Valentine Garland

I thought I would celebrate today by sharing a tutorial for a simple, little decoration I made...
So here it is, my Valentine Garland!
This box of old business cards was just waiting to be turned into something useful (and now you know that I never throw anything away)...
So I attacked a stack of the cards with a big-ol' paper cutter, and I turned them into little triangles.
So the other night I pulled out a couple of bottles of paint, my jar of brushes- and I got to work!
And after a few minutes, I had slathered all of the triangles in pink or red.
But they were pretty boring that way, so I used a piece of dowel and added polka dots up the side of each pennant.
After leaving them to dry overnight, they got a little curly.
(But it was nothing a quick press under an iron couldn't smooth out!)
After I had all my triangles flattened out, I placed them in a row (alternating pink and red)...
And used my trusty hot glue gun to adhere them to a piece of paper twine.
And after lots of glue (and only one burned finger), I had some completed garlands ready to hang.
I chose to hang them on a door in my hallway- a subtle yet festive way to celebrate Valentine's Day!
Overall, I was pretty pleased with this project! And not only was it cheap, but it was a great way to re-use some old cards that were destined for the trash!
Thank you for visiting- I hope you have a happy Valentine's Day!

Cupid on the corner of Mott and Spring

For Valentine's Day yesterday, SFS and I headed to Little Italy.
And we spent a wonderful afternoon at Lombardi's.
As their website explains: In 1897 an Italian immigrant reinvented a Napoletana staple food into one of the worlds most eaten foods. New York City was the birth place of New York style pizza. During the year of 1905, Lombardi's was licensed by the City of New York, becoming America's First Pizzeria.
The restaurant is quite large, and we were seated in the wine cellar...
Kinda cool, right?
We started our meal with a Ceasar salad- complete with homemade dressing and croutons.
And then our pizza came! For our toppings we decided upon wild mushrooms and sauteed garlic spinach.
It looked delish, so we were pretty excited to dig in!
And I must tell you- the pizza was heavenly! The sauce was sweet, the toppings were flavorful, and the crust was perfect!
If you ever want to check out these pies for yourself, you can find this lovely restaurant on the corner of Mott Street and Spring Street.
I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day- thanks for stopping by!