Hello, hello. Today is a snow day! Not my fave unless I can stay inside and the power stays on. Posting this early, ''just in case".
First I have to show you this oh so fun Valentine thing: Pasta hearts by Barilla. I so wanted them, but lookit that price.
A box of Barilla spaghetti is like, $1.49.
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Then, the past few weeks I made some pretty little hearts---but etsy has banned me, so sad. Hearts---and hearts to share---are a bit of a ''Lizzy" icon, a special talisman I have made and/or collected since I was a young teenager.
Not-Valentine hearts are scattered about here year round, not just for this sweet February holiday. I even have a heart shaped cutting board whittled out by my dad years ago and a puffy gold heart charm that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday, now on my sentimental charm bracelet.
The new hearts:
reclaimed linen...in a thrifted heart basket from my worktop.
here tucked into an old apothecary jar with my heart cooky cutters.
Herbal heart, made with a tattered quilt scrap. "Rosemary, that's for remembrance." Romantic and sweet and prim.
The herb shown is lavender Mo and I scavenged, but the sprig really should be rosemary. Or a tiny pansy posy---even an old key or a small love note fragment?
linen backing.
Bandboxes, gifted from my brother and SIL over the years. I usually store small Christmas finds each year, tucked away until the holidays.
A tiny prim heart found in one of the Shaker boxes.
A jar of cinnamon hearts, with a handmade pug Valentine tucked in.
A sailor valentine souvenir box encrusted with shells, lined for sewing . Cutest pouting child in old photo!
Seaglass heart, a beach find, many years ago. A mid-century Swedish?/ Danish? glass ashtray.
You can see the faint sea and sand wear on its base. Too unusual to return to the tide to ''finish'' [weather]. It has also turned faintly yellow. Some glass's mineral components turn yellow, similar to older glass we find that is lavender or purple. Yellow is rarer. I use it to hold knitting markers or thimbles, bobbins, etc.
Mo in his favorite neck warmer by blog friend Mel. Gray reflective yarn with a red heart. These are wonderful! Easy on/ off and can be pulled up to protect little velvet ears. Yesterday, before the snow.
And his Valentine's Day bow tie!
And just for fun [and to warm the kitchen] I dug out my old tin heart shaped cake pannn and made some snow day cornbread. Sure, it's a mix, but easy, fast, delish. I added a bit more sugar, a dash of vanilla, some canned plain corn . Yum!
Happy Valentine's Day!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
PS The hat fit and child loved it! Yay!
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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to you and Mo!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your little hearts collection. Those linen ones are just so beautiful... I made a slow-stitched heart that I will post tomorrow...
Stay warm--tomorrow will be a frigid one and windy to boot...hugs, Julierose
Happy Valentine's Day to you both too. What a lovely selection of hearts around your home. I just have a few mass-produced painted ones on the white dresser in the kitchen, and a wooden one and bigger painted one hanging from the utensils rack.
ReplyDeleteLove the little patchwork mat under the tulips, and those Shaker boxes are delightful. Here all is mayhem - will I ever be able to move across a room again?!!!
Not your usual beachy photos. Hard to believe that the beach ever has snow. I love all the hearts. I wanted to make some lacey ones this year but I can't get to my box of inherited doilies and scarves because we're redoing the carpet and paint downstairs and all the furniture is pushed up against my deep closets. (All my Valentine stuff is in there too) I wanted to do something nostalgic. I think I'll just make them next month and enjoy them anyway. Hope the power stays on.
ReplyDeleteGlad the hat was a hit!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to see your collection of heart shaped crafts and decor. You always seem to keep up with the holidays so well!:)
ReplyDeleteYour hearts are delightful. You have such a great variety. I especially like the ones you made that hold herbs on the outside.
ReplyDeleteI hope your power stayed on, Lizzy!
I love your snow photographs. We had snow today but I didn't get out to take photos.
Fun heart pasta. It's too bad shaped pasta doesn't hold its shape after cooking, though. Well, I think maybe the little alphabet letters do, but most of the others don't.
So glad she loved the hat!
I hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day!