Romantic Valentine's Day Mantel

I always struggle with how to decorate between Christmas and spring. On one hand I looove how big and clean everything looks when the holiday decorations come down, but on the other hand it can be a little stark for my taste. This year I put together a simple Valentine's Day mantelscape that can easily transition to spring.

I wanted to keep the colors very soft so I shopped around the house for items in shades of cream, pale pink & silvery grey. I started with my go-to mantel anchor, my chippy old window. To create my main element I used my Silhouette machine to cut some whimsical silhouettes of a little girl & dog. Then I simply attached the cutouts to a sheet of pale pink paper and framed the whole thing. Love that glittery heart. Adorbs, right?

I loved the round shape of this little dish but it looked too plain by itself. I grabbed a ribbon scrap and hung an old skeleton key over the front.

I added some vases of pink & cream flowers in varied heights to finish it off!

Cheeky Valentines for Grown-ups

I always have a hard time coming up with manly Valentine's Day gifts but I've learned you can't go wrong with food. I also love that Valentine's Day is an excuse to get silly and break out those cheesy pick-up lines.
I used my favorite photo editing site PicMonkey to whip up a few funny Valentine tags to tie on some classic guy foods.

"Nice Buns Valentine" on some sweet honey buns:



A line from a classic (not quite love) song:



What man would turn down a case of beer?



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DIY Valentine Wreath with Felt Flowers

Today I want to share my new Valentine Wreath with you! I put this together in about two hours using only a few inexpensive supplies.



Supplies:
Wreath form -I used a 14" form
Yarn - I used about a quarter of my skein
Felt
Hot glue gun
Ribbon (I ended up skipping this)

I tied the yarn around my wreath form and started to wrap the yarn around, and around, and around. Since I wanted the yarn to look nice and uniform I wrapped it really tight. The wrapping took about an hour, good thing I had a handsome helper!


How am I doing, Boss?

I searched around for felt flower tutorials and the best one I found is from The Crafted Sparrow. Using her easy Looped Mum tutorial I put together different sized flowers. These were so easy to make, I can't wait to try the other styles she shows!



I made a little pennant banner from leftover felt and yarn scraps to finish it off!





I'm linking up with: Design, Dining & Diapers, Clean & Scentsible, Tatertots and Jello, bloom designs