How to make a big valentine with your own hands. How to make a valentine with your own hands from paper
In Russia, this holiday began to be celebrated widely and everywhere quite recently, about twenty years ago, but with scope and pleasure, because this is a wonderful occasion to once again confess your love to a dear person.
Valentines- essential attribute Valentine's Day, which is celebrated by all lovers on February 14. Nowadays, a postcard to a lover on this day is called a valentine. The first valentines appeared in the Middle Ages, when lovers spoke or sang words of love to each other. Written valentines appeared in the 15th century. The oldest of them is on display in the British Museum. Paper Valentines used to be exchanged instead of gifts. They gained particular popularity in England. They were made from colored paper and signed with colored ink. Since mass production of valentines was established in 1800, they have become an integral part of the holiday, and now, on Valentine's Day, stores are simply filled with the most different colors and sizes: from small to real masterpieces.
There are many options for valentines - you will probably come up with them yourself. To make your own valentines, you can use beads and rhinestones, sparkles and pieces of fabric.
One of the options for Valentine's card will be beautiful card, decorated with many hearts different sizes, cut out of velvet red paper of different shades. Afterwards, these hearts must be glued onto a sheet of thick paper folded in half and words of congratulations must be written. You can sew a red velvet heart by attaching a piece of paper with a tender declaration of love to it.
Can be used to make valentines gift wrapping(cut out hearts), stickers, postcards - the main thing is that you will do all this with love and the desire to bring joy to the person for whom it is intended.
Of course, now you can buy a Valentine card with already ready congratulations, but it’s still nicer when it’s written by hand in your own words. Valentine cards can contain poems, short wishes, and even humorous ones. This can be either a few lines or small essays that convey the feelings of the messenger.
Thus, you can prepare for the holiday in advance and approach it creatively: make your own valentines, since it is always more pleasant to receive a gift made with your own hands and from the bottom of your heart. Don’t be shy, experiment, make your own Valentine card - please your loved one!
We present to your attention an overview of very interesting finds that were discovered in the literature and on the Internet.
Valentine accordion
Making such an original Valentine’s card is quite simple and quick: fold the sheet like an accordion and decorate it with hearts, and in the folds of the accordion you can hide love notes.
Postcard "Three Hearts"
For this card, you can use regular Whatman paper or colored thin cardboard. Cards or magazines with illustrations of flowers, candy wrappers, ribbons, pretty wrapping paper, colored confetti made by you or bought in a store, etc. may come in handy.
In our case, we will make a postcard that will be placed in an envelope. If you don't need an envelope, you don't have to stick to the special sizes.
1. Select an envelope and cut a strip 5-7mm smaller than the width of your envelope. This will be the base of your card. Measure the height of the envelope and set it down 5-7 mm less. It is advisable not to draw with a pencil, but to draw a strip with the tip of scissors. Don't press too hard. This strip will then help you easily make a fold in the right place, while leaving a clean and professionally aesthetic edge. Next you need to set aside two more heights for your postcard. In our case, the height of the envelope is 10 cm, the finished postcard is about 9.5 cm, so set aside two more times of about 4 cm. As before, do not make stripes with a pencil, but draw a line with the sharp end of scissors.
2. Fold the card like an accordion, as shown in the picture, its base is ready. Now you need to cut out the hearts. Do them first as a rough draft. It is possible that you will not immediately get the size you need and beautiful shape, so you will need to practice. Once the shapes and sizes are chosen, don't forget to make two other hearts (one smaller than the other).
3. Decorate the hearts. This is where you can fantasize. Glue hearts in decreasing order to each step. You can sign each heart with gentle words or write a love message on each step.
In such a card the number of hearts can be more than three.
Valentine's card "Mouse in love"
Why do we only give hearts, angels and lovebirds on Valentine's Day? But what about other attributes?! Let's get a little creative and make a mouse in love. You can give such a mouse as a valentine to your loved one. It will turn out very original and unusual gift for Valentine's Day.
To create such a valentine, you need red or any other paper, scissors, glue, and a small pompom for the mouse’s nose.
