Itty Bitty Bouquet of Ceramic Flowers, $15 from Mudpuppy.
Little Iccle – Grey Kitty, $55 from Abigail Brown.
Japanese Cotton Lace, $7.50/meter, From Japan with Love.
Vintage Wooden Cow, $12 from paddywaak.
Flowers 2 (detail), 18″ x 24″ screenprint, $35 from Nate Duval.
Tropical Flower Lady, $125 from Mimi Kirchner.
Spring Branches Letterpress Cards, set of 3 for $8 from Blue Cole Press.
Abstract Poppy Baby Quilt, $160 from All the Numbers.
Hand Stitched Valentine Card, $4 from papermode.
I’m getting carried away with this recycling theme. Check out these upcycled flowers that the kids and I made for Alpha Mom using old sweaters and coat hangers. You can make these from materials found around your home, and they’ll never need water! A nice little Valentine’s gift for teachers or grandparents.
I have gotten a LOT of use out of these sweaters (see here, here and here). And my older daughter has been wearing the sleeves of one of the sweaters as leg warmers. It’s hip to be frugal these days. This recession is wicked karma, but I hope that we can learn some hard lessons from it and remember what’s really important.
Here are a couple of ideas for recycled Valentine’s Day cards. I’m going to try to post a new idea each day this week. So much better to make something from materials found around the house rather than buy a card at the store.
This card is made from an old manila folder and vintage fabric. I used a bit of interfacing to stiffen the fabric and glued it on with spray adhesive before sewing a zig-zag stitch around the edge.
And here’s one for the kids. A lacing card made from a cereal box. We simply cut the box, painted it with acrylic paints, poked holes and laced it with yarn. Good exercise for fine motor skills and fun to boot. The center heart is a scrap from an old embroidery pattern book.
New appliqué design in my shop. This little sheep would be sweet for baby items.
Set of felt and cotton letters, $35 from Morgan Melim.
Ruffled Sweatshirt Dress, $198 from Emily Ryan.
Vintage Chinese Checkers, $11.95 from Hope & Joy Home.
Textured Skirt, $105 from One Robin Road.
Valentine Letterpress Card, $4 from Dutch Door Press.
Teeny Hearties Wall Wear, $40 from nea jewelry & wall wear.
Matryoshka Hair Clip, $3.50 from Neskat.
Small Bunny Vase, $48 from pretty random objects.
Apple Tree Buttons, set of 5 for $5.30 from Hectanooga.
