Use an assortment of inexpensive supplies to make

these "Cupid's Arrow" pencils, decorated especially

for Valentine's Day.

Make just one, or create a bouquet of Cupid's Ar-

rows pencils to arrange in a heart-shaped vase; ei-

ther way, we are sure your Valentine will be love

struck.

*plain or Valentine theme pencils with erasers; to

decorate plain pencils, you will also need items such as Valentine stickers or

*toothpick or wooden skewer

*colored feathers

*heart shapes - you can use wooden hearts; craft foam heart shapes; three-

dimensional confetti hearts; or make your own paper heart shapes

1. Decorate Plain Pencils:

-- You can wind pretty ribbon or yarn around the pencil, using dots of glue to

secure it as you go along.

-- Cover the pencil stem with small pieces of self-adhesive stickers, overlap-

ping the pieces as you go. Tear large stickers into smaller pieces, or even

use colored sticker paper taken from around the cut-outs on a sticker page;

you will not see the individual stickers, only the colors, so small pieces of

2. Add feathers to each pencil:

-- Use a sharp toothpick or wooden skewer to drill a small hole in the center

of each eraser.

-- Dip the tip of each feather into tacky glue then push into the pre-drilled

hole in the pencil eraser. One feather may be enough, but the feathers are

3. Add heart shapes:

-- To make a heart shape out of card stock, without a fold in the middle, first

fold a piece of scrap paper in half, draw half a heart against the fold and cut

it out to use. Unfold and trace around the pattern on card stock; cut around

the traced pattern to make your heart shape.

-- Decorate cardboard, craft foam or wooden heart shapes by gluing on Val-

entine confetti, small stickers, sequins or lace.

-- Apply a line of tacky glue down the center back of the heart, then spread

just a little more glue on the back of the top arches. Press the heart against

the top of the pencil so that part of it sticks to the stem of the pencil and part

of it sticks to the feathers. Let dry.

Courtesy of www.allfreecrafts.com by Jane Lake

Holiday Crafts– Valentines

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