Happy Valentine`s Day!

The boys love days when they get mail and today they got a little gift in their card from Grandma and Grandpa Irwin who have jsut recently returned from their winter Mexican holiday.

So cute. The boys love them!

"Love Day" Classmate Gifts

I was able to finish off the boys Valentine's Day gifts for their classmates today. This was really a simple project once I got the label all designed and set up.

I initially found a similar project to this on Pinterest. Thank you Pinterest for all you do! ;)

I designed the labels on my Silhouette because then I could use the grid and make them the right size. Once printed I used my 2" scallop circle punch to cut them out. The shovels were a 7" shovel. I ordered 50 of them from an online party store for 0.49 cents each. I then used a clear cellophane bag measuring at 6" tall. put 2 small punches in the tops of the tags and ran a piece of ribbon through it an tied it off. The M&Ms were probably the most expensive part of this whole project.

Some were just from Hudson, some jsut from Graidan and some from both boys to give to mutual friends and neighborhood buddies.

Happy Love Day Everyone!

Love Day Treats

For a little spin on our reindeer noses we made here. I found using the railroad preztels rather than the round worked so much better. With the cirlce ones I found that once cooked the kisses seemed to fall out of the center in lots of them. This time I used Candy Melts instead of kisses as well. With them being flatter I didn`t have to pressed the M&Ms into them as much. They are delicious either way, but I prefer this method over the last :)

Love Day Decor

I sometimes wish I had a mantle in my house so that when I was changing up decor from one holiday to the next I  could then focus my energy into that space and spruce it up accordingly.....but I don`t. So, I think that means I have to get a little more creative. Not that those who are blessed to have mantles in their house are not creative but I just feel it would be easier....never mind ;)

It has been a couple of weeks since the Christmas decorations came down and I am longing for some changes so Valentine`s it is!