I wanted to do something crafty for Valentine's Day this year, so when Aniko from Place of My Taste invited me to participate in a blog hop and Valentine's Day giveaway with 13 other AMAZING blogs I was more than eager to join in the fun. Let me start by showing you the 14 Valentine's Day crafts made by your lovely hostesses. Aren't they fabulous?!
Not only did we each make a cute Valentine's Day craft to share with you, we are also sponsoring an awesome giveaway for our wonderful readers! The winner will receive a $140 Target gift card! The giveaway will run from 8am EST on February 4th until February 14th. To enter, use the Rafflecopter at the end of this post.
Now let me share with you the details of the Valentine's Day wreath that I made this year. I kind of LOVE it and I hope you will, too! I was totally inspired by this awesome tissue paper Valentine Art by Our Pinteresting Family. Have you seen it yet? I know I pinned it on Pinterest :)
Source : Our Pinteresting Family
It's such a brilliant idea, and I loved the fact that it is a kid-friendly project! I decided to put my own spin on it to create my very own Valentine's Day wreath and love the results.
Read on for details about how to create this Valentine's Day wreath for yourself.
Materials needed:
- foam core board {2 pieces, 11 x 14 inches}
- Washi tape
- Tissue paper
- Ribbon
- Glue
- Scissors
- Utility knife
- Cutting board
- Pencil
Steps:
1) Draw and cut out your X and O shapes from the foam core board using your utility knife and cutting board. For the X, I used a small level to draw out the shape. For my O, I used a red plastic bowl to create the top and bottom curves of the O. Since I wanted an elongated O, I free-handed the side and middle portion of the O {which was easy with the top and bottom curves already in place}.
2) Cover the back side of your letters with washi tape. This is not a vital step, but as you can see, the edges of the letters are rough and imperfect, so washi tape is a nice way to make your project look finished. Be sure to wrap the washi tape over the front of your project so that the rough edges are totally covered.
3) Now you are ready to make the front of your project pretty! THIS is the fun part. Cut your tissue paper into 1 inch squares. I used less than 1 pack of tissue paper for my Valentine's Day wreath, and the portion I used made a TON of 1 inch squares.
Then, cover a small section of your foam core with regular, white Elmer's glue. Next, place the center of a tissue paper square on the eraser of your pencil and pull the four corners flat against the pencil. My 3-year-old twin girls, Attley and Avery, did help me make some of these, but they wanted to make their OWN crafts shortly into the project, so I really wound up doing this step myself.
Next, with your tissue paper still on the pencil, place your tissue paper on the glue covered portion of the foam board.
Repeat over and over and over again until your letters are covered in fluffy tissue paper. I am not going to lie, it took me about 2 hours to complete this step, but it was fun because Attley and Avery hung out with me and busied themselves making their own crafts while I worked on mine :) After you are finished covering your letters, let the glue dry completely.
4) Once all the glue has dried, you are ready for the final step, which is to attach your ribbon. I selected a pretty gold, satin ribbon. I chose to just tie a loop from which to hang my “wreath” {I'm not really sure what else to call this project!}, but you could also tie a pretty bow if you prefer.
That's it! I was so excited to hang up my Valentine's Day wreath. I LOVE it. It looks gorgeous up close and far away.
Oh, and I HAVE to share with you Attley and Avery's crafts, too! They are so cute. Crafty like their mom :)
Do you love this Valentine's Day wreath as much as I do? Are you going to make one for yourself? What color/colors will you use?
NOW GO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE LOVELY CREATIONS BY YOUR HOSTESSES!
ONE KRIEGER CHICK | THIS IS HAPPINESS
HOUSE BY HOFF | DESIGN DINING AND DIAPERS
THE BLISSFUL BEE | MAKING HOME BASE
PLACE OF MY TASTE | JUST A GIRL AND HER BLOG
RETRO RANCH RENO | THE HAPPY HOUSIE
DRIVEN BY DECOR | TINY SIDEKICK
CREATE.CRAFT.LOVE | DESIGNER TRAPPED IN LAWYER'S BODY
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GIVEAWAY RULES: No purchase necessary. To enter, participants must use the Rafflecopter form above. This giveaway is in no way affiliated, administered or endorsed by Target, Twitter, Facebook or Pinterest. The giveaway closes on February 14 at 11:59pm. The winner will be notified via email. Winner must be 18 years of age or older and a US resident in order to win. Prize is valued at $140. Winners are responsible for paying any necessary taxes on winnings.
