I know people can have... feelings about Valentine's Day. It can be cheesy and depressing and lots of other not great things, but I have found that I kind of love Valentine's Day with kids. We like to make heart shaped pizzas and make punny valentines for their friends, and really it's all just fun and low pressure. The kids love picking out little toys or trinkets to hand out to their classmates, and we work together to come up with little cards to go with what they picked out. Often, those cards end up as free printables here on on the blog. This year I had an idea for a crafty little Valentine's Day gift - washi tape! I think they turned out pretty cute, and if you want to make some, you know I've got you covered with that free printable. ;) I thought these little valentines ... [Read More]
Valentine's Day
How to Crochet a Heart – Free Crochet Heart Pattern
Learn how to crochet a heart! This free crochet heart pattern and video tutorial is a simple way to make a cute little heart appliquè perfect for sweetening up any little project. This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and may contain affiliate links, which help to support Persia Lou. Thanks! Haaaaaaay guys. It is the time for all things pink, red, and heart-shaped, and that goes for our crochet around these parts too! Today I'm sharing a super simple, teeny weeny little heart crochet pattern for you all (I have a video tutorial too, so keep on scrolling if you love the videos!). These little cuties can be used for so many different things too. Let's brainstorm all of the uses for these sweet little crochet hearts, shall we? Okay - glue them on a card, sew one ... [Read More]
Free Printable Valentine Cards with Heart Glasses
These free printable Valentine cards are a great last minute gift idea for Valentine's Day! Just print and assemble these adorable heart glasses cards for your sweetheart or galentine this year. They are the perfect Valentine card for teens and adults alike. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support Persia Lou. Guys. I think we have talked about this, but I just love crafting for Valentine's Day. It's not just because of all the pink and hearts and glitter, which I love year-round, but this special holiday also has so many printable possibilities plus one of my very favorite things, PUNS! Man. I love me a good pun. So today I have some new printable valentine cards for you all, and yes, they combine pink + hearts + puns, but that is not all! They also give you ... [Read More]
How to Make Pins for Valentine’s Day (with Free Printables!)
Learn how to make pins at home for Valentine's Day! With this simple process, you can create your own custom lapel pins in the style of enamel pins right at home with just a few simple supplies. They make great Valentine's Day gifts when paired with my free printable cards. Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links that help to support this site. Thanks! It is a dreary, cold, rainy day here, but I am ready to cheer things up with some hearts and candy and lots and lots of pink. Anyone else ready for all the pink and all the hearts?! I'm feeling like this world can definitely use some more love, so I'm ready to bring on Valentine's Day! My first V-Day craft of the season are these cute little DIY lapel pins. This is actually my third time ... [Read More]
Printable Non-Candy (Foiled!) Glasses Valentines
These free printable glasses valentines make a great non-candy, allergy friendly classroom valentine. Just print off and add some heart shaped glasses! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. So this post is totally too late for this year's Valentine's Day, but I wanted to share the valentines my son handed out to his classmates this year because they thought they were pretty cool, and maybe they will come in handy for someone next year. I picked up these great heart shaped stutter shades at Target and whipped up some cards to go with them. I thought black cards with holographic foil were perfect for them. If you have a Minc foil applicator or laminator, you can get this look, but if you don't - no worries! - a printable version with black cards and white ... [Read More]
Printable Galentine’s Day Coloring Pages
Free printable coloring pages to celebrate Galentine's Day. Download and print off these cute coloring pages and package them up with some sweet brush markers for all your favorite ladies! This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Prismacolor, but all my opinions are my own. I've been getting into the coloring trend lately. Have you tried it? It's a great way to relax and get a little bit of creativity into your day. And coloring with nice grown up markers or colored pencils is extra enjoyable. I've been building up a nice little collection of adult coloring books, but I also love free pages too (duh), and Michaels has some great ones on their site. Click here and select “free pages” to download your own free Prismacolor ... [Read More]
Grease Inspired Printable Valentines
Download and print off these cute Grease Inspired Valentine Cards for your steady! Tell Me about it, Stud and We Go Together Like designs. This post contains affiliate links when possible. I was really into 1950's culture as a kid. When I turned 12, my best friend and I planned a joint birthday party with a 50's theme. We instructed everyone to dress up in poodle skirts and 50's gear, and we went to Sonic for burgers and shakes. (The employees were so shocked impressed that a bunch of kids would dress up to go to a fast food restaurant that they took a picture of us and we ended up in the company newsletter.) After shakes, we went back to my house and my friend and I performed a choreographed dance routine to "Love Potion No. 9" for our friends because that is a totally normal thing ... [Read More]
Jewelry Holder Valentines at Crafts Unleashed
These Printable Jewelry Holder Valentines are the perfect sparkly printable for ladies celebrating ladies. Share the love for your besties this year with this simple Galentine's Day idea. I'm sharing my first printable valentine of the season, and this one is for us grown ups! Because why not celebrate the great women in our lives? Right? Right. I am a super fan of Leslie Knope and the whole idea of Galentine's Day, so this year I wanted to make a valentine for my friends - ("Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lillith Fair minus the angst. Plus frittatas.") So I hand-lettered a couple of shiny Valentine's Day sentiments and added them to these cards that are specifically designed to hold necklaces - so cool, right? Just print off, add a necklace, gift, and you are ... [Read More]
Silhouette Print and Cut Fish Classroom Valentines
Make your own cute fishy Valentines with this free Silhouette Print and Cut file. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks! Guys - Valentine's Day is really growing on me. I just love love and hearts and PUNS. Gosh, I love dumb puns. I think the great thing about Valentine's Day too is that I can craft and do fun things for my kids and husband and friends, but it doesn't put the same kind of expectation and stress on me that some other holidays do (I'm looking your way, Christmas and Halloween). Sooooo because of my love of puns and silly little Valentine's Day treats, I have another Valentine for you guys - Fish Valentines! I had the thought the other day that those little red fortune teller fish I used to love as a kid would make a perfect - ... [Read More]
Printable Nail-Themed Valentines
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou! I love making printables for your guys - especially Valentine's Day printables - so when I received a request for more Jamberry card printables, this time with a Valentine's Day theme, I absolutely couldn't resist. I think a sheet of nail wraps would make a really cute Valentine's Day gift for tweens, teens, friends, teachers, babysitters, etc., etc. Here's how to put together your Nail-Themed Valentine's Day Cards. Start by printing off the card printable of your choice. There are three different sayings available in two different colors each. Pick your favorite: You as a friend? NAILED IT! Download it in Black and White || Download it in Pink "Mani" Wishes for a Happy Valentine's ... [Read More]