Valentine ″Amulet″
This valentine card can be made with your own hands, it features a heart-shaped book in which you can write a confession for your loved one. It can also be worn around the neck as an amulet. It will turn out quite original gift for Valentine's Day.
Valentine's card "Nostalgic"
For it you will need your photos together, a sheet of white cardboard, glue, scissors, and a felt-tip pen.
1. Cut out pictures of your happy faces. different ways- diamonds, circles, squares, triangles - and fold all the pieces like grooves.
2. Cut out a heart from colored (red or pink) cardboard.
3. Paste photo fragments onto one side
4. Write your wish inside the heart. For example: “Keep this heart and remember us always! With love on Valentine’s Day - yours forever - me!”
Valentine's card "Winged"
It couldn't be easier to do! The result is a message “flying on the wings of love.”
For it you will need white and red cardboard, scissors, glue, and a marker.
1. Cut out a scarlet heart. 2. Draw on paper and cut out wings with scissors
3. Glue wings to the heart. And on top of them is another heart of the same type, so that the tips of the wings are not visible.
Valentine's card "Cheerful"
For it you will need a white sheet of cardboard, felt-tip pens or pencils, a red paper heart, scissors or a blade.
- Draw a wreath or someone else (optional).
- Use a blade to cut where you marked with a bold marker.
- Separately, make a heart and insert it into the lion cub’s paws.
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Valentine″ Tied-tied″
Bend the future postcard from a sheet of cardboard, and cover the “entrance” with a heart and tie it with a ribbon. There is a secret inside, it must be protected.
Valentine″ You and me ″
You can glue your photos to the back of the hearts.
Valentine's wreath
You will need cardboard, tape, colored paper, glue, scissors.
You need to cut a circle out of cardboard. This will be the base onto which the paper cut hearts are then glued. Please note that if the colored paper has a pattern or geometric design, your project will greatly benefit from this. If you can't find colored paper With the finished design, make an applique on top of the cut out heart. When the wreath is ready, we tie it with a ribbon as a finishing touch.
Valentine card with heart in hands
This is a 3D valentine in the form of a postcard. If you open it, hands will appear giving you the heart of your loved one.
Using a ruler, draw straight lines at the top and bottom of the drawing. And then cut along this line from the edge to the beginning of the design.
Using the cuts at the top and bottom as guides, fold the piece of paper and staple the halves together.
Carefully cut out the workpiece and fold it as shown in the photographs.
A greeting card with a declaration of love is ready.
Wicker hearts and leaves
1. In order to make each wicker leaf, select paper of two contrasting colors (preferably double-sided).
2.First make a pattern. Draw a square with a side of 4-12 cm. (The optimal size, convenient for weaving, is 8 cm). Place the leg of the compass in the middle of the upper side of the square and draw half a circle with the same diameter. Divide the top and bottom sides of the square into 8 parts. Now, if we draw lines at equal distances and then weave, we will get the familiar plain or checkerboard weave. But let's try to make an unusual weave. Draw lines, making the middle stripes twice as wide as the others.
3. Place sheets of paper of two colors on top of each other. The pattern can be drawn directly on one of the sheets. You can also draw on a separate piece of paper or print the template. You need to cut two or three (with a template) sheets at the same time. To keep them from moving, you can use paper clips.
4.Place one piece on top of the other. Pull out one work strip (yellow) and place it on top. Pass it between the red stripes, weaving it in a checkerboard pattern.
5.When you have intertwined all the strips, carefully pull them up, trying to avoid any gaps. Now use a glue stick to glue all the ends of the strips on both sides.
6.Trim the edges. It turned out to be an even heart. To turn it into a leaf, cut out the cloves along the edges (one at a time or using curly scissors) and glue the stem.
7.You can make the pattern differently, leaving the two outer strips wide.
8. This is what leaves with plain weave and stripes of different widths look like.
9.Try to change the shape of the stripes. Divide half of the top side into 4 parts, and the bottom side into 5. Connect the dots with convex lines.
10. The result is a piece of paper like this.
11.Draw two pairs of lines, concave towards the middle.
