I don't go overboard with decorating for Valentine's Day. I just have a few little decorations here and there, a mix of homemade and shop bought.On Tuesday, Gorgeous Girl and I went into town to do a spot of shopping. I had a list of shops to visit, including the haberdashery shop.
Thankfully the haberdashery shop is on the edge of town, so I had to walk past it on our way home or I would have forgotten about it completely. I chose some pink ribbon and a few fat quarters of fabric. I was delighted to find a pale pink FQ sprinkled with tiny hearts.
The intention was to make some heart shaped bunting to put on Gingerbread House, out in the garden (see previous post).I make bunting as simply as possible, it's just for me so it doesn't have to be perfect. Even though I kept it simple, making heart shaped bunting was a lot trickier than I expected it to be. As a result, I decided it was too good to put outside, and instead I have it on the mirror in the living room.
It does look pretty, but I wouldn't make it again. It was a far more fiddly than using triangles!
I don't know where this idea came from, it popped into my head this morning, but I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before. To add a little floral prettiness to the stair bannisters, I tied silk flowers to a few of them. 
It looks a bit over the top in the photo, but in real life it is quite subtle. 
I also wanted to make a very simple heart wreath, something delicate and fuss free. Violets are very dear to my heart, so I chose silk violets to use. So easy to make. I cut a wire coat hanger and taped into a heart shape, then I cut strips of green velvet fabric (to look a bit like moss) and stretched it (stretching it makes it kind of curl around on itself, so you can't really see the cut edges). Then I wrapped the velvet around the wire and secured usuing a hot glue gun. Then I cut the flowers from the stems and hot glued onto the velvet. I've no idea where it will go yet, but I really like it.
As I had the sewing machine out, I thought I'd have another bash at making the beautiful roses from the [Sew Pretty Homestyle] book. I make them from time to time, but they never look as good as the ones in the book. I think I just find it easier to create roses in my own way, rather than follow instructions. 
On a totally unrelated matter, how cute is this little wooden food mixer? Gorgeous Girl and I were in [Early Learning Centre], and I told her she could choose a toy. She chose this. I think cooking with her mummy is starting to have an effect! 