Author: Mara The Filing Fairy
08 Dec Intentional Christmas – 7 benefits of shopping local
Today we are joined by Megan the creator and owner of Intentional Spaces based in the Blue Mountains NSW. As a fellow Professional Organiser Megan offers a gentle, practical and sustainable approach to organising your life. Her focus is on identifying what is important, eliminating the unnecessary and creating customised systems to simplify how you function. Megan's heart is for helping people remove the things that drain them of energy and make way for their lives to speak of their individual truth, beauty and brilliance. We love her INTENTIONAL business premise which is delightfully woven into the very fabric of her services. Today she joins us to write about the benefits of shopping local.01 Dec 4 main reasons one Filing Fairy is ditching digital
December has arrived, for me this is when the planning really ramps up. So today I am sharing with you the 4 main reasons I am going back to paper planning. First let me describe what I mean by planning. Planning to me is not just a diary entry in a calendar of an appointment or event, to me planning is all about the W’s. That is the who, what, why, when and where that goes along with any event you might schedule. There are gifts to plan, parties and catering to plan for and all kinds of extracurricular events to remember what to take, what to prepare and even more so at this time of year.24 Nov {Frame by Frame} How to file your manuals and warranties
For some of you, gift Christmas exchanges may have already started. If you were one of the lucky ones you may have received something that needed to be assembled with instructions you might need to keep (love an Allen key challenge). Or maybe your gift had a warranty or manual? You will have not only the wrapping and boxes to deal with (read more about that in our post Mt Giftwrap), you will also have some paperwork to file. Don't let your instruction manuals or warranties get lost in the wrappings this Christmas. You will get something new (Santa told me you have been good) so use this simple guide to ensure you have paperwork to reference when you need it!17 Nov 5 quirky and cool photo inspired gift ideas
We talk often about photo books as great gift ideas but today we wanted to share with you some more unusual ways to use your photos as gifts.13 Nov Art Book Keepsakes: Do something more with all your children’s artwork
Today we welcome Carina from Momento Photobooks to Fairytales to talk about Art Book Keepsakes. There are some great screen shots of the Momento software at work and some helpful video links too. Carina is also offering our readers a fantastic discount so read on...10 Nov 16 Pinspirational Ideas for Personalised Christmas Cards
As you know we love seeing you UTILISE & ENJOY your photos and Christmas is one of the perfect times to put your photos to good use. It has become easier and easier to create personalised photo Christmas cards with endless suppliers ranging in design, style and price. This is an image heavy post chock full of ideas: including real life examples of my personal cards as well as 'pinsipration' for families, couples, kids and babies to inspire you*
03 Nov 4 tips for identifying WHEN a photo was taken
During a photo organising project we are constantly identifying and categorising images. Often those images are grouped by year or decade. Here are our top 4 things to look at as you are trying to identify WHEN a photo was taken.27 Oct Jo’s journey
This week I ask my partner in crime the shy but lovely and talented Jo some questions about her journey with Fairytales - The Blog25 Oct World Teachers Day ….
Today we are sharing our first blogiversary with World Teachers Day Happy Birthday to Fairytales - The Blog and to you our readers and THANK YOU to all the wonderful teachers out there! To celebrate our first blogiversary, we are giving away a $120 Momento gift voucher. For full...