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happy valentine’s day! [2014]

We hope you all have a wonderful Love-filled weekend. We hope you get lots of cuddles and kisses from your little ones and a nice dinner with your love or loved ones. We love you all! If you need some last minute help, here’s some of our favorites:

3D Smooch Strand // Babushka free printable Valentine’s // Paper Bag Puppets // Hi-Chews Valentines Printable // Love Pennant Flags // Red Velvet Rice Krispie Arrows // Superhero Mask Printable Valentines // Tie-Dye Love leggings

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So much business to discuss this week! Bear with us:

We’ve been featured on Kristen Duke’s Decorating With Pictures series before, and it’s such an awesome series with peeks into dozens of your favorite bloggers homes, and how they incorporate their loved ones into their decor! Don’t miss it this year, it’s got crazy giveaways going all month along with it too!

Locals! We’re hosting a Kickee Pants pajama and lounge wear sample sale! For those of you who have Kickee in your life, you already know, they’re the softest most silky amazing pajamas out there. Our boys love and live in them and we’re excited to host this sample sale next Thursday February 20th from 11 am – 2 pm. Everything will be below wholesale costs and super cheap. We’ll also have a ton of giveaways going on throughout the event from Kickee and the nearby shops at Riverwoods. We’ll be set up inside the Provo Beach Resort so come shop, and then stay and play with your kids!

Lastly, how many times can we share this before we lose you all as friends? Hopefully at least one more. Happy Valentine’s Day, lovers!

We’ll see you next week, we don’t want to over-hype it, but if you remember last year’s Newborn Essentials giveaway, it was crazy and crazy awesome. We’ve teamed up with dozens of industry leaders and our favorite bloggers to blow last year out of the water! Check back each day for a killer giveaway and a touching birth story. We. Cannot. Wait! See you then.

lovebots

One last love-themed project before we the big day tomorrow! LOVE BOTS! Save your next online shopping score’s box and you can make this one in five minutes or less.

Grab some duct tape, scissors and your box and you’re ready to go! Cut out a hole for your kid’s head and arms, serated knives work best for this part, then time to decorate! The best part about striping with duct tape is that it looks precise and clean with minimal effort. Start at the top and work you way down alternating colors. Then grab a contrasting color to add a little heart and time to play!

What’s that you need more robots? Sure thing:

1. Robot Mobile in eco plastic via DasWoodDesign on Etsy. 2. Robot sleep-sack via Gap. 3. Printable DIY Robots from Caravan Shoppe 4. Two piece Robot PJs via Gap 5 & 6. Two onesie options via Old Navy here and here. 7. Robot plush toy via Smallable 8. Robot Dress via Stardust Kids 9. Robot Rug via Kohl’s 10. Robot pillow via Land of Nod 11. Robot bedding via Sheldon. 12. Robot Backpack from Amazon.

Is it just us or every time we see a robot we’re singing “Our mental synchronization can have but one explanation…”? Spring, come quick!! We gotta get outside more.

Heart-Shaped Pitas with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

We have a gorgeous easy recipe just in time for Valentine’s Day! Our kids love hummus so we’re excited to see how to make it at home! Welcome, Oh So Delicioso!

“Hi Small Fry readers! Aubrey here from Oh So Delicioso. We are a cooking lifestyle blog sharing recipes, cooking tips, holiday fun and generally foodie love. Yet somehow one of our love/hate relationships with holidays is the food…baked goods, sweet treats and sugary drink! So good right?! But oh my, so not healthy. We are all about having a happy medium with food. Enjoying a sweet treat here and there is nice, but there has to be a balance.

We have a healthy yet festive Valentine’s option for you today. Switch out those heart suckers for some heart pita chips dipped in Roasted Red Pepper Hummus! With a mild tang and smoky smooth flavor, the whole family will fall in love.

healthy Valentine's Day snack: red pepper hummus and heart pita chips

We are big hummus fans over here. From Pesto Hummus, Layered Greek Hummus, to Traditional Hummus, we love it all. If you haven’t tried hummus before, don’t be afraid. It’s basically a bean dip with some sass. Typically made from garbanzo beans or chickpeas (the same thing, two names), but you can also sub Great Northern White Beans and just use slightly less water. So really it is a bean dip. Just try it already.

