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Happiness is Homemade

Welcome to Happiness is Homemade! I, Niki from Life as a LEO Wife, am back for the final week in February to choose our fantastic features. I have enjoyed seeing all of your wonderful posts for this month that had several holidays that you came up with ideas for! Thank you for sharing, and I can’t wait to see what you have to share in this week’s party!

Maria over at Krafty Planner shared these fabulous free planner printables for March. She included a March calendar, daily planner page, habit tracker, and a memory page. I love the St. Patrick’s Day theme!

If you’re looking for some inspiration for a St. Patrick’s Day tablescape, Debbee of Debbee’s Buzz shared several ideas in this post. She included several napkin folding and placement ideas, like a shamrock fold, and a tutorial for adorable DIY shamrock glasses!

These St. Patrick’s Day cake pops made by Rose from Rose Bakes look so yummy and even have gold chocolate coins inserted into them. You would be mom of the year if you brought these cuties to your child’s classroom on St. Patrick’s Day!

Shelley over at Calypso in the Country shared some great ideas for decorating your door for spring. I love this tulip filled basket! She also shared door hangers that can be used on the inside of your door, more outdoor ideas, and if you don’t have time to make your own, she rounded up some pretty door hangers that you can buy.

I am absolutely in love with this bunny sign made by Leeanna of Pretty DIY Home! It’s a vintage hare drawing drawn on fabric using her Cricut. I’ve been looking for a long sign for my dining room and Dollar Tree has a size in their $5 section that I could paint and attach a drawing like this to. If you don’t have a Cricut, you can check out several of my tutorials that show you how to create signs without one and combine that with Leeanna’s tutorial!

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Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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Hello there! Welcome to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop of the week. So, what have you been doing lately? Many families in the USA are enjoying a week off from school this week or next. I am looking forward to mine next week and have a number of at-home projects I plan to do, like cleaning out some clutter! I hate doing it but it feels so good when the job is done.

Well, while you are contemplating projects of your own, take a moment to browse the inspiration shared by our bloggers at this week’s party. Recipes, crafts, home décor, organizing tips, kids activities and more abound! As always, we have some highly popular posts from last week’s party to share with you, here, as well.

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2023 Home Tour Inspiration from A Stroll Thru Life

13 Amazing DIY Planters from Ducks ‘n a Row

Editor’s Pick

Best Carrot Cake Recipe from Anne’s Entitled Life

MEET THE HOSTS
Ahna – HAMMERS N HUGS | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Bev – ECLECTIC RED BARN | IG | PINTEREST
Emily – LeCULTIVATEUR | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Penny – PENNY’S PASSION | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Sinea – DUCKS ‘N A ROW | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tammy – MY LIFE ABUNDANT | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tara – STILETTOS AND SHIPLAP | IG | PINTEREST
Denise – THIS IS MY EVERYBODY | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER

Now, let’s get THIS party started!

Happiness is Homemade

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Welcome to our Happiness is Homemade weekly link party, hosted on six popular blogs.

This is Niki from over at Life as a LEO Wife, back again this week to choose the features for the month of February. I always have a difficult time choosing from all of the great posts that all of you share here on the party. Keep those spring and St. Patrick’s Day ideas coming!

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, and no matter where you live you need a king cake to celebrate! This recipe from Cindy’s Online Recipe Box looks delicious, and you can make either a cinnamon king cake or a cherry cheese one with it. My favorite is the cream cheese filling, but luckily, I can run out and get one from local stores who get them from this delicious place in our area because I am not a talented baker!

With Valentine’s Day behind us, it’s time to move on to St. Patrick’s Day and spring decor. Mary Jo over at Master”pieces” of My Life has a ton of great ideas to help you incorporate green decor into your home for St. Patrick’s Day, including beautiful tablescapes, vignettes, and DIY decorations.

The ladies over at Building Our Hive made this adorable fabric banner for St. Patrick’s Day. It looks so easy to put together. If you’re not a sewer, you could use fabric glue or even hot glue.

Beth from Creatively Beth made this adorable pot of gold under a rainbow using Dollar Tree cauldrons. They would make adorable little gifts for your child’s classroom this St. Patrick’s Day.

Speaking of classrooms, Julie from Sum of Their Stories made an adorable crocheted pencil case using granny squares. I have a ton of granny squares I made back in my teen years that would be great for this. The squares are quick and easy to make so they’re perfect for new crocheters.

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Bonus Feature

Easy Cream of Broccoli Soup from Ducks ‘n a Row

On to the Party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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Welcome to this week’s Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. It is such a pleasure to showcase the many crafty ideas, tasty recipes, cozy home décor inspirations and so much more for you to enjoy. Just kick back and take a leisurely visual stroll through our features of the week and new posts shared by our bloggers.

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Valentine’s Tiered Tray from Penny’s Passion

Spring Table Décor from Ducks ‘n a Row

Editor’s Pick

Best Enchilada Casserole from The Wooden Spoon Effect

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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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Welcome, friends, to this week’s Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. As we get into the thick of February, we also grow closer to Valentine’s Day! I wonder what lovely gift ideas, sweets and treats will be shared at our party this week!

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Thrifted French Country Tablescape from Thrifting Wonderland

Editor’s Picks

Valentine Pocket Pillow from Common Ground

Simple Home Decorating for Valentine’s Day from Decorative Inspirations

Kawaii Inspired Valentine Cards from Creatively Beth

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Happiness is Homemade Link Party

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Welcome to Happiness is Homemade! We are so glad you are here. This week we expect to see a lot of creativity of the Valentine’s Day variety. Valentine’s Day is just about a week away! This party always has the best recipes, crafts, home décor, DIY, kids activities, gift ideas and more.

Our hostess this month is Niki from over at Life as a LEO Wife. She will be writing and choosing the features for the month of February.

This Week’s Features

MaryJo over at Master”pieces” of My Life shared 5 fantastic Valentine’s decorations that can be made with moss, like this fabulous XOXO wreath. I love that all of the ideas are unique and move away from the standard red and pink of normal Valentine’s decor ideas!

If you’re creating an at home Valentine’s celebration like we are, this heart napkin fold creating by Debbee of Debbee’s Buzz would be the perfect addition to your tablescape of love!

These heart shaped rice krispie treats, shared by Lenny of Fat Dad Foodie, would be the perfect addition to your child’s classroom Valentine’s Day party. You wouldn’t even have to send an extra Valentine for each child because these cuties would be made in their very own heart shaped cookie cutter that they can take home!

I’m sure that all of our crafty friends out there have some scrap wood lying around somewhere. This DIY pallet photo holder made by Regina from Saved from Salvage would be a great way to use up some of that wood that’s just collecting dust. It’s a piece of decor that you can change up for every season and holiday with ease!

Julie over at Sum of Their Stories made this recycled heart art canvas was made with things that she found in her craft stash, and I’m sure you have everything you need to make your own already. I can just picture a large version of this as a photo backdrop for a wedding (in your wedding colors) or for parties. Wouldn’t that be cute?!

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On to the Party!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Send “Biscuit” To Your Littles … with love! AD

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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Welcome, my friends, to this week’s blog party! What IS a blog party, you ask? Well, it is a clearinghouse of ideas from a variety of writers for popular lifestyle blogs. These bloggers come by each week and share their latest culinary creations (i.e.. recipes,) craft projects, flare in home decorating, handmade gift ideas, kids activities and more! Browse through the hundred plus clickable posts. Visit the ones that strike your fancy and even pin the ones you like the best.

Each week we feature two or three posts that were very popular with our readers. So, before we begin this party, here are the ones that made center-stage this week!