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If you’re looking for more Valentine’s decor on a budget, this V-day centerpiece also pairs well with my DIY Valentine’s sign and farmhouse yarn wreaths.
Valentine’s centerpiece supplies:
- 18″ sign wood sign from Dollar Tree
- pack of 3/8″ wooden dowels
- drill
- heart template of foam heart from DT
- polyfil
- hack saw
- hot glue gun & glue
- 2-3 assorted fabrics: a fat quarter is plenty
- yarn (use if you only use 2 fabrics)
- sandpaper & an electric sander (optional)
- acrylic paint or wood stain: I used Rust-oleum’s weathered gray stain & polyurethane in one.
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Prep & Stain the 18″ Sign
First, you need to sand the 18″ Dollar Tree sign to remove the paint and design that comes on it. It’s easiest to use an electric sander. You can get one on Amazon or at Walmart for about $18. If you don’t want to buy one, sandpaper will work, it just takes a long time! Another option is to buy an 18″ piece of wood that’s about 4″x4″.
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Trace Hearts
For my project I used two hearts of fabric and one yarn heart. All my husband could find at Walmart on short notice was a Pepto pink, so I decided to use the dusty pink yarn that I used in my farmhouse Valentine’s wreaths for one of my hearts. You’ll need two large hearts and one smaller one to fit in the middle hole on the base. I chose to use the pink yarn on the smaller center hole.
To create a yarn heart you need a heart base that’s sturdier than the foam heart from Dollar Tree that I used as the template of my other hearts. You can either download a heart template that’s about 7″ tall or use the foam heart and just cut it down as you’re cutting the cardboard. That’s what I did.
Place the foam heart on a piece of cardboard and trace around it. I used an Amazon box leftover from Christmas.
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Create a Yarn Heart
My Valentine’s centerpiece looks so good with the yarn heart. I’m so glad I decided to make this a mixed media project! I completely recommend it.
First, add hot glue to the point of the cardboard heart and place a dowel on it. I added the dowel after I started to wrap it with yarn, but quickly realized I would need to cover the dowel with the yarn. I placed the dowel about 2″ above the bottom of the heart. Add a bit of tape over the dowel to secure it firmly.
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Assemble the Fabric Hearts
You need two more hearts to fill the Valentine’s centerpiece if you made the yarn heart.
Flip the fabric so the right sides are out and then pin them together again, with the pins at least an inch from the edge. Lift one side of the fabric and squeeze a line of hot glue 1/4″ from the edge. Press the fabric together. Leave the bottom point open about 2″ for stuffing. If you’d rather, you can sew the two pieces together. I’m not good at sewing curves yet since I’ve only sewn 3 patterns! Plus, I wanted to distress the edge of the fabric for the farmhouse look.
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Next, cut the dowel down to the size you’d like. I wanted to be able to put this on our console table under our mounted TV, so I cut it down to 4.” I used my first heart as a template to cut the second down to the same size.
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Drill Holes in the Centerpiece Base
Now you need to drill holes in the 18″ sign.
Measure 3″ from each end and mark the spot in the middle of the base with a pen or pencil.
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Assemble the Valentine’s Centerpiece
All that’s left to do is assemble your Valentine’s centerpiece. Place the hearts, mounted on the dowel, into the holes that you drilled into the 18″ base. Your smallest heart will go in the center and the two of the same size in the outer holes.
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Valentine’s Centerpiece Video Tutorial
Now just display your Valentine’s centerpiece for everyone to see! It can be displayed to view from both sides!
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Creative Craft Hop
The next stop on our Creative Craft Hop is Sara over at Birdz of a Feather. I’m sure you’re going to love her sling water bottle!
Valentine Gifts for the Cook or Chef
Framed Vintage Valentine Upcycle
DIY Dollar Tree Valentine Door Hanger
Valentine’s Day Gift Idea and Valentine Cards
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