And get your kids to eat it! Incredibly healthy and loaded with protein! If you are going low-carb style then skip the pita bread and load up your veggies.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Ingredients:
2 (16oz) cans of Garbanzo Beans, rinsed and drained
1 large Red Pepper, roasted and seeded
1 ½ large Lemons, juiced
2 T Tahini Paste
½ C EVOO
¾ C Water
2 Garlic Cloves
2 tsp Cumin
Salt to taste
(optional garnishes: red pepper flakes, cilantro, red onion, or pine nuts)

Directions:
Roast your red bell pepper either under a broiler or over an open flame gas stove. When skin is blackened, allow pepper to cool in a paper bag. Remove from bag and peel off majority of black areas. (It’s ok if some remains, it will add to the smoky flavor.) Remove stem and seeds, if you haven’t already. In a large blender or food processor place all ingredients. Pulse until smooth. Add more salt or lemon juice to taste. It’s totally normal if you have to scrape the sides and pulse it a few extra times for an extra smooth hummus. Pour into a bowl and garnish as desired. Serve with pita chips, pita bread, or vegetables for dipping. Store refrigerated.

Heart Shaped Pita Chips

Ingredients:
Pita bread
EVOO
Garlic Seasoning Salt

Directions:
Break pita bread in half, then separate by opening up the bread into a pocket. You should have 4 pieces. With a small heart shaped cookie cutter, press firmly into each side cutting out hearts. Line a baking tray with foil, and align the hearts. Brush each side with the oil and sprinkle with a little garlic salt. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with Hummus.

Share with loved ones and enjoy your healthy Valentines!
xoxo- Aubrey and all the Oh So Girls”

Gorgeous, right? Thanks Aubrey!!

Follow along with Oh So Delicioso via Instagram // Facebook // Twitter // Pinterest.

Browsing not recommended when you’re hungry, you’ve been warned.

Alt Summit 2014 Recap

This year we admittedly bit off more than we should chew with our week with Cricut + Alt Summit. With the Cricut Explore Launch Party at the beginning of the week, planning, creating and decorating a sponsor dinner, teaching two roundtables, hosting a craft lounge, we were so swamped! This is no exaggeration, we had time to attend only bits and pieces of a few panels. Why do we do this to ourselves? It’s that “Dream Big” motto we’re always chanting, we suppose.

Alt was such a great opportunity to meet friends we’ve been in correspondence with for the past year. To represent the companies that we believe in like Cricut, and to learn and be inspired by the amazing talent that this genre of publishing represents.

Here’s a few pictures we gathered along the way for those who are interested!

Cricut Explore Cocktail Party:

Getting ready with Mandi, Susan and Alison // Mirror Shot (All clothing details at the bottom of this post!)

Small Fry + Cricut Explore

Settling in for Alt, do we have enough luggage? // Alt’s color scheme was speaking our love language. P.S. For pictures from our Cricut sponsor dinner head here.

Small Fry at Alt

A close-up of those Ulive photobooths. We can’t help it, we’re like moths to a flame! // We salute you Willow Smith, whipping it is harder than it looks.

Thursday! Check us out in Flipboard‘s favorite bloggers at Alt picture book. We were dying, and so grateful to be included! They interviewed us too, if you want to read it we’ll post it after the jump!

We were so lucky to have our dear friends Kayti and Ashleigh of the BeYOUty Bureau come up and do our make-up for the evening. They recently launched a inner and outer beauty YouTube page and we’re loving all their tutorials. Subscribe here. And follow along via Instagram here.

Small Fry at Alt

That night was Cricut’s huge Green Party. We were sworn to secrecy on the real theme, which was a bug-filled garden party. It was as if you lived in Honey We Shrunk the Kids. Everything was giant and amazing! See all the details here.

Friday!

Friday was all about the Craft Lounge, we designed and printed the craft using our new Cricut Explore machines, made enough for a house full of Alt attendees, and then crafted the afternoon away! We’ll have the Constellation Garland we created for the lounge available on Cricut’s Design Space at the end of this month!

Here’s a look at the Lounge Cricut created! This was awesome! We pitched them a storyboard and the idea of “Head in the Clouds” and they executed it. Now that’s the way to do Alt!

If you made it this far, congrats! You might be wondering what happened to the Friday mini-parties? We decided it was time to head home and see our families after a long, long week, so we skipped Friday evening’s festivities. Sorry, we know that’s no fun, but we feel great about it!

