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New Year´s resolutions – to be remembered all year round!

by Anika Schmitt | Jan 6, 2019 | Decor, motivation, office & work

New Years Resolutions – to be remembered all year round!

We are half way through January, the new year resolutions, well they might not be forgotten, but we must admit that our daily routines have caught up with us by now.

So, wouldn´t it be good to have a reminder of your goals for this year on your desk or well visible on your wall?

Be it at home or in the office, be it a personalized list or message, or a motivational and inspirational quote, having them present and visible can help you keep on track.

Have a look through these and many more designs, or as I said, have your own text printed. Remember, they can be printed on fabric to be framed or on a quality cotton pillow, available on 9 beautiful decorative colors.

Get one for your self or gift them! The recipient will love it and your message will be present day by day!

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Why not now – go for it today!

Life-quote as new years resolution hand printed on quality cushion in vintage hipster style by my home and yours

Life isn´t about waiting for the storm to pass. It´s about learning to dance in the rain.

Happiness is a choice

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Your personal message hand printed on fabric to be framed!

Limits are for those who need them!

Believe you can and you are halfway there.

Do what makes you happy

365-days-365 new beginings by my home and yours

365 new days. 365 new beginnings.

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Your personal message hand printed on a quality cotton cushion, available in 9 colors!

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Focus on the solution – not the problem.

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Unique and very personal christmas gifts!

by Anika Schmitt | Nov 8, 2017 | Decor, Family, gifting, Kids, love & wedding, OFFERS

Hand printed custom cushions, unique and personal christmas gifts

Unique and very personal christmas gifts!

Before language was written or money minted, humans exchanged gifts. Gift giving is probably one of the oldest and most basic human behaviors. The act of giving is a powerful act of communication. It enhances and even changes relationships between us and others.

With Christmas approaching fast, the gifting season soon will be reaching it´s yearly climax!

But expectations of finding the right little (or bigger) something, which will really find appreciation is getting more complicated, as mass produced goods struggle to reach the heart of its recipients and neither do they show that you really care for them.

Giving a handcrafted gift to the contrary speaks volumes about the giver. It says that they care about finer things, and that they took the time to choose the gift carefully.

There is a big difference between wrapping a unique handmade gift or simply handing over a gift card.

Now if you give a gift that actually has been made only and exclusively for it´s recipient, using even your own words, or adding names and dates, you really can make sure that this will turn into the most heart warming gift under the Christmas tree!

definition of happiness pillow with custom names

Remember all My Home and Yours can be customized, however we have many many designs directed to all kinds of recipients, be it grandma, a new born or your big love, which are already prepared for your name or/and date to be inserted.

And exactly on these very special custom gifts we decided to give you an unique discount for your Christmas shopping! Yeah!!!

SAVE up to 5,25€ on ALL CUSTOM CUSHIONS!!!!

The offer is valid for a limited time only! (until 6.12.17) So don´t wait for a last minute gift, but check out which styles are the ones for you! Find the full collection here:

GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS:

unique – hand PRINTED –personalised

MY HOME AND YOURS CUSTOM FAMILY COLLECTION

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“Every person has their own definition of happiness. (your names) & you are mine.”

Gifts that the whole family will love!

MY HOME AND YOURS CUSTOM LOVE COLLECTION

love gift custom cushion with ynames of the couple and wedding date

names of the couple and wedding date custom cushion

names of the couple date and monogram custom cushion

Be it for you or your partner or for your parents, these cushion covers with names and date are:

The perfect gift to show your love!

MY HOME AND YOURS CUSTOM KIDS COLLECTION

custom kids name and monogram custom cushion

unicorn quote cushion with your own name

A new member in your or your friends family? With out a doubt with these cushions covers your message and intentions will be present day by day.

