For me, hearts and flowers go hand in hand with the romance of love songs. I recently created some artwork in the form of a musical love letter. Today’s post, You’ve Got Valentine Mail Mantel, includes an easy and budget-friendly farmhouse inspired Valentine artwork tutorial.
You’ve Got Valentine Mail Mantel
My sweet friend Cindy of County Road 407 recently invited a few bloggers to create a Valentine themed post based inspired by this photo from The DIY Mommy.
Such a cute book page wreath!
I Remember When
WAY back in 2010 I was one of the early passengers riding the coffee filter wreath/book page wreath trend.
Here was my first attempt.
When the trend was at its peak I created another wreath for our front door in 2012.
Man, that sucker took DAYS to create!
Today It’s ALL about Farmhouse Decor
So I wanted to create a Farmhouse Inspired spin on the book page wreath of yesteryear.
I still liked the idea of using paper since it’s so frugal. But in a fresh, new way.
While taking down my Jumping Through Hoops Christmas mantel artwork I had an “Ah Ha!” moment.
Here’s What You’ll Need
Like the rest of the world, I’ve been watching KonMari on Netflix and currently making my way through our closets. One closet held stacks of old sheet music from my years of piano lessons. The dusty paper hasn’t brought me joy in a very long time. I knew it also wasn’t going to bring me any future joy in its current state. So yes, those who treasure intact sheet music from the ’80s avert your eyes.
- Sheet music or love letters (Both can be found in printable form on Pinterest if you don’t have stacks of it.)
- Scissors (I used both fancy edge and plain.)
- Double-sided tape
I wanted uniformly sized hearts in various sizes. A few templates were found. I printed the hearts directly onto the sheet music that happened to feature romantic themed melodies or words.
Some of the larger printed hearts didn’t use up the entire sheet of music so I used my heart paper puncher to create smaller hearts. #wastenotwantnot
Then the smaller hearts were layered onto the bigger hearts and stapled together.
All of the previous steps are perfect for kids (ages 5 and up). I love a family-friendly project!
The Layout
For a project like this, I generally work on the floor so I can get a bird’s eye view of the layout.
Both a measuring tape and yardstick were used to find the center of each side of the wood base. A heart was placed in position in each area. I worked out the outer design from there. The inside of the heart was filled in with smaller hearts.
The hearts were attached to the painted wood with double-sided tape for easy removal. You could also use a glue gun.
Timewise I spent approximately the length of two Hallmark movies. (Which I watched while I worked. Smile.)
The two-dimensional artwork is fun to look at both up close and afar.
I can’t wait to dress up the mantel a bit more. Stay tuned.
Thank you for visiting.
Laura
For more Valentine inspiration please visit these sites.
Decorate and More with Tip – The Latina Next Door – Art and Sand – A Heart Filled Home
Decor to Adore – Follow The Yellow Brick Home – County Road 407
Le Cultivateur – Bluesky At Home – French Ethereal – Stilettos and Shiplap
This is one fantastic way to use up 80’s sheet music girl! It’s so unique, elegant yet festive at the same time. Love it! Thank you so much for joining us.
Wow! This is such a cute idea!! Love how it turned out!!
~Emily
I am in love with your wreath board. It is amazing. Your tutorial was so easy to follow. I enjoyed working with you on this challenge. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea Laura….I love your lovely heart made of sheet music. And I love your merciless snipping with your scissors!!!!
I am such a Klutter-Keeper …a new word I just coined…that I would have to close my eyes and start cutting! LOL
I’m always thinking but “what if I need that someday?”
You ought to see my little (large) canister full of old house keys, car keys and padlock keys that I have accumulated over the years. I mean, what if I need one of them to unlock something?
I probably need an intervention.
Hugs
Kari @ Me and My Captain
Your valentiney mantle is so sweet!! And you made your fireplace insert as well?!? Beautiful on all fronts❤️
That’s really pretty,Laura! I love the hearts from music and may just use that idea when I make Rick’s Valentine this year — heaven knows I have the music and the heart punch!
This is such a fun idea.
This is gorgeous! Im totally borrowing this idea sometime, friend. Love it!
I love how you repurposed the wood piece you had used at Christmastime, Laura! Very cute with all the hearts attached and fun to make. <3 Happily pinned to many of my boards for all of our readers, as always. <3 Happy to be with you on the From Our Heart to Yours Valentine's Pinterest Challenge hop.
Happy hugs,
Barb 🙂
Oh this is gorgeous!!!!! I love it! It’s so different and so farmhouse all in one! Now I am getting all these ideas in my head on how I could do something like this as well. I enjoyed being a part of this challenge!
I know what I’m going to be making soon.! A lot of the thrift stores near me often have old hymnals, so I was thinking these would be a cute idea to use as well. Now, I just need to find a board to put them onto.
Abigail Joy.
What a beautiful Valentine’s Day mantel you created, Laura! I also loved looking back at your wreaths from the past. That coffee filter wreath is very impressive!
Laura it’s just gorgeous! Great use of old sheet music and such a creative interpretation of our challenge.
Do you still play piano? I actually am making myself practice and brushing up on some old pieces. I have taught for so long that I seldom have a chance to enjoy playing.
So happy to join you for this fun challenge sweet friend!
What a cute idea! I may have to use it!
Laura, I love that you are reusing your wood board ~ so smart. The music hearts are so sweet and somehow fits you just right. I love using punches too. The Valentine wreath sign looks great on your mantle. Super job, sweet friend.
This turned out lovely. I might make a smaller version for a gift for thekids music teacher!
Wow, I just love this. Can it be preserved to be reused next year again? You know how paper is. It would be a shame not to use it over and over again. I am pinning this to my Valentines board!
Love all of these decorations and love the music note hearts – so beautiful. I love that many of these are not just for Valentine’s Day.
So lovely, Laura! Of course, the sheet music adds such a lovely vintage look to the sign. Visiting from Imparting Grace! Would love to have you come link-up at Homestyle Gathering!
I’m not a big Valentine’s Day decorator, but I’d definitely make this! I’m partial to anything made with old sheet music! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. Pinned! xo Kathleen
Hi Laura! Thank you for sharing your sweet heart post with us over at Share Your Style #193. I am featuring you this week (and your fun You’ve Got Valentine’s Mail creation) at SYS #194. <3
Hope all is well,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
I love this, Laura! And love that it took you 2 Hallmark movies to make it; perfect combo! Congrats on your feature at Funky Junk! Pinning!
Simple and lovely. So satisfying. Pinned.