We make valentines with our own hands

Valentine's Day is a great occasion to make a nice and sweet gift from the bottom of your heart. Hand-made gifts are especially valuable. Such things will never cease to cause smiles and lift the spirits of the people to whom they are handed. In this article, we will talk about several ways to make beautiful DIY valentines.

There are many ways to make beautiful and cute Valentine's Day cards. These can be both very simple and original home-made presentations, distinguished by their creative performance. Most of the options are extremely simple and quick to manufacture. The main thing is to think over the idea of ​​a future charming valentine in advance and prepare all the necessary materials with tools for carrying out the work.

The list of necessary components largely depends on what kind of valentine you have planned to make. Most often, the following components are necessary for making a beautiful homemade product:

• paper;
• paints;
• multi-colored ribbons;
• cardboard;
• glue;
• simple pencil and ruler;
• heart-shaped stencils;
• toothpicks or thin wooden sticks;
• brushes;
• special knife for cutting paper.

Of course, the list of required components may be different. It all depends on what kind of valentine you are planning to make. From the listed positions, it will turn out to make presentations of various types and sizes. The main thing is to show your imagination!

The easiest to make are valentines made of cardboard or paper. Despite the fact that they are made easily and quickly, this does not mean that they are demonstratively boring and cheap. A well-made paper or cardboard valentine can turn out to be very effective and original. The design of a small presentation should be thought out in advance in order to make a really cool thing.

There is one of the popular methods of making paper valentines, designed for two halves at once. For example, a husband and wife can hang such a present over their bed - this is a very interesting and romantic solution. Let's consider step by step how you can make a similar option with your own hands.

• First, you will need to dip your fingers into the paint prepared in advance and exposed next to it. Just apply it on the surface of your palms, and then make an imprint that will be very similar in shape to a heart.
• After that, take decorative scissors and cut out the Valentine's card with them. Then you need to thread the ribbon.

There is another interesting way to make a Valentine's Day card for February 14th. In this case, not only pink paper will be used, but also red cardboard. Having such materials, as well as glue, scissors and a pencil, you can start making a beautiful presentation yourself.

• First you need to fold the cardboard sheet in half. Try to fold neatly so that all fold lines are even and tidy. Then cut out the heart-shaped piece.
• Now take pink colored paper and cut thin strips out of it. You will need to cut them as if you were cutting something like grass. Each of the strips will need to be twisted on a pencil.
• Next, you will need to glue ready-made pink flowers to the layout. You can additionally decorate the blank with beautiful sparkles or some other decorative elements. The result is an original and voluminous craft that can be given not only to the other half, but also to mom or sister, even to the teacher.

Cool idea - valentine card. It can also be made from paper and cardboard. In addition, for such a homemade product, you will need to prepare a stencil made in the shape of a heart. The manufacturing method will consist of the following steps.

• First you will need to take one sheet of rectangular paper. It needs to be bent in half using a ruler.
• Now you need to take a pre-prepared heart-shaped stencil. It will need to be circled on the workpiece with a pencil along the outer edges.
• The next step along the lines drawn will need to carefully cut out the heart. It is worth noting that you will not need to cut anything on one side, since this part will act as the fold line of the original postcard.
• For now, the workpiece can be set aside. It's time to tackle the inner component of the valentine.
• To do this, you need to take paper, but of a different color. The same stencil should be put on it, but now you need to circle it from both the outside and the inside. From the inside, you need to cut it as carefully as possible, so that you get a kind of spiral of hearts. For these purposes, at the end of each of the circles, it will be necessary to slightly cut to the bottom, continuing to move further in shape.
• When all the components of the valentine card are ready, they can be connected to each other. To do this, we take glue, spread it on the large (main) heart of the spiral, and then glue valentines on its base on one side. Next, we smear a small heart, and close the homemade postcard so that all the components stick well.

If you want to present an unusual valentine as a gift, then a homemade product made using the origami technique will be an excellent solution. Such things look very interesting and creative.

It is not difficult to make an origami heart with your own hands. Even if you are unfamiliar with this technique, then you should not be upset. If you follow the detailed scheme of actions, then the craft will definitely turn out to be very neat and beautiful.

• You can use this quick guide to making a valentine yourself using the origami technique. You just need to follow the order of actions shown in the photo. If this is your first time doing crafts using the technique in question, then it is advisable to first practice on plain paper. When you get a little more comfortable and understand how to act correctly, you can move on to using colored sheets.

