THE Cookie

The "Infamous" Sugar Cookie!

Been working on them today, almost ready for tomorrow  :)

Hubby. can't. wait!

I think he looks forward to Valentines Day strictly because of these bad boys.

Check out my post from last year for the recipe

Valentine Mailboxes

I loved making a "Mailboxes" on Valentines Day when I was growing up.

My kids are too small to make one so I decided to make them and have them filled with treats and stuff on Valentines Day.

I bought the mailboxes at Hobby Lobby, they are made out of cardboard.

I went to a local specialty stationary store to by the vintage'y looking wrapping paper to mod podge on the outside. I mod podged the ends and the flags in red tissue paper, and then just added an initial for each child on the front. Simple!

{LOVE} Beadboard Sign

I went to Hobby Lobby and bought these cardboard letters.

Stuck push pins in the back of the letters to raise it off of the counter so I could paint them with out it sticking.

I had bought Martha Stewart paints at Michaels for this project.

The color palette I chose.

 A look at the 'chippy' paint job. I used the soap trick to distress this paint project.

The finished product with the letters glued on with E6000 glue.

Can you see that the letters were painted in a 'pearl' finish paint. I love that look. A little sparkle in the paint.

I chose to put the sign on my entryway table.

Valentine Mobile UpCycle

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So I got a lampshade from my mom, ripped all the paper off of it and there was just the frame left.

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Then I just cut out strips of fabric from my scrap pile, just hot glued in a corner and then wrapped around the whole wire frame.

Then I cut out felt hearts from sheets of felt...I used my trusty AccuQuilt to do this part since it cuts out PERFECT hearts every time.

I also used a punch to cut out paper hearts. Sewed them in strips and hung them from the frame and then hung the whole thing with fishing line from my dining table.

My girls love this hanging in the dining room!

Valentine Felt Tic Tac Toe Game

I posted this a couple weeks ago on another blog but wanted to have it posted here too!

Enjoy!

I was trying to think up a cute handmade gift I could give my girls for Valentines Day and I thought of a Tic Tac Toe game made from felt. I knew it wouldn't be hard at all.

I bought some felt sheets at the local Hobby Lobby then I also went over to the fabric department and got a larger piece of felt for the board. I also bought a cute ribbon to use for the lines on the board.

I used my trusty AccuQuilt machine and the Heart die to cut out all my hearts so they would be perfect looking. Then I just printed out a GIANT "X" and used it as a template for my X's.

I cut my game board  15" by 15" so I was able to sew ribbon on every 5" for the game lines.

Rather than just one line down the middle I sewed down both sides so it would be flat'ish.

I wanted there to be a little bit of weight to the game pieces so I put some rice inside and sewed up the edges.

I love the Heart pieces, I hand stitched a white heart in the middle to give it some contrast.

My felt that I used for my game board was a bit wrinkly. 

I don't love that but not sure if you can iron felt??

I can't wait to give it to my girls and see if I can teach them the concept of Tic Tac Toe!

Valentines Day Pinterest Round Up

Here's my Valentines Day Pinterest Round- Up

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(Made this last year)

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(Want to do these for my daughters preschool class)

Also, you can follow my Valentines Day Pin Board on Pinterest or follow all my boards

Valentine for that Special Someone

In my recent Martha Stewart Magazine (Feb Issue) there was an adorable valentine that was perfect for my husband. He is the hardest person to buy for or do nice things for because he is so busy and doesn't have a lot of time to appreciate things being done for him. BUT, regardless, I wanted to do something nice for him for Valentines day because he deserves it.

Martha called it a "Chain Letter" in the magazine (I searched everywhere on her website to show you, but it doesn't exist there).

You take 10 envelopes, glue the inside of the flap of the envelop to the bottom front of the next envelope. Does that make sense??

Do it to all 10 envelopes.

Then you have an accordion of envelopes.

 Then I took 10 cards and used my Martha Stewart punches and made a cute lacey top on my cards.

 I wrote "10 things I Love About You" on the top envelope.

 Write the things you LOVE about your man (significant other)

You can also do additional things like Gift Cards, Coupons, Tickets, Etc.

I put a couple gift cards in my husbands for things that he enjoys.

 I wrapped it up in a simple ribbon. He doesn't need fancy schmancy.

 

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