25 DIY Valentine's Day Decor Projects & Ideas to Try (2024)

DIY Projects

Valentine's Day Crafts

Sweet treats, hearts, and red and pink garlands can only mean one thing: Valentine's Day is here. Express your romantic side by decorating your home for Valentine's Day with these love-themed DIYs that are perfect for celebrating the holiday.

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  DIY Mini Heart Cake Stands

  

  Serve up dessert at home on cute heart mini cake stands that are an adorable way to up your presentation of the grand finale of your Valentine's Day meal. To make your own attach a wooden heart plaque and candlestick together and paint them both a solid color to create your own mini cake stand.

  DIY Mini Heart Cake Stands TutorialfromSay Yes

• 02 of 25

  DIY Forever Ever Pillow

  

  If you have a Silhouette machine you can recreate this forever ever pillow by downloading the free cut files fromCraftaholic Anonymous which can be used to cut white and gold heat transfer vinyl that you can iron onto any accent pillow.

  DIY Forever Eve Pillow Tutorial fromCraftaholic Anonymous

• 03 of 25

  DIY Birch Candle Holder

  

  Recreate the look of when you were younger and carved into a tree the initials of you and your love by crafting a birch bark candle holder complete with a hand carved heart.

  DIY Birch Candle Holder Tutorial fromCutesy Crafts

• 04 of 25

  DIY Red Glitter XO

  

  Have your children help to make these eye-catching red glitter XO using paper mache X and O available at craft stores which can be painted in Mod Podge and covered in red glitter for an easy Valentine's Day decor. painted in Mod Podge and covered in red glitter for an easy Valentine's Day decor.

  DIY Red Glitter XO Tutorial fromMake Life Lovely

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• 05 of 25

  DIY Leather Heart Placemats

  

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  Set the table this Valentine's Day by making these modern white leather placemats that are shaped like hearts. The best part of this DIY is it only takes minutes to do and does not require any sewing to make your own set of placements!

  DIY Leather Heart Placemats Tutorial fromOh So Beautiful Paper

• 06 of 25

  DIY Decorative Cork Heart

  

  Love wine? If so decorate your home by making a heart accent out of corks that would look amazing when paired on a tray of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries this Valentine's Day.

  DIY Decorative Cork Heart from​Sand And Sisal

• 07 of 25

  DIY Heart Wreath

  

  Hang this soft fluttery heart wreath in your home this Valentine's Day. To make your own cut out a large heart out of cardboard and cover the cut heart using small circles of red tissue paper.

  DIY Heart Wreath Tutorialfrom Stephanie White

• 08 of 25

  DIY Heart Accent Pillow

  

  This DIY heart pillow is so fun that you might want to keep it on your sofa all year round.

  DIY Heart Accent Pillow TutorialfromDesign Love Fest

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  DIY Industrial XO

  

  If you are looking for a way to decorate your home for Valentine's Day try adding this set of industrial X and O letters which can be made out of paper mache letters and would be perfect on a bookcase, mantel or coffee table.

  DIY Industrial XO Letters TutorialfromDolen Diaries

• 10 of 25

  DIY Washi Tape Wall Art

  

  Create a stunning temporary heart wall art using strips of washi tape to create a giant heart.

  DIY Washi Tape Wall Art Tutorial fromThe Proper Pinwheel

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  DIY Fabric Heart Garland

  

  Use up some of your extra bits of fabric from various crafts by creating a Valentine's Day garland that you can use year after year.

  DIY Fabric Heart Garland TutorialfromHow About Orange

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  DIY Kiss Art

  

  What is there not to love about a simple DIY? Make your own romantic art by putting on various shades of lipstick and kissing a sheet of paper to create your own kiss art.

  DIY KissArt Tutorial from Stephanie White

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  See Also

  80 Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Crafts to Spread the Love

  DIY Edible Dish Paint

  

  Surprise the love of your life by painting edible hearts onto their plate by creating your own edible paint out of sugar, water and food coloring.

  DIY Edible Dish Paint TutorialfromHow About Orange

• 14 of 25

  DIY Faux Fur Heart Pillow

  

  Toss a luxurious faux fur heart pillow onto your bed or couch to add some romantic flair to your home for your Valentine's Dayat home date night.

  DIY Faux Fur Heart PillowatThe Merry Thought

• 15 of 25

  DIY Painted XOXO Throw Blanket

  

  Spend your Valentine's Day snuggling with your special someone on the sofa a homemade xoxo throw blanket while watching Netflix.

  This adorable throw is made by painting Xs and Os on a muslin blanket with craft paint, and all the easy to follow DIY details can be found atLovely Indeed.

  DIY Painted XOXO Throw BlanketfromLovely Indeed

• 16 of 25

  DIY Heart Tea Towels

  

  They say the way to someone's heart is through their stomach, so what better way to spend Valentine's Day together thancooking up a romantic meal together at home? To get ready for your date night in the cooking together, add some cute romantic decor to your kitchen such as these handmade heart tea towels to add some Valentine's Day flare.

  Heart Tea Towel TutorialfromSay Yes

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  DIY Washi Tape Wall Art

  

  Grab a roll of your favoritewashi tapeand make a decorative heart wall art that is simple to create and is perfect if you want to do some last minute Valentine's Day decorating. The geometric heart design looks so chic that you might just want to leave it up on your wall all year round.

  DIY Washi Tape Wall Art fromHomey Oh My

• 18 of 25

  DIY Wire Heart Photo Holders

  

  Showcase your favorite memories together as a couple by using copper wire to build a heart photo holder that can hold a single photo. Either build oneor create a few photo holders for a small grouping that would look perfect on a desk, mantel or as a centerpiece for your Valentine's Day dinner at home.

  DIY Wire Heart Photo Holders fromHomemade Ginger

• 19 of 25

  DIY Heart Glasses

  

  Toast to your love for each other on Valentine's Day with these super cute heart glasses that would be the perfect way to serve co*cktails.

  To make your own grab theheart template atSarah Heartswhich you can use to cut the vinyl heart that can be temporarily placed on stemless glasses.

  DIY Heart Glasses fromSarah Hearts

• 20 of 25

  DIY Glitter Love Sign

  

  Decorate your home by making a sparkling script love sign to hang in your home.

  DIY Glitter Love Sign fromSister's Suitcase

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  DIY 3D Hearts Backdrop

  

  Are you going to be spending Valentine's Day apart from your love? If so why not video chat them with this super cute 3D heart background behind you.

  Make your own inexpensive heart background for all your Valentine's Day pictures or video chats by readingthe full tutorial atHow About Orange.

  DIY 3D Hearts BackdropfromHow About Orange

• 22 of 25

  DIY Pixel Heart Wall Decor

  

  Fill up one of the empty walls in your home by making this pixel heart wall decor that is made by sticking washi tape in a grid format to form a heart shape.

  DIY Pixel Heart Wall DecorfromA Beautiful Mess

• 23 of 25

  DIY Fabric Hanging Valentine

  

  Get ready for Valentine's Day by assembling your own fabric hanging art that reminds your love to kiss you.

  DIY Fabric Hanging Valentine fromSay Yes

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  DIY Modern Heart Art

  

  Cut triangles out of all your leftover colored scrapbooking paper and assemble them to form a giant heart which you can frame and hang on your walls for easy non-cheesy Valentine's Day decor.

  DIY Modern Heart Art fromAlice And Lois

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  DIY Gold Leather Heart Pillow

  

  Update one of your old fabric toss pillows to be more romantic by adding a giant gold leather heart in thecenter of it.

  DIY Gold Leather Heart Pillow fromSarah Hearts