Valentine Mantel Tutorial

I cannot believe it's February, can you???  January FLEW by!  But, I have to say that Valentine decorations are so cheerful...a little pop of color to combat the gloomy weather outside.

I came up with a simple, but impactful Valentine mantel tutorial.  It really IS easy to do, I promise!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• A Christmas garland to fit the size of your mantel.  I am using a 9 foot garland.  Honestly, the thicker the garland, the better.
• 21 inch wide deco mesh rolls in pink and red, cut into 15 inch long stripes
• LOTS of ribbon. I think I used four different patterns.
• Floral Wire
• Scissors
• Wire cutters
• Floral Picks of your choice
• Heart Ornaments from Hobby Lobby
• 6 inch floral picks
• Hot glue sticks
• Glue Gun

Here's the instructional video:

Here's my finished Valentine mantel:

Hope you give this a try! Send me pics of your Valentine mantel!

Let's decorate together!

Angela Davis

Episode 123: A Valentine Lollipop

This was an unexpected project but a fun one that I can adapt in the future for other holidays.  My daughter, at the last minute, decided she didn't want to take the boring Michael's Valentine mailbox to school to collect her Valentines in but, instead, wanted me to make a container in the shape of a lollipop.  "Ooookkkk...I apparently will be putting my current project on hold to make a lollipop," I thought.  So...how to make a lollipop that holds candy?  Here's what I came up with:

I actually got a little giddy when this started to come together because I love over-sized decorations and props.  And, yes, I know it's WAAAYYY big, but who cares?  I think it's cool.

Supplies Needed:

A postal cylinder.  I bought mine at a local pack and mail place for $5.
A large styrofoam ball.  Styrofoam is ridiculously expensive.  Go to Hobby Lobby, and use a coupon.
Various ribbons you have laying around.
E6000 glue
Chipboard
Cardstock
Hole Puncher (I used my Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite)
Cricut and Cricut Cartridge, Alphalicious....or use stickers
Floral wire
Transparent wrapping paper
Box cutter

Check out the video for the instructions:

Here are a few other pics:

It is a bit top heavy, so if you were using this for a decoration you might think about adding a base to stabilize it.  Other than that, I am very pleased with how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Take time to "Prettify Your Life"!!!

When low on time...printable to the rescue!

This has been a bit of an annoying week. My daughter was supposed to take end-of-the-season middle school soccer photos and go to the end-of-the-season party and try out for the softball team for several days, much of it overlapping. So, I ran short on time, and at one point we didn't know if she would even be able to go to the party. So I didn't plan. The day of the party (yesterday) the team was supposed to exchange Valentines. No time?  Needing a specific theme?  Where do you turn?  Pinterest and Etsy of course!  I had pinned some printables a few days earlier, so I picked one out that happened to be an instant download from Etsy, bought it for $3 and printed them out in five minutes. Now I know there are freebies out there, but I liked the Etsy one. And let's face it, I probably would have spent more than $3 buying them at the store. Check out the Etsy printable that I used:  http://www.etsy.com/listing/176902873/on-sale-instant-download-printable

Then I had the idea that I would attach our school's spirit wristbands instead of candy. All the Tweens/Teens loved them. So, I call that success in a jiffy. If I had a few more hours I would have used Stickles on the soccer ball, but I still think they are cute. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Take time to "Prettify Your Life"!!!

Angela