Valentines for Strangers

           I had quite a few crochet hearts left just hanging around before Valentine's day and Alfredo suggested a fun and sweet way to give them away. I always like it when quotes from video games are put in real life, so I made up this poster and popped some holes in the bottom using a Christmas tree punch. I tied the hearts through the holes and voila! 

          This is what it looked like hung up on the pole across from my window so I could watch. 

          I had a bit of a stake out with my camera stealth-fully placed through the windows shades the be less visible. I really just wanted to make sure nobody ruined the sign for everyone else. I did eventually move the sign in front of my door because there's more foot traffic.

When I got back on campus the sign was completely empty =)

Valentine's Day Personal Challenge Results

So for my little Valentine's Day challenge for myself I made 76 hearts in total. I gave about 10 heart to 4 of my friends so I handed out about 27 by myself, after I put the 9 for my family aside which will come up in a later post =) I made one lunch ladies day and I left one girl shouting “I got love! I got love!” It really is a great feeling to make someone else feel good about themselves. I brightened 70 people’s days and it only took me 2 days while watching movies. I only had one heart not given away at the end of the day. I plan to carry this heart until the next time someone does a good deed and give it to them as a kind of token of their kindness. 

 

 

But I don’t think this kind of thing should be reserved to Valentine’s Day I think all people should feel love every day. I have long imagined making hundreds or thousands of these little hearts and going to a busy place like time square and handing them out just to brighten a passerby’s day. Maybe someday I’ll realize this dream.

Sharing Some Valentine’s Day Love

Sharing Some Valentine’s Day Love

A year or two ago, when I was still in high school, I wanted to make sure all my friends felt good on Valentine’s day not just my Valentine. So I took my yarn collection and spent a couple days while watching TV making a bunch of different colored crochet hearts.

  I filled an old chocolate box so I must have had at least 50. I also included in the box a crocheting hook and a ball of pink and a ball of yellow yarn so I could replenish my stock. I started off the day by letting each of my friends pick their favorites and through each class I would crochet while listening.

  I gave a heart to each of my teachers and by the end of the day when I knew all of my friends had a heart, anyone sitting near me got one. Almost my whole health class got a heart that day and I think the thing that made it most special is that they actually got to see me make them =) so they saw the love and care I put into each one. Also I didn’t just hand them a heart I told each and every person why they were getting a heart. Most sounded like this “because your special and everyone deserves love on Valentine’s Day”.

 This year I’m going to try to outdo myself and scale it up. This year not only will I be giving them out, but I will be giving a few to each of my friends and they’ll be handing them out. So not only will my friends get that great feeling, but more people can receive a heart =). I’ll post later saying how many I made and how well it went =) seeya then. 

I used June Gilbank’s pattern from her blog Planet June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/free-crochet-patterns/love-hearts/    I used the "A: small heart" for my hearts. Its a great pattern. It's clear, concise, and quick to make.