I thought I would celebrate today by sharing a tutorial for a simple, little decoration I made...
So here it is, my
Valentine Garland!
This box of old business cards was just waiting to be turned into something useful (and now you know that I never throw anything away)...
So I attacked a stack of the cards with a big-ol' paper cutter, and I turned them into little triangles.
So the other night I pulled out a couple of bottles of paint, my jar of brushes- and I got to work!
And after a few minutes, I had slathered all of the triangles in pink or red.
But they were pretty boring that way, so I used a piece of dowel and added polka dots up the side of each pennant.
After leaving them to dry overnight, they got a little curly.
(But it was nothing a quick press under an iron couldn't smooth out!)
After I had all my triangles flattened out, I placed them in a row (alternating pink and red)...
And used my trusty hot glue gun to adhere them to a piece of paper twine.
And after lots of glue (and only one burned finger), I had some completed garlands ready to hang.
I chose to hang them on a door in my hallway- a subtle yet festive way to celebrate Valentine's Day!
Overall, I was pretty pleased with this project! And not only was it cheap, but it was a great way to re-use some old cards that were destined for the trash!
Thank you for visiting- I hope you have a happy Valentine's Day!
