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Ideas for Handmade Paper Valentines

Danielle — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:52:07 +0000

February 14th is right around the corner and is the perfect way to use stationery to show those you love how much you care. With a few minutes of your time and some beautiful paper you can create something they will cherish forever. Some are more intricate than others, and some come with their own kits with all of the supplies you need!

Ideas for Handmade Paper Valentines

DIY Paper Rose Kit for Valentine’s Day

We've fallen in love with these amazing DIY Long Stemmed Red Paper Roses over at Ellinee. These gorgeous paper flowers come in a kit that you can order and assemble yourself! This project is collected in the Elli Kit box and delivered to your door for only $20+free shipping. But hurry! There are only 50 kits available for purchase and you don't want to miss out.

Valentine's Day Coupon Printable

Need a great gift for the man in your life? Why not print out a few Valentines Day Coupons and fill in what he really wants. Elegance & Enchantment have even left suggestions for what to gift to your sweetie. There are two coupons per sheet, so feel free to print as many as you need. If you are presenting multiple coupons as a set, you may want to tie it up with some ribbon or twine!

How To Make Valentines with PicMonkey

Looking to make your own valentines for the kids this year? Why not follow this simple tutorial from the Simmworks Family Blog on how to use PicMonkey to make your valentines printables. Or simply print out the adorable cutie valentine pictured above.

Added bonus is that PicMonkey is free to use! And if you want to upgrade to their royale features it's only $33 a year. Definitely a great bargain if you can't quite afford Photoshop or other editing software.

DIY Valentines Day Treat Bags

Want a cute valentine that doubles as a treat bag? Why not download this printable from Twig & Thistle and print your valentines day message right on a paper bag!

Instructions are included in the PDF and if you need bags, Twig & Thistle sells them in their Etsy shop.

How do you celebrate Valentine's Day?

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Heart Shaped Crayon Valentines {DIY Tutorial}

Danielle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

I first saw the crayon heart valentines on the Family Fun website. I thought they looked adorable but didn't have a heart mold so I figured I'd just send the regular store-bought valentines instead since I had a few I purchased on clearance a few years back. Then we went to Target and I saw the heart molds in the dollar section of the store and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Plus they were all over Pinterest!

So I went to the store, stocked up on a mold and crayons and headed home to do some experimenting. Before I started I did a little research to see what others were saying about the craft. I try not to just jump into a tutorial without reading about it from a few others first. That can lead to disaster (or just make it harder on me since others have found key tips/tricks on making it easier). Once I got the low-down I headed to the kitchen to soak, unwrap, break and bake! And here's what I did:

Materials Needed:

1 box crayons, unwrapped (or left over broken crayons laying around)
1-2 heart molds, choose your size
Construction Paper
Alphabet stamps OR printer
Adhesive dots

What to do:

Place your crayons in a heat proof dish & preheat oven to 250 degrees.

Heat up some water and pour warm water on crayons (note: do not use boiling water... crayons might melt).

Let crayons soak for 30 seconds (see what happens when your water's too hot?).

Unwrap crayons (any that didn't unwrap easily after soaking were set aside and not used).

Put crayons in a dish and let kids break them up into small, tiny pieces (or put them in a bag and hammer with a kitchen mallet or meat tenderizer until broken up).

Place heart molds on a rimmed baking sheet and fill with broken crayon pieces.

Place tray in oven and bake for 15-18 minutes or until crayons are fully melted. Then carefully take out of oven and set aside to harden.

Once cooled completely pop crayons out of molds and smooth edges by rubbing against a piece of paper.

Now's the fun part! You can decide what you want to do with the crayons once you've baked them. I decided to use scrapbooking paper I already had in the house to create a postcard sized Valentine for my son. You can use this printable here for a square valentine with the writing already on the paper or this printable here for a circle valentine (you just have to add your child's name).

Or you can do what I did and use an alphabet stamp set to customize the sayings you put on each valentine. I simply adhered the crayon to a square piece of scrapbook paper with a glue dot and than layered that onto a larger postcard size piece of scrapbook paper. Then I stamped the sayings I wanted as well as my son's name to personalize it. You can also have your child decorate the postcard paper by drawing or coloring on it before you stamp out your sayings. You can find more sayings here (as well as more printables!).

The possiblilties and variations really are endless with this craft. And the kids have a great time helping you make them too. Much more personal then a store-bought valentine and twice as cute!

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Kid-Friendly Stamped Cards {Maureen Cracknell Handmade DIY Tutorial}

Danielle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:32:00 +0000

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When I stumbled upon the pictures for these adorable rose cards on Maureen Cracknell Handmade's blog I knew we had to try them out. They were beautiful and unique. Plus they used up the end of a vegetable that I might have just thrown away when I was done using it. This tutorial is simple, easy and almost not needed. Just look at the pictures to get an idea of what you're supposed to do.

You can also get creative! Try playing with colors or painting each celery stalk a different color to make a rainbow rose. Or add a rose garden onto canvas. I've also read that you can do this with lettuce as well. Maybe have a whole flower scape with different vegetable stamps.

What You'll Need:

Celery bunches
Paint
Glitter
Cardstock

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1. Cut the celery leaving only about 2 inches of in tact stalks.

2. Pour paint onto a small dish or paper plate.

3. Press the celery (cut side) into the paint and then stamp on paper.

4. Sprinkle with glitter while still wet.

5. Add a leaf or two if you'd like and personalize the card.

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Will You Be My Valentine? {Ideas & Inspiration}

Danielle — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:41:00 +0000

Ah, Valentine's Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate it than gorgeous tablescapes and cards. I've seen many different crafts and ideas to celebrate this Hallmark holiday and love the color schemes that seem to pop up everywhere. Valentine's Day isn't just deep reds and light pinks anymore. Throw in some silver, greys and creams to balance out the reds and pinks and you have yourself a great palette to work with.

I love simplicity when it comes to celebrating this holiday. Nothing too elaborate or over the top. A beautiful card with words of endearment along with some sweets and a nice dinner is the perfect way to celebrate. And by adding some small touches to this simple plan you can create the perfect evening. Just like this tablescape from Brenda's Wedding Blog.

Last year I used my son's footprints and some red paint to make a heart on some card stock. I wrote "I love my Daddy" all around the footprints in order to define the heart a bit more and framed it. I'm pretty sure my husband enjoyed this little sentimental gift a lot more than a store bought item. And now he'll always remember how small our son's feet really were.

If you plan on making (or buying) cupcakes then you could use cute flags to decorate them like these here on Hostess with the Mostess. You could even top them with something as simple as berries. And if you use strawberries you can trim them in the shape of a heart. If you or your child plan on giving away sweets like cookies or candy you can use a cute personalized tag to tie the bag. I also love homemade cards. Especially the ones children help design. The grandparents go gaga over this kind of stuff!

And for those who completely missed out on sending out holiday cards, Valentine's day is the perfect holiday to send out Valentine's to those who you would normally greet at Christmas. Some people forego Christmas cards altogether now and just send out Valentine's. It definitely decreases the to-do list around the holidays!

If you have an idea for Valentine's day decorations and need someone to whip up the coordinating paper goods contact us and we can work on creating the perfect design for your party!

Photos - top: Gladys Jem via Brenda's Wedding Blog, middle: Danielle Simmons, bottom: Custom Programs, LLC

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Happy Valentines Day!

Danielle — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:00:00 +0000

I hope everyone has a wonderful (and romantic) Valentines Day! Here are some pics of this years valentines for all the kids at grade school - like brides who always want something unique, my kids love the die cut shapes too!

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