I love back to school time. Even though I haven’t been in school in more than a few years, I love back to school supplies, decor & fashion. That’s why, every year I put together a back to school guide ( you can see previous guides here). This year was no different and I even had a little help from some of my friends. Every day this week, and into next week, I will be sharing back to school goodies for big & little kids for those who are actually going back to school and those of us who are still stuck back in 2nd grade with our tapper keepers!
Kicking off the Back to School Guide 2010 is Christen from Letter Happy. I love Christen’s fun screenprinted tees, cards, print & more (especially the do what you love what you do print). xoxo – Jen
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Modular Messenger / $37 /
bayanhippo. I’m loving these new Modular Messenger bags from bayanhippo. So roomy, with four oversized pockets to fit all your gadgets!
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Handmade Pencils / $11.35 /
MissIsaau. Who says school supplies have to be boring? Pick up some of these unique, pretty pencils from MissIsa!
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Personalized Sorority Pendant / $35 /
Chipmunk Hollow. Show your sorority pride with these personalized pendants from Chipmunk Hollow. Not a sorority girl? You can also have them personalized with your school’s initials and colors!
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Eco Friendly Vegan Linen Flat / $38 /
extraseed. Walking across campus doesn’t have to give you blisters! Look good and be comfortable in these eco-friendly flats from extraseed. So many colors and patterns to choose from!
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Squirrel Tee / $24 /
flytrap. Now that you’re done with those terrible high school uniforms, express yourself with some cute and comfy tees. I’m especially loving this adorable squirrel design from flytrap.
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Collage Tshirt Dress / $42 /
TheSisCrew. I just discovered the unique collage tshirt dresses from TheSisCrew, and I absolutely love them! A comfortable, yet stylish way to dress up for class.. especially if you’re trying to catch the eye of that cute boy that sits next to you!
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Three Magical Notebooks / $67 /
celestefrittata. Having a hard time staying awake in that boring math class? Scribble your notes in one of celestefrittata’s handbound notebooks and pretend you’re at Hogwarts taking Potions or Care of Magical Creatures instead!
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Mini Goals Chalkboard / $35 /
Mary Kate Mcdevitt. For those days when an ordinary to-do list just won’t do! These supercute chalkboards from Mary Kate McDevitt sure get me in the mood to accomplish my daily goals!
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Fabric Bunting Banner Decoration / $32 /
The Merriweather Council. The Merriweather Council has wonderful fabric buntings available for sale.. perfect for that hard-to-decorate dorm room or apartment!
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Sweet Potted Fabric Plant / $30 /
Jane Joss. Let’s be honest, you probably don’t have the time to go to class, have a social life, and take care of a real potted plant at the same time. This fabric alternative from Jane Joss is the perfect way to add a little pop to a drab corner.
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Vintage Long Framed Mirror / $26 /
tawnillia. Dorm rooms aren’t exactly known for their size.. this repurposed vintage long frame mirror will fit on any small wall.
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Vintage 1960’s Desk Organizer / $25 /
sevenbc. Space is an ever-constant issue in a college dorm room, so this vintage desk organizer from sevenbc is perfect. It has four compartments, but stacks up neatly and won’t take up too much desk area.
Yesterday, I shared my new office with you. And as you can see in the image below, I am still in need of some curtains. I’ve decided to make my own and thinking that cafe curtains will work best in the room. It’s a small room and my desk is right in front of the window, so I don’t want big heavy curtains. Just something light and visually interesting…of course, that means I want a patten. But what pattern? I’ve been looking at fabric for weeks now and I am going cross-eyed. Worse than that, I’ve become indecisive in the face of the tremendous possibilities out there.
I’ve narrowed in down to 15 possibilities and I need your help in deciding.
Take a look at all the choices and choose what you think would look best or offer up a different suggestion. The color on the walls is Behr’s Reflecting Pool. It’s Gray with a purplish tint.
- Scene in Lavender by Etsuko Furuya at Phat Fabric
- Turquoise Hive by Patty Young at J Caroline Creative
- Andrea Pink from Wonderfluff
- Grassy Plain by Etsuko Furuya at Phat Fabric
- Ivory Fiona Floral by Anna Griffin at J Caroline Creative
- Totem by Summersville
- Field of Dreams in Sky by Lecien at Hawthorne Threads
- Lace Fans in Robins Egg by Ink & Spindle
- Woodland Creatures in Blue by Etsuko Furuya at Hawthorne Threads
- Spring Flowers by Kobayashi at Purl Shoho
- Anniko Metro by Daisy Janie
- Colt Circles in Sand by Skinny Laminx
- Mum Mustard by Swanky Swell
- Butterfly Jubilee by Mod Green Pod
- Bye Bye Blackbird by Kokka at Hawthorne Threads
Which one do you like for my office? You can choose more than one fabric.
poll by twiigs.com
Remember back here I mentioned that we recently moved my office to an upstairs room as part of our home remodeling project? Well, I am finally ready to share some pictures with you of the finished product. It’s a much smaller space than I had before, but I think I made it work (after getting rid of quite a lot of clutter).
