Valentine\’s Day is a time to celebrate love and romance, but it can also be a fun opportunity to decorate your home with some festive flair. One easy and inexpensive way to add some Valentine\’s charm to your door is to make a DIY door hanger. A door hanger is a simple craft that you can customize with your own style and preferences. Here are the steps to make a DIY Valentine\’s door hanger:
What You\’ll Need
- A wooden or cardboard heart-shaped cutout (you can buy one from a craft store or make your own by tracing a heart shape on a piece of cardboard and cutting it out)
- Acrylic paint in your choice of colors
- A paintbrush
- A hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Ribbon, lace, or fabric scraps
- Embellishments such as flowers, buttons, beads, glitter, stickers, etc.
What You\’ll Do
- Paint the heart cutout with your desired color and let it dry completely. You can also paint a pattern or a message on the heart, such as \”Be Mine\” or \”Love\”.
- Cut a piece of ribbon, lace, or fabric that is long enough to hang the heart from your door knob. Glue one end of the ribbon to the back of the heart, near the top.
- Decorate the front of the heart with your embellishments. You can glue flowers, buttons, beads, glitter, stickers, or anything else you like to the heart. You can also use a marker or a paint pen to write your name or initials on the heart.
- Hang the heart from your door knob and enjoy your DIY Valentine\’s door hanger!
Photo by Kait Jarbeau