And the winners are….

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A big thank you to those of you who joined in on the fun in the “share the love” Valentine’s Day inspired giveaway ! As promised, today I randomly chose the 2 winners. My selection was done “old school”, picked right out of a big glass jar, along side my two little ladies who captured a… read more »

“share the love” giveaway

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So I mentioned an upcoming Valentine’s Day inspired giveaway on my SWD Facebook page a little bit ago. Today….{ drum roll please…..} the SWD “share the love” giveaway contest will officially begin. fun…fun….fun! I was going to do the giveaway on Facebook, but that looked much too complicated with all of their rules and regulations,… read more »

Crepe paper flowers for Valentine’s Day

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Aren’t they pretty ?!? I think so. They are also fun to make and cost next to nothing ! Beautiful, colorful flowers made with crepe paper. The difference between these crepe paper flowers, and the flowers I made last Valentine’s Day for teacher gifts, is that you start with ruffle crepe paper streamers. To make… read more »

hand stamped leather & metal cuffs

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So, I made this men’s bracelet with Valentine’s Day in mind. Please tell me I’m not alone when I say it’s just plain hard to buy gifts for guys ! Especially if you want something unique, masculine, thoughtful and NOT a sweater. I personally find it very challenging when it comes to thinking of gifts… read more »

Happy Valentines Day !

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Wishing you a day filled with…. love. pretty flowers. dance. surprises. a lil’ monkey-business. happiness and someone to share your cocoa with.  forever & for always. Have a wonderful day! ~~~~~~~~~  

Valentine teacher gifts

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Teaching is such an admirable job. A challenging one too I bet. Teachers are SO important for our children. Teachers are SO important to us parents. Our teachers are instilling knowledge and teaching skills, that our children will carry throughout their lives. They help us, day-to-day by educating and guiding our children. Collectively, parents and teachers… read more »

Valentine’s framed cupid

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  { a-hem, oh sorry, I must of gotten carried away with that classic Sam Cooke song }. Anyway, I wanted to share this cute, easy and fun Valentine decor idea. So you know those dollar bins at Target right ?!? I know, it’s so hard to just walk by them without taking a quick… read more »

Dollar Store Valentine lighted garland

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On a recent trip to the Dollar store, I found some pretty heart shaped doilies. They were in three different sizes and three different colors ~ white, pink and red. I bought 1 pack of the large white and one pack of the small red. I didn’t exactly know what I was going to do… read more »