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valentines day in a jar gift idea ♥

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i have to admit breakfast is my favorite meal of the day… 
i mean what’s not to love about any kind of breakfast food? muffins pastries waffles bacon 
eggs oatmeal cookies bagels cookies french toast cookies…
🙂
speaking of bagels, i love a good bagel with butter and some raspberry jam on top yummm.
 bonne maman happens to be our favorite store bought jam, have you ever had it?
 (and ps. this not a paid post just really love the stuff)


besides, lets talk about what’s really important here – the gingham lids on those jars ♥
i mean really good jam in a cute jar? it’s like icing on the cake – or like the jam on the bagel? hehe


anyways, file this Valentines day in a jar gift idea away for next year – or if you are celebrating throughout this weekend, you still have time to pull some of these together with any jars you might have laying around!

i soaked my jars in a bowl of really hot water with a few drops of dawn blue dishsoap 
for about an hour – the labels slid right off – easy peasy.


the fun part is going to target walmart michaels where ever and picking out all the little things that go inside! i try to keep things all the same color, but sometimes the items vary depending on who i’m gifting to – for instance i know my mom doesn’t like things that are rose scented and my sister in law is conscious about clean ingredients – keep those things in mind! it would be sad to get a gift full of things that are really super cute but maybe not items that are useful


 if you have trouble thinking of what to put inside – just think about all the things that YOU love! 
a favorite polish color, chapstick, a favorite kind of chocolate or gum … you get the idea ♥


if there’s extra room in your jars when you’ve put everything in,
fill the empty spaces with small candy like hershey kisses or dove hearts,
 even heart confetti would be cute in the bottom of the jar!


add some matching ribbon maybe a gift tag with a note to personalize ♥


definitely feeling like my jar hoarding skills paid off for this little gift idea 🙂


SO CUTE! happy Valentines day everyone! ♥


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heart shaped sugar cookies ♥

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Valentines Day has always been my favorite holiday – i think it’s all the hearts, sprinkles, and pink stuff that’s on everything 🙂 so when it comes to making heart cookies i always get excited … maybe about eating them as much as making them ♥



make a batch of these cookies for your family or to put into cute bags/containers
 to give to friends or neighbors – i promise they will love them!


this roll out cookie dough recipe has been my go-to recipe for twenty years 
um. wow. that makes me feel really old
 anywayssss…… this recipe has never failed me! the cookies are soft, buttery 
and at the perfect thickness when rolled out to a quarter inch

but the real game changer was when i learned to roll the dough out onto parchment paper first 
(light bulb moment) and THEN chill it in the fridge right on the cookie sheets! 
it makes so much more sense than chilling the dough in a big lump then trying to handle and roll it out when it’s too cold to work with anyways right? 


i always double this recipe, plus i use extra large cookie sheets for a larger rolling surface for the dough and for more cookie space when baking – this rolled chilled dough bakes up so nicely and the cookie shape holds perfectly


for the simple icing i combine 2-3 cups of powdered sugar with a few tablespoons of milk – just add slowly until it reaches desired consistency & add a few drops of red food coloring for pink frosting – spoon the icing into a ziploc bag and cut off a small tip from one of the corners – pipe in a zigzag pattern and sprinkle with nonpareils right away before it sets. SO GOOD.


get the recipe here, print and add it to your recipe box
i hope you love them & happy Valentines Day friends ♥ 

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a few of my favorite things ♥

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just a few handmade things & shops i’ve had my eye on recently…
just thought i’d share them with you since valentines day is almost here!
and maybe you’re still looking for a few little treats to hand out ♥
and i’ts really no secret that i love vday. it’s my fav.
maybe it’s all the hearts & pastel colors.
no that i really like hearts or pastel colors or anything
🙂





valentines day is in my shop too!
i’m running a coupon code good through tomorrow night at midnight!
IHEARTYOU20
for 20% off your total purchase
♥ happy weekend ♥

