Looking for a special way to collect valentines? Why not try some of these homemade ideas. Among all of the fun ideas shared on this page, you will find a simple Valentine's Day box, a printable treat bag, or a simple paper heart pocket. hese are great to make as a classroom or group project!

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Special Valentine Holders originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 09:00:00.

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Embossing is a technique which creates a raised, or 3-dimensional, image on a piece of paper. There are two ways to emboss: dry embossing and heat embossing. Both of these embossing techniques are easy and the results are stunning! Try one or both.

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How to Emboss originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 09:00:00.

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Have you seen the St. Valentine's Day photo gallery? There are not many cards in this gallery yet, but I hope you can help me change that. Please consider taking a photo of your home-made St. Valentine's Day cards and submit them to be included in this photo gallery.
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Photos of Homemade Valentines originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 09:00:42.

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Check out all of these fun tooth fairy related crafts and activities:

• Tooth Fairy Certificate

• Lost Tooth Envelope Template

• Tooth Saver Craft Idea

• Toothy Puppet Craft

• Toothbrush Painting

• Fairy Plant Poke Craft

• More Tooth Fairy Crafts

What do you think about them? Remember, just because we are moving onto a new craft challenge item today doesn't mean you can't still submit your tooth fairy crafts. Submissions are still being accepted for any and all past Make-It-Over Craft Challenges.

Now, onto a new Make-It-Over Monday Craft Challenge! I thought I would use another theme this week instead of an item. How about pirate?

Dig through your craft cupboards, recycling bins, and even your closets to find inspiration for this craft challenge. Make anything pirate related and submit it to be featured here. You can make anything from boats and eye patches to parrots and treasure chests!

You can share your simple ideas and tips using the comments feature on this blog post, but to get your project possibly featured in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post, please submit it using this simple form. If you make the project you are submitting, take a picture of it and submit the photo. Some of the submitted ideas will be shared in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post. Preference will be given to those projects that are submitted with photos. You can look through projects submitted for past challenges if you want some inspiration.

If you have questions or comments about this craft challenge, use the comment feature below. Suggestions regarding this feature? Again, use the comments feature to post your suggestions; and, thanks for playing along. If you want a reminder when Make-It-Over challenges are posted, sign up for the Family Crafts newsletter.

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Make-It-Over Monday Craft Challenge originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 09:00:54.

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Go dig some craft supplies out of your craft cupboard and start working on this week's spotlight crafts:

• Heart Owl Craft - If you like owls, I bet you will love learning how to make this little owl out of hearts!

• Peek-A-Boo Groundhog Craft - Follow these directions and make a cute puppet in honor of Groundhog's Day.

• How to Paint a Clay Pot - This craft video will gives you some great tips and inspiration for painting clay pots.

• Silhoutte Picture - H. Marie explains how to make a cool shadow picture.

• Fleece Hat Pattern - This easy fleece hat can be made by kids or they make great gifts for your favorite kids.

• Heart Penguin Craft - Learn how you can craft an adorable penguin out of hearts.

• Cardboard Box Guests - A visitor named Pez explains how you can make a cardboard cut-out of guests who cannot attend a party.

Enjoy, and remember, if you complete any of these crafts, take a few moments to send me a picture and it can be featured here too!

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Spotlight Crafts - Winter Hat, Clay Pots, More originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 09:00:35.

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My site is your site... Not only do I pride myself in doing everything I can to give my visitors what they want, but also in giving them a place where they can share their craft ideas and tips. Take a moment, use one of these simple forms, and share your unique talents, crafty recipes, helpful hints, project ideas, and more with everyone who visits the Family Crafts site.

• Submit a Craft
• Submit a Tip
• Submit a Product or Book Review
• Submit a Link

You can also share your expertise, tips, and stories related to a variety of craft topics. There are many topics that are waiting for reader responses. Not only can you share your own responses, you can read what everyone else has shared.