Finally, if you would like to learn more about each of your hostesses, please check them out on their blogs and follow them on social media! They are all WONDERFUL!
Amy from The Blissful Bee
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Krista from The Happy Housie
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Aniko from A Place of My Taste
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Becky from This is Happiness
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Abby from Just a Girl and Her Blog
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Ariean from One Krieger Chic
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Kris from Driven by Decor
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Chelsea from Making Home Base
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Corey from The Tiny Sidekick
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April from House by Hoff
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Taryn from Design Dining and Diapers
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Jill from Create. Craft. Love.
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Another fabulous project! You are killing it lady! Thanks again for linking up!!!!
Thanks so much, Shelly!
I love Target because it feels like a happy place to shop.
I love these tissue crafts! Great idea!
Hi Heather! Thank you so much. It was a really fun project.
I came over from Six Sister’s Stuff linky party to tell you I love your wreath and pinned it! I also love Target. It’s a nice store to shop in as it’s always clean and laid out nicely. I love their selection and especially like their holiday merchandise.
Hi Beth! Thank your so much for your sweet comment and for pinning my wreath. I ADORE Target, too! I wish I was eligible for the giveaway, but I really hope one of my readers wins. Fingers crossed for you!
Great project !!
I would love you to come and share @ Craft, Create & Inspire linky party !!!
Look forward to seeing you there :)
http://livel0vecreate.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/craft-create-inspire-linky-party-heart_8.html
Claire x
Beautiful beautiful! At first I thought this was made out of those plastic leis (I think that’s what they’re called). I’m so impressed by the tissue technique. I’d for sure make this in red as well since it has become one of my favorite colors!
Love this idea! Maybe I will give it a go over the weekend! Thanks!
Thank you, Lisa! You should do it–it’s fun and G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.!
Love this Tasha! A great project to get the kids involved in too!
Thanks so much, Katie! Hope your week is fantastic so far!
So cute! Using the washi tape to cover the edges was a great idea!
Hi Melissa! Thank you! I love any reason to use washi tape :)
Love it Tasha! It looks so cute! So fun to be part of this hop with all this inspiration! XO
Thanks so much, Becky! I love your project–such a great blog hop!
LOVE! It is SUPER cute. You’ll just have to leave it up there for months because it’s so cute! It’d be a shame to take it down in a couple weeks! :)
Thank you, Kelly! It’s kind of crazy how much I love it. Don’t worry–I plan to leave it up until I have something to put up in its place {probably for Easter}.
Target has everything under the sun!
I cannot wait to get crafting with my daughter!
You will have so much fun with this project. It’s time consuming, but easy and my daughters kept saying, “Oh, Mommy, those flowers are so beautiful.” They thought I was single-handedly making flowers :) So cute.
So cute!!! I love this!!! I want one :)
Thanks so much, Angela. It was so easy to make, just took time!
Adore this! Really creative and so pretty! XO
I love target becuse it has it all
Seriously creative Tasha! And I know how much patience it would have required having done those tissue paper crafts many times!! Great job:) Fun to be on the blog hop with you!!
Thanks, Krista! It did take a lot longer than I expected, but I do love it!
So pretty, Tasha! It really is the perfect Valentine’s Door decor! It was so fun being on this hop with you! Have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Thanks so much, Abby! I am so happy to be amongst such talented ladies like you! Enjoy your week as well!
So cute! I love that we both did an “xo” wreath! Great minds :)
I know, Chelsea! I giggled when I saw your project, which I love! Brilliant minds, right?!
This is beautiful! Pinning!
Thanks so much, Jill!
hi tara, since you don’t what to call your project, i am going to call it XO door decor :) kidding aside, i really like this! pinning!
i also joined the raffle, hope i win!! huggies,
rea
ps: have you shared this project over at The DIY’ers yet, if not I would love for you to do that…
oh by the way, i love target because it has almost everything that i need! love their organization section and i love me some jonathan adler stuff :)
Thanks so much, Rea! I didn’t know what to call it either, so I called it a wreath since I hung it on the door :) I will definitely link up. Thanks!
Super crafty project, Tasha…and it looks absolutely wonderful!Thanks for your participation!Xo~
Thanks Aniko! I am so grateful to have been included!
Love your XO wreath, Tasha! So cool that you could flip it around and use it both ways! Adorable!!
Thanks, April! It is nice to have both sides finished and adding the washi tape was quick and easy!
I love Target because it’s one stop shopping. They have everything!!! :)
Because Target has everything!!