How to make a valentine with your own hands: creative ideas for February 14

Valentine’s Day is the day when lovers exchange gifts and declarations of love. What could be better than to accompany these gestures with a creative postcard that expresses your feelings in an original way? You don’t have to resort to complicated methods or materials. Get inspired by joy-pup romantic ideas to make a Valentine’s Day card  with your own hands.

Valentine card with knitted hearts

If you like to crochet, you can create a really original Valentine’s Day card with your own hands. Make small hearts which you can then arrange however you like to create a composition. Take white or craft cardboard, glue on knitted hearts and add a love phrase that will resonate with your significant other.

Love card with 3D effect

To create a 3D love card, you need different colored cardboard, scissors and glue. Use a neutral colored cardboard as the base of the postcard and draw the details of your message on it. Cut out the hearts, fold them in half, and glue only one side or the center fold to create a movement effect. Write your love dedication on the back of the card.

Valentine card with yarn heart

You can make a tactile Valentine’s Day card using yarn. Embroider a heart in the center of the cardboard – a simple and adorable idea. Another option is to make a cutout in the shape of a heart, and on the other side stick the yarn in the form of a rectangle so that when closed you can touch it through this heart-shaped window. 

Love messages in a postcard

If you have many messages of love that you want to convey to the addressee, then create many cards in one. Glue miniature envelopes on the first or second side of the card, and put a lot of sweet thoughts inside each.

Love puzzle

Make your Valentine creative by using two puzzle pieces. This will be a great reminder of how good the two of you are together. Glue two puzzles to a folded piece of cardboard. Place the puzzle pieces so they don’t touch each other for the best effect. Once the puzzle pieces are in place, write: “We are perfect for each other” or another suitable phrase.

Valentine for a motorist

When love is the fuel that makes everything work. This is a very concise and quick DIY valentine idea. It can be made on cardboard of any color, ideal, above all, for car lovers.