Love Alphabet Blocks Printable PDF from A Little Hut, $5.
Cupcake Stand from Whitney Smith, $38.
Hedgehog Card Organizer from Sea Breeze Studio, $14.
Baker’s Twine, $15 from Whisker Graphics.
Little Piggy with Heart Necklace, Owl & Ellie, $17.
Linen/Cotton RickRack Print, half yard for $19 from Flower Press.
Vintage Tablecloth, $16 from El Ritmo Retro.
Embroidered Alphabet Letters, $45 from Play to Learn.
Marjorie Bag in Dark Chocolate, $50 from Tiny Hearts Designs.
Looking for ideas for handmade Valentine’s Day cards? Making cards with the kids seems like such a chore when we have to mass produce them for every kid in the class. Check out my post over at Alpha Mom for seven easy heart-themed craft ideas.
Here’s a round-up of some of my Valentine’s Day projects from the past. Look for more card ideas tomorrow.
Lovebirds Printable Card (cut-out version and printable for kids).
Felted Sweater Flowers from my post for Alpha Mom.
NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Recycled Valentine’s Cards for kids to make.
Plus more ideas for baked goods for Valentine’s Day.
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a couple of days, but in the meantime, the Etsy shop of Craft Hope for Haiti has had 740 (and counting) sales. So if you haven’t visited their shop, check it out. Handmade goods from all types of people, all proceeds benefit Doctors Without Borders. This shop was created by Craft Hope, a faith-based organization that has been donating handmade goods to those in need for about a year now. You can buy stuff like this kitty from Minori Design.
It’s interesting to see how technology, crafting and fundraising have all converged here. I think this is the first major disaster in which technology has played such a large role in the aftermath. From victims sending text messages from under the rubble, online and text financial contributions, blogs connecting loved ones, and information being spread quickly through social networking sites like Twitter. I’ll admit that technology can complicate our lives, but I’m still thankful for it. We seem to be only limited by physical obstacles in this situation. And I don’t think it’s possible to have too much information (as long as you can sift through it and discern the truth). So we still need brains after all.
Japanese Linen Cotton Gingham, $3 from My Etsy Shop.
Reclaimed Cashmere Scarf, $40 from Haute Goat.
Vintage Buttons, set of 8 for $2.25 from Lillian Olive.
Unglazed Porcelain Necklace, $26 from Round Rabbit.
Chihuahua in a Scarf photograph, 8×8, $25 from Lucy Snowe Photography.
Double Gauze Cotton, $8.75 from Cottonblue.
Bask, handspun yarn, $31 from Springtree Road.
Rub-on Decals, $6 from Yael Frankel.
Heart Strings Pillow, $38 from Quiltish.
