I am absolutely in LOVE with this Valentines Day wreath that I made last week. Ahhhh. I first found the idea on Smashed peas and carrots (She has an awesome tutorial so just click on her site for the “how to”) and when I saw it I just knew I had to have one! Before I made this wreath I didn’t have a single Valentines Day decoration to my name…so I am very happy to have something to hang up!

I had a hard time finding a styrofoam heart wreath base…guess that’s what you get when you try to buy one just a few weeks before Valentines Day…but I found these wooden hearts that were covered in glitter on the discount Valentine Rack at Jo-Ann’s. I just wrapped the heart in white fabric and you would never know that  one of these:

turned into one of these:

Much prettier, if I do say so myself. And I do. he he.

This post is linked at:

Making The World Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter
Make it for Monday @ Cottage instincts
Look What I Made Day @ Creations by Kara
Make Your Monday @ Twice Remembered
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Creative Girl
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

This one has always been one of my favorite:

A few weeks ago I held a contest where I asked people to link to their best crafty post from 2009. It was fun to visit all the posts and I was excited to actually find some really fun and inspiring craft ideas to do this year. (Look at all you crafty people out there=)

I really loved these Felt Envelopes that were shared by Muffinsnmore. This picture was snagged from her site (each one of her envelopes, stamps, and “addresses” are hand embroidered and super cute!):

My version was a little bit less labor intensive. I used a lot of hot glue, and some fabric paint. I think that someday I might take the time to actually embroider some names. But for now this will have to do:

This post is linked at:

Look What I Made Day @ Creations by Kara

Another week has come and gone and once again it is time for my weekly Creative Craft Thursday link party!

I’m very excited to see what all of you have been up to!

RULES: (Well, they are more like guidelines really =)

1. Link to a fun crafty post (Link to the actual post, not to your homepage)
2. Take my button:

*you can find the code on my left sidebar, and place it somewhere on your site or at the bottom of your linked post.

3. Or if your not the “button type” add a text link at the bottom of your post to let your readers know you participated in my link party…so they can join too!
4. Visit some of the other links, and leave a few comments…because that’s what makes it FUN! =)

A few weeks ago as I was strolling through the blog world looking for a fun template for my mom’s new blog, I came across this awesome site called deluxetemplates.net. (This is an extensive collection of Wordpress themes that have been converted over to work for blogger) And just let me tell you what I found! 5 amazing blogger templates for crafters!

Just looking at them makes me smile…

Have a Happy Day =)