(this garland was actually my husband’s idea – one day he saw me making a Hearts By the Yard garland for a customer and suggested that I make one all in red but with one white heart – my Sweetheart has the best ideas!)

I love February. It’s not my absolute favorite month, but I love it.

Partly because in California where I grew up, February was the start of Spring (now, in Indiana, Spring comes more toward the middle of April – still not used to that at all). The bulbs would bloom, the trees blossom, and you could start wearing t-shirts again – on some days.

But another reason that I love February is because it marks some important “firsts” for me: the first time John told me “I love you” (it was on the phone and I was so startled that I hung up on him – poor guy!), the first time John met my family, the birth of our first baby, and the day I opened my Etsy shop, to name a few. Plus it has Valentine’s Day in it. :)

I can hardly believe that the shop has been open for a year now! I’ve had 45 sales so far, and it’s been a wonderful year. Thank you all for joining me in it. You have all been so sweet and encouraging. :)

As a special thank you to all you darling readers, I’ve created a coupon code just for you to use during February. When you place an order just enter the code “1YEAR” to get 10% off of your order.

So, why do you love February? I love reading your comments!
Also, I’m linking this to a few of these fun blogs. You might love heading over and checking out some of their amazing Valentine’s Day ideas – and I’d love it if you would spread the word about the coupon code for the shop. :)