The arrival of littles ones bring with them lots and lots of generous people showering them with baby gifts. Everything from things you can’t live without to frivolous outfits that are just too darn cute to pass up.
Be sure to sent a special thank you to your friends and family with this FREE Thank You card from Petite Lemon. Download the link below and print these postcard-style cards. They are available in a blue and pink version. These elephant Thank You cards coordinate with the Elefun Baby Shower Invitation found on Shutterfly.
Click HERE to download the boy Thank You card.
Click HERE to download the girl Thank You card.
Turquoise Lovin' & FREE Envelope Download
Turquoise, turquoise, turquoise… what’s not to love about this amazing color?!? We’ve been totally diggin’ it all month long. We wanted to share some turquoise inspiration with a little back to school twist, since that’s probably what’s on your mind at the moment.
From top left to bottom right:
- Download this adorable triangle envelope from Petite Lemon to write your kids a little note of encouragement on their first day back at school. And if you missed it, be sure to check out the free notecard that you can print to fit inside the envelope.
- This guy’s too little to be heading back to school, but he’ll be the best dressed baby at the bus stop in his turquoise shirt from Carters.
- It’s always a good idea to fill your home with flowers. These adorable Kerr jars in our favorite color can be purchased on Etsy.
- Help your kids keep all their school supplies together – in style – with this fox pencil case from Etsy.
Click HERE to download the free turquoise envelope.
For the LOVE of Turquoise!!!!
It’s August. Can you believe it? All month long we are going to be sharing some inspiration that we are finding for our new favorite color – turquoise! We especially love this color right now because it has a summer feel to it, but it’s helping us look forward to back to school.
From top to bottom:
- We created this super rad triangle pattern with variations of the color turquoise. We definitely wanted to share with you, so we created a downloadable PDF that you can use to download and print this card for free! Hooray.
- These turquoise moccs from Feather and Filly are simply to die for. We instantly fell in love with them!
- Cool off and enjoy some turquoise lemonade at your last summer shindig before heading back to school. Check out the recipe at ModernDayMoms.com.
- Talk about eye candy. This turquoise typewriter is nothing but delicious.
Download the free triangle card set HERE.
Have Courage & Be Kind
Have Courage and Be Kind! These are truly wise words of wisdom we can all benefit from. Download this inspirational quote on your phone or print it out, as a reminder that kindness always wins.
To download the Daily Lemon as wallpaper for your phone, follow these simple steps:
Open this page on your phone’s browser. Click on the image below and save it directly to your phone’s camera roll.
To download from your desktop browser:
Email the image from your camera roll to yourself, then open the image and save it to your phone. Then, go to your settings and tap Wallpaper, choose New Wallpaper, and select the image you want to save.
To save the image for printing:
Click on the image below and the download will begin.
1/2 Hour Easy Summer DIY Tent Project
It’s so much fun to have the little ones home during the summer. Their drive for adventure is inspiring (and oh so tiring)!!! Here’s a fun and easy DIY project (and when I say easy, I really mean easy) to help keep their imaginative minds thriving. This project can be made in about a 1/2 hour with supplies you probably already have at home.
Supplies Needed:
- One sheet (you can even use an old one that you have lying around)
- Rope
- Ribbon
- Tent stakes
- Sewing machine and sewing accessories
Step 1: Sew a piece of ribbon to each corner of the street (just make sure there is enough to tie a bow).
Step 2: Tie a piece of rope to two trees and drape sheet over the rope.
Step 3: Determine where the tent stakes need to go in the ground (depending on where the corners of the sheet fall on the ground), and put them in the ground.
Step 4: Tie the ribbon on each corner of the sheet to the tent stake.
Step 5: Add some pillows, blankets, books, and anything else your kids love into the tent.
Be-YOU-tiful
Be-YOU-tiful! What a great reminder it is for all of us to focus on what we love about ourselves. This week we give you permission to not worry so much about the 10 pounds you might need to lose or the fact that you might not be your best self right now. Let it go and instead remember that you are be-YOU-tiful just the way you are. Download that reminder for your phone or print it up to put somewhere that you can see all week long!
To download the Daily Lemon as wallpaper for your phone, follow these simple steps:
Open this page on your phone’s browser. Click on the image below and save it directly to your phone’s camera roll.
To download from your desktop browser:
Email the image from your camera roll to yourself, then open the image and save it to your phone. Then, go to your settings and tap Wallpaper, choose New Wallpaper, and select the image you want to save.
To save the image for printing:
Click on the image below and the download will begin.
Upcycled T-Shirt Dress
We all have a stack of them sitting in our home – t-shirts! Lots and lots of t-shirts. You know those t-shirts that are too short, have a stain, or you hate to toss because they are a favorite for one reason or another. Instead of throwing them out, repurpose them into a new outfit for your little ones.
