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Heart Wreath

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I love that this wreath is so versatile. I made it red so it would work for multiple holidays. Right now I have it all set up as a heart wreath for Valentine’s Day, but can easily swap out the accessories to sparkly stars for the 4th of July or ornaments for Christmas.

There is a great tutorial on Simple Sage Designs for this crepe paper wreath, so I won’t reinvent the wheel. But, this will give you a good clue as to how it is done.

I got it done with just the red, but it was missing something. I felt like it was just a big red blob.

So I cut a bamboo skewer to about two or three inches and inserted in the top.

Then, I added some of my fabric hearts.

I hung it up using an over-sized push pin on the back side of the door, but it still needed something.

So I took some advice from the Beatles, “All you need is love.”

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Valentine Banner

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Mini Valentine Banner? Check. Made from candy? You know it. I had some cherry juju hearts left from my heart ball and heaven forbid I eat them, but could not let them go to waste. So, alas, the mini Valentine banner was born (or made).


Supplies:

  • Cherry juju hearts (I used 22)
  • Needle
  • Red thread
  • Sharpie
  • Ribbon

1. Turn your hearts over so the flat side is facing up. Take your Sharpie and write a letter of “Happy Valentine’s Day” on each heart.
2. Thread the needle with a LONG string of thread. Make both ends even so the candy will thread over two strings.
3. Poke the needle through each heart (through the widest part of the heart, so the weight will hold the heart the right way when hung) until you have them all strung.
4. Make space between the words and tie scraps of ribbon on to the thread as spacers.


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Decoration Ball

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Silver bling is what was needed to finish off my Valentine decor shelf, so I challenged myself to another round of what can we make with what’s sitting around. You may get a good laugh over this decoration ball. Or should I say aluminum foil ball. 🙂

Decoration Ball

Supplies:

  • Aluminum foil
  • Styrofoam ball
  • Hot glue gun

1. Rip of a 4 inch piece of foil. Fold in thirds so the shiny side is out.

2. Twist until it’s about a half inch wide. This part is so easy a three year old can do it.

3. Wrap the first piece of twisted foil into a spiral and glue to the top of your ball.
4. Continue gluing twisted pieces around your ball until you finish with another spiral on the other side.

I put mine on the shelf with a hot lips candle display because you know I can’t pass up some good candy decor.

Pair that with wedding pics, a heart ball topiary and some love birds and you’ve got yourself a fun Valentine’s display for about $5!

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Heart Ball

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I love candy so instead of just eating it, why not include it in my decor as well. I found a pack of these juju hearts for $1 at Smith’s (Kroger) and knew they would be perfect for my heart ball. Ready for another super easy project?! Here we go…

Heart Ball

Supplies:

  • Juju hearts (I got cherry because if they were cinnamon I would eat them all)
  • Styrofoam ball (got it at the thrift store, about 3 inches)
  • Pins
  • White glue

1. Stick a pin half way in to the back of a heart, then insert the pin in the Styrofoam ball. **I would recommend dipping the pin in glue to make it hold better. I did not do this, but some of my hearts fell out when I was putting my display together. The glue will make them more secure.

2. I started with a clover leaf shape with all the heart points in and then alternated directions on the next row with the points in the spaces between the hearts.
3. Next, do a row with two with points up and one with bumps up. Line them up so the two with points up are on either side of a heart from the row above with the point down. The heart with the bumps up should align with the hearts from the row above with the bumps down.
4. Next row just alternates every other one again.

Thanks goodness for pictures!!

5. Turn the ball over and start steps 1-4 on the other side of the ball. You will have to get a little creative on that last row and just kind of put the hearts where they fit.

Now style that baby! It would be cute in a bowl with a couple of other balls.
I chose to use these treasures I found at D.I. I think it was a dollar for all of it. Spray it will a couple coats of magic…

and BAM!! Two little love birds and a little romance for your shelf.

Total spent: about $2.50

Cha ching!

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