Valentine card is one of the symbols of Valentine's Day. Of course, you can buy such a postcard in a store, but it is much nicer to receive a similar product made by yourself. You can make valentines from different materials. Paper, fabric and even food are suitable for this. We offer 7 best ideas on how to make an unusual and cool DIY Valentine card from paper and fabric.
Photos of the simplest schemes
Now we offer you 5 of the simplest patterns for making a cute and original valentine with your own hands.
Valentine's card "Romance"
This card is very easy to prepare; such a product does not require additional skills or unusual decor. This Valentine can be classified as a traditional paper one.
To work you will need:
- white cardboard;
- red glitter paper;
- glue;
- decorative shiny ribbon;
- glitter;
- beads;
- scissors.
How to do:
Using a pencil and a ruler, the cardboard sheet must be divided into three parts so that the sum of the two extreme parts is equal to the middle part. Bend along the marked lines. You will get a blank with two doors. You need to cut out two hearts of different sizes from red paper. The smaller heart is glued into the larger one. Then they need to be glued to the folds of the postcard so that it does not open. Then, at the junction of the halves of the postcard, the hearts need to be cut with scissors. To prevent the valentine from opening randomly, it must be tied with a ribbon. Additionally, the card can be decorated with beads, sparkles and small paper hearts.
Valentine's card "Beloved Heart"
For this postcard you will need:
- thick paper;
- bright pictures in the theme of Valentine's Day;
- decorative ribbon;
- beads.
Preparation method:
- You need to cut the required rectangular piece from thick paper. The size of the postcard depends only on your wishes. This blank should be folded like an accordion. Cut out several hearts of various sizes. The number of hearts depends on the number of “steps” in the accordion. They will need to be glued to each bend.
- Hearts can be cut out either from pictures or from decorative paper. Near each heart you can write tender words and declarations of love. Further decor depends only on your imagination. You can use beads, sequins, etc. Tie the finished card with a ribbon.
Valentine's card "Beloved"
For the postcard you will need:
- thick paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- photo of you together.
Preparation method:
Cut out a heart from construction paper. Choose the size of this valentine yourself. Next, you need to cut out your faces from photos together. There is no need to cut out “just the faces.” It will look more beautiful when the pictures contain images, for example, waist-high. Paste these photos over one side of the heart. On the other side, write a beautiful declaration of love.
Valentine "Tender"
You can make a Valentine card not only from paper. Such fabric products turn out to be very original.
To work you will need:
- thick paper;
- thick fabric (preferably red or shiny);
- threads;
- scissors;
- sentipon or cotton wool;
- decorative tape;
- shiny or mother-of-pearl beads;
- lace.
Manufacturing method:
- Make a heart template of the required size from cardboard. After that, attach it to the fabric and trace it. It is necessary to cut out the heart along the outlined contour. We make two such blanks. Next, they need to be sewn together, leaving 2 centimeters unsewn. Through this hole you need to turn the products inside out and stuff them with cotton wool or centipon. Only after this you need to sew up the hole.
- Next, we decorate the valentine, here you can show your taste and creativity. For example, trim the seam with lace, and make a bow from a ribbon in the center and trim it with beads everywhere.
Valentine's card "Delicious"
An unusual and delicious Valentine's card will be a wonderful present for Valentine's Day.
For the product you will need:
- 250 grams of butter;
- 200 grams of homemade sour cream;
- 500–600 grams of flour;
- 300 grams of sugar;
- baking powder.
Cooking method:
Cold butter needs to be chopped with sugar. Add sour cream, vanilla, flour and baking powder. Knead. It should not be a very tough shortbread dough. Roll out and cut out hearts. Decorate with melted dark chocolate or egg white glaze.
Master class on making sweet valentines with video instructions
Well and one more
Valentine's card "Full Heart"
It is not only very original and beautiful, but also has a wonderful aroma.
To work you will need:
- base for making soap;
- red food coloring;
- essential oil; soap mold (preferably silicone).
