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Shelfies Are the New Gallery Walls – Shelves Decor Ideas

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August 22, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

What are Shelfies? How Can I Decorate My Shelves? Bookshelves are the new gallery walls. Get inspired with these Shelfies Shelves Décor Ideas.

Shelfies Shelves Decor Ideas

You heard it here first, mmm-kay? Shelfies. Shelfies are the new gallery walls and learning to display your “stuff” can express more about yourself than you realize.

What are Shelfies?

Shelfie is an amazing picture of a shelf. It’s top notch shelf decor ideas to show off off someone’s books, movies, art, collectibles, special belongings, etc. A shelfie displays completed bookcase decor with aesthetically pleasing design and home decor ideas.

How Can I Decorate My Shelves?

It’s easy to decorate shelves. Mix up the size, orientation, and shapes for visual interest. Begin with collectables and home décor that tell a story of oneself. This can be family heirlooms, travel souvenirs, favorite books, photographs and more. When you have collected pieces that tell your story, place them all together on a table for easy assembling. You want to begin with a cleaned off shelf.

There is a formula for decorating shelves. When searching for things to put on its important to mix larger and smaller items, as well as textures. Try to keep complementary colors together (i.e. Navy blues and lights blues, blacks and whites.) Your shelves need to produce layers. Backgrounds and foregrounds. Remember simple is more. When you create a cluttered shelf, the story is lost and no longer told.

A few shelf décor ideas include the tips…

Start with larger items and then add touches of smaller items (high and low)
Use a triangle formula for bringing yourself together
Mix textiles and consider contrast and texture
Create layers (photo in back, vase in front, small décor piece beside)
Mix in greenery to give life
Arrange in odd numbers – pair things in sets of 3, 5, 7…
Place collections together like candle sticks or glass bottles
Pull elements forward on the shelf (not pushed back)
Add lighting without hiring an electrician to highlight favorite pieces

Once you have decorated bookcases, look for areas where the are gaps or missing pieces. To fill these spots, it is time to visit a flea market, thrift store, or your mother’s china cabinet (please ask her first). You can even visit home good stores like Michaels, T.J.Maxx, Home Goods and more. I have even used the internet or Facebook Marketplace to look for treasures from favorite countries I have visited (i.e. India, Singapore, Mexico and more.)

Whatever your personal style, perhaps you’ll feel inspired when challenged by your next bookshelf organizing endeavor!

Bookshelves Decor Ideas

Before we get started with these amazing Shelves Decor Ideas, take a look at these related posts…

Zebra stripes, bright pinks, and neon greens… The bookshelf styling in this home office offers a touch of Kate Spade-esque style! | Source

Guess what!?! It’s okay to break the rules shelving books spine in. Turn your books around to keep with a neutral color pallet using beige, white and off-white colors. No judging a book by it’s cover with these backwards books on shelf décor. | Simple Home Simple Life

Consider painting the back of bookshelves the same color as the walls, allowing the white frame of the book shelf to pop. Break the rules for decorating shelves and keep all your books horizontal, grouped by color with small accessories dispersed throughout. | Amanda Reynal on Martha Stewart

When it comes to the art of styling bookshelves, add accessories in various heights. By adding small decorative elements in front of, next to or even on the books you create a diverse whole. | New England Home Mag

Try to find a cohesive color scheme or let your True Colors shine through, like a rainbow (yes, I meant the pun.) Get inspired by this ombre bookshelf décor idea. | The Guardian

Speaking of color coding books for display, try this fun idea. Organize each shelf individually. For instance, keep warm colors on the right, cool on the left, and neutral in the middle. The end product will make the color coding vertical. | Up to Date Interiors

Have grandmillenial taste? Style with your favorite coffee table books and hide your magazine vices with artwork and sketches. | Coastal Home

Have a built-in can be quite expensive unless working with something like a DIY Billy Bookcase Design. If DIY isn’t your think, try a floating bookshelf like Clear Acrylic Bookshelves. (This is what we used in my sons room and they look amazing!) | Source

Organize books by the color of their spines to create color-blocked bookshelf décor. Vary heights and create interest by stacking books horizontally as well as lining them up vertically. If you have volumes that don’t fit with the others, turn their spines to face the wall so only the pages are visible. | BHG

I am swooning over this gorgeous Grandmillenial French country style bedroom with double built-in bookshelves surrounding a gorgeous vintage mirror. Makes me want to lay in bed on a rainy day. | Source Unknown

This home library design includes a beautiful art overlay bookshelf. All the books are vertical but there are beautiful horizontal elements mixing in china and beautiful paintings. | Windham House Design

Looking to style a boy’s bedroom with out all the frou frou? This Boys Bookcase is everything masculine yet organized. | The Makerista

Deep bookshelves give you the luxury to play with layers. Lean artwork along the back of the shelves, and anchor them with books or heavier objects. To decorate the bookcase, place a few small pieces of art near the front of the shelves to give them depth. Bulky vases or decorative plates can hide their heft behind small frames without losing their uniqueness. | BHG

Create vignettes. To keep your bookshelf from feeling too stark you will want to create a few vignettes within the stacks of books. Let the books be the focus, but adding a small lamp, a little accessory in front of books, or even some flowers can help break up all of the vertical and horizontal lines that the books create. | Style by Emily Henderson

… and in summary, Overflowing with books but still don’t have any idea how to arrange them in a book case? Stack ’em. Here are 7 ways to stack books so they look good. | The Art of Doing Stuff

Billy Bookshelves Ikea

It doesn’t have to cost much to create a custom built in shelf for your space. Take a look at these IKEA Billy Bookcase Hacks and Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Reading Corners

If you like a styled bookcase, you likely like to read. Look at these Creative Reading Corners for the Home. Pin to Pinterest.

WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.

18 Minute to Win It Games – Instructions & Supply List

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September 11, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Eighteen of the most popular & new Minute to Win It Games. This Minute to Win it Games List PDF will keep you organized at your next gathering. Use for youth groups, family game night, classroom parties or even birthdays. Age appropriate for kids of all ages including youth, teens, tweens, and adults.

Toss out the traditional party games like musical chairs, Pictionary, sack race, and pin the tail on the donkey. Embrace these new Minute to Win it Games for Youth, Teen, Kids and Even Adults. These games can be celebrated at your next family gathering, birthday party, neighborhood gathering, classroom party. Enjoy indoors or even outdoors.

What is a Minute to Win It Challenge?

Most people know Minute to Win it as a show franchise. In the Minute to Win It show, contestants are given one minute to perform a challenge using objects are are commonly available in the home. What makes this show a great success, is these 60-second challenges can be adapted to your own home and group of friends.

Using a supply list of cookies, cotton balls, cups, plates, bowls, pennies and more, these funny Minute to Win It games will liven up a room. They create laugher and a fun atmosphere as teams complete to be called the winner and gain the Minute to Win It Trophy (is there one?)

How to Play Minute to Win it Games

Each game requires 60 seconds. The goal of Minute to Win it, is to complete your challenge in under one minute and/or first. Before you begin your games, decide how you will create your teams/groups.

Invidudal vs Clock: In tis man verse clock setting, each player plays for their own score and points. This means games can be played over and over, many times. Make sure that have enough supplies in this setting. You can have one individual play a new game until they do not win one in 60 seconds or less. Or you can just rotate players each time.

Groups: Minute to Win it for groups is your traditional head to head challenge. Pair players to battle each other. In this setting, two players are trying to complete the same task, each with their own individual supplies. First to finish, wins. This works best when you have a handful of players, everyone rotates getting turns. Everyone might not play the same type of game.

Teams: Split larger groups into teams of two or give. Players alternate turns. Players assign a team member each round (new game.) In this setting, your team wants to finish first to be awarded the most points.

There are times where individuals might have to pair up into small teams. In that case, each invidudal player is assigned points for that game. This could offer fluidity, where on one game persona A and B are paired together and in an entirely new game, invidudal B and C are paired together.

How to Score Minute to Win it Games

It’s very easy to score Minute to Win it games. Having a paper, pen, and pencil helps you keep track of players, games, and points scored each round. You can also download and print the Minute to Win it Score Card with everyone of our Minute to Win it Games.

There are a few ways to tally scores. If you have teams battling against each other, teams can earn different points based on their finishing positions. First team to finish can earn 3 points, second team to finish can earn 2 points and the last team to finish can earn one point.

Alternatively, if you are playing with individuals, every individual that finishes the 60-second challenge before time is up, gets one point.

What do I need for Minute to Win It Games?

Minute to win it games with no supplies are rare and mostly found online or virtual. However, the best thing about minute to win it games and supplies are what you need is pretty common. Most of them you could collect in your home or kitchen pantry rather quickly. Common minute to win it supplies include balls, cups, straws, plates, candy, buckets, balloons, and of course a stop watch!

The best thing about our traditional 18 minute to win it games PDF is it includes a minute to it it game supplies list, keeping you organized for when you host your next party, gathering or event.

18 Minute to Win It Games & Supplies

Enjoy the following popular Minute to Win It Games for groups including youth, tweens, & adults – they are perfect for kids of all ages.

Junk in the Trunk

Each player is given a rectangular empty tissue box with 8 Ping Pong Balls. The box is strapped around the player’s waist. A belt or tape works great. On the start of go, the participants try to shake the balls out of the Kleenex box using only movement. No hands. The first player with an empty box wins. You can play until there is one man standing if you want to award points based on first, second, third places, etc.

Supplies: Kleenex box, ping bong balls, tape.

Face the Cookie

Also called cookie face. Each person is given a cookie. An OREO works great. Each player places the cookie on their forehead and has to get it into their mouth without using their hands and only movement. The winner that gets it done first. In one minute is through, the winner is the player with the cookie closest to their mouth. If the cookie is drop, you must start from the beginning forehead spot.

Supplies: OREO cookie.

Stack Attack

Players have one minute to stack 10 plastic cups in a pyramid, take them down in a diagonal fashion, and then reverse stack them back to the in the diagonal position. If the pyramid tower falls at any point, the must start over. Whoever completes this first is the winner! Point awarded for how does it the fastest or without dropping a balloon.

Supplies: Plastic cups.

Defy Gravity

The goal of this game is to successfully keep three balloons in the air for one minute. Players can only use one of their hands to do it! If a balloon falls, that team looses the round. Point awarded for who does it longest or without dropping a balloon.

Supplies: Balloons.

Ping Pong Bounce

In this game, players have to bounce ping pong balls into six cups. First to get a ball in each cup, wins. Or the person who gets the most in a set period of time, wins.

Supplies: ping bong balls, plastic cups.

Apple Stack

In this game, players are given five apples each. The first one to stack all 5 apples in one vertical stack is the winner! To make the game fair, put ten apples in the center of the table and let opponents pick apples one by one until each player has five.

Supplies: Apples.

Suck It Up

In this game, each player has a package of Smarties, two plates and a straw. The player must transfer the Smarties from one plate to the next using only the straw. The first who transfers all candies, is the winner. Or the player that transfers the most in the one minute, is the winner.

