Stop by your local Joann Fabric and Craft Store to grab a little "fresh ink" for your kids this Memorial Day. Your children can proudly sport their patriotism with these temporary tattoos. In honor of our nation's heroes, I also created matching coloring sheets. What a fun way to celebrate Memorial Day with your little ones!
Download our FREE Memorial Day Coloring Sheets (129.9K)
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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After months of cold temperatures and dreary days (we're from Michigan, remember!), all of us here at Colorbök are craving some summertime fun! You may not be ready to hit the beach just yet, but your desktop is probably ready for a change!
Here's one new wallpaper freebie that is sure to make your temperature rise...
...and another that will help you cool off if your toes are already toasty!
Find these great freebies in our Wallpaper Gallery. Enjoy!
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Our second round of free desktop and phone wallpapers is brought to you by one of our newest boutique collections, Victorian Parlour. Vintage flair is all the rage right now, and Victorian Parlour definitely delivers!
Pastels are coming back in a big way this spring - Victorian Parlour has that perfect hint of pastel mixed with rich texture to hit the spot! And those butterflies...what's springtime without butterflies?
Need even more Victorian Parlour in your life? Run to your nearest JoAnn Fabric and Crafts Larger Superstore and snag the whole scrapbooking and paper-crafting line!
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March marks the month of the beginning of Spring, which means blooming flowers and warm sunshine will be here soon (Finally!!) To help get you in the spirit, we've got some pretty new desktop wallpapers for you to enjoy!
Choose between two designs from the new Colorbök Boutique collection exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores- Antique Paperie. The aqua blues and touches of sunshine yellow are sure to help you along to a springtime state of mind.
Bonus- one of the designs includes a calendar!
Click here to download and be on the lookout in the coming days for more free downloads featuring our other sweet boutique, Victorian Parlour!
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Check Out Our St. Patrick’s Day Kids’ Crafts & Freebies!
Irish eyes won’t be the only ones smiling at the sight of these adorable St. Patty’s Day accessories for kids. They’re great as holiday favors or rainy day activities, and you can find them at your local JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores for only $1.00 each.
Molly—my niece and an artist extraordinaire—sat down this weekend to get a jump-start on some lucky-clover crafting in honor of March 17th. She carefully colored a bright green button and dressed up a dazzling cuff with foam stickers worthy of even the most discerning leprechaun.
What do you and your kids do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Share your ideas by commenting below, or email your own photos to blog@colorbok.com so that we might feature them in a future post!
Download Our FREE Printable St. Patty’s Day Coloring Pages
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Tis’ the season of Candy Canes!
I love this time of year and I wanted to share some of my holiday cheer by making your screens a little sweeter this holiday season with these candy cane themed wallpapers! Click HERE to download them for your computer and phone.
To make the candy canes I used pattens from our Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pads and Mat Stacks, now available at Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores.
Have a Sweet Holiday Season!
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Candy, costumes and creepy crawlies...
Celebrate the joys of this spooktacular season with a bewitching wallpaper for your computer or phone. This haunting desktop wallpaper will cast a spell on all those around you. Click here to download it... if you dare!
My inspiration for this fab freebie was the new Cloud 9 seasonal art designed by Brittany. Our Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pads and Mat Stacks, now available at Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores, contain patterns perfect for Autumn Harvest, Halloween and the upcoming Holiday seasons. You'll definitely get plenty of mileage out of these papers in the next few months. Pick up a paper pad or mat stack today so you can scrap your boys and ghouls in style!
Look forward to blog posts with creative seasonal crafts featuring these pads over the next fews months. They will be perfect for Thanksgiving decor, Christmas cards and so much more!
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Rosewood captures the warmth and beauty of a bygone era. Combining a rich color palette with the traditional elegance of Victorian design, Rosewood evokes a feeling of timeless romance.
Adorn your craft projects with the patterns from the Pattern Pack, found in Walmart stores nationwide, and beautify your computer desktops and phones with free custom Rosewood wallpaper designs below!
To get these wallpapers now click on the image above or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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Love is in the air and now it can be on your iPhone, Droid and Desktop too. Fly into February and warm up your screen by downloading these love themed wallpapers I made.
This red wallpaper design is inspired by the art in the love page kit currently in Walmart. It would make great layouts dedicated to your special someone or Valentines to share on the 14th.
To get these wallpapers now click on the images above or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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It’s time for texture! Botanical images and a deep, rich color palette, mixed with fabric textures, creates a sophisticated look for any occasion. These English Moss prints are sure to be just your “cup of tea!”
The new English Moss boutique (coming to Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores at the beginning of next month) will add a rich, textured elegance to your phone or desktop!
To get these wallpapers now click on the images above or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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If you're anything like me, any month that ends in "-ary" is a month I don't want any part of. Now that the holidays are over, I'm ready for spring, and I bet I'm not the only one.
The new Flea Market collection (coming to Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores at the beginning of next month) is sure to get you in the mood for warmer temperatures and chirping birds. Really...spring isn't that far away!