• And also in making a valentine, you can rely on such an extremely simple and understandable scheme. Many people who are not familiar with the origami technique use these templates, and they get very beautiful homemade products.

An origami valentine can be presented to relatives or a significant other. Such an original and beautiful present will definitely cheer everyone up.

Very beautiful and original valentines are obtained not only from cardboard or colored paper, but also from such a popular material as felt. Such products look more interesting than paper ones, but they are also made in a completely different way.

Consider a master class on making an original fragrant valentine from felt. First you need to prepare the components, such as:

• pink felt;
• pink satin ribbon;
• embroidery threads (brown tint is suitable);
• brown beads;
• coffee beans;
• one star anise;
• half a stick of cinnamon;
• paper and pencil;
• chalk and scissors;
• glue in the form of a gun;
• circular knife;
• needle.

Now let's take a look at the step-by-step instructions for making a fragrant presentation for February 14.

• First you need to prepare a heart-shaped template. Decide what sizes the felt valentine will have. Fold a piece of paper in half, draw a half heart, starting from the fold line.
• Now, using scissors, cut out the heart-shaped template. The two halves of this part must be the same size.
• Take a piece of pink felt and circle the template with a crayon on it. Try to position the part so that you can save as much space on the material as possible. Cut out felt blanks.
• Now you should draw another heart, but this time inside the template. To do this, an indent of 2 cm must be made from the edges. In the inner part, the heart must have the same shape as the heart in which it is located. Cut out the shaded center.
• Circle the new template with chalk on one of the felt blanks. Place the part in the center.
• Now, using the circular knife, cut through the middle. Try to do this so that the transitions are made as smooth and accurate as possible. Do not hurry.
• Next, cut off the pink ribbon. It should be about 20 cm long. Fold the tape in half. Glue both ends in the middle between the halves of the heart-shaped piece. The result should be a loop. For it it will be possible to hang a ready-made felt valentine.
• The next step is to cut a heart out of organza. It will need to be attached pointwise to a felt blank with a hole. The side to which the organza piece was attached will be hidden inside.
• Now turn the workpiece outward. Sew the felt and organza carefully. Needle seams should be made. In this case, it will be necessary to retreat from the edges only a few centimeters.
• Next, the sewn blank will need to be sewn to the heart with a loop from the ribbon. The seam must be done the same as previously indicated.Just a few centimeters need not be reached to the end.
• Fill the loose center with brown beads, coffee beans, star anise, and cinnamon. The felt can now be sewn to the end.

You can make a very unusual and beautiful valentine with your own hands - it will pleasantly surprise the person to whom it is presented. For example, a voluminous homemade product in the form of a cute box with a note will be a good solution. To make it you will need:

• colored cardboard;
• box template;
• pencil and ruler;
• awl;
• crochet hook;
• glue and scissors.

You can make a valentine box like this.

• First, prepare the box template. Cut it out and attach it to the cardboard, but not on the colored side.
• Take a pencil, trace the workpiece along the contour. Next, you need to take an awl and make punctures at all points of intersection of the lines. Then the sheet can be removed and all the points connected to each other.
• Cut out the cardboard piece. Take a ruler and hook. These components can be used to make neat folds. Just apply the ruler more tightly to the drawn lines, lightly drag along it while pressing the hook. Flex the cardboard. This should be done on all lines.
• Remember to make cuts at the corners of the workpiece. Then it will be necessary to cut off one formed triangle so that you can assemble the homemade product. Then, using glue, you need to connect the edges and press them well.
• It remains only to make the clasp. Cut to the middle of the heart half. One half has the bottom, and the other half has the top. As a result, combine these elements and get a heart.

There are many more original ideas for making beautiful valentines. Cool heart-shaped presentations can be made of paper using an interesting quilling technique. We will learn how to properly make such postcards.

• First, a heart is drawn on a dense piece of cardboard and cut out with zigzag scissors.
• Inside a large heart, they draw another one, but smaller. You can cut it with a special paper cutter. You should get a cardboard piece with a width of at least 1 cm.
• Prepare paper strips. Use toothpicks to twist spirals out of them. They will need to be laid out inside a cardboard heart and sealed with PVA glue.
• The heart filled with spirals must be covered with a brush with an adhesive on one side. Both the spiral parts and the areas of their connection with the base must also be treated with glue. The excess of the latter will need to be wiped off with a napkin.
• Complete the empty areas inside the heart with more miniature spirals. Stick them on. It is better to dry your homemade product on an oilcloth.
• The dried original valentine can be decorated as desired. For example, paint a cardboard outline, or very carefully separate it, leaving only an openwork heart.

