14 Days of Love 2011: Day 8

Day 8: XOXO Mini Clipboard - This little clipboard has been a favorite of many. The clipboards are on special for only $1 and are painted and adorned with coordinating papers & embellishments. Just clip a little note on it for your Valentine and you have a cute little gift. You could, also use it to display a wallet size photo, as this mini clipboard is able to stand. Another option is to string ribbon through the clip on the board and attach a pen to the other end and insert a little note pad under the clip.

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 7

Day 7: Family Vinyl Frame Set - When I think about love I think about Family. Crafts Direct sells this frame kit with the vinyl for $39.97 yellow tagged. All you do is apply each letter of the word to each frame. Purchase desired paper to insert in the frames. In this case I chose the Making Memories line Je t'Adore, which I love. Here is a project sheet. This is a fun piece of home decor that is easy to change out the paper from season to season or holiday.

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 6

Day 6: Clear Tubes - How fun are these? Any kid would love to decorate these, fill them with some treats and give to their friends this Valentines day.

All you need is some paper, stickers, and embellishments. The best glue to use when decorating the tubes is Zip Dry. It dries fast and sticks well to the plastic. You can find all these supplies along with Valentine's goodies at Crafts Direct. Here are a few other tube ideas.

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 5

Day 5: small plaques - These are a great craft or gift for people of all ages. I made one with my daughter. She painted the base and I helped her stamp her hand print on it. She then decorated it with buttons and ribbon. It turned out adorable. I also got one as a gift from her at Christmas, that she made at daycare. They had the kids paint them, glue a picture of themselves on the plaque and they decorated it with paper and stickers. That is one gift I will cherish for years to come.The possibilities are endless with these 5x5 plaques. The plaques are on special now for $1.00 which make this a very affordable craft.

These lines were used on the samples pictured above. My Little Yellow Bicycle : Cupcake Love; Echo Park: Be Mine; Fancy Pants: Love Birds; Doodlebug: Petite Prints w/ American Crafts: Rose Ribbon.

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 4

Day 4: three heart frames - Nicole made this and I just love the simplicity & how cute it is. Perfect for displaying pictures of her three kids. Crafts Direct carries these heart frames that come attached to the rope, and retail for less than $3. All she did was paint them (Tuscan Red), add photos, and applied a sticker below each frame opening. The stickers are from Echo Park's line "Be Mine".

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 3

Day 3 (a day late) : Party Pails - Do to illness I am a day late, but better late than never right? These party pails have many uses. This time of year they make a good gift filled with Valentines goodies or to collect all your Valentines in.
These are quick and easy to make. All you need is a party pail, which are on special for $4.98, ribbon, stickers (we used Doodlebug Design stickers) and/or a vinyl saying. The pail on the far right is a vinyl saying, the other two are stickers. The ribbon we used was American Crafts and was just hot glued around the rim of the pail. Decorate and fill it doesn't get much easier than that.

14 Days of Love 2011: Day 2

Day 2: HUG Frame - I just love this frame for how simple and cute it is. It is something that I would leave up all year long and just change out the fabric. To recreate your own you just need a few supplies from Crafts Direct & the best part is that the frames are on sale for only $5.Supplies:
- frame with 3 openings
- fat quarter of fabric
- "HUG" vinyl from Vinyl Words

Steps:
1. Remove backing from frame.
2. Take fat quarter and fold down to size and place in frame. You could also cut it down to fit in frame.
3. Replace backing on frame and apply one letter, of the word HUG, to each opening and display.

It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.