I am posting for my Mantel Party a few days early in hopes of spreading the word and having more join us this Thursday night-Saturday. Check out the button on my sidebar if you are interested.
This mantel was so much fun and super easy to create! I started by placing the sticks I used in my 3 little birds mantel into a more fitting vase. Then, using the tags I purchased from Target’s dollar spot, I simply strung them to the tree with some clearance heart ribbon I had in the craft closet.
The little frames were also purchased, ages ago, from Target’s dollar spot. I used some square tags inside the frames and printed the “I love you” on my computer.
Isn’t the LOVE sign cute?
Here is a closer look at some of the tags. I used vellum stickers on the blank tags and pictures of my sweethearts in the circle tags. Do you see the yummyness in the bottom of the hurricanes? Do you think my two little boys will be able to resist climbing up there and trying to eat those M&M’s? Hmmmm. Neither do I. The M&M’s might need to go after today.
Here is a better look at my sweethearts.
I found this free printable Tricia Rennae banner via Design Dazzle . I printed the banner out and adhered it to some polka-dot scrapbook paper. I then punched holes in the corners with a hole punch and secured the triangles with bits of heart ribbon.
I love the way it turned out.
I heart you too, cute Valentine’s mantel!
And here is what my mantel looks like all moody and glowy and lovely.
One more thing, for those of you who saw my candy dispenser transformation yesterday…
…I’ll have you know that it is now happily holding M&M’s in place of those Smarties. It looks so cute that I almost don’t want to eat them all. I said almost.
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That is so cute! I love the pink and red combination!!! Jen
I love Valentines day! Your house looks great! I need to jump on my VDAY decorations now!
the mantle looks so great! i would be climbing up there myself to get those m&m's! can't wait to hear how long they last in your dispenser.
still waiting for some inspiration to hit for my mantle so i can join your party!
I love the whole vignette but the tree is my favorite… sooooo cute!!! I think I may have to copy:)!!!
Enjoy!!!
XOXO
Cathy
So cute and festive Beth! I love that Valentine's Tree and love that you put pictures inside the little hanging decorations. Adorable as usual!!!
XOOX
Jen
So sweet, Beth! My favorite element is the tree…just adorable.
What great inspriation! I have to file this at thecraftersfilebox.com.
Thanks for sharing!
lovely. i will be decorating for valentines day tomorrow. you are an inspiration
This is such an adorable creation! Valentine decor is so fun. The banner is my favorite.
But the "I love you" sign is super cute too!
Love your lovely mantel. Very fun and pretty.
Very cute Beth!!! Wow, almost V-day.
xo,
cristin
Do you know, I forgot they did M&M's for the different holidays! They look great in the candle holders; great idea! Love this mantle, Beth. I've been thinking and planning out my mantle in my head for this week. Tomorrow after work I'll be seeing how it comes together for real.
Yes, you recognized that heart ribbon, did you? : ) That lovely scarf you made and that I won in your giveaway was wrapped with it. Of course, I saved it!
That is some serious cuteness! I love it and if I had a mantel I'd make one too! Good job!
So cute! I love Valentine's Day!
So cute! I actually had something similar planned to do this week with my daughter. We had made a Thanksgiving tree with leaves on it. I decided we'd paint the branches white and then have her write things, people, etc. that she loves on hearts to hang on the tree!
I hear you on the M+Ms, those things are lethal! Love your new mantle. You really have found your grove decorating it! We don't really 'do' Valentines here, but I might change my mind now that I see all that cuteness.
LOVE your Valentine decor…everything is absolutely adorable!!!
It's so pretty! I love pink and the candies, oh and the tags are darling!!
Your mantel looks so fun and festive. . . but I especially love the candy dispenser. So cute!
Wow! How cute! I just love everything! Thanks for stopping by my blog and inviting to the Mantle Linky. I'll be back!
~Liz
Too cute!
I love your valentines mantle- I totally need to get some more valentines stuff. Great idea with the candles and the m&m's
Too, Too C.U.T.E.! I love how you used the M&M's in the candles!
Thanks for the inspiration!
So cute!! I am loving the m&m's with the candles!
Totally adore this. Wish I had a mantle to make something fun like this!
Who can resist a good pink and red – it looks so fun!
Cute Valentine mantel…I might have to consider making a white twig tree some day…super fun.
Ah what I wouldn't give for a mantle of my own to decorate! One of these days girl! I love what you've done there!!
I love the Valentine Mantel! You are such a crafty lil lady! Thanks for sharing! It looks as if you had a lot of fun putting this together!
I don't know how you do it! I'm having a hard time being inspired to decorate one mantel and here you are week after week! I love it! Your candy holder looks even cuter with the m&ms…yummy! Lisa
So adorable….
Fun and festive, Beth! This is why I like coming here – you do all the cool 'magazine fabulous' looking stuff and can pretend it's my house.
Oh, I love those old candy holders! I remember my aunt had one of those when I was little! You made yours look fantastic especially with those fun m&m's in there!
Also, your mantel is gorgeous! I love it so much. It is very tasteful and festive! So much fun! The banner looks great and the tags on the sticks are awesome! Nice job!
just stinkin adorable. Loving that tree. Too bad we don't have any trees yet in our yard to steal from. Maybe my inlaws. hmmmmm………
So cute! I decided not to decorate for Valentine's day but you're tempting me to do something!
Roeshel
Beautiful! I love it, you are so talented.
Beth,
Thanks for hosting this fun party!
I love your red candle holders and what a great idea to put the Valentine M&M's in with your candles! Brilliant idea! I love to see the great creativity!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hi,
I love your blog, I'm following and am looking forward to see what you'll post next. I should take a picture of my mantle it is so Valentine inspired naturally-it's light pink
Can't wait to see you kitchen painted. Mine is Red but only on the top. I'd love white cabinets(but not in the budget yet) I love the candy dispenser and can't wait to scroll to the next page to see where you got it-that is so up my alley-I'm sure I'll never find one as cute!
Just wanted to let you know that I featured your delightful candy dispenser on my blog!
http://mrspottsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentines-day.html
Loved you vday mantel so much and included a link in a recent post:
http://simplifiedbee.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-it-diy-valentines-cards-and.html
xo,
cristin
Love, love, LOVE this tree. I wish I had room in my tiny townhouse so I could make my own. I linked this entry in one of my recent blog posts:
http://delicious-ambiguity-nennyk.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your valentines inspiration!
LOVED the Vday Mantel…I've added a link to my blog! Thanks!!
http://carriesbinder.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-inspiration.html
Hi Beth,
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve got a new FEATURED BUTTON & have started my new MckLinky party TOT TUESDAYS. I’d love it if you’d stop by: http://delicious-ambiguity-nennyk.blogspot.com.
Cheers, Jenn