Fun Gift Idea ~ Personalized Tea Box

February 4, 2013 By Jami Balmet 7 Comments

February is upon us which means many celebrations in our household. Mine and my husband’s dating anniversary is the 1st of February. Valentine’s day is of course sandwiched in here and we also have many family and friends birthdays throughout the month.

Homemade gifts become very important this time of year. They save money, provide fun for kids (and us crafty ladies), and help us to show our loved ones that we really care.

I recently decorated a tea box for my husband for our anniversary. He loves taking his favorite tea with him to the office so I made him a cute box for him to ~~hide~~ stash away in his desk.

This is a fun and simple way to show our loved ones for Valentine’s Day or any day that we care about them!

And it’s easy! Simply start with your favorite tea. Our’s is currently Good Earth Sweet and Spicy.

Then take scrapbooking paper and glue it on. For Valentine’s Day I took some cute red and pink paper with “I Love You” for My hubby. And for my friend I just made her her very own Happy Birthday Tea Box.

This would also be cute personalized with a name or anniversary date. The possibilities of creativity with these are endless.

*Re-posted from Feb. 6, 2012.

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: DIY, free, Gifts, Tutorials, Valentine's Day 7 Comments

Free August Background Image ~ 1 Timothy 2:9-10

August 3, 2012 By Jami Balmet 4 Comments

After many requests (I’m so glad you love them!!) I am bringing my free monthly scripture background images back!

But they have moved to my new design blog! From now on my Free monthly computer, iPad, & iPhone background images will be over at Fount of Inspiration.

Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to make these again. They can take a big chunk of time to make, but it’s so worth it to have a cute scripture background on my computer and iPhone!

So hop on over to my Design blog, Fount of Inspiration, and get your very own 1 Timothy 2:9-10 background image!

And don’t forget to join us here at Young Wife’s Guide for the remainder of our A Modest Heart Series ~ A Biblical Approach.

Filed Under: Montlhy Backgrounds Tagged With: download, free, scripture 4 Comments

Spring into Smoothies {Free eBook}

May 25, 2012 By Jami Balmet 6 Comments

I am so excited to share this free eBook with you all! I and some other fabulous bloggers have been pulling together yummy smoothie recipes and have put them together into a free smoothie eBook as a thank you for reading!

With summer just around the corner and the days getting increasingly warmer, what sounds better then ice cold nutritious smoothies?

There are over 15 smoothie recipes from Anne from Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy, Erin from The Humbled Homemaker, Mindy from The Purposed Heart, Nikki from Christian Mommy Blogger, Rachel from Day 2 Day Joys, and myself.

From yummy Straw-nana Berry Smoothies

to a Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie

To smoothies with avocado, mint, pumpkin, cranberry, pear, peanut butter and more! These smoothies are delicious and so healthy for everyone in your family.

How to Download Your FREE Copy

Subscribe to Young Wife’s Guide via Email or RSS feed and look for the download link at the bottom of your daily updates. See my directions for downloading free eBooks if you still need some help.

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If you already subscribe then look for the link to download this free eBook at the bottom of this post!

Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: download, free, Healthy, Homemaking, Recipe 6 Comments

April Background Image ~1 Corinthians 15:3-4 {Free Download}

April 2, 2012 By Jami Balmet 5 Comments

Happy April! In light of the most important holiday of the year coming up this week the scripture for April’s FREE computer, iPad, and iPhone background image is 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures.

I have included 4 files for you to download. (Continue to the bottom for download links)

FREE April 2012 COMPUTER, IPAD, & IPHONE BACKGROUND IMAGE

The first and second files are the regular desktop download in two sizes.

Click on the link. It will open in a new window. Right click and save the photo then set as your background image.

Regular Size Monitor – 1024 x 768px Widescreen Monitor – 1280 x 800pxThe third file is for your iPhone. I love having fun backgrounds for my iPhone. You can try it on other smart phones too-let me know if they work!

iPhone Background ImageAnd the fourth file is for your iPad. Pull my site up directly on your iPad, save the photo and then set as background. Or download the picture and save it onto your iPad.

iPad Background Image

Filed Under: Montlhy Backgrounds, Uncategorized Tagged With: download, Easter, free, scripture 5 Comments

March Background Image ~ 2 Peter 3:18 {Free Download}

February 29, 2012 By Jami Balmet 5 Comments

Thanks so much to everyone’s interest in my first monthly background download in February.

Here is March’s free background image download. We are kicking off 31 Days to a Patio Vegetable Garden tomorrow and in light of Spring approaching our theme this month is around “growth” and our scripture is 2 Peter 3:18.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

I have included 4 files for you to download. (Continue to the bottom for download links)

Free March 2012 Computer, iPad, & iPhone Background Image

The first and second files are the regular desktop download in two sizes.

Click on the link. It will open in a new window. Right click and save the photo then set as your background image.

FREE March Background Image Download monitor-1280x800 copy

Regular Size Monitor – 1024 x 768px Widescreen Monitor – 1280 x 800px

The third file is for your iPhone. I love having fun backgrounds for my iPhone. You can try it on other smart phones too-let me know if they work!

iPhone March FREE background image download

iPhone Background Image

And the fourth file is for your iPad. Pull my site up directly on your iPad, save the photo and then set as background. Or download the picture and save it onto your iPad.

iPad-March Free Background Image Download

iPad Background Image

I hope you are “growing” in the Lord this month! And please don’t forget to come back tomorrow for the kick off of 31 Days to a Patio Vegetable Garden!

Did you download the February background? Let me know what you loved and didn’t love! And please let me know if you download the March background. It makes it worth it if I know ya’all are enjoying the background!