Keep reading for a shopping list of our Alt outfits and a look at our interview for Flipboard!

Small Fry + Cricut Alt Dinner

Our week could’ve started and ended with this dinner. It was such a highlight, we met so many wonderful people, and celebrated an exciting new chapter with our dear friends at Cricut. Here’s a peek at our dinner with Cricut at Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City. (Try the Brown Butter Butternut Squash Ravioli, whoa.) Huge thank you to the amazing Becky Kimball for taking all these beautiful photos! You can catch all the festivities and how everyone has been using the Explore on their #explorecricut hash tag.

The table, with a gorgeous garland by Lizy’s Lilies.

The menus were hand-written by Cassie from @theprintshop and then Jenna loaded the images into Cricut’s Design Space and this machine simultaneously cut the menu out, and wrote all the text, in one pass. Every letter every flourish was written by the Cricut Explore, tt’s truly remarkable!

Succulents for everyone take home from from the dream world that is Sun River Gardens in Orem, Utah. It’s a beautiful nursery and gift shop and it is our happy place.

Heather rocking our vine crown (another project designed and created using the Explore!) and showing off the menu.

Emily, Jenna and Nicole, happily hosting! We had an all-black dress code and everyone looked so chic. Shopping guide after the jump!

We loved how these 3 foot balloons from TomKat Studios instantly added a festive feeling to our green table decor.

Becky took a step outside to catch the whole scene. You can catch a little shadowed glimpse of our cloud and rain drop garlands cut with, you guessed it, the Explore!

A birds eye of the table lined with mercury glass votives.

Our dinner was such a good time. Lively conversation was happening at every turn and friends were made instantly.

A peek at the gift box we had for each guest. It was a killer grouping (see this post for a breakdown of each item), but Cricut’s surprise stole the show…

After dinner we had each guest blow up a balloon, and then pop it!

Where they found a voucher for a complimentary Cricut Explore for each of them!

Small Fry + Cricut Alt Dinner

Cheers were shouted, neighboring diners were startled, and we hear even a few tears were shed. We totally get it, for an avid crafter, a small business owner, for someone who just wants an easy way to make a project happen, the Cricut Explore truly changes the game. It makes your wildest creative dreams a reality, and as you’ll see over the next year of posts, we’ve had an absolute ball incorporating it into our crafting and blog content.

We weren’t sure how long we would be able to dine with Cricut’s inspiring CEO, Asish. Luckily we showed him a good enough time that he stayed the whole evening with us! His career and background are impressive to say the least, so when he says that bringing Cricut to this new level of creativity as a lifestyle has been his favorite project so far is so exciting!

To the awesome staff at Caffe Molise, our second family at Cricut, and our thirty incredible guests, THANK YOU! We hope you had as great a night as we did!

Small Fry + Cricut Alt Dinner Gift Boxes

We relish in giving a great party favor, which is usually a box full of our favorite things to share with our guests. We love watching their faces as they pull each item out and of course the key to a great gift box is great vendors to fill it with.

Here’s what we put in the box for Cricut’s Alt Summit Sponsor Dinner:

1. The Harlow Drop earring by ILY Couture. On super sale for only $9.99! // @ILYcouture

2. Artianguis is a local artist who does pottery, design and also makes these super cool handmade geometric notebooks. // @cherylynmonroe

3. There’s a local shop, Soel Boutique, in Provo, Utah that is a go-to for pretty much all of our friends. It’s like Anthropologie but only the good stuff condensed into a smaller shop. They carry an awesome variety of Baggu bags, easy foldable bags for on-the-go, and we loved this black and gray llama one for our guests! // @soelboutique (awesome outfit-idea posts daily!)

4. Agnes and Dora leggings. Softest leggings on the planet, you’ll never want to take them off. Seriously, that’s all that needs to be said. But, it could also be said that they have a killer array of prints and graphics for every mood. // @agnesanddora

5. Stance makes the coolest socks, period. Can a sock be considered luxe, because Stance’s would be the first. These socks are a cotton/mesh combo so when you slip your foot some of the sock is sheer It turns and everyday striped sock into something feminine and dare-we-say sexy? // @stancesocks

6. We’ve shared our love for Utah-based boutique (we wish we lived closer!) Koo De Ker a couple times – see our outfits from there here, and fashion-blogger super star Cara Loren’s last year when she had like 2,000 followers not 200,000! KDK gifted our guests this chic black and gold bangle. // @koodeker, the shop owner Kyong has the most flawless style and we love seeing her daily outfit posts. Even better, if you like something but don’t live in SLC, she’ll ship anywhere!

