I'm dusting off this old blog

Pinterest has super-inspired me lately.  I mean really, really inspired me.  I have been trying out lots of new recipes.  I have been crafting...oh how I've missed crafting.  I've been decorating.  I decided to share some of my projects here on this poor little neglected blog that hasn't been touched in two years.

Between Lily's tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy in early December and her recovery and some remodeling of our second floor in late November, I never put up any Christmas decorations in 2011.  I was so tired from everything that was going on that it didn't bother me...in the least!!  However, now that Valentine's Day is drawing near, I've been inspired to put up a few decorations.

My first project was a very simple wreath, inspired by this blog.  I only had one deck of playing cards to use so I added some scrapbooking paper hearts too.  Oh...and I have a new-found love of burlap, so I included a burlap bow.

I purchased a few heart ornaments from Michael's and I snagged a few branches from a tree outside to create this Valentine's Day "tree".

I have a couple more Valentine's Day projects in the works.  Stay tuned...