DIY : FELT HANDMADE VALENTINES

So with my kiddos we try to make homemade valentine's. Sure we could go out and buy some pre-made ones but something about handmade is more from the heart. If you have young kiddos you'd know their attention span is only so long, so I prepped my supplies before hand to make crafting together a bit less work and more fun for them. If you're scrambling to make a last minute valentine here's a quick an simple DIY to get you thru. Enjoy!


SUPPLIES 
Peel & Stick Felt Sheets - found at Michael's
Peel & Stick Hearts - found at Michael's
Scissors or Xacto Knife
Pen, Pencil (writing supplies)
Old food boxes (we used Cheerios)
Ruler

DIRECTIONS 
Open up an lay flat cereal boxes, or any lightweight cardboard boxes. Measure out card sizes, we wanted them to be 2"x3". You will write your message on the blank side of the cardboard, so on the reverse side where you have an image, apply the Peel & Stick Sheet. Carefully cut out cards (May nee parents help, I used an Xacto it was a bit faster). If you are attaching accessories to the cards I would suggest writing the message first while the surface is still smooth. Flip cards and apply accessories, Peel & Stick hearts. You could also use anything else you may have an care to decorate with, buttons, gems, string, etc.

*Note - I measured and prepped the cards before hand so they could enjoy the decorating stages.
A few years ago I made tags which this DIY is similar.

VALENTINES WEEKEND

I hope you had a wonderful Valentines weekend. I know mine was perfectly relaxing which was much needed and appreciated, since weekends lately have been jammed packed and keeping us on the go go go. It was nice to stay in on Friday. We put on a record, cooked dinner (stuffed shells, one of my favs) together, enjoyed a couple drinks, made dessert, and then watched a zombie love movie (Warm Bodies, which mind you is a great movie) ... sounds romantic, right!? Well it was, and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect first Valentine's together. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

FOOD : VALENTINES CUPCAKE TOPPERS

I'm enjoying Valentines a few days before hand, and kicking it off with cupcakes, which we will gladly eat later tonight. But needless to say, I took a stab at some simple cupcake toppers to pull off the whole look. I found these little post-its in the dollar section of Target (currently as of last weekend) and instantly thought they'd make the most perfect cupcake toppers. So with a few toothpicks, some extra tape, pink frosting and sprinkles here you have it. Of course I had to test a cupcake before hand too and boy were they yummy. Happy Humpy day sweet friends! :)

CREATIVE VALETINES IDEAS

Happy February! So how did this month sneak up on us. I know we had a lot going on in the month of January, but man it just flew right by. Are you ready for Valentines? It's still a week away, but if you're like me and trying to plan ahead, here were a few creative Valentines ideas that seemed simple enough to pull off yourself. Maybe not the cursive sewn letters but they are still cute non the less. Enjoy!
 

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