That sounds cute, Minnie.:) I used to decorate with the flat posterboard cut-outs when the kids were still young and at home. And I loved the tradition of helping them with their valentines. Our granddaughter lived with us up until last January, and I loved helping her with her valentines too....and brainstorming ideas for her valentine box for school. In the years that the teacher didn't ask for students and their parents to make valentine boxes, I always made her a large fancy envelope of some kind to take her valentines to school, and then bring hers home at the end of the day. I always made sure she had special clothes for that day too - red or pink with hearts, etc. Special valentine socks and hair doo-dads...nails done with hearts painted on them... Which reminds me, I'd better start looking for a special t-shirt and socks to mail to her. A couple of times I surprised her on Valentine's day by having hung strings of yarn with all sizes of red, pink, white and lavendar paper hearts attached to them, in her doorway, while she was asleep the night before. She and I used to make 'posters' for the door too, by cutting out the shape from poster board - in this case a big heart - then cutting squares of red and pink tissue paper and gluing them on. The method is to put your finger in the middle of the square, bringing up the rest of the square around your finger, then only gluing the 'point' (where your finger is) down. You do these right up next to each other to cover the shape. It makes a fluffy, dimensional heart. They are easy and fun to do, and look much better than the work you put into it...more bang for your buck, as the saying goes. BUT, as to any decorating this year, I doubt I will do much. It will probably consist of putting a pink table topper in the center of our table, and maybe adding some kind of vase with flowers or something. I used to collect figural vases and planters, and I wish I had one with a Valentine theme, but I don't think I do... I'll have to look. Wanda in South Texas http://wanderinglily.blogspot.com/

Thank you! glad you liked my projects, dont have many as I dont decorate much for valentine, was hopeing to see some of your projects here. carolnv heres the link to a video I found, I did make the frist one like the one in the video, then desided why all the cutting, I opened the baggie, flap part out and fan folded and tied on no cutting, maybe not as full but alot eaiser to make for me anyway,these could be made for all holidays,saw them frist at christmas just took awhile till I got around to makeing one. oddie Here is a link that might be useful: baggie wreath video

I was amazed that Minnie's real cookies lasted so well. They are decorated so pretty. I used hers as inspiration, and cut out and painted some wooden ones. There is a pic of them on the painting forum and on my stacked valentines plate on the holiday forum. Just wood, texture paint and sprinkles of various types. Minnie, your's should be pretty dried out by now, so probably okay to leave in the basket--moisture would be the enemy! (or a hungry mouse!) LOL Luvs

If the design is too intricate won't it just "punch out" the paper? Especially the outline (acting like a tearaway stabilizer). I have seen them embroider on screens (great for coverning a hole in a screen (remove screen first (o:) a bug or buttterfly,etc. I guess u can almost embroider on anything - just watch your needle,speed and tension. (Does the paper seem to wear the needle more? any fuzz or debree?