Supplies: Smarties, plates, straws.

Spray Off

Players will be given a spray bottle filled with water, and the aim is to guide a floating balloon toward a trash can by using
only the spray. If the balloon hits the ground, the player has to start to start over. First to get the balloon in the trash can is the winner.

Supplies: Spray bottle, Balloons, trash cans.

Movin’ on Up Cup Game

Each player starts with a stack of 30 plastic cups, with 29 red cups and one blue one at the top. Players must move the cups one at a time from the top of the stack to the bottom, continuing until the blue cup returns to the top of the stack. First one to reveal their blue cup wins! Use a timer, one player at a time, to find the fastest player or double the number of cups to have a side by side challenge.

Supplies: Plastic cups: 29 red, one blue.

Roll-On, Buddy

In this game challenge, each player must roll a potato, onion, or egg across the floor from a starting line to a finish line only their nose. First one across the finish line, wins.

Supplies: Potato, onion or egg.

Penny for Your Thoughts

Contestants must stack 25 pennies in under a minute using only one hand. Player who stacks the most or gets 25 first is the winner. Use a timer, one player at a time, to find the fastest player or double the number of pennies to have a side by side challenge.

Supplies: Pennies.

Chopstick Race

In this minute to win it challenge, who can get the most cereal from one bowl to the other using only chopsticks?

Supplies: Cereal, bowls, chopsticks.

Stack It Up

In this fun minute game, see how many cookies you can stack in one minute. The player with the most cookies stacked at the end of time, is the winner.

Supplies: Cookies

State of Affairs

Have contestants write down as many state capitals in 60 seconds as they can. Player with the most wins.

Supplies: Pencil, paper.

Wanna Spoon?

In this silly minute to win it game, using nothing but a spoon in your mouth, transfer as many ping pong balls as you can from one bowl to another. No hands! Player with the most balls at the end of time, wins.

Supplies: Spoons, bowls, ping bong balls.

Worm Search

Get messy! Each contestant is given a bowl filled with whipped cream and six gummy worms hidden inside. Using only their mouths, players have one minute to retrieve as many worms as they can. When retrieved , they grab the worm and place it on plate beside them. The player with the most worms retrieved and placed on the plate, wins.

Supplies: Whipped cream, gummy worms, bowls, plates.

Nose Mover

Add a bit of Vaseline to the tip of each contestants nose. Using only their nose, players transfer many cotton balls as they can from one bowl/plate to the other. Player with the most at the end of time, wins.

Supplies: Vaseline, cotton balls, bowls or plates.

Pile of Kisses

Contestants will compete to see who can unwrap the most Hershey Kisses in one minute. They can use their hands. You can make it a harder challenge, by players using their mouth only.

Supplies: Hershey Kisses

Minute to Win It List PDF

Stay organized at your next gathering. Your can print out these 18 Minute to Win It Rules with games directions and supply list. These are minute to win it games with household items you can find in your pantry or home.

Minute to Win It Games for Kids, Teen, & Adults

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More Minute To Win It List Printables

Also take a look at these holiday minute to win it games for every season! Enjoy summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more seasonal themed Minute to Win it games.

You can see the entire list of these games in the Frugal Coupon Living shop, just look under the seasonal Minute to Win it Games Ideas Tab!

These games are incredibly fun and silly perfect for a holiday party. They can be used by kids, teens, youth groups, or even adults. You can even mix ages for a family reunion or family game night. Take a look at some of the reviews of these Minute to Win it Etsy Digital downloads.

Kinsey C. 5 out of 5 stars “This was the highlight of our family party for New Years. Everyone ages 4 – 70 had the best time with these games.”

Jacqueline D. 5 out of 5 stars “Great ideas for games to play at Christmas parties!”

Chrissy P. “Worked great for daughters birthday party! Easy to put together and fun games!”

In these holiday minute to win it games, you will have different supplies and different games. Some may overlap but supplies will change. For example Christmas Minute to Win it Games include ornaments and candy canes while Halloween Minute to Win it Games include pumpkins and mini marshmallows. More common Minute to Win it needs include a hula-hoop, watermelon, paper plates, balls, water guns, dice and more.

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Games for Kids

We believe every party should create a good time and every time I plan a party, I ask myself what are some fun party games?

We have done the work for you and put all your favorite fun party games into one place. Keep the kids buy and entertained with these 50+ Kids Party Games. This bundle includes our 18 Minute to Win It Games PDF printable.

Use these party games for kids in for the classroom, field days, youth groups, parties, and more. Teens, Youth, Adults – perfect for kids of all ages.

We have more party games, take a look at our full list of Party Games for Kids. Each set comes with game direction and supply list.

Need a visual? You can also look at our Family Approved Minute to Win It Games. Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy these Kids Party Games for a list of visual ideas of games you can play at parties. Pin to Pinterest.

Hosting a crowd? Enjoy the best group games for everyone – kids, adults, youth and teens. This is a very large list of all the team games you could imagine! Pin to Pinterest.

Cute Father’s Day Cake Designs Every Dad Will Enjoy!

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May 23, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Father's Day, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

When looking for Father’s Day Cake Designs, I only had two words that had to match the criteria – cute and easy. These easy Father’s day cake images are perfect for the kids to join in with simple cake recipes. Enjoy Father’s Day cupcakes, cakes, donuts, and even cake pop ideas!