Cooking process:
To work, you will need a metal container in which our heart will be drowned. Grind the soap base into this bowl and place in a water bath. When the mass becomes liquid, add dye and aroma oil. Pour the finished mixture into a mold to make this Valentine’s card more colorful, add dried flowers to the liquid mixture. The finished product must be removed from the mold and tied with a decorative ribbon.
Video instructions for making soap
Valentine's card "Three hearts"
This card is very easy to make, even small children can make it.
To work you will need:
- thick white paper;
- not thick red paper;
- glue;
- scissors;
- pencil.
Preparation method:
Fold a white sheet of paper in half. Draw a heart on it so that when you cut it out, it will be double. The result should be a blank of two leaves, each of which is in the shape of a heart. Next, a sheet of red paper needs to be folded like an accordion. Cutting hearts out of it is much smaller than the white blank.
You should get an “accordion” of hearts. Glue one half of the accordion to one wing of the white blank, and the other half to the other. The result is a voluminous postcard. It can be decorated with sparkles, sequins or any decor of your choice. You need to write a beautiful congratulation on the finished product and tie it with a decorative ribbon.
18 photos of ideas for creativity
Additionally, I have collected 18 photos of ideas for the most beautiful postcards from around the Internet, I am sure you will be able to choose something original for yourself.
Good afternoon everyone. How are you feeling after the New Year holidays?! How was your first week at work?! I think that even though it was difficult, it was nevertheless joyful, because you also need to take a break from the holidays))
Although we do not forget that there is a new batch of events ahead, and we are all waiting for a very romantic event, because someone will confess their love, and someone will gain secret admirers (admirers), and many will strengthen their existing relationships. You probably all guessed that the name of this holiday is Valentine's Day.
Of course, some do not consider February 14th to be a holiday, and do not celebrate it in any way. But still, for most people in love, this is an excellent reason to once again show your sympathy to your other half and do something pleasant, tender and warm. Since ancient times, the role of such a present has been valentines, such special hearts on which they write warm declarations of love, and this can be done anonymously.
In our modern times, you can already buy ready-made heart cards, but hand-made valentines are much better, and for adults this is also a way to remember our student and school years, when we waited for recognition or secretly sent it ourselves. Therefore, today I want to devote an article to making these cute gifts.
Of course, the easiest option for making beautiful hearts is confessions made from paper. Moreover, you can use any paper: regular, colored, cardboard and other types. Making such a gift is quite easy and simple, and the costs are minimal, and most importantly, such valentines always turn out to be very sincere.
Well, let's quickly see what and how you can do on Valentine's Day.
And the simplest option is a heart-shaped card. I suggest you read the step-by-step photo instructions.
We will need: colored paper, colored cardboard, scissors, glue, wooden stick.
Manufacturing process:
- Take red cardboard and fold it in half. Cut out the heart.
- Now take pink paper and cut thin strips. They need to be cut in half in the form of “grass”.
- Using a wooden stick, wrap pink paper to create a flower.
- Now cover the base of the heart with paper flowers and write a message inside.
You can also make a big heart. To do this, take cardboard as a basis, for example from any box, and stick a lot of small hearts of red, pink or scarlet on it.
Or, for example, you can create a whole picture. Take a white sheet of paper, stick on hearts of different shapes, bend some of them and insert them into a frame. Everything is brilliantly simple.
Or make a voluminous valentine. To do this, we cut out several hearts of different sizes, then glue or sew a small one to the large one, and so on, decreasing in size, bending it in the middle. All is ready!!
Well, or a very simple version of volume:
You can show your imagination and supplement the confession with Cupid’s arrow:
Or glue pieces of corrugated paper onto a paper base, wrapping them in different directions.
Here’s another great idea for a 3D Valentine, watch the video, maybe you’ll want to make just like this.
Master class on making Valentine cards
If you have a lot of time, then you can complicate the task a little, get creative and make a great gift - a postcard, I think anyone will be pleased to receive it this holiday.
We will need: colored cardboard, glue, sequins, beads or rhinestones, tape, ruler, pencil.
Manufacturing process:
- Lay out the cardboard according to the diagram in the photo below.
- Now bend the cardboard along the drawn lines.
