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Make Miniature Valentines Projects

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com

These miniature projects all have a valentine theme. Some are designed for dollhouse displays, others can be used to package chocolates or favors, for weddings or other celebrations as well as Valentines Day.

1. Make Printable Victorian Heart Shaped Boxes

These printable Victorian and Edwardian heart shaped boxes can be made in three dolls house scales.Photo copyright 2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These printable heart shaped boxes based on Victorian and Edwardian valentine designs can be made in several dolls house scales. The 1:6 scale boxes (for fashion dolls) make up into a good size for wedding or party favors, or to hold special chocolates.

2. Heart Shaped Boxes in Silver, Pink and Red

Printable miniature heart shaped boxes in a variety of dollhouse scales.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These Heart Shaped Boxes can be made in several sizes and colors. Like the Victorian Themed boxes above, the larger sizes make great favor boxes for weddings or parties, or to hold or wrap special treasures.

3. Collectible Vintage Valentines

Valentine with a cupid in a large heart, set on a backdrop of gold ribbon, azaleas and spider webs.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

The vintage valentine postcards in this gallery can be used as the basis or inspiration for Valentine's cards, scrapbook projects, or printed off in dolls house scale sizes of 1:6, 1:12 or 1:24 from the printable pdf file provided.

4. Make Miniature Paper Roses

Miniature glass vase for a dolls house with an arrangement of pink paper roses.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Use these easy to make miniature paper roses to decorate special valentines, or to add to a dolls house valentine bouquet.

5. Make a Miniature Bouquet

A dolls house gardener delivers a rose bouquet for a miniature wedding.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These tiny bouquets can be made from all types of scale and miniature flowers, and use the same techniques as full size corsages. They are great for cake and package decorations, or as a special dolls house scale arrangement.

6. Make a Printable Heart Themed Dessert, Tea or Cofffee Set

A heart themed dessert set for a doll house  made from paper printables.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

This set of dollhouse cake plates, a cake stand, coffee pot, teapot and mugs and cups can be used to display your valentine's goodies. Printed on photo paper it takes little time to assemble.

7. Make Hortense Hippopotamus

A three inch tall felt hippopotamus models an easy to make dollhouse doll dress.Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

This little hippopotamus is about 3 inches tall. She makes a great alternative gift if you want to avoid Valentine's candy. You can make her without clothes or use the directions for making a simple dolls house dress to create the removable dress she wears here.

8. Make a Tiny French Memory Board To Display Valentines

Finished miniature French memory board in dolls house scale holds tiny cards.Photo copyright 2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Make a miniature French memory board with heart shaped buttons to display scale valentines, or hold a special message for a friend.

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