These darling little pillows are an ideal project for those with little experience in sewing. No difficult patterns or instructions, just an easy and fulfilling craft to keep or give as a gift—perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother any heart-worthy occasion.

What you’ll need:

• ¼ yard of fabric of your choice
• needle
• thread in a coordinating color to your fabric
• cotton batting
• straight pins
• lace (optional)
• ribbon (optional)

How to make it:

1. Lay your fabric down flat on your work surface.
2. Fold over one time, then fold over one more time in the same direction so that the fabric is now doubled up.
3. Using a pair of scissors or pinking shears, starting from one side of the fabric cut out half of a heart shape so that when you open your fabric you should have two equally sized hearts.
4. Lay your two hearts so that the right sides are facing each other, wrong side of the fabric should be facing out. Use straight pins to secure the two pieces of fabric together, lining the pins around the edge of the fabric, about three-quarter inch in from the edge. This will secure your fabric but not be in the way of where you need to sew.
5. Begin at the bottom of the heart and stitch evenly around the edge, about one-quarter inch in from the edge. Stitch all the way around the heart until you have almost completely closed it. Leave approximately one-and-a-half to two inches open but do not cut or tie off thread. You will need it to finish off the heart after it is stuffed.
6. Remove all the straight pins that were securing your fabric.
7. Very carefully, turn your stitched heart “outside in” through the opening. Now your fabric should be right side out and should resemble an almost completed heart.
8. Using your fingers inside the heart, gently make sure that all the fabric is pushed out where it should be.
9. Secure your needle out of the way be poking it through the outer edge of the heart, away from the opening.
10. Using small pieces of cotton batting, gently stuff your heart pillow until all areas are full and pillow is firm to the touch.
11. To stitch the opening, fold the two seams of the opening of the fabric in to match the rest of the heart. Stitch the opening closed.
12. As a finishing touch, use a long piece of colorful ribbon and tie into a bow. Hand stitch on to the front of the heart and trim the bow ends to desired length.

Variations Shown

For our red heart we used pinking shears and stitched around the outer edge with the RIGHT sides of the fabric facing outward. This was done purposely to give a decorative edge to the heart. There was no need to turn the fabric “right side out,” simply stuff and close it up.

For our pink heart, follow the instructions outlined above, however, to add lace, line the edge of the lace sandwiched between your to pieces of fabric. Stitch through the fabric and the lace following this pattern all the way around the heart. Before you begin, you can picture what this will look like by holding the lace and the fabric between your fingers and then folding one piece of the fabric back to view your lace. Be sure you have the seam of the lace lined up with the seams of the fabric.

Tips:

Choose fabrics that are vibrant. Lace goes wonderfully with plaids and floral while a solid fabric will look great with a striped or polka-dot bow.

Using a pattern. A pattern is not needed for these, however if you are more comfortable using a pattern, simply cut a heart from paper first to trace onto your fabric.

Add a lovely scent. To make this a scented sachet you can add some scented potpourri in the middle of all the stuffing, or for a temporary scent, spritz with perfume.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.   

 Romantic dinner Table for Two

As you plan to prepare a wonderful dinner for your Valentine, think ahead about the table decorations too.  Here is a suggestion for decorating on a budget.  You probably already have most of these items in your home. A little bit of decorating and a few candles create a romantic flair to your evening.

1. Decide on a tablecloth first. You don’t need to buy a heart-covered tablecloth. A simple lace one will do, or try a plain pink or flowered tablecloth.
2. Step 2 Purchase a dozen pink or red roses and display them in a crystal vase in the center of the table. Arrange some strings of decorative imitation pearls in swirls around the vase. Place two tall pink candles on either side of the flowers. Set one foil-wrapped heart candy on each plate and tie the napkins with red ribbon.
3. Step 3 Sew Valentine-colored cloth into hearts of different shapes. Stuff the hearts with batting and arrange them in a bowl or basket in the center of the table. Place napkins in simple napkin rings and place a real or silk rose through the holder as well. Set a small Cupid figurine near each plate. Scatter Hershey’s kisses around the table.

