Random Tuesday Thoughts

Random Tuesday Thoughts is brought to you by Keely, The SuperMom @ The Un Mom. To participate, visit her blog and link up! 

I can't believe Valentine's Day is already over. It's a good thing we have so much candy left over, huh? Yep...thought so. Excuse me while I unwrap a oddly shaped heart-shaped Reese's peanut-butter cup. Did I mention I'm looking forward to the 75% off sale on V-day candy later this week I'm dieting? Or at least thinking about it... *sigh*
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I had a great time with my Valentine yesterday. We slept in super-late...well, I did anyway. (I couldn't go to sleep Sunday night or last night for that matter; I'm still awake.) We ate at Sonic for our romantic on-a-budget dinner and then went shopping. I got two pairs of jeans and some socks...woo-hoo! J got a belt. I'm sure he's enthusiastic about it though. I'd ask, but he's currently sawing logs. {You didn't know he was a lumberjack?}

After shopping, we went to see what was playing at the movies. We bought our tickets for Sanctum and The Rite. Then, we went to get a drink at Buffalo Wild Wings to pass the time. It got boring really quickly when the only sport they were showing was women's basketball. {No offense, we're just not basketball people...} So we browsed the clearance section of the Christian Bookstore. {We got some really cute magnets and bookmarks for mere pennies! My favorite magnet says: "God Recycles: He made you out of dust! Gen. 2-7".} After we spent about 15 mins. in the Christian bookstore, we were burning up, (they still had their heat on and it was 65º outside!!) so we went to the theatre. 

We had over an hour and a half til the first movie started, so we bought our popcorn and drink and then J played a few video games in the arcade area. Then we watched both movies and came home. We spent the next 3 hours reading. {Aren't we romantic?}
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After being so excited about giving out my home-made Valentine's, I only got to give out 2! Mama really liked hers and J was kind of indifferent since he had already seen my sister's. (I had to bounce ideas off of someone, didn't I?) I plan on giving the others out today. {Sorry Joey, yours is going to be even later than planned...I promise it's going to make it to you eventually.) I can't show you what I made yet, since I haven't given Joey, my pen-pal, hers yet. Sorry!
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Did I tell y'all what I made J? 

I got the idea here. (And yes, I copied the same paper they used. It was pretty and I just so happened to have the same. exact. paper. Weird huh? It was my paper's destiny.) I changed the design around just a tad, since I don't have a sticker maker, {but would gladly accept one!} I used a Xyron laminating roll to adhere my little sayings to the cards on the pretty side. {The blog I got the idea from put them on the "face" of the card. I decided it was too busy.} And I searched high and low and even got J to help me look, for the rings that hold together index cards... but nowhere had them! Michael's and two Wal-marts were out of them! It's a disgrace! So I used ribbon instead. It works fine for now, but it's hard to turn the "pages".

 These are just 4 of the 52 things I love about

my Hubby! I love the way they turned out!

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That's really all the randomness I have this week. I might surprise you later on by having a bit of randomness Thursday. Who knows. I hope y'all had a great weekend and a great Valentine's Day! Now, go visit Keely and let out some randomness!

"I Love You" Sign

Everyone uses the symbol for "I Love You".

{Even little babies can say I Love you!}

But do you know how the sign came to be?

It is American sign-language, but 

it is used all over the world! 

The sign is made up of 3 different letters.

'I'

'L'

'Y'

Put them all together, and you get:

 "I Love You"

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A couple of cute ways to say "I LOVE you"

across a crowded room are by mouthing:

   

"Olive Juice"

(this is my favorite!)

or

"Elephant Shoes"

Or you can say it at home with sticky notes 

 like I did at our apartment in 2008:

How do you tell your LOVEd ones how 

much they mean to you?

Six Word Saturday

Six Word Saturday is hosted by Cate @ Show My Face. 

This is one of my favorite Memes! Be sure to check out

Cate's blog and link up to SWS! 

  I can't wait

for Valentine's Day!

I've been working extremely hard

on Valentine's for my family and my

pen-pal, Joey of Big Teeth & Clouds.

I really hope everyone likes them. It

takes me about an hour to make each "Valentine".

But somehow I found the time to make two extras!

And later this coming week, (after V-Day) I'll

be having a giveaway! Be sure to watch out for 

it and enter to win! You're gonna love it.

{I hope!}

Happy Six Word Saturday y'all!

Wooden Picture Frame Makeover

I was feeling a little sluggish yesterday, but had promised myself that I was going to do something with all the stuff I have been buying. So here is a short tutorial with horrible pictures.  {I need an assistant to help me take pictures. The lighting is horrible in the room I craft in and so this is what you get.}

{I got these cute XOXOs at Hobby Lobby for $2 each. Cute huh?}

Supplies I used:

1. wooden frame (from Michael's)

2. felt in any colors you like

3. red paint, white paint

4. small paint brush and sponge brush and 

something to put paint in.

5. thread to match felt

6. pins to hold roses together before sewing
7. glue-gun

First I painted the frame red, using the sponge brush.

(I started the project several days in advance 

before I started taking pictures. So, the paint had a lot 
of time to dry.) Don't forget the sides of the frame!

