08Apr 2014 by Cindy Berrier 2 Comments

Graduation Announcements, Invitations and Ideas for Your Special Graduate

2nd Tuesday Tune-Up Your Life, Life Insight
It’s such a momentous occasion — your little girl or boy is all grown up and graduating! Nice job, mom and dad. Now it’s time to celebrate all of his or her (and your) hard work at school, whether he or she is earning a diploma or degree. Make your child (don’t worry, you can still call them that) feel special by doing it up with all the bells and whistles that come with graduation announcements and invitations. The following are five great graduation-themed print items to do just that. School’s out for … ever! Invite his or her friends, family and neighbors to your home for a pool party or another theme to cheers the new grad. Choose a flat graduation invitation, like this simple Promising Pointers Note Card Invitation,…
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03Apr 2014 by Cindy Berrier No Comments

12 Uses for Labels in the Office

Product Uses, Small Business Info, Workplace
I love labels. I've said it before and I've said it again. (Not to be confused with “I love lamp.”) In 2012, we gave you five creative ways to keep address labels as one of your “go-to” products. In 2013, we gave you four tips on how to save time and energy and make your life easier with address labels and later, 19 unique and creative uses for labels during the Holidays. What else do we have up our sleeve?! Now that you've learned about innovative ways to use labels in your everyday life and at home, we give you 12 imaginative ways to use labels at work! (more…)
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11Feb 2014 by Cindy Berrier No Comments

Tips for Planning a St. Patrick’s Day Party

2nd Tuesday Tune-Up Your Life, Human Resources, Life Insight, Planning, Workplace
Are you planning on throwing a St. Patrick’s Day party this year? The actual day it falls on is Monday, March 17, so you could consider doing a Sunday Funday the day before in honor of the Irish holiday if a Monday night doesn’t work for you and your guests. If you are planning a St. Patrick’s Day party, the first thing you should know is what the whole holiday is about so that you can play the part of a wise host. Who’s this Saint Patrick guy? Saint Patrick is the patron Saint of Ireland who brought hope to the country by establishing various churches and monasteries, and the 17th of March celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. (more…)
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13Aug 2013 by Cindy Berrier No Comments

Get Organized with Labels

2nd Tuesday Tune-Up Your Life, Life Insight
[caption id="attachment_4997" align="alignleft" width="256"] 1960s label maker[/caption] Who remembers the 1960s label maker? That thing was COOL. You could turn the dial and pull on the handle — really hard — and it would emboss the letter right onto the label. You could write anything, and it would become an instant sticker. Right there in front of you. That was pretty impressive before ink jet printers became affordable. OK, nostalgia aside, labels have come a long way. (Thank heavens.) If you’re not currently a labeler, aka label-a-holic or label-ista, you are missing out on an easy way to get your home, office and even events more organized. These simple tips will not only save you time and energy, they also will make your life easier. It’s the little things that…
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27Jan 2012 by Cindy Berrier 4 Comments
5 Creative Ways to Use Address Labels

5 Creative Ways to Use Address Labels

Design Tips & Tricks, Expert Advice
Let’s face it, as much as some people want to admit it… the classic art form of writing a letter is vanishing. Those days of writing a letter to a loved one or friend are slowly being replaced with text messages, IMS and emails. So what does that mean? It means the common use of putting an address label on an envelope is becoming less and less useful. If you’re anything like my father, you refuse to do any sort of online banking or payments, so you still slip a check into an envelope and slap an address label on to save you a few seconds, and you see a lot of holiday address labels around Christmas but besides that, what do you even use an address label for these…
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