1. Step 4 Make several Valentine cards and stand them up in the center of the table. You could also use Valentines created by your children or Valentines that have been given to you. Sprinkle Valentine confetti (shiny little different-colored hearts or Cupids) around and among the cards. Place one small rosebud in a tiny vase or one votive candle in a pink or red votive holder next to each plate.
2. Step 5 Use your imagination to design your own table. Swaths of lace, tulle, pieces of ribbons, conversation heart candies, paper hearts, lace doilies and any other romantic or frilly objects you happen to have can be added to your table to create a Valentine effect.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.   

Photo Bookmark with Tassel #2

There are  lots of colors  and sizes to choose from. This is a different variation of the photo bookmark in a previous post.  Our school picture company offers different packages with extra options such as bookmarks.  I love using photo bookmarks in my bible especially. 

I punched a hole in the bottom of this bookmark to add the tassel.  The tassel helps the bookmark not to slide out.  I would have preferred putting it at the top so it would hang out the top of my bible but I didn’t want to punch a hole in the picture part.

These make great gifts too.  Many family and friends enjoy wallet photos of your kids.  Using this type of picture makes it extra special and useful because it won’t just hide in their wallet or purse.  

Bookmarks can easily be slipped into a greeting card and mailed with out needing extra postage.  Of course if it was an especially heavy weight, multi-layered bookmark, I suggest sticking an extra stamp on just to be safe.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.   

Valentines Day Bookmarks

Some room mothers put candy and pencils and various other little goodies in treat bags for the school Valentines Day parth for each student. These would be a great addition to those bags.  This could also be a quick craft to do in the party. There is usually time for a few games and refreshment time so just omit a game and try this.

Cut a 5″x2″ strip from red construction paper.

Cut white or pink heart shapes about 1/2″ to just under 2″ wide.

Paste or double stick tape the hearts onto the bookmark.

Use clear contact paper, or laminating paper, photo laminating paper to cover both sides to prolong the life of your bookmark.

Punch a hole in the center of the bookmark, about 1/2″ from the top and put red ribbon or red tassel through the hole and tie.

This creative card can be made from things you already have at home.  Or you can plan ahead and get some decorative satin ribbon or even Valentine ribbon.  This is a quick craft that the kids can do.  You can use a paper sack if you don’t have brown construction paper, a red or heart printed shoe string if you don’t have any valentine ribbon.  This would be a great craft for a preschool age child too.  Part of their hand / eye coordination skills that they are building at this age are improved with weaving crafts like this.  Use a hole punch to punch holes evenly around the heart shape that you cut out.  They even make heart shaped hole punches if you like.  Thread your ribbon or shoe string through the hole at the top and weave in and out all the way around. Make sure your ends are the same length and tie a pretty bow at the top.  If you are using ribbon and a young child is doing this craft, help them out by using clear tape wrapped around the threading end of the ribbon to help them get it through the holes.  You can remove the tape at the end. Use a marker to write your message in the middle.  This craft can be used for every day love notes too.  It is never a wrong time to remind someone you love them.  This would be a sweet romantic note for your husband to pull out of his lunch box too.   Just a thought.  Have fun!

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.  

Homemade Valentines are the best!

I love getting homemade cards from my girls.  Actually I prefer homemade cards from them for all occasions.  The price of greeting cards is out of control!  Then you have this $5.00 card that you feel obligated to keep for ever because it seems wasteful to throw it away.  Which brings me back to the homemade Valentines; they are another piece of wonderful artwork from your kids. It allows them to use their creativity and imagination to express their love for you! 

You Will Need:

red construction paper, coffee filter, white grosgrain ribbon, narrow sheer red glittery ribbon, double sided tape squares, glue, glitter, glitter tube paint, markers, sharp pointed scissors.

