2.02.2011

All you need is {love}

Slowly but surely, we're getting a little Valentine's Day decor up around this house!  Santa brought my hubby a new saw for Christmas--I don't know who was more excited:  Me or him!  I thought he might need to try it out, so being the thoughtful wife that I am, I asked him to help me out!

The very sweet Mr. Daisy cut me 3 blocks--two 7" blocks, one 6" block, and one 8" block.  I gave them a couple coats of red spray paint and sanded up those edges.

Next, I traced the blocks on scrapbook paper and mod-podged them on.

I cut the l-o-v-e out of cardstock using my Cricut and mod-podged them onto the blocks.  A last coat of mod podge on top was the final step.

I decided to hot glue some ribbon around 3 sides and tie a bow up top.  (I learned the hard way that if I glued the ribbon on the bottom that the blocks wouldn't stand up!)

I'm quite excited with how they turned out...


I am still deciding where to put all of my Valentine decor!  I am such an indecisive decorator, especially in a new house!!

Have a happy day! Seriously--thanks for reading!

28 comments:

  1. These are so cute and you make them look pretty easy to do! You have such great ideas, I enjoy seeing them every day! Thank you for sharing all of them!

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  2. This is just beautiful! :) Awesome job!

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  3. I absolutely {LOVE} these!! :)

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  4. So cute! I love the colors and the ribbon is adorable!

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  5. Very cute! I love the extra accent of the ribbon. Just perfect!

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  6. I love how this looks! Love the ribbon and the black scrapbook paper! Great job. You are so talented!

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  7. Superdupper cute!! Love it. Love your blog look too :) (Happy Wednesday to you...)

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  8. I love this! Pretty much the cuttest Love blocks I have seen.

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  9. I love the colors of your Valentine's decor. It looks great! I really wish I had one of those Cricut cutters so I didn't have to order the letters! Thanks for sharin!

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  10. I love your Valentine decorations! Where did you find the wreath?? You probably made it...but how?

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  11. SO cute! Love this idea! Thanks for sharing!!

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  12. I LOVE these! They look grungy...MY kinda style! I may have to make myself some of these! Thanks for the inspiration! If I do, I will link back to you!

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  13. These are super cute! It inspires me to get going with Valentines day decor. Its only 12 days away!

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  14. These are really cute!! I love the papers you chose and the ribbons add just the perfect touch! Great job again Alison! :)

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  15. I love these blocks. I want to make some just like this!

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  16. Love the blocks, you're so creative. Which cricut cart did you use for the letters?

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  17. Would you be willing to sell a kit to make this project???? I just love your combination of colors and patterns!

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  18. Adorable! I may have to copy you! But in colors that match our master bedroom!

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  19. fantastic! I love the ribbon and bows. What a sweet final touch :)

    ~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"

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  20. Love them. I have just started using blocks to craft with and the ideas are really endless. The ribbon is such a great touch on there.

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  21. "LOVE" the blocks-I just got a cricut so I love new ideas-Found you at a party and now I'm your newest follower-Stop by for a visit! Claire

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