Craft Ideas for the US Army Military Spouse of the Year for Valentine’s Day

TEMPLE, Texas – Valentine’s Day is coming soon, so if you’re still looking for gift ideas or fun activities for your kids, you’re in luck.

6 News anchor Leslie Draffin and Maria Reed, 2019 US Army Military Wife of the Year, show you two seamless crafts perfect for last-minute V-Day gifts.

Valentine’s Day is February 14 and these two crafts are great for last-minute gifts or decoration.

Maria Reed, the 2019 US Army Military Wife of the Year, said all you need for this lovely craft is paper for a pattern, pinking scissors, fabric, putty, lavender or your favorite scent and hot glue.

Start by creating your template. Next, cut your fabric to match the template, using the pinking scissors to keep it from unraveling. Reed used the fabric from her husband’s old military uniform to make the craft more personal. Use hot glue to glue the edges of the hearts together, leaving two to three inches of space on one side for filling. Once the glue is dry, fill your heart with putty and add a little lavender to make it smell good. Finally, you can spray your favorite scent. Reed said she used her husband’s cologne on her fabric heart, so remind her children when it was deployed.

If you want more information on the Cloth Heart tutorial, check out Reed’s blog, Moving with the Military.

https://www.movingwiththemilitary.tv/blog/no-sew-heart-sachet

For this craft, you will need felt, fabric, paper for making a template, scissors, ribbon and hot glue.

Start by creating your models. Reed cut three different sized heart designs. Then she made her hearts out of felt and fabric from her husband’s old military uniform. Then hot glue the hearts on top of each other. Then glue the heart on the ribbon. Finally, turn the heart over and glue it to an additional square of felt to help tie the heart more firmly.

Hang the garland above a fireplace or doorway for DIY Valentine’s Day decor.