A Few Snippets of Love

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I know that Valentine's Day is now behind us but like my daughter said, "It will be here again next year, won't it?" So, I thought I would quickly share a few snippets of our DIY Valentine creations that you could file away until next year. Or, some of these ideas would be perfect gifts for Easter, Mother's Day, or "just because."

 

Audrey and I both made paint chip bookmarks as our valentines this year. She decorated hers with stickers for her friends and classmates. On the back we put a label where she wrote her name.

I decided to add my studnets' first initials with a fun font. These were so easy and inexpensive and I know that many of my students were excited to receive one.

 

Audrey made these clothespin candle holders as gifts, as well. We cleaned out a small tuna can, which she attached the clothespins to. Then she painted them and we added a little heart border all the way around. We put candles in ours but they could easily hold a small plant or a treat bag.

 

 

We also did a little card making...

 

 

Last but not least, I made these notebooks for the kids. Can I just tell you that I love writing and I also happen to love notebooks. I have always played around with the idea of having a back and forth notebook between me and my children. A place to write letters and leave messages to one another. I know that Will's will be a little one-sided, at first, but hopefully he will one day cherish the words that we write to him as a baby. I thought it would be fun for the cover of the notebook to be a chalkboard. The easiest thing to have done would have been to find chalkboard contact paper but I could find any and didn't feel like going to a bunch of different stores. I had some chalkboard paint so I just went that route. Here is how they turned out...

 

 

So, there you have it. A few gift ideas for the special people in your life. I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Have a great weekend!