Valentine's Day Decorations

Thank you for the wonderful birthday wishes and to all who participated in Show and Tell Friday! This weekend, I spent a little time putting up Valentine decorations, but kept them very simple.

I tucked in pink hydrangeas (from Michaels) on my teacup shelves. I will leave them up all the way through spring.




I decorated my tea tray with a pink candle, ribbon and rose petals.








And finally, tulips and candles for my kitchen table centerpiece. The tulips were a birthday gift from my friend. They probably won't last all the way until Saturday, so I will pick up some more at the grocery store.






Thank you for taking a look at my simple Valentine decorations. I'm sure we'll add some candy by the end of the week. :0)

Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to “Show and Tell Friday!” Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Look around your home for something to share; dig through those boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and the story that goes with your special item.


Thursday was my birthday and I had a wonderful day. For show and tell, I'm sharing two gifts from my parents. A beautiful perfume bottle for my collection and a lovely vintage rose ring.






The rose is a beautiful shade of blue.




Isn't it pretty?! Thank you for looking at my special birthday gifts and also for the birthday wishes, yesterday!


Please read the Show and Tell Guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to participate.

If you would like to join in, please leave your *permalink* below, along with your first name only (this makes the list easier to read). If your link has been removed from Mr. Linky, please re-read over the guidelines before re-posting. Have fun!

Handmade Cards ~ Paper Crafting Thursday!

The winners of last week's paper crafting are Angie and Melanie. Please email me your addresses and I'll get your prizes in the mail!

Welcome to this week's card project! All you need is cardstock, paper, and ribbon!


Gather your supplies, including a 6 1/2" x 5" blank notecard.


Cover card with 6 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of scrapbook paper.


Cut a 2" x 6 1/4" strip of scrapbook paper and glue to front of card, as shown.


Cut 3 - 1 3/4" squares of cardstock and 3 - 1 1/2" squares of scrapbook paper.


Glue paper to front of cardstock squares. I also shaded the edges with a pink ink pad.


Glue squares to paper strip, as shown.


Add a bow at the top.


Send to a friend!

~More Homemade Cards~

A few more things I've made recently...

Petite notecards


Fun stickers!


Bunny gift tags

Items can be found in my Etsy Shop! Thank you for stopping by for a visit!

Paper Craft Fun: Post any kind of paper craft (card, bookmark, tag, banner, journal, etc.) on your blog between now and next week and come sign Mr. Linky. Next Thursday, I will draw two of the names and the winners will receive supplies for a homemade card: blank notecard, envelope, and an assortment of scrapbook paper, stickers (or stamped images), and ribbon. Link back here in your post, so that others will know where to join in the fun, too!

Homemade Valentines and Cookie Bars

Thank you so much for your birthday wishes for Grace! She enjoyed reading them, too.

On Monday, the girls made Valentines for their Faith Keeper friends. Everyone had lots of fun exchanging their little cards.






I made a batch of Cookie Bars to take along. I substituted Valentine M & M's for the chocolate chips.


Today was busy with errands and I got my hair cut and colored. Hopefully I can get my Valentine decorations up tomorrow, since it's less than two weeks away. Thank you for stopping by for a visit!

Happy Birthday, Grace!

Sunday was Grace's 11th birthday!


Our celebrating started Saturday evening with a cookout. We invited Phillip's family, a friend from church and a couple of friends from the neighborhood.


Grace designed her own cake. It was vanilla flavored with light blue icing, pink shells, and "Webkinz" in white.


Sunday morning began with a healthy and nutritious breakfast. The birthday girl got to pick out the cereal.


Opening fun presents.




After church we went to Grace's favorite restaurant, Macaroni Grill.


It was a fun filled weekend for everyone! Thank you for taking a look and I hope you have a wonderful start to your week!