7. Lucky ducks all got a print from Skoope Home! If you’re like us and love all things black and white, don’t miss Skoope’s impressive collection of prints and calendars for the home. They’re just perfect. // @skoopehome

8. Last, but certainly not least, Maypole Felt Balls! We’ve incorporated this home decor basic necessities into pretty much every project and social function and we couldn’t do things like this without the support of companies like Maypole! // @hellomaypole

Then of course we can’t forget Cricut’s amazing gift to each guest, a Cricut Explore! Head to this post to see a recap of the whole dinner and some pretty priceless faces of our winners. But first, don’t miss Cricut’s hilarious new promo video. We’ve all been there!

Red Velvet Valentine’s Krispies

We have a resident Red Velvet fiend by the name of Jenna, so when we spotted a recipe from Real Mom Kitchen for Red Velvet Rice Krispie treats, this DIY was born! Make a festive treat for your kids, write a little love note and attach for class Valentine’s, or eat it straight out of the pot, we don’t mind!

Here’s how you’ll do it:

1. In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over medium low heat.

2. Add marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows are melted and combined well with the butter. Whisk in 3/4ths a cup of the cake mix.

3. Add the rice krispies and stir until cereal is well coated.

4. Let the Krispies cool a bit before handling, and then put them into this Heart Ice Cube Tray (we bought it at Ikea, but those of you without one nearby, Amazon sells them too!

Once they’ve set, remove them from the tray and stick a BBQ skewer through two of the hearts. Then we cut out two identical triangles and glued each side centered over the skewer. Then enjoy!

Ingredients:
½ cup butter
1 (10.5 oz) bag mini marshmallows
¾ cup Ducan Hines red velvet cake mix
8 cups rice krispies cereal

Olympic Glasses DIY

Happy 2014 Olympics, everyone! These Olympics are a welcome break from the seemingly never ending Winter months. It broadens our horizons, shows us talent and abilities from all over the world, and opens up conversation about all sorts of interesting topics with our kids. Those commercials that show the dedicated mothers getting their kids up at the crack of dawn to practice aren’t too bad either. Cry fest, every time! When the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City when we were in high school, it was the most incredible feeling and experience to attend. Sochi will have to party without us, but we are definitely going to show our support from our living rooms. In celebration we whipped up a quick Olympic Glasses DIY. Hayes digs them big time, obviously, and here’s how we did it:

1. Grab card stock in blue, black, red, yellow and green (each color representing the different corners of the globe: The Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania)

2. There are probably 20 easier ways to do these circles, but this way is for those of us with the most basic craft supplies handy. We made the rings by tracing the bottom of a coffee mug (approximately a 2 inch round)

Olympic Ring Glasses DIY

3. Then to cut out the middle, take an Exacto knife and cut an X into the center, dragging the edges out as wide as you want the circle to be (our rings are about 3/8ths of an inch, but obviously not perfect.)

4. Once you have the X in the center, take your scissors around and cut it out making your “O”.

5. To have the rings overlapping and interlocking, simply cut a slit through each ring. Then connect each ring and tape the slit shut on the back.

6. To secure the whole piece into the Olympics logo take a glue stick and glue in the appropriate spots.

7. Grab a dowel, popsicle stick, straw, whatever you have on hand, and tape it to the back of the rings, ours were on the back where the blue and yellow rings interlock. Then show of your spectacles, with even a portion of Hayes’ enthusiasm and we’ll be happy.

USA! USA! USA!

Here’s some of our favorite posts for getting out all that Olympic size energy:

An obstacle course, throwback games, a library book hunt and 5 activities for your busy 15 month old!

love day duds

We think we found the sweet spot, close enough to the actual holiday that retailers have already started discounting, but far enough away to still get it shipped to your house in time. 5-7 Business days is usually safe, right? Here are 14 of our favorite Love Day Duds from around the web, and even better, most are general enough to wear all year ’round! 14 for the 14th, you might say.

