Tutorial Tuesday – Valentines Treasures
Tue, Jan 27, 2009
I am super excited! I have sooooo many downloads for you today! I’ve got a project, card, AND a Valentine’s Day font for you! All FREE! And a sale in my shop if you don’t have any of the cute silver DVD tins for storing your treasures in!
All the papers and labels needed for this project can be downloaded. In addition to the label PDF here and the case cover PDF here you’ll need 1 bag of Hershey’s Treasures and 1 DVD tin, some double sided tape, and glitter if you want a little sparkle.
I used the Diamond Stickles. This color is awesome because it takes on the color of whatever you put it on, essentially getting many different colors from one bottle. You’ll see in the close-ups below!
Yep, that’s all the same Stickles color! I love how it’s red, and light pink!
So here’s what you do:
Print out the labels onto sheets of Avery label #18160 or #8160. (It’s the standard size 1″ x 2 5/8″ white mailing labels. I like printing them out on regular paper first and then stacking a blank label sheet and the printout on top of each other; hold them to the light to make sure they’ll print correctly and are lined up. If they are, go ahead and print onto the sticky labels.)
Cut out the background paper and adhere with double sided tape onto the storage tin. Cut out the sentiment you’d like to use. There are three included that say:
You’re Sweet
Happy Valentine’s Day
I Love You
(I used the two extra I didn’t use on the tin to make a card. They fit great on the front of a standard sized card!)
Next, I used the Stickles to embellish a few of the labels and the hearts on the sentiment. After they’ve dried, just use some foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the front of the tin.
Wrap all the nuggets in the labels, place in your tin, and you’re done.
If you’d like the tins I’ve got with the rounded corners, you can buy them from my store.
Don’t forget to use the coupon code “VAL09″ at checkout to get 20% off your entire purchase!
If you like the font that I used in the I Love You sentiment with the hearts cut out, you can download it here. I made it with a free font making website called Your Fonts.
Once again, leave me a comment if you make the project! I’d love to see how yours turn out! If you want a different color scheme let me know and I’ll see what I can do!
Edited: Also, I’ve had a few emails about the printout not lining up with the labels. Make sure that when you print, it’s not scaling to print, or fitting to page. Usually printers will default to this setting. If you uncheck the box that says that, it will print at the exact size, which will allow it to line up correctly.
That should be all it takes to get you going on your project!
Happy Valentine’s Crafting!
Tags: chocolate, free, gift, PDF, Valentine's Day
January 27th, 2009 at 2:26 am
These are fantastic – thank you so much for sharing!!
January 27th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
That is amazing! And you can print it all out!?!? So sweet and so thoughtful! Thanks so much, I’ll be linking to this!
January 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I came here via Folding Trees – and I love this! Thanks so much.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Also be linking you.How sweet of you do this for all of us you rock! Thank you so much.
Hugs ginger
January 28th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
just found your site and am sooo glad I did!! I love tutorials
super cute! did you get the sparkle stuff at a regular craft store?
January 30th, 2009 at 4:48 am
Great site! I’ve spent some time looking around, but then looked at the clock. It’s 12:45 a.m. and I need to get up in about 5 hours, so I’ll be back later today. Thanks for the downloads. Can’t wait to check out the tutorials and the rest of your lovely blog.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Thank you everyone for the comments! Megan, The sparkle stuff (Stickles) can be found at pretty much any craft store. I got mine at a scrapbooking store, but they have it at Michaels also!
January 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
So adorable, TFS
January 31st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Thanks so much for the project directions! They are so cute!
February 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Erin this is amazing! I want to do this one! Thanks for sharing!
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I just found your site through Folding Trees. Thank you for the candy tutorial! I did something similar for Christmas for my kids’ teachers, but you saved me loads of time for Valentine’s day. Thanks!
February 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Wonderful! Thanks so much.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Found you via “How About Orange”. You are a talented and generous crafting genius! Thanks for the tutorial!
February 6th, 2009 at 1:02 am
This site is wonderful! You are so talented… Does anyone have any ideas of where to find DVD tins at local stores? I have been all over.
February 6th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I love this idea! Thank you for sharing!
February 9th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
LOVE this idea! I am going to make tonight! Thanks for sharing!
February 11th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I love these! I have printed them and now I need to run to the store for the candy! Thank-You!
February 12th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Hello, I am having trouble lining up the printout with my labels, they print off the label! Any suggestions??
February 12th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Thanks everyone! I’m glad that you enjoyed them! I’ve had a request for a birthday one, so I’ll be working on that shortly!
Also, I’ve had a few emails about the printout not lining up with the labels. Make sure that when you print, it’s not scaling to print, or fitting to page. Usually printers will default to this setting. If you uncheck the box that says that, it will print at the exact size, which should allow it to line up correctly.
That should be all it takes to get you going on your project!
February 13th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
We loved your project so much, we featured it on Craftershock!
February 18th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
How darling!! I wish I’d seen these before Valentines Day!!!
My son is getting married in Oct…how about something like this as a little extra gift to the wedding party..any ideas on that? Colors, graphics?
February 24th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Thank you much for this really awesome idea and beautiful download!kristianne25
March 7th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
is there a way we could have these for easter or generic ones for a guest room to give company is there a program that “dummies” could some how use to make their own thanks