My Valentine Wreath...

...what do you think? Well, I confess - I've never been one to decorate much for Valentine's Day. Not for sure why - I just don't really have any decorations. But browsing around looking at everyone's wonderful ideas - inspired me to make myself something - something simple.

My plain green wreath was looking a lil' lonely...

I bought this great angel from my friend, Frannie, at the antique mall for $7.00...

Used my cricut to cut out a lil' "love"...

...dressed my angel up a bit and tucked him in the middle...

...cut out some tags and hearts to match my new room...

...tied on some red ribbon...

...and now I feel all better because I have a lil' Valentine Cheer in my dining room.

Thanks for inspiring me everybody!

Have a Happy Day!

Cathy

Valentine Salt Dough...

Another holiday means more fun salt dough projects. Actually I'm cheating a lil' bit and showing you pics from last year 'cause I haven't had time to make mine yet!!! But here are a couple of ideas you could use while you are creating your own!

You know the recipe by "heart" now I'm sure but here it goes again...

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup salt

mix well and add

1 cup warm water

Form dough and shape with your hands or use cookie cutters

Bake at about 325 degrees for a couple of hours - give or take

Insert loops in the top if you'd like to make lil' small charms...

Paint them to your liking...

Here are some I monogrammed, polka-dotted, and glittered to make lil' necklaces. They were for all the young girls in Casen's kindergarten class last year...cute and inexpensive.

And for those of you who do seasonal trees - they would make the perfect ornaments or tie-ons for gifts...

And I haven't tried it yet but I think it would be really cute to make small ones painted in pastel colors that looks like that candy - you know - "kiss me", "u r cute", "I luv u". Place them in a sweet dish for a lil' Valentine decoration. And you'll keep your new diet in check - because you can't eat them - you know, cute on the eyes, not on the thighs -hehe

Everybody have a blessed day and

Happy Creating!

Cathy