Valentine Day, which is celebrated in memory of St Valentine, is a day when everyone expresses their emotions and affections to their loved and dear ones. Valentine Day does not just celebrate romantic love but the day is about love in all its forms be it one's love for one's parents, siblings, friends or partners.
Gifts -- small or big -- are exchanged on this day to express one's feelings and love. And what could be a better way to show you care than by giving hand-made gifts to your loved ones. They will not only love it and feel special; they will also appreciate the fact that you put your time and effort to make something for them.
Valentine Day Crafts for Kids
You can make a jewelry box or trinkets box for your mom or grandmother to keep their precious jewels in it by using craft sticks or ice cream sticks. Stack up the craft sticks on a wax paper in the shape of a square or rectangle with the help of craft glue. Keep on adding more craft sticks till it has gained adequate height. You can make the lid by pasting craft sticks on another wax paper. You can decorate the box with colorful beads, ribbons, glitter or velvet paper cut in different shapes and sizes.
You can even take an old wooden box with a lid to make the jewelry box. Cover the box with velvet paper and decorate it using glitter, beads and small pieces of glass. Your mom or grandmother will cherish your thoughtful gift for years and generations to come.
A personalized handmade Valentine scroll could be a perfect gift for anyone be it your friend, sibling or your parents. Take a canvas paper and draw some flowers on it. If you are not a pro at drawing or painting, you can apply color on your hands and put it on the paper or you can even take blocks available in the market for block-printing purposes and put color on them and make its impression on the paper. Write a personalized message for your loved ones and keep it for drying. Once the paint gets dried, roll the paper and tie it with a satin ribbon to give to your dear ones.
You can tie different flavored candies with a ribbon, resembling like a neckpiece, and give it to your friend. She will instantly like it and may also share the goodies with you. You can also decorate an old used jar with a lid to put some candies in it and gift as a Valentine candy jar. Put special Valentine candies, lollipops and jelly beans in it and decorate the jar with the help of velvet paper, ribbons or bows.
Valentine Day crafts for adults
If you are good at glass painting, you can paint beautiful motifs and write a personalized message for your loved ones on a wine glass or even a flower vase with the help of glass paints. These glasses or flower vase will not only be special for your loved ones, it will attract attention and praise from the visitors as well. If you are good at painting or sketching, you can also draw the portrait of your loved ones and gift them your work of art for keepsakes.
You can also paint colored stones which can be used as paperweights. You can paint the shape of hearts on these stones or write a personalized message for your loved ones to express your feelings for them. You can also use glitter to decorate these stones.
You can make a decorative piece by using unique-shaped old transparent glass jar or bottle. Clean the jar or bottle so that it looks new. Put colorful marbles or glass stones in the jar up to the 1/4th capacity of the jar and then add artificial flowers into it. If you don't want to add artificial flowers, you can fill the jar with bright and colorful marbles till three-fourth of its capacity and water till the level of the marbles.
If your partner is fond of candles, you can make an interesting candle bowl that will lit up your special Valentine dinner. You can take a flat-surfaced glass vase. Put in it a candle holder and place bright-colored marbles or glass stones around the candle holder. When you light the candle, its light will reflect on the colorful marbles or glass stones, perking up the surroundings.
These home-made crafts will not only be special for your loved ones, it will also help to showcase your creativity to others around you.
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