Valentine Chair sash

This is a super easy and inexpensive Valentine decoration! 

Supplies:

• scissors
• red felt cut into strips
• string (I used red and white baker's twine but yarn would work too!)

First cut out all the hearts- all basically the same size. You don't have to be exact. I just folded the felt strip in half and cut out 30 hearts (plan on about 5 for each chair, but it will depend on the size of hearts). 

Once you have all the hearts cut out, cut tiny little slits on the out edge (about 1/2 inch in) of each heart hump. These slits will be where your ties go. 

Once that is done, you will need 3 inches pieces of string for the connecting ties and 12 inch for the ends. The ends are longer so you can tie a bow when tying them to the chair. 

Now sit down and turn on your favorite tv show. Tying all the pieces together seems to go so much faster while watching an episode of your favorite series! 

And when your done- VOILA! A chair sash! You could also make these longer to make a banner for a doorway or window. And you could also string them vertically and hang from the ceiling for a different look. All the same process. I liked them on the chairs because they are usually neglected with holiday decorations and it was a nice change up from the normal table decor of runners and centerpieces. 

Valentine's Day

I love making dinner extra special on Valentine's Day for sweeties! This year I opted to make breakfast for dinner...it was an easy way to incorporate hearts into the meal!

First we'll start with the table:

LOTS of red! I used fancy glasses...which are really just plastic, but the kids get a kick out of using them and I don't have to worry about anything breaking! :)

Each chair had a felt heart banner. Super easy to make. Just cut out a bunch of hearts, then cut two small slits on both sides. Then string your twine or ribbon through. I opted to tie each set together. But either way will work! 

I placed large doilies underneath glass plates to add some lacy sweetness. Each child had a HUGE chocolate kiss and little gift (in the heart box). 

Of course chocolate strawberries for dessert! 

Sparkling OJ  and Shirley Temples to drink - both garnished with a cherry and heart flag

For dinner or breakfast or ....hmmmm. For the meal we had heart shaped pancakes and heart pressed french toast. I tried heart shaped bacon in the oven...big time FAIL...but it still tasted good! 

Take advantage of special days to spoil your loved ones! It's worth all the extra time and effort!

Hershey Kiss Roses

A super simple fun and easy way to show your love on Valentine's Day! My middle child chose to do these for teacher gifts for Valentine's. We tied three together with twine and a little tag that read "Roses are red, violets are blue, for the World's best teacher; I choose you!"

Chocolate Kiss roses have been around for years, but just incase your not sure how these little beauties went together...here's a recap.

Supplies:

• tape or glue dots
• scissors
• florists tape
• plastic greenery
• a bag of Hershey kisses
• wooden skewers
• red tissue paper or red/pink cello paper

1. Pair up all the kisses; and adhere together using a rolled up piece of tape or glue dot
2. Clip your greenery. Be sure to leave a stem on the leaves. Enough to tape around so that they can be attached to the wooden skewer. 
3. Cut 3 inch squares out of the paper
4. Carefully stick a skewer into one end of the hershey kiss pair. Then wrap the square of paper around the kisses. I put the kisses in the middle, pull down the sides and twist. Then wrap a piece of florists tape from the tip of the kiss down the stem. Add a leaf about an inch or so from the kiss and keep taping down the skewer. I unwrap a bit from the roll and start winding- never cutting it until I get to the bottom. Hard to know how much you will need per flower and it keeps it wrapped up for you so you can pull it tight. 

One bag of kisses makes 18 roses and took me about 30 min start to finish.