Valentine's Day Crafts

Jenna at Sew Happy Geek shows step-by-step how to make this crazy-style heart mug rug on her blog. This was a gift to her daughter for Valentine’s Day. Sweet. Get the tutorial.

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Shaving Cream Marbled Valentine Hearts

by Lesson Plans Editor

I know Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but I thought this technique could be used with many different colors, or for many types of kid craft projects, so I just had to post it! Who knew that shaving cream was so artistic? Head on over to The Chocolate Muffin Tree for the tutorial…plus, we’re all looking forward to the …

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Tutorial: Stitched paper hearts

Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. Donna of Imagine Mechanix cut hearts from pretty scrapbook papers, joined them with blanket stitch, and poufed them with a bit of polyfill to create charming little treats. They could easily become sachets with just the addition of a scented cotton ball or a bit of potpourri to the stuffing. Imagine a whole bowlful …

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Tutorial: Stitched charms

Chris of Pickup Some Creativity created these sweet ornaments–she calls them charms–for Valentine’s Day. I think they would work any time of year as a little treat for someone, a gift tie-on, or even a Christmas tree ornament. Chris posted a tutorial, so we all can stitch some up! Yea! Go to her tute.…

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Tutorial | Owl Candy Bar Slider

by Scrapbooking Editor

Karen from the Scrappy Canuck shows how to make this adorable owl candy bar slider. She made the owl from heart-shaped pieces! Click here to get the tutorial.…

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Freebie | All You Need is Love Poster

by Scrapbooking Editor

Yes, Valentine’s Day is over but this sentiment is true every day! This printable from No Time To Be Bored comes in five different colors. Click here to go to the download.…

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Tutorial: Applique Cherry Pillow

Debbie at Ribbonwood Cottage shows how to make this adorable pillow on her blog. She used a ragged edge technique to get this look. Adorable. Get the tutorial.

Ed. note: She’s also giving away the pillow, shown here, to celebrate Valentine’s Day. So hurry you only have a few hours left to enter.

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Head over Heels quilt

For a less obvious message of love on Valentine’s Day check out this quilt. A word quilt by LeilaBadBlood Flickr.

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Love is the “word of the day”

To wish all my readers a Happy Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing this Love Letters word quilt by Kristin Shields. This word quilt and others are flying all over Pinterest. Note to self: Must make a word quilt this year. You?

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Warm and Fuzzy Valentines Craft Tutorial

by Felting Editor

Linda hosts “Partycraft Secrets” a fun site with awesome ideas. Linda has two young girls that never wanted anything in their hair, not even a hair brush. I know the feeling because my daughter never wanted her long blonde hair touched other than a quick brushing so she did not look like a raga-muffin. Well in Linda’s case, her daughters …

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Tardis Cross-Stitch Valentine

Geeks need love too – and here’s a quick valentine to print out and stitch over from The Zen of Making. …

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Pretty Pancakes for Valentine’s Day

by Edible Crafts Editor

It’s only about ten AM where I am, still time for a Valentine’s Day breakfast! Or pancakes for dinner… Look at these pretty heart pancakes HERE and HERE at Creative Food.

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Assisi Valentine Heart

Another quick project for Valentine’s Day, this little Heart expresses your love and can also use up some extra floss in your stash. Make an ornament or a card for someone special.…

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Cross Stitch Heart Charms for Valentine’s Day

This tutorial shows stitchers how to create super quick cross-stitch heart charms. You can use the charms for last-minute necklaces, gift tags, or even a homemade Valentine card.…

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Thank You With All My Heart

This “big biscournu” project that says “Thank You With All My Heart” in French – at least according to Google Translate would make a great project for today – Happy Valentine’s Day!…

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Owl Cakester Pops

by Edible Crafts Editor

She’s pink, she’s cute, she’s an owl, she’s an Oreo Cakester and she’s on a stick. What’s not to love? Make owl Oreo Cakester pops HERE at The Seven Year Cottage.

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Tutorial | Altered Can for Valentine’s Day

by Scrapbooking Editor

Looking for a last minute Valentine idea for your sweetie? Try this altered can by Debbie at Ribbonwood Cottage. Get all the details here.…

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Tutorial: Fabric valentine

This Key to My Heart fabric valentine has a sweet secret. Lena of Lena’s Place shares the pattern and instructions in a guest post on Sew, Mama, Sew! Go to the tute.…

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Stitch some valentine coasters

So clever! Lisa of Goodknits shows us how to turn an inexpensive cork tile into four coasters and adds simple stitching that creates a negative-space design. She points out that, while the heart version is appropriate for a valentine gift, the technique will work with any simple shape. Go to her tute.

And many thanks to Rachel of Craftzine.com…

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Free pattern and tutorial: Cross-stitch valentine card

LOVE this subtle cross-stitched valentine! Monica of Our Designed Life shares her pattern and shows how to stitch it on paper. Go to her post for the pattern and tute.

Many thanks to Floresita of Feeling Stitchy for pointing out this find.…

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Free valentine embroidery patterns

Mollie of Wild Olive reprises her free Hearts Day embroidery pattern. Two views of three designs are included. Go to her blog post for the link to the PDF file.…

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Inspiration: The Trouble with Crafting

Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting created this hoop for a swap partner who said her tastes are “modern and traditional.” Great solution! Because it’s a doodle, there is no pattern to share, but there’s much to learn from enlarging and studying the photo of Troublet’s stitching. Go to her post.…

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Tutorial: Valentine sweater

Casey of Elegant Musings shows us how to add flash to a plain sweater with a bit of applique and bead embroidery–simple enough for beginners. Go to her post for the pattern and tutorial.

And many thanks to Rachel of Craftzine.com for sharing this find.…

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Stitch a valentine card