Upcycled ring plate!

Found a little plate at a yard sale a few houses down, got it for $1 and spray painted it gold. Looks like Martha Stewart’s pick of the week ; )

Valentines! (cute , easy, fun!)

I like making cards by hand, whether it’s for a bridal shower, birthday, or Christmas. But one of my favorite favorite favorite holidays, regardless of my relationship status – is the big V! VALENTINE’S DAY.

A day full of pinks and reds and flowers and chocolate and hearts and love. And it doesn’t have to be romantic love, it can be the love of a friend, or the love for family, even the love of a pet is a part of this wonderful holiday <3.

In lieu of anything super fancy – I opted for some cute, handmade valentines – all taped to a chocolate bar. I made some for my family and one for my roommate (I don’t have a photo of hers but it has 2 hand-drawn socks on it with “We make a cute pair!” written on it). Puns are especially acceptable on this cheesy holiday : ) because that’s just part of the fun.

Just paper, colored pencils, and an ink pen.

Okay, so the bunny one does have a sticker left over from Easter on some pretty rad scrap paper.

I hope this post inspires you to make your own cheesy, handmade card for someone special to you. Please show them off to me! ❤

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Betsy McCall doll cards

I used Modge Podge instead of regular glue.

I love vintage things. I also love making cards by hand for my friends and family.  While there are lovely cards for sale at stores and they are certainly handy in a pinch, I find that the recipients of the cards I made myself are much more amused by cards that have a personal touch.

Going back to vintage things. I used to play with paper dolls all the time as a child and I happened upon this link to scans of vintage paper dolls from the McCall magazine. This doll had a feature in almost every issue for ten years! Each issue came with a page of dresses and a Betsy McCall paper doll.

So I printed off some dolls and cute dresses and glued them to plain cardboard cards. A little decorating with a sharpie and voilà – charming birthday cards! I can’t wait to send these to my galpals! Give it a try!

the doodles were free hand and rather easy but the card just needed a little extra