Modern and monochromatic Valentine decorations: tutorial for bottle covers, and printables for arrows

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February 2, 2016

So I’m not into red pink and purple for Valentines decorations.  Surprised? knowing that my Christmas deco is     Black and white with turquoise accents Ha Ha Ha. So this year I added Black, white and gray to my regular décor of white and gold,  this is how it turned out.

I love the simplicity of this pallet.  Ok I know you are dying for the geometric heart made of straws!!  I know it has to be my most favorite craft I did this season.  It looks so hard and I was so nervous to make it but Mandy over at Vintage revivals made this a doable reality   here the link to her step by step, she’s kinda amazing! find the tutorial HERE

 
I did add a touch of dusty pink to my dinning room center piece.  I loved the idea of fabric covered bottles, I had seen some in a darling boutique in New York  for a lot of money and thought I totally can do that!  here’s how.
1. Trace around a syrup bottle or salad dressing bottle  the flatter the silhouette the easier it is to sew around the edges. 

2.  cut out the bottle shape,  I left more around the edges because it needs to fit around the bottle.  Thant is why a flatter shaped bottle works best.  You need to leave about 1-2 inches around the shape to fit your bottle. 

3. As you can see I just Whipped stitched around the edge or it might be called a blanket stich not sure.  But I did have to YouTube it to make sure I was doing it right.  I’m not the best sewer around.  The ones in NY were very messy and organic  and  hey if I’m not anything but messy and organic.  I think that’s why I thought this project was for me.    This would be cute for a wedding centerpiece in what ever color the brides wedding is in.

I love arrows and for the last few years I have done some fun things with them.  This year I wanted a printable to use on my gallery wall.  I wanted a very rustic gold leafed wood piece with the arrows Modpodged onto.  I love the look of rustic with modern clean lines.  So here are the pintables and I’d love to see what you do with them.  Tag me on Instagram at theglitzypear so I can show case your fabulous creative ideas. 
 

Ok so here is what it looks like in the KSL Studio5  I can’t wait to get them home and hang them up in my gallery wall!  Hope you try something fun and new this year.  It’s always so fun to get those creative juices flowing!  Happy Valentines Day Decorating  to all.

 
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