I am a little bit romantic... ok... maybe a lot romantic 😌
When I started dating my last husband Valentine's Day rolled around after we'd been dating a couple of months. I mailed 5 days worth of little gifts so that he received one each day for 5 days leading up to the big day. I don't remember them all now but I know there was a pair of cute boxers with hearts on them and some candy for 2 of the days.
For my second husband, his favorite dining out meal was malibu chicken from Sterlings restaurant so for his birthday one year I learned how to make that meal for him. I made little menus that looked like the real restaurant menus, had fancy dishes, etc.
For my first husband when we first met I sent him yellow roses at work (I have no idea why I chose yellow). He was a drummer in a band and the waitresses at the bar he worked at later told me that he was so excited about those yellow roses!
Yes, I've just revealed that I have been married 3 times 😖 It's ok, it's not a secret. But, even after 3 divorces, I haven't given up on romance! I love it!
I save cards and notes from my beau and I dry flowers that are given to me.
If you are a subscriber to my newsletter you may have heard me mention a new guy that I am seeing. No... I won't be getting married again! I realize that I am a slow learner but I have finally figured out that marriage is not for me anymore. But that doesn't mean that love isn't for me 💕
Today's project involves a rose that he gave me for Valentine's Day this year.
They were just $5 each.
And then I removed the chain hangers.
I used 6 of them and glued them together in stacks of 3.
Once they were dry I painted them with Decoart Extreme Sheen in gold to match the metal edges that were already on the glass.
I put a little dab of E6000 glue on the glass and glued the leaves down first and then the rose on top.
You can see I also stamped the date on one of the leaves.
Next, I glued the risers to the sides, they fit perfectly!
Then I added a piece of ribbon as a new hanger.
This thing is SO hard to photograph! No matter where I stood or what angle I tried I could either see myself in it or the furniture in the room!
How about you? Are you romantic? If you are what is something you'd like to share?
When I started dating my last husband Valentine's Day rolled around after we'd been dating a couple of months. I mailed 5 days worth of little gifts so that he received one each day for 5 days leading up to the big day. I don't remember them all now but I know there was a pair of cute boxers with hearts on them and some candy for 2 of the days.
For my second husband, his favorite dining out meal was malibu chicken from Sterlings restaurant so for his birthday one year I learned how to make that meal for him. I made little menus that looked like the real restaurant menus, had fancy dishes, etc.
For my first husband when we first met I sent him yellow roses at work (I have no idea why I chose yellow). He was a drummer in a band and the waitresses at the bar he worked at later told me that he was so excited about those yellow roses!
Yes, I've just revealed that I have been married 3 times 😖 It's ok, it's not a secret. But, even after 3 divorces, I haven't given up on romance! I love it!
I save cards and notes from my beau and I dry flowers that are given to me.
If you are a subscriber to my newsletter you may have heard me mention a new guy that I am seeing. No... I won't be getting married again! I realize that I am a slow learner but I have finally figured out that marriage is not for me anymore. But that doesn't mean that love isn't for me 💕
Today's project involves a rose that he gave me for Valentine's Day this year.
Dried Flower Keepsake DIY
I dried and pressed that rose and the leaves and I knew I wanted to frame it somehow.
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Here is what you'll need to make one for yourself!
- Flowers you'd like to dry and press
- Flower Press
- Two pieces of glass (I found these two signs at Big Lots)
- Razor Blade (optional to scrape letters off the glass if needed)
- E6000 Glue
- Aleene's Tacky Glue
- Rubber stamps and ink (for stamping the flower leaves)
- Skinny Sticks
- Decoart Extreme Sheen gold paint
- Ribbon for hanging
I was shopping at Big Lots with a girlfriend a couple of weeks ago and I found these two glass signs and an idea popped into my head for framing my rose with these signs!
They had several different sayings. I liked the XOXO but didn't really care what the other one said.
They were just $5 each.
I used a razor blade and just scraped off the words!
And then I removed the chain hangers.
Now even though I had pressed my rose, it was still too thick to sandwich between two flat pieces of glass so I needed some thin "risers".
I had a bag of these skinny sticks that I thought would work.
I used 6 of them and glued them together in stacks of 3.
Once they were dry I painted them with Decoart Extreme Sheen in gold to match the metal edges that were already on the glass.
I put a little dab of E6000 glue on the glass and glued the leaves down first and then the rose on top.
You can see I also stamped the date on one of the leaves.
Next, I glued the risers to the sides, they fit perfectly!
Then I glued the top piece of glass with the XOXO onto the risers.
Then I added a piece of ribbon as a new hanger.
This thing is SO hard to photograph! No matter where I stood or what angle I tried I could either see myself in it or the furniture in the room!
How about you? Are you romantic? If you are what is something you'd like to share?
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