- Take another piece of cardboard and cut out a heart.
- Using glue, decorate it to your liking with beads, rhinestones, and sequins.
- Next you need to cut the tape to the required length. These will be the ties for the card.
- Glue the heart. (Look at the photo)
- And inside we write or also paste a pre-printed congratulation, a declaration of love.
- All that remains is to close the card and tie the ribbon.
You can also make a present using stamps.
Moreover, the stamp itself can be made from an ordinary wine cork and a stationery knife:
Well, the card itself is easy to make: take a base from any color of paper, fold it in half. Next, cut out a heart from another sheet of paper and attach it to the gift. Using a stamp, we fill out the form, let it dry, and write confessions inside.
Here are a couple more ideas that I found on the Internet:
Templates of original valentines for Valentine's Day
For those who want to please their significant other, but are sorely short of time, I suggest using ready-made stencils. Print, transfer to the desired material, cut out and go ahead to delight your loved ones!!
- Those who don't know how to cut out hearts, catch them!!
- Hug hearts
- And this is for those who are fluent in cutting techniques
- You can make it more complicated and make an image inside:
- Simple postcard
- Bears in love
- Angels
How to make hearts for February 14th (pictures inside)
Of course, hearts are considered the main attribute of the Valentine's Day holiday; we make flower arrangements in the shape of it, try to select appropriate dishes, and decorate the house in the form of various symbolic garlands.
And all this can be done with your own hands. I really liked the hearts made from ribbons, now I’ll tell you how to make them.
You will need: cardboard, ribbons of two colors, glue, scissors, thread.
Manufacturing process:
1. Cut out a heart-shaped base from cardboard. Prepare your ribbons.
2. Twist each ribbon into a color, securing it with thread at the bottom and straightening it out at the top.
3. Cover the base with flowers on all sides.
You can make crafts that are more complex and more practical, for example these topiaries:
- If you know how to weave beads, then it would be great to give a heart using this technique:
- Well, don’t forget to decorate your home with this cute garland:
You can still surf the Internet and find many interesting ideas; I shared what caught my eye.
DIY Valentine card stencils for kids
I think no one will argue with me that in most cases such gifts are given by our growing children. After all, this is so interesting, exciting... For example, in childhood we even counted who received more recognitions, and then wondered from whom they came...
That’s why I made a couple of templates for the guys, download, cut out and color, and don’t forget to give them to your chosen one(s)!!
- Make these postcards:
And at your leisure, together with your child, make a Valentine card with the symbol of the year of the dog, and give it, for example, to dad, grandmother or other relatives.
I congratulate you on the upcoming February 14th, I wish you a lot of love, single people find their soulmate, and couples a new positive direction. Love and be loved!! Happy Valentines Day!!
The very first big holiday after the New Year is Valentine's Day. Very soon, lovers will begin to intensively prepare for this day: come up with romantic gifts for each other, plan how best to spend this day and, of course, do things first.
It has already become a tradition for Krestik to help you find ideas and inspiration for any reason, so we will start preparing in advance for February 14th!
Let's see how you can make paper valentines with your own hands, so as not to waste too much time, and as a result, get beautiful and original gifts for your loved ones.
To start making a valentine with your own hands, especially if you are planning to make it out of paper and in the shape of a heart, you should prepare a template. If you can easily draw a beautiful heart by hand, then go ahead and get some thick paper and a pencil! If you are not sure that you can do it yourself, then download the heart templates we have selected, print them on a printer and carefully cut out the heart along the outline.
First make a slit with a utility knife, then use small scissors, such as nail scissors.
As a result, you should get something like this, tracing it along the contour on a beautiful sheet of paper and then cutting it out, you will get a neat heart.
So, we figured out how to cut an even and cute heart from colored paper. It's time to choose an idea for decorating your Valentine's card.
Super simple valentines
Let's first look at the simplest methods. A huge Valentine heart can be made from small hearts, each of which is glued to a cardboard base.
Small heart blanks themselves can become full-fledged valentines if you cut them out of beautiful paper and decorate them with buttons.
The valentine card has a special space for the recipient's name or a romantic message.
