Happy Valentines

 

Since we will be out celebrating a birthday tomorrow and not Valentines.....

 

We took these previously.

 

Miss A got a camera and tripod for Christmas.

Still trying to work out how to use the camera for best photos

but oh self timers are so much fun.

 

As are heart shaped balloons.

 

Happy Valentines Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We swear we do have a man in the house... he's just absent when we do all the fun things :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Mobile

Saw this pin a friend pinned and immediately made it.

What's happened to me? I swear holidays bring it out in me.

It's been over two months since we/I have done any sort of craft.

I made it in about an hour and felt so happy.

The neighbour girl loved it too, maybe I'll make her one.

Wish I had better photography skills (or a camera) I promise its much cuter in real life.


How to make a stuffed heart mobile

Take 15  scraps of fabric
Cut a heart shape out of cardboard {I always use old cereal boxes}
Trace around heart on fabric making 2 hearts from each design
Cut out heart shape and place the two hearts together - RIGHT sides OUT

 

 

 

 

Sew around heart.

Do not sew all the way around!

Stop. Leave a little gap to  put stuffing in.

Push stuffing in and continue sewing.

Sew heart shut.

Done!

 

Place hearts in desired order.

5 hearts in 3 rows

 

Using White embroidery floss {I used crotchet string}

Tie a knot and sew through heart from bottom to top.

Place a knot at the end and top of each heart to prevent them slipping.

Continue adding heart till you have 5 hearts on the string

Repeat 3 times.

 

 

Tie strings to a branch.

Attach string to both ends of branch

I used a mini 3M hook to hang my branch on the wall

Enjoy.

 

 

Valentines Décor in my dining room.

 

Then perhaps off to the girls room.

 

Easy Bubble Ink Valentines

I was at a party once commenting on someone's food was they bought along.

Where did you get that idea I stated

They looked at me like... ummm your blog...

Oh really, can't remember that one!! Ha!


Something similar happened this week I was perusing my backlog's on valentines and came across this from 2009 - Can't remember ever doing that and I thought - what a good idea.

The kids were into it so we did it again. This is a VERY EASY craft. We don't have many art supplies so I love easy and CHEAP art ideas. This idea was basically FREE.

Place some pink or red food colouring, drop of detergent and a little water in a cup.
Using a straw blow bubbles.

Place paper on top of the bubbles. {the bubbles with burst quickly}
Blow more bubbles and repeat. {get the kids to do it}
You'll probably have to do it 10 times to fill a piece of A4 paper.

The result is so pretty and delicate. Almost like marbling.

 

Use hearts to write individual statements about what you love about the people you love and place in a jar or around the house. We will use some for Family Home Evening Lesson.

 

I love to sew paper, sew hearts together for garlands and hang over door ways

 

Make cards for those you love.

Valentines Felt Hearts

As we all know - in my house seasonal decorating is grabbing branches/twigs out of the garden shoving them in a vase and hanging stuff off them.

Because I'm cheap and minimalist like that.

Family Home Evening Lesson - Hanging our family hearts

I was unpacking last years felt hearts and they are still in perfect condition so thought I would reshare the how to. I also think I should make some more but smaller.


Felt Hearts Tutorial:





I had pinned these lovely white minimalist felt hearts to make at Christmas.
As I love to make personalised ornaments every year.

But alas as usual many things have to be left to the side undone.

As I was debating some Valentines décor....

A thought came... well why not those white hearts? Double Duty in Decorating...

and only 2 months late!

With kids back at school I sat down and made these in a morning.

Been a while since I've done some craft.


So if anyone wants to create similar here is how I made them.


Gather:
Twill ribbon {I got mine spotlight $1.30 m I was upset they had no thin white though!}
letter stamps
ink pad
White felt
Thin ribbon or twine

Stamp names straight onto ribbon. Set aside to dry.


Cut a paper heart out in desired dimensions {I made 2 sizes}


Use as a template to cut around felt. 2 pieces needed to make each heart.

Sew twill ribbon name onto the middle of one heart

Place two hearts together, right sides out and sew along edges. At the top of the heart insert some ribbon or twine in a loop and sew over it as you go around.

Leave a little opening and stuff with a tiny bit of stuffing. Continue around heart and close up.

Easy! And there you have a felt heart softie to use for decorating, to attach to presents, to hang above your little ones beds, to be added to a valentines tree. Mine are hanging on the mantle at the moment but may be moved to a valentines tree {If I get around to making one}

The pink and red hearts also featured were purchased from Riot Art and craft ~ 12 for $3.95