Hearts, Hugs, and Kisses

Ahhhh, love is in the air….. been showering Herc with lots of hugs and kisses.  🙂

This is the Big Guy heading home with Al after his surgery.  He was so excited to see him!

We spent the evening chilling by the fire. He was still feeling a bit groggy so, we didn’t want to get him too excited.  Al slept on the floor with him his first and second night home.  Best dog dad ever.      He spent the following day in the basement with Al.  That’s a normal day for him, lying by the woodstove while daddy works.  I think he looks very handsome in his Valentine wrap.   

As you know, Valentine’s Day is this Sunday.  Do you celebrate it?  Decorate for it?  I do both!  I wanted to share some of my Valentine’s Day decor with you, as well as, show you a small DIY project that can be created for any holiday or occasion.  It’s truly fast and simple.

I found some cute vintage Valentine cards at an antique store and placed them in some little white frames. One was actually given to me by some guys from High School.  I’m thinking 1977 -78? I remembered I had it so, I framed it as well.  They sure brought back memories of having our little homemade boxes or bags for the classroom at school.  Remember sitting at your desk watching to see who and what everyone placed in your box or bag?

I found this little tree on Amazon.

I made the ornaments using a very simple Clay Recipe.  Then, I used a small heart shaped cookie cutter to make the shape and then, painted them.  I plan on doing some little eggs for Easter and stars for Memorial Day and July 4th. This tree will remain on the mantel for most of the year.  All I’ll do is change out the ornaments!

This larger tree I found at Oriental Trading Company These ornaments were made with the same clay recipe but, I used several different sized heart shaped cookie cutters.  I painted these white then, took some stain and wiped over them to give them a vintage look. 

I made some extras and used them as bowl fillers.

My kitchen area ….

  This little digital print is from artist Tricia Robinson at TriciaRobinson.com.   I have several of her prints for different holidays.  I really love her work.

The coffee area is one of my favorite areas to decorate besides, of course, the fireplace.

The little Valentine scroll came from a shop in Greeneville, NC.  I’ve purchased so much from this place!  You can see their merchandise at 4 Rooms Greenville.

And, then, my fireplace…..

I’ve had a few people ask about the scrolls over my fireplace.  I get them through a really cool shop called cottonwoodshanty.com based out of Ohio.  They sell so much more than scrolls.  Like 4 Rooms Greenville, they have a wonderful selection of home decor items.  I found both these stores through people I followed on Instagram.

All of the candles are LED and have timers.  The best invention ever! I set them to automatically come on in the evenings.  Zero effort.  They look real and bring warmth and beauty to any room.  I found them on Amazon as well.

I hope you enjoyed!  Thanks for reading! And, I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

Much love,

Elisa

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace.” – Milan Kundera