Throw a Retro 1950's Thanksgiving

It's a Retro Thanksgiving Board on Pinterest by B.Nute productions

Get out your vintage dress, clean off those dusty Pyrex dishes, and fluff up your hair, it's time for a Retro 1950's Thanksgiving! I had a great time pulling together some retro items to match my Free Printable Retro Thanksgiving invitations over on Pinterest! The dresses, the perfectly roasted turkey-- even the Cloud O'Pumpkin pie recipe-- all the perfect look for a Thanksgiving celebration like your mom used to have.

(See Pinterest - It's a Retro Thanksgiving Board for Image credits and details.)

Free Printable Give Thanks Thanksgiving Menu Cards

Free Printable Give Thanks Menu Cards for Your Thanksgiving Buffet
by B.Nute productions

More giving coming your way... here are some matching Thanksgiving menu cards, perfect for your holiday buffet. A few have the standard, delicious Thanksgiving dishes pre-printed, and a few are blank for you to write in your home made creations. Be sure to also download the matching Give Thanks Thanksgiving Invitation to make your holiday look complete. Enjoy!

Free Printable Give Thanks Menu Cards by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Making Thanksgiving Menu Cards
1. Select link above, and print out the cards on an 8.5" x 11" card stock from your browser. I suggest using a heavier card stock to give the cards some weight.
2. Cut the cards out.
3. Fill in your handmade dish names on the blank cards with a dark pen.
4. Set up on the buffet table for a festive Autumnal look!


Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Free Printable Autumn Place Cards Perfect for Thanksgiving

Free Printable Autumn Place Cards by B.Nute productions

And now to complete your Thanksgiving table, here are some free printable Autumn inspired place cards! A perfect match to B.Nute productions other free printable items this Thanksgiving, including a printable invitation, printable menu cards, and printable Thanksgiving game!

Free Printable Autumn or Thanksgiving Place Cards by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Making Autumn Place Cards
1. Select link above, and print out the invitation on 8.5" x 11" card stock from your browser. I suggest using a heavier card stock to give the place cards some weight. 
2. Cut out each card.
3. Fill in your guests' names with a dark pen.
4. Place on the table with a colorful leaves scattered about.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

...weekly roundup...

Grape Vines in Fall, Gold Country, California

Here it is... another week gone by... hard to believe. Life is busy with school parent/teacher conferences coming up, Veteran's Day Holiday, and my son loosing his first tooth yesterday! The last kid in the family to loose a first tooth... they do grow up fast. Here's a round up of goings on this week at B.Nute productions:

• I posted many sweet ideas for your Sweet Treats Party early this week-- from menu to goodie bag, it's a must see if you're going to have a sweet affair! Also, be sure to download a free printable Sweets Treat candy bag label-- all guests love a little goodie to take home!

• Your Thanksgiving will not be boring with the loads of game ideas I shared on Wednesday. Some of these games have even been tested on my extended family... with great success, I must add!

• Make your Thanksgiving feast complete with free printable Thanksgiving menu cards to match the Give Thanks Thanksgiving Invitations I posted a few weeks ago!

• Are you in need of some holiday inspiration? Be sure to check out this amazing online magazine from Amy Powers called Inspired Ideas! It will blow you away with holiday goodness!

Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving

There are so many things I am thankful for this year. Here are just a few:

...... an amazing, supportive husband, who I love with all my heart.....

...... adorable kids who are growing up way too fast.....

...... a loving rescue dog that we welcomed in to our home 2 months ago.....

...... incredible customers who are full of enthusiasm and excitement and make my job so rewarding.....

...... the supportive and vibrant party community full of creative energy and camaraderie.....

...... and the small things; coffee, fun fonts and photoshop....

Happy Thanksgiving!

Boo! It's Halloween Faire Time... Come and see!

BOO!!

October is officially here.

So you know what that means...

Haaaaallllooooweeeen!

2 days ago, I noticed one of the houses in our neighborhood has put out their Halloween decorations. I have to say, although I LOVE Halloween, I do feel you have to wait at least until October to start to decorate. Especially out here in California, we get these blazing hot "Indian Summer" heat waves-- it sure doesn't feel like fall time when it's over 90 degrees!

This weekend, I'm going to be doing my first local fall time faire, The Artisan Merchant Faire. I'm so excited to show off my new Halloween items, as well as a sneak at some holiday things to come! Here's a list of some of the things I've been working on... I'll post pictures soon!

• Halloween Party Invitations
• Cool Vintage-style Halloween Masks and Banners
• Thanksgiving Party/Thanksgiving Dinner Invitations
• Holiday Party Invitations
• and more...

The faire is in Redwood City, so if you happen to be in the Bay Area (Northern California), do stop by... there will be many things for sale, as well as activities and classes for kids too!

Hope to see you this weekend... If not, have a great time decorating for Halloween!

