Hi friends,
Thank you for joining me for the Valentine’s Day Blog Hop! I’ve joined with 13 other talented bloggers to share Valentine’s Day crafts on a budget. Each blogger was given a budget of no more than $10 and challenged to create a Valentine’s Day craft using items from the dollar store or dollar section of their local stores. If you have budget Valentine’s Day crafts to share, please add it to the link-up at the bottom of this post so it can be seen on all of our blogs!
Supply List
- black and white printed paper straws
- pink printed paper straws
- baker’s twine
- hot glue & glue gun
Instructions
1. Gather your supplies. I got all of mine from the dollar section of Target and only cost me $4 to make!
2. Measure how much baker’s twine you need for your garland and cut.
3. Cut your pink straws into the pieces for your hearts. I used 3 straws per heart. I cut 2 straws into 5″ and 3″ pieces, and 1 into 2″ pieces.
4. Assemble your heart on a flat surface.
5. Take your hot glue gun and glue the heart joints together. Let dry.
6. While the heart is drying, you want to cut your black and white straws into the necessary lengths. I took 4 of them and cut them in half into 4″ pieces, and cut 1 into 2″ pieces.
7. String them together! The pattern will be 4″ black and white piece, 1 section of the heart, 2″ black and white piece, other section of the heart, 4″ black and white piece, and so on.
8. Tie the two ends of the baker’s twine into loops and hang it up!
Looking for more budget friendly Valentine’s Day crafts? Visit these blogs for their creative Valentine’s Day crafts!
My Pinterventures || DIY Adulation || Houseful of Handmade || C’mon Get Crafty || Olives-n-Okra
Inside The Fox Den || Made in a Day || The Robin’s Nest Designs || Arrows & Awe || Happily Ever After, Etc.
Our House Now A Home || Home On The Corner || Decor by the Seashore || Intelligent Domestications
Share your $10 or less Valentine’s Day crafts on the link-up below and be seen on all 14 blogs!
Hi Chelc!
These hearts are a perfect Valentines touch and very budget friendly which I appreciate! Thanks for letting me link up a Valentines projects. :) Hope you are having a great day!
Cheers,
AJ
AJ @ Aspen Jay recently posted…Talented Tuesday Link Party #63
Visiting from the Work It Wednesday Party where your straw garland caught my eye. Very clever and cute idea!
i love your heart garland! These straws and baker’s twine are so easy to find now, this should be easy to do! I am part of the blog hop too and just wanted to stop and check out everyone’s crafts. Great idea!
I’m loving the geometric hearts! I have some V-day straws and will be making a few of these for decorations.
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I am really drawn to the simple and clean lines of this garland! Thanks for sharing!
Lory
http://www.therobinsnestdesigns.com
How neat is this? I never thought of making garland from straws! So creative, and such an easy Valentine’s Day decoration!
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I love straws! Maybe I should do this with the loads of cute straws I’ve bought just cause they were cute. Ha ha!
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Such a clever and a unique mantle banner! The Bakers twine just sets it off too. It turned out really nice and looks pretty in front of the white fireplace.
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What a neat idea! I love how you used the straws.
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This is so creative! I love it!
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This is so cute and unique, I love it! My 5yo would probably love to help make it with me, so extra yay for bonding while crafting! :)
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love the garland! That good ole Target Dollar Spot is my jam!
Lots of great ideas here ChelC. Thanks! Mimi xxx
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SUCH a neat idea…love this!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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This is fun!! Love the patterns. Thanks for sharing at The Creative Circle.
What a cute garland and a great use for all those adorable paper straws! Thank you for linking up with Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! Pinning!C