DIY Valentines Day Banner
This post may contain affiliate links which won't change your price but will share some commission. Read more here.This cheap and fast DIY Valentine’s Day Banner is made out of gift bags from the dollar store. So clever and simple to make even the kids can help!
Are you one of those folks who loves to decorate for all seasons of the year? I used to be but now that I’m older (and wiser!) I just prefer to add a touch of my favorite seasons to my home.
I was married on Valentine’s Day and since my marriage ended that day has been hard on my emotions. Plus the commercialism is enough to make me want to hide my head!
However, since crafting is one of my favorite hobbies this DIY Valentine’s Day banner is the perfect way to celebrate without spending much money or time! (You can find all my Valentine’s Day projects here.) This banner is perfect for a Valentine’s Day party or as a long-lasting fun project for a wedding shower or event.
Materials:
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Cricut Diecutting machine/
Accent Essentials cartridge
OR large heart punch
heart paper gift bags
jute
decorative mesh
Some tips for making this craft:
Tip: Take the time to shop the entire dollar section or store because some of the best goodies may be in other sections. These gift bags were 3/$1 at the dollar store. Can’t get much cheaper than that!
Instructions:
The Valentines Day banner can be made using a diecutting machine (I used my Cricut) or with a large heart punch.
Step 1. Measure your mantel (or wherever you want to hang the banner).
This will determine the number of hearts you need to cut.
Step 2. Open the gift bag out flat.
If there are handles, take those off and even out the sides of the paper.
Step 3. If using a Circut decide size of hearts.
I used the heart (with the shift key) of the Accent Essentials cartridge on 4″ for my hearts.
I always use scrap paper to cut a few test sizes before I use my actual paper so I know exactly what size I want the heart to be.
Step 4. Cut or punch out the hearts.
I was able to get 8 hearts out of each paper bag (if I didn’t mess up any!) Since the bags were 3/$1 I made sure to buy extras.
Step 5. Punch 2 holes in each heart and string jute through until banner is desired length.
I also used the white mesh to decorate the mantel and tack along the end of the banner.
And there you have it! Everything on the mantel was under $15 (except for the window purchased at a yard sale for $10) and I think it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day or an anniversary celebration.
If you were inspired by DIY Valentine’s Day Banner I’d love if you’d share it with your friends and pin it for later! Us bargain decorators need to stick together!
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DIY Valentine’s Day Banner
Equipment
- 1 Cricut Diecutting machine
- 1 Accent Essentials cartridge
Ingredients
- 1 Large heart punch
- 1 heart paper gift bags
- 1 roll jute
- 1 decorative mesh
Instructions
- Measure your mantel (or wherever you want to hang the banner).
- Open the gift bag out flat.
- If using a Circut decide size of hearts.
- Cut or punch out the hearts.
- Punch 2 holes in each heart and string jute through until banner is desired length.
Happy Anniversary! Cute garland!
Thank you, Lynda!
What a cute idea!
Thanks, Julie!
Love this idea for the mantle! I borrowed your idea but used some old scrapbook paper I had for the hearts and left over ribbon from a past craft project to string them together.. It turned out really cute! Your love story was so beautiful and touching. Thank you for sharing!
Hi, Mitra. I’m so glad you used my idea and I LOVE scrapbook paper, as in I’ve been obsessed with it for years. It’s so easy to pull some decor together once you start looking at what you already have. Great job!
Marty, you write to beautifully of real life, real struggles and real glory. God Bless you. Love the mantle.
Thank you, Karen, for your sweet compliment. I try to write transparently while also encouraging each of us to find the beauty in the everyday, ordinary miracles of life. It’s so difficult at times, but it IS possible! Thanks so much for reading!
Your heart garland turned out so nicely, would love to make one of my own. You didn’t say which $ store. We have at least 3 dollar stores, one is Family $which is about 5 miles east from our house and then there’s $ general which is about 8 miles east of us. There are 2 $trees but they’re in Grand junction, a few more miles away. Hope can find those gift bags but if not have some paper to use to make nice garland. Enjoyed your post. Hubs and I have been married little over 48 yrs. and life has been hard, have 4 kids, 3 from my previous marriage and we had one. But nobody ever promised a rose garden did they? Your mantel looks really pretty. Our mantel is a shutter shelf, we have a single wide mfg. home.
Enjoy your weekend
Hi, JaneEllen. I got the gift bags at the Dollar Tree but you could find some at most any place, even Walmart or Target or a crafts store. You could even just use white paper bags found at the grocery store and then just stamp them or decorate them as you choose. For me, I always love scrapbook paper! Congrats on 48 years. That is a truly successful marriage!