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Last year I started the tradition of having our little one make Valentines for close family and friends. This year I wanted to continue the tradition but find a way to make them as inexpensive as possible, and so I settled on the idea of DIY Valentine Postcards. | This post contains affiliate links |
One of the reasons I decided to make postcards this year instead of traditional cards was, not only are postcards cuter, they cost almost 30% less to mail than a traditional card - these postage savings add up! As a result, this project cost next to nothing to do. I already had the paint, toilet paper rolls, rulers, etc. - I just had to run down to the local store and pick up a piece of poster board which cost a whopping 99 cents.
The simple supplies
The how-to is pretty straight forward: use a ruler to measure and cut out your postcards (I made mine 4x5.5", but you can check here for more details on postcard requirements). If you have a paper cutter that can come in quite handy to make quick work of cutting them out.
Next use a ruler and a sharpie to create the back of the postcard, one line down the middle and then three lines on the right hand side for the address.
Next let your toddler go to town! I put down one card at a time to keep the backs clean from paint as well as to keep them from getting over-saturated. To make the heart "stamp" I used toilet paper tubes bent into a heart shape and held together with tape.
Once the cards were done I let our little one go crazy on the table covering.
The cards drying - they came out pretty great!!
I kept the backs very basic with a simple handwritten message and a little heart stamp.
I hope you enjoyed this little Valentine DIY! It was very quick and easy and the possibilities are endless when it comes to how you want to paint, color, or draw the front of the postcard.
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas with family and friends!
It felt more like spring than December here in New England today, but it was still a wonderful Christmas.
I'll be taking a little break from the Etsy shop until the end of January and am hoping to get some projects finished around the house in the meantime (like my annual New Years Resolution closet purge). I'm also hoping to expand the Etsy shop in the New Year with more New England-inspired home decor items like painted signs and handmade boxes.
Being in the Christmas spirit, we've got giveaways on giveaways going on over the next few days including this one with Life on the Shady Grove that ends tonight! Winner will receive a personalized cutting board, a handmade sign, and a set of our hand-etched maple snowflake ornaments. Please check out this post on @lifeontheshadygrove for details and to enter.
Good luck!
Photo by @lifeontheshadygrove. Giveaway ends 12/11/15 at 10PM EST.
I had to take a little break from etching and came up with these gold beauties! New to the Etsy shop, Gold-Painted Mini Birch Ornaments! These come as a set of 3, each one with a different design - polka-dot, stripes, and "gold-dipped." Add a luxe touch to your rustic decor!
Rebecca from Mainely Mama is featuring our ornaments today and hosting a giveaway for a set just the ones pictured here. Please check out her post for details and to enter. Good luck!
We're celebrating Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday all weekend long! Enjoy 20% off everything in our Etsy shop through midnight Sunday with the coupon code "20PLAID".
Quantities are limited at the moment, so shop sooner than later. Thank you all again for your support and shopping small!
Coupon code expires 11/29/15 at 11:59 PM EST.
UPDATE: Sale extended through Cyber Monday!! Coupon code now expires 11/30/15 at 11:59PM EST.
