A Love Note A Day!

On the surface this heart chain may seem like it's not much to give someone for Valentines. But what if on one side of each strip, you wrote what you like (or love) about the recipient? Now that's pretty "sweet" if you ask me. 

How about cutting 7 strips - enough to open one up each day for a week.  Write your sentiment and then, when you fold the strip, make sure your compliment is on the inside surface. Then, at a special time each day (maybe breakfast to start the day off right), your "sweet" person can release a heart from the chain and read what you have written! A "love-ly" way to start a day!

Click here for instructions for the Valentine chain

I "Chews" You!

So many are making it so easy on us with these great "bag of treats" ideas for just about every occasion.  No doubt about it ... chocolate is always a favorite but I love the color that goes along with this choice of candy.  You can control how much candy goes in if you don't want to go over-board! Presentation is a big deal here. A free printable is included in the instructions. Check out the link below!

Click here for directions & the free printable!

Love You Bunches!

Punches have certainly made crafting easy and fun ... 

and in this case a "bouquet of fun". 

This is a perfect gift on so many levels. First, it makes me want to smile - the colors are cheerful and happy. Secondly, it's a great way to use up small pieces of card stock. Third, "hello"!!! You can eat the candy! Yum! and Fourth, it's obviously easy. What a perfect gift for a teacher, mother or grandmother ... or just about anybody for that matter.  You can use this same idea at Mother's Day and fill the jar with the recipient's favorite candy, too! Just in case you're wondering ... I like M&M's! Pastels would be pretty!

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My Heart to Yours

Easy to do and colorful, too! 

I say it's always fun to make a lasting impression by including a little sweet treat with a Valentine's card. The hardest part of this project might be trying to keep from eating the embellishments! Mmmmm ... I love Crunch candies. <3 <3 <3

Check out the instructions here!

I'm Bananas 4 You!

"I'm bananas 4 you!" 

Such a catchy and sweet sentiment for this really cute Valentines card. 

Simple shapes, easy cutting, some artistic touches, folding, and gluing ... 

I think every aspect of creativity is addressed here! 

This is exactly what I like to see ... simplicity taken into the 3-D art realm! 

A must for any refrigerator door or framed (without glass insert) and 

proudly displayed on a desk top easel or wall for the world to see.

No monkey business here!  This is a winner!

Don't monkey around - Click here for more details!

Have a "Beary" good day!

Getting out of bed some mornings seems like a real chore. 

But how "beary" nice would it be if you were to meet up with something that could make you smile AND get your day off to a healthy start? 

Who doesn't love bears or peanut butter, bananas and a sprinkling of raisins? 

And ... what other creations are out there waiting to be discovered?

A little imagination

+ a few edible ingredients 

= a nice way to start a day!

p.s. - A "Beary" good afternoon snack, too!

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New Beginnings

Christmas has come and gone. The old year has past and 

a new one has us thinking of "new beginnings". There are several uses for celery, besides eating, that is. One is to cut it off (see below) and use it to dip the cut end into a little acrylic paint and stamp with it.  But here is an alternative, and it will help to provide some longer observation time and not so much "instant gratification" which has, much to our dismay, become such a significant part of our lives. 

Click on the link below to have a Winter project that will, with any luck, have your kiddos coming back to see what mystery unfolds from the simplicity of the end of a celery stalk!  

Yes, the lesson here is that even when we think something should be discarded or just cast aside ... with a little tender love and care, it is possible to have a "new beginning" sprout right before our eyes!  This is one of those life lessons that can't be stressed enough.

Click here to instructions