Challenge #5 – Be Mine

Ok, I can here some of you groaning from here, “A Valentine’s Day challenge, ugh. I don’t celebrate that made up Hallmark holiday.” I look at Valentine’s Day this way, it’s just a reminder to tell the people in our lives that we love how important they are & that we don’t take them for granted. I try to do that every year for my husband Matt with a handmade Valentine. So, this week’s challenge is to make a Valentine for someone special in your life.
Here’s a few I’ve made over the last couple of year…

Of course, your valentine doesn’t have to be a card, here was last year’s robot plushie Valentine.

A Valentine can even be a sweet treat or whatever else you think will tickle that special someone’s fancy.

Don’t have anyone special to make a valentine for? Why not consider making one or two to send to Etsy for Share Your Love 2011. They are looking for valentines to be delivered to 18,000 elderly New Yorkers who get Citymeals on Wheels. There are a few guidelines so make sure to read the Etsy post for details.

Post pictures of your completed project to the Flickr group on Wednesday, February 2nd. Only in progress pictures may be posted before that date.

Please tag pictures with IC5 & if you have a blog post about your project leave the URL in the photos description. We’ll do a wrap up of the completed projects on the blog in the days following.