Kids just love to see their name!

baby girls name initial and birth date cushion with wreath

boys custom name cushion with quote car illustration and age

name cushion with tent and arrow ideal kids gift

name and super hero quote cushion for boys room

boys name cushion with balloon and monogram

kids monogram and name personalised pillow

girls name cushion beautiful and elegant

MY HOME AND YOURS CUSTOM YOUR TEXT HERE COLLECTION

custom message cushion with cloud graphics

And what about your very own words with some beautiful graphics to frame them?

Nothing can be more personal then your own message!

my own text printed on a quality cushion with wreath graphic decor

personalised frase or song lyrics on a pillow

hipster vintage frame custom quote pillow

your personal love message in a heart hand printed on a quality cushion

your text here cushion cover hand printed with vintage tecnique

custom text cushion vintage style with bears ideal for gays

personalised text pillow printed with love

custom text cushion with wreath illustration

Check out the whole collection here

And remember the SPECIAL OFFER is only on until the 6.December!

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Motivation at work -10 Tips that really work

by Anika Schmitt | Sep 25, 2017 | Decor, office & work

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Monday Mornings are never easier, but some are harder then others. What we need is a good plan for the week, or better a good routine to guide us through the whole month!

For you I went through tones of research, articles & talks and picked out the best.

Everyone can GET MOTIVATED at work. Try these ten tips today! 😉

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No matter if you force it or if you actually feel in a good mood, studies have show that smiling reduces stress and anxiety levels, which again helps you feel better about the work you need to get done.

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Sitting in an open expansive posture can release testosterone, which increases your feeling of power and your tolerance for risk, while you settle down for work.

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A new day, a new part of the project, …

Research has show that splitting projects into small measurable tasks and treating each one as a new challenge can give you each time a fresh perspective and improve motivation.

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Get aware of what slows you down or what scares you and choose the right quote to tackle it. Place it visibly on your desk and your eyes will pass over it again and again, this will help your brain to get the message.

Search right here for your personal motivational quote:

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Studies have shown that exposure of the color green helps us to feel happier, less tired and more motivated. Go out to the park for a walk, get a desk plant or change the color of the picture frame of your desk.

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Work for 50 minutes and then take a 10 minute break to refocus. Streching your body and breathing some fresh air helps oxygen reach your brain better, this will reduce fatigue levels and increase energy.

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Each morning choose 3 tasks you want to achieve this day and make sure you get them done. Set realistic goals and congratulate yourself for having achieved them, this will motivate you for the next task! And please don´t compare yourself to others! Be kind to yourself!

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Most of our desks are filled up with piles of work to get done, but also a lot of clutter! Get rid of as much as you can and keep it clean. You will be surprised, how your brain will appreciate this and rewards you with more energy and more creativity! In an upcoming post I´ll give you more detailed ideas about rearranging and redecorating your work space, so watch out for the coming post.

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Don´t over work and take time for yourself & your family! Set time aside to do one of your favorite things every day, even sometimes you are left only with a few minutes, then watch the stars and remind your self of all the good that happens to you.

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Watch this Ted talk by Arianna Huffington about how sleep can transform Your Life, One Night at a Time

For more inspiration, ideas, links to related videos and books

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How did it all start? The story of MH&Y

by Anika Schmitt | Sep 19, 2017 | Decor, gifting

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I´m Anika Schmitt, born in Munich Bavaria. As a successful international fashion designer, I dedicated the past 20 years solely to the world of fashion (www.anikaschmitt.com). Since the birth of our little girl, however I decided to slow down the paste of work related traveling and opted for a change, allowing my self to start out a new project: My Home & Yours.

Moved by this change we transformed part of our house, located in a small village on the Basque coast, into a studio & workshop. (soon I´ll post some pictures of it so you can see where My Home & Yours is from)

It´s from here where I now create my home decor and gifts with great love and care, sending them out all over the world, to fill the hearts and homes with their special and personalized messages.

