Guest Project -- Make a Valentine Tree of Love!!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Guest Project -- Make a Valentine Tree of Love!!

Hello Everyone!

I am Angie from Echoes of Laughter ...a stay-at-home mom of 2 who loves crafting!

I want to thank Jenn for the pleasure and honour of being a guest here on Tatertots and Jello.

I am just super peachy happy to be able to share this with you!

Here is a tutorial for a very simple 'tree of love'

for Valentine's Day.

♥♥♥

I had 3 goals for this project....

I wanted to make something pretty,

something affordable,

and something that could be made in under an hour....

because we are all busy women with so much to do!

For this project, you will need:

a small flower pot or bowl

a block of floral foam

some branches about 12" to 14" high

{I snapped these brances from a tree in my yard...when it is -30 outside...it sure is easy to snap something!}

black letter stickers

cinnamon hearts

white school glue

miniature clothespins

and

A handful of pictures.

I chose these mini portrait pictures of my children where they were little.

First add the word 'love' with the black letter stickers to the pot.

Cut floral foam to fit inside the pot.{I just cut the foam with a steak knife.}

Insert the branches to make the 'tree'.

Next, use white school glue to glue the cinnamon hearts to the base of the tree to cover the floral foam.

Let dry for a few minutes.

Next, trim and mat the small pictures with white cardstock and embellish as desired. I used dollar store Valentine stickers I already had in my stash of supplies. I also found adorable red mini clothespins at the dollar store. But plain mini clothespins would work as well, or ribbon.