You all know how much I love decorating and styling a party table! The garlands, the banners, the napkins, the food labels, the coordinated colors and patterns, the cake pedestals, the food and drink…I love it all! So it goes without saying how thrilled I am to be a brand rep for Sunshine Tulip Design! […]
valentine flower arrangement…two versions
I love having vases of fresh, colorful flowers scattered around my house this time of year. While we can’t just head outside to cut a bouquet of flowers on a cold and snowy January day, it is fun to put together a flower arrangement using flowers from the market and florist. Those pretty blooms give […]
valentine floats
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! Long ago (at the beginning of the school year in late August…well, I guess it wasn’t really that long ago), I signed up to provide the food and drinks for my youngest daughter’s classroom valentine party. I’m not sure why, but I also volunteered for the valentine party food and drinks […]
washi wednesday—heart magnets
Looking for a quick and simple valentine craft? This one is perfect…no painting or glueing (i.e. no mess). Even the young ones could make these! You will need posterboard, washi tape, heart templates, scissors, magnets, and a hot glue gun. I searched online for printable heart shapes, and traced them onto card stock to use […]
crafternoon
What do you get when you combine an afternoon of crafting, food, and friendship? Well, a CRAFTERNOON, of course! And that’s exactly what happened at my home last Friday…I hosted my first ever CRAFTERNOON. When the guests arrived, the table was already set for the “craft” part of the CRAFTERNOON. We created red heart button […]
valentine waffle bar
Who loves waffles?!? They are great for breakfast, or “breakfast for dinner” (which we do occasionally at our house). Another fun option is to serve them at a valentine party, like I did at my daughter’s class party last year. Start with the waffles…it is a WAFFLE bar, after all! Heart-shaped waffles are very festive! […]
dog-gone good valentines
We have a tradition in our family of making our own valentine cards. I’m not sure how it started, but I can’t ever remember purchasing the store-bought cards. Over the years, the girls and I have used doilies, stickers, glitter and the sort to create valentines to exchange with their classmates. This year C had […]
valentine centerpiece
You all know how much I love to decorate for the various holidays…so I’ve started to festoon our home for Valentine’s Day. Because it is such a short time period for these decorations to be on display, I don’t like to go overboard. This simple centerpiece of red heart branches is perfect! I started with […]
candy cane heart pops
Who has leftover candy canes? As much as we enjoy that peppermint stick of flavor during the holidays, we always have some left after Christmas. One idea is to turn those candy canes into a treat for the next holiday…candy cane heart pops for Valentine’s Day! You will need… candy canes white chocolate chips assorted […]