A full-fledged picture of paper hearts is the height of simplicity and genius!
After watching the video master class, you will learn how to make a heart box with your own hands:
Valentine card with a drawing
The beauty of this method of creating a paper heart with your own hands is that you don’t have to be a talented artist; even a child can make such a valentine.
On a white heart or any other, but preferably a light color, use a regular ballpoint pen to draw simple curls, hearts, flowers and other delights.
Then, using regular watercolors, paint only some fragments:
As a result, you will receive a one-of-a-kind Valentine card!
Such valentines can be given not only to a loved one, but also to friends (after all, we love them too))
By the way, do you know why foreigners write the letters XO on their Valentine cards?
In fact, everything is very simple: X conventionally means “kisses”, and O - “hugs”)
Original master class
Valentine card using a stamp
The method using a heart-shaped stamp is also quite simple and popular when making paper valentines. To do this, you just need to buy one or more stamps. They come in different prints and different sizes:
If you can’t buy it, don’t despair - make it yourself from an ordinary wine cork. Draw a heart and carefully cut it out with a utility knife.
Then apply gouache to the sponge and try to make an impression on a sheet of paper.
Now let's see how to make a Valentine's card with your own hands using a stamp.
Using a small piece of masking tape, carefully attach the blank with a heart inside to a blank for a postcard (you can use a ready-made one, you can fold a sheet of cardboard in half). Then, using a stamp, we fill the entire surface inside the workpiece with hearts, and the color of the hearts can be different shades of red.
After the paint has dried, remove the paper blank and the valentine is ready!
Original master class
Another idea for making a heart stamp is to shape a cardboard toilet paper cylinder into a heart shape, wrapping it with tape to secure it.
With this stamp you can decorate a large sheet of whatman paper on which to write declarations of love!
Valentine's card with hearts
Fans of beautiful scrapbooking paper will definitely love the idea of creating a romantic three-dimensional card with hearts.
The technique for creating a Valentine card is very simple. Using a shaped hole punch, you need to cut out hearts from paper.
The number of hearts should be 2 times greater than what we see on the postcard, because each heart will be double-layered.
In this version of the valentine, all the lower hearts are made of the same type of paper, and the upper ones are made of different ones.
Take a ready-made card base or make one yourself, and then mark the location of the bottom layer of hearts and glue them on thin double-sided tape. Simply sew the upper hearts to the lower ones using a sewing machine - it’s not difficult, the main thing is to be careful.
Original master class
Using the same principle, you can make small Valentine cards:
And voluminous heart-shaped valentines:
If you don't have a sewing machine, sew on the hearts by hand. To do this, first place the paper on a soft surface, such as a towel or ironing board, and then pierce it with a needle, using a thimble to push the needle (watch your fingers!)
Ideas for decorating your home for February 14th
And finally, get inspired with ideas for decorating your home for Valentine's Day. They also won’t take up much of your time, but will definitely create a romantic atmosphere!
Romantic wreaths
The basis of a wreath of paper hearts is a circle made of thick cardboard or a piece of plywood. You can glue the exact same circle of decorative paper on top, and then just stick a large number of hearts on it!
It's even easier to make a wreath from strips of double-sided scrapbooking paper. First bend them in half, and then glue them on top, giving them a heart shape. By gluing such blanks to each other, you will assemble them into an original wreath.
The more hearts, the larger the circumference of the wreath.
Garland of hearts
In addition to the wreath, you can also make garlands with hearts. A shaped hole punch with a heart and a regular hole punch for piercing round holes will come to the rescue.
The garland can also be made from hearts folded from strips of paper (it is based on the “heart” element, borrowed from quilling)
Of course, we will definitely show you more complex and interesting options for creating valentines with your own hands, but if for some reason you need to make a valentine very quickly, you can always use one of the ideas listed here!
The holiday of all lovers is approaching - St. Valentine's Day. A very tender and sensual day. Traditionally, lovers give each other cute gifts with holiday symbols and Valentine cards with love messages. Each of us has people dear to our hearts - loved ones, loved ones whom we want to please. And now is the time to start preparing for this holiday.
