Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Valentine Craftiness

So the first time we were snowed in for 2 days, David looked around and said "we need more Valentine's Day decorations!"  I think he was expecting a Christmas level of decor, but we did take it upon ourselves to create a few new homemade things for the house.  Those that were not finished 2 weeks ago have now been finished as we are stormed in (more sleet and ice than snow this time) for the second time in two weeks!


This was a craft I found here and had been wanting to complete; took a long time and yarn+hot glue + messiness, but I'm really happy with the finished product.

I also made a heart wreath for the door, which was my first time playing with tulle.  I've debated adding more, but I think it looks cute the way it is, and it makes me smile when I pull into the driveway to see it on the front door.



This is the other side of our mantel; picture painted by David D.  Thanks to Pinterest, found you can just tape the top of a toilet paper tube up and dip in paint for an automatic heart stamp!  David loved having his art framed like a 'real artist' - thank you $1.99 Ikea frames!





So since I had tulle left over, I clearly needed to make a tutu for the little lady.  Sadly, she is not a big fan of it right now,took a lot of face-making to get her to smile.

Obligatory hair bow; will be making more if snow continues. I bought heart-shaped buttons with the intention of putting one in the middle of this bow, and of course cannot find them now.  Will probably find them Feb 15.

These are older handmade crafts, but I'm proud of them, especially the 'candy heart' names; probaby my first 'pinspired' craft.


Okay, so this one's not handmade at all, but I got it on super-sale with a coupon, so that counts, right?  It and a little heart tree I both found at Kohls seemed to fit in with the decor.


Anyway, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend with the ones you love!

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