Classroom Valentine's & Sweet Brown Valentine DIY

 This year we ended up doing three different Valentine's for the kids. Blake didn't want to at first, guess he's outgrowing all that. But after he found a meme online he liked, he was okay with it.

 First up is Layla's. I let her choose several colors of embroidery thread. It wasn't until last night that I discovered she had chosen a rainbow!

 Happy scraps.

 I tried teaching her how to braid so she could help, but she was tired and getting frustrated, so I finished them up. 15 for her class, and two for her and her best friend.

 I printed out this tag and had her add her name to each one. Then I punched it out with a scallop punch, added small holes for the bracelets and strung them through.

 I think they turned out really cute!

Since Morgan is much younger, I wanted to do something different for her. She chose these bouncy balls from Target the other day and then I found this printable online.

Since there are only five kids in her class, I put two balls in each bag, and added the tag. I do not have a stapler, so I had to improvise.

 I used this contraption that I have from scrapbooking. I don't know the brand or what it's called off hand, but it attaches the little plastic things that keep the tags on your clothes in the store. Whatever works, right?

 Now for Blake's... like I said, he didn't want to do them. And I was fine with that, he's in 5th grade. But then he found a meme of Sweet Brown that related to Valentine's Day. I told him I could make something similar, so he said okay. So I ended up with what you see above.

 It's not perfect, but he was happy with it. I just copied an image from Google Images and added the lettering in Paint. He found these Airheads in the dollar spot at Target and wanted to use them, so I attached one to each valentine with washi tape.

 And there you have it. 43 Valentine's finished and ready to go. And with 3 days to spare! What are your kids passing out this year?

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Valentine's Day Decor 2013

 I know it's pretty last minute, but I finally got around to decorating for Valentine's Day. Better late than never, right? We have no mantle, so I usually try and decorate the top of our tv.

 These XO letters came from Anything Goes Here on Etsy.

 These picks are from Dollar Tree, the heart next to them is a Lego heart I picked up at Legoland.

 I made these glittered hearts a few years ago with hearts I found in the dollar bins at Joann.

 Here's another Lego heart and an adorable print (free!) from Lindsay of Pen & Paint.

 I made two of these heart banners a few years ago and still like using them every year. And no, I still haven't painted that darn frame. I think I need to swap out the photos, too.

I know they are cheesy, but I still love this bull & dragon. They came from Hallmark a few years ago.

 This cute little paper bunting came from a fellow blogger.

 The lighting made this picture hard to take, but this is our kitchen table.

 I stuck a few of the Dollar Tree picks into this shaker I thrifted.


 This gorgeous little thing is one of two dish towels I thrifted a couple weeks ago. How perfect are they? I know I probably should have ironed them first, but I just folded them in half so they could act as a table runner. I absolutely love the colors and the pattern.

Now I guess I better get to finishing these kids Valentine's. 

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Valentine's Round Up

I've seen a lot of people posting round-ups of their previous Valentine's Day posts, so I thought I'd do the same. I haven't done too many in the past, but here they are.

First up, my Valentine's decorations for this year.

My most recent project, the love yarn wreath.

Juice Pouch Valentine's make a nice alternative to all that candy.

This little hair clip was quick and easy. It would be great as a pin, too.

This banner was very inexpensive and easy to make.

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Valentine's Decor 2012

It's almost Valentine's day, and I don't see myself making anything else this year, so I'm going to go ahead and share our Valentine's decorations for this year. Of course we have the wreath that I just posted about. It's hanging on our front door.

I have an old window hanging in our hallway, so I hung up a small bunting I won in a giveaway a few years ago.

I apologize for the lighting in these pictures, it's really hard to get good light in there. I stuck some of those gel clings to the mirrors in the hall.

In the living room I added a heart card I got free from Tiny Prints a couple years ago.

This is a shelf in our living room. I made this heart banner a few years ago from pages out of magazines.

Another free card. This time from Cardstore.com.

I made these wooden glitter hearts previously but couldn't find a branch, so I hung them from the embroidery hoops in the living room.

This is on top of the tv.

More glitter hearts.

And a leftover Lego snowman! (He's not for V-Day, not sure why my daughter stuck him there!)

But I did add this Lego heart a few days ago.

And this little guy came from Hallmark. There is also a pink dragon and they both sing. Morgan loves them!

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