12.The leaf will look like this.
13. Divide the top and bottom sides of the square into 9 parts, and the two side sides in half. Draw three convex lines.
14.After weaving, you will get a pattern with a volume effect.
15. Divide the horizontal sides into 8 parts, and the vertical sides into 4 parts. Draw identical arcs between the points of intersection of the lines.
16.The pattern turns out to be unusual.
17. Divide all sides of the square into 4 parts. Draw 4 semicircles with a compass in the marked places. What kind of pattern do you think will come out after weaving?
18.You will get a flower with four petals inside a leaf.
19. Divide all sides of the square in half. Draw midline lines. Divide all sides into 5 parts and draw auxiliary lines. Draw straight lines and draw semicircles along the markings.
20.The pattern on this leaf is a flower inside a flower.
21. Divide the top and bottom sides into 8 parts, and the sides into 2 parts. Draw two diagonals. The intersections of diagonals and vertical lines indicate the points from which the corners are built in the center of the pattern. If you make a heart-shaped pattern (completed with another semicircle, as shown in blue) and do not cut the right side of the square, then after weaving it will turn out...
22. You will get this figure, reminiscent of a flower, with a wicker core.
23.And finally, one more example. Divide the top and bottom sides into 8 parts, and the sides into 4 parts. Using a compass, draw semicircles that form wavy lines.
24. Isn't it an unexpected result?
Experiments with figured weaving are extremely exciting, they can be continued further... Try to come up with your own figures!
Volume Valentine.
It's simple voluminous postcard- Valentine's card for Valentine's Day. It is easy to make and suitable for creativity lessons with young children.
Materials:
White thick paper, red paper, glue
Method of making a postcard:
- Cut out the card itself from white paper.
- Fold the red paper into an accordion shape and cut out hearts.
- Glue the heart ribbon to the card.
- Sign the Valentine card and you can present it.
If you want to please and surprise your loved one, then a handmade Valentine is the best gift!
Why for young people? 🙂
I can’t imagine an adult man in love who makes pleasant little things called valentines himself.
Are the young romantics still with me?
Then I’ll quickly tell you all the best things I’ve collected to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
By what criteria did I select ideas?
- ease of execution
- attractive appearance
Here are the romantic courtesies I liked the most:
- original paper valentines
- valentines made of fabric and felt
- heart cookies on ribbon
- mugs with declarations of love
- chocolates - valentines
- coffee panel
Now in more detail:
Coffee panel
Incredibly simple, but if carefully executed and in a well-chosen frame, it will turn out to be very original.
Cut out a heart from cardboard. The size depends on your wishes, but, I think, no larger than a tea saucer. Lay out black or black plasticine in an even layer of 3-4 mm Brown, to which the coffee beans are attached.
If there glue gun, use it naturally.
You need to start from the edges so that the coffee beans lie flat and cover the edge of the cardboard. Then lay out the grains in a spiral towards the center. Then be sure to put the workpiece in the refrigerator for a few minutes so that the plasticine hardens.
We attach the heart to cardboard (preferably textured, not smooth) using glue, and insert the panel into the frame. Such a declaration of love can decorate a room or kitchen all year long.
Mugs with declarations of love
Buy the simplest plain mugs and colored markers for glass and ceramics (all art stores have them). Draw hearts, write names and beautiful words. In any case, you will get a mug that no one else in the world has!
You don’t have to draw, if you don’t have any special abilities, just write words that ONLY YOU TWO UNDERSTAND... Well, and draw a couple of hearts.
By the way, to such a cup and tea bags need to prepare:
Chocolates - Valentines
Making a new cover for a small chocolate bar (tiny “Alenka” ones will do) is very simple - it’s just a regular strip of paper. How many hearts to draw and what note to make is up to you. Here are the options I found, but it could be better:
Heart cookies
This is where a little culinary skill comes in handy. For girls from 12 years old - the best option valentines.
Here is a recipe for very simple and delicious shortbread cookies:
Grate cold butter (200 g), mix in a bowl with sugar (150 g). Add vanilla sugar (2 teaspoons), sour cream (300 g), a pinch of salt and mix well. All that remains is to add flour (600 g) and a packet of baking powder.
