Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas

February 1, 2011

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    Dive into Valentine’s Day hands first! When you craft our charming decorations and gifts, it’s easy to get in touch with your inner cupid as you celebrate the month of love.

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Heart-Shaped DIY Crayons

Heart-Shaped DIY Crayons

Collect broken and worn-down crayons and arrange them in a silicone or metal heart-shaped candy mold to create DIY crayons. Follow our step-by-step melting and molding instructions to make a colorful craft the whole family can enjoy. Attach them to a Valentine card that says, “You color my world.”

Homemade Play Clay

Homemade Play Clay

For an excellent homemade gift, make a batch of play clay in glittery shades of red, then use cookie cutters to mold it into heart shapes. Put them in a repurposed jar or containers, and you have a crafty present guaranteed to supply months of cheer.

Homemade Conversation Hearts

Homemade Conversation Hearts

Create the popular personalized candies at home! A few ingredients, heart-shaped cookie cutters and our instructions are all you need to whip up Homemade Conversation Hearts. And we didn’t forget cute sentimental phrases to melt your Valentine’s heart!

3D Greeting Card Art

3D Greeting Card Art

Cherish Valentine’s Day cards for years to come with a creative shadow box presentation. Follow our simple three-step greeting card art technique and turn 2D cards into memorable 3D décor. We also have framing ideas, plus suggestions for gifting these sentimental beauties. 

Felt Fortune Cookies

Felt Fortune Cookies

Those who give love get love! Write sentiments on slips of paper and tuck them inside handmade felt fortune cookies. With 3 materials, make these customizable beauties with different fabric patterns and colors. While chocolate is always a classic gift, this new take on a typical Valentine card creates a new gesture that goes a long way.

Handmade Flower Accessories

Handmade Flower Accessories

Ditch the store-bought flowers and make a one-of-a kind piece for your Valentine. It’s simple to add floral flair to jewelry and more with our simple technique for creating handmade felt flowers. Take a look at our thought-starters for using them, then get crafting!

Projects to Pamper Yourself

Projects to Pamper Yourself

Kick back and relax with three indulgent crafts. Invite friends over and make a luxurious eye pillow, luscious lip balm or soothing bath oils, perfect for soaking in the tub after a hard day. And it’s a fun way to spoil yourself without spending a lot of money.

Lollipop Cards

Lollipop Cards

Show your Valentine just how much your love has blossomed with a Blooming Lollipop Card. This colorful candygram is simple to make with our downloadable template, colorful paper and sugary-sweet lollipops!

Origami Hearts

Origami Hearts

Use intricate paper folds to express your love! Choose colorful paper, then follow our easy step-by-step origami heart folding instructions to create a heartfelt little addition to any romantic love note or table decoration for your Valentine.

Quick Tip

Quick Tip

Use Swiffer® SweeperVac for all your post-crafting floor cleaning. It cleans the big and small stuff better than a broom and dustpan, even on textured surfaces. Its power-packed cordless vacuum suctions up crumbs, pet hair and cereal, combined with a dry sweeping cloth that digs deep into grout lines and crevices to pick up finer particles.

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Sweet Treat Garlands

Decorate for Valentine’s Day by stringing seasonally patterned cupcake liners into a garland. Download the directions, then hang a few garlands for a holiday get-together.

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Personalized Pendants

With a trip to the craft store and a few heartwarming photos, it’s easy to personalize pendants with sentimental touches. Learn how to create your own and consider giving them as gifts.

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Felt Beads

Soft and stylish, felt beads are fun to make with friends or family. Use our instructions to roll your red and pink beads, then string them into a necklace, bracelet, earrings or keychain.

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Stylish Silhouettes

Celebrate loved ones by crafting paper silhouettes of their profiles. After following our directions to create the silhouette, try screen-printing the designs onto a cotton material, like a tote bag.

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Decorative Paper Balls

Recycle Valentine cards, craft scraps or purchase festive scrapbook paper and follow our instructions to assemble decorative paper balls as seasonal centerpieces or decorative pendants. For a sweet touch, fill them with Homemade Conversation Hearts.

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Eclectic Rings

Adorn a ring base, available at most craft stores, with eye-catching accents. Take a look at our ideas for inspiration and consider repurposing unique trinkets you have around the house.

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Handcrafted Pinwheels

Grab a needle, thread and a few seasonally patterned fabrics to create our wonderfully whimsical pinwheels. After following our step-by-step instructions, finish your piece with seasonal accents.

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Versatile Paper Cones

Whether you use them to package tasty treats for Valentine’s Day or to hold a bouquet, paper cones are as versatile as they are decorative. Learn how to make them for the holiday.

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Paint Chip Projects

Shopping for a new paint color? Put leftover paint chips to use by using our directions to create a paint chip wreath or mobile. It’s a great way to repurpose while celebrating Valentine’s Day!

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Wrapped in Love

Wrap a foam wreath form with yarn, adding Valentine’s Day accents like lace hearts, red and pink pinwheels or a bow. There are endless ways to make the project yours!

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