This was the first time that I have ever made soap and it was so easy! I found a good use for my silicone heart muffin forms. I just used some glycerin, soap coloring and essential oils that I had around the house. For one batch, we added peppermint lotion. It was fun experimenting and my five-year-old got to pour the oils and stir the mixture. I think next time I’ll do a little more research about soap making and see what we can create. But these smell nice, work well and came out very pretty.
Getting a little tired of hearts? I am. But I made this sweet little deer tee for my daughter. I used an American Apparel baseball tee with red sleeves. I’ve wised up and figured out that I should make things for the three-year-old first, then ask my five-year-old if she also would like one. She declined on the deer tee.
No store-bought cards this year! Make a special card for family and friends with photos of loved ones.
You’ll find the printable templates below for use with 8 1/2″x 11″ card stock. With an exacto knife and a cutting mat, you can cut out as many hearts as you’d like and insert photos. I printed my card on pink card stock and added an additional half size piece of card stock behind the photograph so that it would look neat when you open the card. I just glued it in place. One tip on folding card stock is to score it before folding (I used the tip of my closed scissors and a ruler to score the inside of the card). I re-sized a photo to 2″ wide by 1 3/4″ tall. Happy Valentine’s Day!
If you make a card and would like to share it, please add it to the Make It Monday Flickr group here.
For today’s Valentine’s craft, I hand-stamped some linen hand towels. I used a little heart stamp from my daughter’s collection. I found it helpful to brush the paint onto the stamp with a paint brush so it didn’t bleed over. Using a fabric marker, I drew dots an inch apart so that I had a guide for my hearts. This was a super quick and easy project and would be fun with the kids, though mine weren’t interested today. All crafted out, I guess.
I attempted to make lollipops for the first and last time. I do not recommend cooking sugar to 320 degrees with two small children under foot. It was stressful and messy! I will, however, try this project again with some melted chocolates, since it is far easier. We used this idea from Martha Stewart to make heart-shaped “petals” for our flowers, which my five-year-old cut. I used the lollipop recipe from Martha Stewart as well, which can be found here.
