Hey Reader!

It's all fun and games until you realize it's August!
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It's already back-to-school season, and Summer felt like it zipped by in a blink. My own kiddos are starting this week, and let me tell you—I’m definitely leaning on some creative joy to ease us back into routines.

Whether you're a parent/grandparent, teacher, or student yourself, I’ve rounded up my favorite back-to-school crafts, cut files, and freebies to help you personalize, organize, and smile through the season.

🚩 First Day of School Pennant Flags

• ​Templates here (including printables)​
• ​View the Tutorial for the Flags​

📸 School Milestone Signs

• ​Grab the milestone SVGs for all grades​
• ​See the Full Tutorial​

🎒 Personalized Back-to-School Gear

• ​Snag these school SVGs + monogram extras​
• ​Watch How I Made Mine​

📅 Back-to-School Planner Stickers

• ​Get the Brights Version​
• ​Get the Primary Version​

😂 Lunchbox Jokes to Make Them Smile

• ​Print Your Lunchbox Notes​

🍎 Show Some Love: Teacher Crafts

• ​Pencil and Crayon 3D Gift Box​
• ​Assembly Tutorial for the Boxes​

• ​Cup Wraps for Tumbler Wrap​
• ​Assembly Tutorial for the Wraps​

From my home to yours, I hope your school year kicks off with peace, laughter, and just the right amount of glitter.

Happy crafting,
Abbi

Thoughts Unmuted: The Weird World of My Search History

Notion #10

I’m just gonna come right out and say it—if anyone ever combed through my search history, they’d probably think I’m a wildly curious, slightly scatterbrained, bot-talking, flower-obsessed human. (And they’d be right.)

Here’s a peek at what’s been living rent-free in my Google searches this week:

• “Reminiscent spelling” — because no matter how confident I feel, I still Google words like a nervous 6th grader before I hit publish. I just need to remember to combine the words' mini' and 'scent'...easy enough. Well, now I'll never forget it!
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• ChatGPT — yes, I ask it ALL the things. If my brain were a browser tab, ChatGPT would be my home page. Oddly enough, I use it more for ideation than search. It helps me refine my thoughts as I dictate them to a robot.
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• My own website URLs — why is it easier to Google my own blog posts than go to my site and search them? It's one less step, that's why...
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• Stock photos of California poppies, blue agave, and prickly pear cactus — because apparently, my crafting muse this month is a desert botanical garden...hint new drop coming soon. ​
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• Podcast rabbit holes — One minute I’m listening to a business podcast… the next, I’m in a deep dive into a true crime series, and giving a new meaning to crafting an alibi (I promise I’m fine).
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• How does 9 Perfect Strangers end? Because I am unable to wait to find out the answer until I have watched all the episodes...I may do this with books too...

I swear, my search bar is a digital diary of whatever my brain spirals into at 9:42 PM.

Now it’s your turn—what’s the funniest or most random thing sitting in your search history right now?
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Hit reply and tell me. I need to know I’m not the only one Googling “oregano oil benefits” at midnight.