Happy Monday, everyone! It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is less than a month away! This new year has been flying! Today I'm getting together with some blogging friends to co-host our Valentine's Day Holiday Craftacular! Be sure to visit my friends' tutorials and home tours on their blogs today -- I'll be sharing the links to their projects toward the end of this post! Valentine Heart Wreath I decided it's about time I took down my Christmas wreath. I wanted to put up a Valentine's Day wreath, but I didn't own one! So I decided to make my own. I started out by repurposing an Continue reading...
Simple Valentine Felt Hearts
(Some Sweet Hearts for Your Sweethearts!) *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I will receive a small commission, which helps to keep this blog running. Thanks! I can't believe that Valentine's Day is only two days away! I wanted some simple but sweet Valentine's Day decorations for my home, so for this Valentine's Day, I crafted some really easy felt hearts for my home's living room. All I needed for the project were some large felt squares, an embroidery needle, embroidery thread, a few heart buttons and some pinking shears! I also made a special felt heart Continue reading...
Valentines Day Treats and Crafts
Last Wednesday I helped host another session of the A Little Bit of Everything Link Up Party. I was impressed by all the great projects that were shared! Since Valentine's Day is only a mere 5 days away, I decided that today I'll share my favorite Valentine's Day treats and crafts from the party! I really adore the chocolate and peanut butter valentine cookies by Bonnie of The Pin Junkie. They look so delicious and cute! I know my daughters would just love these if I baked some of these for Valentine's Day! (Click on the photos below to visit my friends' blogs and to get the full recipe and Continue reading...
Valentine’s Day Crafts (Link Up Party Favorites)
Wow! I can't believe that it is February already -- which means that Valentine's Day will be here soon! I've been a fan of Valentines Day ever since I met my husband some 20-plus years ago, but the holiday is even more fun now that we have kids! That's because the holiday now also includes Valentines Day crafts that we can do together! I shared some of my recent Valentines Day crafts in last Wednesday's A Little Bit of Everything link up party. One thing I shared is my Valentine's Day countdown! For the 14 days leading up to Valentines Day, my kids can open up one numbered envelope. In Continue reading...
Valentine’s Day Crafts for the Home
**This post contains affiliate links. With Valentine's Day only about two weeks away, I am looking to decorate my home for Valentines Day! The kids love when we decorate our home for the holidays, and I like changing the decor in our home! Luckily, I can find Valentines Day craft ideas right here on Mom Home Guide, in the Spring Craft Blog Hop, which is still in session! (There is still time to link up your spring or Valentines Day craft!) One Valentines Day craft I especially adore from the Spring Craft Blog Hop is Kim's DIY Globe Valentine from Made in a Day. For globe enthusiasts, this Continue reading...
My Top Picks (Wednesday Linky Party Features)
Happy Monday! How is everything in your neck of the woods? Where I live, everyone is getting ready for lots and lots of SNOW!! We are talking a BLIZZARD here! So, before the storm arrives, I thought I'd take the time to share my favorites from the A Little Bit of Everything linky party, which I co-launched with some of my blogging friends last Wednesday. First up, I love the rainbow-striped wall that Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom painted for her daughter's room. She used a laser level to get the even stripes. BTW, did you know that a laser level actually sticks to the wall? I didn't know that! Continue reading...
#FF Follow Friday Faves!
Happy Friday, everyone! In honor of the end of the work and school week, I thought I'd share with you some of my Follow Friday (#FF) faves! To start out, I love the wire heart ring tutorial by Erlene of My Pinterventures. I never thought I would try to make jewelry, but I might give her rings a try! They are so pretty, and they don't look that difficult to make! Her rings might make nice gifts for my daughters for Valentine's Day! I met Erlene through the Spring Craft Blog Hop that we co-hosted this week together! My next fave is the lace dress for winter by Carrie of Crafty Curly Mom. I Continue reading...
Valentine’s Day Pillows
Today I am sharing with you my easy Valentine's Day Pillows decor idea -- my craft is a super easy way to add some Valentine flair to your existing pillows without having to spend much money -- that's always good, right? Check out my Valentine's Day pillows tutorial toward the end of this post! Plus, I am co-hosting a spring craft blog hop challenge with 17 other bloggers! The challenge is a fun way to find new Valentine's Day, President's Day and Mardi Gras decor and craft tutorials -- and get to know some great blogs! Please feel free to link up your own Continue reading...
Printable Valentine’s Day Love Notes for Kids
With Valentine's Day coming up, I would like to do something special for my kids! My twin tweens are wonderful, and bring me joy every day! So, I've created cute printable love notes for kids that I can give them for a few days before the big day! I love making kids valentines cards! What's even better is that you can download these printable Valentine's Day cards and print them out for your kids, too! To get you own free printable Valentine's Day love notes to give to your kids, click on this link. The notes are perfect for putting into the Valentine's Day countdown that I made Continue reading...
Valentines Day Countdown
*This post contains affiliate links. My kids and my husband went out shopping on Saturday -- my birthday is this week, so they went out shopping to find me some birthday surprises! So, while they were out, I decided to create a surprise of my own for them! I decided to create an easy and inexpensive Valentine's Day countdown for the fridge so we can countdown the days until Valentine's Day! My kids had so much fun with the Christmas countdown that I created for them this past Christmas that I decided that it would be fun to have a countdown for Valentine's Day, too! Supplies I decided Continue reading...