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diy ♥ my little pony necklaces

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yay it’s friday ♥
and it’s almost the weekend
which means we need to make stuff … and valentines day will be here before you know it!
you NEED to put some of these together for all the little girls you happen to know 🙂

i made these last month, 
when i had a little bit of time the week before Christmas to make a few gifts
and my craft night besties and i, have an annual cookie exchange/craft night 
where we exchange not only cookies 🙂 but gifts for each other and for our daughters 
(comin up with crafty gifts for boys seems harder right?)




and to make things a little easier most of our girls are really into my little ponies right now
and um … (clearing throat) so are the mamas. 
(and one dad) (yeah you know who you are one dad) 
loved how simple these necklaces were to put together!
what you’ll need:

– drill
– very tiny drill bit
– 1/2 inch screw eyes
(found these in that isle at Lowes 
where all the washers & screws are in those little drawers)

– ball chains
(from hobby lobby – these were 18 inches)

– and some miniature my little ponies 
(found these at toys r us)




the only thing that you really need to figure out is where to drill the hole for the eye screw
we stood the ponies up since they all have different heights & stances
then drilled a hole on the top of the head where we thought
 they would hang best from the chain without being crooked
make sense?




screw the eye into your hole and that’s it!
it should look like this …







all the little girls loved them!
seriously i’ve considered wearing some … they make me so happy
they’d even be cute layered on top of each other if you make a bunch





twilight sparkle, pinkie pie and applejack
i just love how colorful they all are



and did you know pinkie & AJ are cousins?? yes they are. so my littlest little tells me
helloooo. mom. don’t you know this? it’s important stuff
mmkay.




there a few of these  in my etsy shop too!
 if you’d rather scoop one up
without all the intimidation from the power tool 
🙂



take a peek at this cute pony house project i made last year too while you’re here 🙂

♥ take along pony house ♥



happy making stuff!
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sweet Valentine's Day gift & a free printable … ♥

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i’m so thankful for all your sweet comments on Friday!
i’m kinda smitten with the new garlands
so i’m super glad you like them too
♥

so on to the winners!!
the random generator thingy randomly selected …

comment #3 … Lisa Burger
comment #21 … TexasNeals
comment #45 … Judith

yay guys! if that’s you please jot me an email 
with your address so i can send these out to you!
{raisinguprubies@gmail.com}

now even if the random generator thingy was not you friend today 😦
i have a super sweet printable that you can take with you anyway 🙂

along with a super simple Valentine’s Day gift idea
cause i wish everyone could win
and cause i love ya ♥




i picked up a few things at Michaels the other day 
to put this gift together for a sweet friend at my church … 
the heart paint bucket was only 1.99 on clearance 
and the frame was in the $2 bins … 
i love this frame! and they had some in a pretty teal color & white 
(i may or may not have come home with some of those too)






i used PicMonkey to create an image for the frame
i was having to much fun with their new Valentines options … 
so i made three different versions 🙂 filled the bucket with chocolates 
and tied the frame to the top with some pretty ribbon 
… add a tag and that’s it!





so go! get some of those cute frames!
and use one of these images to bring some last minute sunshine to someone you love 🙂
(just right click on the image and save to your computer ♥)



happy week everyone! enjoy ♥
much love…


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cupcake paper flowers … ♥

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i’ve had a few inquiries about the paper flowers 
that were on my craft table in the Better Homes & Gardens feature 🙂 
i originally got the idea from Martha here and just tweaked it a little 
by using the natural brown color floral wire 
(i liked that idea better than using the green floral tape)

so thought i’d share! come on, let’s make some stuff ♥






gather up your glue gun, the floral wire & some cupcake papers
these colors were inspired by that jar of conversation hearts i have sitting on my craft table 🙂







it’s simple really, and the pictures will walk you through it … 
poke wire through paper, hot glue near the middle and pinch around the wire
(don’t burn yourself!!)