One idea is to start with red construction paper, a coffee filter, double stick tape squares, glue stick, red satin ribbon, white grosgrain ribbon, glitter, and markers.

Cut a large heart out of the red construction paper, I recommend folding the paper in half and begin on the folded edge, cut ½ of a heart.  When opened up, it will be whole and perfect!  Then fold the coffee filter in half, many times, you will end up with a V, see picture. 

Fold it as many times as you can and still be able to snip out shapes.  I use very sharp pointed scissors for this. Cut as many as you like, just don’t cut all the way across.  See picture.  When you have cut as many shapes out of the edges as you want, then unfold the filter until it is just ½.  From one end, cut a strait line up the outside edge to the half way.  That will form the bottom of your heart, at the other end, cut a notch down ¼ of the way. That will form the top of your heart.  When you unfold, you will have a lacy heart. 

Take the red sheer ribbon and form a small bow to fit on the front of the white heart. Make ½ inch slit around the edges of the large red heart about an inch from the edge all the way around. Take the white grosgrain ribbon and weave in and out all the way around the red heart slits.  You can stop at the top or the bottom, but tie a pretty bow where you stop making sure both ends are the same length.  Trim ends at an angle. Use glue or double sided tape squares to stick the white lacy heart to the red heart .Use the markers to make your little love message on the valentine where ever you like.  Use glue stick to make random designs on the heart and sprinkle glitter on the glue, press down and shake off excess. Or you can use the Tulip craft paint tubes that already have glitter in the paint and make designs.  Have fun!

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.   

Valentines Day when I was a kid ( long time ago ) always meant that it was time to get out all the construction paper, scissors, red and white satin ribbon, glue, buttons, lace, silk flowers and markers. We had to make it a huge crafting project to make our parents a Valentine, one that was even more creative than the year before.  But we also had to decorate a beautiful shoe box or tissue box to put on our desk.  The teacher called it our Mail Box. We got to pick out the tiny ones that we would pass out at school. Oh the power in those little Valentines.  They didn’t really look like much. They may have only had 10 words or less on them. But when you opened one from that little cute guy you are too afraid to talk to, time froze, it said

BE MY VALENTINE! 

Of course we totally forgot that he HAD to give EVERYONE in the whole class a Valentine.  It just didn’t matter.  You were happy for that one moment in time when you held the one 4×3 piece of card-stock printed with some cartoon animals holding hearts that said “Love Cory” on the back. (Or what ever his name was)  [Grin]  So have fun helping your kids make their Valentine Box for school.  Don’t forget to cut an opening!  I learned it was easier to use a shoe box and wrap the lid separately so it could be taken off. This way you don’t have to tear up the box to the Valentines out. We have wrapped the whole box in foil paper, and glued construction paper hearts, flowers, stickers, recycled valentines from the year before and lots of ribbon and bows.

Skip Navigation  February   Wearing Awareness Ribbons are a great way to show your support for a cause that is important to you.  The Satin, Grosgrain or Printed Ribbon can be easily cut to 3” in length depending on the size you decide to make, folded and pinned with a small gold safety pin.  Here is a list of awareness ribbon colors and I do realize that it is probably not a complete list.  It has been a long search to find the causes and colors we have listed below.  If you have a cause that is not listed, please contact us so we can add it and find the ribbon for you.  If you are interested in purchasing ribbons for a Fund Raising event, please contact us with the information so we can help you find the ribbon and the quantity you need.  You can have your cause printed on the ribbon that will help show your support even more.  National Health Information Center        2010     Jump to Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec     Attention health professionals, teachers, and community groups! By supporting National Health Observances, you can: Educate the public about health risks Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest Contact the sponsoring organization to request outreach materials and information. Members of the media and press may forward inquiries to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Affairs Contacts. Disclaimer: Information appearing in this document does not represent endorsement by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which are not responsible for naming or approving national health observances. For more information about an observance, please contact the sponsoring organization directly. You are free to reproduce or copy this publication. Please include the following credit line: “Source: 2010 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.”
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Pink Ribbon: Breast Cancer, Birth Parents & Nursing Mothers

