Time for heart garland.

So my very creative daughter has now taken up crocheting.
And of course she is doing fabulous with it. :)
When I found this sweet heart garland I immediately thought of her and how much fun she might have with this.
This amazing garland was by the two very creative girls at Two girls...being crafty. For the DIY go here.

Photo Valentine Tree

I found this cute little tree filled with Love and thought I'd share it.
I'm pretty sure any proud grandparent would love a tree filled with pictures to display in their home.
Great idea for a February Wedding or Shower too. :)

You can find the DIY http://choosetothrive.blogspot.com/

Kisses in the kitchen

oh my....how could i resist posting about these amazing chocolate cookies?
how sweet they must be. i can only dream of them. :)
if you'd like to do more than just dream of them...here's the recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 36 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates or HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies
• 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla ready-to-spread frosting

Directions

1. 1 Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt alternately with milk, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
2. 2 Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
3. 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Spread frosting onto cookies, leaving about 1/2 inch around outer edge unfrosted; place chocolate piece in center of each cookie. About 3 dozen cookies.

found this here.

Cotton Candy Garland

Oh is this ever sweet! :)

Cotton candy
Garland
You just can't go wrong with either! :)
So here's the tutorial for ya!

Garland...duck tape style

We all should have known we'd see something like this in our future!
Come on..duck tape is SO popular right now!! I'm just disapointed that I didn't come up with this cool idea first!! :)
found this great idea at live love laugh grow

Garland...ball style

Now isnt' this creative!!
I've made little pumpkins using this idea, in fact my niece LOVES to make pumpkins like this, but I would have never thought to make a garland of them.
This is from a party done at Shim and Sons.

Garland...cherry blossom style.

Creative Jewish Mom has a fabulous Cherry Blossom garland made from......disposable tablecloths.
I love it when people find other uses for things.
It shows alot of creativity.
And of course, I love this because it IS garland. :)
For the DIY head on over to her site.

Beautiful garland...stained glass

Just found this and wow....it's beautiful!
How lovely would this be?
It is a bit costly, but I am sure worth every penny!

You can buy it here.

A cheesy garland!

Isn't this just the coolest deal? :)
Cathe from Just Something I Made shares this unique garland.
You start with this:
Do a little of this:
And get this:
She offers the download and the tutorial.
So if you need a cheesy garland....there you go. : )

No limit garland!

Ok..I'm having a hard time controlling myself here! :)
This garland is so SWEET!!!
Lights, lanterns, pom poms and fabric????
Seriously!
How incredibly cool is this?
Really, there is NO limit!
You can see more of this amazing wedding decor at Poppytalk

Money garland!

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of visiting my son and his wife in Lincoln, NE.
As we were going for a walk downtown I happened to see this in a window and HAD to stop and snap a few pictures. :)
I not only take family pics......decor is important too! :)

Anyway, I love this "cheap" idea. It looked to me like these were just stapled together.
Easy and fun.


And I apologize for the lack of blogging.
This Wedding planning is really taking everything I have for time!
I will have to start showing some of our projects, ect.
It's really mostly planning and organizing...but it all takes time.
I'll get back into the swing of things soon.

ribbon and pom pom garland

Well look at this! Pom poms.
string.
ribbon.
and that's about it.
Cute.
colorful.
easy.
I found this on the purple pug blog which has alot of
other really cute ideas too.

Garland....felty

Wool felt balls.So cute!
I want! :)
Etsy.
Made Mary

Pom poms and garland

Check out this sweet idea! Pom poms and then garland swagging their way around. :)
I can easily see this done at a party for decor.
Idea was found at is.ly blog
Lots of cute stuff going on there too.

Garland....of the button kind

To me this is amazing!

Buttons on string.
Of course!
Why didn't I think of it??
Certainly an idea to save in my book.
Found this on
Kara's Party Ideas
and she said she got it from
Wedding Chicks,
but I couldn't find it there.....but there are alot of nice ideas there. :)

garland of the paper kind

So I found this at Project Wedding and although it is similar to the garland I posted earlier this week, it's different! :) This one is done up in with a vintage library feel to it.
You could make a mobile out of it, hang it as a backdrop, or swag it from a ceiling.
AND,
imagine it done up in other colors and styles of paper.
The options/creations are endless!

Finally!

Good news! I have a new computer! :) Yay! Actually it's been here for awhile but it is just now all hooked up and working. Still thinking I should have gotten a laptop though. Guess I didn't think of it till this was already ordered....oh well.



So.....let's begin, with garland! :)This is sweet, unique and so creative. I found the garland and tutorial at tatertotsandjello.blogspot. And what a fun blog name. :)
And this is what she did with her garland.....now you might not have a storefront window to put it in, but hey,
I'm pretty sure it would work anywhere for most parties too.

You got something to say.........

Ooohh do I love this:

from here.

There are some serioulsy talented people around!

This would just be amazing done up in any phrase, special message or personal.

And yes...my computer is STILL broken!! :(

Garland....of the "no sew" fabric kind

I love fabric...there are just so many options out there.

And this.... well who can resist?

Fabric, string, easy peasy, zippity do and you have a Garland!!

I absolutly love the "no sew" idea, because me and thread, we don't like each other. :)

Tutorial is here.

garland....of the heart kind!

Oh how I *love* this garland! Pictures, hearts, garland.

You cannot go wrong here!

I originally found this on Poco Cosa's and she found it on Scrappergirl