I Love You, Deeply. {A Free Printable For You, With Love.}

Hi's! If you still need a pretty card for Valentine's day {or anniversary, birthday, just because}, maybe you'll like this one. Head to my design blog to download the pdf files, then have fun printing it out for your sweetie!

Franco is out on a scout camping trip tonight, so I'm spending the night at my parent's house. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Keep Calm And Carry On Poster Generator

Happy Friday! Where did this week, and January for that matter, go? Here's something fun for you, your very own Keep Calm poster generator. Choose your quote, color, and image {or just use the default crown image} and it will generate your  poster for you. I want to use some for Valentine's day cards! I need to come up with some better lines, though...

KEEP 

CALM 

AND 

BLOG 

ON!

Rest Your Head Close To My Heart, Never To Part, Baby Of Mine.

I had the joy of helping out with my good friend Susie's baby shower last weekend. I had the job of coming up with decorations while the other two wonderful hostesses, Jana and Emily, did the hard parts! I took inspiration from here and kind of went with it the best I could. Susie is very stylish and chic {as you can tell from the pictures} so I wanted to have a somewhat elegant flair using the bold colors magenta and black, while keeping a girly, playful quality since she's having a baby girl in March.

One of the coolest parts was the idea that Emily found for the menu: omelettes in a bag. They were delish and so simple! {side note: I'm going to show Franco how to make them because it would be an easy recipe for scout campouts throughout the year.} Definitely going to try those again.

It was fun, we enjoyed good company, and it went off without a hitch! I love when that happens.

The decorations were pretty simple:

-tissue paper poms and paper pinwheels

-damask wrapping paper and ribbon from Michael's

-crepe paper

-pink silk flowers from the dollar store and a couple branches from a tree in Emily's front yard

The pink and black banner said "It's a girl!" and it was made from the damask wrapping paper and pink fabric I already had. I found the circle letter designs somewhere and glued them on the triangles. Easy peasy.

I scored on these frame decals from the dollar bin at Michael's. I already had chalkboard paper from the dollar store, so I cut it to fit the frame and stuck it on the wall.

Don't tell Susie, but the three wooden plaques I made her cost me a whopping $4.50 at the clearance section at Target. I painted them pink and Mod Podged a design I made and printed out. I hope baby Sofia will like them!

Thanks for joining us, ladies!

Just The Two Of Us: A Few Lists Of Romantic Movies

By now it's no surprise that I love to watch movies. I say "I" and not "we" because though Franco watches most movies with me, I don't know if he particularly loves to do it. I'd say he mostly goes along with it because I ask him to, and he's just incredibly nice like that.

Valentine's day is coming up, so I put together a few lists of "romantic" movies to give you some ideas if you're like us and prefer to stay home instead of braving the crowds on V-day weekend. Or if you need some ideas for cute and clean "stay-at-home date night" flicks, or even just something to watch while you go about doing your normal duties--folding laundry, sorting mail, unloading groceries, sewing, quilting, painting, menu-planning, what have you.

First, we have my All-time Romantic Favorites: Pride & Prejudice (2005), The Princess Bride, Ever After, and While You Were Sleeping.
I've watched each of these countless times but you'll never find better, cleaner, more heart-fluttering romances than these.

Next is the Cute & Quirky Romantic Comedy list: Penelope (not particularly a comedy but it makes me laugh), Dan In Real Life, Leap Year, When In Rome. With a little touch of magique or some characters with real grace and wit, you can't go wrong with any of these pairs of star-crossed lovebirds.

I couldn't bear to leave any of these Animated Love Stories out: Beauty and the Beast (Disney), Anastasia (Dimitri is still my one and only cartoon crush!), and Corpse Bride. These are great to watch if you're left at home without a babysitter, or for your kiddos to watch with the babysitter. =)

I don't think anyone can resist the innocence of Teen Love (as paranormal or creepy as it may seem): Twilight, 17 Again, and Flipped. 

I combined these two lists, Romantic Remakes and Unforgettable Series, since each story was initially either a movie or a book. 

Romantic Remakes: Sabrina (the newest one), and You've Got Mail. Unforgettable Series (you may need to plan out from 6-9 hours of watching time for these, but they are so worth it): Pride & Prejudice (A&E version) and Little Dorrit.

And finally, a few Endearing Oldies to make you smile and wish you'd been alive during the era of black-and-white: It Happened One Night, Some Like It Hot, and An Affair to Remember.

And there they are. My list started after I read this post, which also has some great recommended titles. 

Did I leave anything out? Let me know what you think!