(1.) Love Wink T-shirt from Po.P $28 (2.) A light up Valentine’s Day card via Louis B $7.95. Literally, it lights up! 3. Mini Boden Striped jumper $34 4. I Love My Mommy tee $8.00 (5.) Neff Flava Watches in every color and $17.99 6. I Love Mum & Dad pajamas $12.95 (7.) Heart sweater with elbow patches via Gap (8.) Graphic Tees from Gap $21.95 (9.) Chuck Taylors in classic red. $25+ (10.) Striped heart knee leggings, $10! (11.) Love Wink for boys! Have you ever seen a kid try to wink? It’s the best. (12.) Love tee via H&M, $5! (13.) Perfect striped sunnies via Old Navy (14.) Valentine’s Day socks set $14.99

More Love-Day appropriate fashion & fashion DIYs you might have missed:

Hello Hi Apparel From Head to Toe, a Tie-Dye Heart Leggings DIY, Knee Patch leggings, and leather patches, too! How many ways can we recover a knee?

paper bag puppets

Today’s post was made out of necessity. When your kid starts preschool they come home with all sorts of notions and experiences they want to recreate. This week it was paper bag puppets. Turns out paper bag puppets are a really cost-effective way to create imaginative playtime based on whatever favorite character or animal your kids are into that week. Whether it’s pirates and mermaids, superheroes and princesses, cats and dogs, these puppets don’t take too long and they cost you less than a couple dollars.

We’d tell you how these were made but that’s the great thing about paper bag puppets, do whatever you like! We had a loose Valentine’s Day theme, so hearts abound, but other than that everything was done without much thought.

We’ve been trying to think of some good names for these guys, something nice and punny. Princess Lavender, Shelly Sharkbait, Captain L’amour. We know you can do better, help us out!

More imaginary play posts: Cereal Box Jet Packs, Animal Masks & Tails, and a Cardboard Airplane company created by 13 year old Noah called Paper Box Pilots.

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Also, we are excited to be apart of this project with Davina Fear! 25 parents sharing the simple ways they connect and show love to their kids throughout the day. Nothing fancy, just you and your child. Sign up to receive the PDF here.

cupid’s bow and arrow

We’ve been pacing ourselves on the Valentine’s Day ideas, but then we keep adding things we want to make with/for the boys so we’re going to get it all out of our systems this week! Brace yourself. Today is a super easy make-it-yourself bow and arrow. Made with sponge tips and zero elasticity, so also super safe, too! Here’s what you’ll need:

Those terrible bargain bin sponges that don’t work for dishes? They work great for this! Then a set of long skewers or dowels, a kid’s size hula hoop, rope (or a thick elastic if you want the arrows to travel farther.)

For the bow:

1. Cut the kid’s size hula hoop in half (Yay, you can make two, no sad little brothers needed!) Using a sharp knife or scissors, cut a 1/2 inch slit on either side of the hoop.

2. Measure rope or elastic and leave a couple extra inches on each side of the hoop. Tie knots in the elastic or rope (use a match or lighter to burn the edges of the knots so they don’t loosen or fray) and slide the rope through the slit, with the knot going into the tube. Do this on both sides and your bow is ready!

Cupid's Bow & Arrow

For the arrows:

1. Cut the sponge into arrowheads.

2. Use the dowel to puncture the sponge a little bit and then take it out and add some hot glue to the end. Stick the dowel back in and let it dry for extra security. Done!

Looking for more activities to get you through a case of the Mondays? A work of art that double as lunch, all-fruit popsicles with a special ingredient for teething babies, and bundle up for a gorgeous Winter picnic!

Also!

We finally settled on a hash tag for our DIY projects! It’s originality and cleverness may just blow you away: #smallfryDIY. We know, right? Don’t hurt ourselves. If you make any of the DIY projects you see on Small Fry, use that hash and we’ll be reposting your pictures!

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FRYday : Jenna

It’s been six months since I wrote this post. Only six months right? Feels eternally forever ago to me. Time is crazy like that. She moves painfully slow when you’re desperately trying to heal, and then lightning fast when it comes to the growth of your child, she steals moments and age in a blink of an eye.

fryday

So much has changed, yet one thing remains the same, I’m still not pregnant. And while it hasn’t felt like a life-time of trying to be, it does feel suddenly painfully close to what would have been a due date. With this last miscarriage I remember thinking “well surely I’ll be pregnant by the time I was due.” Nah. Times a real bitch like that (earmuffs, mom.)