Also, I painted the stand on the  back. Don't forget it   

if you used the same kind of frame I did. I used a 
clothespin to hold it, so I wouldn't get paint
all over my hands. {I did anyway.} You don't
have to necessarily paint the part under the 
clothespin, since it will be inside the peg-hole.

After the red paint dries, mix your white

with water to make it go on more smoothly. Then,

using quick strokes, brush the white on with your 

small brush, to make the frame look weathered. 

{Around the edges and on the inside edge where the frame

would get the most wear.} If you mess up, you can

just cover it up with another coat of red.

While the paint is drying, you can make your

roses. Cut your felt into a strip about 6 inches long

and 1-2 inches wide. Depending on how large you want

the rose to be. Then fold your felt strip in half

lengthwise. (hotdog style!)

Start at one end and roll the felt around into a coil.

On the larger roses, you can twist the felt 

periodically to make extra petals.

 When you get to the end, use a pin to hold 
the rose together in a few places. Then, thread 
your needle with the thread that matches the 
felt the best.

{I doubled my thread to make sure it didn't break

through the felt easily when tugged.}

 After pushing the needle through the rose

a few times in different locations, tie off

the end of your thread and remove the pins.

Your rose is done! 

After making several roses {if you plan to use more

than one.}, your paint should be dried. Using your

glue-gun, attach the roses in one corner of the frame.

Your frame is done! {Be sure to attach the dowel

in the back to help it stand up.} Stick in a picture

and add it to your Valentine's Day decorations! 

{If you have any questions about this project

or anything else, feel free to email me!}

While making this frame, I had a little helper 
come to visit. You might recognize her as The Princess.

  ♥

Giveaways @ Night Owl Crafting!

If you're looking for a great 

Giveaway, check out Night Owl Crafting! 

She's doing several giveaways this week up until

Valentine's Day! You have until Feb. 11th to enter

this contest:

There are lots of cute goodies to win this week!

Be sure to enter as many times as possible for

more chances to win! Be sure to follow the blogs

as well! These ladies are awesome!

Wordless Wednesday

Mullets: Fashionable or NOT?: Random Tuesday Thoughts

*sigh* I love Tuesdays. :) Tuesdays mean I can be as random as I want to be and no one will think I've gone off my rocker... maybe. Especially not Keely, the host of Random Tuesday Thoughts. When she's not out saving the world, you can find her at The Un Mom.

Last Tuesday I took my sister and niece and nephew 

to a few doctor appointments. The Princess had to

have her 4-month check-up that she missed by a

few weeks couple of months. Turns out, she's a very 

happy, healthy and smiley baby girl! 

See for yourself here and here:

 Wednesday I went with my Mom to Wally World

and she bought some dog food and chew sticks.

See José enjoying one here. I also bought a few craft

supplies for a project I'm working on. (Tutorial

later this week!)

Thursday I did some crafting and posted 

a tutorial here. I really love how it turned

out and plan on making a few more this week,

along with my Valentine's Day cards. :)

Friday I didn't really do much of anything,

except make a Facebook Fan Page for my blog!!

(Be sure to become a fan if you follow my blog!

I'll love you forever!! And possibly make

something for you! ;))

Friday night I couldn't sleep, so I stayed up 

all night entering pictures into contests on

Photobucket. You can read about my entries here. I

also watched Khloe snore for about 4 hours. 

Saturday I watched the most beautiful sunrise,

 blogged my Six Word Saturday and praised God

{still praising Him} because Jeremy got a job

interview!!! His interview was Sunday at noon

and it sounds really promising, because he has 

a drug test this Friday!! YAY! Total Excitement!

We also went out to eat at our local Waffle House:

 (I had chili...too many onions though.)

and then we went shopping; J let me buy

a LOT of scrapbooking/ crafting supplies. (Watch

for the tutorial later this week to see how I used my 

supplies!) I saw these:

 They were almost $3 for only two!! So I bought

some ribbon and tried to make my own...here is what

mine looks like:

Not bad if I do say so myself. (Look

for them in future projects! :)

Sunday, I slept in super-late because I felt

absolutely awful. When I did get up, I found 

out J's interview had gone well. I pre-ordered pizza 

and then watched The Princess so my sister

could take Boog to the park. After The Princess

fell asleep, (we left her with Mom)

J and I went to town to pick up the

pizzas and get Mom some Subway. (How annoying 

are those 5-dollar-foot-long commercials?) 

Then, we came back home, picked up The Princess

and headed to my sister's house to watch the game.

(I'm bummed the Steelers didn't win; there's

always next year!)

Oh yeah... when we were in town picking

up the pizzas, I noticed the temperature gauge in

my car:

 It's broken again. Sometimes it works,

but most of the time it doesn't. It looks

like my car might explode at any minute! 

 Monday I went with Mama to Nana's. I did Nana's nails

and then we went to Wally World (where I got a few 

more supplies I needed for a project for V-Day.)

Saw this lady at the checkout:

 (Do people really think mullets look cool?)

 On the way home, Mama stopped by Hobby Lobby

so I could check out the clearance section. I only

spent $25, but got some great deals! I plan

on crafting all day tomorrow. :)

That's pretty much my week. I can't wait to see what randomness Keely comes up with. Be sure to check out her blog at The Un Mom. Don't forget to link up and check out some other random people too! Happy Random Tuesday!