I go back and forth on Valentine's Day. Sometimes it gets me down, but other times I'm just happy to have an excuse to inject a bit of colour and fun into the dreariest part of the year. [caption id="attachment_7575" align="aligncenter" width="250" caption="Photography, Ryan Brook"] [/caption] It's been grey and soggy here all week, so to cheer myself up I've been eating Hershey's kisses and checking out Valentine's Day crafts.

• Valentine's Friendship Bracelets from The Purl Bee. The hearts and arrows are cute, though I don't know if I'd be able to resist playing Cupid...
• Freja Mittens from Knitty. Red and white and (g)loved all over.
• Heart-shaped candy boxes from our February issue. They were created by Jeromina Juan – remember her peek-a-boo heart vases from last year?
• Love socks! I love the intarsia hearts on the heels...like a secret message.

Other things that have caught my eye this week:

• This sweater, with its stripes and shawl collar, would be perfect for Saturday brunch, don't you think?
• These business cards, filled with confetti, made me laugh. I'd love to have something similar...but filled with googly eyes!
• Twitter. I've succumbed. If you want to read random crafty tweets (and the occasional bit of silliness), you can follow me @AustenGilliland.

Don't forget that the Bernat giveaway is still on. You can enter until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Good luck! Have a great weekend, friends.