Over 50 of The Best Heart Crafts for Valentine’s Day
Your Name I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay. – Jason Graham
When you think of Valentine’s Day, the first thing that comes to mind is hearts. After all, it is all about matters of the heart. For the few weeks, I trolled the web to find the most innovative and simply wonderful hearts crafts, whether crochet, sewing, knitting, paper, cooking or whatever hand crafted ideas for hearts. Eventually I was dreaming hearts. You will be certain to find a heart among amongst these hearts that speaks to your heart.
So, here my top picks –
Click on the images for tutorials, recipes or original source
Oldest Valentine card Dating back to 1790, the intricately designed Valentine filled with heartfelt messaging is currently housed at the British Postal Museum and Archive
What would Valentine’s Day without the Valentine’s Day Card?
If you want to make a card that resembles this antique Valentine card, Martha Steward has a great tutorial on how to make it. The text, embellished with stamped and painted designs, is revealed in stages as the card is opened.
Tutorial Martha Steward
or this simpler version and about 40 more great ideas for cards from Martha Steward
At InTec InSights you can type in your own words and produce this heart on the spot using fonts, colour, shape, and backgrounds of your choice.
Love these Craft envelopes Tutorial by Sweet Tidings
Decorate the outside of the card with hearts and inside: Pop-up origami kissing lips card. Full instructions and video tutorial
If you are at loss for words but feeling a lot of love this pocket of hearts is a cute idea.
Pocket of hearts from Nellies Nest
Clever idea for a quick hear stamp – Neuer Stoff
Make your own heart-shaped plantable tags – tutorial from Hill City Bride
You Colour my World
Crayon Heart Valentine’s – full tutorial from Whipperberry
Tug My Heart Strings
Cute idea and tutorial for a heart installation from Oh Happy Day
Lovely idea using wax crayon shaving on wax paper – Martha Steward
Hearts made from rustic floral wire are wrapped with yarn and hung in the window, or you could also tuck a note inside and give it as a valentine. Click for tutorial
Gorgeous hanging ornaments from Betsy Veldman
Valentine’s Garland (and cookies) from Glorious Treats
This woven heart is made from a tissue box! Tutorial – Michele Made Me
Love these newspaper hearts – Photo by Rebecka Ryberg
Visit Rebecka Ryberg’s lovely blog is Vintage Fairy Tales for more inspirations.
A Token of my Love …
A love token made and given in World War I to loved ones to remind them that they are never out of the heart
Make your own love tokens. Here some delightful embroidered hearts – they are quick and easy to make depending on how elaborate your decoration and skill. They are also great to fill with scented herbs or just a few drops of essential oil or your favourite perfume to remind him of you. Scents can linger on fabrics and paper for a long time.
Beautiful beaded, embroidered Velvet brooch heart by The7thMagpie
Felt heart for gift wrapping By Lisa Jordan Lilfishstudios
By Deborah Mellifer Moore
Denim heart by LolliePatchouli
This lovely Vintage Button Heart is from Kandy Newton
Felt heart By Sandhra Lee
You can also make these felt hearts into little pouches for candy or small gifts using the tutorial from Purl Bee
Candy Heart Tutorial from Purl Bee
So cute!
From Yarnspirations, Pattern Ravelry
Beaded and Embroidered Heart Brooch or Lapel Pin, or Pincushion
From Evi’s Country Snippets
Make this Felt heart bag from Martha Steward
You can even romantisize your shoe like these BHLDN
Fabric Heart Bookmark from Sew Many Ways – tutorial
Valentine Wreath From Mine for Making
Such a lovely idea using dry rosebuds
I am Hooked on You
Crochet hearts can be used in so many ways – decorate your clothes or bags; make hair accessories, jewelry and broches; use it in scrapbooking and cards – hang it up …
Heartstrings Illustration Laura Taylor Mark
Chrochet heart from Inpigiama
I just love these Heart pockets from Paper, Yarn and Flour, Tutorial in PDF
Tutorial from Paper Yarn & Flour
Crochet Heart Tutorial from Little Birdie Secrets
You can crochet these hearts in cotton twine and dye them. Tutorial at Jenny Doh’s blog
Jenny Doh also has a great tutorial to use these for making a baker’s twine bracelet
Tutorial from Easy makes me Happy
Tutorial from I heart Handicrafts
Jute Hearts by Sosorosy on Etsy. Love the simplicity. Great to accessorize gift packaging, or to hang strings of them, or for place settings.
Freeform embroided from Luci Florey
Unzip my Heart
How to Make Zipper Hearts
Zipper heart from zippinning
by Create With Bogate
These gorgeous felt and zipper brooches are from IPUBLICATE.
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. – Song of Songs
Make a rosemary heart – Image from Whimsical Raindrop Cottage
Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments – How to from Katy Elliot
DIY Lavender & Chamomile Bath Melt – Tutorial from Be Beautiful
You can also make these Bath Melts in different scents by for example using rose petals and rose rose oil.
Click image for the recipe from African Aromatics
Make up the tea and put them into little bags like these from Bright Bride as a gift or just indulge in a romantic bath.
Image from Bright Bride
Or these teabags from Her Imajination
Heart Tabag tutorial from Her Imajination
Great Bathbombs tutorial
Wine cork heart from past romantic evenings?
Wine cork Heart tutorial – from The Corner Apartment
Heart Delights – Love is Sweet
Matchbox sweet treat Valentines by Inchmark
Full tutorial from 52Souluo
Sweet heart Cherry Pies – Recipe from Cake student
Marshmallow Heart Pops – Tutorial from Pink Little Cake
No heart cake pan – no problem. Use a square and a round to get a heart shape.
Marbled Red Velvet Cheese Cake Brownies – Recipe Novice Chef
Full Recipe and Tutorial for the red Velvet Cheese Cake at Share our Harvest
Freeze whipped cream on a cookie sheet, use cookie cutter to cut out hearts and serve with hot cocoa
Image PS by Dila
Full Tutorial for Heart sugar cubes from Ruffles and Stuff
Red Velvet Crepe Recipe from Duhlicious
Chocolate Chip Beet Cookies – Recipe from Road not Processed
Recipe by Photo
Heart Ravioli Recipe
Easy Valentine Day Food ideas
Heart Wraps
Two really great ideas for gift wrapping from the Houses that Lars Built
This lovely idea for gift tags is from Sugar Sugar
How to DIY mini Valentines mailbox! Sooo cute! by Hello Monday
Peg your Heart to a Gift box from Hello Naomi
Lastly Heart Inspirations
Beautiful heart rose wreath By Sarah Kaye
Garden Gate Heart Locket…design by Christi Anderson
Heart-corset necklace by wickedgems
Steampunk Heart by Steelhip Design
Gothic Heart by Ukapala
By Jacquline Hurlbert
Love Grows by Minerva Mosiacs
The Key to My heart by Mark Orr
Heart braided hair
Here’s how to do a heart braid
CHILD & CHILD 1880-1915 Winged Heart Pendant / Brooch in the Pre-Raphaelite style
DIY Fashion Sense 