Handmade Valentine Gift for Him: Cement Valentines
Try this handmade Valentine gift for him — DIY cement hearts! It’s an unusual material that creates a fun, modern take on a gift for your Valentine.
I suppose I could start this post off with some really terrible pun about setting your love in stone this Valentine’s Day, but I won’t do that. (See what I did there?)
Instead I’m just gonna say that these little DIY cement valentines are rad.
Psst — if cement isn’t your scene, try these other Valentine’s Day ideas!
- Printable Valentine For Kids // Heart Glasses
- Easy Valentine Craft // Clay Heart Pins with a Printable Card
- Valentine Balloon Messages
- Dinosaur Valentine Craft Idea
- Valentine Decor Idea // DIY Paint Chip Garland
- DIY Valentine Garland for Gifts or Decor
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A Handmade Valentine Gift for Him
I’m really enjoying working with cement these days, and every time I use it I’m surprised by how easy it is. We’ve used the stuff before, but this time we’ll be doing a little variation on the process. Let’s make some valentines!
Working With Quick Dry Cement for Crafting
Be sure to thoroughly read the instructions on your quick-dry cement packaging, especially if you’re using a brand other than Cement-All. Our instructions here apply to Cement-All specifically, as that’s the material that I am most familiar with when it comes to cement for crafting.
It’s important to have all of your materials prepped and ready before you mix your cement, as it starts to dry right away once you mix the water and start stirring.
It also may be a good idea to make a test batch first, to get a feel for how your cement mixes, and the consistency that you like to work with. Try a small batch and try it out in your particular mold.
My Favorite Molds for Crafting Cement
These days there are so many fun molds to use in crafting and candy making! I find that the silicone molds used for ice cubes, candy making, and soap making are perfect when using cement for crafting.
Make sure that you find a mold made of silicone so that it’s flexible enough to pop the cement piece out once it’s dry.
You’ll also want a mold that’s not too flimsy or thin, as the cement tends to heat up during the drying process and a thin mold may not hold up. Most candy or ice molds (if good quality) will be plenty thick to handle the craft cement.
What You’ll Need to Create This Handmade Valentine Gift for Him
As you’re gathering your materials to create this handmade Valentine gift for him, keep in mind that you can add your own customizations to it!
I used a heart-shaped mold, but there are so many other fun molds that you could use. (I love the idea of spelling out something fun with an alphabet mold!)
You could also play with paint ideas, add gold leaf, or not paint your cement pieces at all!
Check out a fully linked list of our preferred materials below.
Materials
- Cement All
- heart-shaped silicone molds, similar here
- disposable cups
- stir sticks
- alphabet stamp set, similar here
- black stamp pad
- optional: paintbrushes and craft paint
- optional: sandpaper
How to Make A Cement Heart Handmade Valentine Gift for Him
Make Time: 1 Hour (plus 1 hour setting time)
- Start by prepping your materials. It’s important to have everything ready to go once you start mixing the cement, because this stuff dries fast. In your disposable cup, measure 12 tablespoons of Cement All (water to cement ratio is really crucial, so I recommend leveling off the tablespoons). Then measure in 3 tablespoons + 1/2 teaspoon of water. Stir immediately and vigorously, being sure to get rid of all dry chunks of cement.
- Pour carefully into the molds and smooth the tops of the hearts (which will eventually be the bottoms) if needed. Set aside to dry for one hour. After one hour, carefully pop the hearts out of the molds. If desired, sand the bottoms of the hearts so that they’re smooth and flat.
- If you’d like, paint your hearts with craft paint. Let dry and begin the stamping process.
- To stamp, decide on a short word or two and get your stamps in order. Load ink onto the stamp from the black ink pad and be sure to practice first on a piece of scrap to get the feel of the stamp. Stamp the letters onto the center of a heart and let them dry thoroughly.
Run around on Valentine’s Day and hand them out to all of your buddies! They’re perfect because you can make them for your honey, or a friend, or your cute little niece.
I’d love to hear what you’d have your hearts say, too. And be sure to rate our DIY tutorial below if you try this one out! xoxo
Handmade Valentine Gift For Him: Cement Hearts
This handmade Valentine gift for him is such a fun idea and a simple craft! Try these cement hearts for Valentine's Day.
