It's that time of the year again. Valentine's Day - the most prominent of all Hallmark holidays - is less than 2 weeks away and unless you live in a country where it's not celebrated, or in some remote place without shops, you must already be feeling the moral obligation to do something about it. You know the drill - plan a romantic evening, get a card and buy some chocolates for your Valentine.
Despite the vague origins of Valentine's Day itself, love still makes the world go around, and for that reason only, I think it deserves a day dedicated to it. Besides that, I am not the kind of person who would turn down an opportunity to celebrate and eat chocolates. No, sorry!
As a matter of fact, I've already started casting "love spells" around the apartment. Like this sweet little craft I made the other day.
It took only couple of hours to put together and cost nearly nothing!
If you'd like to give it a shot, here's what you'll need:
1. Tree branches
2. Double-sided coloured paper
3. Mini-sewing kit
For the base, I used a 2 dollar IKEA Vase and filled it up with coffee beans that my husband bought accidentally instead of ground coffee some time ago (turning negative into positive, anyone?).
How I did it:
I put the branches together using rubber bands. Then I traced hearts of different sizes on double-sided coloured paper using cookie-cutters, and cut out with scissors. Using a needle, I made a small hole on the top of each heart and passed the thread. Finally, I tied the thread together to form the hanger for each paper heart ornament and hung them on the tree. That's it!
How it looks like:
Despite the vague origins of Valentine's Day itself, love still makes the world go around, and for that reason only, I think it deserves a day dedicated to it. Besides that, I am not the kind of person who would turn down an opportunity to celebrate and eat chocolates. No, sorry!
As a matter of fact, I've already started casting "love spells" around the apartment. Like this sweet little craft I made the other day.
It took only couple of hours to put together and cost nearly nothing!
If you'd like to give it a shot, here's what you'll need:
1. Tree branches
2. Double-sided coloured paper
3. Mini-sewing kit
For the base, I used a 2 dollar IKEA Vase and filled it up with coffee beans that my husband bought accidentally instead of ground coffee some time ago (turning negative into positive, anyone?).
How I did it:
I put the branches together using rubber bands. Then I traced hearts of different sizes on double-sided coloured paper using cookie-cutters, and cut out with scissors. Using a needle, I made a small hole on the top of each heart and passed the thread. Finally, I tied the thread together to form the hanger for each paper heart ornament and hung them on the tree. That's it!
How it looks like:
It's so adorable! I love the way it looks so stunning against your white walls. Good work! Very festive....
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Crystelle
Thanks Crystelle! :) I had a look at your site too and it's got some brilliant ideas!
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This is so cute! As a kid we always had an Easter tree, but now I want one of these too! When we have more space (read: a place to put it that our boys won't break it/climb it/tip it) I'm making one!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katherine! Easter tree sounds like a great idea too :)
DeleteThis is so cute! I too love using branches as decor...
ReplyDeleteAnjana @ http://happyandharried.wordpress.com/
Hi Anjana, thanks for your comment! I had a look at your blog and saw you're originally from South India.. I'm planning a trip there very soon! :)
DeleteThat is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gale! x
DeleteCharming Valentine's vignette, Chara! I like the simple, uncluttered look.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday. Be sure to stop in tonight to see yourself featured. ;)
Blessings,
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Wow, Liz thank you so much!!
DeleteI joined your site too, let's keep in touch :)
This tree is so cute...It is perfect for Valentines Day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Holly! I saw you had a fabulous round up of Valentine's Day ideas on your blog today :)
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