“Good Luck to You, my Valentine;”
then slide the missive into an envelope large enough to contain an unfolded half-sheet of paper. In case you happen
Fig. 167. to have a natural four-leaved clover which has been pressed, use it instead of the painted one, and take a whole sheet of paper so that the brittle leaf may not be exposed, but can be secured inside the sheet on the third page by means of a little paste. With the pressed clover the lettering should be made on the outside of the sheet of paper before the leaf is placed within.
Another easy valentine to make is
The Easel Holding a Picture
Cut this from stiff paper or light-weight card-board (Fig. 167). First trace the design on the card-board; then
Fig. 168. cut it out and paint the easel golden-brown on both sides, except the part which forms the canvas for the picture and the cross-piece for the lettering. Leave these white; draw a line at the bottom of the canvas and letter the strip,
“To my Valentine.”