Showing posts with label Valentines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentines. Show all posts

Valentines is almost upon us and I have to make 60 cards for the kids to take to school this year. Sheesh, that's a ton!  Luckily I know and love Photoshop and put these cute little cards together pretty quick.  Feel free to print as many as you like.

There are some fun 'tache's on those brushes and I will defintely use them again.

I printed mine on cardstock, cut them out, and will attach candy to each one.

Thanks to my local WinCo, I'm well stocked!
Gotta love those bulk bins!

You will get 8 cards per 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of cardstock.





 Have a Fabulous Classy Stache Valentines!

And feel free to pin my page or share with everyone, but not for resale.  That's just not nice.
Please leave a comment if you download my cards. I'd love to hear from you.

My neighbor Kristy has some super cute Robot Valentines with free printables here!

Happy Valentines!




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This is a super easy and cute way to gather all those goodies for the kiddos' for Valentines.
All you need is one of those flimsy paper plates.  You know the kind you never pick to use at a picnic?  They are super cheap for a reason.  About $1.50 for 100 at Walmart.  I saw these baskets somewhere and thought they were super cute so I decided to but a pack of plates and now I'm good for all the holidays... for the next 50 years or so, or until the kids move out, which ever comes first. ;)
Plus since there are plain white, you can embellish them any way you want for what every holiday it is.
They would also be cute for a baby shower, backyard picnic, or birthday party.
They only take minutes to make and all you need are scissors and glue.

Let's get to it.

First separate the plates.
 Cut into the plate in four places to make a sort of X.
The depth of your cut determines how big the bottom will be.
About 1 1/2 to 2 inches is good.
If you want to be precise, you could use a ruler to make sure
the cuts were square to each other.
I kind of eyeballed it.



Next, fold in each section and the corners like shown.



Get out the glue stick and put glue on the inside of one flap and the outside of the flap next to it.
I tried to keep the flaps going the same direction as you can see on the inside of the finished basket.
It doesn't really matter, the kids will never notice, but I like things to be semi-uniform if possible.


Decorate with strips of patterned paper,
fill with your goodies,
and DONE!


5 little baskets all in a row for my 5 munchkins.

Here's the free printable for the cards I put in each basket.
I glued a Dove heart chocolate on the 'O' of each card.
It is formatted to an 8 1/2 by 11 inch size.
Feel free to use as many as you need!


I love Re-pins, so please share this with others!


On the schedule coming soon,
Maxi dresses.  Yes dress 'es'.
I went back to SAS on Saturday and scored some
great fabric.  My next project is to play with
different Maxi patterns, and I may even come up with
some of my own designs.
I'm also working on getting my Urban Farm up and running.
I already have several fruit trees planted and the garden ready to plant.
I will share as soon as it's ready to go!
And finally I'm learning more about sprouting and more whole grain,
low to no sugar recipes.
New year.  More healthy menus.
Be sure to check back often!
Thanks for visiting!

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This is a fun way to make photo valentines cards with your kids. 
Thanks to my friend {S} we put these together pretty simply.
We took the pictures inside with a long black backdrop. 
The white sticks they are using came from my Q-Snap Quilting frame. 
But really any piece of white pvc or dowel would work.

Stand on a ladder or chair so that you are above them looking down. 
Take several practice shots.
I shared a few of mine that were cute.








Choose the best one and add words in Photoshop.



I doubt this one would work.  But he's so darn cute!


Print your pictures and mount on cardstock.
Punch a hole at the top of the stick.
Poke a sucker through the hole.
I taped the back of the card to keep the stick in place.





Simple.  Cute.  And personalized!

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Love is in the air at my house.  My kids keep asking me why I'm doing all this Valentines decorating.
It's not even February for goodness sakes!
Really,  I just love RED.  Plus a girl needs to create sometimes.
It's so fun thinking up new ways to use stuff I already have.
And I love Valentines!
What an fabulous holiday to help you express how much you really luv and appreciate those around you!
Oh yeah, and I can't get enough Red Hearts in my life right now.
Love 'em!

Alright.  Let's get crafting.

First I used some pieces of pallet wood and traced some hearts on them.
Then I cut them out using a scroll saw.

After cutting and sanding, I used a red wash on each piece.
It was 1/2 craft paint and 1/2 water.  I wanted it thin.

Let dry and sand again.
Drill holes in the corners so you can tie the slats together.


I used Jute to tie them together.


Here's my wreath on my front door. 
The berry sprigs were left from Christmas.
I made some burlap rosettes and added them too.

Yeah! More Red!




This pot sits next to my front door.
It has more of the love notes from yesterday's post.




Love my entry way!


Now for my Faux Mantel.

I had some foam core left from another project and decided to cut a piece out.
I used a serrated paring knife and it was super easy to cut.
Although the little foam pieces got everywhere!
Thank goodness for my vacuum.


I ripped up some red fabric and and tied them together in a square knot.


Start wrapping and tuck the loose ends in.
Done.

I used a needle and thread to attach the heart to my fabric wreath.
Then when I'm ready to take the heart down,
it's just a little snip snip.




Here's the Wreath before all the embellishing.


I found an old children's song book in my library to add to my shelf.
I paper clipped the pages together so that they hold their heart shape.
This is the back side that goes to the wall.
You need a well loved book so that it will stay open flat.



Here's the little red pallet heart I made at the same time as the large wreath heart.
It goes along side a wicker basket of red flowers,
and a large candle stick with a red candle.


Then I took some scrap burlap and a red sharpie.
I drew the hearts on the burlap,
then sewed them to an organza ribbon to make the bunting.



 I love the finished project!



Happy V-Day Decorating!








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