freebie of the day : lisa rupp's calendar.

Today's (or technically tonight's) freebie: A printable monthly calendar by talented pattern designer Lisa Rupp. She will be posting a new month as it comes, so keep a lookout. (Via Twig & Thistle)

freebie of the day : goodies from poppytalk.

One of my favorite blogs, the always-inspiring poppytalk, features gorgeous design and wonderful finds daily. One thing I absolutely adore about the site is that Jan offers a number of self-designed freebies for her readers, including pretty labels, DIY projects, and printable posters. Check them all out here.

freebie of the day : wise investments.

Today's freebie: The Wise Investments Poster from PJ Chmiel. Read more about the project and download the poster for free right here.

freebie of the day : paul & joe wallpaper.

Today's freebie: Some lovely desktop wallpapers (plus a screensaver for both Windows and Mac) from beauty extraordinaires Paul & Joe.

freebie of the day : poster children.

Late last year, Readymade Magazine asked five artists to reimagine the populist poster art of the first Great Depression and design their own versions. All of the posters are available right here for download. They are quite beautiful.

freebie of the day : kate spade valentines.

I have seen these posted quite a few places around the internet, but I felt like I should share them too since I am all about adorable free items. Today these ultra cute and hip Kate Spade valentines were launched, each one designed by a different artist. Too cool for school.

freebie of the day : valerydesignwrks' wallpaper.

I have been flipping between these desktop wallpapers from valerydesignwrks for some time now. I love the bold colors and simple, sweet designs. (P.S: There are also iPhone/iPod ones available!)

freebie of the day : sweetie pies.

Oh, you must know that I am madly in love with today's freebie, which was just put up this morning on Twig & Thistle. The lovely Kathleen designed Printable Apple Pie Boxes, made for tiny pies and just in time for Valentine's Day (though I must say, these would make a wonderful gift any time of the year.) Might I suggest using this recipe or Martha's?

freebie(s) of the day : more valentine's day goodies.

Valentine's Day is coming up quite quickly (8 days to be exact), so I am trying to rush out the free seasonal goodies. Here are three lovelies to get you in the mood...


Ez is at it again, creating yet another gorgeous and creative freebie: Iron-On Pillowcase Transfers. Really, does it get any sweeter than this?


Jen of Indie Fixx linked me over to this a couple of days ago: a Bee Mine Valentine's Day banner. I always love sweet handmade items like these for the holidays- so much nicer than a lot of the pre-packaged decorations you find in regular stores.


I have had these in my bookmarks for awhile now, so I am happy to finally share them: Printable Valentines from the lovely blog Your Heart Out. Love these.

freebie of the day : jinjerup.

I usually cannot resist almost-painfully cute illustrations, so I am quite in love with these free desktop wallpapers from Jingerup. There are so many to choose from and I think they would make any computer look a little more cheerful.

Also, Jingerup also offers free printable gift boxes, so go grab some!

freebie of the day : pretty patterned papers.

Today's freebie: Beautiful postcards and gift tags designed from vintage fabric patterns. Created by doe-c-doe.

freebie of the day : sweet icons.

Today's freebie is for Mac users only (sorry PC folks!): some ultra-cute cupcake and donut icons from Apple.com. I love how these look on my desktop.

freebie of the day : typography desktop wallpaper.

I know I am not alone in saying that I always appreciate a good font, so I was happy to find these free wallpapers from I Love Typography. There are so many to choose from, all perfect for fontaholics like myself.

freebie of the day : two more for v-day.

I have been finding sweet Valentine's Day freebies all over the place, so I'll keep them coming. Here are two lovelies for the day...


Ez always comes up with such creative ideas and these are no exceptions: free romantic wrappers + tea tags. I think I am going to whip some of these up to mail with this year's valentines.


Another super-sweet print-out, this time from little brown pen (a blog I only recently discovered): the Be-Mine? Tear-Off Flyer. I like the idea of posting these around town and then checking on which tags have been torn off.

freebie of the day : blackpio 2009 calendar.

Today's freebie: A totally cute foldable 2009 calendar from Valentina at Blackpio, which you can download right here. (Also, she just posted a free Valentine's box, if you're interested!)

freebie of the day : nate williams' wallpaper.

Super-fabulous desktop wallpapers right here by the very talented illustrator and designer Nate Williams.

freebie of the day : valentine's day goodies.

I have two freebies to share today, both of which are Valentine's Day themed. Call me a sucker, but I have a major soft spot for this over-commercialized holiday. You can blame it on my love of red and pink.


The first one comes from the Martha Stewart website and was spotted just a little while ago on S.HOPtalk. All you have to do is click here to download an adorable valentine wheel game (instructions included.) I love this idea.


I love everything that Emily Martin does, so it's no surprise that I am rather smitten with her free valentine print-outs. I am definitely going to be sending these out this year. (On a side note, Emily just did some new classic-styled valentine designs that will be up in her shoppe very soon.)

new feature : freebie of the day.

So, in case you haven't noticed, it has been quite a long time since I last updated my Free Design blog. I think I got ahead of myself when I thought I could manage three weblogs at the same time. I am going to leave the site up, but I will no longer be adding new things to it. Not to fear though, I have decided to add a new feature to Design is Mine that will put all the free goodies I frequently gather to good use- a daily post featuring a well-designed and creative freebie! I have a ton saved that I cannot wait to share.



Today's freebie comes from the clever folks over at Egg Press and is featured over on Cookie Magazine's website: three absolutely adorable Printable Party Invitations. Just print out on some heavy stock paper and send them out. Too cute!

freebies : gift tags.

Why spend money on the same old pre-packaged gift tags when you can print some of these lovelies out for free?


1. Clip-Art Tags from Martha Stewart, 2. Fill-in-the-blank Gift Tags and 4-pack Gift Cards from The Small Object, 3. Tags/Labels for You! from (inside a black apple), 4. Holiday gift tags from Microsoft Office, and 5. Free Little Tags/Labels from Creature Comforts.