I LOVE VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!! I guess it is the eternal romantic in me that loves all the decorations and sentiments of Valentines Day. I have always felt special when the love and affection felt by others towards me has been shared during this special time. Because I am aware of how special I feel; I always try to share and evoke that same feeling with my family, loved ones and co-workers on Valentine’s Day.
YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS DIY PROJECT. I kept it simple with purchased heart doilies and cutouts. This is so easy to make and can be personalized to the colors and textures and length you want. This would be a great project to make during a ‘girls night’ gathering.
SUPPLIES
Ribbon of Choice
Double Sided Adhesive Roller or Double Sided Tape
Decorative Paper Heart Cutouts (I purchased at Hobby Lobby during 50% off sale)
Red Heart Shaped Paper lace Doilies (package will contain several of the same size hearts)
Ribbon (I used six feet of 1 1/2 inch wide transparent red ribbon from a nine foot roll. It is cheaper to buy the entire roll when on sale and use the rest for future projects)
DIRECTIONS
Use the doily hearts to determine the length of your ribbon based on the width of the total number of hearts you will place on your garland. My heart doilies measure 7 1/2 inches wide.
Select and glue the heart cutouts to your doily using the double sided tape or adhesive roller. (I was recently turned onto the adhesive roller by a fellow crafting friend Marsha. What a great tool!) Get creative with your design and personalize it to your taste. I decided to place my cutouts on the bottom of the cut bottom doily over the heart pattern. I left the the top side plain to show off the lace pattern.
Starting about 2 inches down and 1 inch in from the top of the heart doily I cut a 1 1/2 inch opening in the doily to thread the ribbon thru.
Lay your cut and decorated doilies in the order you want hem to hang on the garland. Next, add them to your ribbon in that order. I string the ribbon thru the doilies with the longest part of the ribbon in the back. Space the hearts at equal distances from each other. When all hearts are in place, tie a knot at the ends of the ribbon to to hang your garland. If you are feeling inspired by how easy this has been, you can tie the knot to a “D” or “O” ring at each end of your ribbon to hang the garland.
That’s all it takes; easy peasy and you’re finished. Hang your Valentine garland and enjoy!
Share the love and Keep on Crafting.
Until the next time, The Lazy Crafter.