Valentine Ideas!

 I heart Valentine's Day. {Sorry I just couldn't resist.}

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This year I promised myself to make Valentine's Day creative.  Here are a few ideas I ran across this week...   1. Canvas button heart. You could have fun and personalize it.   2. Mason Jar. Red Hearts. Twine. Simple yet super cute. I thought of filling this with tiny strips of paper, each saying a reason you love that person.  
3. Scrabble Pillows. Obviously it doesn't have to save LOVE. Maybe its a special word the two of you share or a nick name and the numbers are a date?   4. Marshmallow Heart. Yes this is a super cute idea but the more meaningful idea would be to have an outdoor hot-coco picnic together. Maybe where you first met?   5. Cork Stamp. Could be a heart, a monogram or something that means something special to the two of you. It also could be the cork from wine bottle that holds a meaningful memory.   6. Milk Heart Cubes. I just thought these were super cute. They could go in  glass of milk or bowl of cereal and as they melt, the milk turns pink.   7. Love Album. Each page contains a letter from the alphabet and warm words pertaining to that letter.   8. Root Beer Float Kit. Adorable right? I can just image surprising your  special someone at work for a lunch date and bring this along.   9. Mobile. I'm loving how this is hanging from a ladder but obviously you could  use anything. Then add the XOXO cutouts and old photos of the two of you.   10. Love Map. Where you got engaged, where you married and where you live now.   Are you font crazy like I am?  Check out my previous post of my top 12 FREE Valentine fonts HERE.   Love Never Fails. If you ant to see more of my Valentine ideas, visit my Pinterest board HERE.

Pinterest Blog Hop

Welcome to the Blog Hop - Let's Have Fun #6!!

Your Host:

The DIY Dreamer

This Week's Co-Hosts:

Leen Machine Paper Studio
Mommy Made
Whimsical Whimsies
Yeung Mother Hubbard
Love and Laundry
The Pinterest Project
Second Chance to Dream
Our Reflection

This week's Blog Hop - Let's Have Fun
is a PINTEREST Hop!!

If you do not have a Pinterest Account, please let me know and I'll send you an invitation.

RULES:

1- Follow your hosts.  

They are the first 10 in the linky and they will follow you back.

2- Link up your Pinterest link (not your blog).
Please note that links that are not directed to Pinterest will be deleted.

3- Check out the other blogs on the list and follow some.

4- Grab the button below and place it somewhere on your blog.

This will help increase the success of the Blog Hop.

You can even Facebook or Tweet about it.
Or heck.. how about you Pin It on Pinterest!

 

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HAVE FUN with the Blog Hop!

Pinterest Addict? Just maybe. GIVEAWAY!

Hi!  We are Miranda & Jamie and we blog over at The Pinterest Project.  We are so excited to be here today...a big thanks to Laura for letting us hang out with the cool kids!

We are two friends who found ourselves experiencing stay at home motherhood for the first time within a few months of each other and knew we had to find a way to keep ourselves sane through all the sleepless nights, dirty diapers, cheerios and heart meltingly sloppy kisses.  Our blog was born out of an addiction to Pinterest.  We spent so much time pinning and emailing pins to each other that we decided to use the pins we loved as motivation to cook for our families, decorate our homes, make fun accessories or clothing and just about anything else that caught our eye.

We tackle a new pin four times a week and then blog about its success (or sometimes, even an epic fail makes its way into the blog posts!  Hey, we're real and we're not perfect and sometimes our projects are big, fat failures...)  It's been an incredibly fun way to utilize Pinterest AND to get to know other amazing bloggers while we do it.

Also, every Monday, we have a series that we call Hit or Miss Mondays, where we highlight what we think were the big hits or misses that week on Pinterest.    It's a way to get to know us and our sense of humor.  (We like to laugh...and poke fun at ridiculous things)

Jamie and I have done countless projects, but here are a few of our top posts:

Dinosaur Hoodie DIY

Photo Canvas DIY

Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

So, that's us in a nutshell!  We hope you'll come over to The Pinterest Project, poke around, and get inspired to put your Pinterest boards to good use (or inspired to join Pinterest!  

Let us know if you need an invite...)

And as a way of saying thank you for spending a few moments with us today - we are offering up:

- A custom made hat from none other than the talented Jamie, who also runs Macie's Little Hat Co.

You can choose your colors, style and size!  Check out her shop to see all the options.

AND 

 - a $20 gift card to Amazon!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Valentine's Day DIY Link Up Party!

Who doesn't LOVE Valentine's Day?

Let's craft together! Maybe you choose one ideas listed below or something uniquely your own. Either way, join in the fun!

Now I'm not much of a writer, I'm a photographer. I would much rather express myself through photos. I thinks that's why I have an addition to Pinterest. I even started a Facebook page for Pinterest Addicts which now has over 6,000 followers. {Guess I'm not alone!}


Less Pinning, More Doing! That's my motto. Especially with Valentine's Day coming up. There are so many awesome DIY things to craft. So I created a list craft ideas I'm going to present to my girls and let them both pick one.

DIY: Framed Conversation Heart Art

from Green Submarine

Valentine's Day Gingerbread House

from Craftastica

Valentine Photo "Red Lip" Candy Card

from Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Valentine Photo "You Make Me Snicker" Candy Card

from Craft-O-Maniac

Personalized Valentine Wall Art

from The Peanut Paintshop

Valentine Paper Punch Heart Garland

from Oh Crafts

Valentine's Yarn Wreath

from Pinterest

Valentine's Day Cupcake LinerTopiary

from Gluesticks

Valentine's Shovel "I Dig You" Candy Card

from The Fry Family Blog

Valentine's XO Wrath

from Pinterest

Valentine Puzzle Piece Custom Printable "You & Me"

from The Letter 4 

Valentine's Book Page Heart Burlap Banner

from Pinterest

 

Valentine's "Reasons I Love You" Frame

from Pinterest

Here are the rules on Valentine's Day DIY Link Up!

If these guidelines aren't followed then your link will be deleted.

1. Create a craft yourself or with your kids, spouse, friends, etc. {No food or drinks please. That will be a separate event coming soon!}

2. Please be sure to enter the permalink to your blog post, not the link to the homepage of your blog. {You can also use Flickr}

3. Link back to our blog by a text link or using our button below IN YOUR POST.

4. Lastly, have fun and visit at least 3 others! Leave each other words of encouragement. It’s not easy crafting. {Not everyone’s Martha Stewart}. 

Share this on Facebook and Twitter. Pin it on Pinterest by clicking the "Pin It" button below. Grab the button below and add it to your blog. Let's get everyone involved!


A 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner will be chosen. They will be awarded with a custom "I am a winner" button of this event for their blog, a special post announcing the winners with Facebook and Twitter shout outs. Woo Hoo! I'm excited! Who's with me?


The link up ends February 13th at 9pm PST. Winner's will be announced February 14th Valentine's Day! Happy crafting!

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