Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day Ideas
Valentine’s Day Gifts For The Teacher
How To Make Perfect Pink Lemonade Fudge For Valentine’s Day
How To Make Your Own Amazing Valentine Paper Garland
Yogurt Glass Jar Ideas You’ll Love For Valentine’s Day
Make Your Own Beautiful Ruffled Felt Valentine Wreath
Make Your Own Ruffled Felt Valentine Wreath
Make Your Own Beautiful Ruffled Valentine Wreath
Make Your Own ‘Beautiful Ruffled Felt Valentine Wreath’! It is so easy and gorgeous! I love the texture the folded felt circles give. It reminds me of the cockscomb flowers!
Complete instructions can be found here. ► Ruffled Felt Valentine Wreath.
Romantic Valentine Mantel To Love and Inspire You!
Using the ► Ruffled Felt Valentine Wreath. from the post above, the little ‘sock snowmen’ ► (Snowman Instructions), and the ►Christmas Ornament Garland from last Christmas, a beautiful romantic Valentine mantel was created.
How To Make A Valentine Heart From Wine Corks
When a Valentine cork wreath was not working out as planned, I came up with this alternative using a heart-shaped cake pan and this method worked really well. For complete instructions, click here ►How To Make A Valentine Heart From Wine Corks.
Valentine Candy Gift Jar
How about making a Valentine gift from a French yogurt glass jar? What are French yogurt glass jars anyway? Well, I had no idea these even existed! A couple of coupons for free ‘Oui yogurt’ introduced me to these adorable little jars. Just imagine the multitude of ways these little jars can be used and this is one of my favorite!
Eat the yogurt, clean the jar, and fill with heart candy! Cut a round of cute fabric and tie around the top of the jar, with a ribbon threaded through a ‘Be Mine Valentine!’ heart. Complete instructions for this can be found here ►Valentine Candy Gift Jar.
Valentine’s Day Heart-Shaped Bandboxes and Frames
Victorian bandboxes were all the rage when my kids were little. I made thousands of these decorative boxes. Some were used for functionality and some just for decoration. Most of the ones I made were sold at local craft shows. A furniture store even bought some for displays. It would have been nice to have had the Etsy shop and the internet at that time!
This little Valentine box is one of those. Although there are patterns for them, after making a few, I started creating my own. Any size is possible to make and a whole slew of different shapes. I once made a rose-colored satin cat box, which took a lot of figuring, but my favorites were the heart-shaped boxes.
The first one I made from a pattern did not have batting on the top. Didn’t like that so much, so I started adding a couple of layers of batting on top of the cardboard underneath the fabric. They looked so much richer.
The lid and the bottom of the boxes were cut from corrugated cardboard. The sides of both were cut from poster board. I found that if I was making a large box, I needed heavier poster board, which I found at an office and school supply store.
A fusible webbing was used on the fabric and ironed onto the cardboard and poster board. Once the top, the bottom, and the sides were encased in fabric, they were glued together with Aleene’s Tacky Glue, a little at a time, and held in place with large rubber bands.
When I got to the overlap, Tacky glue was used on it and a clip was used to clip the top to hold it in place securely. A rubber band held the base tightly.
After the box was complete, the fun part was decorating these. Ribbon roses were often secured to the top with hot glue, but I tried to appeal to everyone. Some boxes were decorated with ostentatious baubles, gimp, and tassels, and yet some were much more tailored with just a border of gimp.
Along with the bandboxes, I also created little fabric covered frames and mirror sets for little girls. Lace bags of potpourri and satin hangers were lavishly decorated and displayed with the boxes, the frames, and the hand mirrors. You can imagine the feminine display!
Considering that some people like the rich colors and fabrics, some the vibrant colors and patterns, some the soft pastels, and yet others the earthy colored fabrics, I tried to create a vast array that would surely entice each of these particular people.
Wonder if there would still be a market for this Heart-Shaped Bandbox and the little frames today.
