Valentine's Day Wish List

I <3 Valentine's Day.

I have fond memories of school Valentine's Day parties 

and I hope to help create fun memories for my little ones each year.

I've gathered a fun little collection of Valentine's Day items from Etsy that I would love to have for myself OR for any of my loved ones.

This sweet little headband from The Golden Polka Dot has already been purchased and well worn in.  We love it (as evidenced by my cheeky little monkey below)!!

I love dressing my kids up for holidays.  Unfortunately, my almost 7 year old is getting to the point where he's too cool for such things.  However...I think this cute TRex shirt from Scrapendipitees would be acceptable.  In fact, it would work great for both my boys.

I am absolutely in love with this Kissing Booth sign from Torrey's Touches.

I think it would be perfect on my mantle along with the Valentine's Day Banner I made a couple of years ago.

And these conversation heart cookies from Sugared Hearts Bakery?  Love. 

 She also offers a Valentine Themed Tic Tac Toe Cookie set that one of my loved ones will definitely be getting.

What about you?  What kind of items do you have your eye on for Valentine's Day this year?

Valentine's Day Giveaway(s)

I am SO excited! I have TWO different giveaways for you today with a total of 5 different prizes!

Up first, we have this gorgeous headband from Bella Tea Bowtique.  I've discussed my love of Bella Tea Bowtique before (she provided the headband for my daughter's 1st birthday photo shoot which you can check out here).

Jessa also had another gorgeous Bella Tea Bowtique headband for Christmas.

Dress from Moxie Jean

Luckily enough for you, Bella Tea Bowtique has given me another one of those gorgeous red and ivory headbands to giveaway for Valentine's Day!

Okay.  To win this gorgeous headband, just follow the Rafflecopter prompts at the very, very bottom of this post.  The winner will be chosen on Saturday so I can have it in the mail to our winner by Monday.

Alright.  That's giveaway number one.  Ready for giveaway number two?

Kadydid Designs, Bellapia Clothing Co and Tiny Fox Baby have teamed together to giveaway an entire Valentine's Day outfit for your little missy!  The entire outfit is a 12-18 month size.  You will receive a gold glitter heart onesie, red tutu, coordinating head wrap and a pair of Mango Tango leather baby moccs.

So cute, right?  

Now.  In order to win this entire package, you need to CLICK HERE and enter via Instagram.  This winner will also be chosen on Saturday so we have time to get it in the mail.

There you go!  All sorts of Valentine's Day fun for your little girl.  Don't forget about the Rafflecopter prompt below for your Bella Tea Bowtique Headband!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Busy Little Bees

We have been so incredibly busy the last few weeks getting new items ready to go in the shop! 

 So, here's a quick peek at a few of them...

Fully reversible car seat covers (you can find this one HERE)

Leg warmers to cover adorable rolls of chub (which can be found HERE)

And sweet little Valentine's Day onesies (found HERE)

We also have a new line of Princess Length Tutus, which I will give just the tiniest peek of, because we have way too many absolutely adorable photos to share only one.

These aren't in the shop yet, but they will be soon.  

Valentine's Day Banner

Word to the wise:

Don't ever think out loud in front of your 4 year old.

Especially if it's about something that sounds kinda fun and exciting; 

let's say maybe something about a possible party?

I made the mistake the other day of saying,

"Wouldn't it be fun if we had a little Valentine's Day Party?"

And now my son is obsessed.

So now, I guess we are definitely having a Valentine's Day party.

Which means I need to get crackin' on the decorations now, otherwise they'll never get done!

 So today, I made a Valentine's Day Banner for our mantel.

(I'll be adding to the mantel a little bit at a time over the next month, and will share as I go)

 Everything I needed, I already had at home.  Sheet music, cardstock, paint and twine or hemp.

Luckily, my sheet music was already yellowed and aged, seeing as it is probably 30+ years old.

 I cut 7 pieces that were approximately 5" wide and 4" long.

I simply made a heart template out of paper, and centered it on top of my sheet music.

And then carefully painted it in 

(very carefully; you don't want to bleed out the sides of your template)

So then, I had all these cute little squares.

I then quickly glued them on cardstock and distressed the edges with black ink.

And, voila!  A quick, simple addition for my mantel.

And a closer look:

(I know the hearts don't show up very well in the photos, 

but I promise that they do look better in person!)

There you go!  

Super fast (less than an hour), super easy (basic cut & paste) and super cheap (free!!).  

Can't beat that!

Valentine's Day Crayon Art

I've been itching to get a little project on here lately, so after I came up with this idea earlier in the week, I had to hurry and get it on here!

This is a combination of a couple of different craft projects I've seen floating around on Pinterest.  I had seen somebody do this project using thumbprints (SO cute!), but I have also really been wanting to give crayon art a try.  So, this is what I came up with!

A crayon dripped heart on canvas.  It was super easy, super cheap and super quick.  Perfect!!

I started with:

• a 5x5 canvas (which was on sale for $2.49)
• a few old crayons (I used exactly 4. Purple, pink and 2 shades of red) 
• a bit of masking tape
• a lighter 
• my template (just google "heart template" you'll find something you love...)

Simply center your template to your canvas and then tape it down (I just used one tiny piece at the top of the heart). Then just start melting your crayons to drip on the canvas.

FYI? The cheap crayons drip the best!!  When you're done filling in your template (it took me maybe 20 minutes with plenty of interruptions from my 2 year old) simply peel it off. If you have any drips that fell inside the paper and outside of your heart, they easily peel off once they're dry.

There you have it!  I now want to get 2 more canvases to add an "I" and "U" to either side of the heart.