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DIY Valentine’s Doilies

January 18, 2016 by Carolina 4 Comments

When I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of pink, hearts, lace, and doilies. Lacey doilies are great for making crafts, lining plates, and decorating tables. I thought I’d combine pink and hearts with this Free Silhouette cut file for making doilies.

This craft is part of Craft Lightning Valentine’s Week – all week long, Jen Goode from 100 Directions, Angie from The Country Chic Cottage, and I, along with dozens of our crafty friends, are sharing fast Valentine’s Day crafts that you can make in 15 minutes or less! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to check out day 1 of their fast and fun Valentine’s Day Craft ideas.

To make these doilies, you just need the doily Silhouette File, and regular copy paper in your favorite Valentine’s Day colors. Cut them, and then use them to decorate for Valentine’s Day!

Check out these other awesome and fast Valentine’s Day crafts!

I love these heart bookmarks from Laura’s Crafty Life – great as class gifts, or for anyone who loves to read.

Cori over at Hey Let’s Make Stuff, whipped up these Love Letters that are great as crafty decor for Valentine’s Day, or year-round.

Learn how Vanessa at Tried and True made this Sailor Knot bracelet, a fun and wearable Valentine’s Day craft.

These Heart Stamped Tea Towels from Happy Go Lucky are great to decorate your own kitchen, or to give as a gift!

My Very Educated Mother made these Valentine’s Tissue Paper Vases for Valentine’s Day Decor.

These cute Buggy Valentines from Busy Mom’s Helper are a great classroom gift as well.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more fast and fun Valentine’s craft ideas!

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Tabasco Valentine

January 15, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Whether your Valentine has a spicy personality, or likes it hot, this is the perfect way to let them know how you feel! I found these mini Tabasco bottles, knowing they were just the right size for a sizzling Valentine! Here is how to make your own Tabasco Valentine for the hot folks in your life!

You can absolutely include a full-size bottle of tabasco sauce (or another favorite hot sauce if that is more your style). These mini tabasco bottles were just too cute to pass up, though! And of course the “You set my heart on fire” pun is just perfect! Who doesn’t love a punny valentine?

You’ll be making this Valentine’s card yourself – but it is super easy! Just a few steps and you’ll be ready to go!

To make this Valentine, you’ll need:

Fire Valentine Printable
Mini Tabasco Sauce bottles (I found mine at World Market)
Hot Glue
Scissors or paper cutter

Cut apart the Valentines. Put a little hot glue on each bottle, then glue in place on the valentine.

If you don’t have hot glue, you can cut two small slits and use a piece of string or ribbon to tie the bottle in place. Be careful when making your cuts – and remember that they don’t have to be very big. Just a quarter inch slit on each side of the bottle is plenty. You may want to add some tape to the back of the card to reinforce the area that you cut, so that the ribbon does not rip through. It depends how gentle you are going to be with the card, and if you used cardstock or just printer paper.

Done! Gift to your favorite spicy guy or gal!

These tabasco valentines are so much fun. If you’re looking for another simple foodie valentine, try the olive valentine or the nutella valentine.

Valentine’s printables like this one are so easy, and you’ll get to say that you made it yourself! Putting in that little bit of effort means so much! And this valentine is as easy as printing, cutting, and adding a little bit of glue.

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Here are some other fun valentines to check out:

Valentine Tags with your Cricut

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Let’s Face it Valentine

January 12, 2016 by Carolina 2 Comments

When I was at the craft store, I saw these adorable lip whistles. I knew my kids would get a kick out of using them for Valentines… but how? Then I came up with these fun face valentines. I got to use the lip whistles, AND googly eyes!

You’ll need:
Printable face valentines
Scissors or paper cutter
Lip Whistles (you can find them on Amazon with my affiliate link here)
Craft Knife
Large Googly Eyes
Glue

Print and cut out the valentines.

Use a craft knife to cut a slit for the mouth, about 3/4″ long, then a perpendicular slit on each side, about 1/2″ tall.

Insert whistle, then glue on googly eyes.

Allow glue to dry, then you’re all done!

If you want, you could just print out the page, and color faces onto each, instead of adding the lip whistles and googly eyes. Or you could add googly eyes, and draw in a mouth. There are lots of ways you can get creative with this printable.

Let’s face it – these will be the most awesome valentines at the party!

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Nutella Valentine

January 11, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Oh, Valentine, you totally get me! With this adorable Nutella Printable Valentine. Because we go together like Nutella and… everything. Because Nutella really does go with everything. Apples? Check! On toast? Check! Pancakes? Check! What about a spoon? Check, check check! This Nutella Valentine will have people giggling or chuckling… and even the most stern will crack a smile!

