A few Valentine's Crafts...

Do any of you crafty people find that you get really inspired AFTER a holiday has ended?  Maybe I'm just strange, but this is quite often the case for me.  Not only are a lot of decorations and such 50%-80% off at Hobby Lobby (SCORE), but I see blog and facebook posts detailing the festivities of the day and I think, "I should have done that."  Well, true to form, here are some Valentine's Day crafts I made today.  I went ahead and put them up, since Paul and I ARE celebrating Valentine's all month long (yeah, still catching up on the countdown, etc.!).  And next year, maybe I'll be inspired to take down our Christmas stuff sooner so that I can look at these pretties a little longer.  :)


The first was inspired by my friend Joni. (Click HERE to SEE what she did!)  She had hung ornaments on her blinds for a festive no-curtain look during the holidays, and I really liked it.  So, for V-Day, I made tiny no-sew heart-shaped pillows (I used a hot glue gun and 4 different kinds of fabric and ribbons).  I also used some velcro (hot glued, of course) on the ribbon so I could use it again and again.  Since I don't yet sew, this was a nice afternoon project for me.  I love that you can use hot glue instead of thread in so many home projects.  Although, I have to admit, some of the hearts turned out kinda lopsided.  :)  But I think it adds to the charm...I think they look really cute hanging on our blinds!

The second "craft" was really me wanting to preserve a beautiful Valentine's Day card that my grandparents sent to us.  A cheap wooden board, some paint, and some Mod Podge, and we were good to go!  My only regret is that I put Mod Podge on top while the bottom was still wet because I was impatient, and it buckled a bit.  Live and learn.  Still looks cute, though, right?  I hot glued a little ribbon on the back so I could hang it if I wanted...but for now, its home is the music stand.

This was a cute idea inspired by something I found online (check it out HERE).  The original looks way more put together, of course.  :)  But I still like mine.  I painted the hearts white, then painted a thin layer of red and when it dried I sanded it down.  Meanwhile, I traced and cut out my fabric and ironed on the lettering, then when everything was ready I ModPodged the fabric onto the wood (yes, you can do that, and if the fabric is porous enough you don't even need to put a coat on top!).  A few buttons, ribbons, and hot glue sticks later...

Also, yesterday I made a regular old dinner but I decorated the table the way I wanted to for Valentine's, including this fake rose that Paul gave me on our first Valentine's together...

 and YUMMY chocolate chunk muffins for dessert. 

Now I'm on to looking for cute St. Patty's Day crafts and decor.  It's always something.  :)
I'm also hoping to link up every Friday HERE...so check out other crafts from other regular people just like you and me.  :)