Glitter Heart Necklace DIY {part two ~ the packaging}

Hi friends!!

As promised I'm back today with Part Two of my DIY Glitter Heart Necklace for Valentine's Day. If you missed Part One you can find it here.

These hearts came out so cute and using the hot glue really made them super sturdy!! One thing I do recommend is tying three or four knots when making the necklaces. The bead landing is very thin and I noticed a few of the necklaces did come undone, but adding a few extra little knots did the trick.

Today I'm sharing what I used to package the necklaces. I thought of using the little brown jewelry boxes you find at Michael's, but I needed twenty-two and at 99 cents each that really wasn't the most affordable option, again, these necklaces are being used for Valentines and I'm sure the first graders these are going to won't care much about the packaging, but the idea would be super cute for party favors!!! However, I still wanted the packaging to be cute. So I came up with something that was super affordable and really made the most sense. I decided to go with mini paper sacks. I only needed twenty-two and they come twenty-five in a bag, but I grabbed two bags in case of writing mistakes, and one bag was only $2.99, plus I had a 20% off coupon, so it worked out perfectly and much cheaper than the boxes.

 



 

I also purchased some glitter washi tape to seal the bags closed. It was perfect and the glitter made them look extra fancy!

 



 

The bags really were the perfect size for the necklaces.

I had Gracie write all the names on the front using a Neon Pink Sharpie!!

Once the names were on, we carefully slipped the necklaces into the bags and sealed them with the glitter washi tape!! Super simple and I'm so please with how they turned out!!

 



How easy is that??

This little craft took some extra time but in the end it was worth it!!

Hope you all enjoyed this!

Have a fabulous Valentine's Day!!

 

 



Glitter Heart Necklace DIY {part one ~ the necklace}

It's coming close to that time of year!! Love is in the air and Valentine's Day is drawing near. It seems this holiday could very well be the single most over rated holiday of the year, yet still in love with every part!! No pun intended LOL!! When I was a little girl the extent of handing out Valentine's to class mates was simply signing my name to the back of a flimsy paper card with a chosen theme... Through the years the idea of sending a "Valentine" has become the mother of all DIY activities, and yes I have fallen... Hard. There are some really super cute ideas out there and having Pinterest makes it so much easier...well, harder if you look at it only because there are just so many adorable ideas!! What is a mother to do??!!

Fortunately, my daughters school makes it a tad simpler for us mommy's & daddy's, or so it would seem. The children are only allowed to bring in a non-food item to share as a Valentine and there must be one for every class mate... Ok great so where to begin?? If you missed last years DIY non-food Valentine you can find it here. Now, on to this years, which is now my favorite and easier than I thought it was going to be. I found this idea

here, but tweaked it just a bit!!

 



 

Ok, not only are these adorable, but they are super simple. They only thing I suggest is to get started a few days before if you plan on using them as Valentine's as I am here.

 

Supplies:

 

Creatology Foam Stickers

I used these

 

Bead Landing

2-Ply Lame Cord

 

Martha Stewart

Iridescent Hearts & Stars

 

Martha Stewart

Glittering Glue

 

Hot Glue Gun

*If you don't have a hot glue gun on hand you can still use the sticker

to hold the bead landing in place, but for best (and most durable) results

using the hot glue gun is best!*

 

Black Sharpie Pen

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

1. You will need two foam heart stickers of the same size. Lay one down face up so the sticker part is on the bottom. This is important because you will be using the white sticker part to have your child write his/her Valentine message.

 

2. Cut your bead landing string the length you need. Be sure it's long enough to tie a knot and still be able to place over your head.

 

3. Remove the sticker part from your other heart. This is where I used hot clue gun to secure the bead landing string to the bottom heart. Place the heart sticker directly over the bottom heart to secure bead landing in place.

 

4. Before turning the hearts over to have your child write his/her Valentine message with the sharpie pen, be sure the glue has dried. If you didn't use the hot glue still give the stickers a chance to ad hear and put lots of pressure to be sure bead landing is secure.

 

5. Once all your hearts have messages on them, it's time to glitter them up!!

Apply a good amount of the glittering glue and then add the color glitter of your choice. Let the glue and glitter dry completely. At least a few hours, especially if your putting them in a box, which I will be doing and showing you how we decorated the box in part two!!

 

Stay tuned!!



Happy Valentines Day {from Gracie Blue ~ the blog}

Popping in to wish you all a very

 

Happy Valentines Day!!

 

 

Hope your day is filled with lots of

 

love, laughter & chocolate!!

 

 

Be Mine {Valentines Day Gift Ideas ~ for Her}

Happy Monday friends!!

 

Still toughing out this freezing cold weather!! There is a certain groundhog

 

out there that is not well liked at this point!

 

I hope you all enjoyed the post on the super easy Valentine I whipped up for

 

Gracie's classmates. If you missed it you can find it here along with sources

 

and a free printable!!

 

Today I'm sharing a really fun idea for a Valentines day gift idea for, who

 

else, but the ladies!! Not sure about you, but my hubby really isn't interested

 

in receiving Valentines Day gifts.... He would rather just celebrate with a

 

nice night out just the two of us.... Though he does like to spoil me with

 

a few special gifts as well...

 

I thought it would be a cute idea to put together a few ideas for the perfect

 

Valentines Day gifts that I would enjoy and I'm sure all of you ladies out

 

there wouldn't mine receiving either! They are cute as a huge gift or

 

simply give individually. Either way, they are all super cute, girly and lots

 

of fun!

 

 

1. Y'all iPhone Case  2.  Tory Burch Purse (similar)

 

3. Make-up case 4. Pendant Necklace 5. Mac lipcolor

 

6. Tory Burch Wallet 7.Chloe Perfume

 

8. Bobbi Browm eye color kit 2014 9. Michael Kors bracelet

 

So what do you think? Which is your favorite? I love the Michael Kors

 

bracelet! It's super cute and won't break the bank!

 

Have a great week!!

 

I will be back soon with an update on our hallway re-do!!

 

Until then stay warm!!

 

 

White Chocolate Chip Valentine Cookies.....

Being in doors for three days with 35" of snow outside really I wanted to  make something for Valentines Day since I won't have time the rest of the week. I decided to put my own spin on an excellent recipe I found this past Christmas on this great blog Sally's Baking Addiction. This blog is full of yummy treats, but this recipe takes the cake! Since I didn't have any pretzels on hand (shocker I know!) I decided to just use what I had on hand, white chocolate chips, mini milk chocolate chips, red and pink sprinkles and Dove dark chocolate hearts....
I have to say this recipe is so simple I've made these cookies a total of three times and have memorized it already! And here they are!!

                                              

    White Chocolate Chip Valentine Cookies

 

3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter at room temp

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, at room temp

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp cornstarch (yup you read right cornstrach!!)

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 bag white chocolate chips

1/2 bag mini milk chocolate chips

2 tbs pink sprinkles

2tbs red sprinkles

 

Line an ungreased cookie sheet with parchment paper (I used a silpat sheet). Set aside. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment cream together butter and sugars until mixture is no loner "gritty" to the touch. About 3 min. Mix in egg and vanilla. Mix well. In a seperate bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. With mixer on low speed gradually add the flour mixture until combined well. Fold in white chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips and sprinkles. Blend well.

Preheat oven to 350F. Drop a large tablespoon of cookie dough onto cookie sheet (I used a small ice cream scoop!). Bake for 10 min Only!!

Remove and let cool for about 3 min (no longer) then add Dove chocolates (I used peanut butter hearts the other day!!)

Let cool on cookie sheet for 10min more.

ENJOY!!!

 

*adapted from White chocolate covered pretzel cookies*