Valentine's Day Cards

It's official.... I think Valentine's Day is my daughters favorite holiday! Yesterday she literally floated around all day, and if she was standing still it was only because she was getting ready to jump up and down. ;) She loves collecting her cards, lining them up, sorting them.... she has every single one from her last three years of Preschool plus now her new ones.

This year we started planning early. With all of the non-candy, homemade Valentine ideas on Pinterest, it was a pretty hard decision!!! In the end, there were three we couldn't live without making so we did them all.

First we decided on something for her class. We found this cute saying "You Color My World With Happiness" on Pinterest to put on crayon boxes. Since sometimes the sayings on Valentines are not really appropriate (in my opinion!) this stood out as something that could be true for everyone in her class!

I designed a full sheet of these and printed them onto a full sheet label, cut them apart, and we stuck them onto the boxes. I always like for the kids to be able to do the writing on them themselves, you can see why---it's so stinkin' cute with kid work on it! In the end, I think it was a great choice! They were really cute and actually useful after the 14th! If you want to do these yourself, you can always design up your own design, or you can purchase this one already made in my Etsy Shop!


Next, we needed something special for her teachers. Another easy Pinterest idea (no surprise there!) stood out to us as just the perfect saying!

This one was easier. We cut out a heart, wrote on it, and punched two holes in to slip the pencil through. Simple and cute!

Last, we needed one for our family. Since we recently had a new addition this year, when I saw these little "thumb"bodies on one of my favorite blogs, I knew I HAD to make them!

For these, I made them 5"x7" so they were frame able afterwards (I thought my Mom & Sister would want it for more than a day!) I printed out the words in the middle on cardstock and made this fun shape, and the heart on my Silhouette Machine and cut them out. The thumbprints and "body" decorating were all courtesy of the children! 

That's all we made this year. ;) My daughter was already scouring Pinterest this morning looking for ideas for next year. 

Did you find any cute candy-free ideas you want to share?

Sneak Peek & Advice Needed on Upcoming Shop Items

One thing I learned from my Etsy Shop at Christmas, as it was exploding with orders, is that even when there are hundreds of things that come up in a search, if you can design something even nicer, you will succeed! 

My Christmas success was an Engagement Ornament. My sister needed one for her friend and we couldn't find anything we liked.... so I designed one. Based on the amount of orders that came pouring in, I guess others had the same problem!

So now I am trying to come up with the next "big thing" and somehow ended up looking for First Holy Communion stuff. It's there, but it's not amazingly cute (in my opinion!) So I found this adorable little girl and adjusted it a little and made it something I could use on my own projects. (Sorry about the crazy watermarks, I've been having tons of problems with people stealing my designs!)

So far I've put her on an ornament...

I'm working on a banner & matching invitations. My neighbor suggested a bible box or a little box for Rosary Beads. Now I'm trying to think what else I could do.... any ideas or suggestions? Do you think a DIY printable kit would be a good idea with cupcake toppers and such? Or would it be better just to sell them already made?