12 for Tuesday: Valentine Crafts

1. Heart Shaped Pizza

2. Heart Hair Clips

3. Heart Attack (a personal family favorite)

4. 30 Printable Valentines

5. Candy Necklace

6. Heart & Lollipop Flower Valentines

7. Heart Shaped Soap

8. Crayon Hearts

9. Photo Valentine Card

10. Felt Fortune Cookies

11. Rice Krispie Kisses

12. 3-D Sucker Photo Cards

xoxo, K

Spread the KOOZA love this Valentine's

So sorry for the last minute-ness of this incredible offer, but I just became aware of it. (I've had other things on my mind, like running my first marathon, so I hope you can forgive me!) Anyway, if you haven't had a chance yet to see KOOZA the amazing Cirque du Soleil show now playing at the Orange County Great Park, this is an opportunity you don't (& can't) pass up...

Buy one ticket for a select performance before February 14th (I told you it was last minute!) & get the second one FREE! To take advantage of this incredible offer (seriously?! buy one get one FREE?!), go HERE. When I last checked there were performances (& tickets) still available for THIS coming Thursday (at 4pm & 8pm), Friday (at 4pm), Saturday (at 4pm & 8pm) & on Sunday (at 1pm & 5pm). But you better hurry - with a deal like this (I still can't get over it! Buy one get one FREE!)

xoxo, K

25 Loves: Comfort

Nothing like a cute hoodie to provide comfort.

xoxo, C

25 Loves: Hugs and Kisses

Available on Etsy

xoxo, C

Inspiration for a Homemade Valentine

Looking back at all the delightful handmade holiday gifts from 2008 featured on blogs, I found two that I thought might just work for Valentine's Day or at least serve as a little inspiration.


The first favorite homemade treasure I spotted was on Oh Dee Doh and created by Sarah of The Small Object. She wrote a simple letter to her niece and formatted it on Photoshop to send to Spoonflower, so they could create custom fabric from her Photoshop image. The result is a sweet and personal quilt that her niece will always enjoy.

Here are some Valentine ideas that were inspired by this gift:

• a pillowcase with a memorable quote to that special someone
• a quilt with kids drawings to Nana
• custom Valentine Bags for the kids

The second homemade treasure I spotted was on Oh Happy Day and created by Jordan. She designed a simple leisure book to give to her husband, so that he could easily find fun things to do in his free time. She asked friends and family for suggestions and compiled all the ideas in a notebook divided into sections. I also love this gift because you do not need to be super crafty, the format is simple because she used a moleskin notebook with tabs to create the book. The best thing about the gift is that you can continue to add to your leisure books as you find new sites, restaurants, and things to do.

Here are some Valentine ideas that are inspired by this gift:

• plan a surprise trip and give a "leisure book" that include your romantic plans for the trip
• create a reflection book of a special vacation and include favorite spots and memories

xoxo, C