Faux Flower Heart for Valentines

February 12, 2018Leave a comment

Good morning! Well, it’s the week for love! Do you have special plans for Valentine’s Day? Do you go out for a fancy dinner, or just stay home and enjoy being with your loved ones? We don’t want to fight with the crowds, so we typically stay in. We order a coupld of heart shaped pizzas, and call it good!

I posted this DIY last year and thought I would share it again for any new followers. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s!

Lauren and I kind of came up with the same type of Valentine project and we hadn’t even talked about it ahead of time. A little scary! We both used silk flowers and mounted them, hers is on a canvas and mine is on a weathered board. You can see hers here. Anyways, I had a bunch of small boards that Lauren had painted awhile ago, plus some silk flowers in my stash and decided to try and put them together.

I pulled out the flowers I wanted to use, I chose pink, and then decided on a grey board so the flowers would really stand out. I drew a heart on a piece of paper and then traced it onto the board so I would have a little bit of an outline to put my flowers in.

I did try this a couple of different ways, but ended up using just one type and color of flower. I was so busy gluing and placing flowers, I forgot to take any pictures during. Sorry! But it is pretty simple. I glued them really close together so they would be nice and tight. I even trimmed some of the petals to give it more of a heart shape. I think maybe smaller flowers with tighter petals would have worked better, but I still think this looks good.

I used a decorative stand to display it on and placed it my shelves in my dining room with my other pink decor.

This was really simple, but I think it looks nice and adds just a little special touch to the shelf.

Valentine’s Day Snack Round Up

February 9, 2018February 5, 2018Leave a comment

These not only look adorable, but they look delicious! Check out Finding Zest to see how she made these adorable Chocolate Banana Sundae Bites.

Is there anybody out there, beside me, in absolute love the Muddy Buddies? Or Puppy Chow? Or whatever else you call it. Well Just Between Friends has an awesome recipe to make your Chex Mix perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Red Velvet Oreos? Need I say more? Sincerely Jean has the perfect recipe for it.

Marshmallows covered in chocolate and drizzled in even more chocolate! I want it immediately! Two Sisters Crafting is here to save the day!

My sister loves popcorn which means that this would be her favorite. Gimme Some Oven makes the perfect white chocolate popcorn for Valentine’s Day.

Sometimes, a simple cookie isn’t enough cookie. That’s the wonderful part about cookie bars! Number 2 Pencil has an awesome recipe to make your cookie bars great for Valentine’s.

Can I say…yum? These raspberry rolls from Handle the Heat are absolutely adorable and look delicious!

Have all of these sweets been a little too much? How about this cute heart shaped salad from heart shaped bacon from Pretty Prudent?

Want some ice cream, but don’t want something super heavy? Maybe more of a sorbet or a gelato? Not Enough Cinnamon has got you covered with this 5 Minute Berry Ice Cream!

And finally, I really picked this because it looked beautiful! This chocolate cake is beautifully decorated by Gluten Free Canteen, and as you may have guessed by the name, the cake is gluten free.

Valentine Vintage Place-setting Tablescape

February 5, 20186 Comments

Good morning! I was able to set up my table for Valentines this weekend. After Lauren set up her Valentine table last week, I decided to put one together too. I received the pretty glass pink plates from my mom a couple of weeks ago and knew right away they would work for Valentines. The plates came from my great aunt. I always love using pieces that have been passed down from my family. The white and blue teacups and saucers were my wedding dishes. I love being able to pull them out once in awhile and use them.

One of the reasons I enjoy Valentines Day is from an experience in high school. I went to a private high school with small classes, about 75-80 kids in each grade. There are a lot of special things you can do when the school is so small. What I remember most is Heart Sisters.

Heart Sisters was a special time for just the girls and it included all the female students and teachers. Each of us would pick the name of another person and secretly give them gifts each day leading up to Valentines Day.

My freshman year is the only year that really stands out to me. I got a seniors name, which was really intimidating to a shy freshman like me. I remember my mom and I shopping for little things to give her each day.

On Valentine’s Day, we all met in the gym at lunch time. We sat in a big circle. The person you had sat on one side of you and the person who had you sat on the other.

This was the 80’s, mind you. I can still remember what I was wearing, partly because the teacher who had my name commented that the sweater I was wearing was pretty. It was royal blue with white angora clouds on it.

It was such an awkward lunch! What do you say to a senior girl and a teacher when you are only a freshman? I’m sure I didn’t say too much!

Even though it was so awkward for me, I still enjoyed the idea of giving secret gifts to someone during Valentine week. It was fun to see what you would get and all the different ways you would receive your gift.

When my girls were small, we even did it as a family. It was a little difficult with only 4 of us, but it was still fun.

For the past few years, we have even done it at the preschool where I work. We have 9 of us ‘girls’ working and it’s fun to have a little something special for us to do for each other. Some days are hectic and stressful, so it’s great to have a little something to encourage us each day.

I hope you enjoyed my Valentine table today and thanks for coming by!

Valentine’s Day Craft Round Up

February 2, 2018January 30, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! How’s everyone? Ready for the weekend?

So on this weeks round up we are talking about Valentine’s Crafts. Now…some are simpler than others. They are more to do with your kids, or nieces and nephews, or grandkids, or whatever kid you have in your life. They are fun and meant to help you have a good time!

And finally…there aren’t 10 this week. Sorry for the disappointment. Enjoy!