Heart Envelopes

     Although I'm not sending out valentines yet, I thought I might share how I made them:)

Materials:

• Scrapbook Paper
• Scissors
• Tape

     I think the pictures pretty much explain the process, except  these become drastically small by the end. After folding the envelope, I recommend using tape to hold everything in place rather than glue, so the recipient can unfold the message.


BONUS CRAFT(picture at the top of post):
Materials:

• Scrapbook Paper
• A board
• Markers/Pens ( I used calligraphy pens)
• Glue or Mod Podge
• Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut a heart out of scrapbook paper
2. Glue silhouette onto board
3. Cut around silhouette
4. Write message on heart's space 

Felt Earring Book

Materials:

• Felt
• Fabric
• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun
• Cardboard
• Toothpick

Directions:

1. Cut cardboard approximately to the size of a sheet of felt
2. Cut into shape of book
3. Hot glue the cardboard to the fabric
4. Glue a sheet of felt inside the cover
5. Glue each sheet of felt in half the make a page
6. Hot glue the uncreased sides to the spine
7. Use toothpick to poke spaces in the pages to hold earrings

Fun with Snail Mail!

     Sorry I haven't posted in a while, it becomes difficult sometimes looking for a GOOD diy. Good, at least, in the sense that I could take a break from studying for the finals. Anyway, I've been trying to keep in contact with old friends more through snail mail, chat, video chat, etc. For their birthdays I want to send them something.... creative. Not just a package or a giftcard. Before you read on please keep in mind that these are mere ideas, that I have not tested.

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• Soda Flavored and Shaped Lip Balm
• Flash Drives, SD cards, or DVDs with pictures
• Pin-on Buttons
• Coconut (just to be random, I REALLY want to try this)
• Homemade Envelopes
• Duct Tape Wallet
• Bouncy Ball
• Frisbee
• Picture of a smile, maybe with "Sending a smile your way"
• A stop watch
• A cookie shaped as the trademark Facebook "Like"
• A HUGE box with a scrap of paper inside saying "April Fools!"
• A flip book
• Nail Polish
• Something they probably don't get too often (ex: foreign candy, tiny moon rocks, etc)
• Keychain, sounds cheesy but I've seen some pretty nice ones with watches attached
• Happy Birthday balloon (unblown)
• Drawing