Ready to Receive

As mentioned in the previous post we're ready for Mr. Cupid to pickup and deliver our Valentines...and I'm sure you'll be happy to know (or not, whatever) that we are now ready to receive our letters and love notes also.

 

I found the mailboxes a Targets $ spot about a month ago and held on to them thinking I would do something fun with them in time for Valentines.  Well, then I forgot about them.  Luckily I found them in the bottom of the pantry last night...just in time to spiffy them up for the BiG day next week. 

I didn't have the color of paper I wanted to cover them, so I ended up Mod Podging fabric onto them...it worked great. Then I just inked the edges of the box and the paper heart with my boys names on them (sewed to felt).

My little guys are really excited about having their own designated mailbox and can't wait to see what Mr. Cupid will be delivering.  I plan on sneaking anything we get in the real mail into their boxes so they can check them every morning to see if they've recieved any love letters.  I'm thinking these would be fun to leave out year round, then we can leave little love notes whenever we feel like it.

Sew Very CraZy

Okay, so I've been working on Valentines.  And let me tell you...I had a DaNg hard time deciding what to do this year!  Only because there are seriously millions of WAY cute ideas out there.  Really.  Lots of fun, fun ideas.  I had to do very little thinking about these, cause I just stole everyone elses ideas.  So here is what I narrowed it down to for the FaMilY V-daY cards (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.)...these are SeW cRazY.

I found my inspiration here.  I loved the idea of using CraZy pics of the kids cause let's face it, with my two little monkeys, it's SO much easier to get a cRazY picture than a decent one.  All I did was tell them to show me their silliest face and they went...craZy.

After I got my pictures, I made a little collage in Photoshop, sent them to Costco to be printed, then got to sewing.  Went a little crazy with that, too.

I actually sewed that little felt heart right on there.  Is it wrong to ruin a perfectly good picture by sewing the crap out of it?  I think not.  I'm lovin' how they turned out.

When I was finished putting them together I sat down with the kiddos and had them write their names on an itty bitty piece of paper...a challenge for a 3 and 4 year old...they like to write GiaNt.  But they did very well.  There's just something about a little kid's signature isn't there.  Sweet. 

And here they are, ready for Mr. Cupid to pick up and deliver...

Stay tuned, there may will be more Valentines to come (preschool friends, preschool teacher, activity days girls...) if I get them finished up when I get them finished up.  Hope that Cupid does express mail.

LoVe on the WaY

I finished up the GivEawaY shirt and will be mailing it out soon (sent you an email Lindsay)...thought I would give a sneaky peek...

Hope you enjoy it!  I 'loVed' it so much I figured I'd make another...

I have a friend who had a baby nearly 3 months ago and I'm just now getting around to gifting her.  I suck.  Better late than never, right?  I was excited about the little heart cardi I found at Target to go with it...isn't it sweet?  Ahhh, I need a girL.

Coming up...I've been working on some new (to me anyway, they're everywhere!) shabby, twisty flowers...very excited to finish a few things up with those and show you soon.  Here's another peek...

CuPid Puke

Gross I know. But, that's how I would describe this...

I made these with my kiddos last year for a little V-daY decor, thought I would share them here. I was inspired by Martha and her CuPid puKe hearts.  Hers seem a tad more Cupid, and little less PuKe.  Whatever Martha.

Here's how we did ours.  First I grated some crayons...yes, on the same grater I grate my cheese.  Then let the kiddos have at it.  Sprinkle your shavings about on a piece of wax paper like so...

Sometimes it helps to wipe a little on your shirt.

Next step...iron.  I would probably put a towel over the wax paper before you do so.  Once they've cooled, cut out your heart shapes...and voila...CuPid PuKe to decorate the home with.  Fabulous.

A few more Valentine ideas (all from last year...sorry if it's a repeat to some of you).  Make your own Valentine cards to let others know HoO loves them...

