R A D I A N T love

C O L O R

was what was needed

While winter holds back the flowers

and color that spring will reveal

I bought these colorful vases at a thrift store this week.

~ a combination of fuchsia and radiant orchid ~

and a little aqua/turquoise

One cold morning as the sun reflected their light

I was mesmerized

and knew COLOR and LIGHT was what

I'd been longing for

May the blessings and beauty of

color

light ~ and ~ love

be splashed all over you this Valentine's week!

 God's love for you is gloriously radiant

~ Violet ~

All You Need is LOVE {and glitter}

A Valentine made from a paper napkin collaged onto watercolor paper

and a sprinkling of G L I T T E R of course

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{To M. P. from V. S.}

Tissue paper collaged onto embossed wallpaper and cut into hearts

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{will be given to B.P.'s school friends}

And a white glittered heart from embossed decorative paper

glued onto heavy watercolor paper, with pearl embellishments

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{to A. R. from V. S.}

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And thoughts of love,

sprinkled like glitter

to all who happen upon my blog this week

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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~ Violet ~

LOVE week.....

Wishing You Blessings of Friendship and Love

for

V A L E N T I N E S

week!

~ Encourage one anothers hearts with words of love ~

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"Let us think of ways to motivate one another

to acts of love and good works"

{ the Bible ~ Hebrews 10:24}

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~ Violet ~

Valentine

May Your Day Be Filled With L O V E!

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Just a quick note to wish all of you a special day,

and a wonderful week! 
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For our Valentines dinner
I made my Dear One a big thick heart shaped pizza!
He loved it.
And for dessert, white cupcakes topped with sugared strawberries
and whipped cream.
Total Yum!
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And he surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of roses,
a little soft white polar bear,
plus a card with a bird upon it with lots of glitter.
He is getting to know me better and better
after all these years!!!
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How was your day?

You Are Loved!!!

Valentine's Day is All About

L  O  V  E

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~ May God's love fill your week in many expressions ~

both given and received!

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"He crowns you with love and compassion,

and satisfies your desires

with good things"

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Psalm 103:4-6

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Have a glittery Valentine week!

~ Violet ~

Dazzling Love ~ and Winner Announced

Hello, my name is Dazzle

and I'm here to announce the winner of the

Valentine Give-away.

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... But first, let me finish reading this magazine ...

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(Has anyone seen my glasses?)

And ... has anyone noticed that I match the tile on the bathroom floor?

(I think I was the color inspiration for this home.)

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Oh, and Violet forgot to show a photo of our dining room chandelier,

she said in a few posts back that she would, so here it is.

... And I'd like you to notice something about that too ...

Do you see a 'shape' theme going on here?

I mean, is it just me, or is this home designed around moi ?

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~ Okay, enough about me (for now at least) ~

The winner of the Valentine 'tiny treasures' give-away is:

Julie of  "A Vintage Chic"

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Enjoy visiting her blog and say hello,
and check out the photo of her mom in her blue formal dance dress
she made in 1956.  It is darling!!!!
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And Julie,
Violet ~ that lady I own ~ will be contacting you for your address

so she can get your little box of Valentine goodies to you this week!

With Love, Dazzle
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Happy Valentine's Month!
~ share the love ~

Valentines ~ Vignettes ~ and a Valentine Give-Away!

 I embellished a paper mache heart shaped box

with vintage sheet music, paint, glitter, crepe paper flower,

button and jewel, fabric flower leaves, and pom-pom trim.

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Isn't pom-pom trim just the happiest?!?!

 Purchased this adorable little chair at an antique shop for $10.

love     love     love   !!!

 Close-up of the happy pom-pom trim so you can see the

big pink glass beads glued on for feet.

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 The flower-seated chair is the perfect perch

for my Flower Faerie Crown that I made last summer

(Now, for more opportunitues to wear it....where does one wear a faerie crown anyway?)

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(Can you tell I am ready for spring???)

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 This glittered angel is one of my favorite things in my studio.

She likes to wear the crown Anita made for me, and hold the

glittered 'Queen' star wand

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~ A vignette in the window with some favorite treasures ~

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A sheer creamy flower with jewel center clipped onto the lamp shade

of the crystally lamp from TJ's.

Sitting upon a crystal and brass base to make it taller.

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Above is one of the crowns from my collection.

The photograph below is of a 'theatre' I created for Anita of

Castles, Crowns and Cottages

My dear friend is including it in her post this week.

She can intricately weave LOVE into her words and images,

words that bless and inspire.

Please click the above link for a lovely visit on her beautiful blog!

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What a delight it is to surprise a friend with a gift,

to share the love that has been poured into our hearts!

As Valentines Day approaches,

Shall we think of sweet momentos, a card or a letter

to let someone know we are thinking of them?

~ or a cookie ~

A heart-shaped cookie says it all !!!  :  )

(preferably with thick pink frosting)

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A hand-made Valentine would be perfect!

~ Below is something to get you started ~

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The Valentine give-away:

(except now I have cookies on my mind...

and I'm sorry, there are no cookies in the give-away)

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A packet of 'bits n bobs'

some hand-made Valentines, and supplies to make your own.

(Heart box not included)

Acrylic hearts

Vintage buttons

Vintage glittered images

Little blank cards and envelopes

Pretty decorative papers and vintage sheet music

Chip board heart and bird

Punched crowns, fleur de lis and birds

Raised stickers

Little bag of pink tinsel glitter

"True Love" pink ribbon

Clear stamps of 'sweets'

Pink pearls and a rhinestoned jewel.

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A little bit of Valentine

L O V E

to get your creative heart a pumpin' !

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Just leave a comment to enter.

Become a follower for a 2nd entry (and leave a comment saying you are)

A winner will be chosen on Monday evening, the 8th,

~ when I will contact you for a mailing address ~

and shipped out the next day, in time for

V A L E N T I N E 'S    D A Y

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With Valentine Love,

~ Violet ~

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"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God."

1John 4:7

Loving Hearts

Love Love Love

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So thankful for the loves in my life!

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C E L E B R A T E

the beauty of love and friendship

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and have a wonderful Valentines weekend!

Happy Valentines Day!

A Valentine made from a pretty napkin, white embossed wallpaper (got a huge roll for 25 cents on clearance!) and of course, GLITTER! Hung on a vintage plate.

Who says a Valentine has to be pink, red or purple?!?! : )

Happy Valentines Day!
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I know, I know, must show the party photos!
But first I must go to LaLa's 1st Birthday Party!!!
And thanks to sweet wonderful Kathleen Ellis!

I won her Valentine blog give-away!!!!!

Thank you Kathleen!