Be Mine

These are some Valentine decorations and crafts that I have made this month.  This is the decorated mantle.  I made the banner a year or two ago.  I framed 1st Corinthians 13 Subway Art.

I decorated these wooden hearts on dowels with paper, glitter and ribbons.

 

 

I made two of these pillows, one for Leslie and one for me.  I think that they turned out very cute.  My sewing is definitely getting better.

      

I decorated these two set of I Love U sets with paper, ribbons, glitter and bling.  One of them is for my sister Gina's birthday tomorrow.  I think that they are darling!  

I sewed bunches of little heart pillows and placed them in the tiered basket and looped a strand of red lights throughout.  I love the color in my dining room!  

 

Happy Valentines Day!

Pillows

I am changing my procrastinating ways and today was a beginning.  I embroidered a couple of pillow tops several years and geez, even bought the backing fabric.  Well, today, I finally finished those babies.  This was no minor feat for me because I don't really know how to sew.  

I never took home economics as a high school student(I was going to be a career woman- why did I need to know how to sew or cook???)  That was great thinking, wasn't it?

I had to watch a YouTube video to be able to thread the sewing machine.....I practiced on some scrap fabric and then got busy!

I am, actually, quite pleased with the results.  Not too bad for first attempts and I am ready to make some more!

Cute little mittens!

I love the little snowflake and house buttons on this one!

 

Pillow

I made this pillow for Leslie as a Christmas gift.  I took it to McCall and gave it her there.  This is really just the "prototype" and I am making another.  I was actually pleased with the way this turned out but I want to make a larger version with a little more bling.  The colors matched her bedding at the cabin perfectly.