Family and friends have long stopped asking how it’s going or how I’m feeling. No sensitive tenative pregnancy announcements, just mere texts these days. I don’t blame them. I have two kids…I should feel just fine, they think. And suddenly my mind wanders and I worry what if this is it? I’m obsessed with these boys and so beyond blessed to have them…but what if they’re all I’m ever able to have? What if the world keeps moving on and growing others families and we can’t?

I am a Take Charge person. And to have another’s plan, what I know to be a greater more perfect plan, take precedence over mine, well, control is seemingly impossible thing to surrender. What’s even more challenging is to not become bitter: why does this friend have it so easy? They get pregnant in the blink of an eye. Have they ever wanted it with every fiber of their being, or have only seen a positive pregnancy test . No worries or concerns, just optimism. I feel like that innocence was stolen from me long ago, and it almost feels irretrievable. I’ve just felt so broken and so defeated.

Sometimes I feel like I’m racing, sprinting, desperately trying to not have another pregnancy announcement trip me and swallow me whole. Suddenly that girl has more kids and has been married less or is several years younger then me. My legs start to cramp and I collapse on mile 3000 and I cry out for someone to listen and to understand. I black out. Then I wake up to realize there are no crowds, no other racers, no finish line. Just me racing desperately against the foot prints of my own debilitating thoughts.

Who wins in a race against yourself? No one.

I read this quote recently: “Grief never ends…But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith…It is the price of love.”

So in 2014 I’ve chosen to give a big fat “See ya!” to time as I used to see it and embracing time as it really is. Fleeting. I’ve been so focused on what might of been, and what might not be that I’ve lost sight of what really IS, which is a pretty amazing life. I can’t say I have a handle on it completely but I’m conscious of my fault in the matter which in any moment of change, is the first step. So buddies, I want to know what you’re giving up this year? Letting go of? Let’s all promise to leave it right here and walk away from it, and not let it control us anymore. Deal?

xo – Jenna

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We are holding an Insta giveaway for this amazing baby quilt handmade by LWPH Sews. Jen’s quilts are so stellar and we wish we could rig it and win ourselves. Head to @smallfryblog to enter! And while you’re at it, check out all the amazing offerings on her site, (the dolls, too! Sheesh.)

love day pennant flags

While we try and make each post meaningful (or at the very least enjoyable) for our kids, sometimes things are just for cute’s sake.

Love Pennants

These pennant flags definitely fit that description and you can see it all over Dash’s face, he doesn’t get the hype. But, we’re digging them (anything in French usually wins us over) so maybe you will, too!
Love Pennants

Here’s what you’ll need to make them at home:

Stiff felt (you can buy it in sheets at the craft store.) Wood dowels, soft felt for lettering, scissors, a hot glue gun and a printer if you want letter guides.

Love Pennants How-To

You can buy pre-cut stiff felt pennant flags, but if you want more options color wise, you can easily cut your own, and they’re a lot cheaper too. They’re usually 9 inches wide and 18 inches long, so find the center of the felt, count out 4.5 inches on either side and mark with a pencil. Then mark the very center of the other side as your angle guide. Take a ruler, and connect the markers to create your pennant shape. Then cut it out and you’re ready for lettering!

Love Pennants

The lettering can be done one of two ways, you can print off guides with your favorite font in a word document, (starting with 8 inches tall and slowly tapering down in size) and use them as a guide while cutting the felt out. Or you can eyeball it. Eyeball it! Eyeball it! We’re cheering you on, because really cutting out a guide is sort of annoying. Obviously we went the eyeball route, and they’re not perfect, but they’re totally personalized and after that much labor, Emily wouldn’t sell them for $1,000. Consider them a new family heirloom!

Once you have your letters cut out, simply hot glue them on, and then on the back hot glue the dowel to the widest part of the felt. To keep it clean looking, we cut out a piece of the extra stiff felt and glued it to cover the dowel and secure it a little bit extra. (Refer to the final step in the tutorial collage to see what it looks like finished.

Emily has them sitting proudly on her table in a vase, we’re thinking they’d look pretty good hung on the wall too, or maybe they’ll come along to embarrass her husband a bit at his next softball game. Endless possibilities!

Need more Valentine’s Day inspiration?

Check out our boys’ Valentine’s cards from last year, a playlist of our favorite kid-friendly love songs, and we heard the Babushka Valentine’s printable was giving some of you problems, if that’s you, email us directly and we’ll manually send the file!

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