pencil arrow valentines

Love is in the air, and Valentines for my little Valentines are done and ready for giving:

I had this project in my head after seeing this Pin and had planned to cut the arrow feathers by hand.  Then in a fantastic turn of luck, the Silhouette blog came to my rescue with their free cut file:

image credit: Silhouette America

I set to work with glitter pencils from Target's Dollar Spot and whipped these pretties up.

Twenty of them to give to my sweet kindergarteners

Wrapped with twine and a hanging tag

Happy Valentine's Day!

❤XOXO❤ 

top dog dies: happy valentine's!

Well, time is running out to start any new projects for Christmas (guess there's always next year, right?).  But now seems as good a time as any to get a jump on Valentine's Day!

I used some Top Dog Dies to create a couple of love-themed projects:

This card uses both the Circle Mini Album die and the Heart Doily die

I ran the heart through a wood grain embossing folder and embellished it with cuts from my Silhouette Cameo.

This bunting was made with the Photo Mats die and the Heart Doily die.  It was super simple and quick to make.

 Just cut the frames and hearts out of assorted red papers, back the frames with some light colored paper, add some cut letters (I used the Silhouette to cut mine), and clip them to some baker's twine with mini clothes pins.  Done!

valentine garland

I have found a new addiction.

photo credit: Small Good Things

Pom-pom making!

The above pictured gadgets can be found at your local craft store.

They whip up pom-poms quickly and easily.

But you could also use a fork

Or a piece of cardboard

Pom-poms were the perfect use for the variegated pink and white yarn I picked up on clearance 

{I'm a sucker for clearance}.  

Instagram photo

From the moment I made the first pom, I had envisioned a little Valentine garland.

And what would a pom-pom Valentine garland be without some crochet hearts?

For the small heart:

Work all stitches in a magic ring.

Ch3, dc, trc, 4dc, trc, 4dc, trc, 2 dc, pull cricle tightly closed, slst into ring.

The larger heart was worked using this fun pattern from Barbara Summers.

As a last minute design element, I decided to add some fabric scallop circles cut with the Big Shot, pressed in half, and stitched with baker's twine in a running stitch.

Instagram photo

Love on a string!

be my valentine

I really like Valentine's Day.

I do.

Love seems too strong of a word, but I do really like it.

All the pink, the flowers, the symmetrical hearts, the lace and doilies.

The chocolate.

It epitomizes femininity (and maybe a few extra inches on the hips).

What I do love is coming up with little Valentine ideas for the boys to hand out to their classmates.

And then spending time with my favorite Valentines to put them together.

This year's treats:

filled with chewy fruit snacks

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!

XOXO

Some More Valentine's

Some quick and simple Valentines for Maddox's friends.  

Picked up the bubbles at Target in the Valentine section.

Printed the text that Maddox chose onto cardstock and cut it out with the Sizzix large scallop circle.  The bubbles are attached through two slits cut into the cardstock.  Then top it off with an embossed Sizzix-cut heart.  So easy!  And best of all--DONE!