DIY Valentine's Day Hearts

With Valentine's Day just around the corner we are going to show you how to make some beautiful hearts. These can be a lovely handmade gift for that someone special in your life. These are really easy and can be done in under an hour!

Air Dry Clay / Fimo

Heart Cutter

Rolling Pin

Drawing Pin

Foil

Oven

For Decoration you will need;

Lace Elements

Letter Stamps

Acrylic Paint

Paint Brush

Red Twine or Ribbon

Begin by rolling out the clay so the surface area is big enough to cut out the heart

Place the heart cutter in the middle of the clay and cut out the heart 

Place your pin at the top and wiggle around to make a hole big enough to push ribbon through

Use your found elements to create texture on your heart and use the letter stamps to spell out love, Valentine etc...

  Place on some foil and bake as per the instructions on your air-clay packet

If you want to paint your hearts we like to use acrylic paint and build up the colour, it gives a lovely water colour effect

Finish your hearts off with twine and ribbon, so it's ready to hang...

We hope you liked our tutorial, we find that these are really easy to make and can be

 a stunning handmade gift!

Valentine's Day

We all know the feeling of when you come to write in a card you've just bought and your mind goes blank, you knew what you were going to say and then in a blink of an eye it's gone. With Valentine's Day just around the corner we know you will all be sending a card to a certain loved one, a secret Valentine or that someone special in your life. We are here to help you with your creative writing needs!

Henries Award-winning Artisan Valentine's Day

In this guide Paper Rose and The Art Group are going to show you a few simple and easy tips to getting that Valentine's message just right. Whether your newly loved up, married, or have a secret admirer this guide will help you write the perfect Valentine's Day message. You've been out to the shop, bought the card now lets get writing...

Jenni Murphy Valentine's Day The Art Group

First off choose the right pen, we know we all love to write in a lovely Biro, it's quick easy and we always have one around. However this is Valentine's Day, the day of love, once a year you send a card to a loved one, lets make it special! Choose a pen that screams "I've thought hard about this" a pen that showcases your handwriting at its finest. A personal favourite here at Paper Rose and The Art Group are the Pilot V5 - Hi-Tecpoint, it's smooth easy to write with, and my personal favourite allows a left handed person to have gorgeous handwriting with out smudging!

Pilot V5 Hi-Tecpoint

Now you have "the pen" time for right message, wether this is your first Valentine's Day card to each other or you are a Veteran card sender there are so many ways to say "you're special" and "I love you" lets have a look at Paper Rose and The Art Groups top 10...

• "Happy Valentine's Day, Sweetheart."

• "I love you with all my heart, now and forever, Happy Valentine's Day."

• "With all my love on Valentine's Day and always."

• "My heart is filled with love for you."

• "I love you more than words can say, have a wonderful Valentine's Day."

• "You're so special to me in every way, With all my love on Valentine's Day."

• "My heart belongs to you always and forever."

• "In you my heart has found true happiness, with love always and forever."

• "Loving you more each and every day, My heart belongs to you, always and forever."

• "You're the only one for me, The one I'll love always and forever, Happy Valentine's Day."

Photographic Valentine's Day The Art Group

We hope you've found some inspiration in this blog post to help you write a wonderful Valentine's Day card.  

This blogpost was written by Paper Rose designer Sarah Tanser and features extracts and recommendations from the Paper Rose and The Art Group Studio team.

Spring Fair 2015

We are exhibiting this week at Spring Fair International and are showcasing the latest designs. We will be in Hall 4 on Stand K04, pop by and say hello!

Cuban vacation

Bob and Mrs Cat are currently back with the rest of the Feltipips family after having embarked on a journey across Cuba. They have been drinking cocktails, travelling through Havana and Trinidad before coming to a rest in Cayo Coco. Bob loved watching Cuban cigars being rolled and had great fun getting driven around in a bright pink classic Chevrolet with Mrs Cat. The highlight of the trip for her was spending a day on Pillar beach, trying to catch fish and swimming in the baby blue sea.

Bob and Mrs Cat drinking a Cuban
Mojito

Bob and Mrs Cat at the airport

Bob and Mrs Cat enjoying a drink
in Trinidad

Bob and Mrs Cat admiring
the views in Havana

Bob and Mrs Cat riding in a pink
Chevrolet

Mrs Cat and Bob watching cigar rolling

Bob and Mrs Cat with a large

cigar 

Taking a ride in a 2 seater taxi

High Five

We have updated our range of High five with some of these amazing and bright additions, perfect for all occasions. Photographed by Howard Shooter there are 10 new designs to the range.

Felti Pips Abroad

Bob and Mrs Cat have caught the travel bug and our on several adventures over the summer, first up is their tour across Europe thanks to our amazing Studio Co-ordinator Alana and her husband John. They battled wind, rain, thunderstorms and even had time to relax in some glorious sunshine, whilst ensuring Bob and Mrs Cat saw all the sites.

Bob enjoyed trying some of the exciting European foods, his favourite had to be the Frankfurter sausage, and Mrs Cat loved seeing the European crafts including some Austrian woodwork. But most of all they loved having a road trip and meeting lots of exciting people along the way.

Bob and Mrs Cat waiting to go up on the Ski lift

Bob and Mrs Cat cheering on Team Sky on the Tour De France route

Bob and Mrs Cat waiting for the Ski Lift, although there is no snow!!

Mrs Cat and Bob singing the Sound of Music with the help of some cows

Bob and Mrs Cat having a drive round Mont Blanc

Bob and Mrs Cat having a break at Matterhorn

Bob and Mrs Cat posing at Matterhorn

Bob relaxing with Mrs Cat at Lake Como Italy

On the final leg of their journey into Austria

Bob and Mrs Cat The Final New York Chapter

Today is the final journal of Bob and Mrs Cat adventure to New York, in their final days of their adventure they decided to take in more of the sites that NYC had to offer including the famous shops.

Mrs Cat was very excited for the last day as she finally got to do what she does best, shopping! Bob decided to go along for the ride and check out the famous FAO Schwarz sweet shop. Mrs Cat got very excited when they visit Harry Winston, only for Bob not to buy her some amazing jewels, but he did buy her a nice lollipop at the sweet shop. Bob got very excited at having their picture taken with the nice doorman at FAO Schwarz. Mrs Cat enjoyed her shopping trip and even managed to get some beautiful souvenirs to take home to show the other Feltipips.

Mrs Cat and Bob outside Henri Bendel

Mrs Cat got very excited about being outside Harry Winston

Unfortunately Bob didn't buy Mrs Cat any jewels....

Bob wanted to visit Trump towers and see if he was the next apprentice...

Bob tried to catch a famous yellow taxi...

Bob wanted to have a souvenir for their adventure, but all the hats were too big

Mrs Cat helps Bob catch  a yellow taxi for some more shopping...

Mrs Cat got very excited about entering Bergdorf Goodman

Bob couldn't wait to get inside F.A.O Schwarz....

Say Cheese....

Bob got very excited at the site of the massive sweets!

Getting ready to do some site seeing...

On board the plane home, Bob and Mrs Cat taking the safety on board seriously...

Until the next adventure,

Lots of Love Bob and Mrs Cat
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