And just like that, we're already in February! Did y'all watch the game last night? I caught bits and pieces but always watch the half-time show and thought it was great! Love Missy Elliott- her songs take me back to the 90s, even though those songs she sang were from early 2000s. And they're still on my iPod!
So, this month we celebrate l-o-v-e and it also happens to be the month I turn 40!! That must be why I remember the 90s like they were only 10 years ago. ;) Valentine's day comes first (in less than 2 weeks!), so let me share some Valentine's crafts and gifts I played around with over the weekend. Dang, I hope 40 isn't too old to still be playing with crafts because I don't have any plans to slow down.
valentine's day love tree
My philosophy for Valentine's day is to make it special for everyone, not necessarily only a romantic holiday. I like to shower my son and girlfriends with affection too. This year, we made a 'love tree' to recognize some of the important people in our life. We wrote their names on a foam heart, and hung them from the branches of this display in our dining room.
I'm crazy for the flowering branches and vases at World Market (they are the prettiest and best priced I've seen) and grabbed the red velvet plum blossoms to decorate our dining room. I wanted these at Christmas, but Valentine's day will do, then I can pull them back out next December when red is hot again.
You could also make a tree for just one person and, using bigger hearts, write things you love and appreciate about that person. Would be so cute for a teacher gift too. Each child puts their name on one heart, then, on the flip side, tells their favorite thing about the teacher. I've got teacher gifts on my brain because we just celebrated James' teacher last Friday.
valentine's day rose ball
I'm kinda crazy over this next DIY idea. Using the scented rose soap petal set, I made a decorative ball that smells so good, but in a gentle way, not too overpowering. I used light pink, but they come in other colors too- the multicolored set is especially pretty!
You'd probably want to use a foam ball as your base, but I didn't have one on hand, so I improved with a ball-shaped vase filler. I used a sewing pin to affix each rose to the ball and left the bottom empty so the ball could sit flat. This ball below was made with 20 roses, exactly one box.
As for the actual day, we don't have any plans yet, but maybe we'll do a Valentine's/Birthday celebration combo and go out to a nice dinner. Since we've been on a pretty strict meal plan lately, a good meal out is always a treat. How do you like to celebrate? A small acknowledgement of love is all we really want, right?!
