what you'll need:

magazines or catalogs, brown paper bags (its a great way to recycle)

scissors

thread

sewing machine

tear out a page, fold in half and cut out as many hearts as you want.

in many different sizes.

figure out which direction you would like to sew them.

just feed the heart right in.

i like to have some space between the hearts, so they can rotate.

this is how it should look. i use two colors of thread.

dont throw these away. you can use these in another garland, or you can glue them to card stock and make a cute card.

garland type 1

finger knit how- to
watch it's super easy.

garland type 2 :finger knit garland with magazine cut outs.

another idea for all your hearts.

make a trail of hearts for someone to follow.

the paper heart trail.

are you curious?

CLICK HERE

if you decided to try this or have a garland of your own please send me the link!

what are your plans for valentines day?

oh and i keep forgetting.

spanglish chic featured me here.

brandi

ok im adding lauren's fill in the blank friday.

bc they are too much fun.

I am hoping my Valentine's day this year includes, my friends smiling and knowing they are loved by jacob and i. and maybe a cute lil gift from jacob.

2. My biggest guilty pleasure is i dont feel guilty about any of my pleasures. haha. im with lauren on this one...reality tv ugh! like the bachlor

3. I am most proud of my husband jacob for being the best husband(#1 rocksatr) who is also so so patient with me and my cousin taylor for writing the prettiest songs and such beautiful music. (finnegan)

4. If I could choose one outfit to live in it would be my tye dye pants that jacob hates, and a tee shirt and flip flops:)

5. People are amazing. they amaze me with how awful/selfish they could be one day and how awesome/loving they can be the next. i love my peoples.

6. I would rather be busy working with my hands than just sitting around. I love to work! its hard for me to just relax.

7. I love my nephew ryder more than words could ever explain. he makes me want a baby. next year.

send me a link of your fill in the blank friday or your DIY project pwetty pwease!

ring from catbird

also from catbird i saw this ring on hot child in the city blog this morning and i freaked out!

it's so dainty and perfect, i just dont know if i want a heart or a j for jacob.

i want. i heart. i need.

im sad bc i forgot where the necklace and the flash drives came from. if you know can you send me a link. ill be searching in the mean time!

jacob and i like to buy eachother little things all the time. it's kind of bad bc if we see something the other person will like, we just buy it. we are bad. we need to save more.

we use valentines day as an excuse to buy eachother a lil something.

-do you love valentines day?

-do you hate valentines day?

-why?

-what do you hope to get for valentines day?

yesterday we said we would just take a trip instead of buying presents. we shall see about that.

i am definitely planning a special v-day picnic/photoshoot with jacob, liz and dk. i cant wait!

we have all seen this photo before (flickr). i think everyone and their mom has blogged about it!

its perfect for this month. its so simple and pretty. i am working on some cute decorations in my room this month because jacob and i will celebrate 2 years of marriage on Feb 22!

i love the way he draws hearts. ha ha. this photo was taken 4 years ago but it still makes me smile.

DIY heart garlands. 2 styles.

i heart you i heart you i heart you.