Valentine's Day

It's such a nice change to make something besides Christmas projects! Don't get me wrong, Christmas is my favorite time of year but I'm ready to start making projects for other Holidays. I got a bunch of paper mache' hearts at Michaels so I thought I would alter one into a Shabby Vintage Heart hanging. I crackled the heart front and back, and then added some stain and wiped it off to give it an aged look. I painted over the letters and crackled them and edged with a black marker to outline them and also to hide the chipboard edges. The butterfly was a sticker, that I painted over and then crackled, I guess you can say I was in a crackling mood! I sewed around the chipboard heart so it would stand out some. The wings are Maya Road. The roses are from my craft supply which I added glitter to for a little sparkle. I took out the thin rope hanger that came with the heart and added some pink Martha Stewart twill to make the new hanger. I added a Melissa Frances resin frame and filled it with glitter for the "O". I added a little lace, a little netting, a little ribbon, a litte bit of rhinestones and alot love when I made it.



Here are my first Valentine's Day cards. I wanted them to look like the old time Valentines I used to get with I was young with a little bit of an elegant touch. I printed the clipart onto a heavy cardstock, then adhered to a lightweight chipboard then cut out, then I sewed around it with no thread on my sewing machine and used the holes for my blanket stitching. The base of the card is heavy chipboard, covered papers from My Mind's Eye Irresistable Collection on the front. I distressed around the front and back edges with white acrylic paint, then sewed around each one. The bow at the top is twill, with a Prima flower and a Making Memories sparkle brad on some and a felt brad on the others. I added a few Kaiser pearls, buttons and lace trim to finish them off.
I covered the back with some old letter paper, then I cut out a heart from Quite Smitten, Sent with Love from the Irresistable collection so you could write a personal note on each one.


Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!
Annette