It's January 12th....Valentines day is about a month away. Have you made your cards yet? I know that sounds ridiculous, but before you know it, it will be February 12th and you'll be in the grocery store looking for cards. Now there is absolutely nothing wrong with that....but when you're a crafter you can't help but want to make something a little creative. Don't hate me but for years I started making Valentine Cards during Christmas break. I rubber stamped and embossed 100 cards during the week between Christmas and New Years. I made the cards and my girls wrote a special message inside to their classmates. At the time 4 of the 6 were in school and each had 25 kids in their class. Now I am spoiled, Michael is in Kindergarten and there are less than 20 in his class. My older girls who want to give Valentines are old enough to craft their very own. So while I didn't make any cards of Love over Winter break, I am starting to think about what Valentine cards might be fun to give out. There have been some favorites over the years. One year (after Valentines day) I bought 100 heart pencils at Walmart for 10 cents. Yes all 100 cost a dime. I saved those pencils (and half my battle sometimes when I buy things in advance is remembering where I put them) for the following Valentines Day and I rubber stamped a card that said "Pencil me in as your date this Valentines day". It was a really cute one.
One year when I was working at Martha, we made a bag of soap with a fish inside. It looked like one of those goldfish you might win at a carnival. I took that idea and made them for my children's classmates and wrote a card that said, "There's nothing fishy about it, You're my Valentine".
If you go on Pinterest you can find so many clever ideas. I know they won't go unappreciated. Taking the time to show someone your love--means the world. Here are some more favorite ideas!
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