Valentine's Love U Banner

Thank you so much to the ladies at Ivy & Elephants for featuring my banner at their What's It Wednesday Link Up Party!! I am so flattered! Click on the box below to visit their classy blog. Always something fun at Ivy and Elephants!!

And in the blink of an eye it's time for Valentine's.

 I don't usually decorate for Valentine's Day but I had this idea for a winter white Valentine's banner.

  I tore some pages from an old paperback book and printed LOVE U on the pages. I used a bold font for LOVE and a thin curly font for the U.

I trimmed the paper into a pendant shape. Next I crimped some ivory colored paper for the second layer of the banner.

 I used burlap for the back layer of the banner. I frayed the edges of the burlap for a bit of texture.

I made paper grommets to reinforce the holes that I threaded the twine through.

 I attached some trim with my glue gun. I think the light frilly trim gives it a shabby chic look.

 In the photo above I made a flower out of the trim and added a rhinestone to the middle of it. I used my glue gun to attach the flower to the center of the "O".

  In the photo above you can see one of the fence board boxes my husband made. I cut the hinges out of black paper on my Silhouette machine. I love they way they turned out. I poked some brass brads through the hinges hoping to make them look more like real hinges.

I think this banner is great for Valentine's Day and it would also work as a wedding decoration too. It was an inexpensive project too, I put the whole thing together for under $7.

I have more Valentine projects to share with you that you don't want to miss, so make sure to sign up to follow me by email in the box on the upper right side of this page.

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? Or prefer to keep it simple after the crazy holidays? Leave me a comment I would love to hear from you!

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my LOVE U banner.

Have a wonderful day, 

Sharing this post at:

It's Overflowing: Share Your Creativity Party No. 101

A Stroll Thru Life: 200th Inspire Me Tuesday

Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesdays #153

Green Willow Pond: What We Accomplished Wednesdays #38

TIMEWASHED: Blissful White Wednesdays

Ivy and Elephants: What's It Wednesday #108

The Idea Room: The Party Bunch - Linky Party

The paper and trim used for this project were purchased at:

Sparks Paper Daisies

Silhouette Hinge Design