Valentine's for kids

Even though Valentine's Day is tomorrow, it's not too late to get your last minute craft on with your little ones. Forget about the store bought Valentines, there are so many really cute and somewhat simple Valentine ideas out there. Here are a few of my favorite Valentine ideas for the kids.

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Simple Valentine Decor

I don't normally do much for Valentine's day as far as decorations go. A bowl full of festive candy is really all I need! But this year I decided that I wanted to add just a little something. Yesterday the kiddo and I went out to Michael's and strolled through the isles until I decided what I wanted to make. We came home with all the supplies to make this XOXO plaque, because, let's be honest, you can't have Valentine's day without hugs and kisses.

It was pretty simple to make and didn't take very long at all. Here's how I did it.

You'll need a plaque, some letters, glitter, paint and supplies, a hot glue gun, tacky glue, and ribbon. The plaque was only $2, and the letters were a dollar a piece, so this project was quite easy on the wallet.

Once the paint was dry I turned it over and hot glued the ribbon around the sides. Finally I used some tacky glue and glued my letters in place. And done! So simple. I then placed it next to the roses I got for my birthday. And that, my friends, is the extent of my Valentine's day decorating.

I Heart You

Hearts are making a comeback in a big way. Since hearts are popping all over the fashion and design world, there are a plethora of fabulous heart embellished items to choose from. With Valentines day coming up, now is a great time to add some extra hearts to your life. Here are some of my favorite heart picks that could be used for Valentines, or all year round!

1. Paper Heart Garland // 2. Anthropologie Wee Heart Ring // 3. City Heart Map // 4. Heart Cushion Cover // 5. West Elm Heart Mugs // 6. Personalized Gold Heart Necklace // 7. Double Heart Initial Necklace // 8. Printable Typography // 9. Heart Sweater

Thanksgiving Place Cards

We are having Thanksgiving at my brother and sister in law's this year so I don't get the joy of planning an awesome tablescape. My cute sister in law decorated the table for Christmas last year, and it was fabulous, so I guess it's kind of a good thing. I would have have put way too much pressure on myself to try to make it as cute as her's. Even though I am not in charge of any sort of decorating I still think it's fun to look at all the great ideas. I have a thing for place cards in table settings, I just think they can be so fun and creative. So for those of you who are going to be decorating a gorgeous table this year, here's some of my favorite Thanksgiving place cards.

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Is anyone in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this year? Are you planning on doing a fun tablescape?

Happy late Halloween

I hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween! Our night looked a lot like this...

This guy was so mad at me because I wouldn't give him a cookie until after he had dinner. I know, worst mom ever right?!

 Well, he never had dinner, so he never got a cookie, so he never got over being mad at me.

And this is the closest thing we could get to a good picture of him in his costume, he wasn't feeling those Mickey ears on his head.

Happy late Halloween!

Snapshots of Fall

Fall is almost in full swing around here. It is finally cooling down at night and I haven't had to turn the AC on 3 full days! Love that! It's feeling like Fall inside the house as well. Here are a few little snippets of what it's looking like at home.

I scored that gold sparkly skull at Ross for $3! I didn't realize until I got home that the little eyeballs are actually multicolored flashing lights. It creeps me out a little bit, so I just leave those off. Have a lovely Tuesday!

Pretty Pumpkins

In honor of today being the first day of October I thought I would share some awesome pumpkin inspiration with you all. The only downfall of today being October is that I don't think the weather got the memo, we are supposed to have a high of 100 today. Yep, you heard me, 100 degrees! I really wish Summer would just get out of here all ready!

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Paper Straw Wreath

I was over looking at my friend Sarah's blog, Sarah Dawn Designs, and she had posted about a wreath she made with paper straws. It was so cute and looked super easy. Since I had tons of straws left over from my kiddo's birthday party I decided to put them to use. So thanks Sarah for the inspiration! Here's how I did it.

1. The supplies- paper straws, a six inch mdf wreath form, and a hot glue gun. I think I used around 175 straws.

2. Cut about 2 inches off roughly 30 straws. Start gluing the straws on the wreath alternating between long and short. I actually found that it was easier to glue down a few long ones, leaving a small space between each, and then glue down the short straws.

3. After I was done I thought it looked a little too flat so I decided to add more straws.

4. Cut about an inch off the remainder of the straws so the length is between the short and long straw. Then turn the wreath over and glue them on so they line up in the space between each straw.

After all the straws were on I added a red bow to make it a little more 4th of July-y. BAM, done! It was so easy. From start to finish it only took me one episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, which is about 25 mins. Good thing because if it would have taken me any longer I would have had some chubby little fingers trying to help. Have a lovely weekend erbody!

Don't forget to check out Sarah's blog for more great inspiration!

4th of July Yummies

Can you believe it's almost July? I seriously cannot! It's crazy how fast this year has flown by, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. With the 4th just around the corner I have BBQ's and delicious sweets on my mind. Here a few yummy looking snacks to try this year.

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Don't those all look delicious and super festive! I want to try them all, but that's probably not the best idea for my waist line. So how about all of you try them and let me know how they turn out, deal? Deal!

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Easter Egg Inspiration

Well it's almost Easter which means it's time to stock up on candy before it's all gone. It also means that it's time to decorate those eggs. I'm usually boring and just buy the dye kit from the store, I know I'm totally lame. This year I found some fun and really cool ways to dye eggs, so maybe I'll branch out a little. Check these out!

Melted crayon eggs via Family Fun

Ukranian eggs via Design Sponge

Lace eggs from Martha Stewart

Silhouette eggs via Martha Stewart

Silk dyed eggs via The Magic Onions

(Click on link below eah picture for complete instructions)