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Valentine’s Day. A day filled with love, flowers, chocolate and hearts! Now that we have the Christmas decorations packed and put away, it’s time to start decorating for Valentine’s Day. This year I started with this Easy Valentine’s Day Tree Centerpiece. Made with minimal supplies, it’s a super cheap, but adorable Valentine’s Day decoration.
You could also replace the rick rack flowers with paper hearts hung with twine for a different, but still, adorable look. But I’m partial to the flowers, y’all. So elegant and pretty!
While this Easy Valentine’s Day Tree Centerpiece is incredibly simple to make, it does take some extra time to wait for the paint to dry and to make rick rack flowers.
But it’s time well spent! I love the way this Easy Valentine’s Day Tree Centerpiece turned out.
Easy Valentine’s Day Tree Centerpiece
Easy Valentine's Day Tree Centerpiece
Ingredients
- tree branches (I got mine from my parent's yard)
- metallic gold spray paint
- red rick rack
- painted mason jar
- hot glue gun + glue stick
- tulle, ribbon, etc.
Optional
- Floral wire if using multiple branches
Instructions
All in all, since I had most items laying around the house, this was a super cheap project! And after Christmas, I’m all about cheap!
Hot glue the top ends of the rick rack together.
“Braid” the two pieces together.
Keep “braiding.”
Hot glue the bottom ends together.
Begin rolling the “braided” rick rack in on itself.
Keep it tight and secure with a little hot glue every few rounds.
When you’re done, hot glue the end on the bottom of the rick rack flower.
You can be done at this point, or you can flip the edges out a little for a fuller look.
Like this. Aren’t these rick rack flowers just adorable?!?
I seriously love everything about this Easy Valentine’s Day Tree Centerpiece. It’s rustic, yet elegant. It’s bold, yet beautiful. I kind of love it without the flowers, too!
But the rick rack flowers add so much sass, don’t you think?
For such a cheap project, it turned out so incredibly cute!
And like many crafters already know, cleaning up afterwards is the worst part of crafting. Between paint and the hot glue, I’m known to make some fairly big messes. And no tellin’ what kind of germs I brought inside with the tree branches.
Easy crafts should call for easy clean up, right? With the Clorox Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers available at Target, clean up was easy! The Micro-Scrubbers made it easy to scour away the hot glue mess I left behind on the counter. And let’s not even talk about where some paint ended up…on my camera! I nearly went into cardiac arrest when I noticed that paint got on my finger and I transferred it to the shutter button on my camera. Thankfully with quick thinking skills and Clorox Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers, I was able to get it off. I can imagine having to explain that one to Canon!
The scrubby texture and the thicker, more absorbent wipe truly make it one of the most versatile cleaning wipes I’ve used. Not only does it work for hot glue and paint, it works to cut through grease and grime in the kitchen. Plus, it also disinfects so that you can use them in any room in the house!
See all that scrubby goodness on those wipes? I’m sure there are plenty of areas in your home that could use some scrubby goodness, right? I’m thinking kitchen, bathroom, kids’ room … basically every room!
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I’m so excited about getting all my Valentine’s Day decorations put up throughout the house! This was the perfect project for giving myself a kick in the butt to make it happen.
Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day?
Pam says
What a cute little Valentine’s Day craft. I love the ric rac flowers.
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
That is too cute! I love how simple to make this is and how elegant it looks.
Kecia says
I don’t do much decorating for Valentine’s Day. This simple centerpiece makes me want to though. I was wondering how you made the flowers – I figured it would be complicated. I love how easy it is though!!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That is just gorgeous. Usually projects like this come out looking cheesy, but this is classically good looking.
Jaime says
I decorate some parts of my house for Valentine’s Day – and I really want my own tree centerpiece for my dining room! This is so pretty!
Michelle F says
That is such a pretty centerpiece. I love the way you made the roses with the rickrack.
Catherine S says
What a cute and creative centerpiece. I do a little bit of decorating, but not as much now that my son is grown.
Liz Mays says
Oh my gosh those flowers look so pretty. This is a such a clever DIY centerpiece and it looks amazing.
Michele says
That really is a very pretty center piece for Valentine’s Day! And yes, I use Clorox Wipes on an almost daily basis in my kitchen and bathroom.
Tonya says
What a cute idea. Love the roses. And such easy clean-up. This is my kind of craft project.
Scott says
That does look super easy. And I have TONS of bare twigs in the yard after that last ice storm!
Sarah says
These centerpieces are adorable! I love how festive they are. I’d love to decorate our table with these.
Theresa says
It’s really beautiful! I especially love those little rick rack roses!
Aubrey says
This turned out cute. Looks easy to make.
Tammilee Tips says
These looks like a cute project!! I love how it turned out, the bottle is beautiful too!
Nicole Escat says
I’m sure my mom would love it, it’s really worth, I didn’t realize that this is easy.
deb says
Another reason to love rick rack ribbon. The flowers are completely adorable!
Chrystal | Nevermore Lane says
I LOVE this. So simple and yet elegant, too. I love it even more because it is something so simple to create on your own and you don’t need a lot of supplies to get started.
Ora Lee Gurr says
The Clorox micro-scrubbers definitely saved your camera screen. This is such a delightful craft. I happen to have some rickrack in the sewing cabinet, branches galore thanks to the heavy winds, and all the other supplies. Your directions make this one of the top 5 tutorials I’ve seen. Happy Valentine’s Day!
OurFamilyWorld says
This is so pretty and I can’t believe those roses are so easy to make. Bring out the rick rack NOW!
Ann Bacciaglia says
I love to decorate for Valentines day. This is a great centerpiece idea. I will have to get the supplies i need to make one.
Kiwi says
The red rick rack is innovative for creating this faux rose! I love this centerpiece simplistic but chic!
Toni | BoulderLocavore says
I’m in love, love. LOVE with this! It’s so elegant, simple and beautiful. I’m pinning it as soon as I finish this comment! So tasteful too.
Kelly Hutchinson says
What a beautiful and unique centerpiece! I really love the rick rack flowers. So clever and quaint.
Marcie W. says
I love the idea of a Valentine’s Day tree! I think I would even put gifts for the kids underneath it. The adorable red rick rack flowers are my favorite part.
Janessa says
Those little flowers are so neat! I never would have thought you could make flowers out of rick rack 🙂
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
Since my Christmas tree is still up can I just decorate my tree for Valentine’s? Ha!!
Amanda says
I love how cute and simple this is! I’ve been looking for some affordable crafts to make for the mantle, this is perfect.
Tracey says
This is stunning! I would keep this out year long! It’s so simple but so pretty.
Candy o says
What a great idea and so simple! Love the painted branches. Great touch!
Chasing Joy says
No, I don’t decorate for valentine’s day. This craft does look simple and like it will get you in a Valentine’s Day mood.
Christie says
I love how you made the flowers for this centerpiece! I had no idea they were handmade!
Becca Wilson says
This is so cute! I never would have thought of something myself that was like this.
Dawn @Oh Sweet Mercy says
Super cute! Looks very easy too I love crafts like that. And mason jar crafts. Thanks for the great idea!