Swedish Heart
Pretty Swedish heart Valentine from Delish.
Holiday Projects
Project: Love Transfusion Valentine
By Rachel Faucett Everybody loves to be loved. What if that love could be injected? Taking inspiration from an IV bag, I went looking around the house and took a trip to the local supermarket to find all of the supplies I needed. So if you have a relationship that needs mending, seize the opportunity […]
Quilts Made From Street Signs
Jenean Morrison shares pictures from a recent visit to Memphis, where she explored the stunning public art installation, “Quiltsurround” by Sculptor and University of Memphis professor, Greely Myatt. The large scale quilts hide the unsightly heating and air conditioning units on the side of City Hall and were made using soon-to-be-recycled street signs as quilt […]
How-To: Embroidered Felt Heart Hoop
This cute heart embroidery pattern from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin is simple enough that you could easily stitch up several for your favorite Valentines this week. I particularly like her demonstration of how you can use parchment paper as a way to get the design “on to” the felt. She also shows […]
How-To: Duct Tape Roses
If you’re celebrating Love Day this year, and could’t make it to the Kwik-E-Mart before they sold out of Lord Huggington, you might consider going the handmade route, in which case you could probably do a lot worse than a dozen of these realistic duct tape roses from Instructables user DIYHacksAndHowTos. Now, if you’ll excuse […]
Giant Paint Chip Valentine
We’ve posted loads of projects made with paint chips over the years, but here’s a fun paint chip project that actually doesn’t even use any of the colorful strips. Andrea of HandMAKEmyDay made this giant paint chip Valentine along with her husband, Cliff. Their time lapse video of how it came together is really fun, […]
How-To: Cross-Stitch Valentine
I love stitching on paper, so this Valentine project from Danyelle of dandee really strike my fancy. I love that she’s provided a PDF that you can print and stitch directly on to. It makes the project quick and easy with just the perfect touch of low-effort stitching for high-impact results. Here’s a tip for […]