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insta June and a free mini calendar ♥

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i’m so excited for summer! i think may & june are my favorite months … it’s the anticipation of all the road trips, sleeping in and smores 🙂
new calendar is here for your planners, bibles, or just to hang on a cute feather garland like i did right here::
may was busy … lots of work, and house stuff.
and kid stuff

and the flowers! everywhere i turned i was busting out my camera
i just can’t get enough of it

the stitching the states full project kit is back in my etsy shop, but only a limited quantity for the summer months. i won’t offer it again until the holidays, so if you’ve been thinking of starting your own map head over here and get yerself one #treatyoself

some of my digital designs are in Illustrated Faith’s print and pray shop here you can print these out, then cut & paste into your bibles … for only a few dollars they’re fun to work with ♥

well summer … it sure is good to see you.
just stay for a really long time please … just go by really reallllllly slowwwwww.
thanks.
download your free mini calendars here! print one for you & a friend!
enjoy ♥
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insta-april and a free mini calendar ♥

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it’s May ♥ one month closer to summer
#summer forever
spent some time at a local greenhouse/nursery
so beautiful … God is the ultimate Creator … in awe of His color palette


download your free May mini calendar HERE
print one for you and one for a friend ♥
use it in your planner or right in your journaling bible!


pretzel crusted brownies. yum


my youngest is not so young anymore, she’s growing up. new glasses and all.


found a little time this month to re-decorate & re-organize some areas in our home
still not done though. are you ever really done? there’s always something that needs updating, fixing or purging. it’s a never ending process


my youngest outgrew her heffalump room (she still loves her lumpy) 
it was fun having her be old enough to have input, and really help choose what we did with her room




going back to my roots with fabric tape that will be sold again in my etsy shop soon!
just a little sneak peek here 🙂


my mom taught me to have a tidy, welcoming, comfortable home
she always goes above and beyond when company comes over
even when it’s just us kids…


work table happiness


new floral/polka dot designed bible tabs are available in the shop…
 so happy to help other women dive into the Word and be able to express their God-given creative talents on the pages of their bibles


April was good to us, but i’m looking forward to warmer weather and looking out my studio window at my neighbors beautiful trees bursting with flower blooms … it’s a gorgeous sight … i’ll try to remember to get some pictures for next month’s sum up


much love ♥
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hi I’m Jaime! maker, wife & mama behind Raising up Rubies ♥



 no religion here just a girl who is redeemed, bought & paid for by a Savior who gave His life for me. i have a creative soul with a love for bright colors & new ideas.  my love for handmade started when i was a little girl…  my mom would give me her old Good Housekeeping magazines i would cut and glue pictures onto construction paper. i thought for sure that would be my job someday… a professional picture cutter-outter-gluer-on-paper person. you’ll find me in my studio here most days making new things and packing up lots of #happymail



 

  

 
 

I am so happy you’re here! hoping that you’ll find something that inspires the inner-crafty in you and more importantly that you’d know you are searched & known by a loving God who gave His very life for yours ♥






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insta march & april's free calendar ♥

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hello april!
did you download & print your free march calendar last month? i had so much fun with mine!


use it to mark off your bible reading, 
to use on your bible journaling pages or right in your planner! 

♥ download april’s free calendar right here ♥
march was a full month! a busy etsy shop, lots of birthdays and some fun trips


my girl AmyJ. made these doll sized stickers to use on my packages
my happy mail just got waaaay more fun 🙂


that too legit sign is my new favorite :: from here


i added tons of new things to my etsy shop this past month!
including these NEW laminated, adhesive bible tabs ♥



watch this video here to see how i used washi tape to decorate the bible tab pages of my bible


a few new necklace designs were added as well with matching bible journaling cards

not sure what to do with my journaling cards?? 
check out these pictures ♥


i made this necklace for my best girl’s birthday
i love these lyrics from big daddy weave :: you can listen to the song here
this necklace is available for purchase in the shop here

these planner & bible journaling JUMBO paper clips are a NEW addition to the shop too!!
i kinda love them. they’re my favorite.


did a little cleaning & re-organizing in my studio this month
it’s hard to believe i mod podged dress patterns onto this table top almost 5 years ago!


this girl.
she was just little. she’s an official teenager now and taller than me 
and does my hair better than i do it.
cue gray hair.


yeah. this was them like two seconds ago.
exxxxactly.
old.