repeat 3 times, or more, depending how puffy you want your flowers













ta-da! see?





what the bottom looks like 🙂






these would be a sweet Valentines Day gift
find a can or glass jar, wrap some ribbon or kraft paper around it and deliver 🙂
it’ll be loved … promise.





my craft room is happy it’s Valentines Day too …
(heehee)










short & sweet ♥
make lots 🙂
happy crafting! 

sweet parties here ♥

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shop update … ♥

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i put together a cute & easy tutorial over at Everything Etsy
if you want to hop over and check it out …
they make for great school Valentines … minus all the sugar 🙂

these mini Valentines Day notebooks are also for sale in the store
aren’t they fun?!
some other cute things are listed for Valentines Day too …




conversation hearts
(the non edible kind 🙂


and conversation heart tags
chevron neon heart tags
(doesn’t get any better than chevron, neon & hearts)
sweet little mason jar bunting
20% off your purchase today and through tomorrow!

love Valentines Day 
have i mentioned that before?
well i do
♥
happy shopping ♥
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valentine ballerina pinwheels … ♥ with fptfy!

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i feel so blessed
by all your words of encouragement to me last week
and all the congratulations you gave me
♥ 
i can’t say thanks enough
for reading, following, and for … well …
lovin’ this little blog here
🙂
i appreciate you all so much

enough with the mushy
another Valentines day project comin’ you way today!
teamin’ up with my bloggy bestie
♥ Keren from Free Pretty Things for You ♥

Click HERE to download the image for this project!

Keren’s pretty little vintage ballerina image is cuter than cuteness
it had to be used for something Valentines-ish
i can’t say it enough … Heart Day crafts are just my favorite!
come on, let’s make some stuff ♥


print, cut, then gather some supplies:
scrapbook paper, white tulle, paperclips and some ribbon 
(last two are not pictured)
i cut a small piece of tulle and scrunched it up 
then put it through the sewing machine to give the tutu a little dimension 🙂 
(hot glue would work too)
one. ♥ for the pinwheels, start by cutting your paper down to 8.5 x 8.5
two. ♥ cut that piece into four even sections
three. ♥ fold each piece into four sections (like a fan) 
then fold the whole thing in half, and paperclip the two sides together
four. ♥ do it for all four of the square pieces, 
using the paperclips to connect them together
(i used two paperclips to secure the middle as well)




flip it over and glue the ballerina to the front


punch a hole in the top to thread some ribbon through
lastly … make more!
are you having a Valentines Day party? or a little girl’s birthday party?
simple & fast party decor … and cute to boot 🙂
thanks again to lovely, sweet Keren, for providing the vintage image!
check out her blog here!
and her shop here!


happy crafting ♥
sweet parties here ♥

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Pretty Valentines Day Bunting … ♥

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This little project is really nothing new …
just a different spin on an already popular idea 🙂




i looooooooooooove Valentines Day
all the pink-ness, heart-ness, pink-ness, and heart-ness
{did i mention i love the pink & the hearts?}
i found these shabby cupcake papers and the butterfly in the dollar bins at Michaels
{score!}
gather up some doilies, beads and cording of any sort 




i threaded all the beads on first so i could start sewing the twine into the paper 
without having to re-thread my needle a bunch of times
fold the doilies & cupcake papers in half





then take your sewing machine cover off … and find a little deer 🙂
my littlest little left this here ♥
{she later asked me if i found my “surprise” … she’s so funny ♥}
ok, so put a clothespin on the end your starting with 
to keep the first bead from falling off






fold the papers over the twine and sew
placing the beads in between each doily as you go




stitch right underneath the twine, being careful not to catch it 
if you want to be able to adjust the spacing later when it’s hanging





hot glue the butterfly wherever your little heart desires
tie a loop on each end and you’re done ♥



happy Valentines Day crafting 🙂
and i have one more quick post about my kitchen org coming up soon 🙂
with gladness in my heart ♥ psalm. four. seven.
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