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Clara will take just about any excuse to play with stickers, so this Valentine craft was a big hit with her! I cut a sheet of paper into a heart, and invited her over to place color coding labels on top. Fun!!
Extra bonus points for crafting in a fluffy purple princess dress — oh my!!
When she had arranged the labels the way she liked, I cut up some of the labels into quarters to make the wrappers for the candies. Super quick and easy!
To find color coding labels on the cheap, try the dollar store, or the office supply section at Target. We love to keep some on-hand for lots of last-minute no-mess crafts!
Have fun!!
February 8th, 2011 on 1:18 pm
Dear Valerie,
For once she’s not crafting in her pajamas!
Wait. Those are her jammies under that dress. Sneaky!
Love,
Mark
February 8th, 2011 on 1:27 pm
Very cute and easy! Our office supply stickers seem to be covering all of my 2 year old’s toys. I wonder how that happened?
February 9th, 2011 on 10:25 pm
LOL I can relate to that!
February 8th, 2011 on 3:00 pm
Can I just say how much I love her dress!
Very cute valentines!
February 9th, 2011 on 10:26 pm
Thanks, Stephanie! She’s been wearing it a LOT these days!!
February 8th, 2011 on 3:00 pm
So I was in the office supply aisle at Wal-mart today, eyeing the color coding labels, but I didn’t buy them because they cost 2 whole dollars (imagine!). I guess I’ll have to go back–Ava would love this one!
P.S. Caleb often crafts in his PJs as well–he’s just too busy to get dressed
February 9th, 2011 on 10:26 pm
Yay for crafting in pj’s!!!
February 8th, 2011 on 3:13 pm
Heck we often have whole school days in our jammies.
My labels are lost right now. I need to get organized.
February 9th, 2011 on 10:27 pm
It took me awhile to track mine down too. They tend to travel all over the house!
February 8th, 2011 on 3:56 pm
Very cute! I think your color coding label crafts are my favorites. Now I just need to actually BUY color coding labels one of these days!
February 9th, 2011 on 10:28 pm
Thanks, Maryanne! Yes, you need to get some! Mark and the girls each gifted me with a pack of color coding labels for my birthday last year. We seem to have a never-ending supply now!
February 8th, 2011 on 4:30 pm
Those candies look good enough to eat. Great and simple craft!
February 8th, 2011 on 5:18 pm
But wait! Where’s the REAL candy? :0)
February 8th, 2011 on 6:40 pm
Our color coding labels are not nearly as pretty as yours. Need to get a bright neon pkg.
Adding it to the never ending list.
February 8th, 2011 on 8:49 pm
So cute!!
February 9th, 2011 on 1:29 am
Very cute. Great idea for Daddy’s birthday next week from my youngest. Yay!
February 9th, 2011 on 10:28 pm
Oh, that’s fantastic! Have fun!!! xoxo
February 9th, 2011 on 1:27 pm
You come up with the most creative uses for colored labels ever.
February 9th, 2011 on 7:33 pm
That came out so cute!
February 13th, 2011 on 4:45 am
Hi, very new here but am already loving it.. Am not a crafty mom and your tutorials and photos are making my life a lot easier. I have a toddler who’d love this, so am definitely gonna try this as well as a few others with her.. Thanks for creating such a fun place for us, non-crafters:-)