Free Printable Vintage Ornament Note Card

Free Printable Vintage Ornament Holiday Note Card by B.Nute productions

Someday I'd love to have a Christmas tree filled with just vintage ornaments. The wonderful shapes, worn textures, retro designs would sparkle among the tree lights. I'd add a little tinsel too, just for more glitter and vintage charm. Since I don't own any of these

Free Printable Good Deeds Cootie Catcher / Fortune Teller

Free Printable Good Deeds Cootie Catcher by B.Nute productions

The holiday season always seems to rush by in a flurry of shopping trips, school events, and holiday parties. Many times my family can get so busy, that we start to loose focus of the real meaning of the season. To help remember the purpose, I've tried to carry on a tradition that my mom started when I was growing up. My mom would ask us to think up a good deed to do for the day during the holiday season. Then, at dinner time, we'd share what we'd done and talk about how it made us feel.

Free Printable Hand Lettered Joy Banner

Free Printable Hand Lettered Joy Banner from B.Nute productions

Here's to more joy coming your way! To match the sweet hand lettered printable JOY note cards I created, I've also made a festive holiday banner. Perfect for decorating a window, fire place mantle, door, or any place you want to add a little joy. En-JOY and have

Free Printable Hand Lettered Joy Holiday Note Cards

Free Printable Hand Lettered Joy Note Cards by B.Nute productions

As many of you may know, I just can't get enough of hand lettering! I had so much fun creating this free printable Joy Note Card. I've been experimenting with all types of drawing apps on my iPad and figuring out which ones I like best. For this card I used "Sketches." It gave me the graphic look I

Free Printable Homemade Goodness Tags

Free Printable Homemade Goodness Tags from B.Nute productions

Yesterday I spent the morning at a wonderful Christmas boutique at Filoli, a historic country estate in the Bay Area. The old mansion was decked out in all it's holiday glory, trees festooned with feathers, glitter and ornaments; gifts and goodies strewn about waiting to be purchased. At the end of the tour,

Free December 2013 Wallpaper: Deck the Halls

Free December 2013 Deck the Devices Desktop and iPad Wallpaper from B.Nute productions

Time to deck the halls (and your electronic devices) with holiday cheer! This month's free desktop and iPad wallpaper is adorned with hand drawn holiday ornaments, bright and cheery for this festive month. Enjoy!

Free December 2013 Desktop and iPad Wallpaper

Free December 2013 Ornament Desktop and iPad Wallpaper by B.Nute productions

1900x1200 December 2013 Deck the Halls Desktop Wallpaper

1980x1600 December 2013 Deck the Halls iPad Wallpaper

To set as your desktop image

Click on the 1900x1200 link above. When the image in view, on a PC, right click and select “Use Picture as Desktop Image”; For a Mac, Control-click and select “Use Image as Desktop Picture”. 

To set at your ipad wallpaper

Click on the 1980x1600 link above. When the image in in view, click and hold. Select "Save Image" from the popup menu. Once saved, select your "Settings -->Brightness & Wallpaper" and change your wall paper to the newly saved image in your photos.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at the Nute Home, 1959

I love this photo. It was taken Thanksgiving, 1959 at my grandparent's house. My parents were just newlyweds of 5 months (they are not in this picture), and I was not even an inkling in their mind (perhaps my older brother and sister were-- but definitely not me!)

I love this photo so much because it just says "family Thanksgiving." The men are in ties, the women are dressed up. The china is being used and my grandmother's fancy goblets are out. The candles are lit, and there is a welcoming pineapple/fruit centerpiece on display. It's not a Martha Stewart affair, and would not grace the boards of Pinterest for it's recipe or party idea potential, but it sure looks like a festive gathering.

The best part about this picture is everyone has a smile on their face. So even if this was just a down-home Thanksgiving, it must have been fun!

Wishing you and your family have a wonderful, down-home Thanksgiving of your own!