Father’s Day Cake Designs

Does it every surprise you how early in the season ads began to show? Because of one simple Google search and suddenly I am flooded with father’s day cake advertisements. Little does Google realize (or do they) that my search of fathers day cake images is only because I fully plan to make my own easy and simple Father’s Day Cake Design. I bet if you have an amazing dad (or world’s okay-est dad), you too are on the hunt for Fathers Day Cake Ideas.

How can I make my dad’s Father’s Day special?

I ask myself this question every June. Truthfully our family does not go all out on every special occasion, but a boxed cake mix does always end up un my grocery shopping cart and we come home and act like we are on The Great British Bake Off. Our family is so competitive about our cake designs, that I have to rotate who is in charge of the cake each occasion. Luckily there are 7 of us and between 7 birthdays and too many holidays to count, there are many occasions for being crowned as “the best baker!”

If you too are asking what should I do for Father’s Day, pause here. Set the table, pull out some paper plates, and fill dad’s sweet tooth with some delight. These Happy Father’s Day Cake Ideas are that challenging. Best of all, most of them can be adapted to dad’s favorite flavor – chocolate, vanilla, carrot, hummingbird, yellow or our pop’s favorite – funfetti!

More Father’s Day Ideas

We have loads of Father’s day Ideas. Looking for the what can I get dad for Father’s Day, enjoy these posts before you get baking…

Father’s Day Cakes

Get ready to be blown away with these Happy Father’s Day cake designs!

This is a cute Father’s Day Cake design for those dads that like the great outdoors. I know my husband would take a campfire every night, as well as a chocolate cake. Follow this Campfire Cake tutorial on Hallmark (of all places!)

This Father’s Day cake topper is made from from Twizzlers and Bamboo Skewers. Isn’t that so fun (and easy?) Grab a box cake, tub of white icing and a bag of Twizzlers for this easy Father’s Day Cake idea from Oh Happy Day. If you are asking, “what can I do for Father’s Day with no money?” I bet you can find many of these items in your pantry or pick up everything for under $10.

For a bigger challenge, learn how to make father’s day cake with a check pattern. This Lumberjack Cake, from Jenny Cookies, creates a Buffalo plaid center using a Wilton Round Checkerboard Cake Pan Set. That means this checkerboard cake is as easy to make as boxed cake mix and some food coloring.

Does dad love Root Beer? If your dad would enjoy a “less sweet” cake, try this Father’s Day Bundt Cake Recipe from Father and Us.

How cute is this funny fathers day cake? It’s much easier thank you think. Eat a juicy burger for dinner and then recreate this Cheeseburger Cake for dessert – your theme “Dad is the cheese to your burger!” Read more from A Mix of Mediums.

Looking for simple fathers day cake designs, Alexis Tanner Lane has it. Re-create this Shirt & Tie Father’s Day cake idea. M&Ms, boxed cake mix, white icing… viola!

Father’s Day Cupcakes

These Fishing Cupcakes have been used in our beach party ideas but are also a perfect Father’s Day Cupcake, especially for a dad who loves to fish in salt water or fresh water!

We have more amazing cupcakes for dad and these are our favorite (in fact, we have seen this copied so many places – grrrrrr.) Download this {original} easy-peasy Father’s Day BBQ Grill Cupcakes using chocolate cake mix and a little creativity.

If you want a funny Father’s day idea, look at this fathers day cake with photo. We shared these cupcake toppers in our Surprise Party Ideas, but they also would be really adorable for happy birthday dad cake designs that fall on or near father’s day or leave off the age and just make cute Father’s day hats. Pick up these affordable photo cupcake toppers or make your own.

Okay seriously, how cute are these Lawn Mower Cupcakes from The Celebration Shoppe. Our daddy-o would love them, especially if he was given the day off from the lawn. Have an older son, throw him out doors to mow while dad sits on the couch!

Speaking of sitting on the couch, who wouldn’t love to also snack on these Corona & Blue Moon Cupcakes for Father’s Day from Erica’s Sweet Tooth. We especially think Corona is nicely fitting after the past year(s) we’ve had.

I mustache you a question. Are you enjoying these fathers day cake decorating ideas? We have more. Recreate our Mustache Cupcakes using a mustache template. We think dad will love it! make sure you put one on your upper lip when you cutely express “Happy father’s day!” to dad.

I mean if you haven’t added bacon ot a cupcake, have you even lived? If you love mixed tastes like salty and sweet, give this Maple Syrup Bacon Cupcakes a try for Father’s Day. From none other than the amazing bakers at Wilton (so it has to be good, right?)

Father’s Day Cake Pops

Happy fathers day cake images are incredibly inspiring, but have you tried a bucket of peanuts? Take dad out to the ball game with these baseball cake pops from Daisy Brand. You read that right, these cake pops have Daisy Sour Cream inside.

Any Tee-rrific dads out there? Make these really cute Golf Tee Cake Pops for dad from Evermine. We bet this is a hole in one Father’s Day dessert for one (or two, three or more!)

Father’s Day Donuts

One of our favorite fathers day cake decorating ideas is this Hole in One Donut Recipe. Yes, we know it isn’t a cake, but put it on top of a cake or skip the donut recipe and just create a boxed cake mix following the same gold design directions. Don’t forget to add this Donuts for Dad Invitation!

I was really surprised how easy this Father’s Day Donuts recipe is. Using Alphabet Cookie Cutters and Pillsbury Grands, recreate it yourself by following the directions on A Pretty Cool Life. Place them on top of a cake for a fun father cake design.

Don’t forget! Also enjoy these Father’s Day Crafts for Kids & Gift Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Want to attach a cute printable to your Father’s Day Cake? Take a look at these fun Father’s Day Printables you can download and print now! Pin to Pinterest.

