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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I’ve been thinking about making cards. It’s been a few years since I’ve made my own Valentines and, quite frankly, I miss it! Making Valentines is fun!

I want to share that fun with you, so one reader is going to win part of my craft stash – supplies for making at least half a dozen cards – and my copy of the February 2012 Family Fun magazine, which is full of more great Valentine’s Day ideas.

So what’s included?

• 6 pink gift tags
• Red, black, pink, and patterned tissue paper
• Miniature clothespins
• 12 white cupcake liners
• 6 white envelopes
• 3 pages of sheet music with various love songs
• 6 small pieces of patterned paper
• 6 bookmark-sized pieces of scrapbook paper
• Red and pink heart confetti
• Ribbon, lace, and twine
• Hershey’s Kisses (A Valentine’s package HAS to have chocolate!)
• Anything else I may find to include between now and February 1
• February 2012 Family Fun magazine

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Okay, so you don’t actually USE the cards to write your letter, but you use the different suits as writing prompts. Kaitlyn from isavirtue explains how in this blog post on how to write a letter. It’s really a neat method, especially if you’re new to letter writing, or suffering from writer’s block.

Happy Monday! In honor of Universal Letter Writing Week, I’ve hunted across the internet for some lovely letter writing giveaways. Below are the seven that I found this morning. Have fun entering . . . and be sure to let me know if you win!{via}

• Tolkien Notecard Set (ends 1/11)
• $50 Store Credit for Stationery (ends 1/11)
• Zebra Pens (ends 1/12)
• Hot Air Balloon Stationery Set (ends 1/12)
• Letterpress Greeting Card (ends/1/12)
• Set of Letterpress Heart Cards (ends 1/13)
• Wax Seal Packaging Set (ends 2/14)

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 Today marks the beginning of Universal Letter Writing Week (January 8-14), one of my favorite “holidays.” It’s always such a good reminder to send someone love with a postmark. To kick off the week, I thought I’d link up the posts I shared last year.

Day 1 – A Short History of Stamps and Their Language

Day 2 – Who Do I Write To? What Do I Write About?

Day 3 – Letter Writing “Extras”

Day 4 – Read Someone Else’s Letters

Day 5 – Tell a story . . .

Day 6 – Write a Letter to a Stranger

Day 7 – The End of Universal Letter Writing Week

Last year I attempted to hold a cookie exchange, but with our heat broken, I didn’t want to be at home – much less invite anyone else into our indoor winter wonderland! This year the heat seems to be doing much better, and we’re praying it stays that way.

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So now I’m preparing to host my very first cookie exchange and one of the best parts is trying to decide what type of cookie to make. Growing up, our Christmas staples included russian teacakes, pizzelles, sugar cookies, and lots of fudge. I also like chocolate crinkles, but made those at other times of the year, so they weren’t really “Christmas cookies.”

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I’m planning to try out a new recipe or two this year and pick my favorite to swap at the cookie exchange. Browsing through photos has fun – and made me quite hungry for a good cookie!

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Have you found any new recipes to try this year?

I got back to Virginia late Sunday night, after spending several days in Oregon for a friends’ wedding. It was nice getting to spend an entire day with her, after not having seen her for two and a half years! I also got to visit with more friends, meet some new ones, and visit the Oregon Coast. Oh, and I spent a good chunk of time making bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages. Sadly though, I left my camera battery charger in the car, so I wasn’t able to take any pictures. Hopefully someone else got some they’re willing to share!

Needless to say, I didn’t have much time for blogging while I was gone. But I’m home again and ready to get back into the swing of things. To get things rolling again, here are a few tidbits I’ve found around the internet recently:

• Delightful Distractions is a sweet blog full of pretty printables, inspiration and crafting ideas, and Jesus-lessons
• Jellybean Junkyard created this “Give Thanks” board, and she shares how to make your own.
• Aren’t these diy coffee filter pomanders lovely?
• I love the Cinnamon Honey Butter from Texas Roadhouse, so I’m looking forward to trying this copycat recipe.

Thank you, everyone who participated in Universal Letter Writing Week 2011. I had a lot of fun working on the posts and reading your comments about the letters you’ve sent and received. Since all the letter writing ideas were so well-received, I’ll be posting more on the topic, so remember to follow Honey and Cheese so you don’t miss any of those posts!

I used random. org to generate a number 0ut of the 150+ comments on the giveaway post and it came up with #19. So, Jen, you’re the winner of the $10 Amazon gift card. Congratulations! You should have received an e-mail from me with all the details.

Jen:

January 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM (Edit)

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