Valentine's Day Decor

 Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away! A couple of years ago I had made my own garland with chalk painted hearts clipped onto hemp string and spelled out I Love You. I currently have that up now in my entry but am crushing on these cute lil' finds. If you are looking for a little extra something that says Valentine's Day in your home, you're welcome <3

Neon Heart Table Lamp / $129 / Urban Outfitters

Love Lumbar Pillow / $39.50 / Pottery Barn 

Be My Valentine Banner / $15.49 / Pier 1 Imports

Heart Trinkey Dish / $13 / Lulu & Georgia

Heart + Arrow Coir Doormat / $29 / West Elm

xo,

Lauren

Hearts on Hearts on Hearts

Valentine's Day is only a day away! Whether you're in a relationship or not, I've chose 10 items any girl in your life would love under $75. Who wouldn't love that? 

1. i love you pint glass / $10 / urban outfitters

2. heart makeup pouch / $7.90 / forever 21

3. key to my heart bangle / $28 / alex and ani 

4. love beaded pillow / $39.50 / pottery barn 

5. marble heart box / $49 / west elm

6. miss diary tiny 3 hearts necklace / $17.90 / etsy

7. opal petite stackers / $70 / lili claspe

(opal is my birthstone so naturally I would love this)

8. stars and stripes heart keyfob / $48 / henri bendel

9. valentine's canvas totes and pouches / $4.99-$14.99 / west elm

10. valentine's teeny heart dinnerware / $10 / west elm 

Xo, 

DIY Valentine's Day Garland

With the help of Michael's and Pinterest I was able to create my very own and very easy Valentine's Day garland under $7! If you'd like to know how to DIY then this is what you will need:

- Hemp string

- Mini V-Day clothespins (I used a set of 8)

- Small wooden hearts painted with chalk (came in a set of 12)

(or plain ones and you can paint them yourself but you 

can get them already painted at Michael's)

- Chalk (white or any color you'd like)

- Tape or hooks to hang your garland

1) I already had hemp string so I decided to go ahead and tape the string under my display

shelf the length I wanted it -- we don't have a mantle otherwise you can hang it on there with hooks (or tape, too).

2)  I only had 8 clothespins in the set I purchased so I needed to spell out something with 8 letters -- very conveniently I Love You just fit. I then spread out the hearts and wrote 

a letter with the chalk on each one.

3) My hearts came with a little hole already in it on top but because I was using the clips 

there was no need to put the string through the hearts -- I just clipped each one

to the string with the clothespins (and I did every other one red and pink). You can 

adjust the hearts to where you want them on the string making sure it is centered. DONE!

Michael's always has coupons going on so that's how I was able to create mine for under $7 which was quite a score. There's many cute ways to decorate for Valentine's Day without going crazy -- this garland and my heart bowl planter from my last post are just a couple of them. Happy DIYing!

Xo,

Heart Bowl Turned V-Day Planter

Since stores decided to put out Valentine's decor even before Christmas, I've had my eye on a few things I wanted to decorate with for a while now. One of them being a simple yet super cute heart bowl from west elm that I envisioned using as a planter. After I created my terrarium and had leftover pot soil I knew I could use it for this little project. Since I already had succulents in my terrarium, I chose to plant an orchid in the heart bowl and now it's a perfect little piece on my coffee table. Such an easy thing to do and it adds a little festiveness for Valentine's Day! Next on the blog is my DIY Valentine's Day garland so stay tuned :) 

And if you don't already follow me on instagram @laurenmaiorana

where I also post my DIY projects, inspiration + day to day picture worthy moments :) 

Xo,