February 12th, 2013

A Simple Heart Banner to Celebrate Love

My days are normally full to overflowing with diapers, dishes, and discipling. Somewhere in there, my formerly-crafty-creative self gets squished down and I often come to the end of the day without having created so much as a well-executed meal (pancakes for dinner again?). That’s why I like crafty stuff that I can whip up in a matter of minutes. With my kids at the table creating alongside me. With minimal supplies. And minimal clean-up. A tall order, right? Well, this little idea delivers.

Valentine’s Day is in two days. Or tomorrow, if you’re reading this on Wednesday, which you probably are, since I’m writing it at 11:17pm. (Oh life, you are kicking my butt lately.) Anyway, this is a really cute way to pretty up your space in this season of love. I am a big fan of V-Day, actually. I know it’s way cooler to be all “Valentine’s Day is a holiday designed solely by Hallmark for profit and I don’t need a day to tell me when to love my honey blah blah blah”.

But.

I still love Valentine’s Day. I love love. Love is rad. I don’t just mean romantic love, by the way.

God is love.

Fall asleep tonight pondering that one, would ya? It makes my brain hurt to think about the awesomeness wrapped up in those three little words.

So, a heart garland. Or a banner. Um, whichever it is. Here’s how I made it…

Supplies

2 sheets of craft felt, one dark pink and one light pink
Scissors
Pretty ribbon
Glue gun

Method

Fold your sheet of craft felt over a couple inches, and cut a heart shape out.

Cut as many as you can, depending on how big you make them (which is totally up to you).

Fold again and cut more, and continue until you’ve used the whole sheet.

Cut your ribbon into 3 inch pieces. Glue the ribbon and hearts together with the hot glue gun.

If you use a wide ribbon like mine, you will want to angle it slightly up when you glue it, so that it drapes nicely. Glue the ends into a loop for easy hanging.

Hang and enjoy!

What are your Valentine’s Day plans? Do you love the holiday like I do? Or are you not really a fan?

Thanks for visiting Red & Honey, please take a moment to like us on facebook! If you enjoyed this post, would you share it with your awesome friends? Use the sharing buttons below, and know that I am grateful! :)

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Beth

Beth is the creator and editor here at Red & Honey, a lifestyle blog for the naturally-minded homemaker. She recently began a passionate love affair with coffee and her life will never be the same. She has had three babies in less than four years, is a professional laundry-avoider, and loves to stay up way too late making weird stuff from scratch that normal people tend to just buy in a store. Hence, the coffee.

More Posts - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Pinterest

12 Responses

  1. Jill's Home Remedies says:
    February 14, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Cute, Cute! Pinning!

    Reply
  2. Rachel @ day2dayjoys says:
    February 14, 2013 at 7:55 am

    What a cute & simple idea! ANd it could be re-vamped for lots of different holidays! Fun!

    Reply
  3. Laura says:
    February 13, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    This is super cute! I wish I had enough time before Valentine’s Day to get the supplies and make one. I love it! :) Next year. This February has kind of gotten away from me.

    Reply
  4. kelly@imperfecthomemaking says:
    February 13, 2013 at 5:56 am

    Very cute! I love the clock too. IKEA, right?

    Reply
  5. Marissa says:
    February 13, 2013 at 4:08 am

    Your garland is super cute!
    I also thoroughly enjoy Valentines day, cause I like love at any time so why not have a WHOLE month of a reminders of the love that is in my life! I’m not really into the commercialized, run out and buy cards and flowers (though I love flowers at any time), but we make decorations and little valentines and do all things heart shaped on the day.

    Reply

Leave a Reply