a do-it-yourself valentine

I have these blogs** I like to read everyday just because they are a playground for your mind; a place to just relax and enjoy the beauty of them. Simplistic words, designs and pictures bouncing off the screen, scrimmaging between your eyelashes and finally resting in the most colorful section of your brain.

**I have been mentally plotting to add links to these blogs for days now, I promise they will be up soon!

Said blogs are generally design-centric; emphases on fashion, literature, furniture, photography, jewelry, art and the like - so, of course, the past few days it has been V-Day galore.

I love the cheesy holiday as much as the next girl, and so even in my vain attempt to let 2.14 slip by quietly and without any major recognition, here are some of the best "do-it-yourself" valentines I have found. With money tight, not only for college students, these are fun, cheap, easy and most importantly from the heart.

From Twig & Thistle Blog

At Twig & Thistle, they give you the recipes and printing formats for the above packages. For the paper bag, the format can be found here and the pie box here.

From The Purl Bee Blog

Why not go back to the 1950s and "pin" your special someone. These felt, hand sewn pins are sure to catch the eye of your significant other - regardless of how corny they are, it's a sweet thought and one that includes time and needles. Eek. Directions for cutting, sewing and the materials needed can be found here.

Happy crafting!