To get these wallpapers now and get a jump start on all things spring, click on the images above or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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It's my favorite time of year - autumn! I have a secret dislike for summer colors (and too much sunny weather) so I am always really happy in November, when the skies are cloudy and the weather is cold here in Michigan! I love breaking out the sweaters and my fall-scented candle supply. I also love the rich natural colors in our new Doodle Bird stationery collection - doesn't it just feel like November? To get these wallpapers now, click on the images below or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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Here at Colorbök the kids team of designers are the rockstars. Their area spews bright colors, felt, yarn and oodles of amazing products to captivate our young consumers. Subsequently, we are now thrilled to share some of our first ever wallpaper freebies designed by Deanna (AKA Dee Pio) showcasing some of their talent! To get these wallpapers now, click on the images below or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
This wallpaper features the super adorable penguin pal from our Crochet Penguin Kit. We’re thrilled to announce that this craft kit was chosen by education.com to be featured in their 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. Look out for more details on this award-winning product soon.
These absolutely adorable monsters just stopped by to say “Rar!” which is monster talk for “Hello. It’s very nice to meet you!” These aren’t your typical monsters that enjoy scaring people, hiding in closets, and destroying cities in Japan. Nope, these little guys are quite fond of hugs, kittens, and all varieties of candy!
Now that we've got your attention, click here to see some of the past blog posts featuring some of our kids products!
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Celebrate the last days of summer with the lush botanical look of Belladonna by Betty. It's fresh from the garden just for your desktop. To get these wallpapers now, click on the images below or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
Additionally, get ready to go back to school with this smart desktop background. Plus, scrap your first day of school photos with our coordinating School Page Kit. This kit was designed by Renee and is available now at your local Wal-Mart!
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To get these wallpapers now, click on the images above or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
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It was so difficult choosing art from Heidi's collections Taking Flight and Sweet Whimsy to feature in July's desktop wallpapers. I have at least 10 favorite papers in each, but here are the two we narrowed it down to. You can find lots of this product at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores near you.
To download, click on the images below or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
In addition to Heidi's wallpapers here is a nautical inspired theme from my own designs titled Anchors Aweigh:
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As the “official” resident coffee virtuoso I wanted to bring a little coffee, flower, flavor to your Desktop, Ipod or Droid with these designs. Click here or on the link to the left to go to the gallery of wallpaper designs.
Summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime.
I’m pretty excited about today being the first day of summer and I wanted to share my joy with you by brightening you computer, Ipod or Droid with these new designs from our Sorbet collection that will be in JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores this July.
Wishing you much Love, Light, Laughter and coffee this Summer! -Laura
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We know, we know... we had a recent post with the exact same name but now spring is REALLY here. If you're from anywhere near Michigan or with weather like Michigan, you understand that it can tease you for months! Hopefully the wintery conditions are finally over, and we can celebrate in earnest! Bring on the sunshine!
To bring a little sunshine to your computer or phone, click on the images below or click on the "Free Colorbök Desktop Wallpapers" button on the left sidebar.
This wallpaper showcases some of the patterned papers from one of our latest art styles, Petal. The full box kit will be available in Wal-Mart stores some time later this summer!
And this is just one of my new design looks, created to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth.
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In honor of Earth Day, one person will win this eco-friendly My Wild Life scrapbook collection! This is our first line to be printed using soy ink in addition to having re-usable packaging elements.
The entire Colorbök line of My Wild Life product is available at your local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Larger Superstore.
For each My Wild Life purchase, Colorbök will donate 2% of its profit to Trees for the Future, an agroforestry resource center dedicated to helping people in developing countries improve their rural livelihoods through the introduction of environmentally sustainable land management projects focused on beneficial tree planting. For more information, visit http://www.treesftf.org .
To win, comment on this post or tweet about the My Wild Life give-away on Twitter. (Remember to include @colorbok so we can record it!) Entries will be taken until Thursday, May 6th at 7:00 P.M. EST. The winner will be picked at random and announced Friday, May 7th.
Tips for Greener Living
• When shopping, pay attention to how much packaging products come in. Reduce waste by purchasing items that have minimal packaging, buying in bulk, and buying the largest size of an item you can reasonably use. (Source BeGreenNow.com)
• Up to 20 billion plastic water bottles end up in U.S. landfills a year (Source BeGreenNow.com). Do your part to reduce that number by taking a pledge to not buy bottled water; instead keep a re-fillable water bottle in your car or purse, and fill it from water coolers and drinking fountains.
• Don’t need any more phone books? Look on the inside cover and contact the manufacturer to be removed from the mailing list. You will be saving trees and reducing waste. (Source BeGreenNow.com)
• 75% of the electricity used by home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. This can be avoided by unplugging the appliances when not in use or using a power strip and using the switch on the power strip to cut all power to the appliances. (Source BeGreenNow.com)
• Switch your computer monitor to sleep mode or manually turn it off when not in use. Despite common belief, the screen-saver mode does not actually save energy. (Source BeGreenNow.com)
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