Our Version of the Fish Bowl Valentine

I have seen the "fish bowl Valentine" pinned many times this year. You can find printable versions at The Cards We Drew and I Heart Naptime but Noah and I decided to make our own version...... 

Cute, isn't it?

Because goldfish crackers have been a long time favorite of Noah's we opted to use those inside instead of gummy fish. And he insisted on orange hearts instead of red. Very un-traditional and very Noah at the same time.

I left the insides of them blank and let Noah paint them in blue with his beloved dot markers. 

I think when we do the rest, I might use a little less goldfish crackers so you can see his beautiful dots better. Either way, he's proud of them! 

You Rock my Socks Valentine's Day Gift

This is a little gift I made for Noah's PCAs's, teachers, and aides last year. 
It turned out soooo cute!

I started out with these:

little heart shaped boxes and socks from the Dollar Spot at Target. 

Then I got creative with my Silhouette machine and scrapbook paper. I used a basic heart shape and the sock monkey image from the Silhouette store and decorated the top of the heart shaped box. I simply adhered the heart on to the box, paper pieced the sock monkey and adhered it to the heart, and then added the vinyl letters. Easy peasy! 

Roll up the socks and stick them in the heart shaped box.

And now you have a cute little gift!

Love it! 


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Weekend Wonders: Valentine's Decor

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? I do a little bit and since it's right around the corner for this weekend's post, I am featuring cute Love Day Decor. 

Valentine's Hurricane Candle

My Heart's Desire shares how to create this cute conversation candy filled hurricane candle. 

Love Story Free Printable

Pop this cute printable from the girls at Eighteen 25 into a frame and you have instant and easy decor.

Valentine Mailboxes

These little Valentine Mailboxes from Gigi's Creative Designs actually hold Hershey Nuggets. So cute!

Tree of Love

How cute is this "Tree of Love" featuring photos of loved ones shared at Tater Tots and Jello.

Candy Bouquet

I love this candy bouquet (that has a coordinating poem) from Pattie Wack.

XOXO Candles

Lemon Tree Dwelling shares a simple way to dress up everyday candles for Valentine's Day.

Button Heart Art

Mama's Crafty Space shares this cute button heart art idea.

Happy Valentine's Day and Birthday!

First of all, I hope all of you are having a great Valentine's Day and have shared the love with someone in your lives! Noah took his Valentines to school today and was SO excited for the Valentine's Day dance! He had a great time and came home telling me all about it. 

Secondly, Valentine's Day is also MY Valentine's birthday so I want to take a minute and wish my sweets  an awesome birthday! 

Noah's Valentines

I gave Noah several choices for Valentine's for his classmates. I thought a version of this pop rocks Valentine would be cute and age appropriate but I guess he wasn't feeling it. My personal favorite was a version of this Valentine with chocolate lips but he wasn't feeling that one either. 

Ultimately, he chose this free bag printable bag topper from I Heart Faces in which we added his photo. We stapled it to a ziploc bag that we put some candy in. 

He's happy with them and excited for the dance at school tomorrow! 

Weekend Wonders: Sweet Treats for Valentine's

Looking for some sweet treats to show your loved ones how much you care? There are some great ideas in the blogosphere. My faves are below. 

Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls

Start the day off right with some Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls. Poppies at Play shares the how to.

Conversation Heart Cheesecakes

If my hubby liked cheesecake as much as I do, I'd definately be making these Cheesecake Conversation Hearts shared at Hungry Happenings.

Love Mix

Natalie at Johnny in a Dress shares this "love mix" which consists of M&Ms, marshmellows, and cheerios. This would be a great Vday treat for lunch boxes!

Heart Fruit Kabobs with Yogurt Dip

These heart shaped fruit kabobs at It's All in my Head are a great alternative to all the sweets.

Vday Parfait

This parfait from Bee in our Bonet is festive and sweet.

Strawberry Oreos

Thirty Handmade Days shares yummy looking heart shaped strawberry oreos.

Valentine's Day Mantel

I figured I should hurry up and show you my Valentine's Day mantel before Valentine's Day comes and goes! 

The mantel all festive and lovey.

On the right side of the mantel is some Valentine's themed subway art, a faux bubble gum machine containing red heart candies, and a vase filled with glittery hearts left over from a project from last year. 

In the middle of the mantel are the love candles I recently made sitting on scattered rose petals. 

On the left side of the mantel is my chalkboard frame with a pic of me and my honey and my Valentine's tree.

I think a mantel isn't complete without garland or a banner of some sort. I created this heart garland by cutting a bazillion hearts out of felt and then hot gluing them onto ribbon.

And that's it!

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Valentine's Tree

I wanted to add something a little different to my Valentine's Day decor this year so I decided to make a little Valentine's tree. 

Let me tell you what I did......

I started off with one of the little trees that the Dollar Tree currently has in their Easter section. I also bought two packages of Valentine's foam stickers at WalMart for 97 cents each. I also used red, pink, and white ribbon which I already had. 

