Cutie Patootie Valentine Shirts

I had these two little t-shirts laying around since before Thanksgiving and I had planned on making them for our trip to Disney, but time got away from me.  So I figured I better use them before my two little ones grow out of them.  :)  

Here's an up close of what the hearts look like.  I wanted something a little more than a plain heart so I made it gathered.

I cut a six inch heart out with my cricut.  I traced it onto my heat n' bond and cut it out.  

I then ironed the heart onto the fabric.

Waited until it was cool and then cut the heart out and then peeled the paper backing off.  

I then ironed it onto the t-shirt.  To secure it even more I stitched around the heart.  The other shirt I ran a zig zag stitch around the heart.   I thought this shirt needed something else so I added the wide brown grosgrain ribbon to it.  I, of course, gathered that too.  

To attach, I just ran a stitch down the ribbon and cut the ends to fit to the heart.  And here are the finished shirts.

My two girlies couldn't wait to put them on when they got home from school.  :)

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Embroidered Valentine's Banner

 I decided against another wreath on my front door.  So... I made a felt banner and embroidered it with ribbon.  It took me about three evenings in front of the TV to do all the hand work but it was worth it.  

This little wooden ornament I picked up from Michael's in one of their dollar bins was my inspiration.  I wanted to cut all the intricate details but they were just too small to make it work.  

As I was stitching the hearts on I decided to stuff them for some added dimension.  I used 1/8th inch satin ribbon for the flowers and stems.

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Easy Valentine's

This is nice and easy especially if you have little ones.  My girls (5 and 6) stamped the hearts and punched the holes.  I made the hearts and the card on the Cricut but it would be easy enough to do without it.  I did use a little double sided tape to keep the lollipop in place.  Then just a piece of ribbon to tie it up.  

My girls signed their names on the back and we are all ready for Valentine's Day.  They are very excited to give these to their friends especially since they helped make them.  

Valentine's Craft Redo

Here is what I made about eight years ago, and they are still cute but they needed updating.  They look a little worse for the wear and have been packed up pretty much since we moved into our house six years ago.

 But instead of actually redoing them I decided to make more, just with a different spin on them.

A much more up to date look don't ya think?

So then I found a couple of styrofoam cones that didn't get used at Christmas time and put it all together for a little Valentine's decor in the house.  I usually don't put anything up for Valentine's day.  Which is strange because I love hearts and the color pink.  Anyway... here it is