The idea began when I was desperately searching for a gift for a dear friend who was about to get married. I wanted this gift to show how special she is for me and it should remind the couple of their love on a daily basis. It should be something personal and unique, as well as functional. In short, so many things that it was difficult to fit them into a single gift. So I decided to create it myself.

wedding gift personalized cushions all started out with for my home and yours

Soon after I had to find something special for a newborn ….

custom name new born cushions for a special friend

friends housewarming gift - quote cushions

a house warming …

a birthday ….

birthday gift for a friend - custom quote cushions

a comunion …

a christening ….

custom name christening gift - hand printed fabric art print

all special moments! However the most original I have been asked for, without a doubt has been a proposal.

As it was a bespoke order I obviously keep total silence about its details! However can you imagine to have this message forever immortalized? I think it is so romantic!

One thing is for sure, each occasion has its own personalized phrase. So remember, all of my already created designs can be personalized for you, with names, dates, lyrics or whatever you want. And if none of them matches your idea, you can always send me your own text and I´ll make sure that your personal message will touch the heart of whoever you want.

For these totally personalized gifts you can choose from a whole collection of “YOUR TEXT HERE” products which can be adjusted just what you have been looking for 😉 No matter if you decide for text only, than you can choose from 6 different type faces, or you might want to incorporate your text within some special graphic design frame, here you´ll find what matches your idea.

This your text here collection has been designed to transmit all your personal messages

My designs combine vintage, retro, rustic, Boho or Hipster in a natural and elegant way.

Each piece is hand-printed with a special technique that allows the fabric

texture to shine through giving it an aging vintage look. This asures that not

one piece will turn out exactly the same. So you will get a UNIQUE piece!

Each piece is hand-printed with a special technique that allows the fabric texture to shine through giving it an aging vintage look

Let me help your message to be present day by day in a beautiful detail and make sure your gift will captivate all of your recipients through this original way of transmitting a feeling.

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30+ Options to update your kids room

by Anika Schmitt | Aug 28, 2017 | Decor, Kids, OFFERS

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Being a working mom means that kids summer holidays suddenly turn your summers into a juggle. In Spain summer holidays last for almost 3 month! A nightmare!

“Would I ever have thought calling summer a nightmare??? ” haha NOOO!!!, not until I had my daughter. And please DON´T get me wrong, I am totally in love with her and feel blessed being able to spend so much time with her, however I have to say the struggle of getting it organized of who can look after her when, while we try to keep up with work, really makes me wish school holidays in summer would be shorter. Don´t you sometimes feel the same?

Anyway, start of school is just around the corner and this year our little princess is getting into primary!!! A big thing!

Well, not quiet as in Germany, were moms have to prepare a huge “Schultüte” – a colorful cardboard cone almost as tall as the kids them selves, stuffed with sweets and all sorts of goodies, little toys, pens, … trying to sweeten up the start of many years of hard studying.

Here in the Basque Country however there isn´t really any tradition celebrating the first day of school. Never the less our little girl believes that with the start of school she will be more “grown up”, so we decided to give her the ambience for it and upgraded her toddlers nursery into a little/big girls room. For that we went through tons of inspiration, of which you can see a good selection in this pinterest folder. Get inspired and do it yourself!

Pinterest folder of kids room make over inspiration of my home and yours

We finally decided to keep the colors neutral, so that it can grow with her for a few more years to come.

– She got a huge bed, so friends can sleep over!

– As she is obsessed with clouds we painted the walls with about a hundred of them! (click here to know how we did it! )

kids room make over inspiration by my home and yours

– A nice shelf fits all her books and at the same time works as a doll house – later on who knows what she will stuff it with 😉

– A study desk, still very simple, as she will sure fill it up with all sorts of clutter in no time! (facing a collage of my hand printed fabric art prints)

– In front of the window a cosy armchair for story reading, with of course one of my name pillows exclusively made for her, which made her feel so very special! Each time a friend or any person comes over she has to show it off! haha – This makes me so happy!

Of course at this point I cannot miss the chance to ask you to check out, which one might be YOUR favorite kids cushion or art print, so just click here check them all out and please let me know below which one is your winner! Remember each cushion comes in 9 colors, so there should be one that is just right for you!