With fall coming up fast, it is no wonder you are itching to revamp your decor a bit for the new season. It doesn’t have to take a lot of time or money to fall-ify your space. A few strategically placed pumpkins and a cozy plaid blanket thrown over the couch is a good place to start. Another easy idea is designating one picture frame for a seasonal print that you change up every few months. It will instantly change the feel of any room. Keep reading for 11 free printables to get your place ready for fall.
1. Paper Leaf Garland: If you’re planning a last-minute, pumpkin spice-fueled get together, this simple-but-chic paper garland will spruce up your space with just colorful card stock and some twine. (via A Beautiful Mess)
2. First of Fall Printable: Red lipstick, tall boots and pumpkin pie… this print features all the key elements we look forward to each fall with a fun watercolor design. (via Jones Design Company)
3. Happy Fall Y’All: Maybe it’s the Texas in us, but we feel like this banner really… gets us. (via Thirty Handmade Days)
4. Watercolor Fall Print: Any and everything watercolor is swoonworthy and this Autumnal treatment is (via I Should Be Mopping the Floor)
5. Hello Fall: A perfectly pretty piece that will bring in the feel of fall without screaming it from the rooftops. Sometimes the best things in life are subtle. (via Ruffled Paper)
6. Black and White Halloween Printables: Start painting a spooky picture for Halloween fun to come with free black and white prints that are (via Ella Claire Inspired)
7. Fabulous Print: Update your mantel in no time with this modern print. The muted colors and simple lettering mean it won’t clash with any of your other decor, and that’s certainly something to be thankful for. (via The TomKat Studio)
8. Pumpkin Spice Printable: Because no kitchen is complete without a little pumpkin spice this time of year. (via The Cake Blog)
9. Well, Hello Printable: Welcome the fall season into your house with style. The gold lettering make this one print you won’t be sick of in two days. (via Nest of Posies)
10. October Printable: Proudly display this print and proclaim your love for the month of October. Attaching it to the wall with washi tape, instead of a frame, means you can change it up and move it around as many times as you please. (via Kayla Aimee)
11. Winterizing Printable: Winter is coming, after all, so get ahead of the chill with this handy printable checklist. (via Back to Her Roots)
How will you incorporate fall into your decor? Do any of these prints make the cut? Talk to us in the comments!
It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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