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 Valentine's Day projects

The last couple of WWTs have been pretty heavy so I thought I'd lighten things up for a while. Valentine's Day is coming up. I don't celebrate Valentine's Day because my Mom put a curse on me when I was 9 but that's no reason to keep you away from some cute Valentine's Day projects.

Deborah Raymond has instructions for a pretty table topper inspired by the art of Scherenschnitte. It's made of felt so it's a project that looks a lot harder than it is.
Mindage Home has a cute and quick heart-shaped wreath
Domestic Fashionista shows how to make a pretty kissing ball from fresh roses
Fave Crafts has a tutorial for felt heart-shaped ornaments
Make these Valentine napkin rings from Craft Gossip for your Valentine's dinner table
Don't forget to treat your kitty with heart-shaped catnip toys from sew4home
If you want to decorate a Valentine tree, Craft has a list of 7 tutorials for beaded heart ornaments
Or make some Swedish woven heart ornaments using this tutorial from Pickup Some Creativity
Kerry has a tutorial for a pillow box for Valentine treats

I should have just started with Martha Stewart because she has 55 Valentine's gifts projects

You probably want to know about that curse. People who know my Mom think she's the nicest person in the world. Ha! 

When I was in 4th grade a boy gave me candy for Valentine's Day. Being the principled girl that I was, I declined to accept the candy in the way that you would expect an obnoxious 9-year-old to do. I told him I didn't want it and he should give it to his teacher. He was nice enough but he had named his pet rats after us! I did not want to encourage any more of that behavior. When I proudly told my Mom she was not as impressed as I expected and she said she hoped I never received another Valentine's Day gift. Ever.

It worked. Once I was dating Chris I developed my allergy to flowers. There ends Valentine's Day at my house.
My interpersonal skills haven't improved much either!

Next week we will look at the history and traditions of Valentine's Day.

 

Vicki Welsh
Three Creative Studios

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