A Month of LOVE Day Five

Look what Jenn of Clean & Scentsible is showing off!

{super cute kid's crayon hearts!}

{find out how to make your own by clicking here!}

Happy Love Month! See you tomorrow!

#5


Hooray! Another finish and my first 2011 quilt. Bet you can't wait to see it. But you're gonna have to. It didn't get finished til after the sun went down tonight so no yummy pictures to share yet. But here's a peek!

{more glamor quilt shots tomorrow}

Happy Crafting!

A Month of LOVE Day Four

Look what Jenny of Embellishing Life is showing off!

{a mini love bunting for a dessert topper!}

{find out how here!}

Happy Love Month! See you tomorrow!

Today I love SLEEP. That may sound funny but lately we've been struggling with A's bedtime. As soon as the lights go off, the fight begins. I'm talking an hour to two hours of crying even with the hubs and me walking around and holding her. So today I opened my sleep book and read up on some different techniques. Magic. Pure Magic, I tell ya!

{thank you Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child!}

A Month of LOVE Day Three

{Look what Jen of Scissors & Spatulas is showing off}

{a LOVE wreath for just SEVEN DOLLARS!}

{And you can make one too!}
{Find out how here}

Happy Love Month! See you tomorrow!

A Month of LOVE Day Two

Homemade chocolate bowls!

I know I'm supposed to be avoiding treats, but I really like this fun idea. People are always thinking of fun ways to make a memorable treat for Valentine's Day and this is a fun and unique idea. I heard about this from Studio 5 and knew the hubs and I had to try it.

{Need chocolate, balloons, wax paper, and any toppings}

{melt chocolate as directed}
{blow up balloons to desired size of bowl}
{be sure your chocolate isn't TOO hot}
{dip bottom of balloons in chocolate}

{smooth chocolate over balloon}
{place on wax paper to set}
{I put mine in the fridge}

{when chocolate is set, pinch balloon and cut it to let air out}

{balloon will shrivel and pull away from chocolate}
{it may need help separating}

{ta da! A finished bowl!}

{add desired ice cream, candy, etc}

Happy Love Month! See you tomorrow!

A Month of LOVE

Welcome February!

I am so excited to welcome February on my blog! I love the change this month brings to the cold season with Valentine's projects and fun decorating ideas. I just love it! And, well, I love that my honey gets a really good reason to be romantic and give me gifts. Who doesn't love that? Anyway, with all this love going around, I decided to do a MONTH of LOVE! Each day this month I will show a lovely project with some directions to DIY. Some will be created by me, and some will be created by you! Leave a comment with your fun love craft if you would like to be considered for a feature!

Day 1 of the Month of Love:

Valentine's Advent

{fourteen days of Valentine's}

{Supplies: 7 envelopes, colored paper, adhesive, scissors, embellishments}

{take each of your 7 envelopes and cut them like so}
{these will be your pockets}
{I used 5x7ish envelopes}

{cut your paper to match the envelopes and add adhesive}

{stick the papers to the front of the envelope halves}

{cute little pocket!}

{you could print out numbers}
{but my incompetent printer doesn't like the ink cartridges that used to work fine...}

{trace your circles- or use a handy paper punch}

{cut out your 14 circles}

{punch a hole}
{you could use a hole punch, but I just used scissors}

{add your numbers- or cut around printed numbers}

{cut any paper embellishments you wish to add}
{I used hearts because, well, it's all about love right?}

{add your embellishments}

{cut ribbon to attach numbers to pockets}
{I used about 8 inches}

{add your ribbon to the numbers}

{and add your numbers to your envelope pockets}

{hang them up for all to see!}

{and fill with fun things for each day leading up to Valentine's!}

{I put love notes to the hubs since we're trying to lose a few pounds around here}
{no need to make us over load on too many treats!}

Happy Love Month! See you tomorrow for some more lovin!