Heartfelt February ~ Day 15

Yesterday I posted about my heart giveaway, which you can enter until this Saturday, February 16.

Today I am so happy to be able to share two hearts which were sent to me by talented friends.

The first is a heart made by Karen at Sew and Sow Life. I love this photograph!

She also included directions for making this origami heart and it looks fairly simple.

Karen's blog description is "crafting a rural spirit" and she writes 

with sincerity and depth about living a simple and meaningful life.

Origami heart by Karen Lowry Reed

The second heart is a watercolor painting done by my friend Nancy at Furry and Feathered Friends.

Nancy does beautiful paintings of nature, birds and animals, as well as lovely custom pet portraits.

Nancy also has other art blogs and a website showcasing her gentle illustrations.

Watercolor heart by Nancy Cooper Funk

I hope you've enjoyed these hearts and that you'll stop by and visit 

Karen's and Nancy's blogs!

Have a wonderful day!!

Heartfelt February Giveaway!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I've been having so much fun this month making hearts, 

and I've loved showing hearts made by friends.

Now it's time to begin the giveaway I promised!

These are the hearts I'll be giving away. 

Each will have a ribbon hanger so that it can be used as an ornament, 

except for the paper heart at the bottom. 

So far this month, I've had comments and contributions from these friends,

 who will be entered in the giveaway:

Andrea, Libby, Simone, Sharon, Anne, Shell, Alice, Lorinda, Barbara, 

Nan, Lyn, Jennifer, Teri, Carol, Michelle, Karen, KJ, Elaine, The Red Berry

If anyone else would like to be included, just leave a comment on this post!

Winners will be drawn this Sunday, February 17!

I'll be continuing to show hearts for the rest of the month. I have two beauties, 

by friends, to share tomorrow!

Enjoy your day!!!

Heartfelt February ~ Day 13

Fabric, lace, ribbon and button heart by Judy

This heart is recycled from some ornaments I was making in December.

Using pink ribbon instead of red, a button instead a red ribbon rose,

I was able to give it a kind of Victorian flair.

This making of hearts for February has given me the Winter lift I was hoping for.

Tomorrow I'll announce the giveaway I had promised, 

and I hope to spread some joy through

crafting!

Hope your day is a good one!! 

Heartfelt February ~ Day 12

Hearts do not always have to be red!!

heart ornament by Judy ~ fabric, lace, buttons, beads

So happy to see the sun today!! Temperatures in the low 40's!!

Hope you're having a great day!!

Heartfelt February ~ Day 11

Today I'm sharing a couple of heart-themed doilies made by my friend Sharon.

I love the intricacy of this pattern. I had to study it for a minute before I saw the hearts -

how about you?

Crochet doilies by Sharon Butera

And this heart ornament is so pretty, with thicker thread and a scalloped edge.

It makes me want to learn how to crochet!!

Thank you so much, Sharon, for allowing me to feature your work!

We have freezing rain here today and mile high snowbanks!!

Just returned from doing errands and will stay put for the rest of the day!

Happy Monday, everyone!!

Heartfelt February ~ Day 10

Today I am so happy to show you a heart made by my talented friend Barbara. 

She created this button heart with buttons from her extensive collection, threaded with wire - so pretty!

Button heart by Barbara Malek

Today is sunny but cold here - literally, the calm after the storm!

Hope you are having a terrific Sunday!

Heartfelt February ~ Day 9

fused fabric, buttons, acrylic ink

This seemed like an appropriate heart for today!!

We survived the blizzard, with no problems, other than the 2 1/2 feet of snow everywhere!

We have a long driveway, and my dear husband did most of the removal with a snow blower, and I did a bit of shoveling - not very much, as I've been having pain in my wrist and hand lately.

I took this photo last night, through the screened window on our porch, when the wind was howling and snow was falling heavily! Quite a sight! We were lucky not to have lost power!

Well, I hope that everyone else who was affected by this blizzard is doing well and that all are having a very good weekend!