If you know me, you know that I heart myself some holiday crafting. I made a bunch of crafts for autumn, I made a bunch of crafts for Christmas, and now I am your fairy 30-something godmother of Valentine crafting. Don’t believe me? Then let me tell you this: Y’all, I received SEVEN handmade Valentines in the mail yesterday. And yesterday, I myself mailed out TWENTY-FOUR handmade Valentines. To people I have never actually met in person. I’m not quite finished with the super-special ones going out to people I have actually met in person.
Uh-huh. You can feel safe with me.
With that being said, here are some of my favorite online Valentine projects, tutes, and crafty downloads from some of my favorite online people:
- Heather Bailey has a way to fancy up her free paper globes pattern (check her sidebar for the Free Patterns header) with pink and red cardstock (may I suggest recycled/thrifted/vintage Valentines?) and a little felt heart to dangle from the bottom (However you stand on the felt controversy (and let’s keep the comments clean this time, friends), I assure you, there is a felt for you).
- If you crochet, Bella Dia has a pattern and tute for some sweet little crocheted Sweet Hearts. If you don’t crochet, then I suggest that you spend the next year stalwartly encouraging someone close to you to learn to crochet. Then, next January, ask them to crochet these hearts for you.
- This set of patchwork heart sachets from CraftyStylish is likely more appropriate for a confident seamster than for a newbie, but seriously? If you don’t know how to crochet, the least you can do is learn to sew.
- For those of you who drink tea and not fully caffeinated black coffee (True story: My mother-in-law, while visiting last weekend, asked me to make her a cup of tea. I’m all, “Um, I don’t have any tea.” She’s all, “You don’t have tea?” I’m all, “Dude, I don’t have any tea! I don’t drink tea!” So the next day, she says, when I see her sitting on my couch drinking a cup of tea, “Julie! I bought you some tea and put it in the cupboard for you!” So I can start drinking tea? Or so I can keep it for her when she visits next year and then she doesn’t have to go out and buy tea? If you’re a mother-in-law, PLEASE tell me what that tea is FOR!), Creature Comforts has a download and tute for a really cool-looking Valentine teabag. My favorite part is the cute little heart that dangles from the string down the outside of the cup–maybe I could put more coffee grounds in a Valentine teabag and have that in my cup, and then I could have the cute little heart on a string, too?
- If you can bake something, you can bake it in the shape of a heart. Skip to My Lou, using her own miniature heart-shaped cakes pan, bakes up little heart-shaped cheesecakes. It’s so weird, but right now I can’t think of ANYTHING I need more than little heart-shaped cheesecakes.
See, aren’t you excited for Valentine’s Day now? No?!? Fine, then, be a pooper, and go check out the Black Heart Anti-Valentines Day Contest over at Dabbled. See? Your fairy 30-something godmother will hook you up whether you’re festive or not!
Oh what fun ideas. I especially like the paper globes.
I’m not a mother-in-law, but I am an avid tea drinker. I drink tea because the warmth gives me a well warm fuzzy feeling. It tastes better than water and can become something of a ritual. However, if you are a coffee person you shouldn’t feel pressured into drinking tea.
I’d say it sounds like she got the tea to share with you. Besides, old tea isn’t flavorful anymore. But like I said, don’t feel pressured :-p
Oh what fun ideas. I especially like the paper globes.
I’m not a mother-in-law, but I am an avid tea drinker. I drink tea because the warmth gives me a well warm fuzzy feeling. It tastes better than water and can become something of a ritual. However, if you are a coffee person you shouldn’t feel pressured into drinking tea.
I’d say it sounds like she got the tea to share with you. Besides, old tea isn’t flavorful anymore. But like I said, don’t feel pressured :-p
Oh what fun ideas. I especially like the paper globes.
I’m not a mother-in-law, but I am an avid tea drinker. I drink tea because the warmth gives me a well warm fuzzy feeling. It tastes better than water and can become something of a ritual. However, if you are a coffee person you shouldn’t feel pressured into drinking tea.
I’d say it sounds like she got the tea to share with you. Besides, old tea isn’t flavorful anymore. But like I said, don’t feel pressured :-p
I love these ideas!
I’m not a mother-in-law (but I have one) but am a tea-drinker. I used to be an avid coffee drinker and while I still enjoy it, I find tea infinitely easier to make well at home.
It’s soothing and as Esther mentioned, is a lovely ritual.
However, I’d keep the tea (sealed up well, I keep my loose tea in glass jars) for her or any other tea-drinking guests.
I love these ideas!
I’m not a mother-in-law (but I have one) but am a tea-drinker. I used to be an avid coffee drinker and while I still enjoy it, I find tea infinitely easier to make well at home.
It’s soothing and as Esther mentioned, is a lovely ritual.
However, I’d keep the tea (sealed up well, I keep my loose tea in glass jars) for her or any other tea-drinking guests.
I love these ideas!
I’m not a mother-in-law (but I have one) but am a tea-drinker. I used to be an avid coffee drinker and while I still enjoy it, I find tea infinitely easier to make well at home.
It’s soothing and as Esther mentioned, is a lovely ritual.
However, I’d keep the tea (sealed up well, I keep my loose tea in glass jars) for her or any other tea-drinking guests.
Okay, so maybe it’s a hostess thing? So the next time someone comes over and says, “Will you make me a cup of tea?” I can say, “Sure!”
“You like Lipton, right?”
Okay, so maybe it’s a hostess thing? So the next time someone comes over and says, “Will you make me a cup of tea?” I can say, “Sure!”
“You like Lipton, right?”
Okay, so maybe it’s a hostess thing? So the next time someone comes over and says, “Will you make me a cup of tea?” I can say, “Sure!”
“You like Lipton, right?”
Those heart shaped cheesecakes look wonderful!
Those heart shaped cheesecakes look wonderful!
Those heart shaped cheesecakes look wonderful!
Those heart shaped cheesecakes look wonderful!
Don’t they seriously? I’ve got some of those shaped silicon molds, and I only use them for molding crayons and soaps because I wasn’t happy with the way they didn’t really hold their shape with baked goods.
It never occurred to me–bake stuff that doesn’t rise!
Don’t they seriously? I’ve got some of those shaped silicon molds, and I only use them for molding crayons and soaps because I wasn’t happy with the way they didn’t really hold their shape with baked goods.
It never occurred to me–bake stuff that doesn’t rise!
Don’t they seriously? I’ve got some of those shaped silicon molds, and I only use them for molding crayons and soaps because I wasn’t happy with the way they didn’t really hold their shape with baked goods.
It never occurred to me–bake stuff that doesn’t rise!