Choose a craft project…. or ten, and get ready to have a great time decorating your home this year with these Valentine crafts made from paper. Easy Paper Crafts for Valentines Day Decorating 1. 3D Paper Heart Garland from Chalking Up Success First, let’s paint some beads! You can get the tutorial for that on my Coastal Wood Bead Garland post. Place your heart in the middle of the fabric with one corner at the top of the heart. (I cut off the loop that was at the top of my hearts)

In case you’re new, my name is Kim and I have lived is Michigan my entire life! I love all the beauty the state has to offer. Four seasons! What’s not to love!? I’m a mom, mimi and I’m passionate about my faith, family, a good book and a hot cup of tea. I love a pretty home and enjoy sharing home decor with you! Last but not least, another tidbit about me, I make blankets for a cause and I would love for you to read all about that in my post The Journey. Kids of all ages as well as adults can have fun creating these heart crafts and paper crafts for Valentines day DIY decorating. Here is another fun upcycled project with toilet paper roll cores. Make these cute hearts and turn them into the perfect Valentines Day garland for your mantel. DIY Paper Crafts for Valentines Day Make a DIY pom-pom heart Valentine's day garland for your holiday decor. Doily Heart Valentine Garland Today, let’s take a look at how to make a Valentine garland with velvet-covered hearts… and we’ll add some painted wood beads, just for good measure!

If you are like me and like to crochet on the go this toteis a stylish way to keep everything you need at your fingertips! Inspired Crochet Designs wrote to me and said that if you make the following changes on Round 3 it will keep the top of the heart from curling. Used (2sc in next st) twice around the bumps of the heart in the last row. and it totally got rid of the curling edges. If you have trouble with curling this it is worth a try. It was easier for me to sc all the way around (chain one at the point of the heart). How to make an easy crochet heart garland Do you use garland in your home? I love a good garland! I currently have no mantel in my home but I can always find use for a pretty garland. Today, I am going to show you how to make an easy Valentine’s garland.

Between you and me… I had to take these photos on two different days with one day being overcast and the other very sunny! Can you tell which ones were from which day? #bloggerlife Here’s a wood bead garland “pro-tip”: using the Beadalon beading needles is amazing! The large needle ‘eye’ is so simple to thread and the needle goes through just about any size bead. If you are making your way over to my cottage from my friend, Cindy from County Road 407, a big Michigan welcome to you! Didn’t she share a pretty updated vintage look for her centerpiece?! Such a delightful idea!For more information, see my complete disclosure HERE. What You’ll Need for your Velvet Valentine Wood Bead Garland Using the glue where necessary, stretch and fold the velvet around the heart. Where needed, add glue and ‘anchor’ the velvet. Remember this doesn’t need to be perfect. Crochet Stitch Dictionary: 200 Essential Stitches with Step-by-Step Photos is the most helpful resource to keep handy! My sweet friend Carol made this pom-pom Valentine garland and I knew you would want to see it. Isn't this adorable! You can change the colors of the yarn and felt to pinks, gold, or white to make this garland any color scheme. It would even be cute in rainbow colors. Be sure to leave about 1 foot of string on each end so that you have plenty of space to tie the garland to whatever you’re tying it to.