| by Cheryl
Schroeder
Last year, I was looking for a fun way
to surprise my family on Valentine's Day morning. I decided to
create large heart-shaped pockets out of Fun Foam for each person in my
family and then fill those pockets with little heart-themed surprises.
I cut two large heart shapes (mine are
approximately 12" wide at their widest part) out of Fun Foam, then
punched holes around the perimeter of each heart. I wove 1
1/4" wide ribbon through the holes and gathered the ends together
at the top in a bow. I then decorated the heart pocket by gluing
small heart shaped pieces of Fun Foam on the pockets; you could also use
small plastic gems or heart-shaped buttons. Finally, I used
puff paint to write each family member's name on the pocket.
On Valentine's morning, I filled each
pocket with chocolates, a valentine and other small goodies, then hung
it on each family member's chair at the breakfast table. We
had so much fun that I decided to use the heart pockets every
Valentine's Day!
Here are a couple of photographs of
the heart pockets I created:
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