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Feb 20 2023
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Presley’s Valentines

We’re rolling into the end of February so I thought I’d share our Valentines. I found these on Shutterfly and thought they were so fun so I added one of my favorite pictures of Presley with her Christmas banana.

We sent them out to friends, family, and some of Presley’s favorites from Instagram. I used my favorite old Martha Stewart Valentine stamps and some Mrs. Grossman’s stickers to decorate the envelopes and topped each one with a rather creepy love stamp from the USPS.

Sometimes I wonder if greeting cards are the only thing I am going to send this year–I’ve been terribly behind on my letter writing!

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Feb 10 2023
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Valentine Workshop with Forest Park Public Library

Tuesday, I taught another workshop with Forest Park Public Library. This was my second Valentine workshop and fourth card making workshop with them and like always, it was so much fun making cards with my community. (Thanks to my neighbor, Meghan, for the picture of me awkwardly sharing the fox folds!)

We made an origami fox bookmark, a folded flower, tiny accordion-fold hearts, a 3-D fish, and a simple watercolor card. The fox and the fish were the most fun, but also the most difficult. Should I attempt to share a how-to here soon? (The lighting is usually so bad in the wintertime for taking pictures, but we have a nice streak of sunny days coming up!

I have another letter writing presentation coming up in March in Batavia. It’s the third time I’ve given that talk, but it will be the first time in person. I’m looking forward to sharing some of my good mail and favorite supplies with everyone!

Any handmade Valentine projects in your future?

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Feb 15 2022
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Presley’s Valentines

This year, we sent Valentines from our cat to everyone on our Valentine list. (Unlike in 2016 when we just sent them to a few of Presley’s favorite fans.) I wanted to send a bunch of little Valentines this year, and I didn’t have anything in my stash that would work. (Also, confession–I think I have an old Paper Source Valentine kit somewhere…but I don’t know where.) I decided to see what Walgreens had in terms of photo cards and I found this design. They are basically a 3×8 photo card that is designed to be cut into classroom Valentines. I chose a serious Presley, a sweet Presley, and a family picture from last spring, sent them off and they were ready in less that thirty minutes.

I used 4bar envelopes from my stash, and some I made last year, and had fun playing with postage stamps. I am very tired of my love stamp selections, so I need to make a point to find something better at the next stamp show. (Also, I regret not buying more of the monster stamps–they are super fun to play with since they come with little accessories in the selvage.)

It felt good to make some mail again. Next up, Olympics mail!

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