If you want to make it unforgettable and arrange it for your significant other, then read these articles.
The stores have a wide variety of gifts and Valentine's cards. But just imagine how many emotions the person who receives a Valentine’s card made by your hands will experience. And what a flight of fantasy you will experience when creating this very Valentine card! Products made by Handmade have the soul and warmth that you put into the manufacturing process.
So let's get started. I'll tell you and show you some interesting ideas for creating Valentine's cards for different recipients, be it messages for children or adults.
Valentines in the shape of hearts are cute, but they’re getting pretty boring. A very creative idea to make a postcard in the shape of a bear with a transparent tummy. You can write wishes on it or give it directly, there are no limits to your imagination. Feel free to experiment with the color of the bear and decorate it as your imagination dictates.
We will need:
- Templates
- Scissors
- Colored or white cardboard
- Cover film or transparent oilcloth
- Stationery glue
- Double-sided tape
- Watercolor paints and brush
- Pen
- Satin ribbon
To begin, cut out the required pieces from the template below. You can print the template on a printer, or you can transfer it onto a sheet from a computer monitor. You need 2 bears, and 4 tummy windows.
Cut out the details, use colored or white cardboard, it all depends on what your Valentine bear will be like.
Glue the ovals together using office glue. The result will be a part that will serve as a border for the hearts inside the bear’s belly.
On the wrong side of the bear template, stick double-sided tape around the window, or you can use super glue and glue a transparent film cut from a cover or oilcloth.
Then glue the border for the hearts onto the tummy with double-sided tape. Cut out small colored hearts and place them inside the window, and cover with another transparent film on top.
Cover the bear with double-sided tape.
Glue the second bear template onto the finished first one. Trim the edges and smooth out any uneven areas.
Cut out a couple more ovals from pink construction paper and glue on both front sides over the tummy to cover the unsightly areas.
Then glue black eyes to the bear, a nose in the shape of hearts and details on the ears.
Use white watercolor paint to add highlights to the eyes and nose. Use a pen to draw eyelashes and a mouth on the bear.
You can also stick hearts on the paws and add highlights with paint.
Make a bow from a satin ribbon and glue it to the bear’s neck.
We got such a cute Valentine. I am sure that such a bear can be made with children and they will be delighted. Very interesting and original.
Making a Valentine card from cardboard and coffee - step-by-step guide
This valentine can be perfectly used as a cute refrigerator magnet or a beautiful and stylish pendant. And the coffee beans will also give a wonderful aroma.
We will need:
- Thick cardboard
- Coffee beans
- Glue gun
- Acrylic paint
- Decorative elements: rhinestones, beads, lace, beads, flowers
First, you need to cut out the base in the shape of a heart from cardboard and prepare the coffee beans, to make them easier to take, pour them into a lid, for example, from a cream.
Start gluing the grains along the contour using a glue gun.
Now fill the space inside the base.
When the valentine is filled with coffee beans, you can cover it with acrylic paint in the color of the beans, but this is not at all necessary.
All that remains is to decorate our heart with decorative elements; here you can use anything or whatever you have on hand - beads, decorative flowers, rhinestones, lace or beautiful buttons.
Such a valentine will not only be a beautiful gift, but also an excellent decorative element. To do this, glue a magnet on the back side or make a garter, it’s not difficult at all.
Valentine's card for children with templates - 16 ideas
Children, especially schoolchildren, are also looking forward to Valentine's Day. This is an opportunity to confess to them your very first feelings about love for the other sex. This is all very exciting for them. Or you can make a beautiful Valentine card for your mother or grandmother, they will be very happy. To help them with this, I offer options for Valentine cards that you can easily make at home yourself and then write sweet messages on them.
- Apply gouache or watercolor to your hand and attach it to colored paper to make prints. Cut out hearts and attach a beautiful ribbon. This option will be interesting for preschoolers.
2. Volumetric hearts. You can glue them on a postcard, it will be beautiful.
3. For this valentine you will need white and colored paper, heart-shaped stamps, or you can draw them with felt-tip pens.