Place the dough in a bag and remove for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Roll out the layer, 5-7 mm thick, cut out hearts with a mold. The hole for the braid must be made BEFORE baking the cookies using a straw for juices.
Set the oven temperature to 180 degrees and leave for 20-25 minutes.
Maybe someone was offered their hand and heart?
Paper Valentines
The most banal valentines, which, however, can also become a pleasant sign of attention.
Postcard with a spring
From the pictures you can see that making such a card is very easy. Take two red squares (the size of regular pieces of paper for notes is 9 cm x 9 cm). Draw a heart in a spiral. It's no more difficult than drawing a regular spiral in a circle, just a different shape. Now we cut out our heart in a spiral, you will get a long ribbon. More precisely, two ribbons. They both end in neat little hearts that need to be glued together.
Now cut out the rectangle white made of cardboard 18 cm by 9 cm, folded in half in the form of a postcard. Our spring needs to be glued to the inner halves of the card so that the entire surface of the first “circle” of the spiral fits tightly to the cardboard.
Your LOVE opens a Valentine's card, and there is a cute spring of two hearts. Nice and extremely simple...
You can also give sheets of paper that still have curly slots in the form of hearts, butterflies, and Cupids, and then clean the hole punch and use small figures for appliqués. .
Use something like this:
Simple cards made of colored paper with angel hearts did not impress me. I liked the valentines from designer multi-colored cardboard(more often it is sold in scrapbooking kits). This really looks romantic.
Here are two more simple options! Hearts from beautiful paper with a pattern are superimposed on each other and glued together. The photo shows what the final version looks like. By the way, I also really liked the book-heart. I can imagine how many tender words can be written on the pages in small handwriting...
Most of all I appreciated heart-shaped baskets with sweets . It is better to use multi-colored and double-sided cardboard. The diagram is attached below.
The inner side walls of the hearts need to be secured with tape, hung and filled with small dragees and chocolate-covered nuts.
For me personally, such efforts would be a sign of great and pure love...))))
A detailed master class on making closed heart boxes with sweets, !
There you can print out a diagram of this box and look at the photo to see exactly how it should be folded.
I also liked these valentine paintings. I don't think you should use any newspaper to make a tree. It’s better to print out poems by Shakespeare or Yesenin so that the fragmentary text is also interesting. Cutting out a couple of hearts couldn't be easier. Notice that the wood is glued between the frame pieces. You can even do it on top of the frame, it will only be more interesting.
I couldn’t pass up this “paper” idea either. The point is that you need to find covers of glossy magazines in green and pink tones (you can just use other colors that are not too colorful). Outline the palm and part of the arm from darker paper, cut hearts of different sizes from light paper. Very nice!
Here's another very simple option. Fold the hearts in half and glue only one side. Live butterflies-hearts!
And in the envelopes, I suppose - little notes with tender confessions... I hope you have enough patience!
Valentines made of fabric and felt
This is, of course, for lovers and at the same time diligent craftswomen. Nothing complicated, but this little thing will take a little longer than all of the above.
I think people get into this activity not only to simply show another person their sympathy, but to express their sublime feelings in the form of a pink heart with lace and beads... Why not? Sometimes you need it too!
Here's another cute romantic idea - a felt bracelet. I think it’s just right for 12-year-old lovers! :-). The panel already looks more serious and will completely decorate a room or kitchen, pleasing the eye until next February 14th.
In ancient Rome, Lupercalia was celebrated in honor of the fertility gods.
This is a special holiday, which began with an oracle, which, when asked what to do to increase the birth rate, announced the ritual of corporal punishment of women with belts made from the skin of sacrificial animals.
The connection between this holiday and Valentine's Day will be discussed in this article.
A little history
So, the celebrations were very loved by the ancient Romans.
After the feast, naked young men (lupercalia) ran around the city and hit women they met with whips. By the end of the evening, women were also naked.
