Handmade Valentine

Handmade Valentine - Mail Out

Here are some of the handmade Valentine's getting ready to head out this week A big Thank You to all that have purchased some. All proceeds will be going to Dallas Dog Rescue, Rehab, Reform. You can learn more about them at www.dallasdogrrr.org or click HERE!

It's not too late to order! If you look at the shop tab on my blog page, you can now buy online at www.maddiemarrs.com or click HERE.

You know, I'm just not into the expensive side of Valentines, but I do love Valentines for a lot of other reasons. I'm more into: the colors (I love pink and red together), textures in paper and decor, lace, doilies, the smells. I love the smell of construction paper that is used to make paper hearts and paper chains. I love the over the top decor you see on Hallmark Valentine shows. Yup, I could watch that all day just for the decor, colors and the baking. Ha, but seriously . . .

I do enjoy giving my husband and kids treats for Valentine's, but I keep it at a small treat. This year they will each be getting their favorite candy/treat and a pair of socks with our dogs on them. Martha Stewart says, It's all in the presentation . . . 😉 sooo . . . I make sure each of their gifts is wrapped up, and I take my time to make sure that my presentation is something that would make Martha proud. 😁

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Can I laser on glass?

Conversation with myself: Can I laser on glass? Well, I don't know, I haven't tried. 😂 It was my first attempt at lasering on glass. Next time I think I will make some minor setting adjustments. Depending on the design, I may want the image to be a bit clearer/sharper. But, since this design is a bit cute, spooky and going to be used as Halloween decor in our home, it works. The black roses were made using my laser, wood with acrylic paint. I know this is short but I hope it was sweet. I'm not sure where October went, but I wish you and yours a fun and safe Halloween. Thank you for stopping by and, Until next time, Maddie

Gold Leafing a Boutonniere

It was my first time to do a boutonniere and I thought I would try adding some gold leaf foil to a few roses and see how they turned out. They came out very nice, I thought. Some Supplies used: Add the adhesive where you want. You can put as much or little as you'd like. I was going for a bit of a drip on one of them. I played around adding some gold leaf foil to a few leaves. It was a big rose and a rather heavy one at that, so I decided to just do the one and leave the other rose out. It would have been too bulky. Using some floral tape, floral wire and some hot glue I put the boutonniere together. For a soft more vintage look I added some vintage lace I had on hand and finished it off with some ribbon. This boutonniere was a hit and it was a fun piece to do. Thanks for popping in, Maddie

Are we Sleighin' or Slayin' ?

I hope you are having a great start to this new year! As I was putting up Christmas I thought about how I had not shown this cute wood round sign. I love that it can go up in October and stay up through Christmas. This sign gives me all the Hallmark feelings. I've been contemplating making a few of these to list. 🤔 I will get back to you on that. Speaking of Christmas - Anyone feel like it just zoomed right by at a high rate of speed this year? I totally did. Materials used: Wood, acrylic paint, gold, green and red foil paper and some rope and ribbon for hanging. Everything cut on my laser. Thank you for swingin' by. Until next time, Maddie

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