Don’t limit your Valentine celebration to just one day. Make a Valentine countdown jar and celebrate the holiday all month long. It’s a great way to let your loved ones know you care.
Tracy Tischner from Scrapbook Central shows us how to make the Valentine Countdown Jar.
Valentines Countdown Instructions
Supplies Needed:
Small Paint Pail
-American Crafts Valentines paper & coordinating cardstock
-American Crafts Valentines Rub-ons & Chipboard Embellishments
-Coordinating Ribbon (approx. ½ yard of 10-12 different kinds)
-14 – 2×2 Chipboard Squares,
-25 – 2×2 Pattern paper squares
-Miscellaneous valentines candy
-Numbers for each day (1-14) either stickers, or cutouts
Instructions:
Cut 2 strips of 2.5×8 cardstock, and 2 strips of 2×8 valentines paper, glue the patterned paper to the cardstock and wrap both pieces around center of pail so it is completely covered.
Using the American Crafts rub-ons, rub on miscellaneous words around the top of the pail, Cut your ribbon into 6″ pieces and tie around handle
Lid – cut a 3.25″ circle with color cardstock and a 3″ circle with pattern paper, glue cardstock to center of lid and then glue pattern paper to cardstock
Inside of Bucket
Cut 14 – 2×2 pieces of chipboard, cover each piece with coordinating paper on both sides, using your numbers stick to one side of each square (1-14), embellish with either ribbon, rub-ons, or chipboard shapes.
Using the quotes supplied (or you can write your own little notes), type into a 2×2 square and print on coordinating cardstock. Cut each quote into a 2×2 square and randomly adhere to the back of chipboard squares. With the other squares that don’t have a quote adhere them to treats.
Stack numbered squares from the bottom up (14-1) Using the remaining chipboard embellishments, loop the ribbon through them
Valentine Quotes
“When you are in Love you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.”
The best thing about me is you.
Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice but falling in love with you I had no control over.
To the world you are one person, but to one person you are the world
A hundred hearts would be too few
To carry all my love for you.
~Author Unknown
I’ve fallen in love many times… always with you.
~Author Unknown
Love is a game that two can play and both win.
~Eva Gabor
Thanks for letting me…stick my freezing cold feet under your warm legs
For more great project ideas or to order the products for this project contact Scrapbook Central at 801 464-5151. Their website is: www.scrapbookcentral2.com.
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