Almost Ready For The Love Day

I saw this idea online. These are for Ben and Madi to open on Valentine's Day. One gift for each of them to open on the 14th minute of each hour...they are going to dig this!

Summer of 2010 we took a vacation touring the WHOLE east coast...Washington DC, Boston, New York City AND PHILADELPHIA. In Philadelphia there is really a park named Love Park. The is the famous artwork...LOVE, that is how it got it's name. I never knew until we went there that this was a "real" thing. So I cross-stitched this LOVE in honor of Valentine's Day and in remembrance of going to LOVE Park in Philly. The fabric on the bottom is a map of Paris...another fun LOVE place we loved touring in.

These are just some cute red trees

displayed on my kitchen counter.

I made some LOVE cards.

This is one of the gifts I am giving Steve. It's a baby quilt...I saw the idea online. I sewed the blue lines and red line then stitched the words...fun

huh?

This is a super fun card I made for Steve. My kids cracked up...they were in my craft room when I was making this. Steve is going to get a good chuckle.

Since it's almost Valentine's I am carrying my lovely shiny red Louis Vuitton. And for extra fun I am using my shiny aqua Louis Vuitton zipper wallet...red and aqua...LOVE!

Hershey Kisses

At Christmas I saw the idea of these Hershey Kisses but had already made other treats for the kids to hand out. So when they came around again for Valentines it was a done deal. Those are the cutest stickers to place on the bottoms of Hershey Kisses. I made tags that read "Happy Valentine's Day Kisses, Madi". To top off the cuteness I have "I heart chocolate" twisties I bought in Korea. I have found some of the most fun things when shopping in Korea. I just bought stuff knowing that one day I would find the perfect use for it all. Here is the link for the Kiss stickers if you want to make them. Ben is going to take a big red bowl of the these for his last class of the day. Middle schooler's don't want Valentines....just a big bowl of the candy.

These are the twisties...I only paid $1 for a pack. So of course I picked up a few packs and other kinds too. These were found at the outdoor Namdaemun Market.

Bring On The Hearts

It's hard for me to believe it's already February. Usually January drags on. But I think because it's been in the 60's everyday here in California it seems like Spring instead of Winter.



Well I made another dishtowel...this one with a patchwork heart on it.









My kids this morning. They are funny. Madi wore her new heart shirt I made her. I love the colors.

I stitched the 'LOVE'.

Also for the kitchen I crocheted a couple of Valentine themed wash clothes. Madi picked the white one to use today...she likes it best.

A couple of weeks ago I went on an all day super fun shopping trip to San Francisco with other wives from the base. Oh my gosh are there some fun stores there! I love kitchen stores. In one of them I must have spent an hour. I did buy that fun Eiffel Tower cookie cutter there. Perfect huh?!?

This is what I made for dinner last night. YUMMY! Tonight we are having Double Mushroom Soup. I have been enjoying trying out some new recipes. If the soup is good I will share the recipe.

You've got mail

Here in Korea we are about 1 day ahead of the United States...so it's almost Valentine's Day here. I have had these pink mailboxes from the dollar section at Target for 2 years and finally I am I giving them away...one for each of the kids teachers and we have 2 for the 2 wonderful nurses that take care of Madi's diabetes needs everyday during her time at school. The "mail" inside are chocolate coconut cookies I made...MMM!

I cross-stitched this primitive Valentine pillow.

When we lived in Germany I collected a few Hummel plates and dolls. These little plates are my favorite but I only set them out as part of my Valentines decor.

The other day the Family Mart across the street was swallowed by flames and we watched the whole thing from our living room window here on the 17th floor. We LOVE living in a highrise...in Korea...even having kids.

Valentine mug rugs

Mug rugs seem to be everywhere. So I wanted to give them a try. I had seen some similar to this over at sweetwater and thought they would be fun to make. I made a stack of them for some sweethearts for Valentines.

I am NUTS about you!

Ben and I finished his Valentines. He likes them...and that is hard to do! Poor Ben woke up in the middle of the night with a fever so he stayed home from school today. It was nice having one on one time with him. We enjoyed a lunch of fried Bologna sandwiches together.

I also finished a small quilt/table runner for Valentines. This is my best sewing yet! I am getting the hang of this. There are SO MANY things I want to make.

I hand stitched the binding on...but still learning. My corners are good though.

14 Days of Valentines

The 14 Days of Valentines idea came from my friend amber. I LOVE it and am doing it too. It will be one small gift everyday for Steve. I can't wait to get February started.

1. reese's cup.....There are a million 'reese's why I love you.

2. socks.....You knock my 'socks' off.

3. almond joy.....Thank you for 'almond joy' you have given me.

4. can of beans.....'cool beans' you're mine....inside joke

5. hot tamales.....you're 'hot'

6. smoothie ingredients.....you're 'smooth'...Ben's idea

7. velveeta.....you 'melt' my heart...Ben's idea and for Feb. 7th Superbowl Sunday to make rotel dip.

8. pop rocks candy.....you 'rock' my world

9. lucky charms.....I am 'lucky' to have you

10. jr. mints.....we were 'mint' to be together

11. nuts.....I'm 'nuts' about you

12. sweethearts.....you're my sweetheart

13. olive oil.....'olive' love you forever

And for the 14th...still working on that one.

Steve is working late tonight so I was just working on the tags for these. Two of Madi's little girlfriends are over here...their favorite is the lucky charms because there is a kiss on the tag...they said I should do that on all of them.

cozies

I already finished making these cozies that we are going to give the kids teachers for Valentine's Day. Ben picked white for his teacher and Madi insisted Mrs. Kave once said red was her favorite color so red it is for her. I got a kit with the supplies to make these from sweetwater...I enjoy all their products. Their line of fabric authentic is one of my favorites. I think I am going to go to Starbucks and get empty cups to wrap these around and stuff a small gift card inside.

yummy flowers from Madi

Madi and I just finished these cute valentines for her class just a few minutes ago. We found the idea on another blog. Madi went through my paper and picked what colors she wanted to use, she put the paper in the printer, cut a few of them and poked the yummy suckers in the flowers. She and I both are excited to give these to her friends next month.

vacation-crafting-vacation

This week after getting home from our cruise I have been on the go. Laundry, commissary, lots of crafting and I have run everyday! These bags above I made for the snack to hand out at Madi's basketball game...I gave them to the coach at practice since she won't be at the game this Saturday. We are leaving tomorrow to go on another vacation with Steve's side of the family. The kids are stoked to be going away with their cousins.

Here are Ben's Valentine Cards.

This is what the kids are giving their teachers for Valentines Day. They read: You're the chocolate truffle in a chocolate bar world...we hung them on a yummy bag of Lindt truffles.

Earlier this week on our drive home from the cruise, we stopped off in Daytona Beach to show the kids the racetrack. The big race is there this coming weekend but you would not believe how many campers were already flooding the place almost a week early. Bet they are having a fun week with all fans gathering there.

Simple tree

Here is one of my favorite Valentine's decorations...I did not make the ornies but you could.

Happy Heart's Day

This week is a crazy busy one for me. Today I went on a field trip with Madi's class the first half of the day and then was a substitute the second half for a 1st grade class. Plus I teach two more days this week...but did just finish these treats for Madi to hand out to her class for Valentines Day. I got the suckers at Michael's, they were only 39 cents each. I have not been struck yet with any ideas for Ben....I will be looking for some fun crafts around blogland!