Happy Valentine's Day!

 

I love Valentine's Day.

I love hearts.

I love... love!

 

 

Hearts as a design motif have

always made me happy.

From way back when in grammar

school when I used to draw hearts

all over my school books that were

wrapped in brown paper shopping bags.

 

 

This is a piece I made many years

ago with antique buttons and some

beads when my cousin was teaching

me how to do silk ribbon embroidery.

At the time I had 2 very young toddlers

and not much time for being crafty.

 

 

A number of years ago, I was with a

group of women and one of them was

getting married.  She was talking about

themes for her wedding and said, "well

definitely no hearts, I don't like hearts."

What? 

It never occurred to me that someone

would dislike hearts...

 

 

Well, not me.  I love them and use them

in my designs all the time.

 

 

And don't get me started on how

many heart shaped cookie cutters

I own.

 

 

So I can make these for the ones

I love.