Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Valentine Stitched Treat Bags 0 comments
Ooohs and aaahs are all I heard when I gave my kids their Valentine treats in these luscious, leftover linen, hand-stitched bags. I added a couple of homemade pom poms on a yarn tie and I got myself a Valentine SCORE! And here’s the great thing, when the kids are done gobbling up all that candy, they can reuse the bags for other things. At 3.5" x 7", they are actually the perfect size to hold jewelry, an iPod or iPhone, or even an iPod Shuffle and some earbuds.
Add homemade Pom Poms to the drawstring ends for an adorable look.
You’re Hot / Valentine Hot Pad 0 comments
I couldn’t resist.
I found some very vintage round hot pads at a garage sale a couple of years ago that I just fell in love with. They were both cross-stitched on a miniature gingham check and I use them daily. Daily. And they’re so simple. One is red and the other is blue and all that it says on them is { HOT PAD }. I would take a picture of them but you’d never visit my blog again. They are that loved. And although I’ve been to hundreds of garage sales since, for some reason I’ve never been able to get my hands on any more like them. So I figured since it was Valentine’s Day, and I needed a new hot pad, well, I just figured I had to do it. Why not create a heart hot pad and put YOU’RE HOT on it? And as I sat on the couch and stitched, my kids and I all sat and laughed.
I found some very vintage round hot pads at a garage sale a couple of years ago that I just fell in love with. They were both cross-stitched on a miniature gingham check and I use them daily. Daily. And they’re so simple. One is red and the other is blue and all that it says on them is { HOT PAD }. I would take a picture of them but you’d never visit my blog again. They are that loved. And although I’ve been to hundreds of garage sales since, for some reason I’ve never been able to get my hands on any more like them. So I figured since it was Valentine’s Day, and I needed a new hot pad, well, I just figured I had to do it. Why not create a heart hot pad and put YOU’RE HOT on it? And as I sat on the couch and stitched, my kids and I all sat and laughed.
Valentine Clipboard Message 0 comments
I picked this way cool vintage clipboard up at an antique store a couple of years ago and have had it regretfully sitting under my desk since then. The store was closing up shop and getting rid of everything for pennies on the dollar. Let’s just say this clipboard was not the only treasure I walked out with that day, but sadly, this guy is the only thing I haven’t found a use for — that is until now!
Just to shake things up a bit I used a page from a vintage bookkeeper’s journal { from the same antique store!!! } that was free of stains and writing. The page from the journal was very large, so it had to be cut down to 8.5" x 11" to fit through the printer.
Using a brush, I applied an even coat of glue to the heart, extending just beyond the edge of the ink line. I then spread a generous helping of glitter over the heart, watching for any bare spots, and applying small dabs of glue and glitter to areas that I missed.
Wouldn’t it be quietly creative to simply print out a Valentine saying in bold letters, add a little glitter and hang it on the wall for all to see?
Just to shake things up a bit I used a page from a vintage bookkeeper’s journal { from the same antique store!!! } that was free of stains and writing. The page from the journal was very large, so it had to be cut down to 8.5" x 11" to fit through the printer.
Once the message is finished, hook it under the metal clip and hang somewhere for the world to see. I’m thinking I may have found a permanent home for my vintage clipboard. I thought once about using it to hang the kids’ homework, etc., but I think this clipboard is too dignified.
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