new kicks and melting snow = happiness
(until it snowed again)
(which it did)
(and it’s in the forecast again for this weekend)
(go away winter. it’s april)


march is my birthday month 🙂
which means sprinkles. of course.


aaaaand trips to joanns for rainbow fabrics
cause what’s more fun than joanns & rainbow fabrics during your birthday month??
not much.


more sprinkles … 🙂


my hubby got me an instax camera for my birthday! i was so excited about it i went right to michaels and got all the heidi swap accessories to make it pretty ♥


a snapshot of my worktable on shipping orders day


by bestie covered her new interleaved esv journaling bible in fabric tape!
it looks soooo cute. i wanna do this next.


my stitiching the states pattern & kits are still for sale in my etsy shop
take a peek inside the #stitchingthestates hash tag on instagram to see some works-in-progress!
this makes my heart so happy ♥ to see all of you making beautiful maps with this pattern


i opened up a beautiful packages from my friend Becky over at Cleanmama
she makes the most beautiful household & cleaning products. 

finally took down my winter decor to welcome spring.

there’s no IKEA here in upstate NY
so we took a 2-day trip down to pittsburg and spent over 8 hours in there! ha. 
we had a blast.
because also : #birthdaymonth

we also have no krispy kreme here either 😦
so we ate lots of donuts too.




ikea rocks.


pictures from some crafty insta-friends
of goodies purchased from my shop!
love all the happiness here
from @octobertraci

and love how my journaling cards were paired with a cute little journal ♥
from @lemonystitch



can’t wait to see how you use your april calendar!
much love ♥


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free mini march calendar

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hello!
just popping in with a little freebie for the month of March ♥
bible journaling has been a part of my week lately & i’ve actually been faithful to my planner!
i liked the idea that i’d seen of posting a picture at the beginning of each month to break up your instagram feed, and decided to make my own image … hopefully i can keep up with it every month and share it on here with you ♥

download to your computer here
 and print as many as you’d like to stick in your planner, bible or for your fridge.
much love
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shop small ♥

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hey all! just popping here to let you know there’s a coupon running in my etsy shop for today only! use the code {SHOPSMALL} for 30% off your entire purchase over $20! 
head over to my etsy shop here and take a peek! i have lots of new necklace designs that would make a wonderful keepsake or great stocking stuffers …



beautiful Christmas inspired pendants …


bible journaling cards …


stackable bracelets …


character necklaces for little girls including :: my little pony / lalaloopsy & shopkins!


and there are just a HANDFUL of stitching the states kits left that won’t be re-stocked until some time next year, so grab one while you can!


as always thank you for your love & support – i wouldn’t have this dream job without all of you making it possible – and for shopping small with me this weekend!
much love ♥

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a little Christmas shop update ♥

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it’s been a long while since i’ve done a shop update here
aaaand i hate to say it but Christmas in only a few weeks away…
i know i know 
i’m not ready either.
but hey at least i’m consistent 🙂

i’m headed to Queen Bee Market in Oceanside CA, in just 4 weeks so i’m staying pretty busy
but i’ve got a whole new line of things in my etsy shop for your handmade holiday list ♥
head on over, take a peek … and while you’re there use the code {IHEARTYOU20} for 20% off your purchase just for you bloggy peeps! 
(good through sunday night!)




wishing you speedy Christmas list tackling 
and gifts wrapped under the tree by December 1st. :):)
happy shopping!

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a play restaurant kit in a box ♥

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my youngest had 2 birthday parties to go to this past saturday 
and we recently printed & laminated this cutest ever play restaurant kit (so cute i die) from my dear friend AmyJ’s etsy shop. she recently opened a separate store just for kids printables, and really there’s so much in there that you’ll just want to make & play with and you’ll be sad you’re a grown up. i’m serious.

so i had the idea to print out sets for birthday presents and to put everything in a sort of kit so the recipients would have everything they needed to play. aren’t the menus cute?! 


here’s some info about everything i bought and used 🙂
– the yummy food restaurant kit 
(can be purchased here)


i’ll explain a little about how i laminated the printables. you can use them just as printed on paper but if laminated they can be used over and over with dry erase markers. this little scotch laminator is available at so many stores. i bought this at joanns for $25 after using my coupon and i think i saw it at target in the back to school section last week for a reasonable price as well. the laminating pouches came in a pack of 50 at target for $13 or so. reasonable i think, since we use the laminator for a lot of other things …
so you’ll see below i laminated some as whole sheets and some i cut before laminating. it turns out that just laminating everything and then cutting later with a paper trimmer was easiest and worked the best. for the coins in the kit i punched them out with a one inch circle punch and then laminated them in a pouch, then cut around each coin. time consuming yes, but i coerced my girls to do it for me while they watched a movie 🙂

-storage bin 
(i bought this one type but with half the depth from target and everything fit perfectly)


-play food (in toy section at target) & kiddie plastic plates, cups & silverware 
(in kitchen section at target and only .79 cents each!)


 -a small three drawer organizer (target)
-pack of dry erasers (not pictured)
for this little organizer box i printed an extra menu from Amy’s kit and cut the name to fit into the top of the box like you see here.


these drawer labels were not part of the kit, i just whipped em up in publisher and printed them out and laminated. then used hot glue to attach




-you’ll need large rubber bands or long cord for the name tags


 -play apron (we got one at joanns and decorated it a little bit)





and i think that’s everything! we put everything in the storage bin as shown and wrapped a ribbon around the whole thing. they were a huge hit! if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments, and i’ll do my best to answer them 🙂


much love ♥
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free print – journaling cards

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happy sunday
♥
just a quick pop in here to share these journaling cards i made last week 
with some super cute clip art my bloggy bestie sent me
the cards were inspired by the new First5 app
from Lysa Terkeurst and proverbs31 ministries



 it’s an app designed for us busy ladies who have a desire to start their morning in the right direction by devoting the first 5 minutes of the day to Jesus with a short devo. the app is going through the book of John with an optional workbook that you can purchase on the website if you want to spend additional time and go more in depth. just starting it within this past week I’m already learning so much and i really wanted to share it with you. if you’re following along with the app or going through the workbook tell me what you’re learning too i want to know! and if you haven’t downloaded the app yet go do it now! you’ll be so encouraged!


you can put them in your bible, journal or maybe even tape them to the mirror in the ladies room while you’re out & about 🙂 i hope they encourage you and the people around you this week!
much love
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rainbow pinwheel wreath!

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hi all!
we’re back from a wonderful vacation, and boy.
it sure is hard to face reality when sleeping in and krispy kreme donuts for breakfast at 12:30 in the afternoon was life for two weeks. yikes.
so we’re trying to settle into a summer routine, it’s been a little tough so far this week but we’re striving for progress not perfection. and not staying in pj’s and watching tv all day is making progress. ha. my shop is closed for the summer leaving me SO much free time to do crafts with my girls, fun projects around the house, bike rides etc.
and project life! i’ve been hoarding PL supplies for about 3 years now and haven’t touched one album.
so i’m going to be working on that this summer too. any PL people out there? any tips for getting started? i want to keep it simple. i’m not a simple person and that’s what keeps me from getting disciplined activites like project life done and kept up with. so i need to make it uncomplicated! 
anyways… back to this wreath 🙂
i found these ginormous rainbow pinwheels last month when we went into 5below and they had my name written all over them. i bought 6 and decided to try making a wreath with them somehow, and it was really simple actually
supplies you’ll need // styrofoam wreath form ( i got the largest one i could find) 
// fabric strips // ribbon for hanging

the little pin the holds the pinwheel together comes apart very easily

and you’re left with just the pin part to push into the styrofoam wreath

i made holes with the pinwheel to kind of get an idea for spacing

i ripped some fabric into a really long strips and wrapped it around the wreath marking with a sharpie where the holes were in the styrofoam

once it’s covered and the holes are marked i snipped little holes in the fabric with really sharp scissors so i could push the pinwheels in easier

that’s it! i put some ribbon around the form and hung it with a command hook
i love our little front porch, my dream home would be in the country (sorta in the country 🙂 it would be white with black shutters with a wrap around front porch, rockers, bunting, lights and all … but this little porch makes me happy.
my hubby found these hanging strawberry plants at wegmans and thought we should try them 
they have been SO AWESOME. we pick berries every few days and have them for breakfast or lunch and they’re sweet!

i really really do love summer. i just love it.

the begonias & succulents on the front porch are doing really well this year.
i think i’ll transplant the succulents into the back yard in the fall since they’re perennials.
the begonias were hanging baskets that i got at the market. i transplanted them into my chalkboard pots that i made at least 3 years ago… they’re holding up pretty good and they got nice and chippy.
i found the rocker on the curb probably 5 years ago. it’s seen a lot of colors and cans of spray paint. i love making something out of old things people just don’t want to bother with anymore.
much love to you and happy beautiful summer days!