Valentine’s day is in 4 days.. do you have do you have your gifts ready? If you are like us and do everything last minute, we have the perfect quick and easy DIY for you, and likely you already have all the supplies at home.
To make these Valentine’s day marbled hearts, you will need some nail polish, paper, and a container that you don’t mind getting covered in nail polish (we used an empty yogurt container).
First cut out heart shapes on your paper. We recommend using card stock because it is sturdy and thick. You can either use a stencil to trace hearts or free-hand cut them out like we did. We also used the grade school heart making trick by folding the paper in half and cutting the heart along the fold so you have symmetrical sides.
Next, fill up your container with lukewarm water and probably you should grab some paper towels at this point too because things will get a bit messy from here on out. Drizzle a couple of drops of nail polish into the container and repeat with however many colors you want to use. Finally, dip the paper heart into the container with the nail polish and pull out as straight as you can. Set on a paper towel to dry.
This project, although easy and uses minimal supplies, does take a little practice to get that pretty swirled marble look. We recommend working quickly once you have dropped the nail polish into the container as it tends to dry and get clumpy fast. We also recommend to have a toothpick or two handy between applications to clear out any residual nail polish. Just swirl the toothpick around the surface of the water and that’ll do the trick. Lastly, we definitely recommend wearing gloves and not making the mistake of dying your hands 4 different shades of pink like we did ;)
There you have it – a super simple last minute Valentine’s Day idea. You could hand these out as Valentine’s Day cards or just have fun making them for a little Galentine’s get-together.
Tell us: Do you leave everything to the last minute or do you plan far in advance? What are your Valentine’s Day plans?
We are all too aware that Valentine’s day is fast approaching. I don’t need the whole world to remind me that I’m still single… I’ve never really loved Valentine’s day, but I’ve never really hated it either. It is a very neutral holiday for me.
I mean there’s candy and flowers galore, but I still have leftover Halloween candy I’m working on and I’ve already got my permanent Rose so I don’t feel the pull to buy anything (my wallet thanks me). In terms of decorating, I’m not the biggest fan of red but might throw up a heart here or there in our apartment. Maybe I’m just in that awkward stage where it was fun as a kid and will be again once I’m older (and married?)? So in the meantime I’ll celebrate this neutral holiday with a medium amount of enthusiasm and my leftover Halloween candy, thank you very much.
That doesn’t mean I don’t still enjoy making Valentine crafts. I mean it is a holiday and I do have a craft blog.. it’s only natural to exploit holidays. And to help spice up your holiday a little bit, we’ve created these fun lyric candy hearts that you can print out and give to your friend, bf, gf, mom(?), random person you meet in a bar, really whoever strikes your fancy.
We’ve made it so you can either print it out and use it as a card or cut out the hearts and hang them up as decorations. It’s really up to you! We personally decided to use them to decorate our apartment and try to hide the fact that we still have Christmas decorations up… I’m really slow to let go of holidays if you haven’t noticed.
Now instead of celebrating V-day alone or with whomever you choose to be with, you can also celebrate with Drake, T-Swift, and the Biebs. I mean, that’s one Valentine’s day I could get on board with. To get your V-day party started, download our lyrical Valentine’s day hearts below – just click on the images or go to the bottom of the post for the pdfs.
