I hope that your Valentine's week sparkles with friends and family, and loved ones. Enough talk, let's sparkle!
I'll begin with a tribute to this week's holiday! One of my favorites of the year (my grandfather used to make a really big deal out of it for us, and buy large cardboard hearts filled with jelly beans). So in honor of Valentine's Day, I bought cards, I bought books, and best of all... I bought a sparkly heart to hang in my dining room!
Thanks to Michael's, a store that I spend WAY too much time in, for indulging my craving for sparkle!
So, I'm thinking to myself, wow... that really embodies all that I feel, and what Sparkle and Ink Stands for. I then thought, WOW, I'd love some gear with that motto on it. Flash forward...
I'm in Barnes and Noble 2 weeks later, doing a little browsing, and maybe buying Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, so that I can cut out the 20% off your entire purchase at Michael's coupon (and then go buy sparkly hearts - above). So off topic... But low and behold I find the entire line of "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON" merchandise.
I'm now wondering to myself "ok, this is all coming from somewhere, and I WANT a keep calm and sparkle on T-shirt, or better yet, a tank top, or even a tote bag" Of course, I ran home and carried in an exhaustive internet search, which turned up very little. I really wanted something that not only said the phrase, but also had a little bling to it. I did find this shirt on a site called Gladditudes.com, so I think I'm getting close. <<<< Update... Gladditudes has contacted me and let me know that this shirt is GLITTER!!! Oh Happy day! I'll be ordering one ASAP!>>>>
I have to thank Danielle, for contributing these sparkly makeup pics to today's post...
Originally appearing in Real Simple Magazine, Danielle was so sweet to save them for me! I love when people send me sparkle!
Now... I need the help of my readers... A few weeks ago, my cousin M, posted this to my Facebook wall, letting me know that she had seen it and though of me (again, LOVE the thought)!



But PLEASE, I beg you... if you know anything about the origin of these saying, or where they are being created, please let me know in the comments section below. I seemed to find lots of sites producing similar items, but where are the originals? Help me find the heart of the sparkle :)
Have a wonderful, sparkly Valentine's Day!!
- Kathy
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