DIY Valentine's Gift: Wrap it up with kisses!

Why not make your valentine's gift that extra special and wrap it up in your own kisses! It's sure to make your other half feel extra loved!

Materials:
Paper 
Sellotape
Lipstick
Ribbons/twine
Hairspray (optional)

Start with your piece of paper. Any will do that can be easily used to wrap a gift so you don't want it too thick. 
Apply lipstick and start kissing! This step can be rather embarrassing but it's also FUN! You could use different shades to give your wrapping paper more dimension and make it a little more interesting. 
You don't need to do this but if after you've done all your lip prints and want to seal it you can spray hairspray over the paper to stop the lipstick from smudging. Spray the can a good distance from the paper and then leave for a few minutes to dry if necessary.
Wrap up your gift & tie some pretty ribbon or twine around it. 
Tah-dah!

 Enjoy giving those extra kisses to your loved one this Valentine's day! Xoxx

DIY Valentine's Gift: A jar of love

Hello!

Personally, handmade gifts mean everything to me. It means so much that someone has taken a lot of time & effort to make something special. Sam is not a creative type at all really but he make the sweetest handmade cards and really tries with handmade gifts because he knows that's what I love. There's nothing like a really meaningful gift that someone has really thought about. 

Here I'm going to show you a really SIMPLE DIY that you could make for a loved one this valentine's day. 

Materials:

Mason/Kilner Jar

Ribbons

Lace

Twine

Buttons

Paper

Scissors

Pen

Heart-shaped punch 

All the above are optional, you can pretty much use whatever you can find in your house to create this.

Start by choosing some bits & pieces to decorate your jar and literally start putting it together. As you can see in the below photo I've stuck in place a piece of lace around the base. I used a little bit of glue from a glue gun to keep in place. Then I've tied some twine around it, cut a small heart out of red paper and tucked that in.

Choose some ribbon to go around the top and secure in place again with hot glue.

Cut strips of card or paper out and write out reasons why you love the person you are making this gift for. That's the beauty of something like this, you could make it for ANYONE! Your parents, best friend, husband, etc. Write out as many as you like, the more the merrier obviously!

Fold up all the strips so they have a little something to open out (like a present every time!) I also used a heart-shaped punch to cut out little heart to scatter inside. It just adds a little extra cute-ness!

Add a tag and voila! This is really easy, simple, inexpensive and quick to create! Go for it and make someone feel loved!

All you need is love

Hey guys!
Well it hasn't stopped snowing at all! The last time it was like this I was really little and remember it going on for days & days! 
It is so thick on the ground and stopped my mom popping by today which I'm not too pleased with! Boo hoo. It has not affected me greatly at all and I've rather enjoyed it, quite a lot actually, but now it's making life more difficult for people. 
However, before the snow began again today Sam & I went on a date yesterday. We had a lot to catch up on, needed a diary meeting and discussed how we can make our life a little more balanced when it comes to normal life & church life. Last year was a little mental, dedicating ourselves to so much stuff so we wanted to figure out something a little more controlled. It was nice anyway to sit over a meal for a few hours, have some quality time together & then we treated ourselves to seeing Django. Highly violent but also comical...they can go together...I've seen it! I thoroughly enjoyed it - what that says about me I don't know but I suspect Sam will be purchasing it on blu-ray when the time comes.

Anyway, I've been crafting, yes I have! It's coming up to Valentine's Day so I've put some cards in the shop! Click on the link or ETSY SHOP tab at the top and take a peek!
They're perfect to send out to not only your loved one but also friends & family! Happy shopping!