I can’t believe that February is almost here! Today I am sharing a quick and easy project to get your February off to a great start. Learn how to make a vintage Valentine’s Day garland that will be the perfect addition to your holiday decor!

One of the things you may notice about this tutorial is that it doesn’t have a video like most of my blog posts do. The reason for that is that this adorable vintage Valentine’s Day garland is one that I did a few years ago in my membership group, Tami’s Making. It’s an example of one of the bonus tutorials that I throw in each month.

I couldn’t share the video of this project with you because it is only accessible to members of the group. But when you join us you also have access to all past videos so you can scroll back and watch it! I do at least 3 exclusive video tutorials every month. As well as little bonus crafts like this one.

And, you also have access to all the tutorials that I’ve done since I started the group in 2019! I’d love it if you would come craft with us!

Vintage Valentine’s Day Garland

Get ready for one of the cutest and simplest Valentine’s Day crafts around! This one literally took me only minutes to make. I had to stop myself from making enough to drape my whole house. There actually can be too much of a good thing, no matter how cute.

Vintage Garland Tips and Tricks

One of the best things about this project is how simple it is. But I still want to give you the tips and tricks that I shared in the video tutorial.

To start, I always trim the margins off of my pages. I used a wonderful old dictionary with large pages. The margins were quite wide and I didn’t want blank spaces on my hearts. So I just cut them off before I started punching out my hearts.

I also chose pages that had lots of words and few pictures. You can choose the type of pages that make you happy, though! As I was laying out my hearts I made sure that I liked the look of the side of the heart that would be facing out. If not I just flipped it over.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you want the yarn to cross each heart at the same level. I glued mine across the widest part of the heart to give them as much support as possible. Keeping them all at the same level will make them hang more evenly. And they will look more clean and uniform.

Design Variations

The idea of this group is just to inspire you, you can do so many different things with this project! One thing that I thought about was spacing the hearts out a little more and adding buttons or vintage jewelry pieces between each one.

You could also do this with colorful paper. I just love vintage things so I like knowing that my hearts are made from vintage books. Any cute paper would work too though!

You can use any shapes you want too! An Easter egg or bunny punch would be so cute for Easter. Or flower shapes for the summer. The options for Christmas and winter are so many. You get the idea, make them for any and all seasons you like!

Another thing I thought of was to add lettering. “Be Mine” or any of the cute conversation heart sayings could be lettered onto your hearts. And you could even add glitter to really sparkle things up. Whatever you do with this idea, I hope you have a lot of fun with it!

Vintage Valentine’s Day Garland Supply List

• Vintage book pages and/or papers
• Heart shaped paper punch or a heart stencil
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Yarn or twine, whatever you want to hang your hearts from

Step by Step Instructions

• Start by cutting off any large margins from your pages. Then use the heart punch or stencil and scissors to cut out a pile of hearts from your pages.
• Cut your yarn to the length you want it. Then tie a double knot at each end to keep it from fraying.
• Put a line of hot glue horizontally across the thickest part of one of the hearts. Then lay the yarn on top of it and push it down.
• Leave a space (I did mine a finger tip apart) and then add your next heart. Continue this process until your whole garland is complete.
• Then flip your garland over. Use the hot glue to attach a second heart over the back of each of your existing hearts. this will cover your yarn and make it pretty from both sides. I put a dot of glue on each hump and the tip of the hearts. And one on the yarn itself. That kept them nice and secure.

The Wrap Up

As far as Valentine’s Day craft projects go, this one is definitely a favorite. I strung my garland across the old bed springs that hang on my wall. But you can hang yours anywhere! They would be cute across a doorway or a mantel too. Wherever yours end up, I hope you love them as much as I do. Happy crafting, friends!

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