Valentine's Day
I love cleverly crafted candles and experimenting with new methods of making them as gifts for my friends! So while I was thinking of fun additions to my Galentine’s gift boxes last year, it was the perfect time to try putting pretty gold foil accents into my candle crafting and thus these gorgeous Crescent Moon Candles came to be!
Read MoreThere’s no better way to soak up the summer sun than with a tasty beverage, and for my friends and I that drink is all the delicious seltzers the world can offer! So when I was deciding on additions to some galentine’s gifts for my best girls, I broke into my new Cricut materials to create some pretty patterned koozies, and thus these Heart and Moon Patterned Skinny Koozies were born!
Read MoreBe it a party or a date night at home, there’s nothing like a little romantic candle light to set the mood, and one of my favorite styles I’ve seen is when tapered candles are used to create candlescapes with wine bottles! Unfortunately for me, real candles are a little too much of a fire hazard for our home’s parties at present, but it was the perfect opportunity to create reusable candle holders from my existing wine bottles, with a little help from my favorite stationery sealing wax.
Read MoreGalentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while I love getting my husband something special for sweetheart season there’s no one I enjoy giving gifts to more than my favorite ladies! I’m busy crafting themed gift boxes for my besties this Galentines, for those that don’t have the time or patience to DIY I’ve got an affordable Galentines gift guide just for you!
Read MoreSoon it's time to start celebrating our favorite sweethearts, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! I’ve been busy looking for beautiful handmade gifts to buy my husband for the occasion, so it was the perfect time to create a gift guide for all those with sweet men you are looking to give a thoughtful and affordable gift to this Valentine’s Day. All the items on this list are $35 or less, so you can spoil your best guy with the perfect present this sweetheart season without breaking the bank!
Read MoreIf there's a favor I love to give for baby or bridal showers, it has to be shower and spa themed goodies! So when I was done making bath bombs and bath salts, the next favor in my lineup had to be another of my favorite spa themed favors to give with a fun mini sized twist, these Ombre Pink Heart Shaped mini soaps!
Read MoreThere is nothing like a hot bath to soak away the troubles of the day, and giving fun spa themed goodies for them as favors is surely one of my favorite things! When I was done making a new set of Mini Bath Bomb Trios for my friendcation in Florida, I still had plenty of bath bomb supplies left, so I chose to vary the charm and help one of my at home besties with some favors for her teen’s spa party, these Floral Fizzy Bath Salts!
Read MoreThe last couple weeks we've been showcasing all our projects that we made for our girls weekend in the balmy weather of Florida last month, and now we’re putting it all together into the gift boxes I gave each of my girlfriends during our trip, these Sleepover Spa Sorority Gift Boxes!
Read MoreI love giving away bath supplies as Bridal Shower and Baby Shower Favors, but they are great gifts for any variety of events, so I returned to this tutorial to create a new trio of bath bombs for my latest trip to the beach to visit and catch up with some college friends! This pretty trio was the perfect finishing touch to the Spa Sleepover Gift Boxes I made for each of my friends, being easy to DIY and color customize!
Read MoreHappy Valentine's Day everyone! While I bedecked my husband’s office in heart shaped post it notes, dinner will be much sweeter with this lovely conversation heart centerpiece gracing our table! I originally made this beauty years ago at my first Valentine’s Tea party for my friends, so now I’m remaking it for pretty new blog photos and to decorate with for this and my future Valentine’s Day events!
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As we get closer to Valentine's Day and its impending tea party, I keep finding bits and pieces that I forgot about. A few days ago I realized in a panic that I didn't have enough matching tea cups for the whole party. Yes I am a little crazy when it comes to things matching at parties, but on the bright side it gave me the idea for these little beauties, personalized Valentine's Day Tea Cups! Not only will they function as place cards when people get their tea but they become great favors for each guest to take home. The best part, in my opinion, was the price. I found plain white tea cups at Walmart for a dollar a piece and I already had all the vinyl I needed for the project so I ended up only spending $10 on the whole set!
