Make a giant heart pouch

Because you can never exploit a craft too much. (Oh wait…chevron!) Yesterday I turned the paper Danish heart into a leather pouch to carry your little trinkets in–I currently use mine for my earphones–and today I thought I’d go the extreme opposite and show a GIANT paper Danish heart that would be perfect for little kiddy Valentine’s instead of a traditional box. Apparently, the box is a big deal as some mommies have been telling me lately. This one takes 5 minutes, so if you’re into time management, might I suggest it.

How to make a giant heart pouch

Materials:

• 4 pieces of Canson pastel paper (from the art supply store. Doesn’t have to be Canson, just any art paper will do)
• scissors
• tape or glue
• template (download here)

Instructions:

1. Use the template and enlarge it to fit the size of the Canson art paper. I filled the entire sheet.
2.  Cut the pattern out onto 4 pieces of paper, two in each color of your choice.
3.  Tape the two similar colors together at the bottom or glue them together.
4.  Follow the same process as THIS post to weave the two together.

DONZO. Seriously, so easy and major impact. You know what I mean?!

photography by Trisha Zemp

Valentine’s Day boxes

Since Valentine’s Day boxes are a staple, especially for those of you with little ones, we’re sharing more of our Valentine’s Day box ideas with you! We love these giant heart pouches because they’re big enough for Valentines cards AND sweets! But maybe you want to create a new box each year. We’ve got you covered with plenty of ideas. You can check out how to make a Valentine’s rainbow box here, and view more box ideas from the competition here. These 3 Valentine’s heart piñatas and this post-it heart piñata would also make for great Valentine’s Day boxes!