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Valentine’s Day Delights ~ Part One *Decorating*

{By Lauren ~ January 16, 2009} 

For me, Valentine’s Day is like a friendly little life-preserver in the middle of the long winter.  After the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, I find myself unwilling to let go of that cheerful holiday spirit!  The charm of Valentine’s and the idea of dedicating a whole day to expressing love to others keeps my heart warm during these coldest winter months.

Which is why I’d like to focus my next few contributions here at Little Window Shoppe on the 3 D’s of Valentine’s Day Delights – Decorating, Dressing and Dining!

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If you’re anything like me, you’ve just finished packing up all the Christmas decor and the house may be looking a little empty.  But all the “merry making” usually leaves me a little cash-poor in January so I’ve come up with clever ways to make my Christmas decor do double duty!  These fun ideas are easy, inexpensive and will definitely spread some Valentine’s cheer.

Candle Bling
A quick and cute way to dress up some plain candles (maybe leftover from the holidays?) is to press thumbtacks or brads in them!  You can go with the basic red dots (less than a buck at Walmart) or hit the craft store and get creative!

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The Year-Round Candy Jar
You’d be amazed at how far you can go with a clear jar w/ red lid from the dollar store!  All you have to do to change the look is fill it with seasonal candy and hang an ornament from the lid.  Come summertime, this same jar will be all decked out for the 4th of July.  During Autumn I tie an orange and yellow ribbon around it to bring out the fall colors.  At Christmastime it looks quite merry full of holiday treats and “decked” with holly.

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Garlands of Hearts
With just some construction paper, scrapbook sheets and ribbon, you can add a sweet Valentine’s touch to any spot in your home.  I selected several different kinds of scrap-booking paper which incorporated the colors of my home, and cut out hearts about 8 inches wide, 5 inches high.  After gluing them onto white construction paper, I cut about an inch outside of the hearts to create the white border.  Then I hot glued them onto red ribbon saved from our holiday gifts!  You can hang them separately throughout your home, or glue several onto one ribbon to make a Valentine’s garland just perfect for windows, doorways, fireplaces, etc. 
 
Hope these ideas bring a little extra love into your home!  Next Friday I’ll be showing off great picks to help you dress to impress on Valentine’s Day.  See you then!

Written by Lauren of Supermom Central

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Topics: Creative Crafts and DIY Projects, Home Decor and Organization, Valentines Day

Comments

10 Responses to “Valentine’s Day Delights ~ Part One *Decorating*”

  1. Free Discount Coupons on January 16th, 2009 9:38 am

    Awesome, soo lovely

  2. jessica leigh on January 16th, 2009 11:04 am

    i put up a cute valentine tree on my blog. i got it after christmas at big lots for 75 percent off and it turned out so cute! i’m excited to decorate more for valentine’s day

  3. Emily on January 16th, 2009 11:27 am

    I love the Heart Garland Idea! My toddler would love to see something like this at home. I’m so happy that Valentine’s Day is coming up!

  4. Stefani on January 16th, 2009 11:39 am

    Very cute ideas!

  5. Teresa on January 16th, 2009 3:19 pm

    My fav craft is the Year Round Candy Jar! Dh would prefer I didn’t keep the candy jar on the counter, but this would be too pretty to hide in the cupboard…dilemma, dilemma.

  6. SoBella Creations on January 16th, 2009 4:59 pm

    Lauren those are some cute and inexpensive ideas. Thanks!

  7. Lisa C. on January 17th, 2009 9:09 am

    Love the Garlands of Hearts…I’m gonna make some!

  8. Down Comforter on January 17th, 2009 4:22 pm

    Some good ideas! There’s also a lot of leftover red decorations from Christmas that can serve double-duty - &, they’re deeply discounted now :)

  9. Miranda @ Keeper of the Cheerios on January 17th, 2009 9:14 pm

    I love the heart window garlands!

    I just wanted to let you know I mentioned your blog in “Around the Blogosphere.”
    http://www.keeperofthecheerios.com/2009/01/around-blogosphere.html

  10. Kristi on January 18th, 2009 8:40 pm

    GREAT projects and ideas, thank you

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