Greenlight!

The Navy is full of quirky little traditions…one of my personal favorites is the “greenlight”.  What is a greenlight?  Well this tradition is,  I think, specific to naval aviation, in which all of the officers from a squadron (a group of aviators who fly together) gather with their spouses and call their commanding officer (or “Skipper”).  When the Skipper  answers, everyone yells “greenlight” and then proceed to descend on the Skippers house in a matter of minutes!  Can you imagine? You get a phone call and then five minutes latter you have a massive party at your house?!?  It’s a great time, and yes, I got to be a part of one of these parties on Friday!  I think this would be a fun tradition to start within a group of friends! What a fun thing to do on a random Friday night…it’s the ultimate surprise party! As we all know, some of the best parties happen spontaneously…so keep those party supplies on hand!

He’s Home!

I’m so excited!  My hubby is finally home after being gone for three weeks!  I’m off to spend the weekend with him, but in the meantime, I thought I’d share this super-sweet video with you all of a dad returning home from Iraq to greet his kiddo.  I’m sure many of you have already seen it, but it gets me every time!  Have a great weekend!

Valentine’s Day Wreath

As promised, I’m going to show you how to make this Rose wreath I made last weekend for Valentine’s day! You’ll need:

A flat wreath base (available at a craft store)

Glue gun/ glue sticks

Ribbon

Silk roses

Step 1:  I just purchased these inexpensive roses at Michael’s, they were $2 or $3 for a bunch.  I bought a few bunches of red roses and a few bunches of pink roses. You just need to pluck the flowers off the stems, they should come off really easily.

Step 2.  Start gluing the roses, alternating pink and red to the wreath base.  Bunch them pretty closely together so that your wreath looks full.

Step 3: Once you’re done, it’s time to hang your wreath.  Just wrap a piece of ribbon around the wreath base and hang the wreath your door.  If you like, you can also add a ribbon to the wreath itself, which I was originally going to do with this wreath, but I liked it better without it!

I hope you’ve been inspired!

Sassy Silhouettes

How cute are these little silhouettes?!? Over at Living with Lindsay today, Lindsay demonstrates how to make these with just a photo, some cardstock, a pair of scissors, and a picture frame!  Be sure to check it out!  These are definitely on my list of craft projects to try!  I think these would make a really neat Valentine’s Day gift for your sweetie! And yes, I did mean to end every sentence in this posting with an exclamation mark!