free recipe cards

well we have officially entered into the holiday season, and you know what that means? it's time to dust off your kitchen appliances, pull on those aprons, and get to cooking, baking, and mixing those drinks!  and what's a great way to make the process more fun? having a box full of cute recipe cards of course!  

if i'm going to be completely honest here, i have to admit that up until now, i've jotted recipes down on everything from scraps of printer paper, to the backs of receipts, to old worn out napkins.  historically, i tend to grab the closest thing resembling any form of paper product, which doesn't always fit nicely into a little wooden box, but i think i've finally come to an age where i'm ready for all that to change.  

so i took to the interweb on a search for sweet recipe cards and found these 

clean, modern, free printables {yay, i love free!} from a place for twiggs:

{download: cover}

{download: cards}

if those aren't quite your style, check out these links for a couple other free recipe card printables:

cute and whimsical owl cards on my owl barn, and fun flag buntings with divider cards on heartmade.

and if you have the spare pennies, might i suggest checking out some that aren't free? 

like these gorgeous wooden recipe cards from in haus press,

these cross stitch cards from mink letterpress,

or any of the recipe cards by rifle paper co.

recipe cards full of favorite recipes also make pretty incredible gifts!  i've seen stacks of recipes given as housewarming gifts, wedding gifts, and i'm thinking they'd make fabulous holiday gifts as well.
it's easy on your budget but has all the warmth necessary for a perfect heartfelt gift
{just go ahead and file that away for the upcoming months}.  

so how about you?  

have any favorite recipe cards to share?

{all photos from a place for twiggs}

aaaargh!

it's summer time! and you know what that means? it's time for summer parties. and what's better than a regular summer party? an extra exciting pirate-themed summer party!!

from sea chantey sing-a-longs aboard the balclutha to living on treasure island {and maybe sometimes swearing up a storm}, i am always ready to embrace my inner pirate, so i was thrilled to find these fabulous free printables over on cottage industrialist.  aaaargh!!  there are invitations, envelopes, thank you cards, pirate hats, eye patches, cupcake wrappers, buntings, and flag toppers.  

perfect for kids {and kids at hearrrrrrrt}!

i would also highly encourage you to hang on to these freebies until september 19, 

otherwise known as international talk like a pirate day.  you know you'll want to. 

cute! cute! cute!

here are just a few of the completely ridiculously adorable things i found in blogland this week:

aren't these the cutest bookmarks you've ever seen?  and they're free!  

head over to lemon squeezy to download.  

{discovered via how about orange}

there are also the sweet "comfort in a box" by kim's little monsters.  

adorable and uplifting art for your pocket!  

{discovered via kind over matter}

and here's a sweet print for you! 

{discovered via pughs' news}

...and i really mean it! 

valentine's ideas for everyone!

hello everyone!  it's the weekend before valentine's day, and even though i don't usually celebrate the day, i have seen so many cute things around the blogosphere that i just had to share.  plus, they're things you could use to celebrate v-day with ALL the people in your life, not just a significant other. 

   

like these adorable cup wrapper printables from eat, drink, chic! they're free and can be printed separately. wouldn't this be such a cute way to dress up a coffee date with a friend?

or how about whipping up some nice goodies from one of the many amazing recipes on pizzelles to share with your neighbors? then you could add these cute free tags from the nimbus factory when you package up your treats. 

you could also set up a dreamy fort {found on wild & precious}!  you could have a slumber party with some friends or your kiddos, and watch favorite love movies!

and if you need a few suggestions, how about...

away we go

amelie

up

when harry met sally

penelope

big fish

or how about some sweet tunes?

whatever you have planned, i hope you'll have a fun and beautiful weekend with people you love!