Saturday, February 13

for my valentine



After giving my husband strict orders not to read my blog today, I decided to share the card I made for him for Valentine's Day:) This is a tradition that goes back to our college days as boyfriend and girlfriend. It was our first Valentine's as a couple, and we were both on a budget. I'm not really the caviar-and-a-dozen-red-roses kinda girl anyway, so I was just thrilled when he presented me with a sweet little pendant necklace (which I still wear all the time) and a homemade Valentine's card. Great minds think alike, and I had made his Valentine's card myself, too! We hadn't even planned it:)


So since then, every year, we've made our V-Day cards for each other from scratch. Here's what I came up with for this year. It's more of a book! Here it is after I had already stapled the pages together, wiped some rubber cement over the sides and wrapped yarn around it a few times to make some artificial "binding". I also tied off the yarn in a little bow at the bottom.

And here are the pages, before I had stapled them all together.















Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day. Give your loved ones an extra X & O from me:)

Love,
Mary Grace

5 comments:

  1. Love your cards! They're beautiful. I love your blog too, so I am passing along the Happy 101 Award to you, you can check it out here: http://www.withtwocats.com/2010/02/happy-101-award.html. Share 10 things you love and 10 blogs you love and want to pass the award to!

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  2. How fun! I'm honored:) I'll get started on mine today!

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  3. Your blog is so very cute. I enjoyed your before and afters...I found you from with Two Cats.

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  4. Love the sweet card! Happy Valentine's day sweet Grace, I love you and I'm thankful for your friendship!! xoxo

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  5. Pine Tree - Thank you so much! I just stopped by your blog and that pillow you made is amazing! I may have to try that:)

    Jilly - Happy Valentine's to you too buddy!! I love YOU too and I am so thankful to have you for a bestie:):)

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