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Feature Friday-Valentine Gift Idea Round Up w/ freebies

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I have run across so many super cute ideas for Valentine’s Day Gifts that I decided I would share a few of my faves today for Feature Friday!

Let’s start with a few G rated ones for the adults…

Rice Hot Packs from Let me Count the Ways (an entire blog dedicated to Valentine’s!)

Treat filled soda bottles from Nap Time Journal (via Ucreate)


U Complete Me Pillowcase Iron on Freebie from Creature Comforts
Pillowcase-tutorial

And here are a few ideas for the kiddos to give out…

Lollipop hand out from 24-7-365


Owl be Your Valentine freebie download from Jamie Hamblin (there are 4 other free designs too!) Don’t walk, run!Here is what we sent to cousins last year. I am far less ambitious this year. 😉 They were from Family Fun magazine.

XoXOXo!

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Valentine Wreath Results and the Project that Filled Up My Saturday

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Well there was a clear winner in the Valentine Wreath vote and she is a beauty!

I did as I said and chose the winner by votes, but when I went to the craft store to pick up my styrofoam heart. They did not have any. Sheesh. I am still on the hunt. I guess that’s what I get for being a procrastinating crafter. Blah. I am still determined to get some Valentine goodness out there so do not despair!

But I did get one red bow tied!

The bag was filled with this…

Wallpaper. Horrendous peach and gray striped wallpaper that I have abhorred since we moved in (4 years ago). I finally tore that hideous wallpaper down! You can see that the border was already missing. Yep, got rid of the creepy happy geese right away. I could not be made to feel like Mother Goose.

So here is where I was after an hour. Pretty good progress with my bare hands. But, then I brought in back up (two spray bottle of water and a putty knife) and it was no contest after that!

I even braved the back alley and let me tell you, it gets scary back there!! A puddle of unknown goo was residing under the washer.

Ah, it’s almost like the poor room can breathe now! Two and a half hours of paper thrashing therapy and I was back in business hanging laundry. I just need to remove those lovely peach blinds and replace them with the Crisp white $2.50 Walmart blinds waiting patiently on the washer.

A little Spackle and a can of paint and my laundry room will be a whole new world. Hubs insists on white and it is a pretty small room so I may agree, but we’ll see what comes home with me. What do you think?

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Show a Little Love: Valentine Gift Ideas

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I like to give the hubs something that I made for Valentine’s Day. He always complains about how Valentine’s Day is so commercialized, so I like to give him something with a little more meaning along with his store bought gift. Here are a couple of ideas: last year I gave him a deck of cards with 52 Reasons Why I Love You. This year I am giving him this personalized Rubik’s cube, so hopefully he is not reading this! 🙂

This “52 Reasons Why I Love You” card deck gift was a big success last year! It was really fun to make, but took me a bit longer to make than I anticipated so leave yourself a good amount of time and get started early! Here are some examples of some of my reasons…

I wrapped it up in a festive bag with some crinkle paper and a ribbon. He LOVED it and asked if we could hang it somewhere for everyone to see. I saw the card deck idea here.

This year’s idea came from Love Actually. When I saw this Personalized Photo Rubik’s Cube I knew it would be perfect. Let’s face it, the hubs is a geek and loves a normal Rubik’s cube, so how could he not love one plastered with photos of us even more! I was ecstatic when I found a Rubik’s cube at the dollar store and snatched it up for this project.

I wanted to use really candid pics that showed personality. I put one of our engagement pics on the top and a pic from the sand on our Honeymoon in Puerto Rico on the bottom. Then I circled the cube with pics from our bridals (Thanksgiving Point), wedding day (Salt Lake LDS temple), and reception (The Lodge in Perry, UT).


I love how it turned out and hope he loves it too!

Linking up with Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple, Creation by Kara for Look What I Made, Talented Tuesday for My Frugal Family, Market Yourself Monday on Sumo’s Sweet Stuff and Show Off Your Stuff on Fireflies and Jellybeans.

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DIY Valentine Wreaths: Vote now!

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So I may be a little late with this, but I really want to make a Valentine’s wreath for my door tomorrow. I found so many amazing options that I just couldn’t decide. I need your help! For Feature Friday I am sharing some of my favorites! Please vote for which one you like the best and think I should make. Voting is on the right sidebar.

#1 Burlap Heart Wreath from Craftaholics Anonymous

#2 Fabric Scrap Wreath from Little Birdie Secrets via Living With Lindsay

#3 Feather Wreath from Every Crafty Endeavor

#4 Red Fabric Heart Wreath from Blog n Tell

#5 Cupcake Liner Valentine Wreath from Tatertots and Jello

#6 Twine Heart from Craftaholics Anonymous

#7 Felt Heart Wreath from the Idea Room

#8 Crepe Paper Wreath from Simple Sage Designs
You may like to know that my door is blue and looks like this.

Don’t forget to vote on the right sidebar for your favorite! Also, if you have a valentines wreath leave the link in the comments so we can all see it! Who knows, maybe I will change my mind completely and choose yours!

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