his past week and a half has been consumed by a few of my favorite things: drawing folk-art and sending out mail to people I love and adore. If you missed Part I of the creation of these valentines, you may want to start by reading about the first steps of drawing them and adding watercolors.
I’m thrilled with how they turned out! Here are some photos of each iteration I did…I made about 3 or 4 of each version.
Since I’m posting this a couple days before Valentine’s, I suspect that some of these will still be making their way in the mail…so if you happen to see one for you in these photos, please just erase the images from your mind once you’ve finished reading so you can be properly surprised and delighted!
I love them separately, but they really shine when they’re all together being chummy with each other…
This was definitely a multi-day project. In fact, it’s going to throw us all for a loop when Bobby comes home from work, asks “how was your day?”, and I DON’T say, “Great! I worked on Valentines!”
For envelopes, I rustled together a variety from my stationary stash; dark pink, light pink, white, mint green, burgundy – they ALL got a turn this year.
I used my newfound calligraphy skills to address the envelopes, whereby I quickly learned that some of the paper was not suited to ink.
Still, I charged ahead! This is what a stack of 40 valentines looks like!
So excited for these to arrive for their people.
Whether you create 40+ valentines or just a handful, it’s a surefire way to bring joy both to you and the recipient. If you haven’t created any, go make a few! You still have a couple days left!
Sending lots of xoxoxoxoxoxo’s to all of you!
Grace,
These look fabulous! I love the color, and of course, I love the puns and animals! It’s great seeing them all together before they’re shipped out across the States. Definitely getting me inspired to finish the Valentines I started working on a few weeks ago, but haven’t gotten in the mail yet. :)
The envelopes look beautiful too. Those awesome calligraphy skills are getting some beautiful backgrounds of pink, and red, and mint green (and the carefully chosen stamps, as always, are a wonderful compliment)!
an early Happy Valentines Day to ewe!
xoxoxoxoxoxo’s to you and your Miami family.
Why thank ewe! Ewe are the best, Celeste! There are few things as satisfying as seeing a huge pile of envelopes ready for the mail!
Whooo! Can’t wait to get ours in the mail!!! It looks precious! Love you and Bobby!!! You two are better than a new pair of socks! Xoxoxo
Aw, a new pair of socks is pretty great so we’ll take that as a big compliment! Your Valentine’s Day weekend looked so cozy – so fun that you got to go to the cabin!
Grace, these valentines are fabulous – so colorful, funny and fun! You will bring joy to the lucky recipients. :)
Thanks, Mom! Hopefully yours will make its way to your mailbox soon!
Love them! The are so colorful and cheery! I might have to make a few belated valentines… thanks for sharing, Grace!
YES, make some belated Valentines! It’s never too late!
Grace, your valentines are amazing!!! We loved the one you sent to us, but it was so much fun to look at all of your cards and especially fun to see them together. The colors and puns and animals are fantastic!!
xoxooxxo Gini
Thank you, Gini! Yes, I wanted to make sure I fully documented them before putting them into envelopes because I loved them all together – glad you enjoyed it, too! We hope you and Rob had a great Valentine’s weekend xoxoxoxoxoxo