In January while thinking about Valentine's Day I posted about what Love is... So for Valentine's I have decided to update you all and let you know what love means to my blog friends who commented...

So here we go...

Love is.....
a burning thing, it makes a fiery ring. Bound by a wild desire, I fell into a ring of fire... {Glenda started off singing to us}

Love is.....
the most moving force in God's plan {Glenda}

Love is.....
like a violin. The music may stop now and then,but the strings remain forever {Bellaboo}

Love is.....
Growing old together {Tracey}

Love is.....
alot of things!but love of a child means so much more!- more precious {A Mermaid's Purse}

Love is.....
always seeing the beautiful things in life....however small they may seem {Tilly Rose}

 
Love is.....
giving away as many smiles and hugs as you can to those who bring joy into your life... {Tilly Rose}

 
Love is.....
being there in good times and in bad. It is having the humility to say you're sorry. It is compassion and empathy {Cozy Little House}

 
Love is.....
the most precious...and it is not a given, I have to work on it....Love to show it and share it {Frenchy chick}

 
Love is.....
something shared between two or more people who really care about each other and would do anything for that one person {Odette}

 
And for me Love is.....
the little things we do for each other

and
Love is.....
always & forever :)

 
What does Love mean to the rest of you???

Here is a wonderful website I came across called Feed Your Soul. It is a free art project. Each month artists contribute a free print available for download. Every month you get a new print :) This project is coordinated by Jen Wallace of Indie Fixx to help art lovers feed their souls with art in these difficult economic times and to help artists promote their work. Go check it out! I love it :)

{Feed Your Soul}

I'm excited today, the weather is lovely and it's sunny here although very cold. I am getting anxious about starting my new job next week but also looking forward to it too. I received a lovely package in the post this morning. It was from Monika, I was her first follower on her new blog http://monikaathome.blogspot.com/ where you can follow her life moving to a country cottage, deocrating, crafting, sewing, and life in general. She is very creative and makes lovely crafty items. Check out her blog.

So here was my surprise this morning,

A pretty envelope, for valentines it had lots of pretty hearts. Isn't it sweet

Then I opened it, and there was this wonderful hand crafted Valentines Card inside :)

There were four packages inside, I opened them one by one and look what I found, some handmade magnets with All things nice... on them :)

Ain't they beautiful! and look at the wee hearts on the wrapping paper

And there was more...

Monika knew my favourite colour was blue.

It's a little pendant with Silver Swarovski Crystals

Have a closer look!

I love the blue colour, it's really elegant and the crystals catches the light so beautifully. Monika hand makes all these items, she is very talented and creative.

I am going to put it on my silver chain, I love it!!!

I'll take a photograph of it on the chain this evening.

Thank you so much Monika, you truly are a generous person : )

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Weekend : )

Yesterday I went to IKEA and again I bought nothing, I went along with family so it wasn't a wasted journey, I get lots of inspiration there and see some really nice ideas. I love the way their living rooms are multi purpose rooms, in Ireland newer homes tend to have the tv, the seating and the fireplace with maybe a coffee table and one shelf in the sitting room. Few people have a living room now, and if they do it just tends to be another sitting room focused around the tv. I would perfer to have a living room that is more than a tv room, one with place for the laptop, all my books at hand, my ornaments and lots of personal belonging. I know people now have studies in their homes and my parents have one, but sometimes I don't like having to go off on my own into the study to look at my books. Do you get what I am talking about??

Anyway here are a few items I really like in IKEA

I love the Billy Bookcases and I would need that wee stool as I am quite small. I think this whole unit cost around €357.

I also came across these lovely wardrobes- so pretty in white and look nice against the blue walls. My bedroom is painted this blue colour.

Here is a matching bed

And more pretty bedroom furniture

Oh and I just adore these Ektorp Sofas

No. 1 Cushions from Dunnes Stores

No. 2 Alvine Floral Cushion from Ikea

No. 3 Electric Flowers Cushion from Cath Kidston

No. 4 Velvet Stripe Cushion from Argos

No. 5 Ella Bulldog Cushion from Debenhams

No. 6 Polysilk Ribbed Cushion from Debenhams