Inspired by Birch: A Woodsy Invitation for All Occasions

Birch Inspired Invitations by B.Nute productions

Last Thanksgiving we headed to Keystone, Colorado to visit my older sister and her family. Besides our delicious turkey feast and loads of hilarious sister time, I also loved our walks in the woods. Everyday we'd layer up and tromp out of their development onto one of several trails. At one turn you'd see a gleaming panorama of the Rockies, and the next we'd be nestled among the trees.

The birch trees were my favorite. Without leaves, and with the light snow on the ground it was the

Free Printable Today I am Thankful Artwork

Free Printable "Today I Am Thankful" Artwork from B.Nute productions

The holiday season is officially upon us. There is just a little more than a week until Thanksgiving, and then December festivities follow quickly behind. To celebrate this year I've decided to dedicate the next 6 weeks to a free holiday printables spree! I look forward to creating all sorts of goodies you can use through out the season and beyond.

First up is a whimsical, hand drawn "Today I Am Thankful" printable. It's perfect to frame and place on your fireplace mantle, bookshelf, or shelf behind your kitchen sink. When things get really hectic this season, read it (and reread again) and remember to take a deep breathe and be thankful!

There's a lot going on in my family right now, and although some has been quite stressful, I do realize everyday that I am VERY thankful! It's hard to remember when times are tough, but perhaps that's when it's an even better reminder.

So, enjoy this free printable, and the printables to come in the next coming weeks, and today be thankful!

Free Printable "Today I Am Thankful" Artwork

Today I Am Thankful Free Printable 5"x7" Artwork by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your "Today I Am Thankful" 5x7 Artwork
1. Select the link above at the bottom of the image, and print out the artwork on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Use white card stock to add some weight to the art.
2. Cut out the sign and put in an festive 5"x7" frame. Decorate your space with the art.

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Free Printable Retro Christmas Digital Scrapbook Papers

Retro Xmas Digital Scrapbook Papers by B.Nute productions

Ho, ho ho! It's been a bit since I've posted on my blog. No, the turkey Thanksgiving didn't get me, just been a busy bee catching up with orders (including some new invites on the way), and coming to the realization that the holidays are on their way!

So, in the spirit of giving, I've created a sampling of free printable Retro Xmas Digital Scrapbook Paper for your holiday crafting pleasure. Just think of all the things you can make with these great prints:

• Paper Chain - An old fashioned paper chain for your mantle or tree
• Gift Tags - just print, cut, fold and write on them
• Holiday Gift Wrap - just print out and wrap on your little gift
• Retro Xmas Banner - print, cut into banner pennants, string and voila!
• Paper Ornaments - print out, cut with a craft punch, embellish, hang on the tree.
• Cupcake or Drink flags - print out, cut into strips, fold over toothpick or straw, and glue/tape together
• Frame Matte - find some pics, a frame, and use this paper as your festive frame matting.
• Scrapbook Page of the Holidays - get those holiday pics, and scrapbook some memories
• and, much more... 

I would love to hear what you create with these papers!

Free Printable Retro Xmas Digital Scrapbook Papers by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Downloading and Using Your Digital Scrapbook Papers

1. Select link or image above and download the compressed zip file to your local computer. 
NOTE
(Once clicked, the folder will automatically being downloading in your Download folder or designated folder on your computer where files are downloaded. Do not click more than once, or you will download several copies.)

2. The files is a compressed zip file. Once downloaded, it should uncompress as a folder containing the 4 different paper designs.

3. Each digital scrapbook page is 300dpi, 12"x12" in size.

4. Now, use for your next craft project or scrapbook page!

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Free Printable Vintage Pumpkin Seed Tags and Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipes

Free Printable Vintage Pumpkin Seed Tags

It's pumpkin carving time! Although one might say the best part of carving a pumpkin is when you finally light your jack o'lantern and see your creation, but I say it's the pumpkin seeds. I still can taste my mom's recipe... it was rather basic (i.e., lots of butter and salt), and so tasty!

Here are some festive vintage-style Printable Pumpkin Seed Tags perfect to tie around a little bag of roasted pumpkin seed goodness to hand out to friends, neighbors and family. This treat is a great alternative to candy, and can last well beyond Halloween. You can even roast pumpkin seeds and put them at each guests' place at the Thanksgiving table.

Free Printable Vintage Pumpkin Seed Tags by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your Pumpkin Seed Tags

1. Select link above and print out from your browser. Use card stock to give the tags some weight.

2. Cut each tag out and punch a hole in the top.

3. String a ribbon through the hole.

4. Attach to your bag of homemade pumpkin seeds!

Along with these printable tags, I've also found some delicious Pumpkin Seed recipes online:

Traditional Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipe (Butter and Salt)

Spiced Pumpkin Seed Recipe

Sugar and Spice Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Carmelized Spicy Pumpkin Seed Recipe

Sweet and Salty Pumpkin Seed Recipe

Hilda's Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from Emeril Lagasse

Spicy Pumpkin Seeds by Bobby Flay

Printable items are copyright protected, and provided free of charge by B.Nute productions for personal use only. B.Nute's printables can not be sold, altered, or provided for download on any other site. For questions or inquiries, please contact B.Nute productions.

