I wanted to show you what I came up with for a little Valentine’s Day display for my nemesis, the mantel.
(I was going to post this yesterday, but I went with some healthy habits instead…) I have the worst time with the proportions of this room, but I’m fairly happy with this fun and simple Valentine’s Day Mantel.
I don’t have anything against Valentine’s Day in particular, but I don’t really count it among my favorite of holidays, so it’s always a bit tricky for me to pull something together. I end up with a pretty eclectic mix…
Mercury glass, chunky wooden frames, shutters and sparkle.
That kind of hurts my brain to think about that mix, but it doesn’t hurt my eyes, so I’m sticking to it for a few weeks.
The little all you need is… art piece was made out of scraps and left-overs in my craft supply stash. Was super easy to do and it’s totally temporary.
Remember the Halloween party invitations that I made a few months ago? I had lots of scraps of this cool black and white paper left over. On a piece of foam board that was cut to the size of the frame, I used a glue stick and painter’s tape to layer the scraps until the board was covered. (Sort of like shingles on a roof, I just worked my way up…)
I am so lazy that I didn’t even bother to cut off the ends of the paper. Once the board was covered, I cut out letters on my Cricut (And yes, you could buy pre-cut ones at the craft store of your choice.) I eye-balled the letters into what looked like a balanced position then adhered them with a glue stick. Easy.
It looked pretty good during the day, but in the evening there wasn’t enough contrast, so HH got a Sharpie and carefully outlined them to add more contrast.
Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day, or are you still cleaning up pine needles?
Or both?
Laura / The Shed, Pet Scribbles, Socks for Sandy says
January 29, 2013 at 2:11 PMAdorable mantel, even IF you found it tricky to decorate! 🙂 But I’m most impressed with your husband helping out on camera! My husband helps, but I shudder to think what would happen if I photographed him in action. 😉
Shawn says
January 29, 2013 at 3:20 PMI have had my Valentine’s day decorations up for a couple of weeks now, I needed the love!
Love that HH helped you out, mine would have simply said, “it looks good Babe”.
Allison Carra says
January 29, 2013 at 5:50 PM“Love” this arrangement! I have to admit, there are a few bits and pieces hanging around my house from Christmas. Shhhh, don’t tell anyone 🙂 Hope you are having a great day. -Al
MiMi says
January 29, 2013 at 10:47 PMHow big is that red frame??? I thought it was like 11×14 but HH looks really small there so I’m thinking bigger.
Good Time Charlie says
January 30, 2013 at 3:21 AMI really love what you did on your nemesis. I am still cleaning up pine needles. I gave up on anything for Vday in the form of a decoration. Easter is coming!
Anna@Directions Not Included says
January 30, 2013 at 4:14 AMCute! I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day since I was born that day and am scared for life because of it BUT I think your simple mantel looks great without going overboard.
Sara @ Mom Endeavors says
January 30, 2013 at 4:46 PMLove it!! Also, LOVE the wreath!! Did you make it?
Emmy says
January 30, 2013 at 10:42 PMWow! I don’t think my husband would dare outline something like that for me. I love your mantel! i need to decorate for valentines day still.
Myya says
January 31, 2013 at 5:55 AMLoooove that frame, so cool painted red!
Cracks me up that the mantel is your nemisis because you manage to kick its ass every time. 🙂
Carolina says
January 31, 2013 at 7:51 PMI love how this turned out! My next house MUST have a mantle.
malia says
February 1, 2013 at 5:42 AMLovely mantle Ms V– hope your son is continuing to improve xo
malia says
February 1, 2013 at 5:42 AMLovely mantle Ms V– hope your son is continuing to improve xo
malia says
February 1, 2013 at 5:43 AMLovely mantle Ms V– hope your son is continuing to improve xo
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