Over at Skimbaco lifestyle’s blog, you can register to win an iPod touch! What a sweet Valentine gift for your sweetie (or for you!).

I am a pack rat. There, I said it. I have things saved that I’ve never used, but refuse to throw out because I’m afraid that as soon as I do, I’ll have a need for it and then won’t have it. I have a huge Rubbermaid bin full of boxes that I have saved from presents over the years (the kind of boxes you wrap clothes in, mostly). I have another slightly smaller one with gift bags. I have yet another smaller one full of tissue paper, ribbons, bows, tags, etc. I save them all. I haven’t had to buy a gift bag or box in years! DH rolls his eyes when I start folding up the tissue paper to save, but I haven’t had to buy any of that in years, either!

Alex brought home an art project to do with the family. It was a heart that needed to be decorated. One of my favorite things to do in elementary school was to do tissue paper art. I instantly thought of that when he handed it to me and knew that’s what we’d have to do. What’s more, I knew I had the exact colors of tissue paper needed for the project! See, sometimes it pays to be a pack rat! Here’s the project, in steps: