The one with Valentine's day

This is a repost of a DIY I posted back in 2013. This is my most viewed post, and was featured on sites like Readers Digest and Brit.co
Because today is Valentine's day, I am posting this one again. Why? Because I think Valentine's day shouldn't have to be about fancy, expensive gifts and I wanted to show you that it's super easy to make a gift yourself. And what says I love you more, than a cute little DIY? This project only costed me a plate and a Sharpie (the one that has 'paint' written on it) that I already had. Besides that, all you need is a little bit of time!

Start by making ovals

Make triangles

Don't forget to bake your plate for half an hour at 150ºC / 300ºF

I do my dishes the old fashioned way, but once baked, it should

be dishwasher-proof.

To make it more fancy, you can wrap it up with some homemade cookies, or some of your loved ones favourite chocolates.You can find more DIY projects over here.

The one with the confetti envelop

Another Valentine's DIY? Yes, another Valentine's DIY! You might think I am some sort of crazy Valentine's aficionado. Truth is, I think you can tell the special people in your life 365 days a year that they are loved, I don't need a special do for that! But, I did have some leftover confetti from last week's garland DIY. I used them to spice up some envelopes, which were inspired by a very cute and colourful confetti envelop tutorial by Vivid Please.

What you'll need:

• envelops
• a pencil
• (heartshaped) confetti
• scissors
• transparant contactpaper (the one that's sticky on one side)

What you'll need to do:

Draw the outline of the envelop on the contactpaper (you don't need to 

trace the whole envelop, just below the bottow flap).

Cut the paper inside the lines (a couple of milimeters), so it will end up 

a bit smaller than your envelop. Test if it fits your envelop, before removing 

the protective paper.

Add the confetti, but leave some of the contactpaper (especially the edges) 

without confetti, or else it won't stick to your envelop.

Insert the confetti covered contact paper into the envelop.

Done!

Has there been some Valentine-themed crafting going on at your home? If so, 

I'd love to see what you've been up to, feel free to share a link in the comments!

The one with the heart confetti garland

Mia from MossyJojo hosted a DIY party for Christmas back in december, and here's another one! This time, Edi from Memories for Life joined us.

Theme: Valentine's Day themed
Challenge: use a maximum of 4 materials

What you'll need:

• heart confetti
• hole puncher
• baker's twine
• washi tape

What you'll need to do:

punch the hearts

Attach the hearts to the twine

stick the garland to your wall with washi tape

ta-da

Feeling crafty? Mia and Edi were, so you can hop on over to their blogs for more DIY ideas!

Mia's pop up Valentine's card

Edi's Valentine's garland

The one with the Valentine's cookies

Yesterday after work I wanted to make something sweet for Valentine's day. I didn't want to spent too much time in the kitchen though. So I dipped some store-bought cookies in melted dark chocolate and added different kinds of goodies, like raisins and chopped M&M's. Happy Valentine's Day!

The one with the last minute Valentine shopping

I do like giving presents and sending out cards all year round, so Valentine's day is no exception. Here are some of my Valentine's favourites.

for your single friend 1/2/3/4

for him 1/2/3/4

for her 1/2/3/4