Love Envelopes and finished felt heart wreath

I've been a busy bee around here the last week or so. I have been neglecting my family holding down all my duties as a mom and wife while finding time to do some fun Valentines crafts. Today i made these cute "Love Envelopes" or at least that's what i have named them. I plan on putting them on the boys chairs starting Feb 1st. and the hubster and I will leave the boys fun little notes in the weeks leading up to Valentines day. I'm sure there will be many other things placed in these envelopes, army men, Lego's, food, who knows but hopefully they will enjoy seeing new messages left for them. I think they turned out cute. Boy #1 had serious ideas on how he wanted his to look so it's a bit flashier than his brothers but the boys both seem to like their special Love Envelopes.I saw the idea for these over at The Crafting Chicks. For the how to on making these cuties click HERE.

I also managed to get this beauty finished. It took a bit more time than i thought it would and a lot more cutting but i really love how it turned out. The boys were really a part of this project, they noticed when i got a little further and cheered me on every step of the way. When i was all finished i was so excited and the boys were watching as i searched for the perfect spot for my time educing project. I carefully placed it on a nail on the wall where i was sure it would get noticed as soon as anyone walked through the door. I stood back to admire it and.........IT FELL and broke into 4, yes 4 pieces!! I really and truly almost started crying. I tried to watch my language, the boys were both in the room, and i just stood there in disbelief. Boy #1 looked at me and said in a very concerned voice "Mom, are you OK? That is the saddest thing i have even seen happen!"  I agreed with him and decided to pick up the pieces and see what i could do to fix it. About 15 minutes and a lot of hot glue and pins later i had it put back together. It's holding up nicely and high on a shelf where it is sure to not fall again. I am just hoping it makes it through storage when it's time to take it down. So the moral to my story is: If you make one of these.....DON'T DROP IT!

For the How to on this wreath, click HERE

Felt Heart Wreath

I am so in LOVE with this fabulous Valentine's wreath at The Idea Room. It is so cute! I will be making one of these in the next couple of weeks. I love the month of February, i love Valentines day and i love that my birthday follows close behind it. I really can't wait to get my Valentines decorations out even though i feel like i just took my Christmas stuff down. Head on over to The Idea Room to see how to make your own felt heart wreath.

Make your own "snow"

 

I just saw this fun craft over at Craftberry Bush. We have really had no snow here in our area this winter. We keep hearing from our families back in Utah that they are being bombarded by snow. It makes us a little sad so when i saw this post on how to make your own snow, well sort of, i thought it looked like fun. Head on over to Craftberry Bush if you want to learn how to make your own "snow."

Root Deer

I'm pretty happy with how the neighbor gifts came out this year. My neighbors know how corny I am so most of them laughed when i pointed out that it was "Root Deer." They were fun to make and i am guessing even more fun to drink!

Christmas glitter trees

So have you ever been so excited about a craft that you can't sleep. Well that ALMOST happened to me last night. I came across the cutiest craft project over at I heart naptime and it was calling my name. I am away on vacation in Utah for Thanksgiving and as soon as i get home i am making some of these....



They have a free printable for the Christmas subway art too, they are making my Christmas decorating so easy for me this year. Anyway i thought if i was this excited about making these i better let you all in on it.Click HERE to head on over to I heart naptime for the how to.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am not ready for this Utah snow that i know i am going to be seeing. I miss my Kansas weather already!

-Jaime

Spider fruit kabobs

Just wanted to share with you the cute fruit kabobs that i made for boy #1's class party. Anything tastes better on a stick right?! That's what the 2yr old thought anyway. He saw me making them and from then on he wanted all his snacks on a stick:)

Sorry about this first bad photo, i was in a hurry and didn't want to mess with lighting issues.

Banana pop anyone??

Halloween Banner

I have been busy decorating my house this week. I love this time of year and look forward to decorating every year. I came across THIS post from Crafting Chicks and knew i had to make this banner. It was super easy, i made it during nap time with paper i had on hand. I have since added some orange rick rack to the banner, super cute.

I also loved their idea about putting old Halloween pics of the kids up as decorations. I went straight to the dollar store and bought a bunch of frames and started filling them with pictures of past Halloweens. The 2yr old LOVES looking at the pictures and will not leave them in their designated spots, but that's OK, I'm glad he likes looking at them. It's such a cheap and easy way to decorate for the season.

I have also made 3 sets of these Countdown to Candy blocks. They have been so fun to make and the boys love changing them everyday. We started our countdown a little early:) I got the idea to make these from the ladies at How Does She.

 

If you want to make your own Halloween Banner, head on over to The Crafting Chicks to get the "how to." They even have a free printable for the letters, score!!

Hope you all are having fun decorating your "Haunted Houses."