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’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!

Cute Heart Mobile from Buggy and Buddy

Yarn Wrapped Heats from Easy Peasy and Fun

Melted Pony Bead Wind Chime from No Time for Flash Cards

Adorable Hot Air Balloon from Glued to my Crafts Blog

Little Cute Monsters from Eighteen 25

Peacock Heart Craft from I Heart Arts n Crafts

Rainbow Heart Wreath from Hello Wonderful

DIY Driftwood Mirror

January 29, 2018January 29, 20188 Comments

Good morning! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine was pretty quiet but nice to just spend some time at home.

I was able to get a couple of projects done. That doesn’t always happen around here! Last summer, our family went camping at the beach at a new-to-us campground. I waited too long and couldn’t get reservations anywhere else. Which happened to be a good thing! We loved this place! Our campsite was on the edge of the campground, so it was quiet and private. The best part, you walk through a winding path and find yourself on this beautiful beach! There were hardly any people on it and we practically had the place to ourselves. We were able to let the dogs run free and I am sure I saw a smile on Rozy’s face! Another great part-the beach was full of driftwood! A dream for me! The second day, I brought a big grocery bag down to the beach with me and filled it to the top! Thank you to my daughter Haley (@haley.smith2579) for these awesome pictures!

I finally took the time to clean it all up so I could start on some projects. This is the recipe to clean driftwood if you should need it. My first project was a driftwood mirror. I have had this little mirror for several years and this was the perfect DIY. Here’s my laundry basket full of clean driftwood!

I cut out some cardboard to fit around the edge of the mirror. I wanted to add driftwood around it, but knew the edge had to be a little wider to support it. I first drew a pencil line around the mirror onto the cardboard and cut it out with a razor-blade. Then I cut out another wider circle, about 2 inches wide. This will give the driftwood the support it will need.

Not the straightest lines, but it won’t show after the driftwood is added. I did add some hot glue between the cardboard and the mirror to hold it in place.

Once this was done, I started picking out the pieces to use. I started with a first layer, using longer, bigger pieces. I used lots of hot glue! I placed another piece of driftwood down to lay the glued pieces on until the glue had time to harden.

Once the first layer was secure, I added some shorter pieces between the longer ones. This added so much depth and texture to the mirror!

I cleaned up all the glue strings and cleaned up the mirror and it was ready to hang!

I hung it in my dining area for now. I like it as part of the gallery wall, but I think I will eventually move it to the family room or bedroom.

Whenever we are at the beach and wander through the gift shops, I am always drawn to the driftwood items. I’m so happy I could make one of my own!

Now I hope I can come up with a few more ideas!

Here are a few more beach decor you might like!

Valentine’s Day Decor Round Up

January 26, 2018January 24, 2018Leave a comment

Welcome to this weeks roundup! This week features lots of beautiful Valentine’s Day Decor. I hope you enjoy and give all of these bloggers lots of love!