Jewelry

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The new James Avery catalog came in the mail the other day and I’ve flipped through it quite a bit since. I LOVE James Avery, always have. Ever since my Mom bought me my first charm bracelet when I was a little girl. The thing is, I can usually simply say “oooh that’s pretty!” and forget about it… You see, I’m what you call frugal, {Read More}

Free Valentine’s iPhone Wallpaper

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Just right click on ‘em and save them to your phone then select “use as wallpaper” You can add it from your computer by saving the image and dragging it into iTunes the next time you sync your phone.

Valentine’s Day Date Night Attire

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Have you thought about what you’ll where on Valentine’s Day? Some of you may be staying home and celebrating with the kiddos, others may be heading out on the town with their significant other. Either way it’s fun to wear something special on any holiday. Here are a few options I’ve been eyeballing over the past few weeks… Black and white polka dot dress from {Read More}

Chic E-Valentines

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The one and only Kate Spade has these super chic e-cards available to send to your loved ones for free. Please tell me you remember making these when you were younger? So fun! There are just a few of the super cute e-cards on her website. Click here to check ‘em out!

Ooh La Lollipop – Valentine Edition

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The other day Brenda from Ooh La Lollipop sent me an email asking to use my free printable Valentine artwork in a photoshoot for her latest collection, one look at her shop and I was in… How cute are these? Ooh La Lollipop is a little shop specializing in felt treats, and handmade items for children. I have a little girl that spends hours hosting {Read More}

Chocolate Dipped Chocolate

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With my Daughter’s Birthday fast approaching I’ve been looking into desserts I can make for her party. More specifically: desserts that I can make at home, that are pretty, and also inexpensive to make. Today I had the brainy idea to dip candy into more candy I used red food coloring, vanilla “chocolate” candy melts, lollipop sticks and various candies. Up first was a marshmallow, {Read More}

Free Valentine Icons

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Have a blog? A website? Just like really cute digital clip art? There are a ton of ways you could use these cute little things! DryIcons.com has these available to download for free personal use: Just click each picture to be taken to the download screen, enjoy!

Linzer Cookies

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This is my all time favorite cookie. My Mom calls them her “Lindsey” cookies, isn’t she sweet I’ve made them myself a few times, and while they were pretty darn good they weren’t near as fabulous as they are when my Mom makes ‘em. There are a few different things you can do to jazz these up for specific events. For Valentine’s Day we cut {Read More}

Free Printable Valentine Art

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I purchased this 5×7 frame at Hobby Lobby and thought it needed something bright and fun in it! Just click the link below to download the printable file iLoveLove

DIY Countdown Calendar

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Since this is the first birthday my Daughter is old enough to really get excited about, and because it’s on Valentine’s Day, I wanted to make her something extra special. All of the cute advent calendars I saw in stores and online this past Christmas inspired me to create a Birthday countdown calendar. The beauty of this calendar is it can be used for any {Read More}

Make Valentine’s Decor

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One of my favorite things to do as a kid, around Valentine’s Day, was cut hearts out of construction paper and decorate the walls, refrigerator and whatever else my Mom would let us tape the hearts to. They’re really simple to make and the kiddos will have fun decorating them. Just fold a piece of construction paper in half and draw half a heart onto {Read More}

Write a Letter of Love

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I’m working on something really neat that I’ll be sharing with you later this week. Or at least I think it’s really neat For today’s Countdown to Valentine’s Day post I’d like to share with you an idea. A lot of people view Valentine’s Day as a card company holiday, be that as it may, it’s also an opportunity to let those closest to you {Read More}