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6 ideas for Valentine’s that’ll cost you nothing but love

6 ideas for Valentine’s that’ll cost you nothing but love

I had grand plans of a post full of brand spanking new crafts for Valentine’s this year, but I’m poorly (turns out having shingles really sucks. Who knew?), so instead I’ve delved into the Growing Spaces archive to pull together six ideas for Valentine’s Day that’ll cost you nothing (pretty much) but love. These are all quick and easy DIYs that don’t require any expensive materials but will show someone that you care. Whether you’re planning to celebrate Valentine’s or Galentines Day on 14 Feb, I think these ideas for gifts work as tokens of love and friendship for whoever’s lucky…

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Hirameki: Quick and easy DIY watercolour Valentines cards

Hirameki: Quick and easy DIY watercolour Valentines cards

We’re always lastminute . com in our house, so if you’ve also left it til the night before to make a homemade card for Valentines (or Galentines) Day, then I promise this is a super quick and easy make. Inspired by a book we’ve been sent to review from Thames & Hudson called Hirameki by Peng + Hu (this is just a teaser as a full post about this ace book will follow next week), these cards won’t take much longer than 15 mins, and all you need is some paper, a set of watercolours, a brush and a Sharpie.…

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Easy Valentines cards for kids to make

Easy Valentines cards for kids to make

Spotted these heart caterpillars on Pinterest (where else?!) and thought they’d be perfect for the twins’ Valentines cards this year. I cut out hearts in lots of colours and then the twins stuck them onto a sheet of A4 white card, folded lengthways in half. They added googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae. It was Ez’s idea to use two hearts to make a butterfly on the back of the card and then both the twins wanted to keep going so they grabbed their felt tips and coloured sky and grass. We’re not home for Valentines this year (away in…

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