Sew in Love

There's nothing better than being in love.  Happy Valentine's Day.

How cute is this DIY card?  From Bird and Banner.

Download: Fab Freebies

I am a big fan of Miss Pickles Press, and these free Valentine's downloads do not disappoint.  She also does lots of things for weddings.

Download the pdfs here.

Give: Valentine's Day Cards

I love gifts.  Like, LOVE them.  But to me, there is nothing better than getting a nice (bonus points for letterpress) card.  Here are some lovelies for Valentine's Day.

Credits:  The Hungry Workshop, Rifle Paper, Susy*Jack

Make: Pin Prick Valentines

Just in time for Valentine's Day is a great DIY project - pin prick cards.  You can make and use these for any occasion (or no occasion), but I think they would make great homemade valentines.

Supplies:
• template/artwork
• pencil
• blank card stock and envelopes
• cardboard
• pushpin

Directions:

1.   Decide what you want to make and select or make artwork to use

2.   Turn over artwork and trace design with pencil

3.   Place card face down on cardboard and place artwork (pencil side-up) on card

4.   Prick away

Tip: Try using different sizes of needles and pushpins which can give you various looks

To print out the templates from the cards in the image, go here.

Found on the Etsy Blog via Apartment Therapy

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm celebrating the day with my valentine and hope your day is filled with lots of love as well.

~xoxo

From Bird and Banner

DIY Valentine Cookies

I couldn't resist posting pics of the yummy cookies I made for my husband for Valentine's Day (yes, I sampled one and they were quite good if I do say so myself!)

My mom and I used to make these every year for Valentine's Day.  She would roll out the dough and I would stamp the heart shaped cookie cutters and dab milk on them so the sprinkles would stick.  It is a tradition I definitely want to continue for my family.

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Then dip in milk and enjoy!

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Sweets for your sweet (or yourself)

Cupcakes & Cookies from Better Homes & Gardens

From William Sonoma via Snippet & Ink

Cakes from Perfect Endings

From Twig and Thistle

In continuing with my Valentine's Day posts, here are some yummy treats to bake for the occasion.  The last photo comes from a DIY project to make those adorable brownie bags.  Find the full DIY post here and download the template for the bags here.  Hope this inspires some baking...

~UPDATE~

Amy Atlas posted a great Valentine's dessert board today...head over there and check it out!  Here is a little preview:

Photography by Bethalee Photography, via Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

Valentine Love

With two weeks until Valentine's Day, I wanted to devote some posts to all things Valentine.  First up, some of my favorite Valentine cards and stationery.  I'd be happy to get any one of these from my Valentine!

Night Owl Paper Goods

                                                                     Chewing the Cud                                                                   

Lily Jane Stationery

Rifle Paper Company

Wiley Valentine