The process of national extinction in Ancient Rome was actually solved with the help of lupercalia. These celebrations were banned with the advent of Christianity.
And then, instead of such a unique day of love, a celebration came in honor of the Christian priest - St. Valentine.
Marriage was prohibited in the army of Emperor Claudius. However, Saint Valentine secretly married the lovers. For this he was sentenced to death.
Now the celebration of Valentine's Day is secular. In Russia, this holiday became known quite recently - in the 20th century.
Valentine's Day
How did Valentine come about?
Valentine is a symbol of the holiday.
When Saint Valentine was awaiting execution in prison, he saw beautiful daughter prison guard and fell in love with her. He wrote her a letter of recognition, and it is called the first Valentine.
In the 15th century, the Duke of Orleans wrote love letters to his wife from prison, and in the 18th century, declarations of love written on a heart-shaped card became known as “Valentines” and became widespread.
How to make a voluminous valentine with your own hands
A voluminous valentine is made from paper, fabric or buttons.
Such works do not require much skill, but they look great.
Card "Valentine's Heart"
A voluminous paper valentine is made from white thick cardboard and also from red paper.
That’s it – the “Valentine’s heart” talisman is ready!
Postcard “Lovers”
To make such a voluminous valentine, you need to prepare a template from thick paper, then carefully cut it out with a blade, bend it at the folds and glue it to a scarlet base.
Quilling style
Volumetric ones using quilling technique.
Using the quilling technique you can depict a voluminous heart. To do this, take narrow strips of colored paper (red0) and screw them onto a pencil.
The resulting paper ring is slightly pressed with your fingers, then loosened a little.
The resulting spirals are glued onto a prepared heart-shaped base.
You can also lay out a heart shape on a white cardboard card using spirals.
We use felt
Most fashion trend— these are valentine pillows made of felt.
Prepared multi-colored small heart-shaped felt pads are glued onto a base of thick cardboard and original postcard Ready for Valentine's Day!
One large volumetric heart made of felt, decorated with beads - also great idea for a voluminous valentine!
Balloon valentine
Volumetric valentine heart from balloons.
A garland is woven from inflated balloons of the same diameter in a “four” pattern.
The garland is then shaped into a heart shape. A wire frame is used for this.
A great option for decorating a room for celebrating Valentine's Day.
Valentine's card from flowers
Volumetric Valentine heart made of flowers.
This option for making a common gift for Valentine's Day is suitable for a young man in love.
To make a valentine, a wire frame is used; roses purchased in advance and prepared by florists for such a craft are placed on it.
Such a valentine will definitely win the heart of your beloved!
Valentine card made from artificial flowers
You can make a voluminous valentine from roses yourself by replacing real roses with fabric flowers.
Roses made of scarlet fabric are glued to a base made of thick cardboard. This valentine can be made in different sizes - from very small to be worn on the chest, to big size for interior decoration.
Crafts for Valentine's Day in elementary school
DIY paper valentine card.
Master class with step by step photos
Description: this master class intended for children from 8 years old, primary school teachers, parents.
Purpose: crafts for Valentine's Day, gift, work for an exhibition, decoration.
Target: creating a postcard using the kirigami technique.
Tasks:
develop practical skills in working with paper;
consolidate skills in handling tools - scissors, paper:
develop artistic taste, Creative skills, fantasy, imagination;
develop fine motor skills hand, eye, spatial imagination;
to form a work culture: teach accuracy, the ability to use materials carefully and economically, and keep the workplace in order;
cultivate independence, patience, perseverance, a sense of satisfaction from the habit of finishing things;
instill an interest in art, arts and crafts.
Valentine's Day ( Valentine's Day) has long turned into a full-fledged holiday for most Russians. According to statistics, almost 80% of boys and girls under the age of 25 celebrate this fashionable holiday. (Only those unfortunates who have this moment no pair).
All over the world February 14th is celebrated as Day of Love: boys and girls, men and women, friends and acquaintances exchange valentines - greeting cards in the shape of hearts. Why not? After all, this is a great reason to wish your friends love and happiness!
