This cross stitch heart pendant is super simple to make for a Valentine’s Day gift or to wear yourself. Or make it into a keychain, zipper charm, or anything else you want! Supplies The main thing you need to make this cross stitch heart pendant is the frame. This one is from a set of […]
A Couple More Cute Valentine’s Projects
I’ve been doing a lot of writing for other people lately, so I thought I’d share a couple of other projects of mine that you can find elsewhere on the web. I completely love the Heartfelt Robot, which is a simple knitting pattern embellished with a little heart for Valentine’s Day. But it’s a cute […]
A Valentine from a Knitter
In the spirit of embracing creative challenges, as I have been trying to do this year, I signed up to take part in a “mystery muse” program this month, which involves giving two handmade gifts to someone and receiving two gifts from someone else. I decided to make my first gift a knit heart, because […]
A Colorful Valentine for Kids
Last year I made chocolate playdough and cute animal-print cards for the kids at the Bit’s school, so I kind of felt like I had to do something homemade for them again. It’s fun, and I don’t like giving the kids candy, so why not? This year I decided to do an alphabet crayon for […]
Make a Valentine Holder from a Jeans Pocket
I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of old jeans in my house. They have holes or stains or are otherwise unfashionable, but I can’t bear to part with them. If you have a pair of jeans you aren’t wearing any more, you can use the pocket and a few simple supplies […]
Last-Mintue Quick, Cute Cutout Cards
I hesitated to use the word “Valentine’s” in the title for this article because I don’t want you to think that this concept is just for Valentines. Pick any shape you want to cut out on the front of a card, glue part of a child’s drawing over the hole and you’ve got the perfect […]
Semi-Homemade Valentines
I don’t know why I decided I wanted to make a little something for all the kids at the Bit’s preschool for Valentine’s Day, but I did. (I’m sure I would have though better of it had I realized there were three birthdays — among seven kids — in the next three weeks, not to […]