Fall into Pink

My Newborn and Free Shipping

2009-10-19T02:43:00.009-04:00

This weekend was cold and wet thanks to the dreaded Nor'easter. I stayed home lazing around with the kids. My newborn is already 10 weeks old! Boy does time fly. When is a newborn no longer considered a newborn? He gets more amazing as the days pass by. His smiles make me all gooey inside!

Here's a pic I took of him at 8 days old. Isn't he the cutest thing? I got the hat and booties off a fellow etsy seller. I love them!!!

I was able to list quite a few things on etsy. There are some new cards, tags and calendars currently up. I am offering free shipping on all the birthday greetings and the poodle notes calendar in my etsy shop.

The new poodle calendar is available in a hard copy format for $19 with free shipping and the pdf version for only $5.

I hope you didn't think I was giving my newborn away with free shipping, haha! Well, it's 3am and I should be getting my beauty sleep so off to bed I am. Good night!

Meet Loki the Felt Monster

2009-10-18T04:07:00.004-04:00

I've been seeing handmade felt monsters everywhere on etsy. I've been hard at work decorating my newborns nursery so naturally I was inspired to make my own.

Meet Loki, he's a lovely shade of blue and grey, thinks with his corazon; not his brain, secretly speaks spanish and suffers from insomnia! Loki has a hefty appetite, his favorite meal is tiny infant socks, which explains all the white fibers around his mouth and fangs.

I drew, cut and stitched him up all by myself. I had forgotten why I didn't like to make these lil guys. I have no patience when it comes to hand stitching as I feel it takes forever. It took me quite a few hours to finish him and I kept pricking my fingers, ouch! Sewing is not for me. I'll stick to paper goods!

New 2010 Calendars in Shop

2009-10-16T12:55:00.003-04:00

I finally got around to listing two new calendars. I had been wanting to do a calendar since last year but missed the deadline. So now I present to you my very own wall calendar and printable mini calendar.

2010 Contemporary Animal Wall Calendar

2010 Mini Baroque Frame Calendar

Hope you like them! My baby finally fell asleep so I was able to finish this post. Well I'm off to bed now. Have a great weekend!

xoxo - Shirley

Fall Freebie

2009-10-13T15:50:00.009-04:00

Another free download! Inspired by the colors of autumn, I made these cute little teeny tiny mini-file folders in lovely orange to organize the small stuff on my desk. Wanna try some diy organizing? Click to download some for yourself.

There's a total of 3 mini-file folders:

Left tab folder

Middle tab folder

Right tab folder

Print on 8.5" x 11" card stock. They are very easy to assemble. All you need is a ruler (or a heavy book if you need to improvise), a bone folder (a plastic knife will do), and scissors or paper cutter. Score a line across the middle, fold and cut. It's that easy!

They were so cute, I couldn't resist adding a 12 month mini-file folder set to my etsy shop. I also made a matching 2010 desk calendar. These are available as printables for only $5. See my etsy shop for details.

Printable Mini-File Folder 12 Month Set

Printable 2010 Desk Calendar

I am currently updating my shop with new calendars, cards and tags. I will be posting pics on another post.

- Shirley

My Counting Sheep Bookplates featured in a blog

2009-09-18T20:56:00.005-04:00

Fellow etsian, Smutopia has featured my counting sheep bookplates on her blog. I am really flattered! Thank you Smu!

More animal bookplates available in my shop.

Smutopia has some wonderful handmade jewelry available here.

Have a great weekend!

New Prints in the shop

2009-09-18T13:58:00.003-04:00

I finally had the time to list two new prints I finished last week. They are available to purchase separately or together as a set.

"Healing Heart"

"Bleeding Heart"

You can purchase the set together for only $20 here

DIY Jungle baby mobile

2009-09-16T01:16:00.008-04:00

When I was pregnant, I made a mobile out of felt animals for my baby's crib.

I drew the animals and trees (giraffe, coconut tree, owl, alligator, lion, bird, and lemon tree) onto felt and cut them out, then I sewed the ends together and stuffed them with cotton balls. To finish I closed the seams and sewed fishing line to the top of each one to hang them with.

I found a wreath at Ikea for 99 cents. I didn't like the way it looked with all the branches, leaves and flowers so I removed them and only used the base.

IKEA WREATH - 99 CENTS
FISHING LINE PURCHASED AT WALMART - $2
FELT SHEETS PURCHASED @ ACMOORE - 25 CENTS A SHEET = $2
NEEDLE AND THREAD - ON HAND
TOTAL
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$4.99 - NOT BAD FOR A DIY PROJECT!

My son is only 5 weeks old and sleeps in his bassinet in my room so it hasn't been used yet but I can't wait until he gets a lil older and appreciates it!

RIP Patrick Swayze

2009-09-15T02:03:00.004-04:00

So sad! Beloved actor Patrick Swayze lost his battle with cancer today. My heart goes out to his family, his friends, anyone that is truly missing him.

I bet there are over a million girls hearts breaking at the mention of your death. Your legacy shall live on through your work, you were a great entertainer. I have probably watched dirty dancing over 100 times since I was a little girl. It was my absolute favorite movie, I loved Johnny Castle!

This is how you should and always will be remembered by me. I'm going to pull out my dirty dancing dvd, blow the dust off the cover and watch it in honor of you. Rest in peace.

Changes to my blogger template

2009-09-12T22:30:00.009-04:00

I've been dreading setting up this blog for months (the reason I took so long to start it). I wanted to make my own template and buttons but had no idea how to. I finally took the plunge and started by looking up tutorials. I love google! You can practically find anything on trusty google. Through trial and error, I used what worked for me. I'm including links to the tutorials that I found most helpful.

Make your own background using photoshop with this easy tutorial.

How to turn your minima blogger template into 3 columns

How to add a custom search box

How to remove border lines behind header

How to make a button with a grab box so people can post your blog button on their blog.

My next step is to add a navigation bar. When I figure it out, I'll post the link.

Fruity Sangria

2009-09-12T21:05:00.003-04:00

Last weekend was my dad's birthday. I invited family over to celebrate at my place. Below is some fruity passion fruit sangria I made for dinner. It turned out delicious!

Passion Fruit Sangria Recipe

1 bottle dry white wine
1/2 liter seltzer
3/4 cup simple syrup (equal parts of sugar and water, heat until sugar dissolves and cool)
3 cups passion fruit juice
2 medium oranges, sliced into thin rounds
2 green apples, cored and sliced thin
1 lemon, sliced into thin rounds

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher. Refrigerate covered, 3 hours or up to 2 days. Serve over ice and enjoy.

Welcome to Fallintopink

2009-09-11T23:13:00.012-04:00

Hello and welcome to fallintopink. I started this blog hoping to inspire, share ideas, diy projects and crafts. To see my work, please visit my shop at www.fallintopink.etsy.com. On occasion, I will be posting free downloads so be sure to visit often!

Today's free printable download features a lil birdie I drew.

Included on 8.5 x 11 sheet are:

- (two) A2 size flat cards
- (four) round labels 1" (use a 1" circle punch available at any craft store)
- (three) gift tags
- (two) bookplates

Download and print your freebie right here. (I would love to see what you use these for! Leave a comment with a link).

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

xoxo - Shirley