Mason jar Soap dispenser

I will admit that I have a small (okay..big) crush on mason jars and a love of finding ways to reuse  household items and if I can save money doing all that it's a huge plus. And then on top of that if I can make something cute well...my world is complete. I was ecstatic with the wine bottle dish soap dispenser so I decided to try using a mason jar..

It looks sweet and is so handy! I drilled a hole in the lid and used an old lotion pump. I'd love to see pictures of ways you've reused around your house!

Last but Not Least...

On the 13th Day of Valentines me true love received...

One little book that said it all!

Some of you may know that I am a huge fan of mini-albums and when I saw this one on PaperVine I just knew this was something I wanted to make and it was perfect timing since the day of love was just around the corner! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it!

Valentines Day Goodies!

Valentines Day is only a couple sleeps away and I've been very busy with some fun crafts at the kitchen table! If you've been following my post about the advent calendar you can tell I've been having a blast!

I'm a very inquisitive person by nature and like to know facts behind the holidays we celebrate so here are a couple cute ones!

About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.

While looking up facts I also discovered this bit of fun!

Valentine's Day Superstitions
It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine's Day predicts her future husband. For instance:
Sparrow: a poor man
Owl: remain spinster
Bluebird: a happy man
Blackbird: a priest or clergyman
Crossbill: an argumentative man

• If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have.
• To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.
• On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
• If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
• If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.
• If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter - maybe they mean Batman!
• If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage.
• If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.

And now for the goodies! Drumroll please.......

As you can see I've been very busy! Next I get to trade in all this red and pink for green! Can't wait to show you all the awesome St. Pattys Day cards I'm going to come up with..they're so cool you'll want to pinch yourself to see if its real!

Heres to hoping your Valentines Day is full of LOVE!

Super Bowl Food!

Every year I create some yummy goodness for my brothers Super Bowl Party and every year I post pictures on my Facebook page and every year I get compliments and questions..this year has had only one difference.. the awesome question of "when are you going to post a blog about your food!?" Well here is a little preview..the rest will have to come after the party and recovery..tomorrow. If you have any questions about recipes just ask and I'll try to answer the best I can. 

Are you ready for some football!!

Pictured:

*Brownie Footballs

*Goal line chocolate cupcakes

*Pico de Gallo

*Football cupcakes

* Cheeseball

The Spread!

The cheesball was a hit!

Can't have a superbowl party without desserts!

Invidual 7 layer dips!

Sorry this is late, recovery time took a little longer than I expected! Here are a few more pictures of the food from the party. For the main dish we ordered platters from Subway. I decided to add a little fun to the day with SuperBowl Commercial Bingo and we had a blast! It kept everyone interested through out the whole game and we had some awesome prizes for each bingo! We will do this one again for sure!

Hope you all had a fantastic superbowl party and if you made/did something awesome for it I'd love to hear about it!

Valentines Day Advent Calendar

This whole project began the day I decided I wanted to give something hand-made and crafty to the hubby for valentines day..I'd seen a few advent calendars using cupcake pans and thought they were super cute and wanted to try making one myself. So armed with that knowledge and the fact that Will enjoyed the christmas calendar I had made him I decided this was the way to go!

What do you think!?..

I decided to use a mini cupcake pan for the longer months with holidays in them! I've decided that you could re-use the pan for each holiday and make different themed discs for each one..such as christmas, easter, halloween or whatever holiday you are so excited to countdown for! I used magnetic sheets, scrap paper and a hole punch to create the discs for each day.

So as I crafted it turned out the calendar itself was super easy but coming up with the goodies for each day was a little tougher..so I went with the theme of the "12 days of Christmas" and made it my own as the "13 days of Valentines".. I've had tons of fun making each little treat for Will and I think he's having fun so far counting down the days because he asks if its time to check the calendar!

On the 1st day of Valentines my true love received.....

On the 2nd day of Valentines my true love received....

On the 4th day of Valentines my true love received...

On the 5th day of Valentines my true love received...

On the 6th day of Valentines my true love received....

On the 7th day of Valentines my true love received...

On the 8th, 9th and 10th day of Valentines my true love received..

I know you're asking yourself about the 3rd day but if I told you then it would be TMI...

I will add to this post as the days go by to show the little gifts that come with each day and of course we'll have the big reveal of what the 13th day of Valentines will be! Here's a teaser..the queen of hearts makes an appearance!

My kitchen table is overflowing with LOVEly valentines goodies so keep checking back for more!