personal use only.
Backgrounds purchased from https://www.etsy.com/shop/MilachiDigitals
Frames by https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDigiRainbow
Font by https://creativemarket.com/MakeMediaCo

My 20-Year High School Reunion!

I recently attended my 20 year high school reunion!  I had been looking forward to it for months, excited to see everyone, enjoy a couple nights out without the kids, maybe get a new outfit (or two) to wear, etc.

So, how did it go?  I'll share a few details!!!

SHOPPING FOR MY OUTFITS
I'm very blessed to have a twin sister who could share in all the fun of our reunion festivities.  So we decided to go shopping just 2 days before we left town.  Great decision.  Had we gone shopping weeks or months prior, I know I would have changed my mind a hundred times on my entire outfit.  I needed two outfits, as we had a Friday night event and a Saturday night event.

I had already purchased these shoes, so I was only searching for clothing and possibly jewelry to go with them.

 Hannah Demi-Wedge Fringe Sandals, Only at Macy's

MICHAEL Damita Platform Wedge Sandals

 Fitting Room Pics

I already had the white jeans, so I chose a plain black sleeveless top to go with them since the shoes were pink! The top actually has variations in the fabric (more sheer at the top and bottom), but it's hard to tell in this pic.

I decided on this very fun cheetah print top and skinny jeans to go with the fringe shoes.  I have to just rave about these jeans....they're the Levi's 710 Super Skinny.  I haven't had Levi's jeans since college, so I had no idea how fabulous they are!! The are soft and comfortable and fit to perfection! 

I decided to wear jewelry that I already had, with the exception of a necklace that I purchased at Walmart for only $5.00 to wear on Saturday night! 

PARTY LIKE IT'S 1996: My homemade t-shrts

I made my sister and myself a fun tank top for the weekend!!  I used gold glitter heat transfer vinyl and cut the designs on my Silhouette cameo.  Then just ironed them on to the tanks.

I just could not hold my hand steady enough to get a good pic!!! Oops! 

VISITING THE SCHOOLS:

We had some time when we got to town to visit our elementary, middle and high school!  So fun!!

FRIDAY NIGHT:

My photos from Friday night's event were not the greatest, but here are a few!  I probably spent way too much time before the reunion dieting and exercising and stressing about gaining weight and what I would wear.  Nobody really cares!!  Almost everyone has put on a few (or more pounds) and gotten a couple gray hairs!  It was just so much fun to see everyone and find out about their kids and their jobs and lives since high school!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON FAMILY PICNIC:

I didn't get a single photo of a person at the picnic (oops, I was too busy socializing!), but some of the food was cute!!!

SATURDAY NIGHT: The main event!
Wow, what a fun night!!!  I decided not to post the video of me doing the cheerleading dance to our school's fight song....I still remembered almost all of it after 20 years!!!!!  Maybe I'll change my mind and post it later on!  I got tons and tons of selfies with almost every single person who came.  Sadly, I didn't have my light-up selfie case at that point, so many of my photos were dark or blurry.  My sister and I were terribly sad the next morning when we headed back home.  We were sad it was all over!! We had so much fun catching up with all of our classmates (about 50 of them came!).

The DJ, Me, My Sister Sarah

Sarah & Me  

All of the AHS graduates who came! 

Jim and me at the end of the night: 

Anybody else out there graduate in 1996??? Did you go to your reunion?

Just for fun, here are a couple pics of me from high school!!! LOL!!!! Guess the secret's out....I'm not a natural blonde!!!

:)Jamie

This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own.

Free Printable: Road Trip BINGO

I wanted to share a BINGO game I recently created for my kids to use on our vacation road trip! 

Tip: Print, laminate, and use a dry erase marker. :)

Enjoy!  DOWNLOAD HERE!

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