Valentine Crafts Using Toilet Paper Rolls

Frugal Heart Stamp

Make your own heart stamp frugally from a tissue paper roll.

Approximate Time: 5 minutes

Supplies:

• tissue paper rolls
• scissors
• bone folder
• craft paints
• sponge
• plastic lid
• paper

Instructions:

1. Cut the roll in half, this will make two stamps.
2. Crease them evenly in half, leave one crease as is. The other crease bends inward, this forms the heart. You may have to recrease to get it to stay like you want.

3. Set a small damp sponge on a plastic lid, pour some paint on top. Now you are ready to stamp away!
4. If the paper roll end gets worn down use your second one. Many stamps could be made at once if you save up the rolls.


Great for Valentine cards, envelopes, wrapping paper, etc. and easy enough for a small child to do.

By NoRulesArt from sunny FL

Valentine's Day Cracker

I save old toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. For Valentine's Day this year I covered the cardboard rolls with Valentine craft paper, you could use wrapping paper. I tied each end with Valentine colored ribbon and I filled the inside with seasonal Hershey kisses. It is similar to the "English Cracker" idea but it won't make a noise if you break it open.

Kids love to decorate the wrapping paper or craft paper with extra stickers, stamping etc to dress it up even further.

By Diane from Leesburg

Valentine Flower Gift Topper

This treat bag/package topper is created from recycled materials and is a great alternative to the standard gift bow.

Approximate Time: about 30 minutes

Supplies:

• 4 inch piece of cardboard tube
• ruler
• pencil
• scissors
• acrylic paint and foam brush
• construction paper
• paper doily or other embellishments
• hot glue gun and glue sticks

Instructions:

1. Use acrylic paint and foam brush to paint a 4-inch piece of cardboard tube inside and out. Allow to dry.

2. Slightly flatten the cardboard tube and mark it off in half-inch increments.
3. Cut it into 8, half-inch pieces. You will have 8 pieces that resemble flower petals.

4. Apply glue on 1/4 inch of the bottom end of one piece and glue it to another piece. Continue until all 8 pieces are glued together to resemble a flower.
5. Cut 4 small hearts of equal size (about 1 1/2 inches) from construction paper.

6. Glue hearts to top of flower, with points of hearts toward center.

7. Add an embellishment to the top of the hearts. I used a circle cut from a gold doily, but you could glue on a button, circle of lace, loose pearls, or other embellishment.

8. Now you are ready to glue the topper to a treat bag or wrapped package.

By Rachel's Mom from Wilkesboro, NC