There are so many crafts that you can have the kids do for this years Valentine’s Day. We do several different types just depending on if they will be for use at school or for home. This is one that I came across that I thought was really neat. The main reason I like this is that once the candy and note is gone, you have a nice looking ornament to keep.
Materials Needed:
- 16-inch length of 20-gauge silver craft wire
- Heart-shaped cookie cutter
- Wire cutters or nail clippers
- Red craft wire (24 gauge or higher)
- Heart-shaped note and treat
- Ribbon
Instructions:
1. To make the heart, bend the craft wire around a pencil to form a loop 4 inches from one end.
2. Center the loop atop a 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, and wrap the wire around the heart, pressing to shape it.
3. After you’ve made 2 loops, twist the ends together and trim the excess with wire utters or nail clippers.
4. Remove the cookie cutter, then secure one end of a 3-foot length of red craft wire (24 gauge or higher) to the heart.
5. Run the red wire across the heart’s front and back, wrapping it around the silver wire at each pass. Enclose a heart-shaped note and treat as you go.
6. Tuck in the end of the red wire and tie a ribbon through the loop for hanging.
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