OUR prettyblog DIY post : Mothers Day {A Special Spoil Ticket}

"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. " - Abraham Lincoln.

I could't agree more and I'm sure most of us feel this way. Our moms have given birth to us, shared their personal attributes with us, cared for us, loved us and brought us up to be the people we are today. Let's celebrate them, thank them and spoil them for ALL they have done.

Today we share a free printable, an e-mailer and an sms image with you that you can use to send to your mom on Mothers Day. Whether you live close by or if you are living in another city to your mum (like me), you will be able to use one of these mediums to let your mom know that you love her and that you have a special spoil planned for her.

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Free Printable

• Print out page 2 or page 3 on a thick card stock, trim using the provided crop marks, fold the card in half. Write out the spoil you have planned for your mom inside the blank card.

E-mailer

• Attach to an e-mail to your mom and include the spoil idea in the subject line. E.g "Dear Mom, please meet me at 3 o'clock for tea and cake at the Mount Grace this Mothers Day."

SMS/WhatsApp

• Visit the pretty blog website and this page from your phone internet browser.
• Download our Mothers Day Special Spoil image here. 
• SMS or WhatsApp your mom the image followed by a message with the details of your spoil. E.g "Dear Mom, Happy Mothers Day. Give the ladies at Sorbet Spa a call and book yourself a manicure and pedicure on me." 

As always a big thank you to our friends over at Blackframe Photography for taking the photos used in our Mothers day post. Visit their blog to see their beautiful wedding photography.

Happy, "Mothers Day" to all mums, moms-in-law and mommies to be.

A very special I love you goes to my mom, you are a gift from God.

love Sam

from the "Elephant factory"

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Our prettyblog DIY post, "Some Bunny Loves You : Easter Printable"

Tomorrow is Easter Friday and a reminder to us of pure love. 

It is also the perfect time to take a minute to let your kids, family and friends know that you cherish and love them. 

Simply download our "some bunny loves you" free printable, trim along the crop lines, fold and write your special words inside. Pop into a C6 envelope or bitty bag and attach to a box of Easter Eggs or a chocolate bunny.You can even bake these scrumptious Hot Cross Buns and give one of our cards alongside a homemade treat. 

These cards are available in mint, pink, grey and purple. Download them all HERE. 

A very big thank you to Andre and Maritsa from Blackframe Photography for once again working with us to capture all the photographs in this post and for editing them so beautifully. Please hop on over to their blog to see more of their fabulous photography. 

Happy Family Time & Easter Egg Hunting, 

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

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Our prettyblog DIY post: A "Love Note" Valentine Paper Placemat

Happeeeeeee Valentines Day!!!! {take a look at our DIY on theprettyblog today}

Today is our little reminder to cherish the ones we love in our lives, friends, family, work colleagues, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands or wives. Take a moment to let them know that you value them & you are grateful for everything they bring to your life.

You don't need to spend a heap of money to get your message across and we are here to help.

If you haven't planned anything yet, why not put together a homemade dinner, {there are tons of yummy recipe ideas on theprettyblog, I love the Summer Linguine in particular} or you could always order sushi or takeaways from your favourite local restaurant.

To add the special touch to your evening simply download our free "Love Note "paper placemats. 

We have provided a cute space for you to write something special to the one you love.

Throw in some love to your dinner decor, recycle any glass jar you may have by wrapping it up in some lace and add our heart tag with some twine/string or ribbon. Fill your jar with flowers, chocolates or a candle. Download the heart printable here.

Blackframe Photography we love you and we are so thankful for the time that you set aside to work with us help us to photograph these DIY posts. We {heart} your work. If you love their work too and are interested in seeing their portfolio visit their blog.

Happy, "Spoiling the ones you LOVE"

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

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Pretty Paperwork for 2013, (Our DIY on theprettyblog)

Take a look at the post we put together earlier this year for theprettyblog DIY. (Sorry for the delay in posting it on our blog too - this year started with a bang.)

The New Year has begun and I like many of us have a few New Years resolutions. A high priority on my list is to keep all our important documents for both our home & our business organised. 

Now, this can be a difficult resolution to keep if administration is not your thing, hopefully the labels we have designed that are available for download here will help you to categorize and keep your documents together in a pretty filing system. The best part is when you are looking for a specific piece of paper work you are more likely to find it.

Receipts are also one of those pesky little items that get hidden in drawers, in folders and you may just find one washed up in the back of your jeans pocket. With this in mind we came up with an idea at our office to pop all the receipts we collect during the month into a large consol cookie jar ready to file at month end. Print out a button to label both your personal and business receipt jars - Download here.

Thank you to Blackframe Photography for working with us to capture all the photographs in this post. You guys are seriously awesome.

Please visit their blog to see more of their marvelous work.

Happy filing. 

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

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"I think you're Movelous" {Movember}

Yipppeee, today is our DIY on theprettyblog.

It’s Movember & we are celebrating, “Keeping Men Healthy”! If you’re not too sure what all the hype around Movember is then check out this super cool, informative post by Nicola from theprettyblog to find out a little more on what Movember is all about.

We can’t grow a moustache but we can support and encourage our men! If you have a brother, father, uncle, son, boyfriend, guy friend, male work colleague and you care about their health then this DIY is for you.

The first step is for you to become a Mo Sista. What is a Mo Sista you ask?

“Mo Sistas play a vital role in Movember and men’s health. With the simple wink of an eye, small gesture of appreciation or encouraging words – Mo Sistas can influence men to participate and grow a Mo. More importantly, the awareness Mo Sistas can help raise is a game changer. Relative to men, women are extremely health conscious and open to talking about their issues. Mo Sistas can act as mentors and leaders by encouraging men to take part in Movember, to be aware of their own health, live a healthy lifestyle and get checked regularly. Also, engaged and dedicated Mo Sistas that reach out to other women will make those unaware of the issues surrounding men’s health, aware. ” – description taken from the official Movember site www.movember.com

Register as a Mo Sista here

Here at Elephantshoe we have created a few fun printables to help you MO-tivate your men and be a better Mo Sista.

Download our “I think you’re Movelous” wall calendar. Print it out & hang it up somewhere handy at work & in your home so that everyone can keep track of the days left to grow their fine moustache. DOWNLOAD the pink, red or black Movember calendar here.

Mo Bros need to eat well to keep their moustaches growing healthily. DOWNLOAD these cute printables, print on a thick paper stock & cut out along the outlines. Stick these “Movalicious” buttons and colorful moustaches to the top of a painted pegs with glue or double sided tape. You can then use these pegs for a range of fun things. Attach them to the top of a Mo Bros lunch bag, place them on your fridge (check out how to make a magnet here), hang your washing, do what ever you can to help the men in your life take note of Movember & then intern their health.

Leave a short note around the house or at the office with these Movember notecards. Pinning up words of encouragement & leaving reminders for your Mo Bros will help them stay on track with Movember and will bring awareness. Show your Mo Bros that you . . . “Love the Mo.” DOWNLOAD the notecards here.

A big THANK YOU to the ever-amazing team at Blackframe photography for working with us to photograph the images in this post. Andre is of course growing a mean Mo. Visit their blog and their facebook page here to see some of their creative, quirky & incredible photography work.

Happy Movember!

love Sam x x x

from the “Elephant factory”

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