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WE LOVE THIS PROJECT THAT SALUTES VALENTINE'S DAY WITH A ROMANTIC VICTORIAN LOOK. THEY LOOK GREAT HANGING ON A COAT RACK OR IN THE BATHROOM AND THE ADDED BONUS IS THE GREAT SCENT THAT IT PROVIDES THE AREA! WE HAVE HEARTS HANGING, BUT YOU CAN HANG CHARMS, BOWS OR ANYTHING DECORATIVE TO CHANGE THE LOOK!

ROMANTIC VALENTINE'S DECORATION

VICTORIAN VALENTINE VICTORIAN SWEETHEART DECOR VICTORIAN VALENTINE

MATERIALS:

  1. 4 OR 6 INCH STYROFOAM BALL
  2. POTPOURRI IN SHADE OF RED (YOU CAN USE CHRISTMAS POTPOURRI IF YOU HAVE SOME LEFT OR IT SHOULD BE MARKED DOWN NOW AT THE STORES)
  3. CRAFT GLUE
  4. FLAT-BACK BEADS OR AUSTRIAN CRYSTALS
  5. CRIMSON OR BURGUNDY BRIDAL NETTING (AT FABRIC STORES)
  6. SMALL RUBBER BAND
  7. (OPTIONAL)BATH CRYSTALS IN RED COLOR FAMILY TO FILL IN BLANK SPOTS
  8. 1 ROLL OF NARROW CHIFFON RIBBON OR CHOICE OF COLOR AND STYLE
  9. MULTI-SIZES RED WOODEN HEARTS AVAILABLE AT HOBBY OR CRAFT STORES (YOU CAN ALSO PAINT THEM RED IF YOU FIND THE UNFINISHED ONES)
  10. 4 WOODEN FLORAL PICKS
  11. 2 INCH WIRE-RIMMED RIBBON FOR THE BOW

VICTORIAN VALENTINE SUPPLIES

STEPS:

  1. FIRST, BREAK THE POTPOURRI IN SMALL PIECES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GLUE TO THE BALL.
  2. THEN, SPREAD THE CRAFT GLUE EVENLY AROUND THE BALL, YOU CAN WORK IN SECTIONS IF IT GETS TOO MESSY.
  3. EITHER ROLL THE BALL IN THE PIECES OF POTPOURRI OR PLACE EACH PIECE ON THE BALL
  4. IF THERE ARE ANY OPEN SPOTS, YOU CAN FILL IN WITH BATH CRYSTALS IN A COORDINATING SHADE.
  5. LET THE GLUE DRY.
  6. WHILE THE GLUE IS DRYING ON THAT, CUT 3 PIECES OF THE THIN RIBBON FOR THE HEARTS TO HANG ON (ABOUT 4, 6, AND 8 INCHES) AND GLUE THE HEARTS IN CHOSEN LOCATIONS ON EACH RIBBON AND THEN "PANCAKE" BY GLUING ANOTHER HEART IN THE SAME SIZE DIRECTLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HEART WITH THE RIBBON IN THE MIDDLE. YOU CAN ALSO GLUE CRYSTALS TO DECORATE THE WOODEN HEARTS WITH. (WE USED AUSTRIAN CRYSTALS)
  7. NOW, YOU CAN GLUE THE BEADS OR CRYSTALS IN VARIOUS SPOTS AROUND THE BALL (THEY WILL STILL SHOW THROUGH THE NETTING). LET GLUE DRY.
  8. CUT THE NETTING LARGE ENOUGH TO WRAP AROUND THE BALL AND BUNCH TOGETHER AT THE TOP AND SECURE WITH THE RUBBER BAND. YOU CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT ANY RIPPLES THAT YOU DON'T WANT IN THE NETTING BY PULLING AT THE TOP ONCE THE RUBBER BAND IS IN PLACE.
  9. CUT AN 8 INCH PIECE OF THE THIN RIBBON AND FORM A LOOP. GLUE AND ATTACH THE BOTTOM LOOP TO A FLORAL PICK AND INSERT INTO THE TOP OF THE BALL (THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE RUBBER BAND PORTION). THIS WILL BE TO HANG IT WITH.
  10. ONCE THE GLUE IS DRY ON THE HANGING RIBBON HEART PORTIONS, ATTACH EACH END TO A FLORAL PICK AND INSERT THROUGH THE NETTING IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BALL. PUSH THE PICKS UNTIL YOU CANNOT SEE THEM.
  11. FINALLY, USE THE 2 INCH RIBBON TO TIE A BOW AROUND THE TOP RUBBER BAND PORTION.
  12. HANG AND ENJOY! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, MAY YOU FIND ROMANCE IN YOUR HEARTS AND LIVES EVERY DAY!