4. Glue heart-shaped balloons onto paper and get a beautiful Valentine’s card.
5. Cute valentine with wings. We fasten the parts with rivets.
6. This valentine can be made from felt and paper. Choose a beautiful combination of colors and make a braided pattern.
7. Another option for congratulations, which is very simple to do. On the album sheet in the middle, draw and cut out a heart. Decorate the outline of the cut out heart using a pencil eraser as a seal. Dip the gum into paint and apply it to the sheet.
8. Valentine card made from threads. It turns out creative, and for work you will need paper, a thicker needle and thread. First, draw the outlines of the heart on paper with a pencil, and then, having determined the central point, make stitches in a circle with threads.
9. Valentine hand. The outlines of two hands, and in the middle there is a heart. It turns out cute.
10. Great idea for an envelope made from a heart. Simply cut out a heart from colored paper and then fold the edges as shown in the picture.
11. Ring of love. We make the base in the form of a ring from cardboard, and on top we glue many, many hearts cut out of colored paper.
12. Three-dimensional card with a heart inside. Simple and tasteful.
13. Button heart. You probably have a lot of colorful buttons at home. Just secure them to a thread and shape them into a heart shape.
14. Holiday card with paper curls and beads. Such a card will be welcome for any occasion. Thin strips of paper can be curled using a regular pencil.
15. Original paper garland in the shape of hearts.
16. Valentine's card "Ladybug". The main thing is that there are hearts everywhere, even on the ladybug.
Beautiful cards for Valentine's Day with your own hands
I have two card ideas for you. They are made using appliqué techniques and do not require any labor. The first card will be made from envelopes with wishes, and the second will be an illustration of a jar and a glass cap with hearts. Let's start.
For the first postcard you will need: cardboard, colored paper, glue, scissors, tracing paper, pen.
Prepare the base for the card. Cut out 6 identical blanks for envelopes from colored paper and glue them together.
For wishes, you need to cut out 6 leaves of tracing paper of a suitable size for the envelopes and write wishes for the recipient on them.
Place your wishes in envelopes and seal them. Then glue the envelopes to the card.
If you wish, you can add a twist, for example, make a couple of envelopes with polka dots or decorate them with any design.
Finally, cut out a rectangle from black paper and use a white pen to write an inscription to your loved one with recognition or gratitude from the bottom of your heart.
The first postcard is ready. The recipient will open the envelopes with interest and read what you wrote.
For the second postcard you need: cardboard, colored paper, tracing paper, glue, scissors.
Cut out a cardboard base for the card. Draw a sketch of the jar and transfer it to tracing paper.
Cut out the lid and jar into separate pieces.
Draw hearts on colored paper and cut them out. Then glue it into the center of the card in a chaotic manner.
Glue a jar of tracing paper on top.
Cut out a lid from yellow colored paper and make strokes with a black marker.
Glue the lid onto the card.
For a 3D look on the can, use a simple pencil to shade the left side of the can.
Don't forget to stick a good wish or recognition.
I think that your significant other will be happy to receive such interesting cards made with love.
Video on how to make a Valentine card in scrapbooking style
Scrapbooking is a technique for designing photo albums, books or postcards by cutting out parts from paper. Previously, scrap elements consisted only of paper, but nowadays the range of decorations has become much larger. Decorations include fabrics, rhinestones, ribbons, lace, artificial flowers and other materials. The result is a whole work of art.
Making a Valentine card from threads - easy and simple
By making an unusual Valentine's card with your own hands, you will certainly delight your loved ones with an original surprise. Making a valentine from threads is easy and simple - even a child can do it. The Valentine card turns out delicate and very cute.
We will need:
- Threads
- PVA glue
- Safety pins
- Cardboard
- Food film
- Scissors
The first thing to do is cut out the heart template. To ensure that it has the correct shape, you can use a ruler and compass. To do this, draw a square and mark the middle on both sides, from this middle, draw semicircles with a compass. Cut out the finished heart. You can also draw a heart of any shape yourself. It's up to your taste and desire.