Materials
- Cement All
- Heart shaped silicone molds
- Disposable cups
- Alphabet stamp set
- Black stamp pad
- Optional: craft paint
Tools
- Stir sticks
- Optional: paintbrushes
- Optional: sandpaper
Instructions
- Start by prepping your materials. It’s important to have everything ready to go once you start mixing the cement, because this stuff dries fast. In your disposable cup, measure 12 tablespoons of Cement All (water to cement ratio is really crucial, so I recommend leveling off the tablespoons). Then measure in 3 tablespoons + 1/2 teaspoon of water. Stir immediately and vigorously, being sure to get rid of all dry chunks of cement.
- Pour carefully into the molds and smooth the tops of the hearts (which will eventually be the bottoms) if needed. Set aside to dry for one hour. After one hour, carefully pop the hearts out of the molds. If desired, sand the bottoms of the hearts so that they're smooth and flat.
- If you'd like, paint your hearts with craft paint. Let dry and begin the stamping process.
- To stamp, decide on a short word or two and get your stamps in order. Load ink onto the stamp from the black ink pad and be sure to practice first on a piece of scrap to get the feel of the stamp. Stamp the letters onto the center of a heart and let them dry thoroughly.
Notes
Be sure to thoroughly read the instructions on your quick-dry cement packaging, especially if you're using a brand other than Cement-All. Our instructions here apply to Cement-All specifically, as that's the material that we are the most familiar with.
It's important to have all of your materials prepped and ready before you mix your cement, as it starts to dry right away once you mix the water and start stirring.
Have fun!
Such a sweet DIY! These would make some darling magnets! Love it!
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I was JUST thinking the same thing: magnets!
Magnets would be brilliant!
As I Was Reading This I Thought The Exact Same Thing.
As I Was Reading This I Thought The Exact Same Thing. I Have Magnets On Hand So I’m Going To Try This.
Love the magnet idea!! Cute gifts for a Valentine goodie bag!
These are so cute! I love to give valentines to my sister and my girlfriends and these would be perfect.
Grace, love the idea of making them magnets too!
RAWR!! love it!!
Well, how sweet is this!!! <3
Sooooo cute!!! Your choice of words + phrases is excellent, by the way. =)
Haha! Thanks Kell! I’m a fan of the foxy one. 😉
These cement hearts I wouldn’t use only for Valentine’s day, but also for other special occasions such as – a special date, birthday, a wedding and so on. From now on, I’ll look on the heart-shaped mold pan differently. It’s interesting like the common things for baking are good for these cute DIYs.
It’s a really really bad idea to make something look like candy if it’s something you wouldn’t want children to mistake for candy and end up swallowing.
Really???? I wish I knew when parents stopped being parents and expected everyone to do the parenting…caution: Not edible, not a toy, not intended for children, etc…
Ughhhh……
adorable, chels!
OK Lovin this idea!! Now to find a mold…anywhoooo I am going to make a few batches of these for a bridal shower as decorations!!! And if guests wish to take some home…that’s ok as well!
Jackie P
Brilliant! They’d be perfect for a bridal shower as well.
these look so cute. I did a similar thing with polymer clay to make a heart pendant I’m still to finish…but cement sounds scary, however I might need to give it a try because these look so good.
Yeah, definitely try the cement if it sounds interesting to you! It’s way easier to work with than I thought it would be.
Love these, so cute! At first I thought they were magnets…looks like others had similar idea. Thx
I wasn’t sure how you got the lettering–stamps! Oh so simple! Thanks for the idea! Cement is FUN!!
WOW! What an Amazing Idea. I would NEVER have though of Crafting with Cement of all things. These are SO PRETTY and could have VERY MANY uses. I just HAVE to Try them now. I have MANY Moulds as I also make Organic Soap and can’t wait to see some of these made up in Cement.BTW I thought I was very Familiar with Most Crafting abbreviations by now but could aanyone Please tell Me before I start Pulling Out my Hair, what on Earth is RAWR. Lol. BEAUTIFUL TUTORIAL……..
RAWR means I Love You in dinosaur.
This is beautiful! I’m so gonna try this.
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I love it so much! I guess I can make it big size and leave in my garden !
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Where do I find THAT mold?!! I am loving this project and can’t wait to start!
They can be found at Walmart right now or any other craft store…there are larger molds too as well as a heart shaped platter…ohhh the ideas now….
Where can I find THAT mold? I am loving this and can’t wait to start!!
I have made many magnets using candy molds and using a clear spray to set paints. I have also made pins by gluing pins backs instead of magnets.
what is the best kind of glue to use to make these into magnets? omg, i can’t wait to make these for my friend’s wedding!
I was wandering too what RAWL stood for almost texted my daughter. Thanks for keeping up too speed on life! Lol awesome hearts fantastic idea also making them into magnates off too find the mold have the cement woohoo
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