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{Valentine’s Day Photo Gift Idea}

February 13, 2013 by meredith · 5 Comments

This year, Jackson will be sending a few little somethings in the mail to his Grandparents for Valentine’s Day, because let’s face it, what grandparent doesn’t like getting cute things from their grandchildren?!

I created a little photo prop for him to hold using the following materials,

wooden letters, I and U

wooden heart

chalkboard & hearts scrapbook paper

Mod Podge

paper mache letter O

white acrylic paint

foam brush

I traced the letter O shape onto the backside of the scrapbook paper and glued it down using the Mod Podge. I also Mod Podged a strip of the paper along the edge. {Why the letter O? Well, it was in my craft stash, sitting there, doing nothing, so I figured, why not?!}

I also painted the letters I and U with white acrylic paint.

Once everything was dry, I hot glued the wooden letters to the front side of the prop.

Then, I got my little cutie dressed for the day and we had a little photo shoot for Grandma & Grandpa. Here is my favorite shot.

I had visions of going outside, but it was raining, for several days.

Grandma & Grandpa won’t care…who wouldn’t love that sweet face?!

We’re adding the picture to his Valentine Cards {that I’ll be sharing tomorrow}!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’ll be linking up here!

About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

Filed Under: Crafting, Gifts, Holidays Tagged With: gift ideas, hearts, holidays, photo props, Valentine's Day

{“Hoppy” Valentine’s Day}

February 12, 2013 by meredith · 2 Comments

Before I share my handmade Valentine cards, I wanted to remind all of you to enter to win a box {or two, or three} from The Epic De-Stash Bash that I’m participating in with 20 other fabulous bloggers. There SEVEN WINNERS, each getting THREE AMAZING BOXES of unused crafting supplies from our own personal stashes! You don’t want to miss it!

I’m pretty sure that most ladies involved in the Create.Craft.Love Valentine’s Day Card Exchange have received their cards from me by now. If not, sorry ladies, don’t read this post! I am so excited to share my simple handmade card idea with all of you; I just can’t wait any longer.

I think these could easily be made for a child’s card exchange as well.

To make “Hoppy” Valentine’s Cards, you’ll need:

cards & envelopes {any size or shape is fine}

frog stickers

fine tip Sharpie marker

heart stickers

washi tape

I was fortunate enough to fine pre-cut heart cards that came with envelopes for $1.50 per pack of 12 {score}! If you can’t find a pre-cut card, I think using card stock and a paper punch would be a great alternative. Plain square or rectangle cards work just as well.

On the front of the card, I attached the cute little frog sticker and wrote out “hoppy” valentine’s day!

Inside, I added a heart sticker or two, signed my name, and placed a piece of pink and white polka dotted washi tape for fun.

Once I addressed the envelopes, I added a piece of washi tape to that as well. Hopefully the post man doesn’t mind!

I had a lot of fun making them and participating in the card exchange with Jill. I’m anxious to start receiving all of the handmade cards over the next few days too!

Have you sent out your Valentine’s Day cards yet?

I’ll be linking up here.

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Holidays Tagged With: cards, frogs, handmade, hearts, Valentine's Day, washi tape

{Burlap & Heart Valentine Wreath}

January 21, 2013 by meredith · 31 Comments

All the Christmas decor has ~~finally~~ been put away in the attic until next December. Since I cannot bear the thought of a bare front door, of course I got busy soon after the Christmas wreath came down making a new one. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I broke out the red burlap and created this beauty…

To Make a Burlap & Heart Valentine Wreath, you’ll need:

foam wreath form

2 rolls of red burlap {found at Hobby Lobby}

floral picks

heart decor {actually a candle/table wreath from Target’s $ Spot}

hot glue gun/glue sticks

To start, I wrapped the entire wreath form in the red burlap and secured each end with a floral pin.

Easy peasy.

Once the wreath was wrapped {and the green foam was no longer visible}, I began to pin and bubble the remainder of the burlap roll around the front side of the wreath. Once you get started, you’ll figure out how you want the bubbles to lay and it will be full in a matter of minutes.

At this point I realized that the heart wreath I purchased at the Target $ Spot wasn’t actually one of those garlands you could wrap around an actual wreath. Instead it was one of those tabletop wreaths that you would set at the base of a large pillar candle or glass vase. So, I decided to just snip off the hearts with some wire cutters and hot glue them around the wreath itself. Hey, for $1, I wasn’t too bothered by my mistake!

And now my front door is just as ready for Valentine’s Day as I am!

{P.S. As soon as the weather is a bit nicer hubby will be helping me get the front door painted from our current blah color to a beautiful red. Hopefully by the next time I post a new wreath, I’ll also have a pretty red front door to show you as well}!

Linkin’ up here!