Cupid Cones

Target has all their Valentine candy on sale this week
and I went a little crazy buying some~note to self, don't shop when hungry.

I think I'm totally in love with cone bags.  I had some left over from making up the Cocoa cones at Christmas~they come in a package of 24 for $1.99 so they are a great deal!  There is just something fun about the shape that makes everything look even better than normal.  I made a few up for some friends I don't get to see very often that I'm missing today.

Tonight hopefully we'll finish off a project we've been working on for the last week~the kids are going to love it!  Everything seems to take so much longer to do in January, am I the only one who thinks that?  Candace and I have been doing all those crazy "To Do" list items~like pull and clean behind the fridge, the washer and dryer, re-string the blinds, sort every single Lego so they can be thrown around the play room next week.  Ya know, Mom stuff.  At least it was warm enough (yup 37 degrees) to fill up the kiddie pool for my duckies.  It was hard to try and snap a picture and not get completely splashed!

 Life's little pleasures.:)
 What do you in January?

Next Year's Valentines

I survived Valentine's Day!

Sounds drastic doesn't it,

but that's about how I felt last night

after scrambling to make sure everything was ready for

my daughter's school party and then an hour later I had

my Sunday School girl's Valentine party.

I thought it would be fun to see some of the Valentines that

were homemade, which the Moms all got from Pinterest,

our favorite go-to place for ideas.

First up are the Valentines!

Above is my daughter's last moment scramble idea.

We were in Zurchers party store for a at least an hour

trying to come up with something.

It couldn't be too girly cuz ya know she's got boyfriends.

Clarification Boy Friends.  2 separate words.  Phewww.

Somehow the snakes were okay for girls since

they had red and white Valentine stripes.:)

Here are a couple I loved:

Okay, fortune cookies~LOVE this!

How fun is this arrow made from a Glow stick!

I had to share this yummy recipe too from Kraft!

They are Strawberries 'n Cream Minis!

They are the yummiest creamy sinful Jello Jiggler I've ever had!

I found these cute condiment cups at Walmart

and they were perfect for the individual servings for the party.

Of course we had cupcakes and that yummy Betty Crocker Chex Mix.

Holy smokes that was tasty!

I forgot to grab a picture but I tried something different with punch this year~

Have you seen these at The Container Store or Walmart?

Well I made up my punch in the larger one and used it at both parties.

It holds 2 1/2 gallons and it doesn't leak all over and isn't glass breakable.

I was pretty proud of myself for not dropping $20 on a cheap punch bowl

and only $8 on one of these.

Even better~the kiddos could get there own refills!

I admit I'm bummed it's all over so quickly, but.....

Who's ready for EASTER!!!!:)

Love Notes

This week I had my Sunday school girls Activity Day

and my teaching partner and I decided to help them put

together some Valentine envelopes so that they could 

exchange anonymous admiration notes to each other

for our upcoming Valentine party.

My teaching partner Jill is one of the most creative people I know~

she is seriously amazing and we'll have to show off her crazy talent here soon!

She came up with these cute envelopes that we let the girls,

who are 8-11 years of age then decorate and sew buttons on.

Of course I had to come home and make some up for me!

Candace has a houseful of sick kids this week and is under the weather too

so we have stayed clear except for the quick~Purell soaked hands~exchange

in my driveway for the pinking shears.:)  So this week I am missing my sis and her camera 

with the great pics she takes!

I love the elongated size of these envelopes and they were the perfect fit

for all those goodies we love to grab in the dollar bin at Target!

I made a couple to take to some of my friends

and even did a smaller version to hold some cute note cards I found too.
Here is the pattern I made up with the measurements~

We used primarily felt but I had to try one with some of the cute Valentine fabric
for the liner that I found at Hobby Lobby.
Some of the fabric was so cute I actually got some to make a dress for my daughter....
we'll see if that ever happens.  Probably by the time I get around to it, it'll have
to be a mini-skirt or something.:)

Pretty easy and pretty inexpensive to make

and it's for sure something you and others will love to get!