If you fail to plan, you plan to fail - Free Printable Inspiration

This week I’m going to try a slightly different approach to things. See, I’ve been feeling slightly overwhelmed lately with all the ideas I have swimming around in my head of what I want to achieve with this blog and my shop. There’s just so much to do on top of my mummy-and-wife-responsibilities that sometimes I honestly don’t know where to start. I was watching this live webinar from Melyssa Griffin this week (if you have a small business, you[Read more]

Have courage and be kind - Free Printable Inspiration

Heyyaaaaa! How are you? Ready for your weekly dose of Chestnuts? Your free printable awaits! So this week has been awesome! Every week I watch my little shop grow a little more and it just fills me with a sense of accomplishment and pride. And I’m not saying this or any of the following - because there will be some bragging coming your way (#sorrynotsorry) to sound conceited or arrogant, but I’m just genuinely happy and surprised at how well this whole venture has[Read more]

Know your worth - Free Printable Inspiration

Hello new week - Hello new Printable inspiration from Charming Chestnuts. OMG, I’m so excited! I finally got my manufacturer application approved for my ETSY shop and can now offer printing services for all of my designs! How cool is that? What does this mean? Well now, not only can you count on Charming Chestnuts - aka ME - to do your design work and make sure your event (Wedding | Birthday | Christening | New Baby) stands out with impeccable style[Read more]

Let creativity flow - Free Printable Inspiration

Yay for paper-work week - I think… While this week might not have been big on the “I’m-a-super-creative-designer” level, I really feel like I got so much done. My desk is clean, I cleaned up the file-jungle on my desktop and did a bunch of other rather boring, organizational tasks that often get overlooked. And I actually feel so much better for it. It’s the typical “rip off the band-aid effect”. You always imagine it much worse, but then once you[Read more]

Your vibe attracts your tribe - Free Printable Inspiration

Your Vibe attracts your Tribe I can’t even begin to express how much I looooove this quote. It speaks so many hidden truths. I met this wonderful girl and her family not long after we moved here. Her husband joked at their son’s birthday party recently - while explaining their group of friends - that his wife “picked up strays” and that’s how they got such a great group of friends from all walks of life. But thinking about it, I’m[Read more]