We’re all suckers for romance, even if most of us believe Valentine’s Day is a holiday dreamed up by industry fatcats. Here are MAKE’s staff picks for ways to celebrate with that special someone, maker style. Read on, it’s a big list! Build a bike A personalized bike built for your sweetie can be really […]
Regina of Creative Kismet shares a tutorial for making these Be My Valentine bookmarks. A few people are doing Valentine exchanges and I wanted do the same. I thought it would be fun to make something that you can use all year long, maybe as a marker for a project in your favorite sewing, art […]
By Ann Martin Quilling, the coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create a design, has been around for years — hundreds, in fact. During the Renaissance, nuns and monks would roll gold-gilded paper remnants trimmed during the bookmaking process, and use them to decorate religious objects as an alternative to costly gold filigree. […]
I love this sweet and simple way to reuse old Valentine cards. Janna of Mustard Seeds shows how to sew them up in to a cute garland. [via Whip-Up]
The Chinese New Year is almost upon us, and you can celebrate the Year of the Tiger by whipping up some of these cool hand puppets made from cereal boxes. Tali of Growing Up Creative shows you how!
Chasity of Belle and Burger shares how to make these fabric Valentine books. She shares several great ideas for personalizing them and adding great embellishments.
Lee Meredith on Threadbanger rounds up heart craft projects for Valentine’s Day in her weekly roundup. I love this DIY Valentine Robot tutorial by Sew Green.
