There’s nothing better than giving those that you love something personal and homemade. This Valentines Day, why not get creative with the whole family and try your hand at these fun crafts. Using a variety of materials, gift someone a treat handmade with love.

Mixed Media Valentines Card

What you need

Card

Floral wrapping paper or magazine

Watercolour paints

Paintbrush

Pencil

Scissors

String

Glue

Instructions:

1. Fold your piece of Card in half.
2. Cut out some flower and foliage from your wrapping paper.
3. Gather them into a bunch and stick onto the card.
4. Sketch out your vase.
5. Paint over your pencil drawing, adding stems onto your flowers.
6. Glue on some string and bow.
7. To finish, attach a Valentines message to your string bow.

Cardboard Cacti

What you need:

Scrap cardboard

Ramekin dish or plant pot

Acrylic Paint

Paintbrush

Scissors

Glue

Pencil

Marker pen

Brown paper

Instructions:

1. Sketch out your Cactus shapes on the cardboard and cut out.
2. Make narrow cut slits using your scissors on each piece.
3. Paint your shapes in your desired Cacti colour.
4. Using your marker pen, add the details once the paint has dried.
5. Slot together your shapes to create your Cactus plant.
6. Using strong glue, stick down your cardboard plant onto the base of the Ramekin.
7. Cover the Ramekin with a strip of brown paper and glue to secure.

Clay Heart Necklace

What you need:

Air hardening modelling Clay

Acrylic Paint

Paintbrush

Glitter

Threading Cord

Clay shaping tool

Instructions:

1. Mould small amounts of clay into heart shapes.
2. Using the shaping tool, make a small hole in the centre of each heart.
3. Paint the hearts and sprinkle glitter to decorate.
4. Rest aside the hearts to dry overnight.
5. Thread the cord through the finished clay hearts and tie into a knot.

Hanging Heart Garland

What you need:

Coloured Card

Scissors

Stapler

Instructions:

1. Cut the card into strips about 1.5cm in width.
2. To begin the garland, secure x4 strips of card in your hand.
3. Staple on one end to secure, about 2cm in from the end.
4. Splay the 2 outer strips and meet the ends together with another 2 strips.
5. Staple the ends together as before.
6. Repeat this process until you have the desired length of your Garland.

by Laura xx