Oh, this Easter egg cup craft from Paper Source is just darling. I love the grassy fringe and sweet little flower accents. Check out the tutorial over at the Paper Source blog, and download a template so you can easily cut out the blades of grass. I think that these would make really cute accents for votive candle holders, too!

image from Paper Source

images from Paper Glitter

images from Twig & Thistle

images from Inside Out / Jo Neville

And this veggie print is calling my name. I can’t get enough of the anthropomorphic food!

images from Bang Bang You’re Thread / Allison Cole

A tutorial for gorgeous Papel Picado valentines by Avie Designs:

Also from Avis of Avie Designs, a tutorial for pretty, easy to make doily valentines. On a side note, Avis is selling her 2010 calendars to help raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Get more information here.

Learn how to make super cute, printable Valentine’s Day brownie bags and goodie bags from Kathleen at Twig & Thistle:

Check out the tutorial for this pretty paper heart garland, made using magazine pages:

Learn how to make glittery doily heart valentines at Zakka Life:

Mini doily valentines and paper heart wrapping ideas (I think I spot a book page in there!) from Martha Stewart (my Martha Valentine’s Day crafts roundup from last year can be found here):

A lovely printable poster, inspired by Love, Actually, from Adventures in Renovating a Brooklyn Limestone:

Make a Valentine’s Day heart book wreath with this tutorial from Flower Patch Farmgirl — can’t get enough of the book page crafts!

Use printable templates to make these adorable matchboxes containing folded enclosure cards and booklets. Printables and tutorial can be found at Swap-bot:

Super cute printable Valentine’s Day gift tags from Paper Glitter:

Make hanging glitter heart decorations out of cereal boxes. Use this technique to make all sorts of different glittery shapes, too:

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Yesterday was the official launch of Nonpareil Magazine, my new project with Maddy of the Inspired Bride, and what a day it was! The response has been absolutely amazing, beyond what we could’ve imagined, and I am so humbled and flattered (not to mention excited) about the feedback that we’ve gotten thus far. A big thank you to all of you who have Tweeted about the magazine and mentioned it on your blogs and sites. I am truly grateful.

The past few months have been an amazing adventure, and I’m so glad to have gotten a chance to work with Maddy and to get to know her better. She’s an amazing talent, and has been wonderful to work and laugh with, and even though this is a huge project with deadlines and stuff that’s usually not so fun, we have had lots of fun and silly times that have kept us both sane during the long hours and late nights we’ve encountered throughout the project.

I am also endlessly amazed by and thankful for our contributors, who have been so generous in sharing their talent. Vale Design, Twig & Thistle, Cottage Industrialist, Bread of Many, Roxanne Bradley, Wiley Valentine — thank you for contributing such lovely printable invitations. Carter & Cook, Jackie Wonders, The Floral Lab, Posh Paperie — thank you for the fabulous Shimmer & Shine feature. Michael Haug, Conor Lawrence, and Larry Callahan — thank you for the beautiful photographs. Carol Stopera, Ouma Clothing, and Nicole Richards — thank you for the fantastic stylistic contributions. And, last but not least, Devon Hague, thanks for being our very first fanboy!

I hope you enjoy the first issue, and we’re so excited about sharing upcoming issues, too!

If you’re looking for super cute Valentine’s Day party printables, then your search may be over! Paper Glitter has so many absolutely adorable printable Valentine’s Day pretties, including everything from cupcake toppers and collage sheets to sweet cards and tags, for you to use in your Valentine’s Day celebrations at school, at work, and at home. More super cute pink and red eye candy from Paper Glitter:

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These oh so sweet Foxy Valentine Favors just make me smile. Cutest Valentine’s Day favor ever! Paper Source has a tutorial and downloadable templates so you can make your very own skulk of valentine-y foxes. Yep, that’s what a group of foxes is called, a skulk. I learn something new every day with this blog, I tell ya.

image from Paper Source

images from Bee Things