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A Couple More Cute Valentine’s Projects

Sarah White February 9, 2013 Writing and BloggingLeave a comment

I’ve been doing a lot of writing for other people lately, so I thought I’d share a couple of other projects of mine that you can find elsewhere on the web. I completely love the Heartfelt Robot, which is a simple knitting pattern embellished with a little heart for Valentine’s …

A Valentine from a Knitter

Sarah White February 8, 2013 HolidaysLeave a comment

In the spirit of embracing creative challenges, as I have been trying to do this year, I signed up to take part in a “mystery muse” program this month, which involves giving two handmade gifts to someone and receiving two gifts from someone else. I decided to make my first …

A Colorful Valentine for Kids

Sarah White February 7, 2013 Crafts / Holidays / KidsLeave a comment

Last year I made chocolate playdough and cute animal-print cards for the kids at the Bit’s school, so I kind of felt like I had to do something homemade for them again. It’s fun, and I don’t like giving the kids candy, so why not? This year I decided to …

Make a Valentine Holder from a Jeans Pocket

Sarah White January 31, 2013 Crafts / Fabric Crafts / Holidays / KidsLeave a comment

I’ve been full of the Valentine crafting spirit lately, but a lot of the stuff I’ve been doing has been going to other blogs. So I’ll be inundating you with reports of guest postings (and more crafts here, too, no doubt) to help get you in the heart-filled spirit. First …

Last-Mintue Quick, Cute Cutout Cards

Sarah White February 13, 2012 Art / Crafts / Holidays89 Comments

I hesitated to use the word “Valentine’s” in the title for this article because I don’t want you to think that this concept is just for Valentines. Pick any shape you want to cut out on the front of a card, glue part of a child’s drawing over the hole …

Semi-Homemade Valentines

Sarah White February 12, 2012 Crafts / HolidaysOne Comment

I don’t know why I decided I wanted to make a little something for all the kids at the Bit’s preschool for Valentine’s Day, but I did. (I’m sure I would have though better of it had I realized there were three birthdays — among seven kids — in the …

My Valentine’s Sensory Box

Sarah White February 8, 2012 Crafts / Holidays6 Comments

In all my blog trolling lately, I’ve seen a lot of variations on a Valentine’s-themed sensory box. (There are lots of great ones out there, but I particularly like this one from No Time for Flash Cards, if only I had a heart-shaped punch!) So I finally decided to do …