Happy Valentines Day!

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Girls "Heart" Valentines Day

Valentine's Dress Black ... WearYouGo $29.95	Boutique Bows Turquoise ... loveinbloombou... $10.00	Red and Aqua Ruched an... ChewChewsClose... $26.00	Red Felt Heart with White... SweetbeanzBout... $7.00
Love Hearts Bunting Party... toastiestudio $12.00	Shortall in Bright Hearts - ... OverallBaby $48.00	LSBV Heart Purse LittleSnugglie... $21.95	Ponytail holders - Red and ... MomNMiaQuilts $3.25
Ruffled Apron, Girls Size 5,... ccooperdesigns $25.00	Valentine's Day Button B... ThatsTheCutest... $12.00	Custom Girls Long Sleeve ... SweetChildofMi... $22.99	Valentine Tutu Dress Size... craftybeever $25.00
Valentine XOXO Hugs an... JustJoshinKids $35.00	Valentine's Day Custom I... PinkStripe $55.00	Personalized Valentines ... CutiesTieDyeBo... $18.00	Big Sister Necklace with Pe... pickledbeads $27.50

Thank you to team member HarmonyGirlsClothing for creating this lovely Valentines inspired treasury featuring some lovely items from our members.
Who will be your Valentines this year?

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Love Letter's with The Sewing Loft

Paper, fabric and sewing are definitely my vices, use them in a cute project and you'll see my entire afternoon schedule change so I can dive right in and make it.

This is absolutely how I felt when I saw  Heather of TheSewingLoft's adorable project for LOVE LETTERS, sweet embellished paper envelopes filled with candy, earlier this month, and she's sharing the instructions with us today.  So grab some scrapbook papers, your sewing machine and some tiny candies and we'll spend the afternoon making these, okay? ... cause you and I will need dozens to pass around Valentines Day don't you think!

Here's what you'll need::

* solid, embossed and printed papers in reds and pinks for Valentine's Day
* little candies like M&Ms or Sweet Tarts
* parchment paper (kitchen) or vellum (scrapbooking)


Basic Instructions:

1. To form your envelopes, cut paper and parchment into 4″ x 5.5″ rectangles. You'll get 4 rectangles from one sheet of 8x11 paper and 6 from a sheet of 12x12
2. For the stamps, cut paper of choice into 1″ x 1″.
3. Position stamp in upper right hand corner of paper along the 5.5" edge and stitch all around edge stitch.
4. Stitch some fun straight or squiggly lines to represent the cancelled postage.  If needed, lightly draw these lines with a pencil 1st and then stitch over them.
5. With your machine or marker, add some fun words like XOXO, Romeo, Cutie Pie, Hugs and Kisses, Sweet Thing, Heart Throb, etc. to the letter where the address goes.
6. Match up your embellished envelope with parchment paper, wrong sides together and straight stitch around 3 sides - one short and both long - to form a “pocket”.  Fill the pocket with small candies.  Be careful - overfilling will make the pocket hard to close and may cause the papers to rip.
7. Stitch up the opening, trim any loose threads and you are set!

A special thanks to Heather for sharing this project with us.  Visit Heather's blog for more fast and easy projects for handmade Valentine gifts at TheSewingLoftBlog. You can also follow her on Facebook at TheSewingLoftFB.

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Valentine's in a HURRY!

Still looking for the perfect Valentine's for the kids to take to school or to mail family and friends?  Here are five EtsyKids Team Members who offer custom personalized Valentine's that you print yourself!  They will email you a digital file you can print yourself!  Quick, simple and oh so affordable!  

Retro Pink and Brown 5x7 Printable Photocard from GreenBeansieInk

Valentine Printable, iPhone design for SweetHearts box from MadeByAPrincess

Valentine Printable Cards, Forest Woodland from polkaprints

Owl DIY Printable Sticker or Favor Tags from kidEprints

Personalized Printable Boy's Airplane Valentines from PamperYourParty

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Looking for more than just a card for Valentine's Day?  Lots of EtsyKids Team Shops have top quality Valentine gifts made up and ready to ship out to you today.  See what we have to offer here. 

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