~Super cute DIY Valentine's~

Yup we all know Valentine's Day is coming up fast!

So you already know I'm crazy about Valentine's . . .

~Doing a Gift Swap with 30 other bloggers~

~Secret Valentine's Gift Swap at work~

~Gifts for hubby~

~A few handmade gifts for friends~

So if you need some DIY fun ideas for your loved ones . . .

Here's a few cute ones!

1) DIY Love Fortune Cookies

from design, wash, rinse, repeat

"This fortune cookie project is just the ticket. A simple circle of patterned paper, adhesive, and a message are all that is needed to create a unique gift for your loved ones. This download includes 4 patterned circles—which conveniently co-ordinate with "Rapture", my Valentine's themed line now available on pcLayers!—and 10 quotations, but you could also easily use your own patterned paper and create your own personalized sentiments. I printed a bright red on the reverse side of the pattern for a nice surprise of color on the interior of the "cookie"."

For downlaod click here

Super cute right?!

2) Printable Valentine's Fruit Tags

From Twig and Thistle

Ummm sooo cute, simple and adorable!

"Just Download the PDF, print onto sticker paper, cut out with a 1″ craft punch, and apply to your special someone’s favorite fruit. They’re sure to smile when they see what’s snuck into their school or work bag! I made stickers for apples, pears, oranges, bananas, passion fruit, blue berries and a general one for everything else!"

Enjoy, xoxo

Sooo using this one, thanks Twigs and Thistle!

3) Free Valentine's Day Print

From Tip Junkie

"Free 8×10 Valentine’s Day subway art and Keep Calm prints!!  Use these as a gift or for your own Valentines Day home decor."

Ummm yes I will, thank you Tip Junkie!

View this Printable

And there you have it.

Happy weekend to you all!

What are your plans?

Ours:

~Remodel in-laws house~

~Friend's baby's 1 year birthday party!~

~Chillin' with the hubby~

~SUPERBOWL!~

~Office Progress~

Hello all my lovelies!!!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend:-)

We've been going non-stop on the yard and house this weekend, phew soooo tired!

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I wanted to share a few fun things:

***I ordered my first few decor items!!!***

Gotta love giveaways, seriously!!!

I won 2 csn.com giveaways, $40 and a $50 one within a week of each other

(see- you too can be a winner! I have a giveaway starting Wed)

What better room to use it for than to help decorate my new office space?!

Sooooo excited! So for this:

Capel Pool and Patio Zebra Black / White Indoor / Outdoor Rug

and this:

Lazy Susan Sunny Frit Bottle in Yellow

I paid ten dollars out of pocket, and free shipping!!!

Sooooo excited:-)

Also, today I painted my first 2 coats of base color,

then off to do my "faux painting" with my broom!

Woot woot.

Should look something like this:

(how to paint faux linen texture DIY here)

but more yellow and more brush strokes,

kinda like this from Ralph Lauren paint:

~Still need~

Cute Writing Desk

Zebra chair

Storage with baskets, etc for my Memory Bean Designs items, etc.

Wall Organizing System

and lots of other fun things:-)

~Just made~

a few hooks for my Etsy shop using my office as inspiration

Have you been doing any home decor project lately?!

I'd love to hear about colors and fun decor ideas:-)

 ***Or if you could re-do and furnish any room in your house, what would you do???***

~My Home Decor Project Inspiration~

Dear lovelies:

A few posts ago I mentioned that we just installed Asian-Bamboo Hardwood floors in my new

 Office/Craft Room!!!

Excited much?! Yes!!!

So we are just waiting on one more box of wood to finish our floors, then on to

**Paint***

and trim and crown moulding!

So before I decide on paint I needed

some inspiration . . .

and found more than enough!

Notice any themes? . . .

Love the wall paper and colors!

Yellow and Grey is so hot right now . . . here it looks so pleasant together:-)

One must: a zebra print bench, stool, chaise lounge or chair

Great organization ideas!

See?! Yellow and Zebra make me happy

Want this on my YELLOW wall :-)

Since our floors are dark, I will balance it out with white desk and accents, as well as splashes of yellow throughout

White with soft yellow walls? Not sure what shade to paint!

Lovin the white desk with cute chair:-)

What a fab ottoman!!!

My colors! And love the built in book shelves!!!

