Valentine's Crush Banner

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I thought I would post quite possibly the most simple decoration that would brighten up any apartment, home, classroom, bedroom, etc.  

We actually wrapped up our Christmas decorations before I headed back to school, which was a huge relief, but it has left our cute little townhouse feeling a bit empty lately.  I know this is not the first time a heart banner has ever been created, and there can be many spins on this, but I took this idea from the traditional flag banner that can be found all over Pinterest.

Materials:

-8 to 10 sheets of different colored paper

-Twine

-Hole Punch

As you can tell, hardly any supplies are needed!  I was going to go all out and purchase cute patterned paper, but in the true sense of being a thrifty wife, I used what we had around the house.  I even found some really cute Valentine's wrapping paper that I've had for years and cut out some hearts from this as well.

Directions:

-Draw between 20-50 (or more!) hearts at various sizes.

-Punch two holes in the top of each heart.

-String twine through the holes, making sure that the twine goes in the first hole, around the back, and up through the second hole (so the twine does not show on the front).

String up wherever you would like!  

Some variations on the craft:

-Cut out different sized circles, squares, triangle banners.

-Use patterned paper.

-Use felt material (or leftover fabric).

-Use black paper and write on the hearts/shapes.

Have fun creating some lovely decorations!



Heart Banner in my Classroom