Valentine Paper Crafts for Home Decorating — Best of the Web 2012

From the Web, our 2012 selection of 10 best paper crafts for Valentine’s Day home decorating. They are appropriate for all age groups from children to adults. Enjoy!

For crafts made from fabric, felt, yarn, and other materials, see our article Valentine Crafts for Home Decorating — Best of the Web 2012.

Heartbreaker Valentines

This is not a decorative craft but it is so cute we could not resist. While mom or dad work on another craft from this list, the kids could prepare a few paper-pouch valentines full of secret candies. And the only way to find them, is to break my heart!

On the Web: MADE

Paper Heart Garland

Hang a few of these paper garlands to cebrate Valentine’s Day! A simple DIY paper craft project that anybody should enjoy making. The instructions are for a vertical garland but you can easily make it horizontal.

On the Web: How About Orange

Carboard Tube Heart Garland

A simple paper craft project for children made from collected cardboard tubes that you first paint red. You will also need a needle, embroidery thread, and a few beads.

On the Web: Disney FamilyFun

Valentine's Day 3D Wall Art

This beautiful wall art concept can be adapted to any symbol shape, patterned paper, and composition to fit your home decoration and wall space. Secret Pie Shop provides easy to follow instructions.

On the Web: Secret Pie Shop

Valentine Handprint Wall Hanging

This colorful valentine wall hanging is made from prints of your children's hands on construction paper. Add some crepe paper streamers and you have a festive wall decoration for Valentine’s week.

On the Web: Kaboose

Scrapbook Paper 3D Valentine’s Heart

This beautiful craft is made from six identical heart shapes sewn together along their center. Select decorative patterns based on your Valentine’s decoration theme. All hearts can share the same pattern or be different.

On the Web: CraftIdeas.info

Hanging Translucent Hearts

This craft is easy to make from waxed paper and melted wax-crayon shavings. Hang them in front of a window and sunbeams will color your room with cheer.

On the Web: MarthaStewart.com

Stand-Up Stained-Glass Heart

Using the same technique as for the Hanging Translucent Hearts above, you can hang each heart by a simple stand-up frame made of colored card stock.

On the Web: Disney FamilyFun

Tissue Paper Rose

A pretty and simple valentine paper craft everybody will enjoy to make. Paper roses can be used for a table centerpiece, to decorate a place card, or as a clever napkin ring.

On the Web: Activity Village

Valentine's Heart Transparency

Simple ideas are always the best for quick and effective home decorating. Cut out shapes in a colored cardboard; glue wax paper behind each shape; and fold the cardboard around a candle or small lamp for an amazing look.

On the Web: Natural Suburbia