Do you decorate your home for Valentine's Day? I admit, I haven't done much in the past. So unlike some other holidays, I didn't really have much in my stash to decorate for the All Things Home Valentine's Showcase.
That's okay - you don't need to have a lot of store purchased decor items. You can make some things in an afternoon that can dress up your home for Valentine's Day. Here are a few things I made to decorate for the upcoming holiday.
If you follow along with me, you know I love pillows and when I saw these Love Sentiment pillow covers from Pottery Barn, I knew I could do something similar for less. So, when I saw a remnant of decorator red fabric in just the right shade of red, I brought it home and made my own version. I used my Silhouette Cameo to make a stencil and painted the design onto the fabric, but you could easily do this with an iron on transfer. The fonts - Cast Iron, Circus, and Jefferule were used.
The pom pom wreath is another easy project. Here's the original Anthropologie Wool tufted wreath that is so popular and here's how I made my version. I used a thick, wool yarn I had on hand and made 14 pom poms with the method I shared HERE. I used a grapevine wreath I had from Dollar Tree for the form and simply tied each pom pom onto the wreath until it was covered. The grain-sack style bow is "no sew" and was made from a remnant piece of fabric.
For the playing card garland - just punch holes in the tops of the cards and string with red and white baker's twine. Of course, I used all the Heart cards (if you live with men who play poker, you'll need to replace that pack)! I got a huge role of baker's twine at Home Goods last fall for $2.99. You will often see colorful baker's twine there in the baking section and the prices are better than the craft store.
In the mail basket are some love letters written by my mom when she was in college to my father! There was a whole box of them that she had saved in the old steamer trunk that sits in my living room. You can read more about it HERE. It was fun reading through some of these letters written so long ago!
One thing I did purchase - this pretty bunch of fresh tulips from the grocery store for $6.99.
I hope I've inspired you to think of ordinary items you may have on hand to decorate and even get crafty to re-create some high-end decor items for Valentine's Day! If you'd like to see more about how I turned this old door into a family message center, you can read about it HERE.
If you want to see more creative ways to decorate your home for Valentine's Day - you are in the right place. Grab a cup of coffee and visit the other bloggers participating in the All Things Home Valentine's Showcase.
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