Valentine's Day 2012

Hello Blogger Friends!

I wanted to share some Valentine's Day decorations and celebrations with you!
First I wanted to share Valentine's breakfast with you. James and I didn't really get to celebrate Valentine's Day because we are taking some classes at our local vo-tech and we had class on Tuesday night, so I promised him we would have a Valentine's breakfast (because my man loves him some breakfast) on Saturday morning. We love to work in the kitchen together so we whipped up a delicious gourmet meal. The first course was PINK chocolate chip pancakes with fresh strawberries and cream. Doesn't it look delicious! I added some sweet heart sprinkles for a little Valentine touch!

Then we had a fantastic vegetable and egg scramble with spicy veggie sausage on the side. It was delicious. I poured some cranberry juice in our wine glasses and we lit some pretty pink candles. It is overcast and cool here this morning so it was very romantic. We had a wonderful Valentine's breakfast. I think I will make it a tradition for every year to come!

I am so excited to show you some of the beautiful crafts I have made for Valentine's Day, starting with this darling banner. I used chipboard, scrapbook paper, and crepe paper to make this one.

The banner coordinates with the box in the middle of the table in the picture below. I also covered the box with paper and decorated it. It was an ugly Christmas gift box that was given to me for Christmas. Now it is a delightful Valentine treasure!

I have been very busy making these beautiful Valentine ornaments for my Valentine tree (the one that was a Christmas tree and then a Winter tree). I absolutely adore these ornaments.

True Love

Wishful Thinking

Please Be Mine

Cupid's Arrow

Love Divine

Tender Love

Sweet Valentine

Made with Love

I put all of my sweet ornaments on my Valentine tree and it is such a sight to see. I love it so much and I am thrilled every time I walk in to my kitchen and see it standing there, displaying so many of the beautiful creations I made with my own two hands. It is a true testament of love.

Here are some more decorations displayed in the Valentine cottage right now. This is a china hutch in the dining room. Doesn't it look like a little gift shop?

Isn't this display the cutest? I used one of my winter trees and added glass heart ornaments and some red eyelash trim. It is too cute!

I made a Valentine candy bar on this dresser and filled each jar with my favorite sweet Valentine treats. Then I decorated each jar. Have you had the cherry M&M's they brought out for Valentine's day? They are awesome!!! I love the sweet doll standing in the center of the table designed by Heather Myers. She's my Queen of Hearts and I am so happy to have her in my home.

My Valentine fireplace display is so beautiful this year!

I purchased this banner from an online gift store and when I got it I was not happy with how it looked . . . so, I got out the glitter and embellishments and away I went!

I am much happier with the BE MINE banner now! I added lace trim, more glitter, and a bead dangle to each piece. I also changed from a pink ribbon to that great red tinsel trim to hang it up.

This shelf is in my bathroom. I made the LOVE sign on the wall and I recovered the LOVE sign sitting on the shelf with prettier scrapbook paper and embellishments. It was pink and brown before.

Here are some candy jars I made for my favorite Valentine treats. It's amazing to think these jars had olives and pickles in them. After a good washing in the dishwasher and air drying for a few days they are ready to decorate and add your favorite sweets!

I keep these two jars of sweets in my crafting room because I spend a lot of time in there !

I had a birthday a few weeks ago and now I am 38. My mom made me a great red velvet cake for my birthday. It was so beautiful and absolutely delicious. I had a fun pary at my home. I got a Cricut Expressions 2 machine and a Tim Holtz Vagabond die cut machine. I know I am going to love having them as soon as I get used to using them. "Thank you" to those of you that already sent me happy birthday wishes! I greatly appreciate your sweet words and your thoughtfulness.

I hope you have been inspired in some way here today. Thank you for visiting my spot. I hope you will come back again! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Many Blessings to You!

Love Tammy