Valentine's Day

Our next holiday is Valentine's day which I love.  There is always so much adorable pink things out there!

Here are some ideas I found on Pinterest:

Valentine Glow Sticks- http://www.theteacherwife.blogspot.com/2011/12/you-make-my-glow-v-day-freebie.html

Valentine Party Table- http://atozebracelebrations.blogspot.com/2011/02/sweet-tweet-valentines-party.html

Valentine's Garland- http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/11/sns-link-party-107-banners-pennants.html

Valentine's Wreath- http://www.etsy.com/listing/89489847/reserved-for-dw-berry-wreath-valentines?ref=sr_gallery_36&ga_search_query=valentine&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

Valentine's Wreath-  http://www.thehybridchick.com/2011/01/paper-heart-wreath/

Kiddie Valentine- http://luxefinds.com/Redirect.php?targetURL=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F~r%2Fblackeiffel%2F~3%2F531954401%2Fkiddie-valentines.html%3Freferrer%3DLuxeFinds.com&searchJobId=8293725&ss=valentines&sr=15&entityType=BE&entityId=9-76074&title=Kiddie+valentines&page=&sourceName=Black*Eiffel

Personalized Valentine's Day Card- http://www.tangledandtrue.com/2011/02/valentine-round-up.html

Valentine's Day Garland- http://www.marthastewart.com/274866/valentines-day-crafts/@center/276967/valentines-day#/272197

My Pinterest Fall Projects

So I finally did some projects especially for the fall.  Take a look!  I have included a link to each of the blogs I got the ideas from.



Masterpieces- I made the boards and cut the vinyl letters out with a Cricut machine.  I fell in love with the Cricut machine!  The boards took a few hours just because of drying time.
http://alittleofthis---alittleofthat.blogspot.com/2010/11/diy-kids-art-display.html

Halloween Banner- Lots of work but cute.  It is in my front window so I couldn't get the best picture.
http://organizeyourstuffnow.com/wordpress/?p=23806&cpage=1#comment-15395

Prayer Pail- This is my pail that we use at night.  Each stick has a prayer request or family name and we pray for one or two sticks each night.
http://www.joyshope.com/2009/07/prayer-pail-with-supercool-guest.html

Tulle Fall Wreath- This was fun to do! 
http://www.babyrabies.com/2009/10/tutu-cute-halloween-wreath/
This is what I used for the wreath tube part.  http://www.thepennyparlor.com/2010/09/coffee-filter-wreath.html

Fall Decorations

On Pinterest I came across this fun, simple idea for Halloween/Fall.  I was excited to do it.

The first vase has candy corn and a candle.  The second has fake pumpkins with a bow.
I bought the vases at Michael's on clearance for $2.99 and the pumpkins were in small packages for $1.49 each.  The candy corn was $1 per bag at the Dollar Store.  I had the ribbon and candle.  I love the size of the vases - not to small and not to big just perfect for my table.  I really love them.

Here is a link where I got the idea: http://yourdecoratinghotline.com/quick-halloween-decor/

Fall Subway Art Printable

I was on Pinterest and found this cute sign.  I printed it and then bought this frame at Michael's for $6.99.  I love it because I can use it for different seasons too!

Here is the link so you can print one too: http://vintagemarigold.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-subway-art.html

Wall Art

Now that I have a child in school I LOVE when he brings artwork home.  I don't want to be one of the parents who saves everything but I want to for sure look at it for a while.  Their minds work hard to create these Masterpieces.  I was on Pinterest and came across this very cool idea.  I want to do this but not sure where I will display them yet.

I will display art work and then keep important art work in a memory tote for each child.
I also take a picture of all the artwork and then put in a scrapbook for each of the kids.

Trader Joes Dripless Candles

I LOVE these candles from Trader Joes.  They are perfect for your table.  8 per pack for $3.00- Taper type candles with no drip.  They burn for a long time too!


Here is a blog where some wrote about them as well:
http://www.retireinstyleblog.com/2010/01/perfect-dripless-candle-trader-joes.html

Decorations: My Paint Colors

Some have asked about the colors in my house so I thought I would post them.  We bought them from Sherwin Williams.

Our Bedroom- Chamois SW6131

Dining Room, Kitchen and Downstairs Bathroom- Rainwashed SW6211

Our Living Room and Family Room- Burlap SW6137

Our hallway and Stairway Ecru SW6135

Keelin's Room- Loveable SW6590

Bryson's Room- Decisive Yellow SW6902

Decorations: Picture Frames

I love pictures!!!  Of course when having kids they became the focus of our pictures.  In our house there is a ledge on the stairway and this is what it looks like.

This is a spot where I can look at them everyday several times!

I purchased the frames at Wal-Mart, The Begley Home letters were from a store in South Haven, MI and the Live, Laugh, Love are wall stickers from the Dollar Store.