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Conversation Heart Hoop Art

January 12, 2017 by Carolina 4 Comments

If it is possible to have Valentine’s Day without Conversation Heart Candies, I don’t want to know about it. Since I was young, these chalky, flavorless sweets with their kitschy phrases are quintessential Valentine’s treats. When I was younger, I loved eating them. Now I marvel at them, and love creating Conversation Heart Crafts, like this Conversation Heart Hoop Art. If you love Conversation Hearts, you might also want to check out my Conversation Heart Earrings.

This project is part of Craft Lightning Week. All week long I’m sharing a fast, 15 minute craft you can make for Valentine’s Day. And I’m not alone! My Friend Angie from The Country Chic Cottage is co-hosting with me again, and we got Laura from Make Life Lovely to join us as our guest co-host this week! Check out their projects, and the projects from lots of our other friends down at the bottom of this page.

To stitch up your own conversation heart hoop art, you’ll need:

Small wooden hoops
Colored cotton fabrics
Red Embroidery Floss
Scissors
Water Soluble Marker
Water & Paintbrush

I’ll be detailing the steps below, but you can also watch this quick video that will take you through the steps of making your Conversation Heart Hoop Art.

Start by cutting a piece of fabric a little larger than your hoop, and then hooping your fabric.

Write on the text using the water soluble marker.

Cut a length of embroidery floss about as long as your arm. Split it so that you’re only using three threads.

Thread your needle, and start stitching!

After stitching, trim away the excess fabric around the hoop. If you like, add glue to the edge of the fabric where it meets the hoop. This will make it more durable.

Use a paintbrush and water to wash away the blue lines.

Wait for the water to dry (or use a hair dryer if you’re impatient). While you’re waiting, stitch up another one!

Check out all these Valentine’s Crafts that can be made in 15 minutes or less!

Over at Pet Scribbles, you’ll learn about decorating lip balm for Valentine’s Day.

Cindy DeRosier turns Conversation Hearts into a cute bunny!

These have to be the sweetest You Rock Valentines, Carla Schaurer really rocked this!

Here Comes the Sun will show you how to make your own scratcher Valentines.

The Gagen Girls whipped up these Pokemon Valentines.

This ribbon bookmark idea from Mad In Crafts is a Valentine any bookworm would love!

How cute are these skateboard Valentines from Laura’s Crafty Life?

I’m really loving the Valentine’s Mason Jar that Angie from The Country Chic Cottage Created!

Spend Valentine’s Day passing on some relaxation with these DIY Bath Bombs from Laura at Make Life Lovely.

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for the last day of Craft Lightning Valentine’s!

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Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, fabric, fast and cheap, simple, valentine Tagged With: embroidery, heart, hoop

Valentine’s Chocolate Wrapper

January 11, 2017 by Carolina 3 Comments

If you’re looking for a Valentine Chocolate Wrapper, than this is perfect for you! This Valentine’s Chocolate wrapper is made to re-wrap a Christmas Chocolate bar. Which is perfect because these Christmas Chocolate bars are still perfectly good in February, and are on sale every January! Stock up on these chocolate bars, and you’ll have a fabulous Valentine’s Day gift at a fraction of the retail cost! All you have to do is print out this Valentine Chocolate Wrapper to re-wrap the chocolate with.

To make this Valentine’s Chocolate, you’ll need:
Russel Stover Santa Chocolate
Valentine’s Chocolate Printable
Scissors
Double-Sided Tape

note: If you can’t find these Santa Chocolates, check out my Valentine’s Chocolate Bar craft instead.

Cut out the printed shape.

Remove the paper wrapper from the chocolate (leave on the foil). Then wrap in the new paper.

Tape flap down with double-sided tape. Your Christmas chocolate has been converted to Valentine’s Chocolate!

I made it a two dollar bill because Valentine’s Day isn’t about big sums of money – it is about two people getting together. Which is also why I left the center of the wrapper blank. You can add a picture of you and your sweetie, write in your names, or do anything you like to make this chocolate bar extra special for the two of you.

If you’re looking for more fast Valentine’s Day crafts, you’ll want to check out these great projects:

Over at Creative Cynchronicity, you’ll learn all about making these Air Dry Valentine’s Ornaments.

My Mom Made That whipped up these Conversation Heart bookmarks.

Find out how to whip up some heart stamped tea towels with Sparkle Living.

You’ll want to hang one of these chocolate cones from Busy Mom’s Helper on every doorknob in your house (good thing each door has two doorknobs)!

Why should Christmas be the only holiday with a countdown calendar – check out this Valentine’s Countdown Calendar from Gingersnap Crafts.

Our crafty guest host, Laura from Make Life Lovely, made these great Valentine’s treat boxes.

Angie from The Country Chic Cottage made this adorable Valentine’s pallet art that made me squeal from the cuteness!

