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Give new meaning to the old saying, "Love is in the air," when you give or mail this valentine to someone special.
It starts with scored and folded red card stock embellished with running stitches of pink embroidery thread and a heart cut from embossing foil.
Inside is a surprise: paper sleeves to fit around votive candleholders and spell out a glowing message of love.
You will need:
- Pink and red card
- White card
- Tin foil
- Pritt glue stick or double-sided cellotape
- Tracing paper and pencil
- Craft knife [ask mom to help you with the cutting out]
- Needle and pink thread
- Red or pink ribbon
Here's how:
1. Construct each votive sleeve from two strips of pink card scored and folded into two equal sections. Leave a tab on one end for gluing or taping the pieces together neatly.
2. Trace the letters on the left side of the card and heart shapes onto the right side of the card with pencil, then cut them out using a crafts knife [ask mom to help you with this]. Use double-sided cellotape to attach a square of hot pink card to the cutout area to give the candlelight a soft, romantic glow.
3. To mail, tuck the candle sleeves into pockets made from pieces of white card that have been printed with a message, cut to fit, and sewn to the inside of the card using a simple running stitch.
4. Assemble the inner and outer pages of the card and sew them together booklet-style with a double strand of pink embroidery floss. Tie the loose ends in a bow.
[Click here to download patterns] PDF |
