Well…it’s that time of year again! Single’s Awareness Day – oops, I mean Valentine’s Day! February 14th is the day that love birds young and old find ways to express their love and admiration for that special someone.
This time last year I wasn’t thinking about Valentine’s Day – I mean, it’s just January people! However, take a look around the drug stores and big box stores and you will see that it has been Valentine’s Day since before the ball dropped at midnight New Year’s Day! I had to wrap my mind around the fact that if I want to market and sell holiday themed items I have to think of each holiday and prepare for it 2-3 months in advance (so much for living life one holiday at a time). When I finally thought about Valentine’s Day last year it was mainly because a friend of mine was looking for something cute for her daughter to exchange with her friends at school. I made these adorable little felt heart “people” magnets and they were a huge hit!
I also made these adorable felt fortune cookies which I added custom notes to – one customer asked me to print out inspirational quotes to put in each fortune cookie so she could give them to her daughter in nursing school. I found 20 or so quotes for her to pick from. The best part was packing them up in Chinese to-go boxes!
This year, as mentioned in my “2013 – The Year of the Craft” post I’ve been working on some glass heart ornaments. I found them on sale at Michael’s Craft Store after the Christmas season. I bought 14 boxes which was all they had available – trust me I would have bought more if they had them. I bought 2 thinking I could do something with them for Christmas this year, and went back for the rest as soon as I realized they would make cute gifts for kids to exchange at school or for someone to decorate their mantel or another focal area in their home this Valentine’s Day.
Here is an example of some of the hearts…I have them available in my shop if you are not up to making them yourself. But if you do want to give it a try the very important trick I learned searching the web and reading various blogs and tutorials is to swish around a little floor cleaner (pour the excess back in the bottle) and then put glitter in the ornament ensuring you cover all of the interior. Once you know you have everything covered you can dump out the extra glitter to use in the next heart (or other glass ornament).
One other thing that I created this week for Valentine’s Day is this super fun feather Valentine’s Day wreath. It is made out of red and white feather boas including some ostrich feathers. I painted wooden hearts and decorated them to say Happy HEART Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day (just a tad early)!
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I want these fortune cookies! So great!
Thank you! I do have some available for sale in my shop. As a new customer you can use coupon code NEW20 for 20% off. Here’s a link to a set of 5 https://geminiredcreations.com/shop/fortune-cookies-set-of-5/
I really like the fortune cookies. They are totally cute! I think they’d be really cute packed with some chocolate dipped fortune cookies too.
That’s a great idea! I’ve also seen them made in colors like light blue and light pink to use at a baby shower to announce the sex of the baby.
“Single Awareness Day” LOL…. I have never really enjoyed VD day. And why are we a society that escews singleness and loves couples. Have you ever wondered this? Singles get discriminated against by paying higher taxes and dear lord, forget trying to go on a vacation as a single. You have to pay 1.5 or 2 times the amount? What’s up with that? UNFAIR I say.
Anyway, I didn’t come on here to comment about my dislike of how we treat our singles, but to tell you that these crafts are super cute and that I really love the glitter ornaments.
Cool ideas. Thanks
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I love the fortune cookies and the wreath!
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Amazing! We have bi-weekly crafts with a few girls. Im bringing these ideas!
We’ve made the felt fortune cookies before and they are so much fun! Thanks for leaving a comment on my Linky Party Tips post!
Thanks for the great post you had…I’ve added your blog to my reader.
Love the fortune cookie idea. I’ll have to do that for my kids this year.
I’m going to make the refrigerator magnets with my grandson for him to give to his mom. They are adorable
Have fun!
I think the fortune cookie I idea is too cute!!
If anyone would like a tutorial on making them post a comment and I will write something up.
i love all of these but the fortune cookie is my fav!
I like the heart shaped ornaments. Don’t recall ever seeing ones like these. Cool!
Those fortune cookies are wonderful! So clever and perfect for Valentines Day!
There are so many great tutorials out on the web…and they really are fun and easy!
Ooh lots of cute things to make for Valentines day . The kids can help make some of them to. The fortune cookies are cute as you can write out the fortunes for inside them. Thanks for the great ideas for them.
Yes, definitely okay for the kids to make!
These are adorable 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Monday Funday! (and for adding the button)
Thanks for letting me join your Monday Funday “party” – it’s a nice change from the “real” work I have to do all week!
Always love Valentine crafts.
Hey from tessacotton! Love your creation. I would be so thrilled if you would link up to my new, Valentines Day themed linky party!
http://tessacotton.blogspot.com/2013/01/valentines-day-linky-party.html
So fun. I would love to make those fortune cookies! I would also love for you to share this or any of your great ideas at the link party going on now (and every Saturday through Tuesday) at ‘Or so she says …’ Hope to see you there! http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Some great ideas to make and send to my daughter at the Air Force Academy, she would really appreciate something like the Valentine’s Day Tree to decorate her room.
I got the silver tree before Christmas at Michael’s craft store, but I’ve seen some around in the post-holiday sales. I wish I had bought more of them to use as gifts and such. What a great idea for your daughter and I honor her for joining the Air Force! On behalf of myself, and my military family, tell her I appreciate her service!
I love the felt heart people. It would make a great classroom art project. Thanks for the post.
I love making things for valentines day, when my kids were little we used to do all kinds of things
Love the red fortune cookies with handmade messages. They look easy to make and the fortune cookie boxes are available at some restaurant supply houses, colorful ones at Michael’s and Chinese restaurants, of course. I bought jewelry for the holidays from City Buddha in Cleveland Hts, OH http://www.citybuddha.com/ and the chinese takeout boxes each held a piece of jewelry with tissue and a sticker. It made a great gift look complete in the box.
Your felt heart magnets are just so cute and I am still laughing about your “Single Awareness Day” comment.
I think your Valentine’s decor is really pretty and looks easy to make. I like the colors of Valentine’s and I like your fortune cookies, they are so cute!
love the fortune cookie idea, i always pass these on to my sister she’s a crafter
I made the fortune
cookies a few years ago. they are cute. You have a lot of fun ideas. Thanks!
The ornaments are my favorite-they are so pretty.
I love the ideas, I will try them this Valentines coming up!
I love your feather boa wreath and how you painted the Christmas glass heart ornaments.
Love those fortune cookies- and they’re too cute in the take out boxes!!
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great ideas and they look easy
I like the little fortune cookies, they are so cute. I love your easter wreath. My daughter would just love the purple.
The purple is super cute! I made one for my friend’s daughter last year to hang on her bedroom door…she was in love!