Valentine Stuff

Lots of Valentine stuff going on here that I want to share...

I received this shadow box of hearts from a student (and her very crafty mom) yesterday and I just love it.

The next two ideas came from this great blog. Love, love, love Abby's little pink Love Birds.

Thought this would be a great card for Abby's teachers.

I made a little Valentine Advent for Abby.

These little magnetic tins came from Ikea.
I have them lined up around the fire place but they would also work great on the fridge.

Each tin has a little love note and sweet treat.

If you can sew - check out what my friend Julie made at Three Queens and A King. I love these so much.
Any Valentine stuff going on at your house?

Easy Holiday Decorating

I have seen this idea on several different blogs and wanted to pass it along. All you need is a 12x12 picture frame (I found mine at Michael's) and some holiday themed scrap booking paper. After you put your paper in the frame you can write any message on the glass with a dry erase marker.

My friend Kim teaches kindergarten and she had the idea of using this in her classroom and letting each child take a turn dictating the "daily message". Love it!

Take a peek here to see our annual thankful turkey.

Doing a Little Decorating...

carrots and black eyed peas ghost tree

apple print pumpkins and hand print Frankensteins.

Some New Friends

I recently made these two sock monkeys for Abby. The instructions came from this book. So many cute ideas in here.

The Rabbit Scarf

My wonderful brother-in-law Chris gave me this book for Christmas and I finally got around to making my first project from it. I had to use the sewing machine but that's okay. I'm not scared of that ole thing. :) It is a rabbit scarf for Abby.

Love the little tail.

The Birthday Banner

I checked off two of my resolutions for the year this week - make a birthday banner and overcome my fear of the sewing machine. Well I am still a little scared of the sewing machine but we are working on our relationship. I followed this tutorial from my friend Julie's blog but made mine out of felt instead. It was really fun to make and I am excited about having a homemade decoration to put up for all of our birthdays.

Getting ready for Valentine's

I sprained my ankle at a very child friendly play area last Thursday, so I had lots of time to sit around and work on my to do list this weekend. You know me, give me lemons and I will whip up some lemonade. :) The first thing I made was a busy book. Abby still has trouble with buttons so I am hoping that this will help. This idea came from here.

I also made a couple of these felt bracelets. So quick and easy. To see more of these take a look here.

Do you have any special plans for Saturday?

Knit One, Purl Two

Well, no purling involved on this pattern. I was hoping to make a bunch of these great dishcloths to give as Christmas presents but I am so slow that I better pare down the list of lucky people who will receive them. It is a very easy pattern and lots of fun to make. If you want to give it try you can find the pattern here.

Abby has had swimming lessons the past two weeks at the Y. She had a great time.

The majority of the class time was spent sitting on the side of the pool. Don't think we will be doing lessons at the Y again.

She enjoyed chatting with new friends.

She also had music camp at Pineville United Methodist Church this week. On Friday night they had a hot dog dinner for the families and we got to watch the kids preform the songs that they had learned. Here she is with her good friends Jacob and Ellie.

We are headed to Canada in just a few days. Adam is excited about going to see the Blue Jays play twice (Yankees and Boston) and I am excited about going to IKEA and the Sandy Lion Sticker Warehouse. We are all looking forward to visiting with the northern Clark Clan.

Hope you have a wonderful week.