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 rent a sappy movie and order chinese food! Can't wait! (THis post was so sweet!)
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Valentine's Day holds an extra special place in my heart since it's the anniversary of our engagement. We celebrate by spending time together, either eating out or having a special dinner at home. I love Valentine's Day!
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First we start celebrating Valentine's Day several weeks beforehand. We always make our valentines! The house is full of glitter and "stuff" for days until the BIG REVEAL on Valentine's Day!!! When my girls were young and at home, we always had a tea party...they would get off the bus and the kitchen was decorated and the mini sandwiches, cookies, and special Valentine treats would be waiting - on our best china, of course! It was wonderfully special. now that two of the girls are in college and away from home, my youngest and I will have to dust off the tea set and celebrate by ourselves!!! Happy V-day!
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We usually don't buy each other anything for Valentine's Day...but last year my 7 year old and my husband went to the Humane Society and brought home a dog(she looks like a black lab) and that was my Valentine present! She is the best dog we have ever had!
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I like to make a special dinner for my family. Also, last year I bought a small red mailbox, decorated it with ribbons and stickers and filled it with chocolate treats that I made.
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My husband's and my long-standing tradition is to avoid celebrating Valentine's Day on the 14th. We wait a few weeks and then go out to dinner when the prices have gone back down and the crowds are gone. That's just for us, though. We go nuts for the kid - we make valentines, decorate cookies - we've even made a little mailbox!
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Hi Ali,
We celebrate Valentine's Day with handmade cards that I give to my husband (he usually gets several) and my kids and a few friends and family. We always a nice dinner and a glass of champagne.
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No set traditions but my daughter and I usually make a V-Day treat for hubby.
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I usually make some kind of special breakfast if it is a weekend. When it is not, I do some special dinner. I try to get lots of red and heart shaped things in wherever I can in the meal. I also still pass out the boxed valentines. They are cheesy but say exactly what I want to say lots of the time!
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My husband is always out of town for a family obligation for Valentines day weekend. Since my son was born he has become my Valentine. He is 18 months old now so maybe we will go out to eat...McDonalds play land??? I couldn't love anyone more than my little man! Thanks for another great giveaway.
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my mom always made a big deal out of valentine's day growing up. i have continued the tradition with our boys. little treats, new tshirts, and definitely valentine's cards. in fact, we stopped by a local thrift store this afternoon and scored two complete sets of vintage valentine's cards. one set is michael jordan, the other alvin & the chipmunks. they were only 50 cents apiece!
the michael jordan cards are perfect, as our oldest son eric (in fourth grade) is on the varsity basketball team at his school!
much LOVE to you and yours ali! <3 <3 <3
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We get each of the kids a small present -- this year Whitlee is getting the Valentines Webkin and Brendan is getting some guitar stuff that he REALLY wants:) and a small chocolate heart -- We go out to dinner -- Chinese food (it's a tradition that DH and I have had since we started dating)
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When we were kids, my mother always had a little Valentine gift waiting at the breakfast table for us. I've continued this tradition with my own children. My husband gets a hand made Valentine, and often a CD (mix or full album) with a custom art cover I've created.
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We typically try to do something new every year to celebrate Valentine's Day with the exception of breakfast... heart shaped pancakes made with this sweet pancake mold we found when we were first married!
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I love everything you posted about! Especially the giveaways! My hubby and I usually give each a small gift and I usually make a special supper. Then we share a bottle of wine. Romantic but not over the top.
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I celebrate Valentine's day with everyone in my family. I decorate the living room by hanging 8x10 pictures of each person down from the ceiling, on the backside I write reasons why I love them. At dinner time I read to them aloud the reasons why and we go around the table expressing our love for one another. During the day we'll bake something good for dersert and hand out special notes to the people around us.
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We always celebrate, low-key, just our family of three. Easy. Relaxed. Enjoying each other.
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I usually by the hubby a huge bag of his favorite candy...peanut M&M's...and I especially love the new bag of green ones that they put out during Valentine's Day :-)
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Every Valentines Day I make heart cakes, (about 6"across)for my children, their spouses and each of my grandchildren. They look forward to it so! Jane G.
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My husband and I usually go out to dinner and he gets me a sweet card, candy and a stuffed animal. I usually also get the girls a little goodies bag with scrap supplies, some candy, and cute little Valentine's socks to wear. We show our love all year long as well so Valentine's Day is just a day that is extra special to get cute little gifts for eachother. Thanks Ali!
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I used to make dh a heart shaped cake in one of those heart pans every year, but no longer have the pans. Now we just have a nice dinner and exchange cards. I was just thinking today that we need to create some new traditions..
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homemade valentines and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!!
Cheers,
Karen
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its my moms birthday so it has been a tradition that valentines day will be spent with the family!
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Hi Ali,
My DH and I go out for a nice dinner together. We try to make it special.
Catherine
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We celebrate Valentine's Day as a family. We usually have heart shaped pancakes for breakfast and then there is a place here in town that makes heart shaped pizzas, so that is what we have for dinner. We always get homemade valentines cookies from my mother in law, so that is dessert and then it is a family movie in our jammies.
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