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DIY Valentine Vase

I saw these pink vases at the dollar store, and I thought they were so cute!  I think pink and gold are an adorable combination, so I came up with this little idea.  This is such an easy project, and it makes a perfect gift for anyone you want to give a flower to as well :)

You will need:

• Pink glass vase
• Heart shaped stickers
• Painters tape
• Gold metallic spray paint

First, tape off the top and bottom of your vase with the painters tape.  Make sure you cover the top hole as well!

Next, stick on those stickers!  If you want, you could do a pattern, but I went with something a little haphazard.

Then, simply spray paint it!  Since it was too cold to spray paint outside (it should be at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit), I placed my vase inside a cardboard box and spray painted in the unfinished part of our basement.  This helped contain the paint.  Unfortunately, there wasn't anything I could do to contain the fumes.  So, do this in a well ventilated area!

Wait for the paint to dry, and then remove the stickers and tape.

Ta da!  Now, it just needs a flower...

Polka Dot Heart

Last week, I showed you a little polka dotted monogram project you could make for your home decor.  Today, I've got the Valentine version!

You will need:

• 5x7 canvas
• Fresh pencil eraser
• Red paint (I chose a pearl finish from Martha Stewart's craft paints)
• Gold paint
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Glue dots

Trace and cut out a piece of paper the same size as your canvas.  Then, draw and cut out a heart from the middle of the paper.

Affix the heart to the canvas with a glue dot (I'm obsessed with glue dots- I feel like I've been living in the dark ages before using these!)

Use your eraser as a dotting tool and polka dot a grid of gold over the whole canvas.  I recommend lightly dotting over the top of the heart.  This way, you don't lose track of where your polka dots should be, but you also don't crinkle the paper from too much paint.

Remove the heart and let the gold paint dry.

Place the heart outline over the dry gold dots, and dab the red paint inside, being careful to line up the overlapping dots.

Remove the stencil, let dry, and enjoy!

I love how this color combination turned out!  What Valentine crafts are you making??

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You Rock! Valentines

I tried to save my Valentine posts for February... but I just couldn't resist!  This is beyond easy to make, and I think it happens to be pretty darn cute :)

You will need:

• River rocks (I get mine at the dollar store!)
• Metallic Sharpies
• Heart shaped cards (available at Michael's)
• Glue dots

This is really as simple as drawing a heart on the rocks and sticking them on the card with a glue dot or two.  Add a "You rock!" message, and you're done!

I think this might win the prize for easiest DIY I've ever posted...

Are you in the Valentine mood yet?

Polka Dotted Monogram Canvas

I have a super cute, super simple DIY for you to try today.  All you need is:

• Small canvas (5 x 7) 
• Printer paper
• Black paint
• Gold paint
• A brand new pencil eraser (if you don't have one, slice an old eraser down so the tip is flat again)

First, you're going to make a stencil.  Trace your canvas and cut out a piece of printer paper to be the same size as your canvas.

Draw your monogram and cut it out, being careful to only make one cut through the stencil to the letter- you want the stencil to be in one piece!

Next, place your letter and stencil on the canvas.  Remove the stencil and make sure your letter stays put- I used a glue dot to accomplish this.

Then, stamp the black in lines of dots all around and over the letter.  Try to keep the dots evenly spaced (but it's okay if you muck it up- I did!).

Remove the letter and let the black paint dry.

Finally, place the stencil over the canvas and use your eraser to do gold dots inside the letter.  Make sure these line up with the black dots!

If you have any spots where the paint smooshed through, simply use a small paint brush to touch them up.

Ta da!  I really like how this turned out, and I love the irregularities in the stamping.  What do you think?  Leave your comments below! :)

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