Supplies:
Plain white teacups (i found mine at Walmart)
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl in pinks, white and red (I use Expressions Vinyl)
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Scissors
1. First, cut out the valentine heart using your craft cutter. You can download the one I used here. I made my hearts about 3" wide. Once cut, weed away the extra vinyl.
2. Next cut out the the names in a white matte vinyl. I used the Brush Script for my names and made sure that the longest was 2" wide maximum. Additionally, cut out 1" hearts in varying colors of pink and red, about 5 per cup.
3. Once the names are weeded, use transfer paper to adhere it to the hearts while they are still on the mat. I did mine on a slant for fun, but it is by no means required! Decide how you like them best. :)
4. Now, peel off the main heart just like a stick and cut a small slit in the bottom near the point. This will help you overlap the bottom that is closer to the curve. Place squarely on the teacup, with the teacup handle on whatever side you plan to drink from (mine are right because I assumed everyone was right handed). Starting in the middle on the heart, smooth it out to the edges, starting at the top and ending at the bottom, so any excess can be easily hidden in the point.
5. Finish each teacup by sticking on the smaller assorted hearts you cut. I found that about 5 filled up the cup nicely but didn't overlap.
I absolutely adore these cups! Next year I may do something similar with champagne flutes because this tea party may become a yearly tradition. And since they are made with permanent vinyl, they are a hand washable addition to your friends mug collection! :)
I'm going to be honest here: the Hubs and I aren't huge Valentine's Day fans. Other than one Greek event we did together before actually dating we've never done anything for Valentine's Day, and with our anniversary now being the end of February, it seems even more pointless (especially when we can take advantage of all the half-priced flowers and candy ).
Yes, I'm kind of a Grinch when it comes to Valentine's Day; ever since I could no longer make a box that got filled with candy it's gone down hill. Well this is the year that is going to change! I've always wanted to throw a high tea party so I decided this was the perfect way to get excited about Valentine's day again! And once I got this tea bag invitation in my head I was committed!
If you have Publisher you will be able to download the file and fill it in with your own information. The bright side of these invites is that they are actually super easy to make and require almost not skills except for cutting along the lines and lining up tape along the edges. I will warn you though, they are time consuming. :)
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Supplies:
(For 10 invitations)
10 sheets Pastel Pink Vellum
5 sheets Razzleberry Card stock
1 sheet each of light blue, green and yellow card stock for hearts
Craft Cutter and Tool Set (for cutting out hearts)
1 sheet pastel green card stock for tag
Pink Ribbon
Double Sided Tape
10 Envelopes
Note: If you do not have an electronic craft cutter, I would highly suggest buying heart shaped confetti as opposed to cutting out hundreds of tiny hearts, I have a lot of crafting patience and that would drive me crazy!
1. First, Download the design file here. the first page you will print on the card stock for bases and the second sheet you will print on the vellum for your words. I always outline my cut lines in light gray so that if you are a less than perfect cutter you get less contrast than with straight black.
2. Cut out all the card stock bases and vellum prints. Using a craft cutter, cut out the candy hearts for inside the invite (mine were aprx. 1 inch square).
3. Now lay the base on top of the vellum (vellum wrong side up). Once you have i aligned with the tabs equally spaced, fold up each vellum "tab" to score the paper for when you tape. Remove the card stock, and fill the vellum with hearts (I did 5 of each color).
4. Line each tab of the vellum with double sided tape. The tab should be completely covered, with the tape coming into the card body. My tape happened to take about half its width on the tab and half in the card. now replace the card stock into the vellum, pressing down on each tape to seal in the hearts. Flip over the card and do the same on the front, don't catch any hearts in your tape!
5. Finally, glue on an 8" piece of pink ribbon and seal the loose side with a tag; I used a folded up rectangle of pastel green card stock.
Now the invitation is officially complete! See what I said about time consuming? Since I just made 10 for a smaller gathering it was totally worth the effort, they came out just like I wanted! Make sure to buy bigger envelopes, these cards are on the heftier size so you need around the A9 Size.
Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more Valentine's Fun!
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