We Love Winter Walks

Winter walks are the best. 

The latest walk we went on was in search of animal tracks. We'd had a lot of rain the day before, which has melted a lot of snow and make it slushy, then everything froze overnight. It's a good recipe for seeing some tracks. 

Here are some that we found:

 Deer.

 Scat from a meat eating animal....see the hair?

 And yes, I just totally put poop on my blog. 

 Wild Turkey. 

Hold on a sec....I'm going to call a Striped Skunk on these tracks.

Mostly, we just played in the snow and tromped around the field. Buddy was LOVING the adventure. He couldn't stop chasing after Chloe....who was searching for mice in a very serious way. She didn't really appreciate his playful mood.

Chloe was ready to get started on her search.

 Buddy was ready to pounce on Chloe.

 So, he did.

 Chloe kept at it....diligently working to find a mouse. Until Buddy got in the way.

 Don't you just love that ears back, full-of-trouble look he has going on in this picture....
He was just looking for an excuse to run as fast as he could in circles.

We love Winter walks.

Our New House

Content by Mac Kline

Our new house is amazing and I can't believe we finally get to move in and live here as husband and wife. I've been waiting for this day my entire life and I couldn't ask for a better husband than James. I mean come on, he bought me my dream house and we're only 24 years old! I can't wait to get all of our stuff moved into the house and get the rooms painted the way I want them to be and I even got a little surprise for James once we move. I called up direct tv and I've got a guy coming out a week after we moved in to install a dish so he can get all the sports channels he's had to go to a sports bar to watch for the last two years. I wish I could afford to buy a new flastcreen TV, but because we’re going to be so house poor he's going to have to wait on the new TV!

A Marvelous Mess #48 and Features!!!

Oooo, those Valentine's Crafts are really being made now!! I hope you'll show us all up with your latest and greatest!!

Here are my fave's from last week:

Valentine Wreath from Two sides of the Rainbow

Crocheted Plarn Tote Pattern from Petals To Picots

Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies from the Blackberry Vine

and the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week....

Spring Jitters from The Generous Earth

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Now, on to the party:

Diamond Candles

I recently got the chance to review a Cinnamon Roll scented Soy candle from Diamond Candles . OOooooo, does this candle smell good. Now, not only does it smell good....it has a diamond ring inside it!! Every candle from Diamond Candles has a ring inside it with a value anywhere from $10 to $5,000!!! The candles are made of soy, which makes it last much longer than a regular candle and the scent is wonderful. Not chemically overpowering at all, which is something that bothers me about a lot of store bought candles.

The big question....how much was my ring worth???? About $10. I did see some videos on You Tube with people who won the more expensive rings. Honestly, I'm pleased as can be with this candle. And, I think you will be too!!  So, here's a nice giveaway for a candle. It ends on February 27th. Just fill out the rafflecopter form below!!

 Good Luck!!

I was given product as compensation for this review. All opinions are my own. 

Round Valentine Love Chalkboard

Here's my latest in Valentine crafts. It's also just really cute to have on your wall for little love notes....cause you don't need a special day to tell someone you love them. 

Here is how I did it:

I took a round piece of wood (in this case a small wooden table top) and spray painted it with chalkboard paint. 

Cover it with a piece of cloth (I used a rough linen that looks just like burlap) and trace the circle shape. Then trim out the circle. 

Trace a heart shape onto the circle (that is centered in the middle). I folded my linen in half and and traced out half a heart, so that is was symmetrical. Once it is trimmed, use some spray adhesive to glue the linen to the chalkboard.

Now, you can work on the trim!!!

I used a white sheer ribbon with a solid edge as the first layer. Using hot glue, a attched along the egde of the circle. Then, I pleated a pink polka dotted ribbon and attached that on top of the white one. I used white tulle and accordion folded it along the sides of the edges. I ran out of space with the pink ribbon in one spot.....

So, I had to improvise. Linen flowers ought to do it, right?????

Perfect!!!!

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