Dear colleagues, today I would like to present to you a master class on making valentine greeting cards using the kirigami technique.
Material: colored cardboard, carbon paper, scissors, shaped scissors, ruler, pencil, stationery knife, shaped hole punches.
Step by step description works:
Option 1. To make a Valentine's card, we need stencils.
Stencils can be printed on colored cardboard. The size can be changed as desired.
You can transfer stencils through carbon paper.
Carefully cut out the workpieces using scissors or a stationery knife, observing
Rules for handling cutting tools:
1. Check the tool before work. Work with well-adjusted and sharpened tools.
2. Do not hold scissors with the ends up, do not carry them in your pocket.
3. Do not use scissors with loose hinges.
4. Do not cut with scissors on the go, do not approach your friends while working, do not leave the scissors with the blades open.
5. Hand over tools only to closed, scissors - rings towards a friend.
6. Place tools on the table so that they do not hang over the edge of the table.
7. Monitor the movement and position of the tool blades during operation.
8. Use cutting tools only for their intended purpose.
Two blanks.
On each workpiece, cut out the selected internal parts with a stationery knife.
The central lines of the blanks must be pressed using scissors and a ruler (punched).
Fold the parts in half.
Make cuts along the center line at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge (for the blue workpiece at the top, and for the red one at the bottom) for the slot joint.
Open the blanks. Close the gap connection on one side first.
Then on the other. The heart is collected! Valentine's card is ready!
You can trim the edges of the card with curly scissors.
Option 2. I offer a simpler version of a Valentine's card.
For production we will use a stencil.
The stencil can be printed on colored cardboard or transferred through carbon paper 2 times. (The size can be changed as desired). Carefully cut out two pieces using scissors.
The central lines of the blanks must be pressed using scissors and a ruler (punched). Fold the parts in half. Make cuts to the middle of the small heart (top of one piece, bottom of the other) for a gap connection.
Close the gap connection on one side first.
Then on the other. Valentine's card has been collected!
Decorate the cards with small snowflakes, hearts, and flowers made using shaped hole punches.
Decoration of 1 version of postcards.
Decoration 2 options for Valentine's card.
One of the most beautiful and romantic holidays is rightfully considered Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day, celebrated on the fourteenth of February. It is for this significant event that couples in love are preparing with bated breath, and even people who have been married for more than one year, in a desire to please their beloved half, are also looking for creative ideas original gifts.
An unchanging tradition of the holiday are valentines - gentle or funny little cards or symbolic crafts that are presented to a loved one as a sign eternal love. But it will be much more valuable and romantic if you don’t buy it, but make valentines yourself, especially since it’s not at all difficult, and with original ideas we will definitely help you.
You also need to make gifts for Valentine's Day with your own hands if you want to really surprise in a good way these words to your lover or beloved.
The history of the creation of valentines is quite controversial, but it is known for certain that they were written back in the fifteenth century, only then they were not just beautiful crafts, but real works of art with lace undercuts and color painting self made.
Then, gradually, the tradition of creating such declarations of love began to gain more and more popularity, until finally, in the nineteenth century, valentines gained mass production. However, by doing so, gifts for loved ones on February 14 were completely depersonalized.
Today, the tradition of making crafts for Valentine's Day is making a comeback again, which means that you will show an especially warm attitude and show how strong your feelings are if you try to make valentines with your own hands.
You can find a lot of options for such an occasion. Here are the simplest ones:
- Heart-shaped cards with beautiful poems or declarations of love never go out of fashion, especially since they can be made using any technique you like - quilling, scrapbooking, in various styles, flat or three-dimensional, etc.;
- if you have a lot of time, you can create a huge heart from a template on which you will need to glue a large number of small hearts - you will get a chic voluminous craft that your beloved girl will surely like;
- paper hearts can also be useful for creating an entire picture or panel; they can be painted, decorated with beads, sequins, rhinestones, beads or sparkles;
- the card does not have to be paper - very beautiful and original crafts are obtained from felt or other fabric - the principle of creation will be the same as in the case of working with paper;
- also among the original paper crafts you can call it a postcard with a decoration made of buttons, bookmarks, a homemade notebook, or even a whole heart-shaped book with tender words and romantic confessions;
- both your beloved girl and your beloved guy will undoubtedly love the collage heart made from your photos together, displaying the happiest or funny moments- you just need to pick it up suitable photos, cut out their various fragments and make a collage out of them on a heart-shaped template;
- The same valentine can be made electronically, as a slide show or video, which you will be happy to watch over and over again.
