too sexy for this post. {happy valentine's day}

I had these take out boxes from my sister's baby shower, so I decided to make Valentines out of them. I made the labels for a gocco project, but I never got around to re-ordering supplies. {I should get on that soon for all of the wedding goodies--yikes!}

Big thank you to Twigs and Thistle for the brownie idea! I totally cheated and bought a Betty Crocker mix, and then I filled each take out box with heart-shaped brownies. Betty Crocker makes a mean brownie, and I'm really good at adding the canola oil.

It's been a while since I've diy'd something but I figured I needed to get my hands slightly dirty before I take on lots and lots of wedding diy (paper wreaths? celebratory wands? I'm on it.)

Things to look forward to this weekend:
- Cooking dinner with friends
- Eating dinner in Point Loma
- Seeing venue possibility #3

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Cards by Katie Muth

[mixed tape card, cupcakes card, sweatervest card by Katie Muth]

I heart mixed tapes. I have a drawer full of them back home from friends. I would {probably} heart anyone who gave me this mixed tape card by Toronto-based artist Katie Muth.
These are all fantastic designs and prints.
I should figure out how to get the boy to wear a sweater vest...
Check out Katie's amazing shop here and her beautiful home tour by d*sponge here.

[Note: In the third photo down in her home tour, you can see a little Miffy pillow on the chair. That just makes her home ten times cooler.]

Sarah Perlis - 25% Off

Had your eye on some of Sarah Perlis' work? Now's the time to buy it! She is offering 25% off online orders until February 15th if you enter the discount code 'love' at checkout.

If you've been following my blog, you probably already know I LOVE Sarah's work. This is a great deal, so take a look around her shop here.

Be Mine, All Mine

[Image from Elum]

I don't think the boy reads this blog, so I'm posting the Valentine I picked out. This image doesn't do the card justice. The print is really quite stunning, totally worthy of framing. It took close to a half an hour in the store, and at one point I had five cards in my hand, but I think I made a good decision. I chose this card from Elum, a San Diego based letterpress company. Some chocolate chip cookies and a few kisses and my Valentine's Day is set.

Angry Little Valentine

[Image from Angry Little Girls]

Lela Lee, and her comic this week, are too cool for school. Happy Valentine's Day!

Scrabble Cards

[Image from the Curiosity Shoppe]

I've recently been on a scrabble frenzy since I added the scrabulous application on Facebook. This card by Neil Freese of Bearpaw Paper from the Curiosity Shoppe is my kind of Valentine.

Red Velvet

[Red Velvet Cupcakes from foodnetwork.com, image from Food Network; gorgeous limited edition silkscreen print from foxyandwinston via Etsy, image from foxyandwinston; super moist red velvet cake from Billy's Bakery in New York City, image from Billy's Bakery; red eyelet ballet flats from J. Crew, image from J. Crew]

I had a piece of red velvet cake at Twiggs yesterday in University Heights, and it was oh-so-yummy and really pretty. It got me in the mood for all things red.

ReadyMade+Anthropologie+Valentine's Day

I received this in my email yesterday. Crafty and intelligent ReadyMade Magazine and always drool-worthy Anthropologie are joining together for a special Valentine love notes making celebration. Why oh why aren't you coming to San Diego?? The world is just too cruel.