Cottage-Style Valentine’s Day Love Letters + Free Printable
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to add a few handmade touches around the house, and these cottage-style Love Letters are just the thing! They’re easy to print, sweet to tuck into pillows or gift baskets, and bring a little handmade charm to your Valentine’s decor.
Whether you place them in a pocket pillow, a basket, or simply leave them for someone special to find, these Love Letters are a fun way to spread a little extra joy.
Free Printable Love Letters
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How to Print Your Love Letters
This printable are simple to use on either paper or fabric:
• Paper: Print directly from your home printer and trim to size. Simply print, cut it out and hot glue the front along with another sheet of paper for the baking leaving an opening on the top to add a little stuffing. With the paper bowl filler you don’t want to add a lot of stuffing. I just used regular copy paper. I then hot glue the top shut and hot glued a button to the back for an added touch. So if you prefer to print on paper you can easily do so and they are just as cute!
• Fabric (for pillows or pocket projects):
1. Cut a piece of lightweight muslin slightly smaller than a sheet of printer paper.
2. Use a spray adhesive to lightly attach it to a regular sheet.
3. Print your Love Letters on your inkjet printer, then trim as needed. The printer I use is affordable from Walmart. You can find it HERE.
Printing on muslin gives a soft, cottage-style look that’s perfect for tucking into pillows or pockets.
I trim the front and use another piece of muslin for the backing attaching them together with hot glue leaving an opening at the top to add some stuffing. I like to use a bigger piece of fabric for the backing, then after I add the hot glue I trim it down so the backing fits perfectly to size. Sometimes I find if I cut the backing the exact size I don’t have any wiggle room if I cut the front off a little bit or if the fabric shifts when I’m hot gluing them together. By using a larger piece then trimming it down after I hot glue the two pieces together avoids any of that. I also like to add a few drops of fragrance oil (you can find HERE) so they smell festive and then seal the envelope shut with hot glue.
You could use some pinking shears around the edge for a decorative touch as well has helps with fraying or you could just cut it like it did as I like the little frayed edges. You could also use a little bit of hairspray or fray check around the edges too. I don’t but I wanted to give you that suggestion as well.
For more of distressed look like I shared on the North Pole Envelope Bowl Filler you can use distressing wax to distress the envelopes and attach a button to the back of the envelope with hot glue. You could use paint, or I even like Distress Oxide in the color Vintage Photo.
Click HERE to get the instructions on how to make the no-sew XOXO pillow!
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Ways to Use Your Love Letters
Here are some of my favorite ways to make these Love Letters part of your Valentine’s Day:
• Tuck them into the pocket of a Valentine pillow
• Slip them into a gift basket or treat bag
• Use as bowl filler
• Display them with mini clothespins and twine for a sweet decoration
(For inspiration, check out my Valentine’s Pocket Pillow post where you can tuck these Love Letters inside!)
How to Print on Fabric
To print on fabric you just some lightweight fabric. I used muslin fabric that I get at Hobby Lobby. I get the inexpensive muslin in the fabric section that is $3.99 a yard plus wait until it’s on sale and you can get it 40% off!
I first print the wording on a piece of copy paper so I know where the wording will print. I cut the muslin to the size I want, spray the back of the drop cloth with some spray adhesive (I like this one you can get HERE) and attach over the wording printed on the copy paper. If you don’t want to waste ink, just cut a big enough piece of muslin to cover the paper, leaving about a 1-inch border around the edge, attach the muslin to the paper and print then cut the fabric down to the size you want.
I print as I normally would using an inkjet printer. The printer I use is affordable from Walmart. You can find it HERE.
I then attach the printed label that is printed on my no-sew pillow or whatever project I would like to use it on.
Watch How to Print on Fabric
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