Sentimental Memories

• Is there a special place in your heart? Perhaps you have memories there with someone you love…

• Recycle an old atlas or map by cutting out an area that means something to you

• Frame using a heart insert which you can make yourself from mounting card

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Heartfelt Wall Art

• Turn old bottle corks into a unique wall decoration or pin board

• Simply glue your corks onto a sturdy heart-shaped backing

• If you don’t have enough corks, roll up pages from magazines instead

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Homemade Bath Bombs

• Bring a little extra fizz into your love life with Valentine’s bath bombs

• Just use a silicone ice cube mould to create your own heart-shaped bombs

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Follow the simple tutorial

Paper Heart Garlands

• Decorate your home with cute heart garlands made from old magazines or scrap paper

• Use a heart-shaped paper punch or make your own stencil from cardboard

• Alternatively, make 3D hearts from strips of paper.

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Get the full tutorial

Heart Jar Lanterns

• These heart lanterns make the perfect centrepiece for your Valentine’s meal and can be whipped up in a jiffy

• Simply collage tissue paper or thin book pages onto clean, empty glass jars for a shabby chic ornament

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Check out the full tutorial

Origami Hearts

• These cute and easy origami hearts are great for children to give to their classmates

• Just make your own using scrapbooking paper, tuck a note inside and add foil-wrapped chocolate to the outside as an embellishment

Check out the video tutorial and get folding!

Customised Gift Wrap

• Mould a toilet roll into the shape of a heart and you have an instant stamp

• Just dip in paint and you’re away!

• Use to decorate plain paper and use as gift wrap, or for making home made Valentine’s cards

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