Monday Blues for Red and Pink

February 9, 2015 By Meegan 3 Comments

Happy Monday! I have the Monday Blues for Red and Pink since Valentines Day is coming soon. I am happily sharing some of the BEST red and pink projects to inspire you.

If you like red and pink and you are looking for some ways to incorporate it into your home and accessories, this is post you have been looking for.

From lamps, to dressers, to chairs, tea towels, amazing string art, step stools, tea canisters, and chandeliers. It’s all here. And it’s all about Monday Blues for Red and Pink.

Valentine Inspiration Blog Hop

February 5, 2015 By Meegan 9 Comments

Welcome to our Valentine Inspiration Blog Hop!

I have teamed up with 6 other bloggers for this special day. We have some incredible Valentine inspiration for you.

A HUGE thanks to the co-hosts:

Concord Cottage

Oh My! Creative

Lilacs and Longhorns

Simply Fresh Vintage

DIY 180

2 Bees in a Pod

Please visit their blogs for more ideas and creativity.

ALSO, A BIG thank you to ALL of the contributors that make this blog hop a success!

I know you are ready to get the party started, so let’s go…

Cancer Awareness Pink

October 27, 2014 By Meegan Leave a Comment

Today I am doing something a little different on my blog. Cancer Awareness Pink. I don’t want to miss acknowledging those who have had Breast Cancer before October is over.

I personally have had 1 dear best friend, 1 grandmother, and 2 mothers-in-law pass away from cancer. Two mothers-in-law because my father-in-law remarried after his first wife passed away. Sadly enough, his second wife was taken the same way.

So this post is dedicated to those we love, have recovered, or going through treatment; and have, or are, in the midst of a great fight.

DIY Embellished Frames

February 6, 2014 By Meegan 9 Comments

Hello, Hello my friends!! I promised I would be posting my DIY Embellished Frames yesterday and I got knocked into bed with the stomach flu. Boo to the flu!! I am still in my comfy pajamas and my bed head (I look REALLY pretty today), but I am excited to share a fun, easy and a great gift for Valentines day.

If you have ever been into Hobby Lobby (well, who hasn’t, right?), you will be amazed at their vast sea of gorgeous and unique frames. One of a kind, really. Well, I thought I would make my own Hobby Lobby frame.

Welcome to The Valentines Tour

February 4, 2014 By Meegan 9 Comments

Welcome to The Valentines Tour!!

Yay!! It’s the Valentines Tour with lots of ideas and inspiration from 14 bloggers! It’s MY turn today, and I am excited to have you here. If you are here for the first time, here is a BIG WELCOME! And if you are recent visitor, I am SO happy to have you here again!!

Today, as part of the Valentines Tour I thought I would share my Valentines Shelves with you.

These shelves are in our kitchen and are a focal point in our home. Each shelf has meaningful items on it. I liked using red, white, and a little Tiffany blue for contrast.

On the top shelf you will find a book of poetry book titled “The Rubaiat of Omar Khayyan”. This book was used by Hubby’s Grandpa while he was courting his future wife. How sweet is that??? They would sit in her “parlor” and he would read poetry to her by candlelight. Such a sweet story.

The Book Page Valentine Art was on my blog yesterday if you are interested in making your own. I love using vintage book pages for any occasion. The Tiffany blue vases and jar are from a wedding I helped with last year. My white candles are tied with red rick rack for a small touch of red.

The bottom shelf is also filled with more vases from the wedding and a frame.

The doilies are held by clothes pins decorated with pre-made roses that I found at Michaels. I also found the little pom pom strand also at Michaels. The doilies are actually a wedding gift from my grandma. She crochoted each one especially for me, her oldest grand daughter. So they are sentimental to me.

We had a sweet friend take photos of Hubby and me. I LOVE how he is holding me. It was a romantic day when we took those pictures. We didn’t plan on it that way, but it was nice to look in each other’s eyes and truly feel how much we love each other.