The space is not completely done, I do still need to put up my art, but I just can’t decide what to put up. Moving from a much larger space to a smaller space I have way more art pieces than can fit on the walls, so I need to make some difficult choices about what to put up and what to keep in storage. I’m thinking I may need to just rotate, since making this decision is like asking me to choose which one of cats is my favorite…they are all my babies.
I also need to add some curtains. I plan on making my own, but more to come on that later.
So, what do you think?
My desk , bulletin board and the view out the window. I know the paint looks blue, but it’s not. It’s called reflecting pool (from behr), but it’s gray with a purplish tint.
Here’s the closet with my paper fox garland. I took the doors off the closet, because it’s much more practical to me withour the doors. The black accent wall is actually blackboard pain, which I intend to mark up as soon as I get some chalk markers!
My little crafting table. My sewing machine and other supplies are downstairs in another room.
My 2010 Simple Things of Life Printable Coloring Calendar is here!
It depicts simple line drawings of the simple things of life. There is inspiration for every month of the year to remember the most important things to do in life…love, share, peace, celebrate, play, breathe, create and more.
Print it out, color it & hang it up! Simple as can be and it’s a perfectly wonderful gift for all your family & friends this season, since you can print it out as many times as you want. Color it in yourself and gift it or let them have the fun of coloring it in. At $4.99 it’s a pretty economical gift…if I do say so myself!
I have a thing for office supplies. Cute sticky notes, customized notepads, fun clips and paperclips, all sorts of notebooks….I’ve got it all. I also try to buy handmade as much as I can. I figure you do as well, so I’ve put together some handmade goodies for your office. I’ve included both handmade office supplies that you can buy as well as some you can make yourself.
Shop for Handmade Office Supplies
- Jotter and Pencil Cup from sweetbeaker
- iPhone Magnets from Bear Duck Designs
- Labels from reuseREDESIGN
- 2010 Eco Desk Calendar from Cat Seto
- Twin Peacocks Sticky Notes from Michelle Brusegaard
- Deer Notebook from Modern Printed Matter
- Cloud Sketchbook from Bang Bang You’re Thread
- Days of the Week Clips from SusyJack*
- Printable Binder Filler from HoneyBoo on Etsy
- Print at Home Folders from WhiskerGraphics
- Address File Box from UglyKitty on Etsy
- Custom Business Stamps from Sweet Papery
Make Your Own!
- Wine cork rubber stamps from Zakka Life
- Covered thumbtacks from How about orange
- Homemade notepads from Skip to my Lou
- Sticky notebooks from Greeting Arts
- Fabric decorated supplies from How about orange
- Clothesline desk caddy from The Long Thread
- Lined zipper pencil pouch from Skip to my Lou
- Photo pencils from Photojojo
- Custom mousepad from Craft a Week
Today is the final day of the Indie Fixx Back to School Guide and today’s pixx are from Alexa who is one of the summer Indie Fixx interns. Alexa is heading back to school next week, so please join me in thanking her for helping to make things run a little more smoothly around here. Thanks, Alexa!
My Day 1 pixx are here, Cool Mom Picks’ pixx on Day 2 here, Amy the intern’s Day 3 pixx here as well as Jan of Daisy Janie’s Day 3 goodies and finally Holly’s list of musts for back to school here.
Scholastic Style +++
1. Studio One Designs – Yellow School Bus skirt, $35
2. Little Houses – Fontaine Jacket, $245
3. Steppie – Bowtie Pocket Tee, $25
4. mademoiselle mermaid – Valedictorian Crocheted Legawrmers, $20
Supplies +++
5. Littlebirdieboutique – Tree Branch Pencils, $10
6. Imoss – Allium Day Planner, $20
7. Urban Posture – Handprinted EcoBinder, $12
8. Lifestyle with love – Fall Tree Pencil Case, $10
Dorm Décor +++
9. Dew Garden Crafts – Terrarium
10. Simple Joy Paperie – Paper Wreath, $50
11. HouseOfHarriet – Personalized mug, $22
12. Merigne Designs -Bluebird Pillow case, $25
Time for Lunch +++
13. Julie Meyer – Insulated Lunch Bag, $21
14. Mushy Bug – Apple lunch bin, $19
