6 Simple and Sweet DIY Framed Valentine Decorations ~ Hearts and Keys

Welcome to the Cafe!

It's Mary from Sweet Little Bluebird!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, 

I wanted to share some quick and easy, adorable 

and affordable, DIY Framed Valentine decorations.   

If you follow my blog, you know I am all about 

quick and simple crafts...LOVE THEM! 

First up...

My newest creation is thanks to Heidi of The Frugal Girls!  

I was the lucky winner of a $25 Hobby Lobby Gift Card from 

The Chic & Crafty Link Party.

This is what I purchased with my gift card.

The project below only cost $11, so I had money 

leftover to make another craft...which I already 

purchased and will be sharing soon! 

Supplies

-Square 12x12 frame - cost $5 (50% off) 

-Painted Wood Heart - cost $5 (30% off) 

-Piece of red and white heart fabric for the matte was approx. $1.

Directions

-First, remove the glass or place it behind the matte.

-Cut the fabric to fit the size for matting. 

-Tape the fabric to the back of the matte.  

-Tuck the ribbon up top and tape it to the back of the matte.  

-See finished photo below.   

Tip - Make sure you have a big enough piece of fabric - you need

to be able to pull it smooth when you tape it to the back of the matte, 

to remove bubbles and wrinkles.

  

If you have never been to the Chic & Crafty Link Party, 

you should check it out on Thursday nights.  

Heidi is so sweet and kind!  She is the best!   

  

I have been a "Frugal Girl" for a while and I 

can't tell you the amount of money I've saved 

from her posts and e-mails - or the number 

of tips I use when it comes to gifts, recipes and crafts. 

She shares the best restaurant and grocery coupons too.

You name it, she shares it! 

Check out the site, you will be glad you did!  

www.thefrugalgirls.com 

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Next up...

This was one of my very first features and

still gets tons and tons of visits!  It was even 

featured on The Frugal Girls last year!

Sequin ♥ + Frame + Cute Paper = Adorable 

This took less than 5 minutes to make! 

Cost was only $6.50!  If I had an extra 

red frame hanging around the house, 

it would have only cost $1.50.  You

can always paint an old frame red too!

The heart, scrapbook paper and frame

was purchased from Hobby Lobby.

Use the same directions as the first heart frame.  

This is easier to make with scrapbook paper as the matte.

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Next two up...

"Strings of my Heart"

For these two framed pieces, I used scrapbook paper, 

jewelry wire and heart jewelry charms.  

 Everything was purchased at Hobby Lobby (50% off).  

Each finished piece cost less than $6 to make, with the 

majority of the cost going to the frames.  If you already 

have frames, this will cost you little $ to make!

Supplies

Heart Charms

Jewelry Wire

Matte (Fabric, Scrapbook Paper...)

Scissors

Directions

Cut scrapbook paper to size for the matte.

Twist the jewelry wire, fold and tuck it in center up top, 

behind the matte.  See photo below.

Here is the other version...

For this piece...

Cut a long piece of wire for the "clothes line" and tuck it up top, behind the matte.  Next, cut desired length of wire for each charm.  Place each charm on it's individual wire and start to twist.  Once it is twisted 3/4 of the way, place it on the "clothes line" and twist the rest of the way.  Repeat for each one.

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Last but not least...

DIY FRAMED KEY CHARMS

& 

"KEY TO MY HEART"  

All the materials were purchased at Hobby Lobby on sale.
I removed the glass from all the frames and stored them
for safe keeping.

Each finished piece cost under $7 to make.  

This is all you need to make the Framed Keys:

For this key frame below, I used a little hot glue to place it on the matte.

The matte is scrapbook paper I had on hand.  Fun fabric would also work great, 

giving you lots of texture.

For the next two Key Frames, I twisted the jewelry wire, 

folded and tucked them on top of the mattes.  

Again, I used scrapbook paper for the matting.

This last one, I used a Key and Heart charm together... 

twisting and tucking the wires up top.

How easy are these framed Valentine decorations?!  

You don't need to be crafty to whip these up in minutes!

If you have questions about any of these framed pieces,

PLEASE do not hesitate to ask!

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