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.
Depending on my kids hockey schedule, we usually have dinner together as a family. I make them all their own V-Day cards and we enjoy each others company. This year, my boys have districts on V-Day, so not sure how our dinner plans will be affected.
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We celebrate in a very traditional way- a romantic dinner for two.
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We make homemade sugar cookies and decorate them every year with the kids. It is a simple tradition but very special that the kids will remember forever. Thanks xo
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My daughter will be 17 on Valentine's Day. Since her birth, we have had a double celebration every year. I think I use the little cinnamon candy hearts on her cake every year! Lots of fun!
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i keep it really simple but give each of my boys a small "happy" and make my husband a card. We have dinner together and celebrate the love in our family.
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We don't do anything special for Valentine's Day. Instead we try to focus on what we love about each other all year. One day simply isn't enough!
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We still be happy looking at our eyes =) this is my favorite celebration for the Valentine's day, five years and like the first day!
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I try to make something heart-shaped as part of our food that day...pizza, pancakes, sandwiches are all easy to do.
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I write little lovey notes to our two boys and my husband for them to read when they wake up. This year the boys will be getting little treats after dinner and I make everything pink/red. We have pink yogurt, strawberries, twizzlers, kool-aid, we'll paint a pink/red picture for dad while he's at work and the bath water will be pink/red that night with bubbles. A fun day to share with each other!
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Hi Ali! My husband & I made a pact a few years ago to "boycott" the concept of Valentine's Day-- he shows me he loves me every single day of the year (his side of the pact) and I am a Hallmark store manager and I get sick of it by Feb 14 (my side of the pact). Instead, we book a long weekend getaway to the ocean the last weekend of February and enjoy our time together then. I still sneak out homemade Valentine cards & care packages to our kids in their 20s. :)
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Last year I made those altered mailboxes from the $1 mailboxes at Target and put little goodies in it for the kids. It was so fun that it is going to be a tradition for us. I've already bought little heart pencils and chocolates for them. They love opening them on Valentine's Day morning ;)
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Valentine's day is always celebrated with home made gifts and an indoor picnic. We keep things simple. Two of my favorite gifts have included a paper mosaic heart that now hangs in a frame in our hallway, and a painted/decorated cardboard bouquet of flowers that now live in our daughter's room. Our picnic includes yummy treats from local farmers market or whole foods - there's always something new to try, always chocolate and strawberries and always a room filled with candles. This year our daughter (19 months) will be old enough to celebrate with us, and I'm thinking that the 3 of us can play with some red and white finger paints and maybe have some heart pancakes for breakfast. Looking forward to watching our Valentine celebrations change as she gets older!
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I cook my husband's favorite meal and make a black forest cake with a little red food coloring in the whipped cream for effect, a card, some lottery tickets or a coin for his collection if we're doing gifts. He always suprises me when it comes to Valentine's Day - some years candy and a card, others jewelry or tickets to see my favorite baseball team!
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Our tradition is to get dozens & dozens of heart balloons and put them out as we go about our day. In our house we put them up for a while too.
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We give our 2 little ones a book on love (with a little note in it)ea. year. & since I use any excuse I can to celebrate :)My 3 1/2 yr. old is having a valentine party with 3 of her friends... She is so excited! Red & pink candies, cupcakes piled with sprinkles, & little purses stuffed with goodies! I'm wondering already if she is ever going to stop asking when Love day is??
Really though, the day is just a good reminder that LOVE indeed is what life is all about!
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We make heart shaped sugar cookies and frost them and some kind of valentine craft. Now that our oldest is in Kg., he can sign all his own valentines for school, and our littler guy takes a fun treat to storytime.
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When are children were still at home, I would make heart-shaped pizzas for dinner along with some sinfully delicious chocolate dessert. And my DH always bought the kids boxes of conversation hearts. Now we have grandchildren and we buy them boxes of conversation hearts. As for me and DH, we now go out to eat on Valentines day and I buy him a big box of chocolates. He buys me flowers.
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I wake the kids with loads of hugs & kisses, we have a special breakfast & dinner. If there is school - I'll usually put either a little something in the lunch or if a class is doing Valentine's Grams - I'll purchase one.
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Since I quite often don't manage to get all my winter holiday cards out, I try to make up for it by sending homemade Valentine's. Thank you for the give-away.
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Our son Carter was born on Valentine's Day three years ago. We can't think of a better way of celebrating our love for each other on that day than by celebrating him!
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Valentine's Day isn't a huge deal with me because I don't have a honey - but I work with children and so we do a big celebration with cards and heart shaped cookies and lots of pink and red. Fun!
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My husband and I usually go out to a nice dinner, just the two of us. We spend more time just sitting their chatting than we do eating. Its a great time to catchup and spend some much needed Quality time, since we have very young children.
We will not be able to do it this year, since I am on bedrest and it is a week before I am due. We are planning on getting a baby sitter and having a nice quite meal at home together.
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I usually make my family something pink or heart shaped for breakfast. They always get a box of chocolate and a homemade valentine about the things I love about them. Then for supper we usually have something pink or heartshaped again.
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Hi Ali! This will be my first year married on Valentines Day. I am really excited about that. I think I am going to leave love letters all around our house with candies attached to each one. I have done this for every Valentines Day in the past, and I think it would make a great tradition.
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Our son was born on Valentine's day, so we usually do the valentines' stuff in the morning with the kids (special heart shaped food, fun gifts at the table, etc) and then we do the birthday stuff in the evening. :) Makes for a fun day of celebration!
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