BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

"Every Love story is special, unique and beautiful, but ours is my favorite." ~Unknown Make Valentine's Day last all year long. Have a heart hanging nearby to remind you of the special love you have together, or just because it adds a certain softness to the room. Today's craft is not difficult. This project took me just under 10 minutes and about 5 minutes to gather my supplies.  I saw this pearl craft on another blogger's web site and I wanted to credit them and let them know they inspired me to create my own, but for the life of me cannot remember where I saw it. If someone has run across it somewhere let me know. This project can be varied in so many ways, like the types of beads for example. I always use what I have on hand if I can. The type of beads can completely change the look of this.  It also can be made any size that you may want. You don't have to hang this from a ribbon, you could use a chain, a leather, a piece of twine. It is up ...

Photo Credit: Pinterest Want to capture romance? Want to rekindle the art of lost love? Perhaps you're looking to connect with your significant other like you haven't before, let he or she know how you really feel. Let's face it cards can only say so much and they really are not personalized enough. A Dying Art Well, the title heading says it all, all letter writing period has become a dying art. In the world of texting, e-mails and e-cards and our insatiable desire to have things immediately sent, received and responded to take precedence over everything. It has been proven for 100's of years that couples wrote letters to communicate and enhance the lives of each other. When one writes another it lifts their spirits, it shows someone how special they are, and writing someone can actually confirm a relationship. It is also an elegant form of class, that has its romantic benefits. Health Benefits Can one gain health benefits from writing love ...

I have a project that is easy and you can put your personal spin on it! I love doing projects that are easy, and relatively cost-effective. This quick project can easily be used as a gift to give or can be put on your wall in your own home.  I have seen these types of wall art in stores and they are very costly.  What I did was go to my local craft store and purchased anything I did not already have. For this wall art, I wanted to go "neutral" in color.  For my Valentines Day  wall art, I used these things: 8"x 10" white canvas 1 package of paper flowers ( approx. 3.99) 1 package small wooden letters (approx. 1.99) optional White glue acrylic paints    (chose to mix a light blue and white together) (and did bright yellow on the sides) Directions: Step 1: Paint canvas  (you can choose the color, and be patient let it dry, can also use watercolors it may dry a little faster) Just painted ...