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.

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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.

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

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Today's Thrift Store Finds

I had a fabulous time at the thrift store today. Who would have ever thought I would be using the words fabulous and thrift store in the same sentence!!??!! But, seriously, I DID have a fabulous time. Some real treasures were found by this girl :)

The turquoise heart is so cute. It's cardboard, but I loved the color. Who say's Valentine's has to be ALL red & pink? That stack of scrapbook stuff was a great deal. They are Creative Memories paper album kits. Brand new in the packages for 69 cents each. I got all 5 :) A sweet little Bible for my baby niece & a book for me.

I had plans for this lace trimmed heart right when I saw it. I already have it hanging in it's place!! I was super excited to find the January 2012 BH &G magazine with organizing tips inside. I was soooo tempted to pay $4 or $5 at the walmart checkout just 2 days ago for a similar organizing magazine. I am really glad I held out for this 10 cent one :) :) And the little organizing baskets for 39 cents a piece made it into my cart, because I can always find a place to use these things!!

A trip like this one just reminds me why I LOVE THRIFT STORES !!

~HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE~

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!!!

Check back for more valentine's projects!!!

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