Making the "ornaments" was super complicated. (Picture me saying that dripping with sarcasm.) I simply found two stickers in the package that were alike and peeled off the backing, looped a ribbon and placed it on the back of the sticker, and then stuck the two stickers together. I told ya - super complicated! 

The base of the tree (it was in a pink pot) looked kind of plain. I remembered a little box I had leftover from last year and thought it might work if the pot would fit inside it. It fit perfectly! Then I just added some red paper shreds. 

Love how cute it turned out!

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Weekend Wonders: Valentine's Day Printables

I've seen so many cute Valentine's Day themed printables lately. Some can be printed, framed, and used as decor while others are actual Valentine's that can be given to friends or family.

Valentine's Day Subway Art

I love subway art because you just simply print and frame it. This cute subway art was created by Pink Polka Dot Creations.

Love Grows Bookmarks

Ella Emmet shares these cute bookmarks that say "Love Grows." Simply print on cardstock, then cut them a part.  

Valentine's Day Word Search and Coloring Pages

A Creative Mamma shares some cute activity cards for kids.

A True Love Story Printable

The gals at Eighteen25 share this cute printable. Pop it in a frame for instant decor.

Cupcake Toppers

These festive cupcake toppers at Anna and Blue Paperie are adorable. 

Love Candles

I finally got some mojo and crafted a little something. This is the first crafting I have done since before Christmas! Shocking isn't it?

So I created something new for my Valentine's Day decor.

This was a simple and quick project. Seriously, it took me about 15 minutes (if that long).

I started with 4 battery operated pillar sized candles, scrapbooking paper, red cardstock, and regular old tape. (I prefer to use the battery operated candles instead of regular candles as I just feel they are safer with children and pets but you could of course use real candles although I wouldn't suggest lighting them.)

Using a candle as a guide, I cut my scrapbook paper to the size of the candle. I wrapped the paper around the candle and secured it in the back with tape so I can use the candles again. I cut the letters out of red cardstock using my Silhouette machine but you could always use stickers if you don't have a cutting machine. I ran the letters through my Xyron Sticker Machine and stuck one on each candle and called it done!

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Weekend Wonders: The One with Valentine's

I've been thinking about what kind of Valentine's Noah will make for his classmates at school. Of course, I turned to blogs for inspiration. There are tons of cute and creative ideas out there. Below are some of my faves. 

Stitched Heart Bookmark

I love this little Valentine with a simple felt heart bookmark from Thirty Handmade Days. The "Your tops in my book" card is available on her site for free download. I think this would be great for tween girls who still want to give their friends a little something.

I Dig You

How adorable are these little shovels filled with candy over at The Fry Family blog.

Popcorn Valentines

These popcorn Valentine's at Duncan Team Blog are fun and cute! You can download the free printable label to make your very own.

Love is a Battlefield

This little toy army guy Valentine at Jacolyn Murphy had me chuckling.

Pillow Box Valentines

Kristi at I Should be Mopping the Floor shares two (a boy version and a girl version) cute free pillow box Valentines. Simply download them, cut them out, and fill them with treats.


Bubble Gum Valentines

Living with Three Moon Babies shares a free printable and a how to for these cute bumble gum machine Valentines.

Sucker for You

Shindig Parties shares this adorable (free) printable card. 

Write One Valentine

Purple Sage Creations shares this adorable Valentine. Just print the tags, tie it to a cute pencil, and you have a great Valentine for your child's classmates.

100 Valentine Sayings

Still need some inspiration? Check out this post at the C.R.A.F.T. blog. Jamie shares a list of 100 clever Valentine sayings.

I seriously could keep on going and going but will make myself stop before this turns into the longest post ever!

Weekend Wonders: The One with Valentine's Day Decor

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? In the past few years, I have started doing a little Valentine's Day themed decorating. It's fun as Valentine's Day is also my man's birthday. I had planned to make a few new things this year but have been a bit under the weather lately with a cold and haven't had the energy to craft but am feeling better and think I will be able to do some crafting soon! In the meantime, I've been looking at the many Valentine's Day decor projects that are popping up all over the blogosphere lately. 

Here are a few of my faves....

Love Blocks

I love these fun, cute blocks over at Six Sisters' Stuff. 

Love Candles

These love candles at In the Loop are so pretty and elegant.

Paint Chip Banner

How cute and fun is this paint chip banner at Twigs and Twirls!

Red Wreath

I love this vibrant red wreath at A Little Tipsy. And would you believe it's made out of crepe paper!

Love Sign

I think this simple sign at Thrifty Decorating makes a big impact. 

Love Note Pillows

Days of Chalk and Chocolate created adorable Valentine pillows with a hand written "love note."

Framed XO

Momma D and Da Boyz created this cute framed "XO" seed bead art.

Heart Wreath

I love this heart wreath made out of red burlap at I Heart My Glue Gun.

Conversation Heart Art

While I think they taste like chalk, I had to include something with those quintessential Valentine's candy, conversation hearts and this convo heart art at Wonderfully Made Pursuits is too cute.