Valentine’s Tablescape 2020

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This is this year’s Valentine’s Tablescape. I had a lot of fun putting this one together.

I stayed with reds this year. The base is a red tablecloth covered with white lace to break up the red.

Starting with a red charger that I had gotten at Michaels, years ago. I added a red dinner plate from the Dollar Tree. The salad plate & bowl are from Better Homes & Gardens that I’ve had for over 20 years. The flatware I believe I got at Ollie’s. The napkins are from Walmart & the napkin rings were made using satin ribbon, heart gems added to a Dollar Tree silver napkin rings.

The centerpiece is made from 3 goblets that are from the BH&G set. I glued the center goblet on to a crystal bowl to give it height. The bowl was filled with red roses. I surrounded the bowl & goblets with red roses & glitter hearts. Red glass heart scatter & rhinestones were added to give it a little ‘bling’. I love the way the diamond pattern of the goblets light up when the candles are lit.

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Happy Creating everyone!

Valentine’s Wall Hanging

Since I have a stack of stretch canvas’ in my craft room, I thought a simple wall hanging would brighten up the Valentine season… especially since we have a ton of snow outside.

Using a 12″ x 12″ stretch canvas & several shades of pink acrylic paint, I made this wall hanging. The hardest part of this project is waiting for the paint to dry.

I hope you enjoy it.

To see how I made it, step by step, you can watch it on my YouTube channel.

Happy Creating everyone!

Candy Heart Wreath

Once again, I’m on a ‘No Buy’. Why? Because I have entirely too much stuff in my craft room. I still love to craft & love to use my imagination to create new things, but I’ll be doing them with things that I have on hand. Yes, I’m going to miss my Dollar Tree & Walmart Hauls, but I need the room.

This is what I came up with for Valentine’s Day!

I have been wanting to make the candy/conversation hearts for a long time. That’s why I have so many wooden heart shapes. So, I decided to use a lot of them up this year.

I started off by base coating all of the wood hearts with white acrylic paint & then paint them in pastels. Then using a Royal Rouge colored paint, I added the little sayings to each heart.

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Happy Creating everyone!

Secret Pocket Pillow

Trying to find new ways to give a gift to someone can be difficult sometimes.  But I think I found the perfect way to give a very special Valentine’s gift to someone.  This is not only a unique way to wrap a gift, but it’s also something to add to your Valentine home decor.

This is the Secret Pocket Pillow:

Secret Pocket Pillow

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Bad Hair Day Pencils

I’ve been making these little Bad Hair Day Pencils for years.  They are easy enough for children to make, make cute additions to Valentine’s Day parties or an Easter Basket, and can keep the little ones busy for a long time.  They’ll also bring a smile to your face in your home office.

When I showed this to my 22 year old son, I asked him if he remembers them.  He smiled & said, “Yes, I still have one”.   Needless to say, that made my day!

Bad Hair Day Pencils

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Valentine Love Tablescape

Valentine’s Day is only a week away, and it’s such a romantic time for me.  That’s the day that the love of my life proposed to me.  When I think of Valentine’s Day, it’s always filled with hearts & love.  I thought this week’s tablescape should be filled with those.  This is my Valentine Love Tablescape:

Valentine Love Tablescape

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Beaded Candles -Tutorial

Well, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so I guess we won’t be seeing Spring until sometime around St. Paddy’s Day.  🙁   To brighten things up, I thought I’d add more color around our home.  I’m decorating candles again.  I’ve decorated candles before, but these are a little different.  And since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, red is a natural.  These Beaded Candles are easy to make and can be done using any color that you want.

Here’s how I made them.

Beaded Candles Before & After

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