Cloffice Home Office Ideas

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July 11, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Working from home? Need a space that provides inspiration? We have the perfect list of Cloffice Home Office Ideas, a space blending a closet and home office.

Cloffice Home Office Ideas

So what came first, the closet or the office? Have you heard of a Cloffice? A cloffice is the new home organization solution for work at home families. We have a list of home office ideas to create your perfect home office closets.

What is a Cloffice?

What is a cloffice? Cloffice meaning is just like it sounds, it is a space blending a closet and home office. A cloffice can be a 2 foot closet turned into a home office or a grand walk-in office, turned into a combination home office closet. This closet office is the ultimate work from home set-up for those short on space. A closet office combo is also perfect for simplifying home design and layout.

Cloffice Ideas for Home

The best closet offices with designs that will provide all the inspiration you need to create your small, or grand cloffice designs.

Lets start with this boho cloffice featuring beautiful black and white peel and stick wallpaper. This Cloffice Nesting with Grace is pretty popular. Tip: When repurposing a closet, you might be left without a power source. If this is the case, take a look at this wall sconces without electricity lighting trick hack using a battery operated tap puck light. | Nesting with Grace

In some cases, the office comes before the closet. If you have a large office you need to repurpose with clothing and accessory storage, take a look at this closet-office combo with preppy, coastal flair. Ceramic ginger jars, a rattan pendant light, and Gray Malin artwork make the space look sophisticated and stylish, while a large white and gold desk allows for plenty of space to sit down and focus in this closet office combo. | Lemon Stripes

How about a doorless closet office? If creating a gorgeous home office is your goal, then consider ditching the closet doors and letting the world see how pretty your desk space really is. Waning: this is for neat people only. | Lacquered Life

Does mommy have an office? What about a home school desk cloffice for kids. We love this little his and her office space made with things around the home. This would make me want to finish my home work! | Amy Pigliacampo Design

This is a beautiful closet desk idea with a beautiful wallpapered backdrop. This closet system with desk uses budget decor and a repurposed free desk. It makes a beautiful desk for closet office. It is just the right size. | Megan McArn

With some Pinterest inspiration, this Built in Office Nook was born. Nail everything into the wall with a built in home office using a small nook in the basement. | House of Rose Blog

It might not always be butterflies and rainbows or Louis Vuitton and Chanel, however you can create a Luxury home office in the middle of your oversized walk-in closet. In this walk-in cloffice, just add a table and chair. If you find yourself on frequent zoom calls, just place behind you what defines you and makes you smile – color, favorite pieces or an accessory wall. | The Down Town Aly

The houses of 30A know how to decorate every little nook and cranny. This navy blue cloffice can be folded away to keep work at “work” and home it’s happy place! | The Clever Goose Relator

Look at this Office-Small Space Hack. Even the smallest places can be used as a place to lay your laptop. Even better, the smaller the space, the smaller the budget (right?!) This small space looks like it was once a linen closet. Get inspired by this small closet office for your redesign. | Taylorlmade

Remember that coat closet that is a hidden mess. Empty it and donate what you don’t use. Turn your foyer front closet into a cloffice! I love how this coat cloffice has enough space to tuck away a chair. | Nessas

Is your home office as messy as your mind? Mine is! I love how this mama organizing her to do list and calendar on the wall. Best of all, this Closet Office with clipboard organization can be folded away and the mess is gone. | The Write Start

This beautiful Walk-in closet office brings lost of light. It looks like it began as an office with functional closet shelving installed to create this half closet, half office walk-in cloffice. | Styled Snap Shots

Who has not wanted a hidden room? In this harry potter-esque home office, space under the staircase isn’t waisted. Instead it’s turned into a hidden cloffice under the stairs. | Houzz

Imagine half an office you can hide the the closing of a door. Hide the messy party of your office with this cloffice design. A hidden pink gem in a black and white designed office. | Houzz

Want to learn how to build a cloffice with office closet shelving? Follow this How to Build a Closet Office tutorial from the creators or DIY it all! | The Instructables

Take your office space to the next level. Get inspiration from the Home Office Spaces for Her – Décor Ideas and Office Pinterest Images. Pin to Pinterest.

It’s hard to be productive in a messy space. Look at these Closet Organization Solutions, Hacks & Tips when renovating a closet office space. Pin to Pinterest.

Declutter Challenge for Kids

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April 20, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Is your child’s bedroom and play area drowning in stuff? Download our free 7-day declutter challenge PDF. This one task a day cleaning checklist keeps your child from becoming overwhelmed and guides them to creating a new organized space!

Declutter Challenge for Kids

Feeling overwhelmed? Have you stepped on your last LEGO or have you yelled for the very last time “clean up your room“? I get it. With five kids and too many spaces to organize, I have had to lead my kids into creating better organizational habits.

Guide your child to developing new organizational skills with a printable resource and guide; a printable 7-Day Kid’s Declutter Challenge Checklist PDF.

In this seven day cleaning challenge, kids will how to clean their bedroom room in small steps. In seven days time, they will have a clean space organized and free of clutter.

How to Clean Your Room for Kids

In this tidy up challenge, steps are broken down into days, leading your child on a decluttering journey.

Day 1: Pick up any toys that are on the floor and sort through them. Keep your favorites & get rid of the ones you no longer play with.

Day 2: Make your bed and clean up under the bed. Throw away any garbage and put away what you want to keep. Tidy up your nightstand.

Day 3: Pick up any dirty clothes lying around and put them in your laundry hamper & vacuum entire floor. Don’t forget under the bed!

