Valentine's Day Favors Galore

 
 I decided to be somewhat organized this weekend and get a jump start on making the *thirty* plus Valentine's Day favors for Vivi's preschool class.  Yeah sure, I was so tempted to go to Target and purchase the already-made Dora Valentine's cards.  After all, four year olds will probably get more of a kick out of seeing Boots and Diego attached to their Tootsie Roll Pop over some construction paper hand-made get up.  But, what the hay...I was feeling uber crafty and I had the reassurance from my Vivster that she'd help me paste the tedious bits of paper to the pseudo butterfly wings of our home-made favors...so we were off! 

 (Note to self, never trust a four year old...they're "shifty" and they'll ditch your craft project for " Diary of a Wimpy Kid" in two seconds flat---yes, I know there are plenty of things wrong with the fact that I let my four year old kid watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid but she's the second sibling so what can I say). 

 

 

 

I started out by making a butterfly mold.  And I cut out THIRTY of these suckers.   Next, I hand wrote 'Happy Valentine's Day | Love Vivi' around the perimeter of each and every single heart.  Yep.  Every. Single. Last. Heart.  #carpultunnel

  

 

 

 
I cut out bits and shapes of coordinating paper to decorate the wings of the butterflies.  (The kids helped a bit.  But come'on, who am I fooling.  They prolly completed about two whole butterflies for my twenty eight.  Hey, I'm not wanting a medal!  I'm just setting expectations in case you decide to include your own four year old kid in this project for the future.   

 

 

 

And we finished with thirty eye-googling butterflies! 

 

In the midst of all of this craftiness, I experimented a bit with making a Vine Video about the whole process.  Check it out here.   

 

(I'm sure most have heard about Vine,  but if you haven't, you MUST check it out!). 

It allows users to TWEET and FACEBOOK videos that run on a loop.  This means a world of creativity for design/decor bloggers.  Don't use my video as an example but you could video the beginning | middle | end of a project and tweet it out to the world!  Really cool stuff! 

 

 

On a final note, thank you for all of your support in helping me go as far as possible in the 2013 Apartment Therapy "The Homies" contest for Best Design & Inspirational Blog. 

There is still time to vote, so please do!

 

You have until Friday February 8th to vote and try to catapult Vivid Hue Home into the top #6.   We have been steadily in the top #12 and #13 since the contest opened and would love the opportunity to stay in this arena.  We don't expect to WIN but it's exciting to stay in the game as the top bloggers gain momentum to the top.  We're just so pleased that we've maintained so close to the top for so long and we'd like to stay that way!!!

 

Please go here  to vote! 

 
 

Thank you again,

Cheers!  Heather  |  Vivid Hue Home 
 

I Need Your Vote, Please!

 
Hi friends,

I'd love your vote of support! 


Apartment Therapy is hosting their 2013 Homies Awards again and Vivid Hue Home is in the top 13!  Now, let me step back and explain to everyone why this is even important to me at all.  I started this lil ole blog almost a year ago.  I am a decorator enthusiast but never officially studied interior design.  I have always dreamed that some day I might open my own store front and it would sell a mix between vintage antiques and modern high end pieces.  But all that is in due time.  For now, I have enjoyed the heck out of writing posts out of what inspires me most; decorating.  And mostly, decorating my own home.   

This contest from Apartment Therapy is not about *winning* for me.  It's a great opportunity to gain exposure and make a name for myself among a bunch of bigger bloggers that have been at it for much longer than I have.  Granted, the beauty of The Homies is that big and little bloggers can compete together to try to make it to the TOP SIX by February 8th.  But let's face it, if you don't have a thousand followers behind you that will vote for you, it's highly unlikely that you'll make it to the top six based on the numbers alone.

So when I say, I'd like you to vote for me for a chance to be in the top *ten* or top *something*...I truly mean it.  Since this competition opened last Friday, my little blog, Vivid Hue Home, has managed to stay among the top 12 to 13.  And that is just mind blowing for me.  That alone is a personal accomplishment for me. 

Just a year ago, I was sitting in my sunroom knowing that I needed to pursue this lifelong dream of design... in some aspect or another.  I wasn't even sure what to CALL myself.  I didn't even know if I had enough putz-pah to have people show up to read what I wrote.  So for me to stagger between the top 13....that's great (for me). 

I'd love the opportunity to see how far I can take this.  I would love for you to vote for Vivid Hue Home in The Homies, if you haven't already. 

I would love for you to promote me on your blog, if your willing. 

I have just until Friday to make it to the Top 6.  And I'm just so close.  And I see the bigger guys each day gaining momentum as their readers realize that they are in the competition so they are slowly gaining the lead...and yes, I may seem desperate for the votes.... and well, it's really not about desperation so much as it is about my passion to see how far along I can get in this competition.  

Ok, you get it.  If you've followed me for awhile and you'd like to vote for Vivid Hue Home, I'd be OVER THE MOON! 


You just click here to vote.    We're currently listed under the Best Home Design & Inspiration Blog.  And as I stated above, please feel free to shout from the rooftops, facebook, tweet, blog, and pass out handouts to strangers on the street (as long as they don't look too shady!). 

Thanks for your support!

xoxoxo  Heather |  Vivid Hue Home