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January 14, 2013 by: Melanie

Valentine Bead Canvas

One of the best things about having a preschooler is that they adore holidays. As soon as Christmas was over, my little one began asking me about Valentine’s Day. So we had to break out the Valentine’s crafts.ย 


Our friends from Craftprojectideas.com had sent me a great tub of one pound beads to try out with my youth group girls. Unfortunately, this pregnancy has me home bound most of the time, but my daughter gets excited about beads, so we made Valentine Bead Canvases as a kick-off to our Valentine’s crafts.


Supplies:

  • Assorted beads, like {THESE} from Craftprojectideas.com
  • Plain canvases- we used the smallest size
  • Paint, optional
  • Craft glue for the little ones
  • Hot glue gun for the mom’s or much older kids
  • Stencil
  • Pencil

Begin by stenciling a design on the canvas. Since my daughter is small, we simply did a large heart.ย 

Paint the inside of the heart. This is optional, but I found that it is a nice way to add more color and dimension. Allow the paint to dry.

Glue the beads onto the canvas. Play around with the colors of the assorted beads and the layout on the canvas. There are so many varieties that can happen with this kids’ craft! Let the little ones use a craft glue. For the moms, hot glue works great, too.ย 

Let glueย  dry.

Display the canvases with your Valentine’s decor or give as grandparent gifts!

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Comments

  1. Alisha says

    January 14, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    Very pretty! The beads are so much fun and so pretty.

    Congrats on the pregnancy! But sorry to hear about being stuck at home.
    Praying for a healthy baby for you.

    xo
    Alisha and Brandon {the blog}

  2. A Proverbs 31 Wife says

    January 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    What a fun idea! I bet the two year old I watch would enjoy doing this!

  3. Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects says

    January 14, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Awww, so sweet and she sure looks like she is having fun!! I love beads too… but I think that’s not a secret. ๐Ÿ˜‰ I’m having fun with the Valentine’s Day crafting too!!

  4. Kathe says

    January 14, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    So cute! And so is the project ๐Ÿ˜‰

  5. Kara @ Petals to Picots says

    January 14, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    Such a cute idea!

  6. ~Amy~ says

    January 15, 2013 at 3:13 am

    Great idea!! My daughter would have so much fun doing this!

  7. Nancy Bandzuch says

    January 15, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    These are wonderfully adorable!
    Just stopping by to invite you to a new link party I’m starting. It is for OLD posts–and you have so many wonderful old posts that I often look through. Please come over and share the best of the best. Just because its not new doesn’t mean it doesn’t desire to be pinned again!
    Nancy
    http://www.dosmallthingswithlove.com/2013/01/hello-and-welcome-to-first-oldie-but.html

  8. Cheap Is The *New* Classy says

    January 16, 2013 at 3:50 am

    What a fun little project!!

    Dawn

  9. Serena @ Thrift Diving says

    January 16, 2013 at 5:29 am

    What a nice activity for kids! I have all boys, so they would totally destroy the prettiness of this. LOL. Thanks for sharing!

  10. mitchelle says

    January 16, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    Oh my this is so timely. I’m looking for valentine project for my kids. Thanks

  11. Kelly R says

    January 16, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    So pretty and looks like fun. Thank you for sharing.

  12. Sofia @ From PDX with Love says

    January 16, 2013 at 10:30 pm

    Great craft to do with kids!! I know my boys would love to do something like this! Thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ™‚

  13. Linda Kinsman says

    January 16, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    What a pretty craft! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I’m going to share this one!

  14. Annabelle Lea says

    January 17, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    Those beads are gorgeous! I’m not knocking macaroni, but these are prettier ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    January 18, 2013 at 1:49 am

    They both are so pretty!

  16. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says

    January 23, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Love it! It looks so sparkly and pretty!

  17. Kadie says

    January 23, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    How fun!! I can think of a few kiddos that would LOVE this.:)

  18. Barbara Hiatt says

    January 24, 2013 at 6:11 am

    So cute! Great kid’s craft!

  19. Ellie says

    February 1, 2013 at 2:50 am

    Very cute! My two older boys (5 and 3) would love this! Visiting from One Dog Woof’s Facebook party!

   
   
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