Vintage Valentines - Crafting with my Kids
>> Monday, February 8, 2010
I found these adorable little vintage Valentine images for free at Vintage Holiday Crafts.
The kids and I printed and cut them out, then glued them to some construction paper. Inside we used a small square of scrapbooking paper [from a package I bought at the Dollar Tree] for the boys to write their messages on.
Hubby got an extra special valentine- I pulled out the paper doilies (from last year's valentine project) and got busy!
Happy early Valentine's Day, everyone!
Linked up to Tracy over at Crazy Suburban Mom for Retro Tuesday
and the Coloradolady for Vintage Thingies Thursday
21 comments:
Wow! You guys really put a lot of effort into those cards. I have a feeling I'll take the cheap and lazy route and buy cards for my son when the time comes. :) I do love stuffing them with candies though. That was always my favorite part of valentine's day.
Cute cards!
Casto- their school has a strict "no sweets" policy this year so not a stitch of candy/cookie goodness can be delivered with their valentines. That's why I take the extra step of making cards with them- so at least the kids get something that's a bit more special than just a little rectangle cardboard strip with a cartoon character on it. If I *could* do something simple with candy, it would make buying the cards so much more appealing! :)
I love the vintage images. So cute!
Those are simply adorable! Thank you for sharing! :)
I think those are much better than the valentines they sell for kids now.
How very fun! They really turned out cute!
Jocelyn
http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com
A great way to spend quality time with the children. That was very nice.
What a great idea! Such a cute project. Handmade Valentines are the best!
The homemade touch really makes a difference.
Love your Valentines. Bet the boys had fun putting them together. And so much more interesting than the ones they sell today.
These turned out so cute! What a fun thing to do.
Are these for school? I want to be in that classroom. I want one...oh excuse me..I lost myself for a moment. You are going to put a smile on many a parents face this week. What a wonderful idea!
I remember once-upon-a-childhood-time MAKING all my valentines with a red paper heart pasted over a paper doily.
How wonderful that you are teaching your boys to make Valentines!
great project and great memories for the future
These are awesome! I'm going to have to check out that website. Well done on your Valentine's...looks like you had fun. ;)
Oooo, what great fun you must have had..it's better than store bout anytime. I love the old valentines.
Happy VTT..
THese are so cute! How fun to find the images and be able to use them...I love this idea. I am sure you had a great day working on this! Happy VTT!
What lovely "vintage" Valentines...I can remember making Valentines with my mommy when I was younger...sweet memories! Thanks for sharing!
Blessings, Grace
So cute! Stop by my blog to see more valentines on the 14th!
Happy VTT!
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