• Check Out all User Stories

I love getting photos of your completed crafts. If you complete a project posted on my site, feel free to snap a photo and send it to me. Besides adding pictures of finished crafts to specific project pages, I also have several photo galleries where new photos are always welcome. Check out my current galleries below and then send in your pictures.

• Decoupage Photographs
• Pet Rock Photographs
• Paper Doll Photographs
• Garden Stepping Stones
• Tie-Dyed Projects Photos
• Toadville Photos
• Paper Mache Gallery
• Homemade Greeting Cards
• Costume Photo Gallery
• Halloween Pumpkins
• Halloween Haunted House Photos
• Leprechaun Trap Photos

So now, what are you waiting for. Go make some crafts so you can submit them!

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How to Get Your Crafts Published originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 09:00:41.

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Wendy Adler explains how her and her daughter refinished a desk someone had thrown in the trash into a fashionable addition to any room. Check out the before and after pictures, you won't believe the transformation! You also won't believe how easy it is to refinish furniture using decoupage techniques.

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How to Recycle a Desk Using Decoupage originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 09:00:49.

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Why not give your Valentine a special, home-made card this year. You can get spectacular results using easy techniques!

The easiest way to make a Valentine's Day or any card is to fold a sheet of paper in half and decorate it. Sound boring? Well, it doesn't have to be. There are several fun options for decorating cards, check them out and share your Valentine's Day ideas!

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Make a Valentine's Day Card originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 09:00:00.

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By this time of year I tend to start getting sick of winter. Let's face it though, there is no escaping it unless I want to climb aboard a plane and fly south. Instead of getting grumpy about winter, why not celebrate it. I have gathered together 50 simple winter related activities for you to try. It includes everything from simple arts and crafts projects to tasty snacks and fun games.

Here is a sampling of what you will find in my collection of easy winter crafts and activities:

• Gather several pairs of mittens. Sort them by size, color, design, left hand, right hand, etc.

• Make miniature igloos using marshmallows and frosting.

• Paint the snow using food coloring or tempera paint mixed with water. Put the mixture in a squirt bottle and have a blast!

• Make a snowstorm inside by tearing up several pieces of white paper. Place them on a sheet or towel, have everyone grab around the edge, and toss the snow into the air.

• Cut snowflakes out of coffee filters and hang them around the room.

• Finger paint snowflakes on the windows using white tempera paint mixed with a bit of dish soap!

• Read all 50 Easy Winter Activities

If you can't beat winter, celebrate it everyday with these crafts and activities! After the read my ideas, take a moment to share your own simple winter activities. They could get published for all to enjoy.

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Winter Fun originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 09:00:48.

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I am still waiting for tooth fairy related crafts to be submitted for the current craft challenge. I hope you are all working on one to submit. Remember, your craft can be anything to do relates to the tooth fairy and loosing your teeth. Dig through your craft cupboards and recycling bins and see what kind of crafts you can make. Start crafting and submit your project to be published here.

You can share your simple ideas and tips using the comments feature on this blog post, but to get your project possibly featured in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post, please submit it using this simple form. If you make the project you are submitting, take a picture of it and submit the photo. Some of the submitted ideas will be shared in the next Make-It-Over Monday blog post. Preference will be given to those projects that are submitted with photos.

If you want some crafty inspiration, you can look through projects submitted for past challenges. Start out by exploring these projects.

• How to Make a Snow Globe

• Snowy Painting

• Mitten Drying Rack Craft

• Winter Survival Kit Gag Gift

• Ice Cream from Snow

• Painting with Ice Cubes

If you have questions or comments about this craft challenge, use the comment feature below. Suggestions regarding this feature? Again, use the comments feature to post your suggestions; and, thanks for playing along. If you want a reminder when Make-It-Over challenges are posted, sign up for the Family Crafts newsletter.

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Make-It-Over Monday Craft Challenge originally appeared on About.com Family Crafts on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 09:00:15.

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