Dream, Create, Inspire: Valentine's Day

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Just put together this mini version of Jennifer Rizzo's Valentine Banner this morning. It was easy-peasy to make with Jen's free printables. Later I added the paper lace trim, shown in the photo below.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's Day!

jeanne

Thursday, February 07, 2013

Hearts of Friendship Swap

Last month my blog friend Tammy invited me to participate in a small Valentine's Day swap called Hearts of Friendship Swap. We were asked to create a heart ornament in a medium of our choice and the only requirement was to include a quotation about friendship. The box of ornies arrived at my door earlier this week and I could hardly wait to tear open the box to see what everyone had made.

Tammy - "Friends meet you in a tender place where it's safe to risk your heart."

Sandy - "Right next door or miles apart, friends are always close at heart."

Vivian - "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold."

Vivian also sent us this sweet bonus heart ornament!

Lee - "Each friend represents a world in us."

Ruth - "Friends live in your heart."

Carla - "Friends are the stitches that hold our hearts together."

Natalea - "A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view."

Grace - "A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest thing you can have."

Me - "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

I decided to hang my ornaments from the chandelier in my craft room, so the lighting isn't the best in the photos above. Tammy has posted some more detailed pics of all the swap ornaments here. I really enjoy these small exchanges because they are totally manageable to complete. It's so much fun to receive these small works of art from people whose work you admire. And the idea of including quotes about friendship was a fun addition. Wasn't it amazing that all the quotations were unique with no duplicates!

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Prize Winner!

Can you believe it? Valentine's Day is only 9 days away and I don't have any of my decorations put out yet! Except for this one......

This darling Be Mine ornie was made by my sweet friend Natalea and I was lucky enough to win it in her Have A Heart Giveaway!

Thanks for helping to decorate my house for Valentine's Day Nat~I love it!!!!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 8

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 7

These Valentine's Day potholders were made by my daughter. Aren't they cute? I think the "love bird" fabric is so adorable! Thanks Natalie!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 6

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 5

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

~ William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 4

This heart is dedicated to my grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa met on a ship coming to the U.S. from Scandinavia. Grandma was coming from Norway accompanied by her sister, who was trying to mend a broken heart after a broken engagement. Grandpa was coming from Denmark to America, like many others at that time, seeking opportunity in the land of the free. They fell in love and were married within the year. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" was written in 1910 (the year they were married) and was their favorite song. I can still remember my grandma singing it to me.

Let me call you "sweetheart," I'm in love with you.

Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.

Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.

Let me call you "sweetheart," I'm in love with you.

Lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson - Music by Leo Friedman

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 3

Last month I had a whirlwind of swap projects to complete. This one was for a Valentine Ornament Swap hosted by the talented Vivian Neroni. It was a small group of just six of us, but there was still lots of variety. Collage, paper crafts, rubber stamping, needle-felting, sewing were all represented here. Check out the slide show below to see all six ornaments!

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Valentine Ornament Swap

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Monday, February 08, 2010

Heart Sessions :: 2

The sweet envelope for this Valentine card is from Teresa McFayden's Paper Romance E-Zine.

I used a cupcake liner-turned-rosette as the base. The large chipboard heart is sprayed with Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist. Small paper doily is from Martha Stewart Crafts. The damask heart is a rubber stamped image (from Michael's) embossed with clear embossing powder for a little sheen.

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Heart Session :: 1

Rebecca Sower is hosting Heart Sessions on her blog during the days leading up to Valentine's Day. It seems so appropriate since Rebecca is such a generous and big-hearted person herself. For proof just check out the blog she started called Haiti by Hand to help in the relief effort in earthquake ravaged Haiti. So starting today and throughout the week I will be posting various handmade hearts here and you can catch links to other Heart Session participants here.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Sweet Inspiration Boxes

Heather of Speckled Egg hosted the Second Annual Inspiration Box Swap last month. Each of us were to fill a large matchbox with things to inspire our partners to create something for Valentine's Day. You'd be surprised how much you can fit into these small boxes! The old saying, "Good things come in small packages" certainly applies here. The photos above show the box (and contents) that I created for my 3 swap partners - Sarah, Marian and Andrea. And pictured below are the beautiful boxes these ladies created for me!

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Then my friend Cerri and I were having so much fun creating these boxes for our swap partners that we decided to do a private swap with each other and this is the sweet box that she made for me: