Happy Valentine’s Day {2013}

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 3 Comments |

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! What do you have planned for today? Are you staying in with your loved one(s) or going out for a romantic supper? This year, Sébastien and I are going out for a romantic supper. Remember, one of my Goals for this year is to have date night with my hubby. This will be out first date of the year. I’m really looking forward to it. We will be having a special Valentine supper with our girls this weekend. That’s going to be fun too! Aren’t these Valentine photos of Gabrielle great? I love taking photos of her, [...]

Easy Valentine Crafts with Free Printables {Crystal & Co.}

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 5 Comments |

Easy Valentine Crafts and Free Printables with Crystal from Crystal & Co. Crystal is a fabulous Mom to 5 boys! Crystal & Co. is your mommy resource and today she’s here to share with you wonderful Valentine Crafts you can create with your kids. Easy Valentine Crafts with Free Printables I am so excited to be here today on The DIY Dreamer sharing Valentine crafts with you guys! This is a fun time of year at our house. Even though all of my little ones are boys, we still love to make and create easy Valentines! If you are on [...]

Valentine’s Day Ideas {Crafts, Desserts, Gifts, Printable and more}

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 20 Comments |

Valentine’s Day is approaching quickly. I’ve been busy the last couple of weeks creating things to share with you for V-Day. I’ve decided to make one post with all of the V-Day creations I made, I figured it would be easier for you to reference this one post with all the creations in one place. Feel free to ”pin” the post onto your Pinterest boards. The round-up includes crafts, decorations, desserts, gifts and even a free printable! Valentine’s Day Ideas Valentine Cupcake {Recipe, Wrapper and Topper} The cupcakes are Strawberry with Lemon Buttercream icing! Valentine Glitter Photo Frame [...]

Valentine Cupcake {Recipe, Wrapper and Topper}

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 27 Comments |

Valentine Cupcakes that you can make from A to Z (diy valentine). The cupcakes are Strawberry with Lemon Buttercream Frosting, they are so YUMMY! I share how you can make your very own cupcake wrappers and toppers too. Perfect way to say ”I love you” to your loved ones on v-day. Valentine Cupcake To start off, you’ll need to make some Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream frosting. If you keep the recipe as is, you’ll get 24 cupcakes. If you want to learn how to frost cupcakes, I recommend you check out the new How-to Baking Videos from Martha Stewart. [...]

Valentine Glitter Photo Frame

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 17 Comments |

A Valentine Glitter Photo Frame is a perfect Valentine’s Day gift! I created two of them with the help of my daughters (just to show how easy they are to create). Must of the supplies we used to make them came from the January box of supplies from Martha Stewart Crafts, thanks to the #12MonthsofMartha . Valentine Glitter Photo Frame Supplies: (What I used to create these frames) – Wooden Photo Frame – Acrylic Paint (Pink Taffeta and Fruit Punch, both were pearl finish from Martha Stewart Crafts) – Foam and/or Paint Brush – Glitter (Tourmaline and Coral Pink from [...]

Bookmark { Felt Heart } – How to make a bookmark

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 64 Comments |

Gorgeous Felt Heart Bookmark that you can make for your loved one. Perfect Valentine Bookmark Craft to make with your children. Would you like to know how to create one too? Check out the tutorial below on how to make a heart bookmark. It’s easy and cute! Bookmark { Felt Heart } It’s cute right? I created this felt heart bookmark with the same steps I used for the Felt Ribbon Bookmark. It’s quite simple to make and you only need a few supplies. What’s even more fun, is that you can easily have your children join and create some [...]

Valentine Cookies!!!

Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 45 Comments |

Every year we make Valentine Cookies for Valentine’s Day. We make them as a family and give them to our family and friends. The Valentine Cookies are always very much appreciated treats. Usually we just put candy sprinkles on the cookies, but last year we also made some cookies with icing and sprinkles. I must say that the frosting was quite yummy. Gabrielle and I working on our Valentine Cookies: As Gabrielle and I were rolling the first batch of dough… we looked over and noticed we lost a ”worker”: Little Miss Emanuelle passed out of the floor right next [...]

Valentine Cards { Free Printable }

Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 40 Comments |

Valentine Cards Free Printable : Leen Machine Paper Studio and I collaborated together to bring you free Valentine’s Day Cards . These Valentines are so sweet. They are red and light blue, a great color combination, perfect to give to anyone special in your life. You just have to download the pdf file at the bottom of this post and print the Valentine Cards on card-stock. You can add a special word for your Valentine in the back of the cards. Do you decorate your home for Valentine’s Day? Last, year was our first year decorating. It was so much fun creating Valentine [...]

Guest Post – Christina Johnson

Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com Leave a comment |

CreativelyInexpensive Valentine’s Day ideas Article submitted by ChristinaJohnson Spending a romantic Valentine’s Daywith a loved one should not be a pocket-emptying experience. Ratherthan spending a lot of money to impress a significant other, insteadtry to focus on mutually meaningful date ideas that will beremembered long into the future. Many inexpensive and enjoyableactivities are suitable for couples of all ages; it just takes a bitof creativity to figure them out. Dinner and expensive gifts will notimpress everyone, but taking meaning from past experiences will.Recreating a first date, or heading back to a place that meanssomething both people – like the scene [...]

Valentine Decorations!!!

Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 14 Comments |

Valentine decorations are so much fun. I love the punch that red adds to the room decor. With Valentine’s Day coming my little ladies and I had a great time creating these valentine crafts. We made Valentine Branch Trees, Valentine Art Easels and Valentine Banners. Our Valentine decor turned out quite well, if I do say so myself. I hope our DIY Valentine Decorations will inspire you to decorate for Valentine’s Day. Valentine Decorations You can have the step-by-step of the Valentine Heart Banner here. Valentine Branch Tree Supplies: – Vase (Dollar store) – Branches (We went outside and had [...]

Valentine Craft { Heart Clip }

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 16 Comments |

Valentine Crafts are so fun to create, especially when it involves making cute heart clips. My little Valentine, Gabrielle, asked to have something special to wear on Valentine’s Day. A Valentine Clip came right to my mind and I started working on it right away. Because I always have felt, embroidery thread and buttons in stock…this Valentine hair accessory was quickly put together. Valentine Craft { Heart Clip } Supplies: – Felt – Embroidery Thread – Buttons – Scissors – Needle – Glue gun – Hair clips Step #1: Cut a big heart and a small heart out of the [...]

2 Gorgeous Valentine Craft Ideas {Valentine Banners}

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by Christine @ theDIYdreamer.com 18 Comments |

Two beautiful Valentine craft ideas for your Valentines Day decor. These Valentine Banners are simple to make and cute. You’ll need doilies, scrapbook paper, little hearts and string to complete this Valentine Tutorial. Valentine crafts are always fun to create because they radiate love. Valentine Craft Ideas {Valentine Banners} Valentine Tutorial (Step by Step) on how to create each of these valentine doily banners for your valentine decor. Valentine Garland Banner #1: Supplies: Heart-shaped paper doilies Round paper doilies Little hearts String Glue Instructions: Step 1: Glue the circle doily unto the heart-shaped doily. Step 2: Glue a little heart on the [...]