I made the w ire hearts last year and knew I needed them again for these Valentines shelves.

Adding a little more red, I tied each vase with red rick rack. I felt lucky enough to find “Sense and Sensibility“ at the thrift store for a $1. Perfect addition for the Valentine shelves, don’t you think???

I also made the Red Polka Dot Bunting. It’s easy and so fun to hang in your home to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

And, one last angle of my Valentine shelves.

Our family came for a visit this weekend, and they loved the stories about each piece on each shelf. To me, that is what is is all about. The story behind an item, the hands that held or made it, or even read by candlelight.

And, what about the love that was behind reading poetry to court your future wife, the love that the vases saw at a wedding, the unplanned romantic date taking pictures, the doilies made by loving hands, and of course, the picture of my sweet Hubby and me.

That’s what Valentine’s Day is ALL about, isn’t it??

Join my Blogging Friends

Fourteen bloggers sharing their best RED and Valentine Ideas. Don’t miss out!! Pure inspiration for 4 days!!

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Wednesday, February 5th:

PETTICOAT JUNKTION

DIO HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LILACS & LONGHORNS

Thursday, February 6th:

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Book Page Valentine Art

February 3, 2014 By Meegan 11 Comments

I have been working on my Valentine Shelves and thought you might like to see the Book Page Valentine Art I made last week. I am really liking it, AND it was easy peasy!!

Doesn’t it look great for Valentine’s Day?? I love making anything with book pages, so I could not resist making book page Valentine art.

I started out with 2 book pages from a vintage dictionary I bought from the thrift store. I sealed them together with a glue stick. Using a cookie cutter as my guide,

Using a cookie cutter as my guide, and a pencil, I traced around the heart.

I used just very little paint, so you could see shades of red, not just a red painted heart. Some areas are darker than others, wwhich is the look I was hoping for.

This picture is a good example of what I mean. There are various shades of red depending on how little or how much paint I had on my brush. I tried hard to define the points and curves on the heart, so it didn’t look like a blob from a distance. Besides that, It looks perfect with my Valentine Polka Dot Bunting I shared with you on Saturday.

Finding the perfect frame for my Book Page Valentine art was easy. I like to use empty frames for decorating all around our home, this one is from the living room. I placed the book page Valentine art in the frame a put it on my kitchen shelves. Just the way I pictured it!!

What do you think, are you going to make some book page Valentine art ?? Let me know if you do, I really would love to hear about it.

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Polka Dot Valentine Bunting

February 1, 2014 By Meegan 25 Comments

Spread Some Love This Valentine’s Day…Along with a Polka Dot Valentine bunting!! I am so happy to have you here today! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Let me show you my how easy peasy this Polka Dot Valentine Bunting REALLY is.

I had so much fun making this Polka Dot Valentine Bunting for my Valentine’s shelves. And, it was SO easy!

Welcome February!!

February 1, 2014 By Meegan Leave a Comment

Welcome February!!

There is a lot going on and it is ALL exciting and fun for ALL of us!!

Love is in the air!! Yes, it is. Starting TOMORROW you can enter a $500 GIVEAWAY right here!! Because WE LOVE you, our readers and followers SO much. TWENTY amazing bloggers want to give you a chance to win $500 sent to your Paypal account OR a Visa Gift Card!! I know!! How exciting is that?? You could use the $$$ for YOUR Valentine, whether it be YOUR spouse, mom, dad, brother, friend, fiancee’, whoever YOU choose! I know!! $500 for Valentines Day. Who could resist, right?? Be sure to come back tomorrow to enter!!

THEN, Monday Starts the Valentine Tour with 14 bloggers sharing their best RED and Valentine Ideas. Don’t miss out on that either!! Pure inspiration for 4 days!!

