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Love is in the air! I LOVE seeing all the beautiful Valentine's creations out there and I have been bookmarking things left and right. Here is a little round-up of some of my most favorite Valentine's crafts!
So, because of the approaching holiday combined with our new puppy, I am kinda beat. Hence, the slow down in posts. Also, the Crazy Cute party will still be up for y'all to link up, but for the next two weeks, I didn't think it was fair to showcase a shop for a giveaway because I sense that a lot of other bloggers are taking a bit of time off for the holiday season. So, for tomorrow's link party and the following week, no giveaway. But, after the first of the year, you an expect some AWESOME giveaways!
I wanted to share with you guys our decor this year for Christmas and I actually meant to have this post up weeks ago, but better late than never! So, here ya' go!
What you'll need:
4 Bags of spearmints
Styrofoam wreath
Red felt (cut in to long strips)
Ribbon
Alotta hot glue
1. Start off by wrapping the styrofoam wreath with the red felt that you've cut in to long strips. This will give the spearmints something better to hold on to as opposed to the styrofoam and also because you'll be able to see through the gaps on spearmints and the red felt will be more visually appealing than the raw styrofoam.
Today, I have an awesome tutorial from Courtney Eads over at Sylize Designs:
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I love burlap and this is a fun, easy, and inexpensive idea that makes a great difference on your front door!
Supplies:
Floral Wire (I used 18 gauge, but really anything over 12 will work)
Wreath Frame (You can buy one at Hobby Lobby for $9)
2-3 yards of Burlap Fabric
Wire Cutters
Ribbon and Raffia for Bow (optional, get creative and use anything!)
Step 1
Cut 10-12 strips of burlap that are about 4″ wide and 7 feet long (be ware- burlap sheds like crazy! Get your vacuum on call)
Step 2
After all the strips are cut, begin folding one strip at a time. I folded a strip back and forth, back and forth (about a 2-3″ loop) until I had finished the strip and then threaded the floral wire through the folded strip. I found it easier to fold it before putting the floral wire through vs trying to fold it onto the wire because the wire is flimsy.
Step 3
Continue to fold all the strips until you have threaded all 10-12 folded strips onto the wire. Make sure you buy the floral wire on the round roll instead of the 12″long pieces, otherwise you have to link all the pieces together.
Step 4
I love tulle! I mean, really, really love the stuff. The possibilities are endless and it has the potential to look cute, elegant, SCARY, or beautiful, or whatever! After E's birthday party and her adorable tulle skirt, I felt very inspired and I have been looking for ways to use tulle. I finally found my outlet... a Halloween wreath! YES!!! Okay, I went to Joann's and picked up a metal hoop, 3 rolls of black tulle, and some orange polka dot ribbon. It took me a couple hours (probably wouldn't have taken me so long, but I was watching TV most of the time) and then I was done.
I made my husband help cut tulle and while he was snipping and clipping he asks me,"Why do you like this stuff so much?"
"I dunno. It's so pretty and it's cheap, too!"
"I don't get it," he said.
When I was all done, I revealed the final product to him. "Seeeee... This is why I like the "stuff" so much."
Needless to say, he was convinced.
I think I might add some black sparkly spiders or something, but, for now, this is what I got. I think it's purdy,... I mean scary. Yeah, scary.
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