To get the file for this Valentine’s Chocolate, as well as all our other Valentine’s Printables, sign up for our email list here:

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, fast and cheap, paper, printable Tagged With: Chocolate, Printable, Valentine's

Magnetic Photo Frames

January 10, 2017 by Carolina 3 Comments

My kids are obsessed with my Instax Camera. They love taking photos of themselves, me, our animals, their legos… anything they can capture in the camera frame. As soon as they take the photo, they get to watch it appear like magic on the photo paper. I love finding fun ways to display their photos, like this Instax Cartridge Frame, and these fun Magnetic Photo Frames that are perfect for a Valentine’s Display!

These magnetic photo frames are part of Craft Lightning Valentine’s Day. All week long my crafty co-hosts and I are sharing fast and fun Valentine’s crafts that can be whipped up in 30 minutes or less. We’ve asked our crafty friends from around the internet to join in. Check out all their ideas at the bottom of this post.

Supplies:
Wood Frame (mine were from Michael’s in a “Fun in a Jar Wood Stamps”, you can find similar on Etsy here, here, or here, and Amazon [affiliate link] here). If you want the exact same, you might want to contact a laser cutter on Etsy to make you identical frames.Paint
Paint brushes
Decorations – rhinestones, ribbon, flowers, etc.
Glue
ProMag Magnet Tape
Scissors

Measure out the right amount of magnet tape, cut. Cut into one wider and one more narrow strip, and adhere to top and bottom of the wooden frame.

Paint frames.

Glue on decorative bits.

Your magnets are complete!

Here are more great Valentine’s Crafts you can whip up in 15 minutes or less:

How cute is this Valentine’s Bracelet over at Try it Like it?

Over at Dragonflies and Lilypads, you’ll find a fun twist on the classic Scandinavian Woven Heart.

Underground Crafter gives me a serious case of “why didn’t I think of that?” with her pancake breakfast mix for two in a bottle.

Don’t tell my husband, but one of my dreams is to have a full set of china for every holiday. I’ll be one step closer with this great idea for painted Valentine’s plates from wife in progress.

Skip the traditional tissue-box Valentine’s holder for this fun door hanger valentine holder from My Very Educated Mother.

Albion Gould whipped up the easiest ever Valentine’s hoop art – I love this no-sew project!

Laura from Make Life Lovely, our crafty co-host for this week’s series, designed these adorable pencil valentines.

Over at The Country Chic Cottage, Angie has been co-hosting this series with me for years… and she made this great (and surprisingly simple) Valentine’s Wreath.

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, fast and cheap, paint, simple, valentine Tagged With: frame, instax, magnet, photo

Valentine’s Lock and Key Earrings

January 9, 2017 by Carolina 6 Comments

Making Jewelry for Valentine’s Day is a simple and inexpensive gift for someone you love, or a fast and fun way to whip up a special accessory for yourself! These lock and key earrings are great for Valentine’s Day, either to wear yourself or give as a gift.

These earrings are part of Craft Lightning Week. All week long, my crafty co-hosts and I are sharing fast and fun crafts that you can make to share the love… in 15 minutes or less! And we’ve invited our craftiest friends from around the internet to share their fast Valentine’s crafts as well. Check out the bottom of this post for their fast Valentine craft ideas.

To make the lock and key earrings, you’ll need:
Key Charms
Lock Charms
2 earring wires
2 head pins
2 red beads
2 small crystals
Jewelry Pliers (2 pair – you’ll need 1 round nosed, and 1 with wire cutters, or a separate pair of wire cutters)

Grab 1 earring wire, 1 lock charm, and 1 key charm.

Open up the jump ring, and put them together.

Grab a head pin, red bead, and crystal.

Put crystal and red bead on head pin. Bend head pin over round-nosed pliers.

String onto the loop on the bottom of the lock charm. Wrap wire around itself two times.

Clip the excess wire off the head pin, and tuck the end out of the way with pliers. One earring is complete!

Repeat steps for the second earring.

Want some more great Valentine’s Craft ideas? Check out these great ideas:

This watercolor card from It Happens in a Blink is simple and fun to create!

Over at 100 Directions, Jen made these great Valentine’s cards you can print and color.

Morena over at Morena’s Corner made this Valentine’s Family Tree that is super fun to make for Valentine’s Day!

I love these little Valentine’s bags from 5 Little Monsters.

Over at the Southern Couture you’ll get details and a free printable for this Love Bible Journaling.

At Anika’s DIY Life, you’ll learn how to make this fun Valentine’s Headband.

Salvage Sister and Mister show you how to make these fun Hatch Animal Valentines.

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for more fast and fun Valentine’s Day Craft ideas!