Blog Giveaway: Enter and Win a Free Printable Holiday Photo Card

A Sample of B.Nute productions Holiday Photo Cards on Etsy

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm hosting a blog giveaway this week! Start your holiday season right, and enter to win a Printable Holiday Photo Card from my collection with your family picture and personalized message.

It's easy-- here's how:
1. Head to my Holiday Photo Cards on my Etsy shop and check out my collection.
2. Comment on this blog post letting me know your favorite holiday card OR head over to my facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/bnuteproductions), become a fan, and write on my wall about your favorite holiday card.
3. On Friday, November 5, 2010, at 1:00pm PST, I will randomly select a winner from all the entries on my blog and Facebook fan page. I will post the winner's name on this blog that day as well!

More Details:
The winner of this giveaway will be able to select one Holiday Photo card from my Etsy shop, provide a family picture and a personalized message and I will create 1 (one) proof of the card. When approved, I will email the winner the final digital file (.jpg) of his/her personalized card. The winner then can choose: either print the card at his/her local photo center, print it at home, or send it in email as a digital card.

Football, Tailgate or Big Game Party: Art Activity and Game Ideas

Football Saturday (and Sunday) is just around the corner... here are more Football party ideas-- some great arts and craft activities and game ideas for your affair!

Arts and Crafts Ideas for your Football Party

These art activity ideas are great for a big game party at home, or if little ones will be at your tailgate party, consider bringing a small folding table and setting out these activities for some pre-game fun.

Make Your Own Pennant

You can cut pennant shapes from poster board

or buy pre-cut pennants online. Set these out

with crayons or markers and make some colorful

pennants to root for your team! Below are some

online options for buying pre-cut pennants:

• Canvas Pennants
• Paper Pennants
• Felt Pennants

Make “Green” Cheerleading Pom Pons

Girls will love this activity and be even more excited when they are done... they can cheer on their team in style. Best of all, this is a great craft using recycled materials.

• Empty your plastic bag bin, and if need be, ask friends and neighbors for their extra plastic bags.
• Sort the bags into colors if you’d like, then cut into 1” wide strips.
• Lay the plastic bag strips, several 15” pieces of cut string, and colorful electric tape on a table for kids to assemble their own pom pons.
• To make the pom pons, have kids gather a bunch of plastic bag strips together
• Tie the bunch together in the the center.
• Now, fold the bunch in half and bound the folded edge with colorful electric tape.
• Make sure to leave the extra string hanging loose.
• Tie the extra string in a loop, so kids can wrap around hands to be held.

Now let, the cheering begin!

Face Paint in the Team Colors

Hire a professional face painter, or perhaps just your local teenage

babysitter for some face painting fun. Print out some college

logo and mascot examples as well as NFL logo examples for

helpful guides.

Football Coloring Pages

Check out your team’s website and search for “coloring pages”

to see if you can find any art pages for kids to embellish.

Here are some examples:

• NFL Coloring Pages

Game Ideas for your Football Party

Of course, watching the game is the main attraction of this party, but perhaps you have a large crowd coming or want some half time entertainment ideas... here are some game ideas for your next Football Party:

A “Friendly” Game of Flag/Touch Football

This scene has been played out in many movies and TV shows! Do you remember the scene in the Big Chill when the old friends head out at half time to play ball? How about the hilarious Friends Thanksgiving episode where they play a “friendly” game while the turkey cooks!

Now it’s time for you to have some “friendly” competition at your party with a little scrimmage. Pick up some flag football supplies and find a humorous trophy for the winning team. All will remember the fun!

Football Trivia Game

Print up some of your favorite football trivia questions and quiz your friends of their knowledge during half time. Offer a prize to the winner like tickets to another game, a football jersey, or even just a gift card to the local coffee shop. Here are search results for football trivia questions:

• Football Trivia Questions

Cheerleaders Unite

Are some of your party goers not interested in the scrimmage, but would rather cheer from the sidelines? Put those “Green” pom pons (from the Art Activity section above) to use and make up some cheerleader routines! The funnier and sillier, the better! Here are some websites with some basic cheers:

• Basic Cheer Moves
• Basic Cheerleading Jumps
• Some Cheerleading Yells and Chants

Sing the Cheer Song

Show your team spirit and gather the crowd to sing the cheer song loud and clear! Make sure to look up the words on the college/teams website, so you get it right! Here are some sample College Team Fight Songs (note, some teams have recently moved divisions, so you may need to click the old division to find your team):

• PAC 10 Fight Songs
• Big 10 Fight Songs
• Big 12 Fight Songs
• and more...