Valentine felt pillow

When it's cold outside and wintery it's time to find something to do.

I thought I would try making a little felted pillow with some felt I had on hand.

I cut a red felt heart out by drawing with pencil a heart onto the felt and cutting it out.  I also had drew "love" in white felt and cut it out.

I started by using pink embroidery thread and sewing a straight stitch around the love til it was all sewed onto the red heart. 

I decded to cut out a few small pink hearts to add and also

a few sequins on top of the hearts.  

All sewed and ready to fill with stuffing.

After you fill it up start to sew it all together.

Now either gift it away or decorate with it! 

So sweet and something you can do while watching a show or just relaxing.  I was able to make this in under 2 hours. 

Boho candle

Happy friday!

I am always on the look out for new trending

wedding ideas for the decor.

This one can be used as home decor or for luncheons or

weddings or..... you get the idea!

You start with purchasing some of the glass cylinder

vases at the Dollar Tree and some 16mm wood beads.

I had some baby's breath dried on hand, you could use fresh or any dried flower or greens. 

You will also need some glue,  I show you in this picture 

E6000 glue but once I got going I switched over to a hot

glue gun.  It dried must faster and was easier to work with.

Just start by gluing each bead around the base of the vase.

Keep going.....

Once you finish now add just a few small beads (10mm)

around the vase on top of the 16mm ones. 

You can see how I just added about 6 total around the vase. 

Once done, add just a bit of hot glue to the ends of the 

baby's breath and tuck it into the small bead.

Fill each little bead all the way around.

The dried flowers lay nicely right up against

the glass vase.  So pretty!

Now add a battery operated candle and there you have it!!

What do you think? 

Dutch Babies

Good morning!

We've had my husband's family visiting all well which calls for lots of food on the table over here.  Big itlalian family that LOVE thier food!

And I mean every meal!

Since I've felt like I've been feeding an army I choose to surprise them with some dutch babies.  

Have you ever made them?

They are so good and can be made savory or sweet.

 I chose savoryto make for my guests. 

I made THREE and they were gone, I included in mine;

breakfast sausage, spinach, onions, garlic salt.

The link to the recipe is below.

Just know if you decide to make a sweet one you will

just make it minus all the savory flavors to the recipe.

For the sweet alternative, add blueberries on top or raspberries

or any fruit you prefer.  Also top with devonshire, whip cream, cinnamon or syrup.  Even the savory is delish with a bit of syrup drizzled on it.  

Enjoy!

Dutch Baby recipe - HERE

Gold Creek Trail

It's been a busy few days so far with our extended family visiting from the east coast. 

We thought we'd take them to to the mountains for a little snow and snowshoeing. 

It turned out to be such a gorgeous day outting.

Hardly anyone was out at all which made for a very peaceful,

serene time. 

This is Gold Creek Trail east of 190.  It is a great snowshoe

area with beautiful scenery. 

It was so magical.

All smiles on the trails,

we will have family here til tuesday.

Time to find some more activities to keep them busy! 

In the Country

Good morning!

Isn't this a peaceful view?

This is another new set now available in our Sale-a-bration catalog.

What is Sale-a-bration?

For every $50 spent you get to choose a free stamp set or other products offered!  How fun is that!

So for this card I just used the Old Olive and Mossy Meadows

ink pads with the aqua water painters pens. 

Super quick and easy card for you today. 

Sale-a-bration catalog HERE

Adorable Owl Treats

Back with a little Valentine treat idea for you.

I kept a few of the leftover base holders from last year's Paper pumpkin.  I covered it with some designer paper.

I stamped another Adorable Owl and cut it out to put on the front of the holder.  I also cut out a red and pink hearts.

I filled a cello bag with a bunch of Valentine

candies and tucked them inside the holder. 

The owl is water colored with crumb cake ink and petal pink. 

Feeling like it's a little early for Valentine ideas?

Adorable Owls

Happy monday!

Back with a cute little card that should make you smile

with this adorable little owl face.

Happy New Year!  and how was your New Year?

We spent it with friends out for dinner and dancing ringing in the new year.  Here's to 2023!

Speaking of which,  since we are heading into the new year, I would like to know moving forward what you would like to see when you come visit me here in my little space.

Continued mixture of things?  or anything new or specific?

Feel free to let me know, I'd appreciate it!

This cute little set comes available to you to purchase on the 5th of January.  The set is called "Adorable Owls".

Up close you can see I watercolored in the eyes with the Petal Pink ink and also used Crumb Cake ink around the eyes and for the dots I made on the owls forhead.  

I used the stampin dimensionals to raise up the owl and designer series paper which is also new in the Mini catalog.