Creative Valentines

My daughter Rebekah, is an artist.  She specializes in paintings; we have RM originals throughout the house.  Her artistic works are pretty amazing. 

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, Rebekah challenged herself to find a creative way to express her love for her friends and do it in her own unique way. 

This is the book pages paper heart wreath, adorned with my bday flowers

A few weeks ago, I made a Valentine wreath using heart-shaped cutouts from an old book. (It was a harlequin, I promise)  I thought it would be different and I was pleased with the result.  Rebekah took the idea to the next level.  She cut out hearts from thin cardboard, cut out some more hearts from my book pages.  She glued the book pages to both sides of the card.  Then she decorated them.  Take a look at these lovelies.  She will present them to her friends on the big day with some candy hearts.  Aren't they great?
Here is how she did it:

Cut hearts from soft card; cereal boxes are good, cut the same from an old book

Really, it was a terrible book.

These are the final projects, decorated on both sides, add a small bag of chocolates and they are good to go

Tell someone you love them tomorrow!!

Scarves for Jennine

A few weeks ago I met my friend Jennine for a 'London Fog' (Earl Grey Latte of awesomeness).  It was early January and I needed some artificial sunshine provided by my hot pink bomber jacket and my hand crocheted pink scarf with assorted crochet flowers.  It makes me smile.  Jennine, a true friend, did not laugh at the pink jacket, make jokes that I was stuck in the early 80's, pretending I still got it.  No, she looked past all that and commented on the scarf.  She said she would like one.  Being addicted to crochet, I was only too happy to make her one.



Blue-Grey Scarf with soft pink cherry blossoms



I had to find just the right colour, tasteful, unique, perfect for Jennine.  I came across some smokey blue wool and knew that this was the right wool for a scarf.  I made it up right away; it was a simple pattern easy to put together. I had promised a scarf with flowers and a scarf with flowers my friend was going to have.  I found a ball of soft pink that would be awesome for cherry blossoms.  I made a stack and sewed them to the scarf.  What do you think?

Like any addict, I can make excuses for indulging in my addiction.  What if she did not like the blue grey scarf? I would HAVE to make her another one; just in case.  I made my 'usual',  a long variegated scarf with scallops that I can make with my eyes closed.

Jennine and I have a lunch meeting schedule and the weather reporter has called for even more snow for the next few days.  What better time to hand over the scarves and visit the stash of wool in my closet to plan the next round of crocheting.