homemade candles

My mother-in-law, Tracy, recently sent me this link of a DIY guide to making candles. As a lover of candles I decided right then and there that I haaad to try to make my own. So, last Friday I did, and I have to say that the candles (two of which are pictured above) came out wonderfully. My favorite scents ended up being Orange-Vanilla, and Lemon. Also, I tried adding coloring to some of the candles and it didn't work out very well. I recommend just keeping the candles plain for the best look. As for the labels I used these, which I purchased at my local Michael's.

Crescendoh

I'm sure that pretty much everyone who reads my blog already knows this but above is an art kit that I did that ended up on Jenny Doh's arts and crafts blog and website, Crescendoh. Please check out her website, there are really great craft ideas as well as a great deal of aesthetically appealing things to look at. 

Watercolor paints

Today at work I did watercolor painting with the kids, they loved it and their pictures came out so cute! Do you like watercolors?

Designer Valentines

Today I was on the Vogue website and I happened upon these amazing valentine cards made by fashion designers. Aren't they great? My absolute favorite is above made by Sophie Theallet, it's the key to the first place that she and her beau ever had together. Isn't that completely "awwwww"-worthy? What are you getting your sweetie for valentines? Or are you in the Alex Wang boat? I've never been a big fan of store bought cards and these definitely inspired me to want to make my own. Hope you're having a good day!

February!

(Isn't this vintage valentine adorable???)

Hurray for the first day of February! Today I stole an idea from Dusty's mom and made cute valentines out of newspaper with the morning kindergarten class (I'll have images of the craft within the next few days). Also happy 12th birthday to my little sister, Carolyn! 

Valentine's Day

I know that it's not even February yet but I'm already excited for Valentine's Day. I know it's sort of a cheesey holiday but I love making Valentine's Day themed cards and crafts with the kids at school and my sister's at home. Wouldn't these be the cutest decorations, available at www.potterybarnkids.com, if you were having a party for little (or even big) ones?

Do you like Valentine's Day?