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This weekend we put together this Simple Valentine’s Day Mantel by creating a cute DIY Heart Bunting using their very own artwork they created with Kwik Stix!
Simple Valentine’s Day Mantel
I think we made a good compromise by keeping my style of general decor and prints, and adding a fun bright Valentine’s Day garland to dress up the actual mantel. See it doesn’t take much to make everyone happy and it took no time at all!
Projects Using Kids Artwork
One of my kids’ favorite thing to do arts & crafts with are these Kwik Stix, they are tempura paint sticks that dry in literally 90 seconds. Gone are the days of waiting hours for paint to dry before you can move onto the next step or being worries that your kids’ hands are going to be smearing paint all over the house. We use these all the time for rainy day crafts and quick projects. You can pick them up at Michaels!
I love these paint sticks because they are so easy to use and I really don’t have to worry about big messes.
For this project, I picked out the colors for us to use and then we all sat down and created our own ‘abstract’ art using the paint sicks! From scribbles to shapes and patterns, we all let our creative juices flow! If I’m being totally honest, the metallic ones are my favorite! They have such a pretty sheen to them! Since these only take 90 seconds to dry, they were ready to cut into hearts in no time. I used my craft cutting machine to cut all the paper into 4″ hearts with holes on top to put the string through. I love how these ones have a water color feel to them!I used some simple jute string to hand them on the mantel and added a few tassels and gold garland. A fun festive touch to dress things up for the holiday and I can’t tell you how excited my kids are to see their artwork hanging up there! They are actually super excited about this project. :)
DIY Valentine’s Day Garland
How do you let your kids help you decorate for the different holidays?
You can pick up your own Kwik Stix next time you are at Michaels! Or check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
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About Taryn Whiteaker
Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!
Brilliant idea,the garland your kids made is so cute,love,loving it and how fun for them.Kids are so easily pleased to help with decorations.. Am going to look for those stix, could come in handy around here. Glad you told us about them, hope our Michaels has them..Your mantel looks quite festive without being too much.
Happy daze
Oh my how adorable and thank you for sharing
I am in LOVE with your fireplace stone!!! Do you remember what it’s called/where to find it? We are installing one this fall!!!
Thank you so much! Unfortunately it was here when we moved into the house and I don’t know the exact brand or color :(