Attach the heart template to the cardboard base and insert the needles along the contour at a distance of 1 cm between them. Then remove the heart template; it will no longer be useful.
Prepare the threads from which the Valentine will be made. Dilute PVA glue with a small amount of water and lower the threads there.
Squeeze the threads a little from the glue and, hooking them onto the needles, form a heart until the threads run out. Then use a brush to coat the entire heart with glue, especially the areas near the needles. Leave the heart to dry for a day.
Once the heart is dry, carefully remove the needles and separate it from the cardboard base. Trim any loose threads.
The finished heart can be coated with glitter nail polish and decorated with rhinestones. Or add artificial flowers and large beads. In general, give free rein to your imagination.
DIY soft felt valentine
Such a souvenir can be made for absolutely any holiday, and not just for Valentine's Day. This heart can also be used as a delicate decorative element.
This is what we need: Felt, heart templates, glue gun, satin and lace ribbons, decorative elements, thread and needle, scissors, cotton wool for filling.
Attach the heart template to the felt with needles and cut out 2 pieces of a large heart.
Cut out one small heart from felt of a different shade.
Using a glue gun, glue a silver satin ribbon in the middle of the heart, then glue a white lacy ribbon on top of the silver one. 
Glue a small heart on top of the ribbons in the middle.
Fold the edges of the tapes and glue them to the inside.
Take the second heart, a needle and thread and sew the pieces together. Sew on a loop. 
Leave some space, stuff the heart with cotton wool and sew it up until the end.
For decoration I used artificial leaves, twigs and a rose. You can use whatever you like and have on hand. 
Such a soft and beautiful heart will remind the recipient of you for a long time. It can also be used as a pincushion. It will be a universal gift.
Video on how to make a 3D Valentine at home
An original and easy to implement idea. With such a valentine you will definitely surprise and delight your soulmate. The video describes each step in detail, which will greatly help you in making such beauty at home.
Valentine's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. This is a holiday of pure and warm feelings between lovers. Love each other, do spontaneous things, give gifts and confess your love. Our whole life is built on this. And you don’t have to wait for the holiday. Just say pleasant words to each other more often and give joy, it’s so sweet.
One of the most beautiful and romantic holidays is rightfully considered Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day, celebrated on the fourteenth of February. It is for this significant event that couples in love are preparing with bated breath and even people who have been married for more than one year, in a desire to please their beloved half, are also looking for creative ideas for original gifts.
An unchanging tradition of the holiday are valentines - tender or funny little cards or symbolic crafts that are presented to a loved one as a sign of eternal love. But it will be much more valuable and romantic if you don’t buy it, but make valentines yourself, especially since it’s not at all difficult, and we will definitely help you with original ideas.
You also need to make gifts for Valentine's Day with your own hands if you want to really surprise your lover or beloved in the good sense of the word.
The history of the creation of valentines is quite controversial, but it is known for certain that they were written back in the fifteenth century, only then they were not just beautiful crafts, but real works of art with lace undercuts and handmade color painting.
Then, gradually, the tradition of creating such declarations of love began to gain more and more popularity, until finally, in the nineteenth century, valentines gained mass production. However, by doing so, gifts for loved ones on February 14 were completely depersonalized.
Today, the tradition of making crafts for Valentine's Day is making a comeback again, which means that you will show an especially warm attitude and show how strong your feelings are if you try to make valentines with your own hands.
You can find a lot of options for such an occasion. Here are the simplest ones:
- Heart-shaped cards with beautiful poems or declarations of love never go out of fashion, especially since they can be made using any technique you like - quilling, scrapbooking, in various styles, flat or three-dimensional, etc.;
- if you have a lot of time, you can create a huge heart from a template, onto which you will need to glue a large number of small hearts - you will get a chic voluminous craft that your beloved girl will surely like;
- paper hearts can also be useful for creating an entire picture or panel; they can be painted, decorated with beads, sequins, rhinestones, beads or sparkles;
- the card does not have to be made of paper - very beautiful and original crafts are made from felt or other fabric - the principle of creation will be the same as in the case of working with paper;
- also among the original paper crafts you can name a postcard with a decoration made of buttons, bookmarks, a homemade notebook or even a whole heart-shaped book with tender words and romantic confessions;
- both your beloved girlfriend and your beloved boyfriend will undoubtedly love a heart-collage made from your joint photographs depicting the happiest or funniest moments - you just need to select suitable photos, cut out their various fragments and make a collage from them on a heart-shaped template;
- The same valentine can be made electronically, as a slide show or video, which you will be happy to watch over and over again.
