Looks like Narnia

There were loads of cool and strange icy pictures to be taken over the last two days, but I could only choose one for the day...This is our giant weeping cherry. Seeing the trees and bushes all covered in ice makes it hard to believe they will recover and look so green and lovely just a few short months from now. We are truly in a winter wonderland! Despite the ice, there is a warm, loving feeling around our house. Today, I made Valentine's for my dance students. A lot of them! I just have to add lollipops and they will be ready for next week. My daughter is having a party next weekend so she painted cardboard and cut out 90! hearts and hand stamped "LOVE" on all of them to make decorations. I also printed out an adorable sweetie book from House of 3 that I am making into a gift for my hubby. After printing out this above photo, my Project Life book will also be up to date for the week as well. We are enjoying all the crafting time being out of school has given us!

I Won!!! Thank you, Heidi Swapp!

I am as overjoyed as a person can be right now! I won a contest for a prize and I didn't even know I had entered it! LOL! A few nights ago, Heidi Swapp had posted some awesome links to video tutorials for some of the great Valentine's day stuff House of 3 was offering. That same night, my daughter and I had worked on one of her banners-you might recall this post a few days ago. At any rate, that night was the first time I had ever recalled seeing an open comments section on her site and I just felt so inspired by her enthusiasm in general that I just had to take a moment to thank her! You might also recall one of my early posts way back in January mentioning the book 5 that I had picked up per her suggestion and just devoured. Well, I know I am gushing but as I said-I am completely overjoyed that I won something. This is what I won! Please take a moment and check out the artist's, Liz Eaton's lovely stuff on etsy and to also visit one of my favorite artists and idols, Heidi! Just so you know, House of 3 is doing Friday sale, $5.00 off a purchase of $9.99 or more so go get the stuff to make all those Valentine cards you need to have ready by next week!

Thanks so much...what a bright spot in this otherwise gray day in the winter wonderland that is western North Carolina!

L-O-V-E

It's February, so naturally we're all feeling the LOVE and thinking about Valentine's Day. My daughter, Libby and I made this adorable banner this evening after I got home from work. This is super fun and easy to do. You can make it as elaborate as you'd like, but we kept it very simple. The banner itself is a printable available to purchase at House of 3. We didn't print it on cardstock, so our first step was to adhere it to some, then we painted ours with Mod-Podge. (Speaking of which, visit one of my favorite blogs...www.modpodgerocks.blogspot.com). Next, we stapled the pennant pieces to some curling ribbon. Last, Libby cut a heart from some matching cardstock and glued on some chipboard letters I had in my scrapbooking stash. As I said, this was a quick little craft project for some mother-daughter bonding time. I am also making one and will probably do a few as gifts! Enjoy!