Here is the schedule:

Monday, February 3rd:

Tuesday, February 4th:

WHAT MEEGAN MAKES

JUST PAINT IT

POSTCARDS FROM THE RIDGE

Wednesday, February 5th:

PETTICOAT JUNKTION

DIO HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LILACS & LONGHORNS

Thursday, February 6th:

Be sure to visit Hometalk and follow Michaels to enter to win a $100 Gift Card from Michaels!! More giveaways!! Yep, just follow Mihaels and YOU could win $100 towards Michaels!! Follow TODAY for your chance to win.

Also in February, I am partnering with Hometalk and Michael’s to have a Pinterest Party at Michaels!! I will be at Michael’s as the craft instructor on Sunday, Feb. 16th from 1 to 4. I will let you know the craft we are doing asap, as I am meeting with the store manager today. The location will be announced soon, as well. I hope YOU will join me at the Pinterest Party. We will tweet, Instagram and Facebook all of the fun we are having that day!! I can hardly wait to meet you and craft together. If you don’t live near me, check out the Michaels nearest you for details in your area. There will be 100 bloggers at 100 Michaels stores all crafting together at the SAME time! You do NOT want to miss out on a fabulous time with amazing bloggers, crafts, Michaels and Hometalk, do you??

An exciting and fun way to start February, right???

So I say, Welcome February!!

See you tomorrow for the $500 Giveaway!!

Make it a Super Saturday

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Valentine Projects for $3 and under

February 9, 2013 By Meegan 7 Comments

Valentine’s Day is coming and I am always looking for ways to cut costs. That is why I came up with my Valentine Projects for $3 and under…

Make a Valentine Marble Art piece. The marbles are a $1 a bag at Dollar Tree. You probably already have scrapbook paper and glue. Frame it using a frame you already own. So, there ya go. Cost $1

Decorate your shelves or mantel with Valentine decor you already have. Make a Valentine banner with ric rac and cardstock. Super easy!! Cost $.00

Use a frame you already have or buy one at a thrift store. Paint it, add twine, ribbon, or ric rac. Using a clothes pin, clip a Valentine sign to your frame!! My cost $1.75. The sign was a $1 and the frame was 75 cents.

Fill some jars with candy to match your Valentine Decor. They don’t have to be heart jars. Tie ribbon, twine, or ric rac for an added touch. Cost $2 for candy. I had the jars already.

Buy some candlesticks, paint them your colors and tie them with some ric rac. Cost $2.50. I bought the candle sticks at the thriftstore. I had the ric rac. Easy Peasy!!

Decorate some clothes pin with glue and glitter. Super easy. Cost $2.00 for glitter.

Cut out hearts from scrapbook paper. They don’t have to be pink or red. What ever you like. Glue a white heart to your Valentine. Using stamps write your message. Cost $2. $1 for stamps at Michaels Crafts. $1 for scalloped scissors at Target Dollar Section. Easy!!!

Make a crepe paper rosette heart. Backing is a cardboard piece from a cereal box, and the crepe paper was leftover from a party. The ribbon was a remnent. Cost $0.00

Using twine and your glittered clothes pins, make a banner to hang your homemade Valentines. Cost $3. $2 glitter. $1 scalloped scissors.

Using floral wire shape into Valentine hearts. Use any color and as many as you want. Cost $1 at Dollar Tree.

There ya go!! My ideas for Valentine’s projects $3 and under!! I hope you have found some inspiration and ideas from visiting!!

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Framed Valentine’s Day Marble Art

February 6, 2013 By Meegan 7 Comments

I just love that Valentine’s Day is coming soon!! That is why I made this Framed Valentine’s Day Marble Art for our shelves. Super easy and super fun!! Just use your own imagination to make what you want.

I started with 3 components:

Elmers School Glue

Scrapbook Paper

Flat Marbles (I bought mine at the Dollar Tree)

Then I decided on a shape or letter:

Using a dab of glue on each marble, I glued them to my paper. Once it was completely dry, I could frame it.

I painted the fames to match the scrapbook paper. I couldn’t resist adding some embellishments, and ribbon roses, too. I then framed my Valentine Marble Art.