Day 4: Tidy up your closet. Ask mom or dad to help you sort through your clothing. Keep your favorites & get rid of the ones you no longer need.

Day 5: Organize all of your books & art supplies. Tidy up your workspace.

Day 6: Tidy up your playroom floor and go through your toys. Put way the toys you want and get rid of the toys you no longer play with

Day 7: Vacuum your playroom floor and finish tidying up. Make sure everything is in its place!

Hey Mom! This list can be overwhelming. This is why we have broken it down in seven days. It is important the first time you attempt this list, you model steps for your child. Instead of investing hours in each day, set a timer and do each day’s task for 20 minutes. You can repeat it in future weeks. If this is something that will not be challenging for your child, take all 7 days and knock it out in one day or weekend.

Also take a look at our daily/weekly kid’s cleaning checklist. This can keep your hard work maintained and also sets responsibilities and good daily habits for your child. We suggest laminating the checklist and letting them complete it on a certain day of the week, on the weekend, weekly or even daily! Adapt the timeline to what works in your home.

Kids Declutter Challenge PDF

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Busy Mom Binder

If you find this cleaning checklist incredible resourceful for keeping your busy home organized, take a look at our Busy Mom Binder!

Kid’s Cleaning Checklist

Once things are decluttered, make sure you maintain a clean space with a daily or weekly Kid’s Cleaning Checklist. This checklist leads your child through the steps of maintaining their clean personal space. This is found in our Busy Mom Home Organizational Binder!

We haven’t forgotten the bigger picture. Clean your entire home in the span of 30 days with our Monthly Declutter Challenge. Use this resource for spring cleaning or repeat every month maintaining a clean and organized home.

You can also try our Monthly Declutter Challenge for free in our free printable library. Find out how here!

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How to Print at Staples

Don’t have a printer. Want this printed on nice paper and maybe laminated? Watch this video for how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your decluttered bedroom! We love to see clean spaces. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

More Organization Printables

We won’t leave you there! Take a look at these other Organization Printables for Kids and Parents. Pin to Pinterest.

Since we got you excited for getting organized and becoming efficient, take a look at these Everyday Busy Mom Life Hacks too. Tips and tricks for an efficient home. Pin to Pinterest.

End of the School Year Printables

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May 19, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

All the End of the School Year Printables you need from last day of school signs, end of school year gifts for teachers and end of school year gifts for students – all with free last day of school printables!

End of the School Year Printables

I have no idea where another school year went. My oldest is entering middle school and my youngest three will be in preschool. The end of the year is incredibly busy so I love to simplify it with the help of free printables. We have plenty of End of the School Year Printables including last day of school signs, end of school year teacher gift ideas, and also end of school year gifts for students.

Last Day of School Signs

It has been a family tradition for us to have first and last day of school signs. I love seeing how the kids have grown.

These black & white Yellow Bliss Road printables have been my favorite last day of school chalkboard signs printables. I actually downloaded from preschool to 12th grade to have them forever! You never know when blog will shut down and I just wanted to have a uniform look each year.

Chickabug has bright last day of school signs with the year. You can get pink, blue, green or purple end of the year signs.

Today’s Creative Life is a friend and has some of the cutest stuff. I really love Last Day of School Pennants for Teens (and kids). I love the idea of her son laying in bed!

Instead of a last day of school sign, how about a Last Day of School Time Capsule. This time capsule leads kids with last day of school questions so you can see how your child has evolved. Begin this school tradition in Pre-K (or Kindergarten) and go to 12th grade!

What about about a finish line last day of school printable from Just Add Confetti. Have your child run their way into summer! Also seen in our End of the Year Activities and School Traditions.

Grab a last day of school photo full of color. I am really in love with these Colorful Last Day of School printables with the year from Happiness is Homemade.

End of School Year Gifts for Students

As a teacher I loved to give small gifts to my students. One item I gave them was a CD of the photos I took during the school year. They loved this. That tradition of giving hasn’t died. My kids, as well, love giving small last day of school gifts for friends.

This is our favorite student gift idea. Have everyone walk out of the classroom clapping with these see you later alligator gift tags for hand clappers!

Looking for an easy end of the year student gift perfect for summer vacation? Sunglasses are an easy and inexpensive end of the year gift idea for the kids – Have a bright summer with this last day of school gift from True Life I’m a Teacher.

You can also have a Kool Summer with this idea from The Crafted Sparrow. Take some Kool-Aid packets, crazy straws, and summer gift tag printables – and viola – you have quick and easy way to give a fun end of the year gift.

This end of the year quote from Dr. Seuss is turned into a end of the school year bag topper. Just add these 1 lb Milk Chocolate World Globe Balls– You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way! Thanks, A Little Claireification!

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Kids love bubbles. You blew me away this year with this adorable bubble end of the year gift idea for students. Pick up bubble sticks online or at the dollar store and download this printable from Sparkling in Second Grade.

A lot of student gift ideas from Pocket of Preschool. We love these have a sweet summer candy gift tags for students. Just add Skittles candy (or a candy of your choice!)

Keep cool this summer with this EOS end of the year gift printable.

Keep Cool this Summer EOS Student Gift Tag

Have a poppin’ good summer! Just add a bag of microwave popcorn or a container of popcorn.

Have a Poppin’ Summer Student Gift Tag

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End of School Year Teacher Gift Ideas

We have plenty of Punny Funny Teacher Gift Ideas (you can print) or Teacher Appreciation Printable Gift Ideas. These can be used any time of year but are also acceptable as end of school year teacher gift ideas. These last day of school gift ideas for teachers include printables! Be sure to take a look because there are so many ideas.

