Monday, January 17, 2011

Valentine Decorations And Gifts On The Cheap (and Green)

I once told my girlfriend Besty that we were cheap (cheap as in money not cheap as in you know... cheap). She gave me "the look" and said, "we are not cheap we are THRIFTY". We were either at a garage sale or thrift store at the time and something was priced a little too high for me....granted I do want everything to be a quarter, which goes back to the whole cheap thing.  I wasn't ready to "crack the wallet," (this is a Betsyism for, "fork out the cash") so we moved on. This is my THRIFTY friend Besty.....



Fast forward several years to the beginning of my business which has roots in all things recycled. I am always trying to figure out how to make my displays green/eco-friendly and cheap err...THRIFTY and sometimes this can really make my brain hurt!  In this particular case I needed something to compliment the pink and red earrings in my Valentine's display case at our Hospital Gift Shop. Of course, I wanted this "something" to magically appear before my eyes and cost less than a quarter...well as fate would have it I came up with the following idea....



  
paper hearts....just like we made when we were kids.....



free (not even a quarter!!), recycled and above all else.....thrifty. 


So the moral of the story is.... sometimes it's OK to be cheap but it is far, far better to be THRIFTY!


Darcie 

P.S. These little paper hearts remind me of our upcycled red and pink Glass Heart Pins. They will warm any heart this Valentine's Day.....I love to wear mine on my ball cap. Here's a few pics to tickle your fancy...

Just assembled....had to let the glue dry (translates to...I went to watch football).... 


Still drying...more football....


Finished product!

My favorite way to wear them! We have pink hearts too!



2 comments:

  1. These are wonderful! In our group, my friend, Jan has been making some beautiful beaded hearts. If you scroll down on our blog you can see them...very neat. I loves yours because they are recycled!
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    Mary

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  2. Love it!!! Your blog, your art... you... that Betsy girl... and that hat model!!! :) Keep up the inspiration!!!

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