Posts Tagged ‘Valentine’s Day’

Quirk Gallery Window {Grade-School Crush}

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Quick follow up to our Quirk Gallery Window installation. We thought you might like to know a little more about what went into the display.

Here’s How We Did It:
We started with a few thrift store treasures: a vintage school desk, globe, and picture frame. We didn’t do a thing to the desk other than dust it off. The globe needed a little TLC, so we pulled all the pieces apart, re-glued the globe halves, painted the base and arms a crisp white, and re-assembled it. We popped a piece of matte black foam core into the frame and Stephanie drew this awesome doodle-heart, filled with “LOVE,” using good old-fashioned chalk!

Grade School Crush {behind the scenes}

We covered stacks of books and made 100’s of cootie-catchers out of some of our favorite Ink & Paper gift wrap.

Finally, we pulled a few fun things from the shop — gorgeous porcelain book vases, a Cardboard Safari DIY rocket, and a bunch of Quirk’s signature buttons.

So much fun to work in this amazing downtown space with these super creative and inspiring gallery girls!

Heart Day How-Tos

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Valentine’s Day snuck up on me this year and I can’t believe it’s this weekend! My husband and I typically don’t go overboard for this holiday, we usually do a special dinner with no elaborate gifts (if any), but I do love to see what fun ideas are out there.

{ heart potholders; image from Martha Stewart }

{ homemade soaps; image from Martha Stewart }

{ rose barrettes; images from the Purl Bee }

{ Valentine Goodie Bags; image from Twig and Thistle }

1. Heart Potholders from Martha Stewart.
2. Personalized Heart Soaps from Martha Stewart.
3. Sweet Rose Barrettes from the Purl Bee.
4. Printable Valentine Goodie Bags from Twig and Thistle. Check out this delicious Brownie Bag as well.

Are you working on crafts for Heart Day this year? Send in your creations!