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Going Green Valentine Holders

Going Green Valentine Holders

 I was encouraged by Destri over at the Mother Huddle to do a Valentine version of these “Going Green Gift Card Holders.”  I thought it was a great idea and eventually got around to it!
*I made a homemade template.  I hope the measurements are helpful.

*Trace the template onto the inside of a grocery sack.

*Fold in all 4 sides.

*Punch holes with hole punch.

*Fill it with a lil’ somethin’ somethin’

*Add ribbon and decorate however you desire.

{could make holes bigger and use a pixie stix treat}
A little valentine love note can be placed inside, or a gift card -I personally would take coffee shop gift card over fresh flowers, any day!  I plan on making some for my kids and husband. I’ll let you in on a little secret…ready?
I didn’t make my girls classroom valentines homemade…shhh!
I by no means have enough patience to make 3 classrooms, 21ish kids each, all homemade valentines.  I’ve seen some of you do it, and I am amazed, but it’s not for me. I got our classroom valentines from Target on special 2/1!  Ya know, the boxed ones that come with a treat and envelope? Easy.Yay.
I DO have enough time and patience to make them for my girls and husband.
 My kids will have little love notes and candy on theirs, my husband…hmmm…can you handle another secret?  Like, a Victoria’s Secret? shhh…
 His will contain a gift card to Victoria’s Secret, for me to use, of course!  Quite brilliant in my book. A gift for him that allows me to go out and shop (alone without the kids, yippee!) and in the end make us both happy..I hope!:)  (my parents and grandparents are all closing their eyes and shaking their heads right now..hee hee)

Gotta Love Valentines Day!

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Homemade Valentine Gift Bags Made From Envelopes

I did a post on “Going Green Packages and Toppers” around Christmas time.  These little bags are inspired by the ones I posted about  from “How About Orange..”  I decided to try them in a Valentine’s theme because most Valentine treats are small and would fit perfectly in these bags.  We always have envelopes laying around, so it is a great way to use them up!

 

I made this little heart shaped pom-pom by using silver twist ties, inspired by these from Nice Package.

I wanted to get more creative with labels, but I couldn’t get my setting right on the printer for envelopes, so I gave up after the heart print.  I was really wishing I was a stamper right about then, I know there are some really great Valentine stamps out there, which would be easy and look great.

Instead, I just kept them minimal.  I plan on filling these with treats and love notes, and sitting them at the breakfast table on Valentine’s day for my 3 little sweets!

I Whipped Something Up @ The Girl Creative

Making The World Cuter Monday @ Making The World C.U.T.E.R.

Talented Tuesday @ My Frugal Family

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FUN/DIY/ Valentine's Day

Homemade Valentine Treat Containers

This is our version of a great craft tutorial over at Skip To My Lou.

They were really easy to make!  We filled ours with mints, red hots,

chocolates, feathers, coins, and stickers.  I made these with my

first grader and her cousin who is the same grade.

They really loved it, especially getting to turn the crank on the crimper.

This Post Is Linked To:
Metamorphosis Monday @Between Naps On The Porch
Make Your Monday @ Twice Remembered
Make It For Monday @ Cottage Instincts
Strut Your Stuff Valentines @ Somewhat Simple
Show And Tell Wednesday @ Blue Cricket Design

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Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas

Egg Carton Heart Art from A Little Hut
I just love this. You could make all kinds of shapes and colors out of these egg cartons. What fun!
Puffy Tissue Heart from Kaboose
I remember making tissue art as a kid. These are cute, my girls could do this craft without much direction from me. Bonus!
Ruffly Felt Rosette Wreath from Domestifluff
I think this is so elegant. You could use any color felt and a heart shaped foam form. These white ones would be beautiful to decorate a winter wedding. Red would be great for Christmas. Brown for fall.
Potato Stamp Art from Cafe Mom
I plan on using the inside of brown paper grocery sacks for this project.
Homemade Chocolate Playdoh from A Foothill Home Companion
This idea almost seems cruel! It smells like chocolate, looks like chocolate, but you can’t eat it!
Sour Cream Container Look-Alikes from Skip To My Lou
I have never seen this craft before. What a great way to package little valentine treats!

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New Years Kid Crafts/New Year’s Eve Traditions

We made these goofy glasses today. Head over to Make and Takes for directions. While you are there, at the end of the post is a link for homemade New Year’s Eve Noise Makers made out of toilet paper rolls. They make the sound of a kazoo while blowing into them. I get a little jeebed out thinking about putting my mouth on something that spent so much time in a bathroom, so I will let my girls do the noise making.
We also made these Noisemaker Shakers out of ribbon spools. (go to Family Fun.com for directions) The girls decorated them with their brand new glitter glues the got from Santa. They turned out pretty cute, no picture for ya, though.
I plan on making these cute pancakes for breakfast, using this recipe, on New Year’s Day. (Picture and idea from FamilyFun.com) I will sprinkle dried cranberries as the confetti since it is what we have on hand. (gotta stick to the challenge!)
I bought some poppers that have little toy surprises in them when you pull the string, and some silly New Year’s Day hats. We have a countdown in our kitchen using our kitchen timer, well before midnight, so we can put the kids to bed and enjoy the new year alone as a couple. We usually do the kids countdown around 10:00 so they still feel like they get to stay up “late.”
One of these years I may feel motivated to have a party and invite lots of friends over. Usually, we are just getting over all the family Christmas celebrations, so we are partied out by New Year’s Eve.

The kids really get into the kitchen countdown tradition, we have done it the last 3 years. After we put them to bed, I love snugglin’ up to my husband to watch a movie, and pushing pause around midnight to watch the ball drop. After our New Year’s smooch, we push “Play” and finish up the movie. We are old…and boring(except that smooch)…and… I LOVE IT!

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