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, fast and cheap, jewelry, valentine Tagged With: crystal, earrings, heart, key

Heart and Rocket Valentine Tee

February 12, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

With Valentine’s Day coming up – all the hearts and flowers – I was looking for something cute for my boys to wear. As a boy mom, I’m always looking for fun ideas that they get excited about. Hearts are fine… but hearts with a rocket? Yes, mom! This, of course, could be a great shirt for a girl, of any age… matchy-matchy mom and son shirts, anyone?

Supplies:
Vinyl (or Freezer paper, whatever you have handy)
Red fabric paint (This is Plaid’s new Fabric Ink)
Heart and Rocket Silhouette cut file
Foam Paintbrush
Paper or cardboard

Cut the stencil with your Silhouette machine. Tuck a piece of paper or cardboard into the shirt, then apply the vinyl. If you’re using freezer paper instead, iron it in place (shiny side down).

Use the sponge applicator to apply the fabric ink. It is very thin (which is awesome because it dries fast!), go with lots of thin layers instead of a big gloppy mess, so the ink doesn’t bleed under the stencil. Bleeding hearts is not what we’re going for with this shirt.

Apply all the way down.

Peel back the vinyl stencil, and just wait for it to dry!

This one was dry in about 20 minutes. When it is (mostly) dry, you can put a piece of plain paper over the top, and run an iron over it. This will help it dry faster, and also heat-set the ink.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, easy, fabric, fast and cheap, kids, paint, silhouette, simple, valentine Tagged With: heart, rocket, shirt

Valentine’s Table Setting

February 3, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Valentine’s is my favorite. It isn’t nearly as high-stress as Christmas, and there are so many fun ways you can decorate. Sure, it is easy to grab the roses, the red, and pinks… but you can make a simple table setting using black and white as well, and it is just as beautiful as one decked out with rose petals!

You’ll need:

White China
Wine Glass (and water glass if you like)
Small and large doily
Black and white Valentine’s ribbon
Black cloth napkin
Heart-shaped glass ornament
Permanent marker

Use the permanent marker to write a name or sentiment on the ornament.

Fold the napkin into quarters. Roll two opposite corners in towards the center. Wrap with the small doily.

Tie in place with ribbon. Double-knot.

Slip the ornament on one end of the ribbon. Stack the large plate, the doily, and the napkin.

Now make something delicious to eat… or just order in!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, valentine Tagged With: napkin, table

Valentine’s Door Hanger

January 29, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Surprise a friend or family member this Valentine’s Day with a Valentine’s gift on their doorknob! This is a great way to surprise your kids on Valentine’s morning with a sweet surprise waiting on their doorknob. This door hanger box is simple to make, just cut it out and glue together, and you’re ready to go in about 5 minutes!

You’ll need:
Scrapbooking Cardstock
Silhouette Machine and door hanger silhouette file
Hot Glue
Tissue Paper
Treats to tuck inside

Cut out with your Silhouette machine.

Fold on dotted lines and glue flaps.

Tuck treat in with tissue paper.

Hang on a doorknob, waiting for someone sweet!

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, easy, paper Tagged With: door, Gift Box, heart

Valentine’s Chocolate Bar

January 22, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Sure, you could grab a chocolate bar from the store and give it to your sweetie, but what is more special that sweets that you made for your sweetie!? And these chocolate bars are crazy easy to make!

This post is part of Craft Lightning week. All week long I’ve been sharing Valentine’s crafts that can be made in 15 minutes or less, along with my co-hosts Angie from the Country Chic Cottage and Jen from 100 Directions, and a bunch of our friends around the internet. Check out their awesome ideas at the end of this post! If you missed any, check out the Valentine’s Doilies, Crystal Heart, Stamp Valentines, and Stampable Jewelry Box.

You’ll need:
Chocolate Melts
Candy Bar Tray (I found this one at Michael’s)
Candy Bar wrapper printable printed out on paper
Scissors or paper cutter
Aluminum Foil
Double sided tape

Place the candy melts in the tray and microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted. Set aside to cool for several hours (will depend on the temperature in the house).

Break apart the bars and wrap with foil. Cut the printable wrappers.

Wrap each around the chocolate bar. Trim any excess length

Tape in place.

Secure the wrapper in place, and your candy bar is ready for your sweetheart!

Check out these other awesome and quick Valentine’s Day projects:

Cyn at Creative Cynchronicity made this glitter heart canvas.

These shrink plastic earrings that Katie Berry made are simple and cute!

Over at Craftily Ever After, Ashley made these Valentine bird tattoos.

Get your fingers busy with these Valentine’s thumbprint hearts from One Krieger Chick.

Karen at Dragonfly and Lilypads is helping you create a custom beach scene for your valentine.

How cute are these love bugs from Ashley at Cute as a Fox.

These his and hers party favors over at Michelle’s Party Plan-it are easy to make, and a great idea for party decor.

Beth Watson has a genius idea for faux cross-stich.

