Hello All!

Hi!  It's been a while since I last posted. I've been sick. I should probably write about that in the near future. BUT today, I want to share this really pretty necklace and earrings set.

I bought the set on Amazon and you can check it out www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LW40723 or here.

The set is a pair of beautiful gold leaf earrings and a matching leaf pendant necklace.  The jewelry is actually made from the "skeleton" of leaves and then rendered in gold.  The jewelry goes with everything and actually comes in several finishes and leaf styles.

Aren't they lovely?  And they are very affordable.  I'm thinking of buying a couple of sets to keep around for gifts.  They would also make a beautiful Valentine's Day gift.  Check them out here.

Thanks for dropping by,

Natosha


(I received the set at a discount in exchange for my honest opinion.  I never promote any product I am not willing to use personally.  All opinions are mine.)

20 Things - Valentine's Goodies For The Whole Family

It's that time of year again.  That time when parents are asked to send items for Valentine's Day Party's and/or your child needs 25 Valentine's Cards for classmates, you need a cute snack and you want to surprise your SO with a little something.  Here are 20 fun and easy ideas.

My son's teacher asked all the parents to send a bag of candy, novelties or individually-wrapped food items for their party.  These look like fun items to send.

1.  Applesauce cups:  Over on Craftaholics Anonymous, Linda shares these adorable labels to add to applesauce cups.  Cute AND healthy.

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2.  Matchbox cars:  Hello, Wonderful designed these cute car valentines with a free printable.

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3.  Pencils:  Over on The Homes I Have Made you will find everything you need to make our own.

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4.  Animals:  home is what you make it has such a cute idea to attach toy animals to business cards.

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5.  Crazy straws:  Who doesn't love crazy straws?  Ginger Snap Crafts has the cute printable.

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Do you want to make fun, festive and tasty treats for Valentine's Day?  Try out these.

6.  Valentine's S'mores Snack Mix:  Kimberly at A Night Owl always delivers on awesome ideas.

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7.  Mini Heart Pizzas:  Alli at Cupcake Diaries has the most wonderful recipes.  These mini pizzas are perfect for Valentine's night.

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8.  Heart quesadillas:  These are super cute and full of cheesy goodness. Smart School House is behind this goodness.

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9.  French toast churro bites:  Sign me up!  Oh My Goodness Chocolate Desserts has a winner here.

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10.  Cupid floats:  Moms Need to Know came up with a simple, but scrumptious strawberry float.

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Perhaps you are looking for crafts for the kiddos.  These look like fun.

11.  Washi tape heart suncatcher:  This craft from Kids Craft Room is quick, easy and pretty.

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12.  Love catchers:  These are so original and a fun spin on dream catchers. Meri Cherry is on to something.

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13.  Heart rocks:  No Time For Flash Cards made these cute painted rocks.  You could leave them around your neighborhood.

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14.  Love paintings:  Simple and eye-catching way to have your kids create art.  Brought to you by Inner Child Fun.

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15.  Stamping hearts:    Happy Hooligans used toilet paper rolls to make this cute stamping art.

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Now some Valentine's fun for the adults.

16.  Strawberry mimosas:  Baking Beauty invented this lovely concoction.

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17.  Movie night!  Such an awesome set up created by A Joyfully Mad Kitchen.

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18.  Treat box:  by Unknown.  If you know who created this, please let me know.

Unkown

19.  Heart-shaped bacon:  Oh my goodness, just give me a pile of these and I'll be good.  The DIY Lighthouse will show you how.

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20.  Etsy gifts under $30:  This list has tons of lovely items for anyone on your Valentine list.  (Sorry about the bad pic.)

I hope you find the perfect Valentine for your sweetheart and kiddo!  Happy Valentine's Day!💗

Thanks for stopping by!

Natosha

{Treat Valentine's Day Cards Giveaway}

I am so excited because today I have my first giveaway ever!  The folks at Treat. generously allowed me to pick out some cards to review and are providing one lucky reader 5 Valentine's Day cards of your choice.  Go HERE to see all the Valentine's Day cards you get to choose from.

