Express your love with handmade Valentine's crafts and decorations.

Creating heart-shaped pot holders is a charming way to add whimsy and color to your kitchen's decor.

A scattering of pink and red petals and a few wispy buds, positioned just so, summons a fleeting "I love you" moment. Choose a spot sure to meet your beau's or belle's gaze: in the entryway of your home, atop a table as an intimate prelude to dinner, or on a pillow. The silhouette is bound to elicit an endearing response.

Create lovely and sturdy candleholders from lace saturated with fabric stiffener.

If the sun seems to peer right into your window, give it something pretty to look at -- and through. These translucent hanging hearts are easy to make from waxed paper and crayons.

Flowers and candy are the touchstones of courtship and romance. But handing over a bouquet and a box of chocolates isn't the only way to show you're sweet on someone; combine both of these emelements into a unique floral arrangement for your Valentine.

This lovely heart-felted scarf makes a wonderful and warm Valentine's Day gift.

Nothing expresses the essence of Valentine's Day better than a big, full heart. Declare your love for a sweetheart -- or simply a love of romance -- with this handmade cockscomb wreath.

On February 14, only one flower will do. It's not that a big bouquet isn't sublime, but a single genus best conveys a message of love: the rose, preferably in lush tones of red and pink.

Romance is in the details, especially at a Valentine's Day dinner. Set the mood this Valentine's Day with these romantic heart candles.

Call on loose or mismatched buttons to serve as the charming clasps on handmade napkin rings.

A rose by any name smells sweet -- so why not create place cards decorated with blooms?

Hang strands of playful heart garland around your home to celebrate this Valentine's Day.

Delightful as a centerpiece or displayed on a wall or door, this easy-to-make Valentine's Day arrangement forms sweet-scented carnations into a lovely heart shape.

Stamped soaps, inspired by candy conversation hearts, are great gifts for friends.

Dyed pistachios -- and the telltale red lips and fingers you get from eating them -- went out of fashion in the '70s. Now they're back, this time as part of a valentine wreath.

The petals of these romantic flowers are overlapping paper hearts, inscribed with words or single letters that spell out a message. If you make them with wire stems, the valentines can be displayed in a vase; with ribbon stems, they can be tucked into envelopes.

Surprise a loved one by hanging a heart-shaped container filled with candy on his doorknob or near his computer.

Its effect is dramatic and romantic but this paper is so easy to make, you'll need little more than a few common items and a black-and-white photocopier.

Warm someone up by adding a handwritten note to a tea bag.

This practical valentine befits your favorite bookworm.

Get your baby ready to fight the winter chill: A festive pilot's cap embellished with felt hearts helps keep tiny ears toasty. Cut two large hearts from felt, and then use a needle and thread to stitch them to the cap at three points. If you want the decoration to be permanent, affix hearts with fabric glue before sewing.

Two types of knots, which are symbols of everlasting unity, are showcased in colorful bracelets.

Let your valentine know you feel fortunate to have them in your life with charming fortune cookies filled with treats or special messages.

Store-bought chocolate repackaged in a homemade wrapper -- the underside of which reveals a handwritten love note -- tastes doubly delicious.

Give your valentine one-of-a-kind gift packaging using this embellished heart-shaped candy box.

Elegant, airy letter-writing supplies, slipped inside a blush-colored box, will lend a dreamy feeling to every word you write.

Hundreds of years ago, astronomers fashioned volvelles -- wheels of paper that worked like circular slide rules -- to help track the movement of the planets. This version of a volvelle conceals rotating endearments along with phrases and symbols that convey your affection with a turn of the wheel.

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This traditional German craft may look like a big piping bag, but it's a gift cone filled with presents and candies for any special occasion.

A gift of cookies or sweets becomes extra tempting when packaged in a transparent envelope that lets the goodies show through.

This pretty box is a beautiful and practical way for you or your valentine to store cards, photos and other keepsakes.

The intricate, three-dimensional, paper-cut cards that charmed Victorian Valentine's Day celebrants serve as the enchanting inspiration for this project.

This Valentine's Day's prettiest presents will arrive in sacks with patterns as delectable as the treats tucked inside.

There isn't a kitten that wouldn't purr over a catnip-filled knitted pillow. The toys are also packed with wool stuffing and a jingle bell.

Make your Valentine's Day gifts shine even brighter with a sparkling buckle gift-topper.

Use a doily to stencil a sweet design on cards, gift wrap, notebooks, or placemats.

Dress up a tea party or a romantic dinner for two with handmade doilies in rosy hues

Surprise your loved one with a heart made entirely of flowers.

This charming treat box is the perfect way to share sweets -- it's a Valentine's Day Good Thing.

Give your vases a one-of-a-kind look by decorating the inside of them using tropical leaves. Anthurium leaves are perfect for Valentine's Day because they look just like a heart.

Opening a mysterious gift packet is even more thrilling when the wrapping itself turns out to be a beautiful valentine.

Use our easy technique to add a bit of sparkle to your Valentine's Day roses.

Personalize an envelope, enhance a blank greeting card, or even design your own stationery with a customized rolling stamp.

These candy treat cups are a wonderful way to give loved ones something sweet this Valentine's Day.

Tug at your valentine's heartstrings with an embellished envelope.

This papercutting technique borrows from an ancient German technique called "scherenschnitte," which literally means scissor cuttings.

Over the centuries, envelopes have contained many secrets and declarations of true love, so it's appropriate to use a group of them to store dear old letters and treasured notes -- or to fill them with trinkets for your valentine.

Make this one-of-a kind Valentine's Day card -- it doubles as a bookmark.

Snip candy hearts for an entire class in a snap. To make, cut a heart from a strip of candy dots, and glue it to a piece of construction paper. With scalloping scissors, cut construction paper to create a border around the heart.