Last freebie of 2011: Owl Lover calendar

Hello everyone, how was your Christmas? Hope it's been a rocking one!

Now it's nearly time to say goodbye to 2011, so I wanted to finish the year with a free calendar offered by one of my favourite blogs, My Owl Barn.

The beauty is that there are 45 different artworks made by 45 international artists, so you can choose your favourite 12 pictures to create your personalised calendar.

You can download your calendar here.

This is also my last post for 2011. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting me, reading me, listening to me, all my friends and family, thank you for making 2011 a year to remember.
These are the artworks I chose for my calendar. Which ones will you choose? Enjoy!

January by Yoon See



February by Petra Boase

March by Night Owl Paper Goods

April by Tracey Long

May by Julia Hartling

June by Liau Kwee Eng

 



July by Penelope & Pip

August by Suzy Ultman





September by Caro Celis



October by Phoebe Eason

November by Christine Pym

December by Stephanie Coleman



Merry Christmas!

Ilaria Rocks is taking a break during the Christmas period, I am spending time with my family and friends in Italy. Hubby is here, too, his first Italian Christmas!

Have a very merry Christmas everyone, hope your Christmas truly rocks!

the xmas tree in Ferrara city centre taken by my dad :-)

Happy Monday

By Sarah Jane

Freebie Friday - Christmas Boxes

Happy Friday everyone!

This weekend I am finally wrapping all the Christmas presents...have you wrapped yours yet? I will certainly be using these boxes, they look so pretty and stylish!

They are ideal for little items like jewellery or gift cards...but they could also double up as favour boxes if you are having a Christmas Wedding!

designed by Lovia from Pink Pigeon Graphic Design
source The Pretty Blog

You can download yours here.

late night thinking

I found myself late at night thinking about how to package some brooches my friend Jane bought from me, as usual I am always last minute, but usually it's under pressure that I get the best ideas...Until now I have not really given too much thought to packaging and so far cannot really afford anything too fancy, so I thought long and hard about how I could present them using things I had in my crafty stash already.

I like the idea of keeping it simple, even if some time ago I used to be "scared" of empty spaces, like when I used to design some greeting cards, I always wanted to fill in every available space, then I slowly changed and I do agree that sometimes less is more. I really wanted my items to speak for themselves and at the same time I wanted my logo to stand out and also needed some room where to add my blog address so people could find me.

I opted for some brown card, I cut it into a rectangle, rounded the edges, stuck my logo on and handwritten my blog address...

Considering it's my first attempt I am quite happy about them, though I am sure there's room for improvement...eventually I am hoping to get the cards properly printed and looking more professional, for now the rustic feel will have to do! Let me know what you think!

Happy Monday

Source: amandarxs.tumblr.com via Ilaria on Pinterest

Freebie Friday - Printable list

Are you all set for Christmas yet? Or do you still have a few things to think about? Today's freebie will definitely help you getting nice and organised! I am crazy about lists and it was love at first sight for me when I found this!

This jolly good list was designed by Jenny at Allsorts. Just download the pdf, print and you are ready to go!

You can download it here. Enjoy!