In Honor of Valentine's Day

"All love is sweet, Given or returned.  Common as light is love, And its familiar voice wearies not ever... They who inspire it most are fortunate, As I am now; but those who feel it most Are happier still."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley

List by Eero Saarinen of Aline Bernstein’s good qualities ca. 1954. Courtesy Princeton Architectural Press, all rights reserved. (via Abbey Goes Design Scouting)

I love this list sent from Eero Saarinen to his future wife New York Times art editor, Aline Bernstein.

Super cute print from n2design.  Available for purchase on Etsy.

Isn't this print cute?  One day I'll find a fella to have adventures with:)  Meanwhile, I'll just have to stick with my dear, dear friends.

And in honor of St. Valentine's Day, here's a little collage of couples I love.  Clockwise from top left: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Julia and Paul Child, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Abigail and John Adams.


H A P P Y V A L E N T I N E'S D A Y!

DIY Valentine for Charity

Hey folks-- I've been busy working on my Valentine for fredflare.com. I've finished, though, and am ever so proud of my results!

This is what I came up with:

A kissing silhouette printed on red ticking and glued to cardstock

The inside of the card. I used a Charles Rennie Mackintosh-style font.

And I'm really proud of the envelope, which I sewed out of muslin and red ticking.

I put pin tucks down the front to add visual interest.

The envelope stays closed with the help of three buttons.

This Valentine, and others like it, will be sold at www.fredflare.com to raise money for charity. To read more about it (and get involved yourself), go here. To view other Valentines that people have made, be sure to check out the Flickr Fredflare Valentines for Charity Pool.

Make Your Own Valentine

I think this is such a clever idea. Fredflare.com (known for its cuteness extraordinaire-- check out their shop for tons of cute shopping ideas) is encouraging us to make Valentine's Day cards and send it to them to sell online and in their Brooklyn-based store. All proceeds go to charity. I like arts 'n crafts, so this seems like a great way to flex my creative muscles. I leave to Puerto Rico a week from today, so I don't have much time, but I wanted my blog readers to get involved too. Why not make a Valentine's Day card for charity? And better yet, send me a link-- I'd love to see what you come up with!

Click here for all the details.

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