This week I used my new "Mary" cover from Limelife Planners!  They're introducing interchangeable covers soon!  You won't want to miss that.  They have the most amazing covers...  I found some super cute embellishments from JoAnn last week that were my inspiration for this layout.

I'm a sucker for a good pink && black layout.  I think I could honestly use pink & black every single week!  I loved this week and how it turned out.  Most of the items used this week are from JoAnn.  

||ITEMS USED||

♥Limelife Planner
♥Paper Clips: https://www.etsy.com/shop/emileespeaks
♥Stamps: Sweet Stamp Shop
♥Ink: VersaMagic Dew Drop Chalk Ink in Midnight Black
♥Office Depot Removable Multipurpose Labels 5/8"x7/8"
♥Washi: Michael's Recollections Decorative Tape [in the tubes]
♥Bright Pink Letters used for "Day Off": JoAnn's Studio 112
♥Bright Pink Label used for "Last Day of School": Limelife Planners
♥All other embellishments are Teresa Collins items from JoAnn's

week 20 [planner decoration]

Hello!  Can you believe we're already in the middle of May?  Summer is almost here, school's almost out... This year is flying by!  This week I did a bright spring inspired layout for my Limelife Planner pages.  

The majority of this week's items came from JoAnn's.  I really love their dollar paper crafting section!  I have a large hoard of it, so I'm trying to use up some of my stash.

Everything from Studio112 is from the dollar paper craft section at JoAnn

• The ColorBox Paintbox ink I purchased from Michael's
• Stamps are from Sweet Stamp Shop
• The Green washi tube is from Michael's
• Paper clips are in my etsy shop
• Not Pictured: I stamp onto Removable MultiPurpose Labels from Office Depot.  They're 5/8x7/8in.  I do this because my schedule can vary and I like to be able to remove things I've stamped down in case I need to switch things up.

||Here's the corresponding "Plan With Me" Video||

xo Emilee

week 18 & 19 [planner decoration]

I loved this week's pages so MUCH!  Shawna at Scrawny Girl Shop makes the most adorable stickers ever!  I've had this Cat Lady set for months & months.  They were just too cute to use... I finally did, and I could look at this spread all day long!  Ahah!  Seriously, they're just so damn cute.  You gotta go check her out!

The other embellishments used: Sweet Stamp Shop stamps, Colorbox Paintbox ink, washi from Michael's.

Let's talk about Tuesday on this week... I had tickets to go see The Who that night.  So I decorated the day all up with stickers I made of The Who & Joan Jett.  Well, the concert was postponed... So I had to cover it up.  If I didn't cover it up, I'd just experience my disappointment every time I opened my planner.  SO that's why the whole day is kinda blocked out & covered.

Supplies used: Stickers from Heidi Swapp, scrapbook paper by Heidi Swapp, washi is from Michael's, dollar sign sticker is from Limelife Planners, stamps are from sweet stamp shop, and ink is Colorbox Paintbox.

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adorn your android [may 2015]

Welcome to this month's "Adorn Your Android"!  For May, I felt like a nice soft light pastel theme.  How CUTE is the icon I chose for the Etsy app?  Macarons because I sell macaron paper clips!  Get it??  Ahah!  

Anyway... the entire theme was compiled with icons from cocoPPa.  As you know by now, that's my go to app for changing up my icons.  It works so flawlessly for me.

Icon placement is the same this month.  No folders, just threw my most used apps on my home screen.  My plate is FULL and I'm all about quick access to exactly what I need.  

I'm really loving Afterlight to edit my photos prior to uploading to instagram.  It's a great photo editing app.  I highly recommend it!

||Sidenote||: I'm still on my Galaxy Note 3 and it recently updated to Android Lollipop and I hate it.  My phone does NOT like Lollipop.  I'm going to have to get a new phone soon.  I can't handle a glitchy phone.  This Note 3 has been amazing since release for me, but it really wasn't ready for Lollipop in my opinion.  Do you have the Note 3 with Lollipop?  Do you have problems?

As always, you can find me on cocoPPa: emileeblogs

16 places to score the best planner stuff

Today I'm sharing with you my favorite places to find planner stuff!  Some times you have to be creative when searching for planner accessories.  Some things on this list are obvious, some are not.  I bet you'll find at least 1 or 2 places that you didn't think of!

1. The Dollar Tree
2. Target
3. Michael's 
4. JoAnn
5. TJ Maxx
6. Local Scrapbook stores
7. Office Depot [Max] or Staples
8. Amazon
9. Etsy
10. eBay
11. Wal-Mart
12. Facebook Planner groups
13. Swap-Bot
14. Pen Pals
15. Urban Girl Office Supply
16. Party City [I've found awesome stickers here]

||Bonus||

• Big Lots
• Dollar General
• Instagram giveaways
• Daiso [if you're lucky enough to live near one of these...]

What's your favorite places to shop for Planner Accessories?!  Tell me below!

diy paper bow pattern for paper clips

I've been promising to get this post to you guys for awhile now... HERE IT IS!  I've had several questions over the last year about my paper bow paper clips.  The one you see in this photo was actually a double sided, pre-cut, kit from JoAnn.  However, I have made LOTS of these on my own!  I have a ton of them because once you get started, it's hard to stop making them.  I make a different one each week to match my pages.

I made a pattern and instruction printable here for you to download and print off.  It's super simple.  All you need is some pretty paper, a glue stick or other quick drying adhesive, a paper clip, and a glue gun.  I think at this point, most of us have these laying around!

You'll need to view this image in it's full size, then you can save it and print it.  You can also scale it different sizes to make your bows different sizes.  I like a good big bow sticking out the top of my planner though, so mine are larger.

I hope you enjoy them!  Please share with me on Instagram if you make them!  I'd love to see it!  #emileespeaks and tag me @emilee_speaks