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First off, congratulations to my big sis, Shells, who gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Abigail Hannah, on Thursday.

Are those chubby cheeks not divine?? And I think she looks a lot like her beautiful mother. I can't wait to cuddle with her and pinch her cheeks. It's an aunt's right.

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Second, I thought I would share the contents of the prize I gave away last week. It ain't much, but I hope Heather enjoys it (or throws it away, I won't be offended). I had fun making it and that is the bottom line for me.

I have a little obsession with making these mod podged magnets. It just think they are cute, simple, and very versatile. Here are the ones I sent to Heather.


I think they make delightful valentines card keeper uppers. That's what I am using my magnets for. To make these, you round up some magnets, chipboard shapes, pretty paper, and mod podge glue. Its pretty straight forward- glue the paper onto the chipboard with mod podge, making sure there are no air or glue bubbles, add any embleshments or stamping that you desire, glue the magnet on the back, and viola. Simple. Seasonal. Stolen. I mean I stole this idea from her.

The second idea is stolen from Martha Stewart. Naturally. I found this way back in the day before I had kids and I always wanted to try it. So I did, and I love them.

I just made them with valentine scrapbooking paper and put them in my apothecary jar. A few days ago, I was browsing creative blogs when I saw that I wasn't thinking that far off from this genius. Of course, hers are about 49 times more cute, and I will definetly be stealing her ideas as well.

The final thing is this glittering word:



I love, LOVE, love glitter. I am like a magpie, I am attracted to anything that sparkles. I already had sparkling JOY letters for Christmas, and I really wanted something for valentines, so thats how this love came about. I purchased pre-cut wood lettering at Joanns, and painted it red. Then I applied glue all over it with a paint brush, poured glitter over it, let it dry, reapplied more glue over the glitter, and then sprinkled fine glitter over it. I just love the way they sparkle and you can decorate with these letters anywhere you want- on the mantel, in a picture frame, attatched to the wall (use sticky tack), or string a ribbon through it and make a garland. Ah glitter, how do I love thee.


Well, thats it. From my blog to yours, happy decorating.