Getting ready for the upcoming Valentine's Day. Beautiful and original valentines by February 14, which are easy to do with your own hands, including valentines for children.
We have gathered several workshops that tell you how to make valentines by February 14 with your own hands.
1. Valentine card with do-it-yourself confetti
It is easy to make such a Valentine card with your own hands out of paper. Confetti in this card can be shaken like snowflakes in a glass ball.
You will need:
- a sheet of thick cardboard;
- White paper;
- pencil and ruler;
- breadboard knife;
- scissors;
- a piece of thin, hard plastic;
- narrow transparent adhesive tape;
- sewing machine and thread;
- hole punch and colored paper or ready-made confetti;
- paper glue.
Step 1
From a cardboard cut a sheet for a card. Fold it in half. Open the card. On the left side, draw a heart inside and cut with a breadboard knife.
Step 2
Cut a multi-colored confetti with a puncher.
Step 3
Sew the envelope from 2 pieces of plastic, fold the confetti into it and sew the top edge.
Step 4
Glue the bag of confetti with adhesive tape inside the card so that it covers the hole with a heart.
Step 5
Inside, paste the card over with white paper. Done.
Photo and source: thecreativeplace.blogspot.com
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2. Voluminous valentine card made of paper with hearts, "balls" with their own hands: a master class and templates
Volume do-it-yourself Valentine paper card. For such a Valentine, it is better to take thick cardboard so that the machine line does not tear it.
You will need:
- cardboard for postcards;
- colored cardboard for hearts;
- scissors;
- sewing machine and thread.
Step 1
Cut and cardboard a rectangle for postcards and fold in half. Cut out hearts from colored cardboard - you can use the template. Here 8x3 = 24 hearts were used.
Step 2
Lay out hearts on a card in 3 pieces and stitch them on the machine (in the picture, 3 numbers mark the sequence of sewing hearts).
Step 3
Fold the hearts in half.
Photo and source: feltmagnet.com
DIY valentine card
3. Origami valentines: how to make valentines with children
Master class: how to make a valentine with your own hands for children.
You will need:
• square sheets of paper suitable for origami from 10x10 cm in size with a pattern on both sides or colored;
• various decorative material, such as motifs from postcards;
• self-adhesive motives;
• laser-stamped motives, for example, pigeons, birds, twigs;
• figured hole punch, for example with motives of small and large hearts;
• small wooden decorative motifs;
• glue for crafts.
Step 1
Bend the upper right corner of the square diagonally to the lower left corner, smooth the fold and re-unfold the sheet of paper. Place the left half of the sheet of paper on the right half, smooth the fold and re-deploy.
Step 2
Bend the lower left side of the square, as shown in the step-by-step figure, so that the marked lines align exactly.
Step 3
Now bend along the dashed line so that both parts lie equally on each other.
Step 4
Round the corners of the heart. Then, optionally decorate the corners with different decorative material.
Photo and source: special issue "Burda. My favorite hobby" 2/2017
From the heart: gifts for loved ones do it yourself
4. Original DIY Valentine's Day: Message in a Bottle
The original version of the transmission of the heart message: write it on a small piece of paper and hide it in a bottle or vial. Part of Valentine by February 14 is made of felt.
You will need:
- a small bottle with a cork;
- a piece of red felt;
- a thread of red floss;
- chain and paper clip to attach the message to the cork;
- scissors.
Step 1
Write a message on a small rectangular leaflet.
Step 2
Cut a heart out of felt. Roll the note into a scroll, wrap it with thread, attach the thread to the heart.
Step 3
You can simply put the message in a vial and close it with a cork, but to make it easier to get it out, you can attach the scroll to the chain, and the chain with a paper clip from the stapler or glue to the cork.
Photo and source: camillestyles.com
5. Valentine envelope with sweets - suitable for a child
Valentine for sweet tooth: envelope with congratulations and sweets. This felt felt Valentine card is easy to make with your own hands and fill with delicious gifts.
You will need:
- felt of different colors;
- pencil, ruler and scissors;
- curly scissors;
- band "bindweed";
- needle for hand sewing and thread;
- a gun with hot glue;
- sweets.
Step 1
From the felt of different colors, cut out the details of the applique: brand, hearts, letters of the name. Cut a few strips of tape.
Step 2
From white felt, cut 2 identical rectangles for the envelope. Cut the edges with curly scissors. Fold the rectangles together and sew together manually on 3 sides.
Step 3
Stick on the envelope "stamp" and other details of the application.
Step 4
It remains only to fill the envelope with sweets.
Photo and source: designimprovised.com
6. Watercolor valentines on February 14 with hearts from newspapers - we make cards by February 14 with children with our own hands
An easy-to-use version of Valentine's, which can be implemented with children. The result is no worse than works of modern art!
You will need:
- thick watercolor paper;
- newspapers;
- watercolors and brushes;
- scissors;
- glue.
Step 1
Color the newspapers as your inspiration suggests, and let them dry.
Step 2
Cut out hearts from newspapers.
Step 3
Cut cardboard rectangles for cards and paint them in shades of red. When the cards are dry, glue the hearts from the newspapers to them.
Photo and source: artbarblog.com
7. Do-it-yourself valentines cards
A simple and original Valentine's Day by February 14, which you can do with your own hands with children and for children.
You will need:
- a sheet of thick paper;
- multi-colored thin paper;
- glue for decoupage or PVA;
- scissors.
Step 1
Cut small pieces of thin colored paper.
Step 2
Spread paper with glue and glue it randomly with pieces of colored paper. When the glue dries, cover the top with glue. After the glue has dried, cut out the valentine hearts.
Photo and source: firefliesandmudpies.com
