♥ HAPPY HEARTS DAY! ♥

When you were young do you remember ever

 having trouble saying "Valentine's" as I did?

I distinctly remember calling it "Hearts Day"

 because it was so much easier to say and remember.

 Same with the word "Thanksgiving."

 Yes, back then it was "TURKEY Day!" 

But, now I can easily and happily wish you all a very

HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY!

I like to include the SAINT part in the expression,

 because to me it is very important.

It's like choosing to say

 "Merry Christmas" versus "Happy Holidays."

Seems as though, with time, the religious parts of things

 just seem to disappear - one sneaky day after another.

But anyway- back to SVD decor!

Little hearts here and there tucked around the nest

makes it just a little more romantic.

I found these neat 'ole skeleton keys (above)

at the etsy shop of Rosemary from the blog

of the same name: Villabarnes.

Her artistic talents are unmatched in blogdom.

It's always major eye candy happiness visiting her blog.

(Candy without the calories for-the-win!)

I am sharing some past and new pics of hearts

around my home, to celebrate the Day of Love with you.

You are not forgotten. And you ARE loved.

Look at this beautiful card

Judith from Lavender Cottage 

blog made for me!

She sent me some incredible gifties too -

and I shall be sharing them in the future....

some time after our snow melts  and spring is in the air. 

Hope you (and she) - are/is okay with postponing it!

Thank you so much, again, dear Judith!

 ♥ HUGS!

I keep my cloth hearts out year 'round that

I bought from Kathy at Creative Home Expressions blog

 from her etsy shop .

(Go there for all sorts of hand crafted goodies!)

She has the CUTEST little cloth bunnies in the shop

right now - just in time for Easter!

 Perfect gift items!

I found a big bag of these wooden hearts

 at the GW last year for super cheap!

I had intentions of decorating them 

but I kinda like them raw and untouched.

I think I will leave them like this -

looks better in my colorless universe.

I may string them up with twine and decorate my mantle

with them next year. Perhaps.

My button heart from my friend Dawn stays out all year, too.

You are always welcome, and always prayed for at our nest.

You are welcomed and loved

 even before you walk through our front door!

The only new thing I bought this year for SVD is this ♥ sign.

I hung it on the right side of the door on the

outside cedar siding wall.

You cannot tell but it is fairly large - at least a foot tall.

So it is a good thing we seldom go out for St. Valentine's Day -
just look at this incredible snow storm we got today!

Here is a 6 second quick video of the snow storm 

my husband took a few hours ago

while we were having a beautiful and complete white out!

Thought you all having blooms and open windows

would appreciate this!

If you missed my Winter's Eve dinner party
tablescape just go to the last post before this one.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

And for those of you still in the middle of winter

 and getting lots of snow, 

please stay warm and safe and dry.

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele

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