Jen from 100 Directions shows you how easy it is to make your own Valentine’s card.

And she shows you how to cut your own Valentine’s garland.

Angie from The Country Chic Cottage whipped up these Valentine’s Day Muddy Buddies.

And she made these great Valentine’s Day Mason Jars.

To get this valentine’s chocolate wrapper printable as well as all our other fabulous Valentine’s Printables, join the email list using the form below:

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, craft lightning, easy, valentine Tagged With: candy, Chocolate

Stampable Jewelry Box

January 21, 2016 by Carolina 5 Comments

I make a lot of Jewelry, because it is super fast to make, and also super easy! You can head to the jewelry section of your local craft store, and with a few supplies you can make professional looking jewelry in just a few minutes… but how do you gift your handmade creations? I’ve whipped up this Stampable Jewelry Box, perfect for giving handmade earrings. And, Expressionery has given me custom stamps that I can customize the tags with! Perfect for a personal, handmade gift!

This post is part of Craft Lightning – Valentine’s. All week long, I’m sharing Valentine’s Day crafts you can make in 15 minutes or less. And even better? My Craft Lightning co-hosts, Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Jen from 100 Directions, are sharing a fun and fast Valentine’s Day craft each day as well. But it gets even better than that! Each day, we’re also featuring crafts from our crafty friends! So be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to see all of their fun and fast Valentine’s Day craft ideas!

To make the box you’ll need:
Hot Glue
Scrapbook Paper
Silhouette Cut file for Earring Box
Custom Expressionery Stamp
Double-sided tape (optional)

You can watch this video to show you how easy it is to put together.

Here are the basic steps, in case you’re not in a video-watching mood.

Fold the box, and glue the flaps. Fold the insert.

Put the insert in the box.

Stamp the tag and fold to fit the box.

Secure the tag.

I love making the boxes with different papers!

Check out these other Valentine’s Day crafts you can make in 15 minutes or less:

Steph over at the Silly Pearl made these fun Twist Tie Valentines.

Over at Simply Kelly Designs, you’ll learn how to make this “I love you to Pieces” card.

Laura Kelly is showing this cute Valentine’s sign (that’s fast to make)!

Get the details on this Valentine’s mug from One Artsy Mama.

A pillow in 15 minutes or less? You betcha! And Duct Tape and Denim shows you how…

Looking for more mature Valentines? Jen Gallacher shows you how to make teen Valentines.

Mrs. Greene shows you these , perfect for Valentine’s day.

If you’re looking for some whimsical decor, Jennifer Priest has you covered with these Puffy Paint Doilies.

My co hosts did a great job creating projects, too. I love this coloring page Valentine’s card from Jen at 100 Directions.

And Angie from The Country Chic Cottage made these adorable Emoji Treat bags!

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for even more fast Valentine’s Day crafting ideas!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, fast and cheap, jewelry, paper, quick, silhouette, sponsored, valentine, video Tagged With: earrings, Gift Box, Stamp

Crystal Heart

January 19, 2016 by Carolina 4 Comments

This Crystal Heart is a fun Valentine’s Activity to do with kids. My boys and I made Crystal Snowflakes as part of our Snow Party over break, and they loved them! These crystal hearts are made using Borax, which you can find at your grocery store, and basic craft supplies. You’ll want to pour the hot water for them, but they can do most of the other steps themselves – and when they pull out their crystal hearts in the morning, they’ll be amazed!

This post is part of Craft Lightning week. All week long, along with my co-host Angie from The Country Chic Cottage, and our guest-host, Jen from 100 Directions, we’re sharing fast Valentine crafts that you can make in 15 minutes or less. And each day, we’ve challenged our crafty friends to come up with their own 15-minute-or-less Valentine’s crafts. Check out today’s ideas at the bottom of this post, and be sure to check out Monday’s fast Valentine Crafts if you missed them.

You’ll need:

Borax (find it in the laundry aisle at the grocery store)
Red Pipe Cleaner
Mason Jar
Scissors
Pencil
String
Boiling hot water
Measuring spoon
String

Fold your red pipecleaner in half.

Twist in half (almost – you want the top to be about 1/2″ longer than the bottom).

Bend into a 4-part heart shape.

Secure the bottom 1/2 inch of the loose ends.

Tie a string to top.

Put 3 tbsp Borax into the mason jar. Fill with boiling water. Stir with end of pencil.

Loop the heart over the pencil, and submerge in the liquid. You’re done! Come back tomorrow and you’ll find…

Crystals have formed all over your pipecleaner heart, and you’ve got a “gemstone” on your hands! Kids will be amazed at how their pipecleaner creation turns into a sparkly stone overnight!

Think that’s pretty cool? Check out these fun and fast Valentine’s craft ideas:

Over at FrugElegance, you can see how easy it is to make this rose heart sign.