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

Heart-Shaped Pizza

Perfect for Valentine's Day! Available from your local First Class Pizza. Although, I bet your favorite pizza place would do it too... just ask!

xoxo, K

A Handmade Valentine's

With Valentine's Day just a little over a week away, we thought we'd compile a list of some of our favorite crafts & treats to make...

Hand-stitched Heart Card
Rice Krispie Kisses
Candy Cane Hearts
Candy iPod
Red Velvet Cake
Crayon Hearts
Felt Fortune Cookies
Woven Heart Basket
52 Reasons I Love You Book
Red Velvet Bonbons
Heart Shaped Soaps

xoxo, K

25 Loves: Mail

image via flickr

I love getting mail.  Holiday cards, baby announcements, handwritten letters, and wedding invitations make my heart swell with happiness.  Even better than receiving is sending mail, so our annual family V-Day tradition is decorating mailboxes for everyone in the family, so we can send one another Valentines all month long.  The kids have so much fun decorating their mailboxes and really take pride in writing notes to everyone (my youngest draws pictures). Luckily, I spotted the perfect mini mailboxes in the dollar bins at the Target at Irvine Spectrum.   

Here are some other ideas:

Valentine Letter Box

Super Crafty Cute Mailbox

Valentine Holder Craft Kit

Keepsake Valentine Box

xoxo, C

25 Loves: A Good Party

For Valentine's Day I thought it would be fun to share 25 things I love. One of my loves is a good party and one of my favorite parties last year was the incredible baby shower my dear friends threw for me (pictured above). As you can see the color palate is perfect for Valentine’s Day and the party was made a little more simple for the hosts by getting Sprinkles (all red velvet, my personal favorite) and having Z Pizza cut appetizer size slices of their pizza rustica to serve with salads.

The decorations were bright, but simple. They assembled pom-poms via Martha Stewart's instructions and hung them around the house. I think one of the best parts of the party was how the candy worked as a decoration as well (thanks to the inspiration of Amy Atlas). Hope this inspires you to create your own sweet party for V-Day.

xoxo, C