And for those whose kids insist on purchasing the UgLY SpideY hoLogram ValentiNes...attatch a cute lolli and some scrap paper...make yourself feel better about letting him hand them out to his class.

Have a teacher that could use some chocolate?  Another way to make those UgLy candy boxes better...

LuckY Number...

First before I tell you who won I must tell you how very technical the number picking process was.  It went something like this:

Me:  Hey, pick a number between 1 and 15.

the Hubs:  fourteen.

Me:  Thanks.

Which, by the way, I thought was very fitting for a Valentines Tee.  It happens to be his basketball number, I should have guessed that would be what he picked.  Anyway...

14!

That means Lindsay B., you are the winner!  Congratulations.  I will be making your shirt some time this week and hope to get it in the mail by this weekend.  I'll be emailing you for your address and info.  Thanks so much to everyone who played.  Stay tuned for more giveaways in the near future...I'm having too much fun with this!

The PoM pOm Gone WrOnG wRoNg

I've been helping my mom a little with some decorations for a meeting she's having at chruch (a.k.a. Visiting Teaching Conference).  Anyway, we had the idea to make some PoM pOm topiary thingys, so I got started on few of them the other night.  Well.  It didn't go so well.  I have made these before and they actually did turn out...but this time I was not so lucky...or...maybe I was.  After I decided the poms were not going the way I wanted, I decided to take a detour and ended coming up with a little V-day decoration for myself.  Anybody else ever start out with one thing in mind and end up with something completely different in the end?  I do...a lot.

I took the would be pom poms and cut them in half and stuffed them into a basket with some bright green hydrangeas (fake) I had on my coffee table.  I kinda liked the color combo, especially for Valentines.  So the wheels started spining.  I remembered a post I saw here the other day and used it as my inspiration.  And would you believe it...I ended up with yet another banner to hang across my mantle (I'm donating the LOVE banner to Etsy).  This one is a bit different though...

The PoM pOm Banner.

I used scrap paper and newspaper (that the hubs went and dug out of the snow for me very late that evening) to make the smaller poms.  Funny thing is, we don't get the paper...somehow we ended up with a one on our driveway??  Hope the neighbor isn't missing their sports page...cause I do believe most of it is hanging above my fireplace at the moment.  Oops.  Just a note to you all, leave your belongings in my yard at your own risk  :)

It's kind of fun having bits of pink around the house, it's not a popular color in this home.  I'm alone in my girly here.  There are boys everywhere I look.  So far there have not been any complaints...but I'm just waiting.  My 3 year old wants nothing to do with PiNk and often tells me "it fo gwirls"!  Perhaps that's why I'm sharing it here...hoping somebody will appreciate it.  Wouldn't these be fun for a birthday party?

**Winner will be announced sometime in the morning (tuesday)...I'm very excited.  Thanks to all who have entered and shown interest.  You're all very kind.**

SpeciaL DeLivery

Note!  MeGaN H.  this post includes the items I will be sending to you...if are wanting to be surprised...look NO further.

I'm very excited because my cute sis-in-law FiNaLLY had her sweet baby boy just this past week. So you know what that means...I got to break out the sewing machine. Yay!  Instead of going to the store and purchasing one outfit that would last maybe a month (you know how fast those babies grow) I came up with the idea to do a years worth of onesies...a shirt for every season.  Here's just a bit of what I've been working on...

His name is Tate. Cute. And he is from the land of potato (Idaho).  So it was obvious there needed to be a "tater" shirt.

And you can't cultivate those potatoes with out one of these...

For Spring/Easter...

I'm not finished with this one quite yet...but thought I would post it while I'm posting.  I totally photoshopped his little legs in :)

For HaLLoween...

One more...Valentines is just around the corner (this one happens to be my favorite)...

I loved it so much I had to make one for each of my little guys.

These are on their way tomorrow Mr. Tate.  We are so excited you are here and CANNOT wait to meet you!