I found these single-serving Nutellas at World Market. You could use the single-serve nutellas that come with the little breadsticks, too. Or you could go all-out and attach your printable to a whole jar of the stuff. Up to you. If you want ones that look like these you’ll need:
Nutella Valentine Printable
Single-serving Nutella (you can find them on Amazon with my affiliate link here)
Hot Glue (or double-stick-tape)

Print out and cut the valentines. Add a dab of hot glue to the back of your single-serving Nutella.

Stick to the card, and done.

Done and yum!

Please excuse me while I go grab a spoon.

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Valentine Printables

January 7, 2016 by Carolina Leave a Comment

I love Valentine’s Day. You can make it as fancy, or as simple as you want. Which is why I love Valentine’s Printables. Like my printable classroom valentines. And I absolutely fell in love with these printable Valentine’s ideas from Wayfair.

valentine printables from Wayfair

Super cute, right? Head on over and print some out! If you’d like to pin them for later, be sure to pin from the original source.

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, feature, valentine Tagged With: craftyanthology

Mint to Be Valentine Printable

February 11, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Looking for a simple printable valentine for one person, or an entire class? This “Mint to Be” Valentine is easy to print up, and you can use any mints you like! I used breath mints, but any leftover holiday mints would work great as well (this would look super cute with pinwheel mints)!

You’ll need:
Mint to be Printable (see below to download)
Mints
Paper Cutter or Scissors
Bag
Stapler

Start by printing the Mint to Be Printable.

Cut them out.

Fold in half.

Staple to tops of bags.

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Free Printable Glue Stick Valentine

February 9, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

I love non candy valentines for classes, especially when you can make them inexpensively… and use a craft supply or school supply! These glue stick valentines are super simple to make, and kids will love them almost as much as candy valentines… though these are sure to last longer! If you want another fun non-candy valentine, check out my Crayon Valentine Printable.

You’ll need:
Free Printable Glue Stick Valentine (see below for download instructions)
Glue Sticks
Hot Glue or Double-Sided Tape
Paper Cutter or Scissors

Start by printing the Glue Stick Valentine Sheet.

Cut them apart.

Use a small dab of hot glue, or double-stick tape to secure the glue stick to the valentine.

Sign each valentine, and your Glue Stick Valentines are ready for passing out to the class!

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Free Printable Crayon Valentine

February 7, 2015 by Carolina Leave a Comment

Looking for a simple classroom valentine? For the price of a big box of crayons (or a couple smaller boxes from the dollar store), you can make these simple no-candy classroom valentines!

You’ll need:
Crayon Valentine Printable (see below for download instructions)
Paper Cutter (or scissors)
Craft Knife
Crayons

Start by printing the printable.

Cut out your crayon valentines.

Cut an X on the circles with a craft knife.

Sign each valentine, then insert one crayon into each.

Your Valentines are done!

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Free Printable Sucker Valentine

February 1, 2015 by Carolina 1 Comment

I love a good Valentine’s pun. These sucker Valentines are so fast and easy to whip up, you can make them for the whole class without spending a lot of time, or a lot of money! Pick whatever sucker you like (I went with Tootsie Roll Pops, but you can pick the heart shaped or swirly ones, of course).

You’ll need:
Printable Sucker Valentines
Suckers
Paper Cutter or Scissors
Craft Knife
Tape (optional)

Start by printing out the Sucker Valentine Printables.

Cut out the valentines, then cut an X into each circle.

Slip the stick through the circles.

You can add a little tape to the back to secure the sucker, if needed.

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Simple DIY Thing 1 and Thing 2 Hair

January 20, 2015 by Carolina 9 Comments

When I think Seuss, I always think of The Cat in the Hat. Probably the first Seuss book I was introduced to, and still a favorite. I came up with a super simple way to replicate the hair for Thing 1 and Thing 2, so that you can make a simple DIY Thing 1 Costume (or Thing 2 costume). I’m absolutely in love with how this DIY Thing 1 and Thing 2 hair turned out!

I made this project as part of a special Craft Lightning series. This week, Angie from The Country Chic Cottage, Sarah from Mom Endeavors, and I are whipping up fast Seuss-inspired crafts that take 15 minutes or less. And, we’ve invited a bunch of our friends to join in! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to check out their Seussian crafts.

I’ve made a video that shows you how the hair is made, watch the video below, or scroll down for a photo step-by-step.

You’ll need:
Felt Hat
1.5 Blue feather boas per hat
Hot Glue
Scissors

Start by pulling the ears, eyes, and nose from the felt hat. I just pulled them off.

Using the hot glue, glue the boa in a spiral around the hat, starting at the base.

Keep gluing, until you’ve run out of boa. Add the second boa, keep going around until you reach the top. Cut the excess, then glue down the end. Find a red shirt for a super simple costume to go with your DIY Thing 1 and Thing 2 Hair! If you like, make a Duck Tape Cat in the Hat hat for a friend to wear!