With Valentines Day being next week, five emotions always go through my mind when this holiday pops up. I’m filled with sadness, happy, annoyed, irritated, and still manage to wonder what half of my friends are even doing for Valentines Day.
Whether you are single, in a complicated relationship, in a happy relationship, engaged or married, I feel like just about everyone still hates this holiday.
On a lighter note, always try to keep yourself busy during Valentines day to distract you from the least of your worries { if you are a single girl. }, try to make Valentines Day a happy day!
Here are five of my top favorite Valentines Day DIY Crafts that you can create for the fun of it. These are literally my top favorites!
1. Felt Coffee Cup Sleeves
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Felt
Fabric scissors and pinking shears
Sewing machine and sewing supplies
Craft glue
Download a online template. Cut felt with fabric scissors, wrap it around a coffee cup, pin in place, and slide cup out. Machine-sew closed; trim seam with pinking shears, leaving 1/4-inch excess. Cut out hearts with scissors; glue to sleeve.
Wool felt, in bright pink, dark orange, fuchsia, and ecru, 18″ by 18″
2. Felt Lip Balm Holder
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Felt
Fabric scissors and pinking shears
Sewing machine and sewing supplies
Craft glue
Stamps and name tags (optional)
Eyelets
Key rings
Download an online template. Cut felt with fabric scissors; place top piece 3/8 inch from edge of bottom piece; machine-sew along side. Wrap top piece around tube, hold in place, pin, then slide tube out. Sew opposite side closed. Trim excess with pinking shears. Attach eyelet and key ring. Slide on a name tag if desired.
Wool felt, in bright pink, dark orange, fuchsia, and ecru, 18″ by 18″
Darice eyelet starter kit
Split key ring, at hardware stores
3. Heart Shaped Tea Bags
4. Felt Fortune Cookies
MATERIALS
- Felt
- Ribbon
- Fabric shears
- Wire cutters
- Craft glue
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STEP 1
Using fabric shears, cut a 4 1/2-inch-diameter circle from a piece of felt. Cut a piece of matching ribbon slightly shorter than 4 1/2 inches. Using wire cutters, cut a piece of floral wire slightly shorter than the length of ribbon.
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STEP 2
Using craft glue, affix the wire to the middle of the felt circle. Glue ribbon on top, covering the wire. Let dry 30 minutes.
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STEP 3
Fold the felt circle in half, using the wire as a guide, so ribbon is inside cookie. Next, angle the sides toward each other, bending the wire at its halfway point and forming a fortune-cookie shape, as shown.
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STEP 4
Assemble the fortune cookies. Carefully peel back one flap of the felt cookie, and insert a paper fortune and a few candies. Fold the flap back over to close cookie around contents.
5. Valentines Day Treat Cups
MATERIALS
- 8-ounce clear Solo cup and 8-ounce cup template
- Or Dixie cup and Dixie cup template
- or 12-ounce clear Solo cup and 12-ounce cup template
- Card stock
- Scissors
- Edge punch
- Craft knife
- Double-sided tape
- Double-sided crepe paper
- Candy
- Gold trim
- Gold ribbon or rope
- Embellishments
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STEP 1
Print your chosen template on card stock. Cut out with scissors.
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STEP 2
Punch along dashed line edge with edge punch.
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STEP 3
Cut out heart shape from center of card stock piece with a craft knife.
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STEP 4
Wrap card stock around cup and secure with double-sided tape. Tip: Gently curve card stock with your hands first to avoid the paper cracking and folding when wrapped around cup.
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STEP 5
Cut a 12-by-12-inch piece of double-sided crepe paper in half. Place double-sided tape along one long edge and wrap this edge around top of cup.
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STEP 6
Glue gold trim around cup where the crepe paper meets the card stock.
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STEP 7
Fill cup with candy. Gather crepe paper and tie closed with gold rope. Add embellishments.