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pretty silly
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 11:17 | 4 Comments
pretty silly

As much as I would love nothing more than to make my beloved a fancy, frilly valentine with paper hearts and bling, I know this is not so much his style. I decided some time …

heart shape box
Monday, 8 Feb, 2010 – 11:03 | One Comment
heart shape box

I was trying to figure out how to make a heart shaped box when I stumbled on to a tutorial at Martha Stewart. I wanted to make a couple for my guys. They were easy …

bonbonniere
Friday, 5 Feb, 2010 – 9:53 | 4 Comments
bonbonniere

I found some deep baking cups at the craft store a few months back. I had no idea what to do with them, besides baking of course. Until Valentine’s day projects started brewing in my …

printable valentines
Wednesday, 3 Feb, 2010 – 11:04 | 2 Comments
printable valentines

I scored on a collection of these vintage valentines somewhere along the way. Each one is so beautiful and so fragile. They are worn from years of love. Of reading and re-reading the sentiments. .They …

postcard covers, not so much
Sunday, 31 Jan, 2010 – 11:42 | 3 Comments
postcard covers, not so much

I had the idea to make a diecut cover for some of my vintage valentine postcards. It was a great idea, I tell myself. I love how fragile the diecut came out. Oh, but I …

valentine roundup
Saturday, 30 Jan, 2010 – 9:33 | One Comment
valentine roundup

I broke my pinky finger on Thursday so I’ve had to slow down a bit on projects. In the meantime, I wanted to point to some of the valentine projects I made last year. Here’s …

posy pocket tute
Wednesday, 20 Jan, 2010 – 10:37 | 3 Comments
posy pocket tute

As promised, here’s the info on the little posy pocket I shared yesterday. I ended up playing with the digital cutter file and added the word “forever” hidden in the flowers. I hope that’s ok …

forget me not is an understatement
Tuesday, 19 Jan, 2010 – 8:36 | Comments Off
forget me not is an understatement

I spend entirely too much time watching Antiques Roadshow on BBC America. I’m so fond of curios, but especially like the super obscure things from the days of yore. Give me a marrow spoon and …