A Purrrfect Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  This year we treated ourselves to the ultimate indulgence of cuteness: a vintage kitten-themed tea party complete with yarn balls and strawberry "mice".  There were several variations of the strawberries on Pinterest, and I just went with piping on some melted chocolate for the eyes (you can also use mini chocolate chips).  My mom and I enjoyed sewing the adorable little pair of felt mice from this pattern on Rhythm & Rhyme.  We made the cat brooches using a tutorial from Bloesem Kids, choosing patterned fabrics instead of the felt for the front.   The "Meow" hand-embroidered hoop in raspberry and pink is available for sale in my shop.  This sweet theme is also popular for girl's birthday parties so you could probably find some vintage cat and kitten birthday cards instead of the Valentine cards to add to the decor.  Hope your Valentine's Day was just as purrrfect!

New Items: Write Me a Love Song

Time for some new cake toppers for Valentine's Day!


"Love Letter", a mix of heart prints, red stripes, white floral, and red solids and polka dots. 


"Love" in hand-cut paper, with hearts, polka dots, and prints in pink, blue, and aqua. 


 "Love Song" in pink and red solids with music notes. 


"Two Hearts"  with red and pink heart prints, rose floral, and pink solids. 

Treasury Time: Rainforest

          

When you're looking for inspiration, nature will never let you down.   I found so many great ideas putting together the rainforest treasury below.  My latest bunting in "Macaw" was inspired by bright, bold parrot hues in red, golden yellow, turquoise, and teal.  It would be perfect for a jungle, zoo, or explorer-themed party, or for a destination wedding to a lush locale like Costa Rica, perhaps.  

Rainforest Guardian - signed... oceloteyes $20	Green Bird - ORIGINAL Waterc... ArtCornerShop $35	Red Eyed Cutie, 7" x 5&... ROFIndustriesI... $12	Rainforest Chica Lip and Mor... RainforestChic... $3.95
Rainforest Jasper and Copper... Chveya $21	canopy / mosquito net for ki... katkuta $117	1860 Beautiful Rare Genuine ... ArtText $10	Framed Butterfly Real Eunica... REALBUTTERFLYG... $39.99
Mixed Color Tagua Nut Neckla... veronicarileym... $95	Parrot Art Blue and Gold Mac... NatureVisionsT... $20	SALE - Hand printed cotton t... galstern $40	Rainforest - Pure and Natura... WillowTreeMine... $5.95
10% Off- Flower Fine Art Pho... aurafinephotos $27	Passionfruit Gourmet Marshma... whimsyandspice $6.5	Slow Loris Totem - You Choos... leanimale $52	Oval Sunset Moth Earrings neile $105

                       

Treasury Time: Love and Happiness

Cake topper in red hearts, solids, and stripes with golden yellow solids and dots

Pink and red are definitely colors that would remind you of Valentine's Day. Red and yellow, maybe not.  But red is the color of love, and yellow means happy...and the two kind of go hand in hand, don't they?  So here you have it, a red and yellow Valentine's Day collection :)

Red crochet collar, peter pa... NesrinArt $20	red and yellow rose crown he... kisforkani $69	Double-Sided Flower Girl Fla... betawife $65	Wedding Boutonniere Craspedi... Fairyfolk $45
Yellow Solid Linen Classic B... haberdashwitan... $30	Burlap banner with red heart... MirtilloShop $19	Mini Heart Shaped Cake Bites... crumbtastic $15	Red Hair Bow myjustpeachysh... $3.99
Hello Sunshine Letterpress C... thimblepress $5	paper flowers 10 pcs, weddin... FlowerDecorati... $20	1990s RED HEART Sunglasses..... retroandme $12	yellow balloons, 8 x 8 photo... alifethroughth... $25
Set of 2 Big Red Crochet Ami... WereRabbit2006 $6	Heart Pillow Cover - White L... PillowFactory $32	Little Stegosaurus Love Scul... MadeWithClayAn... $25	Candy Photography mom valent... brandMOJOimage... $10

                        

Featured!: Tinted Wedding

Elizabeth from Tinted Wedding has included my "Candy Stripe" bunting in a rustic winter-themed wedding treasury.  Go check out her finds in shades of cranberry reds and pine green, which set the scene for "A Very Merry Wedding".  Thank you Elizabeth!

Red and Mint

Some new Christmas cake toppers, plus a holiday gift guide in red and mint.  My cake topper in "Mrs. Claus" (top) features festive florals and polka dots.  "Candy Cane" (below) is made from red and white striped ribbon.

  

p.s. - my treasury made the front page of Etsy today!  Thank you to all these wonderful shops!

The Waldo Hat agirlnamedlene... $34	Ruby Red Lace Necklace - Sar... branchbound $25	Tomatoes in mint bowl art pr... TheJoyofColor $21	Baby Sand Cat- The Totem Nur... HandyMaiden $38
Tea Towel- Set of 2 - Hand b... erinmillerarno... $36	Green Crochet Slippers with ... WhiteNoiseMake... $29	Star Necklace, Sterling Silv... juliegarland $30	Cashmere panties - cashmere ... econica $38
Large Red Hair Bow / Hand Kn... Plexida $8	Candy Cane Natural Lip Balm ... swampangelsoap $4.75	Good luck charm 2014, lucky ... HoopsyDaisies $20	Set of 4 Opal white glass co... FrenchBaguette $30
Ombre Leg warmers : Mint leg... GraceandLaceCo $28	velvet heart pin AW . vintag... DOTTO $10	Kraft paper notebook set of ... PaperNotebook $4	Candy Cane Photograph, Holid... birdandbloke $30