For my farm house mantel, I kept many of my Christmas items (candles and glass jars with red balls). I pulled other things from around the house: a couple of red books I purchased from Goodwill and the little red pitcher that I believe I picked up at Dollar General a few years ago. Plus my clearance find heart ornament from Target that I picked up for 10 cents! I wanted a little bit more.
Then I whipped out my old scrapbook supplies and paper lunch bags to make my little love banner.
I cut the bottom off each bag. The cut them in half length wise. The little red hearts were hand cut from a nice piece of thick cardstock.
I inked the edges of the hearts and stamped the other letters on with foam stamps. A bit of twine, a little hot glue and it's complete. I might have made more than one.
I LOVE it! Seriously. Plus it was so very simple. Like I have always said, it doesn't have to cost a pretty penny to be beautiful.
Do you decorate for Valentines?
I don't go all out, in fact, the above is it. Besides, I think I can leave this up somewhere in the house after I take it off the mantel.
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Sherri,Thanks for linking up and what a stinkin cute idea, and it was so inexpensive. I love it, and have not seen a banner like that out in blog land. I think yo have an original.
ReplyDeleteCuuuute!!! Love the banner~
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