I’ve never been very good at sending out cards for various occassions. In fact, I’m lucky if I get birthday cards out in time or at all. However, it’s something I’m working on and hope to get better at. I think having kids makes this a little easier because it’s so fun to mail out cute stuff on their behalf!
Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I’ve been working on some simple homemade valentines that I’m planning to send out to the grandparents and a few others. I wanted them to be functional enough to keep around for a while, so I opted to make giant photo bookmarks!
If Baylen was a little older, he could have participated more, but for this year he’s in charge of adding the stickers, which he can’t get enough of right now.
DIY: Valentine’s Day Photo Bookmarks
Supplies needed:
– 8 x 11 construction paper
-rubber cement or glue
-scissors
-hole punch
-markers (not pictured)
-stickers
-paint chips (free at home improvement stores)
-ribbon, yarn, or string
-photos
What To Do:
1. Glue two pieces of construction paper together.
2. Tri-fold the paper.
3. Cut into three separate pieces, each one will serve as one bookmark. Punch a hole in each one. 
4. Take two paint chips and fold them in half together. Draw half a heart on the back, then cut them out to get two identical hearts. 
5. Glue a heart to each side of the bookmark.
6. Add a photo to each side. Tie on a ribbon, and decorate each side as you wish. 
That’s all it takes! I’m thinking I may use the heart scraps to frame a few pictures for around our house. 
Now if only I can make the final step and get these babies in envelopes and to the mail box, I’ll call it a success!
Question: Does anyone else struggle to stay on top of mailing out cards? For those of you who are great at it, what’s your strategy for success?
Happy Thursday, Everyone!
Amber
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I struggle staying on top of it! It’s definitely important to me, but cards always seem to fall by the wayside. I need to buy a big stock and have them at home so I don’t forget…
Amber, your crafts turned out wonderful. Baylen is going to be such a little heartbreaker when he gets older.
Hi Amber, I am really enjoying your blog. Thanks for sharing your life with us. I wanted to ask you if we are still supposed to do the leg raises along with doing the wall squats? I am doing them every night just like you said. Thanks, Nikki
Hi Nikki! Thank you for your sweet comment! Great job doing the exercises every night! I’m sorry I wasn’t very clear on whether or not to add the wall squats to the leg raises. I’d say listen to your body and do what you’ll be able to maintain. If you are able to do both, awesome! If you think you’ll be more consistent each night while doing one of the exercises, go with that. For me personally, I’m only doing one exercise each night, but hope to do more post-pregnancy. In summary…listen to what your body needs, but don’t be afraid to push yourself either! 🙂
Thanks so much for getting back to me.
Oh my word! Baylen’s little gelled (sp??) hair!! He’s so handsome 🙂 And this little project is so cute!!
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