The Holidays are just around the corner! Are you ready? To help you celebrate, I have teamed up with the talented Matthew Mead for a super festive snowman party!

Matthew’s fun snowmen on straws make these party drinks come to life! Simple personalized drink flags make the straws even cuter.

Make your party bright and cheery with my free printable tags and bottle labels. I thought Matthew’s little clay snowmen were so cute, that I turned them into illustrations.

I made the best chocolate cookies over the weekend and wrapped them up for our teachers. They even included a straw for milk!

Enjoy this Snowman Party Collection for the Holiday. Consider it an early Christmas present!

This party collection includes:

• 8×10 Poster
• Cupcake Toppers
• Cupcake Wrappers
• Gift Tags
• Jar Labels

Download the Free Party Collection here:

Free Printable Holiday Snowman Collection (2409)

The file is 8 pages and might take 30 seconds or longer to download depending on your internet connection and computer speed. If the link does not work for you, please try this smaller version: Free Printable Holiday Snowman Collection (Smaller Faster File) (474)

Use the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files.

Visit Holiday with Matthew Mead for directions on how to make the snowman craft.

Don’t miss out on the latest magazine by Matthew Mead!

It’s full of creative inspiration that you will love! From the best food bloggers’ Christmas cookies to bargain seasonal home makeovers to exquisite paper crafts, no corner of the home, and no aspect of the festivities, is left untouched by Mead’s special brand of holiday magic.

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New Halloween free printable tags are now available on Facebook! I meant to put photos of my birthday party online, but have way too many photos to go through. That will have to wait until next week.

In the meantime, enjoy this new freebie for your Halloween treats!

Just “like” Living Locurto on Facebook to get your free gift. Click on the Free Gift tab. These are only available for a limited time so download them while you can. Enjoy!

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I’m very excited to announce that you’ll see me and my designs in a magazine this fall!

I am a contributor to the 2011 issue of Holiday with Matthew Mead. HOLIDAY 2011 will be in stores at the end of October throughout North America and Canada!

Matthew describes it as: “A super-sized issue with lots of colorful projects that will make your holiday season filled with the best decor, gift ideas, and delicious foods to make every moment of the season special.”

When Matthew contacted me about contributing, I was beyond excited!

He was actually going to fly to my house to help me and take all of the photos for the magazine. Well, as much as I would LOVE to meet him, that freaked me out because I’ve been traveling constantly this summer and my house is a major wreck. I couldn’t imagine someone as amazing as Matthew seeing my cobwebs! ha. Well, I could just clean it, but that would take too long, plus I have to leave town again and he had a deadline. So lucky for me, he agreed to let me take my own photos! So bonus… I not only get my designs published, but my photography as well. (no pressure right??)

I got to see some sample spreads of the magazine and believe me, it’s going to be AMAZING! The ideas and photos are absolutely gorgeous. The pressure was on to do something fabulous for sure.

So this weekend I spent 2 days designing, painting, styling and photographing gift and decor ideas for Christmas. It was such a fun time and definitely where my passion lies! I started my career with Fossil where I designed and styled their catalog. This brought back memories of those shoots, but it sure was a LOT more fun doing it with my own products. I think you’ll see more large shoots like this from me again soon. YES, it was that much fun! Enjoy these sneak peaks. I can’t wait to show you everything!!

If you don’t know who the talented Matthew Mead is, read his bio below and you’ll see why this was such an honor to be involved in his project.

Look for the magazine on news stands this fall!! I’ll be sure to remind you later

Matthew Mead

Matthew Mead is a stylist, writer, author, photographer, lifestyle editor, and noted style expert. The former style editor of Country Home magazine and co-editor in chief of Flea Market Style magazine (2010), Matthew is the official food photographer for the Associated Press and is a regular contributor to Better Homes and Gardens and Victoria magazine. To view Matthew’s portfolio, visit him at his website, Matthew Mead Style.com

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I’ve been traveling a ton! San Francisco, Boston, Salt Lake City, and I’m off to San Diego for BlogHer soon. I’m in dire need of new luggage tags, so I created a few large and bright designs that I know I could see right away. I thought I would share them with you for your travels too. Enjoy!

Download the Free Printable Luggage Tags

• Laminate and punch a hole in the top. Tie a ribbon around your luggage.
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** Don’t forget to enter my giveaway! You could win a $50 gift certificate.

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We love to surprise Dad with breakfast in bed on Father’s Day. Here are some great free printables to help make Father’s Day extra special.

I designed some cute circle tags, notes and flags for my husband. Enjoy these for your own dads, grandfathers, uncles, brothers and husbands.

Download the Free Father’s Day Printables

Choose from Brown or Blue.

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• Brown – Father’s Day Tags

• Brown – Father’s Day Note

• Blue – Father’s Day Tags

• Blue – Father’s Day Note

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Cooking with Kids

Involving your children in the cooking process is fun and will give them an interest in preparing food in later life. But every kitchen, especially one that will have eager little children working in it does need some special equipment, and certain types of pots, pans and utensils.

For a mess-free and happy cooking experience, remember to watch your kids in the kitchen at all times, make sure they know what not to touch in the kitchen, such as sharp knives and boiling water, and for an extra clean cooking experience go for non-stick cookware for easier washing up afterwards.

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