Be My Valentine Banner

Aloha Crafters ~

Today's Idea & Inspiration is a banner for Valentine's Day. With the many fun coordinating two-sided papers we offer, this project was a breeze.

Supplies:

• 13 12X12 Coordinating Imaginesce Valentine Paper (for backgrounds)
• 2 12X12 Cardstock (2 different colors of choice for heart & letter frame)
• 1 12X12 Coordinating Imaginesce Valentine Paper (for lettering)
• 2 Pkg Arched Pennants (30120188)
• 13 Silk Flower heads & leaves
• Red Facet Hearts (30118819)
• Eclips Machine (30120535)
• Romantic & Heart Nouveau Alphabet Cartridge (30128577)
• Xyron Machine (3004148)
• Adhesive of choice
• Sissors
• Hole Punch
• Ribbon of choice

Instructions:

1. Cut 13 pennant shapes using the Imaginesce Valentine paper (use Arched Pennant as a pattern)
2. Adhere cutouts to chipboard using Xyron machine
3. Punch holes through cut & adhered pennants (see pictures)
4. Cut accent strips from complimentary paper
5. Adhere strips to pennants
6. Cut 13 4" X 5 1/2" hearts
7. Adhere to pennants
8. Cut 13 frames using the Eclips machine & Romantic cartridge
9. Adhere silk flowers, leaves and heart facets to hearts
10. Tie pennants to ribbon

Happy Crafting!

Spread the...

Have you lost that lovin' feeling for your Valentine's Day decorations? Get it back with a simple and quick fix that will get you back to loving Valentine's Day in all its pink-hearted glory.

All you need for this project are some frames, some scrapbooking paper, and some vinyl letters. The frames for this don't even need to match; you can use all different sizes and colors, like I did, if you want. Just cut down your pieces of scrapbooking paper to fit in the frames (if you have a paper trimmer this step can be pretty speedy and brainless) and put the paper into the frames the way you would a photo. Then, make sure your glass is nice and clean by wiping it down with some rubbing alcohol and stick your vinyl letters to the glass. Make sure you do a little spread the love dance as you set your frames up on your end table or counter because this swanky decoration was so snappy you were done before you could spell L-O-V-E.

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Scroll down to fall in love with paper mache letters too!

Felt Flower

There's always something crafty going on at Pearl City!

Happy New Year! New Year celebrations and resolutions (how many have you made?)! February is fast approaching & thoughts of hearts & flowers start to come to mind. Cut out heart shapes from felt, arrange them & create an open rose like the one above or wrap the hearts tighter and create rose buds. These are easy to make & a perfect project for kids to create for their teachers, mom, aunties, grandmoms or any special lady! We'll be creating these pretty blooms at Pearl City for a make-n-take this Saturday, later this month & in early February (just in time for Valentine's Day). This Saturday's Crafting Adventures also includes a make-n-take for the Paracord Bracelet; see you there!

gloria @ Pearl City

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 60 - Hearty Clay Valentine Pin & Special Edition Episode - Glitter Heart Card

We're finishing up Hearty Clay Valentine Week with another craft you can make for Valentine's Day. Brandon shows you how to make a pretty pin using Hearty Clay and various molds.

Use various lollipop, soap, & chocolate candy molds to create cute pins out of Hearty Clay.

Catch the episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 60 - Hearty Clay Valentine Pin

Supplies:

Hearty Clay

Mold (for lollipop, soap, or chocolate candy)

Baby Powder

Acrylic Paint

Hot Glue Gun & glue sticks

Pinback

Who knew that you could use those molds to create pins with clay, too? Stay tuned after this episode, because we have a Special Edition Crankin' Out Crafts Episode - the Glitter Heart Card, featuring JFlo on-location in Texas with her niece and nephew. 

Today marks our 60th episode! Thank you all for watching, we'll be back next week with another set of projects for you. Don't forget, Valentine's Day is on Tuesday, February 14th!

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 59 - Hearty Clay Valentine Rose

We're back again with another craft you can make for Valentine's Day! In this episode, learn how to make a rose made out of Hearty Clay.

Watch as Brandon smashes clay in his hand to create a beautiful rose.
Perfect for gift-giving on Valentine's Day!

View our episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 59 - Hearty Clay Valentine Rose

Supplies:

Hearty Clay

Wire

Flower Tape

Silk Leaves

Create a single rose or even a bouquet of roses that will last longer than fresh flowers! Experiment with different colors and shapes, too. Join us again Friday, for another fun Hearty Clay project.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 58 - Hearty Clay Valentine Embellishments

Valentine's Day is about a week away on Tuesday, February 14th! This week we will show you how to make Valentine-themed items out of Hearty Clay. Hearty Clay is an easy-to-use, air-dry clay and comes in different colors. Brandon demonstrates how to use cut-outs from Hearty Clay to create easy embellishments for Valentine's Day cards and scrapbooking.

Create your own embellishments for cards and scrapbook pages!

View the episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 58 - Hearty Clay Valentine Embellishments

Supplies:

Hearty Clay

Roller

Fondant or Clay Letter Cutters

Triple Thick Gloss

Brush

Check back again this week for more ideas using Hearty Clay for Valentine's Day!