Gather these few supplies:
- T-shirt
- 2″ wide ribbon (1.5 – 2 yards)
- Fabric of your choice (1.5 yards)
- Scissors
- Sewing machine and accessories
- Pins
First, cut your t-shirt. It’s best to put the t-shirt on your child and determine where you want the skirt to hang. Add 1″ and cut the shirt. I cut about 4″ off my tee. There is no right or wrong place to cut shirt.
Next, put the cut shirt back on your child and measure from the bottom of the t-shirt to where you want the skirt to hang. Add 3″. I wanted mine to hang about 19″ below the tee, so I cut my fabric at 22″. I left mine the same width as the fabric and cut two rectangles of that same size.
Sew the two rectangles together on the 22″ side. Sew them right sides together so you make a tube, then press the seams open.
Next, hem the bottom of the skirt. Turn the skirt section inside out, then fold over the top of the skirt section 1″, and press it in place. Add another 1″ and press. Then sew into place.
Next, we’ll finish the raw edge on the top. A serger machine works best if you have one, otherwise fold over the top 1″, press, and sew. I used a zigzag stitch.
Pin the pleats around the entire skirt. Measure along the shirt as you are pinning. I just eyeballed it, and did my best.
You want the finished circle to fit about with the width of the t-shirt. Pin the t-shirt to the pleated skirt. The t-shirt will sit down on the top of the pleats about 1″. Sew on the top of the pleats to sew it all together.
And…ta dah! You have finished sewing the dress.
Add a ribbon to tie around waist of the skirt. This will cinch it all together and give it a more fitted look. The dress looks cute both ways.
Daily Lemon – Be Original
The inspirational quote for this week is simple – Be Original. So often we look around us and compare everyone’s best to our worst. It’s totally not fair, but we all do it. Download this quote on your photo to remind yourself all week that it’s okay to be you. It’s okay to be different. It’s okay to not fit it. And it’s more than okay to Be Original, because it’s the best version of you!!!
To download the Daily Lemon as wallpaper for your phone, follow these simple steps:
Open this page on your phone’s browser. Click on the image below and save it directly to your phone’s camera roll.
To download from your desktop browser:
Email the image from your camera roll to yourself, then open the image and save it to your phone. Then, go to your settings and tap Wallpaper, choose New Wallpaper, and select the image you want to save.
To save the image for printing:
Click on the image below and the download will begin.
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Daily Lemon – Laugh Til Your Stomach Hurts
It’s a new week! A new week gives us motivation to be committed, to get more done on the never-ending to-do list, to eat better (yeah that’s a hard one!), and to be happier. To help make it all happen, we wanted to share one of our favorite Daily Lemon quotes that will be our motto for the week – Laugh ’til Your Stomach Hurts! We are giving you permission to to not be perfect, to laugh at your mistakes, and to laugh instead of cry when you are ready to pull your hair out! We’ll probably be having this same motivation pep talk next week, but that’s ok. Let’s just focus on one thing for now, and make it a great day!
These Daily Lemon quotes are downloadable so you can enjoy them also. Download them for free to your phone to use as wallpaper, or print them as an 8×10″ print to display in your home or office.
To download the Daily Lemon as wallpaper for your phone, follow these simple steps:
Open this page on your phone’s browser. Click on the image below and save it directly to your phone’s camera roll.
To download from your desktop browser:
Email the image from your camera roll to yourself, then open the image and save it to your phone. Then, go to your settings and tap Wallpaper, choose New Wallpaper, and select the image you want to save.
To save the image for printing:
Click on the image below and the download will begin.
We're Back!
Hey there. Happy beginning of summer! You haven’t seen us for a while. I wish I could say it’s because we’ve been on an incredible vacation, but that wouldn’t be true. We’ve been enjoying the first days of summer with our families and creating new Petite Lemon goodness and designs that we are super excited to share!
Today we want to share a new series of designs called the Daily Lemon. Every Monday look for a really cool inspirational quote, designed by Petite Lemon, that you can download and print as an 8×8” for FREE! Display the Daily Lemon in your home and easily print off a new one each week to help keep your inspiration flowing. You’ll also be able to download these quotes for FREE to keep as wallpaper on your phone!
Keep checking back to see new designs from Petite Lemon, along with information on your favorite products, freebies to help keep those cute kiddos busy (how many times have your kids said they are bored already?!?), and lots of other fun ideas to inspire you. We hope this new inspiration makes your heart sing and dance.
To download the Daily Lemon as wallpaper for your phone, follow these simple steps:
To download from your phone or mobile device:
Open this page on your phone’s browser. Click on the image below and save it directly to your phone’s camera roll.
To download from your desktop browser:
Email the image from your camera roll to yourself, then open the image and save it to your phone.
Then, go to your settings and tap Wallpaper, choose New Wallpaper, and select the image you want to save.
To save the image for printing, simply click on the image below and the download will begin.
