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Valentine’s Day Mantel Update

Do you all decorate your home for the holidays? Outside of Christmas and Halloween, I’ve never done much in the way of decorating for holidays, but I’m starting to change my tune a bit. It’s kind of fun to change things up a bit now and again, and decorating for the holidays is giving me an excuse to do just that. I think the trick is to only put up things that you wouldn’t mind seeing around after the holiday has passed.

Here’s how my little “mantel” (aka shoe cabinet/console table in my entry way) is dressed up for Valentine’s Day. I added just a couple simple little updates, but I’m liking it.

The “love us” gilded canvas, faux shell piece, and little brass rhino normally hang out here, so all I added for this new look was a incredibly quick paper heart garland and a little heart watercolor.

Be sure to check back later this week for details on the watercolor heart, but for now, here’s how I made the garland in about ten minutes flat.

This little garland was my inaugural project for the Silhouette Cameo that I got for Christmas. I can’t believe I waited so long to get that thing going. So much fun! I used the Silhouette to cut a bunch of hearts out of black cardstock. You could totally use a paper punch or cut these by hand too.

But the Silhouette is pretty cool. And it kind of makes 80’s video game noises while it cuts, which is a total bonus, in my opinion.

When I had all my hearts cut out, I just ran those suckers through my sewing machine. The end. Heart garland complete.

 

I chose black for the graphic punch and because I’ve been digging black and white a lot lately. The black heart thing may be a bit dark for Valentine’s Day, but I like the way it looks, so there.
Happy Love Day!

 

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  3. amy w says

    I'm LOVING the black hearts and I agree… the sounds the silhouette makes when it's busy working is totally fun!

  6. Courtney Sanchez says

    This whole set up is beautiful!! I was just linking up and this totally caught my eye!! I had to stop by and follow you on Facebook, looking forward to following you and seeing all your creative ideas. <br />Courtney @ CraftsbyCourtney.com.

  7. Dawna Motz says

    Stopping in from Do Tell Tuesday….I love your heart mantel! Great idea and it is so simple and you make it look easy to do! Have a great week end!

  9. Carolyn says

    I&#39;m in love with the entire mantel! I just love your style. Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic project on The Inspiration Board at homework. I featured you in the spotlight! <br />carolyn ~ homework

  11. sohosonnet says

    You have a silhouette, Im sooooo jealous! This is fabulous. How easy just sewing everything together using the sewing machine, I&#39;m going to make some for my next party! Love your whole mantel, it is gorgeous.