These fun little hearts were super easy to make! I cut out three hearts, the same size and just ran a line of glue down the center, then folded the hearts back. I placed the twine in between 1 layer of the hearts as I was making them so that I could hang them. I added red beads to some to give them a little weight so they would hang straighter.
The Kissing Ball from this post is shown below along with a black and white picture of my oldest from the beach at Tybee Island when we lived in Savannah. The frame was already red, I stole it from the kids bathroom for this!
The white, shabby chic frame was a $3, yes, $3! Thrift shop find from when I lived in Savannah. Most, if not every military post has a thrift shop where you can consign items or donate, and alot of times when people get ready to move, they shed some great stuff that you can pick up on the cheap!
The frame has nothing inside it most of the time and I ususally hang it on the wall as part of a larger collage, then hang other frames inside it. For this project, I cut a piece of cardboard to the size of the opening, covered with red tissue paper and taped to the back of the frame to hold in place.
I made this 3D heart in a similar way to the ones above, only I laid the base flat and glued each of the other two on at an angle so they would pop off the page. These are just regular printer paper and I used a red sharpie to make the stitch lines. On the two that I knew were going to stick out, I drew the lines on one side and then retraced them on the other.
The subway art below is my very own creation and you can print one for free here!
And this lovely little pedestal/cloche is one that I made and you can see the full tutorial here.
I added a red candle (leftover from Christmas) and a necklace I had and voila! Valentines mantle made completely from items I already had around the house. Total cost = $0! Time spent = less than an hour to assemble, about 1 hr on the kissing ball, 15 minutes on the subway art, and 30 minutes on the heart ornaments!
Here it is for ya one more time!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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10 comments:
I love it all! Your shabby chic frame is to die 4! I love it. Great stuff. Thanks so much for sharing the printable subway art too! Have a great weekend.
very pretty! It is a very classy valentines mantel - just the right amount :)
All your stuff is so cute! Great job!
Looks so pretty, love all the v-day touches, well done. jen
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Love your mantel. It is so pretty. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.
Just found your blog. Love it. Just one thing - I think you spelled glimpse wrong.
carmie! Thank you! How funny, I saw your comment and thought, "oh no! I always forget to hit spell check before I hit publish!" After pouring over the post, I realized it was in a picture! How funny though, I bought that from a scrapbook store!!!!
Beautiful mantle!
I love all your decor, but especially the large frame above the mantle. I want to do one of these and decorate it accordingly for other holidays. What a great idea!!! Thanks for posting this!
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