Lime Green Ribbon: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Lyme disease, Lymphoma (alt red), Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Lymph Node Cancer) & Sandhoff Disease 

Peach Ribbon: Uterine Cancer & Endometrial Cancer

Red Ribbon: AIDS/HIV, Burn Victims, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Heart Defects (alt red & blue), Congenital Heart Disease (alt red & blue), Congestive Heart Failure, Courage and Inspiration, DARE, Diamond Blackfan Anemia,  Driving under the Influence, Epidermolysis Bellosa, Evans Syndrome, Factor XI Deficiency, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, High Blood Pressure, Huffing, Hypertension, Inhalant Abuse, Long Q-T Syndrome, Love, Lymphoma (alt lime), MADD, Marfan Syndrome, Project Red Flay, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Sniffing Abuse, Stroke, Substance Abuse,   Supraventricular Tachycardia, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Tuberculosis, Von Willebrand’s Disease and Wolf-Parkinson-White.

Teal Ribbon: Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorder, Batten Disease, Cervical Cancer, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ectodermic Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Marker X Syndrome, Martin-Bell Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supanuclear Palsy, Rape, Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse(alt Red), Tsunami Victims and Uterine Cancer

Green Ribbon: Bipolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Depression, Depression, Environment, Eye Injury Prevention, Franconia’s Syndrome, Dibrodysplasia Ossifican’s Progressiva, Freedom, Glaucoma, Growth & rebuilding, Kidney Cancer & disease, Kidney Donation, Leukemia (Alt Orange),  Literacy, Living Organ Donation, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness (alt Grey), Mental Retardation, Missing Children (alt yellow), Mitochondrial Disease, Nephritic Syndrome, Neural Tube Defects, Neurofibromatosis, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis,  Safe Driving, Save Darfur, Spinal Cord Injury and research, Stem Cell donor and Research, Tissue Donation, Tourette’s Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury, Von Hippel Lindau and Worker Safety. 

Grey Ribbon: Allergies, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Aphasia, Asthma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes & Mental illness (alt green)

 Pink & Blue Ribbon: Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Baby Safe Haven, Birth defects, Male Breast Cancer, Hyper emesis Gravid ram, Hyperammonemia, Infant Loss, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Premature Birth, Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) & Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome.

USA Flag Ribbon: National Support, Fireworks Safety, Flag, World Trade Center Victims & Heroes

Puzzle Ribbon: Autism & Asperger Syndrome

Violet Ribbon: Hodgkin’s Disease & Testicular Cancer

Orange Ribbon: Agent Orange, Cultural Diversity, Hunger, Leukemia (alt green), Lupus (alt purple), Melanoma (alt black), Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma), Motorcycle Safety, Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome & Self Injury

 White Ribbon: Adoptee, Adoption, Anti-Child Pornography, Anti-Pornography, Anti-Way, Blindness, Bone Cancer, Bone Disease, Child exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse/Assault, Community Support, Congenital Cataracts, Elderly Affairs, Hernia, Holocaust Remembrance, Hope & Support, Innocence, Multiple Hereditary Exostoses, Molestation Survivor, On-line Sexual Predator Awareness & Internet Safety, Osteoporosis, Peace, Postpartum Depression, Retinoblastoma, Right to Life, Safe Motherhood, Salvation Army, Scoliosis, Stalking, Student Sexual Abuse, Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Victim’s of Terrorism

Gold Ribbon: Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma (alternate yellow)

Black Ribbon: Accidents, Amish Support, Anti-Terrorism, Gang Prevention, Gun Control, Melanoma (alt orange), Mourning, Narcolepsy, POW/MIA (alt yellow), Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Students for Gun Control and Trauma

Brown Ribbon: Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer (alt blue), Colorectal Cancer (alt blue), Familia Polyposis (alt blue) & Tobacco Awareness

Burgundy Ribbon: Adhesions, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, AV Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Cesarean Section, Cystic Hygroma, Disabled Adults, Factor V Leiden, Headaches, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation, Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Hospice Care, Hughes Syndrome, Lymphatic Malformation, Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Multiple Myeloma, PHACES, Post-Polie Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Thrombophilia, & Williams Syndrome.

