Valentine’s Day is just a few days
away. It has turned into quite the commercial holiday with
fancy cards, candies and flowers. Wouldn’t
it be nice to make homemade valentines
instead? Here are some homemade Valentine ideas that will
save you money and are more special and personal than
anything you can buy in a store.
If you have a computer, this is your
first link to making homemade
valentines cards. Using Photoshop or
other card-making software is not
only fun, but easy to use. You can
make scores of valentine cards
within no time.
Perhaps you’d like to make a
valentine wreath for your door.
That’s easy enough!
Find some red fabric of different
textures and make heart shapes. Then
stuff them with newspaper to give
them fullness. You can make several
hearts and sew them together to form
a larger heart which you can then
add to a round piece of wire.
How about a valentine basket? Fill
the basket with homemade heart
shaped cookies. Be sure to use red
icing; or even red food coloring
would suffice. Add some Hershey
chocolate kisses in red foil and set
it out on your table for your family
to enjoy. Using your baking skills
to prepare a homemade valentine
cake. You can even shape it into a
heart. Surprise your family after
dinner!
Make a valentine heart for your
loved one by taking some red
construction paper; glue; and write
your heartfelt sentiment on it, then
sprinkle colored sparkles on the
glue and hang it so that your spouse
can see it as soon as they walk in
the door. You can even cut out tiny
hearts with red construction paper
and stream it across a wall in your
home. Write notes of love on each
one!
It doesn’t take much to make
homemade valentines. Just
imagination and a few items can
really make a splash without having
to spend a fortune. It’s the thought
that counts! |
