Valentine's Day Crafting!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are some mini-crafters making homemade Valentine's Day cards!

Here are some close-ups of the crafting table.  This was inspired by the Miniatures.com catalogue Making Valentines item (43332) - I saw it and I was going to buy it, but then I thought I really should try to make my own first.  And it was lots of fun - kind of like when you are indeed making Valentines with your kids. 

The banner letters are from a Paper Source catalog that I saved from last year (I hope that they are sending another catalog this year).  

I found this bunting tutorial from Mrs Greene which explained how easy it is to make bunting.  In order to make the fold-over part, I glued the letters onto pink construction paper. 

Here's a close-up of the crafting table.  I used pink and purple construction paper as the base and just glued the rest on.  My children have a heart punch, so that helped.  And I used some free printables from the Dollhouse Miniatures magazine.  I cut the gold strip off a makeup box.  The little heart stickers are also cut-outs saved from last year's Paper Source catalog. 

Finally, in anticipation of Chinese New Year, I finally completed my Ann Vanture Chinese take-out kit and here it is (although there are also plates that I have not yet finished).

So my crafters have ordered some Chinese takeout to eat after their crafting session.

Happy Valentine's Day!