Purple Ribbon: ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Animal Abuse, Anti-Violence, Arnold Chiari Malformation, Chronic Pain, Colitis (alt blue), Crohn’s Disease (alt blue), Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy (alt Lavender), Fibromyalgia (alt Cranberry), Fibromyalgia in Men, Harmony, Homelessness, Leimyosarcoma, Lupus (alt orange) Macular Degeneration, Mucolididoses, No Unattended kids in Cars, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis (Chronic), Religious Tolerance, Sarcoidosis, Sjorgren’s Syndrome, Thyroid Cancer (alt specific ribbon) and Victims of 9/11. 

Lavender Ribbon: Cancer (unspecified), Caregiver Appreciation, Epilepsy (alt purple), Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Infantile Spasms & Rett Syndrome

Pearl Ribbon: Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Mesothelioma, Multiple Sclerosis & Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

Silver Ribbon: Brain Disabilities, Brain Disorders, Campaign for the Brain, Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick, Parkinson’s Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatic Pain, VACTERL & Young Onset Parkinson’s Association (YOPA)

Blue Ribbon: Alopecia, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS),  Arthritis, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Child Abuse, Children’s Healthy Weight, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis (alt purple), Colon Cancer (alt brown), Colorectal Cancer (alt brown), Crime Victim’s Rights, Crohn’s Disease (alt purple), Drowning Awareness, Dysautonomia, Dystonia, Drunk Driving, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb’s Palsy, Familial Polyposis (alt brown), Free Speech, Foster Care Awareness, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Hurricanes, Hystiocytosis, Ichthyosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis, Leukodystrophies, ME/ CFIDS, Myositis, Police Lost in Line of Duty, Prevent School Violence, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (IO), Restless Legs Syndrome, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Teens against Smoking, Transverse Myelitis, Victim’s Rights, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Save the Music, Water accidents, Water Quality and Water Safety.

Navy Blue Ribbon: Alopecia, ARDS, Arthritis, Child Abuse, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Crime Victim’s Rights, Crohn’s Disease, Drowning, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb’s Palsy, Free Speech, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Hurricane Katrina, Death of Police Officer on Duty, Rectal Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Teens against smoking, , Victim’s Rights, Water accidents, Water Quality & Water Safety.

Light Blue Ribbon: Addison’s Disease, Behcets Disease, Chronic Illness, Cushing Syndrome, DiGeorge Sequence, Graves Disease. Hyperaldosteronism, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Lymphedema, Men’s Health, Pro Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Shprintzen Syndrome, Spay or Neuter Pets, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18 and Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome

Yellow Ribbon:  Adenosarcoma, Adoptive Parents, Amber Alert, Bladder Cancer, Canadian Cancer Society, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Complementary / Alternative Medicine, Endometriosis, Equality, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Gulf War, Hydrocephalus, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Missing Children (alt green), Myxoid Liposarcoma, Osteosarcoma (Alt Gold), Obesity, POW/MIA (alt black), Remembrance, Sarcoma, Spina Bifida, Suicide Awareness & Troop or Military Support

Cream Ribbon: Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Disorders and Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Light Green Ribbon: Celiac Disease, Chronic pelvic Pain, Human Papilloma Virus and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

Black & White Ribbon: Anti-Racism, Carcinoid Cancer, Diversity, Transitions and Vaccine Awareness.

Orchid & Orange Ribbon: Eczema & Psoriasis.

