Sunday, January 23, 2011

Love Never Fails Valentine Box

I found this vintage wooden recipe box at the thrift store awhile ago.  And it languished about before until I could decide what to do with it ;) 
I had planned to use it to display some seasonal  decor and finally decided on a Valentine theme.   I left the lid open and put everything in the area where recipe cards would have gone. 
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The hearts are sewn from cotton fabric.  After turning right side out and stuffing with poly fill, I hand stitched a smaller heart to the front and then embellished with bits of lace, old buttons, rusty safety pins and rolled felt roses. 
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The love bird is my favorite!  I drew him like a hundred times before I got the pattern right.  He’s holding a chocolate brown crochet heart in his beak that has a vintage key pinned to it. 
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The tag is tea stained and stamped with “Love Never Fails” from 1Corinthians 13:8.  I put another crochet heart on it and then pinned it to one of the bigger hearts. 
Tucked them all into the box along with some greenery and berries, then tied a strip of red fabric around the box. . .  Now I can’t wait to start decorating for Valentine’s Day!

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14 comments:

  1. by keiara - lampwork beadsJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    LOVE it!! <3

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  2. abeachcottageJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Love what you did. It is absolutely cute and very ready for valentines day!

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  3. SallyJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Very cute! I just learned to sew a blanket stitch, so this is right up my alley!

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  4. GingerJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Too sweet!

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  5. Harvest Moon by HandJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Absolutely beautiful and so creative! Truly inspiring!

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  6. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogJanuary 26, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    This is sooo gorgeous! I love it! Thank you for sharing!

    http://inthehammockvintage.blogspot.com

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  7. ChrisJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Very creative and so cute!

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  8. chrisJanuary 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    What a sweet decoration, and one of my favorite scriptures.

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  9. UnknownFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Oh how sweet. I love your decorations..I love your sweet birdie the best..and the colors are wonderful.
    Have a wonderful Valentine season,
    ~Shirley & Cupid...

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  10. SarahFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    What a sweet box of love. ~ Sarah

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  11. SueFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    These hearts are beautiful.

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  12. JessaFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    This is so beautiful. Love all of the handmade details. Beautiful crafty style!

    Thanks for adding it to The Valentines Party!

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  13. Tammy@Beatrice BanksFebruary 10, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    So precious! I love it! I just found your lovely blog via A Holiday Haven. I'm your newest follower and would be delighted to have you follow me back!
    Happy Valentine's Day!
    Tammy

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  14. Annie JoyFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    How very pretty! I'm happy to have found you through the Holiday Haven party and will be following your blog in the future. I look forward to visiting (and to catching up!). Annie

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