Crafts can also be used to decorate your home - by preparing a room or apartment in a romantic style, you will, of course, make a wonderful surprise and create a festive mood for your beloved girlfriend or boyfriend:
- if you paste over a circle of white cardboard with multi-colored paper hearts, then you will get a wonderful craft in the form of a real wreath on the door for Valentine's Day;
- a more complex option for making a valentine with your own hands is to make a lot of roses from paper or ribbons, and then form them into a heart-shaped wreath;
- you can also string flat and voluminous hearts horizontally or vertically on threads and hang them like garlands;
- From coffee beans you can make beautiful paintings, panels and topiaries in the shape of a heart, which will be an excellent decoration for your home - to create a topiary you just need to cut out hearts from polystyrene foam and decorate it to your taste corrugated paper, ribbons and braid, decoupage it, cover it with beads or sparkles. The finished heart needs to be attached to a stick or wooden skewer and placed in a prepared container, which you also decorate and decorate, and the heart tree can be secured using alabaster or building plaster;
- purchase plain mugs and plates and colored markers designed for drawing on ceramics and glass - create your own romantic set with declarations of love;
- Another decor option that is indispensable for celebrating February 14th is candles - decorate them with heart-shaped stands or place them in glass containers covered with paper themed decor.
For those who love and know how to cook, there are many edible ideas delicious crafts:
- You can bake your own valentines in the form of heart cookies - take a simple recipe for shortbread cookies, and after preparing the dough and rolling it out, cut out small hearts, in which do not forget to make holes on top using a straw for juice - when the cookies are baked and cooled, tie to each of them a beautiful ribbon;
- You can also prepare a romantic breakfast for your other half - cut out a heart in a slice of bread and bake scrambled eggs in this form, you can also fry the bread heart and put it next to it on a plate, complement the breakfast with bacon, orange juice or coffee;
- It will look beautiful if you prepare a whole romantic tea party with themed decorations on the table, cut out in the shape of a heart, tea bags with good tea and sugar cubes with hearts painted with food coloring;
- for gourmets, you can make mini-canapés from sausages cut into the shape of a heart and pierced with a skewer with olives at the ends, or try hearts made from cherry tomatoes;
- the selection of romantic dishes for the holiday menu depends solely on your culinary abilities and taste preferences a loved one - perhaps it will be a huge heart cake or small cinnamon rolls in the shape of miniature hearts, pizza or sushi, fruit or cheese hearts on skewers, etc.;
- Those with a sweet tooth will definitely enjoy small Valentine's chocolates, a beautifully decorated jar full of multi-colored sweets or a bag with sweets specially made for February 14th, as well as a candy bouquet.
If you still haven’t decided on an option and are looking for how to make a Valentine card with your own hands, pay attention to the extraordinary ideas:
- launch a sky lantern with your loved one and make a joint wish;
- pour hearts out of jewelry resin and make jewelry out of them;
- make soap in the shape of hearts;
- make a romantic deck of cards - you can take regular cards or tarot, for example, the deck could be called “The Reasons Why I Love You”;
- a valentine can be woven from beads, embroidered with threads or ribbons, drawn in the form of a picture, sewn or knitted;
- prepare a bath with rose petals for your loved one;
- propose to your other half - you definitely won’t find a more suitable occasion than Valentine’s Day.
Instead of a conclusion
The main condition that you need to understand before looking for an idea on how to make a Valentine card with your own hands is the willingness to sincerely demonstrate your feelings and the desire to please your dearest and most beloved person. Then you will definitely get an original and beautiful craft, and Valentine's Day will become your favorite holiday and a good tradition of doing something nice for each other for your couple.
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