Love Mail.

Love is in the air here at The Southern Institute and we’ve been working on Valentine inspired projects.  We don’t really decorate the house for Valentine’s Day, but I do like to do a little something here and there to show my love for the holiday (pun intended).  Over the holidays the kids and I were at Michael’s and I came across a bunch of heart themed stamps in the dollar bin, so I snatched this one up (showing incredible restraint, mind you).  It sat on my desk for awhile.  Then the other day I thought of a great use for it!  I’ve been wanting to stamp on fabric, so I thought I’d give it a try with this little Love Mail project.  I posted the photo above on Instagram (see what you’re missing if you’re not following me on Instagram? ) as it was in progress.

It’s a super simple way to embellish a plain t-shirt.  I used a scrap of muslin, cutting two 4×6 pieces, then serging them together.  I stamped the heart stamp in the corner using pink fabric paint and let it dry.  I decided to get all fancy-schmancy and embroidered the word “love” instead of painting it on.  After that was done I stitched it onto a long-sleeved gray t-shirt for Abby.  I really love the way it turned out!

 I can hardly believe how this girl is growing up!!  Where does the time go?  Being the crafty girl that she is, she loves it when I make things for her, so I’m gonna enjoy that while I can.

Stay tuned for more Valentine themed posts coming up in the next several days!  Have a great day!

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Jenny Yarbrough

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Jenny is a wife and mother first and foremost. You can find her here at The Southern Institute, as the founder and owner of the blog, as well as at unboundbirth.com. She enjoys blogging and sewing, cooking for her three picky eaters, and playing tennis with her husband, Tom.

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