This Weekend's Valentine Party

Good Monday morning, blog friends.

And Happy Valentine's week to you.

♥

Well, that might go down as the fastest weekend ever. It feels like I blinked and ~boom~ sweet memories. Ah...really sweet memories...

Carrie and I hosted our fifth annual Valentine party with our dear crafting friends. In the past, each guest brought their own craft project to work on, but we've discovered {as a group} that we love having a common craft to work on at our gatherings. We've created canvases and decorated boxes together, and this time we created Valentine banners/buntings/garlands.

 

Supplies were gathered and shared. We had such a fun time creating, chatting, snacking and just being together.

And of course, there were cupcakes...

Red velvet cupcakes by me, arrow cupcake toppers by Carrie. {She found the tutorial here.} ♥

Helium balloons weighted down with a heart shaped rock. :o) ♥

Candy. Candy. Candy. Candy.

Here's a look at my banner, and here's the part where I admit that I did not photograph anyone else's banner. How selfish of me. Ha! And shoot. I wish you could see what my creative friends made! It's always so fun to see how each of us takes the same general project and turns it in to our own unique creation. Next time...

We did our "I ♥ ____" exchange again this year. Each person brings five of one item they love and we exchange our favorites. So, everyone leaves with five different things that their friends love. I ♥ that Carrie always writes on the table cover what our favorites are. And I ♥ her cute handwriting. And I ♥ that she used a gold pen. And I totally ♥ her!

It's so fun that we have been hosting this Valentine party for five years now! We're already planning the next get together with our friends - maybe something for Easter if we're lucky. 

And with that I'm off to hit the yoga mat before I get ready for work. I have a busy week ahead, and I ♥ that I carry sweet weekend memories with me as I go.

Wishing each of you a week filled with wonderful things.

♥

Valentine banner for my girl C ♥

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Valentine's Day is only a couple days away,
but I'm still crafting and thinking about
hearts, chocolates, the color red, and love.

So with some foam stamps and red paint,

a book I picked up from the thrift store, printed in French,
{oooh-la-la} a furry "helper" at my side, and my trusty sewing machine,
I made this for Carrie.

♥

Wishing each of you a heart filled weekend
with lots of love,
~ Deb
♥

Have I mentioned that I love garland?

Some might say that I'm obsessed with garland.

I'm ok with that.

I needed a garland fix the other day but didn't want to create a long strand, so I made this little one to go across a picture frame.

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And one to send to a friend.
♥

{BTW, this is one of the candles that Carrie and I
made last week ~ wax in a baby food jar, wrapped
with a simple piece of scrapbook paper.}

♥
XO

It's beginning to look a lot like...Christmas?

I'll be crafting with friends today and three of
us are bringing kits. Two ladies are bringing
cards to make, and I'm bringing a garland kit.
(big surprise, eh?)
.

It's been a while since I made kits for a project.
I almost forgot how much fun it is.


I made seven to take with me today,
and there's one extra...do you want it?

If you'd like a chance to win this little giveaway (a little garland kit), please say so in a comment and I will randomly choose a winner on Monday (8/2/10).

xo

One more time for the red, white, and blue.

Best part about this garland I made for the 4th of July?

When I brought it out and showed my
husband he said, "PJ would have LOVED that!"

PJ {Doug's mom} has been gone for almost two years now. Her birthday was on the 4th of July and she was red, white, and blue - through and through! We thought of her a lot this past weekend.

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Valentine Inspiration ♥

I love Valentine's Day.

♥

Here are a few projects that have caught my eye and are

screaming (little voice in my head...) to be made!

You know how I LOVE garland?

~sigh~
Must. Make. This one. SOON!

found here

And this cute one:

found here

Simple yet adorable bookmark:

found here

And if your Valentine is a tea lover, how cute and simple are these?!?!

These were found under the same link as the two above, along with a whole bunch of other Valentine projects! Gotta' love Martha! (Thanks to Carrie for sending me the link!) Have fun checking them out.

:o) ♥

Plugging along...

~ for my sister ~

~sniff~

So...I'm a little under the weather today...

Ok. I'm sick.

Dang it.

So much to do, so little energy.

I did manage a strand of garland today.

Back to the couch...

♥