Love is In the Air

via How About Orange

Love is in the air. Yes, Love sweet love and it is only February 10th. The countdown to creative goodness continues with hearts. A simple yet heartfelt tutorial from How About Orange. I think after reading her other tutorial on stiffening fabric I may have to run to my nearest store and purchase some fabric stiffener for some of the sweetest and newly inspired projects and then.....

 via Just Lilla

 Here is a simple and lovely lavender heart filled tutorial . So easy to do in the next few days for a quick and heartfelt project to give your sweet dears.

 Smile Monsters

 Oh, and my love drinks coffee every morning on the way to work. This would be perfect for him but, shh don't say a thing! & you know how smitten I am with burlap right now! Hm mm, maybe I'll be making one of these for myself. You can find her coffee sleeve tutorial right here! Don't worry I will be sending more love your way! I have a new recipe I tested out it is so easy and good I promise you'll love it!
What kind of lovely projects are you enjoying?

Valentines Day Craft Round Up

Here is a round up of some great tutorials and printable s from some great sites to add a little sweetness to your Valentines Day without the calories ~

Mini Valentine Banner Tutorial & Printable from Kind Over Matter

Message Heart Door Hanger *felt
Linwood Ave. Tutorial PDF 

Make your own coupon book - For template link and Tutorial visit Kind Over Matter

I also  found this great recipe for making Valentines Heart Pretzels! Remember I was looking for a healthier way to have some treats for Valentines Day. Ok, you might want to make this any time of year but, either way here is the recipe and how to with images just visit Maya Made. Valentines Treat bags or Brownie Bags visit Twig and Thistle. Well I hope this gets your creativity going and inspired by the tutorials you see here. If you have a tutorial you would like to share feel free to email me or leave me a note with the link in the comments section so I can feature you! What is your favorite thing to craft for Valentines Day? Do you love to wear red on Valentines day? What about hearts? Do tell~ 

Blog Love & Click and Print Banners

At Second Street

I have been under the weather a bit but when I visited my friends blog Yesterday on Tuesday written by Malia she had this awesome Valentines Round Up. Be sure to visit her to see the rest of her picks. * she has awesome link ups, crafty goodness and more. I really love how she has grown her blog. Speaking of crafty goodness in the easy form.  This one from At Second Street was one of my favorites as it is a click and print so you can make your own banner of either Love or Be Mine.*link for tutorial under pic

Will you be putting up some Valentines decor? or Crafting some special somethings for your special someones? I'd love to know~

Valentine Ornaments How To

Paint your hearts and only when completely dry glue on image~
Paint glue on only where you want the glitter!
Wait until glitter is completely dry to dust off with a dry paint brush~
When dry hot glue ribbon and buttons and its ready to hang~


Supplies needed:
2" wood hearts (can be purchased at Michaels) Or any size you wish to use
acrylic paint- (folk art or other)
paintbrushes (2) 1 for painting 1 for spreading glue- this can be cheap!
ephemera images (can be purchased or see bottom of blog for free image links)
buttons ( collect or buy)
ribbon (Michaels, Walmart or Joann's)
glue stick or adhesive (for gluing down image)
diamond glaze adhesive, matte medium or any glue that dries clear (for covering where you want the glitter to stick)
glue gun (adhering the ribbon and button)
glitter (Martha Stewart's are the finest but any will do)
tweezers-(for holding the ribbon in place so you don't burn your fingers while it dries)

Step by step~
You take some simple 2" wood hearts and paint them with red, pink gold. I choose red. Cut out your images. Glue them onto the dried painted wood. Spread glue around the area you want to have your glitter. When completely dry you can dust off extra by using a dry paintbrush.
Cut ribbon to length you wish and attach with hot glue gun. Add a button to embellish.
Simple as that you have a pretty little Valentine Heart to hang or give a loved one~

Feel free to use but link credit back to me! Thank you and have fun! Incorporate your own swag and loveliness to make yours unique! Don't forget to link your finished hearts to share what you have created!