Love –
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, esp. when based on sexual attraction.
two. a feeling of warm personal zipper or deep affection.
3. a person toward whom dearest is felt.
7. affectionate concern for the well-being of others.
8. a potent predilection, enthusiasm, or liking
11. a score of zero in lawn tennis.
14. to demand or crave

Webster's dictionary
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Whatsoever meaning of love you adopt, Happy Valentine'due south Mean solar day!

My library books are starting to pile upwards, and then I wanted to work on a quick project today that would let me become some reading in when Tiny Tart goes downward for a nap. It's kind of ironic though that what I decided to do was cut upwards a dictionary! I have had these since elementary school, and with the utilise of computers, they have pretty much go obsolete. But rather than tossing them in the recycle, I decided to cut them up and utilize them for projects. I have seen lots of things going on with text lately, from wall art to decoupage furniture. Some of the ideas are really corking so I thought I'd give it a endeavour.

For my last Valentine'due south project I got my inspiration from these on Etsy. (search newspaper heart garlands)

Each store has their own version of personalization, and the wedding garlands are actually cool. Information technology'south a neat idea to accept decorations at your wedding that wouldn't be besides "fussy" to hang in your home after. I also think the 1 made from maps is brilliant. If you are an avid traveler yous could take a heart from all the locations that you accept been. Information technology'due south definitely a more creative idea than button pins on a map. (We collect magnets. Losers, I know!)

Any way, information technology was pretty like shooting fish in a barrel to effigy out, only grab some paper (my lexicon, turned to: center) a stapler, and a cutting utensil. I used my Fiskars paper trimmer thing (check picture below), but scissors and a ruler would piece of work too. Once y'all cull the depth you would like your centre (1 inch for me) just offset cutting strips. My pages were just less than 9 i/ii inches tall, and so that is the length I stared with. This made my terminal heart three iii/iv inches tall. I only used two hearts instead of the 4 pictured higher up, so my strip lengths were 9 ane/2 in. and eight in. (2 of each).

With all of the curt edges (1 in.) lined upwardly, stack a short, two long, and some other short strip. (If y'all are making more hearts think steps upward and then down the other side.) Now pinching the layers together at the bottom (1 in.) fold 2 strips downwards on each side and line their bottoms up with the 4 you lot were already pinching. Staple through all viii layers close to the edge. Yous volition now exist able to see the heart shape, simply the halves will kinda skin apart. Pinching the 4 center layers slide your fingers upwardly until you accept the shape y'all similar and add some other staple through these 4 layers only. (I simply take ane of those mini staplers to work with, just if you have the large one (similar a normal person) you can measure up the 4 layers and staple before folding the strips to each side.)

Calculation the cord is a personal preference, if you would similar them hanging vertically place the string in the center of your sandwiched papers earlier stapling. If y'all would prefer a garland you tin dial holes through the hearts themselves, or add together another small strip of newspaper in the center of the pile like the ones moving picture above. In one case you know the process it is pretty easy to make them your own.

Now thankfully the Valentine's crafts are finished. I was surprised to observe how limited information technology made me feel, just the crafts were cute, and I now have a agglomeration of decorations for adjacent year! Information technology does brand me very happy to exist back working on whatever the supplies or my whims lead to.

What are you making for dinner this night? My recipe is up tomorrow in some other Tasty Tuesday. Don't miss it!

♥Momma Tart

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#46 – Dictionary Heart Decorations