It will be St. Valentine's Day in a week and I thought it would be a great time to get some crafting in and make some Valentine's for my friends and family. For me, making cards and having the energy to sit down and create a dozen cards or more has a lot to do with the organization of the crafting room itself. It gives me great joy that everything I need is within reach and all of my tools, paper, and embellishments are labeled and ready for me to dive in.
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| Organized pens, pencils, paper, scissors, glue etc is the key to a successful craft project. |
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| Organized bins and drawers hold like items such as ribbon, paper scraps, crafting tools, and embellishments. |
Throughout the year, I tend to collect fun, festive, beautiful paper, envelopes, and embellishments WHEN THEY ARE ON SALE! This means going into the stores AFTER the holiday has passed and sifting through the goodies to find some treasures. It is also possible to find items a few holidays down the road and add it to your collection.
For example, there is a great paper store here in Atlanta called The Paper Source and when I get to the Virginia Highlands I visit and see what items I can score. For this Valentine project, I so happened upon the cutest heart printed envelopes! They were even more special because they were 75% off when I picked them up this past summer. Then just after Christmas I stumbled upon some shiny red scalloped oval cardstock that fit perfectly into the heart envelopes - yay!
Here are the Valentine's that were so much fun to make today!
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| The super cute heart printed envelopes were a great (on sale) find! |
