By Candie from Candie Cooper’s Journal

Here's a project that's a conversation heart in its own special way.  It has been painted with chalkboard paints so that you can write and doodle your own sentiments.

You will need two wood hearts-1 sold and 1 filigree.  Paint each of the hearts with Plaid's chalkboard paint.  I chose old school green and black, but Plaids chalkboard paint comes in many colors.  Pick your two favs!  The solid heart will need the back painted as well.

Adhere the filigree heart to the solid heart with thick craft glue.  It helps to set a book on top of the layers to keep the pieces flat while the glue sets up.

Doodle on the heart with colored chalks.  Add small hearts, polka dots, scallops, stripes and more. 

Painting the back of the heart makes the chalkboard reversible!  How about cutting a heart from a small sponge to act as an eraser?

Now it's time to erase and repeat.  This would make a fun teacher valentine for sure!

Did you know glitter could be used in almost every crafty project? It’s true, and many crafters love embellishing every project they make with glitter. You’re never too young to start using glitter. Now you may not want your little ones using glitter, because they may make a mess but we found a project that may not be too messy. Over on Punk Projects we found these awesome glitter buttons. They were made using Mod Podge. This is such a simple and fun project, perfect to do at home or in a classroom. You won’t need many supplies, and you can use several different glitter colors. To see how this project was made visit Punk Projects.

By Candie Cooper from Candie Cooper’s Journal

It's that time of year where I find myself reminiscing about decorating valentine boxes and picking out tiny cards and stickers for classmates. Anyone else? Here's a treat idea that you can make with your child--perfect for passing out at school.

Use a die cut machine (Sizzix shown here) or draw and cut out many hearts--2 hearts should be large and 2 small. Mod Podge the small heart on top of the big heart and then again so they just overlap at the points to connect them.

Fold the hearts in half so they look like flapping butterfly wings.

Kids can use the Cool Shot glue gun to attach a sparkly chenille stem to the center of the butterfly.  

Use the cool temp glue gun to perch a butterfly on top of a small heart box. These heart boxes were found at the dollar store in a package of 10. Fill the box with your favorite treat. Small stickers would be good inside too!

For variety, some of the boxes have tiny felt leaves as well. Children and adults alike would love to have one of these fly onto their desk! Simple and sweet.