Star Wars: Yoda Best Valentines (free printable)

Hello!

With the release of the new Star Wars movie and its popularity, it is hard to deny, almost everyone LOVES Star Wars!

I made these valentines two years ago for my son and thought I would share:)

Not only are they cute and fun, but they are a great candy-free valentine alternative!

Here is the FREE PDF!  I believe I got the glow sticks at Dollar Tree.  They were the bracelet size.

Hope you have fun with these!

P.S.  We watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the El Capitan Theatre!  It was pretty cool!

Happy New Year! 

Doctor Who

My two oldest are BIG fans, so I had to make a TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) pendant to add to my Etsy shop!

Don't Blink Doctor Who TARDIS Fine Silver Pendant with Sterling Silver Chain

      

The back is hand stamped with "Don't Blink":)

It was funny, I took my kids to see the movie Paddington, and they got so excited when they noticed that one of the characters was the newest Doctor!  They are super fans or, should I say, Whovians!

Oh, and since it's almost Valentine's Day, I found a couple free printable valentines for you too!

• Doctor Who Valentines That Will Melt Even the Doctor’s Two Hearts {Free Printable} by Bake No Prisoners
• Doctor Who Free Printable Valentines by Heidi Schulz
• Printable Doctor Who Valentines! by Rachelle Abellar

Shine Bright

Hi again!

I wanted to re-share the diamond ring valentines I posted last year.
You can find them HERE.  They are fun and would be perfect for any little princess (or prince)!



And if you want a matching necklace (haha), you can find one in my Etsy shop!



We have some light rain here, but hope everyone has a bright and shiny day!

Gumball Machine Valentines on The Crafty Crow!!!

Hi everyone!

I was very excited to see my Gumball Machine Valentines featured on The Crafty Crow yesterday!

I've been surprised by the response I've gotten from my Gumball Machine Valentines this year!  I've had thousands of people download the printable!  I'm sure thanks to Pinterest!

Here are the PDFs:

Gumball Machine Valentines

Gumball Machine Valentines (Blank)

Enjoy!

Surprising...

I got an email saying I have had over 2,500 downloads of my gumball machine valentines on Keep and Share!  And...that doesn't include everyone who has been able to download them from Scribd or that I personally emailed the valentine to.  It's kind of crazy cool!  I'm glad everyone likes them!

You're A Great Catch Valentines

Here's another valentine idea.

My girls are candy-a-holics, so the more candy they could incorporate into their valentines, the better! We came up with the idea to use Pixy Stix as "fishing poles" with a candy "catch" on the end. We used yarn to tie them together and attached a note that says, "You're A Great Catch". This idea could also be done using pencils and pretty much anything as the "catch". A baggie full of Swedish Fish candies would be really cute!

(tip: to prevent tangling, don't make the string too long!)

My Little Sienna is very happy with her catch!

Mmmmm.....

P.S. We found big bags of Pixy Stix in the dollar bins at Target.

Cyclops Valentines

My son is currently OBSESSED with Greek Mythology, so I wanted to design a fun Valentine to reflect that.

We came up with this cute Cyclops Valentine:

It says "{eye} Think You're Awesome!".

Get it?

They were super easy to make, and my son had a lot of fun helping me put them together. All you need to do is buy some googly eyes and suckers. We found both at Target, plus the eyes had adhesive on the back, so no need for glue! If anyone else wants the printable I made, you can get it HERE. For best results, print onto a thicker paper, like card stock. To attach the suckers/lollypops, I just cut a little slit in the hand with an X-Acto knife.

Gumball Machine Valentines

I finished the gumball valentines that I designed.

I think they turned out really cute.

Hope you like them too!

Here is the tutorial and free printable,

so you can make them too!

But first...

Here is a tip for poking holes in gum balls,

so you can string them to make jewelry...

or whatever.

Use a small drill bit!

Drill through one side,

then drill through the other side.

The drilling can be done by hand

with just the drill bit and not using the drill.

Another tip...

start with a very small drill bit and gradually

enlarge the hole by stepping up

the size of the drill bit.

This will help you drill through

the gum ball without cracking it.

Hope this information helps!

Okay!

Here is the valentine tutorial:

(aren't they cute!)

Get the PDF to print the bottom part of the valentine here.

You can print it on any color paper card stock that you wish.

Put gum balls in a bag, about 10 of them.

I used fold top sandwich bags for the gum balls,

but you can also use plastic wrap or other small clear baggies.

Tie the bag closed.

I tied the bag with yarn,

but any string would work.

Gather the end of the bag and tape to

the back of the printed portion of the valentine.

Trim the end of the bag,

so it looks nice and doesn't hang

past the end of the valentine.

Turn over...

Finished!

Hope that you like them!

** (p.s. You can use any candy in place of the gumballs.

they would look really cute with M&Ms too!)**

Blank Gumball Valentine (printable without message)

Gumballs on the brain!

It all started when I saw these cute gumball necklaces...image from http://onecharmingparty.com
Then I got an idea for gumball machine Valentines to make my kids to take to school this year(I hope to share them soon...if they turn out...and I can find gumballs!).I did some searching on the web to seeif my idea had already been done.I didn't see it, so maybe not?But...I did find this super cute idea for"The Ultimate Handmade Gumball Machine".It would make such a wonderful Teacher's giftfor Valentine's Day or any time!
image from http://pamelasusan.typepad.com/pamela_susanup_close_pers/
I also noticed, while searching for gumball Valentine's Day ideas,that most of the gum themed messages said~I "chews" you!~(just like in the picture above)So cute!

Got Valentines?

If not...You can go here to find a great collection of free printable valentines!!!My daughter, Ramona, is going to use these valentines by StyleCrush:
photo from http://peptogirl.blogspot.com/
My son, Charles, picked these Snail Lollipop Cards from Zakka Life: photo from http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/ Also, feel free to use these "you're tweet" valentines...by me:)

You're Tweet: Free Printable Valentines

Here are some free Tweet Valentines:

Just for you!
They were made with an image of my original polymer clay artwork.
The pdf is here.

You can also click on the photo above to make it larger, and save the image to your computer.
Print on a thick 8.5" x 11" paper, cut (there are 8 per sheet), personalize and hand out!
Hope that you like them!

Look here for more free printable valentines.