Love is in the air

Mondays are my cleaning day but this morning after announcing that I was going on strike I declared today craft day, put the cleaning supplies away and set out to duplicate several things my friend Maggie had made. She found these ideas on a blog and told me the name twice but I cannot remember it {remember I have the memory of an anorexic gnat} so if these are your ideas please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due}.

These super cute battery operated candles, a set of 3, cost a total of $5 courtesy of the Dollar Store.

I wrapped the top portion of the candle with packing tape.

Slapped on a coat of red paint...

Sprinkled Epsom Salt over the wet paint and let dry.

I picked up some ribbon and heart picks, to finish the look.

Once they were dry I peeled the tape off, tied on the ribbon and hot glued the hearts in place.

Not bad for $5 and about 20 minutes huh?

Next I made this adorable flower heart in the frame.

I picked up 4 stems of generic red flowers at the Dollar Store and a frame at WalMart for $3, I already had the 8x10 canvas board. I painted the canvas pink, snipped the flowers off as close to the base as I could and hot glued them on in the shape of a heart, then I placed the canvas in the frame minus the glass.

The white X's and O's I picked up at Joannes for $2.50 each and just tied on some left over ribbon and hearts from the picks and a few buttons from my craft box. Total cost, $17 for all 5 pieces.

Now when you come in the front door you may not hear the love but you'll certainly see it!

The last thing I did before I called and end to my strike {the dog hair and knowledge that my sheets wouldn't be clean tonight got the better of me} and went back to "work" was finishing my PINKtastic swap gift {Amy, I'm not ruining your surprise with a picture of what I made you but trust me it's uber cute}. Everything is all wrapped up and ready to go, a record for me since I always wait to the day it's supposed to be mailed!

Yep, love is in the air...