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50 Handmade Valentine Ideas

February 11, 2014 4 Comments

50 Handmade Valentine Ideas at Hands Occupied

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Every Friday, I gush over favorite DIYs in my Weekly Reader roundups. Many of those favorite crafts, decor & recipes have been Valentine’s Day projects, but there have been even more great V-Day projects banked in my Be Mine Pinterest board all season. Heck, I’ve even been gathering up ideas all year! What better way to celebrate my favorite DIY inspiration than to bundle up my top 50 ideas, plus a few of my own projects from weeks and years past, to share with you.

How-to: Punk Rock Valentine's Clutch | HandsOccupied.com

jewelry & accessories

1. Punk Rock Valentine’s Clutch
2. Friendship Bracelet-Embellished Heart Sunglasses
3. Swedish Heart Purse
4. Heart-Felt Hand Warmers -kumquat
5. Concrete Love Hearts Necklace -fall for DIY
6. 3D Leather Heart Pins -the house that Lars built
7. Heart-Studded Leather Cuff -suburble
8. Jeweled Heart Sweatshirt -studio DIY
9. Polymer Clay Bead Necklace -design*sponge
10. Cross Stitch Heart Pin -kittenhood
11. It’s Raining Hearts Felt Brooch -the cheekiest monkey of all
12. Chain Heart Ring -swellmayde

Olympic Rings Valentine - Easy Valentine's Day Card DIY Craft at Hands Occupied

valentines

1. Olympic Rings Valentine
2. Seed Starter Valentine
3. Swedish Heart Pockets
4. Hey There Sweet Thing Candy Box -52 Weeks Project
5. I’m Donuts over You Printable Donut Box -sugar and charm
6. Army Men Valentines for the Troops -Jacolyn Murphy designs
7. I Chews You, Valentine -all for the boys
8. You’re Sweet Printables -design eat repeat
9. Thumb-body Loves You Thumb Tacks & Valentine -tried & true
10. Plantable Paper Hearts -evermine blog
11. Accordion Hearts Gift Toppers -house of earnest
12. Mylar Heart Treat Bags -paper & stitch
13. Pinata Love Gram -studio DIY

Giant God's Eye Wall Hanging for Valentine's Day

home decor

1. Giant Valentine’s Day God’s Eye
2. Simple Ribbon Vase
3. Valentine Muppets Applique Wall Hanging
4. Homemade Candles
5. Geometric Heart Floor Mat -Hello Lidy
6. Heart Pillows -design love fest
7. I Love You Wire Sign -cakies
8. Carveed Initials Candle -52 Weeks Project
9. Neon Cross Stitch Heart on Wood -oleander and palm
10. Glitter Heart Pillow -high on DIY
11. Honeycomb Heart Decor -julep
12. Valentine’s Day Wreath -the house that Lars built
13. Geometric Wall Heart -Nalle’s house

Sandbakkels | HandsOccupied.com

baked goods & food

1. Heart-Shaped Sandbakkel Cookies -a Norwegian favorite from my grandma
2. Heart-Shaped Pizza -kwetsia smaku
3. Healthy Hearts & Arrows -spoonful
4. Pink Heart Mouse Cake -handmade charlotte
5. Strawberry Glazed Heart Donuts -baked by Rachel
6. Heart Shaped Sugar Cubes -sweet society
7. Valentines Toffee -pizzazzerie
8. Strawberry Heart Sandwich Cookies -30 handmade days
9. Valentines Bento Box -lisa storms
10. Red Velvet Icebox Cakes -sugarhero
11. Pomegranate Seed Ice Cubes -two loves studio
12. Heart Ravioli -Annie’s eats

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Rachel | 52 Weeks Project

    February 11, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    Thank you so much for including me TWICE on this awesome list! I really wish it was Valentine’s Day year round :)

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  2. Alexis

    February 11, 2014 at 10:29 pm

    Heidi, you are the best! Thanks so much for posting my Army Men Valentines…your Olympic Ring/Heart Valentines are still my fave.

    Reply
  3. gretchen | kumquat

    February 12, 2014 at 8:46 am

    thanks so much for featuring my heart-felt hand warmers… hope you have a happy and warm valentine’s day!

    Reply
  4. Rinchen @HIGHonDIY

    February 18, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    Thank you for including my DIY Glitter Heart Pillow Heidi!

    Reply

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Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the S Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest. Thank you. 🙏🏻❤️ If you love this pattern & didn’t know already, we are going to be doing a knit along (KAL) from October 1-29 featuring this spooky sweater vest & lots of tutorials, especially for the intarsia part. 
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Pictured: My Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern from the new Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book by @tanisknits. Model is wearing size 1 with 2” of positive ease, knit in @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted. Vest images via @insighteditions 
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At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest, my contribution to the new book Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town, out now! 🎃💀 
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I’m hosting a knit along (KAL) October 1-29 for anyone who’d like to knit this vest along with a group & learn a little about intarsia while we’re at it. I’ve got weekly tutorials planned to help you knit this worsted weight sweater vest, and there’s a prize package giveaway at the end for KAL participants too. Details are on my site - you know where to find the 🔗 I think. 😉
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Book by @tanisknits 
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Yarn @brooklyntweed Imbue 
Find it wherever fine books are sold. 
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Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs closet after this weekend’s quick tutorial, here are few. ✂️ The tutorial is one post back in my feed as a video.
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As you can see, I didn’t worry about the wire hangers all being perfectly uniform, but it doesn’t matter to me. Also, this closet holds a lot! Despite that, it is already at capacity. Since the hanging bags don’t appear to be recyclable, I want to reuse them as long as possible. Who knows, maybe this will be a way to limit my WIPs? 😅
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P.s. In the third photo you can see how I use this system to store the original swatches, scraps, yarn ball bands, & notes from a design project all together. 
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How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with jus How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with just a few supplies ✂️
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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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What makes these yarns sisters is that, while dyed differently, they’re the same weight and come in intentionally coordinating color palettes. For my review, I opted for a sky-inspired combo of Sami in Natural and Marla in Nube. 🌧️ 
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Check out the full review & enter the giveaway at the link in my bio. 
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