Blue & Yellow Ribbon: Designated Drivers, Down Syndrome and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Blue & Purple Ribbon: Pediatric Stroke & Rheumatoid Arthritis

Blue & Red Ribbon: Congenital Heart Defects and Disease (alternate red), Hypo plastic left heart syndrome, Noonan’s Syndrome, Pulmonary Fibrosis and SADS.

Red & White Ribbon: Aplastic Anemia, DVT, Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Oral Cancer and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Teal & Purple Ribbon: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Purple & Yellow Ribbon: Autoimmune Hepatitis, Chemical Injury and the relationship between Lupus and Endometriosis.

Red & Yellow Ribbon: Hepatitis C, HIV/HCV Co-Infection and surviving family members of Suicide victims.

Teal & White Ribbon: Cervical Cancer

Black & Pink Ribbon: Loss of a Sister, Loss of a female child, mourning a sister, mourning a daughter.

Black & Blue Ribbon: Loss of a Brother, Loss of a male child, mourning a brother, mourning a son.

Periwinkle Ribbon: Acid Reflux, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Eosinophilic Disorders, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastro esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pulmonary Hypertension, Small Intestine Cancer & Stomach Cancer

Lou Gehrig’s Ribbon – White with Navy Pin Stripe – Specifically done for Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Juvenile Diabetes Ribbon - Grey ribbon with Red heart

Thyroid Cancer Ribbon - Pink, Purple & Teal

Black & Red Ribbon – Murder Victim’s, Murdered Children, Loss of a Fire fighter on Duty

Latex Allergy Ribbon – Red & Pearl – Specifically made for this cause.

I absolutely love this idea!!!  I save even the smallest scraps of crafting materials.  This is a great way to use all the odds and ends Grosgrain, Satin, feather edge, sheer, printed, wired, holiday and decorative Ribbon you have accumulated  from making all these crafts   Well Maybe you have not made them all, but you do have a variety of ribbon.  Just start tying bows. There are no rules here, all types of ribbon will work.  I only wish I had found this before I took down my Christmas wreath.  It has been so cold that my wreath still looked great.  But all the decorations are down.  I plan to use this for next year.  You could use if for a Christmas wreath, or just remove the huge bow on the Christmas wreath and fill it with small red and white ones for Valentines Day!  I can even get real crazy and just buy a really nice artificial one and I can change my bows to fit the season!  My pine tree stays out in front of the house all year long, why cant I have an evergreen wreath up all year too?  Have fun and stop throwing away scraps of ribbon! 

Delicate Flowers and Ribbon

Flowers are a must on Valentine’s Day, but real flowers fade and wilt. Make this sweet little bundle of tissue paper carnations, they will last forever!

What you’ll need:

• Pink tissue paper, cut into 7″ x 3″ rectangles (2 per flower)
• Pink and purple chenille stems
• Scissors
• Thin white satin ribbon
• card stock or construction paper

How to make it:

1. Take two tissue paper rectangles and lay them one on top of the other so that that line up exactly.
2. Cut ½” wide slits along the long edge about half way up the tissue paper.
3. Cut a one-inch piece off the chenille stem and set aside.
4. Place the long piece of chenille in the center of the tissue paper rectangle, the slits should be at the top.
5. Fold tissue paper in half, over the chenille stem, like a greeting card.
6. Holding the chenille in place, roll the tissue paper up around the chenille.
7. Hold tissue paper in place and wrap the small piece of chenille (that you trimmed off in step 3) around the tissue paper, below the slits.
8. Fluff up the petals of the flower to your liking.
9. Repeat steps 1-8 for as many flowers as you like.
10. Gather flower stems together and tie bouquet together with a piece of white ribbon.
11. Write a little love note on a cut out heart and attach with another ribbon to add more romance to the arrangement!

Tips:

• Save tissue paper from birthday presents to use in craft projects.
• Chenille stems are available in a variety of colors, check for clearance sales after each holiday!