Friday Favorites: Romance

Friday the 13th feels lucky to me today. I've never been a superstitious person and 13 has been more lucky to me than unlucky. My first job was on the 13th floor of a hospital and I stayed there for 10 years. Our son was born on August 13th which was a Thursday that year but still, you get the picture. 13 is not a bad number.
Today for my special Friday the 13th edition of Friday Favorites (the first of three this year I think?) I'm sharing photos of the things I'm enjoying today.











A beautiful bouquet of roses from my husband and kids. It smells as nice as it looks!













A roaring fire in the fireplace to enjoy with my family. My parents are here to visit overnight tonight and we're all soaking up the warmth.

What are your favorite things this Friday the 13th?

Snail Mail Valentines The Easy Way

My valentine cards for the Fred Flare fundraiser are done. I had good intentions, really. But I somehow ran out of time and took the easy way out. So instead of stitching hearts onto the note cards, I ended up using heat-n-bond to attach the fabric hearts onto the cards. Still nice, I think, but I could have done better. I hate it when real life gets in the way of being crafty!

Act Fast to Benefit Elder Craftsmen!

Fred Flare is hosting a fund-raising event that sounds like a whole lotta fun besides being for a good cause. Here's the scoop from FF:

1) MAKE A VALENTINE
You can make it out of anything… Construction paper, collage, paint, crayon, a print of a photo you took, write a poem, make a mix tape, whatever ya feel like! Be sure to include a matching envelope.

2) SEND YOUR VALENTINE + ENVELOPE TO FF BEFORE JAN 15TH
Ya can just pop both in another envelope and send it regular mail to SNAIL MAIL VALENTINES c/o fredflare.com, 300F Kingsland Av, Brooklyn NY 11222. Hurry! Your valentine MUST be postmarked no later than Thurs, Jan 15th to participate. That’s less than a week away!

3) YOUR VALENTINE WILL DEBUT ON FF THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY
All valentines will be sold online and in our new Brooklyn store for the super friendly price of ONLY $4 EACH and ALL the proceeds from the sales of these valentines will go directly to Elder Craftsmen, an NYC based organization that brings craft workshops to local senior citizens. Our last charity event raised $5K. Can we beat it? With your amazing creation in the mix, I know we can!

There is a flickr group where you can view the completed valentines that people have made, it is called FF's Snail Mail Valentines for Charity.




I'm thinking about stitching some colorful fabric hearts onto a blank notecard, but I haven't decided if I should leave it blank or put a generic "Happy Valentine's Day" on the inside.

Hopefully I'll get time over the weekend to make a few of these; I also want to make a few new cup cozies with Valentine's Day fabrics. FUN!