Kiss, Hug and Love
(Or a continuation from yesterday’s post on bins.)
(Or a continuation from yesterday’s post on bins.)
Simple Valentine’s decorations.
The before:
And the after:
I painted one thick coat of Behr Off White satin finish:
Painted the words on using stencils, first red paint then brown. Sanded with 120 grit, applied Minwax special walnut and sealed with clear satin poly.
For the ‘flowers’, I know they look nothing like any real flowers but they sure are pretty.
Here’s how I made the flowers:
(Martha also has a good tutorial here.)
Stack 6 coffee filters
Flatten and start folding back and forth like a fan.
Add some wire in the middle to hold the folds.
Pull up each layer of filter towards the middle, alternating sides.
And you have a ‘flower’.
In total I made 14 flowers, super fast and easy touch.
I’m linking to:
The Painted Cottage says
January 24, 2011 at 3:10 PMThose are ADORABLE! Featured you on my blog today .. Check it out!
http://www.thepaintedcottageonline.blogspot.com
-Lauren
Beth@The Stories of A2Z says
January 24, 2011 at 3:25 PMSo cute! I love them on the stairs.
I'm Not a Trophy Wife says
January 24, 2011 at 3:28 PMVery cute. Where did you get the wood boxes? laura
I'm Not a Trophy Wife says
January 24, 2011 at 3:30 PMps I'm a new follower.. would love a return visit.. have a great week, laura
cyndi says
January 24, 2011 at 6:52 PMgreat use of Christmas clearance! i love that!
Amanda says
January 25, 2011 at 2:59 AMJust dropping by to let you know that I linked to this post in a round up today from the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip. 🙂 You can see the feature here
http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/9-crafty-valentine-ideas/
If you would like a "featured by" button, you can grab one here!
http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/grab-a-craft-gossip-button/
Kelly says
January 25, 2011 at 4:02 AMHello! I found you through Making the World Cuter. Your bins are so great! I'm your newest follower!
🙂
Kelly
DANA says
January 25, 2011 at 4:49 AMThat's great! If you have not been by yet, make sure you enter my linky contest! The best of January 2011 will be showered with prizes! I also have some great Valentines giveaways going on right now!
http://www.thesaturdaymorningsblog.com/2011/01/strut-your-stuff-link-up-party.html
Renee @ where the grass is greener says
January 25, 2011 at 2:28 PMGreat idea and great reuse of those boxes. You could also fill the top one with Hershey's kisses!
Pam - diy Design Fanatic says
January 25, 2011 at 3:22 PMToo cute! You did a great job on those boxes!
Kelli @ RTSM says
January 25, 2011 at 5:20 PMThese are too cute! I love that you kept the inside red too!
Val says
January 25, 2011 at 9:57 PMThose boxes are Super Cute!!
Green Door Girl says
January 26, 2011 at 12:42 AMsuper cute – I agree with Beth – love them on the stairs, they are super cute on the table as well! Found you though the CSI link 🙂
jenn (greendoordesigns.blogspot.com)
Heather@The Black's Best says
January 27, 2011 at 4:45 AMI love how fun and simple these bins are…adorable. Thanks for the tutorial on how to make the flowers too!
uglythenpretty.com says
January 28, 2011 at 4:33 PMLove! Great idea, posted about it @ http://www.UglythenPretty.com
Cleat, Ida, Nelana and Camden says
February 2, 2011 at 12:48 PMWhat a beautiful job!! I want to cast my vote for your project in the vday challenge over at Less-Than-Perfect Life of Bliss.
Good luck!