Valentines Crafts

With Valentines Day just around the corner we’ve come up with a little crafting activity for 4 Lovely Valentines crafts using just 7 simple materials:

Materials you will need:

Wool

Felt

Heat wrapping paper

Jam jar

Card

Ribbon

Label

From your craft box: Knitting needles, needle and thread, glue, pencil and a pen.

#1 Mug Hugger

Create a simple knitted mug hugger and sew on a simple felt heart decal to the front.

Instructions:

Knit a simple rectangle that fits around your favourite mug.

Cut out felt hearts and attach to the middle of the rectangle with a few simple stitches.

Sew the two ends of the rectangle together to create a tube.

Cli your hugger onto your mug.

#2 Heart Bunting

Make some simple heart bunting to give your home a loving touch.

Instructions:

Cut a heart shape template from some old card.

Use your template to cut some wrapping paper hearts.

Attach the hearts to some wool  with your glue, making sure you use a heart on the back and the front.

#3 Date Night Jar

Create a fun way of spending time with your other half and create this simple date night jar with treats written on each folded heart.

Instructions:

Cut out some hearts from wrapping paper.

Write a “date night” message on each one.

Fold and place into your jar.

Decorate with ribbon and a tag.

#4 3D Heart Favours

Take inspiration from fortune cookies and love hearts and create some little messages on these cute 3D effect hearts.

Instructions:

Cut some hearts from wrapping paper.

Cut a small slit done the middle (about 1/3 way).

Fold one edge of the cut over the other and glue to make the heart look 3D.

Cut a thin strip of wrapping paper.

Write a love heart inspired message on the strip and curl the end.

attach to the back of the 3D heart.

Use a mini place settings or pop in a bowl and use like the date night jar.