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Fill The Truck: Felt Shamrocks

Last year as I was perusing down the Christmas clearance aisles….I came upon this beautiful vintage red truck that screamed out to my Hallmark heart!  I believe it was filled with a “sack of hot cocoa” when I bought it.

Now, normally, I take after-season-clearance deals and pack them away with my like-seasonal decor so that when the holiday rolls around again I get surprised by new things!  It’s like buying yourself a gift that you can still be surprised by!  (can you tell I don’t receive many gifts from other people very often?)

Well, since my Hallmark LOVE cannot not be contained to the Christmas season….this truck is part of my home decor all year round.

So, I need it to “haul” things for different seasons/holidays.

For MARCH….I needed: Shamrocks, of course!

I tried a few different projects, but couldn’t find one I liked more than these quick felt Shamrocks.

I was going to do a tutorial, but Lauren over at Molly and Mama did such a fantastic job, you can head over there if you need the step by step.

I did have take a few of my “ugly” first drafts and add buttons to the center to clean them up a bit…

And now, my Hallmark Truck is ALL READY for March!

(P.S. Hallmark’s Spring Fever movies start premiering on the 29th this year if you’re wondering)

What did you say?  You don’t have a truck like this to fill?   ….and you are looking for one to add to your decor

Well, you’re in LUCK!  I took the liberty of “shopping” for ya 😉  You know…just in case…even found you a few color options 😉 You’re welcome! SHOP HERE

My Hallmark Obsession

Bad Date Chronicles: Hallmark Movie Review

My Hallmark Christmas Movie Showdown Peeps will totally get it, but for those of you who didn’t join my Hallmark Christmas Movie Bracket this past year….here’s the thing:  

I LOVE HALLMARK MOVIES.  I don’t care if you think they are cheesy or predicable.  I will watch them all.  Even if they suck (which some do).  I love LOVE.  I love happy endings.  So, come along for the feels of Hallmark with me.  I’ve got a ranking system all planned out….Enjoy!

Oh boy.

If this is your first Hallmark Movie review/recap with me, I’m going to apologize right now.

It’s not good.

In fact, I’m going to take a bold stance here and tell you to go back to Christmas, Winterfest, OR Love Ever After movies from this past season…like, ANY OF THEM and start watching there. This was one of the WORST things I’ve watched in a very long time.

As I started watching this I had an odd feeling……I felt like I’ve seen this movie before. The plot sounded so familiar….This couldn’t possibly be a brand new movie, right? So, I googled it….and SURE ENOUGH. I HAD seen it before! UGH!

Didn’t like it then either. :/ Sorry Hallmark Lovers….this one just didn’t live up to the content they’ve been putting out lately.

The thing is, if you can get past Connor’s Milk Mustache…..I mean, I’m sorry, I’m trying not to be petty….but dude’s got a dirty upper lip…if you are possibly able to turn your attention away from that for even a minute…you’ll be as disappointed as I was to realize that was one of the most intriguing parts of this whole movie.

Friends, if you have a boss that meddles in your personal relationships as much as these two…quit immediately. It’s wrong in so many levels. I don’t even care that they tried to redeem these characters later on, it didn’t work. I still don’t like them at all.

I really wanted to like this movie…the concept just didn’t work…it gave me so few Happy vibes I struggled to power through. It was the typical “Hallmark” movie that give Hallmark movies a bad rap.

So here’s how I’m going to break it down:
5 categories, 5 hearts possible in each
CHEMISTRY ❤️
barely there, even the big moment at the end felt weird
STORYLINE ❤️
I wish I could give it a half of one heart. It was cheesy.
SUPPORTING CAST ❤️
Bosses could not be redeemed. Friends…I just didn’t buy your side romance.
FEELS ❤️
uncomfortable, and a bit angry to be honest
HALLMARK SURPRISE❤️❤️
this is the highest ranking out of all and only because I was surprised that the Connor and Leigh actually were adult enough to confront each other face to face many times there was a misunderstanding.

6/25 ❤️. Would not recommend 😒