There’s something super sweet about handmade valentines. Some of my favorite memories from childhood involve sitting at the kitchen table (covered head to toe with glue and glitter!) making cards for my friends.
Ok, let’s be honest…..this scenario still happens at my house today, even as an adult. Every year on Valentine’s Day, my sweetie and I exchange homemade valentines and it is my FAVORITE thing! Of course, I’ve already started brainstorming this year’s card and found so many adorable ones that I just had to share a few! If you’re looking for creative valentines that you can make yourself or together with the kidlets, then I have you covered with 50 inspirational ideas. For detailed instructions and free printables, the links below the images will take you to the original source.
Clockwise from top: Robot Valentines, Don’t Ever Change, Hugs & Kisses,
Candy iPod, You Rock / Happy Valentine’s Day to All My Peeps
Clockwise from top left: Happy Heart Day M&Ms, I Dig You,
Printable Candy Bar Wrapper, Treat Bag with Printable Label,
I’m Bananas For You / I’m Wild About You
Clockwise from top left: Friendship Blossoms, Shot by Cupid,
I’m Over the Rainbow for You, Lollipop Butterfly, Super Hero Lollipop
Clockwise from top left: Orange You Glad?, You Are a Star,
You’re a Great Catch, Swedish Fish, Goldfish
Clockwise from top: Cookie in a CD Sleeve, Sugar Cookie Bags, Bear Hugs,
Custom Candy Bar Wrapper, I Need S’More Friends Like You
Clockwise from top: Bee Mine, Play Doh Valentines,
Love Rocks, Heart Necklace Valentines, Friendship Bracelet Valentines
Clockwise from top: Love is a Battlefield, Magnifying Glass Valentine,
I “Wheelie” Like You, You Make My Heart Bounce, Love Bugs
Clockwise from top: I’d SNAP at the Chance to Be Your Valentine,
You’re gRRRReat!, I Love You THIS Much, I’m Bugging for You,
I Have My Eyes on You
Clockwise from top: You’re Tops in My Book,
Not Loving You Would Be a Mistake, “Owl” Always Be Your Friend,
From One Crazy Kid to Another, You Color My World
Clockwise from top left: Pop-Up Messages, 3-D Hearts, Kissing Pop-Up,
Lucky in Love Scratch-Off, Fortune Cookie Valentines
Time to bust out the construction paper, right?! It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’m especially loving the robots and pop-ups. Hmmm…..
Leave me a comment if you have other Valentine’s Day crafts or printables to share…I’d love to check out your clever ideas! In my next post, I’ll be sharing a fun printable I’m currently working on that I’m really excited about, so check back later this week for more cheesy Valentine’s Day goodness!
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14 Comments
Thank you so much for posting my “Don’t Change” and Army Men Valentines! Your blog is beautiful
I love that someone else did the hard work of coming up with all of these. I like to take cute treats to women from church when I visit them, so these ideas wil be useful year round for me. Thanks!
@mentalutopia: How sweet! I love the idea of using these treats year round to brighten someone’s day.
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas! I just gave you a shout out on my blog.
http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2012/02/last-minute-50-diy-valentines.html
Have a wonderful day!
Marilyn
There are too many cute ones to choose!!!
I love these ideas! I always make homemade Valentine’s every year. You gave me some great ideas.
Hi! I love all of your designs. I hope that you can give me an idea where I can find the glass bottles for the Happy Heart Day M&Ms. I’ve been looking online but can’t find what I need. Thanks, Nancy
The link to “You Are a Star” in the 4th group is incorrect. It links to the goldfish Valentine. Could you send me the correct link?
Just found your site,LOVE IT!!!! Thanks for all the GREAT ideas.Misty
Hi! I love all of the ideas…so fun and creative! I would love to create myself however I know I do not have a software program that would be able to create such creative fonts, designs, borders, etc. Could you recommend a software program that would allow me to design my own? Thanks in advance!
Thanks for featuring my “I wheelie Like You” Valentines. love your site x
@Beth: I use Adobe Creative Suite software for design professionals, but I know there are less expensive software packages out there that could get the job done. Unfortunately I don’t have experience with any of those so I can’t recommend one. I’ve heard good things about Photoshop Elements. I feel like some of these ideas are simple enough to execute in Microsoft Word, plus there are tons of free printable labels out there that you could customize yourself.
The grrrrr link to the printable doesn’t work anymore. Mobile Me I guess. Can you email them?
THANK YOU! So cute!
Thank you for these wonderful ideas! I’ve shared your article on my blog:
http://www.freesamplesaustralia.com/free-samples/entertainment/50-ideas-for-making-your-own-valentines.html