Happy Valentine's Day!!

Here's what Valentine's Day looks like On Manor Drive..........

 

Heart wreath on the front door (a couple years old from Pier 1).

 

Ombre heart trees (tutorial here).

Cupid's Arrows (tutorial here).

 



A little pom-pom decoration.

 



Valentine's Mantel.

 



 

February dish towel that was part of the birthday miracle.

 

(Note: It is new.  It has creases.  I REFUSE to iron a dish towel!)

 

Homemade white chocolate covered strawberries.

 

Homemade white chocolate covered grapes.

 

(I had only heard about these.  I had never tasted them, let alone tried making them.  It probably would have looked prettier to dip each grape individually, but who cares what they look like as long as they taste good.  And let me tell you.......they taste GREAT!  I think I like them better than the strawberries!)

 

 

What did Valentine's Day look like at your house?

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Lisa

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The Sunday Six: Valentine's Day

 

 

I heart.....

 

1. Sweatshirt // 2. Blouse // 3. Flats // 4. Sweater // 5. Notecards // 6. Jeans

 

Lisa

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Ombre Valentine's Day Trees

I hope Cupid's Arrow got you into the Valentine's Day spirit!  I know it is still a few weeks away, but the stores already have their St. Patrick's Day and Easter stuff out!  I like to take one holiday at a time, so I am back today with another fun Valentine's Day idea.

 Supply List:

 

Floral cones

 

Cardstock

 

Hot glue gun

 

Heart punch (optional)

 

 

First, I used a heart punch to cut the hearts out of the cardstock.  I try to work smarter, not harder.  You could trace hearts onto the cardstock using a template and then cut them out by hand, but this would definitely be the harder way.  I got the heart punch from Michaels for about $6 after using my 40% off coupon.  It was worth every penny!  The cardstock came from the dollar section of Target.

 Then hot glue the hearts (pointed side up) around the floral cone starting at the bottom with the darkest color.  The hearts should overlap slightly to make sure none of the floral cone is showing through. 

Continue gluing the hearts around the floral cone from bottom to top, using the darkest color on the bottom and the lightest color on the top (this is called ombre).  The number of rows of each color will depend on the size of the floral cone and the number of colors.  I chose to make all of my color sections appear about equal in size.  Another option would be to have the darkest color on the bottom be the largest section and decrease the size of each section with each color going up.

 I think they are the perfect little addition to my Valentine's Day mantle.  What do you think?

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day?

 

 

Lisa

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Love-struck: Valentine's Day Cupid's Arrow

Valentine's Day is less than one month away and love is in the air! (If you consider 30 degrees temps and sleet love, because that is what is in the air here.)  So to warm your heart I thought I would show you a fun and easy Valentine's Day craft.

Supply List:

 

Dowel rods

 

Feathers

 

Washi tape

 

Red Felt

 

Hot Glue Gun

 

 

First, I glued feathers to one end of each dowel rod.
 

 

Next, I wrapped each dowel rod with this cute little red chevron washi tape.
 

 

Finally, I cut hearts out of red felt and glued one heart to each side of the other end of the dowel rod.

 

 

 

I think they are super cute and they look perfect in our monogrammed glass vase on the mantle.

 

 

I'll be back tomorrow to show you another part of my Valentine's Day mantle.
 

Have you been love-struck by Cupid's arrow?

 

Lisa

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