Now that I have lots of free time, I want to do a better job decorating the house for holidays and special occasions. It's a real challenge; since I am not earning an income, I don't want to spend any money on anything that is not vital to our existence. Sometimes I have a hard time deciding what is worth spending money on. On one hand, I like to buy things that enhance our every day comfort, like candles and new sheets and wine. On the other hand, my frugal side wants to save, save, save for retirement and once in a lifetime experiences (mostly involving travel). It's a tough call.
Anyway, now that our Christmas stuff is down, in an attempt to make the house look festive for February, I made some inexpensive Valentine's Day decorations.
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| The colors in this picture are a little off, since the pom poms on the mantle are supposed to be bright red... |
I saw a picture of a heart garland like this someplace on the internet and thought it was so cute! Joann's sells small sheets of colorful felt for about 30 cents apiece, so this only cost a dollar! Cutting the hearts out was a little time consuming, since I cut one at a time. Mari and I sat on the kitchen floor together, me tracing and cutting hearts while she contentedly played with the scraps and an extra pen. After they were all cut out, I sewed them together with the sewing machine. I also made some smaller hearts to put around a lamp shade.
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