Three Things + 1 : Lots of Love (and giveaways)
This week we are taking a peek at a couple Valentine/Love related products. Look for another round of three next week - there are just too many cool things out there for creating projects that celebrate those you love.
• Thinking a little tiny bit about Valentine projects (must be all the pink). Planning to use my new "Loving Stamps" from Technique Tuesday on something Valentine related. You can also pick up a similar digital version called "Loving Life Word Art." You can download the new Technique Tuesday 2009 Winter Supplement (pdf)
to see the entire line of stamps (or go here).
• Speaking of Valentine's, one of my favorite product lines from CHA last summer
(the big Craft & Hobby show) was from Little Yellow Bicycle called "Love Letters." I love the cardstock stickers (shown above),
• This wonderful print that is going to hang somewhere in my house (maybe in the baby's room or a bathroom) from isophotography (found via poppytalk handmade). It would make a great gift for a loved one.
• And one more lovey thing I couldn't resist this week: little love notes tickets from Making Memories.
[ Three Things is a weekly product series : check out the archives here. ]
Evalicious.etsy.com
Eve has added some really cool sweetheart combo packs to her etsy shop along with a "he said. she said" mini album kit. One winner will receive both of these.
Elles Studio
Elle has two new lines debuting in her shop this month in addition to new clear stamps. One person will win the My Dear line and another will receive the Valentine's package. Check out her Handmade With Love week beginning January 17th.
Clickin Moms : two, one-year memberships for their wonderful photography forums and tutorials. I know many of you are working on your photography skills and this may be just the place for learning and community with other creative people.
Scrap For A Cure : one January kit called "Sweet Cheeks." 5% of total sales go to a different charity each quarter.
To be entered into today's drawing please leave a comment letting me know how you celebrate Valentine's Day. Do you do something special for your kids or other family members that has become a nice tradition from year to year? Comments will be closed tonight at 9pm with the winner's posted shortly after.
We start the day with heart shaped pancakes. then we just spend the day together and have heart shaped cheesecake for dessert.
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Every Valentines day my daughter and I make the Valentines for her classmates completely from scratch, we use punches and stickers. We have a great time. We have more fun the older she gets.
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I try to a little small something for my co-workers. At home, my husband and I like to do something special like steak diane - yum!
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Hey Ali! I celebrate Valentine's Day by leaving a love note in my husband's car the night before! It sets the romantic mood for the rest of the day when I make a delicious dinner too!
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Valentine's Day has always been one of my favorite holidays! I put on a small party for my pre-k students, this is always fun because I love to see them read their cards as they put them into their friends mail boxes:)
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Every year my husband and I go stay in a hotel (usually just in the city 20 minutes from home). It's a nice time to just be alone together, snuggling, talking, ordering room service, etc. So important to reconnect as adults, not just parents!
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Every year we order a heart shaped pizza from one of two local pizza places that make them for Valentine's Day. For some reason, heart shaped pizza ALWAYS tastes better than regular round ones!
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my book and a bottle of red wine :)
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Not sure what time zone you're in, so I'll see if I can still get my name in the drawing.
I'm single so nothing special for Valentine's Day. I think I'll do some stuff with my granddaughter though.
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Hi Ali,
Wow! 1700 comments! Know how much we love you and pray for you!
Still making Valentine Cards each year with my son (13). It will end soon. :-(
My husband and I usually make a favorite dinner at home.
Wendy
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We show others that we love them by baking and frosting heart shaped cakes, adding homemade cards and delivering the sweet treats to our friends and family. My boys love to help bake and every year our cakes take on a different theme.
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Valentine's around here is pretty low key...my husband and I usually go out for dinner but it's not typically on Valentine's Day as we are often working around his call schedule! We always do a special dinner at home for the family and I like to make heart shaped molten chocolate cakes. My boys LOVE them! This year I plan to do something special with the family as Valentine's Day falls on the Canadian Family Day holiday weekend this year!
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oh wow you have over 1700 comments! lol
A couple of years ago I altered a med. size mail box...I put goodies and a note inside it for each of my kiddos and we make a special dinner at home :) with Cherry Cheesecake for dessert.
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My husband and I usually have a special Valentine's dinner and we have fun talking about some of the special times we have spent together!
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Valentine's Day...such a special day. Both of my daughter's take my 4 gorgeous grandchildren to a professional photo studio and have their picture taken. Seveal years ago my daughter's made scrapbook type hearts and each one of the children hold their heart for the picture...I absolutely love it! I hope everyone has a GREAT Valentine's Day!
Grandma Shelley
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Handmade cards all around - we make a party out of creating them for all the older female relatives but then sneak off to make those for the immediate family in private - and lots of sweetheart candies and other little treats delivered throughout the day -
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We have usually been pretty mellow about Valentine's but we do handmade cards for those we love. This year I am looking for more things to celebrate so I'd like to work up some decorations. A nice cure for the winter blahs!
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We celebrate Valentine's Day the weekend before or the weekend afterwards. We have decided that this makes the evening calmer and more romantic.
Happy V Day!!
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I usually celebrate Valentine's Day from the 12-14. We start on the 12th because that is our anniversary and every morning I usually give my hubby a gift that leads up to the main gift that is given on Valentine's day. I always make the gift and then on Valentine's day we all (kids included) exchange cards. We also make cards for the kids to give out at school...I look forward to this every yr and this yr will be different because my oldest doesn't want to give out Valentine's anymore (he is in middle school).
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This year I'm going to try something I'd read about in a magazine...leaving a trail of kisses (Hersheys, of course) from the girlys beds to somewhere else in the house (which is yet to be determined).
Thanks for the giveaway and the connection to so many great ideas!
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We celebrate with homemade cards and a special dinner at home.
Wendy O.
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Well, this is only the 2nd Valentines day my husband and I will have been together on the day. Last year we went out to dinner at a chicken restaurant. This year we may go bowling. The bowling alley is having a special couples bowling night.
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We always do a romantic movie and dinner with the kids :)
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We usually go out...not a fancy place just somewhere we can talk and eat. Then we exchange cards and small gifts, handmade if possible.
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A couple of years ago I made my son and his lady a special mini mini book with various pics of them end sent it packed in tiny hearts. Loved that one. Normally my husband and I just hang out and cook together. Am going to try and add in some little special love notes this year in the week leading up.
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