For as long as I can remember, the only thing that was ever exciting to me about Valentine’s Day was the chocolate. Not much has changed, really, which is why you probably won’t see much more about the upcoming holiday here. But, I do have my two little ones now and I try not to let my biases get in the way of their fun…too much.
In the spirit of being festive, I figured we’d make some V-Day inspired decor…3-D hearts!
I’m posting a tutorial for this easy project, not to insult your intelligence, but because I like taking pictures and I know some people really prefer to look at images rather than read.
What you’ll need:
painted cardboard (the girls painted the backs of oatmeal boxes).
ribbon
stapler
hot glue gun
scissors
First cut out small, medium, and large hearts. I used the same template that I used for our heart scarf then eye-balled the other two hearts from there.
Fold the smaller two sizes in half and layer all of them on top of the big heart. Then staple right in the middle. I covered the staple with a little dab of paint. Use the hot glue gun to attach the ribbon…and you’re done. That’s it.
When I originally added the ribbon, I intended on using it to hang the hearts. But that’s silly. These will only be up for a few weeks and I’m not about to puncture my wall for some fleeting decor. So, I used wall putty to stick them to the wall. That being said, you can forgo the ribbon if you’d like, thus alleviating the need for a glue gun!
We also went to the library a few days ago and brought back some Valentine-y books.
One particularly worth mentioning is the one on the bottom: Secret Valentine. Just a simple story about a little girl who, with her mother, decides to skip the greeting card store and make all of her own valentines.
So sweet it just warms my heart right up.
She even makes one for her kitty.
Surely there are other decent Valentine’s books out there. Any suggestions?
Aww these hearts are so cute! I’ll be linking.
We borrowed this same book from the library today, and we are making paper hearts this evening. What are the chances? Oh wait, isn’t there a lovey holiday coming up?
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Those are great hearts!