Tutorial: Neon Heart Post-It Notes Backdrop

With Valentine's Day less than a week away, I'm sharing my Neon Heart Post-It Notes backdrop tutorial on Bird's Party today. Of course this technique of folding over Post-It Notes could be used to make all sorts of gorgeous graphic backdrops. Check out my Post-It Notes Art board on Pinterest for more inspiration.

Valentine Cupid Kit

This handmade cupid kit from Casey at PAPER + TWINE is such a sweet way to say "I love you" this Valentine's Day. The kits come with a drawstring muslin bag, 5 love memos, and 2 linen hearts. Quantities are limited, so get yours today.

Photos via PAPER + TWINE

Say I Love You Book

Five month old Lucien, whose name means "light" in French, has an extremely colorful heritage. Get this... he is part Vietnamese, German, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Irish, English and French! And no joke, at two months he could already say "I love you". So as a Valentine's Day gift, I handcrafted a felt book that says those three magic words in all nine languages.

For the cover, "Lucien's Say I Love You Book" was traced onto tissue paper and sewn over with black embroidery thread. When I was done, I carefully pulled off the tissue paper, using twisters to remove the smaller pieces.

The family pictures and words inside the book were printed on transfer paper, ironed onto gray cotton fabric, then sewn on with colorful embroidery thread.

Finally, blanket stitches (go here for a great tutorial) were used to sew the felt pages together.

As seen on:
One Sweet Party
The Children's Party Network ** Heart & Sew Challenge winner