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A Year of Memories…

A Year of Memories
 
I read about this creative and nostalgic idea from The Honest Company just after New Years. It’s only January so it’s not to late to start this fun project. Start by putting written memories made throughout the year into a glass jar. On New Year’s Eve or Day 2014 empty out the jar and read all about the wonderful year you had! –The Honest Company

Valentine’s Day: Hand Carved Wooden Cards

Hand Carved Wooden Card
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and what a crafty idea… Carving a personal note to your loved one on a wooden card. Hand carved wooden card kits are available at ahalife.com for $32.00 or better yet, head to Home Depot and make one from scratch! – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE

The DIY WIFE: Homemade Wax Paper

This Holiday, whether your baking up your famous chocolate chip cookies or fudge, offer loved ones treats wrapped in paper that echoes your heartfelt sentiments with homemade wax paper. Fold a piece of tissue paper in half three times, forming eight layers. Using a heart, Christmas tree, star of David or a circle hole punch, cut out your desired shapes.

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Mrs. Party Planner: Feather Place Cards

 To create the feather place card below, trace the shape of a feather onto a scrap of black leather using a a pen or pencil.  Then cut out the shape—including side slits that give it a feathery look—and write your guests name with a gold paint pen. – jourdancrouchfairchild.com

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Mint Love Social Club

 Natalie Xanthakis is only a newlywed and already the wife of all wives, planning the picture perfect dinner party and creating her own tasty recipes. She started her must read blog Mint Love Social Club in February of 2011 as a creative outlet to showcase some of her favorite home decor, recipes, DIY projects and party planning tips. One of the first regular posts she started was a cocktail post  every Friday with a new recipe each week for her readers. That weekly post grew out of the tradition that her and her  husband didn’t have any plans on a Friday night, they would head to the grocery store and spend the night in trying out different cocktail recipes.  See her cocktail concoction below created just for THE WIFE. – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE