Category: Crafts

I had fun creating two  Valentine’s signage– expressly for a desk or check-in counter– for a half dozen of my doctors, dentist, and PT guy, to share the joy of  the approaching Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14.

I dressed up acrylic photo frames, which were the foundation for the signs. The scheme was to use available holiday items – heart stickers, heart sayings – in bursts of red, pink, and white.

One version featured a sparkling red heart bearing a pink “love you” saying, surrounded by valentines of various hues with seasonal sayings like “be mine” and “Valentine’s Day.” Used a background comprising a variety of smaller hearts.

The other one boasted an oversized red valentine, onto which a funky red-and-black lip cutout is glued with “kiss me” wording.  Assorted smaller valentines – displaying timely candy slogans like “hugs,” “you rock,” “#love” and “awesome”—serve as mini billboards befitting Valentine’s Day.

The signs accompanied an array of Valentine’s pins for these health heroes.

Found these neat paper florals and Valentine’s-themed images, and was able to create a limited number of stunning, cute Valentine’s pins that didn’t rely on traditional hearts but projected love in a very sweet way.. Wish I bought more! Lucky you, if you received one of these designs.

Have been toiling to complete a huge batch of 2025 Valentine’s Day pins and am happy to report that the project is completed!

Thus, the pins have been boxed and the first few batches are in the mail, since Valentine’s is about a month from today.

So folks on my mailing list should be watching their mailboxes, since the pins will be arriving in no particular order. It’s been fun to create the little pins, and they’re enroute to recipients in no particular order.

A samping is shared in the photo here…

We’re still on countdown, sharing 25 Christmas decor, through Christmas day…

No. 17—You can’t go wrong with gold. This 12-inch gold tree is dressed up with golden swirls of tinsel and accentuated by mini gold ornaments. Classy and classic. And who doesn’t aim for gold?

Continuing our countdown of sharing holiday-inspired craft creations, through Christmas:

No. 2—A snowman on a red cube is an annual tradition, with variation. I seek  ornaments with dangling legs, and this snowman fills the bill.  A Santa or an angel also work and  Daiso is often a resource for these danglers.