» Valentine’s Day

happy valentine’s day

lanette — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:39:06 +0000

Mailed out bunches of hand-crafted-with-love Valentines to family and friends earlier this week.

A vellum band with the phrase,

All You Need Is…

surrounds the Valentine.

Slide the band off, and open the Valentine…

…and you get,

All You Need Is…LOVE

Hope the Valentines arrived in time.

Mostly, I hope folks were pleasantly surprised (delighted).

Happy Valentine’s Day!

chain of hearts

lanette — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:22:48 +0000

Here is a last-minute Valentine decoration — very quick and easy. Grab all your paper scraps, a stapler and some scissors (or your cutting device of preference) and you’ll have this done in no time…maybe even by Valentine’s Day!

This clever idea comes from A Little Great.

Super simple instructions:

Using card stock, cut 8.5″ x 1″ strips.

Fold each strip in half.

Instead of stapling the chain together in a traditional circle, make a heart shape instead.

Enjoy!

banner of love

lanette — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:00:46 +0000

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Make this simple love banner. Here is what you’ll need:

various colors of card stock
scissors
decorative pieces – hearts, stickers, glitter, doilies
glue
eyelets

1. Cut out the individual pendants. First, cut the card stock in half. You’ll have two pieces measuring 5.5″ x 8.5″. With the card stock so the short side is on top, cut on the diagonal from the top corner to the bottom center. Repeat for the other top corner. Make as many pendants as you like.

2. Decorate your pendants with whatever your heart desires. Let your imagination run wild.

3. Connect the pendants. I used 1/8″ eyelets, but there are many possibilities for stringing the banner together (ribbon, yarn, tape, etc…).

Enjoy!