Valentine's Mantle Display

I love decorating for the holidays. And Valentine's has to be one of my favorites. 

I love red and I love hearts and I love chocolate!

To see last years mantle display head over here. I added a couple things this year 

(and I've got a new house and new mantle).

I created the "Oh How He Loves US and the B + C (that's Ben plus Chessa!) 

with my Silhouette on an 8 x 10 canvas that I painted. 

I bought hollow cardboard L O V E letters and spray painted them silver.

I just adore these little arrows!

  I cut out hearts and arrows from red and white felt.

Grabbed some sticks from the backyard.

 And hot glued the felt on each side.

Super simple. And it only took me a couple minutes.

 Aren't they so cute?!

 This could be a great craft for kids too!

 I also cut some little felt hearts and glue them to sticks (also found in my backyard). 

For the DIY on my sweater vase go here. 

I love this Subway art created by Diana at Project Inspire. You can find it here.

Make sure to head back next week, I've got another mantle to share and 

my very own Valentines Subway Art I created and I'd like to share! 

You are my Sunshine

Recently I was commissioned by a friend to create a piece of art work, on boards, 

with the words from the song "You are my Sunshine"

Here's what I came up with:

The paint technique was very intentional. The colors were picked by my "client." 

My favorite part is the Ralph Lauren Tobacco stain rubbed on the top. 

I've used this paint/glaze treatment several times on various pieces of furniture in my home. 

I got the idea from my good friend and the both of us use it on everything!

For years I've been signing the backs of my scrapbook pages...

Here is where my latest creation now resides:

 Doesn't it look stunning against her mocha walls? I love it!

I had to show you a couple of pictures of her house (with her permission of course!) 

She painted all her cabinets and used the Ralph Lauren Tobacco stain rubbed on the top.

Close-up of the cabinets. 

The same treatment done again here. 

Don't you love the clean look of her family room? I do!

One of my favorite rooms in her house is her 3-year-old daughter's room. 

The color choice is so bold and unique 

It actually inspired me to use the same scheme in my kid's bathroom.

She is not only my good friend and now "client" she is the hair stylist for me and my girls. 

Here is Sidney after getting several inches cut off. We love her cute summer bob.

 And here she and I are. Me with MY new summer-do!