Valentine Burlap Love Birds

It's definitely time to switch Holiday gears. I'm moving on to Valentine's Day. Who's with me?? I'm skipping the whole New Years thing....I don't know why but I've never had an easy time making any kind of New Years craft. 

So, Love Birds.

What you'll need:

Red Felt (trimmed to bird shapes)

Burlap Circles  

Paper

Stamps

Fusible Webbing

Hand Towel

~Trim the felt into bird shapes. 

~Stamp onto the paper with some different designs (I used a heart design and music notes). 

~Tear around (and out) each design. 

~Use the fusible webbing and to attach the circle of burlap to the felt (trim the webbing to be the exact size of the circle) and place it under the towel and iron it. 

~Do the same with the piece of paper. 

~Thread something though it and decorate a branch with it, should you like!!

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Wool and The Gang

Sorry I didn't get my party up this week, folks!!  Things were just so busy right around the holidays....it absolutely slipped my mind!! It will definitely be up this Sunday with all kinds of fun features, because you guys always go above and beyond. You totally inspire me. 

I wanted to tell you about a fun little online shop called Wool and the Gang. It's a very all-inclusive knitting site that sells all kinds of knitting kits and finished pieces. They have got some very high quality alpaca knitting wool that are used in some of the patterns. Though the prices can be high, the quality of the wool and the pattern is represented well. 

A Knit Kit Gift is a great idea for present for the New Year....it's so cozy to be sitting in your warm house, with your fleece pants on, fuzzy socks, pony tails and a nice romance movie on the tv while you begin a new project. Okay, so now you know what I do in the winter time. :-) 

Look at this sweater:

Such a gorgeous piece, right? This is one of the kits you could make. Click on this link HERE to learn more about it.  

Here is one that you could just buy and be totally pleased with....

You can find Wool and The Gang here:

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This post was sponsored by Wool and the Gang. I received compensation for my mentioning this site. All opinions are my own and written in my own words. 

Winners of Your Novel and Guylian!!

Merry Christmas Eve to those of you who celebrate it!!

Here is a little gift from me to two of you.... (I wish I could give one to you all!!!!)

The winner of the Your Novel Giveaway is....

#1

Michelle L.!!  Yay for Michelle!! She has a really fun blog, by the way. 

The winner of the Guylian Giveaway is....

#5!!!!

CLC408!! 

I'll send you both an email right away and give you 8 days to contact me. If you don't contact me within that time frame I'll need to move on to a different winner. Happy Holidays to all of you!!

Guylian Belgian Chocolates Giveaway

Here are some of the most delicious chocolates I've ever tasted. 

Smooth. 

Rich. 

Silky. 

Absolutely Decadent.

Guylian Belgian Chocolates Truffles are filled with the finest white, milk, and dark chocolate and filled with their signature truffle. They produce the most beautiful marbling on the shell and sea horse shaped chocolates. 

I've had my share of many *many* different types of chocolates. I spent some time in Eastern Europe and ADORED the rich chocolates there. These chocolates remind me so much of the ones I had there....they are so incredibly rich and creamy. This chocolate is really high-end. I actually brought these truffles into my workplace and there wasn't a co-worker who didn't "MMmmmmm" and "OOooo" over them. 

The story behind the name of Guylian is just as romantic as their desserts. Guy Foubert was a passionate Belgian chocolatier who met and fell in loved with a woman named Liliane. In 1958, they married and combined their names to make Guylian. Their chocolate recipe is still used and made in small batch kettles and combined with their delicious hazelnut truffle center. 

Lucky for you, and just in time for the Holidays....I've got a giveaway for a Box of 22 Chocolates.

Oh, yum. 

You are going to LOVE these!!

This Contest Ends on Friday, December 23rd,  @ 11:59EST

To Enter (leave a comment for each type of entry):

~ *MANDATORY* Like Guylian on Facebook (1 Comment)

~Follow Guylian on TWITTER (1 Comment)

~Visit Guylian and tell me what kind you would buy. (1 Comment) 

~Tweet this giveaway (once daily) and leave me the link to your tweet. (1 Comment)

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A Marvelous Mess #44 and Features!!!

Here are my fave's from last week:

Christmas Tea Party from Pampers, Playdates, and Parties

Crochet Christmas Tree Ornaments from Annemarie's Crochet Blog

Glitter Cottage from Sew Can Do

And the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar is....

Shortbread Cookies from From Grandma Loy's Kitchen

Thanks to all of you for linking up and don't forget to grab a featured button:

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Mason Jar Snow Scene

I just had to try on of the mason jar snow globes I've been seeing on Pinterest and the rest of the blog world......

I happened to have some vintage mason jars and some polymer clay. I bought some bottle brush trees at A. C. Moore and some glitter snow. I shaped the clay to fit around the tree in the base of the mason jars  and then hardened it in that shape. I painted the glitter snow on the hardened clay and let it dry. Then I placed the tree (with glue on it) and the snow in the base of the jar and that was that. Easy peasy!!!!

I love the simplicity of it and the way the glass makes it shine. 

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Blue Cricket 

Your Novel Romantic Giveaway!!

Want to spice up your Christmas a little?? This idea is totally fantastic. Buy yourself and your spouse/significant other a romance novel where the two of you play the starring roles!! 

I love reading a decadent romance novel. And, I have totally put myself in the place of the leading lady. Haven't we all? That's why I think this book is so perfect, because not only I am starring but my husband is too!! 

When given the option to review this book, I was asked several details about my life (and my spouses)  to make the story fit.  Then I got to choose the style of novel. You can pick out of several options including:

                                                Beaches-Cruises                    Abroad

 

                                                         Outdoors                        Historical 

I chose the Historical romance....because what woman wouldn't want an adventure on the sea with her love in flouncy dresses in pirate costumes? You can choose a novel that is written is a style that's a little *wilder* or a little *milder*. I voted for the wilder. :-) These books come in paperback, hardcover, or ebook. If you order by December 16th you can get it in time for Christmas!!

I am truly a fan of this novel. It's provided us with a lot of laughs and, of course, romance. 

Would you like to win one?

I'm going to be giving away a paperback of a personalized romance novel from Your Novel!!

This Contest will end on December 22nd at 11:59 EST

To enter, leave a comment for each:

~Go to Your Novel and tell me what style book you'd pick!!

~Friend Your Novel on Facebook

~Follow Your Novel on Twitter

~Follow Marvelously Messy on Google Friend Connect (left hand side bar)

Good Luck!!!!

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