… but we also want to keep it simple on you. For this year and next year and the year after, print our 12 months of teacher gift tags. Easy access seasonal gift tags with our Teacher Appreciation Bundle. From the first day of school until the last day of school, grab this printable set for small random acts of kindness and thank you gift tags throughout the school year.

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For an “Uh-Mason” Teacher, use this Mason Jar Gift Tag Gift Idea from Lil Luna. You could even sneak in a gift card between those tiny little candies!

For a teacher who helped your child grow, gift a succulent gift idea and teacher gift tag – Thank you for helping me grow!

Fill a Sonic cup with red crinkle paper, insert a gift card and tie with a ribbon in this Sonic Themed Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea from Giggles Galore.

Thank you for keeping me on Target this year! Attach black and white twine and a Target gift card with this teacher gift idea from The Real Housewife of Fresno

Grab a cute summer tote and fill with fun things to take to the pool or beach! All year you worked hard to make learning fun, now it’s your turn to relax in the sun teacher gift tag from Skip to My Lou.

No one hates flowers! Thanks a bunch for being a great teacher from Simply Kierste. We find adorable, affordable flowers at Trader Joes! You can find brown kraft paper cardstock to wrap your flower. A sweet touch. I would suggest a blue and white gingham ribbon too.

This wine teacher gift idea from Make and do Crew is so unique. Thank you for teaching our child to think, kick off the summer with a drink. If they don’t drink or you don’t know, grab them a gift card to a place that has good drinks – a fun lunch spot or a coffee shop!

Hosting a Graduation? Take a look at our Graduation Ideas as well as our Graduation Party Games! Pin to Pinterest.

Look at these End of the Year Activities and School Traditions. Pin to Pinterest.

We also love these End of the Year Kids Party Games. Get ready to get messy and have fun! Pin to Pinterest.

Rockin’ Geology Rock Party Ideas

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June 24, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Gem mining party? Rock climbing birthday? Whatever the event, take a look at these Rockin’ Geology Rock Party ideas full of dazzling minerals, geodes, and agates. Take a look at creative rock birthday cakes, gem mine activities, rock party decor and more.

Geology Rock Party

Ready for a Rockin’ good time? If you have a geologist who loves rocks, minerals and many times of gems? Take a look at these Geology Rock Themed Party Ideas. From candy agate recipes, to candy rock cupcakes, DIY geodes, piñatas, geology birthday party supplies and more.

Looking for an easy cupcake recipe, make chocolate box mix cake and add edible candy rocks to create these Rock Cupcakes. | Kara’s Party Ideas

Speaking of sweet treats, look at this Gem Mine Birthday Cake, perfect for a Rock Party. I love how they used Pepperidge Farm Pirouette Cookies to create a mineral mine entrance. Requires *some* talent. | Femme au Foyer

Every rocking party needs the perfect invite. Look at these Rock Party Invitations. Have it personalized with your child’s name and event details and download to print. We love using Shutterfly to upload and order.

You could also hand out these fun geology party favors too. These Rock Climbing Party favors do it all… Snap, Krackle, Pop and Light Up! | Jacolyn Murphy (Buy Flash Light Carabiners Here)

If you need pretty amazing rock party decor, look at this Gem Mine Party Decor. Could you recreate this? | Source

Discover types of rocks and their qualities. Pick up to 22 lbs of Tumbled Polished Natural Gem Stones. You can also get this set of 12 Velvet Gemstone Bags so the party guests can bring them home as rock party favors.

As a party activity for the kids, make these super quick DIY Egg Carton Geodes using Epsom Salt. Just ensure you have enough time fo them to dry and go home. | Family and Craft Online

As another rock party activity, pick up geodes. With the guidance of an adult, the kids could break them with a hammer and have a fun rock souvenir. | Kara’s Party Ideas

This is fun. For an easy-peasy recipe, create these no bake Rock Cookies. | CBC News

Where did you buy these gemstone cupcakes? I made them. Look like the worlds’ greatest baker with this Candy Agate Cupcake Toppers. | The Honey Blonde

A fun party drink for kids would be mocktails on the rocks – love the pun. Grab Rock Candy Sticks. Skip the glass. You could, of course, make your own rock candy too. | Catch My Party

Pick up a kids plastic pool for a Pool Rock Dig. Fill with some of the rocks you purchased online. You could grab beach sand sifters to add to the dig. | This Pilgrim Life

Another direction is to do rock painting. Pick up Rock Painting Paint Brushes and look at our My Town Rocks Rock Painting Ideas.

It’s always fun when gem mine party decor can turn into party favors. This set of yellow construction hats can be used to go mining for gems. | Kara’s Party Ideas

Well if go anywhere for a professional piñata, you have to go to the The Pinata Mamma. Pick up this Green Agate Geode Pinata. Almost too pretty to break.

This is so brilliant and so awesome. They would make amazing rock party favors. Make your own Agate Rock Lollipops From Crushed Candy. Wrap in a cellophane bag, tie with a boy and thank someone for coming to your party with a “you rock” gift tag. | Instructables

Many of these Roar-tastic Dinosaur Party Ideas can overlap into a Geode Party. Take a look at these ideas for your party-saurus. Pin to Pinterest.

Read to party? Keep the kids entertained. Take a look at these 50+ Kids’ Party Games – indoor, outdoor, night, birthday.

Have another year to be thankful for? Take a look at these themed Kid’s Birthday Party Ideas for boys and girls.

You can keep parties small or even celebrate small celebrations every six months. Take a look at these…

Cheers to another year!

