a.c.b. : crafty fun

yes, that was an intended spelling mishap! when i think of valentine's day (that's the correct spelling in case you forgot), i think of the way my sister libby always used to say it: valentime's day. don't ask us why, but that's how she said it - and i kind of love it.

i love valentine's day. no matter how single i am, i love it. to me valentine's day is waking up to see's chocolate on the kitchen table and pink milk (food coloring o' course!), heart shaped peanut-butter & jelly sandwiches and maybe heart biscuits for dinner. it's lots of chocolate and those cute valentine's you get from your entire class in elementary school. i am blessed to consider valentine's day as a day where people tell that i am loved. i know that's a gift.

my mom celebrates valentine's day the best. she decorates our house with all kinds of fun things and has M&M's and kisses everywhere. she makes valentine's day crafty and fun and all about love for friends and family which is the best way to celebrate it. i'm so thankful for the way she taught me to show love through the little things like crafts and chocolates and creative fun.

so this year i decided to have some fun with valentine's day and made some valentine's for my apartmentmates and friends! last week i had a little evening to myself which included the following:

1) chocolate

2) paper, glue, scissors

3) paint & sponges

3) friends episodes & nicholas sparks movies

i sat happily on the floor and cut out hearts and watched noah and allie and landon and jamie fall in love and enjoyed that while eating my nestle milk chocolate chips. laugh all you want but it was delightful.

these are what some of the valentine's look like...

and these are the little boxes i got at the craft store and had fun sponge painting them. i was trying to make the initials look pretty using limited resources (aka q-tips) and they didn't turn out so great...but oh well. there's always next time.