Valentine's Day

So the first semester of Physical Therapy school was extremely busy!  I did not have any time to craft at all.  Over the break I made a few Christmas crafts but they are already packed but, here are my Valentine's Day creations that are inspired by pins on Pinterest.

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