nostalgia.

When I was 8 or so, I desperately wanted a gumball machine for Christmas. I got one from Santa that year with a milk carton shaped container full of shiny Carousel gumballs. My mouth salivates just thinking about them. Those gumballs are so juicy!

I recently found that red gumball machine in my basement in a box. When I got married and moved out, I took it with me thinking some day my son or daughter would be just as smitten with it. I have mentioned in previous posts on Letters to Leighton, that we are in the midst of finishing our basement...and I think we might clean this gumball machine, fill it with gumballs and put it on display. I think it'll go great with our arcade style Ms. Pac Man machine. Yeah...we have one of those too and it's so fun to play :)

The gumball machine was inspiration for my Valentine Card seen here.
Available soon on my etsy site ♥

Love.

image from we ♥ it

I know it's only January 2nd, but I can't help it...I am already getting excited for Valentine's Day. It's one of my top 3 holidays, even though technically it is not a true holiday. Every store has already begun to display their heart themed merchandise and I simply cannot resist all of the cute stuff. I love the seasonal items at Target because they are cute and inexpensive (so easy to decorate your house without it costing you a whole lot of money). Please stay tuned to my blog as I will be announcing a Valentine Giveaway within the next couple of weeks.

I even started making some Valentine themed note cards for my etsy shop ♥
More to come!