My mother-in-law is a beautiful woman, inside and out.  She is generous, loving and has devoted her life to caring for and serving her family.  I am so blessed to be her newest daughter.  I want her to know how much she means to me.  I plan on sending her this card:

Outside

Inside

                                                                             


First, let me tell you, these are not postcards.  They are regular greeting cards.  By regular, I mean a card that opens, because everything else is beyond regular.  You can personalize just about everything.  First I chose a card, then I added the pictures to the front.  Treat. gives you the option of using photos from your computer and also several photo sites, such as Shutterfly, Picassa, and Flickr.  You can also get photos off of your Facebook page.  For those of you with an iPhone, yes, there's an app for that.  Get the Treat. iPhone app HERE.

Next I chose a layout for the inside of the card.  For this card, I had six options.  I was then able to personalize the wording.  You might be thinking "I can't think of the right words."  No problem.  Treat. has the Message Library to help you pick the perfect words.

Here are a few of my favorite Treat.http://treat.com Valentine's Day cards:

  

  

Treat. literally has hundreds of Valentine's cards to choose from.  I usually pay anywhere from $2.99 to $4.99 for a good quality card.  At Treat.com all cards regular price is $3.49.  They also have options where you can purchase 6, 12 or 18 card club pack and get the cards for as low as $1.99.

Another cool option is you can add a gift card to the card you just created.  Than you can have them mail it to you so you can sign and mail, or they will mail it for you.  The third mailing option blew my mind.  You can make a card and schedule it to be delivered on the date of your choice up to a year in advance!  I am so forgetful.  This would be a great option.  I can get on Treat.com, make all my cards for everyone's birthday's, etc and they will mail them at the proper time.

So, why would you want to rush to the store and choose from cards that have been picked over, when you can send a special card made personal for each individual on your list.

You can interact with Treat. via:
Facebook:  TreatCards
Twitter:  @treatcards       (They are having a party:  #SweetTreats on 1/29/13 at 2pm EST.)
Pinterest:  Treat Cards
Google+:  Treat Cards
Blog:  Treat Blog

Now for the giveaway! (U.S. Only)  If you would like to enter, go to Treat's Valentine's section HERE and check out their amazing selection.  Sign up for an account (required to enter and receive prize, as Treat will credit your account with the 5 cards.  It's free to sign up!).  Then come back here and comment telling me which card is your favorite.  Please leave me the email account you used when you signed up at Treat.  If you would like extra entries, follow my blog and leave a separate comment letting me know how you follow  and/or follow Treat. and leave a separate comment telling me how you follow them.  That's a total of 3 possible entries per person.  A winner will be picked at random on 1/31/13.

What are you waiting for?  Head over there and start creating unique and personal cards right now.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Natosha

*I was provided cards for review purposes.  Treat. is responsible for providing the prize directly to the winner.  All opinions are 100% honest and mine.*

{Valentines for Children} A Round-Up

There are only two weeks left before Valentine's Day.  Here is a round-up valentines ideas for your little one.

Crayon Hearts made from broken crayons via Inner Child Fun.



Friendship Bracelets with a personalized card via Dandee:





Magnifying Glass via Dandee




"I Dig You" Shovels via Fry Family:




Butterfly Valentine via Skip to my Lou:




3-D Photo Valentine via The Frugal Girls:




Blow Me A Kiss via Plum Adorable:




Fan {Tache} Tic Cards via Plum Adorable:





You Blow Me Away via Bloom:





U Rock via Onesie Twosie:




Fish Bowl via Faboolous:




Fish Bowl via Inspire. Create. Repeat.:





Kiss via I Am Momma Hear Me Roar:





Glowsticks via Bloom:




Gluestick via Craftiness Is Not Optional:

If you don't have the time or inclination to put together the above valentines, here's a list of printable valentines.

via Fresh Picked Whimsy

via pumpkins & posies

Dr. Who via Frantically Simple

Mustache via the mombot

via Secret Agent Josephine

via Chocolate on my Cranium

  

via kate.net

Hope you find something you like!  I still haven't decided what to do for Jaxon.  If you know of some other cute valentines, leave me a comment with the info.

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha