valentine's day
Huge thanks to Anne for featuring my garden rose card in her Valentine's Day card round up. Best way to give flowers this Valentine's. Actually scratch that. Give this card AND flowers. That's the winning combo.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I know it's not for everyone, but I absolutely LOVE Valentine's Day. Not so much the commercial hooplah, but I adore the idea of slowing down and taking the day to tell people just how much you love them. Glittery hearts, boxes of chocolate (which just happened to be a large part of my breakfast this morning, no judgements), flowers- I love it all.
Okay, well I don't love the commercial that tells men they're going to getting lucky by giving your lady an oversized teddy bear. That creeps me out. Almost as much as the footed pajama's with a "back flap" for added convenience. Really people?
Valentine's Day is just a beautiful reason to really reflect on how much love is around you. The love of your spouse, your parents, your siblings, your friends- if you actually take a minute to think of everyone you love and everyone who loves you- it's pretty damn humbling and heartwarming.
And like I said before, this holiday encourages glittery hearts and flowers. ENCOURAGES IT. If that doesn't make you happy then maybe this will:
To show my love for all of you this Valentine's Day, enter VALENTINES13 and get 20% off your order.
And on that note, Happy Valentine's Day everyone! If you're so inclined, I'd love to hear what love you're celebrating today.
via courtney khail
Still looking for that perfect Valentine's day gift? How about flowers? Even better, how about a one of a kind painting of flowers? That way you get the everlasting happiness of flowers without the tackiness of silk ones. (Apologies to any silk flower lovers out there- I just always associate them with a lot of dust and unnatural colors. Speaking of- there is someone who lives a little while away from our house that definitely put those fake really brightly colored bouquets in each one of their pots. The best part? The tags are still on them. It's amazing.)
And bonus points if you give a painting AND chocolate. I don't care if people think it's cheesy- if you show up with chocolate and flowers you win Valentine's day.
*Well that or a hat from the swap meet. That could win Valentine's Day too. (Oh Jay Z, I love you.)
because porcupines are the cutest baby animal EVER. You're welcome. via sharon montrose
Happy Friday everyone! I've been planning major catch up this week after taking a week off for Alt, so I'm thrilled that the weekend is in sight. Well, thrilled and terrified because I still have so many things to do today! But as I wait on paint to dry (because there isn't much you can do when that's happening) I figured now was the perfect time to catch you all up on some fun things I've found while perusing the internet.
It's not even February and I'm already getting into the Valentine's Day spirit- these heart shaped cheeses Chelsea posted about would be perfect for a picnic.
I can't tell you how many times I've been asked how to tie a bow tie. Maybe now I'll know how to answer them.
Seeing the Arizona Balloon Show is definitely on my to do list. There is just something so magical about hot air balloons.
I need to make these desserts pronto.
I also need Liz Lemon to be a real person so we can be friends.
Did you go to Alt? Want to know who else did? (or maybe you're just curious) Meg made a huge list for all of our networking and connecting needs.
Speaking of Alt, I get so excited to see people excited about my work.
And speaking of work, it's time to get back to it. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! And fun plans? We're seeing a concert tonight with two of our closest friends and I can't wait to awkwardly dance (see minute 1:45 to understand what I mean) the night away.
See you all on Monday!