Sweet As Candy Decor

Conversation Hearts just scream Valentine's Day, but they are just not my favorite to eat...so I decorate with them!

I used a hurricane vase that I use year round and change with the seasons. I simply placed a white candle in the middle and poured the hearts around. Voila!  I found this miniature apothecary jar at a thrift store, put some of the extra hearts in there and added it to the top of my piano with some flowers and a gold "L".  It was the perfect addition to the little arrangement.

I used the large hearts, mainly because I thought they would fill the vase better than the small ones. You could really go with either.

Now you can enjoy the iconic candy without having to eat it :)

Hope you had a sweet day!

Xoxo,

Brittany

Gold Dot Entry Way Dish-DIY

I love to put my stamp around the house. If you know me (and later when you see my upcoming wedding) you will see that I love gold! It's bright and makes me smile. So do polka dots, those fun little things.

Here is a quick, fun, and affordable project to add a little gold and polka dots to your life! All you need is some thrift store milk glass and a gold oil-based sharpie.

I found this milk glass dish at a thrift store for a couple bucks. It already had the dots raised, so it was very easy to just color them. However, you can find milk glass with all sorts of patterns, get creative! It is between you and the sharpie.

Simply design your dish and let it dry. You could bake it for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven to "set" the paint. Do this especially if you think your dish will be going through the dishwasher or being handwashed multiple times. Mine is just sitting by my front door, so I have not yet baked it. Maybe future projects :)

Have fun, be creative and enjoy!

xoxo,

Brittany

Valentine's Day Gift Guide

I think that Valentine's Day is about so much more than being in a relationship. It is about showing all the nearest and dearest in your life how much you love them and care about them! Here are some of my favorite gift ideas to give to the special people in my life!

I also wanted to add another idea that I thought was beautiful and personalized! You could put initials, names, dates, etc. I think it would be neat to stack a few with special memories. I am thinking the geographic coordinates of our wedding site and then later adding the date and time of any children's birthdays.

Stell and Dot Signature Engraveable Bar Cuff

I hope your weekend is filled with love!

xoxo,

Brittany

Season of love...No Sew DIY pillows!

I love decorating for the holidays. It's fun and festive and just makes my heart happy. Speaking of hearts...let's talk about these pillows!! I grabbed my bestie, Abby, and we got to work!

Today we will show you how to make this striped heart pillow and this sequin arrow pillow!

Materials for the Striped Heart pillow:
           1 pre-made 18" pillow case for a throw pillow. We found these at Hobby Lobby and chose the               light tan.
           Iron on black rick-rack
           Heat N' Bond fusible adhesive
           1 8.5 x 11 sheet of red felt
           iron
           scissors

Step 1: Lay out your pillow case and iron out the creases. Keep the iron on, you will need it again!

Step 2: Lay out your black rick-rack and plan where you want to put your stripes. Then iron your stripes in place and cut the excess.

Step 3: Fold your red felt in half and draw 1/2 a heart along the folded side. When you cut it out, you will have a full, symmetrical heart!

Step 4: Grab your Heat N' Bond fusible adhesive.  Lay your heart on the adhesive sheets and then cut out the adhesive sheet so you have enough to cover the felt. Identify the "rough" side of the adhesive and place that side on the felt. Iron the adhesive sheet to the felt to adhere. Do more "pressing and holding" of the iron rather than moving it around a bunch.  After cutting the extra adhesive sheet from the heart it will look like this on the backside:

Step 5: Final step! Flip your heart over so the adhesive side is on your pillow case and centered. Iron the heart to the pillowcase. Again, use more pressing and holding.

Hi Abby!!!

After you are finished, insert an 18" pillow into the case and admire your work!

Materials for the Sequin Arrow pillow:

           1 pre-made 18" pillow case for a throw pillow. I chose light tan again.

           1 spool of gold sequins and 1 of red sequins

           No-Sew fabric glue

           Cardboard or plastic for the inside of the pillowcase

           scissors

Step 1: Lay out your pillow case and iron out the creases. Then place the cardboard inside the pillowcase. This will prevent the glue from seeping through and adhering the pillow together :)

Step 2: Plan out your sequin arrows. Get creative!

Step 3: Once you have planned and cut your sequins start applying glue. I put the glue directly on the pillow a little bit at a time. It seemed more manageable for me that way.

Step 4: I doubled up the sequins on the arrow heads to make them stand out more

Step 5: Let the glue and sequins dry flat, step back and admire your work! Insert an 18" pillow form and enjoy :)

We hope you love your new pillows as much as we enjoy ours!! 

xoxo,

Britttany