Valentine Garland DIY

Normally I like winter.  I welcome the cooler weather and don't hate the snow, but this year I'm definitely having a case of the "Winter Blahs."  Lately it's snowed almost every other day, it's too cold to go outside, and just about everyone has the flu, leaving me unwilling to leave the house.  This particular winter has been more blustery than usual, causing a mad case of cabin fever.  I've been lacking the motivation to get anything done lately, making me feel even worse.  I could really use a nice warm(er) sunny day, but until that happens I'm trying to stay busy with crafts and scarf making. 

This week the polar vortex returned, as did Katherine's Christmas cold.  Awesome.   I spent the week making drip beef sandwiches, potato soup, and flat apple pie.  It's true what they say about winter:  cold weather causes the "winter munchies." 

In addition to eating everything in the pantry, I started working on some Valentine's Day crafts, including a Valentine's paper garland.

I used a punch cutter to cut hearts out of glitter paper, then I sewed the hearts together using my sewing machine.  Basically, I just started a thread going, then attached the hearts one after the other.  Super easy. 

 

 

Hopefully I can keep the productivity going.  On another note, all fashion scarves are now just $12 at the etsy shop!  Get a cute scarf to carry you into spring.  Ahhhh spring.  I can't wait.