I think I will buy a chair and DIY it, with fun zebra fabric and studs:-)

I love the picture frames and cute lil desk

FAB stool and fun curtains

(all photos from Google)

So my must-haves:

*Yellow= happiness*

*Faux painting (prob bristle brush strokes)*

*White big desk with fun accessories*

*Zebra chair*

*TV for chick flicks while creating for inspiration*

*Inspiration Board Space- maybe a big fun cork board or framed board*

*Crown Moulding*

*Light rug: maybe white or lighter yellow hues?*

Wants:

*Fireplace*

*Screen (the folding kind to section off room)*

*Lots of candles*

*Wallpaper or Vinyl Decals on one accent wall*

Sounds quite busy, but we'll see how it turns out!

Up until this point I've had my craft supplies and office papers/files all over the house, so excited to have my own room!

Until we have kids at least;-)

What color scheme do you have going on in your favorite room?

~OR~

If you had free reign to decorate any room, what colors would you choose?

P.S. Blog News:

***Giveaway***

Enter here to win either

or

co-hosted by Byrdie Graphics and Memory Bean Designs

Lots of entry opportunities!

***Button***

Thank you all for voting and helping me choose a blog button!!!

~By far #5 won~

so now go grab it and add it to your blog. 

Come back and let me know and I'll grab yours, how exciting right?!

***Award***

Just received an award from http://idontshineifyoudontshine.blogspot.com/

Will post tomorrow, thanks Chloe!!!

Also will post weekend photo craziness

~Why I've been M.I.A. . . and a WINNER!!!~

First off . . .

 thank you all who have left sweet comments about Abba Dabba Bags

and those who have entered her lovely giveaway.

Monica, your bags are fabulous!

(I'ma have to get a baby bag made for my sister soon:-)

Soooo . . .

And . . .

Drum Roll Please . . .

The random winner is . . .

***Lauren @ Dreams Take Flight***

Congrats on your new Delux Clutch!

Go ahead and email me @ memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com

with your favorite "Delux Clutch" from Abba Dabba Bags AND your address so we can get your new bag to ya:-)

~Now . . . why I've been super M.I.A~

I am soooo sorry to all of my bloggy blog friends!

I promise to be more attentive:-)

But to explain why I've been gone, here's a photo montage of my past few weeks:

*Work Retreat at Lake Cushman*

Me, Candace and Bekah chillin in the rain

Bekah with her cute umbrella and wellies:-)

Love this cabin on the Lake!

A few of us even went swimming in the puring rain, gotta live life, right?!

We had leg wrestling, arm wrestling, bonding time and lots of games.  Here's Candace killin' my boss!

*Installing my Craft Room floor*

Then later that week we got ready to install my new Asian Bamboo wood floor in my craft room

Kinda rough looking, BUT it will be fab I promise!!!

Soooo tired and happy:-)

*Dog Park trip to Magnussen Park*

Then we took our lil kiddos to the dog park for some social time, and ICE CREAM!!!

What a good daddy he is:-)

My baby and me at the dog park:-)

Me and my boy Toy

Cheesin it big time, that's how I do!

*Dan's Graduation*

Held at the Key Arena in Seattle. 

Congrats bro-in-law!!!

He was the Senior of the year in the Business School at Seattle U, smarty pants!

So afterwards we had a Grad BBQ at our place for Dan full of lots of yummy food:-)

Mmmm and yummy cake from Hoffman's!

The Anderson family

I think Dan was super tired with all the graduation festivities, here he is chillin' on our hammock:-)

Dan looks sweet, but looks can be deceiving!!!

He decided to tie the balloons to Toby and let him run outside . . .

See those red dots?! Yup!

And they flew off him into the sky . . . sorry Earth!

(I promise to recycle and be really good to amke up for this littering)

*Happy Hours*

We've been hitting up lots of HH.

We love discounted food and drinks, who doesn't right?!

Purple, McCormicks . . . mmm good stuff:-)

*Chillin with our pups*

Aren't they stinkin adorable?!

*Hanging with my girly Bethany at P.F. Changs*

Ok this is like my BFF for serious.

My fellow crafty friend, love you!!!

We have a new joint Etsy shop in the works together, stay tuned!!!

Anywho this is what I've been up to, sorry to throw it all at you at once but I need to catch up so we can move forward, right?!

Also been busy busy busy with Memory Bean Designs!!!

Lotsa custom jobs lately, will post pics soon:-)

I miss you all and can't wait to catch up on your fab blogs

~Tamara Nicole~

P.S. whatcha think about my new layout?!