"I Mustache You to Be Mine" Valentine's Day Breakfast

I'm finally back with a blog post.  Life is so hectic and crazy lately!  It's crazy to think that we are half way through February already.  Let's hope the groundhog was correct and Spring is around the corner because here in Wisconsin we are D.O.N.E. with winter!!!  So longing for blue skies, a warm breeze and grass between our feet!

 

Since that is not coming any time soon, why not celebrate!  This past weekend we had our 3rd annual Valentine's Day family breakfast.  Since starting this three years ago, the kids look forward to this as soon as the calendar flips to February.

 

If you follow this blog, you know I am always planning a party in my head...  So last year I thought I was so clever when I came up with the theme "I mustache you to be mine" for our Valentine's Day breakfast for the following year.  (See my Pinterest Board here.)  Little did I know that it would be THE theme for this year!  Oh well, I guess creativity loves company :)

 

This post is a picture overload. Vendor information is at the end of the post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I mustache you to be mine" sign - BritneyLeighs on Etsy
"I mustache you to be mine" printables - Lil' Luna
Grace and Ethan's shirts - Junie Grace on Etsy
Fondant cupcake toppers - Fondant Fantasy on Etsy
Heart and Mustache Garland - Oriental Trading
Mustache pics - Oriental Trading
Fuzzy Mustache stickers - Target
Mustache washi tape - Raquelbcn on Etsy

Thanks for looking!  Happy Valentine's Day :)

Valentine's Day wreath and chalkboard

After the wrapping paper is all torn off and the gifts tucked away, I am ready to dismantle my holiday decorations.  It seems to be more work year after year.  As I'm packing away the last wreath and greenery, I ask myself - why do I do this every year?  And then I look around my house and it looks so empty and naked.

So, what's a girl to do?  Decorate for Valentine's Day!  This year I'm in love with the chalkboard fad that seems be everywhere.  I found a vintage looking chalkboard from Zulily and whipped this up.

 

 

Sorry, no step-by-step tutorial.  This was pretty easy to do.  I purchased a small wreath form from Joann.  I then took small paper doilies and folded them into fourths, used a push pin to secure to the wreath at the corner and filled in the wreath.  I "fluffed" the doily as I went.

 

 

I also purchased the gingham ruffle trim and hot glued it in a circle to a piece of circle felt I had cut out. I then hot glued the "flowers" to the wreath.

I added a little pom pom trim to the top, attempted to write fancy chalk writing on the bottom and there you have it. It took me less than the second half of the Packers wiping up the Vikings :)

 

 

Thanks for looking!

Valentine's Day Treats

I've been stung by the "I Dig You" Valentine's Bug.  These are just the cutest darn Valentine's I've seen.

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The kids and I had to make them for all of our friends and family :)  I found the tags here.  Here is our version:

Happy Valentine's Day!

"I love you a bushel and a peck" Valentine's Day Breakfast.

Last year, we had our first annual Valentine's Day Breakfast.  Looking back to last year, it amazes me how much has changed in our lives.  A year ago today, my life and many other lives in Wisconsin changed.  It's been a roller coaster of a year - hard to put in words. I lost friends, made some new ones, had to make life changing decisions and had to remind myself that the glass is half full. It's been a journey and it will continue to be one. I've made it so far knowing that good will prevail over evil. 

So onward and upward! 

The kids LOVED our Valentine's Day breakfast last year and I wanted to continue to make that new tradition happen for the kids.  Last year, I cam across these ADORABLE (and FREE!!) printables from Delightful Designs.

What I loved about the printables was (1) the theme - "I Love You A Bushel And A Peck;" and (2) that they were blue and red (of course!)  So, as most of my party planning goes, I saved them for a year, waiting to use them for our Valentine's Day Breakfast.

In preparing for our breakfast, I came across this sweet printable (and yes free!) from Tattered and Inked. It matched the theme perfectly!

I wanted to put my own little spin on the theme however.  I realize a "bushel" and a "peck" are types of measurements, but I wanted to make it even more sweet and twist the "peck" to use the other meaning - "a kiss."  So, that's what we did.  I also wanted to keep the breakfast to a reasonable budget given our new financial predicament.  Most of the things I used for the breakfast, I had from previous parties.  I am in love with doilies right now so I used a lot of them throughout the table.  Doilies and budget go very well together!  Some of the other things I used will serve double duty for Grace's upcoming First Communion/8th Birthday Party.  I love using things more than once!  So, here is our "I love you a bushel and a peck" Valentine's Day breakfast!  (Oh, and I apologize for the quality of the pictures.  It seems impossible to get good pictures in the morning in our kitchen/dining room.)

The frame was on SUPER clearance at Hobby Lobby (ignore the crack in it!).  The chevron fabric is from www.fabric.com. 

 

I used my Silhouette to cut out the lips.  Grace helped me outline them with glue and add the glitter. 

I've seen these ceramic fruit baskets at Anthropologie for $$$$.  I found mine at Kohl's on SUPER clearance last year!  Not knowing what I was going to use them for, I picked them up anyway.  Glad I did :)

The Mason jars are from my mom who inherited them from my Grandparents.  My Grandfather always had a massive garden and spent hours in his greenhouse canning tomatoes.  I love using items for parties/gatherings that have meaning!  The heart cakes are simple store bought treats put on a stick!

Discovering what "wax lips" were was one of the funnest things for my kids after we had our breakfast. Grace could not understand the concept of chewing wax. Ha! What our kids our missing out on these days.

I made the ruffled lace flowers using this tutorial from I Heart Naptime. They will definitely be serving double duty for Grace's First Communion/8th Birthday Party. So adorable and easy to make!

This is where I really combined the "bushel" and the "peck" - chocolate lips and wax lips in fruit pint containers!  Ha!

Powdered donuts with sugared lips :)

These mirrors are from Grace's Enchanted Prom Birthday Party.  I used my Silhouette to cut out lips from vinyl and adhered them to the mirrors.  Grace made the heart doily boxes (materials from the Target $1 aisle) during one of her Saturday morning craft sessions!

I placed these oversized kisses on cupcake stands I had made for Grace's Enchanted Prom Party.  I put a small doily on top of the stand.

The kids LOVED the breakfast :)  My heart was warm(er) when Grace kept saying, "I love when you make us our Valentine's Day breakfast!) I found their pajamas at Gymboree.

Have a great Valentine's Day.  Lots of hugs and kisses - a bushel and a peck!