Valentine’s Day is a wonderful holiday to get creative with. Valentine’s hearts, teddy bears, treats…but what about decorating the table for your little ones? This year, include the kids in the creativity and make a Faux Quilted Placemat!

 

 

 

 

To make this craft, you will need:

-Fat Quarters in four different colors

-Pinking Shears

-Scissors

-Card Stock

-Tacky Glue

 

To start, cut fabric in 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 squares using the pinking shears.  You will needs 6 squares of each of the 4 colors.

Using the remaining fabric pieces, cut hearts of different shapes and sizes (however, they must be small enough to fit inside the squares). You will need 6 hearts or each of the 4 colors.

Cut a rectangle that is 11 x 17 out of cardstock or oaktag. Paste the squares onto the cardstock by moving across from the top left corner to the top right corner. Overlap each consecutive square very slightly over the the previous square.

Continue doing this row by row, alternating colors in a pattern as you move along. Paste hearts on top of the squares. Put contrasting colors on top of the squares, again in a patterned sequence. Notice how the colors in the image below line up in a diagonal.

Once all the squares and hearts are in place, you may be left with some cardstock exposed on the right side and along the bottom. This is okay, simply trim the edges with pinking shears.

Repeat this process 3 times (or as many times as needed) to make a placemat set for your family. Looking for a quicker option? Alternatively, you could take your initial finished mat and have a color photocopies made of the mat. If you choose to do this, trim all 4 edges with pinking shears after you have made your photocopies. (NOTE: If you choose this option, do not trim the leftover cardstock mentioned earlier until AFTER you have made your photocopies)

Once you have finished making your mats (handmade or photocopied), you will need to laminate them. This will make the surface smooth for easy clean-up!

Place your mats out for breakfast/lunch/dinner and enjoy!

 

Looking for a unique Valentine’s Day gift for Mom? Nothing says, “I love you” like a charm bracelet you made yourself!

At Scribbleshop.com you can find the perfect embellishments and charms to add a personal touch for all your jewelry making crafts. This Valentine’s Day, try adding hearts to a simple bracelet that can be worn all year!

To make this bracelet, you will need:

- Black lanyard cord

- Heart Charms (try different styles to achieve your own unique look!)

- Silver Spacers

- Jump rings (to attach the charms)

 

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Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to get creative with expressing yourself and exploring your creativity. This year, surprise your loved one with personalized Champagne Flutes!

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Using acrylic enamel, be inspired by love, hearts and X’s &  O’s to present something special when you sit down for Valentine’s Dinner! This can also be done with wine glasses!

Here’s a tip: find heart shapes and patterns that you love from magazines, stickers, ads, etc., then tape them to the inside of the glass to create a Valentine’s look or pattern. Once you have found that special look, trace the shapes and outlines of the words with the acrylic paint (Try using Plaid Folk Art Enamels in Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver and Engine Red). So simple !

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Kids love arts and crafting, but they aren’t always so crazy but the art of gardening. While we are still in the chill winter months, I was thinking about what flowers I would be planting in the spring and how nice it would  be if the kids helped out with this and learned about how plants grow. Well, it’s too early for that lesson (check back in the spring for some educational eco-crafts!), but I thought it would still be nice to make a creative garden with the little ones!

This craft is so simple- it’s easy to create and a great way to spark a little creativity in the minds of your kids.

To make your own Colorful Flower Garden, you will need:

- Colorful felt

- Scissors

- A Hole Puncher

- Tacky Glue

- Green Straws (or Pipe Cleaners)

- Colorful Buttons

 

 

 

To start, draw out fun geometric shapes onto the colorful foam. Try diamonds and hearts for the petals. Circles and squares for the center of the flowers and diamonds and teardrops for the leaves! Keep in mind, the straw will be for the flower stems so draw your shapes in proportion with these stems. Next, cut out the shapes you’ve drawn.

Fold your leaves in half and punch a hole through the flat ended side of the leaf.

Slip the straw through the holes.

Next, make your flowers. Start with the center pieces (we used circles and squares), and decorate them with buttons, sequins, glitter- whatever you can imagine!

Take the petal pieces and glue them to the center piece. Make lots of different creative designs for the flowers. This is a great way to inspire creativity.

Challenge your kids to use different colors and shapes, maybe layer the petals or add extra embellishments such as glitter glue or sequins!

Glue the flower pieces to the tops of the stems. Place the finished flowers in a vase or flower pot (try sticking them into pieces of floral foam or floral moss), and then put them out on display!