Love Heart Centerpiece, Perfect for Valentine's Day

Aahhh, la 'amore.

Love inspired this centerpiece I created recently.

I was inspired by my three biggest loves, my hubby and two children. I wanted something that they could look at every day leading to Valentine's Day that would remind them of how much they mean to me.

Yes!
       I    am     a       sap.
                                      Sooo sorry.
Please bare with me. I promise I will snap out of it on or around February 15th.
Promise.

Any-who, I used some branches from our yard, a few extra touches, and a little imagination to create this.

You will need:

1. vase - I'm sure you have plenty collecting dust
2. red confetti paper  - purchased from the Dollar Tree
3. red plastic hearts - Dollar Tree
4. thin ribbon - Michaels
5. Loveable decal (optional) - leftover from a scrapbook project
6. embellishments - I had small letters and crystals leftover from a scrapbook project. (Michaels)
7. branches - picked from the yard
8. white spray paint/paint (optional)

This step is optional. I feel like this would look just as lovely unpainted. 

But I painted our branches white. 

While the branches are drying, grab your ribbon, scissors, hot glue and plastic hearts.

Cut your ribbons about 5 inches long.

Fold the ribbon in half and hot glue onto one side of a heart. See the first heart below. 

Once dry, add an  embellishment to cover the point where the ribbon meets. 

I used small letters to spell love on some and used crystal dots on others.

Arrange your branches in the vase and fill the bottom with the confetti paper. 

Hang your hearts on your branches. 

You can add ribbon or decals as you like!

Display and show your lovies! xoxo

Make Your Own: Red Heart Headband

Incase you haven't noticed yet,
I'm a bit of a holiday junkie.
                                               Looove them!

It is the perfect excuse to get creative, have fun, and most importantly celebrate with your loved ones!

So of course, today - February 1 - marks my official count down to Valentine's Day. 13 days and counting...

But what exactly are we celebrating? Personally, I celebrate loving my kiddies and hubby by doing some extra special things for them. Some historians say Valentine was an actual priest in Rome while others recognize him as a saint.

One legend tells of a heroic, romantic who was appalled that Rome decided to outlaw marriage in the third century when the Emperor decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. Valentine secretly performed marriages despite this law. Another story suggests that Valentine was imprisoned after trying to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons. Valentine fell in love with the jailor's daughter and left her a note signed "From your Valentine".

Whether you like the history of holidays, or simply like the celebrations that go along with them, it's always fun to dress for the occasion. So I got to crafting to make Mia a Valentine headband.

I went to the Dollar Tree (love that place) and picked up a bag of heart foams on a stick, a bag of colorful plastic hearts and a pack of headbands since I needed the red one. I pulled off the foam hearts from the sticks and then hot-glued my hearts onto the headband. This took all of but 5 minutes and will make an adorable accessory on V-Day!

xoxo!