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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Valentine's: Then and Now

Do you have a favorite

Valentine's Day memory?

I suppose that, like many people, mine was the annual tradition of creating the box to hold the Valentine's cards.

Sure it was fun preparing the cards for my classmates.
Sure it was fun receiving the cards.
It was fun getting special treats at school and at home.

But the best part for me was decorating the shoe box with tissue paper and cutout hearts and doily hearts and sparkly glitter and whatever else could be attached to the special box with tape and glue that year!

I hope you have many special Valentine's memories! And I want to wish you each a Happy Valentines Weekend 2016!

If you feel like shopping, use code VDAY16 to get 16% off all items at Metapolies™! If not, just snuggle up with one you love. (...Of course, they are not mutually exclusive. You have 24 hours to work in both activities!)

Sharyl

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Purple Hearts of a Polymer Kind

I've listed some new polymer clay pieces in my Metapolies™ store on Etsy today!

Purple hearts, purple pendants, bead sets in purple and turquoise... I confess, they are some of the favorite polymer pieces I've made, and I hope you like them also!

I saved these for a bit, hoping to make some jewelry of my own from them, (in my head I can see so many colorful possibilities)! But I've decided to share them in the store and see what wonders others would create from them instead! (That's much more fun for both of us!) :-)

I've been adding a lot of new metal components...

in shades of purple,

turquoise,

red, bright pink,

and more, so have a look around!

You might come up with something

you'd like coordinate!

Whatever you do, have a bright, cheerful, happy creating day!

~Sharyl

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Valentine Boxes and LOVE14

What are your favorite Valentine's memories?

Although I treasure each one through the years for different reasons, I admit when I think of Valentine's Day, my mind instantly goes back to the "shoe box" days! You know what I mean, right?

Where you get a shoe box, cut a hole in the top, cover the box with tissue paper, then plaster it with red paper hearts, maybe red glitter, some of the little Valentine cards you shared with classmates, wrote your name on the box, then took it to school on Valentine's Day, hoping for lots of those little cards back in return!

(Talk about handmade creations! Do kids still do this?)

We all want to feel special on Valentine's Day, like "Valentine Girl" here! We want to be reassured we are liked by our friends and loved by our family!

So I wish each and every one of you a Valentine's Day filled with good wishes and lots of love! Hope you have a very happy weekend!

~Sharyl