Paper Heart Garlands

Contact paper and sequins turn into a heart garland for Valentine's Day with your way.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://family.yourway.net/easy-sparkly-heart-garland/

American crafts glues decreasing sized hearts of different color and pattern scrapbooking paper upon one another for what they call a three dimensional garland.

Get the instructions here:
http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2014/01/3d-heart-garland-tutorial-by-katie-ehmann.html

The magic onions uses watercolor painted paper to make their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themagiconions.com/2014/01/lets-make-a-colorful-heart-garland.html

Tuts plus cuts up traditional red and white playing cards to make her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-geo-heart-garland-with-a-pack-of-cards--craft-17528 

Small for big adds the letters l o v and e to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://smallforbig.com/2014/01/diy-love-garland.html

Alpha mom sews hers together and puts them into envelopes.

Get the instructions here:

http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/valentine-days-craft-dangling-garland-valentines/

Pipe Cleaner Vase

Pipe cleaners make a great vase adding texture and fun.  Gummy lump also makes button flowers with pipe cleaner stems. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.gummylump.com/2011/02/pipe-cleaner-vase-with-button-flowers.html

Tic-Tac-Toe Valentines

A cute free printable for classroom valentines, nest of posies shares a tic-tac-toe board and suggests using the strawberry fields tic tacs for the playing pieces.

Get the template here:
http://www.nestofposies-blog.com/2014/01/xoxo-valentine-day-cards/ 

Green acres hobby farm uses tiny photos for the tic tac pieces.

Get the instructions here:
http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2011/02/xoxo-valentine-tic-tac-toe.html

Confetti Valentines

Glassine paper hearts are filled with confetti and struck with an arrow from tuts+.  She sews the hearts closed with red thread to make an outline.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-confetti-filled-hearts-for-valentines-day--craft-17568

Arrow You Going to be my Valentine?

These cute diy arrows would be a great accompaniment to any simple card.  Evite shows how to make these love weapons using any kind of wood stick, washi tape and colored paper.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ideas.evite.com/2014/01/diy-valentine-arrows/

I heart nap time uses feathers in her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartnaptime.net/feathered-arrow-valentine-decor/  

Creative capital b adds chewing gum and chocolate hearts to her arrows.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativecapitalb.com/2014/01/simple-valentines-gum-and-washi-tape.html

Resist Valentine's Day Cards

White crayons love notes come alive with water colors and grow creative.  Simply have the kids scribble or write their own messages and then paint over.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://growcreative.blogspot.com/2013/01/watercolor-resist-valentines-cards.html

Random Legos Valentines

Do you have too many extra Legos all around the house?  These are the perfect Valentine's Day cards for you.  Kojo-designs gathers an assortment of Legos and places them in a bag.  She then adds a cute topper.  Perfect for a class valentine or get valentine for a Lego enthusiast. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://kojo-designs.com/2014/01/free-printable-valentines-lets-build-lego-bags/