Dish Gallery Wall Ideas & Plate Wall Decor

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July 12, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Dish it out! Get inspired by these dish gallery wall ideas. Aesthetic wall décor that displays antiques, every day dishes, china, metal, clay and more. Plate Wall Décor for every room of the house!

Dish It Out! Plate Wall Decor

Can you do it? Are you ready to take some of those beautiful dishes out of hiding in the cupboard? Dish it out and get inspired as gallery wall plates are the new aesthetic wall décor. Kitchen shelves and decorative plates for wall display might create your new favorite corner of the house. This wall art using decorative plates. Take your picture gallery wall to the next level!

What can I use to hang plates on the wall?

First, let’s talk about how to hang plates on the wall. For a farmhouse home decor, you might start with Kitchen floating shelves décor. Display colored glassware, white plates, mason jars and more.

If looking for a Grandmillenial display, go for an easy plate solution using – E6000 adhesive and D Ring Hangers to display your blue & white chinoiserie dishes. Just glue your D ring on the back and hang on the wall after it dries. (Example from Rockin Redesigns.)

You also can pick up a adhesive plate hangers or, if glue is not your thing, spring wall plate hangers come in all sorts of various sizes.

How can I decorate a large wall cheaply?

So guess what? Here is the good news. Plate Wall Decor is actually, in most cases, cheaper than a gallery wall with photos. Of course, you can buy expensive plates, but plates are in abundance. You can use the hand me down plates you have or head out to Goodwill or a thrift store.

Another resource, I personally love, is Facebook Marketplace to pick up many things for our home including dishes like antique blue and white porcelain plates. The most common collection are Willow Ware by Royal China which are perfect for hanging. Or for every day eating, find almost an exact replica on Amazon or Walmart – it’s actually how I am collecting mine as every day dishes so they are lead-free.

Collect and invest in eye-catching dinnerware, from fun colored glassware to copper cookware and even handmade clay plates. Hang and display decorative plates. Let’s get started with Dish Gallery Wall Ideas & Plate Wall Decor.

How do you fix decorative plates on the wall?

A great place to start is with Fred Gonoski Garden & Home who shares different ideas for grouping plates including different rotations for diamond and square patterns.

Mix new with vintage, plain with patterned and big with little in this blue & white chinoiserie ceramic plate wall decor pattern. On Sutton Place gives us just the thing Grandmillenials dream of.

Kris does an amazing job of teaching you how to create a decorative plate wall in the dining room. Step by step and helpful plate gallery wall tips. | Driven by Decor

If you love dark and moody interiors, take a look at this gorgeous dark wall clay plates display. | Source

Just have at it. None of your plates need to have a pattern other than white. These the display of these decorative wall plates for Living Room do the talking like The Nester.

Using the same idea of white plates, create plate wall decor diy with ribbons. Just add your home’s accent color like these green ribbons. | Source Unknown

On a darker wall, pattern plates are beautiful especially if they can tell about part of a time or place. Hand painted plates wall décor can tell of adventures in India, travel to Mexico, or a great grandmother’s treasure. | Source Unknown

A crescent moon is also a unique shape for a dish gallery wall. Mmmcrafts already had these clay plates making this wall décor diy job really easy.

Transform a boring white wall by creating unique wall decor like this Shabby Chic Plate Art Wall. | Source

This beautiful Diamond Plate Gallery wall mixes blues and greens, big and small. | Source

I personally have collected my grandmother’s green depression glass. If you have Colored glassware, it’s easy to make a gallery wall with glass plates too. Green glass or jadeite dishes can be mounted. I love how these green dishes are framing out the mirror on this wall in a room designed by Tobi Fairley.

Copper cookware can also cerate decorative wall plates for the kitchen. The House that Lars Built shows how it frees up drawer and cabinet space and covers your kitchen décor simultaneously.

As I continue to collect antiques, I love displaying them to tell a story. This Blue White Dish Gallery Wall is perfect for the dining space inside a kitchen. | Becki Griffin

Small walls in foyers gain big impact from a grouped collection of items, such as vintage china. This display, with balanced space between the many items, feels airy and light, in keeping with the style of the table beneath it and the light-color room beyond. |
Midwest Living

You guys know thisGrasscloth Wallpaper gallery wall speaks to me! Get styling with plates and a touch of greenery. Perfect for a dining room or eating space. It would also look amazing with wooden beam kitchen floating shelves decor. | Veranda House

Artistic? Boho style? Try this Colorful Gallery Wall mixing together baskets, tropical plants, painted furniture and metal plate wall decor.| Aunt Peaches

Got Milk Glass? An antique vanity or buffet can hold treasures including milk glass pieces in front of a milk glass dish gallery wall. | Country Living

Take plate gallery walls to odd spaces like rounded walls and the angels of two rooms. This kitchen decor wall blends a French door and breakfast eating area. View Along the Way

Stairs design can be a challenge especially when you have an awkward triangle on a curved wall. Display your favorite china with this dish gallery wall idea. | Source

Wall plates decor ideas incorporating plates, embroidery hoops and ceiling medallions come from Rosyscription (Madigan Made). Shannon does an amazing job of using painters tape to outline her work for direction as she works.

If you love decorative plates for display, get inspired by Grandmillenial Style & Home Decor. Pin to Pinterest.

Speaking of DIY Wall décor, these Gallery Wall Ideas are perfect for your pictures and photos. Pin to Pinterest.

Love birds? Also look at these Vintage Bird Prints + Audubon Bird Prints Free Downloads. Pin to Pinterest.