Valentine’s Day is known for chocolates, flowers, candle light dinners, and more romance. The following are a two easy Valentine’s Day crafts that add to the fun and romance of the day, no matter what craft you choose, just think fun and think romance, and it will be a great craft:
First, is the dried flower candles. This is a great Valentine’s Day craft because it takes two of the traditional elements of this romantic day, and revamps them giving them new energy and life, and ties them together.
What you need:
A tall tube glass.
Clear gel wax
Dried flowers
Metal bottom
Wick
How to make this craft:
This craft is so easy. What you want to do is take your tube glass, get your wick, attach it to the metal bottom, stick a dab of glue on the bottom, and stick in the tube glass. Now, pour a half inch of gel wax in, place your first dried flower. It helps to have chop sticks, or long something or another to help you maneuver your items in the tall tube glass. Continue to pour the heated gel wax in, and arrange your dried flowers as you pour, hold your wick straight and tight as you pour. Once it is full, make sure it sets up. Then use it to accessorize your table for dinner.
Second is a love mug: This is a fun Valentine’s Day craft that can be used to celebrate Valentine’s Day all day long. You are going to be making a mug for a loved one. They can drink their morning coffee, or chocolate, they can put it on their desk at work filled with treats, and more. So, this is the more casual gift, but it can really be a great gift.
What you need:
A plain white mug
Craft paint
Stencils
Sealant
For this craft, all you need to do is choose a fun pattern or stencil lay it on your mug and paint. However, to make sure hat this is done right, you want to get a good snug fit. So, make sure the stencil is tight against the mug, and you have your chosen paints out and ready. Tape the stencil to the mug so that it does not move. Then stipple paint on. Let it dry, and do another layer. You want to make sure that you have a good even layer of paint. Then let it dry all the way and remove the stencil or pattern. Then use a clear sealant to protect the paint so that it does not chip off. Once it is dry you have a great Valentine’s Day craft. You can have a lot of fun with this, you can paint hearts, conversation hearts, your love, etc. You can do a lot with this craft, and the other perfect thing about this easy craft is that it can be for a kid, an adult, a friend, a lover, a boss, etc.
There are tons of easy Valentine’s Crafts you can do, just make sure that when you make a Valentine’s Day craft that you protect your surfaces by putting newspaper or something down first, make sure you know all of the directions first, and make sure you are making something you feel happy about. The more you love your easy craft, the better it will be. Whether it is something simple, or something difficult, you can’t have a great Valentine’s Day craft if you do not love what you are doing.