Paint Chip Heart Garland

I had my sweet husband grab some red & pink paint chips for me when he was in Walmart the other day. I wanted to use them to make some kind of Valentine's craft. Well, I don't have a heart punch so it took me a bit to figure out how to make a gazillion hearts out of them....the little light bulb finally lit up & I used my Cricut!! I just pressed the paint chips onto my sticky mat & cut away. What an idea ;) It worked like a charm for me.

Hot glued those cuties to some yarn & we were set!!

Draped it over my red shutter.

{love}

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Free projects make me giddy :)

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Valentine Centerpiece

I finally got around to putting together a centerpiece for my dining room table. I had Christmas ornaments in a hurricane vase throughout December, but since then, it's been sitting empty. In the middle of the table. Staring at me. Begging me to do something, ANYTHING with it. Even though it's a school night & I should not be neglecting my kids to work on Valentine's crafts, I did. I didn't feel too bad since little man was making play-doh masterpieces & the princess was making artwork for her locker. We were all busy doing our own thing :) Oh, and hubby was at work. Can't forget him!!

Red sand, lima beans & hearts on a stick.

A little jute twine tied around the base.

For the hearts I traced a cookie cutter & cut them out of felt. I stuck them together with hot glue.

Simplicity

I have a couple other projects in the works, so be sure to check back soon!!

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Valentine's Decor

I did not have a blog last year during Valentine's day, but I was reading YOUR blogs & getting inspiration!! I've got some photos for you. Take a look at my last year's decor.

I made this {love} pillow out of a painter's drop cloth & stenciled on it.

Another drop cloth pillow w/ a pale pink heart attached with heat & bond, then stitched around the heart.

My 1st topiary. My daughter & I made each one of the rosettes using crepe paper streamers.

My very simple mantle.

Sweet subway art made using my Cricut.

All in all, my Valentine's decor last year was pretty minimal. I was new at this :)

Check back soon for more projects!!

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The Little Things

I don't know about you, but I love it when I make a project for Christmas & make one tiny change to it & BAM, it works for Valentine's too!! My coffee filter wreath is one of those projects that may just work all year round!!!!

Here it is at Christmas, with a sparkly red snowflake.

And a sparkly pink foam heart totally transforms it :)

{love}

Yep, I think I love it!!

So, even if you don't have a lot of time to spend on a project, there are ALWAYS little things that can be done that are great too!!

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Simple Love

Another Valentine's craft for YOU :)  This was one of those ZERO dollar projects I love.

Supplies Needed:

Scrap of wood (any size will do)

Primer

Red & Pink paint (I used the little bottles of acrylic)

Stencils

Paintbrushes

TaDa!! This is what you end up with.

Sitting right next to my 2 previous projects :)

{lovely}

QUICK~SIMPLE~CHEAP~CUTE

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Hanging Hearts

Okay, in yesterday's post I gave you a sneak peak of my project in process. Well, I got it all finished up yesterday evening, but it was too late to get any good photos, so I had to wait until this morning for that. I have to give you a little background information about this project. First of all: I have a grandma that reads my blog & follows my Pins on Pinterest. I had come across so many of the cute little crocheted hearts & been Pinning every one of them :)

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My grandma saw these hearts & showed them to her sister (my great aunt), who is a wonderful crafter!! She made 30 little hearts & let me come & pick out which ones I wanted!!!! I left her house will all of them ;) Here are a few of them hanging on my latest project.

{love}

I went outside & searched the ground for a nice branch that would work for this, but couldn't find one. I got this one off of a tree in our yard. Stuck it in some foam in a milk glass dish and added some moss.

My love birds look just right here :)

This little Valentine tree is just what I needed for this space!!

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Love Birds

When I saw these little love birds on Pinterest, I knew I had to have them!!

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Well, come to find out. They are sold on Etsy for $34....not in my budget!! So I set out to make my own. And being the insanely impatient person I am, I decided to make paper ones instead of fabric. The sewing would take entirely too long for my taste ;)

sweet little paper lovebirds

I just love them!! I made their little legs out of some kind of white floral wire I found in my craft stash. I made a birdie template out of cardboard & traced it onto some scrapbook paper.

{muah}

If you look closely you can get a sneak peek of my project in process there in the background :)

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Valentine's Button Art ♥♥♥

I have been eager to get to work on some valentine's stuff. I love all the pink & red & hearts & love......I have had a lot going on around here so I thought I would start with a quick, simple project to kick things off :)

Buttons ♥♥

I like it up on my mantel. It adds a little sweetness to it.

The frame was just the classic brown wood frame; from a thrift store of course ;)

The little pink rosette topiary was made by me & my daughter last year before I started blogging.

So there is my kick off to Valentine's projects. Hot glue & buttons, doesn't get much easier than that!!!

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