How to decorate a valentine

How to decorate a valentine in a quilling technique: photos and videos

Quilling technique, or paper wrapping, is very popular among needlewomen. Thanks to this technique, you can make voluminous or flat postcards for Valentine's Day.

To make such a valentine is possible both for the child and for the beginning master. Thanks to this technique, you can also decorate the finished postcard. You will need:

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  paper for quilling;


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  thick cardboard;


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  glue;


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  brush;


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  toothpicks;


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  stationery knife;


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  decorative thread or satin lace.

First, take the cardboard and cut out the heart of the right size. To the valentine was beautiful, cut it with scissors with notches.

Cut out the middle with a stationery knife, so the edges will be more even.

Take quilling paper and use a toothpick to twist the spirals. Their number will depend on the size of the valentine. Place spirals in the middle of the postcard and glue together with glue.

Now glue the whole heart. Pay special attention to small parts and edges.

Fill in the card in small lettersspirals and also glue them. Allow to dry well. Attach a string or bow on top. If you wish, you can decorate the valentine with sequins or glass beads.

Such a valentine will be a wonderful souvenir, as well as help create the right mood for a romantic dinner.

How to make a valentine or decorate it in a quilling technique, you can see on this video:

How to decorate a valentine's hand with bows and flowers

Knitted or fabric valentines very welldecorate with felt flowers. You can cut them and paste them to the valentine, and then finish the creation with beads, glass beads or large stitches. Such a souvenir can be hung in the car, and it will always remind you of it.

Very nice and elegant on homemade valentines look bows and flowers of various sizes. They give such a postcard solemnity.

With the help of satin ribbons and bows you can not only decorate the ready-made valentine, but also make an unusual postcard using only a few ribbons and glass hearts.

How to decorate a valentine: unusual ideas and photos

You can decorate valentines by combining differentreceptions and techniques. Thanks to this, even the cardboard cardboard carved from cardboard will turn into such an original postcard, as in the photo above. To do this, you need to make paper flowers, attach them in a circle, and in the center put a composition of strips for quilling.

Here is another way how to make the originalsouvenir. Cut from the felt two hearts of the same size, do not sew all the way up and stuff them with cotton. Then sew the heart in a circle. Now you need pink or red sequins. Sew them in a circle once or twice. For decoration, you can also sew a ribbon from above.

Now you know how to decorate valentines with yourhands, using the technique of quilling, beads, flowers and ribbons. And you can create a unique valentine, which will definitely win your soul mate.