Grandmother's Valentines

A couple of years ago,

my mother gave me...

...a stash of Valentines 

that were my grandmother's

from the 1970's.

She was an elementary school teacher for over

34 years,

and these Valentines were given to her by 

some of her students.

I {heart} them.

I have always wanted to display them in some fashion,

so I took some of them last year...

...and made a little garland

for the mantle. 

(I just WISH I had photo copied them 

to use in the banner and not used the originals-

oh well,

live and learn!)

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This year, after being inspired by

Creative Breathing

and

The Vintage Umbrella,

I put some of the rest of the Valentines

to good use by creating...

...a wreath for the front door.

(This time, I copied the Valentines

before crafting with them...)

Here is the wreath on display

on our front porch...

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Since my mother gave me these Valentines,

I decided to make her...

...a mini Valentine wreath.

First...

...I created the wreath form

using cardboard circle cut out,

which I created by tracing plates.

Then...

...I wrapped the circles with some

heart fabric strips.

(When I ran out of a strip of fabric,

I just tied on another strip to the old one.)

Then,

I shrunk and copied a few of the Valentines...

...and had fun gluing then on and embellishing the wreath.

Every time I look at these wreathes,

I smile... :0)

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