Spreadin' the love...a rather loooong Valentine post!

Love is in the air....

all throughout the Farmhouse.

 In celebration of the LOVE we share in our home...

We dress it up in some Valentine's decor....

To My Valentine

a 2' tag that hangs in the entryway of our home...

An ornament, a stamp and some ribbon....

Oh, won't you BE MINE?

What's this?  Cupid forgot his wings?.....

Some more homemade goodies perched on a shelf.

Mixed up with a few store bought goodies.

(Don't forget to Click on the photos to VIEW LARGER)

A BE MINE banner

I made from some scrapbooking paper, glittered letters

and more gingham of course.

A cute lil' couple picked up from the craft store

I made them a home under the cloche. 

More gingham ribbon, a felt heart and a tag...adds charm.

Flowers and Candy say Valentines,

I spread some faux flowers around

until the real (hint, hint, honey) ones arrive.

(Silent reminders, lol).

Hearts & Roses all in one.

I know roses are the signature Valentine flower,

but Daisies are my favorite flower of all time

My hubs knows that I would rather receive daisies instead!

The windows are splattered with paper hearts,

it looks like

the love is just bursting

out the windows!

A girl can never have too many

HEARTS around her!!

And we should always remember how....

FRAGILE those hearts can be!

A stuffed calico heart hangs from a light....

all the year, reminding us of the love of

friendship too.

What would Valentines be without Sweethearts?

Cupid the cook

waiting in the kitchen for inspiration to whip up all those SWEET TREATS!

Old fashioned Wild Cherry Hard Candies

they look Valentimey to me...

Susan Branch is another one of my favorite authors...I love her cookbooks. 

Her SWEETS to the SWEET goes out on display every Valentine's Day.  She has some good recipes and her illustrations make following them all that much more fun!

I love being snowed in and crafting! 

A couple of weeks ago I dragged out all the scrabooking stuff,

the postcards, ribbon, buttons, stamps,

you name it...

it was probably on my craft table.

A few inexpensive frames....

a little glue, a little glitter....and I threw together a few collages.

This one started out looking like this...

and ended up as this.

Well I still have to make alot of Valentines this weekend...

Planning a few treats to make this week,

now that I'm feeling a little bit better after my bout

with the icky stomach flu, ugh!

I will be resting up this evening snugglin on the couch with my hubs

to watch a few "Romantical" movies, lol. 

These are a couple favorite that are in my DVD cabinet....

Cold Mountain,

a beautiful (and a lil' bit sad) love story set amidst the Civil War...

(ummm, Jude Law's in it too, yay! :o) ).

Another one...of my favorites. 

The Notebook..

Just look at the movie poster...need I say more?

Sooo good!

So, what are your Valentine's Day plans? 

I am thinking a nice dinner at home,

still working on menu ideas though.

I have to say that I think there is nothing better than

Italian food for Valentines day, there is just something so romantic about it!

Hmmm...I love me some ITALIAN FOOD, lol, what to cook though?

Any ideas girls? 

I'll have to check back in a few days.

BTW....

Our porch was featured on

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have a look see if you have a minute. 

Well thanks for stoppin by, stay warm snugglin up the ones you love!

 

Take Care now,

~Dee~