Crafts can also be used to decorate your home - by preparing a room or apartment in a romantic style, you will, of course, make a wonderful surprise and create a festive mood for your beloved girlfriend or boyfriend:
- if you paste over a circle of white cardboard with multi-colored paper hearts, then you will get a wonderful craft in the form of a real wreath on the door for Valentine's Day;
- a more complex option for making a valentine with your own hands is to make a lot of roses from paper or ribbons, and then form them into a heart-shaped wreath;
- you can also string flat and voluminous hearts horizontally or vertically on threads and hang them like garlands;
- from coffee beans you can make beautiful paintings, panels and topiaries in the shape of a heart, which will be an excellent decoration for your home - to create a topiary you just need to cut out hearts from polystyrene foam and decorate it to your taste with corrugated paper, ribbons and braid, decoupage it, paste it over beads or sparkles. The finished heart needs to be attached to a stick or wooden skewer and placed in a prepared container, which you also decorate and decorate, and the heart tree can be secured using alabaster or building plaster;
- purchase plain mugs and plates and colored markers designed for drawing on ceramics and glass - create your own romantic set with declarations of love;
- Another decor option that is indispensable for celebrating February 14th is candles - decorate them with heart-shaped stands or place them in glass containers covered with paper themed decor.
For those who love and know how to cook, there are many ideas for edible delicious crafts:
- You can bake your own valentines in the form of heart cookies - take a simple recipe for shortbread cookies, and after preparing the dough and rolling it out, cut out small hearts, in which do not forget to make holes on top using a straw for juice - when the cookies are baked and cooled, tie each of them has a beautiful ribbon;
- You can also prepare a romantic breakfast for your other half - cut out a heart in a slice of bread and bake scrambled eggs in this form, you can also fry the bread heart and put it next to it on a plate, complement the breakfast with bacon, orange juice or coffee;
- It will look beautiful if you prepare a whole romantic tea party with themed decorations on the table, cut out in the shape of a heart, tea bags with good tea and sugar cubes with hearts painted with food coloring;
- for gourmets, you can make mini-canapés from sausages cut into the shape of a heart and pierced with a skewer with olives at the ends, or try hearts made from cherry tomatoes;
- the selection of romantic dishes for the holiday menu depends solely on your culinary abilities and the taste preferences of your loved one - perhaps it will be a huge heart cake or small cinnamon rolls in the shape of miniature hearts, pizza or sushi, fruit or cheese hearts on skewers, etc. .;
- Those with a sweet tooth will definitely enjoy small Valentine's chocolates, a beautifully decorated jar full of multi-colored sweets or a bag with sweets specially made for February 14th, as well as a candy bouquet.
If you still haven’t decided on an option and are looking for how to make a Valentine card with your own hands, pay attention to the extraordinary ideas:
- launch a sky lantern with your loved one and make a joint wish;
- pour hearts out of jewelry resin and make jewelry out of them;
- make soap in the shape of hearts;
- make a romantic deck of cards - you can take regular cards or tarot, for example, the deck could be called “The Reasons Why I Love You”;
- a valentine can be woven from beads, embroidered with threads or ribbons, drawn in the form of a picture, sewn or knitted;
- prepare a bath with rose petals for your loved one;
- propose to your other half - you definitely won’t find a more suitable occasion than Valentine’s Day.
Instead of a conclusion
The main condition that you need to understand before looking for an idea on how to make a Valentine card with your own hands is the willingness to sincerely demonstrate your feelings and the desire to please your dearest and most beloved person. Then you will definitely end up with an original and beautiful craft, and Valentine’s Day will become your favorite holiday and a good tradition of doing something nice for each other for your couple.
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