Valentine's Day Ideas

I admit that I don't really decorate for any other holidays besides Christmas and a little bit at Halloween.  But, I've seen so many cute Valentine's ideas on Pinterest, I wanted to share them with you.

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These wax hearts are from Martha Stewart.  Just melt some crayon shavings between two pieces of wax paper and cut into heart shapes.

I have had a Valentine's craft party for the kids in the past and they love to make Valentine's crafts.  I think any of these ideas would be fun for kids.

Pipe cleaners twisted into heart shapes to make a garland.

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More heart garlands.

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Another take on a garland.

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You can even take your heart garland and wrap it around a candle.

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If you have more time on your hands, glue sequins onto some purchased letters.  I bet this would be cute with gold thumb tacks instead of sequins too.

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Roll up lots of felt flowers and attach them to a wreath.

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I might remove the felt flowers from my all-season yarn wreath and replace them with hearts, like this.

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This card would be super cute for the grandparents.

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Pass these cuties out in class.

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Make these for your Valentine's Day party or for your Valentine.

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Have you started thinking about Valentine's Day?  Do you decorate for V-day?  Do you have any special traditions?

Wreaths, Wreaths, and More Wreaths

One Christmas look I'm loving this year is using multiple wreaths around the home.  If one wreath is good, three would be better, right?

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I love everything about this picture...the wreaths, the blue door, the lanterns.  It looks so classic, but in a fresh way.  Does that make any sense?

Speaking of classics....

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Burlap and silver, on my!

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How cute and easy is this one?

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I think my favorite look is the wreaths hung on windows.  However, my house only has a few windows on the front (something about living in the desert and not wanting to let too much sun in).  So, wreaths out front wouldn't really work.  But, I have five windows along the back of my house in the living and dining room.  I thought it would be cute to put wreaths on the interior. 

Michael's had all of their wreaths 50% off, so I got a great deal on all of the wreaths I needed and proceeded to hang them.  I love the look of fresh greenery, but it's not an option for me.  I'm allergic to it and in my dry climate it would turn brown almost immediately.

Here's my dining room and its wreaths.

A few years ago, I made this ornament wreath, by stringing ornaments on a coat hanger formed in a circle.

The wreaths continue along the family room windows.

I hung a mercury glass ornament in the middle of each wreath and then put a few silver balls on each wreath.  My uncle and aunt have given my family these collectible silver balls for years and I wanted somewhere special to display them, rather than just mixed in on the tree.

 Don't mind the tarnish...who has time to polish silver these days?

Does anyone else have a hard time photographing things against a bright window?

Here's a peek at the tree and looking back towards the dining room and its wreaths.

Of course, a visit to my home would not be complete without a sneak peak of our little Christmas pup, Emma, undecorating the tree!

If you are interested in checking out more of my Christmas decor, here are some other posts:

Christmas Yarn Wreath

Christmas Vignette: I used wrapping paper to cover a large painting to make it blend in with my holiday decor.

Green and Silver Christmas Mantle: Do you have oranges in your stockings on Christmas morning?  I did a little research to see where this tradition originated.

Linking here:
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Christmas Yarn Wreath

Here's my Christmas yarn wreath.

You may remember this wreath from Halloween.  Back in October, I started by covering a wreath form with a simple gray and white yarn background.  There's a tutorial for you too in the original post.

For Halloween, the wreath sported some creepy embellishments.

I attached everything with pins, so that I could reuse the wreath for different seasons.  So, as soon as Halloween was over, I pulled out the "Boo" banner and bat and was left with some pretty fall flowers for Thanksgiving.

For Christmas, I unpinned the fall flowers and made some felt flowers in holiday colors, added a red velvet ribbon and a snowflake.  Once again, I pinned everything on so that I can continue reusing the wreath.

I've also spotted these yarn ball wreaths on Pinterest.  They are darling, but I haven't had the time to attempt one.

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I'm linking my yarn wreath to Hi Sugarplum as part of this blog hop:

Linking up to some of these great blogs:

Today's Creative Blog, Sugar Bee Crafts, Not Just a Housewife, Reasons to Skip the Housework, Bella Before and After, Primitive and Proper, Home Stories of A to Z, Savvy Southern Style, DIY by Design, Tip Junkie, Type A Decorating, http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/, The Thrifty Home, Domestically Speaking, Primp,
A Diamond in the Stuff, Restore Interiors, The Shabby Chic Cottage, Somewhat Simple, Beyond the Picket Fence, Fireflies and Jellybeans,My Simple Home Life,
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