Heart Garland

Detroit, Michigan, I hope you are ready for some love! Hearts equal love, and there’s quite so lovely as words on heart. This is a heart garland and it’s quite simple to make. It’s so simple, the instructions are coming paragraph form instead of steps.

Old books are pretty cheap at a used book store, so pick out a thick one and cut out some hearts! There’s 20 in this particular garland and it’s a pretty good amount. This may be the tricky part: sew the hearts in a line on a sewing machine leaving some space between each heart by keeping the peddle down between hearts. Then tie a ribbon on each end and hang it up! Or send it to a friend.

Patterned paper or sheet music would make great heart garlands, too!

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Follow the Sun

This special pop-up card arrived in Odessa, Texas this week! As said in the pop-up tutorial post, don’t be surprised with all the flowers! Obviously, this little package came with some flower seeds for the recipient to plant! Nothing like flowers to cheer a friend up! Have you sent anyone flowers this spring? Have planted some of your own? 

Don’t worry, the next card will not have flowers! Wink wink. But does that even really matter? Flowers are Heaven’s gift to the earth. So, be thankful for them. And take a few lessons from them, because…

“The flower that follows the sun, does so even in cloudy days!”

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