I decided I wanted a Valentine’s Day wreath this year.  I’ve never been a big wreath person, but Pinterest can change a girl.  I wasn’t sure exactly how my wreath would look, I just knew I wanted it to be big, bold, and red.

I headed to Dollar Tree and just started picking up red Valentine items that “spoke” to me.  I liked the sparkly garland, and the heart picks were too cute to pass up.  I had a ton of red ribbon left over from Christmas, and some wood heart frames I had purchased at Michael’s.  I looked at my collection for several days, still not sure what to do with it.  So I just started playing with my supplies, and I wound up with a wreath that I absolutely LOVE.  Here’s how I ended up making it.

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1
• Wire edged ribbon, on hand or $1 and up
• Valentine garland, $1
• Heart Picks, $1
• Wood heart frame, $1
• Puffy hearts, $1 for 6
• Stickers, on hand

Total:  $5 and up

Step one:  Wrap the wreath form with ribbon (optional, but I can’t stand floral foam shedding!)  Paint the heart shaped frame.

Step two:  Cut the wire garland into 24 inch pieces.  Wrap one end of wire around the wreath form, and coil the rest into a loose spiral.  Repeat.

Step three:  Cut the wire edged ribbon into 32 inch strips.  Attach it to the wreath form by doubling the ribbon, and pulling the ribbon ends through the loop.  Repeat.

Step four:  Slide the ends of the heart picks into the base of the ribbon loops.

Step five:  Glue the wood heart to the front, and attach the puffy heart with a ribbon.  Add a cupid sticker (optional).

Step six:  Curl the ends of the wired ribbon in different directions.

Isn’t this a fun wreath?  If you don’t care for my red/gold combo, you could easily make it white/pink or any other colors that say “Valentine’s Day” to you.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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Happy Thurs-DIY! Today I have six cute crafts from a bunch of my crafty BFFs to share with you. I hope you share them with your friends too! Let’s all get crafty this weekend!

1. Valentine Paper Mache Lanterns from Crafty Chica – at Spoonful

Kathy, Crafty Chica, made beautiful paper mache lanterns. These look like a lot of fun to customize, for crafters of all ages!

2. Embellished Coffee Pod Holder from Cathie & Steve

Cathie and Steve help make your morning coffee a little cuter with this embellished coffee pod holder.

3. Ribbon Zipper Bag by Mark Montano

Next, the King of Dollar Store Crafts, Mark Montano shows you how to make a Ribbon Zipper Bag.

4. Deco Tape Tags by JaderBomb

This one is quick, easy, and cheap: JaderBomb makes tags with Deco Tape.

5. Tie Dye Glitter Necklace by Margot Potter

The Fabulous Madge, Margot Potter, created a show-stopping tie dye glitter necklace at the iLoveToCreate blog.

6. Sparkly Valentine Platter at Dollar Store Crafts!

Finally, don’t forget to check out our guest blogger Debbie from DebbieDoos and her simple Valentines Day platter DIY using stuff from the dollar store.

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It’s not too early to start thinking about Valentine’s Day – it’ll be here before you know it!  This great little 3D string art by Mona at Craft Klatch uses a candy mold as a form for making a dimensional heart, but if you don’t have a candy mold, this is yet another project you can complete using the silicone ice cube trays they sell for each holiday at Dollar Tree.  (There are lots of ways you can use those ice cube trays, and we just adore them!)   Use the finished hearts as decorative ornaments, or work them into jewelry or other projects!  [how to make a string heart Valentine ornament]

Project estimate:

• Heart mold, on hand or $1 and up
• Embroidery floss, on hand
• Liquid starch, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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Project Materials:

• Hot glue gun, on hand
• Hot glue sticks, on hand or $1
• Parchment paper, on hand or about $5
• Confetti, on hand or $1

Total: Free and up

See how cute this little brooch is? Love it!

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