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Valentine’s Day Mantel**supplies **
jute twine
felt
needle and thread
**how**
cut out felt heart shapes & stitch edge to twine
space about five inches apart
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Love that your Valentine Mantel is so subtle and soft. The X & O combined with the red books and the felt garland are such a simple way to say Happy Valentines Day.
Just lovely.
Have a Wonderful Day,
Suzanne
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I could just ditto what Suzanne said above! It is a soft and simple look for the holiday. Beautiful. The X & 0 are perfect! (and I looooooove using books for decoration.)
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It’s so funny! Just made something similar yesterday. It looks amazing!
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Years ago, I bought an ampersand (Thank you, Wheel of Fortune, for teaching me that word!) on a clearance whim. I just found it in a drawer the other day. Now I have an idea what to do with it! My girls will love your mantle!
Simple and elegant! My kind of project. (:
Sweet little garland…
HI Melissa, love your project and your fireplace mantel. It is so wonderful. I like how you stacked your red books….I have a bunch of those and now I’m heading off somewhere in my house…to stack them! hahaha
Have a blessed day!
Debbie
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What an adorable Valentine’s Day mantel! Thanks for the inspiration!
Leslie
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Isn’t it amazing what a simple and sweet garland of love will do to make your heart sing! Love the X & O too!!
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simple, lovely
for the garland–glue! I’m allergic to sewing needles :-)
This looks so fun and pretty! My 6 y.o. and I had so much fun making paper hearts this weekend; I think felt hearts might be a good next project for us. <3 Love your X & O, too!
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Melissa, that is too cute! Can’t wait to make one of my own!
very quaint! I Like where you put your oars on the wall too. Look great there! What a find. Living that red and white striped pillow too. a simple find?
I love that Kilim pillow, I got it online through a Joss & Main sale, that is closed now but maybe it will be there again sometime! I think you can still see it via this link, but you might have to be a member and log in first. https://www.jossandmain.com/Loominary-Fahim-Kilim-Pillow~JYS1368~E2365.html
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Cute!!
Cute, cheerful and creative! Many thanks for posting this!
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Gee whiz, I’ve never thought of using letters that way but the X and O are perfect and adorable with the red books! Inspired.
I may never take this garland down, so sweet.
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The DIY felt hearts was so simple and so poetic. I love how you sewed them on the curved side of the hearts. Just a little turn makes a difference between something middle of the road to magical. Also, this is just the craft to make with children. Thanks for posting!
First time visitor here- that is the sweetest garland ever! Following you now on Hellocotton :)
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Thanks!!! :-)
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Loved this! And was inspired to pull together some stuff from around the house to make a Valentine mantel of my own! (wish I had time to make the heart garland — so sweet!) Thanks for the inspiration! http://lesliemartinyoung.blogspot.com/2013/02/hello-also-i-love-you.html
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Seriously, Melissa. It’s hard to stalk your books without close-ups! ;-) I love to get book ideas from blogs, and you use them very nicely–but I want a close up of your stacks–please! Happy Valentine’s Day.
Ha. Ok I totally forget that but I will try to take some book pics for ya soon!!!
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Of course I love the mantel, but I REALLY love the wood paddles that I see making a sneak appearance in the background!! Would you mind sharing how you got them to hang crossed???
Thanks again for the beautiful inspiration!
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It looks perfect – I love it! And, I love your new blog design, too! :)
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love the simplicity, the elegance and always loving books as art!!
Love this elegant Valentine’s Day mantel. Such a sophisticated way to celebrate and incorporate a bit of love-day style. In the UK Valentine’s Day is seen as a bit tacky, but I think that’s because the supermarkets are full of plastic trinkets which are not cute.
What great ideas for Valentine’s Day! Could resist posting on our blog: http://www.sweetpeas-inspired.com/blog
Thanks for the inspiration!!