To make these tiny little boat tags you’ll need: Halved walnut shells Acrylic paints and brush Cotton cloth/Fabric Scissors Toothpicks Air-dry clay for the tops of the masts. Blank tags, red and blue cardstock Red ribbon Hot glue gun You can make these simply, leaving the shells natural and attaching […]
Tag: valentine’s craft
White Frame with Onion Skin Heart
I brushed this little gold frame with Wicker White acrylic and then sponged over it again with Antique White. There are probably a zillion other ways to paint a gold frame white, but that’s all I did. I was throwing away some onion skins last week and noticed how pretty […]
Heart Wreath Made From Newspaper
I used a white coat hanger as the form for this wreath, shaping it into a heart with some pliers. I covered the hanger with newspaper, tacking it down with hot glue. I colored strips of newspaper with pink food coloring, just like I did for my newspaper flowers and […]
Tiny Bird Cages
I had two bottle caps left over from my Christmas ornaments and I couldn’t throw them away. I decided to make some tiny bird cages with them. The caps were painted with white acrylic and dried grape stems (of course!) were glued inside the caps. I made tiny birds out […]
Valentine Pebbles
Valentine’s Day will soon be here Here’s something you can do Pick up a few small pebbles Any size or shape will do Write a special note upon them Share words funny or true Then put them in your loved one’s pocket To tell them ‘I love you”. To […]
Heart Fish–A Valentine’s Day Craft
I set out lots and lots of hearts. Then I gave my young artists some blue paper and glue sticks and told them to fill up their paper with ‘heart fish’. And I can’t quite decide something. Does letting my 3 year old have total freedom with the glitter make […]
Cupid’s Quiver
I cut a quiver pattern from grungepaper and covered it with decorative rose paper. Next, I made a shoulder strap using some old lace and fixed it in place with jewel brads. Then I added some stamped images, (Tim Holz/Close To My Heart), prismaglitter, and a vintage button. For the arrows: cherry-flavored heart […]