Tutorial: Valentine heart hand warmers, plus a gift tag printable

Larissa from The Chocolate In My Life, and our Home & Gardens editor here at Craft Gossip, shares a Valentine’s gift idea you can sew. She makes hand warmers with heart appliques, that you can heat in the microwave and tuck into your coat pockets. She links to a video tutorial (by Kim and Kris from My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shop) showing how to make them, and shares a free printable gift tag you can use to package them up cute. The tags also include instructions for heating up the hand warmers.

Click below for her tutorial:

Valentine Gift Idea #1, by The Chocolate In My Life

[photo from The Chocolate In My Life]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!