For this, a variety of materials are used. Quite good original homemade products are obtained from plasticine, dough and other unexpected foundations.

Heart postcards can be not only romantic, but also funny. It is permissible to hand these types of cards to both husband and mother and friends. If you want to cheer up your loved ones and see smiles on their faces, then a cool valentine will be a win-win solution.

For example, a very original funny valentine will come out of soft materials, padding polyester, beads and cotton wool. You can also use a small amount of fur. From such materials, an original valentine can be made like this.

• Hearts and small ears need to be cut out of a sheet of paper or Whatman paper. Then the templates should be attached to the main material and blanks should be made.
• Carefully sew the blanks in the form of hearts, stuff them with padding polyester or cotton wool. Then sew on the ears and attach them to the hearts.
• It remains to fix the beady eyes and pieces of fur on the ears and tails.You can additionally draw funny faces on cute faces.

You can quickly and easily make valentines with funny faces or funny inscriptions painted on them. Such lovely gifts evoke very pleasant and warm feelings, especially if they are presented together with useful and sincere gifts.

There are many more different methods of making beautiful valentines, which are not ashamed to present as a gift to friends and family. You can independently make not only paper or cardboard, but also postcards with a secret and even edible varieties of presents. Consider how you can prepare such interesting gizmos.

An edible valentine will be a wonderful gift. This is a very original and win-win solution, since such a present will definitely not just gather dust in the closet idle. These can be such mouth-watering options:

• charming gingerbread valentines with aromatic icing and icing sugar;
• marshmallows made in the shape of hearts;
• hearts made from chocolate (can be supplemented with cream or creamy mousse - there are a lot of options);
• homemade valentine cookies;
• heart-shaped pancakes (openwork pancakes will look especially impressive).

An edible valentine is both delicious and unusual present.

An equally original solution is a valentine calendar. Such a mini-gift is also not difficult to make with your own hands with minimal time costs. For such a homemade product, you will need the following components:

• sheets of plain white paper;
• envelopes in red and pink shades;
• markers in different shades of pink, as well as one black marker;
• white felt-tip pen;
• pink tape;
• a few lipsticks.

We will analyze in stages how to make such a gift for February 14th.

• Form neat hearts, then place them in envelopes. On a piece of paper, write various pleasant phrases and wishes, declarations of love. Make enough liners.
• Arrange the finished notes in colored envelopes.
• Sign the numbers. They will represent dates from 1 to 14 February. Paint your lips with a bold lipstick and leave kisses on the envelopes.
• After that, the matter will remain small - you will need to attach the envelopes with liners to the wall, forming a heart-shaped shape out of them.

Now every day for 2 weeks until Valentine's Day, your chosen one will receive cute messages. In the very last envelope, you should put something really special.

A fortune-teller Valentine is a very creative solution. Such an unusual present can be given not only to a young man, but also to a friend or sister. For self-production of such an exclusive you will need:

• a template for a future homemade product;
• scissors;
• 8 wishes.

Making such a valentine is extremely simple.

• First you need to print the template. It is advisable to do this on a color printer.
• Next, the workpiece should be folded in half, and then folded like this again.
• Now the corners of the part need to be bent closer to the center. The workpiece must be turned over.
• Bend the corners towards the middle again, and turn the piece over again.
• Bend the workpiece crosswise. After that, the original "fortune-teller" valentine can be considered complete.

For Valentine's Day, you can give a valentine with a secret. You can also make such a small present with your own hands. To do this, you need to prepare:

• paper;
• scissors;
• glue;
• felt-tip pens.

Making a valentine with a secret is quite simple.

• First you need to print the blank. Next, you need to cut it out strictly along the contour.
• It is necessary to draw along the solid lines with some blunt object or instrument. It is advisable to do this along a ruler.
• Then the lines will need to be bent.
• The most important and crucial moment is assembling a valentine with a secret.
• After that, the edges of the strips will need to be securely glued to each other.
• Draw in the center, and then carefully cut out a heart. It is permissible to make the edges of the valentine patterned, embossed.
• Write an affectionate love message and color the DIY on both sides.
• Expand the valentine, covering the inscription. After that, color it again on both sides. In order to properly turn the thing, you need to get used to it a little.

An original postcard with a secret is made quickly and easily. The main thing is to act carefully and without unnecessary haste. A creative present will surely delight your soul mate.

To learn how you can make a valentine card with your own hands in 5 minutes, see the next video.