Valentine’s Day Crafts | Make Paper Cones

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner but it’s not too late to get crafting projects done for the holiday.   Valentine’s Day paper cones are a quick craft to make and can be made for decoration or filled with sweets for gift giving.

Materials Needed for Valentine’s Day Cones:

• Scrapbook paper in pink, red and white patterns
• Paper ephemera such as paper lace hearts, Valentines Day stickers, and cut outs of paper hearts
• Tape
• Hole Punch
• Glue
• Glitter
• Ribbon, string or yarn
• Wax paper

Directions to Make Valentine’s Day Cones:

• Trace a circle onto the scrapbook paper and cut the circle out.  I traced a cookie tin, but you can also use a compass to create a perfect circle.  Circles should be about 12″ across.  The smaller the circle, the smaller the cones will be.
• Draw an intersection through the center of the circle to create 4 equal parts and cut them out.  Each section will make one cone.

  

• Paper cones can be a little stubborn to form at first so it helps to mold them with your hands a little before you craft with them.  Roll the cones into shape a few times before taping them into place.

  

• Use your hold punch to make 2 holes at the top of the cone.  The top is the open end of the cone, not the pointed part.  The holes should be opposite each other.
• Next, decorate the cone rims with glitter.  To do this, apply a thin line of glue around the perimeter of the cone and then sprinkle glitter onto the glue.
• Place cones upside down on wax paper while the glue dries.
• Cut paper hearts from scrapbook papers, doilies, or scrap paper.  Cut hearts of various sizes so that you can layer them.
• Apply a thin border of glitter around some of the hearts if you like.
• You can also create layered of paper hearts if you prefer.  For example, a glitter lined heart can be glued to a larger paper heart.  I also glued buttons to the center of some of mine.
• Set the hearts aside to dry.
• If you want to add paper strips or ribbon around the paper cones then glue them on and allow them to dry.

  

• When cones and decorated hearts are dry, glue the hearts to the outside of the cones.
• Attach a ribbon or string through the holes of the cone and tie a knot.

  

• You can fill the hearts with decorative paper shreds, Valentine’s messages, candies and sweets.

  

Hang them for decoration or give them away to loved ones.  Enjoy a festive Valentine’s day!

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