Valentine Wreath

I wanted to share the Valentine wreath I made with you all today. I thought it turned out really nice. Take a look. I used a straw wreath I left the plastic on the wreath mine was a lil over 12 inches wide. I also had 2 yards of RED material, however you can use what over material you want depending on your style and what occasion it is for. Since it was a Valentine's wreath I went with this plain red material it was the cheapest to buy since it had no designs. The best time to buy the material would be after that Holiday your making the wreath for. I will make a note of that next time :)..lol..  I cut 2 inch squares across and down, I use all of the 2 yards. After I took a round screw driver and in the middle of each square and push into the straw wreath, they fit snuggle tight and continue all around the wreath, it looks like rose petals to me. When I was finished I had places a heart felt garland that was banner liked connected and put on the wreath. Done. I hope you like and I will share pictures below, be sure to check back again, and send a friend, Thanks. XOXOXO

Valentine Centerpiece & Valentine Decor Around My House

Valentine's Day is soon approaching and I wanted to share my decor around my home and to let you know I will be sharing my wreath I made tomorrow here on my blog, it turned out so cute. I have an exciting surprise for my family on Wednesday . I always decorate and do fun Valentines Day gift, and surprises. I have to work this Valentine's Day so I am going to do it Wednesday<3 I'll share pictures of that too. I am off to do more laundry at 9:00 at night because I have been so busy it seems like the only time I have anymore is night to get things done.

Pictures of Valentine Decor Around My Home <3

Valentine's Picture

I had this GREAT frame in the basement, and I was trying to come up with an idea to make something for Valentine's Day using it. I don't have alot of Valentine's decor but I have some, and I really loved this frame. So I made something with it. I had some ribbon(bought after Christmas sales), and a glitter piece of scrapbooking paper, and the frame. I only had to buy some 1.97 scrapbooking 3-D stickers. I glued ribbon around the outside of the mat, and placed a piece of black glitter scrapbooking on the back, and attached the stickers. IT was such and easy craft, and looks FANTASTIC on my shelf!! Check out the pictures below.....

Cherry Valentine Squares

Make some Valentine Cherry Squares with this GREAT recipe, I made some and they turned out really good, and taste awesome, great idea for a surprise to bake for your Valentine <3

I made some Cherry Squares and were they ever good.....You can make them with blueberry,apple,etc filling and its quick and easy to make. Very few ingredients.
Cherry Square Sponge Cake
take 2 sticks of blue bonnett butter, (I bake alot with it, and is my favorite) but you could use any oleo you want.

1 and a half cups of regular sugar

take butter and sugar and mix well with mixer

then add 4 eggs adding 1 at a time, until light and fluffy

after done mixing in eggs add 1 tablespoon of vanilla and mix

then add 2 cups of flower mixing in flour a lil at a time, it will look like cake batter smooth

take batter and spread on your greased and floured pan like a long cookie sheet this cake is made thinner and does not rise like regular cake

after spread out take a knife and mark 4 rows down and 5 rows across to measure out, take pie filling and add into the center of each square

bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes lil longer depending on your stove

when they come out of oven sprinkle powder sugar on them, cut into squares and wrap with clear wrap when cool.
You can also cut hearts using cookie cutters and have the cherry as the center of your heart <3

Hope you enjoy, and thanks for stopping by please follow me I would love if you would send a friend by too...:)

                                            

Valentine Floral Basket Arrangement

I just wanted to share my floral basket arrangement I made for Valentines' Day <3 It turned out really pretty and looks GREAT on my front door. My door is white and all the RED really looks sharp on my door. I used a regular hanging basket I have and put moss little bit of greenery and I found these great red glitter and plain RED roses, at my local Dollar Tree. The bushes of flowers had red glitter hearts in them too, which really set of my arrangement. I have lots of upcoming posts of different Valentine's Day ideas, and things to share. Check back Monday for my Valentine picture that I made that will be sure to catch your eye. It is reallllly CUTE!!! I LOVE Valentine's Day and seeing all the creative ideas on other blogs, be sure to check back for all mine too. XOXOXO. Check out my pictures of my Valentine basket.  <3

Opened!! Family Restaurant!!! Busy Times!!

Well its been a busy few weeks here. My dad opened his new restaurant in a nearby little town. It is a little diner with pizza, sub, ice cream, and other menu items. I have been working there in the evenings and help on other days all day. Been a busy time, snow here in Ohio and school delays, daughters lifting and working out schedules for her up coming track season. Its been a busy time needless to say. We are excited about the little restaurant my dad opened I like meeting new people and I Love the little restaurant. Don't get me wrong its hard work by all means managing family and helping at the restaurant. I will still keep up on my blog and on following all my favorite blogs. I am excited about my new family restaurant adventure. I will keep posting as often as I can and sharing recipes, crafts, and all things in blogging world. Here is a couple pictures, one of our pizza we serve at out diner, and outside the little family diner. :) See Ya Soon !!!

                                                           

Happy New Year!! Hoilday Clean-Up

Happy New Year to all ALL!!! What are your New Year resolutions?? I have NONE..lol... I am not even going to make any, I know kind of sad huh?? Well not really, I just want to be happy and enjoy my life and all God has for me in 2013. I hate making resolutions because usually I fail at that resolution so I am not going to make myself feel bad about what I didn't accomplish so I would rather just Not disappoint myself.

I LOVE the Holidays, everything about them, who doesn't, Right? Well the only thing I dread is taking down all the decor after the Holiday. LOVE putting it ALL up, dislike taking it all DOWN :(
I decided this year to find away to keep all those tangled Christmas lights in order. I have been keeping some old paper towel holders and asked my family members to keep theres, they of course thought I was crazy..lol.. I used all my holders to wrap the Christmas lights around, neat, and will not be tangled when I go to put them up next year. You can buy sililiar plastic light holders but mine were FREE!! Silly maybe but it really is a clever idea. I enclosed some pictures below.

Thanks for stopping and visiting my little blog. I made a post early on in December that I may not be a big blog, and I really was down on myself with all these FABULOUS blogs and their followers, but I realized I can be Happy with my blog it means alot to me, BIG or SMALL it doesn't even matter at ALL :)