Craft Stick Love Bug Craft

Have you been bitten by the love bug? This adorable Craft Stick Love Bug Craft makes for a perfect little Valentine’s Day gift. Not only are they simply cute, but they’d make great bookmarks, too. After you’re done flying them around, that is.

One of my favorite go-to craft ideas is to wrap our craft base in yarn. In fact, I’d wrap myself in yarn if I could. I just love the color, I love the texture, and it’s so much easier than painting. Plus, it works those little fingers, too.

Make Valentine’s Day Love Bugs

To make our Craft Stick Love Bug Craft you will need jumbo craft sticks, multi-color yarn, shiny pipe cleaners, small googly eyes, glue dots, a black pen, and scissors.

Craft Stick Love Bug Craft Supplies Needed

Jumbo craft sticks
Multi-color yarn
Shiny pipe cleaners – assorted colors
Googly eyes, small
Black pen
Glue dots
Scissors

Love Bug Craft Step by Step Instructions

Cut a long shiny pipe cleaner in half.

Form one end in a circle, with a tail. Twist to secure.

Push in the middle of the circle and pinch the middle to form a heart.

Now, use a glue dot to secure the hearts to the back of a jumbo craft stick. Then, begin wrapping a strand of yarn around the craft stick. Make sure you go around the pipe cleaners to further secure, as well.

Continue wrapping until the stick is covered.

Next, secure the end of the yarn behind the craft stick. You can do this a number of ways. We tucked the yarn behind an already wrapped loop and tied it off. But you could use tape, or another glue dot.

Now, adhere googly eyes.

Take another shiny pipe cleaner. You only need about ¼ of the cleaner. Bend in a V shape. And use a glue dot to secure to the top back of the craft stick.