T.G.I.F. Linky Party #86

Hi everyone and welcome to this week's
T.G.I.F. Linky Party!

Our most popular linked up item from last week's party is these

St. Patrick's Day Burlap & Clover Wreath

by....Silo Hill Farm

click here to see this fantastic wreath!

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Lenten Mantel ~ 2013

When I took down the Valentine Mantel decor I found my mantel bare again.  For me, it's too early for St. Patrick's Day and Easter/Spring decor so this desire came over me to add some Lenten decor items to my mantel to remind our family of what this season is all about.  Being catholic my entire life I've participated in many lenten seasons but for some reason, this year I find the enthusiasm to do more, participate more and express more.   For me, Lent is a season of reflection, fasting, praying and bringing ourselves closer to God.  

In surfing the web I found there is Subway art for about every season including Lent.   I found this perfect print over at Planning On It.   

My mom gave me this wooden cedar cross several years ago and it usually stays on the wall in my boy's bathroom --- but I found it is perfect size for my mantel decor.  I purchased some purple fabric from Wal-Mart and cut strips to drape around the crosses and lay around the mantel.  I added jute rope in random spots for an extra touch.

I created this Lenten Burlap Banner the same way I created the Be Mine Valentine banner last month.  I cut rectangles of burlap, added a lighter color fabric and individual letters to spell out the special words for Lent including Pray, Repent, Share, Forgive and Love.  I hand-painted the black crosses onto smaller squares of burlap.  To string everything together I used purple/white twine and added touches of purple ribbon to the banner.  

I think the chalkboard is one of my favorites in the whole grouping.  I found this Psalm 51 Verse 10 very fitting for the ensemble.  

I love decorating with jars and these square mason jars are perfect!  I added white rocks (from the Dollar Store), purple fabric strips, and a votive cup/candle.  I tied jute into a knot around each jar to finish off the jars.




Sharing with some of these linking parties this week! The Gunny Sack ~ Strut Your Stuff ~ Craft-O-Maniac ~  ~ That's What Che Said ~ Keeping It Simple ~ Young & Crafty ~  ~ Somewhat Simple ~ Tater Tots & Jello ~ Home Stories AtoZ ~ Creations by Kara ~ A Diamond in the Stuff ~ Someday I'll Learn ~ Create & Inspire ~ Purple Pumpkin Blog Create.Craft.Love ~ 36th Avenue Pin It

Printable Lenten Calendar for Kids

In my search for Lenten activities for my Sunday School class I found this Printable Lenten Calendar for Kids and thought some of my readers may enjoy it as well.  It's a great visual for kids to countdown to Easter Sunday.  It's also available in several languages.  :)

click here to download this calendar

Enjoy! 



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T.G.I.F. Linky Party #85

Hi everyone and welcome to this week's
T.G.I.F. Linky Party!

Our most popular linked up item from last week's party is these

Valentine's Day Vignette

by....Sarah SaturDIY

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Have a Fabulous Day! Valentine's Wish to You!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ~ 2013 my sweet blogging friends!  
I wanted to stop by and wish you all a wonderful and sweet day; thanks so much for visiting, commenting, emails, messages and just "being here".  Even if you don't comment, email or message -- please know that I appreciate you all the same.  It is a thrill to see my page views and I love you all. 
xoxoxoxoxoxo

I covered large chocolate candy bars with scrapbook paper, white copy paper (in center), added a few doodles, 3" scallop circle, folk heart punch, and sentiment from Paper Trey Ink (Signature Greetings).  
I'll be back later this afternoon for the T.G.I.F. Linky Party #85 going live at 4:00 pm CST.  



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Pencil Valentines with [Cutie Cupid Tag] Free Printable

Creating just the "right" class valentine is hard work especially with a 6 year old little boy who has his own opinions of what he wants his valentines to look like.  I jokingly told him (but I was somewhat serious) that "your older brother never did this to me, he always liked my valentine ideas." -- ha!  He's a chip off of the old block and loves to throw out crafting ideas.  Remember his Football Heart Valentines from last year and the Dinosaur Valentines from 2011?  This year was no different.  
This year….he was insistent to give a pencil to each of his friends.  We played around with different ideas of how to create our valentines that we could incorporate a pencil and finally settled on the one I'll show you in this post.   For the base of the treat holder I'm using the Trifold Card Die from My Creative Time.  The adorable little cupid guy is from My Cute Graphics.  

Download this cutie cupid tag here.  <---

Tri-fold Card Die by My Creative Time

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If you're looking for another idea with this sentiment here is one Spencer and I created several years ago and we also have a video tutorial to go along with it.  :)

Just Write for Me Valentine

You Rock Valentine

Valentine Tractor School Box

Tractor Goodie Bags

Sharing with some of these linking parties this week! The Gunny Sack ~ Strut Your Stuff ~ Craft-O-Maniac ~  ~ That's What Che Said ~ Keeping It Simple ~ Young & Crafty ~  ~ Somewhat Simple ~ Tater Tots & Jello ~ Home Stories AtoZ ~  ~ A Diamond in the Stuff ~ Lil' Luna ~ Create & Inspire ~ Purple Pumpkin Blog Pin It