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February 2008

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Have a Heart

Lori Burdshaw

When you think about it, the heart is a truly amazing symbol. It has been around for a very long time and has even been found in early cave drawings depicting it as a combination of the symbols for fire, life, and togetherness. Although it CAN have different meanings in different cultures (we won’t even get in to the part about how Sweden uses it as a symbol for the restrooms!), it is almost universally known as a symbol associated with “love”. Over the last few years, the heart symbol has begun to take the place of the word “love” on posters and bumper stickers. And the phrase “ I *heart* ” is becoming a staple on message boards, in email, and even in daily conversation.

Many of the great scientists and philosophers from the middle ages, including the famously renowned Aristotle, considered the human heart to be the center for all thought and reasoning, as well as all emotions. They originally thought the brain was of very little use to the human body.

Of course we now know that the heart is really just a muscle that pumps blood throughout our bodies. There is no scientific evidence to back up the idea that it contains any powers of emotions at all or is in any way a place to house our very souls. But just ask a poet, anyone that has ever had a “broken heart” or anyone that has ever been in love, and I would wager they would disagree.

	Journaling: A friend is like a good bra: hard to find, comfortable, supportive, always lifts you up, makes you look better, never lets you down or leaves you hanging, and always close to your heart.
My Friend Zimra by Nili Elburg. Supplies: Paper: Bazzill, KI Memories; Chipboard: Making Memories; Buttons: Foof-a-la; Ribbon: Heidi Swapp; Stickers: BasicGrey.

Editor's note: I really like how Amanda used the bright red to contrast with the shades of brown/gold here and also her use of the buttons to fill up the “negative” space at the top of the heart.
Shot Through the Heart by Amanda Laboy. Supplies: Paper: Paper Reflections, My Mind’s Eye; Chipboard: KI Memories, Heidi Swapp; Die cut tag: Daisy D's; Letter stickers: Making Memories; Buttons: Foof-a-la; Ribbon: American Crafts.

Design note: For this layout I used my scraps. First, I cut a piece of kraft-colored cardstock into squares. I roughed them up a lot by crumpling them up several times and then I used my sewing machine to adhere them in place on my background paper. Next, I cut some scrap pieces of patterned paper into small strips and lightly adhered them to my background paper in the shape of a heart. Next, I used my sewing machine to stitch around the heart several times. After they had been sewed in place, I curled up the edges of the scraps a little to add dimension.

A Mother's Loveby Kory Dordea. Supplies: Paper: BasicGrey, Cardstock: Bazzill, Foam Stamps: Lil Davis, Paint: Making Memories, Rub-ons: Making Memories, Other: sewing machine, jewels.

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