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Adding a little more LOVE around the house in preparation of Valentine's Day. If you saw the recent cover of Somerset Living, you'll know exactly where this little pretty came from:

I can't wait to make a few more of these! I used a skinny strip of dyed muslin and hand-stamped je t'aime on it. Tape it onto the spool and add a colorful safety pin for a finishing touch. Adds just a pop of color!

I actually made this frame a couple of years ago.

Sweet little treat bag.

And how about a little XOXO in a white peat pot?

Oh yes, I am definitely feeling the love...and goofiness. Me and my oldest son incognito this weekend. (And I finally got the hubby to take the Xmas tree down!).

Jeanine

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Happy New Year! It's hard to believe it's twenty twelve. Here's to hoping this is everyone's year to win the lottery...ha! =) Since I spent a quiet new year's eve at home, I was up bright and early picking up some treats to add to my vintage milk bottle holder:

I'm dubbing this our Valentine's Day Candy Land.

It's filled with clear mason jars which I then filled with various heart-shaped candies and vintage Valentine's Day cards that I bought off of Etsy two years ago.

The little heart wands are from Michael's. The faux roses and carnations are from the Dollar Store. The heart runner is from Home Goods.

This lovely little cake stand is also from Home Goods. I picked it up last year and still love it! I think I need a few more cupcakes to add to the top though. Those are also from Michael's.

Can you feel the love?! Or at least the sugar that will soon be coursing through my children's veins?! Ha!

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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This has to be one of my most favorite Valentine's Day images from The Graphics Fairy. I've used it for pillows, sachets, tins and now these petite Dollar Store candle holders:

I printed out a wallet size image (yes, the candle holders are that small!) and simply Mod Podged it onto each candle holder. I did another coat on top to seal it on. Once that was dry, I put on the red rhinestones. Easy, peasy!

And these little hearts are actually a leftover from Christmas. As I was taking them off the tree yesterday, I thought they'd look sweet in this urn I got from Goodwill a few weeks ago.

I'm slowly breaking out the rest of my Valentine's Day goodies from last year. Yes, my husband still thinks I'm crazy!

Jeanine

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I can't believe how fast it came and went. Today was so dreary here that me and the kids actually started taking some decorations down. Then we hit Target for some lights for next year. Somehow I came home with two of these pretties:

Yup, Target already has some Valentine's Day items out. So of course that made me start working on a Valentine's Day windowsill for the kitchen.

The pink glasses are actually candle holders from Ikea that I picked up last year.

And some of the reds that I had out for Christmas, I keep out for Valentine's Day. How cute is that little heart pen? In the dollar aisle!

My husband thinks I'm crazy but when in Rome, right?! Besides, Target started it - not me!

Jeanine

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Pull up a chair!

We'll be hosting a small Christmas eve gathering this year and here's what I'm thinking our table will look like. This is the first year I'm getting to use these Christmas plates that I got at Home Goods last year:

I love a plaid tablecloth for Christmas and I got this one at Target. The rooster plates are from Kmart.

The big ornaments are from a local nursery called Hicks. I bought them a couple of years ago.

Remember these tree napkin rings? I got these from the local church thrift store. The napkins are from Pottery Barn. I bought them for the 4th of July but I think the stars also work for Christmas.

The red wine goblets are also from Target...from about 10 years ago!

One last peek.

Just need to add the menus and settings for the boys and we'll be ready to rock and roll!

Jeanine

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I just love this tea party image from Alice in Wonderland! I saw on Pinterest that someone had taken a beautiful black and white photo and added it to a votive with Avery see-through paper. I had a couple of sheets handy, so I made these:

Here they are without the candles. Can you see the little rhinestone embellishments? If you haven't tried the Avery see-through paper yet, it's really great. Just put in your printer glossy side down and pick an image to print. Once it's printed, you can easily cut out your image and stick it to anything!