Welcome Valentine

It’s February first and I spent a few minutes popping up our meager Valentine’s Day decor.  A wreath on the front door, red ribbons for the dogs and some rather sad looking pansies (clearly they need Sister’s touch) dress up the front portico.
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And a DIY pom pom garland and the requisite much anticipated cinnamon jelly heart candies (which I promptly removed to a hiding place after this photo) in the foyer round out the welcome.
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Using the base from last year’s rather blah wreath and this Pinterest inspiration picture…

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I came up with this…

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And I spent a whopping $6 at Michael’s to do it! While I was there I picked up the same exact picks in the St. Patrick’s Day version.

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So, ladies, that’s the extent of our Valentine’s decor for the year.  Now, I’ve got to go start enjoying the weekend :-)
xoxo

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