Valentine's Day Wreath
I love wreaths. I made one out of ornament balls for Christmas and loved seeing it everyday when I got home. I will continue to make wreaths for every holiday the rest of the year. Wrapping the wreath in ribbon was inspired by The Speckled Dog. I then added the "love"that I saw on Family Chic
My instructions:
2 different sized styrofoam hearts
5 different colors and sizes of ribbon
hot glue gun
2 nails (with a small head)
I cut 32 strips of ribbon for the large heart and 26 strings of ribbon for the smaller heart. I wrapped each ribbon around, overlapping slightly and hot glued them on the back. I got creative when it came to the points, as the ribbon did not want to fit very well.
To attach the two together, I placed them where I wanted them to overlap and then marked the spot. I put a nail hole in both hearts at the point of overlap. I then put the nail in between the two and secured them with hot glue, so that the two hearts are both hot glued and nailed together.
For the "love" I shaped it out of a metal coat hanger and wrapped it with yarn, securing the ends with hot glue. I then attached it to the wreath with a few dabs of hot glue as well.
Valentine's Day Fortune Cookies
The boy loves fortune cookies so I thought this would be too cute. I found a great tutorial by Martha Stewart
My tips:
I used hot glue instead of craft glue and felt instead of the ribbon. I also placed a small dot of glue at the corner of each cookie to secure it from unfolding. Not a necessary step but I feel like it helped give them a nice shape as well. I then found some love quotes online, printed them out in different fonts, folded them, and placed them inside each "cookie."
Valentine's Day Print
I found this adorable print over at Bonjour! Blog It was a free download. I only ask if you use this, please give her the credit for her great work :)
Next time it will be Mardi Gras!! Look forward to some cute crafts in purple. gold, and green!
OMJ
